Chapter Summaries

Su Miao returned to Jade Purity Peak and reunited with Yuanshi, telling him about her accomplishments before settling into his care. Yuanshi comforted and massaged her as she prepared for seclusion.

• Su Miao crossed the Jade Bridge and threw herself into Yuanshi's arms, and he held her close and noted that she had lost weight.
• Su Miao told Yuanshi about forming the Four Great Continents, establishing the Spiritual Energy Array, and refusing the Human Dao's offer to make her a Saint.
• Yuanshi praised Su Miao, then grew displeased when she compared his reaction to how Tongtian would have celebrated her.
• Su Miao transformed herself back into a child and asked Yuanshi to carry her, so he lifted her and brought her into his cave abode.
• Yuanshi sat with Su Miao on his lap and used Spiritual Qi to ease her exhaustion before massaging her hand.

Su Miao rested in Yuanshi’s arms as he soothed her fatigue and helped her body recover. She told him she would soon enter a long seclusion, and the chapter ended with her asleep while he continued examining her with Spiritual Qi.

• Yuanshi massaged Su Miao and told her she had gotten thinner, then teased her by saying she looked fatter.
• Su Miao removed the Spiritual Qi barrier between them and pressed Yuanshi’s hand against her back.
• Su Miao told Yuanshi that her seclusion might last up to one Yuan Hui and promised to take him to Jinao Island afterward.
• Su Miao described Dongsheng Shenzhou, her Spiritual Energy Array, and Human Dao’s offer to make her a saint; Yuanshi agreed she had made the right choice in refusing.
• Yuanshi helped Su Miao relax until she fell asleep in his arms, then continued probing her body with Spiritual Qi.

Yuanshi soothed Su Miao’s exhausted body by guiding Spiritual Qi through her meridians while holding her close. As the treatment reached her feet, Su Miao burst into laughter and begged him to stop tickling her.

• Yuanshi held Su Miao and used his Spiritual Qi to ease her fatigue and clear blockages in her meridians.
• Su Miao relaxed against Yuanshi, praised his warmth and scent, and endured his massage of a knot at the back of her neck.
• Yuanshi continued smoothing Su Miao’s spine, while she hummed and made involuntary sounds whenever his Spiritual Qi reached sore spots.
• When Yuanshi’s Spiritual Qi tickled the soles of Su Miao’s feet, she laughed and begged him to stop.

Yuanshi gently circulated Spiritual Qi through Su Miao to clear her blocked meridians and heal her hidden injuries. As she drifted to sleep in his arms, he continued by using Saint Power to organize her scattered insights into the Laws.

• Yuanshi gently circulated Spiritual Qi through Su Miao's meridians after she asked him to be gentler.
• Yuanshi told Su Miao not to change back in front of outsiders, and she guessed he was jealous and promised to do it only in front of him.
• Su Miao fell asleep in Yuanshi's arms as he continued treating her until her meridians were clear and her old ailments healed.
• Yuanshi used Saint Power to sort the fragments of Su Miao's comprehension of the Laws of Strength, Earth, and Space.

Yuanshi sorted the Law Fragments in Su Miao’s body, forming a clear framework with the Law of Strength at its center. After receiving Alchemical Pills from Laozi, Su Miao entered the Chaos Bead to temper her foundation.

• Yuanshi used Saint Power to gather and arrange Su Miao’s scattered Law Fragments, untangling the Time Law and fitting together the Space Law.
• Su Miao saw the Three Thousand Laws circulating around her, with the Law of Strength at the center and the Time Law intertwined with the Space Law.
• Su Miao asked whether Yuanshi would always stand behind her, and he promised that he would.
• Yuanshi sent Su Miao to Laozi for Alchemical Pills, and Laozi gave her several bottles while advising her not to remain in the Chaos Bead too long.
• Su Miao returned to her Small Palace and entered the Chaos Bead to begin tempering her foundation.

At the Phoenix Clan succession ceremony, Li Zhu passed the clan leadership to Kong Xuan and entrusted him with the Phoenix Clan Leader Seal. After urging him to protect the clan and suppress the Immortal Volcanoes, she chose to die with dignity, leaving Kong Xuan to lead the Phoenix race.

• The Phoenix race held a succession ceremony at the Immortal Volcanoes, with Farm Teachings Disciples present to witness the event and guard against eruptions.
• Li Zhu gave Kong Xuan the Phoenix Clan Leader Seal and entrusted the Phoenix race to him.
• Li Zhu warned Kong Xuan that the Immortal Volcanoes were the Phoenix race's roots and debt, and Kong Xuan assured her they could be suppressed.
• Li Zhu told Kong Xuan he was stronger than his father, then allowed her body to fade away.
• Crimson-gold light and Phoenix Flower petals spread across the altar after Li Zhu vanished.

After the Phoenix Elders returned to heaven and earth, Kong Xuan took up the Clan Leader Seal and accepted responsibility for the Phoenix race, with Farm Teachings pledging to protect the Volcano. He went alone to the crater to consider his future path.

• The Phoenix Elders dispersed, and the last Elder urged Kong Xuan and Dapeng to support each other and trusted Farm Teachings to protect the Phoenix race.
• The Earth Fire surged after the Elders departed, but the Farm Teachings Disciples contained it and stabilized the Volcano.
• Dapeng wept and clung to Kong Xuan, who comforted him and cleaned the tears and snot from his robe.
• Kong Xuan raised the Phoenix Clan Leader Seal, and the Phoenix race members proclaimed their support for him and their clan.
• After the ceremony, Kong Xuan sent Dapeng back with the Farm Teachings Disciples and went alone to the crater to think about his future.

Kong Xuan struggled with whether to sacrifice his cultivation progress to guard Immortal Volcano after Elder Li Zhu entrusted the Phoenix race to him. Xuan advised him to seek Grandmaster Tongtian’s help, suggesting he bring fluffy Demon Clan disciples along, and Kong Xuan was left surprised by the idea.

• Kong Xuan explained to Xuan that the Elders who had suppressed Immortal Volcano were gone and that Earth Fire was breaking through cracks in the Earth Veins.
• Kong Xuan said he wanted to apply for a posting to guard the volcano, and Xuan warned that the duty could stall his cultivation while others advanced.
• Kong Xuan admitted he would not be content with giving up his Dao Path but felt he had no choice as Phoenix Clan Leader.
• Xuan told Kong Xuan to ask Grandmaster Tongtian for a solution, since only a Saint could handle a problem of this scale.
• Xuan advised Kong Xuan to bring fluffy Demon Clan disciples because Grandmaster Tongtian favored fluffy things, leaving Kong Xuan doubtful.

Xuan persuaded Kong Xuan to seek Grandmaster Tongtian’s help with the Immortal Volcano and accompanied him toward Mount Tai. As they traveled, Kong Xuan grew flustered by his feelings for Xuan, and they departed together through the Teleportation Array.

• Xuan convinced Kong Xuan that Grandmaster Tongtian might help with the Immortal Volcano and agreed to accompany him to speak with the Saint.
• Kong Xuan admitted he was nervous about meeting Grandmaster Tongtian, and Xuan promised to go with him as long as Kong Xuan spoke for himself.
• Xuan suggested inviting fluffy Disciples to meet Grandmaster Tongtian and offering them Contribution Points, and Kong Xuan agreed to gather some.
• Dapeng met Kong Xuan and Xuan, and Kong Xuan ordered Dapeng to return to Farm Teachings and attend his overdue classes.
• Kong Xuan and Xuan traveled to the Teleportation Array and departed for Mount Tai while Kong Xuan privately struggled with his growing attraction to Xuan.

Kong Xuan and Xuan traveled to the Scripture Hall to meet their grandmaster, Tongtian, while navigating Kong Xuan’s nervousness around Xuan and discussing how to persuade the Saint. They reached the open doors of the hall, where Tongtian’s voice came from within.

• Kong Xuan and Xuan walked together toward the Yaoguang Realm’s main peak, and Xuan teased Kong Xuan about hurrying and blushing.
• Kong Xuan searched the crowded Marketplace for a furry junior disciple but refused to bring a Rabbit Demon to see Tongtian.
• Xuan advised Kong Xuan to explain the Phoenix race’s situation first and then sincerely praise Tongtian’s Sword Dao.
• Kong Xuan and Xuan arrived at the Scripture Hall and heard Tongtian speaking inside.

Kong Xuan visited Tongtian to ask how he could guard the Immortal Volcano without abandoning his cultivation. Tongtian gave him an Earth-Fire Returning Origin Formation and began teaching him how to use it.

• Kong Xuan entered Tongtian's classroom and became absorbed in his practical lesson on formations.
• Tongtian dismissed the disciples, then heard Kong Xuan explain that the Immortal Volcano risked erupting after Elder Li Zhu and several other Elders fell.
• Tongtian created an Earth-Fire Returning Origin Formation that could suppress Earth Fire and transform Fire Sha into Spiritual Qi, then gave Kong Xuan its diagram.
• Tongtian explained the formation eye, Spiritual Qi channels, and formation anchors to Kong Xuan.

Tongtian taught Kong Xuan how to build a formation that would transform Immortal Volcano’s Earth Fire into Spiritual Qi, but Kong Xuan still lacked the Innate Spiritual Treasure needed for its core. Xuan offered to guarantee a loan from Iron Hall Master, and Kong Xuan followed him to the Internal Affairs Hall, unsettled by his feelings for him.

• Tongtian showed Kong Xuan how to position the Formation Bases and use Phoenix Stone, then gave him Sword Intent to protect him from Earth Fire backlash.
• Kong Xuan told Xuan that the formation’s core required an Innate Spiritual Treasure the Phoenix race did not possess.
• Xuan offered to guarantee a loan from Iron Hall Master so Kong Xuan could obtain the material.
• Kong Xuan considered the risk to Xuan and thanked him, while Xuan insisted they go to the Internal Affairs Hall.
• Kong Xuan and Xuan traveled together by Teleportation Array, and Kong Xuan privately wondered why being near Xuan made him feel as though his body were burning.

Iron Abacus scavenged Jinao Island’s treasures while overseeing its preparations, then lent Kong Xuan costly materials for a Formation Disk after Xuan guaranteed the debt. Kong Xuan left burdened by the enormous loan and asked Xuan why he had helped him, but Xuan only replied that Kong Xuan could do it.

• Iron Abacus claimed Jinao Island’s resources for Farm Teachings and led the Disciples to gather treasures while they planned the grounds.
• Iron Abacus collected ore, wood, stones, Spirit Plants, and fish, telling a disciple that taking them was reasonable use of resources.
• Kong Xuan asked Iron Abacus for a loan to obtain materials, and Iron Abacus calculated a debt that would take Kong Xuan at least a hundred thousand years to repay.
• Xuan guaranteed Kong Xuan’s debt, so Iron Abacus agreed to lend him materials at a lower interest rate and supplied most of what he needed.
• Kong Xuan signed the loan contract, packed the materials, and asked Xuan why he had helped him; Xuan answered that Kong Xuan could do it.

Xuan and Kong Xuan completed a Formation Disk that suppressed the Phoenix race’s volcano, and the grateful clan joined together to repay their debt. Dapeng took a dangerous mission to help, while Kong Xuan learned the Holy Son Selection was approaching in ninety thousand years.

• Xuan and Kong Xuan spent three months refining a Formation Disk with the Innate Fire Spirit Bead.
• Kong Xuan activated the Formation Disk at the Immortal Volcano, calming the Earth Fire and spreading gentle fire-element Spiritual Qi.
• The Phoenix race clan members promised to share Kong Xuan’s debt and help repay it.
• Dapeng went to the Mission Hall and accepted a Quasi-Saint-level mission to kill an Ice Plain Giant Beast in Beiming.
• A Farm Teachings disciple told Kong Xuan the Holy Son Selection would begin in ninety thousand years and urged him to compete.

Kong Xuan committed to the top three in the upcoming Holy Son Selection and entered seclusion to cultivate while carrying a heavy debt. As Dapeng helped earn Contribution Points and news arrived that the Human Race had become the protagonists of heaven and earth, Kong Xuan stayed determined to reach his goal.

• Kong Xuan declared he would claim a top-three spot, and Xuan encouraged him to aim even higher before teleporting to the Internal Affairs Hall to check the debt accounts.
• Xuan reviewed the contracts with Iron Abacus, accepted a reduced monthly stipend, and went to the Scripture Hall to oversee the disciples.
• Kong Xuan returned to the Phoenix race residence and began cultivating, while Dapeng fought and killed a Quasi-Saint Ice Plain Giant Beast for its valuable Ice Marrow Core.
• Dapeng brought the Ice Marrow Core to Kong Xuan and offered its Contribution Points toward his debt, then followed him to find Xuan and reconcile the accounts.
• News spread that the Human Race had become the protagonists of heaven and earth, and Kong Xuan resolved that he, too, could achieve his goal despite whoever stood in his way.

As the Human Race prospered, Suiren Clan established the Peaceful Realm on Dongsheng Shenzhou as a safe home for mortals and those unable to cultivate. With the realm secure and the Human Race stronger, Suiren Clan prepared to settle the blood debt from the Disaster of the Ten Suns according to each Demon Clan member’s Karmic Debt.

• Human Race populations, technology, and weaving advanced as the Demon Clan and Wu Race weakened after the Witch-Demon War.
• Suiren Clan chose Dongsheng Shenzhou as a refuge where mortals could live safely, while cultivators moved elsewhere.
• Suiren Clan and the other Daluo-level Human Race cultivators enclosed Dongsheng Shenzhou in a vast barrier and named it the Peaceful Realm.
• The Peaceful Realm welcomed people willing to work and follow its rules, and its population surpassed ten billion within a few thousand years.
• Suiren Clan declared that the Human Race would hunt down Demon Clan members responsible for past massacres, killing those with heavy Karmic Debt and punishing those with light Karmic Debt.
• Suiren Clan said Demon Clan members with no Karmic Debt could live freely, explaining that Karmic Debt belonged to individuals rather than their race.

The Human Race sent out Demon Hunting Squads to kill demons with heavy Karmic Debt, and their first mission succeeded. As the Suiren Clan hunted down a Cat-Bear, he let it try to enter the Farm Teachings, where it appeared first in line the next day.

• The Suiren Clan saw off the first Demon Hunting Squad and warned them to target only demons with heavy Karmic Debt.
• The squad studied a Bear Demon's defenses, ambushed it, and killed it after the captain revealed it had slaughtered her village.
• The Demon Hunting Squads expanded their operations, driving frightened Demon Clan rogue cultivators to flee or seek refuge at the Farm Teachings.
• The Suiren Clan pursued a Cat-Bear across several continents, then let it go register for the Farm Teachings after it begged to atone.
• The Cat-Bear stood first in line at the Farm Teachings registration point on Mount Tai the next day.

Demon Clan members flocked to the Farm Teachings, seeing its strict entrance exam as their only chance to survive the Human Race’s hunt. As the Peaceful Realm spread across the Four Great Continents and Cat-Bear rose from Outer Sect to Inner Sect, the chapter ended with more applicants continuing to risk the Heart Questioning Array for a chance at a peaceful life.

• Iron Abacus agreed to accept Demon Clan applicants who had no Karmic Debt, passed the Heart Questioning Array, and could pay the exam fee.
• Cat-Bear passed the array, received an Outer Disciple Token, and later spent three thousand years completing missions to advance to the Inner Sect.
• A Human disciple discovered a Demon Clan town beside his village and learned that its residents were disciples’ relatives or members with no Karmic Debt.
• The Peaceful Realm expanded across the Four Great Continents as ordinary people farmed, built, invented, and established communities.
• Suiren Clan learned that the Demon Clan was fleeing or seeking entry to the Farm Teachings, and agreed that applicants who passed the array could become assets.
• Cat-Bear said he worked to earn Contribution Points for his mother, who lived peacefully in the Tai'an Realm, while Demon Clan applicants continued lining up for the exam.

Demon Clan members gathered at Mount Tai to seek refuge by joining Farm Teachings, where they had to pass the Heart Questioning Array. Lang Qi faced his fear and explained that he wanted to live openly and with dignity, then passed and received an Outer Disciple Token.

• Demon Clan members waited in a long line to register, hoping to escape persecution and gain access to Farm Teachings’ healing medicine and protection.
• The registration disciple checked applicants for Karmic Debt and sent them to the Heart Questioning Array; Niu Da Li received a Jade Slip and went to take the test.
• Lang Qi told the registration disciple that he had never killed anyone and received a Jade Slip to enter the array.
• In the Heart Questioning Array, Lang Qi saw his deceased grandfather and admitted that he wanted to live with dignity instead of hiding from humans.
• Lang Qi passed the test, received an Outer Disciple Token, and wept as other Demon Clan rogues recognized his relief.

Farm Teachings accepted Demon Clan rogue cultivators who passed the Heart Questioning Array, giving Lang Qi a place where he could live openly and without fear. As more demons arrived at Mount Tai, Iron Abacus recognized the sect’s commitment to accepting all races who met its standards.

• The assessment disciple reported that seven demons passed and 69,541 failed, mostly because of heavy Karmic Debt, poor temperament, or impure motives.
• Demon Clan rogue cultivators continued to queue at Mount Tai, while Iron Abacus ordered the Dining Hall to prepare more meat for those admitted to Farm Teachings.
• Lang Qi received a token engraved with his name and sat at the foot of the mountain, savoring the peace of becoming a Farm Teachings Disciple.
• News spread across the Prehistoric World, drawing more demons to seek refuge despite doubts that Farm Teachings would accept them.
• Iron Abacus recalled the Sect Master’s words, “Education Without Discrimination,” and understood that Farm Teachings accepted any race with acceptable temperament and no Karmic Debt.
• Lang Qi remembered his grandfather’s promise and, standing beneath the sun with tears on his face, said that he was no longer afraid to be seen.