Chapter Summaries

As preparations for the selection at Jinao Island neared completion, the Prehistoric World continued recovering from the Witch-Demon War. Su Miao obtained Laozi’s newly refined Nine-Turn Golden Core and returned to Farm Teachings, while Laozi declined to join her until the selection began because crowds annoyed him.

• Iron Abacus and Granny Yan oversaw final preparations and successful broadcast tests at Jinao Island, while disciples debated competitors such as Kong Xuan and Dapeng.
• Farm Teachings Disciples finished repairing the lands, and the Prehistoric World’s own restorative power began healing the remaining damage as the Spiritual Energy Array replenished its Spiritual Qi.
• Su Miao gave Laozi the Purple Jade Lingzhi needed for the Nine-Turn Golden Core, and Laozi began refining the pill.
• Three years later, Laozi completed the Nine-Turn Golden Core and handed it to Su Miao, who quietly pocketed it.
• Su Miao invited Laozi to visit Farm Teachings, but he refused to go before the selection because the crowds would annoy him.

Su Miao returned to Mount Tai as Farm Teachings prepared a massive selection competition broadcast across the Prehistoric World. The competition began successfully, and spectators’ excitement inspired a rogue cultivator and a young boy to consider joining Farm Teachings.

• Su Miao reviewed the sect’s affairs and learned from Iron Abacus that applicants had exceeded ten billion and sect revenue could cover expenses for ninety thousand years.
• Iron Abacus proposed a paid vote for the Most Popular Contestant, and Su Miao approved it on the condition that participating disciples received thirty percent of the revenue.
• On selection day, Su Miao signaled the start, and Iron Abacus activated the Formation Eyes to broadcast the competition across the Prehistoric World.
• A rogue cultivator heard that Farm Teachings accepted people who met its standards, then decided to take the entrance test.
• An old farmer explained Farm Teachings’ selection competition to his grandson, who said he wanted to become Su Miao’s disciple.

Live Broadcast Jade Talismans let people across the Prehistoric World watch the crowds gathering on Jinao Island for Farm Teachings’ selection. Su Miao reunited with Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi, gave them Ginseng Fruits she had grown, and saw that the selection was about to begin.

• Teahouse patrons in Xiniu Hezhou discussed how the affordable Live Broadcast Jade Talismans let them watch Farm Teachings’ broadcast.
• A young hunter in Beiju Luzhou asked to join Farm Teachings, and his father encouraged him to leave for the selection.
• Su Miao met Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi on Jinao Island after coming out of seclusion.
• Su Miao gave Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi Ginseng Fruits she had grown, and Zhen Yuanzi praised her skill at cultivating plants.
• Hongyun looked over the immense crowd and asked when the selection would begin, and Su Miao replied that it would start soon.

Su Miao welcomed Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Jinao Island, where Zhunti teased Yuanshi and Jieyin spoke with Su Miao about the gains from the Dust Purification Fern. Nuwa arrived last, leaving the gathering of Saints underway.

• Laozi and Yuanshi arrived at Jinao Island in a dragon-drawn chariot, and Su Miao greeted them.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived amid golden lotuses, followed by Tongtian, who ate a Spirit Fruit prepared for the guests.
• Zhunti teased Yuanshi and pressed close to him, while Tongtian urged Su Miao to watch their exchange.
• Jieyin told Su Miao that the Dust Purification Fern had helped purify thirty percent of the barren lands in The West, and remarked that she had gotten thinner.
• Nuwa arrived last.

Nuwa arrived at Jinao Island for Farm Teachings' first Holy Son Selection and recognized a young Daoist in the crowd as her brother. Su Miao praised the disciples and opened the competition, leaving the venue roaring with cheers.

• Nuwa descended onto Jinao Island, and Su Miao welcomed her and led her to the high platform.
• Su Miao told Nuwa to watch the competition for a possible surprise, and Nuwa grew visibly emotional.
• Nuwa spotted a young Farm Teachings Outer Disciple with bright, faintly golden eyes and quietly called him her brother.
• Su Miao addressed the crowd, credited the disciples for Farm Teachings' success, and said the Holy Son Selection would show how far they could go.
• Su Miao declared the first Holy Son Selection begun, and the disciples erupted in cheers.

At the Ten Thousand Arts event, Xue Rong presented her newly developed Glazed Strawberry, a gentle Spirit Plant that even newborn infants could consume. Zhunti became eager to recruit her for the Western Teachings, but Su Miao reminded him that the selection was still underway.

• The Saints watched the events across the arenas, while Zhunti searched the competitors for promising Disciples.
• Xue Rong entered the Spirit Planting competition with a strawberry plant she had created using Moonlight Grass pollen.
• Xue Rong explained that her Glazed Strawberry could nourish meridians and cleanse the marrow without side effects, and that newborn infants could eat it safely.
• The referee summoned the Spiritual Plant Hall Master to assess Xue Rong's claim, while the audience marveled at the fruit's gentleness.
• Zhunti urged Su Miao to let Xue Rong join the Western Teachings, but Su Miao told him to wait until the selection ended.

Xue Rong’s Glazed Strawberries earned praise from Zhen Yuanzi, who recognized her new approach to Spirit Planting. True Person Yu Ding then impressed the Artifact Refining track judges with his versatile Thousand Mechanism Box.

• Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun tasted Xue Rong’s Glazed Strawberries and praised their gentle Spiritual Qi and exquisite flavor.
• Zhen Yuanzi messaged Xue Rong that pursuing purity rather than innate rank was a worthwhile path, and she tearfully bowed in gratitude.
• Xue Rong shared her strawberries with her Fellow Disciples, who delighted in their sweetness.
• True Person Yu Ding demonstrated how his Thousand Mechanism Box transformed into different artifacts and described its seven forms and advantages.
• The referee praised the Thousand Mechanism Box, while Yuanshi and Tongtian commended Yu Ding’s talent and craftsmanship.

Disciples showcased their talents across Farm Teachings’ many competition tracks, while Xuan dominated a remarkable number of events with a wooden sword and other skills. After finishing his matches, Xuan explained that he had entered so many events because the Sect Master said they earned more points.

• Jinao Island’s competition tracks featured standout performances, including Yaoshi treating a simulated patient and Kui Niu presenting a formation that recreated Buzhou Mountain’s spiritual energy and appearance.
• Ling Zhuzi anxiously reached the Pill Dao venue, while Taihao impressed the Calligraphy and Painting judges with a warm depiction of Mount Tai’s Spirit Fields.
• Xuan defeated a spirit-sword wielder with a Wooden Sword, then won or received high marks across many other tracks as disciples tracked his victories.
• Disciples spread messages praising Xuan and joked about his connection to Kong Xuan, who sneezed during his own match without knowing why.
• After completing his events, Xuan rested and told a new disciple that he had signed up for so many competitions to earn more points.

Xue Rong showcased her Glazed Series Spirit Plants and earned first place in nearly every Spirit Plant Track event, rising into the overall top ten. As Su Miao watched the disciples compete, a young Daoist on the Literary Dao Track triggered a Heavenly Tribulation, drawing everyone's attention.

• Xue Rong presented Glazed Radish, Glazed Cabbage, Glazed Pumpkin, and Glazed Chili, explaining their qualities and uses.
• Xue Rong said she had cultivated sixty-seven varieties, with the Glazed Series focused on Spiritual Qi purity, and swept first place in nearly every Spirit Plant Track event.
• Xue Rong rose to ninth on the overall leaderboard, then received a message from Iron Abacus offering to buy Glazed Strawberry seeds on the sect's behalf.
• Su Miao watched the disciples prove themselves and told Tongtian she felt lucky to have taken them in, while the immortals joked about who had taught them and whether Zhunti planned to poach a disciple.
• A young Daoist on the Literary Dao Track triggered a Heavenly Tribulation, and Su Miao fixed her gaze on him as everyone turned to watch.

Cangjie revealed Human Script at the selection competition, using its characters to withstand a Heavenly Tribulation and earn merit that advanced his cultivation. The Human Race gained a new path through literature, while the gathered Saints recognized the power of Literary Qi.

• Cangjie wrote simple characters for the sun, moon, mountain, water, fire, wood, and earth, drawing the power of heaven and earth and provoking Calamity Clouds.
• As Cangjie continued writing, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Yuanshi, and Nuwa watched in shock, and Nuwa recognized the work as the script of the Human Race.
• Cangjie completed his characters, and three thousand golden characters rose to shield him from the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Cangjie wrote the final character, “Human,” received Golden Light of Merit, and broke through to Mid-Tier Grand Unity Golden Immortal as a Heavenly Rain of Millet fell.
• Yuanshi, Laozi, Tongtian, and Zhen Yuanzi praised Human Script as a path to the Dao, while Zhunti tried to persuade Jieyin to let him invite Cangjie to Spirit Mountain.
• Zhen Yuanzi named the new force Literary Qi, and Hongyun declared that it had opened a new Heavenly Gate.

Cangjie created Human Script and opened the Literary Dao, shocking the Farm Teachings Examination and moving the Human Race with a path they could understand and call their own. The chapter ended with disciples and the Three Pure Ones recognizing Cangjie’s extraordinary achievement and discussing the power of entering the Dao through literature.

• The live discussion erupted after Cangjie’s Human Script brought down Heavenly Rain of Millet and raised his cultivation to the Middle Daluo Stage.
• Xuan watched the water screen with tears in his eyes as Cangjie modestly bowed to the stunned referee and carefully put away his papers.
• Su Miao told Cangjie that he had opened a path to heaven for the Human Race, and Cangjie credited their progress to the Saint Master.
• Human Disciples celebrated that they could now write poetry, essays, and history in words created by their own people.
• Tongtian praised Cangjie’s potential, while Yuanshi said he should enter the top ten.
• Disciples discussed Cangjie’s past failures and learned that entering the Dao through literature could let him win through writing.

Cangjie used his writing to create powerful Literary Dao techniques and claimed first place in the Literary Dao category, lifting the Human Race’s spirits. His name rose to eleventh on the overall rankings, where the gathered Human Disciples hailed him as their hope.

• Cangjie wrote poems, lyrics, and fu essays that caused anomalies and raised his score past Kuixing to first place in the Literary Dao category.
• Cangjie used written words to form weapons, shields, cages, and healing spring breezes, having realized that words could preserve lessons and experience for those who came after.
• The rankings updated to show Cangjie in eleventh place, prompting the Human Disciples to celebrate his rise.
• A disciple dragged Cangjie from the Rest Area to see the rankings, and Cangjie stared in surprise at his name.
• The Human Disciples surrounded Cangjie and praised him for creating a written language and giving the Human Race its own Dao.
• Su Miao watched the crowd celebrate Cangjie as news of his ranking spread across Jinao Island.

Cangjie’s first-place finishes in eight Literary Dao subcategories pushed him to eleventh in the overall rankings, prompting Human Race celebrations across the Prehistoric World. The Human Race hailed his achievement as a shared triumph while the other competitors’ scores continued to rise.

• Cangjie reached eleventh place overall after taking first in all eight Literary Dao subcategories, and people across Human Cities celebrated his achievement.
• Demons watching the rankings realized the Human Race now had its own Dao, and an older demon decided they should move far away.
• Dapeng asked Kong Xuan whether he could rank highly, and Kong Xuan chided him for neglecting his studies while acknowledging his efforts to help repay debts.
• Human Disciples tossed Cangjie into the air in celebration, and he told them the glory belonged to the Human Race.
• Su Miao, Yuanshi, Laozi, Nuwa, Zhunti, Jieyin, Hongyun, and Zhen Yuanzi observed the Human Race’s rising prospects as the rankings continued to shift.

Dayu managed the flood on the Water Vein Track by digging channels with an ordinary shovel, guiding the water into low-lying areas. The breach was drained, and his practical approach drew the attention of the Referees and the spectators.

• Dayu studied the current and muddy banks while another contestant’s water wall collapsed and the flood swept him away.
• Dayu dug a channel from the breach to an abandoned riverbed, then replaced his damaged shovel and continued.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the others watched as Dayu’s first channel guided the floodwater downhill and cleared its mud and sand.
• Dayu dug two more channels, diverting the floodwater in three directions until the water level at the breach fell.
• A Referee inspected the channels and recorded Dayu’s work while spectators praised his judgment over the use of magic.

Dayu placed fourth in the Water Vein Track by digging channels to guide the floodwaters, and three Dragon Disciples invited him to join the Water Vein Department. He accepted, then rested after the physically demanding event, planning to pass the Inner Sect assessment first.

• Dayu rescued a Clam Clan disciple from the rebounding floodwaters and earned fourth place on the Water Vein Track rankings.
• Yellow Dragon, Ao Run, and Meng Zhang praised Dayu’s dredging method and learned he had reached the Golden Immortal realm in less than three thousand years.
• Ao Run invited Dayu to join the Water Vein Department after he passed the Inner Sect assessment, and Dayu agreed.
• Dayu rested in the arena’s Rest Area, where his hands still trembled from digging the channels, and a young disciple brought him hot tea.

Dayu finished fourth in the Water Vein Track by using mortal canal-digging methods, prompting Zhen Yuanzi to seek him as a disciple. As Dayu moved on to other events, Hongjun watched the competition and called him a Variable.

• Dayu reflected on the patience he had learned through his upbringing and canal work, then headed for the Alchemy, Formation, Martial Dao, and Beast Taming tracks.
• Zhen Yuanzi told Su Miao that he wished to take Dayu as his disciple, and several other sages praised Dayu's steady temperament and water-control approach.
• The Live Broadcast Jade Talisman announced that Dayu had placed fourth in the Water Vein Track, while Farm Teachings disciples discussed his other competition results and Childcare Institute background.
• In Purple Sky Palace, Haotian asked what Hongjun was watching, and Hongjun identified the figure on the water screen as a Variable.

Taihao won the Chess Dao competition and demonstrated a zither mastery that stirred the Law of Life, while Peng Zu won Food Cultivation with a soup that nourished the Dao of Life. As the competition continued, the chapter ended with Sword Qi rising from the Sword Dao area and drawing everyone’s attention.

• Taihao outmaneuvered Jin Ling and took first place in the Chess Dao rankings, while Yu Ding placed second and Yun Xiao fourth.
• Taihao played the Seven-String Zither, causing withered grass to sprout and flowers to bloom as his music stirred the Law of Life.
• Peng Zu presented Pheasant Soup that could nourish the Dao of Life, declared his intention to enter the Dao through Food Cultivation, and won the Food Cultivation track.
• A young disciple’s dish containing Rainbow Fart Flower pollen made a judge praise it uncontrollably, prompting the Dining Hall to ban hallucinogenic spirit plants in food.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun discussed the many paths open to Farm Teachings Disciples, while disciples wondered about Taihao’s rapid rise from the Tribulation Stage to Daluo.
• Sword Qi shot into the sky from the Sword Dao competition area, drawing everyone’s attention.

Xuan and Yu Ding fought to a draw in the Sword Dao finals, while Yun Xiao defeated Puxian with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and extended her winning streak. On the high platform, Zhunti considered recruiting Yun Xiao, but Jieyin knew she could not be taken from her established sect.

• Xuan and Yu Ding exchanged hundreds of sword strikes before their blades reached each other's throats and the referee declared a draw.
• Xuan and Yu Ding left the arena, each impressed by the other's swordsmanship.
• Yun Xiao trapped Puxian in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and Puxian conceded the match.
• Yun Xiao claimed her seventeenth consecutive Formation Track victory, far ahead of the second-place competitor.
• Zhunti admired Yun Xiao's skill and composure, while Jieyin concluded that she could not be recruited away from her sect.

A disciple unveiled a new talisman method that fused runes, formations, and landscapes, while Dapeng faced his fears in the Heart Questioning Array. When Kong Xuan entered the array to comfort him, Yuanshi waived the penalty, leaving the brothers reunited and the venue celebrating their bond.

• A young disciple created a moving Ten Thousand Li Landscape Painting talisman, and Yuanshi praised the unprecedented method as worthy of being passed down.
• Dapeng entered the Heart Questioning Array and saw an illusion in which Kong Xuan denied being his brother and walked away from him.
• Kong Xuan ignored the rules and entered the array to pull Dapeng out after hearing him plead not to be abandoned.
• Kong Xuan reassured Dapeng that he was still his younger brother, and Dapeng followed him out of the array.
• Yuanshi acknowledged their brotherly bond and ruled that no points would be deducted, prompting Dapeng to embrace Kong Xuan as the venue cheered.

Ling Zhuzi performed a War Dance that stirred a Heaven and Earth Anomaly and won the arena’s acclaim. Taihao then took first place in the Heavenly Mystery Deduction Track by locating a concealed Blessed Land, surprising the crowd with his Heavenly Immortal cultivation.

• Ling Zhuzi danced atop a Great War Drum, blending martial techniques and drumbeats until a Vermilion Bird and the Four Symbols appeared around him.
• The crowd applauded Ling Zhuzi, and he thanked Empress Nuwa for enlightening him; Nuwa proudly called him a troublemaker to Su Miao.
• Taihao used a golden Star Chart to deduce the location and opening cycle of a Blessed Land hidden at the border of Chaos.
• The referee confirmed Taihao’s answer, and the notice board named him first place, astonishing the crowd because he was only a Heavenly Immortal and an Outer Disciple.