Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao travels incognito to the Holy City but is recognized and showered with gifts by the locals.
• She leaves the Holy City for Kunlun, witnessing the devastation caused by the Ten Suns Tribulation along the way.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Despite her attempts to blend in, she is recognized and cherished by the Human Race. She is moved by their affection but also witnesses the extent of the Tribulation's destruction.
• Nezha: He reflects on Su Miao's relationship with the Human Race and understands the depth of her influence.

Significant Themes

• The relationship between the Human Race and Su Miao: The Human Race's affection and devotion towards Su Miao is highlighted, contrasting with the Cultivators' reverence for Saints.
• The impact of the Ten Suns Tribulation: The devastation caused by the Tribulation is emphasized, showing the urgent need for restoration and the challenges faced by Su Miao and her allies.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao and the Human Race: The Human Race recognizes and showers Su Miao with gifts, demonstrating their affection and respect for her.
• Nezha and Taiyi Zhenren: Nezha discusses Su Miao's incognito trip with his master, leading to a conversation about the differences in their worlds and the challenges faced by Su Miao.
• Various Rogue Cultivators: They discuss Su Miao's actions and the extent of the Tribulation's destruction, highlighting the importance of her efforts in restoring the Prehistoric World.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao is repeatedly attacked on her journey.
• Kunpeng and Minghe, two powerful Quasi-Saints, ambush Su Miao.
• They set up powerful formations to trap Su Miao: the North Sea Cold Abyss Space-Locking Array and the Blood Sea Defiling God Array.
• Su Miao defends herself using her Dharma Treasures, including the Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram.

Character Developments

• Su Miao demonstrates her resilience and resourcefulness, using her Dharma Treasures strategically and maintaining her composure under pressure.
• Kunpeng and Minghe reveal their ruthless and greedy nature, attacking a younger cultivator with superior numbers and formations.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between cultivators of different levels and their willingness to exploit their advantages.
• The importance of resource allocation and precise calculations in combat, as shown by Su Miao's strategic use of her Dharma Treasures.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent, as seen through the potential backlash against Kunpeng and Minghe.

Character Interactions

• Bi Xiao, Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Taiyi, Nezha, Kong Xuan, and others watch Su Miao's battle with concern and admiration.
• Kunpeng and Minghe interact with clear intentions to overwhelm and defeat Su Miao.
• Su Miao's actions and decisions are analyzed and discussed by various characters, revealing her strategic thinking and potential for growth.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Houtu, an Ancestral Witch, arrives and scolds Kunpeng and Minghe for bullying Su Miao.
• Houtu seals off all escape routes, trapping the two.
• Su Miao threatens to call upon the Dao Ancestor or her Masters (Three Pure Ones) to settle the dispute.
• Su Miao implies that she could call for help by crushing Jade Talismans, but she doesn't actually intend to do so.

Character Developments

• Su Miao demonstrates her cunning and resourcefulness, using her backing to extort Kunpeng and Minghe.
• Houtu shows her authority and power, making Kunpeng and Minghe hesitate to act.
• Kunpeng and Minghe are shown to be concerned about their reputation and face more than their lives.

Significant Themes

• The importance of reputation and face in the Prehistoric World.
• The power dynamics between cultivators and the consequences of bullying the weak.

Character Interactions

• Houtu scolds Kunpeng and Minghe, making them lose face.
• Su Miao threatens Kunpeng and Minghe, using her backing to extort them.
• The audience in the Rogue Cultivator Teahouse discusses and reacts to the events unfolding on the screen.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao, angered by Kunpeng and Minghe's actions, "seeks compensation" by falsely claiming that her hairpin and pendant are cracked.
• She lists extravagant demands, including rare materials and a Void Array Path Fragment, which she bargains down.
• The exchange is completed on the spot, with Kunpeng and Minghe complying despite their visible distress.

Character Developments

• Su Miao demonstrates her cunning and resourcefulness, standing up for herself and others oppressed by powerful cultivators.
• Kunpeng and Minghe show their greed and willingness to exploit others, but also their fear of Yuanshi Saint's authority.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between strong and weak cultivators.
• The use of authority and reputation to gain benefits.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao interacts with Kunpeng and Minghe, outsmarting them and gaining resources for her Farm Teachings.
• Other cultivators, including Yuanshi Saint and the Rogue Cultivator Teahouse patrons, watch and comment on the events, expressing approval and amusement at Su Miao's actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao and Houtu remain after Kunpeng and Minghe retreat.
• Su Miao splits looted items with Houtu, who advises her to refine them for her banner.
• Houtu laments the suffering of the Prehistoric World and its unrepayable debts.
• The Three Pure Ones are revealed to have been watching Su Miao's battle secretly.

Character Developments

• Houtu shows concern for the Prehistoric World's suffering and her unfulfilled debts.
• Su Miao demonstrates generosity and understanding by sharing loot with Houtu.
• The Three Pure Ones, particularly Yuanshi, show deep concern for Su Miao's safety.

Significant Themes

• The cyclical nature of war and suffering in the Prehistoric World.
• The impossibility of repaying sins and debts incurred over countless wars.
• The Three Pure Ones' protective and nurturing attitudes towards Su Miao.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao and Houtu: They show mutual respect and understanding, with Houtu guiding Su Miao and Su Miao sharing her gains with Houtu.
• The Three Pure Ones: They watch over Su Miao's battle, with Yuanshi showing particular worry, indicating their protective and nurturing relationship with her.
• Rogue Cultivators in the Teahouse: They discuss and speculate about Su Miao, Houtu, and the Three Pure Ones, revealing their perspectives on the events unfolding.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao and Houtu encounter lingering Lost Souls, which are purified by Su Miao's Merit Golden Wheel.
• Houtu becomes determined to find a place to contain and cleanse these souls.
• After a hundred thousand years of searching, Houtu learns that the Blood Sea is the location she seeks. She becomes aggressive and determined to go there, despite knowing it's Minghe's territory.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Demonstrates immense merit and compassion, accompanying Houtu in her search for a hundred thousand years without complaint.
• Houtu: Becomes obsessed with finding a place for the Lost Souls, turning aggressive and single-minded when she learns the location.

Significant Themes

• Merit and Fortune: Su Miao's abundant merit draws envy and resentment from other cultivators, highlighting the importance and value of merit in the cultivation world.
• Friendship and Loyalty: Su Miao's unwavering support of Houtu shows the power of friendship and loyalty, even in the face of adversity.
• Determination and Obsession: Houtu's single-minded pursuit of her goal illustrates the potential dangers of obsession and the importance of balance.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao and Houtu: Their bond deepens as they search together, with Houtu becoming more reliant on Su Miao's support.
• Cultivators Watching the Screen: Various cultivators react to Su Miao's merit and Houtu's determination, expressing envy, admiration, or concern.

Summary of Extra Viewing Chapter (80)

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• After Houtu is bound by Zhunti’s golden chains, Su Miao contacts her master via a Communication Jade Talisman.
• Laozi’s projection appears; Yuanshi scolds Su Miao for staying away for 100,000 years, but Laozi examines Houtu’s tangled causal threads and tells Su Miao: “Do whatever you wish. As a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, if the heavens collapse, your Master will hold them up for you.”
• Su Miao and Zhunti follow Houtu back to Buzhou Mountain, where the Eleven Ancestral Witches detect an abnormal state in her.
• The Ancestral Witches join forces, using their blood qi to force out a hidden scheme planted deep in Houtu’s soul by Hongjun (the Dao Ancestor).
• After regaining clarity, Houtu reveals her path: she must go to the Blood Sea, establish Reincarnation, gain great Merit, possibly become a saint, and dissolve the Wu Race’s karmic debt.
• Di Jiang decides to support Houtu and launch an attack on the Blood Sea.

2. Character Developments

• Su Miao: Shows vulnerability and regret, but also gains confidence from her master’s unconditional backing.
• Laozi: Reveals a fiercely protective side, proving he is not always detached as the Grand Pure One.
• Yuanshi: Bluntly reprimands Su Miao, but clearly cares for her.
• Houtu: Rediscovers her purpose; even after being manipulated, she chooses sacrifice for her people and the world.
• Hongjun (off-screen): Implied to have long schemed to control Houtu’s fate and absorb the Merit of Reincarnation.

3. Significant Themes

• Master–Disciple Bonds: The Three Pure Ones will shield their disciples without hesitation, contrasting with Hongjun’s cold manipulation.
• Fate vs. Free Will: Houtu’s fate was artificially steered, but the interference of Su Miao and the Wu Tribe pivots destiny onto a new path.
• Hidden Schemes and Power: Even the Dao Ancestor resorts to covert means; the Wu Tribe’s brutal, direct method of purging the scheme is both simple and effective.
• Sacrifice and Duty: Houtu is willing to enter the Blood Sea for the Wu Race and all living beings, even at the cost of herself.

4. Character Interactions

• Su Miao ↔ Laozi: Emotional plea followed by absolute reassurance.
• Laozi ↔ Houtu: Laozi inspects her causal threads, silently acknowledging her entanglement in events.
• Yuanshi ↔ Su Miao: Stern but caring elder’s rebuke.
• Di Jiang ↔ Houtu: Brotherly support for Houtu’s dangerous path.
• Watchers’ Reactions: Bi Xiao and Yun Xiao marvel at Taiqing’s protectiveness; Chan Sect immortals joke about Su Miao’s overwhelming backing; Li Changchou reflects on hidden schemes; Zhao Gongming explains the Dao Ancestor’s chess piece and how Su Miao’s actions altered fate.

Chapter 81 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ancestral Witches eagerly prepare to attack the Blood Sea, but Su Miao suggests approaching the situation strategically rather than charging in blindly.
• She proposes three plans:
  1. Justify the Blood Sea’s removal as an action taken on behalf of the Witch Domain.
  2. Use the campaign to train the younger Wu warriors.
  3. Employ the Pure World White Lotus to counter the Blood Sea’s corrupting influence.
• Di Jiang immediately accepts the plan, deciding that:
  • The treasure will go to Su Miao.
  • The Blood Sea’s territory will belong to the Wu Race.
  • Minghe’s life will be handed over to the Three Pure Ones.
• Xuan Ming affectionately kisses Su Miao repeatedly, misinterpreting her protest about “his underwear” as a request to receive Minghe’s underwear. Zhu Rong pretends not to hear the misunderstanding and grants it to her anyway.
• The Wu Race mobilizes three thousand Young Wu Race Warriors for the campaign.
• Before the army departs, Su Miao warns them about the Asura Race’s bewitching techniques, especially those used by the beautiful female Asuras.
• She shows them an illusionary dance through an Image Stone, causing the warriors to stare in fascination, then sternly reminds them that the Asuras are enemies, not potential marriage partners.
• Su Miao distributes Calm Heart Talismans to protect the soldiers, while Di Jiang imposes strict discipline and threatens severe punishment for anyone who disobeys orders or charges recklessly.
• The chapter ends with the Wu army setting out, while observers speculate that Minghe may lose the Blood Sea—and even his dignity and possessions—because of Su Miao’s carefully arranged plan.

Character Developments

• Su Miao is shown to be highly intelligent, tactically gifted, and excellent at managing people. Her plans appeal to the Ancestral Witches’ desire for justice, military training, and victory, ensuring their cooperation. Although she appears innocent and harmless, she has carefully arranged benefits for herself, the Wu Race, and the Three Pure Ones.
• Di Jiang demonstrates decisiveness and strong military leadership. He quickly accepts Su Miao’s proposal and maintains strict control over the young warriors.
• Xuan Ming displays deep affection for Su Miao, treating her almost like a daughter or beloved younger sister. Her teasing and excessive kissing leave Su Miao embarrassed and frustrated.
• Zhu Rong joins the joke by deliberately pretending not to hear Su Miao’s protest.
• Minghe is positioned as the central victim of Su Miao’s scheme. The attack is described less as a simple assault and more as a carefully organized division of his power, territory, and resources.
• The Young Wu warriors begin as confident and somewhat naïve, underestimating the Asura Race and treating the battle like an opportunity to meet beautiful women. Su Miao’s warnings and Di Jiang’s discipline help prepare them for the danger.
• Taiyi and Nezha provide comic relief. Nezha fixates on the question of Minghe’s underwear, while Taiyi becomes increasingly exasperated with him.
• Zhunti and Jieyin recognize Su Miao’s true nature. Jieyin explains that she never appears to think of herself as scheming; because of her innocent appearance, others mistake deliberate planning for luck.

Significant Themes

• Strategy over brute force: The Wu Race is powerful but impulsive, while Su Miao ensures that their strength is supported by legal justification, military training, and spiritual defenses.
• The contrast between innocence and cunning: Su Miao looks timid and harmless, yet she calculates every advantage and leaves Minghe surrounded by enemies and obligations.
• Affection and camaraderie: The Wu Race’s teasing, loyalty, and wholehearted support show how sincerely they value their friends.
• Preparation and discipline: Su Miao anticipates the Asuras’ bewitchment, while Di Jiang ensures that the army will not collapse through recklessness.
• The collapse of larger schemes: Observers note that the Wu Race’s unexpected resurgence may have disrupted the Dao Ancestor’s plans to bring about its downfall.
• Humor amid political conflict: The underwear joke, Nezha’s irreverence, and the warriors’ marriage-related comments lighten what is otherwise a major military and political confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao respectfully presents her strategy to the Ancestral Witches, and Di Jiang rewards her contribution.
• Xuan Ming’s affectionate teasing overwhelms Su Miao, while Zhu Rong deliberately encourages the misunderstanding.
• Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and Yun Xiao admire Su Miao’s intelligence and joke about her treatment by the Wu Race.
• Taiyi repeatedly scolds Nezha for focusing on the underwear joke instead of the larger significance of the Wu Race’s loyalty and military preparation.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discuss how Su Miao’s apparent innocence conceals extremely effective manipulation.
• Su Miao instructs the Wu warriors, while Di Jiang reinforces her precautions with strict military orders.
• The wider spectators in the Rogue Cultivator Teahouse mock Minghe’s situation and marvel at how completely Su Miao has arranged his downfall.

Key Plot Points / Events

• The Wu army surrounds the Blood Sea with 100,000 warriors; the Twelve Ancestral Witches line up for battle.
• Di Jiang invokes the Dao Ancestor’s “Witch Domain” banner, publicly accusing Minghe of polluting the land and colluding with the Demon Clan.
• Minghe rises from the Blood Sea on the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, wielding the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords; negotiations fail.
• Zhu Rong attacks first, igniting a massive battle between Minghe and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Miao and Zhunti sneak into the depths of the Blood Sea to find the Minghe Treasury.
• They encounter a Blood-winged Black Mosquito, which claims to predate Minghe and can devour Spiritual Treasures; Zhunti destroys it, but it turns out to be a clone.
• Mosquito Daoist emerges in crimson robes, commanding a swarm of fist-sized black mosquitoes, each with Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura, and orders them to attack the intruders.

Character Developments

• Di Jiang shows political cunning, using a righteous pretext and the Dao Ancestor’s authority to corner Minghe.
• Zhunti (inside the light curtain) is opportunistic and ruthless; the watching Zhunti is self-aware and slightly amused/embarrassed by his other self’s behavior.
• Minghe remains stubborn and confident, relying on the Blood Sea’s near-immortal nature.
• Mosquito Daoist is introduced as a sly, dangerous threat, with a vast swarm of powerful insect minions.

Significant Themes

• Righteousness as a weapon — Di Jiang weaponizes moral authority to justify war.
• Hidden dangers and false security — the Blood Sea hides threats even Minghe may not fully control.
• Scheming and opportunism — both Zhunti/Su Miao’s infiltration and the watching Zhunti’s plotting reflect layered manipulation.
• Meta-viewing and reflection — the light curtain allows characters to view alternate events and confront their own pasts or enemies.

Character Interactions

• Wu vs. Minghe: From accusation to outright battle; Di Jiang leads the political attack, Zhu Rong leads the physical one.
• Su Miao & Zhunti vs. Mosquito Daoist: A quick clash — Zhunti destroys her clone, but Mosquito Daoist responds with overwhelming force.

Reactions from watchers

• The surviving Great Witches and Houtu are emotionally moved seeing the Twelve Ancestral Witches whole again.
• Jie Sect disciples (Bi Xiao, Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao) discuss Minghe’s durability and the origin of the mosquito swarm.
• Western Saints Zhunti and Jieyin are troubled by Mosquito Daoist, whom they associate with Wen Jing, a traitor who harmed the Western Teachings in their own world.
• Chan Sect’s Taiyi Zhenren explains to Nezha that Wen Jing is a Blood-winged Black Mosquito tied to the Western Teachings, but far more powerful in their world.
• Teahouse rogue cultivators gossip about the Blood Sea’s strange inhabitants and the Ancestral Witches’ coordination.

Summary of Chapter 83 (Extra Viewing)

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhunti and Su Miao exploit a gap in Minghe's treasury restriction and enter the Minghe Treasury.
• They loot vast quantities of spiritual treasures, demonic artifacts, and rare materials; Su Miao seizes the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner, while Zhunti purifies and selects usable treasures.
• While Minghe is fighting the Twelve Ancestral Witches, he senses the breach and the loss of his greatest treasures. Distracted, he is brutally struck by Di Jiang.
• After the looting, the Three Pure Ones (Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian) intervene directly: the Taiji Diagram, Profound Yellow Tower, and Pangu Banner seal the Blood Sea. Minghe attempts a suicidal "Blood Sea Explosion" but is completely overpowered.
• The Three Pure Ones declare Minghe's doom as retribution for his earlier attack on Su Miao. Minghe's true spirit is annihilated; the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and his Yuantu Abi Twin Swords are transformed and sent to Su Miao.
• After Minghe's fall, the Blood Sea runs wild. Su Miao suppresses it using the Merit Golden Wheel and Five Directions Flags, while Zhunti opportunistically collects Purified Blood Glaze in the background, despite Su Miao's exasperation.

2. Character Developments

• Su Miao: Shows loyalty and filial piety by offering treasures to her masters. Displays selfless effort in suppressing the raging Blood Sea, contrasting with Zhunti's greed. Also shown to be genuinely favored/protected by the Saints.
• Zhunti: Reinforces his infamous "poor West" mindset—opportunistic, shamelessly looting even during a crisis, yet effective and pragmatic. His actions cause mild embarrassment but are accepted by his fellow Saints.
• Minghe: Overconfident and doomed; his arrogance and past crimes catch up to him. Despite his revival abilities, he is utterly erased by the Saints, demonstrating the absolute power gap between Saints and even top-level Great Beings.
• Three Pure Ones: Act decisively and ruthlessly to protect their disciple, showing both their immense power and their deep care for Su Miao.

3. Significant Themes

• Karmic retribution: Minghe's past sins—attacking Su Miao and leeching off Houtu's merit—lead to his complete destruction. "Karma comes full circle."
• Absolute power of Saints: No matter how powerful a non-Saint is, Saints can erase them effortlessly and casually reshape treasures.
• Filial piety and master-disciple bonds: Su Miao's habit of offering treasures to her master is emphasized; the Three Pure Ones' protective actions reflect the strength of this bond.
• Humor in greed: Zhunti's looting beside Su Miao's hard work provides comedic relief and highlights the contrast between selfish opportunism and genuine effort.

4. Character Interactions

• Su Miao & Zhunti: Teaming up for the heist, then bickering—Su Miao exasperated by Zhunti's treasure-hunting during a crisis; Zhunti dismissive, claiming he's "removing harm from the prehistoric world."
• Minghe & Twelve Ancestral Witches: Fierce battle; Minghe is caught off-guard by the treasury raid, leading to a severe beating.
• Three Pure Ones & Minghe: Laozi condemns Minghe; Yuanshi reminds him of his crime against their disciple. They then obliterate him without mercy.
• Audience reactions: Tongtian is embarrassed; other disciples comment on the Saints' terrifying power; Nezha criticizes Zhunti's greed; Taiyi explains Zhunti's nature. The Public's viewing of the chapter reinforces the "extra viewing" framing.

Summary: Extra Viewing Chapter (84)

Key Plot Points & Events

• The Blood Sea upheaval is suppressed, and Houtu makes a Great Vow to use her body as the foundation of Reincarnation, establishing the Six Paths and the cycle of life and death.
• The Wu Race, led by Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches, pours their blood, qi, and Law insights into Houtu, and tens of thousands of Wu warriors offer their own blood qi to support her.
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation are established in the Blood Sea, including the Asura Path; the Netherworld Land forms and the Reincarnation Disk descends.
• Houtu receives massive Earthly Dao Merit and becomes the first Earthly Dao Saint, but her true body becomes bound to the Netherworld — she cannot leave freely.
• Su Miao unexpectedly receives the Book of Life and Death, Judge's Brush, and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, followed by a flood of Earthly Dao Merit.
• Her cultivation skyrockets from middle-to-late Daluo to Peak Quasi-Saint, with a stable foundation.
• Her three Merit Golden Wheels (Heavenly, Human Dao, Earthly Dao) merge into a Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel, a first since the world began.
• Her body matures to about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Character Developments

• Houtu (both versions): The alternate Houtu becomes a saint without sacrificing herself, thanks to her race's aid. The original Houtu, who had endured alone, is visibly moved by the sight, saying, "This... is truly wonderful."
• Su Miao: Gains immense power, authority over the Underworld, and a new physical form — confirming her hidden role as ruler of the Underworld.
• Ancestral Witches: Show solidarity and selflessness, pouring everything into Houtu's cause.
• Wu Race Great Witches: Express guilt and regret over their own world's history, and resentment toward the Heavenly Dao Saints.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and Duty: Becoming a saint can still mean being bound — Houtu's freedom is traded for cosmic order.
• Collective Strength vs Isolation: The alternate Houtu succeeds with her family and race beside her; the original Houtu bore everything alone.
• Fortune and Merit: Su Miao's tri-Merit achievement shows the power of accumulated karmic fortune.
• Boundaries of Sainthood: Even sainthood comes with limitations and responsibilities.

Character Interactions

• Nezha complains that Houtu’s eternity guarding Reincarnation is just "prison"; Taiyi Zhenren comforts him, noting nothing is gained without cost.
• Zhao Gongming laments that the Wu Race values loyalty yet is forcibly separated; Yun Xiao explains the true meaning of the treasures given to Su Miao — authority over the Underworld, not mere Dharma Treasures.
• Bi Xiao and Zhao Gongming marvel at Su Miao's rapid, stable breakthrough.
• Taiyi sarcastically lists Su Miao’s gains, and when Nezha asks what Taiyi got last time he went out, Taiyi answers: "Three thousand years of confinement."
• Houtu's internal monologue contrasts her own lonely path with the alternate Houtu’s surrounded, supported version of events.

Summary: Extra Viewing Chapter (85)

Key Plot Points

• The Light Curtain shows a continuation of Su Miao’s actions. She receives the Earthly Dao’s Merit and the opportunity to help reorganize the Underworld.
• The Earthly Dao grants Su Miao a set of three supreme treasures: the Book of Life and Death, the Judge’s Brush, and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
• Houtu becomes a Saint after her sacrifice, but discovers her true body is permanently bound to the Netherworld. The Ancestral Witches are relieved she succeeded, but saddened she cannot leave the Underworld.
• Su Miao proposes a complete administrative framework for the Underworld: Ghost Gate Pass, Yellow Springs Road, positions such as Great Emperor Fengdu and the Ten Palace Yama Kings, etc. As she names each structure, the Underworld itself evolves to match.
• The Ancestral Witches ask if the Farm Teachings can help manage the Underworld; Su Miao declines, citing their lack of manpower.
• Su Miao then reveals a crucial mechanism: the Earthly Dao’s Divine Offices can condense avatars to oversee the Underworld. Even if an Ancestral Witch’s main body dies, the avatar can eventually serve as the foundation for resurrection.
• Moved by this, the Eleven Ancestral Witches swear oaths and accept Divine Offices. Di Jiang decides the Wu Race and Farm Teachings will jointly govern the Underworld — Farm Teachings handle administration, Wu Race maintains order.
• Houtu allocates the central Netherworld region to the Farm Teachings, sharing Spiritual Materials and Merit with them.
• Viewers in the “present” Underworld — especially surviving Great Witches — are deeply shaken, wishing such a method had existed during the Witch-Demon War.

Character Developments

• Zhunti: Mocked after being shoved aside by Merit for trying to leech off others’ contributions. He grumbles but privately admits his greed was not justified.
• Jieyin: Remains witty and blunt, teasing Zhunti for treating the crisis like a treasure hunt.
• Li Changchou: Compares his own transmigrator journey to Su Miao’s, feeling both envy and admiration for how vastly her fortune surpasses his.
• Su Miao: Shows strategic foresight, political wisdom, and compassion by creating a governance system for the Underworld while also giving the Wu Race a way to survive and recover from future losses.
• Houtu: Struggles with being trapped in the Netherworld, but finds emotional comfort knowing her elder siblings now have a safe path and can remain connected to her.
• Di Jiang: Acts decisively as a leader, immediately accepting the Divine Office plan and dividing responsibilities between the Wu Race and Farm Teachings.
• Nezha & Taiyi Zhenren: Nezha wonders how Su Miao described the Underworld so accurately; Taiyi explains that her mastery of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk allowed her to sense the Earthly Dao’s evolution.

Significant Themes

• Merit and effort: The chapter reinforces that rewards are proportional to genuine contribution; Zhunti’s attempt to claim credit without real sacrifice is literally pushed aside.
• Hope amid cosmic fate: Su Miao creates a loophole — Divine Office avatars give the Wu Race a form of resurrection insurance, softening the tragic destiny of the Witch-Demon War.
• Governance and institution-building: The Underworld is no longer just a place but a structured realm with offices, roles, and shared governance.
• Transmigrator contrast: Li Changchou’s testimony highlights the gap between cautious survival and extraordinary success.
• Family and loss: Houtu’s imprisonment is mitigated by the presence of her siblings, while the present-day Great Witches mourn what might have been.

Character Interactions

• Zhunti and Jieyin: Comic back-and-forth over Zhunti’s failed attempt to leech Merit.
• Li Changchou: Internal monologue of envy and respect toward Su Miao.
• Great Witches in the Underworld: Collective grief and regret as they realize the Divine Office avatars could have saved their fallen Ancestral Witches.
• Nezha and Taiyi: Master–disciple discussion explaining in-universe logic for Su Miao’s accuracy.
• Rogue cultivators: Commentary praising Su Miao’s contributions and suggesting the Earthly Dao should reward her even more.

Summary of Extra Viewing Chapter (86)

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• After the battle at the Blood Sea, Su Miao returns to Kunlun on the same auspicious cloud as Zhunti, visibly exhausted.
• En route, she connects via communication to the Farm Teachings and issues emergency orders: wartime contraction, suspension of external assignments, double compensation, and recruitment of Underworld Yin Messengers.
• Iron Abacus reports the sect’s reserves can last 300,000 eons; Su Miao is exasperated by his stinginess.
• Once the call ends, Su Miao immediately collapses again, prompting Zhunti to tell an anecdote about her master Tongtian’s youth: Tongtian once challenged and cut down all sword cultivators in the Primordial World, then publicly boasted, “If you don’t accept it, come fight me.”
• The “viewing” audience (Chan Sect, Jie Sect, West disciples, Saints) reacts throughout—commenting on Su Miao’s leadership, her intimacy with Zhunti, and Tongtian’s embarrassing/hot-blooded past.

2. Character Developments

• Su Miao: Shows clear competence as a sect leader—decisive, thorough, and responsible. But she is also human: she switches instantly from commanding authority to boneless exhaustion around people she trusts.
• Zhunti: Caring and relaxed with Su Miao; he offers her honey dew, lets her lean on him, and fondly recalls Tongtian’s youthful exploits. His teasing reveals a warmer side.
• Tongtian: Realizes (or is reminded) that he really did act recklessly in his youth; his reaction is sheepish but with a hint of pride.
• Iron Abacus: Displays deep loyalty and penny-pinching piety toward the sect’s resources.

3. Significant Themes

• Leadership burden: Su Miao carries immense responsibility for hundreds of billions of disciples—every command weighs on her.
• Comfort and intimacy vs. formality: Close relationships allow her to drop her guard; the audience finds this shocking between a Saint and a disciple.
• Inheritance of temperament: Tongtian’s wild youth echoes in Su Miao’s stubborn self-reliance; masters influence disciples in unexpected ways.
• Behind-the-scenes logistics: Sect management is shown as essential, unglamorous grind—resources, morale, and contingency plans.

4. Character Interactions

• Su Miao & Zhunti: Intimate, easy interaction—she leans on him, he gives her a drink and rubs her hair; his anecdote about Tongtian amuses her.
• Chan Sect disciples (Guang Chengzi, Taiyi, Yun Zhongzi, Nezha): Debate whether Su Miao overworks herself; tease Tongtian’s chaotic legacy; note that she takes after her masters in reckless responsibility.
• Jie Sect disciples (Bi Xiao, Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao): Playfully argue about the scene; laugh at Tongtian’s old “chuunibyou” behavior; admire Su Miao’s leadership and Iron Abacus’s loyalty.
• Tongtian & Taiqing: Brief exchange where Taiqing dryly confirms Tongtian’s hot-blooded past, and Tongtian sheepishly accepts it.

This is a reaction chapter: the light curtain shows an alternate-world scene, and the characters in the present world respond to it emotionally.

Key Plot Points / Events

• After a phone call ends, Su Miao instantly drops her composed Sect Master persona and collapses like “a cat with its bones pulled out.”
• Zhunti comforts her, praising her recent management: reducing disciple numbers, selecting Yin Messengers, and raising monthly allowances.
• Su Miao confesses her fear: she feels unable to protect her people. Farm Teachings has fallen from hundreds of billions of disciples to fewer than one hundred million, and countless humans died in the Disaster of the Ten Suns.
• Zhunti admits he was also afraid in the past: afraid the West would remain barren forever, afraid the sect would not stand. He tells her fear should drive action, not paralysis.
• The scene then shifts to many characters watching this exchange and reflecting on their own worries and pasts.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Reveals deep vulnerability and self-doubt beneath her capable, authoritative exterior.
• Zhunti: Shown as wiser and more genuine than his usual scheming reputation suggests. His “shamelessness” is reframed as survival-born fear.
• Taiqing: Rethinks his opinion of Zhunti, realizing Zhunti’s calculating behavior came from poverty and terror, not greed.
• Yuanshi: Is reminded of his own past with Tongtian, softening his usual disdain for the West.
• Huanglong: Relates to Su Miao’s admitted fear and quietly releases some of his own long-held unease about leaving the Dragon race.
• Western cultivators/demons: Moved to tears, remembering how Jieyin and Zhunti carved out a path for the West from scorched earth.

Significant Themes

• Fear and duty: admitting fear is not shameful; courage is acting despite it.
• Leadership and sacrifice: leaders make impossible choices and carry heavy losses.
• Hidden suffering: those who seem shameless or unfeeling may be acting out of desperation.
• Compassion across time: watching another version of oneself helps characters understand themselves and others.

Character Interactions

• Zhunti and Su Miao: A warm, almost familial bond; he physically comforts her, praises her, and shares his own painful history.
• Nezha, Guang Chengzi, Taiyi: Express sympathy and agree that Su Miao has done her best under a tribulation.
• Primordial Heavenly Lord and Taiqing: Worry that Su Miao carries too much and hope her counterpart will be guided properly.
• Taiyi and Nezha: Brief comic relief; Taiyi says he would have begged too if he were from the West.
• Rogue cultivators and West demons: Reflect on the difference between carefree rogues and saints who shoulder heaven for their people.
  Overall, the chapter re-contextualizes Zhunti’s character, deepens Su Miao’s fragility, and gives the watching cast a moment to reflect on fear, responsibility, and compassion.

Summary of "Extra Viewing Chapter (88)"

1. Key Plot Points

• In the Light Curtain, Su Miao falls asleep in Zhunti's arms. He watches her, reflecting that the Prehistoric World is dangerous and she is moving too fast. He gently brushes her forehead hair but does not wake her, showing rare restraint.
• Yuanshi, watching in Yuxu Palace, is furious at Zhunti's intimate behavior toward a Kunlun disciple, while Tongtian defends Zhunti's protective role.
• Disciples at Kunlun (Taiyi, Guang Chengzi, Nezha) and the San Xiao sisters notice Zhunti's unusual look and interpret it as romantic attraction rather than elder-like care.
• The "current" Zhunti, watching the other version of himself, admits he is "pathetic" for not touching her. Jieyin tells him that pretending not to see his moved heart won't make the feelings disappear.
• In the Rogue Cultivator Teahouse, female cultivators openly conclude that Zhunti has fallen for Su Miao, ignoring a male cultivator's rational explanation.

2. Character Developments

• Zhunti (both versions): Reveals a deep, vulnerable, and unspoken affection for Su Miao. His usual calculating, grabbing nature is completely absent—he hesitates, restrains himself, and acts with extreme care, exposing a side he himself admits is "pathetic."
• Su Miao: Unaware of Zhunti's feelings; portrayed as fragile and vulnerable in sleep, intensifying Zhunti's protectiveness.
• Yuanshi: Shows fierce protectiveness over Su Miao as a Kunlun disciple and irritation at Western Saint interference.
• Jieyin: Displays philosophical acceptance—willing to let Spirit Mountain be torn down if it comes to that—suggesting he supports his brother's feelings.
• Disciples (Bi Xiao, Zhao Gongming, Qiong Xiao): Come to recognize Zhunti's affection, noting he has never treated anyone else with such care.

3. Significant Themes

• Restraint vs. Desire: The central theme—Zhunti's internal struggle between wanting to touch Su Miao and holding himself back.
• Forbidden/Unspoken Love: The love is impossible or dangerous due to her status as a Disciple of Kunlun and Yuanshi's wrath.
• Public vs. Private Self: Zhunti's public scheming persona contrasts with his private tenderness and vulnerability.
• Interpretation of Looks: Different audiences (disciples, saints, cultivators) read the same gesture differently, with many correctly sensing romance.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhunti & Su Miao: Tender and intimate—she sleeps in his arms; he guards her, combs her hair, and resists waking her.
• Yuanshi & Tongtian: Bickering brothers; Yuanshi is cold and angered, Tongtian teases but acknowledges Zhunti's sincerity.
• Taiyi & Nezha: Lighthearted exchange; Nezha compares Zhunti's look to Taiyi's gaze at a treasure, and Taiyi cannot refute it.
• San Xiao sisters & Zhao Gongming: Playful yet serious discussion; they compare Zhunti's expression to Yun Xiao's affection for Chang Shou, solidifying the romantic interpretation.
• Zhunti & Jieyin: A calm, philosophical conversation on Spirit Mountain; Jieyin pushes Zhunti to admit his feelings and accepts the consequences.
• Female cultivators: Fandom-like reaction, collectively gasping and declaring Zhunti has "fallen for her," shutting down a rational male cultivator.

Summary: Extra Viewing Chapter

1. Key Plot Points

• Opening on Chaos airflow: Su Miao wakes from a long rest cradled in Zhunti's embrace after their time in the space above the clouds. She apologizes for troubling him; he teases that she is now "a great figure blessed by Great Dao merit."
• Spirit Mountain scene: Jieyin and Zhunti watch the Light Curtain. They discuss whether "he" (the alternate Zhunti) can hold his line emotionally; Zhunti admits he wants to, but doubts the other him can bear to.
• Teahouse commentary: Rogue cultivators watching notice Zhunti's gaze toward Su Miao looks like "secret love"—first dismissed, then quietly acknowledged with the realization that saints and mortals share the same heart.
• Return to Kunlun: The Light Curtain shows Zhunti and Su Miao flying home. Zhunti's hand hovers protectively behind her waist as she leans over the cloud's edge.
• Arrival at Kunlun: Su Miao abandons all dignity, sprints off to greet her Masters, and leaves Zhunti behind. He touches his fingertips, still feeling the memory of her.
• Yuanshi's fury: Outraged by Zhunti's behavior, Yuanshi threatens to tear down the Western Mountains. Tongtian calms him, urging him to keep watching before acting.

2. Character Developments

• Su Miao: Swiftly shifts between powerful leader and spoiled junior—her "Sect Master dignity" evaporates at her home gates. She remains oblivious to Zhunti's deeper feelings, seeing him purely as a Martial Uncle.
• Zhunti: His romantic feelings for Su Miao are unmistakably confirmed. A gentle, restrained tenderness underlies his actions—and a quiet melancholy when she runs off without him.
• Yuanshi: Displays fierce paternal protectiveness; his anger escalates from tension, to a cracked teacup, to threatening war with the West. Tongtian notes how quickly he's come to treat Miao Heng as his own.
• Tongtian: Plays peacemaker and mischievous provocateur, discreetly teasing his brother's temper.
• Disciples (Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Yun Xiao, Zhao Gongming): Serve as an amused Greek chorus, dissecting Zhunti's behavior with increasing certainty.

3. Significant Themes

• Forbidden love versus duty: A Saint's hidden romantic feelings conflict with his role as a martial uncle toward a disciple.
• The observer's meta-perspective: Characters watch alternate-world versions of loved ones, creating distance and irony—they can see what the people inside the scene cannot.
• Public persona versus private heart: Su Miao's dignity dissolves at home; Zhunti's saintly composure hides deep feeling.
• Heart as a universal constant: "What difference was there between mortals and Saints?"—even an immortal's love looks like ordinary longing.

4. Character Interactions

• Su Miao & Zhunti: Warm yet asymmetric—her casual affection, his quiet devotion. She slips out of his embrace, pulls his hand from her hair, and leaves him without a backward glance.
• Su Miao & her family (offscreen): Her eager sprint toward her Masters contrasts sharply with her formal-saintly demeanor elsewhere.
• Jieyin & Zhunti: Philosophical, restrained conversation about the other self's feelings; Jieyin's question "Will you hold it?" reveals inner conflict.
• Yuanshi & Tongtian: Tense brotherly exchange—Tongtian minizes the slight, then later needles Yuanshi with "what if she does fall for him?" earning a cold "Shut up!"
• Disciples gossiping among themselves: Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao exuberantly point out Zhunti's touching Su Miao's waist; Yun Xiao tries to temper them, urging discretion about the Martial Uncles' "propriety"; Zhao Gongming admits the denial is impossible.
• Taiyi & Nezha: Comic relief—Nezha nearly blurts out an inconvenient truth and is silenced by Taiyi's hand.
• Lan Ling'e & Jiu Jiu: Softly note how happy Su Miao looks, and that home—not status—is where she truly belongs.

Chapter 90 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao returns to Supreme Purity Peak after serving as Sect Master and immediately throws herself into Laozi’s arms, happily—and tearfully—complaining about the burdens she faced.
• She recounts the exhausting responsibilities of leadership, including endless administrative work, disputes over Spirit Fields, Demon Clan interference in mineral veins, and dangerous attacks by Minghe and Kunpeng. She credits Houtu with saving her life.
• Laozi comforts her quietly, telling her that if the work was so difficult, she should have come home sooner.
• The scene is broadcast on the Light Curtain, prompting emotional reactions throughout the Prehistoric World:
  • The Jie Sect disciples laugh affectionately at Su Miao’s flood of complaints and defend her need to vent.
  • Dayu is reminded of his daughter and the gradual loss of closeness caused by his duties controlling the floods. Though melancholy, he accepts that the Human Race’s current peace is what matters most.
  • Xuandu watches Taiqing and the Light Curtain’s affectionate master-disciple reunion. Taiqing jokingly invites him to embrace him too, making Xuandu embarrassed and flustered.
  • Ordinary immortals and mortals recognize the scene as a familiar expression of returning home after hardship.
• Yuanshi arrives and initially appears stern and disapproving. However, after hesitating, he gently pats Su Miao’s head while she remains in Laozi’s arms.
• His awkward tenderness reveals that, despite his emphasis on rules and propriety, he still sees Su Miao as the mischievous child she once was.
• Tongtian teases Yuanshi for being overly concerned with maintaining dignity and distance. Yuanshi responds by threatening to train with him, causing Tongtian to retreat while still amused.
• Taiyi, Yun Zhongzi, and Nezha discuss why grown disciples cannot be treated exactly like children, concluding that emotional affection remains even when formal boundaries must be respected.
• A Human woman watching the Light Curtain recalls how her own grown child once clung to her but now avoids public affection, reinforcing the chapter’s focus on children growing away from their parents.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Reveals her vulnerability beneath her capable leadership. Though she has managed immense responsibilities as Sect Master, she still longs to return to her master and be comforted like a child.
• Laozi: Shows steady, understated affection. His brief embrace and gentle pats demonstrate that he accepts Su Miao’s childish behavior without judgment.
• Yuanshi: His restrained but sincere gesture marks a subtle emotional development. Though he insists on discipline and boundaries, his affection for Su Miao overrides his usual reserve.
• Dayu: Confronts his regret and longing regarding his daughter. He transforms his envy of Su Miao’s reunion into acceptance, choosing to value the Human Race’s peaceful present.
• Xuandu: His embarrassment at Taiqing’s teasing highlights his respectful, formal relationship with his master and contrasts with Su Miao’s uninhibited affection.
• Tongtian: Acts as the playful observer, exposing Yuanshi’s hidden tenderness while enjoying his discomfort.
• The ordinary viewers: Their reactions broaden the scene from a divine reunion into a universal experience of family separation and changing relationships.

Significant Themes

• Home as a place of emotional refuge: Even powerful leaders and accomplished adults can return home and become children again.
• The burdens of adulthood: Responsibility, leadership, and independence often require people to suppress their pain until they reach a place where they feel safe.
• Growing up and changing boundaries: Affection remains constant even when physical closeness and childish dependence become inappropriate or impossible.
• Unspoken love: Yuanshi’s hesitant pat, Laozi’s quiet comfort, and Dayu’s restrained sorrow all show feelings that the characters cannot easily express aloud.
• Parent-child and master-disciple bonds: The chapter blurs the distinction between familial and master-disciple affection, portraying both as relationships shaped by care, guidance, separation, and enduring attachment.
• Shared human experience: The Light Curtain allows immortals and mortals alike to recognize their own family memories in Su Miao’s reunion.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao and Laozi: The central interaction; Su Miao openly seeks comfort, while Laozi responds with calm, paternal affection.
• Su Miao and Yuanshi: Yuanshi maintains verbal and formal distance but expresses tenderness through his hesitant head pat.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian: Tongtian teases Yuanshi about his hidden affection, while Yuanshi responds with mock severity.
• Taiqing and Xuandu: Taiqing playfully offers Xuandu the same kind of embrace, and Xuandu reacts with embarrassed formality.
• Dayu and Shennong: Shennong helps Dayu process his painful memories and reminds him that many members of the Human Race lack even the comfort of knowing their fathers.
• Taiyi, Nezha, and Yun Zhongzi: They discuss why affection must be tempered by boundaries as children mature.
• The human women: Their conversation mirrors Su Miao’s situation, showing that the pain of children growing distant from their parents is shared by ordinary families as well as immortals.

Chapter 91 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Miao pretends to be upset in order to persuade Yuanshi to let her remain on the mountain longer. Although Yuanshi recognizes her act, he indulges her and agrees.
• The Light Curtain reveals Yuanshi’s softened attitude toward Su Miao. His stern exterior gives way to obvious affection and protectiveness.
• Su Miao then summons the Chaos Bead and releases an enormous hoard of treasures, including rare spiritual materials such as Southern Bright Lihuo Crystal, Beiming Mystic Ice Essence, Nirvana Stone Marrow, Immortal Fire Mulberry Wood Heart, Yuan Feng True Feather, and many others.
• She cheerfully tells Laozi and Yuanshi to take anything useful, explaining that she deliberately saved the treasures because they suited their respective Great Daos.
• The spectators are stunned by the sheer value and quantity of the collection. Many of the items are treasures powerful enough to provoke wars among the great factions, yet Su Miao treats them as gifts and souvenirs.
• The treasure hoard is revealed to have been accumulated through Su Miao’s dealings with major forces, including gifts from the Phoenix race, Minghe’s fortune, Kunpeng’s compensation, and specialties from the Farm Sect.
• The chapter ends with the various factions joking, marveling, and feeling jealous over Su Miao’s wealth. Zhao Gongming is particularly distressed to see Sea Calming Beads being treated casually in the other world.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Demonstrates her playful cleverness by using feigned grievance to get her way. She is also shown to be generous, affectionate, and deeply considerate of her masters, collecting treasures specifically with them in mind.
• Yuanshi: His cold and rigid image continues to soften. Though he knows Su Miao is pretending, he cannot resist indulging her, revealing deep affection beneath his stern demeanor.
• Laozi: Remains a trusted and affectionate figure toward Su Miao, receiving her openly and sharing in her gifts.
• Guang Chengzi and the Chan Sect disciples: Gain a clearer understanding of Yuanshi’s “hard mouth, soft heart,” while reacting with astonishment and envy to Su Miao’s wealth.
• Bi Xiao and Yun Xiao: Contrast the gentle Yuanshi shown in the Light Curtain with their own stricter Martial Uncle. Yun Xiao defends Yuanshi’s character, noting that although he appears cold, he reliably protects them.
• Tongtian and Duobao: Exchange humorous remarks about Su Miao being wealthier than Duobao. Duobao quietly refuses to give up any of his own treasures.
• Zhao Gongming: Becomes comically emotional over the alternate-world use of his Sea Calming Beads and admits his jealousy of Su Miao’s treasure collection.

Significant Themes

• Affection beneath severity: Yuanshi’s outward coldness contrasts with his genuine tenderness and willingness to indulge Su Miao.
• Family and belonging: Su Miao’s habit of bringing gifts home emphasizes that she considers her masters and sect family and keeps them constantly in her thoughts.
• Wealth versus emotional value: Although the treasures are priceless by ordinary standards, their greatest significance lies in Su Miao’s intention behind giving them.
• Humor through comparison: The chapter repeatedly contrasts the immense value of Su Miao’s possessions with the relatively modest treasures of the spectators, creating comic envy and astonishment.
• Different standards across worlds: Items considered supreme treasures in the Prehistoric World are treated as ordinary objects or even toys in the alternate world, highlighting the vast disparity between the two settings.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Miao manipulates Yuanshi’s sympathy, and he knowingly allows himself to be persuaded.
• Chi Jingzi reassures Guang Chengzi that Yuanshi has always been outwardly harsh but inwardly kind.
• Yun Xiao explains to Bi Xiao that Yuanshi’s protection matters more than his expression or words.
• Su Miao presents her treasure hoard to Laozi and Yuanshi as though distributing gifts to family members.
• Tongtian teases Duobao about being poorer than Su Miao, while Duobao silently protects his own belongings.
• Zhao Gongming laments the careless treatment of the Sea Calming Beads, prompting teasing from Bi Xiao and Taiyi.

Chapter 92 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Light Curtain shows Su Miao returning beneath the Bodhi Tree with an enormous mountain of treasures gathered from the Blood Sea and elsewhere.
• Zhunti and Jieyin observe that her wealth represents more than material fortune: each treasure was willingly given by someone who trusts or appreciates her.
• White Crane is stunned by the size of the hoard and jokingly asks whether Su Miao emptied another treasure vault. Su Miao insists that everything was obtained lawfully—from the Phoenix race, as compensation from Minghe, or through her own cultivation.
• Su Miao gives White Crane several extremely valuable treasures, fulfilling her promise to bring him local specialties and encouraging him to cultivate well.
• She then invites Laozi and Yuanshi to choose materials. They select only a few items useful for alchemy and artifact refining, reminding her that excessive accumulation is unnecessary and that the thought behind the gifts matters more.
• Su Miao also urges Zhunti to take treasures, making clear that she remembers and appreciates him as well. Zhunti is deeply pleased, though he only takes a modest amount.
• The spectators in the Rogue Cultivator Teahouse debate whether Su Miao’s acquisition of Minghe’s possessions was truly “legitimate,” ultimately concluding that in the Prehistoric World, strength determines who can claim such “righteous harvests.”
• Taiyi grows increasingly irritated that the Western Teachings are receiving treasures from Su Miao’s hoard. He insists he is defending Farm Teachings’ assets rather than acting out of jealousy or stinginess.

Character Developments

• Su Miao is portrayed as generous, resourceful, and deeply considerate. Despite possessing immense wealth, she remembers even attendants such as White Crane and shares her gains freely with her teachers and allies.
• White Crane feels envious of the alternate version of himself, who receives Su Miao’s personal attention and valuable gifts. His admiration and affection for her become more apparent.
• Zhunti is touched by Su Miao’s thoughtfulness and develops an even stronger fondness for her. Her willingness to include him among those she remembers softens his usual dignity as a Saint.
• Jieyin recognizes why Zhunti is moved and views Su Miao’s generosity as naturally affecting anyone who receives it.
• Laozi and Yuanshi demonstrate restraint and maturity by taking only what they need, emphasizing usefulness and intention over greed.
• Taiyi reveals his attachment to Su Miao and concern for her resources through exaggerated complaints about Zhunti receiving treasures. His possessiveness is disguised as loyalty to Farm Teachings.
• Bi Xiao openly envies White Crane and wishes to receive gifts from Su Miao, while Zhao Gongming promises to bring her treasures himself, showing their warm sibling-like relationship.

Significant Themes

• Generosity and gratitude: Su Miao’s wealth is meaningful because she uses it to remember and reward others rather than hoarding it.
• The value of relationships: Jieyin notes that every treasure represents trust, goodwill, or a personal connection, making Su Miao’s fortune a collection of people’s hearts.
• Material wealth versus intention: Laozi and Yuanshi stress that the thought behind a gift matters more than its quantity or value.
• Strength and legitimacy: The teahouse discussion humorously reflects the harsh logic of the cultivation world, where defeating someone can make their possessions seem rightfully acquired.
• Jealousy and affection: Taiyi’s resentment toward Zhunti exposes his emotional investment in Su Miao and his unwillingness to see her generosity benefiting outsiders.
• Community and sharing: Su Miao’s habit of distributing treasures strengthens the bonds among her sect and allies, contrasting with the stricter, more austere atmosphere of the Yuxu Palace.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao affectionately teases and rewards White Crane, while he reacts with shock and embarrassment at the value of her gifts.
• Bi Xiao and the Yunxiao sisters warmly discuss White Crane’s good fortune, and Zhao Gongming playfully promises Bi Xiao similar gifts.
• Laozi and Yuanshi gently restrain Su Miao’s eagerness to give them more, calming her concern that they might feel overlooked.
• Su Miao actively includes Zhunti in the gift-giving, while Jieyin watches his junior brother’s obvious delight.
• Taiyi complains about Zhunti taking treasures, prompting the Chan Sect immortals to tease him for being possessive and “stingy,” though they privately share his reluctance to see such valuable materials leave Su Miao’s side.

Chapter 93 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

Su Miao presents Laozi with a thumb-sized fragment she discovered in Minghe’s Blood Sea treasury. After examining it, Laozi identifies it as a missing fragment of the Creation Jade Disk, one of the Chaos Supreme Treasures and the foundation of Hongjun’s Dao Integration.
The revelation shocks the surrounding immortals. Zhao Gongming briefly considers searching the Blood Sea for more treasures but immediately abandons the idea, recognizing that the fragment is far beyond what ordinary cultivators could safely claim.
Li Changshou and Bai Ze begin analyzing the fragment’s deeper significance. Laozi’s earlier statement that the fragment had “chosen” Su Miao suggests that the Heavenly Dao itself may have guided her toward it. Bai Ze concludes that the Heavenly Dao of the displayed world possesses unusually strong independent will and genuinely supports the Prehistoric World, unlike their own Heavenly Dao, which is associated with Hongjun.
Zhunti and Jieyin reach a similar conclusion. Zhunti believes the Heavenly Dao calculated Su Miao’s journey to the Blood Sea, while Jieyin argues that it did not merely predict her actions—it understood her character and arranged for her independent choices to unfold on its chessboard.
Rather than keeping the fragment, Laozi gives it to Wuming, his Evil Corpse. The fragment contains the Slaughter Origin of the Demon Dao, which resonates with Wuming’s Dao of Destruction and may help him overcome a cultivation bottleneck. Wuming accepts it and disappears after expressing his thanks.

Character Developments

• Su Miao: Her extraordinary fortune becomes even more apparent. She not only discovers a Chaos Supreme Treasure fragment but is seemingly selected by the Heavenly Dao to obtain it.
• Laozi: Demonstrates his calm judgment and generosity by immediately recognizing the fragment and giving it to Wuming for cultivation rather than claiming it himself.
• Wuming: Receives an important opportunity to advance his Dao of Destruction. His rare expression of interest and gratitude shows the fragment’s exceptional value to him.
• Li Changshou: Becomes increasingly wary of the Heavenly Dao’s hidden plans. He questions whether his own world’s Heavenly Dao may also possess concealed trump cards.
• Bai Ze: Provides the key interpretation that the other world’s Heavenly Dao retains greater consciousness and actively favors Su Miao.
• Zhunti and Jieyin: Shift from surprise to serious concern as they realize Su Miao’s discovery was likely part of a much larger Heavenly Dao arrangement.
• Taiyi and Guang Chengzi: Explain the nature of Evil Corpses to Nezha and recognize that the fragment directly addresses Wuming’s cultivation needs.
• Yellow Dragon: Comically laments his inability to encounter treasures like Su Miao does, though he admits he lacks the courage to search the Blood Sea himself.

Significant Themes

• Heavenly Dao and destiny: The chapter explores whether Su Miao’s luck is natural fortune or the result of deliberate manipulation by the Heavenly Dao. Her choices remain her own, yet they consistently lead to outcomes the Heavenly Dao appears to have prepared.
• Extraordinary fortune: Su Miao’s luck is portrayed as nearly unparalleled, causing others to compare her to a beloved daughter or chosen child of Heaven.
• Power and danger of supreme treasures: The Creation Jade Disk fragment is immensely valuable but also dangerous, since possessing it could attract Hongjun’s attention.
• Master-disciple trust and generosity: Laozi freely gives away an artifact of immense significance to his own Evil Corpse, emphasizing that the relationship between them transcends ordinary distinctions of ownership.
• Cultivation through complementary Dao principles: The Slaughter Origin’s compatibility with Wuming’s Destruction Dao illustrates how seemingly different paths can reinforce one another.
• Hidden schemes and uncertainty: The characters increasingly suspect that both Heavenly Daos may have been preparing secret plans and pieces for future conflict.

Character Interactions

• Su Miao and Laozi: Su Miao entrusts Laozi with the mysterious fragment, while Laozi identifies its origin and decides how best to use it.
• Laozi and Wuming: Laozi gives the fragment to Wuming after recognizing its relevance to his cultivation. Wuming’s rare thanks reveal the significance of the gesture.
• Li Changshou and Bai Ze: They discuss the implications of the Heavenly Dao’s intervention and whether it has already planted other hidden pieces in their world.
• Zhunti and Jieyin: Their conversation develops the idea that Su Miao’s journey was not simply predicted but shaped through the Heavenly Dao’s understanding of her heart.
• Taiyi, Guang Chengzi, and Nezha: Taiyi explains the Three Corpses and the nature of an Evil Corpse, while Guang Chengzi points out that Wuming was likely at a crucial cultivation bottleneck.
• Yellow Dragon and Chi Jingzi: Their exchange provides comic relief, contrasting Yellow Dragon’s envy with the real danger of attempting to imitate Su Miao’s treasure-hunting adventures.