Chapter Summaries

Yuanshi gave Su Miao new protective robes, and Tongtian told him that Kunpeng had joined the Heavenly Court as Demon Master. After Yuanshi agreed to keep the Yellow Middle Plum Tree on Jade Purity Peak, Su Miao asked her Masters for permission to travel through the Prehistoric World, but Tongtian immediately opposed the dangerous idea.

• Yuanshi gave Su Miao several finely made Daoist robes, and Tongtian teased her about being too skinny.
• Tongtian reported that Di Jun and Tai Yi had recruited Kunpeng as Demon Master, while Yuanshi predicted a temporary easing of tensions between the Demon and Wu races.
• Su Miao offered Yuanshi a Yellow Middle Plum, and he kept it for her until her cultivation stabilized.
• Su Miao asked Yuanshi if the Yellow Middle Plum Tree could stay on Jade Purity Peak, and he agreed.
• Su Miao formally asked her Masters to let her travel down Kunlun Mountain, and Tongtian warned her that the outside world was too dangerous.

Su Miao persuaded the Three Pure Ones to let her travel beyond Kunlun, arguing that she needed experience and time to explore the peaceful world. After they equipped her with an extensive array of treasures and protections, she departed from Kunlun as her Masters watched her go.

• Su Miao gave the Three Pure Ones her reasons for traveling, including training her abilities, collecting Spirit Plantings, and making use of the current peace between the Demon Clan and the Wu Race.
• Laozi agreed to let Su Miao travel, and Yuanshi required her to report her safety regularly through secret arts.
• Laozi returned the Qiankun Cauldron to Su Miao and gave her healing supplies and a Source Projection of the Taiji Diagram.
• Yuanshi refined Su Miao's treasure banners, gave her protective talismans and a Qiankun Bracelet, and instructed her to reveal the Kunlun Mark.
• Tongtian gave Su Miao three Mysterious Black Small Sword Talismans, and the Three Pure Ones watched as she left Kunlun on an Auspicious Cloud.

Su Miao leisurely traveled from Kunlun toward Longevity Mountain, relying on her conspicuous Kunlun Halo to deter threats while collecting curiosities and learning from mishaps along the way. After nearly half a year, she reached Wuzhuang Temple and set out to visit her martial uncle Hongyun.

• Su Miao lowered her Auspicious Cloud to explore an ancient forest, and her Kunlun Halo frightened away a powerful Primordial Savage Beast before she could use her Wooden Sword.
• Su Miao found that beasts treated her respectfully because of the halo, and she gathered flowers, Thunderstruck Wood, Spirit Shells, and other curiosities during her travels.
• Yuanshi, Laozi, and Tongtian watched Su Miao's journey through water screens on Kunlun, while Tongtian laughed at her encounters with small animals.
• Su Miao avoided two Cultivators fighting over a mediocre Spiritual Grass, recovered from a poisonous fragrance with a Clarity Pill, and escaped a herd of migrating Xisui Beasts.
• Su Miao reached Longevity Mountain after nearly half a year of wandering, tidied her appearance, and rode toward Wuzhuang Temple to visit Hongyun.

Su Miao visited Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun at Wuzhuang Temple, bringing Hongyun a Yellow Middle Plum and receiving a generous gift of spirit fruits in return. After Zhen Yuanzi warned her about the dangers of the Prehistoric World, she departed to continue traveling, while Hongyun wondered when to eat the fruit.

• Su Miao arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, where Zhen Yuanzi welcomed her through the Earth Book Array.
• Su Miao found Hongyun exhausted and gave him a Yellow Middle Plum, explaining that Yuanshi had bestowed it on her.
• Zhen Yuanzi accepted the fruit for Hongyun and gave Su Miao a Storage Bag filled with spirit fruits, including nine Ginseng Fruits.
• Su Miao told Zhen Yuanzi she planned to travel and collect Spirit Planting varieties, and he warned her to stay cautious.
• Zhen Yuanzi escorted Su Miao from Longevity Mountain, then Hongyun asked when he should eat the Yellow Middle Plum.

Su Miao drifted into the impoverished western lands and found Zhunti using a treasure to restore life to the barren soil. After she greeted him and acknowledged his difficult work, Zhunti regarded her with less suspicion and more genuine warmth.

• Su Miao woke to find that her Auspicious Cloud had carried her to the desolate west, and she decided to turn back toward the East.
• Su Miao sensed Spiritual Power in a canyon and descended to investigate, where she saw Zhunti restoring vitality to a small patch of land.
• Zhunti recognized Su Miao as Miao Heng of Kunlun Mountain and noticed her many treasures and the Golden Light of Merit around her.
• Su Miao greeted Zhunti and said she had drifted there while traveling and sleeping.
• Su Miao remarked that Zhunti's work to revive the western land must be extremely difficult, and Zhunti responded that he was doing his utmost for its inhabitants.

Su Miao discussed the West’s lingering Evil Qi with Zhunti and proposed transforming it rather than continually suppressing it. Zhunti was deeply impressed by her idea, which offered a new direction for restoring the land.

• Su Miao recognized that Zhunti was using his own mana to nourish the Earth Veins and asked about his method.
• Zhunti explained that Luohu’s self-destruction during the Dao-Demon Conflict had devastated the West’s Spiritual Veins and left Evil Qi that continually damaged the land.
• Zhunti said he was suppressing Evil Qi and restoring Vitality where he could, since he lacked a way to purify the whole region.
• Su Miao considered her treasures and suggested transforming Evil Qi or cultivating Spirit Planting that could endure it and gradually change its surroundings.
• Zhunti was struck by Su Miao’s proposal and saw it as a promising new approach to the West’s problem.

Su Miao gave Zhunti Dust Purification Fern spores that could cleanse the Evil Qi and Malevolent Qi afflicting The West, and he swore to use them only to restore its Earth Veins. She accepted his invitation to visit Spirit Mountain and his gift of a lotus seed from the Twelve Petals Merit Golden Lotus.

• Zhunti invited Su Miao to Spirit Mountain after her insight about transformation impressed him.
• Su Miao gave Zhunti a Jade Box containing Dust Purification Fern spores that could transform Evil Qi and Malevolent Qi into Spiritual Qi.
• Zhunti realized the spores could help change The West's fate and solemnly thanked Su Miao on behalf of The West.
• Su Miao required Zhunti to promise that the Spirit Plants would only purify The West's Earth Veins and would not be used against The East, and Zhunti swore an oath before Heaven and Earth.
• Su Miao agreed to visit Spirit Mountain, accepted a lotus seed from Zhunti, and followed him on an Auspicious Cloud.

Zhunti warmly carried Su Miao toward Spirit Mountain, prompting the Three Pure Ones to react with alarm as they watched through their Water Screens. Su Miao clarified that she belonged to Kunlun Mountain, then secured Zhunti’s promise to send her distinctive plants and seeds from The West.

• Zhunti lifted Su Miao from her Auspicious Cloud and carried her toward Spirit Mountain while she blushed and stiffened in embarrassment.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Laozi watched the scene on their Water Screens, with Tongtian angrily threatening to bring Su Miao back and Laozi discreetly strengthening her protection.
• Zhunti praised Su Miao’s gift and suggested she had Fate with The West, but Su Miao emphasized that she was a disciple of Kunlun Mountain.
• Zhunti reassured Su Miao that he would help her if she ever needed it in The West, and she asked him to collect unusual Spirit Planting and Spirit Roots for her.
• Zhunti agreed to have people search The West for distinctive plants and deliver seeds or saplings to Kunlun Mountain.

Zhunti brought Su Miao to Spirit Mountain, where Jieyin welcomed her and learned that she had given the West a Dust Purification Fern Spore and a plan to restore the land’s vitality. Jieyin and Zhunti resolved to befriend her, while the Three Pure Ones watched from Kunlun and reacted angrily to the West’s affection toward their disciple.

• Jieyin welcomed Su Miao to Spirit Mountain and thanked her after Zhunti explained her gift and idea for restoring the West’s vitality.
• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to gather unique Spirit Planting for Su Miao and treated her warmly.
• Jieyin ruffled Su Miao’s hair and teased that her curls showed she had Fate with the West.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Laozi watched through the water screen and grew furious at Jieyin and Zhunti touching Su Miao.
• Jieyin invited Su Miao to see Spirit Mountain’s garden, and she eagerly agreed.

Su Miao explored Spirit Mountain’s garden, collected Western Spirit Plants, and gave Jieyin and Zhunti diluted Three Lights Divine Water to help cultivate Dust Purification Ferns. She agreed to stay on Spirit Mountain for two days, leaving the Three Pure Ones on Kunlun increasingly displeased.

• Jieyin and Zhunti led Su Miao to Spirit Mountain’s garden, where she collected and recorded resilient Spirit Plants.
• Zhunti patiently explained the plants and helped Su Miao find rare varieties as she studied their survival properties.
• Jieyin promised to seek out more Spirit Plants for Su Miao, and Zhunti said he would ask the Lesser Demons to watch for them.
• Su Miao gave Jieyin a Jade Bottle of diluted Three Lights Divine Water, and Jieyin and Zhunti recognized its extraordinary value.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian reacted angrily to Su Miao’s gift, while Laozi placed a hidden mark and warning in her Fortune.
• Jieyin invited Su Miao to stay on Spirit Mountain for two days, and she accepted as the Three Pure Ones grew more displeased.

Su Miao soaked in Spirit Mountain’s Eight Treasures Merit Pool with Jieyin and Zhunti, whose care helped heal her Soul Wound and loosen her cultivation bottleneck. She fell asleep in the pool while the Three Pure Ones watched from Kunlun, and Laozi recognized that her bond with The West had deepened.

• Zhunti led Su Miao to the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, where Jieyin and Zhunti invited her to bathe with them.
• After Zhunti provoked her about Kunlun Mountain’s treasures, Su Miao overcame her embarrassment and entered the pool.
• Jieyin and Zhunti offered Su Miao Spirit Fruits and taught her practical spells from The West as the pool nourished her soul.
• Su Miao’s Soul Wound began to heal, her cultivation showed signs of advancing, and she fell asleep against the pool wall.
• Jieyin gently protected Su Miao while Zhunti watched over her, and both found her increasingly suited to Spirit Mountain.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian reacted angrily at Kunlun Mountain, while Laozi observed Su Miao’s improving soul and concluded that her karmic bond with The West had grown deeper.

Su Miao recovered from her soul injuries at Spirit Mountain and spent several months growing closer to Jieyin and Zhunti. She then set off toward the East, leaving the two western elders to reflect on her ties to Kunlun and the future of their relationship.

• Su Miao awoke fully healed, with her cultivation nearing a breakthrough, and Jieyin and Zhunti checked on her.
• Su Miao stayed on Spirit Mountain for several months, receiving food, spells, and care from Jieyin and Zhunti while sharing her cultivation tips.
• Su Miao gave Jieyin and Zhunti Foundation Cultivation Pills refined by Taiqing Laozi before preparing to leave.
• Jieyin and Zhunti saw Su Miao to Spirit Mountain’s boundary, and Zhunti gave her a Jade Talisman to summon them if she faced trouble.
• Su Miao flew toward the East, and Jieyin told Zhunti to treat her well without forcing their relationship, noting that her Kunlun ties had taken root.

While traveling toward the East Sea, Su Miao saved a group of Plant Spirits from Wolf Demons forcing them to join the Demon Court. She restored part of their damaged mountain’s Spiritual Vein, gained substantial Heavenly Merit, and the grateful spirits begged to follow her.

• Su Miao spent thousands of years traveling and collecting Spirit Plantings, Spiritual Beasts, and other treasures while Tongtian watched her through a water screen.
• In a barren mountain range, Su Miao saw Wolf Demons attack Plant Spirits who had refused to submit to the Demon Court.
• Su Miao used the Profound Origin Water Control Banner to protect the Plant Spirits and ordered the Wolf Demons to leave, and they withdrew after recognizing her as a disciple of the Three Pure Ones.
• Muhe explained that an ancient battle had damaged the mountain’s Earth Veins, leaving the Plant Spirits struggling to survive.
• Su Miao used the Pure World White Lotus’s Primordial Power to cleanse and nourish the damaged Earth Veins, restoring a small patch of vitality.
• Heavenly Merit poured into Su Miao, confirming that repairing the land could advance her Way of Creation, and the Plant Spirits begged to follow her.

Su Miao gathered persecuted spirits and creatures who begged to travel with her, then followed Heavenly Dao’s guidance to a hidden grotto-heaven atop Mount Tai. She recognized the ownerless Blessed Land as the legendary Mount Tai from her past life and claimed it as her own.

• Su Miao agreed to let Muhe and the Plant Spirits travel with her until they could find a safe place to settle.
• As Su Miao protected more creatures fleeing the Demon Clan, her traveling group grew into a vast procession, and they swore Heavenly Dao Oaths to follow her.
• At Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi blamed Tongtian for Su Miao’s growing entourage, while Tongtian defended her kindness.
• Su Miao used Heavenly Dao’s guidance to lead the group to a Divine Mountain and opened a hidden Light Gate in a cliffside boulder.
• Su Miao and her followers entered a vast, Spiritual Qi-rich grotto-heaven, where she recognized Mount Tai and claimed its ownerless Blessed Land.

Su Miao claimed the ownerless Mount Tai Grotto-Heaven, named it Yaoguang Realm, and established it as a refuge for weak spirits and Auspicious Beasts. Over the centuries, its peaceful population grew, bringing new problems.

• Su Miao refined the Grotto-Heaven's core with her Essence Blood and Soul Brand, gaining control of the realm.
• Su Miao set three treasure banners at the entrance to form a concealed defensive Formation.
• Su Miao named the realm Yaoguang Realm, placed her palace there, and assigned habitats to Muhe, the Plant Spirits, and the Auspicious Beast clans.
• The spirits and Auspicious Beasts accepted Su Miao's rules and swore to protect their new home.
• Over the following centuries, Su Miao admitted harmless, debt-free living beings, and Yaoguang Realm became a harmonious refuge that grew increasingly lively.

Su Miao planned to organize the creatures she had sheltered by founding the Agriculture Sect, centered on cultivation, farming, and caring for the Prehistoric World. After Yuanshi approved her plan, she began the formal founding rite at Mount Tai as the Heavenly Dao descended.

• Su Miao considered ways to support the growing population in the Yaoguang Realm and decided against building an industry or opening a school.
• Su Miao drafted the Agriculture Sect’s doctrine, structure, ranks, and duties for its followers.
• Su Miao asked Yuanshi for permission to establish teachings, and he approved while reminding her that she remained a member of the Three Pure Ones.
• Su Miao left the Yaoguang Realm, set up an incense table at Mount Tai, and bowed to heaven and earth to begin the founding rite.
• An invisible will descended from the Nine Heavens as Su Miao invoked the Heavenly Dao.

Su Miao established the Farm Teachings to cultivate Spirit Plants, organize Earth Veins, harmonize Spiritual Qi, and shelter the weak, earning an immense amount of Merit. She forged the Merit into a Golden Wheel, reached the Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, and unknowingly had a hidden Gray Mark destroyed.

• Su Miao declared the Farm Teachings and asked the Heavenly Dao to bear witness to their doctrine.
• The Heavenly Dao recognized the teachings’ benefits, discovered a Gray Mark on Su Miao’s true spirit, and secretly maximized the Merit she would receive.
• A vast pillar of Merit engulfed Su Miao, and she struggled to keep it from raising her cultivation too far.
• Su Miao’s Merit destroyed the Gray Mark, while she condensed the remaining power into a Golden Wheel and reached the Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal stage.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, Daoist Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Ancestral Witches reacted to Su Miao’s achievement before Spiritual Senses withdrew from Mount Tai.

A hundred years after establishing the Yaoguang Realm, Su Miao left Muhe and the Lushu Chief to manage the sect and traveled into the wild mountains. She encountered Xuan Ming, who carried her off to visit the Wu tribe despite Su Miao's protests.

• Su Miao entrusted the Yaoguang Realm's affairs to Muhe and the Lushu Chief, gave Muhe a Yin Yang Mother-Child Jade, and warned them to protect the sect's Spirit Planting.
• Su Miao set up an illusion and heart-questioning Formation around the mountain to hide the Lingxing Gate and deter intruders.
• Su Miao departed Mount Tai and spent several months wandering through the Prehistoric World.
• Su Miao entered a rugged region with a primordial aura and met Xuan Ming, who recognized her from the Purple Sky Palace.
• Xuan Ming praised Su Miao's appearance, lifted her onto her shoulder, and insisted on taking her to the tribe while Su Miao said she needed to continue traveling.

Xuan Ming brought Miao Heng to the Wu Race’s settlement at Buzhou Mountain and introduced her to the other Ancestral Witches. After watching Great Witches spar, Miao Heng asked to try fighting, and Di Jiang agreed to let her join as long as the fighters were careful.

• Xuan Ming carried Miao Heng to Buzhou Mountain and took her into a Wu Race tribe, where she proudly presented the child as a guest from the Three Pure Ones’ home.
• Miao Heng greeted Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Di Jiang, and Houtu respectfully, and her pure aura eased the Evil Qi around them.
• Miao Heng watched Great Witch Hou Yi sparring in the tribe’s training arena and asked Xuan Ming if she could try a match.
• Xuan Ming warned Miao Heng that the fighters might hurt her, but Di Jiang allowed her to spar if Hou Yi and the others were careful.

Su Miao challenged Hou Yi to a spar, but Houtu took his place and easily withstood Su Miao’s swordsmanship, hand-to-hand attacks, and Formation. After realizing her skills could not overcome Houtu’s physical strength, Su Miao retreated and began forming seals.

• Xuan Ming brought Su Miao to the arena and asked Hou Yi to spar with her, but Hou Yi hesitated because she was so young.
• Houtu volunteered to spar with Su Miao, allowing Hou Yi to step aside.
• Su Miao attacked Houtu with her Wooden Sword and martial techniques, but Houtu calmly blocked every strike without moving.
• Su Miao used Formation Disks to trap Houtu, but Houtu broke the Formation with a wave of earth power and gently criticized its weak foundation.
• Su Miao retreated and rapidly formed seals, searching for another way to fight Houtu.