Chapter Summaries

Shen Gongbao persuaded Kong Xuan to join Da Shang by provoking him into testing Shen’s Five-Character Divine Incantation. Meanwhile, Yaoshi Buddha, Baoyue, and Maitreya Daoist began luring a Minghe creature into revealing why they had come, and their encounter remained unresolved.

• Shen Gongbao met Kong Xuan at South Sea of Fire Mountain and urged him to descend the mountain for Da Shang.
• Kong Xuan challenged Shen Gongbao to demonstrate his abilities before deciding whether to seek a position in Da Shang.
• Shen Gongbao used the Five-Character Divine Incantation to bring boulders crashing down on Kong Xuan, who escaped with Earth Escape and conceded defeat.
• Shen Gongbao gave Kong Xuan a letter of recommendation for the Great King, and they parted ways.
• Yaoshi Buddha, Baoyue, and Maitreya Daoist went beneath the Underworld to Minghe and encountered a nine-headed monster.
• Yaoshi Buddha provoked the monster by pretending the three would leave, then the brothers revealed their Quasi-Saint auras and frightened it.

Yaoshi Buddha, Maitreya Daoist, and Precious Moon Daoist searched the Minghe for the God-Slaying Spear, which the Western Sect leaders had ordered them to obtain. Ancestor Minghe’s clone refused to hand over the treasure and attacked them, and their clash drew an angry roar from the Blood River.

• The three Quasi-Saints forced a nine-headed monster to reveal where the God-Slaying Spear was hidden in the Minghe.
• The nine-headed monster led Yaoshi Buddha, Maitreya Daoist, and Precious Moon Daoist through the dangerous river, then left them near the depths where Ancestor Minghe’s clone suppressed the spear.
• Yaoshi Buddha called out to Ancestor Minghe’s clone and explained that the three had come under orders from the Western Sect’s two Sect Leaders to obtain the God-Slaying Spear.
• Ancestor Minghe’s clone refused to lend the Minghe’s Supreme Treasure and sent Blood Waves crashing at the three.
• The three drew their magic treasures and fought back, prompting an angry voice from the Blood River to accuse them of causing trouble in the Minghe.

Yaoshi Buddha, Maitreya Daoist, and Precious Moon Daoist fought Ancestor Minghe's incarnation in the Blood River to obtain the God-Slaying Spear. After they ambushed him and unleashed their strongest attacks, the incarnation began to lose ground as the three charged at him.

• Ancestor Minghe's incarnation emerged from the Blood River and refused Yaoshi Buddha and the other two's request for the God-Slaying Spear.
• Yaoshi Buddha, Maitreya Daoist, and Precious Moon Daoist attacked, but Ancestor Minghe's incarnation used the Blood River's terrain to hold them off.
• When the three tried to retreat, Ancestor Minghe's incarnation pursued them, and they turned back to fight.
• Yaoshi Buddha lured Ancestor Minghe's incarnation into pursuit while Maitreya Daoist and Precious Moon Daoist attacked him from behind.
• Yaoshi Buddha revealed his strongest attack, and Maitreya Daoist and Precious Moon Daoist joined him in a three-on-one assault.
• Yaoshi Buddha struck Ancestor Minghe's incarnation, leaving him staggering as the three charged toward him.

Ancestor Minghe trapped Yaoshi Buddha, Maitreya Daoist, and Precious Moon Daoist in an illusion after they pursued his fleeing avatar. Once they escaped it, Ancestor Minghe confronted them, and their battle grew more dangerous when he summoned the God-Slaying Spear.

• Ancestor Minghe's avatar fled, and Yaoshi Buddha and the other two pursued it until they discovered an illusion resembling Mount Sumeru.
• Yaoshi Buddha recognized the illusion as Ancestor Minghe's trap, and the three searched for a way out after their attacks failed to break it.
• Yaoshi Buddha found a faint ray of light, and the three used it to destroy the illusion.
• Ancestor Minghe appeared and attacked the three, who fought back but could only hold him to a standstill.
• Ancestor Minghe summoned the God-Slaying Spear, leaving Yaoshi Buddha and the other two in grave danger.

Lin Zhu confronted Ancestor Minghe over the God-Slaying Spear, demanding that he surrender it and seal himself in the Netherworld Blood Sea. Daoist Jieyin then intervened to claim the weapon for the Western Sect, and Lin Zhu began fighting him while the wounded Ancestor Minghe watched.

• Lin Zhu struck Ancestor Minghe with a sword and demanded the God-Slaying Spear and that he seal himself in the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Ancestor Minghe refused to surrender the spear and attacked Lin Zhu, who severely wounded him in fewer than ten exchanges.
• Daoist Jieyin arrived and claimed that the Western Sect should suppress the God-Slaying Spear, then tried to seize it.
• Lin Zhu blocked Daoist Jieyin's attempt and attacked him, starting a fierce battle as Ancestor Minghe retreated and watched.

Lin Zhu forced Ancestor Minghe to surrender the God-Slaying Spear, then fought Daoist Jieyin when he tried to seize it. Zhun Ti intervened to save Jieyin, but Lin Zhu attacked him and gained the upper hand.

• Lin Zhu blocked Ancestor Minghe's escape and made him hand over the God-Slaying Spear.
• Lin Zhu let Minghe return to the Netherworld Blood Sea after warning him not to provoke him again.
• Daoist Jieyin confronted Lin Zhu and demanded the God-Slaying Spear, and Lin Zhu fought him until Jieyin fled.
• Zhun Ti blocked Lin Zhu from pursuing Jieyin and asked him to spare his junior brother.
• Lin Zhu attacked Zhun Ti, and Zhun Ti gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Lin Zhu defeated Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, reducing their cultivation before taking Kong Xuan and Jin Peng into the Primordial Starry Sky. He explained that the stars held hidden power and opportunities, leaving them poised to learn more about the Sun Star and the Taiyin Star.

• Lin Zhu caught Jie Yin and Zhun Ti as they fled, wounded them with the God-Slaying Spear, and reduced their cultivation to Mid Quasi-Saint.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti retreated to the Western Sect, nursing hatred and fear of Lin Zhu.
• The Three Pure Ones discussed Lin Zhu’s victory and agreed to avoid provoking him as the Great Calamity approached.
• Lin Zhu left the Netherworld Blood Sea with Kong Xuan and Jin Peng and traveled into the Primordial Starry Sky.
• After several thousand years of exploration, Kong Xuan and Jin Peng reached the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm and asked whether they would remain there.
• Lin Zhu described the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Main Stars and one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred subsidiary stars, then asked if they had heard of the Sun Star and the Taiyin Star.

Lin Zhu warned Kong Xuan and Jin Peng not to underestimate the hidden powers of the Primordial Wilderness before leading them into the depths of the Primordial Starry Sky. There they encountered the Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile, and Lin Zhu blocked its attacks while judging its strength.

• Lin Zhu told Kong Xuan and Jin Peng about powerful beings on the Sun Star and Taiyin Star and warned them to act cautiously.
• Lin Zhu led Kong Xuan and Jin Peng through the Primordial Starry Sky to a mysterious star field in its depths.
• The Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile charged at the group, and Kong Xuan called it ugly, enraging the beast.
• Lin Zhu summoned a golden dragon to clash with the Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile’s claw while Kong Xuan and Jin Peng defended themselves from the shockwaves.
• The Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile struck at Kong Xuan and Jin Peng with its tail, but Lin Zhu blocked it and remarked that the beast was stronger than expected.

Lin Zhu defeated and subdued the Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile, named it Shen You, and led it to bring nearly thirty Star Beasts under his command. He continued with Kong Xuan and Jin Peng toward the Ziwei Emperor Star, where they encountered dangers including a Star Storm.

• Lin Zhu used the Kongtong Seal to break the Star Beast’s Nirvana Divine Light and pin it to the ground until it submitted.
• Lin Zhu purified the Eight-Eyed Divine Crocodile’s baleful qi, healed its wounds, and enhanced its Spiritual Intelligence.
• Lin Zhu named the Star Beast Shen You and told it to protect the Human Race as his mount.
• Shen You led Lin Zhu to the Star Beasts’ territory, where Lin Zhu suppressed nearly thirty Star Beasts and forced them to submit.
• Lin Zhu left the Star Beasts to cultivate in their home starry sky and continued toward the Ziwei Emperor Star with Kong Xuan and Jin Peng.
• The group encountered several dangers on the way, including a terrifying Star Storm.

Lin Zhu broke the array protecting the Ziwei Emperor Star and entered it to claim the star’s power. He discovered a Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree in its core region.

• Lin Zhu, Kong Xuan, and Jin Peng reached the Ziwei Emperor Star after surviving several Star Storms.
• Lin Zhu attacked Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi’s array, destroyed its two Three-legged Golden Crows with Heaven Cleaver, and caused the array to collapse.
• Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi noticed the array’s destruction and agreed to keep watch over Red Cloud and the Primordial Purple Qi.
• Lin Zhu ordered Kong Xuan, Jin Peng, and Shen You to guard the Zi Wei Star Region, then entered the Ziwei Emperor Star and collected Star Sand.
• Lin Zhu traveled into the star’s core and recognized the towering Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree, which bore 365 Star Fruits containing Star Origin.

Lin Zhu discovered that the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree was the companion treasure of the Star Demon God, whose remnant thought tried to seize his body and revive. Lin Zhu countered the demon with his control of star power and the Kongtong Seal, leaving the Star Demon God still threatening him beneath the seal’s suppression.

• Lin Zhu found the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree and began to take it, but a streak of light from the tree entered his sea of consciousness.
• The Star Demon God revealed that he had survived as a remnant thought within the tree and demanded Lin Zhu’s body so he could revive and take revenge on Pangu.
• The Star Demon God absorbed star power and attacked Lin Zhu with a blood-red mist, but Lin Zhu turned the mist against him and struck him with blood-red stars.
• Lin Zhu summoned the Kongtong Seal and used the Mountains and Rivers State Altars Map to suppress the blood-colored stars.
• The Star Demon God recognized Lin Zhu’s Fortune Spiritual Treasure and vowed to seize his body and fortune despite the suppression.

Lin Zhu fought the Star Chaos Demon God inside his sea of consciousness and defeated him with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. The wounded demon acknowledged Lin Zhu’s victory but warned that the Chaos Demon Gods would awaken again.

• Lin Zhu revealed his Hunyuan Saint Battle Body and resisted the Star Demon God’s Chaos Qi in his sea of consciousness.
• Lin Zhu shattered the Star Chart and struck the Star Demon God, then continued battling as their powers repeatedly clashed.
• The Star Chaos Demon God transformed into a Nebula World and tried to suppress Lin Zhu.
• Lin Zhu used Heaven Cleaver to split the Nebula World and severely weaken the Star Chaos Demon God.
• The Star Chaos Demon God asked Lin Zhu’s name, accepted his defeat, and warned that the Chaos Demon Gods would eventually awaken.

Lin Zhu refined the Star Chaos Demon God's Innate Undying Aura, transforming his soul and studying the Demon God's Dao techniques. As countless Daos filled his consciousness, Lin Zhu became uncertain about what his own Dao should be.

• After the Star Chaos Demon God dissipated, Lin Zhu found his Innate Undying Aura and decided to refine it to unite his many Dao techniques.
• Lin Zhu absorbed the aura and emerged from a starlit cocoon with a soul transformed into Innate Immortality.
• A demonic shadow from the Chaos attacked Lin Zhu's Star World, but Lin Zhu struck it with a palm of stellar force.
• The demonic shadow declared that Chaos rewarded strength and warned that the Chaos Demon Gods would destroy Pangu's world.
• The Star Chaos Demon God reappeared in Lin Zhu's consciousness and expounded his Dao, filling it with stars, flames, and countless teachings.
• Lin Zhu struggled to identify his own Dao, rejecting the Dao of Slaughter, the Dao of Passion, and the Dao of Leisure.

Lin Zhu struggled to choose his Dao as his demonic nature plunged his consciousness into chaos. With the Human Race’s protection and a reminder to follow his true heart, he realized his path was to protect the Human Race, his family, and his friends, while Sui Ren and the others continued carrying out his instructions.

• Lin Zhu’s uncertainty over whether to pursue the Dao of Slaughter, Passion, or Leisure stirred his demonic nature and caused black flames to threaten his primordial spirit.
• The Human Ancestral Land and the Zi Wei Star Region erupted with Lin Zhu’s chaotic aura, worrying Zi Yi Shi, Kong Xuan, and others, while Sui Ren and Jin Peng urged them to trust him and keep to their duties.
• A Luck Golden Dragon entered Lin Zhu’s body, and the Kongtong Seal protected his soul as a version of himself questioned why he cultivated and whether he would follow a Dao against his heart.
• Voices and chants calmed Lin Zhu’s sea of consciousness and taught him to follow his true heart rather than seek cultivation for immortality or sainthood.
• Lin Zhu realized he wanted to protect the Human Race and the people he cared about, and his primordial spirit shone as he attained enlightenment.
• Sui Ren reassured Zi Yi Shi that Lin Zhu would be fine, then directed the others to return to their posts while a few remained to keep watch.

After reflecting on why he sought the Dao, Lin Zhu arrived at the Primordial Great Land with Kong Xuan and Jin Peng. They discovered Kunpeng and Minghe attacking the injured Red Cloud for his Primordial Purple Qi, but the Heavenly Court Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array suddenly sealed the battlefield.

• Lin Zhu questioned why he sought the Dao, then departed the Primordial Starry Sky with Kong Xuan and Jin Peng for the Primordial Great Land.
• Lin Zhu calculated that they had reached the outskirts of the Primordial Great Land, and the three went to investigate a battle between Quasi-Saints.
• Lin Zhu, Kong Xuan, and Jin Peng found Kunpeng and Minghe pursuing the wounded Red Cloud.
• Kunpeng demanded that Red Cloud surrender his Primordial Purple Qi, and he and Minghe overwhelmed Red Cloud with a combined attack.
• The sky turned into a field of stars, and Kunpeng recognized the Heavenly Court Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array sealing the area.

Lin Zhu confronted Kunpeng with the Great Array, while Minghe and Donghuang Taiyi attacked Red Cloud to seize his treasures and Primordial Purple Qi. Red Cloud stood between Donghuang Taiyi and Lin Zhu despite his fatal wounds, and the chapter ended with Lin Zhu challenging Donghuang Taiyi to fight him fairly as the Chaos Bell descended.

• Lin Zhu activated the Great Array against Kunpeng, while Minghe ambushed Red Cloud and took his treasures.
• Red Cloud survived Donghuang Taiyi's attack long enough to accuse Dijun and the others of conspiring to seize his Primordial Purple Qi.
• Red Cloud ignited himself and flew toward Lin Zhu, apologizing for drawing him into the conflict.
• Donghuang Taiyi attacked Lin Zhu over his son's death, but Red Cloud stood in the way and endured the Sun True Fire.
• Dijun ordered Donghuang Taiyi to kill Lin Zhu after learning he had reached the Mid Quasi-Saint stage.
• Donghuang Taiyi summoned the Chaos Bell against Lin Zhu, who challenged him to a fair fight.

Lin Zhu used the Hunyuan Saint Edict and his master's Hunyuan Saint Battle Body to fight Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi, while Kunpeng and Minghe turned on the weakened Red Cloud. Red Cloud pleaded with Lin Zhu to save him and deliver his gourd to Zhenyuan Zi, but Lin Zhu kept fighting.

• Lin Zhu summoned Ziwei Star with the Hunyuan Saint Edict, shattering Dijun’s star attacks and admitting he had destroyed Dijun’s Great Array.
• Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi renewed their assault, but Lin Zhu revealed his Hunyuan Saint Battle Body, which shattered their stars and the Chaos Bell with one palm strike.
• Lin Zhu charged at Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi, declaring that he was the heaven-ordained emperor of the Human Race.
• Kunpeng and Minghe agreed to kill the exhausted Red Cloud and seize the Primordial Purple Qi, then attacked him together.
• Red Cloud begged Lin Zhu to save him and deliver his Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd to Zhenyuan Zi, but Lin Zhu continued fighting and promised to avenge him.

Red Cloud sacrificed himself to break the Heavenly Court Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array, entrusting Lin Zhu with his Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd and the Primordial Purple Qi. Lin Zhu escaped to Longevity Mountain and told Zhenyuan Zi of Red Cloud’s death, whereupon Zhenyuan Zi confronted Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe.

• Red Cloud told Lin Zhu that he would self-destruct to break the array and offered him the Primordial Purple Qi in exchange for delivering the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd to Zhenyuan Zi.
• Red Cloud self-destructed, severely injuring Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe, while Lin Zhu survived and took the gourd.
• Lin Zhu used the Human Emperor Seal to escape the array, then outran his pursuers and reached Longevity Mountain.
• Lin Zhu gave Zhenyuan Zi Red Cloud’s gourd and told him how Red Cloud had died.
• Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe demanded the gourd, but Zhenyuan Zi blamed them for Red Cloud’s death and declared he would make them pay.
• Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe charged at Zhenyuan Zi.

Zhenyuan Zi fought Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe outside Longevity Mountain to avenge Red Cloud and protect his treasures, while Lin Zhu joined the battle. As Zhenyuan Zi trapped his opponents in the Innate Earth Element Great Array, Dijun and the others began forming the Heavenly Court Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array to counter it.

• Zhenyuan Zi attacked Dijun, Kunpeng, and Minghe, using the Earth Book to repel their combined Divine Powers.
• Lin Zhu joined the fight and clashed with Donghuang Taiyi as the battle devastated the land around Longevity Mountain.
• Zhenyuan Zi activated the Innate Earth Element Great Array and trapped Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Minghe in its earth qi.
• Dijun proposed using the Heavenly Court Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array to suppress Zhenyuan Zi's formation, and he, Donghuang Taiyi, and Minghe began setting it up.

Lin Zhu wounded Kunpeng with a sword strike, forcing Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Minghe to retreat from Longevity Mountain. Zhenyuan Zi thanked Lin Zhu and welcomed him and his attendants into Five Villages Temple.

• Kunpeng attacked Lin Zhu, who struck his left wing with a sword technique.
• Dijun ordered the group to retreat, then planned to recruit Kunpeng into the Demon Race.
• Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Minghe left Longevity Mountain, and Zhenyuan Zi dismissed the Innate Earth Element Great Array.
• Zhenyuan Zi thanked Lin Zhu for helping him and invited him to Five Villages Temple.
• Zhenyuan Zi showed Lin Zhu the temple and its Ginseng Fruit tree, then asked Qing Feng and Ming Yue to entertain Lin Zhu and his attendants.