Chapter Summaries

Old Ancestor Hun Kun arrived in the Primordial World and reunited with Hongjun, who agreed to let him settle in the Western World. Hun Kun learned about the Saints there and offered to help Hongjun deal with Beichen, while Hongjun pointed him toward the injured Jieyin and Zhunti.

• Hun Kun sensed two Saints descending near Mount Sumeru and set out toward them, but Hongjun called him to a halt.
• Hongjun and Hun Kun recognized each other after ten Kalpas, and Hun Kun promised to settle in the Western World without claiming any other part of the Primordial World.
• Hongjun told Hun Kun that Jieyin and Zhunti were his inner disciples, and said Hun Kun could take them as personal disciples.
• Hongjun described the other Saints in the Primordial World, including Beichen and Houtu, and complained that Beichen threatened his world.
• Hun Kun offered to take on Beichen, and Hongjun revealed that Beichen had badly injured Jieyin and Zhunti before sending them back to Mount Sumeru.

Old Ancestor Hun Kun secured Hongjun’s support to establish a Dao Field in the Western World and went to claim Jieyin and Zhunti as his personal disciples. His display of power drew the West’s creatures to him, while Beichen noticed the upheaval from afar.

• Hongjun agreed to let Hun Kun establish his Dao Field in the Western World, and Hun Kun described surviving the Chaos for ten Kalpas.
• Hongjun told Hun Kun that Yang Mei was alive but in seclusion, while Qian Kun and Yin-Yang had perished fighting a great demon.
• Hun Kun arrived at Mount Sumeru and told Jieyin and Zhunti that Hongjun had agreed to let them become his personal disciples.
• Hun Kun unleashed a powerful Dao art that overwhelmed Jieyin and Zhunti and drew the Western World’s beasts to Thunderclap Hall, where they cried out to him as their master.
• Hun Kun demanded that Jieyin and Zhunti bow, while Beichen observed the upheaval with his Divine Tortoise Eyes.

Beichen sensed a powerful visitor from Chaos at Mount Sumeru and explained the hierarchy of the Great Daos to Old Ancestor Hong Yun. He identified the visitor as Hun Kun just as a voice came from the void, confirming his deduction.

• Beichen sensed a visitor whose Geng Metal Qi threatened him and watched the radiance over the West, unable to identify the man clearly.
• Old Ancestor Hong Yun asked about Chaos, and Beichen reassured him that it was not suitable for many beings to inhabit.
• Beichen explained the Three Thousand Great Daos and boasted that his Water Dao made him first in the Primordial World.
• Beichen told Hong Yun about the six disciples of the Chaos Great Dao and guessed that the visitor was Hun Kun, the third disciple.
• A voice came from the void, proving Beichen's deduction.

Old Ancestor Hun Kun appeared in the West, gathered its spirits under his influence, and established Buddhism with Ancient Buddha Dipankara’s support. Jieyin and Zhunti accepted Hun Kun as their master, while Beichen and Ancestor Hong Yun watched from Fire Cloud Cave and Hong Yun worried that he might have to move.

• Old Ancestor Hun Kun declared that he would take charge of the West and establish Buddhism, drawing its birds and beasts to acknowledge him as their master.
• Ancestor Hong Yun worried that Hun Kun would oppose him because of his feud with Jieyin and Zhunti, but Beichen predicted that the two Sages would become Hun Kun’s disciples.
• Ancient Buddha Dipankara arrived, explained Hun Kun’s origins, and pledged his support for the Buddhist Sect, shifting leadership of the Western sect to Hun Kun.
• Jieyin and Zhunti knelt and accepted Hun Kun as their master, and Hun Kun named Dipankara vice leader while keeping the two Sages in charge of spreading Buddhist teachings.
• Hun Kun announced that he would expound the Dharma in three days, and Hong Yun told Beichen that he felt he would have to move.

Beichen persuaded Ancestor Hong Yun to leave Fire Cloud Cave for Immortal Island Palace, where Hong Yun established Fire Cloud Mansion. Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Hun Kun expounded the Buddhist Dharma at Thunderclap Temple, and Jieyin and Zhunti advanced to the middle stage of Sainthood.

• Beichen sealed Fire Cloud Cave with a Water Dao clone and convinced Ancestor Hong Yun to move to Immortal Island Palace.
• Ancestor Hong Yun established Fire Cloud Mansion near the main hall and began cultivating, while Kunpeng and other great powers pursued their own cultivation plans.
• Old Ancestor Hun Kun began preaching at Thunderclap Temple on Mount Ling to the gathered beings of the West.
• Old Ancestor Hun Kun explained the principles behind Buddhism and the words “Buddha” and “monk.”
• Jieyin and Zhunti gained insight from the sermon, and their cultivation rose from the early to the middle stage of Sainthood.

Old Ancestor Hun Kun taught Buddhism at Spiritual Mountain Thunder Sound Temple for fifteen hundred years, laying the foundations for the Buddhist Sect and transforming the western lands. After Jieyin and Zhunti gained enlightenment, Hun Kun registered the beings who remained as disciples, leaving the West flourishing and secure.

• Hun Kun taught the origins of Buddhism for three hundred years, and the western lands blossomed with abundant spiritual resources.
• Hun Kun taught Buddha-nature and Buddhist Affinity, and beings who lacked either qualification left Spiritual Mountain.
• Hun Kun explained the six senses, the seven emotions, and the Four Great Emptiness; more listeners departed as the teachings deepened.
• After Hun Kun's Dharma lecture and three hundred years of contemplation, Jieyin and Zhunti advanced their cultivation and thanked their master.
• Hun Kun entered the remaining beings' names into a Golden Booklet, and Buddha-light raised their cultivation by a level.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun praised Hun Kun's achievement, while Beichen said the West would remain stable for countless years.

Hun Kun established the Buddhist Sect in the West, appointed its leaders, and then withdrew to Mount Lingtai Fangcun. With Hun Kun gone, Jieyin and Zhunti became overconfident and planned to challenge Beichen and destroy the Divine Turtle Shell guarding the Netherworld.

• Hun Kun appointed Jieyin and Zhunti as the Buddhist Sect’s chief and deputy leaders, named Dipankara vice leader and Ksitigarbha guardian, and established ranks of attainment for disciples and ordinary followers.
• Hun Kun and the Two Sages discussed the Mysterious Turtle’s past attacks, while Hun Kun noticed the Divine Turtle Shell protecting the entrance to Houtu’s palace.
• Hun Kun declined to decide how the Buddhist Sect should enter the Netherworld and announced that he would cultivate in seclusion at Mount Lingtai Fangcun.
• Hongjun discovered Mount Lingtai Fangcun and realized that Hun Kun’s secluded Dao Field seemed to exist outside the Primordial World.
• After Hun Kun left, Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated their increased strength and decided to challenge Beichen at the Three Immortal Islands and smash the Divine Turtle Shell.

After learning that Dijun and Taiyi had survived the Witch-Demon Tribulation, Beichen went to bring them into Immortal Island Palace and found Primordial Lord of Heaven attacking their stars to force him to return the Pangu Banner. Beichen beat Primordial Lord of Heaven and, after hearing the Two Sages of the West were seeking revenge, considered using him as a henchman before offering to discuss the banner.

• The system told Beichen that Taiyi and his family had awakened and Dijun had recovered, so Beichen set out to bring the two disciples to Immortal Island Palace.
• The system warned Beichen that Jieyin and Zhunti would seek revenge, but Beichen dismissed the threat because they could not find the Three Immortal Islands.
• Beichen arrived at the Sun Star and Moon Star and found Primordial Lord of Heaven attacking them while demanding that Dijun and Taiyi be exchanged for the Pangu Banner.
• Beichen gave Dijun the River Map and Luo Book, then appeared and slapped Primordial Lord of Heaven repeatedly until much of his Sage might faded.
• Beichen decided Primordial Lord of Heaven could serve as a henchman against the Two Sages of the West and asked him whether he wanted the Pangu Banner back.

Beichen arranged for the Sun Star and Moon Star to take turns in the sky, creating day and night for the Human Race and earning fortune for his disciples. He then led Primordial Lord of Heaven and the others toward the Three Immortal Islands in the North Sea.

• Beichen offered to return the Pangu Banner if Primordial Lord of Heaven accompanied him to the North Sea, and Primordial Lord of Heaven agreed.
• Beichen visited Dijun and Taiyi at the damaged Sun Star and Moon Star, where Xihe, Changxi, and the twelve Moon Maidens greeted him.
• Beichen used the laws of time to make the Sun Star and Moon Star alternate, bringing daylight and nighttime to the Primordial World.
• Nuwa named the Moon Star Wangshu, and fortune from the Human Race strengthened Beichen's four disciples.
• Beichen planned to have Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole establish the stars' movement and then invited everyone to the Three Immortal Islands in the North Sea.

Beichen set Primordial Lord of Heaven to guard the Three Immortal Islands in exchange for returning the Pangu Banner, and Primordial Lord of Heaven waited for anyone who might arrive. When Jieyin and Zhunti urged him to join them against Beichen, he chose to fight them instead.

• Beichen brought Dijun, Xihe, and their families to the Three Immortal Islands, while Primordial Lord of Heaven was unable to enter.
• Beichen told Primordial Lord of Heaven to fight off anyone who came to the islands, promising to return the Pangu Banner if he drove them away.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived and decided to recruit Primordial Lord of Heaven to help them attack Beichen.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven recalled their past defeat by Beichen and rejected Jieyin and Zhunti's proposal.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven struck Jieyin and Zhunti with a surge of auspicious energy and Saintly killing power.

Primordial Lord of Heaven ambushed the Two Sages of the West to stop them from reclaiming the Pangu Banner, while Beichen reunited Dijun and Xihe’s family on the Three Immortal Islands. The chapter ended with Beichen calling everyone from the Immortal Island Palace outside to watch the excitement.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven attacked Jieyin and Zhunti, but their Buddhist powers could not break through his Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven revealed that he attacked because the two sages were blocking him from reclaiming the Pangu Banner, then drove them back with a furious assault.
• Jieyin and Zhunti raised a golden barrier that sent Primordial Lord of Heaven flying backward.
• Beichen assigned palaces to his disciples and their families, and Dijun and Xihe reunited with the Ten Golden Crows on the Three Immortal Islands.
• Dijun, Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi praised Beichen’s foresight and the strength of the Immortal Island Palace.
• Beichen called everyone from the Immortal Island Palace outside to watch the excitement.

Beichen summoned his disciples and attendants to watch Yuanshi fight the Two Sages of the West, while Ancestor Minghe reunited with Iron Fan and the Ten Golden Crows immediately began competing over her. Yuanshi began to falter in the battle, but Beichen forbade him from calling for Taishang and Tongtian until he had fought for seven days and seven nights.

• Beichen gathered his disciples and attendants on the Three Immortal Islands to watch Yuanshi battle the Two Sages of the West.
• Ancestor Minghe reunited with Iron Fan and learned that Beichen's care had helped her advance to the mid-stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• The Ten Golden Crows saw Iron Fan and argued over which brother would marry her, so Dijun told them to decide among themselves.
• Yuanshi struggled against the Two Sages of the West and prepared to summon Taishang and Tongtian for help.
• Beichen warned Yuanshi not to call his fellow disciples until he had fought for seven days and seven nights, or Beichen would not return the Pangu Banner.

Primordial Lord of Heaven fought the Two Sages of the West for seven days and seven nights while Beichen’s palace members attacked and learned from the battle. As the time limit ended, Primordial Lord of Heaven called Taishang and Tongtian to help him recover the Pangu Banner.

• Beichen told Primordial Lord of Heaven to hold out for seven days and seven nights and promised fighters from the Three Immortal Islands would help him.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven battled Jieyin and Zhunti, who used their true-origin powers, while the palace members watched and gained insights.
• After three days and nights, Beichen sent Kunpeng, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, Minghe, Great Emperor Ziwei, Dijun, and Taiyi to attack the Two Sages of the West and give Primordial Lord of Heaven room to recover.
• Beichen told the palace members to return as the seven days and nights ended, and they withdrew after thanking the Two Sages of the West for the sparring.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven called Taishang and Tongtian to help him recover the Pangu Banner.

The Two Sages of the West decided to stand against the Sanqing after Primordial Lord of Heaven called Taishang Laojun and Tongtian for help. The Sanqing confronted them in the North Sea over the Pangu Banner, and Zhunti declared that he was the fool.

• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti not to retreat and to fight the Sanqing, despite the odds.
• Turtle Spirit Holy Mother asked Tongtian to take her to visit Beichen, but Tongtian refused and hurried to the North Sea to answer Yuanshi’s call for help.
• Taishang Laojun and Tongtian arrived in the North Sea, learned Yuanshi’s account, and agreed to confront the Two Sages of the West.
• Taishang offered Jieyin and Zhunti the choice to leave or fight the Sanqing for the Pangu Banner.
• Zhunti declared, “I’m the fool,” leaving Tongtian confused about whether the Two Sages would stay or go.

The Sanqing battled the Two Sages of the West, with Tongtian delaying his attack to compose poems before finally drawing his sword. Taishang Laojun then used One Qi, Three Pure Ones to create three additional Saints, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti convinced they could not defeat the Sanqing.

• Zhunti argued with Tongtian over his choice of the second path, while Jieyin challenged the Sanqing to battle.
• Taishang Laojun attacked Jieyin with thirty thousand miles of killing purple qi, and Jieyin answered with Buddhist Rain Across the Heavens.
• Yuanshi attacked Zhunti with layered auspicious clouds, and Zhunti countered with Myriad Buddhist Clouds.
• Tongtian recited two poems instead of attacking, then drew the Green Ping Sword and drove the Two Sages of the West onto the defensive.
• Jieyin unleashed his treasures, but Taishang Laojun used One Qi, Three Pure Ones to summon three Saints and give the Sanqing six Saints against the Two Sages.
• Jieyin and Zhunti admitted that they still could not beat the Sanqing.

Taishang Laojun cornered Jieyin and Zhunti, demanding that they admit the Two Sages of the West were inferior to the Sanqing. Their argument spread chaos through the mortal world and drew Old Ancestor Hongjun and Old Ancestor Hun Kun to the North Sea, where Beichen stepped forward to face Hongjun.

• Taishang Laojun blocked Jieyin and Zhunti from escaping and demanded that they admit the Two Sages of the West were inferior to the Sanqing.
• Jieyin and Zhunti refused, and the Sanqing and the Two Sages of the West traded insults as their quarrel stirred chaos across the mortal world.
• Nuwa noticed the commotion, while Old Ancestor Hun Kun traced its cause to the North Sea Black Tortoise and set out for the North Sea.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun arrived and announced that he would teach the North Sea Black Tortoise a lesson.
• Beichen ignored his attendants' warnings, declared himself an even match for Old Ancestor Hongjun, and came out to greet him.

Beichen faced Hongjun in his independent world, where their power was evenly matched and Hun Kun chose not to attack. The arrival of Yang Mei and Him revealed Beichen’s powerful backing, leaving Hongjun to fear that he would lose control of the Primordial World.

• Hongjun challenged Beichen, who created an independent world where he could match Hongjun’s power and withstood a thousand attacks.
• Hun Kun entered Beichen’s world but did not attack, and his silence confirmed Beichen’s advantage over both Saints.
• Beichen urged Zhen Yuanzi to study his world as a path toward establishing one of his own, then withdrew the world.
• Hongjun prepared to kill Beichen, but Yang Mei and Him arrived and Beichen greeted them as his masters.
• Yang Mei revealed that Beichen was his disciple and Hongjun and Hun Kun’s martial nephew, while Him also recognized Beichen as a disciple.
• Hongjun welcomed Yang Mei and Him but feared their support for Beichen would cost him control of the Primordial World.