Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Great Dao gazes down upon the Primordial World, causing all beings to tremble and Saints to kneel.
• The Heavenly Dao, an avatar of the Heavenly Dao, senses the Great Dao's aura and realizes that it's searching for someone, leading him to deduce that it's looking for Daoist Lingxuan.
• The Great Dao's gaze falls upon the Lingxuan Dao Field, where the black-haired youth (Human Dao Incarnation) is present with Sun Wukong, Zhao Gongming, and Ying Zheng.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Dao becomes increasingly determined to find and obliterate Daoist Lingxuan, driven by jealousy and fear of the Great Dao.
• The black-haired youth reveals his contempt for Zhou Xuan, the Supreme Being of Chaos, and his belief that only the Great Dao is supreme.

Significant Themes

• The power and supremacy of the Great Dao, which causes all beings to kneel and tremble.
• The fear and jealousy of the Heavenly Dao towards Daoist Lingxuan and the Great Dao.
• The arrogance and disdain of the black-haired youth towards Zhou Xuan and his teachings.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Dao interacts with the Great Dao's gaze, deducing that it's searching for Daoist Lingxuan.
• The black-haired youth interacts with the stone tablet at the Lingxuan Dao Field, expressing his contempt for Zhou Xuan's teachings and his belief in the supremacy of the Great Dao.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Great Dao looks up and gazes at the Lingxuan Dao Field, causing terrifying pressure.
• Zhou Xuan, unfazed, meets the Great Dao's gaze, causing it to pause.
• The Human Dao Incarnation is humbled and brought before Zhou Xuan.
• The Great Dao Incarnation appears, personally visiting the Lingxuan Dao Field.

Character Developments

• Sun Wukong, Zhao Gongming, and Ying Zheng display unwavering loyalty to Zhou Xuan.
• The Human Dao Incarnation's arrogance is humbled, and he is brought to kneel before Zhou Xuan.
• The Great Dao Incarnation is taken aback by Zhou Xuan's resistance and presence.

Significant Themes

• The power and awe of the Great Dao.
• Zhou Xuan's unyielding nature and resistance to the Great Dao.
• The disciples' unwavering loyalty and faith in Zhou Xuan.

Character Interactions

• Sun Wukong, Zhao Gongming, and Ying Zheng interact with the Human Dao Incarnation, humbling him.
• Zhou Xuan and the Great Dao Incarnation have a silent standoff, with Zhou Xuan showing no fear.
• The disciples kneel before Zhou Xuan, showing their respect and loyalty.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Great Dao asks Zhou Xuan (Daoist Lingxuan) three questions: Who are you? Where do you come from? Where are you going?
• Zhou Xuan reveals he comes from another world and his destination is "Where the Heart Leads."
• The Great Dao fears Zhou Xuan might replace it and asks if he intends to do so. Zhou Xuan dismisses the idea.
• Zhou Xuan reveals there's a realm above the Great Dao, the Supreme.

Character Developments

• Zhou Xuan: Shows confidence in his strength, dismisses the idea of replacing the Great Dao, and reveals knowledge of a higher realm.
• The Great Dao (white-browed elder): Initially suspicious and fearful of Zhou Xuan, later shows curiosity and willingness to learn from him.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and control vs. freedom and individuality.
• The concept of a higher realm (Supreme) beyond the Great Dao.
• The fear of the unknown and the potential loss of power.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xuan and the Great Dao: Their interaction is a power struggle, with Zhou Xuan displaying superior knowledge and confidence, while the Great Dao is cautious and curious.
• Zhou Xuan and the ancient Willow Tree: Zhou Xuan shows affection and respect for the tree, using it as a point of reference in his conversation with the Great Dao.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xuan confronts the embodiment of the Great Dao in the Lingxuan Dao Field.
• The Great Dao bows to Zhou Xuan, acknowledging his pursuit beyond the Great Dao.
• Zhou Xuan reveals his goal: a realm of eternal attainment, immortality, and absolute dominion.
• The Great Dao expresses admiration for Zhou Xuan's courage and ambition.

Character Developments

• Zhou Xuan: Demonstrates his unparalleled ambition and confidence, shocking even the Great Dao.
• The Great Dao: Showcases respect and admiration for Zhou Xuan, hinting at a new level of existence.
• Sun Wukong, Zhao Gongming, and others: Experience profound shock and awe at Zhou Xuan's words and the Great Dao's reaction.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and pursuit of the ultimate goal.
• The Great Dao as a symbol of Chaos and its limitations.
• The power dynamics between the Great Dao and Zhou Xuan.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xuan and the Great Dao: A tense yet respectful exchange, with the Great Dao bowing to Zhou Xuan.
• Zhou Xuan and his disciples: Zhou Xuan encourages his disciples to forge their own paths, dismissing the Great Dao's significance.
• The Human Dao Incarnation and Zhou Xuan: The Human Dao Incarnation initially expresses a desire to challenge Zhou Xuan but quickly changes his tune and kowtows to him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Human Dao Incarnation (a youth) visits Lingxuan Dao Field to meet Zhou Xuan (Daoist Lingxuan).
• Zhou Xuan offers to make Ying Zheng the new 'Lord of Human Dao' if the youth agrees.
• The youth, after some initial reluctance, agrees and hands over the Human Dao Origin Wheel to Ying Zheng.
• Ying Zheng absorbs the power of the Human Dao Origin Wheel, causing a massive surge in his cultivation.
• Ying Zheng breaks through to the Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable realm, merging with the Dao.
• Zhou Xuan offers to help the youth (Human Dao Incarnation) break through to the Hunyuan Wuji Divine Venerable realm in the future.

Character Developments

• Ying Zheng: Becomes the new 'Lord of Human Dao' and breaks through to the Hunyuan Taiji Celestial Venerable realm.
• Human Dao Incarnation (Youth): Initially reluctant but agrees to give up his position, becoming a registered disciple of Zhou Xuan.

Significant Themes

• Power and Authority: The struggle for control over the Human Dao and the consequences of yielding power.
• Cultivation and Breakthroughs: The journey of cultivators and the challenges they face in advancing their realms.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xuan and Human Dao Incarnation: Zhou Xuan manipulates the youth into giving up his position, offering him future benefits in exchange.
• Zhou Xuan and Ying Zheng: Zhou Xuan guides Ying Zheng through his breakthrough, displaying his mastery over the Dao.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Dao descends upon the Lingxuan Dao Field, seeking to confront and defeat Daoist Lingxuan.
• The Heavenly Dao Incarnation, a white-haired youth, enters the field, boasting about his power and intentions to kill all those who defy the heavens.
• The Heavenly Dao encounters the gathered beings under the ancient Willow Tree, including Sun Wukong, Ying Zheng, Zhao Gongming, Yuan Feng, Beginning Qilin, Yang Mei, and the Human Dao Incarnation, all seemingly unconcerned by his threats.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Dao Incarnation reveals his arrogance, overconfidence, and underestimation of his opponents.
• The gathered beings show varying degrees of disdain, amusement, or indifference towards the Heavenly Dao's threats, indicating their confidence and lack of fear.
• Zhou Xuan, as Daoist Lingxuan, remains calm and unfazed, barely acknowledging the Heavenly Dao's presence.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power dynamics is evident, with the Heavenly Dao believing himself to be the ultimate authority, while the gathered beings challenge this notion.
• The theme of underestimation is shown through the Heavenly Dao's dismissal of his opponents, leading to his overconfidence and eventual realization of his mistake.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Dao interacts with the gathered beings, but his threats and boasts fall on deaf ears, highlighting the power imbalance and lack of fear on the part of the assembled group.
• The gathered beings interact with each other through their expressions and reactions, showing unity and shared disdain for the Heavenly Dao's posturing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xuan annihilates the Heavenly Dao avatar with a single finger, causing the Heavenly Dao's main body to be injured.
• Zhou Xuan breaks through to the first level of the Chaos Great Dao Supreme realm, the Eternal Master, after absorbing the Heavenly Dao avatar's power.
• The Heavenly Dao avatar, despite being re-condensed, is terrified of Zhou Xuan's power and decides to seek the Great Dao itself for help.

Character Developments

• Zhou Xuan: Steps into the Eternal Master realm, demonstrating power that even the Heavenly Dao fears.
• Heavenly Dao Avatar: Experiences fear and desperation after being annihilated by Zhou Xuan, decides to seek the Great Dao for help.

Significant Themes

• Power and Fear: Zhou Xuan's power instills fear in the Heavenly Dao avatar, leading it to seek help from the Great Dao.
• Transcending Limits: Zhou Xuan transcends the Great Dao realm, demonstrating his unique status in the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xuan and the Heavenly Dao Avatar: Zhou Xuan's casual annihilation of the Heavenly Dao avatar leads to the latter's fear and desperation.
• Zhou Xuan and his disciples: The disciples are awestruck by Zhou Xuan's power and express their reverence and prostration.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Dao youth seeks help from the Great Dao, fearing Daoist Lingxuan's threat to its existence.
• The Great Dao appears, acknowledging Lingxuan's power as equal or surpassing his own.
• The Great Dao refuses to intervene, stating he "dares not" provoke Lingxuan.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Dao youth displays fear and desperation, realizing the severity of the threat posed by Lingxuan.
• The Great Dao reveals his limits and fears, showing he is not omnipotent or willing to interfere in this conflict.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its limits is explored, with the Great Dao's refusal to intervene highlighting the existence of forces beyond his control.
• The fear and desperation felt by the Heavenly Dao youth emphasizes the potential consequences of Lingxuan's actions.

Character Interactions

• The interaction between the Heavenly Dao youth and the Great Dao reveals the latter's reluctance to intervene, leaving the former to face the consequences of his actions alone.
• The Great Dao's fear of Lingxuan highlights the power imbalance between them, with Lingxuan's strength being on par or surpassing the Great Dao's.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Dao's avatar is terrified after realizing the consequences of provoking Ying Zheng (Sun Wukong), who is connected to powerful entities like Daoist Lingxuan and has a history of conflicts with the Heavenly Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao decides to abdicate and yield, summoning Hongjun to discuss important matters.
• In Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun receives the summons and assumes the Heavenly Dao is enraged and will intervene in the Primordial World's chaos.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Dao's avatar shows fear and indecision, revealing its vulnerability and lack of control over the situation.
• Hongjun maintains his arrogance and confidence in front of the Heavenly Dao but feels unease and uncertainty.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The Heavenly Dao's fear of Ying Zheng and his connections highlight the power dynamics between different entities in the Primordial World.
• Responsibility and Blame: Hongjun takes responsibility for the Primordial World's chaos, but the Heavenly Dao's reaction hints at a larger, unknown truth.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Dao's avatar and Hongjun interact, with the Heavenly Dao testing Hongjun's resolve and understanding of the situation.
• Hongjun interacts with the Saints, Heavenly Emperor, and Old Lord in Purple Heaven Palace, receiving their support and expectations for the Heavenly Dao's intervention.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Dao reveals it knows about Hongjun's plans to replace it.
• Instead of killing Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao decides to abdicate and make Hongjun the new Heavenly Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao gives Hongjun the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao Chessboard, which allows Hongjun to inherit its authority.
• Hongjun begins to refine the chessboard, absorbing its power and rapidly ascending through realms.
• However, a sudden backlash occurs, halting Hongjun's cultivation at the Late stage of Hunyuan Wuji Divine Venerable.

Character Developments

• Hongjun: Initially terrified of being exposed, he becomes overjoyed at the prospect of becoming the new Heavenly Dao. His cultivation rapidly increases but is then halted by a backlash.
• The Heavenly Dao: Reveals its weariness from ruling and decides to abdicate, showing a level of wisdom and foresight in choosing Hongjun as its successor.

Significant Themes

• Power and Responsibility: The Heavenly Dao's abdication highlights the burden of power and the responsibility that comes with it.
• Ambition and Consequences: Hongjun's ambition to replace the Heavenly Dao leads to unexpected consequences, both positive and negative.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Dao and Hongjun: Their interaction reveals the Heavenly Dao's awareness of Hongjun's plans and its decision to make him the successor, leading to a mix of fear, joy, and confusion in Hongjun.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun, after refining the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao chessboard, finds his cultivation stuck at the late stage of Hunyuan Wuji Divine Venerable due to unresolved karma from Demon Ancestor Luohu's self-destruction.
• Heavenly Dao reveals that it has abdicated its position, transferring control of the Primordial World to Hongjun.
• Hongjun, ecstatic about his newfound power, announces his rule over the Primordial World to his disciples and the world.

Character Developments

• Hongjun: Becomes the new ruler of the Primordial World after Heavenly Dao's abdication. His cultivation is stuck due to unresolved karma, but he remains confident and smug about his new role.
• Heavenly Dao: Abdicates its position to Hongjun, revealing that the chessboard Hongjun refined was only a shadow of the true Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao wheel. Heavenly Dao plans to seek forgiveness from Daoist Lingxuan.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: The chapter explores the transfer of power from Heavenly Dao to Hongjun, highlighting the consequences and responsibilities that come with it.
• Karma and Consequences: Hongjun's cultivation is hindered due to unresolved karma, emphasizing the theme of cause and effect in the story.
• Ambition and Its Costs: Heavenly Dao's abdication and Hongjun's new role raise questions about the price of ambition and the burden of power.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun and Heavenly Dao: Their interaction reveals Heavenly Dao's manipulation of Hongjun, as it foists the responsibility of the Primordial World onto him.
• Hongjun and His Disciples: Hongjun's announcement of his new role to his disciples showcases his smugness and confidence, while his disciples react with shock, disbelief, and fear.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun announces his inheritance of the Heavenly Dao lineage and his fourth sermon at the Purple Heaven Palace in a hundred years.
• The proclamation sparks a fervent response across the Primordial World, with countless cultivators rushing towards the Purple Heaven Palace.
• Major figures like Dabao Tathagata, Zhen Yuanzi, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Emperor Fengdu, Ancestor Styx, Six-Eared Macaque, and the Dragon Kings decide to attend the sermon.

Character Developments

• Hongjun asserts his new role as the inheritor of the Heavenly Dao lineage, displaying his power and influence.
• Characters like Dabao Tathagata, Zhen Yuanzi, and Emperor Fengdu show determination and resolve in their pursuit of the Great Dao and opportunities for Sainthood.
• Six-Eared Macaque and the Dragon Kings demonstrate their resolve to change their fates and fight for a better future.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of the Great Dao and Sainthood.
• The power dynamics and hierarchies within the Primordial World, with Saints at the apex.
• The struggle and determination of individuals to change their destinies.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun's proclamation unites the Primordial World, with major figures rushing to attend his sermon.
• Characters like Dabao Tathagata, Zhen Yuanzi, and Emperor Fengdu mobilize their respective forces to head to the Purple Heaven Palace.
• Six-Eared Macaque and the Dragon Kings make their decisions independently, showing their resolve and determination.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun, now the new Heavenly Dao, announces the fourth sermon and bestows the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao and Hongmeng Purple Qi to help Saints advance their cultivation and create new Saintly positions.
• Jieyin and Zhunti, representing the West, beg for more Saintly positions, which Hongjun grants, causing them to weep with joy.
• Haotian, Hongjun's attendant, asks for the opportunity to become a Saint, which Hongjun grants, placing him in the foremost position among the new Saints.
• In the Western Ox Continent, the white-haired youth, now the Heavenly Dao, kneels before Zhou Xuan, offering the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao Roulette in exchange for his life, but Zhou Xuan remains indifferent.

Character Developments

• Hongjun: Shows benevolence and compassion towards his disciples, granting them opportunities to advance their cultivation and become Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti: Display their desperation and lack of dignity, crying and begging for more Saintly positions, which Hongjun grants.
• Haotian: Shows eagerness and anticipation, asking Hongjun for the chance to become a Saint, which Hongjun grants.
• The white-haired youth (Heavenly Dao): Realizes the futility of his actions and the indifference of Zhou Xuan towards his offerings and pleas.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Heavenly Dao and the Saints, with Hongjun now holding the ultimate authority.
• The desperation and lack of dignity displayed by Jieyin and Zhunti, highlighting their single-minded pursuit of power and status.
• The indifference of Zhou Xuan towards the white-haired youth's offerings, emphasizing the importance of genuine remorse and understanding one's mistakes.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun interacts with his disciples, granting them opportunities to advance their cultivation and become Saints, showing benevolence and compassion.
• Jieyin and Zhunti interact with Hongjun, begging for more Saintly positions, displaying their desperation and lack of dignity.
• Haotian interacts with Hongjun, asking for the chance to become a Saint, showing eagerness and anticipation.
• The white-haired youth (Heavenly Dao) interacts with Zhou Xuan, offering the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao Roulette in exchange for his life, but Zhou Xuan remains indifferent.

Key Plot Points

+ Zhou Xuan confronts the Heavenly Dao, asking if it regrets its past actions.
+ The Heavenly Dao, now a white-haired youth, is overwhelmed and breaks down, admitting regret and only wanting to live.
+ Zhou Xuan remains calm and detached, stating that the Heavenly Dao's karma has nothing to do with him.

Character Developments

+ The Heavenly Dao, once arrogant and ambitious, is now desperate and remorseful, clinging to Zhou Xuan for survival.
+ Zhou Xuan remains composed and indifferent, showing no sympathy for the Heavenly Dao's plight.
+ Yang Mei, initially angry, comes to understand the Heavenly Dao's intervention saved him and settles their karma.
+ The Human Dao Incarnation, Beginning Qilin, Yuan Feng, and Ying Zheng all express their resentment and desire for revenge against the Heavenly Dao.

Significant Themes

+ Karma and consequences of past actions.
+ The fragility of power and the fall of the mighty.
+ Detachment and indifference to others' suffering.

Character Interactions

+ Zhou Xuan and the Heavenly Dao: Zhou Xuan's calm confrontation leads to the Heavenly Dao's breakdown and admission of regret.
+ Yang Mei and the Heavenly Dao: Yang Mei initially expresses anger but later understands and settles their karma.
+ The Human Dao Incarnation, Beginning Qilin, Yuan Feng, Ying Zheng, and the Heavenly Dao: They all express their desire for revenge against the Heavenly Dao.

• The Heavenly Dao avatar is cornered by Zhou Xuan's disciples: Human Dao youth, Beginning Qilin, First Yuan Feng, and Ying Zheng.
• The Heavenly Dao avatar, fearing Zhou Xuan's wrath, kneels and begs for mercy, shocking everyone with his cowardice.
• Zhou Xuan decides the Heavenly Dao avatar's punishment: he must teach Zhou Xuan's disciples all his cultivation methods, Dao comprehension, and Laws without reservation.
• The Heavenly Dao avatar accepts this punishment, becoming an instructor at the Lingxuan Dao Field.
• Zhou Xuan finds this outcome amusing and satisfying.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xuan, now invincible, decides to let the Heavenly Dao serve as a lecturer for his disciples.
• He strips the Heavenly Dao avatar of its Laws, causing it immense pain, and uses these Laws to empower his disciples.
• After a hundred years, Hongjun is about to begin his Fourth Sermon at Purple Heaven Palace, attracting countless Grand Unity Golden Immortals and other powerful beings.

Character Developments

• Zhou Xuan becomes invincible and decides to let the Heavenly Dao serve his disciples, showing his nonchalance and power.
• The Heavenly Dao avatar suffers greatly but submits to Zhou Xuan's will.
• Hongjun, unaware of Zhou Xuan's actions, prepares to give his Fourth Sermon, believing he controls everything.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of freedom and carefree existence as the ultimate goal of cultivation.
• The power dynamics between Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, and Zhou Xuan.
• The anticipation and reverence for Hongjun's Fourth Sermon among the Primordial World's inhabitants.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xuan interacts with the Heavenly Dao avatar, stripping it of its Laws to empower his disciples.
• Hongjun interacts with the Saints and powerful beings of the Primordial World, preparing to give his Fourth Sermon.
• The Saints and powerful beings gather at Purple Heaven Palace, awaiting Hongjun's sermon with reverence and anticipation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun delivers his fourth sermon, this time about the Path to Sainthood.
• He announces that seven more Heavenly Dao Saints will be added, and all cultivators present will receive a wisp of the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun selects Haotian, Jade Pool, Xuandu, and Dabao Tathagata to sit on the Saint cushions, giving them the opportunity to become Saints.

Character Developments

• Hongjun: He continues to grow in power and influence, replacing the Heavenly Dao and becoming nearly one with it. He demonstrates his generosity by bestowing the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao to all cultivators present.
• Haotian, Jade Pool, Xuandu, Dabao Tathagata: These characters are chosen by Hongjun to sit on the Saint cushions, indicating their potential to become Saints. This marks a significant step forward in their cultivation journey.

Significant Themes

• Pursuit of Power and Enlightenment: The cultivators' eagerness to become Saints or advance their cultivation reflects their relentless pursuit of power and enlightenment.
• Generosity and Reward: Hongjun's decision to bestow the Primordial Origin of Heavenly Dao to all cultivators present shows his generosity and willingness to reward those who listen to his teachings.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun and the Cultivators: Hongjun's interactions with the cultivators are marked by respect and awe. He addresses them with majesty and bestows them with great gifts.
• Cultivators Amongst Themselves: The cultivators interact with each other with a mix of envy, jealousy, and respect. They argue about who is the strongest but maintain a tacit understanding not to fight in the Purple Heaven Palace.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun announces that Dabao Tathagata, a Buddhist leader, can take the fourth cushion to become a Saint.
• True Lord Jade Cauldron, a Chan Sect immortal, is chosen for the fifth cushion.
• Great Sun Tathagata (Daoist Lu Ya) is selected for the sixth cushion.
• Ancestor Styx, Zhen Yuanzi, Ancient Buddha Dipankara, and others vie for the last Saint opportunity, arguing and recommending themselves.

Character Developments

• Dabao Tathagata shows composure and acceptance of his Saint opportunity.
• True Lord Jade Cauldron initially surprised but accepts his Saint opportunity humbly.
• Ancestor Styx displays impatience and heavy killing intent, which Hongjun disapproves of.
• Zhen Yuanzi, Ancient Buddha Dipankara, and others show desperation and anxiety to become the last Saint.

Significant Themes

• Balance and Fairness: Hongjun aims to maintain balance among the Saints from different sects.
• Desperation for Power: The powerhouses' intense desire to become the last Saint reveals their ambition and desperation.
• Humility and Pride: Some characters, like True Lord Jade Cauldron, show humility, while others, like Ancestor Styx, display excessive pride.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun interacts with each chosen Saint, announcing their selection and acknowledging their merits.
• The powerhouses interact with each other through arguments and recommendations, displaying their desperation and ambition.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun convenes powerful beings to decide the last Saint position.
• Zhen Yuanzi, Ancestor of Earth Immortals, is chosen as the final Saint.
• The newly promoted Saints are: Haotian, Jade Pool, Xuandu, Dabao Tathagata, True Lord Jade Cauldron, Great Sun Tathagata, and Zhen Yuanzi.
• The Six-Eared Macaque objects to the decision, feeling unjustly excluded.

Character Developments

• Zhen Yuanzi: Shows humility and gratitude upon receiving the Saint position.
• The Six-Eared Macaque: Demonstrates defiance and indignation at being left out.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and recognition among cultivators.
• The importance of connections and favoritism in achieving high status.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun: Acts as the ultimate authority, deciding the Saint positions and suppressing dissent.
• Zhen Yuanzi: Accepts the Saint position with humility and gratitude.
• The Six-Eared Macaque: Challenges Hongjun's decision, expressing his indignation and desire for recognition.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Six-Eared Macaque, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, defies expectations by entering the Purple Heaven Palace within the hundred-year deadline, using the Somersault Cloud Divine Ability.
• He boldly declares his intention to contend for the opportunity to become a Saint, despite his low cultivation level.
• The assembled immortals, mostly Grand Perfection Quasi-Saints, mock and ridicule the Six-Eared Macaque for his audacity.
• Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor, reprimands the immortals for their disrespect and acknowledges the Six-Eared Macaque's defiance.

Character Developments

• The Six-Eared Macaque: Shows determination, courage, and defiance in the face of adversity. He refuses to be deterred by his low cultivation level and the mockery of others.
• Hongjun: Demonstrates his authority and majesty as the Dao Ancestor. He shows no anger but commands respect and fear from the powerful beings present.

Significant Themes

• Defiance and determination in the face of overwhelming odds.
• The struggle between the powerful and the underdog.
• The importance of courage and action in pursuing one's goals.

Character Interactions

• The Six-Eared Macaque vs. the assembled immortals: The Six-Eared Macaque stands alone against the ridicule and mockery of the powerful beings present. He refuses to back down, even in the face of their scorn.
• Hongjun vs. the Six-Eared Macaque: Hongjun acknowledges the Six-Eared Macaque's defiance and reprimands the other immortals for their disrespect, showing that he values courage and determination.