Chapter Summaries

The Nether Mosquito entered Chaos to temper his body while Styx considered the growing threat posed by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. Styx decided to cultivate in seclusion, relying on the Virtual God Realm and Styx Realm to strengthen himself before their conflict.

• The Nether Mosquito spotted two sorrowful Innate Divine Beings he suspected were the West's brothers, then entered Chaos without a defensive Spiritual Treasure.
• The Nether Mosquito crushed and devoured Chaos Qi with whirlpools, tempering his body and mana as he crossed Chaos.
• Moved by the beings who braved Chaos in pursuit of the Dao, Styx decided to enter seclusion and improve his cultivation.
• Styx considered how the Heavenly Dao was rapidly empowering Hongjun and feared Hongjun might secretly threaten the Blood Sea's Merit.
• Styx took confidence from the Virtual God Realm and Styx Realm, which accelerated his cultivation and gave him time to prepare for Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun and Styx went to investigate the Heavenly Demon Realm after it unleashed demonic energy across the Great Wilderness. Styx realized that Rahu’s remnant thought had merged with the Heavenly Demon Pagoda’s spirit, creating the realm’s lord, who was on the verge of becoming a Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

• After losing to Yang Mei, Hongjun returned to the Purple Cloud Palace and waited to give his sermon.
• The Heavenly Demon Realm erupted with demonic energy, contaminating countless beings and stirring the Demonic Path across the Great Wilderness.
• Hongjun headed for the Heavenly Demon Realm, while Styx left the Blood Sea to investigate the disturbance.
• Styx arrived to find Hongjun and Yang Mei already there, then observed a figure resembling Rahu attaining the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm.
• Styx deduced that Rahu’s remnant thought had fused with the Heavenly Demon Pagoda’s spirit, making it the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm and granting it rapid cultivation.

The Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm attained the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm, while Hongjun mistook him for Rahu and resented the growing number of powerful rivals. Hongjun suppressed the Lord’s expanding aura within the Heavenly Demon Realm, leaving Minghe and Yang Mei amused and their side with a new ally.

• Minghe and Yang Mei watched the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm attain the Dao, while Hongjun suspected that he was Rahu using the Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell technique.
• Hongjun grew angry that Yang Mei, Minghe, and the suspected Rahu had attained or were approaching the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm while he was a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• The Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm broke through to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm, and his aura began to spread beyond the Heavenly Demon Realm.
• Hongjun borrowed the Heavenly Dao’s power to suppress the Lord’s aura within the Heavenly Demon Realm so it would not reach the Great Wilderness.
• Minghe and Yang Mei watched Hongjun’s frustration with amusement and recognized the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm as a new ally.

After the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm attained Dao, Styx returned to his dojo and used his observations to refine the World Bead anew. The treasure’s feedback made Styx feel on the verge of a major breakthrough as he entered the Styx Realm to receive it.

• The Lord of the Heavenly Demon Realm stabilized his new cultivation while wondering why he was entangled in Karma with Styx.
• Styx, Yang Mei, and Hongjun departed, with Hongjun warning the newly ascended Lord before returning to the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Styx secluded himself and gained new insights into the World Attain Dao Method by observing the Lord’s breakthrough.
• Styx refined the World Bead using World Attain Dao and Natal Dao Treasure Attain Dao, making it part of his strength.
• Styx entered the Styx Realm to receive the World Bead’s nourishing feedback, sensing it could bring more than a one-realm breakthrough.

Innate Divine Beings gathered outside Purple Cloud Palace before Hongjun’s preaching, where tensions rose between Di Jun and Tai Yi’s faction and East King Duke’s group. Hong Yun intervened to mediate, and the factions separated, while Nether Mosquito decided not to warn him about the danger of his meddling.

• Sanqing, Nuwa, Fuxi, and others arrived first outside Purple Cloud Palace, followed by Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, then Kunpeng, Nether Mosquito, Houtu, and others.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi arrived with their followers, and East King Duke’s group soon followed, making the gathering hostile because of their growing conflicts.
• Tai Yi took out the Chaos Bell after a few verbal exchanges, but Di Jun restrained him from attacking.
• Hong Yun ignored Zhen Yuanzi’s attempts to stop him and stepped in to mediate, while Zhen Yuanzi followed behind apologizing to the gathered beings.
• The two factions separated and resumed regulating their breaths, and Zhen Yuanzi pulled Hong Yun aside to lecture him.
• Nether Mosquito judged Hong Yun’s meddling dangerous and decided not to warn him, choosing instead to watch from a distance.

As more Innate Divine Beings gathered Outside Purple Cloud Palace, the Nether Mosquito invited Kunpeng and other cultivators to visit the Blood Sea after the Dao lecture. Queen Mother of the West joined their discussion to avoid East King Duke, and the group agreed to let her stay.

• Kunpeng approached Houtu and the Nether Mosquito to ask about Styx, whose reputation for creating the Dao Preaching Stele had reached many cultivators.
• The Nether Mosquito invited Kunpeng to visit the Blood Sea after the lecture, where Styx could answer his questions.
• Nuwa, Fuxi, Sanqing, Zhen Yuanzi, and others joined the group’s discussion of the Dao and agreed to visit the Blood Sea afterward.
• Queen Mother of the West avoided East King Duke by joining the Nether Mosquito’s group, and the others accepted her presence.

Haotian and Yaochi opened Purple Cloud Palace for Hongjun’s Dao lecture, and the arriving Innate Divine Beings entered to find six distinguished front-row seats. Sanqing, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Kunpeng claimed them, while the others found seats elsewhere as the palace filled.

• Haotian and Yaochi announced that Hongjun’s Dao lecture was beginning and invited the gathered Daoists into Purple Cloud Palace.
• The Innate Divine Beings entered the vast palace and noticed six purple Pu Tuo arranged before Hongjun’s Cloud Bed.
• Sanqing and Nuwa sensed an attraction to the six seats and took four of them, while Fuxi sat behind Nuwa.
• Hong Yun and Kunpeng followed and claimed the remaining two seats; Zhen Yuanzi, Houtu, Nether Mosquito, and Queen Mother of the West sat nearby.
• Di Jun and East King Duke exchanged cold glances, then placed their subordinates in the front rows while East King Duke sat near Queen Mother of the West.
• The remaining Innate Divine Beings found seats, and Purple Cloud Palace filled almost completely.

Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at Purple Cloud Palace just before its gates closed, after being caught in a Chaos Storm. They spotted the six occupied purple seats and began plotting to claim an opportunity by persuading Hong Yun to give up his seat.

• Haotian and Yaochi prepared to close Purple Cloud Palace after seeing no one else outside.
• Jieyin and Zhunti rushed into the palace in tattered Dharma Robes, surprising Nether Mosquito with their late and battered arrival.
• Jieyin and Zhunti recalled their difficult life in the West, their discovery of the Eastern Continent's abundant resources, and the Chaos Storm that delayed them.
• Jieyin and Zhunti suspected the six purple Pu Tuo held the opportunity promised by their senior and chose Hong Yun as the person they might persuade to yield his seat.
• Haotian and Yaochi confirmed no one else was coming and shut the palace gates.

Jieyin and Zhunti tricked Hong Yun into surrendering his front seat, while Nether Mosquito realized an eerie aura in the Pu Tuo had amplified Hong Yun’s compassion. The Western Duo then turned their attention to Kunpeng, planning to take his seat next.

• Jieyin and Zhunti pleaded that they needed front seats to fulfill the hopes of the Western Living Beings, and threatened to die in Purple Cloud Palace.
• Hong Yun ignored Zhen Yuanzi’s attempts to stop him and gave his seat to the Western Duo; Jieyin immediately sat down.
• Hong Yun felt dazed and bereft, while Zhen Yuanzi sighed and the other Innate Divine Beings stared at Hong Yun in disbelief.
• Nether Mosquito noticed an eerie aura in Hong Yun’s Pu Tuo had magnified his compassion, and suspected the One Who Plays with the Three Corpses Dao was responsible.
• Jieyin and Zhunti ruled out taking seats from the Sanqing brothers or Nuwa, then chose Kunpeng as their next target.

Zhunti tried to drive Kunpeng from the foremost seat in Purple Cloud Palace, rallying Di Jun, Tai Yi, and East King Duke against him. Kunpeng unleashed his power and silenced them, while Jieyin apologized on Zhunti’s behalf; Kunpeng let the matter rest for now but resolved to settle the score later.

• Zhunti insulted Kunpeng and demanded that he give up his seat, while Jade Purity Yuanshi suppressed a sudden surge of malice with help from Taiqing Lao Tzu.
• Zhunti invoked Di Jun, Tai Yi, and East King Duke to argue that Kunpeng had no right to sit in the front row, and their followers joined the clamor.
• Kunpeng revealed his overwhelming aura and the visions of a Kun Fish, a Peng bird, and Tongtian Jianmu, silencing the assembly.
• Kunpeng challenged Zhunti, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and East King Duke to fight him to the death, and they backed down.
• Jieyin apologized for Zhunti, and Kunpeng withdrew his aura while privately vowing to settle the matter another day.

Hongjun appeared in Purple Cloud Palace to begin preaching the Dao, and his overwhelming presence filled the gathered Innate Divine Beings with awe. He noticed Kunpeng on the final cushion and the Nether Mosquito among the assembly, then judged that the unexpected seating arrangement could still be remedied.

• Haotian and Yaochi rang the Cloud Bell, summoning the Innate Divine Beings’ attention to the Cloud Bed.
• Hongjun appeared without a trace by using Heavenly Dao Power to wield Space Law, and the Nether Mosquito recognized his method.
• The Innate Divine Beings were awed by Hongjun’s aura and lowered their heads when he opened his eyes.
• Hongjun saw Jieyin and Zhunti sharing a cushion, Kunpeng on the last cushion, and the Nether Mosquito behind the assembly.
• Hongjun recalled his arrangements to drive Hong Yun and Kunpeng from their cushions and decided the situation could still be remedied.

Hongjun began preaching the Dao in Purple Cloud Palace, and the Innate Divine Beings spent an Eon immersed in his teachings. The chapter ended with the sermon’s conclusion and the Heavenly Dao’s will withdrawing from Hongjun.

• Hongjun gave Zhunti a seat beside Kunpeng, fixed the attendees’ positions, and began preaching the Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao used Hongjun’s sermon to explain cultivation from Earth Immortal to Da Luo Golden Immortal, while golden lotuses and spiritual energy filled Purple Cloud Palace.
• The Innate Divine Beings absorbed the teachings as the Heavenly Dao reshaped their foundations to align more closely with it.
• Houtu, Nuwa, Fuxi, and the Nether Mosquito kept strands of consciousness apart from their immersion and selectively compared the sermon with their own paths.
• After an Eon, Hongjun stopped preaching, and a peal of the Bell awakened the listeners, who thanked him.
• The Heavenly Dao’s will withdrew from Hongjun, who sensed that his Fortune had increased and his understanding of the Heavenly Dao had deepened.

Hongjun appointed East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West as the Heads of Male and Female Immortals, giving them powerful spiritual treasures. After Hongjun announced that the Second Lecture would begin in a hundred eons, he vanished from Purple Cloud Palace.

• Di Jun and East King Duke both offered to help Hongjun govern the Great Wilderness.
• Hongjun named East King Duke the Head of Male Immortals and bestowed the Nine Dragon Golden Staff upon him.
• East King Duke called Hongjun Dao Ancestor, gaining Hongjun’s approval while risking Karma by spreading the title among the gathered immortals.
• Hongjun named Queen Mother of the West the Head of Female Immortals and bestowed the Kunlun Mirror upon her.
• Queen Mother of the West accepted the appointment but resolved to enter seclusion after returning to the Great Wilderness.
• Hongjun announced that the Second Lecture would begin after a hundred eons, then vanished as the assembled immortals bowed farewell.

After Hongjun’s sermon, East King Duke gained supporters while Di Jun and Tai Yi withdrew, and Nether Mosquito gathered a group of powerful beings to visit the Blood Sea. Hong Yun declined to join, leaving Nether Mosquito concerned that Hong Yun remained fated to fall because the Western Duo’s schemes and unresolved Karma still threatened him.

• The Innate Divine Beings left Purple Cloud Palace, and many joined East King Duke after Hongjun appointed him Head of Male Immortals.
• Di Jun stopped Tai Yi from attacking East King Duke and led their faction into the Chaos Qi.
• Nether Mosquito observed that Houtu’s Nascent Soul had advanced to the Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm and that the others had benefited from the sermon.
• Kunpeng, Nuwa, Fuxi, Houtu, Queen Mother of the West, and Sanqing agreed to accompany Nether Mosquito to the Blood Sea.
• Zhen Yuanzi declined the invitation so he could take the distracted Hong Yun back to Wuzhuang Temple, while Nether Mosquito suspected Hong Yun’s fate remained tied to the Western Duo’s schemes.
• Nether Mosquito and the others entered the Chaos together on their way to the Blood Sea.

The Nether Mosquito realized that the Innate Gourd Vine could help stabilize Zhou Mountain, so Styx intervened before its gourds were claimed. With Pangu Will's approval, Styx and the Ancestral Witches restored the vine's origins and transformed it into Zhou Mountain's guardian vine.

• The Nether Mosquito recalled the Innate Gourd Vine and suspected its presence on Zhou Mountain was meant to help stabilize the mountain.
• Styx sent his eight Earth Vein Incarnations and his Pangu Hall Incarnation with the Eleven Ancestor Witches to locate the emerging vine.
• Styx's Incarnation nourished the nearly exhausted vine with Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, then asked Pangu for permission to make it Zhou Mountain's guardian vine.
• Pangu Will approved, and Styx's Incarnation, the Earth Vein Incarnations, and the Eleven Ancestor Witches helped the vine reclaim the origins of its seven gourds.
• The restored Chaos Spiritual Root grew roots deep into the earth and wrapped its vines around Zhou Mountain's main peak, becoming its first line of defense.

The Nether Mosquito led Sanqing, Nuwa, and the others to the Blood Sea after the Chaos Gourd Vine’s growth cost them an opportunity they could not identify. They discovered the Blood Sea’s life-giving nature and entered the extraordinary Blood God Realm.

• The Styx Incarnation and the Eleven Ancestor Witches watched as the Eight Earth Vein Incarnations helped the Chaos Gourd Vine grow.
• Sanqing, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Tai Yi felt that they had lost an opportunity, but Sanqing and Nuwa could not divine its cause because the Mount Buzhou Will and the vine concealed it.
• The Nether Mosquito led Sanqing, Nuwa, and the others to the Blood Sea, where they found pure Blood Qi and saw residual spirits vanish upon arrival.
• The Nether Mosquito opened a passage into the Blood God Realm and brought the group beneath the Great Red Robe Mother Trees.
• The group surveyed the Blood God Realm, discovering a vast world filled with spiritual herbs, Spiritual Roots, and Plant Spirits.

The Nether Mosquito hosted the visiting Innate Divine Beings in the Blood Sea and explained why the Heavenly Dao was blocking their breakthroughs to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm. He revealed that Hongjun’s Three Corpses Dao was meant to replace Law Attainment Dao and help Hongjun Merge with Dao.

• The Nether Mosquito welcomed the visitors with rare spiritual fruits, Merit-infused wine, and Enlightenment Tea, then joined them in discussing the Dao.
• Kunpeng asked why he had not reached the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm despite evolving a Great World according to Styx’s inheritance.
• The Nether Mosquito said the Heavenly Dao was suppressing Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals to help Hongjun Merge with Dao and cut off the path to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm.
• The Nether Mosquito explained that orthodox cultivators entrusted a Dao Seed to the Heavenly Dao River to comprehend laws, while the Three Corpses Dao would divert Fortune to Hongjun.
• The Nether Mosquito warned that Hongjun would not reveal the complete Three Corpses Method and said most beings who attained sainthood through Primordial Violet Qi or Merit had gained only a Saint Position.

Nether Mosquito explained the hidden risks of Primordial Violet Qi and the Three Corpses Dao, then answered Queen Mother of the West, Kunpeng, and Jade Purity Yuanshi’s questions about possible schemes. The group left shaken by how their fortunes and choices had been manipulated.

• Nether Mosquito warned that Primordial Violet Qi could forcibly raise cultivators to Sainthood while binding their progress to the Heavenly Dao, and he explained the risks and difficulties of the Three Corpses Dao.
• Queen Mother of the West asked about her role as Head of Female Immortals and East King Duke’s address of Dao Ancestor, and Nether Mosquito advised her to act cautiously while saying Hongjun would protect East King Duke for now.
• Kunpeng asked whether the cushion had been part of a scheme, and Jade Purity Yuanshi described what he had sensed about it.
• Nether Mosquito said the cushion could have stripped Kunpeng’s Fortune and muddled his spiritual awareness, while Yuanshi’s blessings had helped him resist its influence.
• Kunpeng and Jade Purity Yuanshi felt lingering fear and grew more hostile toward Jieyin and Zhunti as everyone reflected on Nether Mosquito’s warnings.

Styx met with Nuwa, Houtu, Fuxi, Sanqing, and the others after breaking through to the fifth level of the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm. He detected that Taiqing’s origin carried the auras of Yuanshi and Tongtian, leaving Taiqing unable to respond.

• The Nether Mosquito invited Kunpeng, Sanqing, Queen Mother of the West, and the others to accompany Nuwa, Houtu, and Fuxi to see Styx.
• Styx received the group at his seclusion and displayed an aura that astonished Sanqing and the others.
• Nuwa, Fuxi, and Houtu greeted Styx as their senior or brother, surprising Sanqing and the others.
• Houtu asked Styx how he had been, and he told her to wait to the side.
• Styx examined Taiqing and said his origin was more complete than those of Yuanshi and Tongtian and carried both of their auras.

Styx urged Taiqing to reveal the secret behind the two strands of his brothers’ Origin, warning that concealing it could eventually divide the Sanqing. Taiqing let Yuanshi and Tongtian examine the truth, and the brothers learned how the Origins had fused and understood he had not taken them deliberately.

• Styx warned Taiqing that someone might uncover the secret and drive the Sanqing apart.
• Taiqing apologized to Yuanshi and Tongtian, then revealed the two strands of their Origin within his own.
• Taiqing proposed merging their Nascent Souls and removing his restrictions so his brothers could see the secret themselves.
• As the Sanqing merged their Nascent Souls, Styx sensed the aura of Father God Pangu within them.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian learned that their Origins had accidentally fused during the Fierce Beast Kalpa and that Taiqing had been unable to return the strands without destroying his future.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian understood Taiqing was not to blame, and the resentment between the brothers eased.