Chapter Summaries

Styx explained the risks of the Severing Three Corpses Method, warning that it could distort a cultivator's personality and deepen conflict between the Sanqing. He then revealed that Taiqing was unusually suited to the method because Yuanshi and Tongtian's origins had become compatible vessels, leaving the Sanqing unsettled by the prospect that Taiqing might use their origins to attain the Dao.

• Taiqing asked Styx whether the loss of two strands of origin had harmed Yuanshi and Tongtian, and Styx said Merit of Opening the Heavens had restored them.
• Styx warned the Sanqing that severing emotions could turn differences in their Dao into bitter enmity, and said the same flaw affected the Three Corpses Dao generally.
• The Sanqing resolved to avoid the method if another path existed, but Styx said Taiqing was exceptionally suited to it.
• Styx explained that Yuanshi and Tongtian's origins had regained vitality through Taiqing's Grand Pure Origin and could serve as vessels for his Three Corpses.
• Styx said that uniting the Three Corpses could let Taiqing manifest Pangu Primordial Spirit's power, break through the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal boundary, and connect with the Great Dao.

Styx explained the Sanqing’s potential cultivation path, warned everyone not to harm the Great Wilderness, and revealed two alternative Dao Proving Methods. Kunpeng joined Styx’s sect as his third disciple, while Sanqing and Queen Mother of the West left to reflect on Styx’s teachings.

• Styx advised Sanqing to unite the three Spiritual Treasures transformed from the Creation Green Lotus and warned the assembled cultivators not to damage the Great Wilderness.
• Queen Mother of the West asked about other Dao Proving Methods, and Styx described World Attain Dao and Natal Artifact Attain Dao, which were recorded in the Dao Preaching Stele.
• Kunpeng revealed that he had received the World Attain Dao method and asked Styx to accept him as a disciple.
• Styx accepted Kunpeng as his third disciple and named Fuxi and Nuwa as Kunpeng’s senior brother and senior sister.
• Styx told Sanqing and Queen Mother of the West to follow their own hearts, then sent them away after advising them to develop their own insights.

Styx arranged cultivation resources and guidance for Nuwa, Houtu, Fuxi, and Kunpeng, then traveled to the Starry Sky to assist Wangshu as she prepared to attain the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm. He concluded that the Heavenly Dao could not interrupt her breakthrough while she remained protected by the Moon Star.

• Styx gave Nuwa and Kunpeng the Blood Scripture Projection, guided Nuwa to observe Wood Spirit, and sent Houtu into the Styx Realm to study the Samsara Law.
• Styx let Fuxi begin refining a Natal Dao Treasure and gave Kunpeng spiritual roots, tree branches, and a Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus.
• Styx arranged for Plum Orchid Bamboo Chrysanthemum and the others to awaken before Hongjun's Second Lecture, then left the Blood Sea for the Starry Sky.
• Wangshu asked Styx to protect her as she prepared to attain the Dao, fearing the Heavenly Dao might interfere with her breakthrough.
• Styx reasoned that the Moon Star's Lunar Formation, Wangshu's accumulated Merit, and her freedom from Karma would keep the Heavenly Dao from interrupting her attainment.

Wangshu successfully attained the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm on the Moon Star, and Hongjun imposed limits on her interference in the Great Wilderness. Minghe and Yang Mei welcomed her and later discussed the Dao with her as Xi He and Changxi received gifts.

• Minghe, Yang Mei, and Hongjun waited outside the Moon Star while Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao to conceal Wangshu’s breakthrough and contain its pressure.
• Wangshu successfully attained the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm, and the Heavenly Dao Eye appeared briefly before vanishing.
• Wangshu greeted the three visitors, and Hongjun decreed that she could remain in the Great Wilderness but could not casually interfere in its affairs.
• After Hongjun returned to Purple Cloud Palace, Minghe introduced Wangshu to Yang Mei, and Wangshu welcomed them both onto the Moon Star.
• Xi He and Changxi greeted the visitors, received Dao-proving methods from Minghe and protective willow branches from Yang Mei, then served osmanthus wine as the three visitors began discussing the Dao.

Styx discussed the Dao with Wangshu and Yang Mei, then visited his Ziwei Clone and inspected its Star Dou Great Array and growing Star Realm. The Ziwei Clone planned to merge the completed Star Realm into the Thirty-six Heavens and use its control over them to become more powerful than a Heavenly Emperor.

• Styx exchanged Dao insights with Wangshu and Yang Mei, helping them refine their cultivation plans while learning about the Taiyin and Space Laws.
• Changxi and Xi He absorbed the Dao Resonance during the discussion, though Heavenly Dao restrictions prevented them from advancing.
• After bidding farewell to Wangshu and Yang Mei, Styx traveled to the hidden Primordial Stars and entered the Star Dou Great Array.
• Styx saw that his Ziwei Clone had formed a Star Realm, where the True Spirits from the Investiture of the Gods could cultivate, die, and be resurrected.
• The Ziwei Clone planned to join the completed Star Realm to the Thirty-six Heavens and retain control over them through their shared origin.

East King Duke established the Immortal Court with Heavenly Dao approval, prompting Di Jun and Tai Yi to found the Monster Race as a rival power. Both factions gained merit and strengthened their forces, leaving the Great Wilderness in a brief calm.

• East King Duke recruited Innate Divine Beings and expanded his influence, while Di Jun and Tai Yi gathered forces unwilling to submit to him.
• East King Duke established the Immortal Court on Purple Mansion Continent and became its Immortal Emperor after the Heavenly Dao approved it.
• The Immortal Court received merit, which East King Duke, its officials, and the Nine Dragon Golden Staff divided among themselves.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi established the Monster Race in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, naming Di Jun the Yao Emperor and Tai Yi the Eastern Emperor.
• The Heavenly Dao approved the Monster Race, and merit strengthened its leaders, followers, and Chaos Bell.
• The Immortal Court and Monster Race consolidated their gains, and the Great Wilderness entered a brief period of calm.

The Witch Clan was established and helped complete the Great Wilderness Teleportation Array, while Dream Spirit spread Primordial World Mobile Phones across the land. After receiving Merit for their work, Plum Orchid Bamboo Chrysanthemum and Dijiang entered closed-door cultivation.

• The Twelve Ancestor Witches swore an oath at Zhou Mountain, established the Witch Clan, and gathered its Luck upon Dijiang.
• The Great Dao and Heavenly Dao bestowed Merit, and Pangu's essence blood caused the Blood Pool to produce more Witch Clan members.
• The Witch Clan helped the Styx Incarnation clear Earth veins and used Bloodline Refinement methods and Spirit Fruits to strengthen its bloodlines.
• Dijiang and his clansmen assisted Plum Orchid Bamboo Chrysanthemum in completing the Primordial World Teleportation Array across the Great Wilderness.
• Dream Spirit used the array's deployment to spread Primordial World Mobile Phones, enabling communication and Video Calls through the Virtual God Realm.
• Plum Orchid Bamboo Chrysanthemum returned to the Blood God Realm to cultivate, while Dijiang returned to Pangu Hall to cultivate with the Witch Clan Luck gathered upon him.

Dream Spirit, Pixiu, and Bai Ze advanced token communications and commerce in the Blood Sea as the Second Lecture approached. Fuxi, Nuwa, Kunpeng, Houtu, and others arrived Outside Purple Cloud Palace, where Nether Mosquito saw two hostile groups of Innate Divine Beings facing off.

• Dream Spirit, Pixiu, and Bai Ze developed online shopping, Spirit Coin transfers, and spatial item teleportation through the tokens.
• Pixiu and Bai Ze expanded the Way of Trade, establishing banks, auction houses, and merchant caravans while rising to the Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng left the Blood Sea for Purple Cloud Palace with Nether Mosquito, and Houtu concealed herself with Pangu Hall's aura before following.
• Nether Mosquito's group greeted Sanqing, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, and the others Outside Purple Cloud Palace, where Houtu also arrived.
• As more attendees gathered, Nether Mosquito noticed unfamiliar faces, absent acquaintances, and two murderous groups of Innate Divine Beings confronting each other.

East King Duke and Di Jun clashed outside Purple Cloud Palace before entering for Hongjun’s second lecture. Hongjun explained three methods of attaining the Dao, leaving the assembled beings to consider which path they might pursue.

• East King Duke accused Di Jun and Tai Yi of defying the Dao Ancestor by forming the Monster Race, and Di Jun blamed East King Duke for forcing the Myriad Races to unite.
• Haotian and Yaochi opened Purple Cloud Palace, and East King Duke and Di Jun led their factions inside.
• Hongjun appeared and used Heavenly Dao Power to seat the gathered Innate Divine Beings before beginning his lecture on cultivation beyond Da Luo Golden Immortal.
• Hongjun described Attaining Dao by Force, Severing Three Corpses, and Merit Attainment as the three paths to attain the Dao.
• The listeners considered the three methods, while Nether Mosquito recognized that Hongjun had misrepresented Pangu’s pursuit of the Great Dao.

Hongjun taught the Severing Three Corpses Method during his second lecture, and East King Duke and Di Jun broke through to the Early Quasi-Saint Stage. After Hongjun announced that the third lecture would begin in a hundred eons, Nether Mosquito and the others returned to their dojos, while the Great Wilderness faced growing tensions.

• East King Duke asked Hongjun how to sever the Three Corpses, and Hongjun explained the method and its stages of cultivation.
• Nether Mosquito deepened his understanding of the method, while Taiqing and others who knew secrets from the Blood Sea suppressed their breakthroughs in Purple Cloud Palace.
• East King Duke used the Nine Dragon Golden Staff and his Merit to sever his Good Corpse and reach the Early Quasi-Saint Stage.
• Di Jun used the River Diagram and his Merit to sever his Good Corpse and reach the Early Quasi-Saint Stage, while Tai Yi could not use the Chaos Bell because he had not fully refined it.
• Hongjun announced that the third lecture would begin in a hundred eons and vanished from Purple Cloud Palace.
• East King Duke and Di Jun left with their subordinates, and Nether Mosquito gave instructions to Nuwa, Kunpeng, and the others before they returned to their dojos.

After returning to Kunlun Mountain, Sanqing and the siblings Nuwa and Fuxi advanced their cultivation using the methods they had learned, each establishing a path tied to a spiritual treasure or law. The chapter ended with Taiqing, Yuqing, Shangqing, Nuwa, and Fuxi all reaching new breakthroughs.

• Taiqing severed his Good Thought with a wisp of Yuqing Origin, creating a Zhenyuanzi and reaching the Early Quasi-Saint Stage.
• Yuqing severed his Good Corpse with the Coiled Dragon Flat Crutch and also reached the Early Quasi-Saint Stage.
• Taiqing and Shangqing gave Yuqing spiritual treasures, while Taiqing gave Shangqing the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda for protection.
• Shangqing used the pagoda, the Immortal Apricot, and his Sword Dao Law to create a Sword Realm and break through to the Early-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.
• Nuwa placed her Dao Seed in the Creation Green Lotus and broke through to the Early-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal through the Law of Creation.
• Fuxi incorporated the Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven into the Fuxi Qin, opened a world through Bagua Music Theory, and reached the Early-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

Houtu, Dijiang, Kunpeng, and many other Great Wilderness cultivators broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm as the two great factions recruited new powerhouses. With fifty Eons remaining before the Three Sermons, Ziwei Clone followed a pull to the Summit of Zhou Mountain and discovered the fully evolved Thirty-six Heavens, which was about to emerge.

• Houtu and the Twelve Ancestor Witches entered secluded cultivation, and all twelve broke through to the early-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm.
• Kunpeng returned to the North Sea, broke through to the early-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm, and continued developing his Postnatal Dao Script.
• Many Peak Daluo Golden Immortals across the Great Wilderness advanced to the Quasi-Saint level, and the Monster Race and Immortal Court recruited them into their factions.
• Candle Dragon led part of the Dragon Clan's powerful members into an alliance with the Immortal Court in exchange for help washing away the clan's accumulated Karma.
• Ziwei Clone followed a pull to the place where the Nine Heavens Gang Layer had been and discovered the fully evolved Thirty-six Heavens before its emergence.

The Ziwei Clone discovered the immense World Origin within the Thirty-six Heavens and decided to merge the Star Realm with them instead of letting the Monster Race claim them. He established the Thirty-six Heavens as the Heavenly Realm and was recognized as the Great Wilderness’s Heavenly Emperor, while the Heavenly Dao arrived too late to stop him.

• The Ziwei Clone explored the Thirty-six Heavens and found that their merged World Origin was vast enough to overturn his original plan.
• The Ziwei Clone and Styx joined forces to send the Star Realm into the core of the Thirty-six Heavens and begin refining it.
• The Ziwei Clone prayed to establish the Thirty-six Heavens as the Heavenly Realm and claim the position of Heavenly Emperor.
• The Great Dao approved the Ziwei Clone’s declaration, and merit and the Heavenly Emperor fruit position descended upon him.
• The Heavenly Dao’s Giant Eye arrived late, warned the Ziwei Clone, and departed after leaving behind merit.

Styx wondered whether the Great Wilderness Heavenly Dao was a powerful being from Chaos, then resumed refining the Thirty-six Heavens. At Zhou Mountain, the Chaos Gourd Vine drove away Di Jun and East King Duke’s forces, leaving the Heavenly Dao troubled by another power beyond its control.

• Styx suspected the Great Wilderness Heavenly Dao had a strong will of its own and might be an old monster from Chaos, but resolved to grow strong enough to face it.
• Styx hid the Thirty-six Heavens again and continued refining the Star Realm and the heavens while the Star Dou Great Array replenished them.
• Di Jun and East King Duke brought their forces to Zhou Mountain, seeking to reach the Heavenly Court, but found the Witch Clan absent.
• The Chaos Gourd Vine stopped both forces from entering Zhou Mountain and drove them away, drawing on its restored Chaos Spiritual Root power and the strength of the earth veins.
• The Heavenly Dao Eye watched the Gourd Vine repel the two groups and felt helpless as more forces escaped its control.

The Immortal Court and Monster Race began a Great Wilderness-wide war as both factions sought Fortune to challenge the Ziwei Imperial Sovereign. Styx’s Incarnation halted the fighting and ordered them to keep the peace for one thousand Eons, leaving the name Heavenly Venerate Styx known and feared throughout the Great Wilderness.

• After hearing the Ziwei Clone’s Dao Sound, Di Jun and East King Duke recognized the urgency of their contest and began fighting near Zhou Mountain.
• The Immortal Court and Monster Race fought to a stalemate among their leaders and formations as the conflict spread across the Great Wilderness and Calamity Qi rose.
• With Hongjun making no move, Styx’s Incarnation drew on Earth Vein Power and suppressed both armies with the might of Heavenly Venerate Styx.
• Styx’s Incarnation decreed that both factions must hold their ground for one thousand Eons and that anyone who recklessly damaged the Great Wilderness would be executed.
• The armies withdrew, the battlefields gradually quieted, and the Great Wilderness’s Living Beings grew more reverent toward Heavenly Venerate Styx.

After thirty Eons of peace, Kunpeng created Bloodline Dao Script to preserve the inheritances of beings whose bloodlines had degenerated. Heaven and Earth recognized the script, and Kunpeng retreated to the North Sea as its Fortune empowered his cultivation and helped him reach the Mid-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

• Kunpeng prayed to Heavenly Dao and announced that he had created three thousand Bloodline Dao Scripts for beings to preserve their inheritances in their bloodlines.
• Kunpeng inscribed the scripts onto a Stone Tablet refined from the Stone of Mount Buzhou, which withstood eighty-one waves of Heavenly Thunder.
• Heavenly Dao bestowed Merit, named the tablet the Dao Script Stele, and manifested Bloodline Dao Script throughout the Great Wilderness.
• Beings across the Great Wilderness learned Bloodline Dao Script, while the Monster Race gained Fortune and honored Kunpeng as the Demon Master.
• Kunpeng returned to the North Sea to cultivate, and his Inner World grew into a Lesser Thousand World as he broke through to the Mid-stage Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

East King Duke studied Innate Dao Script and developed runes that let beings inscribe patterns to borrow power from Heaven and Earth. After spreading the True Explanation of the Rune Dao across the Great Wilderness, he gained merit, advanced to mid-stage Quasi-Saint, and raised the Immortal Court’s Fortune to match the Monster Race’s.

• As the Monster Race’s Fortune grew, East King Duke considered how the Immortal Court could increase its own Fortune.
• East King Duke studied Innate Dao Script, extracted its patterns, and distributed them on Jade Slips for Immortal Court members to use.
• After seeing lower-ranked beings wield the patterns to amplify their attacks, East King Duke named them runes and prayed to Heaven to share them with all beings.
• East King Duke endured Heaven’s trial, received merit, and secluded himself to sever his Evil Corpse and reach mid-stage Quasi-Saint.
• The True Explanation of the Rune Dao spread through the Great Wilderness, East King Duke was honored as East Hua, the Ancestor of Runes, and the Immortal Court’s Fortune rose to match the Monster Race’s.
• Beings distinguished drawing runes in the void as Tongtian Seal Script, setting it apart from ordinary runes.

Nether Mosquito waited with the other cultivators for Hongjun’s third sermon and considered how they might claim treasures and Primordial Violet Qi. When Ran Deng arrived late with the Spiritual Vulture Lamp, Nether Mosquito decided to recruit him for the Netherworld Underworld.

• Di Jun and Tai Yi failed to recruit Kunpeng and returned to cultivate, later reaching Mid-stage Quasi-Saint before Hongjun’s third sermon.
• Outside Purple Cloud Palace, Nether Mosquito discussed the coming treasure distribution and Primordial Violet Qi with Nuwa, Houtu, Kunpeng, and the others.
• Nether Mosquito spotted Ran Deng struggling through Chaos with the Spiritual Vulture Lamp and recognized him as a being transformed from a Casket Lid.
• Ran Deng reached the palace plaza and put away his lamp while he recovered.
• Nether Mosquito resolved to bring Ran Deng to the Blood Sea and make him a Guide Envoy for the Netherworld Underworld.

Nether Mosquito listened to Hongjun’s third sermon in Purple Cloud Palace and learned that the Dharma was not passed to Six-Eared Macaque after the Monkey was caught eavesdropping. He considered possibly guiding Six-Eared Macaque someday, then returned his attention to the Heavenly Dao’s final gift.

• Nether Mosquito noticed Ran Deng seated alone at the edge of Purple Cloud Palace as Haotian and Yaochi admitted the attendees.
• Hongjun began preaching, and the gathered Innate Divine Beings listened as Dao phenomena filled the hall.
• Hongjun declared, “The Dharma is not passed to Six-Eared,” after detecting Six-Eared Macaque eavesdropping on the sermon.
• Nether Mosquito inferred that Six-Eared Macaque’s audacious attempt had likely damaged his Innate Divine Ability, and considered taking him as a Blood Sea Protector if they met.
• Nether Mosquito set aside his thoughts about the Monkeys and continued listening to the sermon for useful knowledge.

After completing his third sermon, Hongjun began choosing disciples and distributing Primordial Violet Qi, while Nuwa and Kunpeng refused to join his sect because they already had masters. Hong Yun received the final strand, provoking resentment among the assembled divine beings as Nether Mosquito suspected Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao had deliberately arranged it.

• Hongjun announced that he would Merge with Dao after his three sermons and accept disciples to carry on the Mystic Gate.
• Sanqing accepted Hongjun as their master and received three strands of Primordial Violet Qi, while Nuwa declined discipleship but accepted a strand as a gift.
• Kunpeng refused to join Hongjun's sect and received no Primordial Violet Qi, while Jieyin and Zhunti pleaded until Hongjun accepted them as nominal disciples and gave them a strand each.
• Hongjun let the remaining Primordial Violet Qi choose its own master, and it entered Hong Yun's sea of consciousness.
• Di Jun and East King Duke reacted to Hong Yun's good fortune with killing intent, while Nether Mosquito suspected Hongjun had arranged the gift to scheme against Hong Yun.