Chapter Summaries

Sanqi brought five women, including Nuwa and Houtu, to meet Changkong Daoist, whose overwhelming aura left them unable to resist. After expressing his displeasure at Sanqi’s choices, Changkong welcomed the women as guests and let them raise their heads.

• The women trembled under Changkong Daoist’s aura, and Houtu marveled at how terrifying he was.
• Changkong praised Sanqi for bringing talented people, then noticed that all five were women.
• Changkong recognized Nuwa and Houtu among the group and questioned why Sanqi had brought them.
• Sanqi explained that she disliked men and had brought Nuwa and Houtu because she could find few women she liked; Changkong glared at her and silently resented Nuwa.
• Changkong reined in his aura, welcomed the women as guests, and invited them to raise their heads.
• The women looked up and saw Changkong’s striking appearance and imposing presence.

Dao Master Changkong met Nuwa, Houtu, Xuanming, Chang'e, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who had searched for him for countless years. After recalling their past encounter, he opened his arms and welcomed her into his embrace.

• The five women froze when they saw Dao Master Changkong, whose appearance stunned them.
• Dao Master Changkong recognized Nuwa, Houtu, Xuanming, and Chang'e, then stared at the tearful Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who recognized him.
• Dao Master Changkong recalled meeting the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden long ago, when he subdued a little wild chicken and created the Jade Maiden True Scripture for her.
• Dao Master Changkong spread his arms, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden rushed into his embrace.

Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden reunited emotionally with Changkong Daoist, and the other women realized she had once received Female Sage Sanqi’s final spot because of her connection to him. Changkong Daoist welcomed the guests and began roasting a mysterious beast, leaving them watching eagerly as he checked the heat and picked up a rack.

• Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden left Changkong Daoist’s embrace, and he fondly remarked that she had grown up.
• The women recalled how Female Sage Sanqi had saved a spot for Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and how she had challenged Saint Zhunti when he demanded it.
• Changkong Daoist welcomed the women and went to prepare a meal while Sanqi stayed with them.
• Dao Ancestor Changkong brought out two covered basins and asked Sanqi to summon flames for roasting a cleaned mysterious beast.
• The meat turned golden and filled the hall with its aroma as the women and Sanqi watched hungrily.
• Changkong Daoist checked the heat and picked up a rack beside him.

Dao Master Changkong prepared a roast for his guests, and Yao Yao served it alongside other dishes. The women eagerly devoured the meal while Changkong watched them relaxingly, asking whether they liked it.

• Dao Master Changkong seasoned and roasted meat until its aroma made the women hungry.
• Changkong asked Sanqi to fetch Yao Yao, then invited Yao Yao to join the guests for a meal.
• Yao Yao served the roast and other dishes, explaining that Changkong rarely cooked.
• Sanqi tasted the meat and eagerly ate more, prompting Chang'e, Nuwa, and Houtu to try it.
• The women wolfed down the food while Yao Yao looked after them and Changkong asked whether it suited their taste.

Yao Yao served the women spiritual root fruits, which cleansed and strengthened their bodies. Changkong Daoist then ordered Nuwa to leave, reigniting the conflict between them over the Human Race.

• The women praised the meal and chatted together after eating until they were full.
• Yao Yao brought out rare fruits from the Spiritual Root Ranking, and the women eagerly ate them.
• The fruits caused the women to expel black filth, leaving them refreshed and stronger after a complete bodily cleansing.
• Changkong Daoist coldly called Nuwa a snake demon and told her to leave.
• The women froze as they remembered Changkong Daoist and Sanqi's hostility toward Nuwa because of the Human Race.

Changkong Daoist rejected Nuwa’s attempt to reconcile and ordered her out of Heavenly Machine Tower, making clear that he despised her for her treatment of the Human Race. Yao Yao warned Nuwa to leave before Changkong Daoist acted on his killing intent.

• Nuwa greeted Changkong Daoist and tried to apologize for what had happened to the Human Race.
• Changkong Daoist cut Nuwa off, said she disgusted him, and told her to leave while allowing her to keep the opportunities she had gained.
• Changkong Daoist blamed Nuwa for the Human Race’s suffering and its future persecution during the Canonization Cataclysm.
• Sanqi realized she had erred by bringing Nuwa to Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Yao Yao warned Nuwa to leave immediately or risk being killed.

Nuwa left the Heaven's Machine Tower after Changkong Daoist humiliated and dismissed her, vowing revenge as hatred consumed her. Changkong explained his hostility toward Nuwa to the women and introduced himself as Su Changkong.

• Nuwa restrained herself because she knew she could not defeat Changkong Daoist, then left the great hall while swearing to kill him if she got the chance.
• The four remaining women trembled in uncertainty as Sanqi stood ashamed and Yao Yao comforted Changkong Daoist.
• Changkong Daoist wondered whether he had been too softhearted and said Nuwa should have been killed, while Yao Yao reassured him.
• Changkong Daoist recalled Nuwa's role in abandoning the Human Race and acting against Human Emperor Xin, which fueled his killing intent toward her.
• Changkong Daoist told the women that he had old grievances with Nuwa and introduced himself as Su Changkong, though they remained too intimidated to call him Changkong.

After sending Yao Yao to show Houtu, Xuanming, Chang'e, and Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden the Primordial World's creation, Su Changkong stayed behind with Sanqi and playfully made her spar with him. He then vanished, while the stranded Empress Nuwa sensed a devastating sword aura overhead.

• Su Changkong sent Yao Yao and the other women to observe the Primordial World's creation.
• Su Changkong teased Sanqi about practicing yoga and the Flute Divine Art, then challenged her to a spar with his spear techniques.
• Sanqi was utterly defeated, and Su Changkong vanished after thinking of the wandering Nuwa.
• Empress Nuwa continued searching for a way out when a powerful sword aura appeared in the sky and filled her with danger.

Dao Master Changkong attacked the gravely wounded Empress Nuwa after his sword strike left her unable to resist, and he later struggled to comprehend his own actions. The chapter ended with him reflecting on his past online handle.

• Dao Master Changkong's sword energy pierced Empress Nuwa and left her gravely wounded.
• Dao Master Changkong appeared before Nuwa, accused her of harboring murderous intent, and attacked her.
• Nuwa struggled against Dao Master Changkong, but her injuries left her unable to stop him.
• Afterward, Dao Master Changkong looked at the weeping Nuwa and wondered how he had acted so violently.
• Dao Master Changkong recalled his former online handle and thought he no longer had to envy Xu Xian.

Dao Master Changkong sent Nuwa back to the Primordial World after healing her, and she immediately headed for Zixiao Palace. Her return left the Primordial Great Powers wondering what had happened and why the other selected figures had not returned.

• Changkong healed the injured Nuwa and opened a passage from the Heavenly Machine Tower to the Primordial World.
• Nuwa put on the Ethereal Spiritually Elegant Robe, gave Changkong a cold look, and left through the passage.
• Yao Yao appeared and helped Changkong get dressed after he complained that she had arrived at the wrong time.
• Nuwa appeared above the Primordial World, surprising the great powers who wondered why she had returned alone.
• Nuwa flew straight toward Zixiao Palace, prompting speculation that she was going to see Ancestor Hongjun.

As the Sages headed to Zixiao Palace after Nuwa returned with a major secret, King Father of the East fled to Penglai Immortal Island to escape the danger foretold for him. He found the island transformed beyond recognition and could not deduce why.

• The Sages turned their attention to Zixiao Palace after Nuwa returned from the Heavenly Machine Tower with a secret.
• King Father of the East recalled how Di Jun had destroyed his Purple Mansion and forced him to flee to Kunlun Mountain.
• Fearing the calamity predicted by the Primordial Violet Gold List, King Father of the East searched for Penglai Immortal Island and found it again.
• King Father of the East arrived on Penglai Immortal Island and hoped to hide there from Di Jun and Tai Yi.
• King Father of the East scanned the island with his Divine Sense, found it radically changed, and failed to discover the reason through deduction.

King Father of the East entered Penglai Immortal Island and found it shrouded in powerful new restrictions, which he began to refine. Di Jun suspected that King Father of the East had returned to Penglai and led the demon forces out to sea to find him.

• King Father of the East decided Penglai Immortal Island’s increased mystery made it an ideal refuge and entered the island.
• King Father of the East encountered numerous restrictions and began refining them, hoping to make them his own and possibly advance his cultivation.
• A Great Demon reported to Di Jun that King Father of the East had left Kunlun Mountain and disappeared near the endless sea.
• Di Jun suspected King Father of the East had returned to Penglai Immortal Island and ordered his forces to follow him out to sea.
• Di Jun transformed into a Three-legged Golden Crow and flew out with Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Ji Meng, Ghost Chariot, and other Demon Saints.

Di Jun and Tai Yi led a large Demon Race force toward the East Sea to find King Father of the East, prompting the Witch Race and many other powerful beings to follow. After searching for a long time, the Demon Emperors found Penglai Immortal Island.

• Di Jun and Tai Yi led dozens of powerful Demon Race figures east to kill King Father of the East.
• Shebishi and the other Ancestral Witches saw the Demon Race's movement and feared it would gain an advantage before their war resumed.
• Di Jiang led the remaining Ancestral Witches and several Great Witches toward the East Sea to stop the Demon Race.
• Powerful cultivators and the Three Thousand Travelers of the Mortal World also set out for the East Sea.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi used their Golden Crow lineage's methods to search for Penglai Immortal Island, and Di Jun finally recognized the island.

Di Jun led the Monster Race to Penglai Immortal Island, drawing the Witch Race and many other powerful figures who sought its legendary opportunities. King Father of the East hid within the island’s innate restrictions and hurried to refine them as the forces gathered outside.

• Di Jun followed traces and karmic ties to find Penglai Immortal Island, then led the Monster Race onto it.
• The Witch Race and numerous other powerful figures arrived, hoping to claim opportunities on the island and watching the Monster Race closely.
• King Father of the East regretted leaving Kunlun Mountain when he saw how many visitors had found Penglai Immortal Island.
• King Father of the East fled deeper into the island’s innate restrictions and tried to refine more of them while the Monster Race waited outside.

Demon Emperor Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the other powerful figures discovered that Penglai Immortal Island had become astonishingly rich in Spiritual Power and was covered in countless innate restrictions. Taiyi prioritized breaking into the island to seize its opportunity, and Demon Marshal Ji Meng volunteered to try.

• The powerful figures gathered around Penglai Immortal Island were shocked by its Spiritual Power and dramatic transformation.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun discovered tens of thousands of innate restrictions and urged the Demon Race to seize the island’s treasures and kill King Father of the East.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi wondered whether the island’s changes were connected to King Father of the East or Dao Master Changkong.
• Taiyi judged that the Demon Race was not ready to fight the Witch Race and decided to focus on claiming the opportunity inside the island.
• Taiyi asked who could break the restrictions, and Demon Marshal Ji Meng stepped forward to try.

The Monster Race sent Ji Meng to test the restrictions surrounding Penglai Immortal Island, while the Witch Race and other powerful figures waited to see what would happen. King Father of the East hurried to refine more restrictions from within the island, but Ji Meng was suddenly thrown into the sea.

• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi ordered Ji Meng to test the restrictions around Penglai Immortal Island rather than risk provoking a Sage themselves.
• Gou Mang urged the Witch Race to act, but Di Jiang told the Ancestral Witches to let the Monster Race test the island first.
• Other mighty figures watched the Monster Race and prepared to follow if Ji Meng managed to refine the restrictions.
• King Father of the East, already inside Penglai Immortal Island, anxiously accelerated his efforts to refine its restrictions before others discovered him.
• Ji Meng was hurled away from the restrictions and crashed into the sea.

Ji Meng’s success in refining a naturally formed restriction drew the Witch Race, Monster Race, and rogue immortals into a contest to claim them. After three days of failure, someone finally realized a clever way to deal with the restrictions.

• Ji Meng refined one restriction by breaking it through force, prompting Di Jun, Di Jiang, and the others to rush forward and try refining restrictions of their own.
• The Witch Race occupied the south, the Monster Race the north, and rogue immortals the space between them, but none could make progress.
• The restrictions absorbed magical power or restored themselves, leading many to suspect they were part of Dao Master Changkong’s Dao Field.
• Ji Meng explained that his restriction had been unusually simple and that he had only broken it by force.
• Three days passed without anyone else refining a restriction, until a loud voice declared that it had understood a clever method.

Di Jun broke through a restriction on Penglai Immortal Island and discovered countless more beyond it. King Father of the East, hiding within the restrictions, feared the pursuing Witch-Demon Two Races and hurried deeper into the island.

• Di Jun used his mastery of formations to identify the restriction’s pattern and break through it.
• Di Jun saw that countless restrictions stretched across the interior of Penglai Immortal Island and was shaken by the sight.
• King Father of the East realized Di Jun had nearly discovered him and worried that the constant refining would wear him down.
• King Father of the East headed deeper into the island and frantically refined the next restriction to escape the pursuing Witch-Demon Two Races.
• The great powers outside saw Di Jun succeed and grew eager, redoubling their efforts to refine the restrictions.

The Six Sages gathered in Zixiao Palace to meet Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and the others were alarmed by Nuwa’s drastic change in appearance and aura after visiting Heavenly Machine Tower. Hongjun arrived and asked Nuwa why she had requested to see him.

• The Six Sages waited in Zixiao Palace while Yaochi and Haotian served them tea.
• The other Sages noticed that Nuwa had returned alone from Heavenly Machine Tower with a fierce, demonic aura and black lips.
• Tongtian suspected that Nuwa had suffered humiliation at Heavenly Machine Tower and privately imagined she had become a vengeful enchantress.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived, took his seat, and asked Nuwa what she wanted to discuss.

Nuwa reported to Dao Ancestor Hongjun about her visit to the Heavenly Machine Tower, calling Dao Master Changkong a threat who should be killed. She described the tower’s vast, treasure-filled world and the powerful beings she encountered, leaving the Sages uncertain whether to believe her.

• Nuwa told Dao Ancestor Hongjun that Dao Master Changkong was a dangerous fiend whose survival would bring disaster to the Primordial World.
• The Sages questioned Nuwa’s claims, while Sect Master Tongtian suspected she had suffered a personal loss but chose not to expose her.
• Nuwa said she had entered the Heavenly Machine Tower but still did not know where it was located, and described its world as vast and filled with energy far denser than the Primordial World.
• Nuwa claimed that even grass and ordinary beasts in the tower rivaled the Primordial World’s supreme treasures and Divine Beasts.
• Nuwa said she had met three of the Chaos Four Monkeys, Godzilla, Beast God Shenni, Demon Ancestor Luohu, and Yao Yao.