Chapter Summaries

Saint Jieyin appeared on the Physical Body Ranking at rank 18, prompting mockery from the Primordial World's inhabitants and the Sages of the East. The ranking left the Two Sages of the West behind the rising Xuanming and far below the Five Saints of the East.

• Great Immortal Yang Mei's disappearance left the Primordial World's inhabitants cheering for him.
• Saint Jieyin appeared in the sky in the form of a colossal Wrathful Vajra Buddha, and the beings of the East mocked him.
• Great Dao Script ranked Saint Jieyin eighteenth with a Physical Battle Power Value of 458,110,000.
• The ranking placed Saint Jieyin above Xuanming but below Di Jiang, while Saint Zhunti had ranked twenty-first.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian looked down on the Two Sages of the West for their weak rankings.

Houtu ranked sixteenth on the Primordial World Physical Body Ranking, surpassing Saint Jieyin after her strength grew in the Heavenly Machine Tower. Her appearance vanished, and the ranking revealed the mysterious figure in fifteenth place, leaving the Primordial World stunned.

• The Primordial World recognized Houtu as the figure ranked ahead of Saint Jieyin and attributed her strength to becoming an Earthly Sage and entering the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• The ranking identified Houtu as a Great Dao Sage whose physical body had reached a battle power value of 489,950,000.
• Beings across the Primordial World speculated that Houtu might soon surpass the Two Sages of the West and joked about Saint Zhunti's reaction.
• Houtu's image and the Great Dao Script disappeared, and golden light began revealing the figure ranked fifteenth.
• The Primordial World recognized the dignified, elderly figure in the sky and reacted with disbelief.

The Physical Body Ranking placed Primeval Lord of Heaven 15th, prompting him to fear that the Primordial World's inhabitants would regard him as the weakest of the Three Pure Ones. As his figure disappeared from the sky, another golden light began revealing the person ranked above him.

• The Primordial World's inhabitants whispered that Primeval Lord of Heaven's repeated early appearances on the rankings meant he was the weakest of the Three Pure Ones.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven heard their remarks from Jade Void Palace and grew furious and humiliated.
• Great Dao Script announced Primeval Lord of Heaven in 15th place with a Physical Body Battle Power Value of 528,500,000.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven brooded over being ranked below Sect Master Tongtian in both physical body and appearance.
• A new golden light formed into an imposing middle-aged Daoist carrying the Green Ping Sword, whose ferocious aura shook the Primordial World's inhabitants.

Sect Master Tongtian celebrated ranking fourteenth on the Physical Body Ranking and outperforming Primeval Lord of Heaven as the Primordial Violet Gold List revealed his inscription. The ranking then began to reveal its thirteenth-place figure, whom the inhabitants recognized as Taishang Laozi.

• The inhabitants of the Primordial World discussed Sect Master Tongtian's rankings and speculated about Empress Nuwa's power.
• Sect Master Tongtian celebrated surpassing Primeval Lord of Heaven on several rankings.
• The Great Dao Script named Sect Master Tongtian fourteenth on the Physical Body Ranking with a battle power value of 544,850,000.
• The inhabitants expected Taishang Laozi to appear next and watched as golden light replaced Tongtian's image.
• A white-haired old man appeared, and the inhabitants recognized him as Taishang Laozi, the foremost of the Three Pure Ones.

The Physical Body Ranking revealed Taishang Laozi at 13th place, with the other Three Pure Ones just below him, leaving Nuwa’s absence and the Heavenly Machine Tower’s influence as major questions. The low rankings unsettled the Witch Race, Taishang Laozi, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun as the list continued to unfold.

• The Great Dao Script ranked Taishang Laozi 13th on the Physical Body Ranking with a battle power value of 583,300,000.
• The Primordial World's living beings noted that the Three Pure Ones had all ranked outside the top ten and wondered why Nuwa had not appeared.
• The Ancestral Witches lamented that their rankings fell short of expectations, though Xuanming and Houtu had brought honor to the Witch Race.
• Taishang Laozi grew troubled by his 13th-place ranking and questioned the Heavenly Machine Tower's power.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun felt a growing crisis as he realized the Three Pure Ones' physical bodies ranked below the top ten.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun searched the Primordial World for the Heavenly Machine Tower as the twelfth place on the Physical Body Ranking was revealed to be Nuwa. Her ranking showed that a wondrous opportunity in the tower had greatly increased her physical strength, while the Sages noticed Demonic Energy at her brow.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun searched the Primordial World but could not find the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Nuwa’s golden dharma body appeared above the Primordial World, and the Sages noticed a mysterious black aura at her brow.
• Taishang Laozi recognized the aura as Demonic Energy and wondered whether the Merit Heavenly Ladder had caused Nuwa’s apparent demonic corruption.
• The Great Dao Script ranked Nuwa twelfth with a Physical Body Battle Power Value of 635,000,000, surpassing Taishang Laozi’s 583,300,000.
• The Primordial World’s inhabitants were astonished to learn that Nuwa had gained Mysterious Essence Perfection through Yin Yang Convergence in the Heavenly Machine Tower.

Sect Master Tongtian and Empress Nuwa interpreted the Great Dao Script’s description of Nuwa’s physical transformation as evidence of a private encounter at the Heavenly Machine Tower. Nuwa resolved to target the Human Race after the Physical Body Ranking ended, hoping to draw out Sanqi and the tower’s master.

• Sect Master Tongtian read that Nuwa had experienced a wondrous opportunity and achieved Yin Yang Convergence and Mysterious Essence Perfection, and concluded she had been intimate with the Heavenly Machine Tower’s master.
• Sect Master Tongtian grew excited at the thought of exposing Nuwa’s secret and wondered whether Changkong Daoist was a great fiend or simply a lecher.
• Empress Nuwa became furious at the Primordial Violet Gold List for making her private affairs public, while recognizing that her encounter at the Heavenly Machine Tower might have strengthened her body.
• Empress Nuwa reconsidered her plans and decided to make the Witch and Monster Races attack the Human Race after the Physical Body Ranking ended, hoping to draw Sanqi into the Primordial World.

As Nuwa considered joining forces with other Sages to kill Sanqi and provoke his rage, Fuxi worried but could not intervene. The Physical Body Ranking revealed the eleventh-ranked body as the enormous Sacred Beast Black Tortoise, prompting speculation about the Four Sacred Beasts and the enemies they guarded the Primordial World against.

• Nuwa plotted to persuade the other Sages to kill Sanqi, hoping his rage would give her an opportunity.
• Fuxi watched Nuwa with concern but decided he had no right to interfere in his Sage sister’s affairs.
• Nuwa’s image and the Great Dao Script vanished, and golden light gathered to reveal the next ranked figure.
• The beings of the Primordial World recognized the enormous creature as the Sacred Beast Black Tortoise, ranked eleventh on the Physical Body Ranking.
• The beings marveled at Black Tortoise’s immense form and debated whether the other Sacred Beasts protected the Primordial World from Chaos God-Demons.

The Primordial World Physical Body Ranking placed Black Tortoise eleventh and Vermilion Bird tenth, with their battle power values differing by only ten thousand. After Vermilion Bird vanished, another mass of golden light appeared, leaving everyone waiting to see the next ranked being.

• The Great Dao Script ranked Black Tortoise eleventh with a Physical Body Battle Power Value of 777,770,000.
• A vast, blazing image of Vermilion Bird appeared in the sky and filled the Primordial World with heat and fire.
• The Great Dao Script ranked Vermilion Bird tenth with a Physical Body Battle Power Value of 777,780,000.
• The beings of the Primordial World debated whether Black Tortoise or Vermilion Bird would prevail in a fight.
• Vermilion Bird's image disappeared, and another mass of golden light appeared.

The Primordial physical body ranking revealed Azure Dragon in ninth place and White Tiger in eighth, astonishing the inhabitants with their strength and past battles. A new figure appeared at seventh place, leaving everyone shocked by her low ranking.

• Azure Dragon appeared in the sky as the ninth-ranked being, and the ranking revealed that an enemy had once severed its body.
• The inhabitants of the Primordial World marveled at Azure Dragon’s injury and wondered how powerful its enemy had been.
• White Tiger appeared as the eighth-ranked being, displaying its overwhelming aura and prompting debate over which of the Four Sacred Beasts was strongest.
• Another figure appeared in seventh place, and the inhabitants reacted with surprise that she ranked so low.

The Primordial Violet Gold List ranked Sanqi seventh on the Primordial Physical Body Ranking, revealing her immense strength and deepening the Sages’ interest in the Heavenly Machine Tower. Empress Nuwa resolved to kill Sanqi by attacking the Human Race and luring her out, leaving her consumed by murderous obsession.

• The Great Dao Script ranked Sanqi seventh, naming her a maidservant of Dao Master Changkong and recording her Physical body Battle Power Value as 845,800,000.
• The Primordial World’s living beings compared Sanqi’s physical body with Nuwa’s and debated which woman was stronger.
• The Sages considered the opportunities held by the Heavenly Machine Tower and watched for Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s movements.
• Empress Nuwa decided to attack the Human Race to draw Sanqi out of the Heavenly Machine Tower and ambush her.

The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Demon Ancestor Rahu in sixth place on the Physical Body Ranking and stated that a mysterious mighty figure had saved him and brought him to heel. As Rahu vanished, another immense figure began to appear, leaving the beings of the Primordial World waiting to learn who ranked fifth.

• Sanqi vanished after the beings of the Primordial World watched her make the ranking list.
• The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Demon Ancestor Rahu as the sixth-ranked figure on the Physical Body Ranking, with a physical body Battle Power Value of 853,000,000.
• The Great Dao Script said Rahu should have perished but was saved by a mysterious mighty figure and now served at that figure's command.
• The beings of the Primordial World suspected Dao Master Changkong had saved Rahu and wondered why.
• Rahu vanished, and a vast figure appeared in the next golden light.

Beast Emperor Shenni took fifth place on the Primordial World Physical Body Ranking, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun was revealed in fourth. The chapter left the top three unrevealed as the living beings wondered who could outrank Hongjun.

• Beast Emperor Shenni appeared in the Primordial World, stunning its living beings with his immense body and terrifying aura.
• The Great Dao Script ranked Beast Emperor Shenni fifth on the Physical Body Ranking, with a Physical Body Battle Power Value of 883,400,000.
• A vast golden light formed the figure of a plainly dressed old man, whom everyone recognized as Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• The living beings learned that Hongjun ranked fourth and marveled that he had not made the top three.

The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Yao Yao as the second-ranked being on the Physical Body Ranking, above Dao Ancestor Hongjun and below the mysterious Dao Master Changkong. After Yao Yao vanished, the list began struggling to manifest another exceptionally powerful figure.

• The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Yao Yao, a Half-step Great Dao expert, as the figure ranked above Dao Ancestor Hongjun in physical strength.
• The beings of the Primordial World were captivated by Yao Yao's bewitching presence until she disappeared.
• The beings recognized Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Yao Yao, and Dao Master Changkong as the Primordial World's three strongest figures, while noting that Empress Nuwa might eventually join them.
• The Primordial Violet Gold List began manifesting another powerful being, but it struggled to reveal the figure completely.

The Primordial Physical Body Ranking revealed that the World Tree Taishi had protected the Primordial World, then named Dao Master Changkong as its number one without providing any further information. The beings of the Primordial World were left wondering when Changkong would finally appear and what role he would play.

• The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Taishi, the World Tree, as number two on the Primordial Physical Body Ranking and described how it had been invited to protect the Primordial World.
• The beings of the Primordial World saw the list produce only a vague golden outline for the next figure, as it had failed to reveal Changkong Dao Master before.
• The Great Dao Script named Dao Master Changkong number one on the ranking but gave no physical body battle power value.
• The beings of the Primordial World called for Changkong to appear, whether he was a demon or a hero, and wondered whether he would fight Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed its Physical Body Ranking, placing Dao Master Changkong first and Taishi second. The Primordial World’s inhabitants stared at the completed list with complicated feelings as they continued waiting for Changkong to appear.

• The Primordial Violet Gold List displayed its five rankings side by side above the Primordial World.
• The Physical Body Ranking revealed Ji Meng in 100th place and continued through the lower-ranked entries.
• The ranking placed the Four Sacred Beasts, Sage Sanqi, Ancestor Rahu, Beast Emperor Shenni, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun among the top ten.
• The list named Yao Yao third, Taishi second, and Dao Master Changkong first.
• The living beings of the Primordial World reacted with astonishment and complicated expressions as they viewed the completed ranking.

The Primordial Violet Gold List began distributing rewards for the Primordial World Physical Body Ranking, revealing powerful and personalized treasures for ranked beings. The rewards reached 43rd place, awarded to Nine Phoenix, whose unique primordial spirit among the Great Witches made the prize especially significant.

• The Primordial Violet Gold List began announcing rewards, starting with an Innate Limitless Demon Pill for 100th place and a Sacred Peace Fruit for 99th place.
• The list issued assorted rewards as it advanced through the rankings, including a Creation Blood Condensing Pill for the Queen Mother of the West at 50th place.
• Kunpeng received the Myriad Demon Treasure Book at 45th place, prompting beings to wonder how thoroughly the list understood the powerful figures of the Primordial World.
• Zhen Yuanzi received the Spirit Refining Flesh Augmentation Art at 44th place, a technique well suited to his abundant spiritual energy and Ginseng Fruit Tree.
• Nine Phoenix received the Limitless Flesh Creation Art at 43rd place, and beings noted that she was the only Great Witch besides the Twelve Ancestral Witches to possess a primordial spirit.

The Primordial Violet Gold List distributed powerful rewards, including a technique that could repair primordial spirits and a scroll capable of unleashing three peak Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal attacks. The rewards ended with Hongjun, Yao Yao, Taishi, and Dao Master Changkong receiving nothing, leaving the chapter poised to address Yao Yao and Taishi.

• Beings of the Primordial World feared that the Witch Race could gain a decisive advantage if Nine Phoenix's reward helped the Ancestral Witches repair their primordial spirits.
• The list awarded Demon Emperor Di Jun a jade imperial seal that suppressed the Monster Race's fortune.
• Saint Zhunti received the Qiankun Scroll, which could unleash three attacks at the peak Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal level.
• The list completed its reward distribution, giving nothing to Hongjun, Yao Yao, Taishi, or Dao Master Changkong.
• Beings noted that Hongjun and the Primordial Violet Gold List seemed to be at odds, while discussion of Yao Yao and Taishi remained unfinished.

After the Primordial World's Physical Body Ranking ended, the Primordial Violet Gold List announced that the next ranking would come in three hundred years. As the Witch and Monster Races secretly prepared to attack the Human Race, a human settlement was devastated in a massacre.

• The Primordial Violet Gold List announced that the next ranking would be revealed in three hundred years, then faded.
• A hundred years passed as the Primordial World's mighty figures refined their rewards and waited for the next ranking.
• Di Jun and Di Jiang sensed their races' fortune declining and secretly prepared their forces to attack the Human Race, while staging small clashes to mislead others.
• Survivors emerged from underground tunnels to find their settlement strewn with corpses and mourn the human warriors killed in the massacre.
• The survivors blamed either the Witch Race or the Monster Race, whose long history of slaughtering humans included making the Witch Slaying Sword and Demon Slaying Sword.

Suirenshi led Human warriors to reinforce a Human settlement after it was attacked, but they arrived to find more than a hundred thousand people dead. The survivors and soldiers were left grieving and blaming themselves for arriving too late.

• The Human survivors mourned the massacre and questioned why no Primordial Great Powers had come to help them.
• Suirenshi received news of the attack and immediately led thousands of Human warriors toward the settlement.
• The Human soldiers raced to reinforce their kin, even as some who fell behind were trampled and then rejoined the army.
• Suirenshi and the warriors reached the valley and saw the devastation, then fell to their knees in grief and remorse.
• The warriors found more than a hundred thousand humans dead.