Chapter Summaries

After finding the Human Race slaughtered, Suirenshi mourned the dead, drank from a lake of their blood, and vowed revenge against the Heavenly Court and Witch Race. In the Heavenly Machine Tower, Changkong Daoist sensed something and looked toward the distant horizon.

• The arriving Human Race warriors collapsed in grief and blamed themselves for failing to save their kin.
• Suirenshi found a slain child, held him close, and covered his body with cloth.
• Suirenshi drank blood from the lake formed by the fallen and vowed to avenge the Human Race by attacking the Heavenly Court and Witch Palace.
• The Human Race roared in agreement and swore to overturn Heaven if it stood against them.
• While discussing the Dao with Yao Yao in the Heavenly Machine Tower, Changkong Daoist sensed something and gazed across the distant horizon.

Daoist Changkong learned that someone had concealed the Human Race’s fortune and causal ties while slaughtering humans, and he sent Sanqi to teach the Human Race from the Great Dao Treasure Codex. The chapter left Sanqi determined to discover whether the demons or witches had acted first and which Sage had hidden the truth.

• Daoist Changkong told Sanqi that someone had targeted the Human Race and concealed its fortune and causal ties.
• Daoist Changkong instructed Sanqi to choose texts from the Great Dao Treasure Codex, teach the Human Race, and become its teacher.
• Sanqi accepted the task and set out to select volumes, determined to identify the attackers and the Sage who had concealed Heaven’s secrets.
• The Primordial World reacted to news that a mysterious figure had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of humans across several settlements in two days.
• People suspected the demon and Witch Races, recalling their earlier hunts against the Human Race, which lacked cultivation methods despite its rapid cultivation potential.

After the Human Race was massacred, the Primordial World speculated about who was responsible and awaited Sanqi’s response. Sanqi appeared and headed for a mysterious valley, while Nuwa revealed her hostility toward her and plotted to keep other women away from a man.

• The Witch Race and Monster Race denied massacring the Human Race, produced evidence that their leaders had been cultivating, and accused each other.
• The living beings of the Primordial World wondered whether Nuwa had arranged the massacre and whether the Heavenly Machine Tower would act.
• Sanqi’s aura descended from the Heavenly Vault, prompting speculation about whether she would seek revenge for the Human Race.
• Nuwa saw Sanqi from the Wa Imperial Palace and said she had trapped her, then planned to deal with her and Yao Yao to keep them away from a man.
• Sanqi and Nuwa exchanged smiles across the distance, and Sanqi vanished from the horizon.
• Sanqi appeared above a vast, naturally beautiful valley surrounded by mountains.

Suirenshi mourned the Human Race dead and organized survivors at a mountain stronghold when Female Sage Sanqi arrived. She painted a vast scene of the Human Race’s desperate stand against powerful invaders, leaving the survivors to witness their fallen defenders’ courage.

• Suirenshi arrived too late to save the slaughtered Human Race and regretted his failure.
• Suirenshi organized the survivors and moved his forces to the mountain-surrounded settlement as a stronghold.
• Female Sage Sanqi appeared, and the Human Race survivors knelt in gratitude at seeing a Sage support them.
• Sanqi summoned Daoist Rhymes and painted a vast battlefield scene in the sky.
• Sanqi’s painting depicted Human Race warriors fighting to protect their families against a few overwhelmingly powerful enemies.

Sanqi depicted the Human Race’s long struggle for survival and declared that Dao Master Changkong had sent her to help them rise. She announced that she would pass part of the Great Dao Treasure Codex to the Human Race, leaving the Primordial World’s mighty figures stunned.

• Sanqi painted the Human Race’s brutal history of resistance in a vast scroll, moving the gathered humans to tears.
• Sanqi told the Human Race that her Master had said they must rise, and the Primordial World’s fortune began to surge.
• Sanqi declared that the Human Race would stand at the forefront of all races, prompting a thunderclap that shocked the myriad races.
• Sanqi praised Dao Master Changkong and revealed that he had written the 108,000-volume Great Dao Treasure Codex.
• Sanqi said Dao Master Changkong had instructed her to pass part of the Great Dao Treasure Codex to the Human Race, shocking the watching mighty figures and Sages.

Sanqi opened the Great Dao Treasure Codex and recited teachings chosen by Changkong Daoist to awaken the Human Race and establish its spiritual foundation. As her words stirred the Human Race and drew spiritual energy and Great Dao resonance into the valley, the heavens and earth changed color.

• Sanqi produced an ordinary-looking book whose aura seemed to pressure the entire Primordial World, then opened it.
• Sanqi recited maxims about perseverance, virtue, courage, and responsibility from the book Changkong Daoist had given her to teach the Human Race.
• The Human Race across the Primordial Chaos Land heard Sanqi’s words, became deeply moved, and bowed in worship.
• Spiritual energy and Great Dao resonance gathered in the valley, forming a thick fog as winds rose and clouds churned.

Sanqi recited profound principles to the Human Race, and the books and her words drew immense merit, Daoist resonance, and a response from heaven and earth. Suirenshi and other Human Race powerhouses awakened from their trance after attaining enlightenment, leaving the gathered people in reverence of Sanqi.

• Sanqi's book released immense Power of Merit as she recited principles for the Human Race.
• The merit gathered above the valley, and the Primordial Violet Gold List sent down streams of Violet Gold Qi.
• Sanqi declared that the capable among the Human Race should establish its heart and destiny, carry on its teachings, and bring peace to all.
• Heaven and earth thundered as the Daoist resonance formed a vast sea and the books' merit piled up like mountains.
• Sanqi closed her book and saw the Human Race gathered below in a trance.
• Suirenshi awakened after attaining enlightenment, and other Human Race powerhouses came to their senses and looked at Sanqi with reverence.

Sanqi’s recitation brought down immense merit and a celestial phenomenon that empowered the Human Race, prompting widespread breakthroughs and celebration. She then addressed the gathered beings with questions about the Dao and who had the right to cultivate it.

• Merit, Great Dao aura, spiritual energy, and Violet Gold Qi converged above the valley and formed a vast celestial phenomenon.
• The Human Race worshipped Sanqi and Dao Master Changkong as merit and unseen energies flowed into beings throughout the Primordial World.
• Human Race powerhouses broke through one after another, and the people celebrated their newfound strength.
• Suirenshi bowed to Sanqi in gratitude and praised the protection offered by Sanqi, Dao Master Changkong, and the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Sanqi sat cross-legged, reflected on her Master's teachings, and asked the gathered beings what the Dao was and why they had the right to cultivate it.

Sanqi asked the beings of the Primordial World what the Dao was and why they cultivated it, expecting her question to strike at those who harbored malice toward the Human Race. Her words shattered the Dao Hearts of many, and Di Jun and Dijiang warned their clans that Sanqi’s apparent preaching was a trap.

• The Humans eagerly settled down, believing Sanqi was about to preach and give them an opportunity to cultivate.
• Sanqi asked the beings of the Primordial World what the Dao was and why they cultivated it.
• Di Jun questioned his reasons for cultivating and fell into a disheveled state, while Taiyi’s thoughts turned to Xi He and left him anguished.
• Great Witches, Monster Race leaders, and other beings also suffered self-doubt, injuries, and shattered Dao Hearts.
• Di Jun and Dijiang recognized Sanqi’s words as a trap and warning, then tried to rouse their clans, but many had already been gravely hurt.

After the Monster and Witch Races suffered losses, Di Jun and Dijiang grew more determined to eliminate the Human Race before it could rise. Sanqi’s sermon awakened and strengthened the humans, leaving them united and resolute as Di Jun and Taiyi remained confident the Monster Race would prevail.

• Di Jun blamed the Human Race for the losses and vowed that the Monster Race would never coexist with them, while Dijiang also feared the humans’ future rise.
• Sanqi preached basic principles to the Human Race, helping many break through limits and advance as cultivators.
• The humans swore to protect their people and honor Sanqi and Dao Master Changkong, gaining a shared spiritual and cultural foundation.
• Di Jun acknowledged Sanqi’s skill but insisted the Monster Race’s accumulated resources would let it survive the Human Race’s rise, and Taiyi agreed.
• The Human Race shouted toward the heavens, voicing the resentment they had accumulated over countless years.

Sanqi's preaching and the treasures he shared strengthened the Human Race, alarming the nearby Witch Race. As one listener broke through, the chapter ended with the story turning to a little girl who had spent years in hiding.

• The Human Race grew stronger after the Great Dao Treasure Codex, Sanqi's heavenly phenomena, and his renewed preaching cleansed and strengthened them.
• Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches worried that the rising Human Race could threaten the Witch Race, though they believed humans' weak foundations would keep them from catching up.
• The Ancestral Witches did not know that Di Jiang and Demon Emperor Di Jun had secretly begun cooperating with Nuwa's help and were staging their clashes.
• A man emerged from rubble after breaking through a bottleneck that had held him back for three or four years, then thanked Sanqi.
• The story shifted to a thin little girl who had spent years hiding.

After Sanqi’s cultivation lecture awakened the Human Race’s power, she rewarded Suirenshi with a volume of Dao Master Changkong’s Great Dao Treasure Codex. When Suirenshi opened it, a vast aura and a Heaven-Piercing pillar of light appeared, alarming powerful beings across the Primordial World.

• The little girl discovered that she had gained cultivation and strength, and rejoiced that she could help defend the Human Race.
• Sanqi’s lecture ended, and the Human Race saw that many of them had begun cultivating; Suirenshi had made especially great progress.
• Sanqi praised Suirenshi for leading and defending the Human Race, then gave him a volume of the Great Dao Treasure Codex.
• Suirenshi opened the book, unleashing a mysterious aura that spread over the valley and stirred winds and clouds across the Primordial World.
• Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Di Jiang, and other powerful beings sensed the threat as a vast pillar of light rose from the Primordial Chaos Land and continued to grow.

Suirenshi’s book produced a vast vision of an unfamiliar demonic battlefield, leaving the Primordial World’s inhabitants unsure whose past they were witnessing. A colossal hand then destroyed countless demons as an imposing voice spoke of standing alone on the Immortal Path.

• The Human Race watched as the light from Suirenshi’s book faded and revealed an ancient scene in the sky.
• A powerful demonic aura spread through the Primordial World as the vision showed countless unfamiliar demons rampaging across a battlefield.
• Great Demons in the Heavenly Court celebrated, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Demon Emperor Di Jun realized the demons were unrelated to their forces.
• A colossal hand descended on the battlefield and annihilated countless demons.
• An unparalleled voice declared that it had gazed toward the Immortal Path and stood alone atop the clouds.

The Primordial World watched images of a mysterious figure effortlessly destroy Monster Race creatures and confront a host of powerful enemies. As the figure drew closer, countless Human Race phantoms appeared behind him, but the scene ended before his identity or fate was revealed.

• The Monster Race in the Heavenly Court grew furious at the images of their kin being slaughtered, while attempts to divine whether the scene was real returned nothing.
• The Witch Race cheered at the Monster Race’s losses, sparking another exchange of insults between the two races.
• A mysterious figure appeared on the battlefield and calmly swept aside everything in his path as Monsters, Demons, and other creatures roared in fear.
• A colossal bell appeared, and a voice declared, “The Dark Turmoil has come; the Wushi Bell's toll shall set Qiankun!”
• A mighty Golden Giant fell before the figure, who advanced with countless Human Race phantoms appearing behind him as powerful enemies surrounded him.

A scene from the Great Dao Treasure Codex portrayed Great Emperor Wushi as a Human Race powerhouse who defeated his foes and protected all living beings, inspiring hope in the Human Race. Suirenshi vowed to become like him, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi threatened to kill Wushi if he truly existed.

• Great Emperor Wushi advanced alone through powerful foes, defeating them and reaching the summit of the path to immortality.
• The Human Race praised Wushi and hoped the book about him heralded a future in which they would no longer suffer oppression.
• Suirenshi recognized Saint Sanqi’s intention in giving him the volume and vowed to become like Wushi.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Demon Emperor Di Jun took Wushi’s portrayal as an insult to the Demon Race.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi threatened to find and behead Wushi if he existed, then released a vast aura in anger.

Saint Sanqi responded to Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s demonic aura by demonstrating the Great Dao Treasure Codex’s power, sending a colossal hand toward the Heavenly Court. Demon Emperor Di Jun sensed that the attack threatened the court and unleashed his mana as it approached.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi released his demonic aura across the Primordial World, provoking speculation about whether the demon race would clash with Saint Sanqi.
• Saint Sanqi mocked Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s provocation and told Suirenshi she would demonstrate the Great Dao Treasure Codex.
• Saint Sanqi sent a thought into Suirenshi’s divine book, which formed a giant hand and swept toward the Heavenly Court.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Demon Emperor Di Jun were alarmed by the attack, and Di Jun gathered his mana as the Heavenly Court radiated scorching energy.

Demon Emperor Di Jun used the River Diagram and Luo Book to counter Sanqi’s attack, but the collision’s shockwave killed many demons outside the Heavenly Palace. As the sky settled, a mysterious white figure appeared, and the onlookers erupted in celebration.

• Demon Emperor Di Jun summoned the River Diagram and Luo Book, drawing power from more than three hundred stars to strike back at Sanqi’s attack.
• Di Jun’s palm clashed with Sanqi’s, unleashing a shockwave that wiped out the demons drifting outside the Heavenly Palace.
• The clash ended with Sanqi’s force stopped, though the demon race lost many powerful fighters.
• The onlookers realized Sanqi had used her will to draw out the divine book’s power in Suirenshi’s hands, giving the Human Race Leader a chance to stand against Di Jun.
• A white figure emerged from the gathering energy, and the living beings of the Primordial World cheered wildly.

The Human Race celebrated its first victory and hailed Suirenshi after energy drawn from the divine book revealed a powerful figure resembling their leader. With Saint Sanqi’s protection deterring other races, Suirenshi rejoiced at gaining the book, and the chapter ended as his early deeds for the Human Race began to be recounted.

• The Human Race celebrated its victory over the Demon Race and the Witch Race, believing it marked the start of their rise.
• A figure resembling Suirenshi appeared in the sky, and the Human Race chanted his name as their Great Emperor.
• The figure vanished, leaving the other races wary of the power in the divine book and of Saint Sanqi’s formidable treasures.
• Suirenshi rejoiced at receiving the divine book, and the narration recalled how he had first guided the Human Race in fishing, hunting, and escaping danger.

Suirenshi received an opportunity from Sanqi after becoming revered as the Fire Ancestor, and Sanqi promised similar chances to other Human Race leaders. The Human Race celebrated its prospects and built Sanqi a lavish palace, which was completed in three days.

• Suirenshi taught the Human Race to make fire, earning merit, the Divine Beast Jiliang, and the position of Great Leader.
• Sanqi recalled the hardships faced by the Human Race and the Heavenly Machine Tower, including Taishi's battle against the invaders with her Master's power.
• Sanqi asked Suirenshi to gather nearby Human Race leaders because they also had opportunities waiting for them.
• Suirenshi arranged for the Human Race to build Sanqi a grand palace at the highest point of the valley.
• The Human Race completed the luxurious palace in three days, furnishing its main hall with animal hides, carpets, and fine silk.

Sanqi inspected the hall the Human Race had prepared for her, while the valley around it grew into a crowded gathering place for the Human Race. After more than a month, Youchaoshi arrived with hundreds of thousands of people, greeted as a Great Leader equal to Suirenshi.

• Sanqi toured the hall and approved of its design and furnishings, and the Human Race members withdrew to let her rest.
• Suirenshi entered seclusion to study the Great Dao in the divine book.
• Millions of Human Race members gathered in the valley to pay homage to Sanqi, so she expanded it with her spatial laws.
• Youchaoshi arrived in the valley with hundreds of thousands of people, and the Human Race cheered for the Great Leader.