Chapter Summaries

Beast Emperor Shenni and another powerful figure appeared to defend Sanqi after the Three Pure Ones bullied her, alarming the Sages and raising the prospect of a wider conflict. Saint Jieyin considered joining the fray while Empress Nuwa chose to wait for an opportunity to kill Sanqi and Yao Yao.

• Beast Emperor Shenni and his companion confronted the Three Pure Ones and condemned them for joining forces against Sanqi.
• The Sages remained silent under the pressure of the two former pinnacles of the Primordial World.
• Saint Jieyin worried that the Heavenly Machine Tower’s involvement could plunge the Primordial World into turmoil and considered entering the conflict to protect Saint Zhunti.
• Empress Nuwa decided to wait and watch for a chance to kill Sanqi and Yao Yao.

Sanqi learned that Yao Yao had sent her a teasing rebuke for neglecting her cultivation while the Heavenly Machine Tower’s forces faced the Three Pure Ones and Saint Zhunti. A mysterious energy fluctuation then brought an imposing, unfamiliar figure into the confrontation.

• Rahu asked Sanqi whether she was hurt, and she assured him she was unharmed.
• Rahu relayed Yao Yao’s mocking message about Sanqi’s failure to cultivate, making Sanqi blush.
• The Three Pure Ones and Saint Zhunti stayed silent as they faced Rahu and Shenni.
• A strange energy fluctuation appeared in the sky, drawing the attention of everyone present.
• A tall, muscular stranger emerged from the vortex, wearing a tortoiseshell earring covered in intricate markings.

Black Tortoise arrived after sensing energy surges and learned that the Three Pure Ones had opposed Sanqi while she protected the Human Race. He angrily confronted them for bullying someone cherished at the Heavenly Machine Tower.

• Black Tortoise appeared and recognized Shenni, Rahu, and Sanqi, while Sanqi greeted him as her uncle.
• Black Tortoise explained that he had been resting after a great battle and came to investigate the commotion stirred by the Primordial Violet Gold List.
• Sanqi told Black Tortoise that Master had sent her to protect the Human Race and help them rise after their prolonged slaughter.
• Sanqi said the Three Pure Ones had invaded despite her protection and asked Black Tortoise to stand up for her.
• Black Tortoise accused the Three Pure Ones of bullying Sanqi and warned them that they were courting death.

The Black Tortoise confirmed that the Heavenly Machine Tower and other powerful beings had secretly protected the Primordial World, but Primeval Lord of Heaven rejected their claims and challenged Rahu. Rahu unleashed his Demonic Energy and prepared to teach Primeval Lord of Heaven a lesson.

• The Black Tortoise scolded the Three Pure Ones and Saint Zhunti for ignoring the Heavenly Machine Tower’s protection of the Primordial World.
• The Three Pure Ones realized the Primordial Violet Gold List’s revelations about the World Ancient Tree, Tongtian Jianmu, the Four Sacred Beasts, and other guardians were true.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven accused the Heavenly Machine Tower’s defenders of having hidden motives and said the Primordial World did not need their protection.
• Rahu rebuked Primeval Lord of Heaven, called him a junior, and threatened to teach him to respect his master and honor the Dao.
• Rahu released a terrifying wave of black Demonic Energy that affected the minds of everyone present, including the Three Pure Ones.

Rahu summoned the God-Slaying Spear and challenged Primeval Lord of Heaven after his aura nearly drove the gathered demons into madness. Primeval Lord of Heaven accepted, vowing to suppress Rahu in his master's stead.

• Rahu's presence affected the demons, so Eastern Emperor Taiyi rang the Chaos Bell to bring them back to their senses.
• Rahu summoned the God-Slaying Spear, and the onlookers recognized it as a fearsome weapon once suppressed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Rahu pointed the God-Slaying Spear at Primeval Lord of Heaven and challenged him to fight.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven stepped forward and declared that he would suppress Rahu for his master.
• Rahu mocked Primeval Lord of Heaven as the little follower who had grown bold.

Primeval Lord of Heaven confronted Demon Ancestor Luohu and raised powerful treasures to defend himself, but Luohu's God-Slaying Spear shattered the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. The spear continued toward Primeval Lord of Heaven after breaking through the banner's defenses.

• Luohu taunted Primeval Lord of Heaven, who restrained his anger after Taishang Laozi warned him to be cautious.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven summoned the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to protect himself.
• Luohu denounced Hongjun and his lineage as thieves and hypocrites before attacking with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven sent the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to block the spear, but its defenses shattered and the banner fell dimmed.

Demon Ancestor Luohu’s God-Slaying Spear shattered Primeval Lord of Heaven’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, then struck the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and was stopped. The battle continued with Primeval Lord of Heaven protected by his defensive treasure as the beings of the Primordial World watched.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu’s God-Slaying Spear collided with Primeval Lord of Heaven’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and overwhelmed it despite the power of the stars.
• The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi cracked, spilling its magical and stellar power, while Primeval Lord of Heaven wondered why the God-Slaying Spear seemed stronger than the Heaven Suppressing Coffin.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven summoned the full power of the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud as the God-Slaying Spear rushed toward him.
• The Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud stopped the God-Slaying Spear, astonishing the beings of the Primordial World.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu narrowed his eyes in displeasure as the crowd favored Primeval Lord of Heaven.

Demon Ancestor Luohu overwhelmed Primeval Lord of Heaven by empowering the God-Slaying Spear and corrupting the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud with demonic energy. Primeval Lord of Heaven retreated after the spear tore through his treasure, leaving him furious and disgraced.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu strengthened the God-Slaying Spear with black energy, matching Primeval Lord of Heaven's Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu spread demonic energy that dimmed and weakened the Auspicious Cloud's radiance.
• The God-Slaying Spear pierced a huge hole through the weakened Auspicious Cloud, forcing Primeval Lord of Heaven to retreat.
• The spear's missed strike exploded in midair, opening countless spatial rifts that lingered across the sky.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven grew furious after his treasures were damaged and feared becoming a laughingstock among the people of the Primordial World.

Primeval Lord of Heaven unleashed the Pangu Banner against Demon Ancestor Luohu, who drew power from countless demons and strengthened the God-Slaying Spear to resist. The clash continued as the Pangu Banner released another world-opening strike.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven vowed to suppress Luohu and stirred the Pangu Banner into action.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi watched eagerly as the Pangu Banner revealed its formidable power.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven attacked Luohu with the Pangu Banner’s immense force.
• Luohu summoned the power of countless Demon Clan figures, channeling their Demonic Energy and Karmic Force into the God-Slaying Spear.
• Luohu’s black light blocked the Pangu Banner’s attack, and the banner unleashed another world-opening force.

Primeval Lord of Heaven and Demon Ancestor Rahu fought in a destructive clash between the Pangu Banner and the God-Slaying Spear. Primeval Lord of Heaven wounded Rahu, but Rahu retaliated by piercing his shoulder and leaving demonic energy that threatened his Dao Foundation.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven strengthened the Pangu Banner with merit and fortune, blasting Demon Ancestor Rahu into a vast crater.
• Demon Ancestor Rahu recovered, praised Primeval Lord of Heaven's power, and then faced his follow-up attack.
• Rahu summoned the God-Slaying Spear with purple light and pierced Primeval Lord of Heaven's shoulder, breaking through the Pangu Banner's power.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven retreated hundreds of millions of miles and channeled his magical power to contain the demonic energy seeping from his wound.

Primeval Lord of Heaven failed to purge Rahu’s Demonic Energy, and Rahu prepared to kill or seal the Three Pure Ones for the Heavenly Machine Tower’s sake. Taishang Laozi stopped the fight to speak with the others, leaving Rahu to rejoin Sanqi and Beast Emperor Shenni, who mocked his performance.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven found that Rahu’s Demonic Energy clung to him and attacked Rahu with a colossal finger, which Rahu dissolved with black energy.
• Rahu advanced with the God-Slaying Spear, deciding he might as well kill or seal the Three Pure Ones to prevent them from hindering the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Taishang Laozi called Primeval Lord of Heaven back and said he had something to discuss, so Primeval Lord of Heaven withdrew after threatening Rahu.
• Saint Zhunti realized Primeval Lord of Heaven was far stronger than he had thought and moved farther away from him.
• Rahu returned to Sanqi and Beast Emperor Shenni, and Shenni mocked him for appearing weak against Primeval Lord of Heaven.

Shenni and Black Tortoise mocked Luo Hu for claiming his injury caused him to cough blood, while Sanqi defended Black Tortoise. The Human Race leaders brought lounge chairs to the Heavenly Machine Tower sages, and as the sages relaxed in them, Tongtian summoned a bolt of lightning.

• Shenni and Black Tortoise teased Luo Hu about being hurt by the Pangu Banner, and Sanqi said Black Tortoise had fought well and been injured.
• Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, Xuan Yuan Clan, and Cang Jie brought luxurious lounge chairs from the Human Race encampment and set them before the Heavenly Machine Tower sages.
• Luo Hu sat in a chair, praised the Human Race’s craftsmanship, and tossed aside his God-Slaying Spear.
• Black Tortoise and Shenni tried the chairs and relaxed in them while the Three Pure Ones and Zhunti stood by, feeling insulted.
• Tongtian watched the seated sages as his aura rippled and a bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air.

Sect Master Tongtian, Taishang Laozi, and Primeval Lord of Heaven each summoned a mount to match the Sage of the Heavenly Machine Tower’s recliner. Saint Zhunti had no mount and was left embarrassed as the others watched him.

• Sect Master Tongtian summoned Kui Niu, his Quasi-Saint mount ranked fifteenth on the Mount Ranking.
• Taishang Laozi summoned the Horned Green Ox, ranked fourteenth on the Mount Ranking.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven summoned Si Xiang, his temporary mount, while his true mount was the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Carriage.
• The living beings turned their attention to Saint Zhunti, who realized he had no mount to summon.
• Saint Zhunti grew embarrassed and glared toward the Demon Race, who had brought him there.

Demon Emperor Fuxi urged the Demon Sages to help Saint Zhunti after she lost her mount, and Ci Tie volunteered to carry her. As Taishang Laozi began to speak, Human Race leaders Ziyishi and Yanzishi arrived with women bearing trays of delicacies.

• Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi ignored Saint Zhunti’s appeal, leaving Demon Emperor Fuxi to address her predicament.
• Demon Emperor Fuxi asked the remaining Demon Sages to help Saint Zhunti and argued that doing so would benefit the Demon Race.
• Ci Tie volunteered, transformed into his spiked buffalo-like true form, and carried Saint Zhunti on his back.
• Ziyishi and Yanzishi led Human women into the air, bowed to the Sages of the Heavenly Machine Tower, and brought forward trays of delicacies.
• Taishang Laozi opened his mouth to speak as the Human Race group arrived.

Yanzishi served the Sages dishes made from Daoist Lu Ya’s flesh and blood, provoking the Three Pure Ones and enraging Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. After the Sages finished feasting, Sanqi praised the Human Race’s innate gifts and declared that the Primordial Chaos World’s future belonged to them.

• Yanzishi presented the Sages with smoked and boiled Great Sun Golden Crow meat and wine made from his blood.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu and the other Sages eagerly ate and praised the feast while the Three Pure Ones shut their eyes.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi seethed at the humiliation but restrained themselves because the Sages were eating.
• Suirenshi, Xuan Yuan Clan, and the other Human Race Leaders looked forward to the Human Race taking its revenge on the Demon Race.
• After the meal, Sanqi credited the Human Race’s innate gifts for its cleverness and said the Primordial Chaos World’s future would belong to humanity.

Taishang Laozi considered the Heavenly Machine Tower’s many powerful Sages and tried to negotiate an end to the confrontation. He proposed that both sides withdraw and let the Human Race and Demon Race settle their conflict, leaving Saint Sanqi taken aback by his audacity.

• Taishang Laozi reflected that the Heavenly Machine Tower had at least fourteen Sage-level powerhouses and feared the upheaval their arrival could bring to the Primordial World.
• Taishang Laozi asked the Sages if they could discuss matters calmly, and Saint Sanqi agreed to hear him out.
• Taishang Laozi proposed that the Heavenly Machine Tower return to its tower and the other Sages return to their Dao Fields.
• Taishang Laozi suggested leaving the Human Race and Demon Race to settle their conflict, with the outcome determining whether the Human Race’s time to rise had come.
• Saint Sanqi was taken aback that Taishang Laozi wanted both sides to withdraw as though nothing had happened.

Sanqi rejected Taishang Laozi’s attempt to settle the dispute, accusing the Three Pure Ones of attacking her after she exposed their plans in the Human Race. Taishang Laozi threatened the Heavenly Machine Tower, and Beast Emperor Shenni challenged him over whether anyone could kill him.

• Sanqi mocked Taishang Laozi’s offer of peace and recounted how the Three Pure Ones had attacked her after she exposed them among the Human Race.
• Sanqi declared that the Human Race’s leaders belonged to the Heavenly Machine Tower because they had received its inheritance, and warned Taishang Laozi to abandon his plans for them.
• Taishang Laozi grew hostile and threatened that none of the Heavenly Machine Tower’s people would return if they refused to leave.
• Beast Emperor Shenni scoffed at Taishang Laozi’s threats and questioned whether the Primordial World had truly become an age that no longer belonged to him.
• Taishang Laozi called Shenni a remnant of the old age, and Shenni asked whether Taishang Laozi, the other Saints, or someone above could kill him.

Beast God Shenni taunted Taishang Laozi and challenged him to attack, while Taishang Laozi summoned the Taiji Diagram. Shenni revealed an Incense Stick and impatiently urged the others to hurry, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Beast God Shenni mocked his opponents and claimed the Heavenly Dao's blessing meant their powerful ally would hesitate to attack him.
• Taishang Laozi said he would face Shenni himself and brought out the Taiji Diagram.
• Beast Emperor Shenni admired the treasure, while Beast God Shenni closed his eyes and lamented that he owned no magic treasures.
• Beast God Shenni lit an Incense Stick made from the Jade Nether Nightmare Tree and puffed out smoke, stunning the onlookers.
• Beast God Shenni urged Taishang Laozi to attack so he could finish the fight and return to rest, and Taishang Laozi finally snapped out of his daze.

Beast Emperor Shenni used his Incense Stick to conjure ancient weapons and attack Taishang Laozi, who countered with the Taiji Diagram and Daoist powers. As the battle escalated, Taishang Laozi formed a Yin-Yang Sword, which Shenni recognized and praised.

• Beast Emperor Shenni attacked Taishang Laozi with an ancient axe conjured from the smoke of his Incense Stick.
• Taishang Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to block the axe, which vanished into smoke.
• Beast Emperor Shenni conjured the Burial Heaven Blade, a weapon from his ancient battles, and sent it to attack Taishang Laozi.
• Taishang Laozi countered the blade with Yin Yang Power, then unleashed further attacks as Shenni surrounded himself with baleful aura.
• Taishang Laozi invoked the Dao and formed a black-and-white Yin-Yang Sword, which Beast Emperor Shenni recognized and praised.

Beast Emperor Shenni and Taishang Laozi fought with the Burial Heaven Blade and Yin-Yang Sword, matching each other’s power. As the battle continued, Demon Ancestor Luohu regretted lending Shenni several Incense Sticks and tried to get more from Sanqi, who said they were made for the Master.

• Beast Emperor Shenni and Taishang Laozi unleashed their divine abilities and clashed, creating a dangerous wave of Energy Turbulence.
• The Human Race and demons retreated while powerful beings protected them from the battle’s force.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu realized Shenni had kept more Incense Sticks after borrowing several from him and regretted being tricked.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu asked Sanqi for more Incense Sticks, but she warned that the Master’s supply was running low.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu claimed the Incense Sticks eased his weariness, loneliness, fatigue, and injuries.