Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan broke free from Saint Zhunti’s restriction after the two Human Race Leaders rescued her. Her younger brother, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, watched from hiding and resolved to befriend Suirenshi.

• Kong Xuan broke through Saint Zhunti’s restriction and cried out, revealing that she had regained her power.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng recalled how he and Kong Xuan, the children of Yuanfeng, had hidden and separated to survive the hunt for the three tribes.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng remembered holding back from rescuing Kong Xuan because Saint Zhunti might capture them both.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng saw the two Human Race Leaders rescue Kong Xuan and felt relieved and grateful.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng praised the Human Race’s courage and decided to make Suirenshi his friend.

After Kong Xuan allied with the Human Race, she confronted Saint Zhunti with rage but recognized the overwhelming gulf between herself and a Sage. Yanzishi promised that the Human Race would help her settle the humiliation, as the confrontation with Zhunti became a matter involving the whole Human Race.

• The Golden-Winged Great Peng wept with relief as he saw his sister allied with the Human Race and free to travel openly.
• Kong Xuan transformed back into human form and furiously accused Saint Zhunti of humiliating her.
• Kong Xuan summoned her Green Dragon Crescent Blade and prepared to fight Saint Zhunti, but restrained herself after realizing that even multiple Quasi-Saints could not overcome a Sage.
• Yanzishi approached Kong Xuan and promised that the Human Race would help avenge the insult from Zhunti.

Kong Xuan urged Yanzishi and Suirenshi not to risk angering Saint Zhunti over her humiliation, but Suirenshi confronted Zhunti and mocked his repeated attempts to claim the East’s people and resources for the West. Zhunti was left facing the East’s laughter as the confrontation continued.

• Kong Xuan swallowed her anger and thanked Yanzishi and Suirenshi for rescuing her, then begged them not to risk the Human Race by acting against Saint Zhunti.
• Yanzishi reassured Kong Xuan and held her back while Suirenshi said the Human Race had its own plans for Zhunti.
• Yanzishi and Kong Xuan moved behind Suirenshi, leaving him alone to face Saint Zhunti.
• Suirenshi mocked Zhunti for coming east for Kong Xuan and sarcastically suggested that the Human, Witch, and Demon races should all move to the West.
• Saint Zhunti grew furious as eastern living beings laughed at him and the divide between East and West was exposed.

Suirenshi confronted Saint Zhunti over his attempt to take Kong Xuan to the Western Teachings and mocked his habit of claiming people and treasures were destined for the West. His suggestion that Zhunti plunder the Monster Race angered its leaders, while the Ancestral Witches found the Human Race appealing by comparison.

• Suirenshi reminded Saint Zhunti that the Western Teachings were still rebuilding after Nuwa destroyed Great Sumeru Mountain, and questioned why Zhunti had come east again.
• Saint Zhunti insisted that Kong Xuan was destined to join the Western Teachings and threatened to kill anyone who interfered, while holding back because he feared the Heaven­ly Machine Tower.
• Suirenshi accused Saint Zhunti of repeatedly using destiny and rightful ownership as excuses to plunder the East, then urged him to target the Monster Race and its treasures instead.
• The Monster Race leaders grew furious at Suirenshi's suggestion, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi wanted to fight and Demon Emperor Di Jun vowed to make Zhunti regret coming.
• The Ancestral Witches chuckled and felt more favorably toward the Human Race than the Monster Race.

Suirenshi publicly challenged Saint Zhunti over his repeated interference in the East and questioned why Saint Jieyin rarely appeared outside the Western Pure Land. He suggested Jieyin’s grand vow might prevent him from traveling through the Primordial World, leaving Zhunti worried that a damaging secret would be revealed.

• Suirenshi’s public criticism of Saint Zhunti’s conduct embarrassed Zhunti and made the Eastern Sages look uncomfortable.
• Saint Zhunti insulted Suirenshi and accused him of defying Heaven by challenging Kong Xuan’s supposed fate to join the Western Teachings.
• Suirenshi asked why Jieyin rarely visited the East or traveled through the Primordial World, drawing the attention of listeners across the world.
• Suirenshi claimed Jieyin’s grand vow might keep him from traveling, and Zhunti feared that exposing the secret would harm the Western Teachings.

Suirenshi taunted Saint Zhunti by revealing that Saint Jieyin's vows might have trapped him in the Western Pure Land, and Zhunti dared not attack because of the Heavenly Machine Tower and the Eastern Sages. The chapter ended with Suirenshi preparing to disclose the secret to the Sages from the East.

• Suirenshi asked whether Saint Jieyin's forty-eight great vows had left him unable to leave the Western Pure Land.
• Saint Zhunti threatened to kill Suirenshi, but Suirenshi challenged him and warned that the Heavenly Machine Tower would retaliate.
• The people of the Primordial World recalled the Heavenly Machine Tower's many Sage-level powers and realized Saint Zhunti would not dare attack the Human Race Leader.
• Suirenshi said he had been waiting to share the news with the Eastern Sages and taunted Zhunti to attack before they could hear it.
• Saint Zhunti stayed rooted in place as silence fell over the world.

Human Race Leader Suirenshi exposed how Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti had gained Sagehood by making the Forty-Eight Great Vows, which they could not fulfill. Saint Zhunti was left furious but unable to retaliate, and Suirenshi’s accusation that they had fulfilled none of the vows went unanswered.

• Suirenshi asked Saint Zhunti how many of Saint Jieyin’s Forty-Eight Great Vows they had fulfilled.
• Saint Zhunti seethed with resentment and killing intent but held back to avoid provoking the other Sages and the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Suirenshi explained that Jieyin had made the vows to gain enough merit for Sagehood after founding the Western Teachings failed to provide enough.
• Suirenshi argued that guiding every living being in the Primordial World was impossible and called the vows empty promises made to obtain merit.
• Suirenshi accused the two Western Sages of having fulfilled none of the Forty-Eight Great Vows, and Zhunti’s face darkened.

Suirenshi exposed that Saint Jieyin's Sage realm was unstable because he had not fulfilled the vows that enabled the Western Sages to attain Sagehood. Saint Zhunti was enraged by the public humiliation but could not act against the Human Race Leader, Suirenshi.

• Suirenshi revealed that Saint Jieyin risked falling below the Sage realm because of his unpaid debt of merit to the Heavenly Dao.
• The inhabitants of the Primordial World reacted with shock and considered the Western Land's poverty and the Sages' weakness.
• The narration explained how Demon Ancestor Luohu's battle with Dao Ancestor Hongjun had destroyed the Western Land's spiritual vein and left it desolate.
• Saint Zhunti recalled that he and Saint Jieyin had made forty-eight grand vows to become Sages and had feared losing their realms ever since.
• Saint Zhunti glared at Suirenshi in fury but realized he could not kill the Human Race Leader.

Suirenshi revealed that the Two Sages of the West had built the Pure Land on Great Sumeru Mountain to brainwash beings and conceal their Heavenly secrets, preventing them from falling below the Sage realm. Saint Zhunti could not deny the accusation, and the Primordial World learned the West’s hidden purpose.

• Saint Zhunti sensed the Sages of the East watching him and realized he could not retaliate against Suirenshi without drawing the Sages of the Heavenly Machine Tower.
• Suirenshi mocked Saint Zhunti and said the Two Sages of the West had found a way to escape their predicament.
• Suirenshi revealed that the Two Sages of the West had built the Pure Land on Great Sumeru Mountain to brainwash visitors and shield themselves from the Heavenly Dao.
• Saint Zhunti could not answer because Suirenshi had exposed the secret the Two Sages of the West had kept for countless years.
• Beings across the Primordial World were astonished to learn that the Pure Land concealed Heavenly secrets, while Saint Jieyin’s long stays there took on a new meaning.

Saint Jieyin's Pure Land strategy drew laughter from the Primordial World's powerful figures, enraging Saint Zhunti. Suirenshi taunted Zhunti and revealed that the Human Race had a way to stand against Sages, though the other Human Race Leaders did not know about it.

• Saint Jieyin's Pure Land converted everyone within it and kept its inhabitants safe from outside dangers.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven, Sect Master Tongtian, and others laughed at the Two Sages of the West's scheme.
• Saint Zhunti grew furious at the mockery and blamed Suirenshi and the Human Race.
• Suirenshi taunted Saint Zhunti and challenged him to attack.
• Suirenshi thought that the Human Race possessed a way to stand against Sages, a secret unknown to its other leaders.
• Saint Zhunti calmed himself while retaining his killing intent toward Suirenshi.

Suirenshi confronted Saint Zhunti and prepared to use the Human Race’s hidden strength to make the Sage pay for plotting against them. As observers wondered where his confidence came from, the Golden-Winged Great Peng considered an alliance with the Human Race.

• Suirenshi roared at Saint Zhunti and unleashed a stream of Blade Qi, intending to kill him despite the risk of revealing the Human Race’s hidden strength.
• Suirenshi recalled that the Sage of the Heavenly Machine Tower had left the Human Race powerful means that could threaten Saint Zhunti.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng celebrated the Human Race’s support for his sister and considered joining forces with them using the Phoenix and Golden Eagle Clans.
• Yanzishi admired Suirenshi’s domineering presence while powerful beings watching from afar questioned why he dared provoke Saint Zhunti.

Saint Zhunti prepared to kill Suirenshi despite the risk of provoking the Heavenly Machine Tower, while the gathered powers watched the confrontation. Just as Zhunti began to attack, Tongtian intervened with the Immortal Slaying Sword.

• Saint Zhunti grew furious at Suirenshi’s demands and the other powers’ mockery, and resolved to kill the Human Race leader.
• Zhunti decided he would seek Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s protection if the other Sages failed to intervene.
• Saint Zhunti unleashed his Sage’s might as Suirenshi prepared to draw out what he carried in his robes.
• A powerful force descended and interrupted Zhunti’s attack with divine radiance.
• Zhunti recognized the scarlet Immortal Slaying Sword and realized Sect Master Tongtian had come to stop him.

Saint Zhunti prepared to attack the Human Race Leader, but Sect Master Tongtian stopped him and warned that a rash move could bring the Heavenly Machine Tower’s Sages into the conflict. Zhunti remained furious over the West’s exposed affairs, and Tongtian urged him to keep calm and let the West continue developing.

• Saint Zhunti ignored the Immortal Trapping Sword and gathered strength to attack the Human Race Leader.
• Sect Master Tongtian warned Zhunti to stop before provoking the Heavenly Machine Tower’s Sages and disrupting Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s arrangements.
• Tongtian said he was protecting Zhunti from the Human Race Leader’s hidden tricks, but Zhunti demanded to know why he had not intervened earlier.
• Zhunti accused the Primordial World of owing the West and threatened to start the war early rather than let the West perish alone.
• Tongtian acknowledged the West’s poverty, reminded Zhunti that he had often been allowed to take things from the East, and urged him to stay composed.

Sect Master Tongtian tried to talk Saint Zhunti out of destroying everything, but Zhunti rejected his words and attacked. Tongtian trapped him in a simplified Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving Zhunti furious and unable to break free.

• Sect Master Tongtian warned Saint Zhunti that his self-destructive actions would ruin his plans and bring punishment.
• Saint Zhunti dismissed Tongtian's promises and prepared to attack with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Technique.
• Sect Master Tongtian split the Immortal Slaying Sword into four swords and trapped Zhunti in a simplified Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Saint Zhunti attacked the formation with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Brush Tree, but the formation absorbed its power.
• Sect Master Tongtian mocked Zhunti's weakness and losses, provoking him to unleash all his magic treasures against the formation.
• Saint Zhunti's attacks failed to create even a ripple in the Immortal Slaying Four Swords.

Sect Master Tongtian stopped Saint Zhunti from attacking the Human Race and promised to arrange a fair hearing and compensation for the Western Land. After Zhunti left, Suirenshi reaffirmed the Human Race’s hostility toward him, while Kong Xuan thanked Suirenshi and Yanzishi for protecting her.

• Sect Master Tongtian suppressed Saint Zhunti with the Immortal Slaying Swords, promised support and compensation for the Western Land, and persuaded Zhunti to stop.
• Suirenshi warned Zhunti that the Human Race would remember his attacks and kill him someday, but Zhunti glared at him and left without replying.
• The Immortal Slaying Sword vanished after Sect Master Tongtian ended the confrontation, and the gathered beings marveled that Zhunti had backed down again.
• Kong Xuan thanked Suirenshi and Yanzishi for saving her, and Suirenshi said the Human Race would protect her whether or not they formed an alliance.
• Kong Xuan apologized for bringing the Human Race into conflict with Zhunti, and Suirenshi looked toward the Western Land with a cold gaze.

Kong Xuan formed an alliance between the Phoenix Clan and the Human Race, which promised protection and support in return for aid when needed. With the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan backing them, the Human Race expanded its territory and secured abundant food, leaving its three major survival problems nearly resolved.

• Kong Xuan thanked Suirenshi for saving his life and established an alliance between the Phoenix Clan and the Human Race.
• Kong Xuan promised the Phoenix Clan would aid the Human Race, while the Human Race offered protection, territory access, and Vermilion Bird blood essence to help restore the Phoenix Clan's bloodline.
• The Phoenix Clan sent more than a dozen phoenixes bearing gifts to Human Race territory, where they were welcomed with great courtesy.
• The Human Race cultivated crops across its territory with support from the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, greatly increasing its food supply.
• The Human Race gained extensive living space under the protection of the Heaven's Secrets Tower, while Shen Nong's crops and medicinal herbs helped resolve its food shortage.

The Human Race overcame the forces that had once kept it weak and grew rapidly during a century of peace. As the three-hundred-year cycle arrived, the Primordial Violet Gold List began to reveal what came next.

• Sanqi's enlightenment and the Human Race's inheritances helped it become powerful enough to hunt primordial behemoths and overcome its former natural enemies.
• The Witch Race stayed quiet, while the Monster Race recovered from heavy losses in the Human-Demon War.
• Over the next hundred years, the Human Race's population and strength multiplied, leaving it no longer at a disadvantage against the Witch and Monster Races.
• At the next three-hundred-year mark, the Primordial Violet Gold List trembled as divine power descended upon the Primordial Chaos Land.

The Primordial Divine Ability Ranking appeared after mysterious energy made the Primordial World's spiritual energy more active. Its first revealed entry ranked Saint Jieyin's God-Slaying Buddha Thunder at 100th place, leaving the living beings stunned by how powerful the abilities higher on the list might be.

• Mysterious energy descended and stimulated the Primordial World's spiritual energy, making it more active and easier to cultivate.
• The sixth list, the Primordial Divine Ability Ranking, appeared after 300 years of waiting.
• The living beings learned that the ranking judged spells, techniques, divine arts, and secret arts by their power and capabilities.
• The list ranked Saint Jieyin's God-Slaying Buddha Thunder at 100th, describing its destructive power, purifying effects, and ability to turn others into followers.
• The living beings were astonished that a Sage's signature ability ranked only 100th and wondered how formidable the higher-ranked abilities would be.

The Primordial World questioned why Saint Jieyin’s powerful Purifying Divine Lightning ranked only 100th on the Divine Ability Ranking, while Jieyin urged Saint Zhunti to wait and watch. The ranking revealed a Heavenly Machine Stone that could evolve a divine ability toward perfection, stirring excitement among the Primordial World’s powerful figures, including the Ancestral Witches.

• People across the Primordial World debated whether Saint Jieyin’s Purifying Divine Lightning had been ranked too low and wondered how terrifying the higher-ranked abilities would be.
• At the Western Spiritual Mountain, Saint Zhunti complained about Jieyin’s 100th-place ranking, and Saint Jieyin told him to wait and watch the Divine Ability Ranking.
• The Divine Ability Ranking awarded the 100th-ranked ability an Evolving Heavenly Machine Stone that could develop an imprinted divine ability until it reached perfection.
• The people of the Primordial World grew eager to obtain the stone, and the Ancestral Witches were stirred because their Pangu-derived body-cultivation techniques were incomplete.

The Primordial Violet Gold List revealed Nuwa’s Creation Divine Lightning at rank 99, surprising the beings of the Primordial World. The Demon Race gave up on asking the Western Land for the Heavenly Machine Stone, while Zhen Yuanzi wondered whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun would appear on the ranking.

• The Ancestral Witches and the Demon Race grew eager to obtain the Heavenly Machine Stone to improve their supreme techniques and arrays.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun considered visiting the Western Land to ask Saint Jieyin for the stone, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi warned that the Demon Race had already angered the Western saints, so Di Jun fell silent.
• Zhen Yuanzi contemplated the Heavenly Machine Tower’s growing influence and wondered whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun would make the ranking.
• The Primordial Violet Gold List announced that Nuwa’s Creation Divine Lightning ranked 99, describing it as a lightning technique that kept creating until its enemy was completely annihilated.