Chapter Summaries

Hong Yun and Hou Tu cultivated the four elemental laws together for nearly ten thousand years, and Hong Yun made great progress before the group prepared to return to the Zixiao Palace for the second lecture. Zhen Yuan Zi and the Ancestral Shamans also developed the Sleeve Universe ability, and Zhen Yuan Zi was astonished by how much Hong Yun had improved.

• Hong Yun, Hou Tu, Zhen Yuan Zi, and the Ancestral Shamans studied the four elemental laws and the Sleeve Universe divine ability.
• Many of the Primordial Wilderness’s powerful cultivators secluded themselves to study Hongjun’s teachings, bringing a period of relative peace.
• Hong Yun and Hou Tu stopped trying to unite the four elements and decided to invite the Ancestral Shamans to discuss matters before the next Zixiao Palace lecture.
• Dijiang and Zhen Yuan Zi completed the Sleeve Universe ability and joined the others in the main hall.
• Zhen Yuan Zi noticed Hong Yun’s increased strength, and Hong Yun credited his progress to cultivating with Hou Tu.

Hong Yun gathered with Hou Tu and the Ancestral Shamans to discuss attending Hongjun’s second lecture at the Purple Cloud Palace. Dijiang said the Witch Clan would stay behind to cultivate and raise its members, while Hou Tu encouraged Xuanming to attend.

• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Shamans sensed Hong Yun’s increased strength and approved of his progress.
• Hong Yun explained that he had asked Hou Tu to gather everyone to plan when to travel to the Chaos for Hongjun’s second lecture.
• Dijiang said the Witch Clan would not attend because Hongjun’s cultivation methods did not suit them and they planned to cultivate and raise their young instead.
• Hong Yun warned that missing the second lecture might keep the Ancestral Shamans from entering the final one, but Zhurong said they trusted Hong Yun and Hou Tu to share what they learned.
• Hou Tu urged the hesitant Xuanming to attend with them and help demonstrate the Witch Clan’s strength.

Hong Yun advised Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin that the Witch Clan needed to serve the Primordial Wilderness to secure its future, and Dijiang began to understand how the Ancestral Shamans could use their laws to fulfill duties for the world. Xuanming agreed to accompany Hou Tu to Zixiao Palace, while Hong Yun hoped his guidance could help the Witch Clan avoid future calamity.

• Hou Tu persuaded Xuanming to go with her to Zixiao Palace, and Dijiang warned that the Ancestral Shamans would defend her if anyone bullied her.
• Hong Yun reflected on the approaching Witch-Demon Calamity and decided that the Witch Clan needed greater power and a lasting purpose in the world.
• Hong Yun told Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin that the Witch Clan should use its command of the Power of Law to benefit the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun described how the Ancestral Shamans could maintain the world's laws, including establishing the four seasons, and gain merit and authority.
• Dijiang realized that the Witch Clan needed to serve the world to prosper and thanked Hong Yun for opening his eyes.

Dijiang and the Ancestral Shamans accepted Hong Yun’s suggestion to pursue innate godhood and govern the laws of Heaven and Earth, then celebrated with him and Hou Tu as family. Hong Yun received another chance to draw a prize, but the pointer stopped between two rewards, leaving him unsure whether he had won anything.

• Dijiang explained that the Ancestral Shamans should take up the duties of their innate godhood, and Zhu Jiuyin and the others thanked Hong Yun for his advice.
• Hong Yun urged Dijiang to govern the laws diligently and expand the authority of their Divine Offices without acting recklessly.
• Dijiang welcomed Hong Yun and Hou Tu as family and called for a celebration before the group set out.
• Hong Yun checked the system and found he had gained another prize draw for guiding the Witch Clan.
• Hong Yun agreed to draw, but the pointer stopped between two prizes, and he asked the system whether he had received nothing.

Hong Yun received Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin’s blood essence as rewards, while the two Ancestral Witches decided to give him their blood essence and the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler. As they worried about the Witch Clan’s future, Zhu Jiuyin resolved to use his mastery of time to look ahead, despite Dijiang warning that it could kill him.

• Hong Yun learned that the system had awarded him both Dijiang’s and Zhu Jiuyin’s blood essence, which they had willingly offered to repay their karmic debt.
• Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin agreed that they would give Hong Yun the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler as previously planned and each contribute a drop of Ancestral Shaman blood essence for him to use.
• Zhu Jiuyin reasoned that the blood essence could help Hong Yun make a Witch Clan avatar and support his cultivation of the laws of time and space.
• Zhu Jiuyin worried that the Witch Clan might have no place once the Heavenly Dao was completed and the balance between clear and turbid was restored.
• Zhu Jiuyin decided to leap beyond the river of time to see the Witch Clan’s future, and Dijiang warned him that his Great Luo cultivation was not enough to survive the attempt.

At the Witch Clan’s celebration, Dijiang gave Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi a warm welcome and presented Hong Yun with two drops of Ancestral Shaman blood essence. The feast was interrupted when Zhurong brought forward the Great Shaman Xing Tian, who wanted to test Hong Yun’s strength, leaving Xing Tian protesting Zhurong’s account of why he had come.

• Dijiang warned Zhu Jiuyin to wait until Grand Unity Perfection before attempting to look into the future and promised to help him then.
• The Witch Clan held a feast for Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi, and Dijiang gave Hong Yun blood essence from himself and Zhu Jiuyin.
• Hong Yun accepted the blood essence and stored it in the Profound Origin Water Control Banner to let Primordial Heavy Water wash away its baleful energy.
• Zhurong interrupted the gathering and introduced the Great Shaman Xing Tian as someone who wanted to fight Hong Yun.
• Xing Tian silently objected when Zhurong claimed he had demanded a fight because Hong Yun had become Hou Tu’s Dao Companion.

Hong Yun accepted Xing Tian’s challenge at the Witch Clan gathering and used his command of the Four Laws and Five Elements to cut Xing Tian off from the power of heaven and earth. The fight continued with Xing Tian left relying only on his physical strength.

• Zhurong shoved Xing Tian into the arena to spar with Hong Yun after Xing Tian questioned Houtu’s choice of Dao Companion.
• Houtu asked Hong Yun to give Xing Tian pointers and warn the other Great Shamans against acting lawlessly.
• Hong Yun entered the arena, and Xing Tian charged him with Gan Qi, bringing the Power of Law into his axe strike.
• Hong Yun dispersed like red smoke, surrounded Xing Tian, and circulated the Four Laws and Five Elements around him.
• Xing Tian found himself cut off from the world’s power and could rely only on his own flesh and blood as his attacks met no resistance.

Hong Yun released Xing Tian from his law-bound trap and agreed to fight him with physical strength instead. He blocked Xing Tian’s axe with one punch, leaving Xing Tian bewildered and defeated.

• Gong Gong questioned the point of Hong Yun using the Power of Law, and Zhen Yuan Zi argued that fighters should use whatever tactics they chose.
• Hong Yun agreed to spar with Xing Tian using their own strength and withdrew the red mist trapping him.
• Xing Tian attacked Hong Yun with Gan Qi, while Dijiang prepared to protect the watching clansmen from the blow.
• Hong Yun stopped Gan Qi with a punch, shattered the force behind Xing Tian’s strike, and sent him stumbling backward.
• Zhurong caught Xing Tian and absorbed the impact as Xing Tian struggled to believe that Hong Yun’s physical strength had beaten him with one punch.

Hong Yun helped restore Xing Tian’s fighting spirit after defeating him, using Pangu’s example to encourage him to strengthen his body and refuse to be discouraged by one loss. Xing Tian’s battle intent surged again, and he began to regard Hong Yun with respect.

• Hong Yun worried that his defeat had left Xing Tian too discouraged to reach his potential.
• Hong Yun reminded Xing Tian that Pangu created the world through bodily strength and argued that Xing Tian’s body still had room to grow stronger.
• Hong Yun urged Xing Tian not to let one defeat keep him down, telling him that the braver opponent wins when two meet on a narrow path.
• Xing Tian regained his fighting spirit, and Zhurong urged him to thank Hong Yun.
• Xing Tian felt deep respect for Hong Yun but hesitated over how to address him.

After impressing the Witch Clan by guiding Xing Tian, Hong Yun received the clan’s approval as Hou Tu’s Dao Companion. Dijiang then offered him the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, leaving Hong Yun astonished by the dull-looking treasure.

• Xing Tian thanked Hong Yun as Ancestor Hong Yun after their contest, and Hong Yun happily praised him.
• Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi joked about Hong Yun showing off, while Hou Tu watched them with amusement.
• Hong Yun reflected that he wanted to hold a wedding ceremony for Hou Tu when the time was right.
• Dijiang gave Hong Yun the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, and Hong Yun stared in surprise at the gray, worn-looking treasure.

Dijiang gave Hong Yun the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler as thanks for helping the Witch Clan. Hong Yun partially refined the treasure and discovered that it could help balance and transform his four powers of law, while Dijiang began to make an offer to Zhen Yuan Zi.

• Dijiang explained that the Witch Clan could not use the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler's laws and offered it to Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun accepted the ruler and poured his magic power into it, restoring its purple radiance and partially refining it.
• The ruler settled in Hong Yun's primordial spirit, where it began to suppress and circulate his four powers of law, which slowly started transforming into one another.
• Dijiang was pleased to see the treasure in Hong Yun's hands, while Zhen Yuan Zi stared at it wistfully and remarked that Hong Yun had gained both the man and the treasure.
• Dijiang turned to Zhen Yuan Zi and began, “If you're interested, Brother...,” making Zhen Yuan Zi's face change drastically.

Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Houtu, and Xuanming set out for the second lecture at the Purple Cloud Palace, while other powerful cultivators also made their way through Chaos. Di Jun and Taiyi hoped the lecture would help them find a path that suited their true forms, and the travelers finally reached the palace.

• Dijiang urged Zhen Yuan Zi to consider a Witch Clan woman as a match, but Zhen Yuan Zi refused while Hong Yun celebrated his new treasure and the Ancestral Shamans' blood essence.
• Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Houtu, and Xuanming departed for the Purple Cloud Palace, with Hong Yun shielding them from Chaos Qi as they crossed the Chaos Membrane.
• The Three Pure Ones, Nu Wa and Fuxi, Jieyin and Zhun Ti, and other cultivators also traveled from the Primordial Wilderness to attend the second lecture.
• On the Sun Star, Di Jun and Taiyi resolved to seek insight into the Power of Law rather than abandon their own paths for the Immortal Dao, then left for the Purple Cloud Palace with the Chaos Bell protecting them.
• After a long journey through Chaos, Hong Yun and his companions spotted the Purple Cloud Palace, and Zhen Yuan Zi excitedly announced their arrival.

Hong Yun and his companions arrived at Zixiao Palace, where they met Di Jun and Taiyi and entered the hall together. As the group settled in, Hong Yun remembered that he had missed his chance to pinch Hao Tian’s cheek, while Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming noticed he seemed distracted.

• Hong Yun thanked Hou Tu for helping him comprehend the Earth Law as the group reached Zixiao Palace.
• Di Jun and Taiyi arrived with the Chaos Bell, greeted Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming, and chatted with them.
• Di Jun considered befriending the powerful cultivators, and the six entered Zixiao Palace together before splitting into their usual seats.
• Hong Yun regretted forgetting to pinch Hao Tian’s cheek, and Zhen Yuan Zi asked why he had been so quiet.
• Zhen Yuan Zi stopped pressing Hong Yun, while Hou Tu and Xuanming looked at him with concern.

Hong Yun reassured Hou Tu and Xuanming before Hongjun began his second lecture in the Purple Cloud Palace. Hongjun noticed that Hong Yun's fortune and aura had changed, but he could not see what lay ahead for him.

• Hong Yun urged Hou Tu to use the Prayer Mat to strengthen her Primordial Spirit and reassured the uneasy Xuanming that she should focus on anything useful in Hongjun's teachings.
• Hong Yun calmed himself and circulated the origins of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind while waiting for the lecture to begin.
• Hongjun appeared silently on the high platform, surveyed the attendees, and approved of how many had come.
• Hongjun noticed that Hong Yun's fortune had become rooted and resilient, recognized an aura of the Law of Earth, and wondered what had changed.
• Hongjun began his second lecture, teaching how to master laws and cultivate through the Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Great Luo realms.

During Hongjun's lecture, Hong Yun absorbed the teachings and used the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler to harmonize his four laws, advancing his cultivation. Hongjun recognized the treasure and observed that the Three Pure Ones were the only ones clearly inheriting his immortal Dao.

• Hong Yun absorbed Hongjun's teachings and refined the Power of his four laws with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.
• A crimson vision appeared above Hong Yun, showing four dragons circling a purple jade pillar as it turned Hongjun's words into knowledge.
• Hongjun recognized the purple pillar as the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and understood that it had helped change Hong Yun's fortune.
• Hongjun observed the cultivation visions of the Three Pure Ones, Nu Wa, Jieyin, Zhun Ti, and Hou Tu, noting that Nu Wa was pursuing her own Dao.
• Hongjun concluded that his immortal Dao inheritance would fall to the Three Pure Ones.

After Hongjun ended his second lecture, Hong Yun resolved to strengthen his Law of Earth and change the Witch Clan’s fate if he could. Di Jun and Taiyi began greeting the other listeners, and Hong Yun observed the personalities of the gathering as they met.

• Hongjun ended the lecture after explaining that Great Luo was formed when Dao Principles merged into an independent system.
• Hong Yun noted that his Law of Earth still lagged behind his other laws and resolved to complete it during the break, with Hou Tu’s help.
• Hong Yun asked Xuanming what she had gained, and she said she had learned only a few ways to control her laws.
• Hong Yun resolved to try to save some of the Ancestral Shamans from the Witch-Demon conflict, even if they had to give up their Ancestral Witch True Bodies.
• Di Jun and Taiyi greeted the other Daoists, while Hong Yun observed the different personalities of Taiqing, Yuan Shi, Tong Tian, Nu Wa, and Fuxi.

At the end of the second sermon in the Purple Heaven Palace, Hong Yun noticed Zhun Ti’s resentment over the Prayer Mat and impressed Di Jun with his magnanimity. After the Three Pure Ones and the western pair departed, Di Jun invited the remaining cultivators to discuss the Dao, leaving Hong Yun wondering whether Di Jun intended to recruit him and Zhen Yuan Zi into the Yaozu.

• Fuxi let Nu Wa take a Prayer Mat while he stayed behind to protect her, and Kun Peng left after Jieyin and Zhun Ti claimed seats.
• Zhun Ti thanked Hong Yun for giving up his Prayer Mat but privately resented him, while Hong Yun smiled and treated the favor as a small matter.
• Di Jun observed the cultivators and decided Hong Yun was worth befriending because he seemed unbothered by Zhun Ti’s resentment.
• After the sermon, the Three Pure Ones and then Jieyin and Zhun Ti left the Purple Heaven Palace.
• Di Jun invited Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, and the others to find a quiet place and discuss the Dao, making Hong Yun wonder if Di Jun planned to recruit them into the Yaozu.

Hong Yun rejected Di Jun and Fuxi’s invitation to travel to Bu Zhou Mountain because he needed to return to the Witch Clan, whose future he hoped to guide toward coexistence with humanity. Hou Tu proposed that they meet again after the third lecture at the Purple Heaven Palace.

• Hong Yun decided against becoming entangled with the Demon Clan and reflected on his wish to help humanity and the Witch Clan live together.
• Fuxi suggested that the group visit his and Nu Wa’s residence at the foot of Bu Zhou Mountain, and Di Jun agreed.
• Fuxi and Di Jun realized that Zhen Yuan Zi looked to Hong Yun to make decisions and asked Hong Yun whether he would join them.
• Hong Yun politely refused, saying that he and his companions had urgent business and needed to return.
• Hou Tu explained that they had promised the Ancestor Witches they would return soon and suggested meeting again after the third lecture.

Hong Yun and the others returned from Chaos without the other Ancestral Shamans, then learned how the Witch Clan had prospered by assigning its members roles in the Heavenly Dao. Hong Yun urged them to expand those responsibilities, and the chapter ended with the Ancestral Shamans’ fortunes and cultivation rising to the late Great Luo stage.

• Hou Tu explained that the other Ancestral Shamans had been delayed, and Di Jun and Fuxi departed with their companions after arranging to meet again.
• Zhen Yuan Zi questioned Hong Yun’s rejection of Di Jun’s overture, but Hong Yun concealed his reasons and reflected on the burden he carried.
• Hong Yun, Hou Tu, Xuanming, and Zhen Yuan Zi returned to the Witch Tribe and saw that its population had grown several times over.
• Dijiang told them that the Ancestral Shamans had taken on roles tied to the Heavenly Dao, increasing the Witch Clan’s fortune and accelerating the blood pool’s growth.
• Hong Yun advised the Ancestral Shamans to broaden their authority by extending their Laws into related domains, and Dijiang agreed.
• The Heavenly Dao favored the Ancestral Shamans, strengthening their Laws and advancing their cultivation to the late Great Luo stage.

Hong Yun decided to establish a home of his own now that he had become Dao Companions with Hou Tu, while remaining wary of Hongjun’s intentions. He and Zhen Yuan Zi used the Earth Book to search for a suitable site between Wuzhuang Temple and the Witch Clan.

• Zhen Yuan Zi asked Hong Yun whether they should return to Wuzhuang Temple, and Hong Yun reflected on how his changed fate and new family made a home important.
• Hong Yun resolved to treat Hongjun as an enemy if he continued scheming against him, but to honor him as Dao Ancestor if he did not.
• Hong Yun announced that he needed to establish a home of his own, and Zhen Yuan Zi agreed to help him find a place near both Wuzhuang Temple and the Witch Clan.
• Zhen Yuan Zi revealed the Earth Book, and he and Hong Yun searched its map of the Primordial Wilderness’s ley lines for promising locations.