Chapter Summaries

Di Jun rejoiced over Xi He's pregnancy and sent Hong Yun a talisman asking him to escort Wang Shu. Back at the Eastern Sea human territory, Hong Yun rewarded Suiren Shi for teaching humanity to use fire by granting him a Human Dao position, which raised him to the Quasi-Saint realm.

• Di Jun celebrated Xi He's pregnancy, thanked Wang Shu for helping with the Myriad Stars Great Formation, and agreed that she would stay until Hong Yun escorted her back.
• Di Jun sent a starry talisman toward the Eastern Sea coast to summon Hong Yun, hoping to learn why he had given up the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Suiren Shi told Hong Yun how he had protected the tribe and taught the humans to use fire while Hong Yun and the others were away.
• Hong Yun summoned the Human Dao Seal and named Suiren Shi the beginning of Human Dao civilization, granting him a Human Dao position.
• Suiren Shi's cultivation rose from Grand Unity Golden Immortal to Quasi-Saint, while Huluwa watched with envy.

Hong Yun explained how Human Dao Positions depended on the hearts of living beings and offered Suiren Shi a place to cultivate in the Fire Cloud Cave World. Suiren Shi chose to remain with humanity for now, and Hong Yun agreed to wait before discussing the move again.

• Suiren Shi attained a Human Dao Position, and Hong Yun told him his future could reach beyond the Sub-Saint realm.
• Zhen Yuan Zi asked how Human Dao Positions worked, and Hong Yun explained that they depended on the people’s hearts rather than a fixed number.
• Hong Yun explained that earning a Human Dao Position required countless living beings to remember a person’s merits and gather their thoughts around them.
• Youchao and Zi Yi Shi envied Suiren Shi, and Hong Yun encouraged them to follow his example.
• Hong Yun offered Suiren Shi a place to cultivate in the Fire Cloud Cave World, but Suiren Shi asked to remain with his people, so Hong Yun agreed to wait.

Hong Yun arranged for Xuanming to train Kua Fu, Hou Yi, and Xing Tian in the Fire Cloud Cave World, then told Huluwa and Wusheng he would stay with the human race and assess their cultivation. Di Jun summoned Hong Yun to escort Wang Shu back, reminding him of a promise he had put off.

• Xuanming asked Kua Fu, Hou Yi, and Xing Tian to stay so she could take them to train in the Fire Cloud Cave World.
• Xing Tian tried to avoid the training, but Kua Fu reminded him of his earlier complaints, and Xing Tian agreed to go.
• Hong Yun told Huluwa and Wusheng he would remain among the human race and asked them to bring their junior sisters back.
• Huluwa hinted that he wanted Zhen Yuan Zi's Ginseng Fruits, and the group joked together.
• Di Jun sent Hong Yun a message saying the dispute between the Witches and Demons had settled for now and asking him to escort Wang Shu back.
• Zhen Yuan Zi teased Hong Yun for delaying the promise he had made to Wang Shu.

Hong Yun went to the Sun Star after Di Jun summoned him, expecting to discuss Wang Shu and the Witch-Demon War. He guessed that Xi He was pregnant, prompting Di Jun to invite him to a private conversation, while Hong Yun worried about the fate of the future little Golden Crows.

• Hong Yun told Huluwa and the others to wait for his junior sister and set off for the Sun Star without Zhen Yuan Zi.
• Di Jun greeted Hong Yun eagerly, and Hong Yun guessed that Xi He was pregnant.
• Di Jun was astonished that Hong Yun had guessed the news and wondered what else he knew.
• Hong Yun clarified that he had only guessed because it seemed time for Di Jun and Xi He to have children, then worried about the little Golden Crows' future.
• Di Jun invited Hong Yun to discuss another matter in private and led him toward the Fusang Tree, leaving Hong Yun puzzled by his sudden change in mood.

Di Jun revealed that Dao Ancestor Hong Jun had given him the Primordial Violet Qi and asked Hong Yun why he had once relinquished it. Hong Yun admitted he had feared for his life and warned that other powerful figures might have coveted the Qi; Di Jun acknowledged he likely would have been tempted too.

• Di Jun concealed their conversation beneath the Fusang Tree and asked Hong Yun why he had given up the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Hong Yun deduced that Dao Ancestor Hong Jun had granted Di Jun the strand he had relinquished, and Di Jun showed it to him.
• Di Jun explained that he had planned to hide the gift until he became a Saint, but unease made him ask whether Hong Yun had another reason for giving up the Qi.
• Hong Yun admitted he had feared being killed and said the similar circumstances of their gifts made him wary.
• Hong Yun asked whether Di Jun, Kun Peng, Ming He, and other hidden powers might have coveted the Qi, and Di Jun admitted they probably would have.

Hong Yun warned Di Jun that accepting the Primordial Violet Qi had made him a target for the Witch Clan and the other Heavenly Dao Saints. Di Jun recognized the danger but refused to give up his hope of becoming a Saint, leaving Hong Yun to press him to consider the risks.

• Hong Yun explained that Di Jun had become a target by accepting the Primordial Violet Qi from Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.
• Hong Yun warned Di Jun that the Ancestral Shamans would see the gift as evidence that he had plotted with Dao Ancestor Hong Jun against the Witch Clan.
• Di Jun admitted that greed had led him to accept the Primordial Violet Qi despite suspecting a trap.
• Hong Yun suggested sending the Primordial Violet Qi to the Witch Clan for safekeeping, but Di Jun refused because he still hoped to become a Saint.
• Hong Yun warned that the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West might try to stop Di Jun or kill him before he attained Sainthood, and Di Jun hesitated.

Di Jun refused Hong Yun’s warnings and chose to pursue the Saint Position with the Primordial Violet Qi, believing it was his only chance to escape his destined death. Hong Yun agreed to try to keep the Ancestral Shamans from overreacting, and Di Jun invited him to the Sun God Palace to see Wang Shu.

• Hong Yun warned Di Jun that other powerful figures might kill him for the Primordial Violet Qi before he could become a Saint.
• Di Jun accepted the danger, saying the Primordial Violet Qi gave him a chance to advance beyond his current limits.
• Di Jun explained that he let Hong Yun learn of the Qi so the Witch Clan would know he was not hiding his intentions or trying to upset the balance.
• Hong Yun agreed to persuade the Ancestral Shamans not to overreact but said he could not promise what they would decide.
• Di Jun invited Hong Yun to the Sun God Palace, where Wang Shu was waiting for him.

Hong Yun warned Di Jun that his future children could become targets, then arrived with him at the Sun God Palace to meet Xi He and Wang Shu. Xi He began teasing Wang Shu about how much she had talked about Hong Yun, and Wang Shu interrupted her, blushing.

• Di Jun pressed Hong Yun to explain whether the Primordial Violet Qi was dangerous, but Hong Yun left and told him to stop dawdling and lead the way.
• On the way to the Sun God Palace, Di Jun happily talked about Xi He’s pregnancy and suggested Hong Yun should have children too.
• Hong Yun warned Di Jun that he would soon become a target and that his children could be used to reach him.
• Di Jun thanked Hong Yun and vowed to protect his wife and children.
• Hong Yun and Di Jun arrived at the Sun God Palace, where Xi He and Wang Shu greeted Hong Yun.
• Xi He said Wang Shu had kept talking about Hong Yun, and Wang Shu blushed and interrupted her.

Hong Yun visited Di Jun and Xi He, who asked him to take their unborn children as disciples so they would be protected. He refused because Di Jun had accepted the Primordial Violet Qi and ignored his warnings, leaving Xi He pleading for an explanation.

• Di Jun privately reflected on Hong Yun’s advice about the Primordial Violet Qi, though he could not accept giving up his chance to become a Saint.
• Xi He teased Wang Shu about talking about Hong Yun and invited her to stay longer, but Wang Shu wanted to leave the Sun God Palace’s affectionate atmosphere.
• Xi He asked Hong Yun to take her and Di Jun’s unborn children as disciples, while Di Jun encouraged her after realizing the request could protect them.
• Hong Yun firmly refused, deciding he would not take on the little Golden Crows’ karmic burden while Di Jun clung to the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Xi He asked Hong Yun why he had refused, believing that having him as their teacher would ensure her children’s safety.

Hong Yun refused Di Jun and Xi He’s request to take their unborn little Golden Crow as his disciple because he was aligned with the Witch Clan and feared the child would be caught between the Witches and demons. He promised to protect the little Golden Crows once if needed, then left with Wang Shu, who questioned his choices and noted Di Jun’s worry.

• Xi He was surprised and hurt when Hong Yun firmly refused to become the unborn little Golden Crow’s teacher.
• Hong Yun explained that his ties to the Witch Clan could put a demon-race disciple in a difficult position if war broke out.
• Hong Yun promised Di Jun and Xi He that he would protect the little Golden Crows once if they ever needed him, and they thanked him.
• Hong Yun and Wang Shu left the Primordial Starry Sky after chatting with Di Jun and Xi He.
• Hong Yun invited Wang Shu to return with him to the human race, but she asked why he had first refused and then made a promise.
• Wang Shu said she had noticed Di Jun’s worry despite his joy about having a child.

Hong Yun agreed to save Xi He if she ever faced danger, then returned to the human race with Wang Shu. There, Zhen Yuan Zi prompted the youngsters to greet Wang Shu as their Martial Mother.

• Wang Shu asked Hong Yun to save Xi He if she was ever in danger, and Hong Yun promised he would.
• Hong Yun carried Wang Shu back to the human race to celebrate with everyone.
• After Hong Yun and Wang Shu left, Xi He asked Di Jun whether something had happened between him and Hong Yun, and Di Jun promised to protect her and their children.
• Hong Yun arrived with Wang Shu, and his disciples, San Xiao, Xuan Lang, and Ying Long greeted him.
• Zhen Yuan Zi quietly told the youngsters that Wang Shu was their Martial Mother, and Huluwa bowed to greet her.

Hong Yun reunited with his disciples and Wang Shu, whose growing feelings for him became clear to Zhen Yuan Zi. He invited the tribe and the Ancestral Shamans to hear his Dao lecture in the Fire Cloud Cave World.

• Huluwa mistakenly treated Wang Shu as his Martial Mother, and Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi corrected him before the disciples greeted her respectfully.
• Wang Shu sensed Hong Yun's intentions and wondered whether Xi He had been right about her feelings for him, while Hong Yun was flustered by her tender look.
• Hong Yun announced that he had reached the Primordial Unity realm and would lecture his disciples on the Dao.
• Hong Yun sent Huluwa to summon Suiren Shi and all human and Witch Clan members at Heavenly Immortal realm or above, and invited Dijiang, Zhu Jiuyin, and the other Ancestral Shamans.
• Suiren Shi arrived with excited tribespeople, ready to attend Hong Yun's lecture in the Fire Cloud Cave World.

Hong Yun drew the Human tribe's cultivators into the Fire Cloud Cave World to preach, while Suiren Shi, Zi Yi Shi, and You Chao Shi stayed behind to care for the tribe. As Hong Yun prepared to begin, Pingxin and the Ancestral Shamans arrived, and the Fire Cloud Cave World filled with spiritual energy.

• Suiren Shi asked to remain in the tribe to guide and protect its ordinary people, and Zi Yi Shi and You Chao Shi joined him.
• Hong Yun praised the three leaders and pulled the other Heavenly Immortal-level cultivators from the East Sea shore into the Fire Cloud Cave World.
• Zhen Yuan Zi brought Wang Shu and the disciples to the sanctuary, while Xuanming arrived with Kua Fu, Hou Yi, and Xing Tian after making them temper their bodies with Chaos Qi.
• Pingxin emerged from the reincarnation passage and urged everyone to listen attentively to Hong Yun's teachings.
• The Fire Cloud Cave World's stars and spiritual roots directed increasing spiritual energy toward the sanctuary, where it began healing the listeners' hidden injuries.
• Zhu Jiuyin arrived with several Ancestral Shamans and a host of Witch Clan members.

Di Jun’s Primordial Violet Qi became widely known, making him a target and prompting concern among the demon race. Nu Wa appeared before Fuxi and Kun Peng, furious that Di Jun had hidden the news, while Fuxi offered to confront him.

• Zhu Jiuyin told Hong Yun that Di Jun had sided with Hong Jun over a Primordial Violet Qi, and Hong Yun said he already knew.
• Taiyi found Di Jun on the Sun Star and confirmed that rumors of his Primordial Violet Qi had spread through the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun realized the news had made him a target and recalled Hong Yun’s warning that he had been put on the spot.
• Fuxi complained that Di Jun’s decision endangered the demon race, while Kun Peng remained silent and considered the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Nu Wa appeared before Fuxi and Kun Peng, condemned Di Jun for hiding his Primordial Violet Qi, and Fuxi offered to go find him.

Nu Wa wanted Di Jun to hand over Hong Yun’s Primordial Violet Qi to Fuxi, but Fuxi refused and insisted on watching over the Demon Race. After Nu Wa left, Di Jun learned of the situation and hurried back to the Heavenly Court with Taiyi, hoping to keep Nu Wa, Fuxi, and Kun Peng aligned with him.

• Nu Wa decided to confront Di Jun over his possession of the Primordial Violet Qi, hoping Fuxi could use it to attain the Dao.
• Kun Peng abandoned his own interest in the Qi and decided to remain allied with Nu Wa and Fuxi.
• Fuxi refused Nu Wa’s request, saying his path did not depend on the Qi and that he had to watch over the Demon Race.
• Nu Wa failed to persuade Fuxi to return with her to Empress Wa’s Palace, and Kun Peng offered to accompany Fuxi instead.
• Di Jun heard the latest situation from Taiyi and prepared to return to the Heavenly Court to keep Nu Wa, Fuxi, and Kun Peng on his side.

Di Jun returned to the Heavenly Court with Taiyi and revealed that he had received the Primordial Violet Qi, fearing it would bring disaster to the demon race. He offered it to Fuxi to test his loyalty, but Fuxi refused and pledged to protect the demon race while Di Jun pursued sainthood; Di Jun then called Taiyi.

• Di Jun told Taiyi that the demon race he had gathered was in the Eastern Wilderness and urged him to keep preparing for the demon race’s survival.
• Di Jun showed Fuxi and Kun Peng the Primordial Violet Qi and admitted that accepting it had trapped him in a dangerous position.
• Di Jun offered the Primordial Violet Qi to Fuxi, who refused and urged him to refine it and seek sainthood.
• Fuxi told Taiyi and Kun Peng that they would help watch over the demon race, then left the Ling Xiao Treasure Hall with Kun Peng.
• Kun Peng said Di Jun had expected Fuxi to refuse the Primordial Violet Qi, and Fuxi affirmed that he had acted for the demon race.
• Di Jun reflected that Fuxi would not betray him over the Primordial Violet Qi, then called Taiyi.

Di Jun ordered Taiyi to send demons back into the wilderness with talismans that could link them to the Myriad Stars Great Formation. After Hong Yun finished preaching, Zhu Jiuyin and the other Ancestral Shamans asked how to respond to Di Jun obtaining the Primordial Violet Qi, and Hong Yun was left to advise them.

• Di Jun told Taiyi to select 3,600,000 simple-minded demons, implant soul talismans in them, and teach them the Minor Myriad Stars Divine Refining Method.
• Taiyi agreed to carry out Di Jun's plan in secret, and 365,000 demons quietly returned to the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun concluded his sermon in the Fire Cloud Cave World and sent the humans and Witch Clan members back to their territories.
• Zhu Jiuyin asked Hong Yun about the matter he had mentioned earlier, while Qiang Liang urged Hong Yun to tell the Ancestral Shamans what to do.
• Xi Zi proposed killing Di Jun before he became a Saint, but Zhu Jiuyin rebuked him and turned to Hong Yun for advice.

Hong Yun learned that the Ancestral Shamans were ready to fight the Demon Clan despite his efforts to avert the Witch-Demon War. Pingxin urged him to accept that the calamity could not be avoided, and the Ancestral Shamans departed to prepare their people before Pingxin called Hong Yun away.

• Xi Zi said the Ancestral Shamans were eager to fight Di Jun, and Hong Yun realized they had been waiting for his approval.
• Zhu Jiuyin explained that the Ancestral Shamans believed Di Jun had gone too far and no longer deserved their restraint.
• Pingxin advised the Witch Clan to move more people to the Netherworld and said the clans had to fight for the Calamity Qi to dissipate.
• Pingxin and Zhen Yuan Zi reassured Hong Yun that he had already changed much, though the greater trend could not be overturned at once.
• Hong Yun warned Zhu Jiuyin to plan carefully and said Dao Ancestor Hong Jun was the Witch Clan's true enemy.
• Zhu Jiuyin left with the Ancestral Shamans to arrange preparations, and Pingxin told Hong Yun to come with her.

Pingxin summoned Hong Yun to the Underworld to discuss the Great Dao Rune he had inscribed with his name and the danger Wang Shu’s allegiance posed to the Myriad Stars Great Formation. Hong Yun realized the Karma Rune he had absorbed might strengthen his own rune, but Pingxin and Hou Tu had not yet answered his question.

• Pingxin took Hong Yun to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall, while Xuanming began training Hong Yun’s disciples and Zhen Yuan Zi stayed with Wang Shu.
• Pingxin warned Hong Yun that Wang Shu’s move to their side had left a weakness in the Myriad Stars Great Formation and said she needed more allies before leaving the Underworld.
• Pingxin showed Hong Yun her Reincarnation Great Dao Rune and explained that, unlike hers, his Hong Yun Rune remained weak and unclear.
• Hong Yun said he had not yet understood the Dao represented by his name because his cultivation and accumulation were insufficient.
• Hong Yun recalled absorbing the Karma Demon God’s Great Dao Rune and asked Pingxin whether his own rune could devour it to grow stronger.

Hong Yun extracted the Karma Demon God's incomplete Great Dao Rune and, with Pingxin and Hou Tu, decided to devour it and eventually seize the rest of the Way of Karma. Pingxin helped Hong Yun trap the rune in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall as he began absorbing it.

• As Hong Yun extracted the Way of Karma, strange phenomena shook the Fire Cloud Cave World, and Xuanming ordered the disciples to resume their martial contest.
• Hong Yun obtained the Karma Demon God's black Great Dao Rune and four fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, then wondered whether using the rune would alert the Karma Demon God.
• Pingxin explained that Hong Yun could become the Way of Karma by devouring the rune, while Hou Tu urged him to lure the Karma Demon God in and take his remaining marks.
• Hong Yun agreed with Pingxin and Hou Tu to target the weakened Karma Demon God, and Pingxin joined her soul with Hong Yun's to help him control two Great Dao Runes.
• The Karma Rune tried to flee, but Pingxin sealed the space in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall, allowing Hong Yun to send his Great Dao Rune to devour it.