Chapter Summaries

Hongjun examined the Witch Clan’s new laws and tried to investigate Hong Yun through the Heavenly Dao’s web of karma. The Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler blocked his attempt, and Hong Yun sensed the intrusion while discussing his abode with Zhen Yuan Zi.

• Hou Tu and Xuanming established the four seasons across Witch Clan territory, with support from the other Ancestral Shamans.
• Hongjun observed the Witch Clan’s perfected laws and worried that their power existed beyond the Heavenly Dao’s control.
• Hongjun traced the Witch Clan’s karma and found Hong Yun among those most deeply connected to them.
• Hongjun tried to tug at Hong Yun’s karmic strand, but the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler’s violet light suppressed his destiny.
• Hong Yun felt the intrusion while discussing his abode with Zhen Yuan Zi and grew grave and angry.

Hong Yun sensed Hongjun probing his fate and used the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler to suppress his aura, then took refuge with Zhen Yuan Zi inside the Earth Book. After Hongjun withdrew, Hong Yun asked the system whether it could protect him if Hongjun attacked, but the chapter ended before the system answered.

• Hong Yun sensed someone probing his fate, and the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler briefly suppressed his aura before its warning faded.
• Zhen Yuan Zi saw Hong Yun react, expanded the Earth Book around them, and brought them both inside.
• Hongjun abandoned his probe, regretting his rashness and deciding that confronting a Great Luo personally would be beneath a Saint.
• After the feeling of being watched disappeared, Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi what had happened, but Zhen Yuan Zi doubted Hongjun had targeted him.
• Hong Yun asked the Great Dao Karma System why it had not concealed him, and the system explained that interference might make Hongjun more suspicious.
• Hong Yun asked whether the system could keep him alive if he faced Hongjun directly.

Hong Yun decided to rely on his own strength rather than trust the system, then agreed to remain with the Witch Clan and refine the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler while Zhen Yuan Zi returned to Wuzhuang Temple. Zhen Yuan Zi gave Hong Yun two space-based divine abilities before departing, promising to return before the final lecture.

• Hong Yun suppressed the system with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and resolved to turn any system-gained advantages into strength of his own.
• Hong Yun postponed choosing a cultivation abode so he could focus on refining the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.
• Zhen Yuan Zi offered to seek a suitable cultivation abode while returning to Wuzhuang Temple to check on his Ginseng Fruits.
• Zhen Yuan Zi passed the divine abilities Sleeve Universe and The World Within Arm's Reach to Hong Yun and said he would return before the final lecture.
• Hong Yun agreed to stay with the Witch Clan and study the two divine abilities while Zhen Yuan Zi departed with the Earth Book.

Hong Yun began fully refining the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler while cultivating his own magical power, and Dijiang moved Pangu Hall outside the Witch Tribe's territory to accommodate the process. At Bu Zhou Mountain, Di Jun, Fuxi, and Nu Wa discussed cultivation, where Nu Wa questioned whether using the Innate Dao Body as a foundation put the cart before the horse.

• Zhen Yuan Zi left Hong Yun, who felt sad at their first separation since taking form.
• Hong Yun began refining the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and building up his magical power by refining spiritual energy.
• Dijiang sensed the energy gathering inside Pangu Hall and sent its great hall outside the Witch Tribe's territory.
• Di Jun and his brother discussed the Dao with Fuxi and Nu Wa at their dwelling on Bu Zhou Mountain.
• Di Jun asked whether they could cultivate from Pangu's lingering pressure, and Nu Wa explained that the mountain's highest reaches were unsuitable for cultivation.
• Nu Wa said that cultivating with the Innate Dao Body as their foundation might put the cart before the horse.

Di Jun, Taiyi, Fuxi, and another companion agreed to create a cultivation path suited to the natural gifts of the myriad races. Hong Yun awakened to the Formation Dao, advanced his cultivation, and developed new abilities before sealing the Great Dao Karma System inside his Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.

• Di Jun argued that the Immortal Dao was only one of many paths, and Taiyi and Fuxi agreed that they should forge a path of their own.
• Fuxi proposed creating a cultivation path that would let every race make use of its innate gifts, and the four began developing it together.
• Hong Yun ended his cultivation and discovered that the Primordial Violet Qi contained the Formation Dao.
• Hong Yun reached the late stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, created the Four Symbols Primordial Chaos Great Array, and improved his movement ability into Wind Travel Without Interval.
• Hong Yun sealed the Great Dao Karma System inside the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and the Four Symbols Primordial Chaos Great Array.

Hong Yun questioned whether he could eventually refine the system and keep it under his control, then reunited with Zhen Yuan Zi and Hou Tu. He took Hou Tu’s hand, easing her lingering resentment, while Zhen Yuan Zi stayed oblivious to Hong Yun’s hints to leave them alone.

• Hong Yun considered the system a possible magic treasure of the Way of Karma and planned to seal it inside the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler when he was not using it.
• Zhen Yuan Zi returned from Wuzhuang Temple and told Hong Yun he had discussed the Dao with the Ancestral Shamans while Hong Yun cultivated.
• Zhen Yuan Zi said he and Hou Tu had been discussing when to leave for the Purple Heaven Palace, and Hou Tu entered the hall.
• Hong Yun noticed Hou Tu’s longing and took her hand, making her blush and dispelling her lingering resentment.
• Zhen Yuan Zi chuckled at them, and Hong Yun hinted that he should leave them alone, but Zhen Yuan Zi did not understand.

Hong Yun discussed attending Hongjun’s third sermon with Hou Tu, Xuanming, and Zhen Yuan Zi, urging Xuanming to persuade the other Ancestral Shamans to go. The group compared their cultivation, and Xuanming explained how becoming the Winter God had given her a law-linked incarnation.

• Hong Yun got Zhen Yuan Zi to leave so he could be alone with Hou Tu, but Xuanming arrived and brought Zhen Yuan Zi back inside.
• Hong Yun told Hou Tu and Xuanming that Hongjun’s third sermon would be crucial and urged them to attend and bring the other Ancestral Shamans.
• Hou Tu said the other Ancestral Shamans were unlikely to go, while Xuanming doubted the sermon would help her; Hong Yun persuaded her to attend.
• The four agreed on a departure time, compared their cultivation, and Hong Yun passed Zhen Yuan Zi’s divine ability on to Hou Tu and Xuanming.
• Xuanming explained that taking the Winter God position had sparked inspiration, separated a sliver of her soul, and created an incarnation connected to the Law of Ice and heaven and earth.

Hong Yun advised Xuanming to merge her Winter God Dharma Body with Heaven and Earth, but reconsidered his judgment after realizing he might not give up Primordial Violet Qi himself. As the Third Sermon approached, Hong Yun and his companions reached the Purple Cloud Palace, where the Di Jun brothers arrived to greet them.

• Hong Yun explained that Xuanming could merge her Winter God Dharma Body with Heaven and Earth, but she refused because it held nearly half of her Power of Law.
• Hong Yun reflected that he could not be sure he would give up Primordial Violet Qi, so he stopped criticizing the Ancestral Shamans’ choices and arranged their departure.
• Many cultivators set out for the Third Sermon, and Zhen Yuan Zi told Hong Yun about a mountain he had found as a possible site for Hong Yun’s Daoist sanctuary.
• Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming traveled through the Chaos and reached the space around the Purple Cloud Palace before its doors opened.
• The Di Jun brothers arrived in front of Hong Yun and the others, with Di Jun greeting them cheerfully.

Di Jun gathered Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, Xuanming, Fuxi, and Nu Wa outside Zixiao Palace and asked for their thoughts on creating a cultivation path suited to every kind of being. Hong Yun recalled the Demon Dao’s eventual decline and showed regret, prompting Di Jun to question him.

• Di Jun welcomed Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming, then Fuxi and Nu Wa joined them outside Zixiao Palace.
• Di Jun shielded the group from outside gazes and explained his plan to create a cultivation path that suited all living beings’ innate forms.
• Zhen Yuan Zi praised Di Jun’s ambition but admitted he had no clear solution, and Fuxi asked Hong Yun to offer his insight.
• Hong Yun recalled how the Demon Dao would later decline after Di Jun and Taiyi died in their conflict with the Witch Clan.
• Di Jun noticed Hong Yun’s regretful expression and hurriedly asked him about it.

Di Jun explained that he wanted to establish a shared Dao both to attain Primordial Unity and to unite the Primordial Wilderness’s scattered races. Hong Yun recognized the plan’s potential to gather immense influence and fortune, while Zhen Yuan Zi worried it would repeat the downfall of the ancient tribes; Di Jun asked Hong Yun for advice.

• Di Jun told Hong Yun and the others that he wanted to establish a Dao to advance his cultivation and bring the Primordial Wilderness’s divided races together.
• Hong Yun realized Di Jun’s proposal resembled Hongjun’s plan and could unite the races under the Demon Dao, bringing Di Jun power and fortune.
• Taiyi and Fuxi praised Di Jun’s compassion, while Zhen Yuan Zi suspected the plan would lead to the same fate as the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Tribes.
• Di Jun asked Hong Yun to advise him, hoping Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi might help with his plans.

Hong Yun declined to join Di Jun’s effort to spread a cultivation path among the Primordial Wilderness’s myriad races, but advised him to seek guidance from Hongjun. After Di Jun’s group left, Hong Yun explained the danger of Di Jun’s ambition to Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming, while Di Jun defended Hong Yun’s sincerity to Taiyi.

• Hong Yun refused to advise Di Jun’s group beyond suggesting they ask Hongjun for a suitable cultivation path, and Di Jun thanked him before departing with Fuxi and Taiyi.
• Zhen Yuan Zi said Hong Yun had been right not to get involved, and Xuanming asked what Di Jun had been seeking.
• Hong Yun explained that Di Jun wanted the myriad races to follow his path, which could challenge the authority of the Saints and repeat the rise of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Tribes.
• Hong Yun told Xuanming that the Heavenly Dao was a collection of rules, while Saints who entrusted themselves to it still had emotions and desires.
• Taiyi complained that Hong Yun had insulted Di Jun by refusing him, but Di Jun insisted Hong Yun was an honest man.

As the Third Sermon at the Purple Cloud Palace approached, Fuxi and Di Jun discussed Hong Yun’s warning about repeating the Three Clans’ mistakes. Hong Yun then prepared to give Ginseng Fruits to Hao Tian and Yao Chi, hoping to establish a connection with Hongjun’s attendants.

• Fuxi told Taiyi that Hong Yun had warned their plans could repeat the Longhan Three Clans’ mistakes, and Di Jun insisted he would not seek to dominate the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi waited with Hou Tu and Xuanming as more powerful figures gathered for the Third Sermon.
• A bell rang, and Hao Tian and Yao Chi opened the Purple Cloud Palace gates to welcome the arriving listeners.
• Hong Yun asked Zhen Yuan Zi for two Ginseng Fruits so they could make a connection with Hao Tian and Yao Chi.
• Zhen Yuan Zi handed Hong Yun two fruits, and Hong Yun proposed that they give one to each attendant.

Hong Yun gave Hao Tian and Yao Chi Ginseng Fruits before the third lecture at Zixiao Palace began. Hongjun explained how Great Luo cultivators attained the Dao and how that differed from reaching Primordial Unity, then stopped the lecture while Hong Yun still wanted to hear more.

• Hong Yun offered Hao Tian two Ginseng Fruits and joked that the Primordial Wilderness would belong to him one day.
• Zhen Yuan Zi gave Yao Chi two Ginseng Fruits, and the four of them entered Zixiao Palace to wait for Hongjun.
• Hao Tian and Yao Chi closed the palace doors and quietly discussed Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi.
• Hongjun lectured on Great Luo cultivators wielding the Power of Law, completing their Dao, and opening worlds in chaos.
• Hongjun explained that attaining Primordial Unity allowed a cultivator to open a great thousand world, then ended the lecture early.

At the Third Sermon, Di Jun asked Hongjun for a path to the Dao that did not require abandoning their true forms. Hongjun revealed the damaged Jade Disc of Creation for the crowd to study, and Di Jun’s praise led everyone to honor Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor.

• After Hongjun finished teaching the immortal path, Di Jun asked whether it was the only way to attain the Dao.
• Di Jun and others who wished to keep their true forms begged Hongjun to show them another way.
• Hongjun brought out the Jade Disc of Creation and let the crowd study the Great Daos recorded within it.
• Di Jun praised Hongjun as the progenitor of the three thousand Great Daos, and Hong Yun recognized that the title pleased Hongjun.
• Hongjun told everyone to comprehend whichever path their destiny allowed as the Jade Disc released visions of the Great Daos.

Hong Yun searched the Jade Disc of Creation for a Dao that suited his cultivation and chose its Formation Dao imprint to improve the Formation Dao he had learned from the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler. As he combined the new insights with his existing knowledge, Tong Tian finished absorbing the Sword Dao imprint and moved on to make use of the remaining time.

• The listeners released the auras of the Laws they cultivated, drawing matching Dao imprints from the Jade Disc of Creation.
• Hong Yun decided to seek a Dao that would harmonize with his Four Symbols Law or help him perfect Formation Dao.
• Hong Yun's Formation Dao aura led him to another Formation Dao imprint, which provided insights beyond those in the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.
• Hong Yun used the new insights to compare and refine his Formation Dao, viewing how it ordered the Laws of the world.
• Tong Tian absorbed the Sword Dao imprint from the Jade Disc of Creation and moved on to use the time he had left.

Tong Tian discovered that Hong Yun was inscribing the Formation Dao and decided he wanted to befriend him and discuss their shared path. Before Hong Yun could inscribe another Dao, Hongjun ended the session, and an unexplained red imprint slipped from the Jade Disc of Creation into Hong Yun’s soul.

• Tong Tian found Hong Yun inscribing the Formation Dao, regretted arriving too late to claim it, and resolved to seek a chance to discuss the Dao with him.
• Tong Tian sampled other unclaimed Daos, found none suited him, and returned his soul to his body.
• Hong Yun searched for another Dao to inscribe after noticing that some familiar Dao rhythms had become available.
• The Jade Disc of Creation trembled, and Hongjun ended the session before Hong Yun could inscribe a second Dao.
• A streak of red light broke away from the Jade Disc of Creation and entered Hong Yun’s soul without Hongjun or the others appearing to notice.
• Hong Yun examined the red imprint as it shifted through forms such as a banner, pagoda, bell, axe, and hammer, before it merged into his soul.

Hong Yun learned that the One That Escapes had merged with him, making him a variable beyond the Heavenly Dao’s reach and obscuring his fate. As he resolved to resist Hongjun’s schemes over the ownerless Primordial Violet Qi, Taiqing asked Hongjun how to attain Primordial Unity and become a Saint.

• Hong Yun learned that the One That Escapes had become part of him, giving him limitless possibilities, protection from divination, and a place as an indispensable variable in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun worried that reincarnation or the division of his soul could leave him no longer truly himself, and resolved to avoid his destined death and resist Hongjun’s schemes.
• Hong Yun recognized that Hongjun had left his Primordial Violet Qi unsupported, making him a target for anyone strong enough to seize it, but took the One That Escapes as a good omen.
• The assembly in Zixiao Palace reflected on Hongjun’s unanswered teachings about Primordial Unity and the Saint Position.
• Taiqing rose and asked Hongjun how to attain Primordial Unity and achieve the Saint Position, and Hongjun noted his advanced cultivation.

Hong Jun explained three methods of achieving Primordial Unity to the Zixiao Palace: achieving Dao with strength, severing the three corpses, and using merit. Hong Yun rejected the merit method and remained determined to reach the Great Dao and change the Primordial Wilderness.

• Hong Jun explained that achieving Dao with strength was the most powerful method but far more difficult than the others, and said Pan Gu had followed it.
• Hong Jun described severing the good, evil, and self corpses and merging them back together as a path to Primordial Unity; Taiqing showed interest in this method.
• Hong Jun explained that merit could make up for gaps in one's comprehension, though those who achieved Dao through merit were weaker.
• Zhen Yuan Zi told Hong Yun that merit seemed like a good route, but Hong Yun warned that the Heavenly Dao's help would not count as one's own cultivation.
• Hong Yun rejected achieving Dao through merit and resolved to reach the Great Dao and change the Primordial Wilderness, while the Three Pure Ones favored severing the three corpses.

Hongjun completed his final sermon by explaining the Method of Severing the Three Corpses, Quasi-Saint cultivation, and the path of achieving Dao through merit. After the Heavenly Dao rewarded him for finishing the three sermons, Hongjun announced that he would establish the Mystic Gate with six Saints beneath him.

• Taiqing asked Hongjun to teach the Method of Severing the Three Corpses, and Hongjun explained how to sever and house them in spiritual treasures.
• Zhun Ti asked whether treasures with different Powers of Law could house the Three Corpses, and Hongjun said they could, though uniting them would be harder.
• Hongjun described Quasi-Saint cultivation and the essentials of achieving Dao through merit, while Hong Yun listened carefully and considered the treasure requirements.
• Hongjun declared the three sermons complete and urged the listeners to spread the Great Dao; the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit upon him.
• Hongjun collected the merit and announced his intention to establish the Mystic Gate with six Saints beneath him.

Hongjun revealed the Primordial Violet Qi as the opportunity to become a Saint and granted it to the Three Pure Ones and Nu Wa, appointing them as his disciples. Zhen Yuan Zi regretted losing the chance for Hong Yun, while Zhun Ti fretted over being left without a seat as Kun Peng sat beside him in anger.

• Hongjun revealed the Primordial Violet Qi and explained that it offered the opportunity to become a Saint.
• Zhen Yuan Zi realized Hong Yun had given up a Saint's position and apologized, but Hong Yun told him not to blame himself and said Hou Tu becoming a Saint would be no different from him.
• Hongjun invited Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and Tong Tian to become his disciples, and the Three Pure Ones accepted and received Primordial Violet Qi.
• Hongjun invited Nu Wa to become his disciple, and she accepted and received Primordial Violet Qi.
• Zhun Ti regretted giving up his chance to claim a seat and blamed Hong Yun, while Kun Peng sat beside him with a furious expression.