Chapter Summaries

Hong Yun and Dao Ancestor Hong Jun debated how to govern the Primordial Wilderness after the Lich Catastrophe, with Hong Yun arguing that the Heavenly Court should uphold cosmic laws rather than rule humanity. Hong Yun then urged You Chao Shi and Zi Yi Shi to attain the Dao, while Zhen Yuan Zi continued strengthening the Earth Immortal Realm.

• Hong Yun asked Dao Ancestor Hong Jun what should happen to the Primordial Wilderness after the Lich Catastrophe ended.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun proposed appointing a new Heavenly Emperor to reunify the Primordial Wilderness under the Heavenly Court, prompting the Saints to consider the position for their own disciples.
• Hong Yun argued that the Heavenly Court should not govern humanity, and Pingxin supported him, saying it should uphold the laws of heaven and earth while the Netherworld handled reincarnation.
• Yuan Shi objected that the Heavenly Court needed authority over the human race, but Hong Yun insisted that living beings should determine their own paths through the Human Dao.
• Hong Yun called on You Chao Shi and Zi Yi Shi to attain the Dao, while Zhen Yuan Zi protected humanity and continued drawing fragments of the Primordial Wilderness into the Earth Immortal Realm.

Suiren Shi, You Chao Shi, and Zi Yi Shi strengthened the Human Dao, prompting a standoff between Hong Yun and Dao Ancestor Hong Jun over the human race’s future. Meanwhile, Nu Wa persuaded the North Sea Black Tortoise to consider sacrificing his body to help stabilize heaven and earth in exchange for a new life and Hong Yun’s guidance.

• Suiren Shi moved more humans into Zhen Yuan Zi's world, and Hong Yun’s words helped You Chao Shi and Zi Yi Shi entrust their True Spirits to the Human Dao alongside Suiren Shi.
• Hong Yun signaled to Dao Ancestor Hong Jun that the Heavenly Court would not control the human race, but Hong Jun accepted that humans could handle their own affairs while heaven and earth were stabilized.
• Nu Wa awakened the North Sea Black Tortoise and warned him that his immense body was outpacing his True Spirit, leaving him unlikely to attain the Dao.
• Nu Wa offered to ask Hong Yun to take the Black Tortoise as a disciple if he shed his body to help hold up heaven, and she promised that Hong Yun could guide him in the Martial Dao in his next life.

Nu Wa persuaded the Mysterious Tortoise to sacrifice his four limbs as pillars to support the collapsing heavens, and he vowed to do so in exchange for Hong Yun's promise to take him as a disciple. After his soul was strengthened and Nu Wa severed his limbs, she helped him refine his shell with the merit he had earned.

• Nu Wa convinced the Mysterious Tortoise that sacrificing his limbs to support the heavens would earn great merit, and he agreed.
• The Mysterious Tortoise vowed before Heaven, Earth, and Humanity to turn his limbs into pillars and support the heavens alongside the Tong Tian Jianmu Tree.
• Hong Yun promised to take the Mysterious Tortoise as his disciple after his rebirth, and the Mysterious Tortoise thanked him.
• Wish Power and reincarnation power refined and strengthened the Mysterious Tortoise's soul, while Pingxin granted him reincarnation's protection.
• Nu Wa severed the Mysterious Tortoise's four limbs, and the Saints helped carry them toward the four corners of heaven and earth.
• Nu Wa helped the Mysterious Tortoise pour his merit into and refine his enormous shell.

Nu Wa restored Mysterious Tortoise’s soul to his shell and sent him into reincarnation, while his limbs became the pillars that stabilized the Primordial Wilderness. After receiving Heavenly Dao merit, Hong Yun and Pingxin prepared to attend the meeting on reestablishing the Heavenly Court, intending to challenge Dao Ancestor Hong Jun’s plans for Hao Tian.

• Nu Wa guided Mysterious Tortoise’s soul into his shell, and Pingxin sent him into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Hong Yun’s disciples celebrated their new fellow disciple, while Wu Tian teased Huluwa about Mysterious Tortoise becoming their junior brother.
• Mysterious Tortoise’s four limbs became the pillars of heaven, and Nu Wa mended the sky with Five-Colored Stones as the Primordial Wilderness settled.
• Hong Yun and Nu Wa received the greatest shares of merit after the crisis, then Dao Ancestor Hong Jun summoned the mighty figures to discuss restoring the Heavenly Court.
• Hong Yun told Pingxin that Hao Tian would likely become Heavenly Emperor but could be shaped by the Human Dao through reincarnation and tribulations among humans.
• Pingxin brought Hou Yi and Xing Tian to join Hong Yun as they prepared to attend the meeting, and the two hesitated over how to address him.

Hong Yun and Pingxin joined Dao Ancestor Hong Jun and the Saints to discuss rebuilding the Heavenly Court and choosing a Heavenly Emperor. Hong Yun nominated his disciple Vajra, while Yuan Shi objected and proposed East King Duke, and the meeting was left amid their dispute over East King Duke’s incomplete origin.

• Hong Yun summoned Zhen Yuan Zi, Huluwa, and the other disciples, then brought them to the Heavenly Court.
• Hong Yun, Pingxin, and Zhen Yuan Zi took their seats in Ling Xiao Treasure Hall as the Saints gathered for the meeting.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun called for proposals to rebuild the Heavenly Court and select a Heavenly Emperor.
• Hong Yun nominated Vajra, delighting Huluwa before he worried about accepting the position.
• Yuan Shi rejected Vajra as unsuitable and proposed that East King Duke become Heavenly Emperor.
• Hong Yun argued that East King Duke’s origin was incomplete, and Yuan Shi blamed Hong Yun for it.

Hong Yun helped establish Hao Tian as Heavenly Emperor while proposing other rulers to divide the Heavenly Court’s authority and secure positions for his allies. He then demanded a Ziwei Emperor for the Human Dao, leaving the Saints frowning as Yuan Shi objected.

• Hong Jun named his attendant Hao Tian as Heavenly Emperor, and Hong Yun agreed on the condition that Four Emperors would assist him.
• Hong Yun proposed Nan Ji, Yuan Shi’s disciple, as Great Emperor Longevity of the South Pole, and Hong Jun approved the appointment.
• Nan Ji thanked Hong Jun, Hong Yun, and Empress Pingxin, pleased that the position would bring fortune and merit to the Chan Sect.
• Hong Yun argued that Pingxin should hold a Heavenly Dao position because Nu Wa held one in the Earthly Dao.
• Hong Yun called for a Human Dao position and proposed the Central Heavenly North Pole Ziwei Emperor, prompting Yuan Shi to accuse him of pushing his luck.

Hong Yun and Hong Jun settled the Heavenly Court appointments, with Hao Tian named Heavenly Emperor and the Three Pure Ones assigned to oversee the court through clones. Hong Yun then rejected the Three Teachings’ claim to guide the future Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, leaving the Imperial Teacher dispute unresolved.

• Hong Yun proposed splitting the Four Emperors positions evenly between his side and the Heavenly Dao Saints, and the Saints agreed.
• Hong Jun ordered Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and Tong Tian to each send a clone to oversee the Heavenly Court, then summoned Hao Tian and Yao Chi from Zixiao Palace.
• Hong Jun transformed Hao Tian and Yao Chi into adults and declared that the human race would choose its own Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
• Taiqing argued that the Three Teachings should guide those who attained the Dao through Primordial Violet Qi, but Hong Yun objected that Fuxi, Nu Wa’s brother, had already been chosen as Human Emperor.
• Nu Wa backed Hong Yun and rejected the idea of a Three Teachings disciple serving as Fuxi’s teacher, leaving Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and Tong Tian silent.

After leaving the Heavenly Court negotiations, Hong Yun learned that Huluwa wanted to cultivate the human Dao rather than take a Heavenly Court position. Hong Yun decided to help Huluwa reincarnate as Earth Emperor Shen Nong, though the path would still fall short of sainthood.

• Hong Yun left Dao Ancestor Hong Jun's hall with his followers, and Nu Wa departed soon after; Hong Jun left the remaining seats to the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin to decide.
• Back among the human race, Hong Yun offered Huluwa the position of Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star, but Huluwa said he wanted to cultivate the human Dao instead.
• Huluwa explained that living among humans and seeing Suiren Shi and the others improve their lives had made him want to help the human race grow together.
• Hong Yun considered Huluwa's deep ties to the human race and wondered whether he could become Earth Emperor Shen Nong in place of Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun decided to help Huluwa sever his Yin-Yang and Five Elements laws and reincarnate as Shen Nong, hoping he would return as a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Hong Yun planned the paths of his disciples and the human race, including Huluwa’s reincarnation into the laws of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements and Fuxi’s reincarnation as the Heavenly Emperor. After Zhen Yuan Zi suggested that Hong Yun personally guide Fuxi into the Dao, Nu Wa eagerly supported the idea.

• Hong Yun told Huluwa he could sever the origins of the seven Yin-Yang and Five Elements laws, reincarnate among the human race, and reunite with the others to attain Primordial Unity.
• Hong Yun sent Huluwa to find the Mysterious Tortoise, whom he had promised to take as a disciple.
• Hong Yun considered giving the position of Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole to a little Golden Crow and said his disciples could help guide the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
• Zhen Yuan Zi explained that Fuxi would begin anew after reincarnating as a human, easing Huluwa’s concern about seniority.
• Nu Wa arrived and asked who would guide Fuxi into the Dao, but the disciples stayed silent.
• Zhen Yuan Zi proposed that Hong Yun guide Fuxi himself, and Nu Wa enthusiastically agreed.

Hong Yun agreed to oversee Fuxi’s entry into the Human Race and told his disciples they could handle the next seven emperors. In the Ling Xiao Treasure Hall, the Three Pure Ones assigned the remaining Heavenly Court position to Taiyi and then planned to send disciples to guide the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

• Hong Yun agreed with Nu Wa to personally handle Fuxi’s role in the Human Race and said his disciples could take responsibility for the next seven emperors.
• Taiqing refused to send Xuan Du to the Heavenly Court, and Tong Tian declined to send Duobao, leaving the position open.
• Yuan Shi rejected Jieyin’s suggestion of Maitreya because the position was for the East.
• Yuan Shi assigned Taiyi the position of Great Emperor Qinghua of the East, with Hao Tian and Yao Chi accepting his decision.
• Yuan Shi proposed that Xuan Du lead the Three Teachings’ effort to guide the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Taiqing agreed.

Taiqing and the other Saints chose Imperial Teacher candidates and opened Kunlun Mountain to teach, while Jieyin and Zhun Ti resolved to prepare for a future of their own. As the human race spread through the Primordial Wilderness and Kunlun filled with students, Hong Yun sent his companions to their tasks while Nu Wa waited for Fuxi's reincarnation.

• Taiqing proposed Xuan Du as an Imperial Teacher candidate to compete with Hong Yun's disciples, while Jieyin left without a chance to speak.
• Jieyin told Zhun Ti about the Heavenly Court meeting, and the brothers agreed to make preparations as Zhun Ti sensed the Way of Karma growing stronger.
• The Three Pure Ones repaired Kunlun Mountain's damaged spiritual veins, but Taiqing sensed that its fortune might no longer support all three Saints.
• The human race spread into the Primordial Wilderness as the Three Pure Ones opened Kunlun Mountain to teach, drawing many demons and sending many human students to Tong Tian's Interception Sect.
• Hong Yun sent his companions to tend to their affairs; Huluwa went to find Mysterious Tortoise's reincarnation, while Nu Wa stayed with Wu Tian, Bai Li, and Wu Sheng to await Fuxi's reincarnation.

Hong Yun visited Xi He and Wang Shu in the Fire Cloud Cave World and revealed that he had preserved the True Spirits of Xi He's nine little Golden Crows. Xi He learned that her children could eventually awaken again, and reaffirmed that she and Wang Shu would remain in the Fire Cloud Cave.

• Hong Yun returned to the Fire Cloud Cave World and visited Xi He, Wang Shu, and the child Lu Ya at the Sun God Palace.
• Xi He thanked Hong Yun for taking her and Lu Ya in, then mourned her nine children who had died young.
• Hong Yun revealed that he had rescued the nine little Golden Crows' True Spirits and kept them nourished within the Sun Star.
• Hong Yun explained that the nine Golden Crows would need time to awaken and could later take form without the karmic burdens of their former bodies.
• Xi He told Hong Yun that she and Wang Shu would never leave the Fire Cloud Cave.

Hong Yun welcomed Xi He, Wang Shu, and Lu Ya into the Fire Cloud Cave World and offered Lu Ya a chance to take the Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star position. Xi He refused to expose her son to danger, and Hong Yun examined Lu Ya’s Li Fire origin and offered to guide his cultivation.

• Xi He and Wang Shu agreed to stay in the Fire Cloud Cave World, and Hong Yun sent the images of the nine little Golden Crows into the star core.
• Hong Yun told Xi He that he had reclaimed the Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star position and suggested Lu Ya take it.
• Xi He declined the position for Lu Ya, fearing the demon tribes and Saints would draw him into danger, and Hong Yun promised to find another path for him.
• Hong Yun discovered a pure strand of Li Fire origin within Lu Ya and asked whether he wanted to cultivate it.
• Lu Ya looked to Xi He, saw her delight, and eagerly agreed to focus on Li Fire.

Hong Yun borrowed Nu Wa’s Qiankun Cauldron to help Lu Ya and Xi He, who hoped Xi He could become the Sun Star God. He returned to the Fire Cloud Cave World and found Xi He and Wang Shu playing together, leaving both embarrassed.

• Xi He and Wang Shu talked and playfully chased each other after Hong Yun left the Fire Cloud Cave World.
• Hong Yun visited Nu Wa and asked to borrow the Qiankun Cauldron to help Lu Ya and Xi He.
• Nu Wa lent Hong Yun the cauldron and said she wanted to help Lu Ya as a fellow demon-race Saint.
• Hong Yun asked Nu Wa about Fuxi’s reincarnation, then returned to the Fire Cloud Cave World.
• Hong Yun found Xi He and Wang Shu playing together, and the two quickly composed themselves when they saw him.

Hong Yun used Nu Wa’s Qiankun Cauldron to refine Lu Ya’s Li Fire origin while Xi He and Wang Shu waited in the Fire Cloud Cave World. After Nu Wa told him that Fuxi’s reincarnation had appeared, Hong Yun prepared to leave to address the vacant Great Emperor Zi Wei position.

• Hong Yun placed Lu Ya in the Qiankun Cauldron and intensified the Five Elements Fire Law to strengthen his Li Fire origin.
• Lu Ya cried out for Xi He, but the cauldron’s lid shut; Xi He endured her worry and trusted Hong Yun’s treatment.
• Hong Yun joined Xi He and Wang Shu in the Fire Cloud Cave World, where Xi He grew closer to him and Wang Shu reflected on leaving the Moon Star.
• Hong Yun suggested that Wang Shu give the human race a decree for the Moon Star so a fated person could become its new deity.
• Nu Wa told Hong Yun that Fuxi’s reincarnation had appeared, and Hong Yun left, reminding Xi He that Lu Ya would emerge from the cauldron in time.

Hong Yun went to the Heavenly Court to settle the position of Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star, creating a dharma body to serve in it and leaving the main body free to meet Hao Tian. The chapter ended with Hao Tian and Yao Chi facing the difficulties of their new positions as rulers of an empty Heavenly Court.

• Nu Wa showed Hong Yun the pregnant human woman carrying Fuxi, and Hong Yun saw that Human Dao fortune would protect the child’s birth.
• Hong Yun told Nu Wa he would visit the Heavenly Court to settle the Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star position and meet Hao Tian.
• Hong Yun found the Heavenly Court deserted and ordered Suiren Shi to choose willing humans to guard Ziwei Palace.
• Hong Yun formed a dharma body from his thought and the Divine Position talisman, anchoring the Myriad Stars and taking up the Great Emperor Zi Wei of the North Star position himself.
• Hong Yun left Ziwei Palace and headed to Ling Xiao Treasure Hall, where Hao Tian and Yao Chi sat together, troubled by their new roles.

Hao Tian struggled to staff the nearly empty Heavenly Court and asked Hong Yun to help recruit humans to serve there. Hong Yun listened to Hao Tian’s request, but his answer was left for the next chapter.

• Hao Tian learned that humans and scattered demons were unwilling to join the Heavenly Court.
• Hong Yun arrived, and Hao Tian and Yao Chi hurried out to welcome him.
• Hao Tian seated Hong Yun in the place of honor in the Ling Xiao Treasure Hall.
• Hong Yun said he had come to handle the Ziwei Emperor matter and asked Hao Tian what he wanted from him.
• Hao Tian asked Hong Yun to persuade humans to come to Heaven and help govern the Primordial Wilderness.

Hong Yun learned that Hao Tian and Yao Chi could not recruit help for the Heavenly Court, so he arranged for the human race to send more people there. He then asked the pair how they planned to run the Heavenly Court and develop themselves.

• Hao Tian and Yao Chi told Hong Yun that the Three Pure Ones had failed to provide meaningful help for the Heavenly Court.
• Hong Yun learned that Tong Tian had invited his disciples to serve, but San Xiao’s advice and the Heavenly Court’s weakness had led most of them to refuse.
• Hong Yun issued an edict telling Suiren Shi and the other human leaders to send more people to fill Heavenly Court positions, especially cultivators whose progress had stalled.
• Hong Yun asked Hao Tian and Yao Chi how they intended to operate the Heavenly Court and develop themselves, and Hao Tian humbly asked for guidance.

Hong Yun warned Hao Tian that ruling the Heavenly Court would bring heavy karma and that he would need to understand humanity to earn its loyalty. Hao Tian and Yao Chi consulted Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, who confirmed Hong Yun’s warning was true.

• Hong Yun told Hao Tian that humanity was the Primordial Wilderness’s most numerous race and that he needed to understand its thoughts and needs to lead it.
• Hong Yun warned Hao Tian that the Heavenly Emperor would bear accumulating karma and might face a deadly tribulation, as the Witch and Demon Races had.
• After Hong Yun left, Hao Tian and Yao Chi discussed his advice and decided to report their request for people to Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.
• Hao Tian and Yao Chi visited Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, explained what had happened, and asked whether Hong Yun’s warning was true.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun told Hao Tian that Hong Yun was right.

Dao Ancestor Hong Jun reassured Hao Tian and Yao Chi that the Heavenly Court would remain secure, revealing that the Investiture of the Gods was forming within the Heavenly Dao. He strengthened Hao Tian’s position by bestowing three top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures on him.

• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun realized that Hong Yun might use the Human Race to sideline Hao Tian, but trusted the Investiture of the Gods he had helped bring into being to bind the Heavenly Court’s deities.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun explained to Hao Tian and Yao Chi that governing the Heavenly Court was a great merit and promised they would overcome the danger.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun noted that Hao Tian’s peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation was insufficient and offered to help him break through.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun bestowed the Hao Tian Tower, Hao Tian Sword, and Hao Tian Mirror on Hao Tian, explaining their powers and connection to the Heavenly Emperor’s authority.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun recalled that the treasures had originally been prepared for East King Duke, while Hong Yun had also swayed West Queen Mother.