Chapter Summaries

Hong Yun agreed to take Kong Xuan as his disciple when West Queen Mother asked on Yuanfeng’s behalf. The chapter revealed why Yuanfeng had sent her: trapped beneath the Undying Volcano and worn down by endless rebirth, she wanted Hong Yun to meet her and look after her son.

• Hong Yun agreed to accept Kong Xuan as his disciple and told West Queen Mother that Kong Xuan could come find him when the time came.
• West Queen Mother recalled how Yuanfeng had asked her to seek Hong Yun’s help and offered an Innate Fire Spirit Pearl as goodwill.
• West Queen Mother advised Yuanfeng to ask Hong Yun directly, explaining that he readily helped fellow cultivators and might take offense if the pearl seemed like pressure.
• Yuanfeng asked whether Hong Yun could visit the Undying Volcano, and West Queen Mother explained that he was occupied with Fuxi’s path to enlightenment.
• Yuanfeng said she was willing to wait, and revealed that Kong Xuan and Da Peng were the only bright spots in her lonely life beneath the volcano.
• West Queen Mother fell silent at Yuanfeng’s sorrow, then shook off the mood and laughed.

West Queen Mother brought Hong Yun the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl on Yuanfeng’s behalf, and Hong Yun agreed to visit Yuanfeng at the Undying Volcano. After Hong Yun left with West Queen Mother, Ancestral Dragon arrived to find him gone, while Huluwa and Fuxi gathered at the place where Hong Yun had been.

• West Queen Mother gave Hong Yun the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl and explained that Yuanfeng wanted to meet him but could not leave the Undying Volcano.
• Hong Yun playfully teased West Queen Mother about Yuanfeng’s beauty, then agreed to visit Yuanfeng and set out immediately with West Queen Mother.
• Ancestral Dragon arrived in the form of the Earth Vein Spirit, intending to offer Hong Yun three Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls, but found him missing and searched the surrounding earth veins.
• Huluwa arrived with a child he had found and called for Hong Yun, but neither he nor the child could find their teacher.
• Fuxi arrived with Xuan Du and paid his respects to Huluwa as his eldest senior brother.

Hong Yun arrived at the Undying Volcano, where Yuanfeng greeted him and explained why she had sent the West Queen Mother to relay her message. Meanwhile, Ancestral Dragon realized Yuanfeng had contacted Hong Yun and rushed to the volcano, while Huluwa waited with the reincarnated Mysterious Tortoise.

• Fuxi told Ancestral Dragon that Hong Yun had gone to the Undying Volcano, and Ancestral Dragon angrily blamed Yuanfeng for cutting him out of the matter of the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl.
• Ancestral Dragon summoned the power of the ley lines to speed toward the Undying Volcano.
• Huluwa told Fuxi to leave while he waited for Hong Yun with the Mysterious Tortoise, whom Hong Yun had promised to take as a disciple.
• The Mysterious Tortoise called Huluwa Senior Brother and drank spirit liquid from his treasure gourd, while Fuxi departed after coveting it.
• Hong Yun arrived at the Undying Volcano, where Yuanfeng welcomed him and apologized for sending the West Queen Mother to pass along her message.
• Hong Yun lifted Yuanfeng with an invisible force, startling her with the power of a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal who had forged his own path.

Hong Yun accepted Kong Xuan as his disciple in the Undying Volcano after Kong Xuan chose to forge his own path to Primordial Unity. He gave Kong Xuan the Mount Sumeru Seal, and West Queen Mother offered him several more treasures.

• Hong Yun asked Kong Xuan which cultivation path he wanted to pursue, and Kong Xuan chose to open a path of his own.
• Hong Yun agreed to take Kong Xuan as his disciple and held the ceremony in the Undying Volcano.
• Hong Yun welcomed Kong Xuan as his seventh disciple and gave him the Mount Sumeru Seal.
• West Queen Mother congratulated Kong Xuan and presented him with several magic treasures.

Hong Yun accepted Kong Xuan as his disciple and considered how the five Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls could be used. After Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng asked to share in the Human Race’s fortune, Hong Yun said he would not oppose their totems benefiting from the Human Race’s Wish Power as long as they helped the people.

• Hong Yun accepted Kong Xuan as his disciple, pleasing West Queen Mother and earning Yuanfeng’s gratitude.
• Yuanfeng asked how the Phoenix Clan could earn a share of Hong Yun’s fortune, but Ancestral Dragon arrived and interrupted her.
• Ancestral Dragon warned Hong Yun about Yuanfeng, then offered three Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls and asked him not to favor the Phoenix Clan.
• Hong Yun gathered all five Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls in his inner world and considered combining them with the Innate Five Directions Banners.
• Hong Yun told Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng that he would allow their totems to share in the Human Race’s Wish Power if they benefited the Human Race.
• Ancestral Dragon complained that Hong Yun had only promised not to interfere, and Hong Yun told him not to push his luck.

Hong Yun assured Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng that their clans could promote their totems among the human race, then rebuffed Ancestral Dragon’s complaints that the Dragon Clan deserved more. After Yuanfeng burned Ancestral Dragon for an indiscreet remark, Hong Yun ended Ancestral Dragon’s secret offer of a seduction technique by declaring that he had his eye on Ancestral Dragon.

• Hong Yun told Ancestral Dragon that allowing the Dragon and Phoenix Clans to unite the human race’s totems was already a generous reward, and Ancestral Dragon protested that his clan had contributed more pearls than Yuanfeng’s.
• Hong Yun said their kindness was equal because both the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl and Ancestral Dragon’s four pearls were necessary to complete the Innate Five Elements, and Ancestral Dragon muttered that Yuanfeng was worth three pearls.
• Yuanfeng flared with anger and attacked Ancestral Dragon, while Hong Yun dodged his plea for help and added power to Yuanfeng’s flames.
• Yuanfeng’s attack left Ancestral Dragon badly burned, and he complained to Hong Yun that Hong Yun had betrayed him instead of helping.
• Ancestral Dragon secretly offered Hong Yun a technique to pursue someone, but Hong Yun cut off the message and told him that he had his eye on Ancestral Dragon.

Hong Yun recruited Kong Xuan as his disciple and prepared to take him back to the human race, while Yuanfeng and Ancestral Dragon agreed to help establish the human totem system. The chapter left Hong Yun and Kong Xuan traveling slowly toward the human race, with Kong Xuan wondering what his master wanted him to observe.

• Ancestral Dragon refused Hong Yun’s offer to reincarnate into the human race, preferring to escape his leyline restraints and benefit the Dragon Clan.
• Hong Yun permitted Yuanfeng and Ancestral Dragon to use their clansmen and positions to establish the human totem system, but warned them not to damage the bond between Bai Li, Ying Long, and Kong Xuan.
• Hong Yun told Kong Xuan to return with him and observe Huluwa severing his innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements before reincarnating into the human race.
• Hong Yun, Kong Xuan, West Queen Mother, Yuanfeng, and Ancestral Dragon parted; Ancestral Dragon left through the leylines while Hong Yun took Kong Xuan toward the human race at a leisurely pace.
• Hong Yun encouraged Kong Xuan to observe the world on their journey, leaving Kong Xuan unsettled as he wondered what his master meant.

Hong Yun taught Kong Xuan three Great Dao paths and urged him to learn from others without copying them. He planned for Kong Xuan to sever his Five Elements origin, reincarnate as a human, and establish Confucianism through a World of Letters.

• Hong Yun warned Kong Xuan that those who learned from him would live, while those who imitated him would die.
• Hong Yun explained his Way of World Creation, Hong Jun's Immortal Dao of the Three Corpses, and Zhen Yuan Zi's Way of the Earth Immortal.
• Kong Xuan listened intently and absorbed Hong Yun's teachings as they traveled toward Fuxi's tribe.
• Hong Yun planned for Kong Xuan to sever his Innate Five Elements Qi, reincarnate as a human, and establish Confucianism.
• Hong Yun intended Kong Xuan to create the World of Letters as a source of power for Confucian scholars throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun and Kong Xuan returned to Fuxi's tribe, where the other disciples had been waiting.

Hong Yun gathered his disciples and daughters to show them a powerful Yin-Yang and Five Elements formation, then offered Huluwa a choice between pursuing the Human Dao and following his own cultivation path. The chapter left Huluwa considering Hong Yun’s proposal to create a treasure suited to his origins.

• Ying Long returned from the North Sea with the River Diagram and Luo Book, and Hong Yun gathered the Fire Cloud Cave disciples and summoned San Xiao for a family reunion.
• Hong Yun combined the Five Elements Spirit Pearls, Five Directions Banners, and Taiji Diagram into a powerful formation that could both defend against attacks and grind down intruders.
• Huluwa said he felt a connection to the formation, prompting Hong Yun to ask whether he truly wanted to pursue the Human Dao or felt obligated to shoulder its responsibilities.
• Hong Yun told Huluwa he need not take on responsibilities for his sake and proposed creating a treasure diagram to unite the Yin, Yang, and Five Elements and support Huluwa’s cultivation.
• The disciples and San Xiao reacted to Hong Yun’s offer, with Kong Xuan showing interest without greed and Qiong Xiao pouting over her father taking back her banner.

Huluwa chose to cultivate the Human Dao, and Hong Yun arranged for him to be reborn among the human race so he could lead it after Fuxi attained the Dao. After Pingxin took Huluwa into reincarnation, Hong Yun considered combining the five elemental banners into a single, more powerful flag.

• Huluwa vowed to cultivate the Human Dao, and Hong Yun gave Fuxi the River Diagram and Luo Book to help him attain the Dao.
• Hong Yun instructed Huluwa to sever his origin and reincarnate among the human race; Huluwa drew his innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements origins into his treasure gourd.
• Pingxin arrived through a Netherworld passage, took Huluwa’s essence to guide him into reincarnation, and planned to send the Ancestral Shamans’ essence blood into the human race as well.
• Hong Yun added a drop of his essence blood to Huluwa’s treasure gourd to help him merge with the human race’s fortune.
• After Huluwa disappeared, Wu Tian wondered whether he would remain himself after reincarnation, and Hong Yun assigned Wu Tian to care for Mysterious Tortoise.
• Hong Yun considered combining the innate Five Directions Banners into a single innate Five Elements Flag that could form its own grand formation.

Hong Yun began refining the Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls and Innate Five Directions Banners into a single treasure, drawing Zhen Yuan Zi and Kun Peng to watch. As the refinement continued with the Taiji Diagram, Taiqing sensed it being used and regretted lending it, but chose not to recall it.

• Hong Yun told Wu Tian and the others he would combine the Five Elements Spirit Pearls and Five Directions Banners into a treasure and invited them to observe.
• Zhen Yuan Zi arrived, greeted Hong Yun and his disciples, and asked privately about Hong Yun's meeting with Yuanfeng.
• Kun Peng arrived to watch the refinement, having left the Demon Master Palace after Ying Long took the River Diagram and Luo Book for Fuxi.
• Hong Yun used the Five Directions Banners, Five Elements Spirit Pearls, and Taiji Diagram to gather elemental energy and refine the treasures.
• Taiqing sensed the Taiji Diagram's activity and considered summoning it back, but ultimately let it remain with Hong Yun.

Hong Yun combined the Innate Five Directions Banners and the Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls to create the Great Innate Five Elements Five Directions Banner, then separated the original banners from it. He left the new banner in his grasp while the original treasures remained, though greatly depleted.

• Hong Yun drew the essence from the Innate Five Directions Banners and Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls, using the Taiji Diagram's aura only to stabilize their fusion.
• The five banners merged into a single, powerful banner, and Hong Yun added his essence blood to make the fusion complete and attuned to him.
• Hong Yun shouted "Sever!" and split the original five banners away from the newly created Great Innate Five Elements Five Directions Banner.
• Hong Yun named the new treasure and told Zhen Yuan Zi that he had made the false real by borrowing from the true, leaving the original banners and spirit pearls with depleted essence.

Hong Yun reforged the Great Innate Five Elements Five Directions Banner and returned the restored banners to San Xiao, then tried to give West Queen Mother’s banner back. After reassuring West Queen Mother that he meant no distance between them, he distributed the remaining banners among his disciples.

• Hong Yun restored the Innate Five Directions Banners and Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls, then returned three banners to San Xiao and replaced Yun Xiao’s banner with the Central Wutu Apricot Yellow Banner.
• Hong Yun sent the Western Plain Colored Cloud Realm Banner back to West Queen Mother, who mistook his gesture for an attempt to end their relationship and returned it.
• Hong Yun reassured West Queen Mother and promised to visit her in West Kunlun, lifting her spirits.
• Hong Yun let Yun Xiao keep the Central Wutu Apricot Yellow Banner and gave the Western Plain Colored Cloud Realm Banner and Southern Blazing Flame Banner to Bai Li and Wu Sheng.
• Hong Yun encouraged the women to learn from one another by exchanging banners, and the disciples thanked him happily.

Hong Yun gave Kong Xuan the depleted Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls and advised him to use them in forging his own path. After sending his disciples with Fuxi to aid the human race, Hong Yun stayed behind with Zhen Yuan Zi and Kun Peng, where Zhen Yuan Zi examined the Great Innate Five Elements Five Directions Banner.

• Hong Yun retrieved the depleted Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls and gave them to Kong Xuan, suggesting he combine them with his innate Five Elements essence to create a world.
• Kong Xuan accepted the pearls and reflected that he and Yuanfeng had misunderstood Hong Yun, while Ying Long showed no resentment over the Ancestral Dragon’s pearls going to Kong Xuan.
• Hong Yun told San Xiao, Wu Tian, and the others to accompany Fuxi and help the human race if they could.
• After the disciples left, Zhen Yuan Zi took the Great Innate Five Elements Five Directions Banner and tested its ability to create a chaotic world and repel attacks.
• Zhen Yuan Zi praised the banner as nearly comparable to his Earth Book, then returned it to Hong Yun.

Hong Yun urged Kun Peng to consider reincarnating as a member of the Human Race and joining the Human Dao. Kun Peng left without deciding, while Hong Yun explained to Zhen Yuan Zi that he wanted to make Kun Peng an ally against Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.

• Kun Peng asked Hong Yun for guidance because his cultivation had stalled, and Hong Yun suggested he reincarnate into the Human Race as the Ancestral Dragon planned to do.
• Hong Yun warned Kun Peng that the Human Race and Human Dao were destined to rise, but Kun Peng remained reluctant and said he would think it over.
• Kun Peng left to cultivate, saying that watching Hong Yun refine a treasure had given him insights.
• Zhen Yuan Zi questioned why Hong Yun wanted to bring the indecisive Kun Peng into the Human Race, and Hong Yun said they needed to make allies and strengthen the Human Dao.

Hong Yun explained his plans for Kun Peng and the Human Race to Zhen Yuan Zi, then joined him and Nu Wa to await Fuxi’s breakthrough. Fuxi’s insight into how ordinary humans could understand the patterns of Heaven and Earth stirred the Human Way, and he began to attain his Dao.

• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi that Kun Peng would be more likely to accept his offer before other cultivators gained benefits from the Human Way.
• Hong Yun planned for Suiren Shi and the other Innate Humans to withdraw from the Human Race after Fuxi attained the Dao, with some settling in the Earth Immortal Realm.
• Zhen Yuan Zi agreed with Hong Yun’s reasoning and declined Nu Wa’s offer to increase the Earth Immortal Realm’s population with the Power of Creation.
• Nu Wa arrived after sensing that Fuxi was about to attain the Dao and joined Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi in watching for his breakthrough.
• Fuxi wondered how ordinary humans could learn the patterns of Heaven and Earth, and the Human Way gathered Wish Power around him as Ying Long, Kong Xuan, and Wu Tian watched.

Fuxi comprehended the Innate Eight Trigrams with Hong Yun’s help, recovered his past-life memories, and declared himself the Heavenly Emperor of the human race. As he prepared to become a Human Dao Saint, a fragment of Primordial Violet Qi appeared and threatened to disrupt his ascension.

• Wu Tian encouraged Zhenwu to cultivate and take up the mantle of martial arts.
• Fuxi studied the River Diagram and Luo Book as Hong Yun’s illusory Taiji Diagram entered them and aided his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.
• Hong Yun urged Fuxi to ascend to the Dao, and Fuxi created the Innate Eight Trigrams, drawing Human Dao fortune and Heavenly Dao merit.
• Fuxi regained his past-life memories, embraced his time among the human race, and declared himself the Heavenly Emperor of the human race.
• As Fuxi prepared to entrust his primordial spirit to the Human Dao and become a Human Dao Saint, a fragment of Primordial Violet Qi flew toward him, alarming Hong Yun.

Fuxi began entrusting his primordial spirit to the Human Dao while Nu Wa and Hong Yun blocked the Primordial Violet Qi and confronted Hong Jun and Yuan Shi. The chapter ended as a majestic apparition appeared above the Human Dao’s river of fortune, interrupting Taiqing.

• Fuxi tried to stop the Primordial Violet Qi with the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram and the River Diagram and Luo Book, but it passed through them.
• Hong Yun told Nu Wa to intervene, and Nu Wa captured the Primordial Violet Qi in the Qiankun Cauldron.
• Hong Yun urged Fuxi to entrust his primordial spirit to the Human Dao, while Nu Wa shielded him from Hong Jun and pleaded for his mercy.
• Yuan Shi accused Hong Yun and Nu Wa of using him to help Fuxi escape his karma, and Nu Wa challenged him to let Chan Sect disciples seek the Human Dao Saint Position.
• Taiqing urged Nu Wa to let the matter go, then stopped in surprise as a majestic apparition appeared above the Human Dao’s river of fortune.

Fuxi became the Human Race’s Heavenly Emperor and attained the strength of a Human Dao Saint after Hong Yun fused him with the Human Dao. Hong Yun defended his actions to Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, insisting the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors must first prove the Human Dao, then took Fuxi’s Primordial Violet Qi from the Qiankun Cauldron.

• Hong Yun fused Fuxi with the Human Dao while Nu Wa held off their opponents, and the Human Race’s Wish Power raised Fuxi to the position of Heavenly Emperor and a Human Dao Saint.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun challenged Hong Yun over whether the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors should conform to the Heavenly Dao, while Yuan Shi accused Hong Yun of plotting against him.
• Hong Yun argued that the Human Race’s leaders had to prove the Human Dao first and pointed to the Primordial Violet Qi’s role in Di Jun’s defeat as reason for caution.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun asked what Hong Yun intended to do, and Hong Yun summoned Fuxi and drew the Heavenly Emperor’s Primordial Violet Qi from the Qiankun Cauldron.

Hong Yun helped Fuxi merge a strand of Primordial Violet Qi with one of his thoughts, granting him Heavenly Dao authority while preserving his independence. When Hong Jun demanded that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors remain in the Fire Cloud Cave unless a Saint permitted them to leave, Hong Yun rejected the restriction, and the dispute continued.

• Hong Yun guided Fuxi to merge the Primordial Violet Qi with a separate thought, which formed a Dharma image and gave Fuxi a measure of authority over the Heavenly Dao.
• Fuxi thanked Hong Yun and Hong Jun, and Hong Yun reminded him to keep contributing to the Human Race.
• Hong Yun made pointed remarks about the Heavenly Dao Saints before preparing to return to the Human Race with Fuxi.
• Hong Jun said Suiren Shi and the other sovereigns must suppress the Human Race's fortune and could not leave without a Saint's permission, while Taiqing and Yuan Shi approved.
• Hong Yun rejected Hong Jun's proposed restrictions on entering and leaving the Fire Cloud Cave, and Yuan Shi argued that the rules served the Human Race.
• Hong Yun's disciples asked Zhen Yuan Zi whether the disagreement would lead to another fight.