Chapter Summaries

As the Primordial World weakened, Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed that he had secretly built the Purple Cloud World and waited for the Heavenly Dao to lose strength. He used the Jade Disc of Creation and the Investiture of the Gods to begin devouring the Primordial World and every being in it, leaving Hong Yun and the others facing imminent destruction.

• Nu Wa and Fuxi refined the Qiankun Cauldron and severed the Primordial Violet Qi, further weakening Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun merged the Jade Disc of Creation with the Investiture of the Gods and was swallowed by the enormous earthworm, whose true form then writhed and grew until it encircled the shattered Primordial World.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed that he had used Zixiao Palace to steal the Primordial World's origin and create the Purple Cloud World, and that he had been waiting for the Heavenly Dao to weaken.
• Pingxin, Nu Wa, Fuxi, Tong Tian, Taiyi, and the Two Sages of the West gathered around Hong Yun as the Primordial World and the Underworld began to break apart.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun used the Jade Disc of Creation and the Investiture of the Gods to draw karmic threads from the world's inhabitants and began devouring the Primordial World and its living beings.

Dao Ancestor Hong Jun devoured the Primordial Wilderness while using the Jade Disc of Creation and Investiture of the Gods to extract the Indestructible Spiritual Light of all living beings. Hong Yun uncovered his plan and felt his own spiritual light being pulled away as he prepared to strike.

• The Heavenly Dao empowered Hong Yun and the others to attack Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, but only Hong Yun and Tong Tian managed to wound him, and their blows quickly healed.
• Hong Yun followed the karmic threads linked to Dao Ancestor Hong Jun and realized he was collecting the Indestructible Spiritual Light of living beings.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun admitted he intended to use that spiritual light to advance his Purple Cloud World and recreate Heaven and Earth.
• Hong Yun felt a speck of light being drawn from his soul and raised his palm like a blade while activating the Way of Karma.

As Dao Ancestor Hong Jun devoured the Primordial Wilderness through the Investiture of the Gods, Hong Yun sought a way to counter him by gathering the Three Pure Ones’ Heaven-Opening Marks. Taiqing and Sect Master Tong Tian gave Hong Yun their marks, while Taiqing offered to persuade Primordial Heavenly Lord to give up his.

• Hong Yun severed his karmic ties to Dao Ancestor Hong Jun but realized he could not protect all living beings, while Zhun Ti and Empress Pingxin warned that their attacks could not stop Hong Jun and the Netherworld was falling into disorder.
• Hong Yun asked Empress Pingxin to protect him, then summoned Taiqing from Sect Master Tong Tian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Domain and requested the Three Pure Ones’ Heaven-Opening Marks.
• Sect Master Tong Tian handed over his mark and urged Taiqing to do the same, arguing that Hong Yun was the Primordial Wilderness’s last hope.
• Taiqing gave Hong Yun his mark and offered to persuade Primordial Heavenly Lord to give up the third mark; Hong Yun promised he would not take the marks for nothing.

Hong Yun urged Taiqing to pursue the chance of becoming the Primordial Wilderness’s new Dao Ancestor, warning that the Heavenly Dao could assimilate him. As Hong Jun attacked, Hong Yun called on Hou Tu and the Twelve Ancestral Witches to summon another True Body of Pangu.

• Hong Yun told Taiqing that he could unite with the Heavenly Dao through the Method of Severing the Three Corpses and take Hong Jun’s vacant place as Dao Ancestor.
• Hong Yun warned Taiqing that the Heavenly Dao might assimilate him, but Taiqing flew to Primordial Heavenly Lord to discuss the opportunity.
• Hong Jun noticed the concealed auras, approached Hong Yun, and attacked him with his tail as his power grew while he devoured the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun transformed into the True Body of Pangu, countered Hong Jun, and called on Hou Tu to help with her elder brothers.
• Hou Tu and the Twelve Ancestral Witches summoned another True Body of Pangu from the Netherworld, and it joined Hong Yun’s figure in the Primordial Wilderness.

Hong Yun absorbed the True Body of Pangu summoned by the Ancestral Shamans and fought Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, but his attacks barely harmed the Chaos Demon God. Taiqing persuaded Primordial Heavenly Lord to lend Hong Yun their Heaven-Opening treasures, and the reunited Heaven-Opening Imprint began revealing Pan Gu opening heaven.

• Hong Jun tried to stop the True Body of Pangu from empowering Hong Yun, but it merged into Hong Yun and increased his size and strength.
• Hong Yun punched through Hong Jun's tail, but Hong Jun quickly regenerated and attacked again with the Jade Disc of Creation.
• Hong Yun urged Taiqing and Primordial Heavenly Lord to lend him the Heaven-Opening treasures, and Taiqing convinced Primordial Heavenly Lord to hand over the Heaven-Opening Imprint and Pangu Banner.
• Taiqing sent Hong Yun the Taiji Diagram, and the three parts of the Heaven-Opening Imprint fused inside Hong Yun's primordial spirit.
• Hong Yun saw visions of Pan Gu swinging his axe through the chaos to open heaven.

Hong Yun immersed himself in the vision of Pan Gu creating Heaven and grew closer to mastering the Creation of Heaven. As the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity fought to protect him from Hong Jun, Hong Yun opened his eyes and spoke the technique with a voice nearly identical to Pan Gu's.

• Hong Yun studied Pan Gu's axe strokes in the vision, and his manifested True Body of Pangu grew stronger and taller.
• Hong Jun attacked Hong Yun, but Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to block the strike and was badly wounded.
• Taiqing's Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner joined the Chaos Bell before Hong Yun, and the three Sky-Opening Treasures gathered his Sky-Opening aura as he murmured Creation of Heaven.
• Hong Jun unleashed the Jade Disc of Creation, and Pingxin, Fuxi, Nu Wa, and Huluwa joined forces to shield Hong Yun.
• Taiqing merged with the Eye of the Heavenly Dao as Taishang and struck the Jade Disc of Creation with the Heavenly Dao's power, cracking it while the Three Daos suffered heavy damage.
• Hong Yun opened his eyes and clearly uttered Creation of Heaven in a voice almost identical to Pan Gu's.

Hong Yun used the Sky-Opening Axe to strike Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, shattering the Jade Disc of Creation and the Purple Cloud World. Hong Jun survived with half his body severed, while the lingering axe aura kept him from recovering.

• Hong Yun fused the Sky-Opening Three Treasures into the Sky-Opening Axe and unleashed a powerful blow at Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun used the Jade Disc of Creation to block the axe light, but it shattered and severely injured him.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun sacrificed the Purple Cloud World as a second defense, and Taishang, Zhen Yuan Zi, Tong Tian, and the others seized its scattered origin.
• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun charged the weakened axe light, which cut through half his body and struck at the Great Dao runes within his soul.
• Hong Yun exhausted his strength, while Dao Ancestor Hong Jun endured the attack, failed to rejoin his body, and swallowed his severed tail.

Hong Yun rallied the Primordial World's living beings and used their unified will to remake heaven and earth, revealing a power that shocked Dao Ancestor Hong Jun. The chapter ended as Hong Yun's seemingly effortless palm strike drew on the will of all life rather than laws or the world's primordial energy.

• Dao Ancestor Hong Jun recovered from Hong Yun's attack and taunted him, claiming he could not be killed.
• Pingxin moved to give the exhausted Hong Yun time to recover, but Hong Yun stopped her and chose to fight again.
• Hong Yun drew insight from Pangu's creation and the struggles of the Primordial World's living beings, realizing the Human Dao was the Dao of all creatures.
• Hong Yun summoned the Human Dao Seal and merged the Fire Cloud Cave World into the Primordial World, then called on its living beings to gather their strength and remake heaven and earth.
• Hong Yun struck at Dao Ancestor Hong Jun with his palm, channeling the united will of all living beings and leaving Hong Jun astonished.

Hong Yun destroyed Dao Ancestor Hong Jun by gathering the will of all living beings, then used Hong Jun’s body to help repair the Primordial Wilderness. He rejected the idea of turning Hong Jun’s True Spirit remnants into the Heavenly Dao and instead erased them completely.

• The wills of countless living beings and the Three Daos converged to strike Hong Jun’s True Spirit with the Sky-Opening Axe, shattering it and causing Hong Jun to fall lifeless.
• The others caught Hong Jun’s corpse, and Hong Yun dissolved it into primordial energy so it could repair the damage to the Primordial Wilderness.
• Tong Tian and the others guided the primordial energy as mountains, rivers, and living beings recovered.
• Hong Yun confined the remnants of Hong Jun’s True Spirit and decided not to use them to strengthen the Heavenly Dao.
• Hong Jun’s True Spirit fragments tried to escape, but Hong Yun froze and suppressed them with the Chaos Bell before the God-Slaying Spear devoured them.

Hong Yun erased Dao Ancestor Hong Jun from the memories of the Primordial Wilderness’s living beings, then joined Nu Wa, Hou Tu, and the others to explore Chaos. The story ended with a friend calling after them, while the author’s note thanked readers and announced plans to write a different kind of fantasy.

• Hong Yun used the Human Dao Seal to gather and crush every memory and trace of Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, leaving only himself and the mighty cultivators aware of Hong Jun’s existence.
• The Primordial Wilderness flourished again after Hong Jun became nourishment for heaven and earth, and the surrounding realms gathered around it.
• Hong Yun named the world filled with humans the Human World and made it the hub connecting the myriad heavens.
• Hong Yun invited Nu Wa, Hou Tu, and the others to explore Chaos, and they agreed to go with him.
• A figure hurried after the group and called out to Hong Yun for leaving without him.