Chapter Summaries

Kun Peng and Ancestor Minghe met while observing the humans, while Fuxi and Zhen Yuan Zi discussed whether to intervene. Xing Tian arrived with young Witch Clan warriors, recognized Hong Yun’s bloodline in the first three Innate Humans, and urged their leader to choose a name based on his fire origin.

• Kun Peng appeared before Ancestor Minghe, and the two traded barbs about Kun Peng serving Di Jun and Ancestor Minghe leaving the Blood Sea.
• Zhen Yuan Zi noticed Kun Peng and Ancestor Minghe watching the humans, but he and Fuxi decided to let them observe as long as they did not attack.
• Xing Tian arrived among the humans with young Witch Clan warriors and marveled at how much the Innate Humans resembled the Witch Clan.
• The first three Innate Humans welcomed Xing Tian, who sensed Hong Yun’s bloodline in their leader and declared them family.
• After learning the leader had no name, Xing Tian suggested choosing one based on the fire origin he had inherited from Hong Yun.

Xing Tian and the Witch Clan helped the humans build tribes as Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi discovered that humans could follow many cultivation paths and cooperate to defeat stronger foes. Fuxi grew concerned that their rapid reproduction could eventually make them rivals to the Witch and Demon Races, leaving Zhen Yuan Zi wary that the Demon Clan might turn against them.

• Xing Tian led young Witch Clan warriors in helping the humans establish tribes and develop their civilization.
• Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi found that humans had talents for the martial, immortal, and Heavenly Demon Refinement paths.
• Xing Tian and Kua Fu watched Heavenly Immortal humans working together to defeat a True Immortal demon beast.
• As humans multiplied and hunted nearby creatures, Zhen Yuan Zi asked whether Di Jun would resent their impact on the Demon Clan.
• Fuxi worried that humans reproduced so quickly they might eventually occupy the Primordial Wilderness and rival the Witch and Demon Races.
• Zhen Yuan Zi feared that Fuxi's concern could make the Demon Clan suspicious of humans and provoke future conflict.

Fuxi worried that humanity’s growing numbers and wisdom could eventually threaten the Demon Clan, while Hong Yun and Hou Tu returned to find humans and Witches thriving together. Kun Peng and Ancestor Minghe continued observing humanity cautiously, wary of Zhen Yuan Zi’s formidable strength.

• Fuxi warned Zhen Yuan Zi that humans were growing weaker physically but retained their wisdom and produced talented individuals, raising concerns about their future relationship with the Demon Clan and Witch Clan.
• Fuxi asked when Hong Yun would return, and Zhen Yuan Zi told him not to worry because Hong Yun was occupied with something important.
• Hong Yun and Hou Tu finished cultivating in the Fire Cloud Cave World, then returned to the Houtu Tribe and saw that humans and Witches had become more numerous and were living together.
• Hong Yun and Hou Tu set off to find Zhen Yuan Zi so they could hear how humanity had developed.
• Kun Peng and Ancestor Minghe continued watching humanity, staying wary of Zhen Yuan Zi because his aura suggested strength beyond the Quasi-Saint Realm.

Ancestor Minghe decided to create living beings in the Nether Blood Sea in hopes of earning merit and a Saint Position. Despite Kun Peng warning him that Fuxi, Zhen Yuan Zi, and Hong Yun were nearby, Minghe secretly sent a concealed streak of blood-red light toward humans at the settlement’s edge.

• Ancestor Minghe told Kun Peng he planned to create living beings in the Nether Blood Sea and hoped to gain great merit.
• Kun Peng envied Minghe’s plan but warned him that Fuxi and Zhen Yuan Zi were present.
• Ancestor Minghe dismissed Kun Peng’s warning and argued that his Blood Escape Technique would let him flee safely.
• Kun Peng stepped aside and retreated, privately expecting Hong Yun to punish Minghe.
• Ancestor Minghe sent a concealed streak of blood-red light toward several humans near the settlement’s edge.

Ancestor Minghe tried to seize a human in the wilderness, but Zhen Yuan Zi’s Earth Book Barrier protected the entire human territory and foiled him. Zhen Yuan Zi confronted Minghe and Kun Peng, who defended their presence while Minghe acted as if he had done nothing wrong.

• Ancestor Minghe sent blood-red light toward an Innate Human, but the human’s warning and counterattack exposed Minghe’s aura.
• Zhen Yuan Zi sensed Minghe’s aura while discussing the Dao with Fuxi and raised an Earth Book Barrier over all human territory.
• Zhen Yuan Zi told Fuxi that the Earth Book lay underground and expanded with human territory, then went to confront Minghe.
• Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi appeared before Minghe, and Kun Peng emerged from concealment and claimed he had only come to observe humanity.
• Minghe said he had only wanted to observe ordinary humans and argued that he had not succeeded, angering Zhen Yuan Zi.

Nu Wa returned from creating the Wa Huang Realm and stopped Ancestor Minghe after he tried to capture members of the Human Race. Her overwhelming Saintly pressure forced Minghe to apologize, though Nu Wa also glanced toward an empty space for an unclear reason.

• Zhen Yuan Zi confronted Ancestor Minghe for attacking members of the Human Race and kept him from leaving immediately.
• Ancestor Minghe admitted his attempt had failed and prepared to depart.
• Nu Wa arrived and demanded an explanation from Minghe for attacking her people.
• Nu Wa suppressed Minghe with her Saintly power, and he forced himself to apologize.
• Nu Wa glanced toward an empty space beside them, leaving her intention unclear.

Nu Wa crushed Ancestor Minghe’s Blood God Son to demonstrate her resolve to protect the human race, then greeted Hong Yun and Hou Tu after they emerged from hiding. The chapter left Kun Peng eager to leave while the others wondered at Nu Wa’s motives and her closeness with Hong Yun.

• Nu Wa trapped Ancestor Minghe’s Blood God Son, crushed him into blood-red smoke, and consumed the remains with Power of Creation.
• Fuxi explained to Zhen Yuan Zi that Nu Wa had destroyed only one of Ming He’s Blood God Sons, not his true body.
• Nu Wa questioned Kun Peng, who denied intending harm to the human race and invoked His Majesty Xi Huang as his witness.
• Nu Wa called out Hong Yun, who emerged from hiding with Hou Tu, and she warmly thanked Hou Tu for the Houtu Tribe’s support of the human race.
• Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi privately wondered whether Nu Wa had punished Ming He to warn Hong Yun or Hou Tu, while Hong Yun pretended not to notice their exchange.

Hong Yun returned to the Human Race settlement and discussed Zhen Yuan Zi’s teachings with Nu Wa, who gave Hong Yun authority over Human Race affairs. He then turned his attention to Kun Peng, who regretted getting involved and feared the consequences.

• Hong Yun greeted Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi, explaining that he had returned late because he had cultivated in seclusion.
• Hong Yun recalled watching Ancestor Minghe’s Blood God Son threaten the Human Race and seeing Nu Wa destroy it before he could intervene.
• Hong Yun asked Zhen Yuan Zi about teaching the Human Race the Way of the Earth Immortal, and Nu Wa approved the plan.
• Nu Wa said she would remain in Empress Wa’s Palace and entrusted Hong Yun with decisions concerning the Human Race, increasing the fortune in his Fire Cloud Cave World.
• Hong Yun turned toward Kun Peng, who regretted getting involved and cupped his hands to Hong Yun.

Hong Yun spared Kun Peng and learned that he had been watching the human race in search of a cultivation opportunity. Kun Peng asked Hong Yun for help breaking through to Quasi-Saint, and Hong Yun saw a chance to guide him toward becoming the Demon Master.

• Hong Yun thanked Kun Peng for trying to stop Ancestor Minghe and asked why he had lingered near the human race.
• Kun Peng said he had come to study humanity and seek an opportunity after Nu Wa became a Saint.
• Kun Peng asked Hong Yun for advice on breaking through from the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm to Quasi-Saint.
• Hong Yun said he might be able to help, and Kun Peng promised to repay the karmic debt twice over.
• Hong Yun privately anticipated that Kun Peng would eventually comprehend how to create the Demon Script and become the Demon Master.

Hong Yun guided Kun Peng toward creating a common script to unite the Demon Race’s many bloodlines, helping Kun Peng’s bottleneck loosen and setting him on a path to greater influence. Hong Yun said Fuxi’s opportunity to attain the Dao lay elsewhere, among the human race, but its time had not yet come.

• Kun Peng asked Hong Yun for guidance, and Hong Yun explained that the Demon Race needed a shared heritage and a simpler medium than Great Dao Runes.
• Kun Peng realized Hong Yun was pointing him toward creating a common script, felt his cultivation bottleneck loosen, and thanked Hong Yun before leaving to develop the idea.
• Zhen Yuan Zi asked why Hong Yun had given the opportunity to Kun Peng instead of Fuxi, and Fuxi said he sensed it was not his path.
• Hong Yun said Kun Peng’s creation of the Demon Script would help him reach the Quasi-Saint realm and gain influence within the Demon Race, giving Di Jun and Taiyi cause for concern.
• Fuxi asked where his own opportunity lay, and Hong Yun recognized that it was among the human race, though the time had not yet come.

Hong Yun explained that Fuxi would eventually attain the Dao but that the time was not right, then discussed whether the Witch and Human Races should create scripts. He left the Human Race's writing to emerge from its own civilization and suggested the Witch Clan ask Dijiang.

• Hong Yun reassured Fuxi that he would attain the Dao, though revealing more about the timing could harm him.
• Zhen Yuan Zi asked whether the Human and Witch Races could create scripts like the Demon Race, prompting Hou Tu to ask Hong Yun for help.
• Hong Yun said the Witch Clan's shared bloodline mattered more than a unified script and suggested leaving the task to Dijiang.
• Hong Yun said Human writing should arise from the Human Race itself after its civilization had developed, rather than be introduced from his memories.

Hong Yun and Fuxi agreed that the young human race should develop at its own pace while Hong Yun guided its overall direction and protected it from major calamities. After learning how rapidly humans and human-witch hybrids were multiplying, the group visited the human ancestral temple, where Hong Yun reassured Hou Tu about her future standing among the humans.

• Hong Yun decided that writing and other advanced techniques could wait, while he guided the human race's development and served as its strongest backing.
• Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi discussed the human race's rapid growth, and Nu Wa suggested that it had inherited the Nine Heavens Breath Soil's ability to expand endlessly.
• Zhen Yuan Zi explained that humans and members of the Witch Clan had already had children, whose offspring combined powerful bodies, affinity for laws, intelligence, and the ability to form primordial spirits.
• Zhen Yuan Zi and Fuxi led the group to the human ancestral temple, where statues of Nu Wa and Hong Yun stood side by side; Hong Yun reassured Hou Tu that her future standing among the humans would be no lower than his.
• Zhen Yuan Zi told Hong Yun that the Witch Clan had considered building a shrine to Hou Tu at the ancestral land, but Xing Tian had hesitated because she would stand alone beside the existing statues.
• As the group continued discussing the human race, Fuxi looked as though he had something to say but could not bring himself to speak.

Hong Yun took over as guardian of the humans while Fuxi and Zhen Yuan Zi prepared to leave, and he began learning about the humans’ situation. Meanwhile, Kun Peng turned away from the Heavenly Court for the Northern Darkness, as Di Jun and Taiyi discussed the growing friction between humans and the Demon Race.

• Fuxi announced that he would return to his dojo, and Hong Yun promised to guard the humans for a hundred thousand years.
• Hou Tu said the Houtu Tribe would support the humans, while Nu Wa invited Fuxi to cultivate with her at Empress Wa's Palace.
• Hong Yun urged Zhen Yuan Zi to fully refine the Earth Book, and Zhen Yuan Zi agreed to leave and continue tempering it.
• Hong Yun summoned Huluwa, the Witch Clan's Great Shamans, and leaders of the Innate Human Race to hear about the humans and give instructions.
• Kun Peng changed course near the Heavenly Court and headed for the Northern Darkness, leaving Di Jun and Taiyi puzzled.
• Taiyi told Di Jun that the fast-growing humans, led by the Witch Clan, were expanding their territory and hunting demon beasts despite the Demon Race keeping its distance.

Di Jun and Taiyi discussed humanity's growing conflict with the Demon Race and agreed to let the races compete without giving Hong Yun grounds to intervene. Meanwhile, Hong Yun taught humanity martial arts as the foundation for their future development.

• Taiyi warned Di Jun that humans were hunting beasts destined to join the Demon Race and that the demons resented losing territory.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Gods not to bully the weak, then cautioned Taiyi to allow normal competition and remember that the Witch Clan was their true enemy.
• Taiyi agreed to restrain the demons near humanity and left to deliver the orders.
• Hong Yun learned about humanity's situation from Huluwa and the others, then instructed them in martial arts.
• Hong Yun explained that martial arts would strengthen humanity and serve as the foundation for whatever paths they pursued.

Hong Yun ended his martial cultivation lecture and began forging the Human Dao Seal from Shouyang Mountain Copper and the Treasure Distribution Cliff, intending it to govern the human race’s fortune. While he refined it, the human race expanded, and Kun Peng and Ancestor Minghe pursued their own cultivation goals.

• Hong Yun concluded his lecture, sent the listeners back to share what they had learned, and entered seclusion to forge a treasure for the human race.
• Hou Tu offered to travel among the human race while Hong Yun refined the treasure, and he agreed.
• Hong Yun melted Shouyang Mountain Copper and the Treasure Distribution Cliff in the Fire Cloud Cave World and shaped them into the foundation of the Human Dao Seal using the human race’s karmic ties.
• Hong Yun continued refining the seal as time passed and the human race developed.
• Kun Peng returned to the Northern Darkness to cultivate and worked on creating a new script.
• Ancestor Minghe began experimenting in the Nether Blood Sea, hoping to follow Nu Wa’s example and advance his cultivation.

Ancestor Minghe created the Asura Clan in the Nether Blood Sea and received Heavenly Dao Merit. He used the merit and the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to sever his benevolent corpse, advancing into the Quasi-Saint stage.

• Ancestor Minghe realized his creations needed to reproduce to become a true race, but he refrained from testing humans again after Nu Wa destroyed his Blood God Son.
• Yellowish-black clouds gathered above the Nether Blood Sea as the Heavenly Dao stirred, drawing the attention of powerful cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Ancestor Minghe declared that he had created the Asura Clan of the Blood Sea, and Heavenly Dao Merit descended upon him.
• After directing the newly born Asura Clan to the bottom of the Blood Sea, Minghe received the merit and brought out the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus.
• Minghe severed his benevolent thought, which merged with the red lotus to form a compassionate Daoist, and he entered the Quasi-Saint stage.

Ancestor Minghe became a Quasi-Saint after creating the Blood Sea Asura Clan, while Hong Yun continued refining the Human Dao Seal under Hou Tu’s watch. On Kunlun Mountain, Taiqing felt he had lost something important, and Yuan Shi suspected someone had taken his opportunity.

• Ancestor Minghe put away his remaining Heavenly Dao Merit and decided he could stir up his evil thoughts to sever another corpse.
• Kun Peng heard of Minghe’s breakthrough and gained confidence that Hong Yun could help him become a Quasi-Saint.
• Hou Tu felt a strange pull after Minghe’s breakthrough, but postponed asking Hong Yun about it because he was refining the Human Dao Seal.
• Hou Tu continued caring for the human race, which accepted her as Hong Yun’s Dao Companion and respected her guidance.
• Taiqing awoke feeling he had lost something important, and Yuan Shi suggested that someone might have taken his opportunity.
• Tong Tian mocked Yuan Shi’s suspicion of Hong Yun, and Yuan Shi angrily denied that he had accused him.

Taiqing left Kunlun Mountain to seek an opportunity after becoming stuck on severing his obsession and refining the Primordial Violet Qi. At the Eastern Sea, he gained insight into the Dao and found that his obsession was no longer difficult to sever.

• Taiqing explained to Yuan Shi and Tong Tian that obsession was hard to sever and that refining the Primordial Violet Qi had stalled for them all.
• Taiqing proposed that the Three Pure Ones seek their opportunities separately, then departed Kunlun Mountain.
• Tong Tian left soon after, while Yuan Shi remained behind, frustrated that Taiqing had gone before he could speak.
• Taiqing wandered through the Primordial Wilderness, reflecting on Nu Wa and Ancestor Minghe’s paths to sainthood and searching for his own opportunity.
• At the Eastern Sea, Taiqing’s Primordial Spirit immersed itself in the world, and more of the Primordial Violet Qi fused with him.
• Taiqing realized that the Great Dao acted through nonaction and laughed as his obsession became easier to sever.

Zhen Yuan Zi finished refining Fangzhang Island and witnessed Taiqing sever his third corpse, prompting Taiqing to investigate whether the Human Race held his path to the Dao. Meanwhile, Hong Yun approved the Human Race's expansion alongside the Witch Clan, and the Ancestral Shamans agreed to protect them from bullying.

• Zhen Yuan Zi refined Fangzhang Island to exist both in the Primordial World and inside his Earth Book, then saw Taiqing sever his third corpse and hurried to inform Hong Yun.
• Taiqing comprehended the Way of Nonaction, severed his attachment, and suspected that the Human Race might hold his opportunity to attain the Dao, so he decided to visit them.
• The Human Race asked Hong Yun for permission to spread into more tribes, and a voice from the Human Ancestral Land approved their expansion alongside the Witch Clan with Hou Tu's help.
• Hou Tu told the Ancestral Shamans that Human-Witch hybrids could pass on the Witch bloodline through a new path, and the Ancestral Shamans celebrated Hong Yun's foresight.
• Zhu Jiuyin warned the Ancestral Shamans never to let the younger generation bully the Human Race, and they all agreed.

The Ancestral Shamans agreed to welcome humans into Witch Clan tribes as equals, while the Innate Human Race would move to the East Sea under Zhen Yuan Zi’s care. The shamans arrived at the Human Ancestral Land, where Hou Tu invited the people to choose which tribe to join.

• Zhu Jiuyin urged the Ancestral Shamans to treat humans as equals and proposed dividing them among thirteen tribes while the Innate Human Race moved to the East Sea.
• Dijiang approved Zhu Jiuyin’s plan and assigned him to guard Pangu Hall, while the other Ancestral Shamans hurried away to avoid taking his place.
• Zhu Jiuyin remained alone in Pangu Hall and quietly comprehended the Time Law.
• The Ancestral Shamans arrived at the Human Ancestral Land with their Great Shamans, and Hou Tu welcomed them on behalf of the Innate Human Race.
• Hou Tu told the humans they could choose which Witch Clan tribe to join as they prepared to spread out from their crowded homeland.