Chapter Summaries

The humans chose which Witch Clan tribes to join, while Hou Tu and Xuanming stayed in the Human Ancestral Land as Hong Yun refined a treasure. Zhen Yuan Zi arrived with news that Taiqing had severed his third corpse and hurried to inform Hong Yun.

• The humans chose tribes suited to their attributes or preferences, and the Ancestral Shamans welcomed them.
• Xuanming reassured the humans who joined her tribe, promising to train them rigorously.
• The Ancestral Shamans took their new followers away, while Hou Tu and Xuanming remained with the humans still in the Human Ancestral Land.
• Hou Tu entrusted Xuanming with overseeing the remaining humans' martial cultivation.
• Zhen Yuan Zi arrived and told Hou Tu and Xuanming that Taiqing had severed his third corpse by the Eastern Sea.

Hong Yun completed a prototype Human Dao Seal and gave it to Suiren Shi to guide the Human Race. When Taiqing approached the Human Race in disguise, Hong Yun and the Ancestral Shamans intercepted him.

• Zhen Yuan Zi warned Hou Tu and Xuanming that Taiqing might merge his three corpses and become a powerful Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Hong Yun emerged from seclusion and said he had only made a prototype of the treasure meant to stabilize the Human Race's fortune.
• Hong Yun sent the Human Dao Seal to Suiren Shi and told him that its holder was the rightful leader of the Human Race.
• Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming set out to meet Taiqing as he approached the Human Race.
• Taiqing disguised himself as an ordinary human elder, but Hong Yun and the others confronted him and asked why he had come.

Hong Yun welcomed Taiqing and escorted him on a tour of the Human Race to keep him from investigating alone. The tour left Taiqing unable to explore freely, but he noticed Suiren Shi and sensed something unusual about him.

• Taiqing arrived to visit the Human Race, and Hong Yun joked with him before inviting him to look around.
• Hong Yun explained to Zhen Yuan Zi that accompanying Taiqing would prevent him from secretly investigating the Human Race.
• Zhen Yuan Zi stayed beside Taiqing and repeatedly recited common knowledge about the Human Race, while Hou Tu and Xuanming teased Hong Yun about his influence on him.
• Taiqing spotted Suiren Shi directing a settlement and sensed that the powerful Innate Human might be special.

Hong Yun returned from seclusion with Hou Tu and Xuanming and accompanied Taiqing on a visit to the Human Race. Taiqing sensed the Human Dao Seal on Suiren Shi and suspected Hong Yun had taken his opportunity, but he concealed his anger and grew increasingly interested in the Human Race.

• Suiren Shi approached Hong Yun to greet him, and Hong Yun hurriedly sent him away before Taiqing could notice the Human Dao Seal.
• Taiqing sensed the Human Dao Seal's aura and realized it was connected to an important opportunity he believed Hong Yun had taken from him.
• Taiqing hid his anger, congratulated Hong Yun on the Human Race's potential, and asked no further questions about the seal.
• Hong Yun said the Human Race's fate belonged to its people, while Taiqing continued the tour with Zhen Yuan Zi and closely observed the Humans.
• Xuanming noticed Taiqing becoming increasingly engrossed in the Human Race and sent Hong Yun a voice transmission.

Hong Yun sent Taiqing away after he studied the human race, then faced Xuanming’s concerns by insisting he knew what Taiqing intended. When a Heavenly Dao vision appeared over the Northern Darkness, Hong Yun and the others set out to investigate Kun Peng.

• Xuanming warned Hong Yun that Taiqing might mislead the human race, but Hong Yun reassured her that he understood Taiqing’s intentions.
• Hong Yun invited Taiqing to discuss the Dao, prompting Taiqing to make an excuse and leave for Kunlun without sharing his insights.
• Xuanming teased Hong Yun for being polite to Taiqing, while Hong Yun said he knew what he was doing; Zhen Yuan Zi then left to find his junior fellow disciples.
• After exchanging martial arts with Xuanming, Hong Yun noticed a surge of energy rising from the Northern Darkness and saw a colossal phantom Kunpeng beneath the gathered Heavenly Dao power.
• Hong Yun suspected Kun Peng had created Demon Script, summoned Zhen Yuan Zi, and set out with Hou Tu and Xuanming to investigate.

Kun Peng created three thousand Demon Script characters to unify the Demon Race’s writing and complete the Demon Dao, earning Heavenly Dao Merit. As the merit descended, he directed some of it to the characters so the script could spread throughout the Demon Race.

• Hong Yun, Xuanming, and two companions arrived at Northern Darkness to witness Kun Peng’s breakthrough, while Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and Tong Tian watched from nearby.
• Di Jun and Taiyi arrived as Kun Peng’s breakthrough stirred the Demon Race Fortune, and they took positions beside him as if guarding him.
• Kun Peng announced that he had created three thousand Demon Script characters and called on the Heavenly Dao to bear witness.
• Heavenly Dao visions appeared, and a pillar of golden merit descended, with shares for Kun Peng, the characters, and the Demon Race.
• Kun Peng asked the Heavenly Dao to spread the Demon Script throughout the Demon Race and directed a portion of his merit to the characters, which then solidified and shone with golden light.

Kun Peng created Demon Script and used Heavenly Dao Merit to spread it throughout the Demon Race, boosting its fortune. Hong Yun’s praise earned Kun Peng the Heavenly Dao-recognized title Demon Master, leaving Di Jun furious that his own planned title had been upstaged.

• Kun Peng used Heavenly Dao Merit to plant the three thousand Demon Script characters in the bloodlines of demons throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun sensed the Demon Race’s fortune surge and prepared to honor Kun Peng with the title Emperor Kun.
• Hong Yun praised Kun Peng as the Demon Race’s teacher, and the Heavenly Dao confirmed the title Demon Master with Great Dao Runes.
• Kun Peng gathered the Demon Script characters into a stele and thanked Hong Yun for the title.
• Di Jun swallowed his plan to grant Emperor Kun, while Kun Peng deliberately irritated him before reaffirming his respect for Di Jun.

Kun Peng thanked Hong Yun for helping him understand the Demon Script, then admitted he lacked suitable treasures to sever his corpses and asked for guidance in finding another path. Hong Yun was stunned by Kun Peng’s request to follow his example, while Zhen Yuan Zi wondered when they had become so close.

• Di Jun ordered the Demon Master's Hall built in the Heavenly Court and elevated Kun Peng's status among the demons to that of the four emperors.
• Kun Peng told Di Jun he needed to attend to his cultivation, then hurried back to Hong Yun after Di Jun and Taiyi departed.
• Kun Peng explained that the Demon Script had stirred his good and evil corpses, but he lacked suitable Innate Spiritual Treasures to sever them.
• Kun Peng asked Hong Yun for guidance in pursuing a path beyond Severing the Three Corpses, saying he wanted to follow Hong Yun and his companions.
• Zhen Yuan Zi privately asked Hong Yun when he and Kun Peng had grown so close, and Hong Yun replied that he had no idea.

Hong Yun guided Kun Peng away from Severing the Three Corpses and toward tempering his body through the Heavenly Demon Refinement Technique. Kun Peng began using his accumulated merit and the Heavenly Dao’s power to strengthen himself, while the Three Pure Ones and Taiqing watched in surprise.

• Hong Yun advised Kun Peng to pursue bodily refinement and draw on the Heavenly Demon Refinement Technique rather than imitate Hong Yun’s world-creating path.
• Kun Peng accepted Hong Yun’s guidance, resolved to strengthen himself, and thanked him for showing him a path forward.
• Kun Peng took his great roc form above the nine heavens and ignited his Heavenly Dao Merit to temper his body without severing his good and evil corpses.
• Zhen Yuan Zi joked with Hong Yun about tasting Kun Peng, while the Three Pure Ones and concealed Taiqing reacted with surprise and confusion.
• As Kun Peng’s aura and understanding of the laws surged, his wings stirred up a storm of nine-heaven winds, and Hong Yun reached out casually.

Hong Yun helped Kun Peng advance to the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm without Severing Corpses, then suggested that he look out for Nu Wa within the Demon Race. Kun Peng mistook the suggestion as encouragement to ally with Nu Wa and left for Empress Wa's Palace, while Hou Tu and Xuanming glared at Hong Yun.

• Kun Peng transformed between his Da Peng and Kun forms in the Northern Darkness, completing his breakthrough and returning in his Innate Dao Body.
• Kun Peng thanked Hong Yun for his help and asked whether he could repay the favor.
• Hong Yun told Kun Peng to look out for Nu Wa as a fellow member of the Demon Race.
• Kun Peng decided to take Nu Wa as his leader within the Demon Race and left for Empress Wa's Palace.
• Tong Tian and Yuan Shi departed, leaving Hong Yun with Hou Tu and Xuanming, whose glares made him awkwardly offer an explanation.

Zhen Yuan Zi reframed Hong Yun’s request for Kun Peng to serve Nu Wa as a strategy to divide the Demon Clan and protect the Witch Clan’s future, easing Hou Tu and Xuanming’s suspicions. Hong Yun let the explanation stand, while Di Jun waited in the Heavenly Court and Taiyi questioned why Kun Peng had not returned.

• Hou Tu and Xuanming accused Hong Yun of arranging Kun Peng’s service to Nu Wa because he cared for her, and Zhen Yuan Zi invited them to his Earth Immortal Realm.
• At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuan Zi argued that Kun Peng’s allegiance would strengthen Nu Wa’s influence and make Di Jun and Taiyi wary, dividing the Demon Clan.
• Hou Tu and Xuanming reconsidered their suspicions, and Hong Yun pretended that Zhen Yuan Zi had understood his plan correctly.
• Hong Yun dropped the subject after noticing Xuanming clench her fist, and the group moved on.
• In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun waited for Kun Peng as Taiyi asked why Kun Peng had not returned to report.

Kun Peng left Hong Yun and went to Empress Wa's Palace, where he offered to serve Nu Wa after crediting Hong Yun with guiding his success as Demon Master. Nu Wa and Fuxi welcomed him as a fellow Daoist, and the three began building a bond through their connection to Hong Yun.

• Kun Peng ignored his agreement with Di Jun, left Hong Yun, and flew toward Empress Wa's Palace.
• Kun Peng observed Nu Wa's newly born world in the chaos and reflected on Hong Yun's advice about creating a world.
• Nu Wa invited Kun Peng into Empress Wa's Palace, where he greeted her and Fuxi.
• Kun Peng explained that Hong Yun had guided him and sent him to help Nu Wa, then offered to serve as her attendant.
• Nu Wa and Fuxi welcomed Kun Peng, and Kun Peng sensed their sincerity as the three began to get along.

Nu Wa returned to the Primordial Wilderness hoping to find Hong Yun, but he was away discussing the Dao with Zhen Yuan Zi, so she visited the human race before returning to Empress Wa's Palace. Meanwhile, Taiqing explained how he severed his obsession to Yuan Shi and Tong Tian, then asked what they thought of Kun Peng's breakthrough.

• Nu Wa left Empress Wa's Palace after reminding Fuxi to treat Kun Peng well, and Fuxi stayed behind to discuss Demon Script with him.
• Nu Wa searched the Primordial Wilderness for Hong Yun, failed to find him, and descended to visit the human tribes.
• Nu Wa saw humans living alongside the Witch Clan and noticed a subtle gaze from Kunlun Mountain, but she continued her visit before returning to Empress Wa's Palace.
• Yuan Shi and Tong Tian returned to Kunlun Mountain, where Taiqing explained how he had grasped non-action and severed his obsession.
• Taiqing asked Yuan Shi and Tong Tian what they thought of Kun Peng's breakthrough, and Yuan Shi dismissed Kun Peng's prospects of proving Primordial Unity without severing the Three Corpses.

Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and Tong Tian realized that enlightenment could bring great merit and considered spreading their teachings among the human race. Yuan Shi devised a plan to distribute jade slips containing their Dao methods, beginning with his own Jade Pure Immortal Method.

• Taiqing pointed out that Kun Peng's creation of the Demon Scripts had brought him great advancement, leading the three brothers to recognize the merit of enlightening others.
• The brothers considered the human race a promising audience for spreading the Dao but worried about Hong Yun and Nuwa's influence over them.
• Tong Tian argued that the human race would welcome the Xuanmen teachings, while Yuan Shi mocked his confidence and the two nearly argued again.
• Taiqing proposed that they spread teachings openly, reasoning that Hong Yun could not stop people from choosing a Dao they favored.
• Yuan Shi created an emerald jade slip inscribed with the Jade Pure Immortal Method and proposed scattering their methods so that interested cultivators could seek them out.

Hong Yun and his companions agreed to move the human settlements and their allied tribes to the shores of the Eastern Sea to escape the coming conflict between the Witches and the Yao. After receiving Nu Wa’s message thanking him, Hong Yun faced the increasingly displeased Hou Tu and Xuanming while Zhen Yuan Zi hurriedly slipped away.

• Yuan Shi, Taiqing, and Tong Tian scattered jade slips containing their inheritances across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hong Yun proposed moving the humans to the Eastern Sea, and Hou Tu and Zhen Yuan Zi agreed while Xuanming said she would think about it.
• Zhen Yuan Zi planned to move Wuzhuang Temple near the new human settlements and serve as their barrier.
• Nu Wa left the human settlements after failing to find Hong Yun, but her talisman reached him when he emerged from the Earth Immortal Realm.
• Hong Yun told his companions that Nu Wa had sent a message thanking him, and Zhen Yuan Zi fled to find a place for Wuzhuang Temple.

Hong Yun returned to the human race with Hou Tu and Xuanming and announced that the people would migrate east to the Eastern Sea. After Xuanming agreed to bring her tribe along, Hong Yun checked the cultivation progress of Huluwa, Wu Tian, Bai Li, and Ying Long.

• Zhen Yuan Zi left, and Hong Yun awkwardly explained Nuwa’s thanks to Hou Tu and Xuanming.
• Hou Tu declined to read Nuwa’s talisman edict and persuaded Xuanming to join her in looking out for each other.
• Hong Yun announced the human race’s migration, and Xuanming agreed to bring the rest of her tribe before they traveled east together.
• Suiren Shi and the Great Shamans began preparing for the migration while Hong Yun asked Huluwa and the others about their cultivation.
• Hong Yun found that Huluwa had reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, Wu Tian was also a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Bai Li and Ying Long had grown stronger physically.

Huluwa offered Biyou Fairy to Hong Yun as a maid, but Hong Yun sent her to West Kunlun instead. Wu Tian then showed Hong Yun a jade slip containing the Shangqing Immortal Method, revealing Tong Tian’s involvement.

• Huluwa released Biyou Fairy from his gourd and offered her to Hong Yun as a maid.
• Biyou explained that she wanted to find East King Duke’s remnant soul and repay him, so Huluwa and the others chose to spare her.
• Hong Yun rejected the idea of keeping Biyou as a maid and ordered Huluwa to take her to West Kunlun.
• Huluwa put Biyou back into the gourd, and Wu Tian presented Hong Yun with a jade slip.
• Hong Yun examined the jade slip and discovered that Tong Tian had left the foundational Shangqing Immortal Method, including formation and sword techniques.

Hong Yun discovered that the Three Pure Ones had secretly distributed cultivation-method jade slips among the human race, but he decided not to suppress their teachings. After locating one of the slips with his divine sense, he went to investigate an Innate Human who had received one.

• Hong Yun realized the jade slip’s method could lead its practitioners to Tong Tian and asked Wu Tian how many others had received such slips.
• Hou Tu suggested collecting the jade slips, but Hong Yun explained that restricting the human race’s access to cultivation methods could breed resentment.
• Hong Yun decided to let the Three Pure Ones’ methods circulate and planned to demand something in return when they openly spread their teachings.
• Hong Yun allowed Wu Tian to practice the method and offered to ask Tong Tian to lend him the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation for study.
• Hong Yun searched the human territory with his divine sense, spotted the jade slips, and headed toward an Innate Human to investigate.

Hong Yun visited Xuan Du and discovered that, unlike other Innate Humans, he had refused to cultivate with demon beast flesh because he feared karmic debt. Though this had left his body at the peak of True Immortal, Xuan Du’s soul and comprehension were exceptional, and Hong Yun realized he was naturally suited to Taiqing’s Daoist method.

• Hong Yun found Xuan Du cultivating Taiqing’s method and saw that he had not advanced his physical cultivation beyond the peak of True Immortal.
• Xuan Du respectfully greeted Hong Yun, who explained that his disputes with Taiqing had nothing to do with the Human Race’s acceptance of different schools.
• Hong Yun asked why Xuan Du lacked blood fiend aura, and Xuan Du said he avoided demon beast flesh to prevent incurring karmic debt.
• Hong Yun examined Xuan Du and found that his soul was exceptionally pure and his comprehension had carried a Heavenly Immortal-level method to the peak of True Immortal.
• Hong Yun regretted that Xuan Du’s talent and Dao were such a close match for Taiqing’s.

Hong Yun helped Xuan Du break through to the Golden Immortal realm, drawing Taiqing to the human tribe to claim him as a disciple. Hong Yun allowed Xuan Du to pursue his own Dao but prepared to defend the human race’s interests, while Hou Tu and Xuanming arrived to support him.

• Xuan Du’s aura surged, and Hong Yun ordered him to steady his mind and break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
• Hong Yun used the Heavens Celebration Cloud, Ginseng Fruit, and spiritual roots’ origin energy to help Xuan Du strengthen his Dao Heart and cultivate.
• Taiqing sensed Xuan Du’s breakthrough and arrived by the Taiji Golden Bridge, declaring that he had come for the boy.
• Hong Yun told Taiqing that he would not block Xuan Du’s pursuit of the Dao, but insisted that the human race’s interests came before those of any sect.
• Hou Tu and Xuanming arrived to stand behind Hong Yun, and Taiqing regretted coming without his brothers.