Chapter Summaries

Hong Yun refined the Nether Blood Sea while Ming He tried to stop Hou Tu from attaining the Dao. Hou Tu realized she had to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but she did not know whether she would survive or retain her True Spirit.

• Hong Yun refined the Nether Blood Sea, stripping away Ming He's control and arguing that he was helping heaven and earth purify it.
• Ming He attacked Hou Tu's protective formation, but the Great Dao's power struck him and forced him to reform his body.
• Ming He realized the Nether Blood Sea was where Hou Tu was meant to attain the Dao and no longer dared to attack her.
• Hou Tu spoke the Great Dao runes for Reincarnation, rose from the World-Purifying White Lotus, and understood she had to become the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Hou Tu looked at Hong Yun with reluctance, uncertain whether her True Spirit would survive the transformation.

Hou Tu sacrificed her body to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation, while Hong Yun watched, knowing her soul would survive. The cycle formed, Ming He and the Nether Blood Sea were drawn into it, and the Ancestral Shamans arrived to mourn Hou Tu and comfort Hong Yun.

• Hou Tu declared that she would transform her body into the cycle of reincarnation to complete Heaven and Earth, and Hong Yun let her proceed without explaining that her soul would survive.
• The Great Dao witnessed Hou Tu’s vow as her Ancestral Shaman body disintegrated and the Underworld and Six Paths of Reincarnation began to take shape.
• Hou Tu declared that Ming He and the Nether Blood Sea would become part of the reincarnation cycle, and the cycle pulled them in despite Ming He’s resistance.
• Hong Yun released the Nether Blood Sea water he had refined, and it flowed into the darkness beneath the earth as Hou Tu’s soul was drawn into the cycle.
• The Ancestral Shamans arrived and searched for Hou Tu; Xuanming questioned Hong Yun, and Dijiang defended Hou Tu’s sacrifice and comforted him.

Hong Yun helped Hou Tu awaken and draw the power of reincarnation into his Fire Cloud Cave World as the Underworld and reincarnation took shape. The Great Dao recreated Hou Tu as Pingxin, while Hou Tu remained within the cycle of reincarnation, and Hongjun asked Pingxin to guard the newly born Earthly Dao.

• Hong Yun and Hou Tu worked together to channel the power of reincarnation through the murky yellow river into Hong Yun's Fire Cloud Cave World, transforming it.
• The Great Dao announced that reincarnation had been established and bestowed merit, forming Pingxin in Hou Tu's likeness.
• Pingxin declared that Hou Tu was no longer an Ancestral Shaman and named herself the Six Paths of Reincarnation; she then sent the remaining merit into the cycle, helping Hou Tu reach Primordial Unity.
• Hong Yun told Hou Tu not to leave the cycle of reincarnation, and she stayed inside despite not understanding his reason.
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall, a book, and a brush appeared, and Pingxin called the souls of the dead into reincarnation.
• Hongjun appeared before Pingxin, greeted her, and asked her to remain in the Earthly Dao as its Saint and guard it.

After Hong Yun prompted Hou Tu, Pingxin established Earthly Dao roles for the Witch Clan, including Xuanming’s post as Goddess of Yin Mountain and the Ten Kings of Hell. The Witch Clan’s fortune surpassed the Demon Clan’s, and Pingxin then turned to Zhen Yuan Zi to make another appointment.

• Hong Yun sent Hou Tu a message, and Pingxin told Hongjun that both of them should remain in their respective realms while their disciples managed affairs outside.
• Pingxin appointed Xuanming Goddess of Yin Mountain, empowering her to stand against a Saint while she remained in the Underworld.
• At Pingxin’s decree, Dijiang and nine other Ancestral Witches each offered blood essence to form the Ten Kings of Hell and received Books of Life and Death and Reincarnation Brushes.
• Pingxin ordered the Ancestral Witches to settle members of their clan in the Netherworld to help govern it.
• The Witch Clan’s fortune surpassed the Demon Clan’s, and Dijiang’s concern about the clan’s future disappeared.
• Pingxin looked toward Zhen Yuan Zi beside Hong Yun and continued making appointments.

Pingxin established Fengdu City and appointed Zhen Yuan Zi as Great Emperor Fengdu, then invited Nu Wa to manifest a clone in the Underworld to cleanse karma. The chapter ended with Nu Wa’s invitation startling everyone and Xuanming wondering whether she could do the same.

• Pingxin established Fengdu City north of Yin Mountain and appointed Zhen Yuan Zi to lead its ghost immortals as Great Emperor Fengdu.
• Hongjun calculated that Pingxin’s arrangements were ordained by heaven and could not interfere, while Hong Yun told Pingxin to wait for reincarnation to stabilize.
• Di Jun encouraged the Demon Clan by arguing that Pingxin could not leave the Underworld and that Hou Tu’s absence weakened the Witch Clan’s formation.
• Pingxin invited Nu Wa to manifest a clone in the Underworld and cleanse the karma of living beings through the Red Embroidered Ball.
• Xuanming asked Pingxin why Nu Wa was invited and offered to cleanse karma herself, while Pingxin privately considered the need to connect the Earthly Dao with the Heavenly Dao.

Nu Wa accepted Pingxin’s invitation to become Meng Po, strengthening the connection between the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao and stabilizing reincarnation. Hong Yun and the others were brought to Pingxin’s hall, where they discovered Hou Tu had attained the Dao as a separate being, and the Ancestral Shamans asked Hong Yun to explain what had happened.

• Hong Jun urged Nu Wa to accept Pingxin’s invitation, and Nu Wa agreed to become Meng Po beside the river in front of Fengdu City.
• Nu Wa’s arrival stabilized reincarnation, the Great Dao dispersed, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on those who had helped establish it.
• Hong Jun and the other visitors departed, leaving Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, and the Witch Clan behind.
• When Zhen Yuan Zi and the Ancestral Shamans worried that Hong Yun had been overlooked, Hong Yun wondered whether Pingxin was still his wife.
• Pingxin drew everyone into the Netherworld and concealed the passage of reincarnation within the Primordial Wilderness.
• In Pingxin’s hall, the group found Hou Tu had attained the Dao separately, and she told Hong Yun to explain what had happened to the Ancestral Shamans.

Hong Yun explained that the Heavenly Dao Prayer Mat had given Hou Tu a primordial spirit, allowing her to survive her transformation into the cycle of reincarnation as Pingxin. After the Ancestral Shamans departed to help establish the underworld, Hou Tu and Pingxin merged, and Hou Tu prepared to settle accounts with Ming He for trying to stop her.

• Hong Yun explained that Hou Tu's primordial spirit came from the Heavenly Dao Prayer Mat, and the Ancestral Shamans realized his gift of the seat had made her survival possible.
• Hou Tu reproached Hong Yun for letting her suffer through the transformation, then told him she had accepted her mission even when she thought she might die.
• Hou Tu clarified that Pingxin would remain in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall while Hongjun honored the Heavenly Dao, but could intervene if he acted against them.
• Dijiang led the Ancestral Shamans back to choose young warriors to settle in the underworld, while Pingxin opened a passage for them.
• Zhen Yuan Zi offered to explore Fengdu City, and Hou Tu asked him to witness her settling the score with Ming He before she merged with Pingxin.

Pingxin summoned Minghe to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall, where he had become the master of the Asura Path, and punished him for obstructing her Dao. She demanded that he hand over the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to Hong Yun, leaving Minghe shocked and distressed.

• Minghe appeared in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall and realized Pingxin had made him the master of the Asura Path, placing him under her control.
• Pingxin rebuked Minghe for obstructing her attainment of the Dao, and Hong Yun reminded him that he had once warned him to stop.
• After Pingxin's pressure forced him to submit, Minghe admitted his fault and asked her to punish him.
• Pingxin ordered Minghe to offer the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus as reparation, delighting Hong Yun and shocking Minghe.

Hong Yun persuaded Ming He to surrender the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to Pingxin, who accepted it and sent it to Hong Yun’s Fire Cloud Cave World. Ming He’s grievances were settled, and Pingxin reminded him to fulfill his duties as Asura Path Lord while retaining control of the Nether Blood Sea.

• Xuanming questioned whether the Witch Clan should reason with Ming He, and Hong Yun stopped her and explained why Pingxin needed to act fairly.
• Hong Yun argued that the Great Dao had arranged reincarnation and that Ming He had benefited by becoming Asura Path Lord.
• Ming He surrendered the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to Pingxin and asked her to forgive his offenses.
• Pingxin secretly sent the lotus to Hong Yun’s Fire Cloud Cave World, and Hong Yun showed his delight.
• Pingxin settled the previous grievances and reminded Ming He that the Nether Blood Sea remained under his control and that he had to fulfill his duties.

Hong Yun urged Ming He to establish a sect from the Asura Clan, but Ming He left the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall without reconciling with him. Pingxin then summoned Mosquito Daoist, a hidden Nether Blood Sea cultivator, to the hall.

• Hong Yun suggested that Ming He use the Asura Clan as the foundation for a sect, but Ming He departed after paying his respects to Pingxin.
• Xuanming pointed out that Ming He had left while still resentful, and Pingxin decided they should prepare for trouble.
• Pingxin sensed something and opened a blood-red passage that pulled Mosquito Daoist into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall.
• Mosquito Daoist greeted Pingxin, Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, and Xuanming after recognizing Pingxin as the ruler of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Hong Yun helped Mosquito Daoist become the lord of the Hungry Ghost Path, then asked him to infiltrate Mount Sumeru and take some of the Twelve-grade Merit Golden Lotus’s essence. Mosquito Daoist agreed, leaving Hong Yun’s plan to cultivate the lotus with his unused merit underway.

• Pingxin summoned Mosquito Daoist and offered him the vacant lordship of the Hungry Ghost Path, with Hong Yun’s approval.
• Pingxin granted Mosquito Daoist the Hungry Ghost Path position, and its power raised his cultivation to the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Mosquito Daoist thanked Hong Yun and promised to repay the karmic debt.
• Hong Yun asked Mosquito Daoist to go to Mount Sumeru and devour three grades’ worth of the Twelve-grade Merit Golden Lotus’s original essence.
• Hong Yun explained that he would use his stored merit to nurture the lotus, while Pingxin and the others exchanged knowing glances.

Hong Yun persuaded Mosquito Daoist to eventually act against Jieyin and Zhun Ti, while Mosquito Daoist used his new position to intimidate Ming He. Hong Yun and Hou Tu’s group had also transformed the balance of power in the Underworld, leaving Taiqing’s rise less threatening.

• Mosquito Daoist agreed to seek an opportunity in the West to act against Jieyin and Zhun Ti, but Hong Yun told him to stabilize his cultivation first.
• Mosquito Daoist entered the Nether Blood Sea openly and stopped Ming He from attacking by invoking Empress Pingxin’s protection as Lord of the Hungry Ghost Path.
• Mosquito Daoist moved his belongings into his former hideout, while Ming He let him go and worried that the Asura Path might not belong to him either.
• Hong Yun and the others watched Mosquito Daoist’s actions through a screen of light and exchanged wry smiles.
• Hou Tu had become Pingxin and taken control of the Earthly Dao, while Xuanming and Zhen Yuan Zi had gained powerful positions in the Underworld, reversing the disadvantage caused by Taiqing becoming a Saint.

Yuan Shi established the Chan Sect and became a Heavenly Dao Saint after Taiqing urged him to spread Hongjun’s Immortal Dao. Yuan Shi then searched the Primordial Wilderness for Hong Yun, who sensed a change in the human race’s fortune.

• Taiqing arrived at Jade Void Palace and steadied Yuan Shi when resentment toward Hong Yun made his Dao heart waver.
• Taiqing encouraged Yuan Shi to establish a sect and carry on Hongjun’s Immortal Dao, triggering the Primordial Violet Qi to dissolve.
• Yuan Shi declared the establishment of the Chan Sect, and Taiqing and Hongjun gave their approval.
• Heavenly Dao merit helped Yuan Shi sever his Self Corpse, and he became a Saint without merging his Three Corpses.
• Yuan Shi searched for Hong Yun with his Saintly thoughts, while Hong Yun sensed a change in the human race’s fortune.

Yuan Shi became a Saint and immediately tested his power against Hong Yun, who retreated behind Pingxin and the Earthly Dao. Pingxin blocked Yuan Shi’s pressure and confronted him, while Taiqing apologized on his behalf.

• Hong Yun, Pingxin, Xuanming, and Zhen Yuan Zi went to the Primordial Wilderness to witness Yuan Shi’s emergence as a Saint.
• Yuan Shi sensed Hong Yun and unleashed his Saintly pressure, hoping to make him submit.
• Hong Yun pulled Zhen Yuan Zi back beside Pingxin, where the Earthly Dao stopped Yuan Shi’s attack.
• Pingxin countered Yuan Shi’s pressure and demanded to know whether he intended to destroy the Earthly Dao.
• Taiqing appeared with Yuan Shi and apologized to Pingxin, while Yuan Shi resented Hong Yun for hiding behind her.

After Yuan Shi left the Underworld with Taiqing, he returned to Kunlun Mountain furious at Hong Yun and the Witch Clan. Tong Tian grew impatient waiting to become a Saint and left Kunlun Mountain to seek opportunities in the Primordial Wilderness, while Yuan Shi wondered if he would seek out Hong Yun.

• Yuan Shi apologized to Empress Pingxin and left the Underworld with Taiqing after Hong Yun mocked him for taking a shortcut to the Dao.
• Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi returned to the Underworld to finish what Yuan Shi had interrupted.
• At Kunlun Mountain, Taiqing advised Tong Tian to advance his cultivation before using sect fortune to become a Saint, but explained to Yuan Shi that Daoism's fortune could not help both brothers.
• Tong Tian struggled to calm his mind, then decided to travel through the Primordial Wilderness to seek opportunities.
• Yuan Shi speculated that Tong Tian might seek Hong Yun and the Formation Dao within his Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, but Taiqing disagreed.

Hong Yun planned to strengthen humanity while the Human Dao awaited its chance to emerge. In the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall, the Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus began showing signs of taking human form, and Pingxin summoned Hong Yun’s disciples to witness it.

• Tong Tian decided to visit the Western Boundary to study the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Hong Yun told Xuanming that the Earthly Dao was not ready to oppose the Heavenly Dao and planned to have human Golden Immortals cultivate in Fire Cloud Cave.
• Pingxin and Hong Yun discovered that the Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus was nearing human form after earning merit for protecting Hou Tu.
• Wu Tian, Bai Li, and Huluwa were pulled through Netherworld passages into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall.
• Huluwa greeted Hong Yun and said they had been wondering when he would bring them to the underworld.

Hong Yun checked his disciples’ cultivation while the Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus prepared to take humanoid form. Wu Tian chose a destructive Devil Dao and asked Hong Yun to destroy her Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus body so she could keep only its source, leaving him to decide whether to accept her request.

• Zhen Yuan Zi told Hong Yun’s three disciples that the Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus was about to take humanoid form and become another disciple.
• Hong Yun found that Huluwa had reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and Wu Tian had reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, but her aura and Dao were unsettled.
• Wu Tian told Hong Yun she had decided that her Devil Dao would center on change and reform, with destruction as its foundation.
• Wu Tian asked Hong Yun to break her Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus body so she could retain only the source of the destructive Devil Dao.

Wu Tian chose to break apart the Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus so she could preserve its Devil Dao essence and pursue a new path, and Hong Yun agreed to help her. The chapter ended as he carefully used the God-Slaying Spear to separate the lotus’s other origins, while it and the forming Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus began to resonate.

• Wu Tian asked whether Hong Yun would still support her, and Xuanming urged him to help her follow her decision.
• Hong Yun agreed to help Wu Tian break the Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus and said she could join the human race and start over if necessary.
• Pingxin stabilized Wu Tian’s primordial spirit as Hong Yun summoned the God-Slaying Spear.
• Hong Yun drove the spear into the black lotus, and Wu Tian endured the pain as its other powers of origin began to separate from the Devil Dao essence.
• The Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus and the forming Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus began to respond to one another.

Hong Yun helped Wu Tian purify her damaged World-Destroying Black Lotus, then lent her the God-Slaying Spear to study. The World-Purifying White Lotus absorbed power from the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall and formed a new young goddess, leaving Huluwa surprised to gain another junior sister.

• Hong Yun used the World-Purifying White Lotus and Karmic Fire Red Lotus to absorb the source power stripped from Wu Tian's World-Destroying Black Lotus, reducing it to six grades and weakening Wu Tian.
• Hong Yun reassured Wu Tian that he had preserved a trace of protective source power for her and gave her the God-Slaying Spear to study destruction and protect herself.
• Hong Yun praised Bai Li's martial cultivation and said he would ask Ancestral Dragon to strengthen her Dragon Clan bloodline.
• Pingxin directed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Hall's innate Turbid Qi and pure qi into the World-Purifying White Lotus, completing the spirit body's formation.
• A young goddess appeared on the lotus platform, bearing traces of Pingxin's appearance, and Huluwa reacted with surprise at having another junior sister.

Hong Yun welcomed the Twelve-grade World-Purifying White Lotus into his sect, named her Wu Sheng, and explained how her senior siblings had helped her attain form. Wu Sheng then asked Hong Yun to hear her proposal about another Nine-Rank White Lotus.

• The White Lotus incarnation appeared, bowed to Hong Yun and Pingxin, and was introduced to Zhen Yuan Zi and the three Huluwa as their new junior sister.
• Hong Yun named her Wu Sheng and told her to value her fellow disciples; Wu Sheng accepted the name and vowed to cultivate diligently.
• Hong Yun explained that Pingxin, Wu Tian, the other senior siblings, and the Dragon Clan's Old Ancestor had all played a part in Wu Sheng's attainment of form.
• Wu Sheng admired Wu Tian's sacrifice and said another Nine-Rank White Lotus could cultivate the Dao of Purity and Protection, then began pleading with Hong Yun.