Chapter Summaries

Laozi became a Heavenly Dao Saint, opened a miniature world in Chaos, and announced that he would lecture at the Eight Views Palace. He then offered Xuan Du another chance to become his first disciple, confident the young man would accept.

• Ling Tian told Nuwa that Hongjun had used stolen fortune to help Laozi become a Saint, and that each intervention slowed Hongjun's fusion with the Heavenly Dao.
• Laozi absorbed the merit, became a Heavenly Dao Saint, and learned that the Heavenly Dao could restore him even if his body and spirit were destroyed.
• Laozi opened a miniature world in Chaos, built the Eight Views Palace, and announced a Dao lecture to begin in one thousand years.
• Beings across Hong Huang celebrated Laozi as its second Saint and discussed visiting the Eight Views Palace.
• Laozi addressed Xuan Du in the Human Race and offered him another chance to become the first disciple of his Dao Teachings.

Xuan Du rejected Laozi’s offer to become his disciple, and Ling Tian used the Human Dao power in his statue to protect him from Laozi’s killing intent. Ling Tian then accepted Xuan Du as his first personal disciple, leaving Laozi humiliated before all of Hong Huang.

• Xuan Du refused Laozi’s decree, declaring that he wished to take Ling Tian as his master.
• Laozi’s killing intent threatened Xuan Du, but the Ling Tian Stone Statue used Human Dao power to shield him and Ling Tian warned Laozi not to attack the Human Race.
• Laozi recalled Ling Tian’s past feats and backed down, believing he could not defeat him alone.
• Ling Tian offered to take Xuan Du as his first personal disciple, and Xuan Du immediately paid his respects to Ling Tian as his master.
• Laozi and the Primordial Beings fell silent as Laozi’s face turned the color of pig liver.

A thousand years after Laozi’s humiliating ascension, he preached at the Eight Views Palace and helped Yuanshi find his path to sainthood. Yuanshi established the Chan Teachings and received Heavenly Dao approval, leaving him on the verge of becoming a Saint.

• Ling Tian invited his disciple Xuan Du to the Southern Ming Undying Volcano, and Laozi left in frustration as onlookers watched.
• A thousand years later, Laozi began his sermon in the Eight Views Palace before a smaller crowd that did not include Tongtian.
• Laozi preached for three thousand years, stabilizing the foundation of the Dao Teachings while his listeners gained insights.
• After the sermon, Yuanshi entered sudden enlightenment as the Hongmeng Purple Qi within him surged.
• Yuanshi established the Chan Teachings with the Pangu Banner to suppress their fortune, and the Heavenly Dao approved his declaration.
• Heavenly Dao Merit descended upon Yuanshi, causing his Mid Quasi-Saint aura to rise as he approached sainthood.

Yuanshi absorbed Heavenly Dao Merit, became a Saint, and announced that he would preach at Jade Void Palace. Tongtian resisted Hongjun’s attempt to force Sainthood, but the chapter ended as the Hongmeng Purple Qi overwhelmed him and his consciousness vanished.

• Yuanshi became a Heavenly Dao Saint, opened a dojo in Chaos, and announced that he would preach at Jade Void Palace in a thousand years.
• Primordial Beings discussed Yuanshi’s ascension and speculated that Tongtian might soon become a Saint.
• Tongtian’s Hongmeng Purple Qi stirred, but he rejected Hongjun’s demand that he accept his fate as a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Hongjun forcibly poured fortune into Tongtian and triggered the Hongmeng Purple Qi above Kunlun Mountain.
• Tongtian fought the purple qi with his Sword Intent, but it invaded him and extinguished his consciousness.

Tongtian resisted Hongjun’s coercion as he was about to become a Heavenly Dao Saint, while Ling Tian used the system’s Heavenly Punishment Eye to intervene. Tongtian rejected the Hongmeng Purple Qi and vowed never to become a Saint, but a green light pierced his Sword Qi barrier and approached his body.

• Tongtian established the Interception Sect and invoked the Heavenly Dao’s witness, drawing down merit that appeared to guarantee his ascension as a Saint.
• Ling Tian received a system mission to stop Tongtian or let him ascend, chose to intervene, and awakened the Heavenly Punishment Eye.
• As Tongtian’s merit descended, he resisted Hongjun’s control and forced the Hongmeng Purple Qi back.
• Tongtian advanced to the Middle Stage Primordial Golden Immortal, slashed the Hongmeng Purple Qi away, and declared that he would never become a Saint.
• The Eye of Heavenly Dao reacted with fury, and a green light pierced Tongtian’s Sword Qi barrier and moved toward his body.

Ling Tian destroyed the poison hidden in Tongtian’s Hongmeng Purple Qi and offered him refuge with the Phoenix Clan. Hongjun attacked Ling Tian through the Eye of Heavenly Dao, but Ling Tian welcomed the chance to make Hongjun pay for acting while merging with the Dao.

• Tongtian sensed the green poison in the Hongmeng Purple Qi breaking through his sword qi and feared Hongjun’s scheme would trap him.
• A lightning bolt destroyed the green light, and Ling Tian spoke to Tongtian through the Heavenly Punishment Eye.
• Ling Tian admitted he had intervened to stop Hongjun and invited Tongtian to study the Dao of Laws with the Phoenix Clan.
• Hongjun confronted Ling Tian and threatened to destroy him and the Phoenix Clan, but Ling Tian mocked him as the Heavenly Dao’s lackey.
• Hongjun used Heaven and Earth Great Power to imprison the Heavenly Punishment Eye, and Ling Tian smiled because each of Hongjun’s attacks cost him while merging with the Dao.

Ling Tian, transformed into the Heavenly Punishment Eye, overwhelmed Hongjun’s first attack and struck the Eye of Heavenly Dao with purple lightning. As Hongjun unleashed a far greater force of Heaven and Earth, Ling Tian’s lightning world resisted it and surged toward the Eye of Heavenly Dao.

• Ling Tian shattered Hongjun’s Heaven and Earth Great Power and taunted him while Primordial Beings watched in shock.
• Ling Tian sent a bolt of purple lightning through a barrier and struck the Eye of Heavenly Dao, engulfing it in lightning.
• Hongjun drew Heaven and Earth Great Power from hundreds of millions of li around Kunlun Mountain and sent it crashing down on Ling Tian.
• Ling Tian filled the sky with purple lightning, holding back Hongjun’s attack as the lightning grew denser.
• Ling Tian’s lightning world broke free of the Great Power’s restraints and hurtled toward the Eye of Heavenly Dao.

Ling Tian used the [Heavenly Punishment Eye] to destroy the [Eye of Heavenly Dao], forcing Hongjun to hold back rather than risk further damage to his future cultivation. In the aftermath, Tongtian chose to enter the Southern Ming Undying Volcano and cultivate the Dao of attaining sainthood through the laws.

• Ling Tian's [Heavenly Punishment Eye] overpowered Hongjun's strike and smashed the [Eye of Heavenly Dao] into nothingness.
• Hongjun, shocked by Ling Tian's power, swallowed his anger and decided not to act again to protect his future cultivation after merging with the Heavenly Dao.
• Ling Tian mocked Hongjun and confirmed to the watching Primordial Beings that the [Eye of Heavenly Dao] had been destroyed, alarming the Great Experts and frightening Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Nuwa questioned Ling Tian about his divine ability, and he answered with a calm smile.
• Tongtian bowed toward Ling Tian, offered his billions of mu of Merit Auspicious Cloud, and asked to enter the Southern Ming Undying Volcano to cultivate the Dao of attaining sainthood through the laws.
• Ling Tian declined Tongtian's merit, welcomed him to the Phoenix Clan, and dispersed the [Heavenly Punishment Eye].

Tongtian rejected Hongjun’s schemes and prepared to join the Phoenix Clan at the Southern Ming Undying Volcano, but Laozi and Yuanshi confronted him and defended their teacher. Tongtian severed ties with his brothers, Laozi withdrew to the Eight Views Palace, and Tongtian arrived at the volcano.

• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of becoming the Phoenix Clan’s lackey, while Laozi condemned him for maligning Hongjun.
• Tongtian realized Laozi and Yuanshi knew about Hongjun’s schemes but chose to pursue advancement under him.
• Tongtian declared that he was no longer part of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage and severed his ties with Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Laozi yielded Kunlun Mountain to Yuanshi and returned to the Eight Views Palace to cultivate alone.
• Yuanshi stood speechless on Kunlun Mountain as Tongtian arrived outside the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.

Tongtian entered the Southern Ming Undying Volcano and was astonished by its abundant law power, which Nuwa said was Ling Tian’s doing. Convinced by the Phoenix Clan’s foundation, Tongtian joined as an honored guest, while Ling Tian warned him to guard against Hongjun and then thought of Ming River’s impending creation of the Asura Clan.

• Nuwa welcomed Tongtian into the Southern Ming Undying Volcano and led him inside.
• Tongtian sensed the volcano’s dense laws and was shocked to learn from Nuwa that Ling Tian had made them flourish.
• Tongtian met Ling Tian, thanked him for saving him from Hongjun’s schemes, and agreed to join the Phoenix Clan as an honored guest.
• Ling Tian told Tongtian that studying the local Sword Dao Law could benefit him despite its limited level.
• Ling Tian warned Tongtian to be careful because his Heavenly Dao Oath tied him to the Interception Sect through karma.
• After Tongtian left, Ling Tian wondered whether Ming River was about to create the Asura Clan.

Ancestor Minghe created the Asura Race from the essence of the Netherworld Blood Sea and swore that it would benefit Hong Huang, hoping to gain Heavenly Dao Merit and become a Saint. As beings across Hong Huang reacted to his oath, a sudden change occurred above the Blood Sea.

• Ancestor Minghe used blood and his Law Power to create 129,600 Asura, whose appearances were grotesque and whose auras were brutal and destructive.
• Ancestor Minghe swore an oath declaring that he had created the Asura Race to benefit Hong Huang and called on the Heavenly Dao to bear witness.
• Beings across Hong Huang discussed Minghe’s attempt to imitate Nuwa and speculated that he would become a Saint.
• Laozi dismissed Minghe’s chances, while Yuanshi called his ambition a death wish.
• Zunti and Jieyin worried that Minghe might become a Saint before them, and a sudden change occurred above the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Ming River waited for the Eye of Heavenly Dao to grant him a chance to become a Saint, but a massive heavenly tribulation struck instead and devastated the Asura Race. After saving only four Asura, Ming River retreated into the Netherworld Blood Sea, unaware that a giant blood mosquito had appeared nearby.

• Ming River waited three days for the Eye of Heavenly Dao to appear, but dark tribulation clouds formed above him instead.
• A hundred-million-mu heavenly tribulation descended and killed nearly a thousand Asura with its first bolt.
• Ming River tried to shield the Asura with the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Abi, and Yuantu, but the treasures could not withstand the lightning.
• Ming River saved only Poya, Rākṣasa, Vimochitara, and one other Asura, hiding their auras until the tribulation scattered.
• The tribulation left Ming River gravely wounded, reduced his cultivation to early Quasi-Saint, and damaged his treasures, so he fled into the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• A giant blood mosquito appeared where Ming River had vanished but did not pursue him.

Nuwa explained that her creation of the Human Race benefited Hong Huang, while Ming River’s Asura Clan threatened it, and Tongtian learned that Ling Tian had taught her this insight. On Mount Sumeru, Zunti and Jieyin abandoned the idea of creating a race and considered establishing Western Teachings, with Jieyin claiming he had another way to obtain merit.

• Nuwa explained that the Human Race placed little strain on Hong Huang, while the Asura Clan consumed its Primordial Origin and could cause damage.
• Tongtian thanked Nuwa for her guidance, learned Ling Tian had taught her, and expressed admiration for Ling Tian.
• Yuanshi, alone on Kunlun Mountain, pondered the Heavenly Dao’s actions and his broken ties with Laozi and Tongtian.
• Zunti and Jieyin discussed how Ming River’s failed attempt had closed off creating a race as a path to sainthood.
• Zunti asked to claim the merit from establishing a sect, but Jieyin refused and said they needed another share of merit.
• Jieyin told Zunti that he had a way to obtain merit.

Zunti and Jieyin decided to seek enough merit for both of them to attain sainthood by establishing the Western Teachings and making forty-eight grand vows. Their vows left Heavenly Dao and Hong Huang’s Primordial Beings astonished, while Ling Tian watched with a knowing smile.

• Zunti and Jieyin agreed to ask Heavenly Dao for more merit, accepting that doing so would make them the teacher’s pawns.
• Zunti and Jieyin vowed to establish the Western Teachings, and Heavenly Dao approved as a vast merit cloud and visions of sainthood appeared.
• The Primordial Beings wondered how the pair could both attain sainthood with merit sufficient for only one, while Ling Tian said they would both succeed.
• Zunti and Jieyin made forty-eight grand vows, asking Heavenly Dao to grant the merit they needed to attain sainthood.
• The Primordial Beings fell silent at the pair’s scheme, the Eye of Heavenly Dao looked astonished, and Ling Tian smiled mysteriously.

Zunti and Jieyin became Saints after founding the Western Teachings and using forty-eight great vows to obtain merit. A thousand years later, their preaching and recruitment strengthened the Western Continent, while Yuanshi's strict disciple standards and widespread sermons helped Hong Huang settle into an uneasy peace before a coming storm.

• Zunti and Jieyin founded the Western Teachings, made forty-eight great vows, and absorbed enough Merit Auspicious Cloud to become Saints.
• Jieyin and Zunti broke apart the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit, created the Western Pure Land, and announced a sermon to begin in a thousand years.
• A thousand years later, Zunti and Jieyin preached, recruited powerful beings, and strengthened the Western Teachings and the Western Continent.
• Yuanshi rejected most would-be disciples on the grounds of their origins, while Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin occasionally preached across Hong Huang.
• The Primordial World Beings spent recent years preaching, discussing the Dao, and cultivating, leaving Hong Huang unusually calm as they sensed a storm approaching.

Hongjun summoned Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to Zixiao Palace and, through Haotian, ordered them to unite as Four Saints and destroy the Phoenix Clan. The four Saints were shaken by the order and feared confronting the clan, while Haotian prepared to reveal Hongjun’s plan.

• Hongjun summoned the four Saints from their cultivation, and they traveled to Zixiao Palace.
• Laozi reflected on the past, while Yuanshi brooded over Tongtian’s departure and Zunti gloated about their sainthood.
• Haotian arrived and explained that Hongjun was joining with the Heavenly Dao and had sent him to deliver a message.
• Haotian reminded the Saints of Hongjun’s warning about the Phoenix Clan and said they must unite to exterminate it.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin recoiled at the order, recalling the Phoenix Clan’s formidable power and past defiance of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun ordered Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to attack the Phoenix Clan, threatening them with the loss of their Saintly status if they refused. Ling Tian chose to face the Four Saints, and their arrival at the Southern Ming Undying Volcano set the coming battle in motion.

• Haotian warned Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin that Hongjun would cast their Primordial Spirits out of the Heavenly Dao if they disobeyed, and the Four Saints agreed to attack the Phoenix Clan.
• Ling Tian told Yuanfeng, Qing Luan, Nuwa, Tongtian, and the Phoenix Clan's core members that the Four Saints were coming, while the clan stayed calm.
• The system offered Ling Tian a Five Elements Law Origin for facing the Four Saints or an Innate Supreme Treasure for fleeing, and Ling Tian chose to fight.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin arrived together outside the Southern Ming Undying Volcano as Primordial Beings watched in anticipation.

Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin attacked the Phoenix Clan under Hongjun’s order, but the clan’s array withstood Jieyin’s full-powered strike. Yuanfeng provoked Zunti into entering the Southern Ming Undying Volcano, where the doorway closed behind him, leaving the other Saints outside trying to break in.

• Laozi accused the Phoenix Clan of poisoning the Primordial World and declared that the Four Saints would destroy it under Hongjun’s order.
• Yuanfeng cursed Zunti and demanded examples of how the Phoenix Clan had harmed the Primordial World.
• Jieyin struck the Phoenix Clan’s array with nearly all the Heaven and Earth Great Power he could command, but the barrier barely trembled.
• Yuanfeng appeared at a doorway in the array and berated the Four Saints until Zunti lost his temper and rushed inside.
• The doorway vanished, trapping Zunti in the Southern Ming Undying Volcano while Jieyin urged Laozi and Yuanshi to break the array.

Zunti entered the Southern Ming Undying Volcano and discovered that he could barely summon the Heaven and Earth Great Power there. Ling Tian had prepared the volcano to suppress Zunti’s Saint power, and the chapter ended with the Phoenix Clan, Nuwa, and Tongtian being called to attack him together.

• Zunti arrived at the Southern Ming Undying Volcano and sensed its powerful Law Power and the Heavenly Dao’s suppression.
• Ling Tian told Yuanfeng that Zunti would serve as a Saint-level whetstone and explained that the Phoenix Clan would exploit the volcano’s suppression of his power.
• Zunti tried to summon the Heaven and Earth Great Power, but the Chaos Bead’s independent realm made it scarce within the volcano.
• Yuanfeng struck Zunti with the Phoenix Staff, then fought him with Qing Luan, Kong Xuan, and Great Peng as he defended himself with the Six Roots Pure Bamboo.
• Ling Tian invited Nuwa and Tongtian to join the fight, then ordered the entire Phoenix Clan to attack Zunti.

The Phoenix Clan tormented Zunti for countless years inside the Southern Ming Undying Volcano until Ling Tian’s World Tree Avatar killed him and Ling Tian refined his remains into Saint’s Essence Blood. Hongjun resurrected Zunti, then sent him flying out of the volcano while Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin watched.

• At Ling Tian’s command, the Phoenix Clan attacked Zunti repeatedly, while the formation prevented him from killing any of them.
• After years of torment, Zunti decided to kill himself, but the World Tree Avatar struck him down before he could act.
• Ling Tian refined Zunti’s remains into a drop of Saint’s Essence Blood as the heavens mourned his fall.
• Jieyin, Laozi, and Yuanshi stopped attacking the grand array and waited for Zunti to be reborn.
• Hongjun spent Heavenly Dao Origin to resurrect Zunti, then impatiently slapped him out of the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.