Chapter Summaries

After Ling Tian vanished, the Primordial World feared he had died, while Hongjun considered exploiting his absence but retreated. Yuanfeng revealed Ling Tian’s instructions and sensed that he was alive and asleep, leaving his whereabouts unknown as a hazy figure sneezed somewhere in the Land of God-Demons.

• Yuanfeng noticed Ling Tian disappear, and the Primordial Beings failed to find him or determine whether he was alive.
• Hongjun rejoiced at Ling Tian’s absence and considered attacking the Phoenix Clan, but decided against it because Yuanfeng’s allies and Houtu remained powerful.
• Yuanfeng sealed the Phoenix Clan’s grand array and told the clan that Ling Tian had left instructions on a jade slip to protect the Human Race and wait for his return.
• Yuanfeng explained that she could sense Ling Tian had not perished and had likely fallen asleep after exhausting himself, which relieved the Phoenix Clan’s Great Experts.
• Kun Peng noticed that his connection with Ling Tian had only grown faint and suspected Ling Tian was hiding somewhere, while a hazy figure sneezed in the Land of God-Demons.

Ling Tian regained his memories in the Land of God-Demons and discovered that its native creatures were formed from Law Power. After learning he could absorb that power, he began to see his unexpected arrival as a chance to cultivate the Laws.

• Ling Tian recovered his memories and checked that his system, treasures, and cultivation were intact, finding that he had reached the eighth heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• A small snake bit Ling Tian, and he flicked it to death before sensing Law Power within its body.
• Ling Tian summoned native creatures and discovered that they all contained Law Power and were strange beings formed purely from it, which he named Law Spirit Beasts.
• Ling Tian asked Yin Yang Yu about the creatures, but Yin Yang Yu had never seen anything like them, so Ling Tian sent him back into the Yin Yang World Suppressing Cauldron.
• Ling Tian studied the Law Spirit Beasts and found that he could absorb their Law Power, leading him to consider the Land of God-Demons a fortuitous opportunity.

Ling Tian learned how the Land of God-Demons was divided and how strong its Demon God Remnant Souls were, then decided to hunt the Low-tier Demon Gods. He coerced Poison Lizard into helping him target the Poison Demon God and set off under the guise of being Poison Lizard’s subordinate.

• Ling Tian interrogated Poison Lizard, who explained the four regions of the Land of God-Demons and the relative strength of its Demon God Remnant Souls.
• Ling Tian concluded he was powerful enough to dominate the Lower Region but chose not to enter the Middle Region.
• Ling Tian decided to hunt Low-tier Demon Gods and tempted Poison Lizard with the chance to become the next Poison Demon God.
• Ling Tian threatened to kill Poison Lizard unless he cooperated, and Poison Lizard agreed to help him.
• Ling Tian told Poison Lizard to lead him to the Poison Demon God while he pretended to be Poison Lizard’s subordinate.

Ling Tian killed the Poison Demon God and comprehended the Law of Poison from his Law Origin. He then ordered Poison Lizard to absorb the remaining origin so that he could grow stronger.

• Ling Tian revealed himself to the Poison Demon God and declared that Poison Lizard would replace him.
• The Poison Demon God mistook Ling Tian for the Five Elements Demon God, but Ling Tian immobilized and killed him.
• Poison Lizard realized Ling Tian was a powerful figure and bowed to him in fear and anticipation.
• Ling Tian absorbed the Poison Demon God's Law Origin and successfully comprehended the Law of Poison.
• Ling Tian ordered Poison Lizard to absorb the remaining Law Origin, threatening him when he hesitated.
• Poison Lizard began absorbing the Law Origin, and his cultivation rose rapidly.

After absorbing the Poison Origin, Poison Lizard became the new Poison Demon God and rose to the third stage of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Ling Tian spread a rumor that the Poison Demon God was weakened to lure in neighboring Demon Gods, and Fire Demon God arrived to attack him.

• Poison Lizard broke through to the third stage of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and pledged loyalty to Ling Tian as the Poison Demon God.
• Ling Tian planned to use the weakened Poison Demon God as bait to lure neighboring Demon Gods.
• A rumor spread that the Poison Demon God had suffered a cultivation mishap, and Poison Lizard had disappeared.
• Fire Demon God secretly visited, confirmed the Poison Demon God had weakened, and attacked him.
• The Poison Demon God’s underground formation trapped Fire Demon God’s figure and blocked his attack with green miasma.

Fire Demon God nearly killed Poison Demon God, but Water Demon God, Wood Demon God, and Metal Demon God arrived and agreed to divide Poison Demon God's origin. Just as they prepared to finish him, a powerful figure appeared, and Poison Demon God’s mocking confidence suggested Ling Tian was about to act.

• Fire Demon God broke through Poison Demon God's poison barriers, wounded him, and began burning him to absorb his origin.
• Water Demon God, Wood Demon God, and Metal Demon God attacked Fire Demon God, forcing him to retreat from Poison Demon God.
• The three Demon Gods agreed with Fire Demon God to split Poison Demon God's origin into four equal shares.
• Poison Demon God silently hoped Lord Five Elements would act, then mocked Fire Demon God when the Four Great Demon Gods asked how he wanted to die.
• A mighty pressure swept over the battlefield, and Fire Demon God looked up at the imposing figure who had appeared.

Ling Tian lured the Four Great Demon Gods into a trap, killed them, and absorbed their origins to strengthen himself. After years of cultivation, he neared the ninth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and prepared to begin another round of “fishing enforcement.”

• The Four Great Demon Gods mistook Ling Tian for a vastly stronger Demon God and tried to win his favor, but he revealed that he had lured them there to plunder their origins.
• The Four Great Demon Gods attacked Ling Tian together, but he overpowered and killed all four.
• Ling Tian absorbed the Four Great Demon Gods’ origins in the Poison God Hall, leaving none for the Poison Demon God.
• After years in seclusion, Ling Tian emerged much stronger and close to reaching the ninth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Ling Tian told the Poison Demon God that it was time to begin round two of fishing enforcement.

Ling Tian used the Poison Demon God to lure Demon Gods in the Lower Region, reaching Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection as their deaths drew the attention of a powerful Demon God. In Hong Huang, Ling Tian’s disappearance and the Phoenix Clan’s seclusion reshaped the balance of power, while the Witch Clan joined Houtu and the Demon Clan joined the Phoenix Clan.

• Ling Tian used the Poison Demon God to attract eight Low-tier Demon Gods, absorbed their Law Origins, and broke through to the ninth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• The Poison Demon God lured in the Ice Demon God and other Demon Gods, while Ling Tian continued hunting until he reached Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection.
• A Mid-tier Demon God reported the deaths in the Poison Demon God's territory to his lord, who planned to visit the Lower Region after emerging from seclusion in a hundred thousand years.
• The Eleven Ancestral Shamans abandoned their ambitions to rule Hong Huang, joined Houtu in the Nine Netherworld, and helped gather Remnant Souls as Houtu and the Earthly Dao grew stronger.
• The Demon Clan joined the Phoenix Clan, while Kun Peng left the Immortal Court to cultivate and pursue a breakthrough to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

During the peaceful era after the Witch and Demon Tribulation, the Human Race grew into a major power through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, while the Human Dao showed signs of revival. The Heavenly Dao ordered Hongjun to act, and he summoned the Saints to Purple Cloud Palace to discuss the Human Race.

• Fuxi became Heavenly Emperor Fuxi, purified his past-life karmic sin through Human Dao fortune, and later abdicated to cultivate in Fire Cloud Cave.
• Shennong became Earthly Emperor Shennong after tasting the herbs, then abdicated in favor of a worthy successor.
• Xuanyuan defeated Chiyou with help from Ying Long and other Great Experts, establishing himself as Human Emperor.
• Zhuanxu, Di Ku, Tang Yao, Yu Shun, and Xia Yu ruled as the Five Emperors, each abdicating and entering Fire Cloud Cave after a successor took over.
• The Human Race's strength and influence expanded across the Primordial World, and the Xia Dynasty emerged as its first dynasty.
• The Heavenly Dao sensed the Human Dao's revival, issued a decree to Hongjun, and Hongjun summoned the Saints to Purple Cloud Palace to discuss the Human Race.

Hongjun summoned Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to Zixiao Palace to discuss the rapidly growing Human Race and the threat its revival posed to Heavenly Dao. He proposed separating humans into different realms by cultivation level, and thunder heralded the plan’s arrival.

• Hongjun waited for Haotian to return from his tribulations while Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin sat in silence.
• Haotian told Hongjun that someone had repeatedly sabotaged his tribulations, and Hongjun divined Kun Peng’s aura from Haotian’s soul.
• Haotian recalled that Kun Peng had planted the trap when the Gourd Vine appeared, and Hongjun scolded him for his tearful complaints.
• Hongjun told the assembled group that the Human Race’s growth threatened Heavenly Dao and that they needed to prevent the Human Dao from reviving.
• Hongjun proposed confining humans above Quasi-Saint level in Fire Cloud Cave, those from Heavenly Immortal to Quasi-Saint in the Human Ancestral Land, and the rest in a new Human World Realm.
• Thunder boomed through the void as Hongjun announced his plan.

Hongjun planned to divide the immortal and mortal realms to restrain the Human Race, and appointed Haotian to rule the Heavenly Court. After receiving Hongmeng Purple Qi, Haotian swore to establish the Heavenly Court and pursue Sainthood, while Kun Peng reacted with frustration.

• Hongjun explained that separating the immortal and mortal realms would restrict the Human Race and delay the revival of the Human Dao.
• Hongjun named Haotian ruler of the Heavenly Court and ordered Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to help him govern the Primordial World.
• Hongjun gave Haotian a wisp of Hongmeng Purple Qi, bringing him close to Sainthood.
• After absorbing the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Haotian swore to establish the Heavenly Court and restore order to the Primordial World.
• Kun Peng heard Haotian's oath, complained that he had not broken through, and vowed to remain in seclusion until he did.

Haotian received the Heavenly Dao’s approval, gained merit, and became a Saint, stirring envy and concern across Hong Huang. As Haotian spread his Saint aura, Houtu and Yuanfeng considered Ling Tian’s plans, while Di Jun chose to pursue Dao Proving Through Laws.

• The Eye of Heavenly Dao approved Haotian’s vow, and he absorbed ten million acres of merit to attain sainthood.
• Di Jun envied Haotian’s ascension, then accepted Tai Yi’s advice to retrain on the path of Dao Proving Through Laws.
• Yuanfeng recalled that Ling Tian’s jade slip had predicted Haotian’s ascension and warned that he would soon target the Human Race.
• Houtu told Zhu Rong that Ancestral Shamans could not become Earthly Dao Saints, but said Hong Yun, Zhenyuanzi, and Ming River could ascend after the Earthly Dao revived further.
• Haotian spread his aura across Hong Huang and suppressed his excitement while remembering Hongjun’s orders.

Haotian condemned the Human Race and gave it a hundred years to return to its ancestral homeland, bringing it to the brink of war with Zixiao Palace. As the deadline passed, the Human Race’s apparent retreat left Hong Huang wondering whether it would resist.

• Haotian declared that the Human Race had harmed Hong Huang and threatened to attack it with his fellow senior brothers unless it returned to its ancestral homeland within a hundred years.
• Yuanfeng told the Golden Phoenix King to keep the Phoenix Clan’s forces out of the Human Race’s affairs, while Nuwa chose not to intervene.
• The Human Race’s Great Experts feared they could not stand against Zixiao Palace’s Saints, but Suiren Shi urged them to rely on their fighting spirit, and Xuan Du vowed that the Human Race could slay a Saint with its grand formation.
• During the hundred-year reprieve, the Human Race stopped expanding and gathered its elites in the Human Ancestral Land, leading many Primordial Beings to believe it had yielded to Haotian.
• The hundred-year deadline passed as Hong Huang’s beings debated whether the Human Race would resist.

Haotian went to the Human Ancestral Land to force the Human Race to submit, but their warriors resisted and their formation blocked his first attack. Haotian prepared to strike again as the Human Race celebrated its defiance.

• Haotian dismissed Hongjun’s warning and left Zixiao Palace to confront the Human Race, while Hongjun ordered Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to follow him.
• Suiren Shi declared that the Human Race would never submit to Haotian, and hundreds of millions of humans roared their readiness to fight.
• Haotian attacked with a giant palm, but Suiren Shi led the Human Race in activating a formation powered by their Immortal Power and the Auspicious Golden Dragon’s auspicious energy.
• The formation shattered Haotian’s palm while surviving with cracks, astonishing Haotian and the watching Primordial World Beings.
• Suiren Shi declared that the Human Race would triumph, but Haotian threatened them and struck again.

Haotian unleashed his full strength against the Human Race, but the Human Race gathered the strength of its people and formed a giant dragon that stood against his attack. As Haotian’s palm weakened and Primordial Beings speculated that Ling Tian had guided the Human Race, Haotian began looking for a way to retreat, but Hongjun would not let him leave so easily.

• Haotian summoned a stronger palm and attacked the Human Race with his full strength.
• Suiren Shi rallied the Human Race, whose members across Hong Huang sent their power into the Human Race Great Array as the Auspicious Golden Dragon joined it.
• The array formed a Human Race Giant Dragon, which collided with Haotian’s palm and cracked it.
• The Human Race Giant Dragon attacked repeatedly, while Haotian’s palm weakened despite his efforts to draw on Heaven and Earth Great Power.
• Primordial Beings compared the array to Ling Tian’s method of gathering the strength of all beings, and Haotian grew wary and tried to retreat.
• Hongjun prepared to stop Haotian from leaving.

Haotian's giant palm shattered under the Human Race Giant Dragon, but Laozi and three other Saints arrived to support him. Laozi ordered the Human Race confined to separate realms, and as the Human Race's leaders hesitated over the chance to survive, Xuan Du urged them not to retreat.

• Hongjun angrily ordered Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin to help Haotian.
• The Human Race Giant Dragon destroyed Haotian's giant palm and charged at him, but Haotian prepared to retreat when Laozi and the others arrived.
• Haotian regained his confidence and threatened the Human Race, while the Human Race stood ready to face the Saints despite knowing their array was their last trump card.
• Laozi invoked the Heavenly Dao and ordered Human Race members of different cultivation levels into confinement or a separate Human World Realm.
• The Human Race's Three Ancestors and other experts wavered at the prospect of survival, but Xuan Du declared that his master had said the Human Race must not retreat.

The Human Race refused to yield as Laozi attacked with the Taiji Diagram and suppressed their Giant Dragon. Just as the Human Race seemed defeated, the White Jade Golden Bridge shattered, leaving the Primordial Beings stunned.

• Xuan Du reminded the Human Race Three Ancestors that the Human Race must not retreat, and Suiren Shi rallied the people to resist the Saints.
• Laozi summoned the Taiji Diagram as a White Jade Golden Bridge and sent it crashing down on the Human Race Giant Dragon.
• The bridge suppressed the Giant Dragon, while Laozi and Haotian believed the Human Race had been defeated.
• The Human Race members endured the pressure without bowing, even as the Giant Dragon began to crack and fade.
• The Ling Tian Stone Statue's eyes moved, and a sudden hum from the Human Ancestral Land shattered the bridge and sent the Taiji Diagram flying back.

Ling Tian appeared as a divine thought and revealed that the Human Race’s defiance had made the Human Dao ready to revive. He awakened the Human Race Giant Dragon, while Nuwa’s light and Ling Tian’s divine thought further strengthened and completed it.

• Ling Tian’s voice returned, and Xuan Du and the Human Race greeted him as their teacher.
• Laozi realized the figure was only Ling Tian’s divine thought, not his true self, and challenged whether it could keep fighting.
• Ling Tian declared that the Human Race’s backbone was the key to reviving the Human Dao and called on it to awaken.
• The Human Dao revived, mending the Human Race Giant Dragon and raising its strength to Saint Triple Heaven.
• A ray from Wa Huang Palace gave the dragon horns, and Ling Tian’s divine thought entered it, bringing its eyes to life.

After Ling Tian awakened the Human Dao Consciousness, the Human Dao Giant Dragon broke through to Saint Fourth Heaven and overwhelmed the Five Saints. The dragon left Laozi, Yuanshi, Zunti, Jieyin, and Haotian battered and then blasted them into pieces.

• The Human Race Giant Dragon became the Human Dao Giant Dragon and advanced from Saint Triple Heaven to Saint Fourth Heaven.
• Haotian panicked, while Laozi urged the other Saints to keep fighting and claimed the dragon's power was fragile.
• Yuanshi, Zunti, and Jieyin rallied to fight for Hongjun, and Haotian asked the four senior brothers to help him complete the mission.
• The Human Dao Giant Dragon revealed the Five Saints had misunderstood its unified power and began beating them across the sky.
• After toying with the Five Saints, the Human Dao Giant Dragon swept them into pieces with its tail.

After the Human Race killed Hongjun’s five Saints and awakened the Human Dao, Hongjun manifested the Eye of Heavenly Dao to attack the Human Race. Just as the Human Dao Giant Dragon faced his strike, a tall figure appeared and blocked it.

• The Human Dao Giant Dragon killed the five Saints, and the Human Race celebrated its victory and thanked Ling Tian for awakening the Human Dao.
• The Primordial World Beings recognized the Human Race as a new superpower aligned with the Phoenix Clan, which now had influence over both the Earthly Dao and Human Dao.
• Hongjun raged over the Human Dao’s revival and manifested the Eye of Heavenly Dao above the Human Ancestral Land.
• Hongjun declared the Human Race’s defiance a crime and sent a gray light toward the Human Dao Giant Dragon.
• A tall figure appeared in the void and gently blocked Hongjun’s strike.