Chapter Summaries

Hong Jun explained the paths to sainthood and presented six strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi as aids to cultivation, claiming they would choose their own masters. Di Tian saw a chance to disrupt Hong Jun’s selection and ordered Ran Deng and Tiangang Star God to seize the qi, leaving the crowd focused on the circling strands.

• The gathered Innate Sacred and Supremes criticized the difficulty and weak rewards of proving the Dao through Merit, while Di Tian recalled how Hong Jun’s future sages would become weak and dependent on the Heavenly Dao.
• Hong Jun praised the safer, more balanced Path of Laws combined with the Path of Quasi-Saint, and Nether River asked how to make its breakthroughs faster and more stable.
• Hong Jun revealed six strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi and claimed they would choose six disciples with great fortune, providence, and status.
• Di Tian realized he could use the claimed selection rules against Hong Jun and ordered Ran Deng and Tiangang Star God to draw on Star Court’s fortune and seize the qi.

At Hong Jun’s gathering, Nether River received a stream of Hongmeng Purple Qi, while Ran Deng seized another with Di Tian’s support. Hong Jun distributed the remaining streams to Taishang, Zhen Yuanzi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti, leaving the assembled powers suspicious of his choices.

• Nether River declared himself worthy of becoming a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, and Hong Jun sent a stream of Hongmeng Purple Qi into his glabella.
• Ran Deng and Tiangang Star God released their power, and Di Tian used the Ziwei Emperor Seal to boost their fortune with his own and Star Court’s.
• Ran Deng trapped the Hongmeng Purple Qi descending toward him in his Palm World, while Hong Jun sent another stream to Taishang.
• Hong Jun distributed the remaining three streams to Zhen Yuanzi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti.
• The gathered Innate Sacred and Supremes of Ten Thousand Races questioned why Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had received Hongmeng Purple Qi and looked suspiciously at Hong Jun.

Di Tian used Ran Deng to punish Yuanshi for questioning Hong Jun’s allocation of Hongmeng Purple Qi, then framed the gifts to Jie Yin and Zhun Ti as a test of strength. The gathered powers turned hostile toward the recipients, while Di Tian asked Hong Jun whether his handling matched his true wishes.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti received Hongmeng Purple Qi and rejoiced, while Yuanshi angrily questioned Hong Jun’s decision and invoked the Pan Gu Orthodox Sect.
• Ran Deng slapped Yuanshi twice, accusing him of disrespecting Hong Jun and falsely claiming an identity Di Tian had stripped from him.
• Ran Deng presented Yuanshi’s punishment to Hong Jun as a defense of the Dao Ancestor, and Di Tian praised Ran Deng while insulting Yuanshi.
• Di Tian told the gathered powers that Jie Yin and Zhun Ti deserved their fortune, but that anyone who wanted their Hongmeng Purple Qi could try to take it by force.
• The gathered powers turned predatory toward Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, Nether River, Taishang, and Zhen Yuanzi, while leaving Ran Deng’s strand alone out of fear of Di Tian.
• Di Tian asked Hong Jun whether he approved of Di Tian’s way of handling the matter and whether he truly meant what he had said.

Hong Jun avoided directly accepting or rejecting Di Tian’s proposal and distributed powerful treasures to Taishang, Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Zhen Yuanzi. Zhen Yuanzi accepted the Pan Gu Banner and submitted to Hong Jun, who intended to use him to control the Earth Path.

• Hong Jun decided to keep Di Tian’s proposal ambiguous so he could limit the danger to Taishang and the others while preserving his prestige.
• Hong Jun gave Taishang the Taiji Diagram, and Taishang gratefully accepted the Innate Treasure.
• Hong Jun gave Jie Yin the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus and Zhun Ti the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo, charging them with helping revive the Western Region.
• Hong Jun gave Zhen Yuanzi the Pan Gu Banner and urged him to wield it with a benevolent heart.
• Zhen Yuanzi accepted Hong Jun as his master, and Hong Jun planned to use him to gain control over the Earth Path.

Hong Jun bestowed the Six Souls Banner on Nether River, then offered Ran Deng the chance to join his sect. Ran Deng passed the Hongmeng Purple Qi to Di Tian, forcing Hong Jun into a costly exchange he could not easily refuse.

• Hong Jun explained Nether River’s lethal cultivation path and gave him the Six Souls Banner, warning him not to harm the common people recklessly.
• Nether River thanked Hong Jun and promised to use the treasure responsibly.
• Di Tian suspected Hong Jun was arming allies for a coming conflict, but wondered whether Hong Jun had unknown reinforcements.
• Hong Jun asked Ran Deng to become his disciple, and Ran Deng reaffirmed his loyalty to Di Tian and handed him the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Ran Deng said Hong Jun would have to negotiate with Di Tian to reclaim the purple qi, leaving Hong Jun obliged to offer Ran Deng a gift to protect his reputation.

Hong Jun gave Ran Deng twenty-four Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls and asked Di Tian to return the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Di Tian returned it in exchange for Hong Jun’s Wind Banana Fan and Fire Banana Fan, but remained puzzled by the Wind Banana Fan’s connection to Iron Fan Princess.

• Hong Jun bestowed twenty-four Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls on Ran Deng, who planned to offer them to Di Tian for the Star Court’s formation.
• Di Tian speculated that there might originally have been thirty-six Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls and considered what Ran Deng could achieve with them.
• Hong Jun asked Di Tian to return the Hongmeng Purple Qi and promised to meet his terms.
• Di Tian returned the Hongmeng Purple Qi and asked Hong Jun to provide one or two suitable treasures.
• Hong Jun gave Di Tian the Wind Banana Fan and Fire Banana Fan, and Di Tian wondered how Iron Fan Princess had obtained a treasure from the Four Symbols Banana Tree.

Di Tian tried to steer the Hongmeng Purple Qi toward Eastern Duke, but Hong Jun kept control of it and returned it to his palm rather than choose anyone. Eastern Duke and Western Queen Mother hid from notice, while the gathered beings wondered why the strand had selected no master.

• Di Tian accepted the Wind Fire Banana Fan and reminded Hong Jun that he had set the Hongmeng Purple Qi free.
• Hong Jun detected the Hongmeng Purple Qi circling Eastern Duke and redirected it above the crowd, where onlookers mocked Eastern Duke.
• Eastern Duke privately feared that receiving the strand would make him a target, and he and Western Queen Mother slipped closer to the wall to avoid attention.
• Di Tian recognized that his ploy could only irritate Hong Jun, while Hong Jun decided that choosing Yuanshi would fuel accusations of favoritism.
• Hong Jun let the Hongmeng Purple Qi circle the gathered beings before it returned to his palm, leaving them to debate why it had chosen nobody.

Hong Jun redirected the crowd’s suspicion over Yuanshi’s Hongmeng Purple Qi by releasing one strand and announcing three more were scattered across the world, then declared that he would merge with the Heavenly Dao. After Hong Jun dissolved into heaven and earth, Di Tian set out with Ran Deng, Tian Gang, Yuan Feng, and Nuwa to claim the treasures he had left behind.

• Hong Jun released Yuanshi’s Hongmeng Purple Qi into the Chaos and told the crowd that the strand that escaped belonged to all living beings.
• Hong Jun announced that three more strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi were scattered throughout the world and offered guidance to whoever found one.
• Hong Jun declared that he would merge with the incomplete Heavenly Dao, saying that Hong Jun was the Heavenly Dao but the Heavenly Dao was not Hong Jun.
• Di Tian recognized Hong Jun’s maneuver as a way to redirect greed and suspicion, and silently marked those who had been persuaded by Hong Jun.
• Hong Jun offered the treasures he had gathered across the Primordial Wilderness for everyone to take, then dissolved into heaven and earth.
• Di Tian called Ran Deng, Tian Gang, Yuan Feng, and Nuwa to go collect Hong Jun’s treasures.

After leaving the Purple Cloud Palace, Nether River and Zhen Yuanzi escaped with their Hongmeng Purple Qi while hunters turned on Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Taishang. Taishang secured Di Jun’s protection, and Zhun Ti and Jie Yin debated which powerful faction to seek help from.

• Many beings abandoned the treasure hunt and left the Purple Cloud Palace, while others watched for a chance to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Nether River used the Blood Sea Escape Technique to vanish into the void, and Zhen Yuanzi escaped with Hong Yun using the Earth Book and Pan Gu Banner.
• The remaining hunters focused on Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Taishang after Nether River and Zhen Yuanzi disappeared.
• Taishang asked Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kun Peng to assess his disciples as an excuse to have them escort him, and Di Jun agreed to help.
• Taishang stored the unconscious Yuanshi in his Palm World, while Zhun Ti asked Jie Yin whether they should seek protection from Di Tian’s Star Radiance Divine Court or Di Jun’s Demon Clan Heavenly Court.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti joined Di Jun’s Demon Clan Heavenly Court, while Di Tian learned that Hong Jun was concentrating his remaining strength for a final confrontation. Di Tian kept Treasure Distribution Cliff and prepared for the coming contest over who could raise their forces to their peak first.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti decided to join the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, hoping to gain resources and learn how Di Jun’s forces repeatedly recovered.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti asked Di Jun to accept them, and he recruited them despite feeling an inexplicable urge to kill Jie Yin.
• Di Jun led Taishang, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti toward the Thirty-Three Heavens, intending to gather his hidden agents and revive the Demon Clan Heavenly Court.
• Di Tian took selected treasures from Treasure Distribution Cliff, stored the cliff in his Palm World, and returned to the Purple Gold Emperor’s Carriage with Yuan Feng and the others.
• After hearing the Star Soldiers’ report, Di Tian concluded that Hong Jun planned to commit all his resources to one final battle and focused on preparing his own forces.

Di Tian rejected Yuan Feng’s plan to kill Di Jun and the others, fearing Hong Jun would destroy the Primordial World in retaliation, and ordered Hidden Star Hall to track their movements. He assigned Ran Deng to open the Thirty-Six Heavens, then arranged surveillance of Nether River, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun as he prepared to leave.

• Yuan Feng proposed killing Di Jun and the others, but Nuwa and Di Tian argued that Hong Jun would retaliate with mutual destruction.
• Di Tian ordered Nuwa to place Hidden Star Hall spies near Di Jun, Taiyi, Kun Peng, Taishang, Yuanshi, and the two Western Region figures.
• Di Tian told Ran Deng to use the Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls and other Spirit Pearls to open the Thirty-Six Heavens, promising a chance to advance his cultivation.
• Di Tian charged Ran Deng with guarding Star Court and warned Yuan Feng and Nuwa to avoid exposing their plans while competing with Hong Jun.
• Di Tian ordered his people to monitor Nether River, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun, and said they should retrieve the Earth Book if Zhen Yuanzi remained obstinate after seeing Hong Jun’s true face.

Di Tian went to Pan Gu Temple and met with Di Jiang, Zhu Jiu Yin, and Hou Tu to discuss Hong Jun's restored Demon Race and the Witch Race's next steps. He urged them to help Taishang and the others become Saints quickly, and Hou Tu realized he wanted them to take a dangerous path that would leave their foundations incomplete.

• Di Tian left Yuan Feng and Nuwa with instructions to have Star Treasure Pavilion attendants contact him if anything arose, then traveled to Pan Gu Temple.
• Zhu Rong told Di Tian that Di Jiang, Zhu Jiu Yin, and Hou Tu were managing the Witch Race outside Pan Gu Temple, so he took Di Tian to meet them.
• Di Tian brought the three Ancestral Witches into the Chaos Pearl's inner space and explained the important events from the third sermon, including Hong Jun restoring Di Jun and Taiyi.
• Zhu Jiu Yin guessed that Di Tian wanted the Witch Race to obstruct Taishang and the others or eliminate the Demon Race, but Di Tian instead told them to help those cultivators attain sainthood sooner.
• Hou Tu deduced that Di Tian wanted Taishang and the others to rush their path to sainthood, leaving their foundations incomplete and limiting their strength.

Di Tian instructed Di Jiang and Zhu Jiu Yin to sabotage Taishang and the others’ cultivation by turning them into targets for the Myriad Spirits and keeping them under constant attack. He then took Hou Tu to travel the Primordial World so she could work out how to establish the Cycle of Life and Death, leaving for the Nether Blood Sea.

• Di Tian explained that Hong Jun planned to help Taishang and the others become Heavenly Dao Sages, so the Witch Race needed to weaken their foundations and accelerate their ascension.
• Di Jiang and Zhu Jiu Yin agreed to work with the Hidden Star Hall, spread rumors about the rewards for killing Taishang and the others, and arrange surprise attacks to keep them exhausted.
• Di Tian asked Hou Tu whether she understood how to balance life and death, and she outlined a cycle based on lifespan, Cause and Effect, Fate, Merit, and Karmic Force.
• Hou Tu admitted that she did not know how to make her plan a reality, and Di Tian told her to stay with him while they traveled and considered how to begin.
• Di Tian returned Di Jiang, Zhu Jiu Yin, and Hou Tu to the present space-time, then took Hou Tu toward the Nether Blood Sea.

Di Jun reunited with Bai Ze and the Ten Great Demon Gods at the ruined Heavenly Court and learned that their secretly recruited forces included many beings hedging their bets. He introduced Taishang, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti as the Court’s instructors and Honored Offerings, then asked the three how they planned to pursue the Dao of Hunyuan.

• Bai Ze reported that he had recruited tens of thousands of beings, most of whom were secretly affiliated with the Heavenly Court and would withdraw if the Demon Race showed no hope of victory.
• Di Jun realized that various races had sent members to the Heavenly Court to gather information and protect their interests whichever side won.
• Di Jun introduced Taishang as the Alchemy instructor and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti as Honored Offerings with authority second only to Di Jun and Taiyi.
• Bai Ze and the others bowed to Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, whose vanity swelled as they accepted the greetings.
• Di Jun said they would rebuild the Heavenly Court and help Taishang, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti prove the Dao of Hunyuan, then asked if they knew the direction of their future Dao paths.

Di Tian brought Hou Tu to the Boundless Blood Sea to help her comprehend the balance of life and death, then sought out Nether River and requested the Karma Fire Red Lotus. Hou Tu began her meditation while Nether River handed over the treasure, leaving Di Tian in possession of it.

• Di Tian led Hou Tu to the Boundless Blood Sea, where the sight of wandering souls and the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind filled her with sorrow.
• Di Tian raised an Enlightenment Platform and instructed Hou Tu to meditate there until she understood how to restore the balance of life and death.
• Hou Tu thanked Di Tian and began contemplating war, change, and the cycle of life and death on the platform.
• Di Tian set up a defensive Warning Array around Hou Tu and went into the Blood Sea to find Nether River.
• Nether River feared Di Tian had come to eliminate him, but went out to meet him and asked what he wanted.
• Di Tian requested the Karma Fire Red Lotus, and Nether River severed his connection to the treasure and presented it to him.

Di Tian traded Nether River the means to enter Star Court establishments and warned him about relying on external power to prove the Dao. He then disguised his presence and launched a raid on Jie Yin and Zhun Ti at Mount Sumeru, forcing them and Bi Fang out of their cave heaven.

• Di Tian accepted Nether River’s Karma Fire Red Lotus and gave him a Star Court token, which could grant access, discounts, and a costly appeal for help.
• Di Tian told Nether River that Nuwa’s Mixed Origin Dao breakthrough would create his opportunity to ascend, warning him not to rely on external power.
• Di Tian’s warning made Nether River suspect that Hong Jun and the Hongmeng Purple Qi might threaten his independent will.
• Di Tian reached Mount Sumeru and found Jie Yin and Zhun Ti preparing to move to the Thirty-Three Heavens while Bi Fang watched over them.
• Di Tian concealed his identity, took up the Mixed Origin Devilish Qi Spear, and attacked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, collapsing much of their cave heaven and forcing all three into the open.

Di Tian entered the Primordial World as An Sha, a Devil Venerable, and openly robbed Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to spur others to pursue Hongmeng Purple Qi. Jie Yin surrendered the Merit Golden Lotus and tried to convince An Sha that he hated Hong Jun, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were ambushed by Di Tian, who demanded they hand over what Hong Jun had bestowed upon them.
• Bi Fang called for reinforcements while also alerting the Hidden Star Hall, and Nuwa asked Di Jiang to spread news of the robbery.
• Di Tian identified himself as An Sha, a Devil Venerable under the Devil Ancestor, and threatened to take Jie Yin and Zhun Ti back to the Demon Realm or kill them.
• Jie Yin chose to surrender, giving An Sha the Merit Golden Lotus bestowed by Hong Jun.
• When An Sha challenged Jie Yin for calling Hong Jun his master, Jie Yin claimed he hated Hong Jun and was preparing to attack him.

Di Tian attacked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti after Jie Yin surrendered the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo but claimed he could not give up the Hongmeng Purple Qi. As Jie Yin struggled to defend himself, Hong Jun learned of the danger and decided to confront An Sha himself, hoping to uncover whether the Seven Kill Star God was connected to Luo Hou.

• Jie Yin handed the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo to Di Tian but claimed the Hongmeng Purple Qi had fused with his true spirit and could not be removed.
• Di Tian struck Zhun Ti with the Mixed Origin Devilish Qi Spear, leaving him unable to recover, then attacked Jie Yin as Bi Fang fled.
• Jie Yin fought back with a Demon Subduing Pestle while Di Tian accused him of lying about the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Hong Jun learned about the attack through the Hongmeng Purple Qi and condemned Jie Yin and Zhun Ti for returning to Mount Sumeru.
• Hong Jun concluded that An Sha might open a passage for other Extraterrestrial Demons and resolved to act himself, hoping to investigate the Seven Kill Star God’s possible connection to Luo Hou.

Di Tian defeated Jie Yin and forced him to surrender his Hongmeng Purple Qi, then Hong Jun arrived and publicly accused Di Tian and the Star Radiance Divine Court of conspiring with Luo Hou. Hong Jun offered to spare Di Tian in exchange for answers, while secretly intending to use the accusations to rally the Primordial Wilderness against him.

• Di Tian overpowered Jie Yin, who handed over his Hongmeng Purple Qi and begged him to spare himself and Zhun Ti.
• Hong Jun appeared amid heavenly signs, declared himself the Heavenly Dao’s spokesperson, and ordered unrelated beings to leave.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti watched the other beings depart and realized their reputation for surrendering the Hongmeng Purple Qi would make them easy targets.
• Di Tian insulted Hong Jun and accused him of defeating Luo Hou through a sneak attack with the Six Souls Banner.
• Hong Jun demanded that Di Tian reveal Luo Hou’s plans and the Star Radiance Divine Court’s connection to him, while secretly plotting to use the accusations to destroy Di Tian and seize control.

Di Tian countered Hong Jun’s accusations by exposing his alleged schemes involving the Quasi-Saint path and six strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi. The gathered beings began questioning Hong Jun and their own cultivation, while Hong Jun grew furious at Luo Hou for spreading the claims.

• The gathered Innate Sacred beings doubted Hong Jun’s accusation that the Star Radiance Divine Court had colluded with the Extraterrestrial Demons, though some began to suspect the Court.
• Di Tian realized Hong Jun was trying to undermine the Star Radiance Divine Court and decided to answer with his own revelations.
• Di Tian accused Hong Jun of deliberately guiding beings onto a flawed Quasi-Saint path and using six strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi to set up six Saints for their eventual deaths and their cultivation to be absorbed.
• The gathered beings reacted with shock and began worrying that the Quasi-Saint path had a fatal flaw and that Hong Jun might be plotting to use the six Saints to advance his own cultivation.
• Hong Jun grew furious, blaming Luo Hou for turning his suspicions into a story that portrayed him as exploiting his disciples to become a Great Dao Supreme.