Chapter Summaries

Nether River established the Asura Sect and became a Saint, while unaware that Hong Jun had bound him with Hongmeng Purple Qi and altered his vows. Seeing Nether River’s success, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti began planning to establish a sect of their own.

• Nether River proclaimed the founding of the Asura Sect, and Heaven and Earth granted him Merit that pushed him to the third level of the Saint Realm.
• Tānbō Xún and the others congratulated Nether River, while Innate Sacred and Supremes of Ten Thousand Races were inspired to seek Hongmeng Purple Qi and investigate its holders.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, hiding in their cave abode, discussed imitating Nether River’s path to sainthood.
• Zhun Ti argued that establishing a sect would suit their circumstances better than creating living beings, and Jie Yin began considering what sect they could found.

Zhun Ti and Jie Yin established the Western Sect and used their Forty-Eight Great Aspirations to borrow Merit from the Heavenly Dao, becoming Sages despite their weak combat power. As observers reacted to their success, a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi appeared before the Heavenly Court demons.

• Hong Jun passed Zhun Ti and Jie Yin plans for establishing the Western Sect and arranging the future ascension of other cultivators.
• Zhun Ti and Jie Yin proclaimed the establishment of the Western Sect on Mount Sumeru, and Merit transformed the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo and helped create a new Western Paradise World.
• Zhun Ti and Jie Yin made their Forty-Eight Great Aspirations, drawing enough Merit to become Heavenly Dao Sages.
• Di Jun and other Heavenly Court figures watched as the two Jie Yin men ascended, while Taishang worried that he might become the weakest among those who had received Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• A strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi burst from the void before the demons of the Heavenly Court.

Yuanshi drove away the other contenders for the Hongmeng Purple Qi by threatening them with self-destructing Acquired Treasures, then seized it. Hong Jun watched approvingly until the next moment left him stunned.

• The Hongmeng Purple Qi appeared above the Heavenly Court, and Di Jun allowed everyone to compete for it.
• Yuanshi threatened the contenders and attacked them with a self-destructing Acquired Treasure, killing a Ten Thousand Races chieftain’s body.
• Yuanshi revealed that he had forged several thousand Acquired Treasures and threatened to detonate hundreds more.
• The remaining contenders withdrew, and Yuanshi grabbed the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Hong Jun praised Yuanshi, but the following scene froze his smile and filled him with disbelief.

Luo Hou attacked the Heavenly Court and overwhelmed Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Yuanshi, while Bai Hu’s arrival left Hong Jun wary of events beyond his control. As Di Jun and Taiyi moved to stop Luo Hou, Yuanshi established the Chan Sect to prove the Dao.

• Hong Jun saw Bai Hu arrive outside the Heavenly Court and worried that the spirit beast’s appearance signaled a loss of control.
• Luo Hou attacked Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Yuanshi, pursuing them through the Heavenly Court and causing widespread damage.
• Bai Ze urged Di Jun and Taiyi to intervene, and Taiyi charged Luo Hou with the Extinction Divine Spear while Di Jun joined him with the Imperial Dao Nine Dragon Seal.
• Di Jun rebuked Yuanshi and the others for failing to resist Luo Hou, prompting Yuanshi to declare his intention to establish a sect.
• Yuanshi founded the Chan Sect, vowing to teach the laws of Heaven and Earth and the path of cultivation to beings of the Primordial Wilderness.

Yuanshi founded the Chan Sect and became a Saint, but his shallow foundations left him weaker than Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, disappointing Hong Jun. As Yuanshi and the others fought in the battlefield, Hong Jun turned to preparing Lao Tzu and Zhen Yuanzi, while Di Tian urged Luo Hou to withdraw and attack again later.

• Yuanshi’s oath to found the Chan Sect brought down a Merit Ocean, which raised him to the First Heaven of the Saint Realm and transformed the Jade Void Glazed Lamp and Wordless Heavenly Book into Innate Merit Spiritual Treasures.
• Yuanshi regained his arrogance and charged toward the battlefield, but Hong Jun judged him weaker than Jie Yin and Zhun Ti because his foundations and destiny were inadequate.
• Hong Jun resolved that Lao Tzu and Zhen Yuanzi must prove the Dao successfully, then resumed deducing the Earth Vein Cultivation Method.
• Di Tian watched the battle and used the Devil World Authority to tell Luo Hou to withdraw before becoming entangled with Di Jun and the others, then attack them again later.

Di Tian planned to secure the Human Race’s Three Sovereigns and summoned Fuxi, who demonstrated the Innate Eight Trigrams he had derived from the He Tu Luo Shu. After quickly comprehending its principles, Di Tian turned to Fuxi’s cultivation barrier, leaving its cause unexplained.

• Di Tian assessed Hong Jun’s plans for Zhen Yuanzi and Lao Tzu and decided to begin arranging the Three Sovereigns of Humanity.
• Di Tian identified Fuxi as the Heavenly Sovereign and Hong Yun as the Earth Emperor, planning to cleanse Hong Yun of Hong Jun’s influence after his reincarnation.
• Di Tian summoned Fuxi to All Heavens Hall and asked about his studies of the He Tu Luo Shu.
• Fuxi displayed the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram, and Di Tian swiftly comprehended its principles and reproduced the diagram.
• Di Tian asked Fuxi whether his cultivation had stalled at Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Perfection, and Fuxi confirmed that it had.

Di Tian told Fuxi that he could reach the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo by reincarnating into the Human Race and becoming its Human Emperor. After Fuxi began deducing the future Earth Emperor and Human Emperor, Di Tian pulled him into the Chaos World to stop him.

• Fuxi asked Di Tian why he could not prove the Dao of Hunyuan, and Di Tian said his destiny required him to reincarnate and bear karma in a future life.
• Fuxi reasoned that he could cast his True Spirit into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, fulfill his destiny, and use the resulting Merit to advance without abandoning his current cultivation.
• Di Tian explained that Fuxi must reincarnate into the Human Race, teach its people through the principles of the He Tu Luo Shu and Innate Eight Trigrams, and gain recognition as its Human Emperor.
• Fuxi deduced that the Human Race would also have an Earth Emperor and another Human Emperor, and worried that Hong Jun might secretly control one of them.
• Fuxi tried to use the Innate Eight Trigrams to discover the future rulers' identities and whereabouts, so Di Tian used the Chaos Pearl to take them both into the Chaos World.

Di Tian saved Fuxi from a deduction backlash and discovered that Hong Jun had secretly planted an incomplete Hongmeng Purple Qi in his True Spirit to influence his choices. Fuxi warned that other Star Court officials might also be compromised, prompting a call for compulsory inspections.

• Wang Shu asked Di Tian what had happened to the dazed Fuxi, and Di Tian explained that Fuxi had tried to deduce the Earth Emperor and Human Emperor and nearly suffered a fatal backlash.
• Di Tian hid Wang Shu and Jun Lin in an independent spacetime within the Chaotic Void, then healed Fuxi and inscribed the Human Emperor’s destiny within him.
• Fuxi woke, thanked Di Tian, and questioned why he had acted against his usual nature by attempting the deduction.
• Di Tian examined Fuxi and found that Hong Jun had planted an incomplete strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi in his True Spirit, which he removed.
• Fuxi urged Di Tian to recall and inspect the Star Court’s senior officials, warning that five to eight people might have been controlled by Hong Jun.

Di Tian uncovered Hong Jun’s hidden influence in Fuxi and summoned the Star Court’s leaders to investigate for further infiltrators. He found a Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragment in Tong Tian’s soul and removed it in the Chaos World.

• Di Tian sealed Fuxi and the incomplete Hongmeng Purple Qi separately, then ordered Da Peng to secure the Ziwei Imperial Palace and summon the Star Court’s key personnel.
• Da Peng inspected the palace, struck the All Heavens Drum three times, and searched everyone arriving at the imperial gates.
• Tong Tian passed inspection and reported to Di Tian, who examined his soul and True Spirit for signs of Hong Jun’s influence.
• Di Tian brought Tong Tian into his Chaotic Universe and revealed the Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragment embedded in Tong Tian’s soul.

Di Tian discovered Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragments hidden in Tong Tian, Xi He, and several Star Court officials, then compared their memories to identify Hong Jun’s influence. He traced the scheme to someone among the four officials he had summoned, but the chapter ended before naming the first person targeted.

• Di Tian found a Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragment in Tong Tian and compared Tong Tian’s memories with Fuxi’s to investigate how it had been planted.
• Di Tian ordered Tong Tian to remain in Zhou Tian Star City and watch Taishang’s actions so Tong Tian could learn to prove the Dao of Hunyuan and thwart Taishang’s sainthood.
• Da Peng reported three suspicious attendants and unexplained treasures, and Di Tian ordered him to uncover their mastermind and eliminate the spies.
• Di Tian inspected the Star Court officials, dismissed most of them, and brought Xi He, Wenqu Star God, Wuqu Star God, and Luo Hou Star God into the Chaos World.
• Di Tian extracted Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragments from the four officials, examined their memories, and identified one of them as the first to be influenced by Hong Jun.

Hong Jun abandoned his hidden plan with the Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragments and moved to speed up Taishang and Zhen Yuanzi’s ascension while seeking reinforcements. Di Tian suspected Ran Deng of secretly contacting Star Court figures, but found no evidence and left with Ran Deng’s Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls to investigate an anomaly.

• Hong Jun sent his Good Corpse to watch Zhen Yuanzi, his Evil Corpse to assist Taishang, and his Self Corpse to seek Yang Mei and the others.
• Di Tian ordered Star Court to consolidate its forces, escort Human Race members to Buzhou Mountain, and prepare to draw Zhen Yuanzi and Taishang away from their base.
• Di Tian examined Ran Deng and found no Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragment, then questioned him about supposedly contacting Fuxi, Tong Tian, Xi He, Wenqu Star God, Wuqu Star God, and Luo Hou Star God.
• Ran Deng denied leaving his cave and showed Di Tian his thirty-six Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls, explaining his plans to create a Greater Chiliocosm and reach the Grand Luo of Hunyuan Realm.
• Di Tian noticed an anomaly in the twenty-four Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls from Hong Jun, took all the pearls, and entered a Space-Time Tunnel to the Chaos World.
• Ran Deng wondered why he seemed to have become a traitor and messaged Wenqu Star God and the others to ask what had happened.

Ran Deng discovered that someone had impersonated him to plant Hongmeng Purple Qi Fragments in Wenqu Star God and others, and began searching for evidence to clear his name. Meanwhile, Hou Tu received Fuxi and sent him into the Humanity Path of Reincarnation, then worked on the Earth Vein Cultivation Method as Shi Chen confronted Yang Mei about helping Hong Jun.

• Ran Deng learned that an impostor had used his appearance to influence Wenqu Star God and others, and he searched his abode and records for proof that he had been framed.
• Fuxi arrived at the Nine Netherworld Underworld with Di Tian's people, and Hou Tu agreed to send him through the Humanity Path of Reincarnation while preserving his body.
• Hou Tu sent Fuxi's True Spirit into reincarnation, sealed his body with the Earth Dao, and began deducing the Earth Vein Cultivation Method for Di Tian.
• Shi Chen visited Yang Mei's dojo and asked whether Yang Mei had agreed to help Hong Jun deal with Di Tian and take control of the Primordial World.
• Yang Mei acknowledged Shi Chen's question and asked whether he objected or had another idea.

Shi Chen and Yang Mei worried that Hong Jun would betray them, so they prepared a hidden backup plan while Di Tian uncovered Hong Jun’s infiltration of Star Court. The chapter ended with Di Tian setting out to recruit more allies and Ran Deng vowing to prove the Dao of Hunyuan within One Yuanhui.

• Yang Mei told Shi Chen that Hong Jun had promised him the position of Lord of Earth Path, while Shi Chen revealed that Hong Jun had promised him the position of Lord of Humanity Dao.
• Shi Chen and Yang Mei agreed to summon Reincarnation and Red Dust to hide nearby and help them counter Hong Jun if he turned against them.
• Di Tian discovered that the Ran Deng impostor created from Hongmeng Purple Qi had infiltrated Star Court and gathered intelligence, then sealed it away for possible future use.
• Di Tian planned to visit Yuan Feng, the Dragon Race, and the North Sea, and to advance the birth of the Three Human Ancestors.
• Di Tian returned the Sea Pacifying Divine Pearl to Ran Deng and ordered him to prove the Dao of Hunyuan within One Yuanhui or guard Star Treasure Pavilion in the lower realm.
• Ran Deng returned to his cave abode and vowed to atone with his life if he failed to ascend to Grand Luo of Hunyuan within One Yuanhui.

Di Tian checked Yuan Feng’s progress in taking the Vermilion Bird’s body and gave Qing Luan a Heaven Deceiving Pearl to conceal the possession. At the Dragon Race’s Ancestor Dragon Hall, Ao Yang considered Ancestor Dragon’s plan to split the young dragons between the Return Ruins and Di Tian’s Star Radiance Divine Court, just as Di Tian arrived to visit.

• Di Tian inspected the sleeping Vermilion Bird and learned from Qing Luan that Yuan Feng expected to complete her possession within ten thousand years.
• Di Tian gave Qing Luan a Heaven Deceiving Pearl and inscribed protective talismans to help Yuan Feng during the possession.
• Ao Yang lamented the Dragon Race’s weakened state and the Demon Race’s ultimatum before the memorial tablets in Ancestor Dragon Hall.
• Ancestor Dragon advised Ao Yang to temporarily submit to the Demon Race and divide the young dragons between the Return Ruins and Di Tian’s command.
• A messenger announced Di Tian’s arrival, and Ancestor Dragon urged Ao Yang to receive him.

Di Tian visited the Dragon Palace and asked to meet Ancestor Dragon, who was trapped in the Return Ruins. After Di Tian reached him, he offered the Dragon Race a chance to cleanse its Sin and Karmic Force, preserve its lineage, and escape Heaven and Earth’s suppression.

• Di Tian politely waited at the Dragon Palace while the Sea Patrol Yaksha feared he might seek revenge for Ao Qing’s past insults.
• Ao Yang hurried to greet Di Tian, then heard Ancestor Dragon’s instruction to take him to the Return Ruins.
• Ao Yang escorted Di Tian across the East Sea and ordered the Dragon Race to activate its Clan Protection Array to guard against rumors and attack.
• Di Tian met the aged Ancestor Dragon in the Return Ruins and offered to help the Dragon Race cleanse its Sin and Karmic Force and continue its lineage.

Di Tian told Ancestor Dragon that Azure Dragon bore Heaven’s Mandate to help stabilize the Four Extremities when Buzhou Mountain collapsed, and revealed his plan to control the Four Spirit Beasts and claim Merit. Ancestor Dragon feared Azure Dragon would die, but Di Tian left him with no clear way to change the Mandate.

• Ancestor Dragon asked Di Tian what the Dragon Race would have to pay for his promised way to preserve its legacy.
• Di Tian said he needed Azure Dragon, whom Ancestor Dragon had sealed in the Ruin Dragon Tomb, and promised to handle the rest.
• Ancestor Dragon claimed Azure Dragon had been driven mad by the Tribulation and opposed taking him, but Di Tian revealed that Azure Dragon’s fate was too weighty for Heaven and Earth to allow him self-awareness.
• After sealing the area with the Chaos Pearl, Di Tian explained that Azure Dragon’s Heaven’s Mandate was to join three other spirit beasts in stabilizing the Four Extremities when Buzhou Mountain collapsed.
• Ancestor Dragon asked whether he could take Azure Dragon’s place, but Di Tian implied that Heaven and Earth would not permit it.

Di Tian secured Ancestor Dragon’s cooperation by promising to reincarnate Azure Dragon into the Dragon Race and help its members reduce their karmic burden. He left Azure Dragon sealed in the Ruin Dragon Tomb for now, then went to the North Sea to capture Black Tortoise.

• Ancestor Dragon asked Di Tian to protect Azure Dragon’s True Spirit after his heavenly mandate, and Di Tian promised to reincarnate it into the Dragon Race.
• Ancestor Dragon gave Di Tian the token to remove Azure Dragon’s seal, but Di Tian said Azure Dragon would remain in the Ruin Dragon Tomb until needed.
• Di Tian offered to arrange for members of the Dragon Race with lighter sins to enter the Nine Netherworld Underworld and guide departed souls for Merit.
• Di Tian traveled to the North Sea and located Black Tortoise, whose enormous body covered nearly half the sea.
• Di Tian suppressed Black Tortoise’s soul and began shrinking its body so he could store it in the Chaos Pearl without attracting attention.

Di Tian shrank the sleeping Black Tortoise and stored it in the Chaos Pearl, then went to find Luo Hou for the next stage of his plan. As Luo Hou fought Taiyi, Suirenshi earned Humanity Path Merit by spreading the use of fire and became a Mixed Origin Golden Immortal.

• Di Tian placed the shrunken Black Tortoise in the Chaos Pearl and set out to find Luo Hou.
• Luo Hou harassed the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, while Di Jun and Kun Peng prepared to ambush him as Taiyi fought him.
• Suirenshi gained insight into the Great Dao of Fire after witnessing lightning set the earth ablaze.
• Suirenshi kindled a flame to protect the Human Race and shared the methods of making and using fire with every tribe.
• After firecraft spread throughout the Human Race, Suirenshi received Humanity Path Merit and ascended to Mixed Origin Golden Immortal.

Tong Tian feared Taishang would exploit the Human Race’s luck, so he worked to develop a sword-based teaching for them while Taishang secretly headed for their settlement to seize luck. Meanwhile, Luo Hou unleashed a terrifying new divine ability against the Di Jun Trio.

• Tong Tian saw Suirenshi’s cultivation soar through Human Race luck and Humanity Path Merit, then focused on creating the Boundless Sword Dao and Sword Heart Striving for the Heavens method.
• Taishang concluded that proving the Dao through the Human Race’s luck was his best shortcut, concealed his presence, left an External Avatar in Tushita Palace, and headed for the Human Race settlement.
• Luo Hou continued fighting Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kun Peng while advancing his understanding of the Great Daos of Slaughter, Destruction, and Death.
• Luo Hou used the divine ability “Chaotic Origin Extreme Evil, Evil Annihilates the Azure,” freezing the Di Jun Trio with terror.

Luo Hou used a puppet to escape Di Jun and Taiyi, who then planned to seize the Dragon Race’s territory. Di Tian and Luo Hou awakened Black Tortoise to seek his cooperation in their plan to reshape Heaven and Earth, and Black Tortoise began asking about his strange closeness to Luo Hou.

• Luo Hou sent a Slaughtering Fiend puppet to attack Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kun Peng while his true body slipped away to meet Di Tian.
• Di Jun and Taiyi feared Luo Hou’s growing power, and Di Jun ordered Bai Ze to tell Ao Yang that the Dragon Race must submit to the Heavenly Court.
• Di Tian told Luo Hou that Bai Hu, Vermilion Bird, and Azure Dragon were under control, leaving Black Tortoise as the last of the Four Spirit Beasts to secure.
• Luo Hou entered Black Tortoise’s soul and restored his consciousness, while Di Tian warned that he would become a puppet if he refused to cooperate.
• Black Tortoise awoke and asked Di Tian where he was, why he felt relaxed, and why he felt an inexplicable closeness to Luo Hou.