Chapter Summaries

Ao Bing and Ao Guang hoped Little Dragon Girl would win the Immortal Emperor’s favor as they accompanied the delegation to the East Sea Abyss. After Nezha and Ao Bing became sworn brothers, Ao Bing introduced Little Dragon Girl to Dong Wanggong, who was immediately captivated by her.

• Ao Bing decided to tell Ao Guang about Nezha’s suggestion that Little Dragon Girl approach the Immortal Emperor, hoping to gain honor for their family.
• The group reached the East Sea Abyss, where Zhao Gongming discussed his Slaughter Sword Dao and his wish to claim Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Dragon Clan leaders gathered to pay respects to Dong Wanggong and his companions, and Dong Wanggong blessed them and invited them to celebrate.
• Nuwa and Ying Long witnessed Nezha and Ao Bing swear brotherhood, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on them.
• Ao Bing introduced Little Dragon Girl to Dong Wanggong, who was instantly attracted to her.

At the Dragon Palace, Little Dragon Girl became Dong Wanggong’s Dao Companion, and Ao Bing became Qiongqi’s disciple. Dong Wanggong upgraded Nezha’s remaining treasures into Demonic Dao Treasures, then prepared with Ying Long to rescue Ancestor Dragon.

• Ao Guang asked Dong Wanggong to let Little Dragon Girl serve as his maid, but Ying Long brought her into Dong Wanggong’s embrace and declared her his Dao Companion.
• Qiongqi asked permission to take Ao Bing as his personal disciple, and Dong Wanggong agreed as Ao Bing completed the disciple rites.
• Dong Wanggong used the Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao to transform Nezha’s Wind Fire Wheels, Huntian Ling, and Universe Ring into Demonic Dao Treasures.
• After the banquet, Dong Wanggong looked beyond the Chaos and exchanged a glance with Ying Long as they prepared to rescue Ancestor Dragon.

Dong Wanggong, Ying Long, and the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor traveled to the Primordial Continent to meet God Punishing Dao Venerable and seek information about Ancestor Dragon. They reached his dojo, where a figure awaited them atop a mountain peak.

• Dong Wanggong explained that Dragon Son's bloodline connection could not locate Ancestor Dragon, so they needed to ask God Punishing Dao Venerable, who had once captured First Kirin.
• Dong Wanggong said he would invite God Punishing Dao Venerable to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace if he submitted, but warned that the Reincarnation Masters and the Reincarnation Alliance posed a greater threat.
• Dong Wanggong, Ying Long, and the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor used his Space-Time Dao Principles to reach the Primordial Continent quickly.
• Dong Wanggong sensed that God Punishing Dao Venerable had noticed their arrival and was waiting at his dojo.
• Ying Long asked whether the rules around them were the Primordial Laws, and Dong Wanggong explained that they belonged to the Primordial World of the Seventh Reincarnation Era.

Dong Wanggong confronted God Punishing Dao Venerable to learn Ancestor Dragon’s whereabouts, but God Punishing Dao Venerable demanded a life-or-death battle. As their fight reached its peak, Dong Wanggong’s Great Dao of Strength stirred painful memories of the Primordial Era’s destruction in God Punishing Dao Venerable.

• God Punishing Dao Venerable said he would reveal Ancestor Dragon’s whereabouts if Dong Wanggong defeated him and offered his life for the chance to transcend the Great Dao.
• Dong Wanggong refused Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor’s offer to intervene, saying his battle with God Punishing Dao Venerable would test whether his Great Dao of Strength could reach Great Accomplishment.
• Ying Long and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor dealt with God Punishing Dao Venerable’s forces, while Ying Long fought the Evil God and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor collected the Desolate Ancient World’s origins.
• Dong Wanggong and God Punishing Dao Venerable exchanged blows, their powerful bodies evenly matched.
• Dong Wanggong unleashed Dao Falls into Samsara and swept God Punishing Dao Venerable’s surroundings with the Great Dao of Strength, recalling the end-time Kalpa Tribulation that destroyed the Primordial Era.

Dong Wanggong fought God Punishing Dao Venerable and killed him with his treasures and Dao Principles. He claimed the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon and examined the fallen Reincarnation Master's origin and Great Dao.

• Dong Wanggong and God Punishing Dao Venerable clashed with their Great Daos, and Dong Wanggong unleashed the Chaos Green Lotus against the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.
• God Punishing Dao Venerable gained the upper hand and urged Dong Wanggong to use the Forbidden Abyss, but Dong Wanggong said he still had other powers and treasures.
• Dong Wanggong combined several treasures, the Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao, and other Dao Principles to kill God Punishing Dao Venerable.
• Dong Wanggong captured the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon and stored it in his soul.
• Dong Wanggong considered using the weapon to create a second world within the Forbidden Abyss, then turned to God Punishing Dao Venerable's origin and Great Dao.

Dong Wanggong turned the Heavenly Burial Demonic Domain into a Chaos World, created the God Punishing Dao Domain, and broke through to Peak Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin. With both domains established, he prepared to deal with Ancestor Dragon, while Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor lamented the gap between their cultivation.

• After killing the God Punishing Dao Venerable, Dong Wanggong reunited with Ying Long and received the Heaven Burying Demon Pagoda and the Ancient Desolate Continent's origin from Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor.
• Dong Wanggong absorbed the pagoda and the Ancient Desolate beings' origin into the Heavenly Burial Demonic Domain, which grew into a Chaos World as the World Tree gained branches.
• Dong Wanggong used the God Punishing Great Dao, the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, and the remaining Ancient Desolate origin to establish the God Punishing Dao Domain as a Half-Step Chaos World.
• Dong Wanggong merged the God Punishing Dao Venerable's origin into the new domain, then cultivated until his Great Dao of Strength reached complete Great Accomplishment.
• Dong Wanggong broke through to Peak Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin and suppressed the resulting visions, while Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor complained about his slow progress.

Dong Wanggong, Ying Long, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor traveled to the Three Thousand Star Domains to retrieve Ancestor Dragon, where they encountered the mysterious Empress guarding him. The Empress challenged Dong Wanggong, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor predicted she would soon become Dong Wanggong's Dao Companion.

• Dong Wanggong told Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor not to lose heart over his accomplishments, then learned from Ying Long that Ancestor Dragon was in the Three Thousand Star Domains beyond the Land of Guixu.
• Ying Long said she wanted Ancestor Dragon to return so she could hand over the Dragon Clan's affairs and focus on serving Dong Wanggong, and the three set out on the Chaos Green Lotus.
• The Empress told Ancestor Dragon that God Punishing Dao Venerable had died and that his savior would soon arrive.
• Dong Wanggong, Ying Long, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor appeared before the Empress and Ancestor Dragon, and Ancestor Dragon learned Dong Wanggong's identity.
• The Empress used the Great Dao's rules to pressure Dong Wanggong and said he would have to defeat her to take Ancestor Dragon away.
• Ancestor Dragon asked Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor whether Dong Wanggong would be all right, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor predicted that the Empress would become Dong Wanggong's Dao Companion.

Dong Wanggong trapped the Ruthless Empress in the God Punishing Dao Domain and made her his Dao Companion. He then welcomed Ancestor Dragon into the Hongmeng Immortal Palace and set off for the Primordial World with Ying Long and the Empress.

• The Ruthless Empress attacked Dong Wanggong with the power of her Sacrifice Dao Great Dao.
• Dong Wanggong used the Forbidden Abyss to trap the Ruthless Empress in the God Punishing Dao Domain, where she could no longer use her Great Dao.
• Dong Wanggong removed the Empress's mask and overwhelmed her with his advances until her feelings toward him softened.
• Ying Long told Ancestor Dragon that Dong Wanggong had more than thirty Dao Companions, including Yuanfeng, and Ancestor Dragon decided to pursue his own desires after returning to the Primordial World.
• Dong Wanggong invited Ancestor Dragon to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, and Ancestor Dragon pledged to follow him.
• Dong Wanggong departed for the Primordial World aboard the Chaos Green Lotus with Ying Long and the Ruthless Empress.

After nearly a thousand years of cultivation with his Dao Companions, Dong Wanggong surveyed the divided Human Race and checked his system panel. He headed for the Primordial Continent to see whether Confucius, Laozi, and Guiguzi had become Saints.

• West Queen Mother brought Dong Wanggong and the women to the Heavenly Dao Nirvana Pool, where they drank and cultivated together.
• Nearly a thousand years passed as the Shang Dynasty collapsed and the Seven States rose, while powerful rulers and their followers waited for a decisive struggle.
• Dong Wanggong observed that Ying Zheng had not yet been born and considered the challenges awaiting him and the choices the sects might make.
• Dong Wanggong opened his system panel and reviewed his cultivation, Dao Companions, followers, treasures, and other gains.
• Dong Wanggong concluded that Confucius, Laozi, and Guiguzi should have become Saints, then flew from Penglai Immortal Island toward the Primordial Continent.

Guiguzi welcomed Confucius and Laozi to Yunmeng Valley, where the three discussed the Dao as Human Race sages and powerful immortals watched. The chapter ended with Old Master Taiqing and Primordial Heavenly Venerate arguing over their disciples and their ties to Guiguzi’s former life as Guangchengzi.

• Guiguzi summoned Confucius and Laozi, who asked to study his works and witness his coming proof of the Dao.
• Guiguzi welcomed the two sages, and their discussion produced visions and Literary Qi that reached Cangjie on the East Sea Coast.
• Cangjie predicted that Guiguzi and Confucius would join the Human Sacred Land as Human Race sages after proving the Hunyuan Dao.
• Dong Wanggong received Old Master Taiqing and Primordial Heavenly Venerate above Yunmeng Valley as they observed the sages’ discussion.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate said Laozi’s future reunion with Old Master Taiqing could heal his injuries, and Old Master Taiqing countered that Guangchengzi would not acknowledge Primordial Heavenly Venerate as his master.

Guiguzi completed his Dao of Strategy and Vertical and Horizontal Alliances and attained the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. He met Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who immediately argued over whether he would join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

• Dong Wanggong reassured Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Guiguzi’s master-disciple karma with him would remain after Guiguzi attained the Dao.
• Guiguzi thanked Confucius and Laozi for their discussion of the Dao and urged them to guide the Human Race.
• White Crane Boy appeared as a Mid-stage Quasi-Saint, prompting Primordial Heavenly Venerate to taunt Old Master Taiqing about Grand Master Xuandu.
• Guiguzi proclaimed the Dao of Strategy and Vertical and Horizontal Alliances, gathered its laws into his primordial spirit, and became a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Guiguzi’s attainment moved Patriarch Bodhi and astonished beings across the Primordial World, while Bai Qi and Guiguzi’s disciples bowed in reverence.
• Guiguzi greeted Dong Wanggong, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Old Master Taiqing, then Primordial Heavenly Venerate warned Dong Wanggong not to recruit his disciple.

Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched Laozi ride west through Hangu Pass to spread Daoism and claim the Western Teachings’ fortunes. Laozi began to attain Hunyuan as purple qi and Dao Sound filled the heavens.

• Old Master Taiqing urged Dong Wanggong to recruit Guiguzi, provoking Primordial Heavenly Venerate, while Dong Wanggong tried to persuade Primordial Heavenly Venerate to join Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Guiguzi renounced the name Guangchengzi and chose to travel the Primordial Wilderness, offering to help Dong Wanggong or Primordial Heavenly Venerate if needed.
• Dong Wanggong gave Guiguzi Enlightenment Tea leaves and sent him on his way.
• Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate gathered above Hangu Pass and discussed Laozi’s plan to spread Daoism in the West and divide the Western Teachings’ fortunes.
• Laozi rode his Green Ox through Hangu Pass as purple qi, Dao Sound, and golden lotuses appeared, and he began attaining Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Saint Jieyin intervened at Hangu Pass to stop Laozi from attaining the Hunyuan realm, forcing Old Master Taiqing to defend him. As Saint Jieyin and Taiqing battled, Primordial Heavenly Venerate secretly disrupted the Heavenly Secrets, and the four Buddhas joined Jieyin to imprison Taiqing and his clones.

• Saint Jieyin confronted Laozi at Hangu Pass and tried to stop him from completing his Daoist breakthrough.
• Old Master Taiqing appeared to protect Laozi, and Saint Jieyin attacked him in Chaos after Taiqing summoned three clones with One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate used the Pangu Banner to stir the Heavenly Secrets and seal the area around Hangu Pass, while Dong Wanggong questioned his motives.
• Saint Jieyin summoned Future Buddha Bai Ze, Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, and Buddha Tathagata to aid him against Taiqing.
• Saint Jieyin and the four Buddhas used their Buddha Kingdoms in Palm to create a Western Pure Land and imprison Old Master Taiqing and his three clones.

Saint Zhunti killed Laozi at Hangu Pass before he could attain Hunyuan, while Dong Wanggong guided Confucius toward a more forceful Confucian Dao. Old Master Taiqing arrived too late to save Laozi and faced Zhunti, Jieyin, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who had manipulated the Heavenly Secrets.

• Saint Zhunti attacked Laozi at Hangu Pass, and Confucius watched without intervening.
• Dong Wanggong arrived with Primordial Heavenly Venerate, taught Confucius to blend the Great Dao of Strength into Confucian Dao, and Confucius left with his disciples to discuss it.
• Saint Zhunti captured Laozi with the Buddha Kingdom in Palm and killed him, while the Green Ox escaped toward Heaven.
• Old Master Taiqing arrived after Laozi's death, and Saint Zhunti taunted him alongside Saint Jieyin and the four Buddhas.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned the Pangu Banner and offered to uphold justice, as Old Master Taiqing realized he had meddled with the Heavenly Secrets.

At Hangu Pass, Primordial Heavenly Venerate helped Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti drive Old Master Taiqing away, then rejected Dong Wanggong’s offer to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace and regretted turning down the Jade Disk of Creation. As the saints bickered, Confucius’s Confucian Dao merged with Dong Wanggong’s Great Dao of Strength, leaving Confucius transformed and his robe in tatters.

• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti pressured Old Master Taiqing to leave, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s support helped force him back toward Shouyang Mountain.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained that he had intervened because he resented the Human Teachings remaining intact while the Chan Sect and Interception Sect had fallen.
• Dong Wanggong invited Primordial Heavenly Venerate to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate refused and declared he would never submit to anyone.
• Dong Wanggong mentioned that he had considered lending Primordial Heavenly Venerate the Jade Disk of Creation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate regretted refusing the offer.
• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti teased Primordial Heavenly Venerate, while Dong Wanggong reflected on how the Great Dao had set the former allies against one another.
• Confucius’s Confucian Dao merged with Dong Wanggong’s Great Dao of Strength, making Confucius’s figure grow larger and causing his Daoist robe to burst apart.

Confucius proved the Dao of a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal, then revealed himself as Kong Xuan, Dong Wanggong’s disciple. Dong Wanggong told the gathered immortals that several people could become the Human Emperor, leaving the Seven States’ struggle for supremacy unresolved.

• Confucius used his martial interpretation of Confucian teachings to gather the Dao’s rules and attain early-stage Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Kong Xuan revealed his true identity to his three thousand disciples, who inherited Confucianism and set out to persuade the Seven States to follow its teachings, resorting to force if needed.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate praised Kong Xuan and Guiguzi, while Jieyin and Zhunti regretted missing the chance to recruit Kong Xuan and Guangchengzi.
• Dong Wanggong explained that at least three people could become Human Emperors and that rulers such as Duke Huan of Qi, King Wei of Chu, and King Wuling of Zhao could become Human Kings if they unified the Seven States.

Ying Zheng was born amid auspicious signs and grew up under Zhao Gongming’s protection and tutelage. At thirteen, he prepared to lead Qin in a campaign to conquer the Six States and unite the Human Race.

• Zhao Gongming arrived after Ying Yiren named the newborn Ying Zheng, declaring that he would protect and teach the child and bestowing the Xuanyuan Sword upon him.
• Zhao Gongming concealed Ying Zheng’s Human Emperor destiny, and he remained hidden from the Western Teachings, Human Teachings, and Demon Sect for years.
• At thirteen, Ying Zheng inherited Qin’s throne and took control of state affairs with Zhao Gongming’s support, while the rebellion of Lao Ai and Lu Buwei’s usurpation never occurred.
• Ying Zheng declared his intention to sweep across the Six States to the First Emperor of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who urged him to proceed and warned him about King Wuling of Zhao and Duke Huan of Qi.
• Ying Zheng addressed Qin’s gathered soldiers with the Mountain and River Diagram and the Xuanyuan Sword, proclaiming that only Great Qin was worthy to rule as the army roared its support.

Ying Zheng’s court chose to invade Zhao first, and Bai Qi led Qin’s army toward Handan. Zhao’s generals gathered at Pingyang to defend the state as the Qin forces approached.

• Bai Qi argued that Qin should destroy Zhao first, and Lu Buwei and the other officials supported the plan.
• Ying Ji, Sima Cuo, Shang Yang, and Zhang Yi arrived at court and pledged to help Ying Zheng unite the Central Plains.
• Ying Zheng appointed Bai Qi commander-in-chief, ordered Wang Jian, Meng Tian, Ying Ji, and Sima Cuo to assist him, and gave him the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Bai Qi and Wang Jian advanced rapidly through Zhao’s territory and brought the Qin army to Pingyang, the last major defense before Handan.
• Lian Po and Zhao She prepared to defend Pingyang, while Zhao’s generals worried that the other states would not send help.

Saint Jieyin planned to support Liu Bang in overthrowing Qin after it unified the Central Plains, while the Qin army fought Zhao at Pingyang. The chapter left Zhao’s army defeated, Lian Po and other generals dead, and Handan close to falling.

• Saint Jieyin told Saint Zhunti that he had identified Liu Bang as a future Human Emperor who was destined to overthrow Qin, and that Buddhist disciples had secretly gathered supplies and weapons to support his uprising.
• Bai Qi ordered Qin’s generals and troops to launch a final assault on Pingyang, where their battle formation’s Black Bird slaughtered a million Zhao soldiers.
• Bai Qi fought Lian Po and killed him after several days and nights of battle.
• Wang Jian called on Zhao’s soldiers to surrender, and they laid down their weapons after Lian Po fell.
• Ying Ji reported that Zhao She, Li Mu, and Zhao Kuo had died and that Meng Tian’s troops were close to breaking through Handan.

Ying Zheng’s Qin conquered Zhao and defeated the allied forces of the remaining states, making him Co-Lord of the Human Race and later the First Emperor. Decades later, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu gathered followers with the aid of hidden enemies of Qin, and the story left their planned rebellion approaching.

• Qin captured Handan in less than ten days, and King Wuling of Zhao killed himself as the city fell.
• Ying Zheng sent Li Si, Lu Buwei, and others to settle displaced Zhao people, while Qin’s armies invaded Yan, Han, and Wei.
• At Hangu Pass, Bai Qi led Qin’s soldiers against Su Qin’s coalition of the five states, and Qin annihilated the allied army and its leaders.
• Ying Zheng unified the Central Plains, styled himself the First Emperor of Qin, standardized writing, chariots, roads, and currency, and performed the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai.
• Decades later, Liu Bang, a lay disciple of the Western Teachings, and Xiang Yu, secretly supported by the Demon Sect, gathered followers and prepared to strike at Ying Zheng and Qin.