Chapter Summaries

East King Duke refined the Yin-Yang Law Seed into his Dao Lotus, raising it to an eighteen-petaled Innate Supreme Treasure. The lotus survived the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation and returned to East King Duke’s hands.

• East King Duke chose to refine the Yin-Yang Law Seed into his Twelfth-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus rather than absorb it himself.
• East King Duke spent ten thousand years helping the Law Seed merge into the lotus, which gained forty-eight Innate Restrictions and began ascending in rank.
• The Dao Lotus reached eighteen petals and formed its forty-ninth Innate Restriction, triggering a heavenly tribulation over Mount Fang Island.
• The Dao Lotus endured the tribulation’s successive lightning bolts, then resisted the final Golden Tribulation Lightning with eighty-one Yin-Yang Lotus Flowers.
• Mysterious Yellow Power descended upon the Dao Lotus, and its transformation brought spiritual changes to Supreme Yang Mountain before it returned to East King Duke’s hands.

East King Duke celebrated the Eighteen-grade Innate Yin-Yang Dao Lotus’s transformation into an Innate Supreme Treasure and gave Queen Mother of the West a Nine-Grade Lotus Platform. The two set out to explore the Primordial Continent and seek opportunities, heading toward Buzhou Mountain before visiting Western Kunlun.

• East King Duke assessed his many treasures and Heavenly Dao Merit after the Dao Lotus advanced into an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• Queen Mother of the West arrived after sensing the tribulation and learned how the Dao Lotus had advanced.
• East King Duke gave Queen Mother of the West a Nine-Grade Lotus Platform, which she accepted.
• Queen Mother of the West planned to retrieve her attendants and spiritual roots from Kunlun Mountain and tour the Primordial Continent, and East King Duke offered to accompany her.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West left Mount Fang Island and traveled toward Buzhou Mountain to seek opportunities and investigate the Witch Clan.

East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West traveled to Buzhou Mountain and met Fuxi and Nuwa, where their discussion of the Primordial World’s rising powers revealed Fuxi’s interest in joining the Demon Clan. The chapter left Fuxi considering the invitation while Nuwa and East King Duke urged him to prioritize cultivation.

• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West journeyed to Buzhou Mountain, gathering spiritual roots and treasures along the way.
• Fuxi and Nuwa greeted East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West and invited them into their grotto-heaven.
• The four shared Spiritual Fruits and wine, and East King Duke offered Fuxi and Nuwa a Yellow Middle Plum.
• East King Duke discussed the Witch Clan and Sun Star Lineage as rising powers, and Fuxi revealed that Di Jun and Tai Yi had invited him to join the Demon Clan.
• Nuwa advised Fuxi to avoid worldly conflicts and focus on cultivation, and East King Duke agreed that seeking a higher Dao should come first.

East King Duke explained the path beyond Great Luo to Nuwa and Fuxi, then led Queen Mother of the West to visit the Witch Clan. At the Witch Clan’s ancestral land, Great Witch Xing Tian attacked them, but East King Duke effortlessly stopped him and seized him.

• Fuxi insisted that cultivators should make allies and contend for Primordial World Destiny, while Nuwa asked East King Duke about realms beyond Great Luo.
• East King Duke explained the cultivation realms up to Primordial Golden Immortal and named Senior Hongjun of Mount Yujing as a being beyond Great Luo.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West spent nearly ten thousand years discussing the Dao with Fuxi and Nuwa, then continued exploring Buzhou.
• After another ten thousand years, East King Duke led Queen Mother of the West toward Pangu Hall to meet the Ancestral Witches.
• Great Witch Xing Tian intercepted the visitors and attacked East King Duke, who stopped his axe with one finger and seized him with a giant hand.

Fuxi and Nuwa discussed East King Duke’s teachings and Fuxi’s decision to join the Demon Race. At the Witch Clan’s territory, East King Duke fought Zhurong until Houtu arrived and offered to escort him and Queen Mother of the West to meet Dijiang.

• Fuxi and Nuwa reflected on the Primordial Chaos Realm, and Fuxi explained that joining the Demon Race might help him reach it.
• East King Duke subdued Xing Tian and pushed back the Witch Clan warriors who rushed to attack him.
• Zhurong confronted East King Duke, and the two traded blows for hundreds of rounds without either gaining the upper hand.
• Zhurong manifested his Ancestral Witch True Body, but Houtu arrived and said she would escort East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West to Dijiang.
• Zhurong put away his Divine Ability after Houtu warned him that Dijiang would punish him for disrupting the visit.

East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West met the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who hoped East King Duke might resolve a peril threatening the Witch Clan. After decades of conversation, Dijiang said something that left East King Duke deep in thought.

• Houtu welcomed East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West, and Zhu Rong reluctantly accompanied them to Pangu Hall.
• Dijiang asked Zhu Jiuyin about his prediction that a cultivator from the East would help the Witch Clan, but Zhu Jiuyin could not confirm that East King Duke was the one.
• Xuan Ming suggested asking East King Duke whether he could help and offering him a treasure if he was the person they sought.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West studied the Pangu Hall plaque, then entered and greeted the Ancestral Witches.
• The guests and Ancestral Witches shared food and conversation for decades before Dijiang spoke and left East King Duke deep in thought.

East King Duke helped the Ancestral Witches solve the Witch Clan’s governance problem and earned permission to study the Pangu Divine Heart for ten years. In the Pangu Inner Hall, he comprehended Pangu’s Dao and discovered the Divine Heart suspended above a pool of Pangu’s Heart Blood.

• Dijiang asked East King Duke for advice on governing the growing Witch Clan, and East King Duke proposed dividing it into Twelve Tribes led by the Ancestral Witches.
• The Ancestral Witches accepted his plan and promised him ten years to cultivate beside the Pangu Divine Heart.
• Houtu led East King Duke to the Pangu Rear Hall and left him at the entrance to the chamber containing the Divine Heart.
• East King Duke entered a vast space filled with Malevolent Qi, studied Pangu’s statue for a year, and gained insight into Pangu’s Dao.
• East King Duke reached a Blood Pool and saw the Pangu Divine Heart beating above it, dripping Heart Blood into the pool.

East King Duke cultivated beside Pangu's Divine Heart, comprehended Pangu's True Meaning, and witnessed the hidden truth behind the opening of the heavens. He left Pangu Hall resolved to adjust his Dao Path and continue beyond the Primordial Great Land.

• East King Duke cultivated in Pangu Inner Hall, tempering his body with Malevolent Qi and comprehending the Four Character Pangu Great Dao True Seal.
• The Eighteen-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus drew East King Duke toward Pangu's Divine Heart, whose consciousness swept him into a vision of Pangu opening the heavens.
• East King Duke witnessed a truth about Pangu's opening of the heavens that contradicted the legends and decided to keep what he had seen secret.
• East King Duke completed his ten-year stay, and Houtu told him the Witch Clan had adopted his method and wanted his guidance.
• East King Duke reunited with Queen Mother of the West, met briefly with the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and left with her within a hundred years.

East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West returned to Mount Fang Island after gathering Queen Mother of the West’s belongings and attendant from Western Kunlun. Two Yuan Hui later, Hongjun proved the Dao and became the Primordial World’s first Saint, announcing a lecture in ten thousand years.

• Dijiang reorganized the Witch Clan into twelve divisions and established Great Witches to help manage its tribes.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West traveled to Western Kunlun, where Cai Ling greeted them and East King Duke gave her two Acquired Spiritual Treasures.
• Queen Mother of the West left her palace and protective formation behind, then traveled with East King Duke, Cai Ling, Cloud Boy, and the Nine-Colored Divine Deer to Mount Fang Island.
• After two Yuan Hui passed, Hongjun announced that he had become a Saint and would lecture in the Chaos Purple Firmament Palace in ten thousand years.
• When Hongjun’s Saintly pressure forced beings across the Primordial World to bow, East King Duke used the Eighteen-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus to protect himself and Queen Mother of the West.

After Hongjun revealed his Saintly power, East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West decided to attend his sermon, then formalized their bond as Dao companions. After their union, East King Duke began a breakthrough as Queen Mother of the West watched.

• East King Duke explained the Saint realm to his disciples and warned them not to speak Hongjun's name carelessly.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West agreed to attend the sermon at the Chaos Purple Firmament Palace, while the Three Pure Ones also decided to go.
• East King Duke proposed to Queen Mother of the West, and she accepted, becoming his Dao companion.
• East King Duke gave Queen Mother of the West all the Merit Golden Cloud bestowed upon them for their union.
• After cultivating together, East King Duke manifested three flowers above his head as his aura surged, and Queen Mother of the West watched with delight.

East King Duke completed his breakthrough to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak with a Nine-grade Nascent Soul, then traveled with Queen Mother of the West to seek Hongjun’s Purple Firmament Palace. They reached Zi Wei Palace and met Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun among the early arrivals.

• East King Duke formed a Nine-grade Nascent Soul and broke through to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak, while Queen Mother of the West remained short of the late stage.
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West consolidated their cultivation, instructed their disciples, and set out on the Eighteen-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus for Chaos.
• The pair crossed the Chaos Qi Flow and searched for the Purple Firmament Palace for over a thousand years.
• East King Duke sensed a direction, and a Golden Bridge led him and Queen Mother of the West to Zi Wei Palace.
• East King Duke reunited with Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun, introduced Queen Mother of the West Tai Zhen, and noticed other familiar faces with whom he was less friendly.

Before Saint Hongjun’s sermon, East King Duke and Tai Yi clashed over the Fusang Origin and fought in Chaos. East King Duke overwhelmed Tai Yi’s opening attacks, but Tai Yi brought out the Chaos Bell.

• The Three Pure Ones arrived at Purple Sky Palace and watched warily as East King Duke settled in with Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun.
• Fuxi and Nuwa arrived with Di Jun and Tai Yi, and Tai Yi accused East King Duke of stealing the Sun Star’s Fusang Origin.
• East King Duke rejected Tai Yi’s claim, and both sides prepared to fight until a Hongjun attendant warned them not to battle before a Saint.
• Tai Yi challenged East King Duke to fight after the sermon, but East King Duke invited him into Chaos and flew out to meet him.
• Tai Yi’s Golden Crow Divine Fist failed to harm East King Duke, whose Yin Yang Qi sent Tai Yi flying a hundred li.
• Tai Yi summoned his inborn supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell.

East King Duke defeated Tai Yi despite the Chaos Bell, and Zixiao Palace opened for Hongjun’s sermon. The six cushions were claimed, two last-minute arrivals entered the hall, and East King Duke anticipated trouble.

• Tai Yi attacked East King Duke with the Chaos Bell, but East King Duke deflected its sword qi, suppressed the bell, and struck Tai Yi down.
• Di Jun and the Demon Clan moved to protect the injured Tai Yi, but the opening of Zixiao Palace ended the confrontation.
• Laozi, Primordial, and Tongtian took the first three cushions, Nuwa claimed the fourth with Fuxi’s help, and Kunpeng and Hong Yun occupied the last two.
• East King Duke sat with Queen Mother of the West behind Hong Yun as the cultivators settled inside the palace.
• Two disheveled Great Luo Golden Immortals rushed into Zixiao Palace just before the doors closed, bringing the gathering to exactly three thousand guests.
• East King Duke recognized the two newcomers and silently anticipated that a good show was about to begin.

In Purple Sky Palace, Zhunti pressured the seated cultivators for a cushion, and Hong Yun gave up his seat to escape the unease he felt from being bound by Karma. Zhunti and the Three Pure Ones then turned on Kunpeng, leaving him facing pressure to surrender his seat as the Saint’s arrival neared.

• Hong Yun reflected on how an inexplicable urge had made him take the sixth cushion and how the resulting Karma left him restless.
• Zhunti and Jieyin arrived, found all six cushions occupied, and Zhunti pleaded for a seat on behalf of the West.
• After the other seated cultivators ignored Zhunti, he demanded Kunpeng’s seat and Kunpeng told him to get lost.
• Hong Yun gave up his cushion, and Zhunti took it while Hong Yun returned to sit beside Zhenyuanzi.
• Zhunti insulted Kunpeng and demanded his seat for Jieyin, prompting Kunpeng to threaten him as Jieyin joined the confrontation.
• Primordial backed Zhunti’s demand because he looked down on Kunpeng’s origins, and Laozi and Tongtian supported Primordial.

At Purple Heaven Palace, Kunpeng was forced from his seat, but East King Duke secured it for Queen Mother of the West, Tai Zhen. Hongjun appeared, fixed the seating arrangement, and added a seventh cushion for Jieyin.

• Taiqing Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Lord pressured Kunpeng to give up his seat, while Primordial’s insults provoked Di Jun, Tai Yi, Nuwa, and Fuxi.
• Zhunti knocked Kunpeng from the fifth cushion, but Queen Mother of the West, Tai Zhen, took it with East King Duke’s help.
• East King Duke intimidated the cultivators, and Jieyin and Zhunti abandoned their claim to Tai Zhen’s seat and shared another cushion.
• Hongjun appeared and, after noticing Tai Zhen, created an extra cushion for Jieyin.
• Hongjun declared that the seats were fixed and could no longer be changed.

Hongjun delivered his first three-thousand-year lecture in Purple Firmament Palace, and the gathered cultivators gained insights, with Queen Mother of the West breaking through to the Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. After leaving Chaos, East King Duke took Queen Mother of the West toward an unannounced opportunity as several other powerful beings converged on the same destination.

• Hongjun greeted East King Duke as a young friend, then announced his three lectures and began the first sermon.
• The cultivators listened to Hongjun explain the Dao for three thousand years, and Queen Mother of the West advanced to the Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Hongjun ended the lecture and departed, while the guests prepared to return to their territories.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi approached Kunpeng after the lecture, while East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West exchanged greetings with Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and the others.
• East King Duke stopped after crossing the Primordial World Barrier and led Queen Mother of the West toward an opportunity, as several Great Supernatural Beings headed for the same place.

East King Duke, Queen Mother of the West, and other cultivators arrived at Buzhou Mountain as the Innate Gourd Vine revealed its gourds. After the destined cultivators claimed six ripe gourds, East King Duke saved the withering vine and uncovered the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath it.

• Nuwa sensed a Destined Treasure near Buzhou Mountain and hurried there with Fuxi, where they found seven other cultivators already waiting for the treasure to emerge.
• The Innate Gourd Vine appeared with seven gourds, and East King Duke arrived with Queen Mother of the West, assuring the others that he would not compete for them.
• The Three Pure Ones took the Purple, Green, and Yellow Gourds, Di Jun took the White Gourd, Nuwa took the Cyan Gourd, and Hong Yun took the Red Gourd.
• East King Duke poured Three Lights Divine Water onto the withering Gourd Vine and preserved it.
• East King Duke gathered the golden soil beneath the vine and recognized it as the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

East King Duke took the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and gave Nuwa a piece of the Gourd Vine, while Nuwa sensed the items had a connection to her fate. At Sun Star, Bai Ze proposed that Di Jun and Tai Yi establish the Demon Race, and the brothers decided to seek Hongjun’s approval at the next lecture.

• The Three Pure Ones and the other cultivators departed after East King Duke claimed the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, while Fuxi and Nuwa stayed behind.
• Nuwa probed East King Duke about the Gourd Vine and the soil, and he gave her a length of the Gourd Vine because it had a Destined Affinity with her.
• East King Duke returned to his Dao Field, and Di Jun consoled Tai Yi over his defeat before Bai Ze suggested that the Sun Palace lineage descend from the starry sky to contend for Primordial World Destiny.
• Di Jun warned that the Sun Lineage could not yet withstand the Primordial World’s powerful factions and the Witch Clan, so Bai Ze proposed founding a race rooted in Sun Star.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi recognized their Heavenly Mandate to establish the Demon Race and planned to ask Hongjun to issue an edict at the Second Lecture in Purple Cloud Palace.

After Hongjun's sermon improved the cultivation of the Supreme Yang Lineage, Jieyin and Zhunti found an opportunity at the South Bright Undying Volcano. Meanwhile, the Ancestral Witches worried that Hongjun's preaching was connected to a coming crisis and decided to attend his second sermon.

• Xuan Yang became the Supreme Yang Lineage's first Golden Immortal, while Qing Ling, Jin Ling, Yin Ling, and Cai Ling also advanced in cultivation.
• Jieyin and Zhunti sensed an opportunity in the southern East Continent and traveled to the South Bright Undying Volcano, where a Golden Phoenix welcomed them on her ancestor's orders.
• At Pangu Hall, Dijiang asked the Ancestral Witches how they should respond to Hongjun's arrival and sermon.
• Zhu Jiuyin said his calculations revealed a coming crisis connected to Hongjun's preaching, though he could not discern its nature.
• Houtu proposed attending Hongjun's second sermon to learn more, and Dijiang agreed that the Ancestral Witches would go to Purple Firmament Palace.

Jieyin and Zhunti visited Yuanfeng at the South Bright Volcano and learned that her unborn sons were fated to join the West, though she asked them to return after the next sermon. Ten thousand years later, the Three Thousand Mortal Guests gathered at the Purple Firmament Palace for Hongjun’s second lecture, where the Twelve Ancestral Witches were accepted and the sermon began.

• Jieyin and Zhunti entered the South Bright Volcano and met Yuanfeng, who revealed that her two unborn sons were destined to join the West but had already been promised a master and sect.
• Jieyin and Zhunti left empty-handed after Yuanfeng asked them to return once her sons were born and the Saint’s Sermon was over.
• Ten thousand years later, East King Duke and the Queen Mother of the West traveled to the Purple Firmament Palace for Hongjun’s second lecture.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches arrived at the palace, greeted East King Duke, and took seats despite other cultivators’ displeasure.
• Hongjun appeared, accepted the Twelve Ancestral Witches among the listeners, and began preaching on realms beyond the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.