Recaps

At Zixiao Palace, East King Duke received the Witch-Slaying Sword as the Human Race’s sacred weapon and rebuffed Laozi’s claim to it. When the saints disputed who should become Heavenly Emperor, East King Duke recommended Hongjun’s attendant Haotian, and Hongjun approved him alongside Yaochi.

• Hongjun gave the Witch-Slaying Sword to East King Duke to guard as the Human Race’s sacred sword.
• Laozi asked to take charge of the sword, but East King Duke condemned his failure to protect the Human Race during the Human-Demon War, and Laozi fell silent.
• Hongjun asked the saints to recommend a candidate for Heavenly Emperor, prompting Jade Pure Primordial, Tongtian, and Zhunti to nominate Guangchengzi, Duobao, and Maitreya.
• East King Duke recommended Haotian, and Hongjun agreed that Haotian was suitable for the position.
• Hongjun summoned Haotian and Yaochi, transformed them from attendants into dignified Early Quasi-Saints, and presented them before the saints.

Hongjun appointed Haotian and Yaochi to rule the Heavenly Court, named Great Emperor Fengdu to one of its Six Emperor positions, and restored the ruined celestial realm. Haotian proclaimed the Heavenly Court established and called for immortals to take office, expecting the Saints to support him despite their contempt.

• Hongjun named Haotian Heavenly Emperor and Yaochi Heavenly Empress, bestowed treasures on them, and their cultivation advanced to Mid-stage Quasi-Saint.
• At Pingxin’s recommendation, Hongjun appointed Great Emperor Fengdu as Empress Houtu Who Emulates Heaven, granting him power and fortune.
• Hongjun left the other four Great Emperor appointments to Haotian and the Saints, then sent Haotian and Yaochi to take charge of the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian and Yaochi found the Heavenly Court in ruins, but Hongjun’s power restored it as a magnificent realm of Thirty-Six Heavens.
• Haotian proclaimed the Heavenly Court established and invited virtuous immortals to take office, unaware that Primordial and Zhunti held him in contempt.

Haotian struggled to recruit immortals to the Heavenly Court, while the Saints’ sects rejected his authority. Taibai Golden Star became his trusted aide and offered a plan to get the court running.

• Primordial Heavenly Lord and the Chan Sect Disciples dismissed Haotian’s summons, and Primordial ordered his disciples to seek influence among the Human Race.
• East King Duke told Xuan Yang and Qing Ling they could eventually seek civil posts in the Heavenly Court, but said the time was not right.
• After a thousand years, few immortals had answered Haotian’s summons, leaving him frustrated by the court’s lack of capable staff.
• Taibai Golden Star, a Taiyi Golden Immortal born among the stars, joined the Heavenly Court and became Haotian’s trusted aide.
• When Haotian and Yaochi worried over how to run the court, Taibai offered a suggestion and began explaining his plan.

Haotian and Yaochi prepared a Peach Banquet to recruit immortals, and East King Duke agreed to attend. When a sacred treasure connected to the Human Race began to emerge, East King Duke and Taiqing Laozi both hurried to claim it and waited in silence.

• Taibai Golden Star proposed a Peach Banquet, and Haotian ordered preparations and invitations to be sent throughout the Primordial World.
• Taibai searched the East Sea for a hundred years, met Qing Ling, and delivered the invitation to East King Duke.
• East King Duke accepted the invitation and sensed that a treasure of great importance to his plans was about to emerge.
• East King Duke identified the treasure as connected to the Human Race and raced toward its location.
• Taiqing Laozi arrived before East King Duke, and the two sat in silence as they waited for the treasure to appear.

East King Duke claimed the Kongtong Seal after it chose him as the sacred treasure’s master, while Laozi left empty-handed. Nuwa then asked East King Duke to protect Fuxi’s True Spirit and help him reincarnate, and he agreed to escort him into his next life.

• Nuwa joined East King Duke and Laozi as a purple seal emerged from the mountain and resonated with their Human Race Destiny.
• Laozi argued that the seal belonged to him as the Human Religion Sect Master, but East King Duke countered that he was the Human Race Saint Master.
• East King Duke proposed letting the treasure choose its master, and the Kongtong Seal flew to him in response to his Human Race Destiny.
• East King Duke confirmed that the Kongtong Seal could establish the Human Race Co-lord and suppress destiny, while Laozi left without bidding farewell.
• Nuwa told East King Duke that Fuxi’s fragmented True Spirit could not be restored and asked him to protect it through reincarnation.
• East King Duke agreed to escort Fuxi into his next life, and Nuwa handed over Fuxi’s True Spirit before following him toward the cycle of reincarnation.

East King Duke and Nuwa secured Pingxin’s agreement to reincarnate Fuxi into the human path, while Pingxin gained permission to bring some Witches into Human Race Territory. A thousand years later, the Heavenly Court’s Peach Banquet began receiving its powerful guests, with Great Emperor Fengdu and East King Duke among the first to arrive.

• East King Duke and Nuwa met Pingxin and asked her to let Fuxi’s True Spirit enter reincarnation.
• Pingxin agreed in exchange for permission to move some Witches into Human Race Territory, and Nuwa chose the human path for Fuxi.
• After Fuxi entered reincarnation, East King Duke reassured Nuwa that her brother would become a great figure among the Human Race.
• The Heavenly Court spent a thousand years preparing for the Peach Banquet, and Immortals arrived through the Heavenly Ladder over several decades.
• Great Emperor Fengdu arrived at the banquet and received a seat of honor beside Haotian Jade Emperor and Queen Mother Yaochi.
• Zhenyuan, Minghe, the Three Ancestors of the Human Race, and East King Duke arrived, and the Yin-Yang Lineage presented three Innate Spiritual Treasures.

At the Peach Banquet, Haotian welcomed the Saints and asked them to help staff the newly established Heavenly Court. Laozi sent his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun, to reside in Doushuai Palace, leaving Haotian uneasy about the Heavenly Court’s authority as Primordial prepared to speak.

• East King Duke and Nuwa arrived at the Peach Banquet, greeted the Three Ancestors of the Human Race, and took their seats.
• Jieyin and Zhunti brought hundreds of Western Sect disciples, whose noise Kong Xuan stopped after East King Duke’s pressure deterred Zhunti from retaliating.
• Tongtian, Laozi, and Primordial arrived separately, and Primordial coldly received Haotian and Yaochi’s respectful greeting.
• After the ten-year banquet, Haotian assigned the Saints domains in the Thirty-Six Heavens and asked them to provide Immortal Officials.
• Laozi sent his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun, to establish Doushuai Palace and guard the Three Pure Ones Heaven, assuring Haotian that he would not interfere in Heavenly Court affairs.
• Primordial began to speak after the other Saints declined to follow Laozi’s example.

Xuan Yang became the Great Emperor Longevity of the South Pole after East King Duke blocked Primordial Heavenly Lord’s attempt to appoint Taiyi True Person. The Heavenly Court’s gathering then turned confrontational when Jade Cauldron True Person challenged the other sects to a spar.

• Primordial Heavenly Lord tried to appoint Taiyi True Person as Great Emperor Longevity, but Haotian hesitated to accept the unilateral decision.
• Fengdu shielded Haotian from Primordial Heavenly Lord’s aura, and East King Duke objected that Taiyi True Person was unqualified for the position.
• East King Duke nominated Xuan Yang, and Nuwa, Tongtian, Laozi, and Haotian supported the choice, leaving Primordial Heavenly Lord unable to object.
• Xuan Yang took his place as Great Emperor Longevity, established the Divine Firmament Palace, and gained merit that raised his cultivation to the middle-stage peak of Great Luo.
• Jade Cauldron True Person challenged the second-generation disciples of the other holy sects to spar at the Heavenly Court gathering.

Jade Cauldron True Person defeated Maitreya and Qiongxiao before Duobao and Guangchengzi fought to a standstill at the Heavenly Court's Peach Banquet. Kong Xuan intervened against the Chan Sect, drove off its Twelve Golden Immortals, and faced Randeng, who attacked after Kong Xuan mocked his stalled cultivation.

• Jade Cauldron True Person defeated Maitreya with the Cloud Spirit Dao Bell, then challenged the Interception Sect and defeated Qiongxiao.
• Duobao defeated Jade Cauldron True Person, and Guangchengzi fought Duobao for a hundred days without either gaining the upper hand.
• Xuan Yang ordered the fighters to stop; Duobao withdrew, but Guangchengzi pursued him until Kong Xuan sent Guangchengzi flying.
• Kong Xuan sent the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals flying with a single Five Elements divine ability and challenged Randeng to fight him.
• Randeng attacked Kong Xuan after Kong Xuan ridiculed his failure to reach Quasi-Saint.

Kong Xuan defeated Randeng at the Peach Banquet, prompting East King Duke to confront Primordial after Primordial threatened Kong Xuan. After the Saints departed, East King Duke met Zhenyuanzi and revealed paths for Hong Yun’s rebirth and Zhenyuanzi’s chance to pursue the Earthly Dao.

• Kong Xuan overwhelmed Randeng’s Nirvana attacks, disarmed him with the Five-Colored Divine Light, and returned the Spirit Coffin Lamp after warning him to control the Chan Sect disciples.
• Primordial threatened Kong Xuan, so East King Duke shielded his disciples and challenged Primordial, who withdrew with the Chan Sect rather than fight.
• The Saints left the Heavenly Court, and East King Duke reassured Haotian before departing with Kong Xuan and Qing Ling.
• East King Duke met Zhenyuanzi, who asked how Hong Yun could be revived, and learned that Hong Yun’s opportunity lay in reincarnation among the human race.
• East King Duke told Zhenyuanzi that the Earthly Dao offered another opportunity to achieve the Dao, and the two made arrangements before parting.

After a dispute over the Jie Sect’s unruly disciples, Tongtian left Kunlun Mountain, and Laozi departed as well, splitting the Three Pure Ones’ households. East King Duke welcomed Tongtian to the East Sea and guided him to Golden Ao Island, where the Jie Sect established its new Dao Field beside the Yin-Yang Lineage.

• Primordial confronted Tongtian over the Jie Sect’s disciples, and Laozi urged Tongtian to bring the sect under stricter control.
• Tongtian left Kunlun Mountain with his Jie Sect disciples, and Laozi soon left too, leaving Primordial and the Chan Sect alone there.
• Jieyin and Zhunti rejoiced that the Three Pure Ones had separated, while Tongtian searched for a new Dao Field and Duobao suggested looking overseas.
• East King Duke sent Kong Xuan and Qing Ling to welcome Tongtian, then hosted him and the Jie Sect disciples at the Three Immortal Islands.
• East King Duke guided Tongtian to Golden Ao Island, which Tongtian recognized as his destined Dao Field, and the Jie Sect settled there.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Saints and East King Duke to assign the Masters of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, naming East King Duke responsible for establishing the Human Race’s co-lords with the Kongtong Seal. After the assignments were approved, East King Duke prepared Kong Xuan to guide the Heavenly Emperor and Qing Ling to guide Emperor Yu.

• Hongjun explained that the Human Race needed the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to secure its destiny and named East King Duke, holder of the Kongtong Seal, to establish them.
• Nuwa learned that Fuxi had lost his chance to become the Heavenly Emperor, and East King Duke told her that Fuxi could still become a mighty figure among the Human Race.
• East King Duke claimed the positions of master to the foremost of the Three Sovereigns and the last of the Five Emperors, while Tongtian, Primordial, Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti divided the remaining positions.
• Hongjun approved the Saints’ assignments and instructed them to find and guide those destined to become Human Emperors.
• East King Duke chose Kong Xuan to guide the Heavenly Emperor and planned for Qing Ling to guide the last of the Five Emperors, Emperor Yu.

Kong Xuan and Qing Ling received assignments to guide future Human Race rulers, while Zhenyuanzi joined the Earthly Dao as Lord of the Heavenly Human Dao and advanced to Quasi-Saint Peak. The chapter ended with Hua Xu Shi’s miraculous pregnancy recognized as a sign that she would bear a Human Race sage, and the Fengyan Tribe chief bringing her back to the tribe.

• East King Duke assigned Kong Xuan to find and teach the future Heavenly Emperor and told Qing Ling to cultivate toward Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Hong Yun persuaded Zhenyuanzi to pursue his fated opportunity in the Earthly Dao, and East King Duke accompanied him to meet Pingxin.
• Pingxin appointed Zhenyuanzi Lord of the Heavenly Human Dao, and he severed his final Self-Corpse to reach Quasi-Saint Peak.
• East King Duke told Zhenyuanzi that he had plans for Hong Yun’s reincarnation, and Zhenyuanzi returned to Longevity Mountain while leaving one of his Three Corpses to guard the Netherworld.
• Hua Xu Shi entered Lei Ze, measured a giant footprint, and became pregnant after a streak of purple qi entered her body.
• A purple qilin brought Hua Xu Shi food throughout her pregnancy, and the Fengyan Tribe chief recognized the auspicious sign and brought her back to the tribe.

Zhunti and Jieyin sent Ksitigarbha to claim a place in the Netherworld, where his vow earned him Heavenly Dao merit, Great Luo cultivation, and a share of reincarnation Fortune. Fengdu attacked him for encroaching on his authority, and Zhunti’s confrontation with Fengdu ended as a mysterious sword emerged from a spatial rift.

• Zhunti and Jieyin sent Ksitigarbha to the Netherworld after deciding the Western Sect should seek its Fortune there.
• Ksitigarbha vowed to remain in the Netherworld until every being was delivered, gained Heavenly Dao merit, broke through to the Great Luo Realm, and accepted Diting as his mount.
• Fengdu confronted Ksitigarbha over taking Reincarnation Destiny and struck him, prompting Zhunti to intervene and heal his disciple.
• Zhunti and Fengdu exchanged attacks, and Fengdu used the Book of Life and Death and Judge’s Brush to withstand Zhunti’s divine abilities.
• Zhunti hurled the Blessing Divine Pestle at Fengdu, but a sword suddenly flew from a newly opened spatial rift.

East King Duke intervened when Zhunti attacked Fengdu, then used the God Slaying Spear to sever Zhunti’s connection to the Heavenly Dao and nearly kill him. After Hongjun halted the fight, Pingxin and East King Duke arranged for Ksitigarbha to remain in the Underworld and fulfill his vow, leaving the Western Sect without its prized disciple.

• East King Duke arrived in the Place of Reincarnation and blocked Zhunti’s attack on Fengdu with the Pure Yang Sword.
• East King Duke fought Zhunti, summoned the God Slaying Spear, and threatened to slay the Saint after cutting off his connection to the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin arrived with the Twelve-grade Merit Golden Lotus and shielded Zhunti, but East King Duke’s next strike wounded Zhunti before Hongjun intervened.
• Hongjun ordered East King Duke to stop, and East King Duke agreed to spare Zhunti but insisted that Ksitigarbha be punished.
• East King Duke and Pingxin decreed that Ksitigarbha would remain in the Underworld to fulfill his vow, and Pingxin sent him into a newly raised palace.
• Hongjun and the Two Sages of the West departed, leaving Ksitigarbha behind as the Netherworld conflict ended.

East King Duke saved a sliver of the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise’s True Spirit and sent it into reincarnation, while Kong Xuan guided Hua Xu Shi’s son Zhenxi, the destined Human Race Heavenly Emperor. Zhenxi returned to lead the Fengyan Tribe, which grew into the Human Race’s largest and most prosperous tribe.

• East King Duke named the Mysterious Tortoise Cangxu, preserved part of its True Spirit through the Heavenly Dao’s tribulation, and sent it into reincarnation.
• After ninety-nine years of pregnancy, Hua Xu Shi gave birth to Zhenxi, and Kong Xuan arrived to accept him as a disciple and name him.
• Zhenxi became chief of the Fengyan Tribe at thirteen, then joined Kong Xuan by the Wei River at sixteen to study the Dao.
• After training Zhenxi to the peak of True Immortal cultivation, Kong Xuan sent him back to serve the Human Race.
• Zhenxi governed the Fengyan Tribe while continuing his cultivation, and neighboring tribes joined it until it became the Human Race’s largest and most prosperous tribe.

Zhenxi became Co-lord of the Human Race, improved its food supply and society, and completed his merit by creating the Zhenxi Eight Trigrams with the River Diagram and Luo Book. As he prepared to choose a successor, Hong Yun entered reincarnation and Duobao found the destined Earthly Emperor, Lie Shan, and took him as his disciple.

• Zhenxi established rules against close-relative marriage, introduced fishing nets and fish ponds, raised the Six Domestic Animals, created music, and organized the tribes into administrative regions.
• The Three Ancestors approved Zhenxi as Co-lord, and he built a capital and led the Human Race to prosperity.
• East King Duke took Hong Yun's True Spirit from Zhenyuanzi and placed it into reincarnation with a strand of Human Race Destiny.
• After floods struck the Human Race, Kong Xuan obtained the River Diagram and Luo Book from Kunpeng under East King Duke's authority, and Zhenxi used them to create the Zhenxi Eight Trigrams.
• Zhenxi declared his merit complete and ordered a search for his successor; Ren Si gave birth to Lie Shan after seeing a golden dragon at Mount Hua.
• Duobao arrived at the Jiang clan, recognized Lie Shan as the destined Earthly Emperor, and took him as his disciple.

Zhenxi completed his merit, became the Human Race’s Supreme Saint Heavenly Emperor, and passed the throne to Lie Shan Shi, while Kong Xuan broke through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Lie Shan Shi became Shennong Shi and began searching for crops and safe foods, but tasting poisonous plants steadily destroyed his cultivation and health.

• Zhenxi abdicated in favor of Lie Shan Shi, and East King Duke used the Kongtong Seal to establish Zhenxi as the Human Race’s Heavenly Emperor.
• Zhenxi attained the Supreme Saint realm, swore to protect the Human Race, and received an Innate Spiritual Treasure for creating the Eight Trigrams.
• Kong Xuan absorbed merit and became a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, then studied the Dao of Laws under East King Duke before entering secluded cultivation.
• Lie Shan Shi took over as Human Race Co-lord, received Nine-Earred Grain from Duobao, and spread its seeds to help relieve food shortages.
• Lie Shan Shi renamed himself Shennong Shi and set out to find food plants, but tasting poisonous vegetation reduced his cultivation and left him an ailing old man.

Shennong Shi returned from death after discovering the Five Grains, reunited with his daughter Nüwa, and saw her become Jingwei, a disciple of Saint Tai Zhen. After compiling Shennong's Materia Medica and preparing to find a successor, Shennong’s next destined heir was born to Fu Bao in Xuanyuan.

• Shennong Shi died after returning to the capital, but Duobao brought his soul back from the Underworld and restored him to life with Great Emperor Fengdu’s help.
• Nüwa drowned while sailing toward the East Sea, became the Jingwei Bird, and spent ten years trying to fill the sea with pebbles.
• East King Duke brought Jingwei to Shennong Shi and revealed that she had an opportunity to escape her tribulation.
• Saint Tai Zhen accepted Jingwei as her Direct Disciple, restored her Human Race appearance, and took her to the Yin-Yang Realm for cultivation.
• Shennong Shi tasted herbs for ten years, wrote Shennong's Materia Medica, and issued notices seeking a Human Race Sage as his successor.
• Fu Bao conceived after a celestial light descended upon her, moved with Shaodian Shi to Xuanyuan, and gave birth after a long pregnancy amid thunder and flying dragons.

Xuanyuan became Guangchengzi’s disciple and began preparing to succeed Shennong Shi as Human Race Co-lord, while Chi You and the Witch-Humans of the Jiuli Clan began pursuing the same position. The chapter ended with Shennong Shi hearing of Chi You’s reputation just as he was preparing to pass the leadership to Xuanyuan.

• Xuanyuan was born with unusual signs, and Primordial Saint appointed Guangchengzi to become his master.
• Guangchengzi took Xuanyuan as his disciple, and the Azure Emperor arrived to educate Cang Qi’s newborn son on behalf of the Yin-Yang Dao Venerable.
• Shennong Shi visited Xuanyuan, taught him to govern, and brought him to Chendu as his intended successor.
• Chi You revealed his ambition to become Human Race Co-lord, and Xing Tian, Jiu Feng, Mistress of Rain, and other Great Witches agreed to help him.
• The Jiuli Clan spread news of Chi You’s virtues, and Shennong Shi learned that Chi You might rival Xuanyuan for the succession.

Cangjie created the Three Thousand Human Scripts, became the Literary Ancestor, and returned as the reincarnated Black Tortoise Cangxu. Shennong completed his rule, attained the Dao as the Earthly Emperor, and handed the Human Race’s leadership to Xuanyuan, while trouble stirred in the Jiuli Tribe.

• Shennong summoned Chi You to Chendu and, after comparing him with Xuanyuan, chose Xuanyuan as his successor because of his loyalty to the Human Race.
• Cangjie realized he was meant to benefit the Human Race, created the Three Thousand Human Scripts, and received vast Merit that restored his memories and raised his cultivation to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Suirenshi named Cangjie the Human Race’s Fourth Ancestor and Literary Ancestor, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed the Spring and Autumn Brush upon him.
• Cangjie traveled to Chendu, taught the Human Scripts, and devised brushes and portable writing materials to spread them throughout the Human Race.
• At Shennong’s abdication ceremony, Shennong attained the Dao and revealed his former identity as Hong Yun; Duobao also advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and Xuanyuan took charge of the Human Race.
• Zhenxi welcomed Shennong to Huoyun Cave, while the chapter ended with an uneasy atmosphere in the Jiuli Tribe.

Queen Mother of the West gave birth to Tai Cang and Qing Chan as the Great Dao manifested above the Three Immortal Islands. Meanwhile, Chi You gained Human Emperor Aura from Empress Pingxin, led the Jiuli Clan against Xuanyuan, and revealed that he too possessed the aura needed to contest for the Human Emperor’s position.

• The Great Dao’s phoenix appeared over the Yin-Yang Realm as Queen Mother of the West gave birth to Tai Cang and Qing Chan, who were welcomed by East King Duke, Queen Mother of the West, and the Yin-Yang Lineage.
• After Xuanyuan succeeded Shennong Shi as Human Race Co-lord, Chi You grew resentful, and Empress Pingxin granted him Human Emperor Aura and permission for the Witch Clan to aid the Jiuli Clan.
• Chi You expanded his forces with the Great Witches and, about a hundred years later, marched toward Chendu, prompting Xuanyuan to lead an army out to meet him.
• Xuanyuan accused Chi You of rebelling against the Human Race, but Chi You revealed his own Human Emperor Aura and challenged Xuanyuan’s claim to the throne.

Xuanyuan’s army suffered a crushing defeat against Chi You and the Witch Clan, prompting Guangchengzi to summon the Chan Sect immortals and Haotian to send the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden. After the Profound Maiden trained and commanded Xuanyuan’s forces, the armies fought to a stalemate at Zhulu Plain, though Xuanyuan’s side remained disadvantaged in powerful fighters.

• Xuanyuan’s forces retreated after the Witch Clan’s Great Witches overwhelmed them, and Guangchengzi went to Kunlun to ask Primordial Heavenly Lord for help.
• Primordial Heavenly Lord sent Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect immortals to aid Xuanyuan, while Haotian dispatched the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden to claim a share of the merit.
• Chi You’s army used the Witch Clan’s Yin Sha Great Array to defeat Xuanyuan’s forces again, forcing them to flee back to Chendu.
• The Nine Heavens Profound Maiden took command of Xuanyuan’s army and strengthened its combat ability over several years of training.
• At Zhulu Plain, Xuanyuan’s army fought Chi You’s forces evenly, but the Chan Sect immortals remained at a disadvantage against the Great Witches, leaving the war in a stalemate.

Xuanyuan received the Xuanyuan Sword from East King Duke and used it to kill Chi You and turn the Zhulu War in the Human Race’s favor. With the rebellion ended and the Witch Clan withdrawing from the struggle for dominion, Xuanyuan unified the Human Race and established its provinces, government, customs, and practical inventions.

• Primordial sought Laozi’s help against the Jiuli, and Laozi directed Xuanyuan to East King Duke on the Three Immortal Islands.
• East King Duke bestowed the Witch-Slaying Sword on Xuanyuan and renamed it the Xuanyuan Sword; Pingxin accepted that the Witch Clan’s defeat was Heaven’s Mandate.
• The Xuanyuan Sword beheaded Xing Tian and killed Chi You, turning the battle against the Jiuli until Pingxin intervened to protect the remaining Witch Clan.
• East King Duke declared the Zhulu War over and ordered the Jiuli to merge into the Human Race while the Witch Clan withdrew from the struggle for dominion.
• Xuanyuan unified the Human Race, divided its territory into Nine Provinces, established a capital and government, and oversaw new rites, tools, clothing, transport, farming, housing, and medical and calendrical knowledge.

Two otherworldly powerhouses, Guda and Jie, descended into the Land of Guixu and planned to spread their teachings secretly in the Primordial World. They concealed their foreign auras and flew in opposite directions without any native, including the Saints, detecting them.

• Two strange formations in the Sea of Nothingness activated, and East King Duke, Laozi, Pingxin, and Jieyin sensed an unexplained anomaly.
• Guda and Jie emerged from the formations and agreed to cooperate while competing to gain believers for their opposing factions.
• Guda warned Jie that the Primordial World held powerful beings and a World Will, so they agreed to proceed cautiously and avoid alerting the natives.
• Guda and Jie used projections of the Light and Dark Sacred Artifacts to transform and conceal their auras as Primordial Quasi-Saints.
• Jie flew east and Guda flew west, entering the Primordial World undetected.