Chapter Summaries

Zhenyuanzi refined the Four Immortal Slaying Swords in the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, stripping away their baleful energy and fusing their origins with Innate Fierce Sha Origin and Heavenly Dao Merit. He forged an Innate Merit Supreme Treasure, whose emergence shook the Primordial Wilderness and drew the attention of countless mighty beings.

• Zhenyuanzi examined the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and decided their baleful, karma-bound nature did not suit his Earthly Dao path.
• Zhenyuanzi used the Heaven and Earth Cauldron to remove the swords’ accumulated baleful energy without damaging their essence.
• Zhenyuanzi reverse-refined the four swords into their original killing essences and fused them into one mass of sword-essence.
• Zhenyuanzi combined the sword-essence and purified Innate Fierce Sha Origin with Heavenly Dao Merit, balancing killing power with merit.
• Zhenyuanzi shaped the fused origin into a dark-gold divine sword, whose aura pierced the chamber’s protections and shook the Primordial Wilderness.
• Zhenyuanzi recognized the completed sword as an Innate Merit Supreme Treasure as countless mighty beings looked toward Longevity Mountain.

Zhenyuanzi completed the Chaos Immortal Slaying Sword, an innate merit supreme treasure combining immense killing power with merit and the ability to suppress fortune. Its birth astonished his disciples, Hong Yun, and the great powers across the Primordial World, who recognized Zhenyuanzi’s extraordinary strength.

• Zhenyuanzi named the perfected divine sword the Chaos Immortal Slaying Sword and learned its abilities, including killing without karma and separating into four swords to form a new sword formation.
• Emperor, True Martial, Nuwa, Kong Xuan, Fuxi, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird, Qingfeng, and Mingyue sensed the sword’s aura and marveled at Zhenyuanzi’s achievement.
• Hong Yun recognized the sword’s power as comparable to a newly ascended Sage’s aura and resolved to advance his own cultivation so he could stand beside Zhenyuanzi.
• Laozi praised the sword, the Primordial Heavenly Lord dismissed it despite his unease, and Tongtian admired its killing power without karmic consequences.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi worried that the sword would strengthen Longevity Mountain’s fortune, while Jieyin and Zhunti lamented the Western Lands’ lack of resources and focused on rebuilding.
• Minghe, Kunpeng, the Queen Mother of the West, and other great powers raised their estimation of Zhenyuanzi and decided he must not be provoked lightly.

The Chaos Immortal Slaying Sword’s emergence alarmed the Witch Clan and drew Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s attention. The sword’s aura faded, leaving Zhenyuanzi to nurture the weapon while the larger powers weighed its implications.

• The eleven Ancestor Witches sensed the sword intent from Longevity Mountain and gathered outside Pangu Hall to assess its power.
• Houtu identified the weapon as the Chaos Immortal Slaying Sword and explained that Zhenyuanzi had forged it from Luohu’s Four Immortal Slaying Swords with Heavenly Dao merit.
• Di Jiang ordered Houtu to stay in contact with Zhenyuanzi and told the others to strengthen the All-Heavens Divine Baleful Formation.
• Hongjun recognized the sword as a threat to the Heavenly Dao Order but decided to continue his plan to unite with the Heavenly Dao without interfering.
• The sword’s aura receded, and Zhenyuanzi drew the Chaos Immortal Slaying Sword into his body to nurture and refine it.

Zhenyuanzi uncovered that Hong Meng Purple Qi granted access to Heavenly Dao Authority, making its bearer powerful within the Primordial World but dependent on the Heavenly Dao. He rejected that path, sealed the two wisps for future use, and prepared to advance his Earth Dao Layout.

• Zhenyuanzi examined the two wisps of Hong Meng Purple Qi with his divine sense and discovered their intricate laws and Heavenly Dao structure.
• Zhenyuanzi determined that fusing with Hong Meng Purple Qi connected a being to Heavenly Dao Authority, granting immense power within the Primordial World but far less strength beyond it.
• Zhenyuanzi reasoned that a Sage might eventually transcend the Heavenly Dao, but doing so would be exceptionally difficult and risk the Heavenly Dao's influence or retaliation.
• Zhenyuanzi rejected becoming a Sage and chose to pursue his independent Earthly Dao and transcend the Heavenly Dao.
• Zhenyuanzi sealed the two wisps in the Book of the Earth, then looked toward Hong Yun and resolved to advance his Earth Dao Layout and prepare to Prove the Dao with Strength.

After Hong Yun completed his enlightenment, Zhenyuanzi summoned the Da Luo disciples of Wuzhuang Temple and taught them an ancient path to primordial chaos through mastering their own Dao. He told them to make Dao comprehension their foundation rather than relying on the Method of Severing the Three Corpses, then began giving guidance tailored to each disciple’s Dao.

• Hong Yun emerged from contemplation beneath the Four Symbols Plantain Tree, and he and Zhenyuanzi agreed that Wuzhuang Temple’s Da Luo disciples needed guidance beyond their current realm.
• Zhenyuanzi summoned the Da Luo disciples, including True Martial, Emperor, the four divine beasts, Nuwa, Fuxi, Kong Xuan, and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird.
• Zhenyuanzi explained that ancient cultivators reached primordial chaos by transforming their understanding of their own Dao from using its power to comprehending and mastering its essential truths.
• Zhenyuanzi instructed his disciples to pursue breakthrough through Dao comprehension, using the Method of Severing the Three Corpses only as a reference and never as their foundation.
• The disciples bowed and accepted Zhenyuanzi’s teaching, while Hong Yun praised his approach.
• Zhenyuanzi began explaining the stages and obstacles of Dao comprehension according to each disciple’s path.

Zhenyuanzi demonstrated his Great Dao of the Great Earth, showing how the earth gave rise to all things before absorbing their return to Chaos. His disciples gained insights into their own paths, leaving Emperor and True Martial close to breakthroughs and strengthening the Longevity Mountain Lineage.

• Zhenyuanzi manifested the Great Earth Dao and showed its cycle from the five elements through yin and yang, the four symbols, and the eight trigrams to all things and back to Chaos.
• Emperor saw the foundation of sovereignty in the earth’s ability to embrace and order all things, while True Martial found a path joining the earth’s endurance with the Black Tortoise’s abyssal nature.
• Kong Xuan, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird, Nuwa, and Fuxi each deepened their understanding of the five elements, yin and yang, creation, and the eight trigrams.
• Kirin, the Ink Jade Kirin, the Four Spirits Divine Beasts, Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng, and the other disciples gained insights into their respective Dao paths.
• Hong Yun resolved an obstruction in his understanding of Four Symbols Return to Origin and grew more confident in attaining Wuji through it.
• Zhenyuanzi ended the demonstration, recognizing that Emperor and True Martial were nearing breakthroughs and that the disciples’ gains had strengthened the Longevity Mountain Lineage.

The Twelve Ancestor Witches answered Pangu’s summons and discovered his remaining will in Pangu Hall. Following his decree, they used their vital blood to combine with Pangu’s blood and bring forth the Witch Clan, leaving them ready to become a people destined to rule the Primordial Land.

• The Twelve Ancestor Witches gathered at Pangu Hall after sensing a summons from Father God Pangu.
• Pangu’s phantom heart released twelve pools of his blood, and the Ancestor Witches understood that they were to use their vital blood to create their people.
• Each Ancestor Witch added a drop of vital blood carrying their own Origin Law to a Pangu Blood Pool, including Houtu’s blood infused with Reincarnation.
• The blood pools boiled and formed figures whose bodies, souls, and powers developed from Pangu’s blood and the Ancestor Witches’ laws.
• The newborn Witch Clan members emerged with powerful bodies and innate command of aspects of law, and the Ancestor Witches celebrated their people’s birth.

The Witch Clan emerged at Buzhou Mountain, prompting Di Jun and Tai Yi to attack before it could establish itself. As the Twelve Ancestor Witches prepared their All-Heavens Divine Baleful Formation to defend their people, Zhenyuanzi intervened and asked the Demon Clan leaders to stop for his sake.

• The Witch Clan’s emergence stirred the Primordial Wilderness, and Zhenyuanzi left Wuzhuang Temple with Hong Yun to see what had happened.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi gathered Demon Clan experts and set out to disrupt the Witch Clan’s emergence, while the East King Duke, Queen Mother of the West, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng watched from the sidelines.
• Tongtian wanted to aid the Witch Clan, but Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Lord persuaded him to stay out of the conflict.
• Di Jiang and the other Ancestor Witches prepared the All-Heavens Divine Baleful Formation as Di Jun and Tai Yi’s forces threatened Pangu Hall and the forming blood pools.
• Zhenyuanzi placed a barrier of Profound Yellow Qi between the two sides and asked Di Jun and Tai Yi to end their attack.

Zhenyuanzi intervened to stop Di Jun and Tai Yi from forcing the Ancestor Witches to use the incomplete All-Heavens Divine Baleful Formation, preserving the Witch Clan’s potential. The Demon Clan withdrew, and the Witch Clan vowed to remember Zhenyuanzi’s favor as the coming Witch-Demon Conflict remained ahead.

• Zhenyuanzi judged that the Heavenly Dao would benefit if the Witch Clan’s formation were damaged early, but decided to protect its full potential to preserve the balance of power.
• Zhenyuanzi blocked Di Jun and Tai Yi with Profound Yellow Qi, and the watching great powers considered his motives and influence.
• Di Jun accepted Zhenyuanzi’s mediation after realizing he could not overcome him, then ordered the Demon Clan army to withdraw.
• Zhenyuanzi dispersed the Profound Yellow Qi, nodded to Houtu, and left with Hong Yun.
• Di Jiang thanked Zhenyuanzi and vowed that the Witch Clan would remember his favor.

The Witch Clan decided to thank Zhenyuanzi for protecting them by giving him the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler, a treasure they could not use. Houtu left Buzhou Mountain to deliver it to Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

• Di Jiang told the Twelve Ancestor Witches that they owed Zhenyuanzi for stopping Di Jun and Tai Yi from harming their clan.
• Houtu reminded the Ancestor Witches that Pangu Hall held the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler, and Zhu Jiuyin identified the treasure.
• Gonggong and Tian Wu noted that the Witch Clan could not refine or wield the ruler, so Di Jiang decided to give it to Zhenyuanzi.
• Di Jiang asked Houtu to represent the Witch Clan and deliver the ruler to Zhenyuanzi as thanks.
• Houtu retrieved the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler and set out from Buzhou Mountain for Longevity Mountain.

Houtu visited Longevity Mountain on behalf of the Witch Clan to thank Zhenyuanzi for intervening at Buzhou Mountain and presented him with the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler. Zhenyuanzi accepted the treasure, strengthening his ties to the Witch Clan as he considered how it could aid his plans for the Earthly Dao and the future.

• Houtu arrived at Longevity Mountain and was welcomed by Qingfeng and Mingyue, who led her to Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun.
• Houtu thanked Zhenyuanzi for protecting the Witch Clan at Buzhou Mountain and presented him with the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler on behalf of Di Jiang and the other Ancestor Witches.
• Zhenyuanzi accepted the ruler, whose merit and powers complemented his Dao and the Book of the Earth.
• Houtu discussed reincarnation and the earth with Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun before taking her leave.
• Hong Yun remarked on Zhenyuanzi's bond with the Witch Clan, and Zhenyuanzi reflected that the ruler had arrived at the right time for his plans.

Zhenyuanzi refined the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler to reach the Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin, then rejected the chance to become a Heavenly Dao Saint in favor of proving the Dao with Strength. Sensing that the Earth Dao was about to emerge, he set out with Hong Yun for the Western Lands to settle an old karmic tie and prepare for what was coming.

• Zhenyuanzi fully refined the Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler, which merged with his Primordial Spirit and helped him reach the Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin.
• After unraveling the secrets of the two strands of Hong Meng Purple Qi, Zhenyuanzi understood how they enabled Sagehood but chose not to merge with either, resolving to forge his own Dao.
• Zhenyuanzi sensed the Earthly Dao's call and saw that Houtu's Law of Reincarnation was nearing perfection while the cycle of life and death remained incomplete.
• Zhenyuanzi left the Quiet Chamber and invited Hong Yun to accompany him to the Western Lands to settle an old karmic tie and prepare for the Earth Dao's emergence.
• Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun gave instructions to the disciples at Wuzhuang Temple, then departed for the Western Lands.

Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun visited Jieyin and Zhunti on Spirit Mountain and revealed two wisps of Hong Meng Purple Qi. Zhenyuanzi explained the limits and costs of becoming Heavenly Dao Saints, leaving the two to face a consequential choice.

• Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun to Spirit Mountain, hoping they had brought a chance at sainthood.
• Zhenyuanzi produced two wisps of Hong Meng Purple Qi and confirmed they could grant the power of Sages.
• Zhenyuanzi warned Jieyin and Zhunti that Heavenly Dao Saints depended on the Primordial World for their authority and would lose much of their power beyond its reach.
• Zhenyuanzi explained that merging with the purple qi would bind them closely to the Heavenly Dao and make later transcendence far more difficult.

Jieyin and Zhunti accepted the hong meng purple qi from Zhenyuanzi, choosing to become Sages within the Primordial Wilderness so they could restore the Western Lands. After leaving Spirit Mountain, Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun headed for Buzhou Mountain to discuss the rise of the Earthly Dao and reincarnation with Houtu.

• Jieyin and Zhunti declared that they would accept the limits of Sagehood to revitalize the Western Lands and guide its living beings.
• Zhenyuanzi sent the two wisps of hong meng purple qi into Jieyin and Zhunti, linking them to the Heavenly Dao and opening a path toward Sagehood.
• Jieyin and Zhunti thanked Zhenyuanzi and pledged their loyalty, while Zhenyuanzi urged them to fulfill their vows.
• Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun left Spirit Mountain, and Zhenyuanzi explained that clear-minded Sage allies could matter as the Earthly Dao and reincarnation emerged.
• Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun traveled toward Buzhou Mountain to meet Houtu, approaching the Witch Clan openly rather than entering in secret.

Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun arrived at Buzhou Mountain and were welcomed by Houtu, who led them toward Pangu Hall. Along the way, they observed the Witch Clan’s developing tribes, ending at Houtu’s settlement, where signs of her Reincarnation influence were already apparent.

• Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun announced their arrival at the edge of the Witch Clan’s territory, and the Twelve Ancestor Witches recognized their auras.
• Houtu offered to welcome the visitors, and Di Jiang agreed that she should escort them to Pangu Hall on the clan’s behalf.
• Houtu greeted Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun, confirmed that her brothers were well, and guided them into Buzhou Mountain.
• Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun passed through tribes shaped by the different Ancestor Witches’ powers and observed the clanspeople’s vigorous, martial way of life.
• Zhenyuanzi noticed that Houtu’s tribe was unusually connected to the earth and that some of its older members showed faint traces of Reincarnation.

Zhenyuanzi noticed Houtu’s tribe developing an affinity for Reincarnation, then met with the Eleven Ancestral Witches in Pangu Hall to explain how Hongjun’s union with the Heavenly Dao could introduce bias into the world’s order. He revealed that the Earthly Dao was the necessary counterbalance, governing the earth, life, Reincarnation, and the resting place of Lost Souls.

• Zhenyuanzi observed that Houtu’s tribe had begun to take on a Reincarnation aura and privately considered them suited to serve the future Underworld.
• Houtu asked Zhenyuanzi whether anything was wrong with her tribe, and he praised the way her path was already benefiting them.
• Di Jiang welcomed Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun into Pangu Hall, where the Twelve Ancestor Witches gathered to discuss a matter affecting the Witch Clan and the foundations of heaven and earth.
• Zhenyuanzi warned the Ancestor Witches that Hongjun’s union with the Heavenly Dao could make its workings reflect his will and Mystic Sect principles.
• Zhenyuanzi identified the Earthly Dao as the Heavenly Dao’s necessary counterbalance and said it governed nurture, life, Reincarnation, and the resting place of Lost Souls.

Zhenyuanzi explained that Houtu could establish reincarnation and awaken the Earthly Dao, completing the Primordial Wilderness and strengthening the Witch Clan. Houtu accepted the role, declaring herself willing to become the cornerstone of reincarnation and pioneer of the Earthly Dao.

• Zhenyuanzi told the Ancestor Witches that the Earthly Dao was nearing emergence and that Houtu was its crucial opportunity and executor.
• Zhenyuanzi explained that Houtu’s bloodline, compassion, and law of reincarnation uniquely qualified her to establish the six paths of reincarnation and awaken the Earth Dao will.
• Zhu Rong and Gonggong asked whether the undertaking would endanger Houtu, and Zhenyuanzi described its risks, rewards, and benefits for the Witch Clan.
• Di Jiang asked Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun to withdraw while the Ancestor Witches discussed the matter, but Houtu stopped him.
• Houtu declared that establishing reincarnation was her mission and told Zhenyuanzi she was willing to become its cornerstone and pioneer the Earthly Dao.

Zhenyuanzi revealed a plan to establish the Reincarnation without Houtu sacrificing her Ancestral Witch True Body. He explained that Houtu and the Ancestor Witches would have to choose between this safer arrangement, which gave most of the merit to him and Lord Wanshouyuan, and Houtu's more costly path of transforming into the Reincarnation.

• Zhenyuanzi reassured the Ancestor Witches that Houtu would not need to transform into the Reincarnation under his plan.
• Zhenyuanzi explained that Houtu's essence blood would serve as a catalyst, while Lord Wanshouyuan and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk would form the Reincarnation's vessel and foundation.
• Zhenyuanzi said Houtu would travel to the Blood Sea and announce the Reincarnation's establishment to awaken the Earth Dao and gain its recognition.
• Zhenyuanzi warned that he and Lord Wanshouyuan would receive most of the merit, while Houtu would gain enough to stabilize her Dao Fruit and possibly advance further.
• Zhenyuanzi's explanation left Houtu and the Ancestor Witches facing a choice between preserving Houtu's body and granting her greater authority and merit through self-sacrifice.

Zhenyuanzi secured the Witch Clan’s agreement to let Houtu help establish reincarnation without sacrificing herself, then set out with Houtu and Hong Yun for the Netherworld Blood Sea. As they arrived, Ancestor Minghe sensed their approach and grew wary of Zhenyuanzi’s unfathomable aura.

• Di Jiang, Zhu Rong, and the other Ancestor Witches agreed to let Zhenyuanzi take the merit and authority if his plan kept Houtu safe.
• Houtu thanked her kin and agreed to offer her blood essence and cooperate with Zhenyuanzi’s plan.
• Zhenyuanzi proposed that members of Houtu’s tribe might later serve in the Land of Reincarnation.
• Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and Houtu left Buzhou Mountain and traveled west through a desolate region filled with lost souls and baleful energy.
• The three reached the Netherworld Blood Sea, where Ancestor Minghe sensed their powerful auras and became wary of Zhenyuanzi.

Minghe watched as Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and Houtu reached a hidden formation at the edge of the Blood Sea, where Zhenyuanzi revealed the phantom of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. Houtu felt its irresistible call and began moving toward it, poised to become the core of reincarnation.

• Minghe sensed the three visitors, strengthened the Sea of Blood Great Formation, and let them cross his domain without interference.
• Zhenyuanzi led Hong Yun and Houtu to a protected reef on the Blood Sea's edge, where his external incarnation, Lord Wanshouyuan, opened a passage through the formation.
• The group entered and saw the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk's phantom behind the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
• Hong Yun recognized the disk as a Chaos relic tied to the fundamental order of the Primordial World.
• Houtu's reincarnation law and bloodline responded to the disk, drawing her forward as she felt compelled to become its core.