Chapter Summaries

After the Immortal Court was established under East King Duke, Li Hao decided to attend its thousand-year banquet and pursue its fortune treasure, the Dragon Head Crutch. He persuaded the Ancestor Witches to go with him, chose an ordinary stone as their congratulatory gift, and left Xihe hesitating over whether to join them.

• East King Duke announced the Immortal Court's founding with Di Jun and Tai Yi, and Li Hao worried they might take the Dragon Head Crutch before he could claim it.
• East King Duke invited the Primordial Era's great powers to a thousand-year banquet on Penglai Immortal Island, giving Li Hao an excuse to visit the Immortal Court.
• Li Hao told Dijiang and the other Ancestor Witches that they should attend, and they eagerly anticipated gaining benefits from the trip.
• Zhu Rong asked whether they should bring a gift, and Li Hao argued that the world belonged to their Father God Pangu before selecting an ordinary stone as their present.
• Xihe tugged Li Hao's sleeve as he prepared to leave; she nodded when he asked if she wanted to come, then hurriedly shook her head.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches left the Solar Star with Xihe, while Dijiang misunderstood the situation and collected what he called Xihe’s dowry. At Purple Tenuity Palace, Hongjun learned that East King Duke had invited him to the Immortal Court’s banquet and sent Haotian to offer congratulations in his place.

• Dijiang told Xihe that joining the Witch Tribe required a strong physique, leaving her and the others speechless before they set off without him.
• Dijiang gathered the spoils, decided they were Xihe’s dowry, and hurried after the others.
• Hongjun finished cultivating, and Haotian reported that East King Duke, Di Jun, and Tai Yi had remained quiet.
• Hongjun calculated that the Witch Tribe had left the Solar Star and believed his divine thunder had killed the variable.
• Haotian told Hongjun that East King Duke had established the Immortal Court and invited him to a banquet.
• Hongjun said he could not attend and ordered Haotian to take one or two treasures and offer congratulations.

Hongjun sent Yaochi from the Purple Heavens Palace to deliver treasures, while Haotian stayed behind. After more than five hundred years, Yaochi reached Penglai Immortal Island and found Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches registering their gifts.

• Haotian refused to leave the Purple Heavens Palace, so Hongjun comforted him and instructed him to go with Yaochi to select treasures for the trip.
• Haotian and Yaochi chose items from the treasury, and Yaochi departed while Haotian stayed behind with an immortal fruit.
• Yaochi hurried toward the Primordial Era, reached the East Sea after more than five hundred years, and arrived at Penglai Immortal Island.
• Yaochi spotted Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches at the reception desk as they registered an Origin Flame Stone and Immortal Spirit Grass as gifts.
• Li Hao made the nervous attendant state the gifts plainly, and Zhu Rong asked whether the stone and grass were really impressive.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches arrived at East King Duke’s Immortal Court banquet with ordinary stones and grass disguised as precious gifts. East King Duke reluctantly welcomed them as close friends, then realized their “treasures” were not genuine offerings.

• Zhu Rong loudly revealed that the Ancestor Witches had brought gifts, so Li Hao and Dijiang scolded him and claimed the stones and grass were top-tier treasures.
• East King Duke appeared and asked who had called themselves his close friend, while privately worrying that the Ancestor Witches might disrupt his banquet and cost him more wealth.
• Li Hao confronted East King Duke, who nervously agreed that they were the best of friends.
• Li Hao led East King Duke to the welcoming platform and presented the Origin Flame Stone and Immortal Spirit Grass as gifts.
• East King Duke inspected the supposed treasures and realized the Ancestor Witches had not brought genuine congratulatory gifts.

As Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at East King Duke’s banquet, Dijiang feared they had come to confront the Ancestor Witches over eating the Earth Vein Origin. Li Hao insisted they would be thanked instead, and the two visitors immediately greeted him with overwhelming gratitude.

• East King Duke pretended to recognize the Witch Tribe’s rock and wild grass as Immortal Spirit Grass, convincing the gathered great mighty figures.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived uninvited, prompting Dijiang to fear they had tracked the Ancestor Witches down to challenge them.
• Li Hao reassured Dijiang that Jieyin and Zhunti would thank the Witch Tribe for eating the Earth Vein Origin.
• Jieyin and Zhunti grabbed Li Hao’s arms and profusely thanked him, leaving the Ancestor Witches stunned.

Jieyin and Zhunti thanked Li Hao and the Witch Tribe after mistaking the protected Earth Vein Origin for evidence of their goodwill toward the Western Lands. East King Duke tried to leave, but Li Hao’s claim that Penglai Immortal Island came from Pangu’s transformation enraged him, and he kept his objections to himself.

• Houtu recalled that Li Hao had secretly concealed the Earth Vein Origin, which Jieyin and Zhunti eventually found while excavating Mount Sumeru.
• Jieyin and Zhunti mistook the obstruction around the Earth Vein Origin as proof that the Witch Tribe had protected it and thanked Li Hao and the witches.
• Li Hao told Jieyin and Zhunti that they were bound by fate, and they laughed together with the Witch Tribe.
• East King Duke slipped away from the gathering, wary of both the violent Witch Tribe and the shameless pair from the West.
• Jieyin asked why the group had come, and Li Hao claimed they were sightseeing and praised Penglai as a place formed from Pangu’s transformation.
• East King Duke silently fumed at Li Hao’s claim but kept quiet because he feared the Witch Tribe’s strength.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches went to the Immortal Court to claim the Magic Treasure of Fortune, while Di Jun and Tai Yi schemed to take over the court if East King Duke failed. Li Hao found the Dragon Head Crutch before the throne and pretended it was a keepsake he had carved from Father God's Dao Body.

• East King Duke searched for Di Jun and Tai Yi for help, unaware that they were drinking on Penglai Immortal Island and hoping he would lose control of the Immortal Court.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi considered replacing the Immortal Court with the Demon Court and ruling as Demon Emperors.
• Jieyin and Zhunti promised to welcome the Witch Tribe to the Western Lands, then parted ways with Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches.
• Li Hao led the Ancestor Witches into the Immortal Court's main hall to find East King Duke and the Magic Treasure of Fortune.
• Li Hao pointed out the Dragon Head Crutch and claimed he had carved it from Father God's Dao Body, while Dijiang stopped Zhu Rong from revealing the truth.

East King Duke returned to his palace after failing to find Di Jun and Tai Yi, then caught Li Hao reaching for his Dragon Head Crutch and accused him of coveting it. Realizing the Ancestor Witches were all present, he tried to appease them, but Li Hao turned his accusation back on him, leaving East King Duke stunned.

• East King Duke returned to his palace and eavesdropped on the Ancestor Witches discussing a crutch.
• East King Duke saw Li Hao reach for the Dragon Head Crutch and shouted that Li Hao was coveting his Magic Treasure.
• East King Duke recognized the Ancestor Witches and nervously claimed he had prepared tea and immortal fruits for them.
• Zhu Rong challenged East King Duke to show where the refreshments were and brought up his insult.
• Li Hao told Zhu Rong that East King Duke had insulted him, then scolded East King Duke for his foul language.
• East King Duke felt ashamed, then his heart suddenly jolted.

Li Hao challenged East King Duke’s claim to the Dragon Head Crutch, insisting the treasure recognized him as its true master. When Li Hao wielded it and East King Duke fainted, the Ancestor Witches were left stunned.

• East King Duke claimed the Dragon Head Crutch as his own, but his magic power vanished when he tried to use it.
• Li Hao said he was the treasure’s true master, though he admitted it had no Artifact Spirit to answer them.
• East King Duke demanded that Li Hao demonstrate his claim, and Li Hao finally agreed.
• Li Hao manipulated the Dragon Head Crutch, and East King Duke passed out while the Ancestor Witches watched in shock.

Li Hao used the system to remove Hongjun’s mark from the Dragon Head Crutch and secured the treasure for the Witch Tribe. Di Jun and Tai Yi sensed something was wrong, and Tai Yi spotted the cause just as the chapter ended.

• Li Hao stalled while the system parsed the method Hongjun had left on the Dragon Head Crutch, negotiating a reduced fee and access to the parsed method.
• The system revealed that Hongjun’s method was only a simple mark, and Li Hao took control of the Dragon Head Crutch.
• Li Hao handed the Dragon Head Crutch to Dijiang, who understood that it could suppress the Witch Tribe’s luck and stored it in his spatial domain.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi felt that something had gone wrong but could not identify the cause.
• Tai Yi spotted something and urgently told Di Jun that they had found the problem.

Di Jun and Tai Yi discovered that the Immortal Court's fortune was rapidly dissipating and hurried to find East King Duke. They entered the palace as the Ancestor Witches took the Dragon Head Crutch, and Di Jun challenged them, unaware of the danger that had frightened Tai Yi.

• Di Jun saw the Immortal Court's fortune dwindling, so he and Tai Yi flew across Penglai Immortal Island to search for East King Duke.
• After finding no trace of him elsewhere, Tai Yi suggested checking the palace, and the brothers rushed inside.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi saw someone taking the Dragon Head Crutch and charged forward, while East King Duke regained consciousness and urged them to fight the Ancestor Witches.
• Di Jun collided with an unseen barrier and learned that the Witches had taken the fortune-suppressing treasure.
• When one of the Ancestor Witches challenged him, Di Jun defiantly said he had a problem, surprising the Witches.

Di Jun tried to look defiant toward Xi Zi and the Ancestor Witches, then quickly changed his tune and called the confrontation a celebration. Xi Zi reminded Di Jun and Tai Yi of their threats against the Witch Tribe, and they faced the prospect of a beating as they claimed they had always avoided trouble.

• Di Jun acted boldly in front of Tai Yi and East King Duke, but panicked when he saw the imposing Witch Tribe challenger.
• Di Jun stumbled over his words and reframed the confrontation as a celebration of taking back magic treasures.
• Xi Zi questioned whether Di Jun and Tai Yi belonged to the Immortal Court and recalled Di Jun's threat to deal with the Witch Tribe.
• Qiang Liang agreed that Di Jun had been antagonistic, while another Ancestor Witch urged them to settle the matter with a beating.
• East King Duke hoped Di Jun and Tai Yi would share his punishment, but the brothers exchanged glances and claimed they had always avoided trouble.

Di Jun and Tai Yi abandoned the Immortal Court and asked the Witch Tribe for protection, while Jieyin and Zhunti forced their way toward the Immortal Court’s treasury. Di Jun and Tai Yi planned to loot the treasury themselves, and Jieyin and Zhunti left after its guard knocked himself unconscious.

• Di Jun and Tai Yi withdrew from the Immortal Court and accused East King Duke of forcing them to join, causing him to collapse unconscious.
• The Ancestor Witches struggled to decide what to do with Di Jun and Tai Yi, who secretly resolved to take treasures from the Immortal Court’s treasury.
• Jieyin and Zhunti told the treasury guard that another guard had demanded to be knocked down, and insisted the survivor serve as a witness to their innocence.
• Zhunti and Jieyin declared the remaining guard was fated to be connected with them, alarming him into knocking himself unconscious.
• Jieyin and Zhunti gave up on the guard and left to seek their own opportunities.

Jieyin and Zhunti robbed the Immortal Court’s treasure vault, leaving it completely empty. When a guard reported the theft, Di Jun and Tai Yi’s reaction drew the Ancestor Witches’ attention, while Li Hao guessed who had committed the robbery.

• Jieyin and Zhunti swept the treasure vault clean and left, and the unconscious guard later woke to find it empty.
• The guard rushed into the palace, where East King Duke lay on the ground and the Ancestor Witches, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Li Hao were gathered.
• Li Hao persuaded the guard to speak by claiming that he and the others were East King Duke’s friends and had driven off his attackers.
• The guard announced that the treasure vault had been ransacked, and Di Jun blurted out an anxious question before remembering he had claimed to withdraw from the Immortal Court.
• The Ancestor Witches worried that the vault had been emptied before they could visit, while Li Hao suspected Jieyin and Zhunti were responsible.

After the treasury was robbed, Li Hao identified Jieyin and Zhunti as the culprits, while Di Jun and Tai Yi slipped away to pursue them. Li Hao and Dijiang explained why they expected the Western pair to outwit the two Birdmen, and the Ancestor Witches were left baffled by their advice to learn from Li Hao.

• Zhu Rong shook the treasury guard until Li Hao told him to let the man explain, and the guard said two fat, big-eared bald men had knocked him unconscious.
• The group went to the treasury and found the other guard missing, so Li Hao told the remaining guard that Jieyin and Zhunti had taken the treasures.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi quietly left to chase Jieyin and Zhunti, while the Ancestor Witches noticed but pretended not to see them go.
• Zhu Rong asked why Li Hao and Dijiang had let the Birdmen leave, and they said Jieyin and Zhunti were unlikely to lose the treasures to them.
• Li Hao claimed Jieyin and Zhunti would be conned because he was more crafty and in the right, and Dijiang urged the Ancestor Witches to learn from him.

Li Hao led the Ancestor Witches back to their Ancestral Land and sent Xi Zi to fetch Changxi. When the second Dao lecture was announced, Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches prepared to set out, with Li Hao eyeing the treasures he had left in the Western Lands.

• Li Hao decided the group should return to the Witch Tribe Ancestral Land instead of waiting for East King Duke to wake up, and Xihe asked to visit with them.
• Li Hao sent Xi Zi to the Lunar Star to bring Changxi back; Xi Zi returned with her after a long, rough journey.
• Changxi arrived at the Witch Tribe Ancestral Land and stood stunned by its prosperous surroundings as Xihe waited with her.
• A voice announced that the second Dao lecture would begin at the Purple Heaven Palace, and Li Hao smiled while thinking about the treasures he had left in the Western Lands.
• Zhu Rong eagerly called the lecture an opportunity for the Ancestor Witches to become active, but Dijiang silenced him and Li Hao warned him not to speak so openly in front of Xihe and Changxi.

The Ancestor Witches set out for the Western Lands to retrieve treasures supposedly kept by Jieyin and Zhunti, while Nuwa and Fuxi arrived at the Purple Sky Palace for the second sermon. The chapter leaves the witches on their journey and Nuwa eagerly anticipating what might happen at the sermon.

• Li Hao told the Ancestor Witches they were heading to the Western Lands to reclaim treasures from Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Dijiang recognized that Li Hao's excuse referred to treasures Jieyin and Zhunti had stolen from the Immortal Court.
• Dijiang carried Xihe, and Changxi joined the group as the Ancestor Witches prepared to depart.
• Dijiang gave Chiyou and the other Great Witches instructions, then led the Ancestor Witches toward the Western Lands.
• Nuwa and Fuxi arrived at the Purple Sky Palace with the mighty figures gathering for the second sermon.

Nuwa and Fuxi watched the other powers gather, where Di Jun and Tai Yi seethed at the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin and Zhunti over their past misfortunes and stolen treasures. Nuwa warned Fuxi to avoid Di Jun and Tai Yi, and he solemnly promised to stay away from them.

• Nuwa laughed at Di Jun and Tai Yi’s bruises, which they had suffered while pursuing Jieyin and Zhunti after the pair stole their treasure.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi blamed the Three Pure Ones for their run of bad luck and glared at Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived, provoking Di Jun and Tai Yi with their smug, carefree response to the brothers’ anger.
• Nuwa asked Fuxi what he thought of Di Jun and Tai Yi, then rejected his suggestion that they befriend the brothers.
• Nuwa insisted that Fuxi avoid Di Jun and Tai Yi, and Fuxi promised he would stay far away whenever he saw them.

Minghe reunited with Jieyin and Zhunti outside Purple Cloud Palace, while other mighty figures watched the tense gathering. East King Duke hid nearby and glared at them and Di Jun and Tai Yi, blaming them for the loss of his reputation.

• Minghe greeted Jieyin and Zhunti, who welcomed him warmly despite the odor he carried.
• Minghe asked about Jieyin and Zhunti's improved appearance, and they credited it to good fortune while praising his cultivation.
• Nuwa watched the gathering and hoped Di Jun and Tai Yi would soon start a fight with the Three Pure Ones or Jieyin and Zhunti.
• East King Duke hid in a corner and glared at Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, and Tai Yi over the Immortal Court treasury robbery and their public defeat.
• East King Duke suspected Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, and Tai Yi of spreading the stories that had cost him face.

Minghe learned that Jieyin and Zhunti had befriended a group feared by the other Primordial Era visitors, then waited with them for Hongjun’s lecture to begin. At the palace gates, Yaochi searched in vain for Li Hao, while Haotian wondered at her changing moods.

• Minghe pressed Jieyin and Zhunti about their good fortune, and they hinted that they had joined a group of close friends.
• Minghe recognized the group and understood why Jieyin and Zhunti were afraid to speak openly about them.
• Haotian and Yaochi stood at the palace gates to welcome the visitors before Hongjun’s Dao lecture.
• Yaochi searched the arriving visitors for Li Hao, then grew disappointed when he did not appear.
• Haotian watched Yaochi’s mood change and kept quiet, while the gathered visitors discussed which clan might rule the Primordial Era.