Recaps

Guang Chengzi defeated Yao Shi with Fan Tian Yin, and Zhao Gongming defeated Taiyi Zhenren with the Purple Lightning Hammer. After the Western Religion declined to send another fighter, Bei Ming ordered Suyao to attack the third arena, leaving her next match about to begin.

• Guang Chengzi used Fan Tian Yin to shatter Yao Shi’s Dharma Form and Golden Body, and Jieyin rescued the defeated fighter.
• Tongtian sent Saint Mother Guiling to face Guang Chengzi, while Bei Ming recalled her earlier defeat by Fan Tian Yin.
• Taiyi Zhenren attacked Zhao Gongming with the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, but Zhao broke through the fire dragons with the Purple Lightning Hammer and won.
• Bixiao celebrated Zhao Gongming’s victory, while Clouds warned that more difficult opponents were ahead.
• Jieyin declined to send another Western Religion disciple, so Bei Ming ordered Suyao to attack the third arena.

Suyao entered the arena as Chijingzi and Immortal Wuyun, and Great Master Xuan Du and Moyuan fought to stalemates. Guang Chengzi defeated Saint Mother Guiling, leaving two arena battles decided and the remaining contests unresolved.

• Suyao leaped into the Arena Small World as a streak of light.
• Chijingzi and Immortal Wuyun exchanged attacks after Chijingzi used the Wuji Bracelet to take both of Wuyun's weapons, but neither fighter gained the advantage.
• Great Master Xuan Du and Moyuan countered each other's Spirit Treasures, leaving their Fifth Arena battle undecided.
• Laozi proposed declaring Xuan Du and Moyuan tied, but Bei Ming suggested waiting until the other undecided battles concluded.
• Guang Chengzi struck Saint Mother Guiling back into her original form with the Fan Tian Yin and forced her to retreat, winning his second consecutive battle.

Suyao defeated Zhao Gongming with the Piercing Heart Lock, then overcame Qingxu Moral True Monarch by countering his Spirit Treasures and breaking through his concealment. Yuanshi announced that Suyao had won two matches.

• Bei Ming sent Xiong Jun to test Guang Chengzi and the Fan Tian Yin in the First Arena.
• Suyao restrained Zhao Gongming with the Piercing Heart Lock, and he admitted defeat because he had no treasure to protect his Primordial Spirit.
• Qiongxiao, Clouds, and Bixiao discussed Suyao's victory, while Bixiao dismissed the Chan Sect disciples as no match for her.
• Yuanshi sent Qingxu Moral True Monarch to face Suyao in the Third Arena.
• Suyao countered Qingxu Moral True Monarch's attacks, used Star Luo Chess to expose his concealment, and captured him with the Piercing Heart Lock and Tai Xu Divine Thunder.
• Yuanshi pulled Qingxu Moral True Monarch out of the arena and announced Suyao's second victory.

Suyao defeated Saint Mother Jin Ling, while Guang Chengzi, Immortal Wuyun, and Yun Biao each won their arena battles. With the Jie Sect facing elimination from the competition, Tongtian sent Clouds to challenge Yun Biao in the remaining arena.

• Suyao used the Sunlight and Moonlight Divine Water to wear down Saint Mother Jin Ling's Four Symbols Pagoda, then bound her with the Piercing Heart Lock and claimed her third victory.
• Guang Chengzi defeated Xiong Jun with the Fan Tian Yin and became the third selected winner.
• Immortal Wuyun defeated Chijingzi, but Yun Biao then defeated Wuyun and Juliusun to take command of the Fifth Arena.
• Tongtian weighed whether to send Saint Mother Wudang or Clouds against Yun Biao and chose Clouds, whose Hunyuan Jindou and Golden Dragon Scissors offered stronger offense.
• Clouds entered the Second Arena under the Jie Sect's watchful gaze to face Yun Biao.

Clouds defeated Yun Biao and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun with the Hunyuan Jindou and Golden Dragon Scissors, giving the Jie Sect a significant victory in the Xuan Sect Competition. Tongtian waited to see whether Clouds could win one more match and secure a victorious position for the Jie Sect.

• Clouds trapped Yun Biao with the Hunyuan Jindou after the Golden Dragon Scissors broke free and forced him into a corner.
• Clouds returned Yun Biao to the arena in a daze, then defeated him with the Golden Dragon Scissors.
• Tongtian recognized Yun Biao's loss as a major victory for the Jie Sect, and Yuanshi sent Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun to challenge Clouds.
• Clouds absorbed Manjushri's Dunlong Pillar, snapped his Binding Demon Rope, and fought off his flat staff with her sword.
• Clouds swept Manjushri into the Hunyuan Jindou and defeated him with the Golden Dragon Scissors after tossing him back onto the arena.

Lan Sheng defeated Clouds by trapping her in an illusion created with the Illusion Mirage Pearl, and Tongtian pulled Clouds out before she collapsed. Clouds returned to Wanjing Garden shaken and uneasy, while Lan Sheng was declared the winner.

• Bei Ming sent Lan Sheng to fight Clouds, and Lan Sheng challenged her resolve on the Dao before the exchange began.
• Lan Sheng filled the arena with mist, then used the Illusion Mirage Pearl to draw Clouds into an illusion where Cut Acacia pierced her repeatedly.
• Duobao explained that the illusion could make Clouds suffer real harm if her mind collapsed, while Tongtian refused to let the elders observe the illusion directly.
• Tongtian pulled Clouds out of the illusion as she neared collapse, and Yuanshi declared Lan Sheng the winner.
• Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao comforted Clouds, who felt an unexplained unease after returning to Wanjing Garden.

After the Xuan Sect Competition, Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao sisters found a Spirit Treasure near Mount Qi, but Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor killed them and attacked Clouds. Clouds recognized that she was caught in an illusion, yet Lan Sheng’s Cut Acacia continued to wound her Primordial Spirit.

• Lan Sheng defeated Puxian Zhenren and Saint Mother Wudang, while Moyuan defeated Great Master Xuan Du, settling the five victor spots in the Xuan Sect Competition.
• Tongtian sent the Jie Sect disciples to travel and spread their teachings, and Zhao Gongming continued on with the Sanxiao sisters.
• Near Mount Qi, Zhao Gongming sensed an opportunity, and the Sanxiao sisters set up the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation around a fading Primordial Formation.
• Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor broke the formation and killed Zhao Gongming, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao despite their attempts to defend themselves.
• Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor struck Clouds, who found herself back in the Kunlun Competition Arena with Cut Acacia piercing her.
• Clouds used the Golden Dragon Scissors to attack herself and Lan Sheng, but the strike passed through his illusion as Cut Acacia wounded her Primordial Spirit.

Clouds escaped Lan Sheng’s illusion by severing one soul and two spirits, then defeated him in the arena. Tongtian restored her damaged soul and spirits and resolved to accept her as his fifth Direct Disciple, while noticing Disaster Qi tied to her family.

• Clouds realized Lan Sheng’s illusion was sustained by her emotions and severed Youjing, Yi Po, and De Po to break its hold.
• The illusion collapsed, and Clouds regained consciousness and attacked Lan Sheng with the Golden Dragon Scissors.
• Lan Sheng hid in mist summoned by the Wuyin Shenfan, but Clouds used the Hunyuan Jindou to draw it away, leaving him exposed and defeated.
• Yuanshi declared Clouds the victor, and Tongtian restored her Primordial Spirit injuries and returned her soul and spirits.
• Clouds asked why Lan Sheng had not attacked her true body; Lan Sheng said he valued testing his Dao over winning through an ambush.
• Tongtian decided to accept Clouds as his fifth Direct Disciple and noticed Disaster Qi connected to her elder brother and two younger sisters.

Clouds recounted the deadly illusion she had endured, then clashed with Bixiao and Lei Li over the Literary Sect’s conduct before Zhao Gongming urged caution. Meanwhile, Lan Sheng regretted her approach, and Xuandu and Moyuan remained locked in an evenly matched duel on the final arena.

• Clouds reunited with Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao and described how she severed her own soul to escape the illusion.
• Bixiao accused the Literary Sect of using crooked methods, and Lei Li challenged the Jie Sect group before Xue Ling ended the confrontation.
• Clouds warned Bixiao to show reverence toward powerful opponents, while Zhao Gongming said Lei Li was no ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Lan Sheng admitted to Wang Du that she had been too hasty and planned to seek punishment from their teacher.
• Xuandu and Moyuan continued fighting evenly on the Fifth Arena, each relying on formidable defenses.

Xuandu and Moyuan resumed their stalemated battle after refusing to settle for a draw, while Moyuan searched for a way to overcome the Qiankun Diagram. The chapter left him drawing insight from his Pangu origins and the Wu Clan’s overwhelming force as he fought on.

• Xuandu’s defenses and Moyuan’s attacks remained evenly matched, and Bei Ming watched in hopes that the pressure would awaken more of Moyuan’s inheritance.
• Laozi recognized Moyuan’s Pangu origins and objected to Xuandu serving as a whetstone for Bei Ming’s disciple.
• Laozi proposed ending the fight as a draw, but Moyuan challenged Xuandu to admit defeat, and Xuandu refused.
• Moyuan attacked again, and Xuandu resumed defending himself as the battle continued on the Fifth Arena.
• Moyuan realized his Zhan Kong Sword lacked the force to break the Qiankun Diagram and reflected on his Law of Force and the Wu Clan’s power.

Moyuan comprehended the Law of Force during his duel with Xuandu and broke through to the peak stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, then defeated him with Qigu Shenghua. Yuanshi declared Moyuan the winner and envied Bei Ming for having such outstanding disciples.

• Moyuan entered a state of Dao comprehension during Xuandu's assault and broke through to the peak stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Moyuan struck Xuandu with Qigu Shenghua, piercing his body with bone spikes and injuring his Primordial Spirit when he fled his physical form.
• Moyuan split the Qiankun Diagram's defenses with Severing Space and struck Xuandu's Primordial Spirit, which Laozi retrieved and restored to his body.
• Yuanshi declared Moyuan the victor and told Bei Ming that he had found a good path, praising the potential of Bei Ming's disciples.

The Mystic Gate Competition ended with Moyuan becoming the fifth victor, and the winners chose their prizes in Jade Void Palace. Nüwa added the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords as a bonus for Moyuan, hinting that Bei Ming might know their deeper uses.

• Tongtian sent Saint Mother Wudang to challenge Moyuan, who defeated her and the Chan Sect's Lingbao Grandmaster to claim the Fifth Arena.
• Yuanshi summoned the five victors—Ling Yan, Suyao, Guang Chengzi, Clouds, and Moyuan—to Jade Void Palace and presented their prizes.
• Ling Yan chose the gourd of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, Suyao took the Jinglei Pestle, Guang Chengzi selected the Flowing Sound Qin, and Clouds chose the Nahaipot.
• Moyuan accepted the remaining Sarira bead and considered refining it into a special Postnatal Spirit Treasure.
• Nüwa gave Moyuan the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords as a bonus and suggested he ask Bei Ming about their other uses.

After the Xuan Sect Competition, Bei Ming and the Saints prepared for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, while Nüwa arranged for Fuxi’s reincarnation and entrusted the Hetu and Luoshu to Bei Ming. Back at Changbai Mountain, Bei Ming told his three Direct Disciples that the struggle among the Five Religions was beginning and explained how the Human Race’s coming rulers would be taught.

• Nüwa gave Moyuan the seven Heavenly Mang God Swords, and Bei Ming recognized that his Qiankun Cauldron could fuse them into a stronger Spirit Treasure.
• Laozi proposed returning to prepare for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Saints and Bei Ming agreed to disperse and handle that task.
• Nüwa said Fuxi would enter Reincarnation to pursue Dao-Proving, and Bei Ming warned that the path was dangerous and the Saints might intervene directly.
• Nüwa entrusted the Hetu and Luoshu to Bei Ming, asking him to have Ling Yan pass them to Fuxi when the time came.
• Bei Ming returned with the Literary Sect disciples to Changbai Mountain and kept his three Direct Disciples behind to discuss the coming struggle among the Five Religions.
• Bei Ming told the disciples that Xuan Sect Disciples would teach the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with those assigned the task receiving one percent of the Merit.

Bei Ming assigned Ling Yan, Suyao, and Moyuan teaching roles tied to the Human Race’s future emperors and gave them the tools or duties needed to fulfill them. After the disciples departed, Lan Sheng apologized for her defeat in the Kunlun Competition, and Bei Ming accepted her new insights as more important than victory.

• Bei Ming appointed Ling Yan as Fuxi’s teacher and gave her the Hetu and Luoshu to pass to him at the crucial moment.
• Bei Ming made Suyao the Earth Emperor’s teacher and gave him the Ochre Whip to study the hundred herbs.
• Bei Ming tasked Moyuan with refining the treasures Dayu would need, then took Moyuan’s Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords to improve them.
• Ling Yan shared Nine Revolutions Golden Pills with Moyuan, Suyao, and the seven remaining Eight Immortals in Attendance before traveling to see the Human Race.
• Lan Sheng apologized to Bei Ming for losing to Clouds, but explained that the duel had taught her about the Illusion Law and souls; Bei Ming told her that insight mattered more than victory.

Lan Sheng and Wang Du joined Yun Biao to challenge Jie Sect disciples, while Bei Ming refined the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords. In the Underworld, Nüwa agreed to owe Pingxin a karmic debt, and Pingxin guided Fuxi’s True Spirit into reincarnation.

• Lan Sheng persuaded Wang Du to join Yun Biao in spreading the Literary Sect’s teachings and contending with Jie Sect.
• Lan Sheng and Wang Du helped Yun Biao overwhelm Jie Sect disciples with illusions and poison, while Duobao restrained himself from intervening.
• Bei Ming added Golden Elephant spirit materials as he refined the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords in the Qiankun Cauldron.
• Nüwa asked Pingxin to help Fuxi reincarnate into the Human Race and become its Heavenly Sovereign.
• Pingxin asked Nüwa for a karmic debt to ensure Fuxi’s reincarnation went smoothly, and Nüwa agreed.
• Under Pingxin’s guidance, Nüwa escorted Fuxi’s True Spirit into Reincarnation.

Nüwa secretly created a new batch of Innate Human Race members to strengthen the Human Race for Fuxi’s rise, while the various teachings arranged for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Haotian strengthened the Heavenly Court, and the Literary Sect began competing with the Jie Sect for followers across the Honghuang Continent.

• Nüwa created Innate Human Race members in the Mountains and Rivers State Chart, taught them the Mysterious Pivot Five Qi Scripture, and hid them to grow in secret.
• Laozi prepared to reforge the Tuyu Sword, Xuandu returned to severe cultivation, and Yuanshi appointed Guang Chengzi as Teacher of the Human Emperor.
• Tongtian accepted Clouds as his fifth Direct Disciple, gave her the Yin Yang Two Forms Lamp, and assigned Duobao, Jin Ling, and Wudang to teach the Five Emperors; the Western Religion assigned Yao Shi.
• Haotian returned to the Heavenly Court with Rogue Cultivators, appointed the Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Ancestor as True Martial Emperor, and filled vacant divine offices, increasing pressure on Han Chi.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discussed recruiting disciples with affinity for the West and maintaining contact with a secret agent whose stance was undecided.
• Yun Biao led Lan Sheng, Wang Du, and Literary Sect Nominal Disciples across the Primordial Wilderness to compete with Jie Sect for followers.

Bei Ming reforged the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords into a top-grade innate spirit treasure and sent it to Moyuan. He then investigated the Five-Colored Stone and discovered the origins and cultivation limits of the Four Monkeys of Destruction, leaving their traces in the Primordial Wilderness as his next focus.

• Bei Ming completed the Heavenly Mang God Swords in the Qiankun Cauldron, turning seven blades into a top-grade innate spirit treasure.
• Bei Ming sent the reforged Mo Dao to Moyuan, who recognized its power and thanked his Master.
• Bei Ming examined the Five-Colored Stone Nüwa had given him and traced its origin to the Chaos Demon Ape.
• Bei Ming deduced the origins and divine powers of the Four Monkeys of Destruction, and learned that they needed to reclaim one another's origins to advance beyond Taiyi Golden Immortal.
• Bei Ming began searching for the Four Monkeys and first uncovered the Six Eared Macaque's trail, linking its past attempt to listen to Hongjun's lecture with its lack of destined affinity.

Bei Ming helped the Lingming Stone Monkey emerge from the Five-Colored Stone, intending for him to reclaim the Four Monkeys of Destruction’s origins across future eras. The Stone Monkey landed in Changbai Mountain, where his carefree exploration began with a quarrel over peaches.

• Bei Ming deduced where Six Eared Macaque and Chihoumahou were cultivating, then planned for the Lingming Stone Monkey to resolve the Four Monkeys of Destruction’s karmic entanglements.
• Bei Ming gathered Spiritual energy around the Five-Colored Stone, and the Stone Monkey was born on White Cloud Peak.
• The Stone Monkey’s divine light reached the Heavenly Court, but Haotian stopped himself from investigating because the light came from Wen Zu’s Daoist arena.
• Bei Ming sent the Stone Monkey to the Changbai Mountain Range and watched as he ate a peach, expecting setbacks to eventually drive him to seek a master.
• Bai Nuo caught the Stone Monkey eating from his peach tree and angrily accused him of stealing; the Stone Monkey teased him as a little hedgehog.

The Stone Monkey defeated Bai Nuo, joined forces with him, and gathered nearby cultivators and resources until he declared himself the Handsome Monkey King. When he planned to expand by force, Bai Nuo warned him that the Changbai Mountain Range forbade large-scale wars under the Literary Sect’s rules.

• The Stone Monkey beat Bai Nuo in a brief fight, then shared a peach and listened as Bai Nuo explained the mountain.
• Bai Nuo realized the Stone Monkey had been born a Taiyi Golden Immortal and ingratiated himself by praising him and sharing his knowledge of local resources.
• The Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo used the Peach Orchard as a base, subdued nearby Golden Immortals, and gathered followers and cultivation resources.
• The Stone Monkey dropped “Stone” from his name and declared himself the Handsome Monkey King, becoming a local ruler with rules for distributing resources and protecting his followers.
• After the Handsome Monkey King planned to lead his followers against stronger groups, Bai Nuo warned him that the Literary Sect prohibited large-scale wars in the Changbai Mountain Range.

Bei Ming sent Xiong Er to challenge the Stone Monkey, who was trying to expand his influence in Changbai Mountain. Xiong Er set out for the Peach Orchard with a jar of Bee Emperor's Honey as his reward, while Bei Ming planned to use the defeat to guide the Stone Monkey toward seeking a master.

• Bai Nuo became uneasy when the Stone Monkey planned to lead his forces on a campaign, fearing the Literary Sect might punish him for disturbing the peace.
• Bei Ming watched the Stone Monkey and decided that he needed to experience a setback before being led to the Great Void Palace.
• Bei Ming summoned Xiong Er, told him to teach the self-proclaimed Handsome Monkey King a lesson, and gave him a jar of Bee Emperor's Honey.
• Xiong Er accepted the task, concealed the honey in his cave, picked up his Morningstar, and headed for the Peach Orchard using the Earth Escape Technique.

Stone Monkey fought Xiong Er, then challenged the White Eyebrow Divine Eagle and suffered a decisive defeat. After White Eyebrow claimed the territory and left, Stone Monkey asked Bai Nuo about the followers’ injuries.

• Stone Monkey sensed an approaching expert and left Bai Nuo to confront Xiong Er, who demanded that he disband his followers and surrender.
• Stone Monkey and Xiong Er fought for several days, with neither able to gain the upper hand.
• The White Eyebrow Divine Eagle arrived, struck Stone Monkey down, and claimed the area for himself.
• Stone Monkey borrowed Xiong Er’s Morningstar but was defeated by White Eyebrow, who injured him and scattered his followers with a warning.
• Xiong Er retrieved his weapon and left, while Bai Nuo checked on Stone Monkey and reported that the followers were injured but not in mortal danger.

After recovering from his defeat, the Stone Monkey resolved to seek a master from the Literary Sect, and Bai Nuo chose to join him. Elsewhere, Huaxushi gave birth to Fuxi after carrying him for twelve years, and Ling Yan arrived to visit.

• The Stone Monkey recovered from his injuries, renewed his resolve to become stronger, and told Bai Nuo he would seek an expert from the Literary Sect.
• Bai Nuo decided to accompany the Stone Monkey into the mountains, hoping the Literary Sect would recognize his origins.
• Huaxushi became pregnant after stepping into a giant footprint and continued caring for her tribe throughout her twelve-year pregnancy.
• Huaxushi gave birth to Fuxi amid auspicious signs, and his brief serpent form changed into that of an ordinary human infant.
• Ling Yan revealed herself and visited Huaxushi, whose parents bowed to her.

Ling Yan accepted the newborn Fuxi as her disciple on the orders of Wen Zu and Nüwa, and prepared him to become the Common Lord of the Human Race. Under her guidance, Fuxi grew into a capable leader, reforming the Huaxu Tribe and laying the groundwork for its governance.

• Ling Yan announced that Fuxi could become the Common Lord of the Human Race and that she had come to accept him as her disciple.
• Huaxushi and her parents agreed, and Ling Yan settled in the Huaxu Tribe to teach Fuxi.
• Ling Yan's presence brought the tribe peace, and Huaxushi later succeeded her father as its leader.
• Fuxi developed his cultivation, improved fishing and animal domestication, and invented pottery, instruments, and music.
• After reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, Fuxi became tribal leader and reformed marriage customs, divided the land into regions, and appointed officials.

As Fuxi’s reforms spread through the Human Race, Suirenshi recognized him as the reincarnation of Emperor Xi and weighed whether the Human Race should accept him as its future leader. Suirenshi concluded that Fuxi’s present deeds mattered more than his past, while the chapter explained how karmic debts and the Saints’ restraint shaped the Human Race’s fate.

• Fuxi’s system gained support across the Human Race as Ling Yan helped promote it beyond the Huaxu Tribe.
• Suirenshi learned of Fuxi’s growing influence and resolved to help guide the Human Race into a new age.
• Suirenshi recognized Fuxi as the reincarnation of Emperor Xi, but considered accepting him as Common Lord if he devoted himself to the Human Race.
• Suirenshi understood Fuxi’s reincarnation and discipleship under Ling Yan as an arrangement supported by Wen Zu, Nüwa, and possibly All Saints.
• Suirenshi reflected that the Human Race could repay its great karmic debts only through its Luck, and that Saints’ direct intervention could claim too much of it.
• The chapter explained that the Three Pure Ones’ inaction had restrained All Saints and preserved the balance around the Human Race.

Suirenshi recognized that Fuxi’s Dao-Proving could make the Human Race the foundation of his path, so he traveled to the Huaxu Tribe to meet Ling Yan. With the Hetu and Luoshu, Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, regained his past-life memories and cultivation, and left Ling Yan addressing him as Senior Fuxi.

• Suirenshi decided the Human Race had to pursue its own future and set out for the Huaxu Tribe to visit Ling Yan.
• Ling Yan taught Fuxi the Deduction Method as he considered creating a simpler method for the Human Race.
• Ling Yan summoned the Hetu and Luoshu, and auspicious signs appeared as the treasures came to Fuxi.
• Fuxi used the Hetu and Luoshu to construct the Eight Trigrams Diagram, regaining his past-life memories and Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Ling Yan congratulated Fuxi as Senior Fuxi, and they agreed that she could call him senior despite their teacher-disciple bond.