Recaps

Demon Spirit Saint visited Jieyin on Mount Sumeru and urged him to ally the Western Religion with the Demon Sect against the Mystic Gate. Jieyin considered breaking away from the Mystic Gate as the Investiture of the Gods War approached, while the chapter ended with Fuxi overseeing the Human Race from its ancestral land.

• Demon Spirit Saint entered Mount Sumeru while Zhunti was away and confronted Jieyin.
• Demon Spirit Saint argued that the Mystic Gate had constrained the West, and Jieyin released his suppression after considering the West’s plight.
• Demon Spirit Saint invited Jieyin to join forces with the Demon Sect and left him a Devil Seed before vanishing.
• Jieyin kept the Devil Seed and considered establishing an independent sect to give the West room to prosper.
• After Dayu entered Huoyun Cave, Fuxi returned to the Human Race’s ancestral land to oversee its affairs.

The chapter described the Human Race’s division of authority between the Nine Provinces, the Thirty-Six Regions, and the ancestral land. Qi seized power from Boyi and founded the Xia Dynasty, but Fuxi allowed him to govern only so long as he obeyed the ancestral land; the chapter ended by noting Qi was not the only person with influential backing.

• The Human Race maintained the Nine Provinces for mortal affairs, the Thirty-Six Regions for frontier defense, and the Central Army in the ancestral land for major crises.
• After Dayu stepped down, Boyi took charge of mortal affairs, but Dayu’s son Qi raised an army and seized power.
• Qi founded the Xia Dynasty, proclaimed himself king, and worried that Fuxi might punish him for taking the throne.
• An envoy delivered Fuxi’s decree allowing Qi to govern the Nine Provinces while requiring him to obey the ancestral land.
• The chapter explained that Qi’s authority came from Dayu’s influence and concluded that he was not the only person with such a background.

Fuxi decided that the Human Race’s ancestral land would withdraw from daily governance and let mortal dynasties exercise more authority. Meanwhile, Ling Yan tracked Qiongqi, whose companion the Six Eared Macaque suspected that Bei Ming’s old karma had revealed their location.

• Cangjie raised concerns about Xia Qi’s growing authority, and Fuxi explained that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were fixed while mortal kings and dynasties could change.
• Fuxi ordered the ancestral land to oversee the Nine Provinces, cultivate Cultivators, and interfere less in ordinary mortal affairs.
• Cangjie agreed to reorganize the institutions, and the ancestral land returned more political responsibilities to the Nine Provinces, giving Xia Qi’s Royal Court greater freedom.
• Ling Yan followed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s guidance through the mountains to track Qiongqi.
• The Six Eared Macaque sensed Ling Yan approaching and warned Qiongqi, who dismissed the threat and vowed to capture her.
• The Six Eared Macaque suspected that Bei Ming’s old karma with the Fierce Beasts had allowed Ling Yan to find them.

The Six Eared Macaque abandoned Qiongqi to face Ling Yan alone while planning to exploit scattered demonic cultivators to infiltrate the Jie Sect. Ling Yan confronted Qiongqi and used the Five Directional Flags to suppress his speed and contain their battle, leaving him raging against her defenses.

• The Six Eared Macaque persuaded Qiongqi to fight Ling Yan alone, then fled and planned to use demonic cultivators to befriend and corrupt Jie Sect disciples.
• Ling Yan followed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s guidance and found Qiongqi waiting in the mountain forest.
• Qiongqi demanded Ling Yan surrender the gourd and claimed the North for the Fierce Beasts, but Ling Yan attacked with a Five Elements Dharma Seal.
• Qiongqi countered with bone blades and Sha Qi, then charged at Ling Yan with his speed and killing intent.
• Ling Yan deployed the Innate Five Directions Flags, suppressing Qiongqi’s speed and containing his Baleful Aura within their barrier.
• Qiongqi unleashed demonic qi and attacked the barrier, but Ling Yan’s complete formation held firm.

Ling Yan defeated and killed Qiongqi, purified the battlefield, and received merit for her actions. The battle helped her break through to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage, and she set out for Changbai Mountain with Qiongqi’s remains as a hidden Six Eared Macaque listened from a nearby valley.

• Ling Yan used the Five Directional Flags and the Five Elements Mysterious Pivot Fan to overwhelm Qiongqi and destroy its physical body.
• Ling Yan burned away Qiongqi’s Primordial Spirit with the Pure Lotus Holy Flame, then restored and stored its empty body in the Zhu Shen Gourd.
• Ling Yan used the Precious Lotus Lantern to purify the remaining Baleful Aura across the battlefield, and merit descended upon her and the lantern.
• Ling Yan’s cultivation advanced from the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage after the fierce battle.
• Ling Yan departed for Changbai Mountain to deliver the Zhu Shen Gourd while the Six Eared Macaque secretly listened from a nearby valley.

After Ling Yan killed Qiongqi and brought his corpse to Bei Ming, he predicted that the Demon Sect and the West held a major opportunity for Dao-Proving and sent Ling Yan to watch them. Meanwhile, several Literary Sect disciples advanced to Quasi-Saint, leaving the sect stronger as the coming calamity approached.

• Six Eared Macaque sensed Qiongqi’s death and left to carry out his mission alone.
• Ling Yan reported to Bei Ming that she had killed Qiongqi and contained his corpse in the Zhu Shen Gourd, whose flying sword was absorbing the corpse’s baleful energy.
• Bei Ming told Ling Yan to monitor the Demon Sect and the West, suggesting that upheaval there could create an opportunity for Dao-Proving; Ling Yan headed west.
• Bei Ming considered whether the Zhu Shen Gourd could refine members of the Demon Sect, though he judged it unable to withstand a Chaos God.
• Suyao slashed her Evil Corpse and became a Quasi-Saint, while Guichenzi had already slashed his Good Corpse and reached the same realm.
• Moyuan slashed his Good Corpse and became a Quasi-Saint, bringing the number of Quasi-Saint disciples in the Literary Sect to five; the remaining seven Eight Immortals in Attendance had reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal peak.

After emerging from seclusion with his cultivation advanced, Moyuan took Yang Jian to meet their Grandmaster, Bei Ming. On the way, they encountered Wukong, who was tending a Peach Garden in the Great Void Palace and offered them its future peaches.

• Yang Jian cultivated in the Great Void Palace until his Golden Immortal cultivation neared a breakthrough, hoping to become strong enough to rescue his mother, Yunhua.
• Moyuan emerged from seclusion with a deeper aura and invited Yang Jian to pay respects to Bei Ming.
• Wukong collected Immortal Peach pits from fellow disciples and had Bai Nuo plant and tend a Peach Garden.
• Wukong met Moyuan and Yang Jian in the corridor, greeted them, and learned that Yang Jian was Moyuan's disciple.
• Yang Jian bowed to Wukong as his Uncle-Master, and Wukong invited everyone to eat peaches once his garden's fruit ripened.

Moyuan brought Yang Jian to meet Bei Ming, who accepted him as the Literary Sect’s second-generation Direct Disciple and gifted him a Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure. The chapter then described how the sect’s other disciples handled inheritance, duties, and disputes with the Jie Sect.

• Moyuan reported his achievements to Bei Ming and introduced Yang Jian as his new Direct Disciple.
• Bei Ming approved Yang Jian’s place in the sect, advised him to set an example for future second-generation disciples, and gave him the Wind Forest Fire Mountain Armor.
• Bei Ming’s other Direct Disciples remained occupied with cultivation, official duties, preaching, or dueling, leaving Yang Jian as the only second-generation Direct Disciple.
• Yun Biao repeatedly fought Saint Mother Wudang and Immortal Wuyun while they competed to preach, and the three became friends after their duels.
• Xiong Jun accepted Xuanfengzi as his disciple, while Bai Nuo pursued alchemy under Ranmu and benefited from the Literary Sect’s abundant resources.
• Lan Sheng and Wang Du continued traveling and preaching together after becoming Dao Companions during Emperor Yao’s era.

Bei Ming ordered Moyuan and Yang Jian to reunite Yang Jian’s family before the approaching great calamity, while the Asura Race launched a campaign against the Western Religion. Lei Li’s past journey among the Wu Clan and his role in spreading the Literary Sect’s teachings in the West were recounted as the conflict intensified.

• Lei Li used his Ancestor Wizard bloodline to reach Pangu Hall, fought Xing Tian, and eventually became his sworn brother after Ju Mang let him cultivate there.
• Lei Li later led Literary Sect disciples into the West and coordinated its missionary work amid the Asura Race’s fighting with the Western Religion.
• Xue Ling established the Literary Sect’s presence in the North and accepted Fu Yaozi, Tao Yao, Bai Shuang, and Pei Yue as disciples.
• Bei Ming told Moyuan to take Yang Jian to Huoyun Cave to collect Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan, then help them rescue Yunhua at Peach Mountain.
• Zhunti led Western Religion Servant Army troops in an assault on Asura City as the Asura Race attacked Western Religion allies across the West.

The Asura Race and the Literary Sect weakened the Western Religion’s control of the West, prompting Zhunti to lead a counterattack against Asura City. The chapter ended with Zhunti and Old Ancestor Ming He facing off as their armies clashed within opposing formations.

• Old Ancestor Ming He led the Asura Race in conquering cities while Lei Li and the Literary Sect restored order and introduced new ideas, giving Western creatures alternatives to the Western Religion.
• The Asura Race swept through half the West, and many local creatures abandoned their exclusive faith in the Western Religion or journeyed toward the Eastern Continent.
• Zhunti gathered the Western Religion’s main Servant Army and attacked Asura City, while Old Ancestor Ming He trapped them inside the Sea of Blood Great Array.
• Zhunti and Old Ancestor Ming He confronted each other above Mount Wanshou as the Western Religion and Asura Race armies fought.
• Zhunti summoned his Golden Body Dharma Idol and accused Ming He of killing Chiming Daojun and attacking the West, and Ming He mocked him and accepted the challenge.

Jieyin sent Zhunti the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus, and Zhunti fought Ming He to a stalemate while the Asura Race and Western Religion's forces clashed at Asura City. As the Western Religion faced defeat and chaos, Kimnara's wavering faith drew the Demon Spirit Saint's attention as a possible vessel for Luo Hou.

• Jieyin sent the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus to Zhunti, who used it to defend against Ming He's attacks as their battle began.
• Ming He and Zhunti exchanged attacks with their lotus platforms and Spirit Treasures but neither gained the upper hand.
• The Asura Race and Western Religion's servant army fought brutally while their Sea of Blood Great Array and Bodhi Great Array clashed.
• Kimnara watched the battle and questioned whether the Western Religion could fulfill its promise to revive the West.
• The Demon Spirit Saint targeted Kimnara's faltering faith as a chance to make him a willing vessel for Luo Hou.
• Pajun, Ming He's Eldest Disciple, confronted Daoist Bengshan after advancing to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Pajun and Old Ancestor Ming He fought while the Asura Race drove the Western Servant Army toward defeat. Bei Ming’s plan was revealed: force Jieyin to rebel from the Mystic Gate, creating the only opening for the Demon Sect to emerge.

• Pajun used the Purgatory Demon Scythe and White Frost Mirror to hold Daoist Bengshan evenly in battle.
• The Asura Race overwhelmed the Western Servant Army as Ming He pinned down Zhunti and mocked the Western Religion.
• Jieyin watched the rout and prepared to act before the Western Servant Army was destroyed, hoping to learn Bei Ming’s true plan.
• Bei Ming’s scheme was revealed: he intended to force Jieyin to defect from the Mystic Gate and establish Buddhism, opening a brief chance for the Demon Sect to emerge.
• Bei Ming’s interference had limited the Demon Sect’s opportunity to the moment Jieyin rebelled, while the Investiture Cataclysm was set to settle the conflicts over the Dao-Demon War, Western Prosperity, the Earth Path, and the Two Saints.

Bei Ming drove Jieyin from the battlefield with a single strike, then hinted that Western Prosperity might require Jieyin to break with the Mystic Gate. Jieyin accepted Bei Ming’s terms for ending the battle at Asura City and returned with the possibility still weighing on him.

• Jieyin’s Saintly pressure halted the battle at Asura City until Bei Ming struck him with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and drove him to the Honghuang Membrane.
• With Jieyin’s protection gone, Ming He attacked Zhunti fiercely while the Asura Race renewed its charge against the Western Servant Army.
• Bei Ming praised Jieyin’s resolve for Western Prosperity and hinted that the West might need to rebel, while Jieyin privately weighed the dangerous possibility.
• Jieyin asked Bei Ming to stop the battle, and Bei Ming demanded that the Servant Army become resources for the Asura Race and that the eastern and western gates open to free preaching.
• Jieyin accepted Bei Ming’s terms and asked whether the Western Religion could preach in the Eastern Continent; Bei Ming allowed it and said its success would depend on its own abilities.

Bei Ming ended the Western war, declared that all beings could freely choose their faith, and called for the Five Regions to unite and rebuild the West. The Western Religion’s old order had been shattered, while the other Saints wondered what Bei Ming’s move meant for the balance of power.

• Old Ancestor Ming He and the Asura Race bowed to Bei Ming, while Zhunti and Jieyin led the Western Religion in greeting him.
• The Asura Race slaughtered the bewildered Servant Army, and Kimnara began to doubt that the Western Religion could save the West.
• Bei Ming declared that all beings had the right to receive Teach and Transform and choose their faith, inviting them to develop the West.
• Jieyin recognized that Bei Ming had broken the Western Religion’s system and opened a new path for the West, leaving him both unsettled and grateful.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian considered whether Bei Ming and the Literary Sect would lead the West’s development and how that would alter the balance between the regions.

After the Literary Sect entered the West, Jieyin urged Zhunti to adapt and pursue Universal Salvation by preaching in the East. As the Western Religion prepared to set out, Demon Spirit Saint kidnapped the troubled Kimnara and brought him to the Heavenly Demon Altar.

• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace while Lei Li led Literary Sect disciples and believers deeper into the West.
• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti that the reopening of the passage could help the West and urged him to preach eastward.
• Zhunti regained his resolve, summoned the Western Religion disciples, and prepared to lead them into the Eastern Continent.
• Jieyin watched Zhunti depart as dark clouds gathered over Mount Sumeru, where golden light and black qi intertwined.
• Kimnara questioned the purpose of preaching while gazing toward the Eastern Continent, and Demon Spirit Saint seized him.
• Demon Spirit Saint took Kimnara to Golden Vegetarian Mountain and threw him onto the Heavenly Demon Altar.

Demon Spirit Saint persuaded Kimnara to embrace the Demon Sect as a path to the West’s prosperity, then used the World-Destroying Black Lotus to summon Demon Ancestor Luo Hou into his body. With the Soul Demon God’s help, Luo Hou erased Kimnara’s True Spirit and concealed his takeover from the Heavenly Dao.

• Demon Spirit Saint told Kimnara that Western Religion had failed the West and urged him to try the Demon Sect’s path.
• Kimnara agreed to sacrifice his body for the Demon Sect’s chance to prosper the West.
• Demon Spirit Saint used the Twelve Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus to draw demonic qi into Kimnara and summon a portion of Luo Hou’s True Spirit.
• Luo Hou took control of Kimnara’s body and asked Demon Spirit Saint to lend him strength.
• The Soul Demon God used the Curse of Lingering Doom to erase Kimnara’s True Spirit, allowing Luo Hou to occupy the body while remaining hidden from the Heavenly Dao.

Wutian took control of the Demon Sect and planned to wait for Jieyin to turn against the Mystic Gate before striking at Mount Sumeru and the Heavenly Court. After Yang Jian broke through to Taiyi Golden Immortal, Moyuan set out with him for Huoyun Cave to gather his family before rescuing Yunhua.

• Wutian declared himself Leader of the Demon Sect and explained that Bei Ming's actions had disrupted Luo Hou's plan to use a Mystic Gate civil war to weaken Hongjun.
• Wutian told Demon Spirit Saint to build up their forces and prepare to retake Mount Sumeru and attack the Heavenly Court when Jieyin acted.
• Wutian and Demon Spirit Saint quietly advanced east as the Demon Sect's schemes turned toward the Mystic Gate and the Human Race.
• Shang Tang raised a rebellion against Xia Jie, and the Xia Dynasty swiftly collapsed without drawing the Saints' attention.
• Yang Jian completed his initial refinement of the Wind Forest Fire Mountain Armor, broke through to early Taiyi Golden Immortal, and met with Moyuan.
• Moyuan and Yang Jian arrived at Huoyun Cave to collect Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan before going to rescue Yunhua.

Moyuan brought Yang Jian to Huoyun Cave to fulfill an old agreement, where Dayu arranged for Yang Jian to reunite with his family. The chapter left Yang Tianyou living a quiet, lonely life in the courtyard Dayu had prepared for him.

• Dayu greeted Moyuan and accepted his wish to continue calling him Teacher despite their bond having ended with the fulfillment of Heaven's Mandate.
• Moyuan introduced Yang Jian to Dayu, who called them fellow disciples and sent Yang Jian to see Yang Tianyou while assigning Yang Jiao and Yang Chan new duties.
• Dayu had an attendant escort Yang Jian to Yang Tianyou's courtyard and ordered Yang Jiao and Yang Chan to suspend their usual cultivation.
• The narration explained that Dayu had placed Yang Tianyou near Huoyun Cave for safety and observation, and that Shennong's pills had prolonged his life without enabling him to cultivate.
• Yang Tianyou spent his days tending livestock and farming while Yang Jiao and Yang Chan trained at Huoyun Cave and rarely visited him.

Yang Jian reunited with Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan at Huoyun Cave as the family prepared to rescue their mother. Meanwhile, Moyuan told Shennong and Xuanyuan that the Investiture Cataclysm was approaching, and they mistakenly hoped its Person of Heavenly Mandate would become a powerful Human Race expert.

• Yang Tianyou’s weasel neighbor Huang Xi was introduced as a spirit who had formed a contract with Yang Tianyou, letting him borrow Huang Xi’s magic power in exchange for cooking and raising chickens.
• Yang Jian arrived at Huoyun Cave and embraced Yang Tianyou, then Yang Jiao and Yang Chan returned after receiving leave from Dayu.
• Yang Tianyou introduced Huang Xi to his children as Uncle Huang, and Huang Xi greeted Yang Jian respectfully.
• Moyuan accompanied Dayu to meet Shennong and Xuanyuan, who hosted a banquet and asked him about the signs of an approaching tribulation.
• Moyuan explained that the Heavenly Court’s unfilled True God positions had brought about the Investiture Cataclysm and described the role of the Person of Heavenly Mandate.
• Shennong and Xuanyuan assumed the Person of Heavenly Mandate would be from the Human Race and become a strong expert, but the chapter revealed that this expectation was mistaken.

Moyuan and Dayu helped the Yang family prepare to rescue Yunhua from Peach Mountain, and Dayu lent Yang Jian the Mountain-Splitting Axe. After Moyuan sent Peach Mountain’s Mountain God and Earth God away, Yang Jian struck the mountain, shaking its restrictions and alerting Yunhua that her rescue had begun.

• Moyuan told Shennong and Xuanyuan that his Literary Sect’s disciples had already taken on more than a hundred divine positions, easing their concerns about the Investiture Cataclysm.
• Moyuan and Dayu visited the Yang family, and Dayu explained that Yang Jian needed to break Haotian’s restriction himself to rescue Yunhua.
• Dayu lent Yang Jian the Mountain-Splitting Axe, an Acquired Merit Spirit Treasure forged to break mountains and their restrictions.
• Moyuan took Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan to Peach Mountain and reassured its Mountain God and Earth God before sending them to seek new posts in the Heavenly Court.
• Yang Jian used the Mountain-Splitting Axe to strike Peach Mountain, and Yunhua rose inside her prison when the mountain trembled.

Yang Jian broke the Restriction on Peach Mountain and reunited Yunhua with her family. As they traveled toward Huoyun Cave, Moyuan captured the demonic Three-Headed Flood Dragon in his cauldron and warned that Disaster Qi was gathering across the Primordial Wilderness.

• Haotian watched Yang Jian attack Peach Mountain with the Haotian Mirror and chose not to interfere.
• Yang Jian struck Peach Mountain forty-nine times, broke the Restriction, and freed Yunhua, who embraced Yang Tianyou and their three children.
• Yunhua agreed to reunite with her family at Huoyun Cave and avoid meeting Haotian for a while longer.
• Moyuan stopped the family above a mountain range when the demonic Three-Headed Flood Dragon appeared and challenged Yunhua.
• Moyuan trapped the Three-Headed Flood Dragon in the Hunyuan Gathering Spirit Cauldron and began refining him into a weapon and artifact spirit for Yang Jian.
• Moyuan warned the Yang Family that Disaster Qi was gathering across the Primordial Wilderness.

After the Yang family reunited, Moyuan agreed to stay at Huoyun Cave and refine a Spirit Treasure for Yang Jian. Yuanshi Tianzun blamed the Western Religion for the division between East and West and began selecting Chan Sect disciples to spread their teachings in the West.

• Dayu returned the Mountain-Splitting Axe to Yang Jian and allowed the Yang family to stay at Huoyun Cave.
• Moyuan agreed to refine a Spirit Treasure for Yang Jian and offer guidance to Human Race artifact refiners.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told the Chan Sect disciples that they had to follow Heaven's Mandate and spread their teachings westward.
• Guang Chengzi supported the plan and accused the Western Religion of undermining unity in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Yuanshi Tianzun selected Randeng and Kushou as representatives, while the other disciples worried about the dangers of the West.

Yuanshi Tianzun sent Daoist Randeng and Kushou west to spread the Chan Sect's teachings and urged his disciples to seek suitable apprentices before the Investiture Cataclysm. Centuries later, Bei Ming noticed that the war against Shang had begun without Chan or Jie Sect disciples intervening, including Wenzhong, who had stayed with Great Emperor Gouchen.

• Yuanshi Tianzun ordered Daoist Randeng and Kushou to represent the Chan Sect and preach in the West.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told his disciples that master-disciple ties intertwined their luck and karma, and advised them to seek apprentices with whom they had fate.
• Daoist Randeng, dissatisfied with his treatment by the Chan Sect, told Kushou to cooperate with his plans as they traveled west.
• Tongtian Sect Master assigned Duobao to handle Jie Sect affairs in the West, and Duobao sent Piluxian with Inner Sect Disciples to establish a branch there.
• After several centuries, Bei Ming observed that Ji Fa and Xiqi had begun a broad war against Shang while Chan and Jie Sect disciples remained uninvolved.
• Bei Ming noted that Wenzhong had stayed with Saint Mother Jin Ling, now Great Emperor Gouchen, instead of supporting the Shang Dynasty.

Bei Ming deduced that the Investiture Cataclysm had shifted from the fall of Shang to the Warring States Period, bringing new complications for the sects. After Zhou destroyed Shang and established its rule, Randeng met Zhunti privately at Mount Ling to discuss matters.

• Bei Ming concluded that Qin’s rise and the Warring States turmoil would precede the Investiture of the Gods, drawing the various religions into a wider conflict.
• King Wu Ji Fa defeated Shang at Muye, and King Zhou burned himself to death as Chaoge fell.
• Ji Fa established the Western Zhou and granted Jiang Wenhuan the title of King of Qi despite Jiang Ziya’s absence.
• Randeng and Zhunti met at Mount Ling, where Zhunti welcomed Randeng and led him into a secluded quiet room to speak.

Randeng complained to Zhunti about his treatment in the Chan Sect and sought a place in the Western Religion. Jieyin explained that Randeng’s failure to Slash Corpse stemmed from pursuing the Qiankun Laws without a suitable foundation or opportunity, leaving him to consider what other support he needed.

• Randeng told Zhunti that the Chan Sect had mistreated him and asked to join the Western Religion.
• Zhunti refused to become Randeng’s master but brought him to Jieyin, intending to use him in a scheme against the Chan Sect.
• Randeng asked Jieyin why he had never been able to Slash Corpse and revealed that he cultivated the Qiankun Laws through the Qiankun Ruler.
• Jieyin explained that Randeng’s method was not the problem; he had not grasped the true meaning of his Dao and needed an opportunity or another external object to support his cultivation.
• Randeng realized that he had been relying on the Qiankun Ruler to pursue a Dao that did not match his innate foundation.