Chapter Summaries

Hongjun appointed Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West as leaders of male and female immortals, then ended his preaching and announced the next session. On their return, Bei Ming, Nüwa, and Fuxi sensed a treasure appearing at Mount Buzhou and raced there with the Ancestor Wizards, where the Primordial Gourd Vine’s protective formation was about to vanish.

• Hongjun gave Dong Wangong the Dragon Head Crutch and Queen Mother of the West the Pure Water Bowl, charging them with maintaining order in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongjun announced that he would preach the Dao of Quasi-Saint after one Yuan Meeting and then departed, allowing the cultivators to leave Purple Cloud Palace.
• Bei Ming declined Nüwa’s invitation to return to Mount Qixi, and the three sensed a surge of Dao Rhyme coming from Mount Buzhou Summit.
• Di Jiang and the Ancestor Wizards joined the rush toward Mount Buzhou after Zhurong challenged the three and Di Jiang reminded his group not to lose sight of their objective.
• The narrative revealed that the Primordial Gourd Vine bore six mature gourds destined for Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Hong Yun, Tai Yi, and Nüwa, while its guarding formation began to dissipate.

The great powers gathered at Mount Buzhou Summit as the Primordial Formation revealed six mature gourds, prompting a dispute over their distribution. Di Jiang led the Twelve Ancestor Wizards in an attack on Di Jun and Tai Yi, who struggled to withstand them without allies.

• The Three Pure Ones and other great powers arrived at Mount Buzhou Summit, while the Wu Clan drove away weaker cultivators.
• The Primordial Formation vanished and revealed the Primordial Gourd Vine with six mature gourds.
• Dong Wangong asked how the six gourds should be distributed, and Di Jiang said the Wu Clan would not compete for them but would confront Di Jun and Tai Yi.
• Di Jiang led the Twelve Ancestor Wizards in attacking Di Jun and Tai Yi, who defended themselves with the Chaos Bell and Hunyuan Heluo Great Array.
• Di Jun realized the Wu Clan had isolated him and Tai Yi from potential allies, leaving them struggling against the Ancestor Wizards.

After Di Jun and the Ancestor Wizards withdrew from the Primordial Gourds, the remaining powers fought over how to divide them. Their negotiations collapsed into battle, and Queen Mother of the West used the Kunlun Mirror to reach for the Gourd Vine as Bei Ming countered with Absolute Time.

• Di Jun ordered his forces to abandon the gourds and retreat using the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array.
• Dong Wangong proposed that each of the six remaining parties take one gourd, but the others rejected his attempt to assert authority as Immortal Chief.
• Yuanshi demanded three gourds for the Three Pure Ones, while Bei Ming, Fuxi, Hong Yun, and Zhunti each claimed a share for their side.
• Ming He called for the powers to settle the dispute by force, and Tongtian launched the first attack as the parties rushed toward the Gourd Vine.
• Ming He fought Zhunti and Jieyin, Fuxi and Nüwa faced Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi, and Bei Ming battled Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West.
• Queen Mother of the West used the Kunlun Mirror to shroud the Gourd Vine in time-space power, and Bei Ming summoned the Eternal Age Hourglass to counter with Absolute Time.

Bei Ming and the other victors claimed the Primordial Gourd Vine’s gourds, while Dong Wangong failed to secure one and lost prestige. After the competitors departed, Laozi expressed interest in discussing the Dao with Bei Ming, and Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West resolved to build their strength and authority.

• Bei Ming used the Eternal Age Hourglass to restrain Queen Mother of the West, then overcame Dong Wangong and rushed toward the Gourd Vine.
• The Three Pure Ones, Bei Ming, Hong Yun, and Nüwa each took a gourd, and Bei Ming collected the vine and its last immature gourd along with the Nine Heavens' Soil.
• Ming He and the Western pair withdrew, while Dong Wangong invited the other Great Powers to discuss governing the Primordial Wilderness.
• Laozi invited Bei Ming to discuss the Dao, and Bei Ming agreed that they might meet if fate allowed.
• Bei Ming, Nüwa, and Fuxi agreed to meet again at Zixiao Palace before departing.
• Queen Mother of the West urged Dong Wangong to consolidate their cultivation, and he vowed that they would build their forces and eventually command the immortals.

After the Golden Crow Brothers escaped the Ancestor Wizards, Di Jun planned to unite the Ten Thousand Clans against the Wu Clan. Bei Ming returned to Changbai Mountain and entered seclusion to develop the divine power Two Forms Evolve Kun Peng.

• Queen Mother of the West agreed to discuss Dong Wangong's plan after the End of Sage Preaching.
• Tai Yi used the Chaos Bell to restrain the Twelve Ancestor Wizards briefly, allowing Di Jun to flee with him and the Hetu and Luoshu.
• The Ancestor Wizards abandoned pursuit and discussed conquering the Ten Thousand Clans, while Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin urged restraint in their campaign.
• Di Jun returned to the Sun Star and planned to formally establish the Demon Race and unite the clans against the Wu Clan.
• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace, praised Han Chi's cultivation, and instructed him to avoid reckless conflicts.
• Bei Ming entered seclusion and used the Great Void Two Forms Art with the Wind and Water Laws to attempt to create Two Forms Evolve Kun Peng.

Bei Ming returned to Zixiao Palace for Hongjun’s second lecture and learned the method of cutting off the Three Corpses to reach Quasi-Saint. As the lecture ended, Bei Ming recognized that the method might help solve a problem he would face.

• Bei Ming arrived at Zixiao Palace and waited with Nüwa and Fuxi for Hongjun’s lecture to begin.
• Hongjun explained that cultivators could reach Quasi-Saint by cutting off their Good Thoughts, Evil Thoughts, and Obsession corpses, and described how to transcend rather than suppress them.
• Hongjun advised the cultivators to entrust their corpses to compatible Innate Spiritual Treasures, preferably ones aligned by origin or law.
• Bei Ming concluded that the Three Corpses method borrowed support from the Heavenly Dao to aid law comprehension, though it did not replace genuine mastery of laws.
• Bei Ming realized that the method might help him address a problem he would have to face.

Bei Ming and Laozi each slashed out a corpse during Hongjun’s Second Lecture, becoming Quasi-Saints before Hongjun announced that his next lecture would teach the Dao of Saint. After the Great Powers departed, Bei Ming, Nüwa, Fuxi, and the Three Pure Ones prepared to cultivate, while rivalries and treasure hunts spread across the Primordial Wilderness.

• Bei Ming used the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag to slash out Daoist Xuan Yuan, while Laozi also successfully slashed out his Good Corpse.
• Hongjun announced that after one Yuan Meeting he would hold his final lecture and impart the Dao of Saint, then dismissed the assembly.
• Bei Ming explained the Quasi-Saint realm to Nüwa and Fuxi, urging Nüwa to cultivate toward slashing out a corpse before the next lecture.
• Yuanshi warned that Bei Ming might become a difficult future rival, while Tongtian welcomed the prospect of meeting a worthy friend or foe.
• The Three Pure Ones returned to Kunlun Mountain and entered seclusion, as other Great Powers cultivated or searched for treasures to slash corpses, leading to battles, injuries, and deaths.

As clans fleeing the Wu Clan’s advances gathered outside Changbai Mountain, Bei Ming entrusted Han Chi with protecting the mountain and its inhabitants. Han Chi accepted the task and two Spirit Treasures, while Bei Ming remained alone in the hall with his Evil Corpse, Daoist Xuan Yuan.

• Bei Ming noticed refugee clans gathering around Changbai Mountain and summoned Han Chi for his advice.
• Han Chi proposed uniting the newcomers and mountain natives to build a power in the North, but Bei Ming said he sought the Dao rather than supremacy.
• Bei Ming gave Han Chi a talisman seal that could activate the Boundless Sea Array and ordered him to protect the mountain and its native creatures.
• Bei Ming granted Han Chi the Cold Light Sword and Profound Ice Armor and told him to guard the mountain after he left.
• Han Chi withdrew to refine the treasures, and Bei Ming released his Evil Corpse, Daoist Xuan Yuan, in the empty hall.

Bei Ming discussed preparing to refine the Destruction Demon God's True Spirit with Daoist Xuan Yuan, then traveled to Zixiao Palace for the Third Lecture. There, Jieyin and Zhunti invited him to the West and offered to make him its Lord.

• Bei Ming told Daoist Xuan Yuan that he planned to clear the Northern Continent's Baleful Aura and use the resulting Heavenly Dao Merit as protection when refining the Destruction Demon God's True Spirit.
• Daoist Xuan Yuan returned to Bei Ming's main body, and Bei Ming resolved to collect Fierce Beast corpses after the Third Lecture.
• Bei Ming arrived at Zixiao Palace and saw that Yuanshi and Tongtian had become Quasi-Saints; Nüwa and Fuxi also said they had each slashed off One Corpse.
• Nüwa rebuked Jieyin over his pursuit of his true self, and Zhunti explained that the West's damaged spiritual veins and dwindling living beings had driven their actions.
• Jieyin praised Bei Ming's work in the Changbai Mountain Range, and Zhunti invited him to the West, offering him the position of its Lord.

Hongjun delivered his final sermon on the Dao of Saint, explaining the three paths to sainthood and answering the cultivators’ questions. He announced that he would Merge with the Dao, then Bei Ming asked whether Hongjun would still be the Dao Ancestor afterward.

• Bei Ming declined Jieyin and Zhunti’s invitation to join the Buddhist Sect, and Nüwa pointed out unfamiliar cultivators attending the sermon.
• Hongjun appeared in Zixiao Palace, declared this his final preaching, and taught the Dao of Saint and its three paths to attainment.
• Hongjun explained to Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian the difference between Saints and Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, his own method of attainment, and the relative strength of each path.
• Hongjun told Houtu that the Wu Clan had its own destined path when she asked whether they could become Saints without Primordial Spirits.
• Hongjun announced he would Merge with the Dao and that Zixiao Palace would remain closed; Di Jun considered killing Dong Wangong, while Dong Wangong reflected on Hongjun’s departure.
• Bei Ming asked Hongjun whether he would still be the Dao Ancestor after merging with the Dao.

Hongjun explained that Hongmeng Purple Qi enabled one to become a Saint, then accepted the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and Bei Ming as disciples and bestowed them with purple qi and Spirit Treasures. The six disciples received the opportunities associated with Saint positions, while Bei Ming pondered the limits of the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

• Hongjun revealed that six of his disciples could become Saints and that he possessed seven streams of Hongmeng Purple Qi, alarming the cultivators who realized the Prayer Mats were tied to Saint positions.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian accepted Hongjun as their master and received Hongmeng Purple Qi along with the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Four Swords of Zhuxian with the Formation Diagram.
• Bei Ming considered how the Zhuxian Sword Formation could remain unbroken even if fewer than four Saints entered it, and thought Tongtian might seek Nüwa's help in a future conflict.
• Nüwa and Bei Ming accepted Hongjun as their master and received Hongmeng Purple Qi, with Hongjun declaring that both had opportunities to gain great merit and become Saints.
• Hongjun bestowed the Red Silk Ball and Mountains and Rivers State Chart on Nüwa, then gave Bei Ming the Qiankun Cauldron.

Hongjun gave Jieyin a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi and Spirit Treasures, then the final strand went to Hong Yun. He sent the gathered cultivators to Fenbao Cliff to claim treasures, where Tongtian obtained the most.

• Jieyin and Zhunti pleaded for help, and Hongjun made Jieyin his Nominal Disciple, gave him Hongmeng Purple Qi and two Spirit Treasures, and let the Six Disciples of the Mystic Gate keep their Prayer Mats.
• After the Great Powers begged for the final strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi, it flew into Hong Yun, whose delight drew Zhen Yuanzi's warning and the hostile attention of others.
• Hongjun directed the cultivators to Fenbao Cliff to claim Spirit Treasures for Slashing Corpse.
• The cultivators gathered Spirit Treasures according to their luck, with Bei Ming and several Mystic Gate disciples claiming over a hundred each.
• Tongtian drew more than eight hundred Spirit Treasures, while Jieyin received a little over forty and ordinary cultivators gained only a few.

Bei Ming received a rich share of Spirit Treasures before Hongjun merged with the Heavenly Dao. Afterward, the Three Pure Ones invited Bei Ming and Nüwa to Kunlun Mountain, where they argued over whether Jieyin and Zhunti could join them.

• Bei Ming received 108 Spirit Treasures, including the Six Souls Banner and eight Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures, as Fenbao Cliff’s treasures were claimed.
• Hongjun declared himself the Dao Ancestor and merged with the Heavenly Dao, causing Zixiao Palace to vanish.
• Nüwa playfully claimed seniority over Bei Ming, and the Three Pure Ones invited them to Kunlun Mountain to discuss the Dao.
• Fuxi departed separately after Bei Ming and Nüwa cautioned him, while Bei Ming and Nüwa accepted the invitation.
• Jieyin asked to join the gathering, and Laozi agreed despite Yuanshi and Tongtian’s objections; Yuanshi rejected Zhunti as an outsider.

Beiming and Tongtian began their contest outside Kunlun Mountain while Jieyin quietly calculated how to strengthen the Western faction. Beiming gained the upper hand, then unleashed Taixu Chaos as Tongtian struggled to defend himself.

• Zhunti left the group to return to the Primordial Wilderness, and Laozi led the others toward Kunlun Mountain.
• Tongtian proposed that he and Beiming exchange techniques outside the mountain, while Laozi, Yuanshi, Nüwa, and Jieyin watched from a distance.
• Jieyin privately considered how the West could benefit from conflict between the Three Pure Ones and Beiming and Nüwa.
• Tongtian attacked with the Qingping Sword, but Beiming used the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag to swallow and refine the sword shadows.
• Beiming's Liangtian Tracing Flow shattered Tongtian's sword momentum and forced him onto the defensive.
• Beiming invoked Taixu Chaos and brought the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler down as Tongtian tried to withstand the attack.

Bei Ming defeated Tongtian in a duel, then joined the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and Jieyin at Kunlun Mountain to discuss the Dao. The guests gathered in Three Pure Ones Hall as White Crane Boy arrived with refreshments.

• Bei Ming struck Tongtian with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, forcing him to concede, though Tongtian promised to challenge him again.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Nüwa, and Jieyin considered Bei Ming’s strength, and Yuanshi opened East Kunlun’s protective formation for the group.
• The Three Pure Ones led Bei Ming, Nüwa, and Jieyin through Kunlun Mountain to Three Pure Ones Hall.
• Yuanshi described the Wind Thunder Immortal Apricot and Tea of Enlightenment Tree, while Jieyin explained that Zhunti had turned the Primordial Bodhi Tree into the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
• White Crane Boy arrived carrying a Jade Plate for the guests.

The six disciples of the Mystic Gate gathered to discuss the Primordial Wilderness’s future after enjoying spirit tea and fruit. Bei Ming predicted that the Wu Clan would face a rival coalition led by Di Jun and Tai Yi, and the chapter ended with the disciples asking Laozi to decide whether they should help Dong Wangong if he fell into danger.

• White Crane Boy served the disciples Tea of Enlightenment and Immortal Apricots, and Jieyin stored the four uneaten fruits to take back to the West.
• Tongtian teased Jieyin for taking fruit, and Jieyin explained that he wanted to share it with Zhunti and the living beings of the West.
• Laozi invited the disciples to discuss the Primordial Wilderness’s future, and Nüwa and Jieyin said their interests lay elsewhere.
• Bei Ming said the Three Clans’ old conflicts would return, and he predicted that Di Jun and Tai Yi could unite the Ten Thousand Clans against the Wu Clan.
• Bei Ming said the Ten Thousand Clans needed a single spokesperson, prompting Tongtian to ask whether they should help Dong Wangong if he faced danger.
• Bei Ming deferred the decision to Laozi, and Nüwa and Jieyin agreed to follow their Senior Brother’s judgment.

The Six Disciples of the Mystic Gate discussed their Laws at Kunlun Mountain, then parted to resume cultivating. Bei Ming warned Nüwa that Fuxi might soon pursue his own Dao, and Nüwa accepted that choice while promising to visit Bei Ming.

• Laozi and the other five disciples agreed to consult Hongjun’s intentions before deciding how to respond if Dong Wangong fell into danger.
• The six disciples each expounded on their Laws for five hundred years, sharing their insights in a three-thousand-year discussion of the Dao.
• The disciples ended their gathering, and Jieyin invited Bei Ming to cooperate with the West; Bei Ming rejected the idea that the North was a land of suffering.
• Nüwa offered Bei Ming her help, and Bei Ming warned her that Fuxi might soon pursue his Dao using the Hetu and Luoshu.
• Nüwa agreed to let Fuxi follow his path and said she would often visit Bei Ming at Changbai Mountain.

Bei Ming returned toward Changbai Mountain while Fuxi accepted Di Jun and Tai Yi’s invitation to join the Demon Race, though he planned to tell Nüwa first. Near Changbai Mountain, Bei Ming sensed fresh Baleful Aura and discovered that the Wu Clan had taken notice of the region’s growing prosperity.

• Bei Ming reasoned that Fuxi would likely join the Demon Race unless he could obtain the Hetu and Luoshu, then headed back toward Changbai Mountain.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi invited Fuxi to join their cause, offering him equal standing and long-term possession of the Hetu and Luoshu.
• Fuxi accepted the invitation but said he would wait for Nüwa to return and tell her before traveling to the Sun Star.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi returned to the Sun Star to prepare for the Demon Race’s formal establishment.
• Near Changbai Mountain, Bei Ming sensed fresh Baleful Aura and used divination to learn that the Wu Clan had noticed the clans gathering around the revived spirit vein.

Gonggong’s Wu Clan army massacred migrating clans outside Changbai Mountain, prompting Bei Ming to intervene and demand a buffer zone near his Daoist arena. After Bei Ming subdued Great Wizard Wo Sha, Gonggong arrived in a fury and confronted him.

• Xuanming remained locked in a stalemate with Old Ancestor Ming He over the Blood Sea while Gonggong prepared to seize control of the northern clans and spirit veins.
• Gonggong led a Wu Clan army to slaughter migrating clans outside Changbai Mountain and planned to establish a tribe there.
• Bei Ming saw the massacre as an intrusion on his Daoist arena and decided to negotiate a buffer zone with Gonggong.
• Bei Ming descended onto the battlefield with Quasi-Saint pressure, silencing the fighting and suppressing everyone present.
• Great Wizard Wo Sha attacked Bei Ming with his Water Dividing Spikes, but Bei Ming struck him into the ground and pinned him there.
• Gonggong arrived atop towering waves and roared at Bei Ming for laying hands on a Wu Clan Great Wizard.

Bei Ming confronted Gonggong after the Water Ancestor Wizard slaughtered creatures outside Changbai Mountain, and the two battled with their Water Laws and treasures. Bei Ming gained the upper hand, leaving Gonggong bloodied in a crater.

• Gonggong attacked Bei Ming with One Yuan Heavy Water, but Bei Ming used the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag to halt it.
• Gonggong ordered Wo Sha to lead the Wu Clan army away before challenging Bei Ming with the Thousand Tribulations Breaking Waves Spear.
• Gonggong launched water-based attacks, but Bei Ming controlled and swallowed them with the flag and his Giant Kun ability.
• Bei Ming countered Gonggong's Myriad Transformations Water Shape Slaughter with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler's Measuring Heaven Abyss Vortex.
• Bei Ming struck Gonggong into a crater with the ruler and continued attacking, leaving him bloodied and weakened.