Chapter Summaries

Bei Ming defeated Gonggong and established a Buffer Zone around Changbai Mountain, warning the Wu Clan against large-scale slaughter there. After Gonggong ordered his forces to respect the boundary while keeping watch on the Northern Continent, Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace and prepared to enter seclusion.

• Bei Ming used the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to mark a Buffer Zone around Changbai Mountain and warned Gonggong that large-scale slaughter there was forbidden.
• Gonggong vowed to defeat Bei Ming himself, then forbade his followers from spreading news of the defeat, especially to Xuanming.
• Gonggong ordered Wu Clan tribes to settle inside the Buffer Zone without large-scale slaughter and told Wo Sha's tribe to watch the Northern Continent from outside it.
• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace and examined the Extinction Cushion he had obtained from Zixiao Palace.
• Bei Ming told Han Chi, whose cultivation had reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, that he was entering seclusion, and Han Chi returned to cultivate his Ice Law.

Bei Ming spent 1,555,200 years refining the Qiankun Cauldron and learned its powers and requirements. Meanwhile, Fuxi agreed to join Di Jun and Tai Yi’s undertaking, while Nüwa declined, and Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West built an alliance to recruit cultivators.

• Nüwa heard Fuxi explain that Di Jun and Tai Yi had invited him to join their undertaking, and she worried about the dangers ahead.
• Nüwa declined to join the alliance, and Fuxi left for the Sun Star to meet Di Jun and Tai Yi.
• Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West formed an alliance at Purple Mansion Continent and recruited Zixiao Palace guests and Rogue Cultivators.
• After twelve Yuanhui, Bei Ming completed his refinement of the Qiankun Cauldron and learned its powers, including artifact refinement, defense, and trapping and refining enemies.
• Bei Ming assessed the Luck that allowed him to wield the cauldron, drawing on his ties to the Mystic Gate, Mystic Turtle, and Changbai Mountain.

Bei Ming used the Qiankun Cauldron to begin fusing the origins of two Primordial Gourds while Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fuxi formally established the Demon Race. The Heavenly Dao recognized the new race and granted Merit, drawing reactions from Nüwa and the Western and Eastern sages.

• Bei Ming placed the mature and immature Primordial Gourds in the Qiankun Cauldron and fused the younger gourd’s origin into the mature one.
• Di Jun proclaimed the Orthodox Demon Race on the Sun Star, named its leaders and ranks, and declared three laws for its clans.
• Tai Yi rang the Chaos Bell nine times, and the Heavenly Dao responded by granting Merit to the Demon Race.
• The Demon clans bowed to Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fuxi, and many Demon Gods and Demon Saints gained surging auras from the descending Merit.
• Nüwa watched the proclamation in silence, while Zhunti asked Jieyin whether the West could benefit from the upheaval.
• Laozi continued refining the Taiji Diagram, Yuanshi dismissed the Demon Race, and Tongtian focused on finding another chance to duel Bei Ming.

Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West established the Immortal Court on Purple Mansion Continent and received Heavenly Dao Merit, while the Wu Clan prepared to announce its own founding. Meanwhile, Bei Ming finished refining a half-complete Yellow Gourd and planned to complete it using Fierce Beast Remains.

• Di Jiang summoned the Twelve Ancestor Wizards to Pangu Hall to prepare the Wu Clan’s founding declaration and sacrifice to Pangu.
• Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West agreed to establish the Immortal Court after Daoist Baichuan and Lingbo Immortal urged them not to fall behind the Demon Race.
• Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West announced the Immortal Court’s founding and received Merit, though less than the Demon Race had gained.
• At Pangu Hall, Zhurong and Xuanming mocked Dong Wangong’s ambition, while Di Jiang insisted the Wu Clan’s sacrificial ceremony be flawless.
• Bei Ming refined the small gourd’s origin essence into a mature Primordial Gourd, producing a half-finished Yellow Gourd that he planned to complete with Fierce Beast Remains.

Bei Ming collected Fierce Beast Remains in the Northern Continent to purge the source of its Baleful Aura, while the Wu Clan formally declared its founding and received Heavenly Dao Merit. The Primordial Wilderness settled into a three-way balance among the Wu Clan, Demon Race, and Immortal Court, though Bei Ming doubted it would last.

• Bei Ming used the Pure World White Lotus, clear wind, and a gourd to contain Baleful Aura and collect Fierce Beast Remains from a Northern Continent battlefield.
• Bei Ming calculated that he would need to remove all the remains and later cleanse the Northern Continent’s spiritual veins at Heavenly Lake with Three Lights Divine Water.
• The Twelve Ancestor Wizards gathered Demon Race heads before Pangu Hall, raised their banners, and swore to establish the Wu Clan under Pangu’s protection.
• The Wu Clan’s founding oath spread across the Primordial Wilderness, and Heaven’s Dao bestowed abundant Merit for the new order.
• The Wu Clan, Demon Race, and Immortal Court emerged as three major powers, while Bei Ming questioned how long their balance could endure.

The Wu Clan, Demon Race, and Immortal Court prepared for a decisive war as Bei Ming traveled to the Northern Continent to gather the remains of Beast Emperor Shen Ni. After he reached Shen Ni’s corpse and began collecting its baleful aura, a Five-Clawed Black Dragon ambushed him.

• The Wu Clan, Demon Race, and Immortal Court prepared to settle their struggle for supremacy in a decisive battle.
• Dong Wangong sent envoys to demand the Dragon Clan submit to the Immortal Court.
• Bei Ming traveled deep into the Northern Continent, gathering Fierce Beast remains as he approached the site of Shen Ni’s final battle.
• Bei Ming found Shen Ni’s enormous corpse and began gathering the surrounding Sha Qi with the Pure World White Lotus protecting him.
• A Five-Clawed Black Dragon attacked Bei Ming from the baleful aura, and he blocked the strike and forced it to reveal itself with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

Bei Ming confronted Ao Shi, a Dragon Clan elder who had lost himself in the Baleful Aura after trying to devour Shen Ni’s corpse and now believed he was the Beast Emperor. After subduing Ao Shi and discovering he was fused with the Baleful Aura, Bei Ming protected himself and began clearing the aura from Shen Ni’s corpse.

• Bei Ming identified the black dragon as Ao Shi and revealed that Ao Shi had lost himself after attempting to devour Shen Ni’s corpse during the Dragon-Han Cataclysm.
• Ao Shi refused to believe Bei Ming and attacked him with the Baleful Aura-corroded Black Dragon Sword.
• Bei Ming used the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and Pure World White Lotus to defeat Ao Shi and briefly soothe his True Spirit.
• Bei Ming realized Ao Shi had fused with the Baleful Aura and could not be killed while the northern Baleful Aura remained.
• Bei Ming raised the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag for protection and used Clear Wind Breaks Sha against Shen Ni’s corpse, which unleashed a fierce counterattack.

Bei Ming suppressed Shen Ni's Corpse and the surrounding baleful aura, then learned what had become of the Four Fierce Beasts and received Ao Shi's Black Dragon Sword before Ao Shi's True Spirit vanished. As Ao Shi disappeared, an ancient dragon awoke in the East Sea Abyss.

• Bei Ming used the Qiankun Cauldron and Pure World White Lotus to suppress Shen Ni's Corpse while Ao Shi repeatedly attacked him.
• Bei Ming purified the baleful aura, drew Shen Ni's Corpse into the Primordial Gourd, and placed the gourd inside the Qiankun Cauldron.
• Bei Ming deduced that Yin Yang Lao Zu had erased Taotie, Hongjun had killed Hundun, Luo Hou had taken Qiongqi west, and Yang Mei had exiled Taowu.
• Ao Shi gave Bei Ming the Black Dragon Sword to settle his karmic debt, then his True Spirit scattered away.
• Bei Ming purified the Black Dragon Sword and stored it in the Returning Ruins.
• Ancient dragon eyes opened in the East Sea Abyss as Ao Shi's True Spirit vanished.

Daoist Baichuan visited the East Sea Dragon Palace on Dong Wangong’s orders and urged Ao Xun to bring the Dragon Clan into the Immortal Court. Ao Xun refused, and Baichuan warned that Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West might not be so patient.

• Ao Xun considered the Dragon Clan’s weakened state as Turtle Chancellor told him Daoist Baichuan was waiting outside the hall.
• Ao Xun personally welcomed Daoist Baichuan and invited him into the Dragon Palace.
• After sharing wine, Daoist Baichuan asked Ao Xun to join the Dragon Clan with the Immortal Court and promised him a place among its elders.
• Ao Xun refused, saying he could not revive the Dragon Clan.
• Daoist Baichuan warned Ao Xun that the Immortal Chiefs might take a harder line and advised him to recognize the times.

Daoist Baichuan demanded the Dragon Clan submit to the Immortal Court, but Ancestor Zhu Long decided the clan should seek refuge with the rising Demon Race instead. Zhu Long set out for the Sun Star to make the approach himself, while Bei Ming found the last fierce beast corpse in the Northern Continent.

• Daoist Baichuan gave Ao Xun one last chance to submit to the Immortal Court before returning to report back.
• Ao Xun consulted Zhu Long, who said the Dragon Clan could no longer defend the Four Seas and urged it to join the Demon Race.
• Zhu Long rejected Ao Xun’s suggestion to gather the Dragon Kings and visit the Demon Emperor, deciding to go to the Sun Star himself because the Immortal Court would notice Ao Xun leaving.
• Zhu Long sent Ao Xun back to hold the fort, then left the East Sea Abyss for the Sun Star.
• Bei Ming followed his deductions and found Hundun’s corpse, the last fierce beast corpse in the Northern Continent.

Bei Ming collected Hundun's bones and all the Fierce Beast remains, completing the second step of Northern Revival and earning Heavenly Dao Merit. He returned to Great Void Palace to begin refining the remains, baleful aura, merit, and Primordial Gourd into a treasure that could eliminate the calamity's source.

• Bei Ming drew Hundun's broken bones into the Primordial Gourd, which he protected with the Pure World White Lotus and Qiankun Cauldron.
• With all Fierce Beast remains collected, Bei Ming completed the second step of Northern Revival and the haze over the Northern Continent dispersed, though baleful aura still polluted its spiritual veins.
• Heavenly Dao Merit descended, with sixty percent going to Bei Ming and the remaining forty percent divided between the Pure World White Lotus and Primordial Gourd.
• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace and isolated its main hall with a Formation before preparing to refine the Primordial Gourd and its contents.
• Bei Ming brought out the Pure World White Lotus and Qiankun Cauldron, intending to destroy the Fierce Beast remains and erase the source of the baleful aura.

Bei Ming began refining the Primordial Gourd and its fierce contents into a Spirit Treasure while Zhu Long secretly visited the Sun Star and faced the Demon Race’s leaders. Zhu Long defended the Dragon Clan’s role in suppressing the Four Seas as Tai Yi threatened to slaughter it.

• Bei Ming used the Qiankun Cauldron, Chaos Divine Flame, and Pure World White Lotus to refine the Primordial Gourd and the Fierce Beast remains into a treasure called Zhū Shén.
• Zhu Long evaded the Immortal Court’s surveillance and arrived outside the Sun Star, where Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fuxi confronted him.
• Fuxi identified Zhu Long as the Dragon Clan’s former second-in-command, and Di Jun invited him into the hall to talk.
• Zhu Long challenged Di Jun over excluding the Dragon Clan from the Demon Race, and Di Jun argued that the Dragon Clan’s continued presence in the Four Seas contradicted its claim of seclusion.
• Zhu Long said the Dragon Clan had to remain active to suppress the Four Seas, but Tai Yi warned that he could slaughter the clan and leave only a few dragons to fill the Sea Eyes.

Zhu Long offered the Dragon Clan’s submission to Di Jun’s Demon Race in exchange for protection and help retaining control of the Four Seas. Di Jun accepted, intending to use the Dragon Clan as a vassal and its conflict with Dong Wangong to justify a campaign against the Immortal Court.

• Tai Yi challenged Zhu Long’s sincerity, but Fuxi asked him to state his purpose, and Zhu Long offered to have the Dragon Clan join the Demon Race and govern the Four Seas.
• Di Jun weighed the Dragon Clan’s weakness and political value, then accepted its submission.
• Tai Yi demanded the Dragon Clan obey orders, and Zhu Long promised access to its treasure trove while warning that Dong Wangong was expanding in the East Sea.
• Di Jun told Zhu Long to govern the Four Seas and promised to reinforce the Dragon Clan if Dong Wangong attacked.
• After Zhu Long left, Tai Yi called him insincere, and Di Jun said the Dragon Clan could bear the brunt of the fighting and provide grounds for a justified punitive expedition against Dong Wangong.
• Fuxi advised relocating more Dragon Clan and scaled clans into the Star Sky after the Immortal Court was pacified.

As the Demon Race prepared to challenge the Wu Clan and Dong Wangong planned to strengthen the Immortal Court, Queen Mother of the West judged that the court could not compete with either power. She secretly left Purple Mansion Continent to seek alliances among the Dao Ancestor’s disciples, beginning with the Three Pure Ones.

• Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to assemble its troops and prepare to send forces to the East Sea, while Tai Yi agreed to carry out his command.
• Daoist Baichuan reported on his visit to the Dragon Palace, and Dong Wangong decided to give the Dragon Clan time before using the Ten Thousand Immortals Array to force its submission.
• Queen Mother of the West concluded that the Immortal Court lacked the experts and foundations to rival the Wu and Yao Clans, despite Dong Wangong’s resolve to stake everything on the Ten Thousand Immortals Array.
• Queen Mother of the West secretly planned to seek support from the Dao Ancestor’s disciples in case the Immortal Court fell, while continuing to publicly support its construction.
• Queen Mother of the West left Purple Mansion Continent alone and set out for the Three Pure Ones’ Daoist arenas on Kunlun Mountain.

Queen Mother of the West sought protection from the Three Pure Ones in case the Immortal Court fell, offering Huangzhong Li fruits in return. After securing their limited promise, she failed to gain Nüwa’s support and continued toward Changbai Mountain.

• The Three Pure Ones discussed the Merit Beiming earned by restoring the North and wondered whether completing the task could let him become a saint.
• Queen Mother of the West visited East Kunlun and offered the Three Pure Ones twelve Huangzhong Li fruits.
• Queen Mother of the West asked the Three Pure Ones to protect her life if the Immortal Court was destroyed, promising them six Huangzhong Li fruits whenever the tree ripened.
• Yuanshi agreed that the Three Pure Ones would protect Queen Mother of the West, but only to save her life.
• Queen Mother of the West visited Nüwa at Mount Qixi, but Nüwa declined to promise help or accept her three Huangzhong Li fruits.
• Queen Mother of the West left Mount Qixi and hurried toward Changbai Mountain.

After ninety-six thousand years, Bei Ming completed the Zhu Shen Gourd, an unprecedented Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure whose release briefly sent a terrifying surge of Baleful Aura across the North. Queen Mother of the West visited Great Void Palace and presented Bei Ming with three Huangzhong Li fruits.

• Bei Ming finished refining the Gourd of Gods, which contained forty-eight Innate Restrictions and was forged from Fierce Beast remains.
• A burst of Baleful Aura erupted from Great Void Palace, terrifying the Northern Continent’s inhabitants and Queen Mother of the West before quickly subsiding.
• Queen Mother of the West greeted Bei Ming outside Changbai Mountain, and Bei Ming sent Han Chi to guide her through the arrays.
• Han Chi led Queen Mother of the West into Great Void Palace, where she greeted Bei Ming and offered him three Huangzhong Li fruits.

Queen Mother of the West visited Bei Ming to ask for protection if the Immortal Court fell, offering him the Pure Water Bowl in exchange. Bei Ming questioned her request and had not yet agreed when she made her offer.

• Bei Ming welcomed Queen Mother of the West and heard her praise his work suppressing the northern Baleful Aura.
• Queen Mother of the West described the Immortal Court's weakness amid the Wu and Demon Clans' growing power and admitted she had come seeking a way to survive its possible destruction.
• Bei Ming asked whether she intended to abandon her duties as Immortal Chief, and she said she would serve until the Immortal Court fell, then hoped he would protect her.
• Queen Mother of the West revealed that the Three Pure Ones had agreed to help her at a critical moment, while Nüwa had declined to become deeply involved.
• Queen Mother of the West offered Bei Ming the Pure Water Bowl if he would protect her when the Immortal Court was destroyed.

Bei Ming accepted Queen Mother of the West’s offer of the Pure Water Bowl and promised to protect her once when the Immortal Court fell. After she left, he examined the treasures and prepared to continue purifying the North.

• Bei Ming agreed to protect Queen Mother of the West once in exchange for the Pure Water Bowl and three Huangzhong Li fruits.
• Queen Mother of the West gave Bei Ming the treasures, thanked him, and departed for the East Sea Purple Mansion Continent.
• Bei Ming tasted a Huangzhong Li fruit and gave another to Han Chi.
• Bei Ming ordered Han Chi to let Changbai Mountain’s native creatures leave if they wished, but to bar those who returned with deep Karma.
• Bei Ming inspected the Pure Water Bowl and concluded that it could help purify the Northern Spiritual Veins while conserving Three Lights Divine Water.
• Bei Ming began refining the Pure Water Bowl and the Gourd of Gods as long years passed.

Bei Ming advanced to the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage while refining Spirit Treasures, then prepared to purify the Northern Continent’s spiritual veins and sever his Good Corpse. He began drawing Three Lights Divine Water into Heavenly Lake to guide it through the Northern Spiritual Veins.

• Bei Ming deepened his Water Law comprehension with the Pure Water Bowl and broke through to the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage.
• Bei Ming worried that his Spirit Treasures offered too little support for the Wind Law and planned to balance his cultivation before severing his Second Corpse.
• Bei Ming chose the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag to house his Good Corpse, intending to sever it during the Revival of the North.
• After refining the Gourd of Gods, the Pure Water Bowl, and the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag, Bei Ming went to Heavenly Lake and placed the Pure World White Lotus and Pure Water Bowl there.
• Bei Ming activated the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag and drew Three Lights Divine Water from Penglai Immortal Island into Heavenly Lake, tracing the Northern Spiritual Veins through their resonance.

Bei Ming purified the Northern Spiritual Veins, restoring the North and earning immense Merit from Heaven and Earth. After severing his Good Corpse, Daoist Li Yan, he left the story amid the reactions of powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness.

• Bei Ming used the Three Lights Divine Water, the Pure World White Lotus, and Heavenly Lake Pure Water to cleanse the Northern Spiritual Veins and restore their vitality.
• Bei Ming severed his Good Corpse, Daoist Li Yan, who merged back into him as Bei Ming’s cultivation advanced to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage.
• The purification of the North triggered an immense descent of Merit that astonished powerful figures throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti each observed or discussed Bei Ming’s Merit and the revival of the North.
• Zhunti asked Jieyin whether greatly prospering the West could also earn them such Merit.