Chapter Summaries

Reincarnation Old Ancestor explained that the Primordial Wilderness’s growing need for reincarnation could signal the world’s decline, then offered Houtu a way to establish it by transforming herself into reincarnation. Houtu recognized the benefit but questioned how the Wu Clan could survive without her and whether her transformation would trigger another war with the Yao Clan.

• Reincarnation Old Ancestor concluded that the Wu and Yao Clans’ strength exceeded that of past powers and saw an opportunity to use the Wu Clan’s predicament to escape his confinement.
• Reincarnation Old Ancestor told Houtu that he could help the Wu Clan find a way to coexist with the Primordial Wilderness, though he could not help them eliminate the Demon Race.
• Prompted by Reincarnation Old Ancestor, Houtu realized he meant to establish reincarnation and guide all living beings to rebirth.
• Reincarnation Old Ancestor proposed that Houtu transform her body into reincarnation while he used the Law of Reincarnation to perfect it, bringing merit and preserving a future for the Wu Clan.
• Houtu challenged the plan, warning that her absence would weaken the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array and could provoke the Yao Clan into a catastrophic war before the Wu Clan was prepared.

Houtu weighed the Reincarnation Old Ancestor’s proposal and set out to seek advice from Bei Ming, the wise man in the north. After probing the Fate Law, Bei Ming visited Mystic Turtle and offered to find another way to support the heavens instead of letting Mystic Turtle sacrifice his body.

• The Reincarnation Old Ancestor urged Houtu to transform into Reincarnation and suggested that a gifted Great Wizard could replace her in the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array.
• Houtu left Pangu Hall and traveled north, watching the devastation caused by the Wu-Demon war.
• Bei Ming used Falling Treasure Money to investigate the Fate Law, then stopped when the mysteries filled him with dread.
• Bei Ming went to the North Sea and reunited with the enormous Mystic Turtle.
• Bei Ming offered to remake Mystic Turtle’s body and proposed finding a substitute for the heavenly support Mystic Turtle planned to provide.

Bei Ming discussed Mystic Turtle’s decision to offer his body as a pillar supporting Heaven and Earth, promising to help preserve his freedom and status. Meanwhile, Houtu arrived near Changbai Mountain, where Bei Ming awaited her visit and suspected it concerned the Wu Clan’s future or Reincarnation.

• Mystic Turtle rejected Bei Ming’s suggestion to change his path and chose to offer his body to support Heaven and Earth.
• Bei Ming reflected on how his bond with Mystic Turtle had helped him remain clear-minded and pledged to assist him despite being unable to promise Dao-Proving.
• Mystic Turtle told Bei Ming that Gonggong had once attacked him, mistaken him for a Demon, before leaving after learning his identity.
• Bei Ming explained why the Wu Clan avoided attacking Rogue Cultivators and then agreed to share his experiences with Mystic Turtle.
• Houtu reached the outskirts of Changbai Mountain and saw the Wu Clan and Demon Race living together peacefully.
• Bei Ming recognized Houtu’s approach and suspected her visit concerned the Wu Clan’s future or Reincarnation.

Bei Ming received Houtu at Great Void Palace while considering the mysteries of her transformation into Reincarnation and the Emperor of Fengdu’s connection to Pangu Hall. As Houtu met Bei Ming alone, Guichenzi waited outside, resolving to grow strong enough to protect the Human Race.

• Bei Ming ended his conversation with the Mystic Turtle and returned to Great Void Palace after learning that Houtu had come to visit.
• Bei Ming ordered Ranmu to escort Houtu through the arrays and into the palace.
• Ranmu and Houtu encountered Guichenzi, who greeted Houtu politely and waited outside the main hall.
• Guichenzi reflected on the Wu Clan’s mistreatment of the Human Race and resolved to become strong enough to protect his people.
• Bei Ming welcomed Houtu in the main hall, sent Ranmu away, and prepared to speak with her alone.

Houtu sought Bei Ming’s guidance on a new path for the Wu Clan and revealed that Pangu had left the Reincarnation Chaos God for her. This clue let Bei Ming complete his deductions about Reincarnation and the nine Saint Positions across the three Daos, while the Wu-Yao conflict remained unresolved.

• Bei Ming welcomed Houtu and listened as she explained that the Wu Clan needed a different path amid its endless conflict with the Yao Clan.
• Houtu proposed creating Reincarnation to address the Primordial Wilderness’s incompleteness, and Bei Ming said her Law of Earth and Pangu’s bloodline could make it possible if she obtained the Law of Reincarnation.
• Houtu asked whether Bei Ming knew of the Chaos Gods, revealing that Pangu had left the Reincarnation Chaos God for the Wu Clan.
• Bei Ming concluded that the Reincarnation Chaos God could supply the missing Law and allow Houtu to establish Reincarnation.
• Bei Ming completed his deductions about the three Daos and determined that nine Saint Positions existed, with six belonging to the Heavenly Dao and others tied to the Human Dao and the struggle between the Wu and Yao Clans.

Bei Ming analyzed how the West’s collapse had concealed the Earth Path and trapped Pingxin, then identified the feud among the Mystic Gate, Buddhist Sect, and Demon Sect as a cycle threatening the Primordial Wilderness. After Houtu asked for his help with the Reincarnation Old Ancestor, Bei Ming warned that the Chaos Gods owed nothing to the Primordial Wilderness and challenged the Wu Clan’s claim to represent Pangu’s legacy.

• Bei Ming deduced that reviving the West could restore the Earth Path, reveal two Hongmeng Purple Qi, and allow Pingxin to achieve Dao-Proving Sainthood.
• Bei Ming traced the West’s repeated failures to conflict among the Mystic Gate, Buddhist Sect, and returning Demon Sect, concluding that their rivalry threatened the Primordial Wilderness with destruction.
• Bei Ming saw a way forward in blending Buddhism and the Dao in the West, and noted that his Literary Sect and Nüwa’s support could change the balance among the Saints.
• Houtu told Bei Ming that Pangu had left the Reincarnation Chaos God to the Wu Clan and asked for his help, warning that the suppressed Chaos God might have ambitions of his own.
• Bei Ming replied that the Chaos Gods owed the Primordial Wilderness no loyalty and challenged the Wu Clan’s claim to be Pangu’s orthodox lineage, citing its role in driving the Ten Thousand Clans to unite under Di Jun.

Bei Ming advised Houtu to follow her heart about transforming into Reincarnation, and she resolved to return to Pangu Hall and inform the other Ancestor Wizards. After she left, Bei Ming heard Guichenzi report that his cultivation had stalled at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

• Bei Ming explained to Houtu that the Wu Clan could not rely on bloodline and martial strength alone to rule the Primordial Wilderness, and urged her to listen to her heart about Reincarnation.
• Houtu asked Bei Ming to let the Literary Sect assist the Wu Clan if she transformed into Reincarnation, and Bei Ming said they could discuss it when the time came.
• Houtu took Bei Ming's advice to heart, decided not to hesitate, and returned to Pangu Hall to tell the other Ancestor Wizards before her absence caused disorder or invited a Demon Race attack.
• Bei Ming summoned Guichenzi, who reported that he had refined the four Spirit Treasures Bei Ming gave him but remained stuck at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, unable to grasp a breakthrough to Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Bei Ming reflected that Moyuan had already advanced to Great Luo Golden Immortal, while Guichenzi's less exceptional innate foundation had contributed to his slower progress.

Bei Ming guided Guichenzi toward comprehending the Yin Yang Law rather than relying on the Human Race’s Pill Dao, while addressing his anxiety over his duel and his loyalty to both the Human Race and the Literary Sect. Bei Ming sent him into the Returning Ruins Realm Phase to seek a breakthrough, as the Nine-Headed Lion also cultivated to reach Great Luo Golden Immortal.

• Guichenzi told Bei Ming he wanted to comprehend the Yin Yang Law through the Yin Yang Mirror, Aurora Sword, and Dark Sunless Flag, but had struggled to grasp it.
• Guichenzi admitted that pressure to prove himself in his coming duel with the Nine-Headed Lion made him anxious, and affirmed that he would not betray either the Human Race or Bei Ming’s grace.
• Bei Ming reassured Guichenzi, taught him to harmonize Yin Yang through light and darkness, and opened the Returning Ruins Realm Phase to help him seek a breakthrough.
• Guichenzi arrived at the Sea-Sky Boundary, summoned his three treasures, and began comprehending the Yin Yang Law amid the wind and waves.
• The Nine-Headed Lion secluded himself in the Heavenly Realm and attempted to break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Houtu proposed becoming Reincarnation to open a new path for the Wu Clan, but the Ancestor Wizards debated the risks and the clan’s future in the age of Saints. Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin supported trusting her judgment, while the others remained divided.

• The Nine-Headed Lion joined the Heavenly Court after Di Jun offered him a mid-grade innate Spiritual Treasure and promised a Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure in exchange for a wisp of his True Spirit.
• Houtu returned to Pangu Hall and told the other Ancestor Wizards she planned to become Reincarnation.
• Zhurong and Gonggong rejected Houtu’s plan, while Houtu argued that Reincarnation could fulfill Pangu’s intentions and give the Wu Clan a new path.
• Houtu explained that a Great Wizard could take her place in the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array, and that the Reincarnation Old Ancestor claimed he could weaken the Zhou Tian Star Array.
• The Ancestor Wizards debated the danger of losing Houtu and the cost of fighting the Demon Race, while Ju Mang and Xizi warned that Saints and their sects could benefit from the Wu Clan’s losses.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Di Jiang supported Houtu’s plan as a way to secure Saint-level strength, and Houtu said she had made her decision after careful consideration.

Houtu won the Wu Clan Ancestor Wizards’ support to become Reincarnation and began preparing by transforming Tai Kun in Pangu Hall. At Great Void Palace, Bei Ming lectured his disciples and kept Ling Yan behind as the Primordial Wilderness approached major changes.

• Di Jiang and the other Ancestor Wizards unanimously supported Houtu’s decision to become Reincarnation and entrusted the Wu Clan to her.
• Houtu brought Tai Kun to Pangu Hall, where he entered the Pangu Blood Pool and received three drops of her blood essence to strengthen his transformation.
• The Reincarnation Old Ancestor sensed the changes in Pangu Hall and found his binding formation and suppressed realm beginning to loosen.
• Bei Ming considered the coming changes, including Houtu’s transformation and the Human Race’s calamity, and decided to send Guichenzi to keep an appointment.
• After lecturing the Literary Sect disciples, Bei Ming dismissed them but asked Ling Yan to stay behind.
• Han Chi wondered whether Bei Ming had an important task for Ling Yan, while Yun Biao suggested Han Chi was eager to leave the mountains and make a name for himself.

Han Chi asked Bei Ming to let him leave Changbai Mountain, but Bei Ming told him to wait for an upcoming opportunity. Meanwhile, Guichenzi departed to settle his karma with the Nine-Headed Lion as a Demon plot began sacrificing Human Race captives to forge a Blood Sword.

• Han Chi told Lei Li he wanted to leave the mountain to seek experience and comprehend Slash Corpse, but Lei Li warned that the war made travel dangerous.
• Bei Ming sent Guichenzi, newly advanced to Great Luo Golden Immortal after comprehending the Yin Yang Law, to fight the Nine-Headed Lion at Bamboo Sound Mountain, and instructed Ling Yan to bring him back if the Human Race calamity drew him in.
• Han Chi asked Bei Ming for permission to leave, but Bei Ming told him to prepare for an opportunity that could help him Slash Corpse and bring him a new opportunity.
• The Blood Leech Demon God dismissed the One-horned Demon General’s concerns about breaking Heavenly Rules and sacrificed 99,999 Human Race cultivators to forge a Blood Sword.
• The Blood Leech Demon God took the completed sword and judged that it was still not vicious enough.

The Blood Leech Demon God confirmed that a weapon forged through Human Race blood sacrifices could pierce the Wu Clan’s bodies and set out to report the discovery to Di Jun. At Bamboo Sound Mountain, Guichenzi and the Nine Spirits Demon God began their overdue battle, which ended with Guichenzi using Stabilizing Yin and Yang against him.

• The Blood Leech Demon God killed a Wu General with his blood-sacrificed sword, proving it could break the Wu Clan’s physical body.
• The Blood Leech Demon God returned to camp, took the One-horned Demon General and a captured Wu General, and headed for the Heavenly Court to report his discovery to Di Jun.
• Guichenzi met the Nine Spirits Demon God at Bamboo Sound Mountain, where the Nine-Headed Lion challenged him over their unfinished karma.
• The Nine Spirits Demon God attacked with the Tear Wind Claw and his wind abilities, but Guichenzi evaded the first strike and countered with the Aurora Sword and Dark Sunless Flag.
• Guichenzi invoked Stabilizing Yin and Yang as the Nine Spirits Demon God’s attacks pressed in.

Guichenzi defeated Jiuling and offered to take him as a companion, while Ling Yan brought Bei Ming’s talisman to free Jiuling from the Summoning Demon Banner. Jiuling accepted Guichenzi’s offer and reclaimed his True Spirit, and Ling Yan urged them to return to Changbai Mountain as the Primordial Wilderness faced coming turmoil.

• Guichenzi immobilized Jiuling with the Yin Yang Law and wounded him with the Aurora Sword, defeating the Nine-Headed Lion.
• Guichenzi offered to spare Jiuling if he became his mount, but Jiuling objected that the offer was humiliating.
• Ling Yan appeared with a talisman from Bei Ming that could remove the Summoning Demon Banner’s restrictions on Jiuling.
• Guichenzi used the talisman to extract Jiuling’s True Spirit and returned it to him, promising he would not use it to restrain a companion.
• Jiuling accepted Guichenzi’s offer and declared that he was no longer the Heavenly Court’s Demon God, but only Jiuling.
• Ling Yan told Guichenzi and Jiuling to return to Changbai Mountain because the Primordial Wilderness was likely to become unsettled.

The Demon Court learned that human blood could be used to forge weapons that pierced Wu Clan bodies, and Di Jun’s ministers debated the danger of provoking the Saints. Di Jun ordered the plan to proceed, declaring that slaughtering humans and refining the Tuyu Sword aligned with Heaven’s mandate against the Wu Clan.

• Blood Leech demonstrated that his blood-forged sword could pierce a Wu General’s body, and Di Jun rewarded him with a Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure.
• Di Jun asked his ministers whether the Demon Race should use humans to forge weapons against the Wu Clan.
• Cite and Jiuying urged the Demon Race to act, while Baize and Shangyang warned that Nüwa, Taiqing, and Wen Zu might intervene.
• Guiche suggested asking the Saints and Wen Zu for counsel, but Tai Yi rebuked him for risking the Demon Race’s opportunity.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to slaughter humans and refine the Tuyu Sword, arguing that the plan followed Heaven’s mandate against the Wu Clan.

Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to slaughter humans and gather their remains to forge the Tuyu Sword, believing he had to follow Heaven’s mandate to defeat the Wu Clan. At Mount Qixi, Nüwa told Bei Ming she could not stop the calamity but planned to punish the Demon Race, leaving her next move unresolved.

• Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to capture and kill humans, while Cite prepared the Blood Sacrifice Soul-Refining Array to forge the Tuyu Sword.
• Tai Yi asked Di Jun how they would explain the slaughter to Fuxi, and Di Jun said Fuxi’s seclusion spared them trouble and promised to reward humans after achieving Dao-Proving Sainthood.
• Bei Ming met Nüwa at Mount Qixi and discussed the Human Race’s impending calamity with her.
• Nüwa explained that the Human Race’s suffering served Heaven’s plan for the Wu and Demon Clans to exhaust each other, eventually allowing humans to rise.
• Nüwa revealed the Red Silk Ball and told Bei Ming she could not reverse Heaven’s mandate but could vent her anger and teach the Demon Race a lesson.

Bei Ming arranged for Nüwa and the Literary Sect to protect the Human Race as the Demon Race began a widespread assault. Ling Yan, Guichenzi, and Jiuling encountered the slaughter on their journey toward Changbai Mountain, while Ling Yan sensed a major upheaval behind the attacks.

• Bei Ming proposed that Nüwa protect humans who returned to their ancestral land, and Nüwa sent Jin Ning with the Map of Mountains and Rivers to assist them.
• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace to arrange help from the Literary Sect, while the Demon Race launched attacks on human tribes across the land.
• Ling Yan, Guichenzi, and Jiuling reached a ruined tribe near the northern border, where Guichenzi killed the Demon General and the pursuing Demon Soldiers.
• Guichenzi urged the surviving humans to relocate, and the group continued toward Changbai Mountain as they encountered more attacks and Ling Yan sensed a looming upheaval.

Ling Yan and Guichenzi confronted the Golden Eagle Demon God, who admitted he was carrying out the Heavenly Emperor’s order to exterminate the Human Race. After Ling Yan disarmed him, Guichenzi killed him, then insisted on going to aid the Human Race; Ling Yan prepared to force him back to Changbai Mountain as Master had instructed.

• The Golden Eagle Demon God admitted that he was directing the slaughter of the Human Race under the Heavenly Emperor’s decree and attacked Guichenzi.
• Guichenzi fought back with his Aurora Sword, Dark Sunless Flag, and Yin Yang Mirror, while the Nine-Headed Lion prepared to help.
• Ling Yan used her Five Elements Divine Light to sweep away the Golden Nirvana Bell and Sharp Gold Halberd, leaving the Golden Eagle Demon God exposed.
• Guichenzi struck the Golden Eagle Demon God’s Primordial Spirit with the Yin Yang Mirror and destroyed his Dao Body, though a wisp of his True Spirit remained in the Summoning Demon Banner.
• Guichenzi refused to return to Changbai Mountain because he wanted to aid the Human Race, but Ling Yan said Master had ordered her to bring him back and decided to use force.

Bei Ming sent Ling Yan and the Literary Sect disciples to defend the Human Race’s ancestral land against the Demon Race’s massacre. After they departed aboard the Divine Travel Boat, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian arrived at the Great Void Palace to meet Bei Ming.

• Ling Yan returned to the Great Void Palace with Guichenzi and the Nine-Headed Lion, and Guichenzi begged Bei Ming to let him help the Human Race.
• Bei Ming agreed to send the Literary Sect disciples to defend the Human Race’s ancestral land, explaining that the sect owed the Human Race for its contribution to their Luck.
• Ling Yan led the disciples toward the ancestral land aboard the Divine Travel Boat, which Yinglong brought at Bei Ming’s command.
• Han Chi looked forward to fighting the Demon Race and severing his Evil Corpse as the ship set out.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian appeared together in the Great Void Palace, and Bei Ming asked why they had come.

The Three Pure Ones visited Great Void Palace to pressure Bei Ming into limiting the Literary Sect’s protection of the Human Race. Bei Ming rejected their demand and sent them away, leaving their rivalry over influence and the future order unresolved.

• The Three Pure Ones watched the Demon Race hunt humans and recognized that Bei Ming’s Literary Sect was moving to protect the Human Race’s ancestral land.
• The Three Pure Ones arrived at Great Void Palace, where Bei Ming met their imposing presence without yielding.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian argued that the Human Race’s calamity was inevitable and warned that Bei Ming’s intervention could oppose Heaven’s trend.
• Bei Ming criticized the Three Pure Ones’ pressure and told them he would not see them out.
• The Three Pure Ones’ visit ended without agreement, as both sides continued to contend over influence, profit, and face.

Bei Ming challenged the Three Pure Ones to a battle in the Inner Chaos, determined to make the Primordial Wilderness witness the cost of provoking him. As the four prepared to fight, Nüwa stayed behind to watch Jieyin, while Jieyin sent Zhunti to gather Human Race refugees without crossing into the East.

• Bei Ming reminded the Three Pure Ones of his past victory over Laozi and rejected Laozi’s warning that meddling in the calamity would bring disaster.
• Bei Ming challenged the Three Pure Ones to fight in the Inner Chaos and threatened to destroy East Kunlun if they damaged Changbai Mountain.
• Nüwa offered to help Bei Ming, but he told her to watch Jieyin instead, and she stayed in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Jieyin refused Zhunti’s proposal to go to the Eastern Continent and instead ordered him to convert Human Race settlements along the western border without crossing it.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian assembled their treasures against Bei Ming, who prepared his own Spirit Treasures as their auras shook the Inner Chaos.