Chapter Summaries

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.

Suirenshi confronted Fuxi about his reincarnation as a human and learned that Fuxi sought to become a Saint of the Human Dao to protect the Human Race. Suirenshi pledged his support and left to build Fuxi’s reputation, while Ling Yan warned that the greater challenge would be opposition from the Saints.

• Suirenshi arrived at the Luo River and confronted Fuxi about scheming for the Human Race’s position of Heavenly Sovereign.
• Fuxi explained that he sought Dao-Proving as a Saint of the Human Dao and argued that the Human Race needed a Saint who would truly stand with it.
• Suirenshi concluded that supporting Fuxi was essential to the Human Race’s future and pledged to help him, even at the cost of his life.
• Fuxi promised that he would not betray the Human Race, and Suirenshi departed to build support for him among the tribes.
• Ling Yan told Fuxi that gaining the Human Race’s support would be relatively easy, but some Saints might oppose the rise of a Saint of the Human Dao.

Fuxi and Ling Yan spread the Eight Trigrams Method among the Human Race, strengthening Fuxi’s reputation as he prepared to reclaim the Heavenly Sovereign position. Meanwhile, Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo reached the Literary Sect’s hidden Core Zone, where Ranmu appeared to guide them to Bei Ming.

• Ling Yan returned to the Huaxu Tribe with Fuxi, and they began teaching the Eight Trigrams Method to Human Race cultivators.
• Suirenshi helped spread word of Fuxi’s teachings, while Bei Ming left the Heavenly Sovereign matter to Nüwa and Ling Yan.
• Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo met Huang Yu near Frost-Rime Garden, and he directed them toward the Gui Xu Submerged Abyss Array.
• Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo passed through the array and entered the Changbai Mountain Range’s Core Zone.
• Bei Ming asked Ranmu to bring Stone Monkey to him, and Ranmu appeared before Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo.
• Stone Monkey bowed to Ranmu and asked to visit Wen Zu and seek the Literary Sect’s Immortal Technique.

The Stone Monkey met Bei Ming, learned that he had been formed from a Five-Colored Stone infused with part of the Chaos Demon Ape’s origin, and was accepted into the Literary Sect. Bei Ming named him Sun Wukong, leaving him ready to begin his cultivation under his new master.

• Ranmu brought the Stone Monkey and Bai Nuo to the Great Void Palace, where Bai Nuo waited outside while the Stone Monkey entered with him.
• Bei Ming asked the Stone Monkey about his origins and revealed that a Five-Colored Stone infused with a portion of the Chaos Demon Ape’s origin had become him.
• Bei Ming explained that the Stone Monkey’s choice to seek the Great Void had created karma between them, and the Stone Monkey kowtowed to become his disciple.
• Bei Ming gave the Stone Monkey the surname Sun and the Dharma name Wukong.

Sun Wukong became Bei Ming’s Direct Disciple, received the Great Void Two Forms Art, and settled into the Great Void Palace to cultivate. As he began a five-hundred-year period of cultivation, Fuxi’s growing support among the Human Race led to a grand ceremony for his ascension.

• Sun Wukong accepted his name and Bei Ming’s inheritance, then learned that Ranmu was only a Nominal Disciple while he was a Direct Disciple.
• Bei Ming instructed Ranmu to show Wukong the Great Void Palace and the Literary Sect’s rules, and set a return date five hundred years later to explain the Dao.
• Wukong arranged for Bai Nuo to stay in the Core Zone, and Ranmu offered Bai Nuo a chance to assist in the Alchemy room.
• Ranmu led Wukong to a side hall, where Wukong explored his residence before settling down to cultivate the Great Void Two Forms Art.
• With Ling Yan and Suirenshi’s help, Fuxi taught the Eight Trigrams and gained the allegiance of Human Race tribes until their leaders petitioned for him to ascend the throne.
• Fuxi summoned the leaders of the Major tribes to the ancestral land, where they gathered for his ascension ceremony.

Fuxi completed his ascension ceremony as Heavenly Sovereign, received the Kongtong Seal and a fragment of the Human Dao’s Hongmeng Purple Qi, and became the first of the Three Sovereigns. After the ceremony, Bei Ming took Ling Yan back to the mountain so she could prepare to cut off her Good Corpse, while Fuxi began the work of establishing order.

• Fuxi’s sacrificial text concluded, and his Merit was fulfilled as he returned to the position of Heavenly Sovereign with his previous cultivation restored.
• The Hongmeng Purple Qi manifested in three segments, and one segment merged with Fuxi as he officially became the Head of the Three Sovereigns.
• Bei Ming observed that Merit could raise cultivation without granting comprehension of laws, while Ling Yan received one percent of the Merit and sensed that she could cut off her Good Corpse.
• The Three Pure Ones and Jieyin departed, and Nüwa left without staying to reminisce with Fuxi.
• The Kongtong Seal fell into Fuxi’s hand, and Ling Yan told him that she was leaving with Bei Ming before bidding him farewell.
• Ling Yan arrived beside Bei Ming, adjusted her robes, and greeted him and her Senior Martial Uncle.

Bei Ming and Nüwa discussed how to protect Fuxi’s freedom and the Human Race’s luck when the Three Pure Ones tried to confine the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to Huoyun Cave. They considered adapting the role of the Human Race’s Common Lord to fit the Primordial Wilderness’s changed conditions.

• Bei Ming told Ling Yan to Slash Corpse before resuming her travels, and Nüwa invited her to visit Mount Qixi after she broke through.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa returned to Great Void Palace, where Bei Ming sent Ling Yan to Slash Corpse and mentioned his newly accepted disciple.
• Nüwa recognized Bei Ming’s new disciple as the Lingming Stone Monkey, connected to the Chaos Demon Ape and the Five-Colored Stone she had once given him.
• Nüwa explained that the Three Pure Ones would likely invoke the Human Race’s luck to keep the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in Huoyun Cave, hindering Fuxi’s path to Dao-Proving.
• Bei Ming said they could not outright reject the proposal, but suggested adapting the system because the Human Race had grown stronger and needed a stable Common Lord.

Bei Ming proposed a compromise to govern the Human Race after the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors took their positions, while refusing to sacrifice a Supreme Treasure to secure their authority. Nüwa agreed to contact Laozi, who recognized Bei Ming’s strategy and awaited what came next.

• Bei Ming explained that Fuxi would need strength and political skill to hold the Human Race together and warned that the Three Pure Ones could support rival leaders.
• Bei Ming proposed that the Three Sovereigns take turns governing from New City while the others remained in Huoyun Cave to suppress the Human Race’s luck and guide its elites.
• Nüwa agreed that the arrangement was a compromise, and Bei Ming argued that Fuxi would need to win the cooperation of the Earth Emperor and Human Emperor.
• Bei Ming rejected giving the Human Race a Supreme Treasure to suppress its luck, since doing so would amount to surrendering the treasure permanently.
• Nüwa agreed to contact Laozi, and Bei Ming sent his proposal to Mount Shouyang.
• Laozi received Bei Ming’s message at Bajing Palace and recognized it as his countermeasure.

The Saints agreed to Bei Ming’s plan for the Human Race as Fuxi prepared to pass the Human Emperor position to Shennong, while Bei Ming considered his future cultivation and a possible confrontation with Demon Ancestor Luo Hou. Ling Yan cut off two corpses and stabilized her cultivation, and Sun Wukong set out for the main hall after five hundred years.

• Laozi weighed Bei Ming’s proposal, informed Yuanshi and Tongtian of his reasoning, and secured their agreement; Jieyin was to be informed as well.
• Nüwa told Fuxi to prepare for the Saints’ decision to be announced when he passed the Human Emperor position to Shennong.
• Bei Ming discussed the paths of destruction and Creation with Nüwa and considered confronting Demon Ancestor Luo Hou to advance his cultivation.
• Ling Yan used the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag and Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag to cut off Immortal Lord Li Yan and Immortal Lord Xuan Yuan, then comprehended the Five Elements Law with them.
• Sun Wukong, having awakened the Lingming Stone Monkey’s innate abilities, left for the main hall when five hundred years had passed.

After five hundred years of cultivation, Wukong reached the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal and demonstrated his progress before Bei Ming and Nüwa. They welcomed him with powerful spirit treasures, leaving him far better equipped than the gifts he would later receive from the Four Seas Dragon Kings.

• During his five hundred years of enlightenment, Wukong comprehended five of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dippers Techniques and learned all seventy-two Disha techniques.
• Wukong requested an audience with Bei Ming after the five hundred years had passed, and Bei Ming summoned him into the Great Void Palace.
• Bei Ming praised Wukong's cultivation and introduced Nüwa as his senior aunt; Wukong thanked her for giving life to the stone from which he was born.
• Nüwa gave Wukong the Liuhe Huntian Stick, a Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure with forty-one innate restrictions.
• Bei Ming gave Wukong the Eight Desolations Domain Suppression Tower and the Phoenix Wing Lihuo Crown, Yulong Buyun Shoes, and Golden Scale Chainmail.

Suyao guided Lieshan as he became Shennong, whose farming, trade, and medicine reforms strengthened the Human Race. Fuxi and Shennong agreed on the succession, while Wukong finished refining the Spirit Treasures Bei Ming had given him.

• Bei Ming gave Wukong Spirit Treasures and sent him away to refine them while he and Nüwa discussed the Dao.
• Suyao took Lieshan as her disciple, and he introduced farming, spiritual plants, marketplaces, pottery, and herbal medicine among the Human Race.
• Lieshan’s service earned him the name Shennong, and Fuxi recognized him as the Earth Emperor destined by Heaven’s Mandate.
• Fuxi visited the Lieshan Tribe, discussed the Human Race’s future with Shennong and Suyao, and arranged for Shennong’s return to position at the ancestral land.
• Ling Yan stabilized her Quasi-Saint foundation, and Wukong completed the initial refinement of all five Spirit Treasures.