Chapter Summaries

Bei Ming deepened his understanding of the Wind Law, discussed his plans for the Ancestor Wizard Essence Blood with Nüwa, and sensed that the Wu and Demon races were nearing a clash. They traveled into the Western Continent to see its desolation firsthand.

• Bei Ming spent ten thousand years comprehending the Wind Law and brought his Wind and Water insights closer to balance.
• Nüwa asked how Bei Ming would use Qiangliang and Xizi's essence blood, and he explained that he would use it to study lightning and electricity while keeping the blood for future use.
• Bei Ming used the Twelve Grade Pure World White Lotus to sense that Disaster Qi was nearing a minor climax, which Nüwa connected to the coming conflict between the Wu Clan and Demon Race.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa set out from Wuling Mountain to travel through the West before returning to Changbai Mountain to await the Wu and Demon races' battle.
• As they journeyed deeper into the Western Continent, Nüwa and Bei Ming observed its thinning spiritual energy, barren land, and weak signs of life.

Bei Ming and Nüwa discussed how the Wu Clan’s forced migrations had helped revive the North when Zhunti fled toward them, pursued by a mass of Baleful Aura. Bei Ming identified the pursuer as Taowu, and Zhunti begged for protection, but Bei Ming refused to share the Pure World White Lotus’s divine light.

• Bei Ming explained to Nüwa that the Wu Clan’s relocation of clans had brought new vitality to the recovering North, despite the clans’ lack of choice.
• Bei Ming sensed a great ominous presence approaching, and Zhunti arrived pursued by a wave of Baleful Aura.
• Zhunti used the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag and Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to defend himself from the Aura, while Bei Ming protected himself and Nüwa with the Pure World White Lotus.
• Bei Ming told Nüwa that the pursuer was the exiled Taowu, one of the ancient Fierce Beasts, and suspected Zhunti had provoked its return.
• Zhunti asked Bei Ming to extend the White Lotus’s protection to him, but Bei Ming refused and said the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag should suffice.

Zhunti explained how he had brought Taowu out of a spatial rift and tried to lure him away from the West, then was forced by Nüwa and Bei Ming to confront the Fierce Beast. Taowu emerged from the Baleful Aura and attacked Zhunti, while Nüwa and Bei Ming watched and waited.

• Zhunti told Nüwa and Bei Ming that he had enlarged a spatial rift six thousand years earlier and brought Taowu out of the Spatial Interlayer.
• Nüwa accused Zhunti of trying to make Taowu serve the West and then redirecting the danger elsewhere.
• Zhunti tried to flee when Taowu approached, but Bei Ming pointed the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler at him and forced him to lead the way.
• Zhunti charged into the Baleful Aura with the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag and Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree as Nüwa and Bei Ming discussed Taowu's strength.
• Taowu emerged in Dao Body form, demanded Zhunti's True Spirit and allegiance, and attacked his Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree with a black Claw Ray.

Taowu attacked Zhunti, but Bei Ming and Nüwa intervened and revealed that the Fierce Beast Dynasty and many of its old enemies had long since fallen. After learning that Yang Mei still lived, Taowu vowed to restore the Fierce Beasts, and Bei Ming prepared to end his survival.

• Taowu's claws overwhelmed Zhunti until Bei Ming struck them with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and Nüwa attacked Taowu with the Red Silk Ball.
• Taowu recognized Nüwa as Hongjun's disciple and questioned Bei Ming, who identified himself as Hongjun's direct disciple and explained how the world had changed since Taowu's exile.
• Taowu learned that Yang Mei was still alive and demanded to know his whereabouts, then declared his intention to become the new Beast Emperor.
• Bei Ming used the Pure World White Lotus to purge Taowu's Baleful Aura, while Taowu unleashed the Myriad Tribulations Slaughtering Spirit Curse.
• Nüwa and Bei Ming sheltered behind her defensive treasures, leaving Zhunti outside their protection as Bei Ming prepared to finish Taowu.

Jieyin joined Zhunti, Nüwa, and Bei Ming in the Western Pure Land to fight Taowu, whose attacks remained dangerous even after the Pure World White Lotus purified his Baleful Aura. Bei Ming invoked Shen Ni’s bloodline pressure through the Zhu Shen Gourd, and Taowu’s grief over his fallen emperor and destroyed clan drove him into a furious final assault.

• Jieyin arrived after Zhunti’s message, blocked Taowu’s attack with the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus, and joined the battle beside Zhunti.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, Nüwa, and Bei Ming agreed to fight Taowu together, and Jieyin and Zhunti used their treasures to hold back his Great Annihilation Tears the Sky.
• Nüwa used Sacred Spirit Creation to strengthen Bei Ming with the Power of Creation.
• Taowu unleashed Break Dao, Boom Bones at Bei Ming, who countered with the Zhu Shen Gourd and its pressure from Shen Ni’s bloodline.
• Taowu recognized Shen Ni’s imperial aura and realized that Bei Ming’s Spirit Treasure had been made from members of the Fierce Beast Clan.
• Overcome by grief and fury, Taowu launched Burning Blood Slaughtering Gods.

Bei Ming used the Qiankun Cauldron to suppress Taowu while Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked the rampaging Fierce Beast. With Taowu trapped and weakened, Bei Ming prepared to kill him, while Jieyin watched with compassion and a trace of greed.

• Taowu burned his Life Essence Blood and attacked Bei Ming and Nüwa in a desperate attempt to reclaim the Former Emperor's remains.
• Bei Ming summoned the Qiankun Cauldron and used it with Nüwa's support to suppress Taowu and contain the damage.
• Jieyin and Zhunti summoned their Golden Body Dharma Idols and joined the assault, striking Taowu with their Spirit Treasures.
• Taowu transformed into his true Fierce Beast form and fought back, but Bei Ming's defenses held against his attacks.
• Bei Ming invoked the Qiankun Cauldron to trap Taowu completely and purify the Baleful Aura, then brought out the Zhu Shen Gourd and Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
• Jieyin watched Taowu struggle and felt both compassion and a faint greed over the Merit his death might bring.

Jieyin and Zhunti tried to persuade Bei Ming to spare Taowu and let the West transform him, but Bei Ming refused. Bei Ming killed Taowu with the Zhu Shen Gourd and Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, then absorbed his remains into the gourd.

• Jieyin offered to purge Taowu's ferocity and guide him toward goodness, but Bei Ming warned that Taowu's vicious nature could not be changed.
• Nüwa rebuked Jieyin and Zhunti for asking Bei Ming to surrender Taowu, and Jieyin offered a Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure in exchange.
• Bei Ming refused the offer and declared that he would kill Taowu, while Jieyin and Zhunti chose not to fight him.
• Jieyin asked to perform rites for Taowu, but Nüwa criticized his concern for the Fierce Beast rather than its victims.
• Bei Ming used the Zhu Shen Flying Sword and Hongmeng Measuring Ruler's Wind-Water Tribulation to destroy Taowu's body, Primordial Spirit, and True Spirit.
• The Zhu Shen Gourd absorbed Taowu's remains and refined them, and Bei Ming recalled his Spirit Treasures after the battle ended.

After Taowu’s execution, Bei Ming and Nüwa accepted Jieyin and Zhunti’s invitation to visit Mount Sumeru. Jieyin sought to build ties with them, and the chapter ended as he introduced them to Bengshan.

• The Heavenly Dao awarded Merit after Taowu’s execution, giving sixty percent to Bei Ming, thirty percent to Nüwa, and ten percent to Jieyin.
• Jieyin and Zhunti invited Bei Ming and Nüwa to Mount Sumeru, and both guests agreed to visit.
• Jieyin considered how an alliance with Bei Ming and Nüwa could help the West stand against the Three Pure Ones.
• Bei Ming, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti saw Mount Sumeru’s withered Spirit Roots and the West’s barren conditions.
• Jieyin praised Bei Ming and Nüwa for their perseverance, then introduced them to Bengshan, who had joined the West after his physical body was destroyed by Zhu Long.

Jieyin and Zhunti explained the Golden Body Technique they had developed to Bei Ming and Nüwa, describing it as an expedient defense for the resource-poor West. Jieyin then warned Bei Ming that his actions in the East Sea might bring hidden dangers.

• Daoist Bengshan greeted Bei Ming, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti before Jieyin and Zhunti sent him away to cultivate.
• Jieyin led Bei Ming and Nüwa to the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and explained how the Merit Golden Lotus and pool had inspired the Golden Body Technique.
• Zhunti described how his clash with Tian Wu in the East Sea had prompted him and Jieyin to develop the technique, with Daoist Bengshan serving as a test subject.
• Jieyin offered to share the Golden Body Technique, but Bei Ming and Nüwa declined because they did not need its external protection.
• After discussing the West's scarcity, Jieyin warned Bei Ming that his display of might in the East Sea could have hidden consequences.

Jieyin and Zhunti tried to draw Bei Ming into an alliance against the Three Pure Ones, but Bei Ming left Mount Sumeru with Nüwa without agreeing to cooperate. Jieyin pledged to repay the karma Zhunti owed Bei Ming, making it a bond they hoped could support a future partnership.

• Jieyin and Zhunti warned Bei Ming that the Three Pure Ones might join forces against him, while Nüwa offered to restrain them if necessary.
• Bei Ming said he and Nüwa could maintain a balance with the Three Pure Ones and claimed he preferred peace, prompting Nüwa to suppress her laughter.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa prepared to leave Mount Sumeru despite Zhunti's invitation to stay and discuss the Dao.
• Jieyin promised to repay the karma Zhunti owed Bei Ming for helping eliminate Taowu and offered his future support.
• Bei Ming accepted Jieyin's pledge and left with Nüwa, while Jieyin told Zhunti that the karma could serve as a letter of allegiance.

Bei Ming and Nüwa discussed Jieyin’s promise and returned north, while the Twelve Ancestor Wizards gathered at Pangu Hall to debate Qiangliang and Xizi’s wager of their Essence Blood. The chapter ended with the hall divided between defending the pair’s pride and condemning their risk to the Wu Clan’s foundation.

• Bei Ming explained to Nüwa that Jieyin had promised one free aid but that they should remain wary of the West and avoid helping Jieyin against the Three Pure Ones.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa flew north across the recovering Northern Continent, where Wu Clan tribes occupied rich lands and displaced Demon Race groups struggled to survive.
• After recovering at the Undying Volcano, Qiangliang and Xizi returned to Pangu Hall, and Di Jiang summoned the Twelve Ancestor Wizards to discuss a punitive expedition against the Demon Race.
• Zhurong revealed that Qiangliang and Xizi had wagered and lost a drop of Ancestor Wizard Essence Blood each in their duel with Bei Ming.
• Qiangliang recounted the duel, and Xizi argued that they had acted as any proud Ancestor Wizard might when challenged.
• Houtu and the other Ancestor Wizards weighed the Wu Clan’s dignity against the danger of wagering Essence Blood, leaving the hall in tense silence.

The Twelve Ancestor Wizards agreed to forbid Essence Blood as a wager and ended their dispute over Bei Ming. Di Jiang then proposed a campaign against the Demon Race, and the Ancestor Wizards discussed using the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array to break the Chaos Bell and defeat the Golden Crows.

• Ju Mang proposed adding a rule against wagering Ancestor Wizard Essence Blood, and the others agreed to let Qiangliang and Xizi’s losses stand.
• Di Jiang announced plans to attack the Demon Race and eliminate its leaders, while Ru Shou and Gonggong backed the campaign.
• Xuanming warned that the Wu Clan would have to break the Chaos Bell to prevent Di Jun and Tai Yi from escaping.
• Zhu Jiuyin proposed using the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array to summon the Pangu True Body and breach the Chaos Bell.
• Zhurong supported deploying the formation, while Houtu urged caution because of its immense consequences.

The Ancestor Wizards planned to use the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array to attack the Demon Race after Qiangliang and Xizi recovered their essence blood. Meanwhile, Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to launch a full-scale counterattack, and the Chaos Bell’s nine tolls signaled the start of its deployment.

• Di Jiang ordered the Wu Clan to wait until Qiangliang and Xizi recovered before attacking the Sun Star with the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array.
• Qiangliang and Xizi entered the Blood Pool in Pangu Hall to restore their essence blood while the other Ancestor Wizards waited and discussed the Dao.
• Di Jun declared war on the Wu Clan and assigned Fuxi to prepare the Proclamation of the Condemnation of the Wu.
• Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to use the Chaos Bell to conceal and position the Demon Race’s forces across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fuxi led the main force toward the East Sea as the Demon Race’s armies deployed throughout the regions.
• The Chaos Bell rang nine times, shaking the Primordial Wilderness and signaling the Demon Race’s mobilization.

Di Jun proclaimed war on the Wu Clan, and the Demon Race launched attacks across the Primordial Wilderness while Tai Yi destroyed the Wu Clan’s new East Sea continent. The Ancestor Wizards headed for the East Sea, as Bei Ming and Nüwa traveled to Changbai Mountain to watch the coming battle.

• Di Jun issued a proclamation condemning the Wu Clan and called on the Primordial Wilderness to join the Demon Race’s campaign.
• The Demon Race attacked Wu Clan tribes across the Primordial Wilderness, and Tai Yi used the Chaos Bell to sink the Wu Clan’s new continent beneath the East Sea.
• Qiangliang and Xizi left the blood pool before recovering, and Di Jiang led the Ancestor Wizards toward the East Sea.
• Bei Ming told Nüwa that the Demon Race lacked a crucial force and that the First Wu-Demon War would not end in a clear victory.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa entered Changbai Mountain to observe the battlefield from the Great Void Palace.

Bei Ming explained why the Wu and Demon clans remained restrained near Changbai Mountain, then showed Nüwa the battle situation in the East Sea. Meanwhile, Bodhi Daoist gathered Quasi-Saint Rogue Cultivators to wager on which clan would win the war.

• Bei Ming told Nüwa that his agreement with Gonggong kept the Wu Clan from starting hostilities near Changbai Mountain, while his influence restrained the local Demon Race.
• Bei Ming brought Nüwa to Heavenly Lake and explained how its purity and the Pure World White Lotus had helped him cleanse the Northern Border's Baleful Aura.
• Han Chi greeted Bei Ming and Nüwa, and Bei Ming introduced him as his attendant and Changbai Mountain's guardian spirit beast.
• Bei Ming showed Nüwa a projection of the East Sea battle as the Wu and Demon clans fought across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Bodhi Daoist proposed a wager on the war's outcome, and the gathered Quasi-Saint Rogue Cultivators placed treasures and spiritual roots on either side, with most backing the Wu Clan.

The Twelve Ancestor Wizards arrived at the East Sea after Emperor Taiyi of the East destroyed the Wu Clan’s new continent, and the two clans’ leaders clashed above the battlefield. Fuxi trapped Houtu, Ju Mang, and Zhurong in the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array, giving him a way to resist their combined attack.

• Di Jiang brought the Eleven Ancestor Wizards to the East Sea, where Emperor Taiyi of the East had shattered the Wu Clan’s new continent and the Demon Race was driving back the surviving Wu soldiers.
• Tian Wu mourned the fallen Wu Clan and used the Eight-Faced Hunting Wind Banner to destroy Demon soldiers and carry the survivors away, then charged at Tai Yi.
• Di Jiang split the Twelve Ancestor Wizards into three groups to attack Emperor Taiyi of the East, Fuxi, and Di Jun.
• The leaders’ battle erupted above the East Sea as the Wu and Demon armies continued fighting across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Fuxi activated the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array with Hetu and Luoshu, trapping Houtu, Ju Mang, and Zhurong inside.

Bei Ming and Nüwa watched the Wu-Demon battle as Bei Ming assessed the forces and predicted that Di Jun’s clash with She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi would be the first to shift. The battle remained evenly matched for now, but the Demon Race was at a disadvantage and Di Jun was under the greatest pressure.

• Fuxi merged into the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array and used his qin music to wear down Houtu, Ju Mang, and Zhurong while keeping them trapped.
• Di Jun fought She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi with two swords and defensive treasures as their attacks strained his defenses.
• She Bi Shi altered the celestial phenomena with the Celestial Phenomenon Pearl, boosting Qiangliang’s and Xizi’s lightning attacks against Di Jun.
• Bei Ming and Nüwa watched the battle through a flickering projection, and Nüwa asked Bei Ming to assess the situation.
• Bei Ming judged the fighting temporarily even but said the Wu Clan had the advantage in a prolonged battle and Di Jun’s side would likely change first.

Nüwa and the Three Pure Ones watched the East Sea battle as six Ancestor Wizards pressured Tai Yi, whose Chaos Bell continued to protect him. Laozi focused on the Chaos Bell as a possible weapon against Bei Ming, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Nüwa worried that Fuxi would be unable to withstand three Ancestor Wizards behind the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array.
• Tongtian suggested that the Three Pure Ones travel to the East Sea, but Yuanshi dismissed the idea and Tongtian agreed to keep cultivating.
• Laozi watched Tai Yi wield the Chaos Bell and planned to seize it someday to help defeat Bei Ming.
• Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin joined their spatial and temporal laws to suppress the Chaos Bell while Tian Wu, Xuanming, Ru Shou, and Gonggong repeatedly attacked Tai Yi.
• Tai Yi repelled the Ancestor Wizards' assaults, but Tian Wu, Xuanming, Ru Shou, and Gonggong returned with powerful attacks as the battle continued.

The Ancestor Wizards battled Emperor Taiyi of the East while Houtu, Ju Mang, and Zhurong struggled against Fuxi’s Hunyuan Heluo Great Array. Houtu stabilized a domain inside the Formation, but Fuxi attacked the Wooden Spirit Treasure Tree as Ju Mang joined Zhurong to defend it; elsewhere, Di Jun continued pressuring She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi.

• Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin used their Time-Space Laws to restrain Emperor Taiyi of the East, but he struck back with the Chaos Bell while the six Ancestor Wizards continued attacking.
• Fuxi harassed Houtu, Ju Mang, and Zhurong inside the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array with zither music and sword qi, while Houtu urged Zhurong to stay calm.
• Houtu created a stable Earth Domain with the Earth-Stabilizing Divine Staff, and Ju Mang reinforced it with the Wooden Spirit Treasure Tree.
• Fuxi sent the Changge Sword to attack the Wooden Spirit Treasure Tree, and Zhurong fought it off as Fuxi combined sword qi with the Formation’s power.
• Ju Mang joined Zhurong to defend the Wooden Spirit Treasure Tree while Houtu studied the Formation alone.
• Di Jun unleashed Eternal Day · Endless Sword Prison against She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi, prompting She Bi Shi to demand that the others stop holding back.

Di Jun and the other Demon Race leaders retreated into the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array as the Ancestor Wizards broke in and regrouped. The Twelve Ancestor Wizards assembled with their banners and began the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array.

• Qiangliang and Xizi broke through Di Jun's Sun Essence Wheel with a combined lightning attack, forcing him to retreat into the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array.
• She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi pursued Di Jun into the array, where Fuxi reunited with Di Jun and planned to keep the Ancestor Wizards separated.
• Di Jiang led the other five Ancestor Wizards into the array after they pressured Tai Yi and disrupted his defense with the Chaos Bell.
• Houtu, Zhurong, Ju Mang, She Bi Shi, Qiangliang, and Xizi attacked Tai Yi together, forcing him to withdraw behind the Chaos Bell.
• Di Jun, Fuxi, and Tai Yi regrouped as all twelve Ancestor Wizards gathered with their banners and activated the Twelve Divine Fiends Great Array.