Chapter Summaries

Ziwei attained Primordial Origin and returned to confront the Three Pure Ones, declaring himself the Human Emperor and representative of the Human Path. Hongjun suspected Ling Xiao had reappeared and planned to seize his fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation as Ziwei demanded his possessions back.

• Nuwa sensed Ziwei's Primordial Origin aura from Fire Cloud Cave and withdrew rather than join the coming dispute over the Human Emperor's position.
• Hongjun linked Ziwei's breakthrough to Ling Xiao, then resolved to seize the Jade Plate of Creation fragment he believed Ling Xiao possessed.
• Ziwei completed his breakthrough in Fire Cloud Cave, took up the Qilin Seal, and appeared before the Three Pure Ones at Mount Shouyang.
• Ziwei demanded that Laozi return the Primordial Measuring Ruler and rejected Laozi's claim that he had no authority to leave Fire Cloud Cave.
• Ziwei declared himself the Human Emperor and representative of the Human Path, proclaimed that the Human Path stood equal to the Heaven and Earth Paths, and called Taiqing his junior.

Ziwei challenged Laozi, using the Human Race’s fortune to resist him and calling for the Human Sect to be abolished. The Human Race rallied behind Ziwei, leaving Laozi’s power and position shaken as he called on Yuanshi and Tongtian to help kill him.

• Ziwei blocked Laozi’s yin-yang hand with the fortune of the Human Race and accused him of attacking his superior.
• Ziwei declared that he was stripping Laozi of his position as Leader of the Human Sect and asked the Human Race whether they accepted the sect or its leader.
• Laozi sent the Taiji Diagram to suppress Ziwei while Yuanshi dismissed Ziwei’s attempt to abolish the sect.
• Manshan Clan, Cangwu, Ligan, and more than a hundred Daluo Golden Immortals rejected the Human Sect and Taiqing as its leader.
• Countless members of the Human Race echoed their rejection, shaking Laozi’s foundations.
• Laozi called on Yuanshi and Tongtian to join him in killing Ziwei.

As the Human Race's revolt against the Human Sect weakened Laozi, Ziwei's fortune surged and raised the possibility that he had become the Human Path's incarnation. Di Jun and Tai Yi arrived to aid Ziwei, while Hongjun sensed the Human Path awakening.

• Laozi panicked as the Human Race moved to abolish the Human Sect, and Yuanshi and Tongtian attacked Ziwei in the Primordial Galaxy.
• Jieyin and Zhun Ti went to help the Three Pure Ones after Hongjun ordered them to preserve order.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi intercepted Jieyin and Zhun Ti, then joined the fight, with Tai Yi facing the Western Sages and Di Jun confronting the Three Pure Ones.
• As Laozi's and the Human Race's fortune flowed back to Ziwei, Laozi feared Ziwei had become the Human Path's incarnation.
• Hongjun sensed the Human Path awakening in the Primordial World.

Ling Xiao chose to intervene after learning that Hongjun was about to act, then left the Dragon Palace with gifts from Zhulong. As Zhulong and Ao Zhan watched him go, they saw the Dao Ancestor appear.

• Hongjun sensed the Human Path awakening through Ziwei and left Purple Heaven Palace to intervene.
• Zhulong and Ao Zhan eagerly welcomed Ling Xiao at the East Sea Dragon Palace and prepared gifts for him.
• Ling Xiao received a system choice and chose to show himself and ruin Hongjun's plan in exchange for an Embryonic Heavenly Dao.
• Ling Xiao took the packed gifts and departed, while Zhulong told Ao Zhan that supporting him would help the Dragon Clan rise.
• Zhulong stared at the sky in shock and announced that the Dao Ancestor had appeared.

Hongjun appeared in the Primordial Galaxy to punish Ziwei and Di Jun for defying the Heavenly Dao, but a powerful hand struck at him. Ling Xiao then emerged from the river of time to confront him.

• Zhulong and Ao Zhan realized Hongjun had appeared and discussed why Ling Xiao had left to reinforce the others.
• Powerful figures across the Primordial World watched Hongjun arrive, while Duke of the East welcomed his intervention and Zhurong mocked the Dao Ancestor’s faction.
• Hongjun declared Ziwei unworthy of the Human Emperor title and threatened to strip his cultivation and cast him into the Nine Underworlds Hell.
• Ziwei rejected Hongjun’s authority, and Di Jun challenged him to fight.
• Hongjun gathered the Heavenly Dao’s killing intent, but a great hand struck at him, and Ling Xiao strode forth upon the river of time.

Ling Xiao appeared before Hongjun and used the Chaos Green Lotus to block his attack, stunning powerful beings across the Primordial World. Ling Xiao then struck Hongjun with a Green Lotus sword attack, and their clash shattered the Celestial Star Formation.

• Hongjun summoned a colossal starry hand to seize Ling Xiao and the others, but Ling Xiao expanded the Chaos Green Lotus's blue domain to stop it.
• The mighty beings recognized Ling Xiao's treasure as the Chaos Green Lotus, while Duke of the East, Qiangliang, Zhurong, and Houtu wondered about its connection to Pangu.
• Ling Xiao manifested a sword from a Green Lotus leaf and slashed at Hongjun with a strike that threatened to cut through the world's origin.
• Hongjun met Ling Xiao's sword strike with the Heavenly Dao's power, and the collision destroyed the Celestial Star Formation as a drop of blood flew away.

Ling Xiao wounded Hongjun and fought him with the Chaos Green Lotus, while the observers reacted to the unexpected clash. At the East Sea Dragon Palace, Zhulong discovered that Ao Zhan had packed his daughter Ao Qing among the gifts sent to Ling Xiao, then praised him for it.

• Ling Xiao severed Hongjun's palm with the Green Lotus Divine Sword, shocking the saints and thrilling Di Jun and his allies.
• Tai Yi called Hongjun "Old Earthworm," provoking Hongjun to attack the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Ling Xiao countered Hongjun with the lotus's three thousand divine swords, and the two fought to a stalemate in the Primordial Galaxy.
• Haotian watched the battle through the Haotian Mirror and panicked as Ling Xiao resisted Hongjun.
• Ao Zhan told Zhulong that he had sealed Ao Qing inside the storage pouch with the gifts for Ling Xiao.
• Zhulong scolded Ao Zhan for sending Ao Qing, then abruptly praised him for doing so.

After Ao Qing remained with Ling Xiao, Zhulong recognized the Dragon Clan’s chance to earn his favor and hoped he could survive his battle with Hongjun. As the battle shook the Primordial World, Yang Mei and a group of Chaos gods and demons watched, planning to seize the Chaos Green Lotus after Ling Xiao and Hongjun weakened each other.

• Zhulong explained to Ao Zhan that Ao Qing’s presence beside Ling Xiao could earn the Dragon Clan a future favor, and Ao Zhan took pride in his accidental decision.
• Hongjun and Ling Xiao’s battle tore through Chaos, draining and restoring the Primordial World’s spiritual energy and alarming its Sages.
• Zhun Ti and Yuanshi believed Hongjun had gained the upper hand, while Laozi hoped Hongjun would restore his failing foundation after defeating Ling Xiao.
• Yang Mei watched the battle with several ancient gods and demons, warned them not to underestimate Ling Xiao, and revealed that Ling Xiao had once defeated him.
• The gods and demons decided to let Hongjun and Ling Xiao exhaust each other before making their move to take the Chaos Green Lotus.

Ling Xiao battled Hongjun with the Chaos Green Lotus until he used a planned attack to shatter the Jade Plate of Creation and seize most of its fragments. The Primordial World fell silent as Hongjun was left with only a tiny piece.

• Yang Mei and the Chaos Demon Gods waited for Ling Xiao and Hongjun to weaken so they could steal the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Hongjun used the Jade Plate of Creation to weaken the Chaos Green Lotus and demanded Ling Xiao hand over his Jade Plate Fragment, but Ling Xiao refused.
• Hongjun intensified his assault while Ling Xiao countered with the Primordial Cauldron and trapped Hongjun in the lotus's domain.
• Ling Xiao unleashed Heaven and Earth Without Dao, drawing the Jade Plate of Creation toward his nine-colored hand.
• The Jade Plate of Creation shattered, and Ling Xiao seized most of its fragments while Hongjun caught only a tiny piece.

Ling Xiao resisted the Heavenly Dao’s killing intent and reached across the Primordial World to seize the Sun Star. As annihilating tribulation engulfed him, he continued drawing the sun closer, leaving Di Jun and Tai Yi stunned.

• Ling Xiao stole nearly all the fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation, leaving Hongjun with only one tiny piece.
• Hongjun attacked Ling Xiao, but the Chaos Green Lotus blocked his strike and Ling Xiao taunted him for the remaining fragment.
• Hongjun merged into the void, and the Heavenly Dao unleashed its might across the Primordial World.
• Ling Xiao refused Tai Yi’s plea to retreat, saying the Primordial World was not ruled by the Heavenly Dao alone.
• Ling Xiao stretched out a massive hand and seized the Sun Star as the Heavenly Dao struck him with annihilating tribulation.

Ling Xiao seized the Sun Star and endured the Heavenly Dao’s punishment while mastering the Chaos Heaven-Sealing Technique. He then began a desperate attempt to seal the Heavenly Dao by sacrificing a billion years of his lifespan.

• Ling Xiao snatched the Sun Star and placed it in the Chaos Bead, plunging the Primordial World into darkness and drawing the Heavenly Dao’s wrath.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi urged Ling Xiao to flee, but the system offered him a choice between the Chaos Heaven-Sealing Technique and the Chaos Heaven Net.
• Ling Xiao chose to stay and obtained the Chaos Heaven-Sealing Technique while resisting the Heavenly Dao’s attacks.
• Ling Xiao mastered the technique and formed law chains to seal the Heavenly Dao, offering a billion years of his lifespan.

Ling Xiao used the Chaos Heaven-Sealing Technique to trap the Heavenly Dao, astonishing the beings across the Primordial World. Just as the Heavenly Dao’s power began to weaken, its backlash struck Ling Xiao and threatened his foundation.

• Ling Xiao sacrificed billions of years of lifespan to form a vast sealing formation that covered heaven and earth.
• Nuwa, Houtu, and the Sages witnessed the formation; Zhun Ti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi doubted Ling Xiao could seal the Heavenly Dao, while Laozi urged them to trust it and Hongjun raged from within it.
• Ling Xiao commanded the formation to close, swallowing the tribulation lightning and vanishing into the Heavenly Dao.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Ziwei watched from the Chaos Green Lotus as the Heavenly Dao’s might weakened, and Di Jun celebrated the prospect of the Golden Crow Clan ruling the Primordial World.
• The Heavenly Dao unleashed an invisible mark at Ling Xiao, causing his miniature worlds and foundation to collapse into chaos before he suppressed his injuries.

Ling Xiao crippled most of the Heavenly Dao’s power but suffered severe backlash, while Hongjun escaped. Despite his wounds, Ling Xiao killed Zhun Ti and Jieyin, then left with Di Jun and Tai Yi for the Three Immortal Islands to recover.

• Ling Xiao’s seal weakened the Heavenly Dao, and Hongjun fled into Chaos as the battle ended.
• Ling Xiao descended covered in Dao wounds, and Di Jun and Tai Yi worried over his condition.
• Zhun Ti and Jieyin taunted Ling Xiao, but he killed them instantly despite his injuries.
• The Three Pure Ones fled, while Ling Xiao collected the two Western Sages’ blood essence and explained that the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun were both crippled.
• Di Jun carried Ling Xiao toward the Three Immortal Islands as observers felt the Heavenly Dao’s suppression weakening.

After Ling Xiao gravely wounded the Heavenly Dao and drove Hongjun to flee, figures across the Primordial World assessed the battle and its consequences. Many believed Ling Xiao was near death, while Houtu welcomed the chance for the Earthly Dao to grow stronger; Yang Mei and the Chaos Gods and Demons prepared to claim the spoils.

• Qiangliang warned Zhurong not to assume the Witch Clan would benefit safely from Ling Xiao's sacrifice, and Xingtian and Houyi calmed the arguing Ancestral Witches.
• At the Heavenly Court, Haotian panicked over Hongjun's defeat until Yaochi argued that Ling Xiao was near death and that they had won a great victory.
• Nuwa mourned Ling Xiao's condition and concluded that Houtu in the Nine Underworlds Hell was the battle's greatest beneficiary.
• Houtu sensed the Heavenly Dao weakening and recognized the moment as an opportunity for the Earthly Dao to rise, while reflecting on Ling Xiao's possible end.
• Living beings across the Primordial World mourned Ling Xiao and feared the consequences of his Dao wounds and Hongjun's future revenge.
• In the boundless Chaos, Yang Mei and the Chaos Gods and Demons prepared to claim the fruits of victory.

Seven Demon Gods seized the chance to attack after Ling Xiao and Hongjun were gravely wounded, and they set out for Purple Heaven Palace to kill Hongjun and take the Heavenly Dao. Hongjun prepared to test the Sages while keeping his plans for Ling Xiao in reserve, then gave Laozi a more urgent task.

• The Chaos Demon God, Demon God of Ages, Slaughter Demon God, and two other Demon Gods agreed with Yang Mei that Ling Xiao and Hongjun were vulnerable, while the Shadow Demon God proposed attacking Hongjun first.
• The Shadow Demon God warned the other Demon Gods not to break the rules when dividing the spoils, and Yang Mei led them toward Purple Heaven Palace.
• Hongjun discovered that Ling Xiao's seal had weakened his magical power, but resolved to use the opportunity to kill Ling Xiao after testing for hidden tricks.
• Hongjun spent two strands of the Heavenly Dao's origin to resurrect Jieyin and Zhun Ti, then summoned the Three Pure Ones.
• Laozi pleaded with Hongjun to repair his damaged foundation, but Hongjun said he had a plan and told him that something more important came first.

Hongjun ordered the Sages to kill the injured Ling Xiao, promising them everything except the Jade Plate of Creation. Before they could carry out the mission, Yang Mei and six other Demon Gods appeared at Purple Heaven Palace with the Sages imprisoned, forcing Hongjun to confront them despite his weakened power.

• Hongjun told the Sages that Ling Xiao was gravely injured and instructed them to go to the Three Immortal Islands and kill him for the spoils.
• Zhun Ti claimed the Sages had only narrowly lost to Ling Xiao, and Hongjun assured them Ling Xiao's worsening injuries would make the attack succeed.
• The Two Western Sages and the Three Pure Ones accepted Hongjun's order and left Purple Heaven Palace.
• Hongjun heard the Sages cry for help and went outside, where Yang Mei and six other Demon Gods appeared with the Sages imprisoned.
• Hongjun recognized Yang Mei and assessed the danger of facing the seven Demon Gods while weakened, but threatened them and demanded they release his disciples.

Hongjun tried to redirect the Demon Gods’ attack toward Ling Xiao by claiming he was Pangu’s reincarnation and urging them to seize his Chaos Green Lotus. The Shadow Demon God accepted the proposal, though both sides planned to betray the other afterward.

• The Shadow Demon God killed the Three Pure Ones and Two Western Sages, then challenged Hongjun’s claim that he could stop the Demon Gods.
• Hongjun admitted that a seal restricted his magic power but claimed his union with the Heavenly Dao still made him powerful enough to defeat them.
• Hongjun claimed Ling Xiao was Pangu’s reincarnation because he possessed the Chaos Green Lotus, and said Pangu’s phantom had spoken with Ling Xiao before leaving without a fight.
• Hongjun admitted that he wanted the Demon Gods to kill the wounded Ling Xiao and take the Chaos Green Lotus.
• The Shadow Demon God agreed to target Ling Xiao, intending to claim the Chaos Green Lotus and then return to suppress Hongjun.

Hongjun resurrected the Sages and sent the Seven Demon Gods to hunt Ling Xiao, while visitors gathered on the Three Immortal Islands awaiting news of his Dao wounds. Ling Xiao sealed his injuries inside the Chaos Bead and opened his eyes, leaving his recovery uncertain.

• Hongjun resurrected the Sages, claimed he had subdued the Seven Demon Gods, and told them the demons would hunt Ling Xiao.
• Guests from the Dragon Clan, the Human Race, and other factions gathered on Penglai Immortal Island, worried about Ling Xiao's severe Dao wounds.
• Zhulong offered the Dragon Clan's help, while Di Jun said ordinary treasures could not heal Ling Xiao.
• Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Bi Xiao, Tai Yi, Xi He, and Changxi prayed for Ling Xiao's recovery.
• Ling Xiao meditated beneath the World Tree in the Chaos Bead, sealed his Dao wounds, and opened his eyes.

Ling Xiao created the Chaos World and placed the Embryonic Heavenly Dao within it, then began studying its laws to heal his Dao wounds. Meanwhile, the Seven Demon Gods arrived at the Primordial World and headed for the Three Immortal Islands to kill the wounded Golden Crow and seize the Chaos Green Lotus.

• Ling Xiao shattered countless small worlds and used the World Tree and the Law of World to create the expanding Chaos World.
• Ling Xiao placed the Embryonic Heavenly Dao in the Chaos World, named it the Chaos Heavenly Dao, and left his mark on it.
• Ling Xiao merged with the Chaos Heavenly Dao and began studying its fundamental laws as the world gave birth to its first life forms.
• The Seven Demon Gods appeared at the Coast of the East Sea, and the Slaughter Demon God killed every living being within tens of millions of miles.
• Yang Mei warned the Demon Gods to be cautious of the wounded Golden Crow, but they dismissed his concerns and followed the Shadow Demon God to the Three Immortal Islands.

Yang Mei and six Chaos Demon Gods arrived at the Three Immortal Islands, where Di Jun and Tai Yi tried to stall them and conceal Ling Xiao’s whereabouts. The Demon Gods attacked, leaving Zhulong, Zhenyuanzi, and Hong Yun frozen as Di Jun fought the Frost Demon God.

• Seven Chaos Demon Gods appeared above the Three Immortal Islands, and Di Jun shielded the islands with an innate grand formation.
• Yang Mei asked to see Ling Xiao, while Tai Yi claimed Ling Xiao was there and tried to make the Demon Gods wary.
• The Slaughter Demon God and the Chaos Demon God called for an attack, and Di Jun and Tai Yi prepared to fight.
• Tai Yi blocked the Slaughter Demon God’s strike with the Chaos Bell and counterattacked with Chaos energy.
• Di Jun told Zhulong, Zhenyuanzi, and Hong Yun to flee, but the Frost Demon God froze them and sent them plunging into the sea.
• Di Jun attacked the Frost Demon God with the Void Mirror’s Light of Great Void.