Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi welcomed Laozi and the other visitors, then accepted Zhenyuanzi’s offer of a Ginseng Fruit in exchange for Breath Soil. He hinted that one of them would use Breath Soil to become a Sage, leaving Nuwa shaken and the others wrongly suspecting Zhenyuanzi.

• Laozi introduced Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Fuxi, and the other visitors to Qin Xi, and they greeted him respectfully.
• Zhenyuanzi offered Qin Xi a Ginseng Fruit and asked for enough Breath Soil for his Ginseng Fruit Tree, while Red Cloud also asked for some.
• Qin Xi agreed to provide Breath Soil and said he had remembered something important about it, glancing at Nuwa.
• Qin Xi told the visitors that one of them would use Breath Soil to become a Sage, shocking Nuwa and the others.
• Yuanshi and Red Cloud suspected Zhenyuanzi, who denied the accusation three times.

Qin Xi revealed that Breath Soil was useful only to Nuwa, whose Dao of Creation could lead her toward becoming a Sage. Nuwa entered enlightenment after Qin Xi advised her to discover what the world lacked, and the others left to avoid disturbing her.

• Styx and the others pressed Zhenyuanzi to explain what he knew about Breath Soil, while Fuxi accused him of hiding its purpose.
• Qin Xi redirected everyone’s attention to Nuwa and said Breath Soil was useful only to those who cultivated the Dao of Creation.
• Nuwa admitted that she had felt Breath Soil was fated for her but had not known it was connected to becoming a Sage.
• Styx asked whether he could change his cultivation path, but Qin Xi’s answer made clear that Breath Soil suited Nuwa, not him.
• Qin Xi told Nuwa to explore what the world lacked, prompting her to enter enlightenment as the Law of Creation surged around her.
• Fuxi thanked Qin Xi, and the group headed to the house so they would not disturb Nuwa.

After returning to his house, Qin Xi watched Laozi discover and claim a copy of the Tao Te Ching, which gave Laozi hope of advancing his cultivation. Qin Xi then turned his attention toward Yuanshi and Tongtian, planning to use the future Twelfth-Grade Green Lotus to draw them into his web of karmic debts.

• Qin Xi brought the group into his house, where the Three Pure Ones and the others marveled at its dense, purple-tinged spiritual energy.
• While exploring the Small World, Laozi saw Qin Xi's copy of the Tao Te Ching and sensed profound truths in its words.
• Laozi begged Qin Xi to give him the book, and Qin Xi agreed.
• Laozi thanked Qin Xi and returned to the others, who congratulated him while quietly envying his new treasure.
• Qin Xi decided to target Yuanshi and Tongtian next by drawing them toward the future Twelfth-Grade Green Lotus and its transformed treasures.

Laozi offered Qin Xi a gourd of Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, and Qin Xi accepted them before giving Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian cryptic guidance about their future path. After the three left, Nuwa entered the Heavenly Dao Dojo after finishing her Dao comprehension.

• Laozi offered Qin Xi a jade gourd containing Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs he had refined with his heart's blood.
• Qin Xi accepted the elixirs and told Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian to head east to find their opportunity.
• Qin Xi said the Three Teachings were originally one family, stirring an unclear insight in Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian.
• Tongtian asked Qin Xi to explain, but Qin Xi told the three they would understand when they saw the Green Lotus.
• Nuwa entered after asking Qin Xi for permission, and Fuxi was glad that she had finished comprehending the Dao.

Nuwa thanked Qin Xi for guiding her Dao and was accepted as his disciple, while Qin Xi learned that Di Qun and Tai Yi had founded the Monster Clan Heavenly Court. Styx asked to join Qin Xi’s sect, but Qin Xi said he would only accept someone who could kill a sage.

• Nuwa performed the half-disciple ceremony, and Fuxi urged Qin Xi to accept her as a disciple.
• Di Qun and Tai Yi revealed that they had established the Monster Clan Heavenly Court and named themselves its Heavenly Emperor and Eastern Emperor.
• Qin Xi accepted Nuwa as his disciple, and she thanked Di Qun and Tai Yi before reconciling with Fuxi.
• After Di Qun and Tai Yi explained the situation, Styx asked Qin Xi to let him join his sect.
• Qin Xi said he would accept Styx only if Styx could kill a sage, leaving the audience in stunned silence.

Qin Xi told Styx that his path to becoming a Sage lay in killing one, then explained that Styx could seize the moment Houtu became a Sage by destroying her Ancestral Witch body. Styx agreed to pursue the chance, though Qin Xi warned that Heavenly Punishment could kill him.

• Styx feared Qin Xi meant for him to kill Hongjun, then offered to serve as Qin Xi's vanguard against the Dao Ancestor.
• Laozi and the others urged Styx to reconsider, but Styx insisted his resolve was firm.
• Qin Xi clarified that he was not asking Styx to kill Hongjun and asked Styx to identify his Dao.
• Qin Xi told Styx that his path to Sagehood lay in killing a Sage, and that he must first reach Quasi-Sage Peak to seize a fleeting opportunity.
• Styx agreed to attempt the path despite the risk of death from the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
• Qin Xi planned for Styx to destroy Houtu's Ancestral Witch body at the instant she became a Sage, and told Styx to return once he reached Quasi-Sage Peak.

Qin Xi sent the visitors to gather Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and gave Nine Heavens Kunpeng and Red Cloud Xiantian Spiritual Treasures. After Fuxi asked about his Dao and received a cryptic warning, the group saw the soil and Gourd Vine that hinted at Nuwa’s future, then prepared to leave.

• Qin Xi ordered Luo Hou to lead the visitors to collect Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and told Nine Heavens Kunpeng and Red Cloud to choose Xiantian Spiritual Treasures.
• Fuxi stayed behind, asked Qin Xi where his Dao lay, and heard that his calamity was also an opportunity tied to his Younger Sister.
• Fuxi inferred that Nuwa might create a race, but Heaven’s secrets warned him not to reveal what he had glimpsed.
• Luo Hou showed the visitors a courtyard full of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and brought over a Gourd Vine, prompting Nuwa to ponder the familiar scene.
• Laozi and the others thanked Qin Xi and said they would leave without troubling him further.

Hongjun announced that he would unite with the Heavenly Dao, ushering in the Sage Era and leaving his disciples to carry on without him. As Hongjun began the union, his life and deeds appeared across the Primordial World, and Qin Xi woke to witness it.

• Hongjun announced to all living beings that he would unite with Dao and warned them to cultivate diligently and commit less slaughter.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Nuwa mourned Hongjun's departure, while Jieyin pleaded for him to stay and Zhun Ti asked him to distribute his treasures.
• Hongjun told his disciples to treat Qin Xi as they would treat him, then argued with Luo Hou about righteousness and the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun called on the Heavenly Dao to let him unite with Dao, and Merit spread across the Primordial World as living beings and spiritual treasures grew stronger.
• The River of Time revealed Hongjun's life and deeds, prompting living beings to praise the Dao Ancestor as Qin Xi woke and watched.

Hongjun united with Dao as the Eye of Heavenly Dao manifested and merged into him, leaving only Heavenly Dao Hongjun behind. The Twelve Ancestral Witches feared their weakening Pangu blood pool, while Hongjun glanced toward The Valley before vanishing.

• Heavenly Dao’s overwhelming pressure forced the Primordial World’s living beings to prostrate themselves, while The Valley remained unaffected.
• Luo Hou recognized the pressure as Heavenly Dao’s power, returned to The Valley with Di Qun and Tai Yi, and the others followed.
• The Eye of Heavenly Dao appeared, gazed at Hongjun, and merged into his body as the Three Thousand Laws manifested and Merit gathered around him.
• Hongjun completed his union with Dao and became Heavenly Dao Hongjun, while his Merit transformed into the Golden Wheel of Merit.
• Dijiang stopped Zhurong from provoking Heavenly Dao and urged the Ancestral Witches to grow stronger as their Pangu blood pool weakened.
• Hongjun glanced toward The Valley where Qin Xi resided, then vanished, leaving Qin Xi puzzled by his look.

After Hongjun left, the cultivators parted ways, with Nuwa and Fuxi setting out to travel while the Three Pure Ones searched for treasures. Qin Xi played cards with Tai Yi, Di Qun, Luo Hou, and Yuan Feng as Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian sensed a treasure ahead that seemed connected to them.

• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian announced their departure, and Styx and the other cultivators followed by bidding farewell to Qin Xi.
• Nuwa said she wanted to travel through the Primordial World, and Fuxi chose to accompany her and step away from his Heavenly Court duties.
• After the others departed, Nuwa asked Fuxi why she still could not remember what she needed to do to become a saint, and he reassured her before following her onward.
• Qin Xi invited everyone to play Zha Jinhua, and Tai Yi, Di Qun, Luo Hou, and Yuan Feng joined him while discussing the departing cultivators.
• Laozi read the Tao Te Ching while Yuanshi and Tongtian searched the east, and the three sensed a treasure ahead that seemed connected to them.

The Three Pure Ones found an enormous Green Lotus hidden inside a Small World and obtained treasures formed from it. Meanwhile, Nuwa continued searching for what was missing from the world as Fuxi concealed his sorrow and stayed by her side.

• The Three Pure Ones spent half a month opening the innate array surrounding the Green Lotus Small World.
• Laozi obtained the Coiled Dragon Crutch, while Yuanshi and Tongtian received a sword and a Jade Ruyi.
• The Three Pure Ones thanked Valley Master for his guidance and returned to Kunlun to enter seclusion.
• Nuwa and Fuxi continued intervening when the Wu Clan and Monster Clan hunted each other, while Nuwa wondered what Valley Master had meant.
• Nuwa questioned Fuxi about his unusual behavior, but he denied hiding anything and pointed out the sunset.
• Nuwa rejected the sunset’s beauty, saying it was built on the bones of countless beings.

Fuxi revealed that Nuwa could reach Sagehood by creating a race, then entered the Zixiao Divine Thunder tribulation to fulfill her path despite knowing he would die. Nuwa watched helplessly as Heavenly Dao Hongjun declared Fuxi bound by karma and condemned him to annihilation.

• Fuxi recalled how he had protected Nuwa and studied divination so she could remain kind.
• As Fuxi began explaining the violence in the Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao's tribulation warned him to stop, but he told Nuwa that she would resolve it and become a Sage by creating a race.
• The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder gathered into Zixiao Divine Thunder, alarming cultivators across the Primordial World, while Qin Xi agreed to help Di Qun and Tai Yi try for an Infinite Spiritual Treasure.
• Nuwa realized Fuxi had knowingly revealed her path to Sagehood and learned he had accepted a great tribulation he could not survive to complete it for her.
• Fuxi pushed Nuwa away and entered the Zixiao Divine Thunder, where Heavenly Dao Hongjun appeared and declared that Fuxi would be annihilated for his karma.

After Heavenly Dao Hongjun erased Fuxi for disrupting fated karma, Nuwa sought a way to save her brother and flew to The Valley to ask Qin Xi for help. Styx encouraged her to seek Valley Master, while Qin Xi, Di Qun, and Tai Yi experimented with a Plantain Tree.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun ignored Nuwa's pleas, vanished, and left Fuxi's figure erased as the Zixiao Divine Thunder disappeared.
• Styx reflected on Fuxi's fate and his own dangerous path to becoming a Sage, then urged Nuwa to ask Valley Master to save her brother.
• Nuwa accepted Styx's advice, thanked him, and hurried toward Qin Xi's location.
• Yangmei told Luo Hou that Nuwa was arriving, while Qin Xi, Di Qun, and Tai Yi tried to make a Plantain Tree grow by watering it.
• Nuwa reached The Valley and begged Luo Hou to take her to Master; Luo Hou helped her up and offered to punish whoever had harmed her.

Nuwa asked Qin Xi to save her brother Fuxi, whom Heavenly Dao Hongjun had erased, and Qin Xi summoned Fuxi’s Spirit Soul back to The Valley. Fuxi’s soul remained unstable, so Nuwa needed to find Three Lights Holy Water to nourish it and would also need the water when she created the Human Race.

• Luo Hou brought Nuwa to see Qin Xi after learning that Heavenly Dao Hongjun had erased Fuxi.
• Nuwa asked Qin Xi to bring Fuxi back, and Qin Xi agreed that she could owe him a favor.
• Qin Xi summoned Fuxi’s Spirit Soul, drawing divine thunder and catching Hongjun’s attention, though Hongjun took no further action.
• Fuxi’s Spirit Soul gathered at The Valley, and Nuwa tried but failed to embrace him.
• Qin Xi told Nuwa that Fuxi’s unstable soul needed Three Lights Holy Water, then explained how the water was made.
• Nuwa asked Qin Xi where she could find Three Lights Holy Water.

Nuwa gathered the materials to create the Human Race and traveled to the East Sea, following Qin Xi’s guidance. Meanwhile, the Wu Clan prepared for conflict with the Monster Clan, while Zhujiuyin hinted that Houtu had her own path to follow.

• Luo Hou revealed that the pool in Qin Xi’s courtyard was full of Three Lights Holy Water, and Qin Xi let Nuwa take what she needed.
• Nuwa told Qin Xi she would create the Human Race and asked for the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine, Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, and Three Lights Holy Water; Qin Xi granted her request.
• Di Qun and Tai Yi showed Qin Xi that the Three Lights Holy Water had helped their Taiji Yin-Yang Plantain Fan mature into a low-grade innate treasure.
• Qin Xi sent Nuwa to the shores of the East Sea, where he believed the Human Race would be safer from the Wu Clan and the war’s center.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches emerged from seclusion and, despite Zhujiuyin’s warning to wait, Dijiang ordered preparations to teach the Monster Clan a lesson.
• Zhujiuyin told Houtu to follow her own path, and Nuwa reached the East Sea and began pondering with the creation materials.

Nuwa began creating the Human Race from Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, modeling the first human after Qin Xi and unleashing a transformation across the Primordial World. As the Grandmist Violet Qi merged with the Heavenly Dao, Nuwa’s emotions flowed into her creations and spread to all living beings.

• Ao Guang greeted Nuwa in the East Sea, but she dismissed the Dragon Clan’s form as a model for the Human Race.
• Nuwa remembered Qin Xi and began shaping the first human from Nine Heavens Breathing Soil in his likeness.
• Nuwa’s creation awakened the River of Laws, gathered Merit, and caused her Grandmist Violet Qi to merge with the Heavenly Dao.
• Styx, the Three Pure Ones, and the Western Duo sensed the change, while Laozi and Yuanshi concluded that Nuwa had become a Sage.
• Qin Xi displayed Nuwa’s creation to the Primordial World and realized that the Breath Soil resembled him.
• Nuwa poured her memories and emotions into the clay figure, and those emotions began spreading through the Heavenly Dao to all living beings.

Nuwa created the Human Race and became a Sage, then established a barrier to protect humanity. As Di Qun and Tai Yi left to defend Heavenly Court from the Wu Clan, Qin Xi realized the Wu-Yao War had begun.

• Nuwa created the first humans with the Gourd Vine and Three Lights Holy Water, then made women after realizing humanity had no females.
• After the Human Race reached one hundred twenty-nine thousand and six hundred males and females, Nuwa used the gathered merit and Grandmist Violet Qi to become a Sage.
• Nuwa announced that Qin Xi had named the Human Race, and Sage pressure swept across the Primordial World as its inhabitants bowed to her.
• Styx realized he could create a race to perfect the Sea of Blood and resolved to seek the Valley Master for Breath Soil.
• Di Qun and Tai Yi told Qin Xi that the Wu Clan was attacking Heavenly Court while the Celestial Star Formation remained unfinished, and Qin Xi recognized the start of the Wu-Yao War.
• Nuwa instructed the Human Race to cultivate, warned the Ten Thousand Races not to harm them, and placed humanity behind a protective barrier before vanishing.

Nuwa returned to The Valley after becoming a Sage and asked Qin Xi about Reincarnation and why she could not see the future. Qin Xi explained that Houtu would create the Six Paths of Reincarnation and that the Wu and Yao Tribulation obscured future events, leaving Nuwa to wait for her brother’s revival.

• Nuwa returned to The Valley, where its suppression stripped away the power of Heavenly Dao despite her new Sagehood, and Luo Hou congratulated her.
• Nuwa presented Qin Xi with the Gourd Vine and the remaining Three Lights Holy Water, and explained that she had scattered the unused Breath Soil into a river.
• Qin Xi told Nuwa that Houtu would willingly transform herself into Reincarnation, allowing Fuxi to be revived, and advised Nuwa to wait.
• Nuwa asked Qin Xi why she could not see future events, and he explained that the Wu and Yao Tribulation obscured the future.
• Qin Xi explained that the birth of Sages and the Six Paths of Reincarnation would ease the Tribulations and help dissipate the Chaos God-Demons’ lingering obsessions.

Qin Xi explained the role of Sages in resolving the Primordial World's tribulations and helped Luo Hou understand that his obsession with defeating Hongjun had led him away from his Dao. Luo Hou chose to leave and Unite with Dao, but Yangmei warned that he might never return.

• Nuwa realized that Sages had to help dissipate the world's tribulations, and Qin Xi allowed her to stay in The Valley.
• Luo Hou asked Qin Xi whether he still had a chance to become a Sage, and Qin Xi told him to stop treating victory as an obsession and follow his Dao.
• Luo Hou understood why he had lost to Hongjun, regained his confidence, and said he would soon Unite with Dao.
• Qin Xi confirmed that Luo Hou had recovered his God-Slaying Spear and Black Lotus, then bid him farewell.
• Luo Hou began sweeping the courtyard, and Yangmei warned him that he was no match for Hongjun and might not be able to return if he left.

Luo Hou left Qin Xi’s valley to settle his karmic debts with the Heavenly Dao, while Qin Xi stayed behind. Qin Xi then discovered three powerful newcomers in the Chat Group: Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, and a member calling himself My Master is Tongtian.

• Luo Hou told Yangmei that he had accepted the consequences of his decision, and Yangmei shared the story of Destruction before letting him go.
• Qin Xi and the others saw Luo Hou off; Luo Hou left the valley after suppressing his desire to stay.
• At Mount Sumeru, Luo Hou defeated Jieyin and Zhun Ti, then announced that he would borrow the mountain temporarily.
• Qin Xi checked the Chat Group and found a backlog of messages from members worried about his absence and welcoming newcomers.
• Yang Jian, Wukong, and My Master is Tongtian entered the Chat Group, startling the existing members with their high cultivation levels.