Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan proposes combining architecture with formation arrays, which Youchao finds inspiring and pursues.
• The human race makes significant advancements in clothing and architecture, attracting foreign visitors and initiating trade.
• Jiang Yuan's strength improves to the perfection of the Void Refinement stage, but he hesitates to break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Jiang Yuan fails twice in his attempt to condense the Nine Great Gods and Devils Avatars for his breakthrough, first due to lack of connection between avatars, and later due to choosing avatars related to the Demon God lineage.

Character Developments

• Youchao: Inspired by Jiang Yuan's idea, he starts integrating architecture with formation arrays, potentially leading to the creation of architectural-style magical treasures.
• Jiang Yuan: His strength improves significantly, but he struggles with his breakthrough due to his choice of avatars and their implications.

Significant Themes

• Progress and Change: The human race experiences significant advancements in culture, trade, and resources.
• Cultivation and Stance: Jiang Yuan's cultivation is hindered by his choice of avatars, which reflect his problematic stance in relation to the Demon God lineage.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Youchao: Jiang Yuan's idea inspires Youchao to pursue a new path in artifact refining.
• Jiang Yuan and the Human Race: Jiang Yuan's hesitation to break through and his failures reflect on the human race's current state and potential future challenges.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan, a powerful human cultivator, aims to condense avatars of the Nine Sons of the Ancestral Dragon for increased power.
• He initially tries to hunt 'Evil Dragons' (traitorous dragons) for their essence and blood but faces difficulties due to their scarcity and the Demon Race's protection.
• Jiang Yuan decides to buy essence and blood from impoverished descendants of the Nine Sons, needing a mediator to gain their trust.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Shows strategic thinking and resourcefulness in his pursuit of power, demonstrating his ambition and determination.
• Xuanshan Clan: Recognizes Jiang Yuan's growth and status, initially hesitant to help but eventually agrees due to Jiang Yuan's persuasive arguments and the promise of a brokerage fee.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and Power: Jiang Yuan's relentless pursuit of strength and power is a central theme.
• Sacrifice and Gain: Jiang Yuan argues that selling blood for resources is a reasonable sacrifice, highlighting the theme of giving up something to gain something else.
• Trust and Prestige: Jiang Yuan needs a mediator with prestige to gain the trust of the Nine Sons' descendants, emphasizing the importance of reputation and trust in business dealings.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Xuanshan Clan: Jiang Yuan approaches Xuanshan Clan for help, using persuasive arguments and offering a brokerage fee to convince him. Their interaction shows Jiang Yuan's persuasive skills and Xuanshan Clan's initial reluctance turning into agreement.
• An unknown voice interrupts their conversation, hinting at an upcoming encounter or interaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Jiao, son of Mu Longbo, visits the Xuanshan Clan, seeking information about Jiang Yuan.
• Jiang Yuan, understanding Mu Jiao's intentions, invites him in to assess each other's strengths.
• Mu Jiao extends an invitation to Jiang Yuan to visit the Dragon Palace, aiming to control Jiang Yuan's cultivation progress.
• Jiang Yuan declines, citing a decree from the Human Ancestors preventing him from leaving the Human Race until he reaches the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Jiang Yuan asks Mu Jiao for assistance in obtaining the Nine Sons' Essence Blood to aid his breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Shows empathy for Mu Jiao's situation, understands Mu Jiao's intentions, and plays along to gather information. He's close to reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Mu Jiao: Persistent in his pursuit of Jiang Yuan, fears losing control over him, and tries to manipulate Jiang Yuan into leaving the Human Race. He's at the sixth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Significant Themes

• Pursuit of power and control: Both Jiang Yuan and Mu Jiao are driven by their desire for power, leading to their strategic interactions.
• Manipulation and deception: Both characters attempt to manipulate and deceive each other to gain an advantage.
• Cultivation and growth: The characters' cultivation levels and progress are central to the plot and their interactions.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Mu Jiao: Engage in a cat-and-mouse game, each trying to understand and outmaneuver the other. They maintain a polite facade while harboring hidden intentions.
• Jiang Yuan and the Xuanshan Clan: The Xuanshan Clan provides insight into Mu Jiao's character and intentions, and they support Jiang Yuan's decisions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan realizes he can ask Mu Jiao to help collect the Nine Sons' Essence Blood for his cultivation breakthrough, avoiding the need to pay a price.
• Mu Jiao agrees to help, but worries about Jiang Yuan's growing power and the potential threat it poses to him.
• Jiang Yuan also asks Xuanshan Clan to continue collecting the Nine Sons' Essence Blood and the True Dragon Essence Blood.
• Jiang Yuan discovers Demon Race figures among the Human Race, which is unusual as they typically live in the sky due to the Wu Clan's dominance on the ground.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: He becomes more cunning and manipulative, using Mu Jiao and Xuanshan Clan for his own gain. He also shows a lack of concern for the potential consequences of his actions.
• Mu Jiao: He becomes more concerned about Jiang Yuan's affairs, but his judgment is impaired due to the Wisdom-Reducing Halo. He agrees to help Jiang Yuan, despite his reservations about Jiang Yuan's growing power.
• Xuanshan Clan: He continues to follow Jiang Yuan's orders, showing no signs of rebellion despite his earlier reservations.

Significant Themes

• Greed and its consequences: Both Jiang Yuan and Mu Jiao are driven by greed, leading to potential danger for both characters.
• Power dynamics: The Demon Race's dominance over the sky and the Wu Clan's dominance on the ground create a complex power dynamic among the races.
• Hatred and revenge: The myriad races on the ground harbor deep hatred for the Demon Race due to past actions, leading to secret attacks against them.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Mu Jiao: Their relationship becomes more complex as Mu Jiao becomes more invested in Jiang Yuan's affairs, while Jiang Yuan manipulates Mu Jiao for his own gain.
• Jiang Yuan and Xuanshan Clan: Their relationship remains one of master and servant, with Xuanshan Clan following Jiang Yuan's orders without question.
• The Demon Race and the myriad races: The races on the ground harbor deep hatred for the Demon Race, leading to secret attacks against them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Demon Race intercepts starlight meant for the ground races, causing resentment among them.
• Demons arrive at the East Sea Coast, seeking refuge under the Human Race's banner due to the Wu Clan's pursuit.
• Ancestor Sui reveals that these demons are repaying a debt of gratitude to the Human Race.
• The Demon Race actively recruits human prodigies for cultivation in the Heaven Realm.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Struggles with his preconceived notions about the Demon Race, eventually acknowledging their potential threat to the Human Race's loyalty.
• Ancestor Sui: Maintains a neutral stance towards the Demon Race, understanding their actions but also aware of the potential risks to the Human Race.

Significant Themes

• Enmity and gratitude: The Demon Race's actions cause resentment but also foster gratitude among those they've helped.
• Power dynamics: The Demon Race's strength and resources make them an attractive option for cultivation, potentially leading to disloyalty among the Human Race.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Ancestor Sui: Jiang Yuan seeks information from Ancestor Sui about the demons, leading to a discussion about the potential consequences of the Demon Race's recruitment efforts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race is invited to cultivate in the Demon Race's Heaven Realm.
• Jiang Yuan and Ancestor Sui discuss the potential scheme behind this invitation.
• Jiang Yuan sets a restriction for those going to the Heaven Realm, requiring them to cultivate in the Azure Heaven under Emperor Xi's control.
• Jiang Yuan advises against sending Human Race members for advanced study in the Demon Race.
• Ancestor Sui agrees and decides to wait before interacting with the Demon Race.
• Jiang Yuan tells the Demon Race that the Human Race needs the Essence of Stars and that guiding them to the Heaven Realm is not repaying kindness but weakening their strength.

Character Developments

• Ancestor Sui shows decisiveness and ruthlessness in his decisions.
• Jiang Yuan demonstrates wisdom and foresight in his strategies.

Significant Themes

• The potential schemes and hidden agendas of the Demon Race.
• The importance of loyalty and the consequences of betrayal.
• The Human Race's desire for independence and self-sufficiency.
• The influence of the Demon Race's civilization on the Human Race.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Ancestor Sui discuss and agree on strategies regarding the Demon Race's invitation.
• Jiang Yuan advises Ancestor Sui on matters concerning the Human Race.
• Ancestor Sui shows trust in Jiang Yuan's judgment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan, the newly appointed Human Race affairs handler, discovers that excessive consumption of Fierce Beast meat can lead to Sha Qi poisoning.
• The Human Race, having recently acquired abundant Fierce Beast meat, lacks experience in controlling consumption and is facing a Sha Qi poisoning crisis.
• Jiang Yuan realizes that the Human Race needs to learn the 'Method to Resolve Sha' to fully utilize Fierce Beast meat without poisoning.
• Jiang Yuan finds a clue to the Method to Resolve Sha and decides to investigate near the Fierce Beasts' habitat.
• A subordinate returns with simple methods to resolve Sha, including roasting Fierce Beast meat and using common spiritual herbs.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Becomes aware of the Sha Qi poisoning issue, realizes the Human Race's lack of experience, and takes initiative to find a solution. He also discovers that his body has refined Sha Qi, making it harmless.

Significant Themes

• The double-edged nature of Fierce Beast meat: while it boosts cultivation, excessive consumption leads to Sha Qi poisoning.
• The Human Race's rapid development and the challenges it faces due to sudden abundance.
• The balance between the Primordial World's beings and Fierce Beasts, maintained by Sha Qi.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with a subordinate who reports the Sha Qi poisoning issue and later returns with methods to resolve Sha.
• Jiang Yuan's thoughts and actions reflect his responsibility and proactivity in handling the Human Race's affairs.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan learns that common weeds and spices can resolve Sha Qi in Fierce Beast meat.
• He realizes that cooking meat with these herbs can prevent Sha Qi poisoning.
• Jiang Yuan teaches the tribe how to fire clay pots for boiling meat, introducing a new cooking method.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Recalls his past life's knowledge about grains and spices, understands the importance of cooking meat to resolve Sha Qi, and teaches the tribe a new cooking method.
• Tao: Learns from Jiang Yuan how to fire clay pots and cook meat, becoming the tribe's pottery and cooking instructor.

Significant Themes

• The importance of understanding and adapting to one's environment for survival and progress.
• The interconnectedness of different aspects of life and cultivation, such as alchemy, cooking, and pottery.
• The potential of the Culinary Path as a means of nourishing the body and advancing cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan teaches Tao how to fire clay pots and cook meat, changing Tao's life and giving him a new purpose.
• Jiang Yuan shares his knowledge about resolving Sha Qi with the tribe, improving their living conditions and health.
• The tribe members learn a new cooking method from Tao, benefiting from Jiang Yuan's teachings indirectly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan discovers that foxtail grass seeds, besides neutralizing Sha Qi, can boost cultivation and are safer than consuming fierce beast meat.
• He realizes the potential of cultivating foxtail grass on a large scale for profit and to reduce Sha Qi poisoning.
• Jiang Yuan envisions the potential of foxtail grass seeds as a currency and the need for a standardized measurement system.
• He serves broth to tribesmen suffering from Sha Qi poisoning, which improves their physical fitness but doesn't effectively neutralize Sha Qi.
• Jiang Yuan corrects his approach and decides to create a Sha Qi-neutralizing soup without meat.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan shifts his focus from cooking to cultivating foxtail grass due to its potential benefits.
• He becomes more aware of the impact of his actions on the Primordial World and the potential Merit he can earn.

Significant Themes

• The importance of food and cultivation for Primordial Beings.
• The potential of foxtail grass seeds as a currency and the need for a standardized measurement system.
• The Merit system and the impact of Jiang Yuan's actions on the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with tribesmen suffering from Sha Qi poisoning, providing them with broth and later correcting his approach to help them.
• Jiang Yuan's thoughts and plans are influenced by his interactions with the Primordial World and its inhabitants.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan discovers a new merit source: the art of boiling, which provides steady merit.
• He plans to compile a Primordial Spirit Herb Canon, a Primordial World Map, and other books using the Writing Brush of Creation and the Character Creation Diagram.
• Jiang Yuan splits into four avatars to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan becomes more determined to cultivate diligently due to the impending Demon Race threat.
• He shows foresight and ambition in planning to compile comprehensive books to benefit the Human Race.
• Jiang Yuan demonstrates adaptability by using his cultivation technique to split into avatars to manage multiple tasks.

Significant Themes

• The importance of merit and diligent cultivation for advancement.
• The power of knowledge and record-keeping, as seen in Jiang Yuan's plans for the books.
• The adaptability and resourcefulness of Jiang Yuan, showcasing his leadership and problem-solving skills.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with Tao, giving him orders to collect spirit herbs and compile information.
• Jiang Yuan's avatars work together to handle various tasks, demonstrating unity and cooperation.
• Jiang Yuan's thoughts and plans reflect his relationship with the Human Race, showing his dedication to their well-being.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan, immune to poison, uses tasting myriad grasses to aid his cultivation and achieve the Creation Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit.
• He focuses on collecting spirit grasses and Nine Sons' essence blood for cultivation.
• The challenging task is domesticating foxtail grass and transforming it into grain, a metamorphosis of life's tier.
• Jiang Yuan uses the Character Creation Diagram to accelerate time, maturing foxtail grass in days instead of years.
• He uses Breathing Soil to enhance the growth of foxtail grass and selects high-quality seeds for repeated breeding.
• After initial success, Jiang Yuan faces a problem: the soil's spiritual energy is depleted, causing the foxtail grass to regress.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan's dedication to tasting myriad grasses for cultivation and his patience in domesticating foxtail grass highlight his determination and perseverance.
• Ancestor Sui's role as the keeper of Breathing Soil is revealed, demonstrating his foresight and care for the Human Race.

Significant Themes

• The chapter explores the theme of creation and transformation, with Jiang Yuan attempting to transform foxtail grass into grain, mirroring the creation of the universe.
• The importance of resources and patience in cultivation and creation is emphasized.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with other races to collect spirit grasses for his cultivation.
• He communicates with Ancestor Sui to obtain Breathing Soil for his experiments.
• There's no direct interaction between characters in this chapter, but Jiang Yuan's actions reflect his relationship with other races and his respect for Ancestor Sui's wisdom.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan experiments with using Fierce Beast bone powder as fertilizer for his Grain, facing issues of Sha Qi contamination.
• He discovers that cultivating the Grain with merit can transform it into Profound Yellow Grain, which absorbs and purifies Sha Qi.
• After a hundred years of cultivation and merit expenditure, Jiang Yuan successfully creates the Profound Yellow Grain.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan demonstrates his determination and resourcefulness in pursuing his goals, even when faced with obstacles.
• He shows a willingness to adapt and change his methods when necessary, as seen in his decision to use merit instead of relying solely on Fierce Beast bone powder.

Significant Themes

• The importance of merit and spiritual energy in cultivation and the creation of new resources.
• The challenges and setbacks in achieving one's goals and the need for adaptability.
• The interconnectedness of different aspects of cultivation, such as the relationship between Sha Qi, merit, and the creation of the Profound Yellow Grain.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan's interactions with Mu Jiao and the Xuanshan Clan are mentioned, showing their support in collecting resources for him.
• However, there are no significant interactions with other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan's idea for currency, using Profound Yellow Qi from the Profound Yellow Grain, gains recognition as it can be used for various cultivation and worldly purposes.
• The Heavenly Dao grants Jiang Yuan merit for cultivating the Profound Yellow Grain, but not in large amounts yet as it's not widely spread.
• Jiang Yuan decides to promote the Profound Yellow Grain to gain more merit and create a currency system.
• He weaves the grain into a grass ring and places it on Lady Nuwa's statue to maintain secrecy and control the seed reproduction.

Character Development

• Jiang Yuan becomes more strategic and cunning, understanding the value of controlling resources and the potential threats to his life if others try to claim the merit for themselves.
• He decides to limit the spread of seeds to maintain control and ensure continuous benefits for the Human Race.

Significant Themes

• Merit and Reward: The Heavenly Dao rewards Jiang Yuan for his actions, but sparingly, encouraging him to promote the grain further.
• Control and Power: Jiang Yuan realizes the importance of controlling resources to maintain power and avoid threats.
• Secrecy and Deception: Jiang Yuan uses secrecy and deception to protect his interests and maintain control over the Profound Yellow Grain.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with the Heavenly Dao, receiving merit but also understanding its limitations and expectations.
• He interacts with the statue of Lady Nuwa, using it to maintain secrecy and control the grain's reproduction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan, the true creator of the Profound Yellow Grain, apologizes to Lady Nuwa's statue for exploiting her majesty.
• Lady Nuwa, in seclusion, responds to Jiang Yuan's apology, manifesting her will.
• Lady Nuwa praises Jiang Yuan's selective breeding method, which broadens her understanding of the Path of Creation.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Shows humility and respect towards Lady Nuwa, and demonstrates his intelligence and creativity in cultivating new plant species.
• Lady Nuwa: Manifests her will, showing that she is aware of Jiang Yuan's actions and appreciates his contributions to the Path of Creation.

Significant Themes

• The Path of Creation: Jiang Yuan's selective breeding method broadens Lady Nuwa's understanding of this path, showing the importance of continuous learning and discovery.
• Respect and Humility: Jiang Yuan's respect towards Lady Nuwa highlights the importance of these virtues, even when dealing with powerful entities.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan and Lady Nuwa: Their interaction shows a mentor-mentee dynamic, with Lady Nuwa acknowledging and praising Jiang Yuan's achievements. Despite her saintly status, she treats Jiang Yuan with respect and appreciation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lady Nuwa witnesses Jiang Yuan's creation of the Human Race and his actions aligning with her Great Dao.
• Lady Nuwa decides to take Jiang Yuan as her disciple to repay the karmic debt.
• Jiang Yuan declines to go to the Wa Imperial Palace to cultivate under Lady Nuwa due to his responsibilities with the Human Race and his desire to stay in the Primordial World.
• Lady Nuwa agrees to let Jiang Yuan stay with the Human Race and takes him as her disciple, bestowing upon him the Daoist name Di Yuan.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan demonstrates his responsibility and commitment to the Human Race, showing his growth as a leader.
• Lady Nuwa shows understanding and acceptance of Jiang Yuan's decision, displaying her wisdom and magnanimity.

Significant Themes

• The bond between master and disciple in the Primordial World.
• The importance of staying true to one's path and responsibilities.
• The influence of destiny and true names on one's future.

Character Interactions

• Lady Nuwa and Jiang Yuan interact as master and disciple, with Lady Nuwa showing guidance and understanding, while Jiang Yuan demonstrates respect and honesty.
• Jiang Yuan's actions and decisions reflect his growing influence and responsibility towards the Human Race.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lady Nuwa bestows the name 'Di Yuan' upon Jiang Yuan, signifying his future role as the leader of the human race.
• Lady Nuwa gifts Jiang Yuan the Myriad Star Pot, a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, which can capture enemies, shield its user, and aid in cultivation by condensing the Three Lights Divine Water.
• Lady Nuwa instructs Jiang Yuan to seek guidance from Emperor Xi (Fuxi) in the Heavenly Court during her seclusion if he faces cultivation difficulties.
• Lady Nuwa reveals that Jiang Yuan must go to the Heavenly Court to achieve the perfection of his cultivation, as it possesses the most extensive collection of Daoist techniques and divine abilities.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan accepts his new name 'Di Yuan' and understands its implications, showing his wisdom and acceptance of his future role.
• Lady Nuwa demonstrates her care and concern for Jiang Yuan's safety and cultivation by providing him with a powerful treasure and guidance on his cultivation path.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Growth: The chapter emphasizes Jiang Yuan's cultivation journey and the importance of the Heavenly Court in achieving his goals.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Lady Nuwa's role as a mentor is highlighted, as she provides Jiang Yuan with a treasure and advice on his cultivation path.
• Destiny and Fate: The name 'Di Yuan' and the Myriad Star Pot's potential growth suggest a predetermined path for Jiang Yuan and the treasure.

Character Interactions

• Lady Nuwa and Jiang Yuan: Their interaction shows Lady Nuwa's care and guidance towards Jiang Yuan, while Jiang Yuan shows respect and acceptance of her teachings.
• Jiang Yuan and the Myriad Star Pot: The pot is introduced as a treasure tailored for Jiang Yuan, suggesting a destiny between them.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan learns about the Grand Dao Scripture of the Myriad Stars, an unparalleled scripture of the Demon Race, which he needs to learn to advance his cultivation method.
• Lady Nuwa appears, acknowledges Jiang Yuan as her disciple, and provides guidance before returning to her seclusion.
• Jiang Yuan reviews his accomplishments over the past century: completing the initial version of the Primordial Spirit Herb Canon, mapping the Human Race's territory, and writing the Book of Creation.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan realizes the limitations of his energy and decides to delegate tasks to others, shifting his focus to overseeing the big picture.
• Lady Nuwa demonstrates her wisdom and care for her disciple by providing guidance and setting boundaries.

Significant Themes

• The importance of perseverance in following one's chosen path (Dao of Creation).
• The value of delegation and teamwork in achieving goals.
• The concept of merit and its role in cultivation and advancement.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan interacts with Lady Nuwa, receiving her guidance and acknowledgment as her disciple.
• Jiang Yuan considers involving others in his book-writing tasks to share merit and strengthen the Human Race.

Chapter Summary: “Currency and Units of Measurement”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan reflects on the newly developed avatars of the Character Creation Diagram and Writing Brush of Creation. They allow compilers to communicate instantly through text and images, solving the problems of distance and outsiders’ inability to contribute to the treasures.
• However, the treasures remain limited: they can create only slightly more than one hundred avatars and cannot transmit sound or video.
• Jiang Yuan envisions eventually transforming them into world-spanning communication tools possessed by all living beings. The information exchanged would be recorded in the treasures, allowing them to accumulate knowledge and potentially evolve into Innate Supreme Treasures.
• He realizes that strengthening the treasures will require merit, and decides that establishing a universal currency and system of measurement will provide both merit and historical records for the treasures to preserve.
• Using Profound Yellow Grain, Jiang Yuan creates a five-level currency system:

Profound Yellow Grain

Profound Yellow Qi

Profound Yellow Liquid

Profound Yellow Crystal

Profound Yellow Pill

• Each higher currency is formed from 10,000 units of the previous one. A Profound Yellow Pill contains enormous energy, capable of advancing an ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal by one year or a Taiyi Golden Immortal by ten thousand years.
• The currencies are assigned to different cultivation realms, from the Pre-Heaven Realm through the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. A stronger currency, Profound Yellow Origin Qi, would theoretically serve Quasi-Saints, but Jiang Yuan lacks enough resources to create it.
• Jiang Yuan establishes the Primordial World’s units of mass using the first Grain Ear:
  • One sui equals ten thousand grains.
  • Ten thousand sui equal one yuan.
• He names the highest unit “yuan” after himself to increase his fame, believing that renown will help gather Destiny.
• After recording the event in the Character Creation Diagram, Jiang Yuan realizes that creating the systems is only the first step. Their success depends on whether the people of the Primordial World will accept and use Profound Yellow Grain.

Character Development

• Jiang Yuan demonstrates increasing ambition and strategic thinking. He is no longer focused only on cultivating himself or improving individual treasures; he is attempting to shape the development of the entire era.
• He becomes more conscious of the relationship between achievement, fame, Destiny, and Merit. Naming a unit after himself reveals his willingness to use even symbolic measures to build influence.
• He also shows practical awareness: he understands that a system has no value unless it is widely adopted, and recognizes promotion and acceptance as his next major challenges.

Significant Themes

• Innovation and social progress: Real-time communication, currency, and standardized measurements are presented as inventions capable of transforming civilization.
• Merit through benefiting society: Jiang Yuan believes that advancing the era and connecting living beings can generate immense Merit, even if his treasures do not ultimately reach the Innate level.
• Knowledge as power: Information recorded through communication may nourish and strengthen the treasures, suggesting that collective knowledge can produce transformative power.
• Standardization and order: Currency and measurement create a shared framework for economic exchange and social organization across the Primordial World.
• Fame and Destiny: Public recognition is treated as a method of accumulating Destiny, making reputation an important form of power.
• Adoption versus invention: The chapter emphasizes that creating a system is insufficient; its true success depends on whether society accepts and integrates it.

Character Interactions

• There are no major direct interactions between characters in this chapter.
• Jiang Yuan’s main “interaction” is with the Character Creation Diagram and Writing Brush of Creation, which he hopes to strengthen through historical records and societal development.
• He also acts in relation to the broader population of the Primordial World, designing systems intended to connect, organize, and benefit them, though their response has not yet occurred.

Chapter Summary: “Far-Sighted Concerns, Immediate Worries”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan realizes that Profound Yellow Grain will inevitably spread throughout the Primordial World because its Profound Yellow Qi acts as a substitute for scarce Profound Yellow Merit. It accelerates cultivation, repairs Dao foundations, and helps living beings advance their life levels.
• Since races that refuse to use it would eventually fall behind their rivals, Profound Yellow Grain will become an essential strategic resource. Its popularity will naturally cause the currency and measurement systems based on it to spread as well.
• Jiang Yuan records the day’s developments in the History of the Human Race, strengthening the Writing Brush of Creation and Character Creation Diagram. Their avatar-producing capacity increases from slightly over one hundred to two hundred, with the potential to reach tens or hundreds of thousands as more of Jiang Yuan’s works circulate.
• He assigns his students to use the new avatars to visit the Trade Zone, interact with other races, and collect information. Since they are too weak to safely travel through the Primordial World, they begin by recording rumors and observations that may later support the Canon of Spirit Herbs and Primordial World Map.
• Jiang Yuan then goes to meet Ancestor Sui, intending to seek his support for large-scale cultivation of Profound Yellow Grain among the Human Race.
• He also plans to give Ancestor Sui the first Profound Yellow Pill in existence. The pill contains Heavenly Dao power and can greatly increase a perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal’s chances of reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm while dramatically shortening the time needed for comprehension and advancement.
• Jiang Yuan foresees that the Ten Thousand Races will eventually attack or exploit the Human Race because of its growing trade and resources. He concludes that the Human Race must rapidly increase its number of powerful experts before that happens.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan becomes more strategic and far-sighted. Rather than forcing the adoption of currency and measurements, he recognizes that they can spread naturally alongside Profound Yellow Grain.
• He also demonstrates patience as a teacher, understanding that his students are currently too weak for dangerous exploration. Instead of sending them to their deaths, he gives them preparatory work that will train their skills and judgment.
• Jiang Yuan’s concern shifts from merely developing knowledge and trade to ensuring the long-term survival and independence of the Human Race.
• Ancestor Sui is positioned as a crucial future protector of the Human Race. Although he has only recently entered the Taiyi Realm, the Profound Yellow Pill may help him reach the Daluo Realm far sooner than normal.

Significant Themes

• Strategic resources and survival: Profound Yellow Grain becomes valuable not because people desire luxury, but because refusing to use it could endanger an entire race.
• Natural social development: Jiang Yuan sees that systems such as currency and measurement are most effective when they emerge organically from widely accepted resources.
• Knowledge-building and education: The students’ assignments show that civilization develops gradually through documentation, training, and the preservation of information.
• Long-term preparation versus immediate danger: Jiang Yuan balances grand projects with the urgent need to strengthen the Human Race before rival races become hostile.
• Power as protection: In the Primordial World, a race’s status depends largely on the number of Daluo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints it possesses. Without powerful experts, the Human Race remains vulnerable regardless of its economic or intellectual progress.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yuan instructs his students and distributes avatars to them, establishing a structured training system and preparing them for future expeditions.
• He plans to negotiate with Ancestor Sui, both requesting support for Profound Yellow Grain cultivation and offering him the Profound Yellow Pill as a means of strengthening the Human Race’s defenses.
• Though Lady Nuwa protects the Human Race’s territory on the East Sea Coast, Jiang Yuan recognizes that this protection cannot extend to every human who ventures beyond it. This reinforces his belief that the Human Race must eventually rely on its own strength.

Chapter Summary: Mystic Sect’s Senior Brother

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuan focuses on strengthening the Human Race so it will no longer be an easy target for the Ten Thousand Races.
• His immediate goal is to help Ancestor Sui reach the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. This would elevate the Human Race from a weak race to a minor race and give it enough deterrence to prevent open attacks.
• Jiang Yuan gives Ancestor Sui a precious Profound Yellow Pill. He cannot use it effectively himself because his current cultivation is too low, and his Creation Scripture makes other methods of advancement more suitable.
• After hearing that Lady Nuwa has accepted Jiang Yuan as her disciple, Ancestor Sui is overjoyed. He believes the backing of a Sage means Jiang Yuan no longer needs to hide his identity.
• Ancestor Sui enters seclusion to refine the pill and temporarily entrusts Jiang Yuan with managing the Human Race.
• Jiang Yuan agrees to eventually step into the public eye, but decides to wait until he reaches the Heavenly Immortal Realm. He does not want the Mystic Sect’s senior brother—and a Sage’s disciple—to be mocked for having such weak cultivation.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuan: Demonstrates strategic foresight and selflessness by giving the Profound Yellow Pill to Ancestor Sui rather than keeping it. He also becomes more aware of his elevated status as Lady Nuwa’s disciple and the Mystic Sect’s first third-generation disciple. Despite his new backing, he remains cautious and concerned about maintaining his master’s reputation.
• Ancestor Sui: Shows deep pride and confidence in Jiang Yuan. His trust in Jiang Yuan grows enough for him to hand over leadership of the Human Race while he pursues a breakthrough.
• Lady Nuwa: Though absent from the immediate scene, her influence is central. By accepting Jiang Yuan as her disciple and explaining the Mystic Sect’s hierarchy, she ensures his status and future benefits are protected.
• The Three Pure Ones and their followers: It is revealed that they have not yet formally accepted disciples because they have not become Sages. Their followers therefore rank below Jiang Yuan, regardless of how long they have studied beside them.

Significant Themes

• The gradual rise of a race: The Human Race must build power step by step, progressing from a weak race to a minor race and eventually hoping to become a major race.
• Deterrence over total security: Jiang Yuan recognizes that no race can eliminate all covert hostility. The realistic goal is to become strong enough that enemies dare not attack openly.
• Self-sacrifice for collective strength: Jiang Yuan gives away a treasure more useful to the Human Race’s future than to his own advancement.
• Status and legitimacy: Formal recognition, ritual, and sect hierarchy determine rank, not merely cultivation time or personal closeness to a powerful figure.
• Reputation and responsibility: Jiang Yuan feels that his low cultivation reflects poorly on Lady Nuwa and the Mystic Sect, showing his concern for the honor attached to his position.
• The importance of Sage backing: Becoming a Sage’s disciple gives Jiang Yuan both protection and access to greater sect benefits, dramatically improving his political standing.

Character Interactions

• Ancestor Sui praises Jiang Yuan’s talent after learning of Lady Nuwa’s acceptance and celebrates the Human Race’s good fortune.
• He tells Jiang Yuan to reveal himself publicly and then entrusts him with governing the Human Race during his seclusion.
• Jiang Yuan respectfully accepts the responsibility but explains why he wishes to delay his public appearance.
• The discussion between Jiang Yuan and Ancestor Sui also establishes Jiang Yuan’s unique position as the Mystic Sect’s senior brother.
• Lady Nuwa’s prior guidance shapes Jiang Yuan’s understanding of sect seniority, ensuring he knows that the followers of the Three Pure Ones must acknowledge him as their elder martial brother.