Chapter Summaries

Li Changshou and Hongjun watched Sun Wukong’s battle with the Heavenly Court as Yang Jian followed Li Changshou’s plan and spoke against Heaven’s oppression. The chapter ended with Ksitigarbha declaring that he would fight Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, hoping to kindle resistance among living beings.

• Li Changshou told Hongjun that he would protect Heaven and Earth after eradicating him, and the two watched Sun Wukong fight the Heavenly Court.
• Sun Wukong broke free of the Heavenly Generals’ formations and attacked Li Jing, while Yang Jian recovered his memories and rushed to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Yang Jian intervened to save Li Jing, then fought Sun Wukong alongside Nezha and repeated the words Li Changshou had instructed him to spread.
• As Yang Jian condemned Heaven’s destruction of Flower-Fruit Mountain, Ksitigarbha used Truth Listener’s divine ability to speak to all living beings and declared war on Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Nuwa broke free of the Heavenly Dao’s shackles and rallied the Human Race to march against Heaven and support Li Changshou. As allies gathered across the Three Realms, Haotian renounced the Heavenly Emperor’s position and set out for Purple Cloud Palace, while the Queen Mother opened the way for the Human Race army.

• Li Changshou stalled Hongjun in Purple Cloud Palace as Nuwa relived the Dao Ancestor’s past persecution and used the Human Race Hearth Fire and Heroic Spirits to break her shackles.
• Nuwa summoned Human Race immortals to Central Continent of Shen, and the Human Emperors and Heroic Spirits marched to join her forces.
• Ao Yi and Jin Peng rallied support, prompting Ao Guang to send Dragon Clan members to reinforce Nuwa; Ao Yi then discovered that the Investiture of the Gods Scroll had bound many Heavenly Court immortals to Heaven.
• Youqin Xuanya challenged Hongjun’s clone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Haotian freed himself from his restraints, renounced the throne, and left to support Li Changshou.
• The Queen Mother took charge of the Heavenly Court and opened the Middle Heavenly Gate for the Human Race army, while Houtu sent the Seven Emotions Incarnation to join the battle.

Li Changshou led the forces of Heaven and the living beings of the Primordial World against Dao Ancestor Hongjun, then revealed his plan to separate Hongjun from the world without destroying it. He sacrificed his Great Dao of Balance to establish the Court of All Dao and proposed reconstructing Heavenly Dao, leaving the decision to the gathered Great Daos.

• Bian Zhuang received Queen Mother’s order to escort Nuwa and the forces marching against Purple Xiao Palace, and he rallied the Celestial River Navy to join them.
• Nuwa, the Jade Emperor, Zhao Gongming, Ksitigarbha, and countless immortals, heroic spirits, and other powers gathered outside Purple Xiao Palace to confront Hongjun.
• Hongjun appeared with an army of gray-robed clones, but Li Changshou stalled him until Grand Master Xuandu broke through the barrier with Kunpeng and delivered the Taiji Diagram to Li Changshou.
• Li Changshou arrived in his true body and explained that Hongjun’s merger with Heavenly Dao was the real obstacle, then used the Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram to accelerate time and enact his plan.
• Li Changshou sacrificed his Great Dao of Balance to create the Court of All Dao, summoned projections of the Great Daos and their cultivators, and proposed reconstructing Heavenly Dao.

Li Changshou sacrificed the Great Dao of Balance to establish the Court of All Dao, letting the Three Thousand Great Daos replace Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao and create a new order for the Primordial World. The Three Pure Saints fought Hongjun while Li Changshou collapsed from the cost, and the battle ended with Hongjun reaching toward the phantom of Pangu as the Heaven-Opening Axe fell.

• Li Changshou used the Court of All Dao to rally the Great Daos, abolish the old Heavenly Dao, free the Three Pure Saints, and establish new rules for heaven and earth.
• Hongjun discovered that he had lost control of the Origin of Heaven and Earth as Grand Pure One, Lord Tongtian, and Venerable Celestial of Primordial Beginning confronted him.
• Li Changshou collapsed beneath the Chaos Bell after sacrificing his cultivation and the Great Dao of Balance, and Ling'e, Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, and the Jade Emperor gathered around him.
• Laojun treated Li Changshou, then joined the Three Pure Saints in their prolonged battle against Hongjun and the revealed Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• The Three Pure Saints summoned a phantom of Pangu to seize Hongjun, who called it Big Brother and pleaded against creating heaven and earth as the Heaven-Opening Axe fell.

After defeating the Dao Ancestor, Li Changshou bid farewell to the Heavenly Court and met the vanished creator behind Hongjun, then reunited Sun Wukong with his monkeys. Though he had lost his cultivated Dao, he swallowed a Golden Core and restored his strength, leaving the chapter with his retirement secured and Yunxiao and Ling'e celebrating.

• The Three Pure Saints erased the battlefield and searched for the Dao Ancestor's backup plans while Li Changshou recovered at Tushita Palace and prepared to leave the Heavenly Court as the Weakest Golden Immortal.
• Li Changshou said farewell to the Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Court's immortals, gave the Jade Emperor plans and admonitions, and took Longji with him.
• At Guanghan Palace, Li Changshou introduced Heng'e to her true master, who revealed that Hongjun, Lang, and the other figures were aspects of himself before fading away.
• Li Changshou went to Flower-Fruit Mountain, where Yang Jian released Sun Wukong's monkey companions from a sealed pocket world.
• On the journey beyond the Five Continents, Li Changshou swallowed a Golden Core containing Taiqing's Dao and sacrificed his old Paper Daoists to restore his strength and youthful appearance.
• Li Changshou absorbed the Pangu Banner and announced his retirement to Yunxiao and Ling'e, who happily embraced him.

Li Changshou settled into a peaceful new life on Lesser Qiong Peak in the Kunpeng Secret Realm with Yunxiao and Ling'e, while welcoming old friends and preparing for Teacher Taiqing’s arrival. After receiving Youqin’s letter, he invited her to return whenever she wished and explained to Longji that the Dao followed nature.

• Li Changshou recalled how the Great Mage had arranged a banquet, sent Senior Brother to establish a new Xuandu City in the Kunpeng Secret Realm, and helped bring Li Changshou, Yunxiao, and Ling'e together.
• Li Changshou set up the Court of All Dao on Lesser Qiong Peak, welcomed Sister Zhong and Jiu Jiu, and sealed his master's cottage into the mountain after paying respects at the spirit tablets.
• Yunxiao and Ling'e woke and joined Li Changshou, and Longji arrived to live on Lesser Qiong Peak and delivered Youqin’s letter confessing her feelings and describing her travels.
• Li Changshou sent word through the Heavenly Court that Youqin could return whenever she wished, then learned that Teacher Taiqing planned to move Taiqing Temple into the Kunpeng Secret Realm.
• Li Changshou told Longji that the guiding principle through changes in heaven and earth was to put people first and that the Dao followed nature.

Ao Yi gathered the young dragons to discuss the Dragon Clan’s future and prepare a ceremonial dance for a grand Crystal Palace banquet. As he left to reunite with his wife, his Xuandu Summons Order activated, signaling that something major had happened in Xuandu City.

• Ao Yi urged the young dragons to consider the clan’s future, but they called for caution and referral to the elders.
• Ao Yi organized preparations for a banquet a hundred years away, including a dance troupe, and said he would invite the Sect Master.
• Several Dragon Princes told Ao Yi they still had no news of the cold-faced old Daoist he had been searching for.
• Ao Yi rejected further investigation into Fairy Youqin and warned the dragons against using her to gain favor with the Sect Master.
• Ao Yi received an activation from his Xuandu Summons Order, transformed into an Azure Dragon, and flew toward the heavens.

Li Changshou’s sudden disappearance worried Ling'e and the great powers, while he remained beyond the Three Realms shaping Foul Spring into a controlled source of enemies for the Primordial World. Thirty years later, Chaos Black Beasts appeared at the world’s edges, and Qi Refiners rushed to hunt them after learning their Mysterious Crystal could improve treasures and Golden Core Formation.

• Ling'e told the Dream-Entry Realm that Li Changshou had vanished, and the Jade Emperor, Zhao Gongming, and Grand Master Xuandu concluded he was likely outside the Three Realms.
• Yunxiao and Ling'e decided to wait for Li Changshou, though Ling'e worried he had left without his Great Dao or enough supreme treasures.
• Beyond the Three Realms, Li Changshou showed Sister Zhong the Land of Evil he had formed from Foul Spring and explained that it would serve as controlled bait and an extension of the Primordial World.
• Li Changshou decided to consult his Teacher and the Jade Emperor before proceeding with the plan to keep the Land of Evil’s power stable.
• Thirty years later, Chaos Black Beasts appeared at the edges of the Primordial World, and Qi Refiners began hunting them after an old immortal revealed the value of their Mysterious Crystal.

Li Changshou, disguised as a shopkeeper, encountered a masked young woman leading a team of Chaos Black Beast hunters and tried to join them. After she rejected him, he decided to follow anyway and catch up with her, relying on careful plans and backups.

• Li Changshou used a Paper Daoist to run a convenience store near a Chaos Black Beast incursion point and watched a group of hunters wait for their leader, Big Sis.
• Big Sis arrived, checked her team's supplies, and reminded them to prioritize safety and protect the Three Thousand Worlds while hunting black beasts.
• Li Changshou offered Big Sis a bottle of Six-Revolutions Spirit Pills if she removed her mask, and she accepted the bargain despite revealing only a false appearance beneath it.
• Li Changshou tried to hire on as the team's companion, but Big Sis refused and led her group toward the black-beast-infested area.
• Li Changshou decided to follow Big Sis to catch up after their long separation and began considering how to join the team safely.

Li Changshou used an injured Paper Daoist to approach Youqin Xuanya, who was traveling disguised as a big sister, but their conversation was interrupted when a Heavenly Rank black beast appeared. As the Heavenly Court subdued the beast and prepared to broadcast its destruction, Li Changshou heard its lonely thoughts just before pale flames consumed it.

• Li Changshou's injured Paper Daoist was rescued from a black beast tide, and Youqin Xuanya decided to escort him out of the black mist.
• On the way, Youqin Xuanya asked who had sent him, but a roar from a Heavenly Rank black beast interrupted Li Changshou's attempt to speak with her.
• Youqin Xuanya charged toward the beast, while Qi Refiners rushed to fight it for profit until the Heavenly Court arrived and subdued it.
• Bian Zhuang and the Heavenly Court's broadcast team began preparing to livestream the beast's destruction as the Qi Refiners gathered to watch.
• Li Changshou heard the black beast's sorrowful thoughts about its loneliness and exclusion, then saw pale flames engulf it.

Youqin Xuanya recognized Li Changshou during a crisis and fought the black beast until he rescued her. After Li Changshou and the arriving allies defeated the beast, he persuaded her to return to Lesser Qiong Peak, where she agreed to stay for a while.

• Youqin Xuanya realized the strange man might be her Senior Brother Li Changshou, but the black beast transformed into a powerful humanoid demon and shattered the Heavenly Court's teleportation formation.
• Youqin Xuanya revealed her identity as Marshal Youqin and charged the demon while the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals regrouped; Tianpeng joined the battle but was knocked away in bird form.
• The demon unleashed black flames, and Youqin Xuanya attacked it with her Heavenly Horse and sword before its red beams shattered her charge and left her in the path of its greatsword.
• Li Changshou appeared, shielded Youqin Xuanya with a Taiji Diagram, and invited her to return to Lesser Qiong Peak; she agreed to stay for a while.
• Li Changshou said Yang Jian and Nezha could handle the demon, then took Youqin Xuanya home and told her about Wu Wang contracting the illness he had once described.