Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu re-enters the created world using his qi and intent, feeling a powerful urge to immerse himself in it.
• He observes that the world has expanded and changed, with an inexplicable force within.
• The Mystic Chaos Cicada enters the world, and Zhang Yu sees a vast, desolate landscape reminiscent of ancient Eastern Court Land.
• He realizes that the world is shaped according to the map's details and can be altered with sufficient divine power.
• Zhang Yu encounters a colossal snow mountain with a living stone statue at its peak, which he destroys using a powerful Dao art.
• He faces an endless series of stone statues, each larger than the last, and uses an art of the Dao's cyclical course to collapse them.
• A boundless, eerie forest appears, which he clears using another Dao art.
• Zhang Yu suspects that the world-domain reflects his own thoughts and has Bai Guo observe while he keeps his mind clear.
• He finds countless clay statues and encounters countless versions of his adoptive father, Zou Zheng, each carving a statue and addressing him as "Little Lang."

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu demonstrates his power and understanding of Dao arts, facing and overcoming various challenges in the created world.
• Bai Guo shows loyalty and obedience, following Zhang Yu's instructions and observing the world-domain on his behalf.

Significant Themes

• The power of thought and intent in shaping reality.
• The cyclical nature of the Dao and its application in overcoming obstacles.
• The connection between one's inner self and the external world.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu interacts with the manifestations of his adoptive father, Zou Zheng, in the created world, but the nature of these interactions is unclear.
• Zhang Yu communicates with Bai Guo, instructing her to observe the world-domain while he keeps his mind clear.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu encounters a vast plain filled with figures resembling his adoptive father, Zou Zheng.
• He finds Zou Zheng inside a gigantic shed, working on a colossal statue.
• Zou Zheng reveals he created the figures and the statue to help him in his work.
• Zhang Yu learns that Zou Zheng is hiding from certain people due to differing views.
• Zou Zheng shares knowledge about God-Children and the Elders, revealing he is one of them.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu: Demonstrates maturity and understanding, seeking answers about his past and Zou Zheng's work.
• Zou Zheng: Shows excitement and eagerness when discussing his work, revealing his passion for creating and understanding living creatures.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
• The importance of harmony and symbiosis among living creatures.
• The consequences of differing views and beliefs.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng: Their reunion is filled with warmth and mutual respect. Zou Zheng is delighted to see Zhang Yu and shares his knowledge openly.
• Zhang Yu and the figures on the plain: He ignores them, treating them as mere extensions of Zou Zheng's work.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu learns that Zou Zheng is one of the original Saints who chose rebirth, shedding his old body and knowledge to adapt to new epochs.
• Zou Zheng reveals that there are other versions of himself, some of which wish to return to their ancient Saint state and seek out the New Life Faction (like Zou Zheng) to devour their spirituality.
• The ancient Saints, who did not choose rebirth, are still powerful and can communicate with the High One, posing a threat to Zhang Yu and Celestial Xia.

Character Developments

• Zou Zheng: Reveals his true origins as one of the first three Saints. He chose rebirth to escape the constraints of his past knowledge and power, but now faces threats from other versions of himself and the ancient Saints.
• Zhang Yu: Shows concern for Celestial Xia's safety and is determined to protect it from any potential threats, even those involving his foster father's past.

Significant Themes

• The burden of knowledge and power: The Saints' vast knowledge and power became a hindrance to their progress, leading to the schism and Zou Zheng's choice of rebirth.
• The consequences of one's past: Zou Zheng's past actions, such as creating other versions of himself, have led to potential threats in the present.
• The struggle between old and new: The ancient Saints, who refused to change, still pose a threat to those who chose rebirth and adapted to new epochs.

Character Interactions

• Zou Zheng and Zhang Yu: The foster father-son relationship is tested as Zhang Yu learns about Zou Zheng's past and the potential threats it poses to Celestial Xia. Despite this, Zhang Yu remains determined to protect his foster father and Celestial Xia.
• Zou Zheng and the other Saints/Elders: The relationship between Zou Zheng and the other Saints/Elders is one of conflict, with some versions of Zou Zheng and the ancient Saints seeking to devour his spirituality and return to their ancient state.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zou Zheng, Zhang Yu's adoptive father, reveals he has lived multiple lives, discarding past memories and strength with each transformation.
• Zou Zheng discusses his history with Celestial Xia and his creation of Divine Sons, which he never intended to occupy other bodies.
• Zhang Yu learns that Zou Zheng's other self may be behind the Divine Sons infiltrating Celestial Xia.
• Zou Zheng agrees to help Zhang Yu against Origin Xia, offering his improved Divine Sons as assistance.

Character Developments

• Zou Zheng: Reveals his past actions and motivations, showing a desire to protect Celestial Xia and his son, Zhang Yu.
• Zhang Yu: Demonstrates maturity and wisdom, understanding his father's actions and accepting his help against Origin Xia.

Significant Themes

• Identity and belonging: The importance of one's sense of belonging to a group (Celestial Xia) and the recognition of that group.
• Transformation and growth: The idea of discarding past memories and strength to start anew, mirroring personal growth and change.
• Consequences of actions: The repercussions of Zou Zheng's past actions, such as the Divine Sons, catching up to him.

Character Interactions

• Zou Zheng and Zhang Yu: Their conversation leads to a deeper understanding of each other's actions and motivations, strengthening their bond as father and son.
• Zou Zheng and his other self: The tension between Zou Zheng and his other self drives Zou Zheng's actions and decisions, ultimately leading him to help Zhang Yu against Origin Xia.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zou Zheng shows Zhang Yu a method to create a new kind of God-Child, one that can mend flaws in a person's mind and consciousness, making them whole.
• Zou Zheng reveals that the Saint Race's obsession with creating living beings was due to their belief that a perfect vessel is needed to merge with the power of the High One.
• Zou Zheng explains that he created two God-Children with improved consciousness techniques, one of which is Yao Li. The other two created God-Children are still unaccounted for and may be in a sinkhole.
• Zou Zheng suggests that this new consciousness could be introduced to Origin Xia, as it would be harmless to people and could bypass the Heavenly Order.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu: He shows respect and deference to Zou Zheng, acknowledging his wisdom and guidance. He also demonstrates understanding and acceptance of Zou Zheng's past actions.
• Zou Zheng: He reveals more about his past and his connection to the Saint Race. He shows a desire to help Celestial Xia and Origin Xia, indicating growth and change in his priorities.

Significant Themes

• The importance of a balanced and complete consciousness for personal growth and enlightenment.
• The consequences of obsession and single-minded pursuit, as seen in the Saint Race's focus on creating perfect bodies.
• The interconnectedness of realms and the potential for mutual benefit, as seen in the possible introduction of the new consciousness to Origin Xia.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng: Their interaction is respectful and collaborative. Zhang Yu listens attentively to Zou Zheng's explanations, and Zou Zheng shares his knowledge and insights openly with Zhang Yu.
• Yao Li and Zou Zheng: Zou Zheng reveals that he created Yao Li, showing a connection between them. However, their interaction is not directly shown in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng discuss the Saint Race, the God-Children, and the High One.
• Zhang Yu learns about the High One, the Turbid Tide, and the relationship between the two.
• Zhang Yu discovers the location of the God-Children and recites spiritual words to summon them.

Character Developments

• Zou Zheng reveals his true allegiance to Celestial Xia and expresses his desire to become a Celestial Xia cultivator after his next transformation.
• Zhang Yu gains a deeper understanding of the High One, the Turbid Tide, and the relationship between them, which helps him understand the truth behind the power dynamics of the world.

Significant Themes

• The nature of power and its source (the High One).
• The consequences of borrowing too much power (the Turbid Tide and the reckoning).
• The importance of change and transformation to avoid stagnation and erosion.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng discuss the mysteries of the world and the nature of power.
• Zhang Yu summons a God-Child using spiritual words, demonstrating his authority over them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu meets Kukanchaqi, a God-Child who has been living among native tribes and desires to become a deity.
• Kukanchaqi wants to merge with his other consciousness, but Zhang Yu convinces him to spread Celestial Xia's knowledge and rites among the natives instead.
• Zhang Yu discusses with Chen Shouzhi the threat posed by Zou Zheng's other self and the potential Upper Layer power supporting him.
• Zhang Yu gives Chen Shouzhi two copied volumes detailing how to use spiritual consciousness, which Chen Shouzhi finds valuable.

Character Developments

• Kukanchaqi: Initially focused on becoming a deity, he shifts his goal to spreading Celestial Xia's knowledge and rites among the natives after meeting Zhang Yu.
• Zhang Yu: He understands the importance of the external environment on a God-Child's growth and decides to guide Kukanchaqi to help enlighten more natives.
• Chen Shouzhi: Recognizes the value of Zou Zheng's copied volumes and plans to discuss the threat posed by Zou Zheng's other self with the Chief Overseers.

Significant Themes

• The influence of the external environment on personal growth.
• The importance of knowledge and power in society.
• The potential threat posed by Upper Layer power.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Kukanchaqi: Zhang Yu guides Kukanchaqi and gives him a new purpose, while Kukanchaqi submits to Zhang Yu's authority.
• Zhang Yu and Chen Shouzhi: They discuss the threat posed by Zou Zheng's other self and the potential Upper Layer power supporting him, deciding to convene a court council to address the issue.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu's aura-incarnation explores the world with Zou Zheng, who describes the former glory of the Saint Race and their ability to alter the environment using the High One's power.
• Zhang Yu learns that these alterations might still exist but require the Saint Race's sustainment.
• Zhang Yu asks Zou Zheng about other rulers before the Saint Race, but Zou Zheng cannot confirm their existence.
• Zhang Yu reports Zou Zheng's information to Celestial Xia, and the Profound Court assembles to discuss the threat of the Saint Race and their God-Children.
• The Court decides to investigate the God-Children and use the Clear-Heaven Star Compass, despite its sixty-year limit, to locate the other Mr. Zou.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu: Demonstrates curiosity and strategic thinking, understanding the Saint Race's methods and reporting them to Celestial Xia.
• Zou Zheng: Reveals more about the Saint Race's history and their relationship with the High One, expressing melancholy about their transformation into newborns.
• Chen Shouzhi: Shows decisiveness as the court leader, ordering the use of the Clear-Heaven Star Compass despite its potential risks.
• Lin Tingzhi: Offers to use his fundamental Dao method to redirect the Clear-Heaven Star Compass, showing dedication to Celestial Xia's safety.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Saint Race, the High One, and other potential rulers.
• The consequences of the Turbid Tide on the world's environment and the Saint Race's influence.
• The strategic importance of the Clear-Heaven Star Compass and its potential risks.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng: Zhang Yu learns about the Saint Race's history and asks about other rulers, while Zou Zheng shares his knowledge and expresses his feelings about the Saint Race's transformation.
• The Profound Court Executives: They discuss the threat of the Saint Race and their God-Children, deciding to investigate the God-Children and use the Clear-Heaven Star Compass to locate the other Mr. Zou.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two secret scrolls containing new methods are presented: Form-Molding and Spirit-Summoning.
• The Tingzhi discuss the implications and potential uses of these methods.
• Lin Tingzhi prepares to use the Clear-Heaven Star Compass to locate Zou Zheng's other self.
• Yi Chu, in the Eastern Court Southern Continent, senses a spiritual response and follows it to a lake guarded by stone statues of various creatures.
• Duno, a middle-aged man who resembles Zou Zheng, reveals himself to Yi Chu.

Character Developments

• The Tingzhi, particularly Lin Tingzhi, show determination in dealing with the Saint Race and protecting Celestial Xia.
• Yi Chu demonstrates his sharp mind and caution in dealing with the unknown.
• Duno, though resembling Zou Zheng, possesses a different temperament and claims a grand spiritual name, 'Creator' or 'No.'

Significant Themes

• The potential impact of new methods on society (Form-Molding and Spirit-Summoning).
• The tension between Celestial Xia and the Saint Race.
• The exploration of the unknown and the mysterious (Yi Chu's journey and encounter with Duno).

Character Interactions

• The Tingzhi collaborate to discuss and prepare for the potential threats and opportunities presented by the new methods and the Saint Race.
• Yi Chu interacts with the natives, teaching them and preparing them for his eventual departure.
• Yi Chu encounters Duno, who reveals himself to be the source of the spiritual sensations Yi Chu has been sensing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chu encounters Duno, who is connected to the God-Child and offers to help Yi Chu find the High One.
• Yi Chu declines Duno's offer and attacks him, leading to a battle where Duno uses stone statues and insects to fight.
• Yi Chu defeats Duno's forces but cannot touch Duno, who disappears using a divine artifact.
• Yi Chu reports the incident to the Upper Layer, and Zou Zheng confirms Duno is another incarnation of his.

Character Developments

• Yi Chu demonstrates his power and confidence, refusing to be swayed by Duno's promises.
• Duno shows cunning and resourcefulness, using stone statues and insects to fight, and employing a divine artifact to escape.
• Zou Zheng shares his knowledge and techniques with Zhang Yu, expressing his hope that Zhang Yu will bear and control the High One's power.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and the High One's role in it.
• Trust and deception in alliances and relationships.
• The consequences of past actions and their echoes in the present.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chu and Duno: They clash due to their differing goals and Yi Chu's suspicion of Duno's motives.
• Yi Chu and the Upper Layer: Yi Chu reports his encounter to the Upper Layer, leading to a discussion between Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng.
• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng: They discuss the implications of Duno's appearance and Zou Zheng shares his knowledge with Zhang Yu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu decides to use the High One's power strategically, understanding its principles to counter it.
• After over ten days, the Profound Court receives reports of more captured God-Children, indicating Zou Zheng's other self has been active around 60 years ago.
• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng sense two locations where the other self might be, and Court Executors are dispatched to investigate.
• Both locations yield empty shells, but one shell attacks Court Executor Wei, who counterattacks, and the spirituality escapes.
• Court Executor Wei reports the encounter, revealing the opponent's strategic and subtle approach.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu shows understanding and acceptance of using the High One's power, demonstrating growth in his approach to cultivation.
• Zou Zheng remains calm and strategic, guiding Zhang Yu and providing insights about the High One's power and the Turbid Tide.
• Court Executor Wei demonstrates his ability to counter spiritual attacks, showing his unique strengths among the Court Executors.

Significant Themes

• The power of the High One and how to use it without being entangled by it.
• The subtlety and strategy of the Saint Race's methods, contrasting with the straightforwardness of alien gods.
• The importance of thorough preparation and contingency planning in the face of a cunning opponent.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng work together, with Zou Zheng guiding Zhang Yu and Zhang Yu supporting Zou Zheng's plan.
• Court Executor Wei interacts with the empty shell, demonstrating his ability to counter spiritual attacks.
• The Court Executors work together, with each playing a role in the overall plan and supporting each other's efforts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Shouzhi tasks Lin Tingzhi to locate the target using the Clear-Heaven Star Compass.
• Lin Tingzhi activates the compass, revealing the target's location in an abandoned Revival God Association stronghold.
• Zhang Yu, a powerful Tingzhi, travels to the location and encounters a person named Duno, who resembles Zou Zheng, Zhang Yu's adoptive father.
• Duno offers to help Celestial Xia fight Origin Xia in exchange for not being judged by Celestial Xia Code for his actions with the God-Children.

Character Developments

• Lin Tingzhi demonstrates his mastery over the Clear-Heaven Star Compass, using his foundational Dao method to bypass its dormant state.
• Zhang Yu shows unwavering commitment to Celestial Xia Code, refusing Duno's offer of compensation over judgment.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and Commitment: Zhang Yu's unyielding adherence to Celestial Xia Code, even in the face of potential gain, highlights his loyalty and commitment to his principles.
• Power and Responsibility: Duno's offer to help fight Origin Xia in exchange for leniency raises questions about the use and limits of power, and the responsibilities that come with it.

Character Interactions

• Chen Shouzhi and Lin Tingzhi: Chen Shouzhi entrusts Lin Tingzhi with the task of locating the target, showing his confidence in Lin's abilities.
• Zhang Yu and Duno: Zhang Yu's interaction with Duno reveals the stark contrast between their values and principles, with Zhang Yu committed to the law and Duno offering compensation to bypass it.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu confronts Duno, who possesses two divine artifacts: the Void Repository Instrument and the Secret Tower.
• Zhang Yu, protected by Clear Vault Aura, seizes the Void Repository Instrument, while Wu Tingzhi retrieves the Secret Tower.
• Duno surrenders, and Zhang Yu decides to imprison him according to Celestial Xia law.
• Zhang Yu informs Zou Zheng about Duno's capture, and Zou Zheng advises caution regarding any remaining spiritual consciousness fragments.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu demonstrates his strategic thinking and power, successfully capturing Duno and his divine artifacts.
• Duno shows adaptability and quick thinking, surrendering when resistance becomes futile.
• Zou Zheng maintains his principles and independence, refusing to devour Duno's power and emphasizing his separation from his past self.

Significant Themes

• The power and influence of divine artifacts, and the importance of understanding and resisting them.
• The consequences of unchecked Upper Layer power and the need for laws and regulations to maintain balance.
• The importance of personal growth and independence, as exemplified by Zou Zheng's refusal to revert to his past methods.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Duno engage in a battle of wits and power, with Zhang Yu ultimately prevailing.
• Zhang Yu and Zou Zheng maintain their mentor-mentee relationship, with Zou Zheng providing valuable advice and Zhang Yu respecting his wishes.
• Wu Tingzhi assists Zhang Yu, demonstrating the strength and unity of Celestial Xia's Profound Court.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu delivers the Void-Hiding Apparatus to Chen Shouzhi, who thanks him and entrusts him with both divine artifacts of the Saint Race for safekeeping.
• The Saint Race, once a formidable enemy, is now considered eliminated, with no further threat expected.
• Zhang Yu reflects on the uses of the divine artifacts and considers methods to infiltrate Origin Xia.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu: Shows strategic thinking and concern for potential threats, even after the Saint Race's defeat.
• Chen Shouzhi: Demonstrates trust in Zhang Yu, entrusting him with the divine artifacts.
• Wei Tingzhi: Reveals his knowledge of demon-creating arts, offering a potential solution to infiltrate Origin Xia.

Significant Themes

• The power and limitations of divine artifacts.
• The potential threats from Origin Xia and the need for vigilance.
• The use of ancient knowledge and methods to address current challenges.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Chen Shouzhi: Zhang Yu delivers the Void-Hiding Apparatus to Chen Shouzhi, who entrusts him with the divine artifacts.
• Zhang Yu and Wei Tingzhi: Zhang Yu seeks Wei Tingzhi's counsel on infiltrating Origin Xia, leading to a discussion on demon-creating arts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yu discovers a mysterious, dual-natured Daoist text (Demon-Subduing Canon) from Wei Tingzhi, which contains methods for creating and controlling demons.
• Zhang Yu realizes the text's principle: righteousness and evil are not opposites but transform into each other based on intentions and conditions.
• Zhang Yu plans to use the text, the Secret Pagoda, the Void-Hiding Apparatus, and a map to create 'demons beyond the realm' and experiment with them in Origin Xia.
• Yi Chu leads a tribe to Eastern Court Prefecture and feels a spiritual pull towards a desert, where he finds a giant mouth-like cavern.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yu: Shows curiosity and interest in the Demon-Subduing Canon, demonstrating his intellectual prowess and strategic thinking.
• Yi Chu: Exhibits a sense of responsibility towards his tribe and follows a spiritual pull, displaying courage and determination.

Significant Themes

• The duality of righteousness and evil, and their transformation based on intentions and conditions.
• The power dynamics between the High One and the lower layers, and the potential consequences of borrowing the High One's power.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yu and Wei Tingzhi: They discuss the Demon-Subduing Canon, with Wei Tingzhi entrusting it to Zhang Yu for the greater good of Celestial Xia.
• Yi Chu and his tribe: Yi Chu leads the tribe to Eastern Court Prefecture, showing care and concern for their well-being.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chu discovers a potential settlement site deep within a cavern, filled with mystical creatures and a water source.
• He encounters a stone statue with an enormous mouth, which he enters to find what's inside.
• In the Pure Profound Dao Palace, Zhang Yu creates and tests Demonic Beasts using the Demon-Subduing Canon.
• Zhang Yu decides to send Bai Guo, his Perceptive True Spirit, to Origin Xia as an envoy to gather information.

Character Developments

• Yi Chu demonstrates his resourcefulness and determination by exploring the cavern and considering the potential of the site for a settlement.
• Zhang Yu shows his strategic thinking and meticulous planning in creating Demonic Beasts and sending Bai Guo to Origin Xia.

Significant Themes

• Transformation and Adaptation: Yi Chu's discovery of a potential settlement site illustrates Celestial Xia's approach to transforming desolate places into habitable areas. Zhang Yu's creation of Demonic Beasts also shows transformation, albeit on a mystical level.
• Knowledge and Understanding: Both Yi Chu and Zhang Yu seek to understand their surroundings better—Yi Chu through exploring the cavern, and Zhang Yu through creating and testing Demonic Beasts.

Character Interactions

• There are no significant character interactions in this chapter, as Yi Chu is alone in the cavern, and Zhang Yu interacts only with Bai Guo and Yu Ruiqing, giving them instructions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Ruiqing departs Pure Profound Dao Palace and receives a scroll from Daoist Ming Zhou, given by the Executive.
• Yu Ruiqing takes his disciple Yue Luo with him to Origin Xia as an envoy.
• The envoys board golden vessels and depart for Origin Xia.
• Zhang Yu watches the envoys depart and plans to use demonic entities to disrupt Origin Xia.
• Yu Ruiqing and his group arrive in Origin Xia and meet Chang Yang, who is hosting a grand performance for Origin Xia cultivators.

Character Developments

• Yu Ruiqing shows concern for Yue Luo's safety and agrees to take her to Origin Xia.
• Zhang Yu becomes more determined to use demons to hinder Origin Xia's attention on Celestial Xia.
• Chang Yang demonstrates his ability to adapt and form connections with Origin Xia cultivators, using entertainment to distract them.

Significant Themes

• The tension and mistrust between Celestial Xia and Origin Xia.
• The use of demons or external influences to disrupt and control other realms.
• The contrast between the serious, cultivation-focused culture of Celestial Xia and the more relaxed, entertainment-focused culture of Origin Xia.

Character Interactions

• Yu Ruiqing and Daoist Ming Zhou: They exchange a scroll, showing a level of trust and cooperation.
• Yu Ruiqing and Yue Luo: Yu Ruiqing agrees to take Yue Luo to Origin Xia, showing his willingness to teach and protect her.
• Yu Ruiqing and Chang Yang: They meet and discuss their plans, showing a level of mutual respect and cooperation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Celestial Xia's envoy, Yu Ruiqing, arrives at Origin Xia with Myriad Ways disciples.
• Origin Xia cultivators observe Celestial Xia's envoy but find no remarkable individuals.
• Bai Guo secretly plants Demonic Beasts among Origin Xia's servant-disciples using a jade pendant given by Zhang Yu.
• Bai Guo infects over ten low-ranking disciples without drawing attention.
• Young Master Qiu, a direct descendant of the Enlightened Awareness Way, returns to his Way with his servants, including Chang Song, who has been infected by a Demonic Beast.
• Chang Song discovers the Demonic Beast within him and makes contact with other infected individuals, receiving cultivation methods from them.

Character Developments

• Bai Guo: Shows cunning and strategic thinking in planting Demonic Beasts among Origin Xia's disciples.
• Chang Song: Initially envious and jealous of Celestial Xia's envoy, he becomes determined to change his fate and decides to cultivate the received methods secretly.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The hierarchy and power struggles within Origin Xia and between Origin Xia and Celestial Xia are emphasized.
• Cultivation and Ambition: The desire for cultivation advancement and the ambition to change one's fate drive characters like Chang Song.
• Trust and Betrayal: The fear of being discovered and betrayed by one's own side, as seen in Chang Song's reaction to his Demonic Beast infection.

Character Interactions

• Bai Guo and the infected disciples: Bai Guo communicates with the infected disciples through their shared Demonic Beasts, transmitting cultivation methods.
• Chang Song and Young Master Qiu: Chang Song's relationship with his master, Young Master Qiu, reflects the power dynamics and pressure within the Enlightened Awareness Way.
• Origin Xia cultivators and Celestial Xia's envoy: The interaction between the two parties highlights the tension and mistrust between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chang Song, driven by ambition, continues to cultivate in the mysterious realm, encountering phantoms but avoiding questions.
• After half a month, he's drawn into the realm passively, and Bai Guo, the voice behind the phantoms, reveals his presence and proposes an oath of secrecy.
• Thirteen cultivators, including Chang Song, swear the oath and share insights. Chang Song takes the name "Wood Elder."
• Chang Song receives guidance from the ganoderma consciousness, which offers to aid his cultivation.
• A month later, Chang Song is summoned to the Celestial Xia Envoy Hall. In the realm, he finds a platform with precious medicines and pills. The voice instructs him to guide others to the realm in exchange for pills.

Character Developments

• Chang Song: Becomes more ambitious and adaptable, accepting the mysterious voice's guidance and oath. He also becomes more strategic, considering how to guide others to the realm.
• Bai Guo: Reveals his presence and manipulates the cultivators, offering benefits and guidance in exchange for secrecy and future cooperation.

Significant Themes

• Ambition vs. Caution: Chang Song's ambition drives him to accept the mysterious voice's offers, but he also remains cautious about the potential repercussions.
• Secrecy and Trust: The oath of secrecy highlights the cultivators' mistrust of each other and their desire to keep their gains hidden.
• Manipulation and Control: Bai Guo manipulates the cultivators, offering benefits to control their actions and further his own goals.

Character Interactions

• Chang Song interacts with the other cultivators, sharing insights and discussing cultivation methods. They all accept the oath of secrecy and agree to guide others to the realm in exchange for pills.
• Chang Song communicates with the ganoderma consciousness, which offers guidance and advice to aid his cultivation.
• Chang Song considers guiding ordinary people to the realm, showing his growing strategic thinking.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Guo observes disciples eagerly exchanging for medicinal treasures and pills, driven by ambition and a desire to change their fate.
• Bai Guo plans to use Demonic Beasts to infiltrate and disrupt Origin Xia from within, starting with lower-generation disciples and gradually targeting the middle and upper ranks.
• Zhang Yu aims to create a native Origin Xia Faith God using the Demon-Subduing Canon and the method taught by Zou Zheng.
• Zhang Yu successfully plants a weak demonic god in Origin Xia using the yearly cycle's gap, which goes undetected by the Origin Xia Heavenly Order.
• Zhang Yu expresses concern about Yi Chu's prolonged silence and decides to investigate.

Character Developments

• Bai Guo shows strategic thinking and manipulation, aiming to undermine Origin Xia's foundations.
• Chang Song, influenced by Celestial Xia, develops a yearning for its rules and order, contrasting with his current life in Origin Xia.
• Zhang Yu demonstrates patience and long-term planning, focusing on subtlety and gradual infiltration.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and Desire: Disciples' yearning for strength and change, and the consequences of these desires.
• Power Dynamics: The disparity between Origin Xia's upper and lower ranks, and the potential for disruption from within.
• Subtlety and Patience: Zhang Yu's approach to infiltrating Origin Xia, emphasizing gradual, undetected change.

Character Interactions

• Bai Guo and Chang Song collaborate in planting Demonic Beasts, with Chang Song unwittingly aiding Bai Guo's plans.
• A disciple warns Chang Song about neglecting his 'teacher,' highlighting the power dynamics within Origin Xia.
• Zhang Yu, though not physically present, interacts with the demonic god he created and expresses concern for Yi Chu.