Ch. 161The Struggle for Demon Lord, Part Three

Key plot points and events

  • Chi You tries to free Xingtian by attacking the Hongjun Dao Talisman sealing his head, but the talisman’s power overwhelms his efforts and holds the mountain fast.
  • Chi You proposes a strategy for taking the Demon Palace: Xiangliu and Jiufeng will face the demon lords Dongguo and Nanguo; Zhou Yi will hold off Yaochi; Chi You will confront Haotian.
  • Impressed by Chi You’s confidence and ability, Zhou Yi offers him leadership of the Witch Race. Chi You accepts reluctantly, on the condition that he will yield the position if a more capable leader appears.
  • The witches leave guards by Xingtian’s prison and march toward the Demon Palace.
  • Haotian prepares the palace’s forces. Though his generals want to attack immediately, he argues that the witches remain dangerous and that the demons should assemble at the palace, using its defenses to meet them together. The demons agree and form ranks outside.

Character developments and interactions

  • Chi You demonstrates both his limits and leadership: he cannot break the Dao Ancestor’s seal, but remains composed and offers a plan to confront the demons. He accepts the Witch Race’s leadership out of responsibility rather than ambition.
  • Zhou Yi shifts from seeking Chi You’s counsel to recognizing him as the Witch Race’s future leader. Xiangliu and Jiufeng reinforce her judgment.
  • Haotian shows strategic caution, restraining his furious generals and choosing to defend the Demon Palace rather than risk dividing his forces.
  • The witches’ trust in Chi You grows; the demons, united by resentment toward the Witch Race, follow Haotian’s strategy.

Significant themes

  • Limits of power and fate: Chi You’s strength cannot overcome the Dao Ancestor’s seal, despite Xingtian’s attempt to break free.
  • Leadership and duty: Chi You accepts authority reluctantly, tying it to the survival and future of the Witch Race.
  • Strategy over vengeance: Haotian turns his troops away from an emotionally driven attack in favor of coordinated defense.
  • Survival after defeat: The witches hope that preserving their foundations will allow them to rise again.

Ch. 162The Struggle for the Devil Master IV

1. Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Devil Emperor Haotian leads demon forces to face the Witch Race in a decisive battle over the Devil Emperor throne. The Witch Race arrives like a black river of devil clouds, and the two armies clash immediately.
  • Chi You fights Haotian: Chi You unleashes the Tiger-Roaring Demon Saber, forcing Haotian to use the Kunlun Mirror as a defense. Chi You then uses the All Beings Great Law (water-element ice crystals). Haotian struggles inwardly but manages to hold his ground because Chi You is still holding back.
  • Zhou Yi fights Yaochi: Yaochi wields the Golden Hairpin granted by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, while Zhou Yi relies on his Great Witch true body. The fight is evenly matched. Yaochi tries to suppress Zhou Yi with a Hongjun Talisman Seal, but Zhou Yi hides in black devil clouds, preventing the talisman from locking onto him.
  • Xiangliu and Jiufeng reveal their Great Witch true bodies and decisively defeat Dongguo and Nanguo, who flee. The two Great Witches then split up to reinforce Chi You and Zhou Yi.
  • With two Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals lost, the demon side’s battle line collapses. Haotian and Yaochi flee, and the devil soldiers rout. The Witch Race wins the struggle for the Devil Emperor throne.
  • Aftermath: On Two Sages Island, Mu Jizi awakens and summons Kunpeng. Together they head to the Purple Cloud Palace, meeting the Heaven-Connecting Cult Master and the Primordial Heavenly Lord. Soon Laozi, Nuwa, and the two Western Realm leaders also arrive—eight Saint sect leaders gather, hinting at a larger confrontation to come.

2. Character Developments

  • Chi You: Shows battlefield dominance but also caution; he holds back even while fighting Haotian, avoiding revealing his full strength.
  • Haotian: Appears outwardly composed but is actually strained; forced to rely on a Top-tier Innate Spirit Treasure to defend, and ultimately retreats when the tide turns.
  • Zhou Yi: Demonstrates quick thinking and adaptability—when faced with the Hongjun Talisman Seal, he uses devil clouds to conceal his true body rather than trying to overpower it.
  • Yaochi: Shows tactical boldness: after failing to suppress Zhou Yi, she immediately tries to shift targets and attack Chi You, but Zhou Yi blocks her. She also recognizes the limits of her opponent’s body and seeks to exploit a single weak point.
  • Xiangliu & Jiufeng: Prove decisive as reinforcements; their teamwork and raw Great Witch strength turn the battle.
  • Mu Jizi / Kunpeng / Saint leaders: Shift focus from the immediate battle to the broader cosmic balance, setting up a higher-level political/mystical confrontation.

3. Significant Themes

  • Irreconcilable Power Struggle: The fight over the Devil Emperor throne is framed as absolute—either kill or be killed, no negotiation.
  • Artifacts vs. Physical Might: The battle contrasts powerful magical treasures (Kunlun Mirror, Golden Hairpin, Hongjun Talisman) with the unmatched physical bodies of the Great Witches.
  • Momentum and Defection: The battle is decided not by raw numbers but by the collapse of one side’s Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals; once two flee, the entire army routs.
  • Escalation to a Higher Stage: The conclusion moves from the Devil Realm battlefield to the Purple Cloud Palace, suggesting that the real struggle is among Saint-level powers.

4. Character Interactions

  • Chi You vs. Haotian: A duel of demon saber versus Kunlun Mirror, with neither able to land a finishing blow.
  • Zhou Yi vs. Yaochi: A close fight where Yaochi tries to outmaneuver Zhou Yi with a talisman, only for Zhou Yi to evade and prevent her from joining another fight.
  • Xiangliu & Jiufeng vs. Dongguo & Nanguo: A quick, brutal victory—two weaker Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals are beaten and forced to flee.
  • Alliance shifts: After Dongguo and Nanguo flee, the demon side’s internal coherence breaks; Haotian and Yaochi abandon the battlefield, and the soldiers scatter.
  • Mu Jizi and Kunpeng: Exchange a wordless glance of mutual understanding and set out together, later joined by the other Saint leaders—signaling a new alignment among top powers.

Ch. 163Curtain Falls!

Summary of Chapter: "Curtain Falls"

1. Key Plot Points and Events

  • After escaping the Demon Realm, Haotian and Yaochi beg Dao Ancestor Hongjun to punish the Witch Race and restore their positions as Devil Masters.
  • Hongjun instead summons the eight Primordial Chaos Saints to the Purple Cloud Palace and announces that Haotian and Yaochi will rule the Heavenly Court, tacitly approving the Witch Race's control of the Demon Realm without mentioning the conflict.
  • The Saints unanimously agree, recognizing Chi You (the All Beings Sect Master's third disciple) as the new Devil Master, and Hongjun departs after confirming the decision.
  • Haotian and Yaochi receive congratulations but are deeply resentful—they gained the Heavenly Court but lost face, feeling cheated of justice.
  • News spreads across the Demon Realm that Haotian and Yaochi have become rulers of the Immortal Realm, not the Demon Realm. All factions and beings who had been waiting to see the outcome now rush to the Devil Palace to pay homage to Chi You.
  • Great Witch Zhou Yi, watching the crowds, feels melancholy, remembering the Witch Race's past glory and the twelve ancestors; Chi You finds him and understands his sorrow.

2. Character Developments

  • Haotian and Yaochi: Become rulers of the Heavenly Court but are humiliated and resentful—their request for vengeance was ignored. Their “victory” leaves them emotionally suffocated.
  • Primordial Heavenly Lord: Rubs salt in Haotian and Yaochi's wounds by praising Chi You. He repeatedly clashes with other saints, feels slighted by the All Beings Sect Master (Mu Jizi), and ends up humiliated and isolated.
  • Great Witch Zhou Yi: Reflects on the Witch Race's diminished status compared to its ancient glory; shows nostalgia and melancholy for the twelve ancestors, revealing his deep emotional attachment to the past.
  • Chi You: Shows awareness and sensitivity, recognizing Zhou Yi's unspoken grief and sharing his silence, demonstrating maturity as the new Devil Master.

3. Significant Themes

  • Power and Face (Mianzi): Haotian and Yaochi receive an exalted position but lose dignity; their inner resentment outweighs their external honor.
  • Pragmatism and Politics: The Saints accept the Heavenly Mandate and the All Beings Sect Master's backing rather than challenge an unchangeable outcome, prioritizing survival and alliances over justice.
  • The Fickleness of Allegiance: Beings in the Demon Realm flock to Chi You only after realizing Haotian and Yaochi won't return, showing self-interest over loyalty.
  • Nostalgia and Decline: Zhou Yi's longing for the Witch Race's past greatness underscores the theme of lost glory and the harsh reality of changing times.

4. Character Interactions

  • Haotian/Yaochi with the Saints: The Saints offer polite congratulations, but Haotian and Yaochi's resentment is palpable; they leave abruptly after being provoked by Primordial Heavenly Lord's deliberate mention of Chi You.
  • Primordial Heavenly Lord vs. Heaven-Connecting Cult Master: Heaven-Connecting bluntly criticizes Primordial Heavenly Lord for provoking the All Beings Sect Master, causing a heated but futile argument; Primordial Heavenly Lord leaves burning with rage.
  • Mu Jizi and Kunpeng Patriarch: Depart together without engaging, showing Mu Jizi's indifference toward the Pangu Orthodox Lineage's displeasure.
  • The Two Western Sect Masters: Express open joy at the outcome, implying their satisfaction with the power shift.
  • Chi You and Zhou Yi: A quiet, reflective exchange—Chi You finds Zhou Yi alone, asks why he is there, and senses the meaning behind Zhou Yi's mention of the twelve ancestors, leading to shared silence.

Ch. 164Chi You!

Plot points and events

  • Chi You’s decision: In the Demon Realm, Zhou Yi’s words make Chi You confront the Witch Race’s longing for its ancestral homeland, the Earthly Immortal Realm. Chi You resolves to lead his people back there.
  • Mu Jizi’s decree: From Two Sages Island, Mu Jizi sends a magically created Greenwood Youth to the Nine Netherworlds with orders for Mo Di not to stop Chi You from entering reincarnation.
  • Xuanyuan’s rise: Born to the Bear Tribe, Xuanyuan grows into a respected and capable leader. As chief, he strengthens agriculture, organizes land and labor, expands the tribe into a powerful confederation, and builds up its army.
  • Succession to the Human throne: Shennong summons Xuanyuan, judges him worthy, and passes the Human Emperor’s position to him. Shennong then retires and attains the Dao at Fire Cloud Cave.
  • Chi You’s rise among the Jiuli: Born amid ominous supernatural signs, Chi You displays immense strength and charisma. The Jiuli chief eventually yields leadership to him, and the tribe becomes still more focused on martial power.

Character developments and interactions

  • Chi You shifts from reflection on his people’s decline to a firm commitment to restoring their connection with their homeland. Later, he emerges as a powerful, popular tribal leader.
  • Xuanyuan develops from an exceptional child into a practical, disciplined ruler, then accepts the responsibility of governing the Human Race. He interacts respectfully with Shennong and is accompanied by his teacher, Guangchengzi.
  • Shennong recognizes Xuanyuan’s ability and personally welcomes him before entrusting him with the throne.
  • Zhou Yi prompts Chi You’s reflection by acknowledging the Witch Race’s diminished circumstances.
  • Mu Jizi intervenes behind the scenes to ensure Chi You will be allowed to reincarnate.
  • The Jiuli chief first celebrates Chi You as a divinely favored child, then passes the tribe’s leadership to him.

Significant themes

  • Homeland and belonging: The Witch Race’s yearning for the Earthly Immortal Realm shapes Chi You’s resolve.
  • Legitimate succession and duty: Both Xuanyuan and Chi You inherit leadership, while Shennong’s transfer of power emphasizes service to the people.
  • Virtuous governance and practical strength: Xuanyuan’s prosperity rests on agriculture, fair organization, and military discipline.
  • Destiny and supernatural signs: Prophetic births and divine interventions suggest that larger forces are guiding the rise of future leaders.

Ch. 165Huanglong Suffered the First Defeat!

Chapter Summary: "Huanglong Suffered the First Defeat!"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

  • Chi You has descended upon the Human Race and become lord of the Jiu Li Tribe in Southern Jambudvipa—an unstoppable tide of destiny that even the Saint Mu Jizi acknowledges he cannot alter.
  • Human Emperor Xuanyuan, having quelled prior chaos, faces rebellion from Chi You's Jiu Li Tribe. His general Li Mu (a mere mortal) suffers a crushing defeat against Chi You, the Great Witch.
  • Xuanyuan consults his master Guangchengzi and broods for three days until a sacred decree from Greenwood Youth (sent by Mu Jizi) arrives bearing four words: "There is no need for concern."
  • Xuanyuan holds a grand Saint Sacrificial Ceremony at the Heavenly Altar in Chen Capital, worshiping three sect masters: Grand Supreme Elder Lord (Human Sect), Mu Jizi (All Beings Sect), and Nuwa (Holy Mother of the Human Race). The ceremony lasts from sunrise to noon, with all citizens burning incense in worship.
  • After the ceremony, Xuanyuan delivers a rousing speech condemning the Jiu Li Tribe's cruelty and personally leads an expedition with the Twelve Golden Immortals and his army.
  • Huanglong Zhenren volunteers to lead the vanguard. He reveals his true form as a Nine-Clawed Yellow Dragon with twin wings and unleashes a massive flood upon the Jiu Li army.
  • Two Great Witches—Feng Bo (Wind Earl) and Rain Master—rise from the Jiu Li camp and reverse the waters, sweeping Huanglong and his immortals away in their own attack.
  • Huanglong considers returning to fight alone but judges his opponents slightly stronger than himself. He swallows his pride and retreats to report his defeat—suffering the first loss of the campaign.

2. Character Developments

  • Mu Jizi: Shows philosophical restraint and wisdom—though a Hunyuan Limitless Saint, he recognizes the limits of his power against the Heavenly Dao's momentum. He values self-reliance over divine interference, fearing that excessive help might ruin someone's chance at enlightenment.
  • Huanglong Zhenren: Displays overconfidence and eagerness to prove himself, assuming the Jiu Li vanguard was weak. His arrogance leads to humiliation. However, he shows pragmatism and self-awareness in retreating rather than fighting a losing battle, knowing it would only cause greater loss of face.
  • Xuanyuan: Demonstrates religious devotion, strategic patience, and charismatic leadership. He is a ruler who seeks divine guidance but also takes decisive personal action.
  • Chi You: Established as a formidable threat—his mere disciples (Feng Bo and Rain Master) are a match for the Twelve Golden Immortals.

3. Significant Themes

  • The Unstoppable Tide of Destiny: Even Saints cannot change the great momentum of the Heavenly Dao. Everyone must walk their own road.
  • Self-Reliance vs. Divine Intervention: Mu Jizi's philosophy stresses that one must break through hardships independently to achieve the Dao; excessive interference may ruin rather than help.
  • Pride Before the Fall: Huanglong's confidence in his true dragon form and water magic proves his undoing when his own power is turned against him.
  • The Gap Between Mortal and Divine: The Human Emperor's mortal generals cannot contend with witch-cultivators; divine support is necessary but not guaranteed.

4. Character Interactions

  • Mu Jizi's internal reflection sets the philosophical tone, acknowledging Chi You's rise as destined.
  • Xuanyuan and Guangchengzi: The Emperor seeks counsel from his immortal master upon learning Chi You is a disciple of a Saint.
  • Greenwood Youth → Xuanyuan: Delivers Mu Jizi's reassuring decree, prompting the Saint Sacrifice.
  • Xuanyuan and the assembled immortals/army: He galvanizes his forces with a speech condemning the Jiu Li Tribe's evils.
  • Huanglong Zhenren and Xuanyuan: Huanglong requests the vanguard position; Xuanyuan readily agrees.
  • Huanglong vs. Feng Bo and Rain Master: The pivotal confrontation—two Great Witches easily counter and defeat Huanglong's flood attack, showcasing Jiu Li's power.

Ch. 166A New Heaven and Earth — Finale

Summary of "A New Heaven and Earth — Finale"

1. Key Plot Points / Events

  • Huanglong Zhenren is defeated, causing the Xuanyuan Human Emperor to attack the Jiuli Tribe. After several battles, Chi You is slain with the Sacred Sword, dismembered, and suppressed; only a strand of his True Spirit is saved by Mu Jizi.
  • The Human Race is unified; the Yellow Emperor attains the Human Emperor Dao Fruit and ascends, beginning a succession of sage-kings: Zhuanxu, Ku, Zhi, Yao, Shun, and Yu.
  • After Yu, hereditary succession replaces abdication; Qi founds the Xia Dynasty. The Xia tyrant Jie is overthrown by Tang, who founds Shang; the Shang tyrant King Zhou triggers the Investiture of the Gods.
  • Chanism and Interception Sect clash. Zhou overthrows Shang, and Tongtian Cult Master’s Zhuxian and Myriad Immortals Sword Formations are both broken. The Interception Sect is crippled; Tongtian seals himself away.
  • Hongjun forbids Saints from entering the world, ending the age of Saints.
  • A stone monkey is born on Flower Fruit Mountain (Sun Wukong). He learns from Patriarch Bodhi — secretly Zhunti’s Good Corpse — becomes a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, wreaks havoc in Heaven, and is finally suppressed under Five-Finger Mountain by Tathagata.
  • Five hundred years later, Tang Sanzang journeys west, gathering Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and White Dragon Horse; after eighty-one trials, he obtains the scriptures and Buddhism flourishes.
  • Wutian, a Witch Race prodigy with Quasi-Sect Master cultivation, sends Tathagata into Reincarnation and seizes Buddhism.
  • The Western Saints Zhunti and Jieyin intervene, breaking Hongjun’s rule. The Eastern Saints — Mu Jizi, Kunpeng, Tongtian — attack them. Zhunti/Jieyin recruit Lao Jun and Yuanshi, leading to a Saint war.
  • The Heavenly Dao destabilizes, allowing Houtu and Kong Xuan to become Saints, creating ten Saints total — one too many.
  • The world begins to collapse. Mu Jizi reveals he has reached the Heavenly Dao Realm and rallies all ten Saints to join powers.
  • The ten Saints transform the destroyed Three Realms into a vast universe, then disperse into heaven and earth. Dao Ancestor Hongjun appears at the universe’s center to stabilize it.

2. Character Developments

  • Mu Jizi: Mastermind; has secretly reached the Heavenly Dao Realm; orchestrates the elevation of two new Saints and ultimately recreates the universe.
  • Houtu & Kong Xuan: Elevated to Sagehood during the chaos, becoming new Saints.
  • Zhunti & Jieyin: Break the Saint prohibition for Buddhism’s sake, but are outmaneuvered by Mu Jizi.
  • Tongtian Cult Master: Suffers total defeat and withdraws from the world, then later joins Mu Jizi’s side in the Saint war.
  • Hongjun: Appears only at the end as the stabilizing force of the new universe.

3. Significant Themes

  • Cycles of rise and fall: Dynasties, sects, and religions all follow a pattern of flourishing and decline.
  • Heavenly Dao and destiny: Mortal and immortal conflicts are ultimately determined by the Heavenly Mandate; attempting to defy it brings destruction.
  • Schemes of Saints: Even Saints manipulate events behind the scenes — for Buddhism’s spread, for revenge, or for cosmic transformation.
  • Sacrifice and renewal: The old Three Realms must be destroyed so that a greater universe can be born; the Saints expend themselves to create it.

4. Character Interactions

  • The Human Emperor uses the Sacred Sword against Chi You, with Mu Jizi secretly preserving Chi You’s True Spirit.
  • Chanism (Jiang Ziya, Lao Jun, Yuanshi) vs. Interception Sect (Tongtian) during the Investiture of the Gods; the Western Saints aid in breaking Tongtian’s formations.
  • Zhunti (as Bodhi) trains Sun Wukong; later Tathagata suppresses him on behalf of Heaven.
  • Wutian opposes Buddhism; Zhunti and Jieyin attempt to restore Tathagata, provoking the Eastern Saints.
  • The ten Saints, despite hostility, are forced to cooperate when the world begins collapsing; Mu Jizi leads them in recreating the universe.
  • After their dispersal, Hongjun appears to stabilize the new cosmos.

5. Author’s Note (Summary)

The author states this book was abandoned for over a year and this is a rushed finale. The chapter compresses the middle story as originally planned. The author has started a new urban superpower novel and hopes readers will support it.

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