Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi reflect on the hidden strength of the Primordial World. Although Patriarch Hongjun and the Mystic Sect appear dominant, numerous Primordial Unity Realm experts remain concealed, making true control of the world impossible. Past powers such as Penglai Purple Manor, the Demon Court, and the Wu Tribe had only ruled nominally.
• Thousands of years after the Water Demon God’s apparent fall, its destruction continues reshaping the Primordial World:
  • Cracks in the earth release ancient energy and purified Chaos Aura.
  • Cultivators absorb this energy, rapidly improving their cultivation and even evolving their life levels.
  • Hidden treasures, spirit roots, secret realms, and sealed inheritances emerge.
  • The Water Tribe, formed from the Water Demon God’s Creation Water, is hunted and slaughtered for cultivation resources.
• While cultivating in Kunlun, Chen Yang uses the abundant Chaos Aura to break through from the Second Heaven to the Third Heaven of the Primordial Unity Realm.
• Elder Zi explains that the Primordial World itself is expanding as the Chaos Aura is eventually absorbed by its Dragon Veins and transformed into innate spiritual qi. The eastern region has already grown substantially, while the Four Seas have expanded hundreds of times and submerged vast areas of land.
• Chen Yang realizes that the present Primordial World has diverged completely from the one remembered from his past life and is now developing along an unpredictable path.
• The spirit of the God-Slaying Spear awakens Chen Yang to reveal that it has finished digesting the Water Demon God’s divine soul and transformed it into “Water Creation.”
• The spear explains that Water Creation can nourish the Chaos Green Lotus and potentially help it evolve toward a Grand Dao Green Lotus containing the power of the three thousand Great Paths.
• Rather than absorb the Water Creation directly, the God-Slaying Spear suggests using it to revive the lifeless World Tree Fragment given to Chen Yang by his grandmaster. Although success is uncertain, the possibility shocks and excites Chen Yang.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang becomes more cautious about the hidden powers within the Primordial World but continues pursuing opportunities and strengthening himself. His breakthrough to the Third Heaven demonstrates his extraordinary cultivation speed.
• He also begins viewing major calamities—such as the Water Demon God’s resurrection and death—as possible trials or opportunities arranged by the Primordial World’s great will to accelerate his growth.
• Elder Zi continues serving as Chen Yang’s advisor, offering insight into the world’s hidden experts, geographic transformation, and the long-term consequences of the Water Demon God’s fall.
• The God-Slaying Spear demonstrates increased sentience and usefulness. Having evolved after devouring the Water Demon God’s essence, it can now transform that power into Creation and provide strategic advice regarding Chen Yang’s future development.

Significant Themes

• Hidden power and incomplete dominion: Apparent rulers cannot truly control the Primordial World because ancient and concealed experts remain everywhere.
• Destruction creating opportunity: The Water Demon God’s devastation brings both suffering and enormous benefits, releasing resources, energy, and chances for cultivation.
• Transformation and uncertainty: The Primordial World is physically and spiritually changing, becoming something entirely different from Chen Yang’s remembered future.
• Cultivation through adaptation: Chen Yang’s growth depends not only on absorbing energy but also on choosing the best way to use rare resources.
• Revival and creation: The possibility of restoring the World Tree Fragment introduces a new path beyond simple personal cultivation and connects Chen Yang’s progress to the rebirth of an ancient treasure.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the hidden experts of the Primordial World and the limitations of the Mystic Sect’s authority.
• They analyze how the Water Demon God’s fall is affecting the world’s land, seas, spiritual energy, and inhabitants.
• Chen Yang proposes that the Water Demon God may have been deliberately arranged as a source of nourishment for his advancement, though Elder Zi warns that this remains speculation.
• The God-Slaying Spear communicates directly with Chen Yang, first reporting its evolution and then advising him not to consume the Water Creation personally. Its suggestion redirects Chen Yang’s attention toward reviving the World Tree Fragment.

Chapter Summary: “Is This the World Tree?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang considers how to use the energy refined from the Water Demon God. He can either strengthen his cultivation at the Third Heaven of Primordial Unity or attempt to revive the World Tree Fragment.
• Choosing the greater long-term opportunity, Chen Yang decides to risk using the energy to restore the fragment.
• The God-Slaying Spear’s artifact spirit explains that, as the rhizome of the Chaos Green Lotus, it can produce exceptionally powerful energy capable of stimulating the World Tree’s revival.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi temper the World Tree Fragment with Burning Flame, removing accumulated impurities, foreign Dao rhythms, and the corruption it gathered over countless ages.
• The artifact spirit introduces “Water Creation,” a small amount of creation energy formed from the Water Demon God’s Chaos Soul, containing the Water Grand Dao, Chaos energy, and traces of the Chaos Green Lotus’s Dao.
• When Water Creation enters the fragment, it triggers a violent reaction. The fragment requires Chaos energy rather than Innate Qi, so Chen Yang supplies it with large quantities of Chaos Crystals and other Chaos-infused materials.
• After several hundred years of nourishment and enormous expenditure, the fragment develops genuine vitality.
• The fragment cracks open, shedding its dead outer shell and producing a seed. The seed takes root in the void and grows into a small sapling that absorbs and transforms Innate Qi, Chaos Qi, and even killing intent.
• The God-Slaying Spear confirms that the sapling is a revived World Tree—and, importantly, that it has revived as a true Chaos Spirit Root rather than merely an Innate Spirit Root.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang demonstrates decisiveness and long-term vision by rejecting an immediate cultivation boost in favor of reviving a potentially priceless Chaos Spirit Root.
• His willingness to spend vast resources and wait centuries shows his commitment to the undertaking and his confidence in pursuing extraordinary opportunities.
• Elder Zi acts as a cautious adviser. Rather than deciding for Chen Yang, he clearly explains the risks and rewards, allowing Chen Yang to make the final choice.
• The God-Slaying Spear’s artifact spirit reveals greater knowledge of Chaos Spirit Roots and takes an active role in the revival process. It also displays loyalty and confidence in its ability to help Chen Yang.
• The revived World Tree begins its own transformation, appearing as a tiny but powerful sapling with the potential to grow into a major source of fortune.

Significant Themes

• Risk versus immediate gain: Chen Yang chooses uncertain long-term potential over guaranteed short-term power.
• Revival and regeneration: Even a fragment stripped of vitality can return to life when supplied with the proper creation and energy.
• The importance of origins: Because the fragment retained Chaos characteristics, it could revive as a Chaos Spirit Root instead of being reduced to an Innate Spirit Root.
• Patience and resource investment: The revival requires centuries, enormous quantities of Chaos Crystals, and sustained effort.
• Fortune and opportunity: The World Tree represents an exceptionally rare chance that could greatly influence Chen Yang’s future power and cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang consults Elder Zi about the crucial choice between cultivation advancement and World Tree revival; Elder Zi offers balanced advice without imposing his judgment.
• Chen Yang repeatedly questions the God-Slaying Spear’s artifact spirit about the fragment’s condition and the necessary process.
• The artifact spirit guides the tempering and revival, explaining the need for Chaos energy and later confirming the sapling’s identity.
• Chen Yang and the artifact spirit share excitement and relief when the revival succeeds, while the artifact spirit also reflects on the broader fate of Chaos Spirit Roots.

Chapter Summary: “Great Fortune”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang confirms that the revived World Tree is a Chaos Spirit Root, rather than merely an Innate Spirit Root. Because he had previously nourished it with Chaos Qi, aura, mana, and blood essence, the World Tree recognizes him as its master.
• Elder Zi explains that obtaining a Chaos Spirit Root is an extraordinary fortune. He reveals that powerful figures such as Great God Yang Mei and possibly Lord Hongjun used special methods to merge with objects containing Chaos Aura, allowing them to evolve more quickly and improve their cultivation potential.
• The God-Slaying Spear explains the World Tree’s abilities:
  • Its roots can spread through the void and absorb many forms of energy.
  • As it matures, it can evolve entire worlds and produce fruits containing Grand Dao worlds.
  • These fruits would contain immense energy and the Grand Dao principles of the worlds they embody.
• Although Chen Yang’s World Tree is still only a seedling and cannot yet create worlds or bear fruits, it can already absorb energy from the void.
• Chen Yang merges the World Tree into his Formation Primordial World. He directs most of the absorbed energy toward the tree while allowing thirty percent to nourish and accelerate the evolution of his inner world.
• Chen Yang discovers that the World Tree can absorb and transform both Chaos Qi and Innate Qi. It converts dangerous Chaos Qi into gentler energy that he can safely absorb, while also transforming Innate Qi into Chaos energy.
• Recognizing the enormous cultivation advantage this provides, Chen Yang begins cultivating with the World Tree’s assistance, using the converted Chaos energy to strengthen his body, divine soul, and Formation Primordial World.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang becomes increasingly confident and excited after realizing the World Tree is fully loyal to him and possesses immense potential. His acquisition of the tree marks a major increase in both his fortune and cultivation prospects.
• He also demonstrates greater strategic control by integrating the World Tree into his Formation Primordial World and regulating how its energy is distributed.
• Elder Zi reveals deeper knowledge about the origins and methods of ancient powerful beings, particularly their attempts to evolve from Innate Lifeforms into Chaos Lifeforms.
• The God-Slaying Spear’s artifact spirit provides crucial information about the World Tree’s nature, abilities, and future potential.

Significant Themes

• Great fortune and destiny: Chen Yang’s possession of the World Tree is portrayed as a rare opportunity surpassing even that of some ancient supreme figures.
• Evolution and transformation: The chapter emphasizes the progression from Innate Lifeforms and Innate Spirit Roots toward Chaos Lifeforms and Chaos Spirit Roots.
• Cultivation through assimilation and adaptation: Ancient beings improved themselves by merging with Chaos-related objects, while Chen Yang gains similar advantages through his bond with the World Tree.
• The power of natural treasures: The World Tree is not merely a weapon or artifact but a living source of energy, world evolution, and accelerated cultivation.
• Control over opposing energies: The tree’s ability to convert Innate Qi and Chaos Qi symbolizes the harmonizing of forces that would otherwise be dangerous or incompatible.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the World Tree’s origins and compare Chen Yang’s fortune with the achievements of Yang Mei and Hongjun.
• Elder Zi’s revelations shock Chen Yang by exposing the hidden nature of Yang Mei’s true form and suggesting that Hongjun may have followed a similar path.
• Chen Yang consults the God-Slaying Spear about the World Tree’s capabilities, receiving an explanation of its power to absorb energy and eventually generate worlds.
• Through these exchanges, Chen Yang gains a clearer understanding of his treasure and becomes determined to exploit its potential through cultivation.

Chapter Summary: “Integrating into the Demon Dao”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang spends several thousand years in secluded cultivation after reaching the Third Heaven of Primordial Unity. His Chaos Spirit Root allows his cultivation and physical body to continue improving rapidly.
• During this period, the Chaos Aura beneath the Primordial World spreads throughout the wilderness and blessed lands. The world expands dramatically, especially the Primordial Eastern Wilderness, while spiritual qi, Dragon Veins, resources, spirit herbs, and spirit roots multiply.
• The floods caused by the Water Demon God recede completely. The Chaos-infused waters nourish the world, allowing countless dormant seeds and broken spirit roots to grow. The Water Demon God is also gradually being digested by the Primordial World, promising further improvement.
• In Kunlun, Duobao, Xuandu, and Yuding discuss the consequences of the world’s transformation and their own cultivation progress.
• Duobao’s cultivation has reached its peak, but his damaged origin remains difficult to repair. He believes he must obtain Primordial Purple Qi or become a Heavenly Dao Sage in order to restore his foundation and advance further.
• Yuding has severed all Three Corpses and advanced substantially, but he struggles to transform his origin into a Chaos Origin. The group notes that such evolution becomes extremely difficult after entering Primordial Unity.
• Willow God reports that the Western Land has also been revitalized by the Chaos Water and Aura. The Buddhist Sect has therefore grown rapidly, but its Buddhist System has developed a faint demonic quality, suggesting that it has integrated into the Demon Dao.
• Duobao reacts with hostility and suspects the Buddhist Sect may be provoking a confrontation. Willow God advises patience, arguing that both sides need time to digest their new resources and that Kunlun’s forces will ultimately develop faster.
• Chen Yang finally emerges from seclusion. Although his cultivation realm has not risen, the World Tree has advanced his life level from an ordinary Chaos Lifeform to a superior form, significantly increasing his strength.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang: Stabilizes his Primordial Unity cultivation and undergoes another qualitative evolution in his lifeform, becoming stronger without directly increasing his realm.
• Duobao: Reaches the peak of his current cultivation but remains hindered by damage to his origin. His frustration and growing killing intent toward the Buddhist Sect reveal increasing concern over its expansion.
• Yuding: Makes major progress by severing the Three Corpses and nearing another breakthrough, while recognizing the difficulty of becoming a true Chaos Lifeform.
• Xuandu: Acts as a thoughtful observer, questioning the possibility of repairing Duobao’s foundation through the Heavenly Dao and emphasizing the limits of post-Primordial Unity evolution.
• Willow God: Advances through re-cultivation and accumulation. She demonstrates strategic maturity by urging restraint and long-term planning rather than immediate conflict.
• The Buddhist Sect: Experiences rapid growth due to the restoration of the Western Land but begins to show demonic characteristics through its evolving cultivation system.

Significant Themes

• Transformation through catastrophe: The Water Demon God’s destruction, though disastrous, ultimately revitalizes and strengthens the entire Primordial World.
• Limits of cultivation: Advancement becomes increasingly difficult at higher realms, especially when attempting to repair damaged origins or transform an existing lifeform into a Chaos Lifeform.
• Accumulation versus immediate power: The chapter emphasizes that vast resources must be absorbed and converted into actual strength over time.
• Strategic restraint: Despite rising tensions with the Buddhist Sect, the Kunlun cultivators recognize that premature conflict could waste their developmental advantage.
• Blurring of orthodox and demonic paths: The Buddhist Sect’s integration of demonic principles suggests that cultivation systems may evolve beyond traditional labels and that ideological boundaries are becoming unstable.

Character Interactions

• Duobao and Xuandu discuss the possibility of repairing Duobao’s damaged origin through Primordial Purple Qi or Heavenly Dao integration.
• Duobao acknowledges Yuding’s impressive cultivation, while Yuding explains the difficulty of transforming his origin into Chaos Origin.
• Xuandu and Yuding agree that Chaos Aura alone cannot fully evolve someone who has already entered Primordial Unity.
• Willow God respectfully updates the elders on the transformed Primordial World and the Buddhist Sect’s development.
• Duobao expresses suspicion and hostility toward the Buddhist Sect, but Willow God counsels patience and explains why Kunlun currently possesses the stronger long-term position.
• The group’s discussion is interrupted by Chen Yang’s emergence, confirming that his secluded cultivation has produced a major qualitative improvement.

Chapter Summary: “Dramatic Upheaval in the Primordial World”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang asks Elder Zi to assess his current level of existence after his origin has fully transformed into Chaos Origin. Elder Zi admits that cultivation level is easy to judge, but Chen Yang’s “level of life” is uncertain.
• The God-Slaying Spear reveals that Chen Yang’s Chaos Origin is still inferior to that of even a Chaos Beast, whose body, soul, and origin are naturally formed from Chaos. Above Chaos Beasts are Branch Demon Gods and Great Path Demon Gods.
• Chen Yang resolves to continue improving, especially through the World Tree and by obtaining more treasures formed from fragments of the Chaos Green Lotus. These treasures strengthen the God-Slaying Spear and provide it with deeper knowledge of Chaos.
• After leaving seclusion, Chen Yang summons the immortals in Kunlun and learns about the Primordial World’s condition following its shattering and restoration.
• Although much of the Chaos Aura has dispersed, Chaos resources remain buried deep within the earth. Chen Yang orders the immortals to excavate Chaos Crystals and other resources, while warning them not to dig below the Dragon Veins because the depths of the Primordial Wilderness are too dangerous.
• The Primordial Wilderness has become denser and more powerful after absorbing and digesting Chaos Aura. Even Primordial Unity cultivators—and potentially Hongjun—would struggle to penetrate or damage its deeper layers.
• Chen Yang realizes that most major matters are now under control: the Daoist Sect and Three Teachings no longer require his constant supervision, while the Buddhist Sect is awaiting the proper opportunity. Feeling aimless after his long period of cultivation, he leaves Kunlun to explore the transformed Primordial World.
• He visits Kunlun City and surveys the major territories under his influence:
  • Kunlun Blessed Land, now comparable to the former Buzhou Region.
  • The Daoist Sect stronghold, formed from Golden Ao Island, other island blessed lands, and Shouyang Mountain.
  • The Human Realm stronghold, encompassing the former Twelve Territories and protected by the Great Wall.
• These territories, along with the domains of many affiliated sects, give Chen Yang control over nearly one-tenth of the expanded eastern region—an area that would once have represented more than half of the east.
• During his travels, Chen Yang encounters familiar figures, including Wushi, who is rebuilding his cultivation through the Fantasy System and repeated reincarnation rather than relying on Three Corpses Severing. Chen Yang ultimately arrives in the Human Realm and reflects on its enormous changes.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang recognizes that, despite his immense cultivation and newly transformed origin, he remains far below the highest life forms of Chaos. This deepens his determination to continue advancing.
• He also experiences an unusual period of uncertainty and emptiness. Having reached a stage where ordinary administration and cultivation are no longer urgent, he feels unsure of his next purpose.
• The God-Slaying Spear demonstrates increasing awareness and knowledge due to the Chaos Green Lotus fragments it has absorbed. Its artifact spirit becomes an important source of information and encouragement for Chen Yang.
• Elder Zi takes a realistic, advisory role, acknowledging Chen Yang’s current lack of immediate responsibilities.
• Shi Yi and Shi Hao show loyalty and competence by organizing resource excavation and planning further exploration.
• Wushi continues rebuilding his foundation through multiple reincarnations, demonstrating patience and a long-term approach to cultivation.

Significant Themes

• The vast hierarchy of existence: Chen Yang’s power is placed in perspective as even his Chaos Origin remains beneath that of Chaos Beasts and higher Demon Gods.
• Continuous striving: Advancement has no endpoint; Chen Yang must continue seeking Chaos treasures and improving his fundamental level of life.
• Aftermath and reconstruction: The Primordial World’s shattering has created both destruction and opportunity, exposing buried resources while reshaping territories and power structures.
• Limits of exploration: The deep Primordial Wilderness represents an almost unreachable realm, emphasizing the immense scale and danger of the world.
• Power and responsibility: Chen Yang’s influence has expanded enormously, but he must balance resource exploitation with caution to avoid damaging the Primordial World.
• Existential uncertainty: After achieving dominance and stabilizing his organizations, Chen Yang faces the emotional emptiness of having no immediate challenge or duty.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang consults Elder Zi and the God-Slaying Spear’s artifact spirit about his level of existence and future growth.
• He meets with the immortals in Kunlun, especially Shi Yi, Shi Hao, and Duobao, to discuss the Primordial World’s resources, the dangers of deep excavation, and the world’s transformation.
• Chen Yang gives Shi Yi direct orders to continue resource gathering but to avoid penetrating beneath the Dragon Veins.
• He encounters Wushi during his tour, observing the latter’s unusual cultivation path and deepening foundation.
• Throughout the chapter, Chen Yang acts as both a powerful cultivator seeking greater strength and a leader overseeing the recovery and expansion of his vast sphere of influence.

Chapter Summary: “New Human Clan”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang returns to the Human Realm with his aura concealed, but the Human Dao recognizes him and respectfully greets him as Master Yuan.
• He observes that the Human Dao, the Great Wall, and the Human Realm Land have all grown stronger due to accumulated Sentient Willpower, the Human Clan’s faith, and the spread of Chaos Aura. Chen Yang concludes that his Human Realm Grand Artifact is gradually taking shape.
• After spending a thousand years traveling through the Human Realm and observing human life, Chen Yang decides to create a New Human Clan.
• Although the existing Human Clan is improving naturally as spiritual energy becomes denser, Chen Yang still wants to create new humans to:
  • Accelerate the refinement of the Human Realm Grand Artifact.
  • Strengthen the Human Clan.
  • Fulfill a personal dream he was unable to realize in the past.
• Chen Yang chooses not to use Self-Growing Soil or Three Lights Divine Water, which originated from Pangu. Instead, he uses his own essence blood as soil and his Primordial Spirit as water.
• He extracts a small portion of the World Tree’s origin and has the God-Slaying Spear transform it into Creation Vitality. This vitality is merged with the blood-soil and soul-water.
• The resulting creation produces 9,999 humans with powerful auras and exceptional aptitude. The process stops before reaching 10,000, seemingly because of a heavenly restriction.
• Chen Yang disperses the remaining divine soil throughout the Human Realm, allowing many existing humans to absorb its power and improve.
• The New Human Clan kneels before Chen Yang, but he simply tells them to develop independently. He then conceals himself and observes their growth while protecting them from outside interference.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Yang: Demonstrates increasing power, confidence, and emotional maturity. Rather than creating humans purely for practical reasons, he is motivated by curiosity and a desire to fulfill long-held childhood ambitions. His method also reflects a desire to create something genuinely connected to himself rather than relying on Pangu’s remains.
• Human Dao: Has grown considerably through faith, Sentient Willpower, and recent upheavals in the Primordial World. It speaks openly and confidently about its advancement and its work refining the Human Realm Grand Artifact.
• Elder Zi: Acts as Chen Yang’s cautious adviser. It questions the necessity and cost of creating humans, especially the sacrifice of the World Tree’s origin, but ultimately supports Chen Yang’s decision.
• New Human Clan: Born with extraordinary potential because they are formed from Chen Yang’s essence blood, Primordial Spirit, and the World Tree’s Creation Vitality. Their future remains uncertain as they begin developing independently.

3. Significant Themes

• Creation and self-determination: Chen Yang seeks to create life through his own essence rather than borrowing materials derived from Pangu, emphasizing personal authorship and independence.
• Fulfilling old dreams: The chapter presents creation as a way for Chen Yang to reclaim ambitions from his childhood and find purpose after achieving much of what he once pursued.
• Power and sacrifice: Creating the New Human Clan requires Chen Yang to sacrifice part of the World Tree’s origin and his own essence, showing that true creation involves personal cost.
• Nature versus nurture: The New Human Clan is born with exceptional innate aptitude, but Chen Yang deliberately leaves them to develop on their own, raising the question of how much their future will depend on natural ability versus experience.
• Evolution and destiny: The Human Realm, Human Dao, Great Wall, and Human Realm Grand Artifact are all evolving alongside the Human Clan. The unexplained limit of 9,999 members suggests that heavenly laws or destiny may constrain even Chen Yang’s creations.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and the Human Dao discuss the Human Realm’s growth and the progress of the Human Realm Grand Artifact. The Human Dao proudly explains how faith and Sentient Willpower have strengthened it.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi debate whether creating a New Human Clan is necessary and how it should be done. Elder Zi warns about consuming the World Tree’s origin, while Chen Yang insists on using his own blood and Primordial Spirit.
• Chen Yang successfully creates the new humans with Elder Zi observing and commenting on the process.
• After their birth, the New Human Clan worships Chen Yang, but he does not impose direct guidance. Instead, he orders them to develop independently and watches over them from concealment.

Chapter Summary: Establishing the Void God Realm

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang observes the development of the newborn Human Clan he created. Within only a few centuries, they become a powerful force due to their exceptional aptitude in Martial Dao and Literary Dao.
• The Heavenly People Tribe possesses long lifespans and great difficulty dying, but has severe reproductive limitations:
  • Pure-blooded members cannot exceed ten thousand.
  • Only members of the same origin can reproduce pure-blooded descendants.
  • Mixed-blood descendants have no population limit.
• Chen Yang formally names them the Heavenly People Tribe and settles them in Kongtong, where they join the existing Human Clan.
• The Human Clan now consists of three major branches:
  • Heavenly People Tribe, created by Chen Yang: highest aptitude, smallest population.
  • Origin People Tribe, created by Houtu: strong aptitude and rapid reproduction.
  • Ordinary Human Clan, created by Nuwa: lowest aptitude but fastest reproduction.
• Chen Yang preserves some pure-blooded Heavenly People for cultivation in alternative systems, such as the Fantasy and Immortal Dao systems, while encouraging intermarriage between Heavenly People and Origin People.
• Over time, three major empires emerge:
  • Zhou, established by Heavenly People and their mixed-blood descendants, representing the Human Clan.
  • Shang, formed largely from the Origin People Tribe, representing the Heaven Clan.
  • Qin, formed by descendants carrying Wu Tribe blood, representing the Earth Clan.
• These empires divide the Human Clan’s twelve territories equally and begin competing for supremacy, transforming the Era of the Five Emperors into an era of three great empires.
• The Five Emperors withdraw to Firecloud Cave after inheriting their fruit positions.
• Chen Yang recognizes that the conflict among Qin, Shang, and Zhou is the manifestation of Three Powers Reincarnation, an ancient calamity he had unknowingly integrated into the Human Realm.
• Chen Yang decides to pursue another ambitious project: creating the Void God Realm, a world formed from Primordial Spirits where souls can cultivate, fight, and temper themselves without suffering true death.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang continues shaping the Human Clan through experimentation and long-term planning. He accepts the Heavenly People Tribe’s reproductive limitations while strategically preserving their bloodline and diversifying their cultivation paths.
• He becomes increasingly focused on realizing his unconventional ideas, moving from the creation of a new human race to the construction of an entirely new spiritual world.
• Elder Zi remains Chen Yang’s adviser and voice of caution. He recognizes both the potential benefits and dangers of Chen Yang’s radical schemes, particularly the Void God Realm.
• The Five Emperors complete their political role and retire to Firecloud Cave, becoming detached from the coming struggle among the three empires.
• The newly formed peoples and empires develop distinct identities connected to the Heaven, Earth, and Human powers.

Significant Themes

• Evolution through conflict: War is viewed as a destructive but necessary force that advances civilization, Martial Dao, and the development of the Human Clan.
• Balance between aptitude and reproduction: The three human branches embody different evolutionary strengths—talent, population growth, and adaptability.
• Destiny and reincarnation: The Three Powers Reincarnation emerges naturally from the Primordial World’s evolution, showing how Chen Yang’s earlier designs can produce consequences beyond his immediate control.
• Creation and experimentation: Chen Yang treats the Human Clan and the Primordial World as vast experiments, continually testing new systems and forms of existence.
• Soul cultivation and virtual reality: The Void God Realm introduces the idea of a spiritual world where souls can fight and train with greatly reduced consequences, potentially transforming cultivation.
• The danger of ambition: Elder Zi’s warnings emphasize that Chen Yang’s creativity and boldness may also lead to unforeseen disasters.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the Heavenly People Tribe’s limitations, with Elder Zi arguing that their immense aptitude compensates for their small numbers.
• Chen Yang orders the integration of the Heavenly People into the wider Human Clan, while Suiren Clan and other leaders help arrange their settlement and intermarriage with the Origin People.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi analyze the rise of Qin, Shang, and Zhou, agreeing that their conflict represents the Human Realm’s version of Three Powers Reincarnation.
• Elder Zi explains that the coming wars will strengthen Human civilization and help forge Chen Yang’s great Human Clan artifact, though they will also cause widespread deaths.
• When Chen Yang proposes the Void God Realm, Elder Zi reacts with shock and caution. Chen Yang explains that the idea originated with Yanhuang Daoist, one of his former Three Corpses, but that previous attempts failed because the Primordial World lacked practitioners of the Soul Grand Dao.
• The chapter ends with Chen Yang implying that he has now found a way to overcome that obstacle and begin creating the Void God Realm.

Summary: “Special Fruit”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang reveals his plan to create the Void God Realm through the Soul Grand Dao. Since few beings in the Primordial World cultivate this Dao, he intends to use the World Tree, a Chaos Spirit Root, to absorb soul energy and cultivate a Soul Fruit containing an entire Soul Grand World.
• To accomplish this, Chen Yang roots the World Tree in the Land of Reincarnation, where the souls of countless beings have gathered after the Water Demon God’s catastrophe.
• Elder Zi warns that this process will consume an enormous number of souls and disrupt reincarnation. Chen Yang accepts the cost, arguing that half the Primordial World’s living beings have already perished and that Reincarnation is overwhelmed by their numbers.
• Chen Yang asks Pingxin to help conceal the World Tree’s aura so that powerful figures such as the Water Demon God, Doumu Yuanjun, and the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors do not discover that he possesses it. Pingxin agrees as long as Reincarnation itself is not destroyed.
• The World Tree’s roots spread through Reincarnation and devour souls, converting them into energy and absorbing the Grand Daos they cultivated during life. Chen Yang permits the consumption of souls except those belonging to his Human Clan and the Three Teachings.
• Over several thousand years, the Human Realm remains embroiled in wars among the Zhou, Shang, and Qin empires. Human souls continue to reincarnate normally, while souls from other groups are largely consumed by the World Tree.
• After absorbing the souls of more than half the Primordial World’s inhabitants, the World Tree produces the Soul Fruit, which contains a special world formed from soul energy and the Soul Grand Dao.
• Chen Yang acknowledges that the fruit is incomplete because the Soul Grand Dao is one of the Three Thousand Grand Daos and cannot be fully developed merely by consuming souls. Nevertheless, he considers it sufficient for his purpose.
• He merges his Dao arts with the Soul Fruit and integrates the resulting Soul Grand World into the skies of the Human Realm, creating the foundation for the Void God Realm.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang becomes increasingly pragmatic and ruthless. He is willing to sacrifice vast numbers of souls to secure the future and protection of the Human Clan, while carefully excluding his own people and allies from the sacrifice.
• His acquisition of the World Tree strengthens his ambitions and gives him a new method for constructing the Void God Realm. However, he also becomes more cautious, recognizing that the Primordial World contains many hidden and dangerous powers.
• Elder Zi acts as Chen Yang’s moral and analytical counterweight. He understands the technical feasibility of the plan but repeatedly emphasizes its horrifying cost and the damage it will cause to reincarnation and population growth.
• Pingxin demonstrates trust in Chen Yang by allowing him to control Reincarnation, though she establishes the boundary that Reincarnation must not be destroyed.

Significant Themes

• Power versus morality: Chen Yang prioritizes the survival and advancement of his faction over the lives and souls of countless others.
• The cost of creation: The Void God Realm can only be formed through immense sacrifice, showing that great power often depends on irreversible loss.
• Reincarnation and cosmic balance: The destruction or interruption of reincarnation threatens the Primordial World’s ability to replenish its population and maintain its natural cycle.
• Secrecy and survival: Chen Yang’s decision to conceal the World Tree reflects the dangers of revealing extraordinary power in a world filled with competing high-level beings.
• Incomplete understanding of the Dao: Even the souls of half a world cannot completely reproduce the Soul Grand Dao, emphasizing the vastness and transcendence of the Three Thousand Grand Daos.

Important Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi debate the feasibility and morality of using the World Tree to consume souls. Elder Zi condemns the plan as ruthless, while Chen Yang justifies it as necessary and strategically beneficial.
• Chen Yang appeals directly to Pingxin for assistance. She grants him freedom to act within Reincarnation and agrees to hide the World Tree’s presence, provided he does not damage Reincarnation itself.
• After the Soul Fruit forms, Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss its limitations. Elder Zi explains that it remains incomplete, but Chen Yang concludes that it is nevertheless powerful enough to support the Human Clan.
• The chapter ends with Chen Yang successfully merging the Soul Grand World into the Human Realm, marking a major step toward establishing the Void God Realm.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang summons the Human Dao and gives it a precious fruit from the World Tree, commanding it to use the fruit to evolve a Void God Realm for the Human Realm.
• The fruit merges with the Human Realm’s heavens, causing a vast black expanse to spread across the sky. Chen Yang’s divine sense enters the newly formed gray, chaotic world.
• Chen Yang explains that the Void God Realm is a soul-based world capable of drawing in souls, but it still requires further development through formations.
• He and Elder Zi discuss replacing the Human Realm’s existing heavens—and eventually even the Primordial World heavens—with the Void God Realm.
• Chen Yang begins imprinting the Astral Formation into the Void God Realm. Stars, the sun, and the moon form within it, causing the Human Realm’s starlight to become purer and more powerful.
• He then attempts to reproduce the Primordial World Formation inside the Void God Realm, envisioning a complete spiritual replica of the Primordial World.
• Because his Primordial Spirit is insufficient to complete the entire world, Chen Yang decides to construct only key regions such as the Human Realm, Kunlun, and Golden Ao Island. The remaining space will initially remain Chaos.
• He plans to let the Human Clan enter the Void God Realm, where their battles and cultivation will release Primordial Spirits and souls that can gradually perfect the realm.
• To manage and temper these souls, Chen Yang appoints the Human Dao as administrator and plans to merge part of the Burning Flame into it.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Yang demonstrates increasingly ambitious mastery over formations, souls, and world creation. He begins treating the Human Realm as an extension of himself and considers eventually merging his body and Primordial Spirit into it, following a path similar to Pangu.
• He envisions transforming the Human Realm into a Chaos grand artifact and using it as his personal Formation Dao World.
• Chen Yang also reveals his willingness to pursue highly unconventional methods, such as using the collective souls of the Human Clan to complete a world-sized spiritual formation.
• Elder Zi shifts between shock, admiration, and cautious analysis. Though he considers Chen Yang’s plans nearly insane, he recognizes their feasibility and helps refine the strategy.
• The Human Dao becomes more than a passive manifestation of the Human Realm: it is chosen to serve as the administrator and spiritual overseer of the Void God Realm.

3. Significant Themes

• World creation and self-transformation: Chen Yang seeks to evolve the Human Realm into a living extension of his own body and spirit.
• Following and surpassing Pangu’s path: He considers recreating Pangu’s transformation by turning his body into the land and his Primordial Spirit into the heavens.
• The relationship between illusion and reality: Although the Void God Realm is an illusory soul-world, Chen Yang believes it can reproduce the entire Primordial World and eventually become a genuine cultivation environment.
• Collective evolution: The Human Clan’s souls, struggles, and cultivation will contribute directly to perfecting the realm.
• Ambition versus limitation: Chen Yang’s ideas are vast, but his current Primordial Spirit can support only part of his vision, forcing him to rely on gradual development.
• Formation Dao as cultivation: Rather than merely using the Human Realm, Chen Yang intends to refine it into a formation-based world that grows alongside him.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen Yang commands the Human Dao to create the Void God Realm, establishing his authority as lord of the Human Clan and Human Realm.
• Elder Zi questions and evaluates Chen Yang’s plans, particularly his intention to replace the Primordial World heavens and reproduce the entire Primordial World spiritually.
• Chen Yang explains his long-term ambitions to Elder Zi, including merging his body and spirit into the Human Realm.
• Their discussion becomes collaborative when they address the Void God Realm’s limitations. Elder Zi accepts Chen Yang’s proposal to use the Human Clan’s souls for its evolution and approves the plan to place the Human Dao in charge.
• Chen Yang’s voice transmission informs the Human Clan that the changes in the stars are caused by the Human Lord, reassuring them about the mysterious transformation of their heavens.

Chapter Summary: “Manipating Everything in the Human Clan”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the possibility of creating another Soul Fruit, but Chen Yang abandons the idea because evolving one would require devouring an enormous number of souls.
• Chen Yang instead focuses on perfecting the Human Realm Void God Realm. After thousands of years of cultivation and engraving formation patterns, he completes most of its structure.
• The Void God Realm develops stars and landscapes resembling the Primordial Eastern Wilderness. Divine souls within it are transformed into spiritual qi that strengthens Primordial Spirits.
• Chen Yang realizes the realm has multiple functions:
  • It accelerates Primordial Spirit cultivation and Grand Dao comprehension.
  • The Astral Formation enhances wisdom and helps cultivators create new techniques.
  • Beings can fight and train without the danger of true death.
  • Battles and cultivation help perfect the realm.
  • The thoughts, insights, abilities, and experiences of its inhabitants are absorbed by the realm and fed back to Chen Yang and the Human Dao.
• Chen Yang recognizes that the entire Human Clan can indirectly assist his cultivation. Even insights into Daos other than Formation Dao may help him draw connections and improve his own understanding.
• After several more centuries, the Human Realm becomes peaceful. Chen Yang recovers from the enormous expenditure of his Primordial Spirit.
• The Human Clan’s Fortune suddenly surges violently. Ying Zheng of Great Qin, King Zhou of Great Shang, and Ji Fa of Great Zhou all suspect that the Human Sovereign is responsible.
• The rulers order their officials and subjects to worship the Human Sovereign, believing the Fortune disturbance may signal an important command or event.
• Once recovered, Chen Yang uses the Human Clan’s Fortune to announce himself to every Human Clan member and officially introduces the Human Realm Void God Realm.
• He transmits the method of entering the realm directly into everyone’s minds, causing widespread astonishment, worship, and excitement, especially among the sages and warriors of the Kongtong Region.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang becomes increasingly ambitious and strategic. He moves beyond merely cultivating personally and creates a system that allows the entire Human Clan to contribute to his growth and to the evolution of the Human Dao.
• His confidence in his “wild ideas” grows as the Void God Realm proves far more powerful than initially expected. He begins imagining an even larger realm encompassing every living being in the Primordial World, though he acknowledges that such a project is currently beyond his ability.
• Elder Zi shifts from skepticism to admiration. Having watched the Void God Realm develop, he now recognizes its extraordinary potential and compares its assistance to Chen Yang’s cultivation to merging with the Heavenly Dao.
• Ying Zheng, King Zhou, and Ji Fa demonstrate their awareness of Chen Yang’s supreme authority over the Human Clan. Rather than resist the Fortune disturbance, they respond with respect and immediately encourage worship of the Human Sovereign.
• Wen Zhong reveals his deeper knowledge of Chen Yang’s influence, emphasizing that Chen Yang helped shape the Human Clan, the Three Teachings, and the Primordial Eastern Wilderness.

Significant Themes

• Collective power and shared cultivation: The Void God Realm turns the wisdom, battles, experiences, and Dao insights of countless people into resources for Chen Yang and the Human Dao.
• The growth of civilization through systems: Chen Yang’s creation is more than a cultivation space; it is an institution that accelerates individual development, technological and divine innovation, and the evolution of the Human Clan as a whole.
• Authority over the Human Clan: Chen Yang’s connection to Human Clan Fortune allows him to communicate with every member and influence the entire race directly, reinforcing his position as its supreme sovereign.
• Innovation versus practicality: Chen Yang considers grand possibilities, such as a Soul Fruit absorbing all living beings or a Primordial World-wide Void God Realm, but recognizes the immense difficulty involved.
• Accumulation and gradual progress: Although individual cultivators may contribute little to Chen Yang, the combined wisdom of countless beings can produce enormous results over time.
• Faith and reverence: The reactions of the three imperial dynasties and the Kongtong sages show how Chen Yang has become both a political and spiritual figure within the Human Realm.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi engage in a reflective discussion about Soul Fruits, the Void God Realm, and the implications of using the Human Clan’s collective wisdom to improve Chen Yang’s cultivation.
• Elder Zi praises the realm’s functions, while Chen Yang explains how its accumulated insights will benefit both himself and the Human Dao.
• Ying Zheng consults Li Si and Wang Jian about the disturbance in Great Qin’s Fortune. They conclude that Chen Yang, as Human Sovereign, is likely exerting control over the Human Clan’s Fortune.
• King Zhou discusses the phenomenon with Wen Zhong, who confirms Chen Yang’s immense historical influence and suggests the Fortune upheaval may precede an important action.
• The rulers of Great Qin, Great Shang, and Great Zhou independently respond by ordering worship of Chen Yang.
• Chen Yang ultimately addresses the entire Human Clan directly, transforming his relationship with them from distant sovereign to an active guide who provides them with a powerful new means of cultivation.

Chapter Summary: “One of the Strongest Races”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ying Zheng orders Great Qin’s officials and armies to enter Chen Yang’s newly created Void God Realm. The other imperial dynasties issue the same command, allowing the entire Human Clan to enter.
• The Void God Realm dramatically enhances cultivation:
  • Primordial Spirits absorb spiritual energy and grow faster.
  • Comprehension of the Grand Dao becomes several times easier.
  • Wisdom is awakened, enabling people to create techniques and understand difficult methods.
  • Starlight tempers and strengthens their Primordial Spirits.
• The Human Clan is astonished by the realm’s benefits and begins worshipping Chen Yang.
• Suiren, Hongyun, Xuanyuan, and Chiyou recognize that the realm benefits not only powerful cultivators but every member of the Human Clan and all beings within the Human Realm.
• Chen Yang, having transformed into the Human Dao, observes that the Human Clan will grow stronger alongside the Void God Realm. The Human Realm may eventually become a sacred cultivation land.
• Elder Zi explains the requirements for a race to be considered one of the Primordial World’s “strongest races”:
  1. It must be a single, unified race rather than a coalition.
  2. It must possess a large population.
  3. Its members must have formidable overall strength.
  4. Its leader must be powerful.
• Elder Zi explains why the Wu Tribe qualified, while the Demon Race, Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan generally did not. The Human Clan now possesses sufficient numbers and potential, but still needs to produce more Primordial Unity experts.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss other powerful races, including the three Savage Beast races and the terrifying potential of the Golden Crow Clan.
• They regret that they could not soul-search the Water Demon God, whose memories might have revealed secrets about Chaos and ancient cultivation methods.
• After several thousand years, the Void God Realm becomes a permanent cultivation paradise, greatly increasing the Human Clan’s overall strength.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang is confirmed as the architect and guardian of the Human Clan’s transformation. His creation of the Void God Realm demonstrates his commitment to strengthening humanity and elevating it to the level of a supreme Primordial World race.
• Ying Zheng acts decisively by mobilizing Great Qin into the realm, while the other dynasties follow.
• Suiren, Hongyun, Xuanyuan, and Chiyou gain a deeper appreciation of the realm’s long-term influence, especially its effects on wisdom, talent, and the development of the Literary Dao.
• Elder Zi serves as the authority on the history and classification of Primordial World races, clarifying what distinguishes a truly supreme race from a powerful alliance of different species.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi display curiosity about ancient history and Chaos Demon Gods, while acknowledging the dangers of seeking forbidden knowledge.

Significant Themes

• Collective advancement: The Void God Realm benefits the entire Human Clan rather than only elite individuals, allowing ordinary people to become talented cultivators.
• Wisdom as power: The enhancement of intelligence and creativity may be even more important than the direct increase in cultivation, enabling new techniques and rapid development of the Literary Dao.
• Population and unity: A race’s strength depends not only on individual power but also on shared bloodline, numbers, organization, and leadership.
• Long-term growth: The chapter emphasizes that the Human Clan’s true transformation will become visible over thousands or tens of thousands of years.
• Knowledge and danger: The memories of Chaos Demon Gods could offer immense insight, but attempting to obtain them carries severe risks, including possession or destruction.
• Humanity’s rise: The Human Clan is moving from a merely numerous race toward becoming one of the Primordial World’s strongest races.

Character Interactions

• Ying Zheng and Wang Jian interact formally as Ying Zheng gives the order to enter the Void God Realm.
• Suiren, Hongyun, Xuanyuan, and Chiyou collectively discuss the realm’s miraculous effects and its implications for humanity’s future.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi debate whether the Human Clan can qualify as one of the strongest races, leading to a broader discussion of racial classifications and ancient history.
• Their conversation also examines the Demon, Golden Crow, Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, Wu, and Savage Beast races, as well as the lost knowledge held by the Water Demon God.
• The chapter concludes with Chen Yang’s vision beginning to materialize: the Void God Realm becomes the foundation for the Human Clan’s sustained rise in power.

Chapter Summary: “Continuing to Roam the Primordial World”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Void God Realm dramatically strengthens the Human Clan. Many Martial Dao and Literary Dao cultivators break through their accumulated bottlenecks, becoming Great Luo Dao Fruit experts and Quasi-Saints.
• The Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi Clans each advance to the Half-Step Primordial Unity Realm.
• The Human Clan’s top-level strength now includes:
  • Chen Yang, a Primordial Unity Realm expert
  • Six Half-Step Primordial Unity experts: the three Human Sovereigns—Hongyun, Chiyou, and Xuanyuan—and the Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi Clans
  • Numerous Quasi-Saints and Great Luo experts
• Chen Yang concludes that the Human Clan has fully risen. Having completed the major task of strengthening the Human Realm, he leaves it and begins roaming the Primordial World.
• As Chen Yang travels, his Formation Dao naturally creates a hidden Formation Dao Domain around him, shielding his presence from anyone below the Primordial Unity Realm.
• He visits the southern, western, and northern regions of the Primordial World before reaching the Black Tortoise Continent.
• The Black Tortoise Continent has expanded greatly since the great calamity. It absorbs the Primordial World’s filth, resentment, death aura, and Baleful Intent, making it a dangerous and largely deserted region.
• Chen Yang discusses the Wu Tribe’s extraordinary innate talent: their bodies can absorb nearly any form of energy, including Baleful Intent and resentment, and transform it into nourishment for physical cultivation.
• Within the Black Tortoise Continent, Chen Yang encounters Human Clan members who have chosen to wander the Primordial World rather than remain in the Human Realm. They offer to guide him to the Wu Tribe.
• Chen Yang reaches the Wu Tribe’s territory and reunites with Houyi, who warmly welcomes him. Chen Yang senses that Houyi is close to entering the Primordial Unity Realm.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang: Having successfully elevated the Human Clan, he enters a more relaxed, reflective stage of life. He views the Human Clan’s rise with satisfaction and begins traveling rather than actively managing its affairs. His Formation Dao has also become powerful enough to create an independent, concealed domain around him.
• Elder Zi: Continues serving as Chen Yang’s knowledgeable companion, explaining the Human Clan’s strength, the nature of the Black Tortoise Continent, and the Wu Tribe’s unique cultivation advantages.
• The Human Clan: Experiences a major collective advancement. Its enormous population still makes it appear weak on average, but its foundational experts and future potential now make it a significant power in the Primordial World.
• The Wu Tribe: Their innate physical cultivation and ability to absorb dangerous energies are emphasized as one of the greatest racial talents in the world.
• Houyi: After helping establish the Underworld, he returns to the Ancestral Witch Hall to cultivate. His progress has brought him close to the Primordial Unity Realm.

Significant Themes

• The rise of a race through accumulated foundations: The Human Clan’s strength comes not merely from population, but from generations of cultivation, the Void God Realm, and the support of powerful Daoist systems.
• Completion and retirement: Chen Yang feels he has fulfilled his responsibility to the Human Clan and can now step away from direct leadership.
• Different paths of cultivation: Humans rely on cultivation systems, techniques, resources, and comprehension, while the Wu Tribe cultivates naturally through their bodies and innate Dao.
• Exploration and individuality: The wandering Human Clan members demonstrate that the race has developed enough for individuals to pursue unusual interests, such as exploring the Primordial World instead of following conventional cultivation paths.
• The dangers and uses of negative energy: Baleful Intent, resentment, and death aura are destructive to most beings but can serve as cultivation resources for the Wu Tribe.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the Human Clan’s growing strength and the Wu Tribe’s innate advantages.
• Chen Yang speaks with several wandering Human Clan members in the Black Tortoise Continent. He respects their choices while reminding them not to forget the Human Realm.
• The Human Clan members show loyalty to their homeland and volunteer to guide Chen Yang to the Wu Tribe.
• Houyi greets Chen Yang warmly after their long separation, setting up a reunion between Chen Yang and his former Wu Tribe companions.

Chapter Summary: Forging a Godhead

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang visits the Wu Tribe and reunites with Houyi, who welcomes him warmly because of Chen Yang’s past assistance in helping the Wu Tribe recover after the great war.
• Chen Yang explains that he is investigating whether the Wu Tribe can produce several Primordial Unity Realm experts quickly, especially after recent crises involving the Burning Demon God, Water Demon God, and Buddhist Sect.
• He introduces an improved version of the Godhead System. Unlike the earlier system, this method allows Wu Tribe cultivators to forge Godheads without relying on faith, which previously conflicted with their intense Killing Intent.
• Chen Yang and Houyi enter the Ancestral Witch Hall, where Chen Yang senses a familiar and powerful aura.
• Houyi reveals that Ancestor Shaman Xuanming survived the ancient battle. Though severely injured, she has recovered most of her strength and is preparing to break through into the Primordial Unity Realm.
• Houyi further reveals that two other Ancestor Shamans, Gonggong and Shebi Shi, also survived:
  • Gonggong endured the catastrophe through his control over the Water Grand Dao.
  • Shebi Shi survived despite losing most of his body by using deathly energy.
• All three Ancestor Shamans remain hidden within the Wu Tribe’s territory and are gradually recovering.
• Houyi promises that the Wu Tribe will support Chen Yang against the Demon Sect, acknowledging that Chen Yang’s aid was essential to their survival and revival.
• Several thousand years pass as Chen Yang stays with the Wu Tribe, refining the Godhead System and helping the Ancestor Shamans recover.
• He eventually tests the revised method on a Wu Tribe member named Wu Kui, who successfully forges a Godhead but reports that something about it feels unusual.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang becomes increasingly focused on strengthening his faction by creating more Primordial Unity experts. His experiences with powerful enemies have made him cautious and determined to prepare for future dangers.
• Houyi is shown as grateful, loyal, and deeply respectful toward Chen Yang. His trust in Chen Yang leads him to reveal the Wu Tribe’s greatest hidden secrets.
• Xuanming is revealed to have survived the ancient war and to be on the verge of a major rebirth and breakthrough.
• Gonggong and Shebi Shi are established as survivors as well, expanding the Wu Tribe’s hidden strength.
• Wu Kui becomes the first apparent successful test subject for Chen Yang’s revised Godhead System, though the strange feeling surrounding his Godhead hints that complications may arise.

Significant Themes

• Survival and rebirth: The Ancestor Shamans survived destruction and are recovering stronger than before, embodying the idea that destruction can lead to renewal.
• Preparation against catastrophe: Chen Yang’s desire to increase the number of Primordial Unity experts reflects the need to prepare for powerful enemies and future calamities.
• Innovation in cultivation: Chen Yang continues adapting the Godhead System to suit different races, showing the importance of flexibility and experimentation in cultivation.
• Loyalty and gratitude: The Wu Tribe’s relationship with Chen Yang is built on mutual aid. His past support has earned him their lasting allegiance.
• Hidden strength: The revelation that three Ancestor Shamans survived demonstrates that appearances can be deceptive and that major powers may conceal their true capabilities.
• Conflict between systems and nature: The Wu Tribe’s Killing Intent originally corrupted faith-based cultivation, emphasizing the difficulty of adapting a cultivation method to beings with fundamentally different qualities.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Houyi share a cordial reunion over wine, reflecting their longstanding friendship and the Wu Tribe’s gratitude.
• Their discussion centers on the possibility of using Chen Yang’s improved Godhead System to help Wu Tribe cultivators break through.
• Houyi reveals the survival of Xuanming, Gonggong, and Shebi Shi, greatly shocking Chen Yang and reassuring him about the Wu Tribe’s future strength.
• Houyi pledges the Wu Tribe’s support against the Demon Sect, strengthening their alliance.
• Chen Yang later works directly with Wu Tribe cultivators, testing his revised system on Wu Kui, whose unusual reaction suggests that the new Godhead method may have unexpected consequences.

Chapter Summary: “Suffering a Crushing Blow”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang completes his fusion of the Totem System and Godhead System, creating the Divine Totem System.
• The system consists of four stages:
  1. Totem Realm – carving a totem onto the body.
  2. Totem Spirit Transformation – merging one’s true spirit with the totem.
  3. Totem Dao Transformation – integrating one’s cultivated Dao into the totem.
  4. Totem Godhead – condensing the totem into a Godhead.
• Wu Kui becomes the first major test subject to condense a Totem Godhead. His Godhead merges into his heart, evolves into his battle form, strengthens his body, and begins purifying his bloodline.
• Houyi and other Wu Tribe members test the system and experience similar benefits. Their battle forms begin evolving toward Ancestor Shaman forms, suggesting that their bloodlines may eventually reach Ancestor Shaman purity.
• Over several thousand years, the entire Wu Tribe adopts the Divine Totem System. Many Little Shamans advance to High Shamans, while some Postnatal High Shamans awaken Innate Daos.
• The new system dramatically strengthens the Wu Tribe, increases their cultivation potential, and gives them a form of survival through their Godheads even if their physical bodies are destroyed.
• Xuanming awakens, condenses a Godhead, and reaches the Primordial Unity Realm. Her recovery gives the Wu Tribe a powerful source of protection.
• Xuanming explains that Gonggong and Shebi Shi suffered much more severe injuries and will not recover soon. She credits Chen Yang and leaves the decision about whether to return to the Primordial World to him.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang proves his ability to innovate by successfully combining two cultivation systems. He remains cautious and scientific, testing the system on multiple Wu Tribe members before declaring it successful.
• Wu Kui becomes an early example of the system’s transformative power, gaining faster cultivation, stronger body tempering, and bloodline evolution.
• Houyi shifts from curiosity to intense excitement as he realizes the system could restore the Wu Tribe’s bloodline potential and allow them to awaken the Great Daos. He recognizes its enormous importance to the tribe’s future.
• Xuanming recovers from her injuries, reaches the Primordial Unity Realm, and becomes a major pillar of the Wu Tribe’s renewed strength. She also demonstrates humility by acknowledging Chen Yang’s contribution.
• Gonggong and Shebi Shi remain incapacitated after suffering devastating injuries, emphasizing that the Wu Tribe’s restoration is incomplete.

Significant Themes

• Innovation and adaptation: Chen Yang modernizes Wu Tribe cultivation by blending existing systems with the wisdom gathered through the Void God Realm.
• Collective revival: The Divine Totem System does not merely improve individuals; it raises the strength, bloodline, and future potential of the entire Wu Tribe.
• Bloodline and inherited potential: The purification of bloodlines is especially important because it may allow lower-ranking Wu Tribe members to awaken more powerful Daos.
• Transformation of tradition: The Wu Tribe, formerly dependent solely on physical bodies, gains Godheads that function similarly to Primordial Spirits and provide an additional chance of survival.
• Hope after catastrophe: Although the tribe suffered devastating losses, its new cultivation method and Xuanming’s recovery offer a path toward resurgence.
• Strategic uncertainty: With the Wu Tribe recovering, the question becomes whether they should return to the Primordial World or remain where they are.

Important Character Interactions

• Chen Yang questions Wu Kui closely about the Godhead’s effects, using his observations to refine the system.
• Houyi reacts passionately to the possibility of bloodline purification and discusses the system’s implications with Chen Yang.
• Chen Yang urges Houyi to remain calm and verify the results through broader testing, showing his cautious and methodical nature.
• After witnessing the system’s success, Houyi confirms that the combination of the Totem and Godhead Systems gives the Wu Tribe vast developmental potential.
• Xuanming thanks Chen Yang for helping her recover and strengthening the Wu Tribe, while Chen Yang dismisses the need for repeated gratitude because he considers them family.
• Chen Yang and Xuanming discuss the condition of Gonggong and Shebi Shi and debate the Wu Tribe’s future, particularly whether returning to the Buzhou Region is the right decision.

Chapter Summary: Rejecting the Investiture of Gods

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang advises the Wu Tribe to gradually return to the Buzhou Region rather than migrate all at once. Xuanming accepts the plan and has Houyi lead the clansmen who have condensed Godheads back in stages.
• The other forces of the Primordial World do not oppose the Wu Tribe’s return. The Buzhou Region was historically their territory, Pingxin controls Reincarnation, and Chen Yang’s relationship with the Wu Tribe makes others wary of provoking them.
• Elder Zi suspects Chen Yang has a hidden motive behind restoring the Wu Tribe to Buzhou. Chen Yang hints that the Ancestral Witch Hall—said to have been formed from Pangu’s heart—may contain tremendous secrets.
• Chen Yang considers placing the Ancestral Witch Hall inside the Buzhou Seal to test whether it can endure the Chaos Qi. He speculates that the hall might undergo an unknown transformation in Chaos.
• Chen Yang reflects on his larger ambitions: creating worlds and new lifeforms, developing different cultivation systems, forming a grand formation across the entire Primordial World, and converting Chaos into Innate Qi to strengthen and replenish the world.
• Tens of thousands of years pass. The Primordial World begins recovering from the Water Demon God’s destruction. The population remains greatly reduced because Chen Yang devoured half the world’s souls, but the abundance of resources leads to fewer conflicts and a period of relative peace.
• Trouble begins emerging within the Buddhist Sect when Maitreya reveals demonic qi. Since Maitreya is Zhunti’s direct disciple, this omen suggests that another major conflict is approaching.
• Chen Yang releases the Investiture List, announcing that it can appoint deities, create Star Avatars, and grant its chosen recipients positions within the Heavenly Court and connections to the Three Teachings.
• Many cultivators initially reject the Investiture of Gods because it would bind their true spirits to the list, force them to abandon their bodies, and turn them into subordinate figures dependent on the restored Star Origin.
• However, the Ancient Stars have now regained their former strength by absorbing Chaos Aura. Because of this, becoming a star deity offers immense benefits even without the Investiture List: immortality so long as the star survives, cultivation through starlight, access to Stellar Wisdom, and the ability to form powerful avatars.
• The Investiture List therefore causes significant excitement throughout the Primordial World, as its once-feared disadvantages are now balanced by the advantages of restored Ancient Stars.
• In Buzhou City, the Wu Tribe consolidates its return. Xuanming remains secluded in the Ancestral Witch Hall while Houyi leads roughly one-third of the tribe back. Their presence deters other races from pursuing earlier plans against the region.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang continues evolving from a powerful cultivator into a world-shaping creator. His past achievements—the Heavenly People Tribe, the Void God Realm, and the Wu Tribe’s Totem Godheads—have already transformed the Primordial World, but he now reveals even greater ambitions.
• Chen Yang’s motives remain partly concealed. Although he claims he would never harm the Wu Tribe because of his relationship with Pingxin, his interest in the Ancestral Witch Hall and the Buzhou Seal suggests he may be preparing another major experiment or transformation.
• Elder Zi becomes increasingly wary of Chen Yang’s schemes. He recognizes Chen Yang’s extraordinary accomplishments but is also concerned by the scale and unpredictability of his ideas.
• Xuanming demonstrates trust in Chen Yang by following his strategic advice and overseeing the Wu Tribe’s return while remaining hidden within the Ancestral Witch Hall.
• Houyi takes on a practical leadership role, guiding the Wu Tribe’s migration into Buzhou and helping reestablish their presence in their ancestral territory.
• Maitreya becomes a threatening and mysterious figure after revealing demonic qi, hinting at possible corruption or betrayal within the Buddhist Sect.

Significant Themes

• Creation and transformation: Chen Yang’s cultivation is tied to inventing worlds, species, systems, and formations rather than merely gaining personal power.
• Power versus autonomy: The Investiture List offers immortality and access to celestial authority, but at the cost of losing bodily freedom and becoming bound to an external system.
• Recovery after catastrophe: The Primordial World slowly heals from the Water Demon God’s devastation, showing how destruction can also redistribute resources and create new opportunities.
• Hidden motives and calculated strategy: Chen Yang rarely reveals his full intentions, and the Wu Tribe’s return may be part of a larger plan involving Pangu’s legacy, the Ancestral Witch Hall, and Chaos.
• Balance between danger and opportunity: The Investiture of Gods was once viewed almost entirely as a form of enslavement, but the restoration of the Ancient Stars changes its value and makes it attractive to cultivators.
• Impending conflict: Maitreya’s demonic qi and the tension surrounding the Investiture List suggest that the current peace is temporary and that major struggles among the Buddhist Sect, Heavenly Court, and other powers are approaching.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Xuanming: Chen Yang provides strategic guidance, and Xuanming accepts it, showing the Wu Tribe’s trust in him.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi: Their conversation contrasts Chen Yang’s limitless ambition with Elder Zi’s caution. Elder Zi repeatedly questions Chen Yang’s motives, while Chen Yang offers only partial explanations.
• Chen Yang and the Wu Tribe: His alliance with the tribe protects their return to Buzhou and allows them to reclaim their former territory without resistance.
• Chen Yang and Pingxin: Though Pingxin does not directly appear, their relationship as Dao companions is central to Elder Zi’s belief that Chen Yang will not betray the Wu Tribe.
• Houyi and the Wu Tribe: Houyi serves as the tribe’s migration leader, guiding its gradual resettlement.
• Maitreya and the Buddhist Sect: Maitreya’s revelation of demonic qi creates suspicion around the Buddhist Sect and foreshadows a coming confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Selecting Heavenly Prodigies”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the Wu Tribe returns, Chen Yang settles in Buzhou City and publicly releases the Investiture List along with numerous Divine Throne Talismans.
• The talismans are designed to be usable by anyone, regardless of faction or identity, causing countless cultivators to compete for them and sparking widespread conflict.
• Xingtian and Houyi question Chen Yang’s decision, fearing that enemies such as the Buddhist Sect or Demon Cultivators might obtain the divine positions.
• Chen Yang reveals that the talismans do not grant immediate divine thrones. Instead, they contain the Star System and limited Star Origin, forcing recipients to abandon their previous cultivation and begin cultivating his system.
• The later and more powerful portions of the Star System remain under Chen Yang’s control. Only cultivators who reach a sufficient level can meet him, undergo evaluation, and possibly receive a true divine throne.
• The Star System spreads rapidly through the lower levels of the Primordial World because the existing Demon Cultivation and Immortal Dao systems are incomplete and too shallow to satisfy most cultivators.
• Competition for the talismans produces extensive fighting and slaughter. Chen Yang deliberately allows this and sends disciples of the Three Teachings into the conflicts, hoping battle will help refine and transform potential candidates.
• Powerful factions recognize Chen Yang’s hidden scheme and refuse to participate, but he is unconcerned because his real goal is to discover talented individuals among the lower levels of society rather than recruit established experts.
• After several hundred years of arranging the Investiture selection, Chen Yang prepares to enter the Buzhou Seal with Elder Zi.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang is revealed to be highly calculating and strategic. His public distribution of the talismans is not reckless; it is a controlled method of filtering candidates and maintaining authority over the future Star Deities.
• He demonstrates a strong preference for quality over convenience. Rather than selecting candidates directly from the Three Teachings, he seeks naturally gifted individuals from the broader Primordial World.
• Chen Yang also shows concern for long-term growth, both by searching for suitable Star System cultivators and by seeking ways to accelerate the growth of his World Tree.
• Xingtian initially doubts Chen Yang’s plan but becomes amused once he understands the trap within the talismans.
• Houyi provides a practical explanation of why the new system attracts lower-level cultivators and helps clarify the inadequacy of the older cultivation systems.
• Elder Zi continues to act as a trusted guide and protector, agreeing to escort Chen Yang into the Buzhou Seal because Chen Yang’s cultivation and the World Tree make the journey relatively safe.

Significant Themes

• Control disguised as opportunity: The Divine Throne Talismans appear to offer freedom and advancement, but Chen Yang controls the entire path and retains the authority to approve or reject every true candidate.
• The exploitation of ambition: Chen Yang relies on cultivators’ desperation for stronger cultivation methods to make them accept the Star System despite suspecting that it may contain hidden risks.
• Talent emerging from the lower classes: The chapter emphasizes that great potential may be found among ordinary or disadvantaged beings rather than only among powerful races and established factions.
• Conflict as a refining process: Chen Yang treats competition and battle as tools for accelerating growth and exposing those with the necessary aptitude and temperament.
• The importance of cultivation foundations: The inadequacy of the incomplete Demon Cultivation and Immortal Dao systems highlights how access to a complete and powerful inheritance can reshape the balance of power.

Character Interactions

• Xingtian and Houyi confront Chen Yang about the dangers of distributing the Investiture List openly.
• Chen Yang explains the talismans’ hidden function, reassuring them that obtaining one does not guarantee a divine throne.
• The three discuss the weakness of existing cultivation systems and why the Star System can attract lower-level cultivators.
• Chen Yang later speaks with Elder Zi about entering the Buzhou Seal. Elder Zi questions his purpose, and Chen Yang explains that he wants to accelerate the World Tree’s growth and broaden his experience.
• Elder Zi then uses his power to bring Chen Yang through the Buzhou Seal, where they encounter a dark Chaos-filled realm containing the eroded remnants of the ancient Buzhou Mountain Range.

Chapter Summary: “A Severed Bone”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi investigate the Buzhou Core, discovering that Buzhou Mountain has not been eroded away by Chaos Qi. Instead, it has grown.
• Elder Zi explains that Buzhou Mountain was originally Pangu’s spine. Chaos Qi has stimulated its remaining origin, causing it to absorb Chaos Qi and partially recover its ancient nature as Pangu’s bones.
• Chen Yang realizes that the mountain—and especially its fragments—could be extraordinary materials for artifact forging. He considers using the enhanced Buzhou Mountain to improve the Fan Tian Seal.
• The two examine a massive spatial rupture above the area. It connects to the depths of Chaos and is being suppressed by the All-Heaven Grand Formation, Ancestor Shaman imprints, and fragments of the Jade Disc. However, Chaos Qi continues to leak through the imperfect seal.
• Despite Elder Zi’s warning, Chen Yang cautiously enters the deeper region, protecting himself with several powerful treasures: the Xuanhuang Pagoda, God-Slaying Spear, Pangu Banner, and Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
• While exploring, Chen Yang finds many divine materials and mineral veins. Some have been destroyed by Chaos Qi, while others are transforming into Chaos materials.
• He discovers and collects a fragment of Buzhou Mountain, confirming that the mountain’s fragments, like its main body, resist assimilation and instead evolve under Chaos Qi.
• Beneath the fragment, Chen Yang finds a severed bone carrying the aura of Ancestor Shaman Dijiang. He identifies it as Dijiang’s bone, preserved because of Dijiang’s connection to Pangu, though his life and true spirit are long gone.
• Chen Yang stores the bone as both a memorial and possible forging material, then continues searching for additional remains.
• A sudden increase in Chaos Qi and a violent storm forces him to retreat. The closer he approaches the Buzhou Core and the Chaos opening, the more dangerous and oppressive the environment becomes.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang demonstrates both ambition and caution. He is eager to obtain rare materials and improve his artifacts, but he equips himself with nearly every major treasure he owns before entering the dangerous region.
• His understanding of spiritual treasures is emphasized: he knows that his innate treasures were once Chaos Spiritual Treasures and could eventually evolve back into that state, though their innate origins currently limit them.
• Chen Yang’s discovery of Dijiang’s remains reveals his continued connection to the Ancestor Shamans and his respect for their sacrifices. Although he treats the bone as a potential artifact material, he also recognizes it as a tragic remnant.
• Elder Zi serves as Chen Yang’s guide and voice of caution. He explains the nature of Buzhou Mountain, the evolution of spiritual treasures, and the dangers of the unstable Chaos opening.

Significant Themes

• Pangu’s enduring legacy: Buzhou Mountain and the Ancestor Shamans retain traces of Pangu’s power even after immense passage of time and destruction.
• Transformation through Chaos: Chaos Qi is not merely destructive; it can awaken ancient origins and transform ordinary or innate materials into something closer to Chaos-level substances.
• Danger versus opportunity: The Buzhou Core contains tremendous treasures, but every gain carries the risk of violent Chaos storms and unknown threats from the depths of Chaos.
• Remnants of the past: Dijiang’s severed bone symbolizes the survival of physical remains after life, spirit, and civilization have vanished.
• Limits and potential of power: Chen Yang’s treasures are immensely powerful but have not yet regained their former Chaos origins, highlighting both their current limitations and future potential.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang repeatedly consults Elder Zi about Buzhou Mountain, its fragments, and the nature of Chaos erosion.
• Elder Zi warns Chen Yang not to venture too deeply, while Chen Yang reassures him that his many treasures provide sufficient protection.
• Their discussion about Chen Yang’s artifacts establishes Elder Zi as knowledgeable and Chen Yang as unusually well-equipped and informed.
• When Chen Yang discovers Dijiang’s bone, Elder Zi confirms its identity and explains why it survived the Chaos Qi.
• The chapter ends with Elder Zi issuing a stronger warning after the Chaos Qi intensifies, emphasizing the growing danger of Chen Yang’s exploration.

Chapter Summary: “Benefiting the Human Realm”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang attempts to approach the core of Buzhou Mountain but is forced to retreat when the increasingly pure Chaos Qi begins assimilating even his Xuanhuang Pagoda.
• Elder Zi explains that the Chaos Qi becomes more dangerous deeper within the Buzhou Core, advising Chen Yang to remain near the outskirts.
• Although they have already gained significant benefits, Chen Yang decides not to leave immediately. Instead, he proposes planting a severed branch of the World Tree in the Buzhou Core.
• Chen Yang has discovered that the World Tree can absorb Chaos Qi and transform it into Innate Qi. He hopes to use this process to convert the Buzhou Core’s Chaos Qi into spiritual energy that can nourish the Primordial World.
• Elder Zi realizes that Chen Yang’s true goal is not to benefit the entire Primordial World, but specifically to strengthen the Human Realm and Kunlun.
• Chen Yang explains that the World Tree could connect the Buzhou Core with the Human Realm, drawing in Chaos Qi and transforming it into Innate Spiritual Qi.
• To protect and control the planted branch, Chen Yang uses the Possession Secret Art, severing his divine soul and merging it into a World Tree branch.
• He cuts off a branch, buries it at the Buzhou Core’s outskirts, and successfully watches it take root and absorb Chaos Qi.
• With the first stage complete, Chen Yang plans to use Chaos materials to create an array protecting the branch.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang demonstrates greater caution after experiencing the destructive power of the Buzhou Core’s Chaos Qi, but he remains ambitious and inventive.
• His understanding of the World Tree has deepened considerably. He has learned to manipulate its roots and branches, use it to transform Chaos Qi, and potentially make it an extension of his own body.
• Chen Yang’s motivations become clearer: although he speaks of strengthening the Primordial World, his true priority is improving the Human Realm and places he considers allies.
• He takes a major step toward merging with the World Tree, suggesting that it may eventually become his physical body or one of his incarnations.
• Elder Zi continues acting as Chen Yang’s adviser and voice of caution. Though initially skeptical, he recognizes the feasibility of Chen Yang’s plan and ultimately supports the experiment.

Significant Themes

• Transformation and adaptation: Chaos Qi, normally destructive, can be refined into beneficial Innate Qi through the World Tree.
• Risk versus ambition: Chen Yang knowingly risks damaging the World Tree and himself in pursuit of a long-term advantage for the Human Realm.
• Personal sacrifice for one’s chosen realm: Chen Yang is unwilling to benefit the entire Primordial World indiscriminately; he directs resources toward humanity and Kunlun.
• Unity between cultivator and spiritual root: By merging his divine soul into the World Tree, Chen Yang begins turning it into an extension of his own existence.
• Control over hostile forces: The chapter presents Chaos not merely as a danger, but as a resource that can be harnessed through sufficient understanding and preparation.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the varying quality and danger of Chaos Qi, with Elder Zi warning him against venturing too deeply.
• Elder Zi quickly understands Chen Yang’s plan to plant a World Tree branch and questions its purpose.
• Chen Yang reveals his hidden objective of nourishing the Human Realm, prompting Elder Zi to recognize the strategic nature of his plan.
• Their exchange shows mutual trust: Elder Zi provides knowledge of the Possession Secret Art and evaluates the plan, while Chen Yang confidently relies on his own deductions and experimentation.
• After the branch successfully takes root, Elder Zi advises Chen Yang to use previously acquired Chaos materials to construct a protective formation.

Chapter Summary: The Method of Reversing Chaos and Transforming It into the Innate

Key Plot Points and Events

• After spending several centuries in the Buzhou Core Region, Chen Yang returns to the Primordial World. He explains that Chaos Qi is highly assimilative, having already begun affecting both his body and the Xuanhuang Pagoda.
• To protect himself and establish a connection with Chaos, Chen Yang had used Chaos Divine Materials to create a formation centered on a World Tree branch. The branch devoured Chaos Qi, extended into his body, and protected his soul.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss expanding this arrangement by placing another World Tree branch in the Human Realm—and eventually connecting it to the heavens as well.
• In Central State, Chen Yang visits the Hall of Heroes and speaks with its guardian heroic spirits and the Formation Spirit, Human Dao.
• He investigates the Human Realm Grand Formation, whose core originally relied on Pangu Divine Bone. Human Dao explains that the Human Clan’s growing connection with the land has gradually replaced Pangu’s original imprint, meaning the Divine Bones can now be removed with limited consequences.
• Chen Yang decides to replace the Divine Bones with a World Tree branch, intending to make the Human Realm more closely bear his own imprint and allow it to absorb and evolve through Chaos Qi.
• Elder Zi warns that ordinary members of the Human Clan cannot directly absorb Chaos Qi. In response, Chen Yang reveals that he has created the Return-to-Origin Formation, which can transform the gentler Chaos Qi produced by the World Tree into Innate Spiritual Qi.
• Chen Yang uses another World Tree branch to replace the formation’s core. It takes root, connects through the void to the branch inside the Buzhou Seal, and begins transmitting transformed Chaos Qi into the Human Realm.

Character Developments

• Chen Yang demonstrates increased mastery of Chaos, formations, and the World Tree. His prolonged exposure to Chaos has made him aware of its danger, but he uses that experience to develop a controlled method of harnessing it.
• He also becomes more strategic and ambitious, seeking to reshape the Human Realm into a divine artifact that carries his personal imprint and supports his eventual attainment of the Dao.
• Chen Yang’s creation of the Return-to-Origin Formation marks a major intellectual and cultivation breakthrough. His ability to draw upon the collective wisdom stored through the Void God Realm allows him to turn theoretical ideas into practical methods.
• Elder Zi remains a cautious adviser. He recognizes the potential of Chen Yang’s plans but repeatedly warns him about the dangers of Chaos Qi and the limitations of the Human Clan’s cultivation.
• Human Dao continues to act as a loyal formation spirit, providing information and agreeing to cooperate with Chen Yang’s restructuring of the Human Realm Grand Formation.

Significant Themes

• Mastery versus assimilation: Chaos is portrayed as an overwhelming force capable of assimilating both living beings and artifacts, yet Chen Yang seeks to control and redirect it rather than merely resist it.
• Transformation of origins: The chapter focuses on converting Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Qi, symbolizing the reversal of disorder into a usable, life-sustaining force.
• Replacing inherited foundations with personal authority: The Human Realm’s formation originally depended on Pangu’s Divine Bone, but the Human Clan’s growing imprint—and Chen Yang’s own World Tree—gradually supersede that ancient foundation.
• Accumulated wisdom and innovation: Chen Yang’s achievements are enabled not only by personal cultivation but also by the collective knowledge accessed through the Void God Realm.
• The Human Realm’s evolution: The Realm is treated as a living, developing artifact whose energy system can affect the future growth of the entire Human Clan.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yang and Elder Zi engage in a discussion balancing ambition with caution. Elder Zi questions Chen Yang’s motives and worries about the dangers of exposing the Human Realm to Chaos, while Chen Yang reveals that he has already devised safeguards.
• Chen Yang respectfully acknowledges the ancient heroic spirits guarding the Hall of Heroes, praising their service before entering the formation core.
• Human Dao explains the condition and history of the Human Realm Grand Formation, helping Chen Yang determine that replacing the Pangu Divine Bones is feasible.
• Elder Zi reacts with shock and admiration when Chen Yang successfully connects the World Tree branches and initiates the flow of transformed Chaos Qi, calling the achievement a miracle.

Chapter Summary: “Complete Liberation”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yang reveals the principle behind the Reversed Chaos Method. Using divine materials, Star Origin, Black-Yellow Qi, and patterns modeled after a Chaos Demon God, he creates a formation capable of absorbing and processing Chaos Qi.
• The formation imitates the cultivation process of a Chaos Demon God in reverse: it receives Chaos Qi transformed by a World Tree branch, circulates it through formation patterns, and converts it into extremely pure Innate spiritual energy.
• At the core of the Human Realm Grand Formation, Chen Yang establishes this system with a World Tree branch acting like a “dantian.” The resulting spiritual energy flows into the Human Realm and is absorbed by its Dragon Veins.
• Over hundreds and then thousands of years, the Human Realm’s spiritual energy and land steadily improve. Chen Yang predicts that the realm’s spiritual energy will eventually rise by an entire level.
• Chen Yang begins replacing the remaining Divine Bone formation cores with World Tree branches and refines vast quantities of Chaos Divine Materials into the Great Wall, strengthening both the Human Realm’s defenses and its ability to transform Chaos Qi.
• Although Chen Yang plans to improve other strongholds, progress is limited because the World Tree needs time to recover after losing many branches, and the Buzhou Seal currently absorbs Chaos Qi too slowly.
• Eventually, the Human Realm becomes a major cultivation paradise. Its spiritual energy quality surpasses that of Kunlun, leading to rapid Human Clan growth and the emergence of many powerful cultivators.
• While Chen Yang continues cultivating and his aura approaches a major breakthrough, events unfold in the Buddhist Sect. Zhunti has fully succumbed to demonic corruption.
• The Demon Emperor gives Zhunti a dark origin resembling a black Solar Star. It merges into Zhunti, causing his aura and demonic power to surge as he approaches “complete liberation.”

2. Character Developments

• Chen Yang: Demonstrates exceptional ingenuity by turning cultivation principles into a reverse-engineered formation system. He becomes increasingly focused on strengthening the Human Realm, the Great Wall, and the Human Clan. His long-term strategy is to create a self-sustaining cycle in which a stronger Human Clan empowers the Human Realm Grand Artifact, which in turn strengthens him through the Void God Realm.
• Elder Zi: Initially astonished, he quickly understands Chen Yang’s method and recognizes its simplicity and significance. He serves as an intellectual sounding board, confirming that the World Tree branches are the crucial component.
• Zhunti: Completes his descent into demonic corruption, losing all traces of his former Buddhist radiance. His transformation suggests he is becoming a major weapon or agent of the Demon Sect.
• Demon Emperor: Reveals that the Demon Sect has prepared for Zhunti’s transformation. By transferring a special origin into him, the Demon Emperor actively accelerates Zhunti’s liberation and empowerment.

3. Significant Themes

• Reversal and transformation: The chapter’s central idea is that cultivation can be reversed. Instead of condensing spiritual energy into increasingly powerful forms, the formation disperses Chaos Qi into Innate spiritual energy.
• Innovation through synthesis: Chen Yang combines formations, divine materials, the World Tree, and cultivation theory to create a new system rather than relying on traditional methods.
• Long-term cultivation and gradual progress: The Human Realm’s transformation takes tens of thousands of years, emphasizing patience, infrastructure, and sustained development.
• Mutual strengthening: The chapter presents a cycle in which improved spiritual energy strengthens the Human Clan, while the Human Clan’s growth enhances Chen Yang and the Human Realm Grand Artifact.
• Creation versus corruption: Chen Yang uses Chaos Qi to nourish a realm and civilization, while Zhunti’s demonic transformation shows the same broader forces being used for destruction and domination.
• Strategic preparation: Both sides are laying foundations for future conflict—Chen Yang through formations and fortifications, and the Demon Sect through Zhunti’s complete empowerment.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen Yang openly explains the Reversed Chaos Method to Elder Zi, who responds with admiration and helps validate the theory.
• Chen Yang and Elder Zi discuss the importance of the World Tree, its limited supply of branches, and the need to balance immediate improvements with long-term growth.
• Their conversation also establishes Chen Yang’s broader responsibilities as ruler of the Human Realm and leader of the Three Teachings.
• In the Buddhist Sect, Zhunti appeals to the Demon Emperor after completing his demonic transformation. The Demon Emperor reassures him, then personally provides the dark origin needed to complete his liberation.
• The chapter closes on the contrast between Chen Yang’s quiet, constructive cultivation and Zhunti’s violent demonic ascension.