Chapter Summaries

After Gonggong and Zhurong caused a catastrophe that shattered the Primordial World, the Saints repaired the heavens and killed the two Ancestral Shamans. Li Yu then sought Taiqing’s help in pursuing the Chaos Bell and stayed at Eight Views Palace to cultivate while waiting for an opportunity.

• Li Yu, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun watched the catastrophe unfold and discussed the Saints’ likely response to Gonggong and Zhurong.
• Six Saints descended, and ten days later Nüwa had repaired the shattered world while Gonggong and Zhurong had been slain.
• Li Yu asked Taiqing why Taiyi possessed the Chaos Bell and requested help obtaining it during the Wu-Demon war; Taiqing agreed.
• Taiqing invited Li Yu to cultivate at Eight Views Palace until the opportunity arose, and Xuandu arranged a side hall for him.

Li Yu tested the New Dao beyond the heavens and waited for the Witch-Demon Calamity to begin. After Hou Yi shot down nine of the ten Golden Crows and war erupted, Li Yu returned to the Primordial World and reached the Demon Court, where he saw Di Jun and Taiyi’s Celestial Star-Dipper Formation.

• Li Yu cautiously revealed part of the New Dao at Taiqing’s Daoist grounds, and Taiqing shielded the area from the Heavenly Dao.
• Taiqing warned Li Yu to stop before the New Dao harmed Xuandu, Azure Ox, and the Immortal Deer, and Li Yu withdrew its power.
• The ten Golden Crow princes left the Sun Star and scorched the Primordial Wilderness, prompting Kua Fu to chase and attack them.
• Hou Yi shot down nine Golden Crows, igniting the Witch-Demon Calamity and beginning the Witch-Demon War.
• Li Yu left Taiqing’s grounds and returned to the Primordial World, then concealed himself near the Demon Court.
• Li Yu saw the Celestial Star-Dipper Formation surrounding the Demon Court, with Di Jun and Taiyi among its defenders.

Li Yu waited near the Demon Court for the Wu and demon races’ final battle, hoping to claim the Chaos Bell amid the destruction. After the Taiji Diagram carried him and the bell beyond the heavens, Taiqing protected him while he tried to subdue it and faced Jieyin and Zhunti.

• The demon race’s forces fought the Wu Clan until Dijiang led the nine Ancestral Shamans and three great shamans in forming the Twelve Capitals Baleful God Formation.
• The Celestial Star-Dipper Formation and the Twelve Capitals Baleful God Formation shattered together, annihilating both armies, their leaders, and the River Chart and Luo Writing.
• Li Yu struck the masterless Chaos Bell, but its resistance drew heavenly thunder, so he used the Innate Gourd to defend himself.
• Taiqing’s Taiji Diagram carried Li Yu and the Chaos Bell beyond the heavens, and the Innate Gourd returned to the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Taiqing told Li Yu to focus on subduing the Chaos Bell while Jieyin and Zhunti demanded it for the Western Religion.
• Taiqing refused to yield the Chaos Bell and invited Jieyin and Zhunti to attack him together.

Li Yu subdued the Chaos Bell and learned it could conceal his New Dao power from the Heavenly Dao. After the Saints departed for the Purple Cloud Palace, Li Yu returned to the Primordial World and began withdrawing from the Human Race’s affairs, ending at his Eastern Sea dojo with Black Armor welcoming him back.

• Li Yu persuaded the Chaos Bell to acknowledge him as its master by promising it freedom and a chance to witness the Primordial World's future.
• Nüwa, Yuanshi, and Tongtian arrived as Taiqing’s exchange of Dao with Jieyin and Zhunti ended, and the six Saints left for the Purple Cloud Palace after receiving the Dao Ancestor’s summons.
• Li Yu visited the ruined Demon Court and Mount Buzhou, recognizing that the Wu-Demon era had ended and the Human Race’s age had begun.
• Li Yu found Red Boy in Human Race territory and brought him to Five Villages Temple, where Hongyun took his son back to their cave dwelling and Li Yu bade Zhen Yuanzi farewell.
• Li Yu returned to his Eastern Sea dojo to consider refining the island into a portable treasure, and Black Armor hurried to greet his master.

Li Yu arranged for Fuxi to enter reincarnation so he could eventually become the Human Race’s sovereign, then refined his Eastern Sea island into a portable grotto-heaven. After Black Armor left to seek the Dragon Clan, Li Yu went to notify the neighbors on Three Immortals Island and found Yunxiao sparring with Golden Spirit Holy Mother.

• Li Yu advised Black Armor to seek a place among the Dragon Clan, and Black Armor agreed to leave after the dojo became portable.
• Li Yu visited Houtu in the Netherworld, and she sent Fuxi’s divine soul into reincarnation.
• Li Yu discussed the Human Race’s future and the missing Wu clansmen with Houtu, then visited Hongyun before returning to the Eastern Sea.
• Li Yu spent a year refining his island into a portable grotto-heaven, and Black Armor left to seek refuge with the Dragon Clan.
• Li Yu went to Three Immortals Island to inform its neighbors and saw Yunxiao sparring with Golden Spirit Holy Mother.

Li Yu visited Three Immortals Island, where he reunited with Yunxiao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao and discussed cultivation after the Witch-Demon Calamity. He left them with advice and revealed that he planned to help establish the Heavenly Court, hoping to influence the future Investiture of the Gods.

• Yunxiao introduced Li Yu to Golden Spirit Holy Mother, and the sisters welcomed him to Three Immortals Island.
• Li Yu recounted the war between the Shamans and Demons, then explained that the path to Quasi-Sainthood remained open despite the changing cultivation realms.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother asked Li Yu about the limits of cultivation, and he urged her and the Three Xiao Sisters to focus on steady progress.
• Li Yu told the sisters that he had refined his Daoist grounds into a grotto-heaven treasure and would inform them of his future destination.
• Li Yu resolved to help establish the Heavenly Court so he could influence the Investiture of the Gods and prevent the Western Religion from taking its benefits.

Li Yu wandered the Wild Continent, encountered Human Race cultivators and became interested in surveying their immortal sects. He discovered that a newborn in Chief Wu Yun’s tribe was Haotian reincarnated, then arranged to stay in the tribe.

• Li Yu rescued five Lingyun Sect disciples from three leopard demons and learned that their sect followed the Chan Sect lineage.
• Li Yu decided to investigate how many Human Race immortal sects existed throughout the world.
• Li Yu sensed a notable birth in Chief Wu Yun’s tribe and visited the chief’s home.
• Li Yu recognized the newborn boy as Haotian, the future Jade Emperor, and blessed him.
• Li Yu declined Wu Yun’s offer to prepare lodging and said he would arrange his own place in the tribe.

Li Yu settled near the Clear Creek Tribe and agreed to give Haotian limited guidance, while refusing to take him as a disciple. When Yun Zhongzi arrived seeking a person of great fortune, he discovered Haotian’s fate was beyond his ability to read, and Li Yu told him to ask his master for answers.

• Li Yu established a hidden residence on Ox-Head Mountain near the Clear Creek Tribe and refused Chief Wu Yun’s request to take Haotian as his disciple, though he promised to teach the boy basic cultivation later.
• Li Yu visited the tribe every few months, bringing Haotian gifts, and noticed auspicious clouds descending as he prepared to leave.
• Yun Zhongzi of Jade Pillar Cave on Mount Zhongnan arrived, introduced himself to Wu Yun, and was startled to find Li Yu concealed in the courtyard.
• Li Yu identified himself as a Human Sect member, and Yun Zhongzi explained that he was searching for people of great fortune as part of the Chan Sect’s plans for the Human Race.
• Yun Zhongzi tried to calculate Haotian’s fate but found his fortune immeasurable and his future obscured, while Li Yu said the child would not become the Human Race’s common ruler or join the Chan Sect.
• Li Yu declined to explain Haotian’s destiny and advised Yun Zhongzi to ask his master if he wanted to know more.

Li Yu invited Yun Zhongzi to his cave abode after the two discussed Wu Yun’s extraordinary child, then told him how Bitter Bamboo had taken form. Yun Zhongzi learned that the method might help the Immortal Apricot, but Li Yu had already used or lost the resources needed to try it again.

• Yun Zhongzi concluded that Wu Yun’s child was extraordinary, while Li Yu advised Wu Yun to let nature take its course and fulfill his duties as a parent.
• Li Yu invited Yun Zhongzi to visit his cave abode at Ox-Head Mountain, where Yun Zhongzi recognized it as a grotto-heaven treasure.
• Li Yu served Yun Zhongzi ancient spirit fruits and fine wine, then revealed that Bitter Bamboo had once grown on his cave abode’s island and had taken form.
• Yun Zhongzi explained that he was worried about the Immortal Apricot on Mount Zhongnan and asked how Li Yu had helped Bitter Bamboo take form.
• Li Yu described the process, but Yun Zhongzi realized it required scarce Chaos Qi and Merit Power, while Li Yu explained that his own supplies were no longer available.

Li Yu left Clear Creek Tribe after ten years of guiding Haotian and continued visiting the Primordial World's mountain sects. He discovered that Xiaoyao Sect was a flourishing Human Sect legacy and entered with its disciple Yang Tian to meet its leaders.

• Yun Zhongzi learned that Zhu Lingzi was cultivating under Zhen Yuanzi at Five Villages Temple and hurried there to visit him.
• Li Yu praised Haotian's sword practice, told him they were not destined to be master and disciple, gave him spirit fruits, and departed Clear Creek Tribe.
• Li Yu continued traveling and, after finding a mist-shrouded mountain formation, learned that it belonged to Xiaoyao Sect, an orthodox Human Sect legacy.
• Yang Tian recognized Li Yu as the Human Sect's Deputy Headmaster, welcomed him inside, and reported that the sect had seventeen peak lineages, more than seven thousand members, and three mountain-protecting divine beasts.
• Yang Tian led Li Yu past Morning Glow Peak and explained that Xiaoyao Sect ranked among the top three Human Sect legacies and maintained good relations with the Chan Sect and Truncated Teaching.