Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

• Journey to Mount Buzhou: After Fuxi recovers from his earlier fear, he asks Dan Jing where they are headed. Dan Jing announces that they will travel to Mount Buzhou, one of the legendary pillars associated with the separation of heaven and earth. He explains that the pillars support the conceptual boundary between heaven and earth rather than literally reaching the sky. Fuxi eagerly asks whether he will eventually visit the other pillars as well, and Dan Jing promises this if Fuxi completes his assigned tasks. Confident in his natural talent, Fuxi vows to prove himself.
• Meeting Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin: Dan Jing transports Fuxi to a Human Race tribe on Mount Buzhou, where he finds two orphaned twins: Xuan Ming, the fierce and protective older sister, and Zhu Jiuyin, her gloomy and quiet younger brother. Xuan Ming immediately shields Zhu Jiuyin and confronts Dan Jing, sensing that he is a being of extraordinary status. His overwhelming presence causes her instinctive awe, and she eventually gives him their names.
• The siblings become disciples: Dan Jing declares that he will become their master. Xuan Ming accepts partly because she believes Dan Jing may be a legendary Golden Immortal whom they cannot oppose. Zhu Jiuyin, however, takes the matter seriously and leads both himself and his sister through the formal disciple-taking ritual. Xuan Ming ultimately accepts Dan Jing sincerely enough to address him as “Master.”
• Zhu Jiuyin’s background: Dan Jing notices Zhu Jiuyin’s unusual mismatched eyes, which the boy hides beneath his bangs because others have branded him an inauspicious child responsible for his parents’ deaths. Dan Jing knows the siblings’ tragic circumstances were arranged by Hou Tu, apparently as part of a larger plan. He is unconcerned about the details and accepts that Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin will serve as his disciples instead of the expected Di Jiang.
• Strategic implications: Dan Jing reflects that Hou Tu’s arrangement may be politically advantageous. Di Jiang could potentially have disrupted the plans of the sages if he competed with Fuxi, whereas Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin create fewer complications. Their discipleship also gives the Witch Race an indirect connection to Dan Jing, known as the “Sun Star Madman.”
• Fuxi’s new status challenged: Dan Jing introduces Fuxi as the siblings’ senior brother because he joined the sect first. Xuan Ming immediately doubts his authority, judging the refined and delicate-looking Fuxi to be too frail and lacking masculine presence. She openly refuses to acknowledge him as senior brother. Rather than settle the dispute himself, Dan Jing proposes that they fight: the winner will be considered the superior, while the loser becomes the junior.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Fuxi grows more confident in his abilities and eagerly embraces the opportunity to prove himself, though his confidence may be tested by Xuan Ming’s challenge.
• Dan Jing remains calm, amused, and strategically minded. He encourages competition among his disciples while quietly considering the wider consequences of his choices.
• Xuan Ming is revealed as fiercely protective, suspicious, proud, and direct, but she is also deeply sensitive to overwhelming authority and eventually submits to Dan Jing.
• Zhu Jiuyin appears withdrawn and gloomy but is more decisive and respectful than his sister. He takes the initiative in formally accepting Dan Jing and helps ensure that Xuan Ming follows.
• The central interaction is the immediate tension between Xuan Ming and Fuxi, setting up a likely contest over seniority and authority within Dan Jing’s growing disciple group.

Significant Themes

• Authority and submission: Dan Jing’s overwhelming presence inspires instinctive reverence, while the formal ritual establishes a clear hierarchy.
• Talent versus appearance: Xuan Ming judges Fuxi by his delicate appearance, creating a contrast between outward frailty and possible inner strength.
• Fate and manipulation: The siblings’ tragic upbringing and Dan Jing’s unexpected meeting with them appear to be part of Hou Tu’s larger arrangements.
• Competition within discipleship: Dan Jing uses rivalry as a way to establish hierarchy, turning personal disagreement into a test of ability.
• Larger cosmic strategy: Individual discipleship choices are connected to the future balance between the Human Race, Witch Race, and the plans of powerful sages.

Chapter Summary: Fuxi: I Was Careless, I Didn’t Dodge!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Jing proposes that Fuxi and Xuan Ming settle their seniority through a fight: whoever wins becomes the senior disciple, while the loser must obey the winner.
• Xuan Ming eagerly accepts, wanting the chance to defeat Fuxi and become Dan Jing’s senior disciple. Dan Jing adds that the conditions apply both ways.
• Dan Jing transports everyone into a small isolated world so the battle can take place safely. He assures them that even death would not be permanent because he can revive them.
• While Dan Jing and Zhu Jiuyin watch and eat watermelon, Xuan Ming launches the first attack.
• Fuxi, overconfident because he has already become an immortal, attempts to capture her with magical power. Xuan Ming destroys the attack with one punch and sends him flying.
• Fuxi insists internally that he was merely careless and failed to dodge. He becomes serious, and the two engage in a prolonged, destructive battle.
• Their fight reveals that Xuan Ming’s physical strength rivals that of an immortal, while Fuxi possesses superior cultivation and techniques. Neither gains a decisive advantage.
• Watching them fight, Dan Jing begins plotting to arrange a marriage between them, believing their union could help connect the Heavenly Court and Netherworld and ease tensions between the Demon and Witch Races.

Character Developments

• Xuan Ming remains aggressive, competitive, and domineering, but her confidence increases dramatically after unexpectedly landing a powerful first blow on Fuxi.
• Fuxi is introduced as calm and self-assured, but his confidence is shaken when Xuan Ming immediately defeats his magical attack and knocks him away. He responds by taking the battle seriously, though he still appears unwilling to hurt her excessively.
• Zhu Jiuyin acts as an amused observer. He expects Xuan Ming to lose but considers the experience beneficial because it may temper her arrogance and teach her that stronger opponents exist.
• Dan Jing continues to manipulate events for both instruction and entertainment. He sees the fight not merely as a contest but as an opportunity to shape the relationships and political balance among his disciples and their factions.

Significant Themes

• Strength versus cultivation: Xuan Ming’s overwhelming physical power allows her to challenge an immortal despite lacking comparable magical abilities.
• Humility and overconfidence: Fuxi’s assumption that immortality guarantees victory is immediately challenged, while Xuan Ming’s confidence grows after her initial success.
• Mentorship through controlled conflict: Dan Jing uses competition to establish discipline, hierarchy, and mutual understanding among his disciples.
• Romance and political reconciliation: Dan Jing views a potential Fuxi–Xuan Ming marriage as both entertaining and politically useful, symbolizing cooperation between Heaven and the Netherworld.
• Fate and reincarnation: Dan Jing is especially interested in how the pair might react when they eventually recover memories of their former lives.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing teases and bargains with both Fuxi and Xuan Ming, encouraging their rivalry while guaranteeing their safety.
• Xuan Ming challenges Fuxi’s authority directly, while Fuxi tries to maintain the dignity expected of a senior disciple.
• Zhu Jiuyin watches his sister’s battle with detached amusement and supports the idea that defeat could help correct her arrogance.
• During the fight, Xuan Ming’s relentless attacks contrast with Fuxi’s more controlled responses. Dan Jing interprets their combat as evidence of mutual attraction, describing Xuan Ming’s aggression as “fighting is affection” and Fuxi’s restraint as unwillingness to strike her too harshly.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After Fuxi and Xuan Ming fight to determine seniority, Fuxi wins and retains the position of eldest disciple, despite being badly beaten and temporarily injured. Dan Jing formally establishes the order:
  1. Fuxi
  2. Xuan Ming
  3. Zhu Jiuyin
• Dan Jing assigns cultivation paths:
  • Fuxi will study the Astral, Karmic, and Formation Daos.
  • Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin will pursue dual cultivation of life and essence, combining physical and spiritual cultivation.
• Over more than ten thousand years, Dan Jing trains the three disciples inside his small world, which eventually develops into a Great Thousand World.
• Dan Jing then leads them westward toward the Western Lands. They travel on foot, stopping frequently among Acquired Race tribes.
• During these stops, the three disciples spread the Dao, eliminate evil, perform good deeds, and discuss cultivation with various factions. Their fame and Destiny Aura steadily increase, making their cultivation progress even more smoothly.
• Their journey and unusual status as fellow disciples become known throughout the Primordial Land.
• At Mount Sumeru, the Western Sages Jieyin and Zhunti learn that Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin have become disciples of Dan Jing and are traveling toward the west. They are surprised but choose to observe rather than interfere, planning to offer gifts when the group arrives.
• Nuwa watches Fuxi and Xuan Ming gradually develop an easy, coordinated relationship and begins to feel that something is wrong.
• In the Netherworld, Hou Tu similarly observes Fuxi’s interactions with Xuan Ming and bluntly suspects that he may be pursuing her sister, reacting with disbelief.

2. Character Developments

• Fuxi secures his status as eldest senior brother through combat and demonstrates maturity by accepting Dan Jing’s cultivation arrangements without objection.
• Xuan Ming remains competitive and unconvinced about Fuxi’s superiority, but accepts the result after losing fairly. She also develops a strong fighting rapport with him.
• Zhu Jiuyin accepts his position as third disciple and follows Dan Jing’s instructions seriously, growing alongside Fuxi and Xuan Ming.
• Dan Jing acts as a confident and unconventional master, deliberately uniting figures associated with opposing forces and guiding them toward complementary cultivation paths.
• Jieyin and Zhunti become increasingly curious about Dan Jing’s motives. They suspect the discipleship arrangement may have deeper consequences for the Demon Race and Witch Race.
• Nuwa becomes uneasy as she sees Fuxi and Xuan Ming behaving less like former enemies and more like natural partners.
• Hou Tu reacts even more directly, interpreting Fuxi’s closeness to Xuan Ming as possible romantic interest.

3. Significant Themes

• Reconciliation of former enemies: Fuxi, associated with the Demon Race, and Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin, associated with the Witch Race, are transformed into a united disciple group.
• Destiny and karmic influence: Their acts of benevolence and Dao propagation cause Destiny Aura to gather around them, suggesting that reputation and virtue will shape their future power.
• The unpredictability of Dan Jing: His choices disrupt established political and racial divisions, leaving even powerful Sages uncertain about his true intentions.
• Cultivation through experience and service: The disciples do not simply train in isolation; they gain influence and merit by helping ordinary tribes and engaging with the wider world.
• Potential romance and social disruption: The growing harmony between Fuxi and Xuan Ming creates an unexpected possibility that could further alter the balance between the Demon and Witch Races.
• Watching rather than acting: The Sages and major powers recognize the importance of the situation but largely choose to observe, waiting to see what consequences Dan Jing’s arrangement produces.

4. Character Interactions

• Fuxi and Xuan Ming: Their relationship shifts from rivalry to respectful competition. They frequently spar, hold back against one another, and increasingly coordinate naturally in battle.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin: The three operate as a genuine fellow-disciple team while traveling, helping tribes and spreading Dan Jing’s teachings.
• Dan Jing and his disciples: Dan Jing confidently determines their hierarchy and cultivation paths, while the three obey him because of their trust in his judgment.
• Jieyin and Zhunti: The two Sages discuss the disciples’ unusual alliance and agree to observe their arrival in the west, recognizing its possible significance.
• Nuwa and Fuxi/Xuan Ming: Nuwa watches her brother’s increasingly close relationship with Xuan Ming and becomes disturbed by the apparent intimacy.
• Hou Tu and Xuan Ming/Fuxi: Hou Tu interprets their closeness as possible courtship and reacts with emphatic disbelief, ending the chapter on a comedic note.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• In Jade Clarity Hall, Yuanshi observes the traces left by Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin during their travels. He is surprised to realize that Dan Jing—the “Sun Star Madman”—is actually a competent and responsible teacher.
• Yuanshi decides that, after Laozi gives his gifts, he will personally present treasures or inheritances to Dan Jing’s three disciples. He fears that if the Sages do not provide proper benefits, Dan Jing may confront them directly, possibly using the Chaos Bell to demand compensation.
• In Highest Clarity Hall, Tongtian also begins preparing gifts, recognizing that most of the great teaching Sages will do the same for Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin.
• More than ten thousand years later, Dan Jing travels through the Primordial Land with Laozi, who is disguised as “Lao Dan.” Dan Jing rides an Iron-Eating Beast, while Laozi rides a green ox.
• The three disciples spend the journey exchanging cultivation knowledge with Laozi’s sole disciple, Xuandu. Xuandu does most of the talking, while Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin listen and learn.
• Dan Jing praises Xuandu’s suitability for Laozi’s Dao of non-action, but immediately insults him as dull and boring. Laozi is secretly pleased, believing Dan Jing’s lack of interest will protect Xuandu from being tormented.
• The group eventually separates. Laozi gives Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin numerous gifts, including Nine-Revolution pills, spirit treasures, and advanced inheritances in formations and body refinement.
• After parting, Xuandu comments that Dan Jing seems unexpectedly easy to get along with. Laozi corrects him, explaining that Dan Jing only ignored him because Xuandu was too weak and uninteresting to attract his attention.
• The chapter ends with Laozi and Xuandu continuing their search for an ancestral court for Daoism.

Character Developments

• Yuanshi: His opinion of Dan Jing changes significantly. He recognizes that, despite Dan Jing’s eccentric and dangerous reputation, he is a capable master. Yuanshi also becomes cautious about maintaining proper relations with Dan Jing.
• Dan Jing: His role as a teacher is emphasized. He appears lazy, mocking, and mischievous, but his disciples’ manners, discipline, and character prove that he has taught them effectively.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin: They are shown as courteous, disciplined, and respectful. Their willingness to listen and exchange knowledge demonstrates their growth under Dan Jing’s guidance.
• Laozi: He remains calm and pragmatic. He values Xuandu’s temperament over his innate origins and is willing to provide him with powerful resources. He also understands Dan Jing’s personality better than Xuandu does.
• Xuandu: He is portrayed as diligent, respectful, and well suited to Laozi’s Dao. His confidence grows after interacting with Dan Jing, though his innocent belief that Dan Jing is easygoing reveals his limited understanding of the wider power hierarchy.

Significant Themes

• Unexpected excellence beneath eccentricity: Dan Jing’s wild reputation contrasts with his genuine ability as a teacher.
• Mentorship and discipleship: The chapter emphasizes that a master is judged not only by reputation but by the conduct and growth of their disciples.
• Power and diplomacy: The Sages’ decision to personally reward Dan Jing’s disciples reflects both respect and fear of his influence.
• Temperament over innate talent: Laozi values Xuandu’s nature and compatibility with his Dao more than whether Xuandu was born with an exceptional innate status.
• Humor through misunderstanding: Xuandu mistakes Dan Jing’s indifference for friendliness, while Laozi recognizes that Dan Jing is merely uninterested in him.

Character Interactions

• Yuanshi and Dan Jing’s reputation: Yuanshi mentally weighs the danger of failing to honor Dan Jing’s disciples.
• Dan Jing and Laozi: Their exchange is casual but sharp. Dan Jing openly mocks Xuandu, while Laozi responds with restrained amusement and concealed relief.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, Zhu Jiuyin, and Xuandu: They share cultivation insights during the journey, establishing mutual respect and intellectual exchange.
• Laozi and Xuandu: Their final conversation highlights Laozi’s dry humor and protective attitude toward his disciple, while also reinforcing the gap between Xuandu’s perceptions and reality.

Chapter Summary

Laozi establishes Daoism’s ancestral court

Laozi leaves with his only personal disciple, Xuandu, to find a suitable ancestral court for Daoism in the mortal Human Realm. Kunlun Mountain is impractical because it is shared with his brothers, particularly Yuanshi, who is strict about etiquette and rules. Dan Jing casually recommends Shouyang Mountain, which Laozi gratefully accepts. Xuandu is impressed—and slightly bewildered—by Dan Jing’s overwhelming influence.

Dan Jing’s disciples discuss Xuandu

While traveling with Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin, Dan Jing asks their opinion of Xuandu. Xuan Ming calls him exceptional but insists that he is slightly inferior to “a certain someone,” clearly referring to Fuxi. Fuxi interprets this as praise, prompting Xuan Ming to deny it. Zhu Jiuyin exposes her inconsistency by recalling that she had praised him similarly during a sect tournament, earning a kick from his sister. Their teasing reveals a lively, familiar sibling relationship.

Growing bond between Fuxi and Xuan Ming

Fuxi offers a thoughtful assessment of Xuandu, and Xuan Ming repeatedly agrees with him. Dan Jing pays little attention to the actual discussion, instead observing that Fuxi and Xuan Ming are becoming increasingly compatible and well-matched. His approving reactions suggest he is quietly encouraging—or at least enjoying—their developing closeness.

The disciples receive extraordinary benefits

During their journey toward the Western Lands, Dan Jing and his disciples repeatedly encounter powerful cultivators and ancient beings. Middle-aged Daoists, young experts, true dragons, phoenixes, qilin, and other legendary innate beings all come to pay respects to Dan Jing. They offer Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin treasures, spiritual materials, roots, and other gifts. The visitors’ first action is always to bow to Dan Jing, who may converse with them briefly—or ignore them entirely—yet none takes offense.

Dan Jing’s hidden status becomes increasingly apparent

The disciples gradually realize that their master’s reputation and power are far beyond their understanding. Even beings they once regarded as legendary seek Dan Jing’s acknowledgment. One particularly mysterious visitor possesses such profound cultivation that Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin cannot detect any aura from him; he seems as natural and boundless as heaven and earth. Despite this person’s immense status, he is not even allowed to see Dan Jing’s true face and can only wait outside to offer greetings.

Xuan Ming questions her master

Overwhelmed by the repeated displays of Dan Jing’s influence and strength, the straightforward Xuan Ming finally asks the question that has been building throughout their journey: what is Dan Jing’s true identity, and is he genuinely as powerful as everyone appears to believe?

Major Themes

• Hidden power and overwhelming influence: Dan Jing’s casual behavior contrasts sharply with the reverence shown by powerful figures, emphasizing the gap between his apparent simplicity and his true status.
• Mentorship and reputation: Laozi’s gratitude toward Dan Jing and the disciples’ growing awe show how Dan Jing’s guidance shapes the cultivation world.
• Family affection and playful rivalry: Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin’s quarrel highlights their close sibling bond, while Fuxi’s gentle responses create a humorous contrast.
• Developing relationships: Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s increasing harmony is subtly emphasized, with Dan Jing recognizing their growing compatibility.
• Mystery and foreshadowing: The chapter builds curiosity about Dan Jing’s origins, identity, and actual level of power through the increasingly formidable figures who come to honor him.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Xuan Ming, Fuxi, and Zhu Jiuyin remain deeply curious about their master Dan Jing’s identity. Given the immense respect he receives from powerful cultivators, they suspect he possesses an extraordinary background.
• When Xuan Ming asks him directly, Dan Jing dismisses the matter, claiming to be merely a wandering rogue cultivator with many friends and considerable influence. He redirects their attention toward cultivation.
• Dan Jing orders the three disciples to achieve Golden Immortality and pluck their Golden Immortal Dao Fruits within ten thousand years. He then goes to sleep, warning them ominously of the consequences if they fail.
• Xuan Ming asks Fuxi to help her cultivate. Fuxi agrees, adding that they should help one another, particularly because he also wants her guidance in body tempering.
• Zhu Jiuyin is left out of their joint training, but he quietly protects Dan Jing from the elements with a spirit-treasure canopy and cultivates beside him.
• After ten thousand years, Dan Jing awakens and finds that all three disciples have successfully achieved their goal. He orders them to continue traveling west and promises to teach them a movement technique.
• Their excitement quickly turns into misery. During the journey, Dan Jing repeatedly disciplines them with a black-yellow ruler while aggressively teaching them the technique and criticizing their progress.
• Dan Jing’s lessons focus on the phrase: “Turn thought into light, and reach Heaven and Earth. Unbound and unfettered, follow your heart and be at ease.” Despite their impressive cultivation, the disciples struggle to meet his impossibly high standards.
• Upon entering the Western Lands, Dan Jing and his disciples come within the attention of Jieyin and Zhunti on Mount Sumeru. The two had planned to welcome them and offer gifts, but Dan Jing’s harsh teaching makes them hesitate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti recognize that Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin are extraordinarily talented, so they conclude that Dan Jing’s standards are simply excessive. Zhunti jokingly worries that approaching him might result in them being beaten as well.

Character Development

• Dan Jing: Maintains his mysterious identity and downplays his status, presenting himself as an ordinary rogue cultivator despite his obvious influence. He reveals himself as a terrifyingly demanding teacher whose methods involve relentless criticism, physical punishment, and impossible expectations.
• Xuan Ming: Continues to display a proud and determined personality. She takes cultivation seriously, actively seeks Fuxi’s help, and is willing to cooperate with him despite her usual arrogance.
• Fuxi: Shows maturity and generosity by reframing Xuan Ming’s request as mutual assistance. His mastery of Karma and Formations develops further, and he remains committed to improving his weaknesses.
• Zhu Jiuyin: Is somewhat overlooked by his fellow disciples but responds with patience rather than resentment. He protects Dan Jing while cultivating independently and successfully comprehends the Laws of Time and Karma.
• Jieyin and Zhunti: Their respect for Dan Jing is mixed with apprehension. They admire the disciples’ achievements but become nervous about approaching Dan Jing after witnessing his frightening teaching style.

Significant Themes

• Hidden greatness and humility: Dan Jing’s claim to be an ordinary rogue cultivator contrasts sharply with the extraordinary respect he commands.
• The burden of high standards: Even exceptionally gifted cultivators are treated as inadequate when measured against Dan Jing’s expectations.
• Discipline and growth: The disciples’ advancement comes through intense effort, correction, and endurance rather than effortless talent.
• Teacher-student relationships: Dan Jing’s harsh methods are comedic but also demonstrate his investment in forcing the disciples to reach their full potential.
• Mutual cultivation and fellowship: Fuxi and Xuan Ming begin cooperating more closely, while Zhu Jiuyin demonstrates quiet loyalty and self-reliance.
• Humor through contrast: The disciples are objectively powerful, yet Dan Jing treats them like hopeless students, leaving even outsiders like Jieyin and Zhunti bewildered.

Character Interactions

• Xuan Ming repeatedly presses Dan Jing to reveal his identity, but he avoids answering seriously.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming agree to train together and exchange guidance, strengthening their relationship.
• Zhu Jiuyin silently supports Dan Jing by shielding him while he sleeps, though he is not included in the others’ training.
• Dan Jing constantly berates and disciplines all three disciples while teaching them the movement technique.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discuss whether to welcome Dan Jing’s group, ultimately hesitating because they fear provoking the terrifying teacher.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jieyin and Zhunti visit Dan Jing, the “Sun Star Madman,” despite fearing they might be beaten. They bring gifts for Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin out of gratitude for Dan Jing’s teachings and protection.
• Dan Jing’s three disciples purify a Great Thousand World-level Demon Realm in the Western Lands using the Sun-Moon Origin Return Art and the power of the Sun and Lunar Stars. Xuan Ming worries that drawing on the stars’ power may offend the supreme being guarding the Starry Sky, but Dan Jing assures her that he has a personal relationship with that existence.
• As the group travels through the Western Lands, they meet several powerful and mysterious experts, gaining valuable knowledge and opportunities.
• They visit the Western Heavenly Pillar with the White Tiger Divine Lord, then travel to the Southern Heavenly Pillar and the Phoenix Clan’s Undying Volcano, followed by the Eastern and Northern Heavenly Pillars.
• Over the course of their extremely long journey, Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin advance from Golden Immortal cultivation to the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• After eventually reaching Mount Buzhou, Dan Jing brings them to the place where he once obtained the Primordial Gourd Vine and established his reputation.
• Dan Jing formally ends their apprenticeship, explaining that they are now strong enough to seek their own paths and pursue the Great Luo Dao Fruit independently. He also sends Fatty, the Iron-Eating Beast, with them.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing: Continues to appear casual and unassuming while revealing immense influence and connections. His remarks imply that he is far more important than his disciples realize, especially through his claimed friendship with the being guarding the Starry Sky. He shifts from directly training his disciples to guiding them toward independent cultivation and worldly responsibility.
• Fuxi: Becomes a mature Primordial Unity Golden Immortal and receives the specific advice that cultivation alone cannot lead him to Great Luo. He must serve living beings and accomplish meaningful deeds.
• Xuan Ming: Grows in strength and confidence but remains cautious and inquisitive. Her concern over using stellar power prompts Dan Jing to reveal more about his hidden connections. She accepts the responsibility of pursuing her own Dao.
• Zhu Jiuyin: Develops alongside Xuan Ming and shares her transition into independent cultivation. He is likewise instructed to contribute to the welfare of the world rather than focus solely on personal advancement.
• Fatty: Though a mount and companion rather than a formal disciple, he has become sufficiently integrated into the group to receive the same farewell and is ordered to accompany the three disciples.

Significant Themes

• Teacherly guidance and letting go: Dan Jing recognizes that continued dependence on him would hinder his disciples’ understanding of their own paths, so he sends them away at the appropriate moment.
• Cultivation through action: Reaching the Great Luo realm requires more than meditation or travel; one must develop a personal Dao through service, responsibility, and contributions to the living world.
• Hidden identity and unfathomable power: Dan Jing deliberately conceals his true status. His disciples can sense his extraordinary standing but are unable to identify his true nature.
• Long journeys and accumulated experience: The travels across the Four Heavenly Pillars expose the disciples to powerful figures, ancient locations, and broader knowledge, accelerating both their cultivation and maturity.
• Cosmic relationships and propriety: Jieyin and Zhunti’s visit emphasizes gratitude, etiquette, and the importance of repaying favors even when doing so is dangerous.

Character Interactions

• Xuan Ming questions Dan Jing about using the Sun and Lunar Stars’ power, leading him to reassure her with a boast about his friendship with the Starry Sky’s guardian—and earning her a disciplinary strike for her concern.
• Dan Jing observes that his disciples are trying to understand his identity but intentionally prevents them from discovering the truth.
• During their farewell, Dan Jing gives each disciple personalized but related advice: Fuxi is told to benefit living beings, while Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin are urged either to work with him or create their own achievements.
• The disciples and Fatty respectfully salute Dan Jing as they leave, marking the end of their shared master-disciple journey and the beginning of their independent adventures.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, Zhu Jiuyin, and Fatty the Iron-Eating Beast leave Mount Buzhou after years of intense training under Dan Jing.
• Dan Jing’s harsh instruction—physical discipline with his ruler and endless verbal criticism—has made the three disciples highly skilled in cultivation, combat, and even arguing.
• Their travels have also given them practical experience, since enemies and opportunists frequently target them for their treasures.
• Dan Jing declares that Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin can only attain Great Luo Dao Fruits by fulfilling their destined great deeds, gathering Human Dao Fortune, and obtaining Heavenly Dao Merit.
• He believes this path will give them a stronger foundation for future cultivation, though he is also clearly eager to see Fuxi and Xuan Ming develop romantically.
• Dan Jing summons Nuwa and Hou Tu to discuss what he mischievously considers “something good,” evidently the possibility of Fuxi and Xuan Ming undergoing the Threefold Marriage Rite.
• Nuwa travels toward Mount Buzhou, recognizing that Dan Jing intends to match her brother with Xuan Ming.
• Hou Tu, watching Xuan Ming leave with Fuxi, becomes furious and heads to Mount Buzhou, shouting Nuwa’s name and preparing to confront her.

Character Developments

• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin: Their years under Dan Jing have transformed them into capable Golden Immortals with improved combat ability, cultivation knowledge, and confidence. Fuxi has also become increasingly close to Xuan Ming.
• Dan Jing: He is shown as both a demanding master and an amused observer. He deliberately sends the disciples away to accelerate Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship, while also ensuring that their destined accomplishments remain central to their cultivation.
• Nuwa: She is relieved that Fuxi has finally left Dan Jing’s side and hopes to arrange opportunities for him to fulfill his destiny. Although initially uneasy about Fuxi marrying Xuan Ming, she admits the match could benefit him and ease relations between the Human/Demon and Witch factions.
• Hou Tu: She strongly opposes the proposed relationship. Her anger comes from concern for Xuan Ming’s future reaction when her sister’s past-life memories return, as well as guilt over possibly failing to protect her.
• Xuan Ming: Though she does not speak directly in the chapter, her growing closeness with Fuxi is the central source of conflict and amusement.

Significant Themes

• Destiny versus personal choice: Fuxi and the others are now forced to achieve their destined great deeds if they wish to advance to Great Luo, tying their cultivation to larger cosmic responsibilities.
• Mentorship through harsh discipline: Dan Jing’s severe teaching produces both martial competence and unusual rhetorical skill in his disciples.
• Romance and political consequences: A possible marriage between Fuxi and Xuan Ming could unite or at least ease tensions between major factions, while also creating complications because of their identities and recovered memories.
• Past lives and future relationships: The looming return of past-life memories makes the apparent romance both comedic and potentially tragic.
• Comedic meddling: Dan Jing treats the developing relationship as entertainment, while Nuwa and Hou Tu react from opposing positions—pragmatic acceptance versus protective outrage.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing has trained Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin through scolding, punishment, and practical guidance, creating a powerful but intimidated group of disciples.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s increasingly close relationship is observed and encouraged by Dan Jing, tolerated with reservations by Nuwa, and fiercely opposed by Hou Tu.
• Nuwa views the marriage as potentially beneficial for Fuxi’s destiny and political circumstances, while Hou Tu blames Nuwa for scheming to bring it about.
• The chapter ends with Hou Tu rushing to confront Nuwa, setting up a direct clash over Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s possible marriage.

Chapter Summary: “Nuwa: I Agree! Hou Tu: I Object!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa and Hou Tu arrive separately at Dan Jing’s palace on Mount Buzhou. Despite their long-standing hostility, they enter together while exchanging restrained but obvious animosity.
• Hou Tu accuses Nuwa of scheming against her sister, Xuan Ming. Nuwa realizes Dan Jing has deliberately made her the scapegoat for his plan.
• Dan Jing reveals his intention: Nuwa should continue preparing Fuxi to claim the Threefold Marriage opportunity connected to the Red Embroidered Ball and the Marriage-Fate Dao.
• He proposes that Fuxi marry Xuan Ming, Hou Tu’s sister and a reincarnation of an Ancestral Witch. This would unite representatives of the Demon Race and Witch Race and potentially ease their historic conflict.
• Nuwa immediately agrees, partly because Dan Jing supports the match and partly because Hou Tu’s earlier hostility has made her determined to see the scheme succeed.
• Hou Tu objects, arguing that the marriage is politically and emotionally inappropriate due to the deep enmity between the Witch Race’s Netherworld and the Demon Race’s Heavenly Court.
• Nuwa counters that the marriage could promote peace, cooperation, and stability throughout the Primordial World.
• Hou Tu questions whether Fuxi will genuinely treat Xuan Ming well after recovering his memories. Nuwa dismisses the concern, insisting that Fuxi’s virtue and status make him a suitable husband.
• The chapter ends with Nuwa and Hou Tu engaged in a sharp verbal duel while Dan Jing happily watches, treating their argument as entertainment.

Character Developments

• Nuwa: Initially confused and irritated at being blamed for the plan, she embraces the accusation rather than defend herself. Her rivalry with Hou Tu strengthens her resolve to support Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage.
• Hou Tu: Remains fiercely protective of Xuan Ming and suspicious of Nuwa’s motives. Although outwardly composed, she is furious at the proposed marriage and firmly resists turning her sister’s happiness into a political arrangement.
• Dan Jing: Acts as the powerful architect and amused observer of the situation. He manipulates events by presenting the marriage as both a political solution and a source of personal entertainment.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming: Neither appears directly, but their proposed marriage becomes the central conflict. Their relationship is framed as a possible bridge between the Demon and Witch factions.
• Nuwa and Hou Tu: Their hostility develops into an entertaining ideological and verbal contest, with both women defending their respective family interests.

Significant Themes

• Political marriage and reconciliation: The proposed union represents a possible alliance between historically opposed races and governing powers.
• Personal happiness versus political necessity: Hou Tu fears that Xuan Ming’s feelings and future happiness are being sacrificed for peace and strategy.
• Rivalry and manipulation: Dan Jing intentionally provokes Nuwa and Hou Tu, turning their grudges into a spectacle while advancing his own plan.
• Power and authority: Nuwa accepts that Dan Jing, as Fuxi’s master, has the greatest influence over the marriage decision, while Hou Tu struggles to oppose someone far more powerful.
• Family loyalty: Both women act out of loyalty—Nuwa toward her elder brother Fuxi and Hou Tu toward her sister Xuan Ming.
• Humor amid tension: Despite the serious political implications, the chapter uses banter, sarcasm, and Dan Jing’s delighted reaction to create a comedic tone.

Important Character Interactions

• Hou Tu and Nuwa: Their restrained hostility quickly becomes a heated exchange. Hou Tu accuses Nuwa of plotting against Xuan Ming, while Nuwa embraces the accusation and later argues that the marriage would benefit the world.
• Dan Jing and Nuwa: Dan Jing directly instructs Nuwa to arrange Fuxi’s marriage and deliberately encourages her to consider Xuan Ming. Nuwa accepts his authority and agrees to cooperate.
• Dan Jing and Hou Tu: He pressures Hou Tu to state her opinion, then effectively dismisses her objections by presenting the marriage as beneficial and inevitable.
• Nuwa and Hou Tu’s debate: Nuwa emphasizes political harmony and Fuxi’s virtues, while Hou Tu insists that the marriage must be based on genuine affection and concern for Xuan Ming’s well-being.
• Dan Jing’s role as observer: He remains amused as the two women argue, enjoying the conflict while guiding it toward the outcome he wants.

Chapter Summary: Nuwa’s Schemes Ran Deep!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa and Hou Tu stop arguing over the proposed relationship between Demon Monarch Fuxi and Ancestral Witch Xuan Ming when they realize Dan Jing’s approval is decisive.
• Dan Jing insists that the union is not merely for amusement. Fuxi symbolizes yang and Heaven, while Xuan Ming symbolizes yin and Earth; their relationship could unite the Demon Race and Witch Race and establish harmony between Heaven and Earth.
• He explains that the Primordial World’s Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao are being completed through the actions of Hongjun, Pangu, and the Sages. The marriage is part of a larger plan to stabilize the Human Dao and reconcile the Heavenly Court with the Netherworld.
• Dan Jing threatens that if the Demon and Witch Races reject the relationship and return to their separate domains, they will lose much of their administrative authority. He could replace them with other Sages willing to govern the Heavenly Court and Netherworld.
• Nuwa immediately supports the plan and reveals that the Demon Race is already gradually withdrawing from direct governance of the Heavenly Court. She intends to transfer greater authority to Haotian and the Queen Mother of the West.
• Hou Tu refuses to compromise regarding Xuan Ming’s future. She argues that cooperation between the Heavenly Court and Netherworld is manageable because Zhen Yuanzi already oversees the Netherworld’s affairs.
• Dan Jing praises Hou Tu’s firmness, implying that yielding on such an important matter would make her unworthy of influence.
• Hou Tu then becomes suspicious that Nuwa deliberately pressured her in order to make her appear weak or disloyal and drive her out of Dan Jing’s circle of influence.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing reveals himself as both a mischievous entertainer and a serious cosmic planner. Though he enjoys watching Nuwa and Hou Tu argue, he views the proposed union as a tool for maintaining the balance and political stability of the Primordial World.
• Nuwa demonstrates political flexibility and strategic calculation. She supports Dan Jing’s plan and agrees to reduce the Demon Race’s control over the Heavenly Court, but Hou Tu begins to suspect that her earlier arguments were part of a deeper scheme.
• Hou Tu remains fiercely protective of Xuan Ming and refuses to sacrifice her sister’s future for political convenience. Her resolve strengthens, but her distrust of Nuwa grows substantially.
• Xuan Ming and Fuxi do not appear directly, yet their potential relationship becomes the central political and cosmic issue of the chapter.

Significant Themes

• Personal relationships as political instruments: The proposed union is treated as a means of reconciling rival factions and reorganizing authority.
• Heavenly balance and cosmic order: Fuxi and Xuan Ming represent yin and yang, Heaven and Earth, making their union symbolically important.
• Power and coercion: Dan Jing uses overwhelming authority and the threat of administrative replacement to force the Sages to consider his broader plan.
• Political maneuvering and suspicion: Nuwa’s actions suggest that every argument may conceal a secondary objective, leaving Hou Tu questioning her true motives.
• Duty versus personal loyalty: Hou Tu prioritizes Xuan Ming’s happiness and future over Dan Jing’s political agenda, while Nuwa prioritizes institutional stability.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing and Nuwa/Hou Tu: Dan Jing alternates between teasing them and intimidating them, making clear that he controls the situation.
• Nuwa and Hou Tu: Their ideological disagreement intensifies into personal hostility. Hou Tu believes Nuwa nearly manipulated her into making a disastrous concession.
• Dan Jing and Hou Tu: Although he pressures her, Dan Jing acknowledges and even respects her refusal to yield on behalf of her sister.
• Nuwa and Dan Jing: Nuwa quickly aligns herself with Dan Jing’s political objectives, which causes Hou Tu to view her as calculating and potentially manipulative.

Chapter Summary: “A Bite and a Sip, Each Has Its Appointed Fate!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa reflects that Hou Tu’s suspicion of her is justified: Nuwa had subtly hoped to provoke Hou Tu into angering Dan Jing, the “Sun Star Madman,” and thereby losing her place at his profitable card table.
• The Sages recognize that Dan Jing’s arrangements bring immense benefits. The Lunar Star goddesses, merely by participating in his schemes, have gained extraordinary merit and Destiny Aura and may eventually reach the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Dan Jing proposes a compromise regarding the possible marriage between Fuxi and Xuan Ming:
  • Nuwa may support the relationship by creating opportunities for them to grow closer.
  • Hou Tu may oppose it by trying to disrupt their marriage fate.
  • Neither may force the outcome. They may encourage romance or create misunderstandings, but they cannot directly manipulate or separate the pair.
• Dan Jing warns Hou Tu that if she wants to protect Xuan Ming from eventually being “nailed” by Fuxi, she must personally break their marriage fate. If she fails, she must accept that their union may be Heaven’s will.
• Nuwa and Hou Tu accept the conditions. Hou Tu is satisfied because she has been granted a legitimate chance to interfere rather than having the marriage settled immediately.
• After the meeting, Dan Jing sends them away from Mount Buzhou.
• Hou Tu leaves without speaking to Nuwa, while Nuwa interprets Hou Tu’s anxiety as further motivation to arrange the relationship.
• Nuwa decides to involve Haotian, the Queen Mother of the West, and other Heavenly Court officials in facilitating Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship. She believes the marriage could help thaw relations between the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld.
• Nuwa rejects involving the Demon Race because of its unresolved hatred toward the Witch Race and its growing separation from the Heavenly Court.

Character Developments

• Hou Tu: Demonstrates greater maturity and restraint. Rather than continuing to argue emotionally, she accepts the rules and plans to test whether Xuan Ming and Fuxi are truly incompatible. She also considers the long-term survival of the Witch Race, recognizing that reckless violence and karmic consequences could destroy her people.
• Nuwa: Reveals a playful, calculating, and mischievous side. She accepts the challenge but intends to actively engineer the relationship, possibly even hoping Fuxi and Xuan Ming will have descendants before recovering their past memories.
• Dan Jing: Acts as an impartial arbiter, allowing both sides to compete through indirect methods while preventing either from forcibly controlling fate. His stance softens toward Hou Tu, but he maintains authority over the situation.
• Xuan Ming and Fuxi: Neither appears directly, but their potential marriage becomes the central issue around which the major powers begin maneuvering.

Significant Themes

• Fate versus free will: The chapter asks whether Fuxi and Xuan Ming are truly destined to be together. Their relationship will be tested through natural choices and circumstances rather than direct coercion.
• The consequences of power: Sages may escape karmic sin personally, but the burden falls upon their clans, descendants, and disciples. This forces Hou Tu to consider how her actions affect the entire Witch Race.
• Political marriage and reconciliation: The potential union could bridge the divide between the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld, making personal relationships tools for broader political cooperation.
• Strategic restraint: True wisdom is shown not through fighting, but through knowing when to compromise, accept limits, and plan for long-term consequences.
• Benefits and alliances: Dan Jing’s “card table” symbolizes the immense rewards available to those who participate in his schemes, explaining why the Sages are reluctant to oppose or leave him.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing and Hou Tu: He challenges Hou Tu’s motives and gives her a controlled opportunity to oppose the marriage. His warning forces her to confront both her personal protectiveness and her responsibilities as a Sage.
• Dan Jing and Nuwa: He permits Nuwa to act as matchmaker, provided she does not force the result.
• Nuwa and Hou Tu: Their hostility remains unresolved. Nuwa is amused by Hou Tu’s anxiety, while Hou Tu ignores Nuwa’s provocations and focuses on protecting Xuan Ming.
• Nuwa and the Heavenly Court: Nuwa recruits Haotian, the Queen Mother of the West, and other officials to help promote the relationship, treating the marriage as both a personal and diplomatic opportunity.

Chapter Summary: Hou Tu: Zhen Yuanzi, You’ve Changed

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hou Tu visits Zhen Yuanzi at the Netherlord Hall to discuss the proposed Threefold Marriage Rite between Fuxi and Xuan Ming.
• She explains that the marriage, requested by the Sun God, could help ease tensions between the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld while benefiting all living beings.
• Zhen Yuanzi agrees that improved relations would be advantageous, but considers the marriage itself highly unusual because Fuxi and Xuan Ming had been enemies in the previous Calamity Cycle and were indirectly responsible for each other’s deaths.
• Rather than give a firm opinion, Zhen Yuanzi leaves the decision to Hou Tu and the surviving Ancestral Witches, promising that the Netherworld will cooperate with whatever they decide.
• Hou Tu criticizes him for becoming politically cautious and evasive, but accepts that she must consult her surviving elder brothers, including Zhu Jiuyin. Any trials or preparations for Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage can wait.
• Meanwhile, Dan Jing continues observing Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s situation. Fuxi, Zhu Jiuyin, Xuan Ming, and the Iron-Eating Beast travel to several important Human Race locations.
• They revisit the Human Race tribe where Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin once lived, but find that it has largely declined and only remnants remain.
• They then visit Fuxi’s birthplace near the East Sea and discover that its inheritance has survived. The Feng Clan’s genealogical records confirm Fuxi’s ancient connection to them.
• Although no meaningful blood relationship remains after countless generations, Fuxi recognizes the Feng Clan as his descendants through karma and ancestral connection.
• The group settles in the tribe for tens of thousands of years. Because the Feng Clan possesses immortal beings connected to Fuxi, it rises rapidly, causing the tribe—renamed the Dafeng Tribe—and surrounding Human Race communities to prosper.
• Fuxi’s reputation spreads throughout the Bank of the East Sea and the wider East Sea region.

Character Developments

• Hou Tu demonstrates political responsibility and a willingness to consider the broader consequences of Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage. She seeks Zhen Yuanzi’s judgment but ultimately understands that the decision belongs to the Witch Race and the surviving Ancestral Witches.
• Zhen Yuanzi is shown as more cautious and politically seasoned than before. He supports reconciliation in principle but avoids taking a direct position on a sensitive family and racial matter, prompting Hou Tu to accuse him of becoming “worldly and evasive.”
• Fuxi displays his deep understanding of the Causality Dao by accurately recognizing his karmic relationship with the Feng Clan despite the disappearance of any direct blood connection. He accepts his role as their ancestral figure.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin remain involved in the preparations and journey, though the chapter focuses more heavily on Fuxi’s heritage and the political implications of the marriage.
• Dan Jing continues acting as an observer and instigator of major developments, maintaining interest in the potential marriage and its consequences.

Significant Themes

• Reconciliation after conflict: The proposed union between former enemies symbolizes the possibility of healing old divisions between the Heavenly Court, the Witch Race, and the Netherworld.
• Politics and responsibility: Zhen Yuanzi’s careful response highlights the difficulty of balancing personal judgment, institutional interests, and respect for another faction’s internal affairs.
• Karma versus bloodline: Fuxi’s acceptance of the Feng Clan emphasizes that spiritual and karmic bonds matter more than biological descent in the world of immortals.
• The passage of time: The decline and survival of the ancient Human Race tribes show how mortal civilizations change across immense spans of time, while certain inheritances endure.
• The influence of powerful figures: Fuxi’s connection causes the Feng Clan, the Dafeng Tribe, and surrounding communities to prosper, illustrating how immortal ancestry can transform mortal society.

Important Character Interactions

• Hou Tu and Zhen Yuanzi: Hou Tu seeks his official perspective; Zhen Yuanzi supports Netherworld–Heavenly Court cooperation but refuses to decide the matter of Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage himself. Hou Tu responds by teasing him for becoming evasive.
• Hou Tu and the surviving Ancestral Witches: Hou Tu plans to consult them, especially Zhu Jiuyin, before arranging any trials or approving the marriage.
• Fuxi and the Feng Clan: Fuxi examines the clan’s genealogy, confirms their karmic connection, and accepts their recognition of him as an ancient ancestor.
• Fuxi and the Human Race: His presence indirectly strengthens the Dafeng Tribe and nearby communities, turning his ancestral identity into a source of prosperity.

Chapter Summary: “The Leader of All Teachings!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After tens of thousands of years, the Dafeng Tribe has become prosperous under Fuxi’s influence.
• Fuxi realizes that Master’s “great undertaking” may be connected to uniting and developing the Acquired Sentient Beings.
• Encouraged by Xuan Ming, and supported by Zhu Jiuyin and the Iron-Eating Beast Fatty, Fuxi decides to put his idea into practice rather than continue thinking about it.
• Fuxi begins gathering talented individuals and organizing the Dafeng Tribe, nearby Human tribes, and other Acquired Races.
• His movement expands rapidly, with tribes across more than half of the East Sea Bank choosing to follow him.
• The first major challenge is the conflict among the many different traditions and teachings.
• To resolve this, Fuxi decides to establish one universally recognized teaching above the others.
• Unsure which teaching belongs to their Master, the group consults Fatty, who reveals that Fuxi inherited the complete legacy of the Sage Tradition known as the Monster Religion.
• Fuxi elevates the Monster Religion as the foremost teaching, arguing that it is both a Sage Tradition and one created for Acquired Sentient Beings by the Holy Mother. This decision calms the disputes among the various traditions.
• After another yuanhui, Fuxi’s influence spreads beyond the East Sea Bank. However, a second major problem emerges: conflicts caused by the differing customs, appearances, and cultures of the various tribes and races.

Character Developments

• Fuxi grows from a contemplative observer into a decisive leader. He accepts the responsibility of guiding and uniting the Acquired Sentient Beings.
• Xuan Ming acts as Fuxi’s chief encourager and supporter, urging him to take action and assuring him that their group can overcome difficulties together.
• Zhu Jiuyin becomes increasingly passive and comfortable with a quiet life of reading and staying behind the scenes, though he remains willing to assist Fuxi.
• Fatty continues to appear lazy and insignificant, but his hidden knowledge proves crucial. His reminder about the Monster Religion provides the solution to the first major crisis.
• The four disciples and companions become more confident because they know their powerful Master can protect them from the consequences of failure.

Significant Themes

• Taking action over endless contemplation: The chapter emphasizes that practical effort is more valuable than merely thinking about a problem.
• Leadership and responsibility: Fuxi accepts the burden of organizing diverse peoples and guiding them toward prosperity.
• Unity through shared authority: The Monster Religion is placed above competing traditions to create a common ideological foundation.
• Cultural diversity and conflict: The chapter acknowledges that uniting different races involves more than political allegiance; differences in customs and identity create deeper challenges.
• The influence of inheritance and hidden identity: Fuxi’s inherited legacy becomes politically important, while the characters remain curious about their mysterious Master and his connections to powerful traditions.

Character Interactions

• Xuan Ming notices Fuxi’s thoughts and encourages him to pursue his plan, promising her support.
• Fuxi seeks confirmation from Zhu Jiuyin and Fatty; both agree to help, though for different reasons.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin struggle to identify their Master’s teaching and consider asking him directly, but fear being reprimanded.
• Fatty unexpectedly provides the crucial information about the Monster Religion, earning the group’s trust.
• Xuan Ming remains curious and irreverent toward their mysterious Master, while Zhu Jiuyin reminds her to show proper respect.
• By the chapter’s end, Fuxi has successfully gathered many tribes under his leadership, but must now address conflicts stemming from their racial and cultural differences.

Chapter Summary: “Humanity and Nature!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fuxi and Xuan Ming discuss how to resolve conflicts among the many tribes and races under their authority.
• Fuxi identifies three main causes of division:
  • Differences in appearance and racial prejudice
  • Different customs and festivals
  • Separate cultural traditions
• He proposes:
  • Elevating one race as an example for others to learn from, gradually reducing divisions based on appearance.
  • Establishing widely shared festivals and customs as common traditions for all tribes.
  • Creating a unified cultural system while still allowing each race to preserve its unique heritage.
• Xuan Ming points out that these reforms will face resistance and asks whether Fuxi intends to use war or negotiation.
• Fuxi rejects war and plans to negotiate with tribal leaders, while also involving elders from the Monster Religion and major lineages. He emphasizes unity with ordinary people and collective participation in building a prosperous Primordial World.
• Xuan Ming orders Zhu Jiuyin to collect the customs, cultures, and inheritances of every race and tribe for Fuxi’s study. Zhu Jiuyin reluctantly obeys, with Fatty following him.
• Once alone, Fuxi and Xuan Ming quietly share a warm, affectionate moment.
• Dan Jing observes that the Heavenly Court and Netherworld have been manipulating events around Fuxi’s undertaking and relationship, but their schemes have only strengthened Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s bond.
• After another yuanhui, Fuxi’s reputation spreads throughout the Eastern Lands. Talented cultivators and virtuous figures gather around him, while Destiny Aura accumulates around Fuxi and his followers.
• The tribes under his rule enter a period of peace, prosperity, and favorable conditions.
• A new crisis emerges: Fuxi’s forces lack enough capable personnel to manage the vast territory and its many tribes.
• Ordinary people increasingly die from accidents caused by ignorance of the dangers of Heaven and Earth. This introduces a new conflict—not between different cultures, but between humanity and nature itself.
• For the first time, Fuxi is genuinely stumped by a problem he cannot immediately solve.

Character Developments

• Fuxi: Demonstrates political wisdom, foresight, and organizational talent. He seeks peaceful integration through shared customs, education, and cooperation rather than conquest. However, the deaths caused by humanity’s ignorance of nature expose the limits of his existing plans and challenge his confidence.
• Xuan Ming: Acts as a practical and perceptive advisor, identifying the resistance Fuxi’s reforms will face. She openly supports his ideas and shows increasing affection and trust toward him.
• Zhu Jiuyin: Provides comic relief through his reluctance to accept another assignment from Xuan Ming, though he ultimately obeys.
• Dan Jing: Watches the developments with amusement, especially the growing romance between Fuxi and Xuan Ming. He recognizes that outside schemes have strengthened rather than weakened their relationship.

Significant Themes

• Unity through integration: Fuxi seeks to unify diverse races without completely erasing their individual identities.
• Peaceful governance versus coercion: The chapter favors negotiation, shared participation, and cultural exchange over war.
• Common identity and cultural synthesis: Shared festivals and unified education are presented as tools for overcoming prejudice and tribal division.
• The limits of idealism and administration: Even a successful political and cultural system cannot immediately address every practical problem across a vast world.
• Humanity versus nature: The central new conflict arises because people lack knowledge of the natural world and perish through ignorance rather than deliberate violence.
• Love strengthened by adversity: Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship grows stronger despite external interference and political complications.

Character Interactions

• Fuxi and Xuan Ming: Work as intellectual and political partners. She challenges his plans, he responds with confidence, and their mutual respect develops into evident affection.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin: Their exchange is humorous and authoritative; Zhu Jiuyin is intimidated into carrying out her orders.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Fatty: Leave together to gather the required cultural materials, with Fatty following him as a companion.
• Dan Jing and the observing forces: Dan Jing views the Heavenly Court’s and Netherworld’s interventions as a kind of ongoing drama, noting that their attempts to influence Fuxi and Xuan Ming have ultimately brought them closer.

Chapter Summary: White Marsh: Should We Just Leave Fuxi Alone?

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fuxi struggles to solve the central problem of his grand undertaking: teaching ordinary, non-cultivating people how to recognize danger and “seek advantage while avoiding harm.”
• Although Fuxi possesses immense cultivation, wisdom, and deductive ability, he realizes that this challenge cannot be solved through strength or prolonged study alone. He needs practical understanding of ordinary people’s lives and a sudden insight.
• While Fuxi exhausts himself studying case files in the Dafeng Tribe palace, Xuan Ming forcibly interrupts him. She smashes him into the floor, drags him outside, and insists that he leave the palace to observe the common people firsthand.
• Xuan Ming argues that Fuxi has become too detached from the lives of the beings he hopes to help. Citing their master’s teaching—“Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles”—she takes him into the lower realm.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Fatty avoid interfering, intimidated by Xuan Ming’s overwhelming combat power. Zhu Jiuyin reassures Fuxi that he will protect the tribe’s affairs while Fuxi is away.
• In the Heavenly Court, Nuwa discusses how to assist Fuxi in overcoming his trial. Haotian and the Queen Mother of the West refrain from volunteering because they must preserve the separation between Heavenly Court authority and the Demon Race, while also avoiding competition with celestial officials for merit.
• Xuan Nü decides she is not suited to the task because her strengths lie in formations, warfare, and slaughter rather than guiding ordinary people.
• White Marsh volunteers to help, as his innate abilities and identity as the Lucky Beast make him naturally suited to the principle of discerning fortune and avoiding danger.
• Nuwa approves White Marsh’s mission but orders him to first visit Mount Buzhou and request permission from the Sun God before approaching Fuxi. This immediately makes White Marsh uneasy, leading to the chapter’s humorous closing thought: perhaps it would be safer to leave Fuxi alone.

Character Developments

• Fuxi: His confidence is tempered by genuine frustration. He recognizes that his current methods are insufficient and that understanding ordinary people requires direct experience rather than endless deduction.
• Xuan Ming: Demonstrates her forceful, fearless, and practical personality. She acts decisively, physically dragging Fuxi away from unproductive study and forcing him toward the solution he needs.
• White Marsh: Shows initiative by volunteering to aid Fuxi. His reluctance after hearing that he must seek the Sun God’s permission reveals his cautious and perceptive nature.
• Nuwa: Acts as a strategic overseer, carefully assigning assistance while respecting the political balance between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race.
• Haotian and Queen Mother of the West: Display political restraint, understanding that their future authority requires them not to personally compete for merit.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Fatty: Their fearful reaction to Xuan Ming adds humor while emphasizing her superior combat strength.

Significant Themes

• Theory versus practical experience: Fuxi’s inability to solve the problem through documents and deduction emphasizes that understanding society requires direct contact with ordinary people.
• The limits of power and knowledge: Even a supreme cultivator can encounter problems that cannot be overcome through cultivation alone.
• Leadership and responsibility: Fuxi’s task involves helping vulnerable beings protect themselves, making empathy and observation as important as wisdom.
• Political balance and merit: The Heavenly Court’s officials must navigate both personal contributions and the larger division of authority between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race.
• Humor amid serious cultivation affairs: Xuan Ming’s violent intervention, the others’ fear of her, and White Marsh’s reluctance create comic relief within Fuxi’s serious trial.

Character Interactions

• Xuan Ming and Fuxi: Their interaction is physically aggressive but ultimately helpful. Xuan Ming forces Fuxi to abandon passive study and experience the world firsthand.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Fuxi: Zhu Jiuyin offers reassurance as Fuxi is taken away, promising to manage the Dafeng Tribe in his absence.
• Nuwa and the Heavenly Court officials: Nuwa organizes a plan to support Fuxi, while the officials weigh their suitability and political obligations.
• Nuwa and White Marsh: Nuwa accepts White Marsh’s offer but places the condition that he obtain the Sun God’s approval.
• White Marsh and the Sun God: They have not yet met in the chapter, but White Marsh’s nervous reaction foreshadows an important and potentially intimidating encounter.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• White Marsh visits Mountain Ridge Palace to ask the Sun God for permission to help Fuxi during his difficult undertaking. The Sun God dismisses him with a blunt “Get lost,” making it clear that the Heavenly Court must not interfere.
• Nuwa understands that the trial is part of Fuxi’s path and accepts that neither she nor the Heavenly Court can assist him.
• Over an immense span of time—first one hundred thousand years, then three kalpas—Xuan Ming accompanies Fuxi across tribes and regions. They disguise themselves as mortals and study the suffering and lives of the people under Fuxi’s command.
• Near a small Eastern Lands tribe, Fuxi enters a deep state of enlightenment while sitting beside a river. He eventually realizes that he has solved the problem confronting him and joyfully announces that he has succeeded.
• Grateful for Xuan Ming’s long companionship and support, Fuxi embraces her and tells her that she has worked hard. Xuan Ming returns the embrace, showing open tenderness and affection.
• Their embrace is witnessed by powerful figures across the Primordial Land, including Nuwa, the Ancestral Witches, the Daoist Sages, the Western Sect leaders, and Dan Jing. Their reactions range from surprise and amusement to jealousy and suspicion.

Character Development

• Fuxi moves from prolonged uncertainty and hardship to renewed confidence after gaining enlightenment. His success restores his former brilliance and determination.
• Xuan Ming is shown as deeply loyal and patient. She spends vast stretches of time accompanying Fuxi, helping him understand the struggles of ordinary people. Her normally fierce and proud demeanor softens completely around him, revealing her romantic affection.
• White Marsh demonstrates loyalty to Fuxi by attempting to secure outside assistance, but he obediently accepts the Sun God’s refusal.
• Nuwa displays restraint and trust in the Sun God’s plan, recognizing that Fuxi must overcome the trial himself.
• Dan Jing and the various great powers function as amused observers, highlighting the unusual and entertaining nature of Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship.

Significant Themes

• Self-reliance and trials: Fuxi’s breakthrough must come through his own experience and enlightenment rather than external intervention.
• Learning from the people: His long journey through ordinary tribes emphasizes that true understanding and governance require witnessing common people’s suffering firsthand.
• Devotion and companionship: Xuan Ming’s enduring presence shows the importance of emotional support during a difficult undertaking.
• Unexpected unity: The romantic bond between a Demon Race figure and a Witch Race figure challenges old divisions and prompts speculation about a possible alliance.
• Public spectacle: The reactions of the Heavenly Court, Netherworld, Daoist sects, and Western Sect turn the couple’s embrace into a widely observed and amusing event.

Character Interactions

• White Marsh formally appeals to the Sun God, who rejects the request and orders him away.
• Nuwa and White Marsh silently acknowledge that the Heavenly Court must remain uninvolved.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming share their most openly affectionate moment yet: he embraces and thanks her, and she responds with tenderness.
• The Ancestral Witches react with comic jealousy, wondering why Xuan Ming treats Fuxi more kindly than she treats her own brothers.
• Other major figures—including Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Dan Jing—watch the embrace with shock, amusement, or suspicion.

Chapter Summary: “Dan Jing: I Told You to Kiss Her!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Jing watches Fuxi and Xuan Ming embrace beside the great river and becomes excited, loudly urging them to kiss and take their relationship further.
• His enthusiastic commentary is overheard by Laozi, who has arrived at Mountain Ridge Palace. Embarrassed by the scene and Dan Jing’s shameless remarks, Laozi quietly waits outside rather than interrupting or leaving.
• Dan Jing summons Laozi into the palace after Fuxi and Xuan Ming depart hand in hand.
• Dan Jing teases Laozi about abandoning his former name, “Lao Dan,” and asks why he has come.
• Laozi explains that changing his name is extremely difficult because a Primordial Divine Being’s true name must be recognized by Heaven, Earth, and the Great Dao. He has therefore stopped pursuing the matter obsessively.
• Laozi reveals that his previously shattered Dao Fruit has recovered by two-thirds. His cultivation has improved considerably as he has learned to let matters unfold naturally.
• Laozi asks Dan Jing three important questions:
  1. Whether Dan Jing knows the universe’s future tides of fate.
  2. Whether the Sages have always followed predetermined paths.
  3. Whether Sage Dao lineages will prosper after the Human Dao flourishes.
• Dan Jing gives partial, teasing answers to the first two questions but confirms that successful Sage and other Dao lineages will flourish alongside the Human Dao if they have contributed merit and blessings to living beings.
• Satisfied, Laozi thanks Dan Jing and departs. Dan Jing praises him afterward, recognizing his intelligence and strategic insight.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing: Remains irreverent, playful, and voyeuristically entertained by Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship. Despite his crude humor, he demonstrates profound awareness of fate, the Dao, and the Sages’ broader plans.
• Laozi/Taiqing: Shows restraint, patience, and sharp intelligence. He has moved beyond his former fixation on changing his name and embraced a more natural, non-forcing approach. His Dao Fruit’s recovery reflects both his growing strength and his changed mindset.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming: Their relationship advances visibly as they embrace and leave together hand in hand, suggesting increasing intimacy and mutual affection.

Significant Themes

• Fate versus free will: Laozi questions whether the Sages are following predetermined destinies, though Dan Jing refuses to provide a simple answer.
• The Human Dao’s rise: The flourishing of the Human Dao is presented as a major future development that may benefit other Dao traditions as well.
• Non-action and acceptance: Laozi’s decision to stop forcing a name change reflects the principle of letting nature take its course, which ironically helps his cultivation recover.
• Power and uncertainty: Dan Jing’s cryptic responses reinforce his superior knowledge and position while reminding the Sages that their futures remain partly beyond their control.
• Comedy amid cosmic affairs: Dan Jing’s exaggerated commentary on romance contrasts with the chapter’s serious discussions of fate, cultivation, and the future of the Dao.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing openly heckles and encourages Fuxi and Xuan Ming, treating their embrace as entertainment.
• Laozi accidentally becomes an audience to Dan Jing’s private spectacle, creating an awkward but humorous first impression.
• Dan Jing and Laozi engage in a teasing yet intellectually significant exchange. Dan Jing mocks Laozi’s failed name change, while Laozi respectfully probes the secrets of fate and the future.
• Their conversation reveals mutual recognition: Laozi respects Dan Jing’s authority and insight, while Dan Jing admires Laozi’s intelligence and ability to advance through restraint.

Chapter Summary

• Fuxi spreads the Eight Trigrams Method: More than thirty thousand years after attaining enlightenment, Fuxi sends disciples and cultivators throughout the Primordial World to teach the Fuxi Eight Trigrams Method. Unlike exclusive cultivation inheritances, it is offered to all tribes regardless of lineage or allegiance. Its accessible divination techniques help ordinary people predict minor dangers, understand natural patterns, and improve their chances of survival.
• Prosperity of Acquired Sentient Beings: The method dramatically reduces mortality among the tribes and encourages their independent development. As the Houtian tribes prosper, Human Dao Fortune rises to an unprecedented peak. Fuxi’s name becomes known throughout the Primordial Land as a great sage and teacher.
• Fuxi develops civilization: Over the following tens of thousands of years, Fuxi introduces Acquired Script, a simplified calendar, ceremonial customs, laws, and other practical classics. His teachings improve culture, daily life, inheritance, and social organization, allowing ordinary people to gradually reduce their dependence on cultivators and powerful lineages.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship: After Fuxi’s breakthrough, Xuan Ming becomes even more attached to him, and Fuxi reciprocates her affection. The two spend much of their time together, quietly enjoying the scenery and responding tenderly to one another. Their closeness is so obvious that Zhu Jiuyin finds them embarrassing and deliberately avoids looking at them.
• Zhu Jiuyin’s character: Zhu Jiuyin remains a quiet observer with an unusual passion for reading. He studies all kinds of texts, from cultivation inheritances to works created by ordinary people, and withdraws into his books whenever Fuxi and Xuan Ming become excessively affectionate.
• A new social problem: Despite Fuxi’s achievements, the rapid growth and long lifespans of Acquired Sentient Beings create serious disorder in reproduction and relationships. People mature quickly, live for thousands of years, and have no rules governing marriage, intimacy, or family boundaries. Relationships are often temporary, formed for the purpose of raising a child before ending, while even incestuous relationships are treated as normal.
• Central themes: The chapter emphasizes the civilizing power of knowledge, the rise of Human Dao through the prosperity of ordinary beings, and the gradual liberation of mortals from dependence on cultivators. It also introduces the need for social ethics and institutions: material and intellectual advancement has outpaced the development of rules governing family, reproduction, and relationships.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the pavilion, Fuxi considers how to end the disorder surrounding relationships between men and women and the improper mingling of yin and yang.
• Zhu Jiuyin proposes a straightforward solution: Fuxi and Xuan Ming should publicly become Dao companions, hold a grand wedding banquet, announce their union to all tribes, and establish formal rules and customs for marriage.
• Because Fuxi is revered as the Great Virtuous Teacher and is highly influential among the Acquired Races, his example would encourage society to follow proper relationship practices. Although complete eradication of such chaos is impossible, widespread order could be achieved.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming agree with the plan, pleased that it would both help the common people and allow them to formalize their long-standing relationship.
• Fatty interrupts to remind them that they should first seek their master Dan Jing’s approval at Mount Buzhou. The group hesitates, fearing that their master might scold them for treating a personal matter as something requiring his attention.
• Fuxi ultimately decides they should go, noting that their master originally sent them into the world to accomplish great deeds and that he now has many questions to ask.
• Xuan Ming agrees, while Zhu Jiuyin accepts the decision without much resistance.
• After briefly arranging affairs in the Dafeng Tribe, Fuxi, Xuan Ming, Zhu Jiuyin, and Fatty travel to Mount Buzhou. Their reputation ensures that no one obstructs them; many powerful beings even clear the route in advance.
• They arrive at Dan Jing’s palace, announce themselves respectfully, and are admitted inside. Dan Jing watches them with an amused expression, while Fatty transforms into a small beast and eagerly allows himself to be petted.

Character Developments

• Fuxi: Demonstrates his continued role as a cultural leader and social reformer. He accepts Zhu Jiuyin’s proposal both because it can stabilize society and because it gives him the opportunity to formalize his love for Xuan Ming. He also shows growing confidence by acknowledging his accomplishments and seeking answers from his master.
• Xuan Ming: Reveals that she and Fuxi have been in love for a long time. Though initially shy and embarrassed, she firmly supports the marriage proposal and agrees to visit their master.
• Zhu Jiuyin: Acts as the practical problem-solver of the group. His simple suggestion resolves both a social dilemma and Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s personal hesitation. He remains modest about his own importance and indifferent to whether he is the central disciple in Dan Jing’s eyes.
• Fatty: Provides a cautious reminder that proper respect requires consulting their master. Though still treated as lower in status than the disciples, he has gained an extraordinary inheritance—the complete Great Dream Dao-Proving Method—and behaves obediently around Dan Jing.
• Dan Jing: Appears relaxed and amused by his disciples’ return, suggesting that he already understands the purpose of their visit.

Significant Themes

• Leadership through example: Fuxi’s public conduct is presented as a powerful means of shaping customs and restoring order.
• Love and social responsibility: Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage would serve both their personal relationship and the broader needs of society.
• Tradition and authority: Even accomplished disciples feel obligated to seek their master’s approval before making an important decision.
• The limits of social control: Zhu Jiuyin recognizes that unusual relationships can never be completely eliminated, but they can be regulated and guided toward greater order.
• Hierarchy and reputation: Fuxi’s status commands respect throughout the Primordial Land, while Fatty’s position as a former mount still places him below the master’s disciples.

Character Interactions

• Zhu Jiuyin offers Fuxi and Xuan Ming the marriage idea, directly influencing their decision.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming exchange shy but sincere approval, confirming their mutual affection.
• Fatty’s interruption shifts the group’s mood from excitement to apprehension about visiting Dan Jing.
• Fuxi takes responsibility for the decision to visit their master, and Xuan Ming follows his lead.
• Upon arriving, all four show deep respect to Dan Jing, while Fatty displays his especially submissive and affectionate relationship with him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Jing greets Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin with heavy sarcasm, teasing them as the “Great Virtuous Teacher,” his “dainty little wife,” and his “capable general.”
• He approves Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage but instructs them to visit:
  • Fengqi Mountain, the Monster Religion Ancestral Court, to meet Nuwa.
  • Mount Buzhou, the Human Religion Ancestral Court, to meet Hou Tu.
• Dan Jing assures them that he has already arranged everything and that their marriage-related undertaking carries great Merit, making the Sages willing to assist.
• The disciples spend over ten thousand years receiving guidance from Dan Jing, asking questions and learning the Dao. Their normally intimidating master displays unusual patience and warmth.
• Dan Jing eventually expels Fuxi, Xuan Ming, Zhu Jiuyin, and Fatty from Mountain Ridge Palace, urging the couple to complete the Threefold Marriage Rite quickly and have children so he can enjoy watching their future family drama.
• At the Human Religion Ancestral Court, Hou Tu learns that the trio has come regarding the marriage ceremony. Displeased by Fuxi’s relationship with her older sister Xuan Ming, she coldly sends them prepared treasures and spiritual resources before dismissing them without appearing in person.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing remains sarcastic and mischievous, but his teasing conceals genuine care and careful preparation for his disciples’ future. His ability to arrange an audience with the Sages reveals his extraordinary influence.
• Fuxi shows humility and insecurity about whether he and Xuan Ming are worthy of meeting Sages, emphasizing his awareness of their vastly superior status.
• Xuan Ming is accepted by Dan Jing as Fuxi’s partner, while her relationship with Hou Tu is shown to be close enough that Hou Tu reacts protectively and possessively toward her.
• Zhu Jiuyin remains reserved but is visibly distressed by Dan Jing’s sarcasm and the humiliating misfortunes it often causes.
• Hou Tu acts like an overprotective younger sister. She resents Fuxi for “taking” Xuan Ming and blames herself for indirectly contributing to their relationship, though she still provides generous support.
• Fatty, the black-and-white pet, continues to be included among Dan Jing’s students and receives Dao instruction alongside them.

Significant Themes

• Mentorship and hidden affection: Dan Jing’s mockery masks deep concern, as he guides his disciples and prepares the path for their marriage.
• Power and hierarchy: Fuxi’s anxiety about meeting the Sages contrasts with Dan Jing’s casual confidence, highlighting the enormous gap between ordinary immortals, Sages, and Dan Jing himself.
• Marriage as a cosmic undertaking: The Threefold Marriage Rite is presented not merely as a personal ceremony but as an event tied to Merit, divine authority, and the balance of Heaven and Earth.
• Comedy amid grandeur: The chapter juxtaposes supreme Sages and world-shaping events with familiar family dynamics, teasing, embarrassment, and marriage pressure.
• Protective family relationships: Hou Tu’s hostility toward Fuxi reflects her affection for Xuan Ming, while Dan Jing eagerly anticipates the couple having children and expanding the family.

Important Character Interactions

• Dan Jing sarcastically needles the three visitors, causing them dread because his remarks often lead to karmic humiliation.
• Fuxi respectfully asks whether they are qualified to meet the Sages, and Dan Jing reassures him that everything has been arranged.
• The disciples spend thousands of years in a peaceful, unusually harmonious master-disciple exchange with Dan Jing.
• Dan Jing embarrasses the couple by openly urging them to marry and have children as soon as possible.
• Hou Tu refuses to meet Fuxi directly, viewing him as an unsuitable “yellow-haired punk” who has stolen away her sister, but she still sends the couple valuable treasures and resources before dismissing them.