Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Earth Sovereign Hou Tu remains suppressed and removed from the Primordial World’s active grand currents, subtly altering the balance among the Saints.
• Tens of thousands of years pass after Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage. Although the wedding’s public excitement fades, its deeper purpose succeeds: the institution of marriage takes root among the Houtian Tribes.
• Marriage gradually replaces chaotic unions and leads to the emergence of the family as society’s basic unit. Unlike former same-surname households, families preserve clear parental relationships, ancestry, blood ties, and a stronger sense of belonging.
• Over the following hundred thousand years, Fuxi advances his great undertaking:
  • He develops and preserves the cultural inheritance of the Houtian Tribes.
  • He compiles knowledge concerning clothing, food, housing, travel, and other aspects of daily life.
  • He travels throughout the Primordial Land, earning vast Merit and goodwill.
  • He builds cooperation between Acquired and Innate races, especially those associated with the Three Innate Tribes.
• Xuan Ming fully supports Fuxi, while Zhu Jiuyin assists him as a fellow wise figure. Fuxi’s growing reputation causes Human Dao Fortune and Destiny Aura to gather around him, making his work increasingly successful.
• At the East Sea, Dan Jing spends a peaceful day caring for Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s twin children. He tells them an embellished story about the creation of light, amusing himself by presenting hidden primordial history as a grand tale.
• After the children fall asleep, Dan Jing sends Fatty to summon Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin. He reflects that his “nurturing game” has become boring and announces that it is time to move on to the next stage.

Character Developments

• Fuxi evolves into a major cultural and civilizing figure. His efforts unify the Houtian Tribes, establish social customs, and earn sincere recognition rather than mere superficial fame.
• Xuan Ming becomes both Fuxi’s wife and an essential supporter of his undertaking, helping him gain influence and legitimacy.
• Zhu Jiuyin emerges as a trusted intellectual ally, assisting Fuxi in spreading civilization and strengthening relations between different races.
• Dan Jing is shown in a rare domestic and grandfatherly role, enjoying the twins and a period of tranquility. However, his boredom suggests that he is preparing to interfere in or redirect the larger course of events.
• Fatty continues to act as Dan Jing’s loyal servant and messenger.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s twins symbolize the continuation of their union and the next generation shaped by the social changes they have introduced.

Significant Themes

• Civilization through social order: Marriage and family transform chaotic relationships into stable institutions, strengthening identity, kinship, and communal cohesion.
• Cultural inheritance: Fuxi’s work shows civilization developing through the preservation and transmission of knowledge about everyday life.
• Unity between races: His relationships with the Innate Races gradually weaken the divide between Innate and Acquired beings.
• Fate and Merit: Fuxi’s benevolent actions attract Human Dao Fortune and Destiny Aura, suggesting that moral contribution and social influence can reshape destiny.
• Mythmaking and hidden truth: Dan Jing knowingly embellishes primordial history, blurring the boundary between truth, legend, and storytelling.
• Peace before change: The tranquil family scene contrasts with Dan Jing’s final statement, foreshadowing a new disruption or major plot development.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing lovingly cares for and entertains the twins, rocking one child while holding the other until both fall asleep.
• The boy listens eagerly to Dan Jing’s story, while the girl falls asleep against him, emphasizing Dan Jing’s affectionate grandfatherly relationship with them.
• Fatty respectfully obeys Dan Jing’s order to summon Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin’s cooperation reflects their shared commitment to advancing civilization and harmonizing the Primordial World’s different races.

Chapter Summary: “Dad Doesn’t Want Them Anymore?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Jing concludes that Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin have reached the point where they should leave his tutelage. Having already guided them and shaped the development of the Primordial World, he decides to sever their master-disciple karmic bond.
• The three disciples visit Dan Jing at his Daoist temple, expecting a normal meeting, but he announces that they have officially “graduated.”
• Dan Jing forbids them from acting in his name in the future. They may instead rely on the Monster Religion or Human Religion.
• He explains that people must eventually grow and walk their own paths, insisting that ending their bond now will benefit them.
• Dan Jing also frees Little Fatty from his service, allowing him either to accompany the three disciples or return to his own tribe.
• Little Fatty respectfully thanks Dan Jing and chooses to return to his tribe, recognizing that continuing to support Fuxi under Dan Jing’s former protection could provoke trouble with the Heavenly Court and Demon Race.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin reluctantly accept the separation. They perform a formal farewell ceremony, express eternal gratitude for Dan Jing’s teachings, and leave while carrying Fuxi’s son, Xuan Ming’s daughter, and the cradle.
• Once they depart, Dan Jing’s Daoist temple disappears completely, symbolizing the definitive end of their connection.
• Outside, Little Fatty bids farewell as well, promising to help them if they ever need him, but making clear that he must now act cautiously and independently.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing: Reveals his detached, pragmatic nature. Though he has taught the three disciples wholeheartedly, he views their relationship largely as a completed project or game rather than an emotional family bond. He believes severing the connection is necessary for their growth and for his own freedom from future complications.
• Fuxi: Normally confident and composed, he becomes visibly anxious when Dan Jing announces the separation. He regards Dan Jing almost as a father and struggles with the idea of losing his master’s support.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin: Like Fuxi, they are confused and reluctant to leave. Their acceptance reflects their deep trust in Dan Jing’s judgment despite their emotional pain.
• Little Fatty: Demonstrates loyalty and gratitude toward Dan Jing but also practical awareness. He understands that, without Dan Jing’s backing, openly joining Fuxi’s cause could place him in danger, so he returns to his tribe.
• The disciples as a group: They transition from protected students to independent figures who must operate under their own identities and affiliations.

Significant Themes

• Growth through separation: Dan Jing emphasizes that disciples must eventually stop relying on their teacher and learn to move forward alone.
• The end of parental protection: The title reflects the disciples’ emotional reaction to being “cast out,” as they see Dan Jing as a father figure even though he does not share the same depth of attachment.
• Duty versus emotion: Dan Jing prioritizes cosmic order, independence, and avoiding future complications over sentiment. The disciples’ gratitude and sadness contrast with his calm detachment.
• Karmic ties and freedom: Severing the master-disciple bond frees both sides from obligations and allows the disciples to build their own reputations.
• Political and strategic caution: Little Fatty’s departure highlights the dangers of acting without powerful protection, especially amid tensions involving the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing formally dismisses Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin but reassures them that he is proud of what they have become.
• The disciples respond with confusion and anxiety, yet ultimately honor his decision through a solemn farewell ritual.
• Dan Jing frees Little Fatty in a similarly direct manner. Little Fatty expresses gratitude rather than protest and leaves respectfully.
• After the temple vanishes, Little Fatty and the three former disciples exchange farewells. He offers future assistance but chooses not to join their undertaking, recognizing the changed political circumstances.

Chapter Summary: “Drip!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Little Fatty decides to leave the Bank of the East Sea and return to his own affairs. Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin understand and approve of his choice, recognizing that joining their grand undertaking could be dangerous for someone whose cultivation, though likely at the Perfected Great Luo Realm, remained uncertain compared with the Sages involved.
• The three formally address Little Fatty as “Senior,” acknowledging the change in their respective statuses. After a brief farewell, Little Fatty departs on the Golden Rainbow.
• Little Fatty intends to improve the status and foundation of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan. His association with Great Master Dan Jing had already brought him the Dream Enlightenment Method, but it also created additional benefits for his clan.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin return with the children to the Dafeng Tribe. Over several yuanhui, they mature politically and personally after losing Great Master Dan Jing’s direct protection and influence as their backing.
• Their greater caution and thoughtfulness improve their handling of the Acquired Tribes. Fuxi’s reputation grows, and his title of “Great Virtuous Teacher” becomes an expression of his genuinely balanced and humane leadership.
• On the Sun Star, Dan Jing continues cultivating the Dream Enlightenment Method while refining the Chaos Bell. By feeding it powerful materials connected to his own origin and Dao, he transforms it far beyond the level of an ordinary Innate Supreme Treasure.
• A subtle disturbance suddenly appears in the Primordial World, centered around the Heavenly Court. Both Dan Jing and Hongjun immediately sense it and turn their attention toward its source, setting up the next major development.

Character Developments

• Little Fatty: Demonstrates prudence by withdrawing from an undertaking controlled by Sages and involving immense risks. His advancement in cultivation now gives him senior status, and he begins using his increased power to elevate the Iron-Eating Beast Clan.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin: Shift from relatively carefree juniors supported by a powerful master into mature, cautious leaders. They become more politically aware, humane, and responsible in governing and assisting the Acquired Tribes.
• Fuxi: His reputation changes from merely being based on past achievements to reflecting his personal virtues and leadership style. His influence among both human and nonhuman Acquired Tribes expands.
• Dan Jing: Continues his cultivation and reveals the extraordinary depth of his power by transforming the Chaos Bell into a treasure beyond the understanding of comparable supreme treasures.
• Hongjun: Though largely inactive in the chapter, he notices the Heavenly Court’s disturbance at the same moment as Dan Jing, emphasizing his status as one of the Primordial World’s supreme observers.

Significant Themes

• Wisdom through restraint: Little Fatty’s departure is presented not as weakness but as rational self-preservation in a conflict dominated by Sages.
• Growth and responsibility: Fuxi and the others mature after losing the protection of their master, learning to rely on judgment, caution, and balanced governance.
• The influence of powerful connections: Dan Jing’s association continues to benefit his former disciples and Little Fatty even after direct ties have been severed.
• Status and perception: Changes in cultivation alter social relationships, illustrated by the shift from casual friendship to formal respect toward Little Fatty.
• Hidden power and transformation: The Chaos Bell’s evolution reflects Dan Jing’s immense abilities and suggests that familiar treasures and forces may conceal far greater potential.
• Approaching upheaval: The faint disturbance near the Heavenly Court signals that a significant event is about to affect the Primordial World.

Important Character Interactions

• Little Fatty and Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin exchange a respectful farewell, with the three now calling him “Senior.”
• The three leaders return to the Dafeng Tribe with the children and continue developing their political and social influence.
• Dan Jing and Hongjun independently detect the same disturbance at the Heavenly Court, linking their awareness and foreshadowing their possible involvement in the coming event.

Chapter Summary: “Nuwa: Transcendence!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• In her secluded cultivation hall, Nuwa undergoes a major breakthrough. Supported by Human Dao Fortune, the power of heaven and earth, the Sage Throne, and her accumulated merits, she reconstructs her Dao Fruit after Dan Jing nearly destroyed its original foundation.
• The reconstruction succeeds, allowing Nuwa to advance beyond the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal and enter the mysterious realm Above the Dao-Proven Realm.
• The breakthrough consumes all of Nuwa’s accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit, as well as the temporary blessings of Human Dao Fortune, the Sage Throne, and the world’s power. Her various positions and identities will gradually help her rebuild her merit.
• Nuwa awakens and realizes that, although her Dao path has advanced, she has no clear way to measure her current strength. She considers Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dan Jing as reference points, recognizing that both have long surpassed her level.
• Dan Jing observes Nuwa’s breakthrough from the Sun Star but dismisses it as insufficient, implying that the gap between them remains enormous. He then returns to his great dream rather than offering guidance.
• Hongjun also watches Nuwa and considers helping her refine her Dao Fruit further. However, he refrains because Dan Jing might interpret his interference as a challenge and provoke a conflict between supreme powers.
• Nuwa waits for guidance from either Hongjun or Dan Jing but receives none. From this silence, she concludes that her advancement is insignificant compared with their realms and strength.

Character Developments

• Nuwa: Achieves a genuine transcendence of her former realm and gains a deeper understanding of how vast the higher levels of cultivation are. Her confidence in her breakthrough is tempered by humility and curiosity when she realizes she remains far weaker than Hongjun and Dan Jing.
• Dan Jing: Continues to be portrayed as an overwhelmingly powerful and arrogant figure. His casual judgment of Nuwa’s breakthrough shows that he stands far above the Sages and even above her newly attained realm. His refusal to interfere also suggests deliberate restraint.
• Hongjun: Remains detached and cautious after merging with the Heavenly Dao. Although he recognizes Nuwa’s potential and the value of guiding her, he avoids action to preserve the current stability of the Primordial World and prevent conflict with Dan Jing.

Significant Themes

• Transcendence and limitation: Nuwa reaches a realm beyond the Dao-Proven Realm, yet immediately discovers that even this achievement is only an intermediate step.
• The vastness of power: The chapter emphasizes the enormous gap between ordinary Sages, newly transcendent beings, and supreme existences such as Hongjun and Dan Jing.
• Merit and sacrifice: Nuwa’s advancement requires exhausting all her accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit, showing that major breakthroughs demand the consumption of enormous foundations.
• Restraint and balance: Hongjun’s decision not to guide Nuwa reflects the political and cosmic balance maintained between the highest powers.
• Curiosity toward higher realms: Nuwa’s breakthrough does not satisfy her; instead, it awakens a stronger desire to understand the realms beyond her current perception.

Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Dan Jing: Their interaction is indirect. Dan Jing observes her breakthrough but offers no assistance, while Nuwa hopes—implicitly—for recognition or guidance. His silent judgment reinforces the immense distance between them.
• Nuwa and Hongjun: Hongjun watches her progress and considers helping her, but ultimately remains silent. Nuwa interprets the lack of guidance as evidence that she is still far below him.
• Hongjun and Dan Jing: Their relationship is defined by mutual caution. Hongjun fears that interfering in Nuwa’s affairs could give Dan Jing an excuse to initiate a battle between supreme beings, so he chooses nonintervention.

Chapter Summary

• Nuwa’s advancement: Nuwa secretly takes another step beyond the Dao-Proven Realm. Having learned from repeated suppression, she deliberately hides her improved cultivation to avoid attracting the attention of Lord Dan Jing, who has even overpowered Hou Tu. Only Dan Jing, Hongjun, and Nuwa know of her breakthrough, so it causes no disturbance in Heaven and Earth.
• Fuxi’s completed undertaking: Over the next five yuanhui, the Houtian Tribes prosper greatly. Fuxi’s reputation spreads throughout the Primordial World, establishing him as the co-lord of all Acquired Sentient Beings. His long-term effort to establish great merits for the Human Dao finally reaches completion.
• The fengshan ceremony: A grand ceremony is held at the Bank of the East Sea. The Demon Race, Human Race, Sage sects, Innate great-god lineages, and powerful clans all contribute to its preparation, recognizing Fuxi’s importance. During the ritual, Fuxi formally offers sacrifices to Heaven, worships Earth, and pays respects to all living beings, completing the established ceremony of an Acquired Co-Lord.
• Fuxi’s family: Xuan Ming stands proudly beside her husband, sharing in the glory of his achievement. Zhu Jiuyin, Fuxi’s brother-in-law and devoted supporter, is intensely excited and takes pride in having supported Fuxi throughout the undertaking. Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s children, grandchildren, and descendants also attend, emphasizing the family formed through their union.
• Dan Jing’s interest: From the Sun Star, Dan Jing senses the surge of Human Dao Fortune and realizes that Fuxi’s undertaking has concluded. Using the Pure Yang Treasure Mirror and a jug of immortal wine, he watches the ceremony with amusement and anticipation. His true interest is not only Fuxi’s success but also seeing how Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin will react after recovering their former identities and memories.
• Other powerful observers: Many influential figures across Heaven and Earth watch the ceremony, expecting dramatic developments. Yuanshi views the marriage between Fuxi and Xuan Ming more favorably because it benefited Heaven, Earth, and the Human Dao, though he wonders whether they will remain together after remembering everything. Tongtian eagerly expects them to fight and treats the event as entertainment. Laozi watches only to assess Fuxi’s gains and begins thinking ahead to Di Jiang’s future path, wondering whether he might teach him as well.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Nuwa becomes more cautious and politically aware, concealing her strength rather than revealing it.
• Fuxi completes his role as the leading figure of the Houtian Tribes and the Human Dao.
• Xuan Ming openly displays pride and devotion toward Fuxi.
• Zhu Jiuyin remains Fuxi’s fiercely loyal supporter and shares in his triumph.
• Dan Jing acts as a detached observer and orchestrator, entertained by the consequences of the relationships he helped create.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian observe the ceremony with anticipation, particularly focusing on the future of Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s marriage.
• Laozi remains practical and uninterested in the drama, concentrating instead on the benefits of Fuxi’s achievement and the next important figure, Di Jiang.

Major Themes

• Concealed strength and the dangers of revealing power.
• The completion of great deeds and the accumulation of Human Dao merit.
• Family loyalty, marriage, and relationships shaped by past arrangements.
• The contrast between personal drama and the larger development of Heaven, Earth, and the Human Dao.
• The powerful figures’ differing attitudes toward destiny: caution from Nuwa, amusement from Dan Jing and Tongtian, approval from Yuanshi, and pragmatic calculation from Laozi.

Chapter Summary: “Kongtong Seal!!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Western Lands, Jieyin and Zhunti briefly observe Fuxi’s Fengshan Ceremony from afar but decide not to interfere. They believe Fuxi has focused almost entirely on the Eastern Lands and that the Human Dao Imperial Throne is unrelated to the Western Sect.
• In the Netherworld, Zhen Yuanzi watches anxiously. He fears that once Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin regain their Great Luo cultivation, conflict between them could reignite the ancient war between the Demon and Witch races, potentially involving the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld.
• Nuwa, Haotian, Queen Mother of the West, White Marsh, and other Heavenly Court figures also monitor the ceremony. They share Zhen Yuanzi’s concerns but choose to wait, trusting that Haotian can intervene if necessary.
• Fuxi completes the Fengshan Ceremony and formally reports it to Heaven and Earth. Heaven Dao responds with seven golden gong strikes and grants immense Heavenly Dao Merit.
• Human Dao Fortune from across the Primordial Land gathers at the ceremony, condensing into the Kongtong Seal, a Human Dao Fortune Exotic Treasure engraved with Heaven, Earth, stars, and Acquired Sentient Beings.
• The Kongtong Seal is revealed to possess extraordinary authority over Human Dao Fortune and Destiny Aura. It can suppress, organize, control, and draw upon Human Dao power, though it lacks direct offensive strength.
• The Sages are immediately tempted by the treasure, but none dares act because of the possible intervention of Lord Dan Jing. Other powerful cultivators recognize that the treasure is beyond their ability to contest.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin do not attempt to claim the Kongtong Seal. Fuxi especially understands that, as merely the Acquired Co-Lord, he cannot control such a treasure.
• Once the Kongtong Seal manifests and the accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit is completed, the restrictions preventing Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin from reclaiming the Great Luo Dao Fruit are broken.
• Their long-prepared Great Luo mana erupts, and all three successfully return to the Great Luo Realm. The observers immediately realize that the true confrontation is about to begin.

Character Developments

• Fuxi: Successfully completes his Fengshan Ceremony and establishes the conditions for his return to the Great Luo Realm. His restraint in not claiming the Kongtong Seal shows that he understands his current limitations and the treasure’s significance.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin: Regain their former Great Luo cultivation alongside Fuxi, setting the stage for the restoration of their old powers and possible disputes.
• Jieyin and Zhunti: Remain focused on strengthening the Western Sect rather than involving themselves in Fuxi’s affairs, while also keeping watch over developments in the other regions.
• Zhen Yuanzi: Becomes increasingly burdened by the possibility of a renewed Demon-Witch conflict, since he is responsible for the Netherworld while Hou Tu remains sealed.
• Nuwa and the Heavenly Court: Take a cautious, observational stance, prepared to intervene if the situation escalates.
• The Sages: Their indifference toward the ceremony disappears once the Kongtong Seal appears, revealing their desire for control over Human Dao Fortune.

Significant Themes

• The political power of Human Dao: The Kongtong Seal demonstrates that Human Dao Fortune has developed into a force capable of rivaling or surpassing conventional spiritual treasures in strategic importance.
• Power and legitimacy: Fuxi’s Fengshan Ceremony grants him recognition from Heaven Dao and Human Dao, symbolizing the formal establishment of his authority.
• Restraint and strategic caution: Even the Sages hesitate to seize the Kongtong Seal because of Lord Dan Jing’s influence, showing that power in this world depends not only on strength but also on political consequences.
• The threat of renewed ancient conflict: The return of Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin to the Great Luo Realm may destabilize the balance between the Demon Race, Witch Race, Heavenly Court, and Netherworld.
• The limits of authority: Fuxi holds the title of Acquired Co-Lord, but his inability to control the Kongtong Seal highlights the difference between nominal status and genuine power.

Important Character Interactions

• Jieyin and Zhunti jointly dismiss Fuxi’s ceremony as outside the Western Sect’s interests.
• Zhen Yuanzi silently watches Fuxi with concern, anticipating possible conflict involving Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin.
• The Heavenly Court figures, including Nuwa and Haotian, observe the same event and share Zhen Yuanzi’s apprehension.
• The Sages collectively react with temptation and caution to the Kongtong Seal, restrained by fear of Lord Dan Jing.
• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin reunite with their former Great Luo power, shifting the focus from the treasure’s appearance to the impending confrontation among the three.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• At the Fengshan Ceremony, the Sages and powerful divine beings across the realms turn their attention to Fuxi and Xuan Ming, expecting a dramatic confrontation.
• Fuxi reclaims his former Dao Fruit, memories, and cultivation, rapidly surpassing the Great Luo Realm and returning to a realm above Quasi-Sage perfection.
• Xuan Ming and her brother Zhu Jiuyin also recover their innate Great Dao cultivation, reaching the Late Hunyuan Stage. However, because their former strength relied heavily on physical cultivation, they remain weaker than Fuxi.
• Once their memories return, Fuxi and Xuan Ming recognize each other as both former sworn enemies and past husband and wife. They instinctively address one another as “husband” and “wife,” shocking and amusing the watching immortals.
• Dan Jing pauses the descent of the accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit and Human Dao Fortune so he can observe whether Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship can help resolve tensions between the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming repeatedly speak in perfect unison, including telling the other to speak first, revealing that their present-life habits and familiarity remain influential despite their recovered past identities.
• Xuan Ming orders Fuxi to finish the ceremony before discussing their complicated relationship. Fuxi obediently agrees and resumes the Fengshan Ceremony.
• As the ceremony continues, both gradually suppress their hostility. Fuxi accepts that resisting the marriage is pointless, recognizes Xuan Ming’s virtues as a wife, and suspects that Dan Jing and Hou Tu have arranged further schemes involving them.

Character Developments

• Fuxi: Regains his immense former cultivation and memories but chooses restraint over violence. He becomes more pragmatic, accepting his marriage to Xuan Ming and acknowledging that she has been a capable and virtuous wife.
• Xuan Ming: Recovers her memories and power while retaining the habits and emotional influence of her present life. Though embarrassed and stern, she takes control of the situation by insisting that Fuxi complete the ceremony before they address their past.
• Zhu Jiuyin: Recovers his innate Dao cultivation but remains weaker than Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s former peak strength because his power was largely physical.
• Dan Jing: Deliberately delays the distribution of Heavenly Dao Merit and Human Dao Fortune to study Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s interaction, viewing their relationship as a possible solution to larger political conflicts.
• The observing Sages and divine beings: Initially anticipate a battle but become fascinated and entertained by the unexpected display of mutual familiarity and affection.

Significant Themes

• Conflict between past and present identities: Fuxi and Xuan Ming must reconcile their former identities as enemies with their present-life roles as husband and wife.
• Power of emotional bonds: Their marriage continues to shape their instincts and behavior even after recovering memories from a previous existence.
• Acceptance over resistance: Fuxi realizes that fighting against his circumstances will only cause unnecessary suffering, so he chooses to accept the relationship and move forward.
• Political and cosmic strategy: Their marriage may have been arranged as part of a broader plan to ease the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld.
• Comedy amid epic cultivation: The chapter contrasts immense power, recovered memories, and cosmic politics with the humorous spectacle of two former enemies behaving like an old married couple.

Character Interactions

• Fuxi and Xuan Ming share an emotionally charged reunion, with hostility and affection existing simultaneously in their exchanged glances.
• They instinctively call each other “husband” and “wife,” then awkwardly fall silent when they realize what they have said.
• Their repeated synchronized remarks demonstrate their lingering marital familiarity.
• Xuan Ming firmly directs Fuxi to complete the ceremony, and Fuxi responds submissively, saying he will listen to her.
• Their children and grandchildren help Xuan Ming let go of some of her negative emotions, while Fuxi’s rational reflection leads him to soften toward her.
• The watching immortals interpret their interaction as proof that Fuxi may have transformed his former mortal enemy into a devoted wife, humorously concluding that the two may genuinely succeed as a couple.

Chapter Summary: Dan Jing’s Goal—Weighing Old Geezer Hongjun

Key Plot Points and Events

• After observing Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s reconciliation, Dan Jing concludes that Fuxi has effectively subdued Xuan Ming and that the two will ultimately remain together in this lifetime.
• Dan Jing orders the distribution of the accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit and Human Dao Fortune. These rewards descend upon:
  • Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin
  • The independent cultivators who contributed to the Fengshan undertaking
  • The major Sage Traditions and Innate Races
• The Monster Religion receives the greatest share among the lineages, followed by the Human Religion. The Three Innate Tribes gain the most among the races.
• The rewards lessen the karmic burdens afflicting the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans:
  • The Dragon Clan’s Karmic Fierce Mountain diminishes.
  • The Phoenix Clan’s karmic poison is slightly reduced.
  • The Qilin Clan’s restraints weaken further.
• Once the Fengshan Ceremony concludes, everyone remains focused on the Kongtong Seal, a powerful Human Dao Fortune treasure capable of gathering, suppressing, and manipulating Destiny Aura.
• Dan Jing prevents the seal from falling into the hands of the Sages. He uses a natal feather from his former body to create the Sumeru Infinite Dharma Realm, which absorbs and conceals the Kongtong Seal.
• He commands the Dharma Realm to remain hidden unless the Heaven, Earth, and Human Daos face a great calamity or enter a period of great flourishing.
• After securing the Kongtong Seal, Dan Jing loses interest in the aftermath of the ceremony and returns to his great-dream cultivation.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing remains detached, arrogant, and overwhelmingly confident. He treats the Primordial World’s major events as minor matters and regards both the Sages and Innate Deities as beneath serious concern.
• His actions reveal that, despite his indifference, he is unwilling to allow the Sages to control an artifact as influential as the Kongtong Seal.
• Dan Jing’s deeper personal goal is revealed: he wants to test or “weigh” Hongjun’s true strength and influence. He has no intention of leaving the Primordial World until he has challenged or provoked Hongjun further.
• Fuxi and Xuan Ming appear to have resolved their conflict and chosen their relationship in the present life, suggesting that their bond has become stable despite earlier tensions.
• Zhu Jiuyin and the independent cultivators are rewarded for their participation in the Fengshan Ceremony.
• Torch Dragon, Yuanfeng, and the Qilin ancestors each become more hopeful as their clans’ karmic burdens are gradually reduced.
• Nuwa’s plan to resign as Heavenly Emperor and distance herself from the Primordial World is questioned. Dan Jing believes she cannot truly withdraw because her roots, power, and Destiny Aura are deeply tied to the world.
• Dan Jing contrasts Nuwa with Yang Mei: Yang Mei could leave because his Dao did not originate in the Primordial World, whereas Nuwa and Dan Jing remain fundamentally connected to it.

Significant Themes

• The distribution of merit and fortune: The Fengshan Ceremony benefits not only its main participants but also entire traditions and races, emphasizing how major acts influence the balance of the Primordial World.
• Karmic redemption and revival: The Three Innate Tribes gradually recover as their accumulated karmic burdens are reduced, suggesting the possibility of restoration through merit and contribution.
• Control of Destiny Aura: The Kongtong Seal represents immense political and metaphysical power because it can influence the Destiny Aura of forces throughout heaven and earth.
• Distrust of authority: Although the Sages are respected, the Innate Deities do not trust them with the Kongtong Seal, fearing they would use it to manipulate other factions. Dan Jing’s arrogance is ironically viewed as safer because he is openly dismissive rather than deceptively controlling.
• Detachment versus involvement: Dan Jing claims little interest in worldly developments, yet he continues to shape crucial events from behind the scenes.
• Roots and belonging: The chapter explores whether powerful beings can truly leave the Primordial World. Nuwa cannot easily abandon it because her identity and cultivation are rooted there, while Dan Jing stays voluntarily because the world still offers challenges and entertainment.
• The coming fulfillment of the Human Dao: The next major development will be the flourishing of Acquired Sentient Beings, which may bring the Human Dao to completion.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing observes and comments on Fuxi and Xuan Ming’s relationship, recognizing that Fuxi has gained the upper hand while accepting that the pair will ultimately remain together.
• He indirectly interacts with Fuxi, Xuan Ming, Zhu Jiuyin, the independent cultivators, and the various traditions by granting them merit and fortune.
• Dan Jing’s intervention with the Kongtong Seal affects every Sage and Innate Deity watching the ceremony, frustrating their hopes of obtaining the treasure.
• The wider community’s trust in Dan Jing is based not on kindness but on his blunt, equal-opportunity arrogance. Unlike the Sages, he is considered unlikely to manipulate them secretly.
• The chapter ends by setting up Dan Jing’s future conflict or confrontation with Hongjun, whose true strength and intentions Dan Jing is determined to test.

Chapter Summary: “Dan Jing: I Have a New Idea!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• More than ten yuanhui pass after Fuxi completes his great undertaking and reaches perfect Merit.
• Rather than returning to the Heavenly Court, Fuxi retreats to Fengqi Mountain with Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin.
• Fuxi becomes the Monster Religion’s deputy leader and a Grand Monarch of the Demon Race, retaining enormous authority and benefiting from the Destiny Aura associated with his former roles as Acquired Co-Lord and Great Virtuous Teacher.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin briefly return to the Witch Race but ultimately remain connected to Fuxi. Since neither has reached the Dao-Proven Realm, their direct value to the Witch Race is limited.
• Fuxi’s former followers are distributed between the Netherworld and Heavenly Court, strengthening both institutions and preserving the influence of various Sage and Innate Deity lineages.
• After another twenty yuanhui, Fuxi’s legacy inspires the selection of the second Human Dao Emperor. Many powerful cultivators reincarnate to pursue advancement through the Human Emperor’s great undertaking.
• Zhen Yuanzi reincarnates Di Jiang and the remaining Ancestral Witches, beginning Di Jiang’s Human Emperor path.
• Di Jiang eventually completes his undertaking, returning with his two brothers and further strengthening the Netherworld and Heavenly Court.
• Sixty yuanhui later, the third Human Emperor’s undertaking is completed by Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan.
• Dan Jing observes Xuanyuan’s ascension through the Pure Yang Treasure Mirror and notes approvingly that the Exposition Sect assisted without causing a killing tribulation.
• The chapter ends with Dan Jing announcing that he has conceived “a new idea.”

Character Developments

• Fuxi shifts from active political leadership to secluded cultivation while still becoming one of the most influential figures in the Monster Religion and Demon Race.
• Xuan Ming and Zhu Jiuyin remain aligned with Fuxi despite their past tensions, acting as intermediaries between his followers and the Witch Race, Heavenly Court, and Netherworld.
• Fuxi’s followers receive new opportunities as officials, immortals, or Netherworld administrators, showing that his legacy continues to shape the Primordial World.
• Di Jiang begins and successfully completes a reincarnated Human Emperor path, contributing to the development of the Human Dao.
• Xuanyuan becomes the third Human Dao Emperor, bringing another successful stage of Human Dao’s perfection.
• Dan Jing continues acting as an observer and influential powerhouse. His casual threat to “beat up Yuanshi” highlights his confidence and irreverent personality, while his final statement hints at a new major plan.
• Xi He and Chang Xi have progressed to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and now interact with Dan Jing as close companions or fellow cultivators.

Significant Themes

• The lasting power of legacy: Fuxi’s teachings and political influence continue long after he withdraws, shaping both institutions and future generations.
• Factional strength and the Dao-Proven Realm: A faction’s status is increasingly judged by whether it possesses a Sage or Dao-Proven Realm powerhouse.
• Reincarnation as a path to advancement: Even powerful cultivators willingly abandon their innate identities to seek greater breakthroughs through the Human Emperor undertakings.
• Integration of lineages: The Heavenly Court and Netherworld absorb followers from Sage and Innate Deity traditions, preserving those traditions even if their original sects decline.
• The gradual perfection of the Human Dao: The successive Human Emperors—Fuxi, Di Jiang, and Xuanyuan—advance the development and consolidation of Human Dao.
• Order versus destructive interference: Xuanyuan’s successful undertaking without a killing tribulation suggests that the Exposition Sect is becoming more disciplined and that cooperation can proceed without destabilizing calamity.
• The passage of immense time: The repeated spans of tens of yuanhui emphasize the epic scale of the setting and the slow, accumulative nature of cultivation and cosmic development.

Important Character Interactions

• Fuxi, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin: Their continued seclusion together demonstrates their political and personal alliance.
• Fuxi and his former followers: Through Xuan Ming’s connection to Hou Tu, Fuxi’s supporters find places in the Netherworld and Heavenly Court.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Di Jiang: Zhen Yuanzi facilitates Di Jiang’s reincarnation, enabling his Human Emperor undertaking.
• Dan Jing and the Exposition Sect: Dan Jing acknowledges their improved conduct but retains his mocking and confrontational attitude toward Yuanshi’s disciples.
• Dan Jing, Xi He, and Chang Xi: The sisters question Dan Jing’s harsh opinion of the Exposition Sect, while Dan Jing responds humorously and then teases the beginning of a new plan.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lord Dan Jing announces that he has developed a new idea, immediately exciting Xi He and Chang Xi. Because his past plans have brought both amusement and enormous benefits, they eagerly agree to hear him out.
• Dan Jing reveals the Book of Heaven—the Investiture of the Gods, along with its associated God-Striking Whip. This signals that his plan involves assigning positions and authority to powerful figures.
• He proposes reforging the Heavenly Circumference Stars and strengthening the existing Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation.
• Xi He and Chang Xi warn that altering the formation could trigger immense karmic backlash, potentially causing the Primordial World to reject or punish them.
• Dan Jing explains that he will not destroy or replace the stars. Instead, he will refine the remains of his former body into Star Origin and merge that power into the Heavenly Circumference Stars.
• He outlines a new three-layer formation:
  1. The enhanced Heavenly Circumference Stars will form the central foundation and formation eyes.
  2. The Heavenly Circumference Star Chart, an Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure, will protect and conceal the core layer.
  3. Selected powerful cultivators will become Heavenly Circumference Star Gods, receiving stellar authority and banners to operate the formation.
• The completed formation will greatly accelerate the refinement of Chaos and raise the overall foundation and strength of the Primordial World.
• Xi He and Chang Xi enthusiastically approve, declaring the plan “Brilliant!”

Character Developments

• Dan Jing is portrayed as an endlessly inventive and confident strategist. He remains unconcerned by the risks others identify and presents a plan capable of reshaping the cosmic order.
• Xi He and Chang Xi demonstrate their unwavering loyalty and trust in Dan Jing. Their willingness to follow him—even into dangerous conflicts—emphasizes their dependence on his judgment and their belief that his schemes will bring them Merit and Destiny Aura.
• The sisters are also shown to be increasingly powerful, having recently attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and now possessing the authority to seriously evaluate the risks of Dan Jing’s plan.
• Dan Jing briefly defends his treatment of Nuwa, insisting that his harsh guidance helped her grow stronger and retain the freedom to act in the Three Realms rather than being forcibly isolated in Chaos.

Significant Themes

• Trust and loyalty: Xi He and Chang Xi’s absolute faith in Dan Jing drives their readiness to support his plans without hesitation.
• Innovation and cosmic transformation: Dan Jing seeks to improve existing systems rather than merely overthrow them, turning the stellar formation into a more powerful and secure structure.
• Merit, destiny, and power: The plan is framed as both a grand opportunity for the chosen Star Gods and a means of increasing the sisters’ cultivation through accumulated Merit and Destiny Aura.
• Order and responsibility: The Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation is vital to the balance of Heaven, Earth, and humanity, so modifying it carries enormous karmic consequences.
• Guidance versus coercion: Dan Jing’s relationship with Nuwa raises the question of whether his interventions are oppressive or ultimately beneficial, though he insists they have enabled her growth and freedom.

Character Interactions

• Xi He and Chang Xi react together, showing their close bond and shared admiration for Dan Jing.
• They question him about the Investiture of the Gods and correctly infer that he intends to involve the Heavenly Court and powerful figures across the Primordial World.
• The sisters challenge Dan Jing about the dangers of altering the stellar formation, acting as cautious advisers despite their loyalty.
• Dan Jing dismisses their fears, explains the technical structure of his plan, and reassures them that the formation will be strengthened rather than damaged.
• Their final shared judgment—“Brilliant!”—confirms their enthusiastic support and reinforces the chapter’s tone of anticipation for the plan’s implementation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Jing presents a sweeping plan to strengthen the foundation of the entire Primordial World by reorganizing and expanding the Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation.
• The plan would appoint:
  • 365 Upper Star Deities, all requiring strength beyond Great Luo and ideally peerless combat ability.
  • 10,800 Middle Star Deities, requiring Great Luo strength or higher.
  • Countless Lower Star Deities, appointed from cultivators at the Golden Immortal level or above.
• The purpose is to increase the Primordial World’s carrying capacity, allowing it to support more Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals and helping Sages advance beyond the Dao-Proven Realm.
• Dan Jing orders the entire Primordial World to participate, requiring the various Innate and Acquired races, the Demon Race, Witch Race, Three Innate Tribes, and Sage Traditions to contribute resources, manpower, and candidates.
• He transforms the Investiture of the Gods into a Starry Sky treasure by merging it with the aura of the Heavenly Circumference Stars.
• Dan Jing gives the Investiture of the Gods to Xi He and the God-Striking Whip to Chang Xi, granting the sisters authority over selecting the Upper and Middle Star Deities.
• He instructs them to begin testing candidates immediately and to attend a future Investiture of the Gods ceremony with the Sages.
• Xi He summons the Sages by ringing a bell from beneath the Fusang Divine Tree. The imprisoned Hou Tu is deliberately excluded from the notification.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing is portrayed as an exceptionally capable planner and leader. He confidently designs a project capable of transforming the power structure and potential of the entire Primordial World.
• He also demonstrates trust in Xi He and Chang Xi by giving them direct control over the appointment of the Star Deities, while encouraging them to secure benefits through their own abilities.
• Xi He and Chang Xi become more important political and cosmic figures. Their existing status as Lunar Star goddesses and Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals is reinforced, and they gain major administrative authority over the new celestial system.
• The sisters show complete confidence in Dan Jing. Rather than worrying about failure, they focus on how they can assist and carry out his instructions.
• The Sages and powerful races are positioned to become participants in Dan Jing’s broader plan, though their individual reactions have not yet been shown.

Significant Themes

• Expansion and advancement: The chapter emphasizes the desire of powerful beings to overcome the Primordial World’s limitations and reach higher realms.
• The world’s carrying capacity: The Primordial World suppresses the growth of powerful cultivators because its foundations cannot support too many beings at the highest levels. Strengthening the world itself is presented as the solution.
• Authority and merit: The Investiture of the Gods becomes a tool for distributing positions, testing talent, and rewarding those who contribute to the world’s improvement.
• Trust in capable leadership: Dan Jing’s competence is treated as nearly unquestionable, and those around him believe that following his direction will lead to success.
• Cooperation and shared benefit: The plan requires nearly every major race, faction, and powerful cultivator to contribute, making the project a collective undertaking.
• Political control: By placing the divine appointments in Xi He and Chang Xi’s hands, Dan Jing prevents the Sages from making private arrangements and consolidates the process under a controlled authority.

Character Interactions

• Xi He and Chang Xi enthusiastically respond to Dan Jing’s proposal, recognizing both its immense importance and the personal benefits it may bring them.
• Chang Xi asks practical questions about the number and strength of the Star Deities, prompting Dan Jing to explain the structure of the new system.
• Dan Jing openly explains the plan to both sisters, treating the conversation as an official announcement to the broader Primordial Cosmos.
• He gives the sisters responsibility over the Investiture of the Gods and God-Striking Whip, stressing that their future gains depend on their own judgment and ability.
• Xi He and Chang Xi accept the authority without hesitation and agree to summon the Sages.
• Dan Jing’s final order deliberately excludes Hou Tu, signaling his continued harshness toward or control over the imprisoned Earth Sovereign.

Chapter Summary: Changes of the Six Sages of the Mystic Gate! Gathering at the Sun Star!

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• While cultivating in the Wa Sovereign Palace, Nuwa receives an unexpected summons from Dan Jing ordering her to report to the Sun God Palace on the Sun Star. Though she had withdrawn to the Chaos Beyond the Heavens to avoid the conflicts of the Primordial World, she has no choice but to obey.
• On Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi and Tongtian hear the summons and decide to travel together to Shouyang Mountain before proceeding to the Sun Star with their elder brother, Laozi.
• The chapter explains that the relationship between the Three Pure Ones has improved considerably. Although Yuanshi and Tongtian once clashed over their sects, Tongtian has become less rebellious after repeatedly suffering under Dan Jing’s power. Both brothers have also adopted aspects of each other’s educational philosophies, reducing the conflict between the Exposition and Interception Sects.
• In the Western Lands, Jieyin and Zhunti also respond to Dan Jing’s summons. Their reputations have remained unusually positive because Dan Jing’s presence discouraged them from coercive or treacherous behavior. Their work among the Houtian Tribes during the Human Sovereigns’ era further earned them widespread respect and helped advance the Western Sect.
• The Six Sages of the Mystic Gate—Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti—eventually gather outside the Sun Star. They wait nervously, unsure whether Earth Queen Hou Tu will appear as well.
• Dan Jing angrily calls them “blockheads” for waiting outside without knocking and orders them into the Sun God Palace. The six sages immediately obey, demonstrating their fear and respect for him.

2. Character Developments

• Nuwa is shown as reluctant and weary of political struggles. Her attempt to retreat from worldly affairs fails when Dan Jing directly commands her to return to action, emphasizing that she cannot truly escape his influence.
• Tongtian has undergone the greatest change. Dan Jing’s repeated punishments have curbed his arrogance and rebelliousness, while his awareness of Yuanshi’s concern has restored their brotherly bond. He has also improved the organization and discipline of the Interception Sect.
• Yuanshi has likewise become more flexible. He adopts Tongtian’s principle of teaching students according to their individual abilities, making the Exposition Sect’s doctrine more balanced and complete.
• Laozi remains calm and reserved, but appears more sociable and talkative while reunited with his brothers.
• Jieyin and Zhunti have developed reputations for caution, restraint, and upright conduct. Fear of Dan Jing initially prevents them from acting unscrupulously, but their good behavior eventually produces genuine karmic benefits for the Western Sect.
• Dan Jing continues to dominate the sages through sheer authority. Even powerful Saints treat his summons like an absolute imperial decree and fear provoking him.
• Hou Tu’s absence is noted, leaving uncertainty about her current condition and whether she will participate.

3. Significant Themes

• Authority and submission: Dan Jing’s overwhelming power has transformed the sages’ behavior. They obey him without question and are more respectful toward him than toward their own teacher.
• Growth through discipline: Tongtian and the sects improve after being forced to confront their weaknesses. Conflict and punishment lead to greater maturity, order, and cooperation.
• Reconciliation and complementarity: The philosophies of the Exposition and Interception Sects begin to complement one another, allowing the Three Pure Ones’ relationship to stabilize.
• Reputation and karmic consequences: Jieyin and Zhunti’s restraint preserves their reputations, which in turn attracts followers and helps fulfill their vows to revive the West.
• The inability to escape destiny or power: Nuwa’s retreat into seclusion proves ineffective, showing that the sages remain tied to the larger struggles of the Primordial World and to Dan Jing’s will.

4. Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Dan Jing: Their interaction is indirect but defining: Dan Jing issues a commanding summons, while Nuwa reluctantly accepts it.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian: The brothers cooperate without argument and travel together, reflecting their repaired relationship.
• The Three Pure Ones: Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian reunite warmly, chatting pleasantly as they journey toward the Sun Star.
• Jieyin and Zhunti: The Western brothers act in complete agreement, immediately responding to the summons and continuing their cautious, coordinated approach to cultivation and sect development.
• The Six Sages and Dan Jing: Their collective fear is evident as they wait silently outside the Sun Star and then hurriedly obey his reprimand. Their behavior highlights Dan Jing’s unique position above them.

Chapter Summary

• Arrival at the Sun Star: The Six Sages of the Mystic Gate arrive at the Sun God Palace, where they meet Lord Dan Jing beneath the Fusang Divine Tree. They remain deeply reverent and fearful of him, recognizing that his power far exceeds theirs and that they are effectively dependent on his goodwill before the next Immeasurable Calamity.
• The Sages’ Uneasy Position: Although Dan Jing has largely withdrawn from interfering in the Primordial World for over a hundred Yuanhui, the Six Sages remain unable to forget their unresolved karma with him. Their greatest fear is not that he will punish them immediately, but that he may suddenly decide to settle old grievances.
• Xi He and Chang Xi’s Advancement: The sisters Xi He and Chang Xi are present as honored guests. The Six Sages recognize that both have attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, elevating them to the Dao-Proven Realm and making them genuine equals and fellow Daoists of the Sages.
• Dan Jing Tests the Sages: After allowing the Six Sages to sit, Dan Jing praises their progress, noting that they have broken and rebuilt their Dao Fruits and advanced another step. When he teasingly asks whether they are proud of themselves, the Sages immediately become tense and deny it. Nuwa answers first, claiming they had not thought so, which gives Dan Jing an opportunity to single her out and mock her for supposedly predicting his words.
• Nuwa’s Guess: Dan Jing jokingly threatens to reward Nuwa if she guesses why he summoned them—or punish her with her “favorite Chaos Bell” if she is wrong. The other five Sages remain silent to avoid becoming targets. Nuwa cautiously guesses that the summons concerns the Starry Sky.
• Reasoning Behind the Guess: Nuwa believes Dan Jing is unlikely to disturb the Primordial Land or its recently recovered living beings after the upheavals surrounding the rise of the Human Dao and the previous Calamity Cycle. Since Xi He and Chang Xi have newly become Dao-Proven experts, she suspects the Starry Sky is about to undergo major changes and may contain a significant opportunity.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Lord Dan Jing: Continues to demonstrate overwhelming authority, using humor, intimidation, and teasing to keep the Sages nervous and obedient. His relationship with them remains one of unresolved karmic tension and unequal power.
• Nuwa: Shows quick thinking and strategic insight but also impulsiveness. Her habit of answering first makes her the immediate target of Dan Jing’s teasing, leaving her anxious but still willing to speculate.
• The Six Sages: Their recent cultivation breakthroughs give them some pride, but Dan Jing’s presence quickly suppresses it. They act cautiously and collectively defer to him.
• Xi He and Chang Xi: Their successful advancement establishes them as important new powers within the Starry Sky and as respected equals among Dao-Proven beings.
• Sage Interactions: The Sages formally greet Dan Jing, Xi He, and Chang Xi. Their respectful behavior contrasts with Dan Jing’s playful provocation and highlights the hierarchy between them.

Significant Themes

• Power and dependence: Even powerful Dao-Proven Sages must submit to someone vastly stronger.
• Fear of unresolved karma: Past conflicts remain dangerous when the stronger party can settle them at will.
• Humor as intimidation: Dan Jing’s joking manner masks a real threat and keeps the Sages uncertain.
• Cosmic change and opportunity: The advancement of Xi He and Chang Xi suggests that the Starry Sky is entering a new era, potentially involving major opportunities and upheavals.
• Humility before greater power: The Sages’ pride in their progress is immediately diminished when confronted with Dan Jing’s superior cultivation.

Chapter Summary: “Starry Sky?”

Key plot points and events

• Nuwa correctly guesses that Dan Jing’s subject is the starry sky, surprising Xi He and Chang Xi. Dan Jing confirms her answer and rewards her with a jar of Premium Fire Mulberry Immortal Brew.
• When Dan Jing notices the Six Sages of the Mystic Gate wondering whether Nuwa escaped punishment, he jokingly offers to let them experience a collision with the Chaos Bell as well. Frightened, Nuwa and the other sages immediately deny wanting such a thing.
• Dan Jing announces his true purpose: he plans to reforge and rearrange the Heavenly Circumference Stars and renew the Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation.
• Because the project will require enormous resources, manpower, and time, he orders the Six Sages to spread his decree throughout the Primordial World and enlist its innate deities and major races.
• Dan Jing introduces an Investiture Plan for appointing Star Deities. Each Sage Tradition receives guaranteed positions for five Upper Star Deities and one hundred Middle Star Deities, while Lower Star Deity positions depend on their efforts.
• These positions are not automatic: disciples must prove their strength, gain Xi He and Chang Xi’s approval, and survive the coming struggle. Unused guaranteed positions may be revoked.
• Xi He and Chang Xi are placed in charge of overseeing the Investiture Plan. The Witch Race and Netherworld may participate, but Hou Tu, the Earth Sovereign, is not yet ready to emerge.
• After the meeting, Xi He and Chang Xi escort the Six Sages to the Lunar Star for further discussion. Dan Jing returns to seclusion, eagerly anticipating what the Primordial World’s attempt to drain the Chaos Sea might uncover.

Character developments

• Nuwa is shown to be perceptive and cautious. Her correct answer earns her a rare reward, and her fear of Dan Jing’s potential punishment emphasizes his overwhelming authority.
• Dan Jing appears both unexpectedly generous and playfully intimidating. He rewards Nuwa but also keeps the sages wary through teasing threats. His larger goal reveals him as a planner preparing a major transformation of the Primordial World.
• Xi He and Chang Xi gain greater political and administrative authority by becoming supervisors of the Investiture Plan. They remain composed and obedient while taking initiative regarding the Witch Race and Netherworld.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, and the Two Western Sages become visibly eager because the Star Deity positions offer their disciples and factions powerful opportunities.
• Laozi remains calm and detached, largely because Daoism has only one direct disciple, Xuandu, whom he intends to cultivate and eventually leave in charge of the tradition.

Significant themes

• Authority and obedience: Dan Jing’s decree is absolute, and even the Six Sages must respond with caution and respect.
• Power and competition: Star Deity positions become valuable rewards, ensuring that the upcoming celestial restructuring will produce intense competition among factions.
• Political organization: The rebuilding of the starry sky is not merely a magical project; it requires cooperation among sages, races, deities, and the Netherworld.
• Merit and survival: Positions must be earned through ability and survival in a great struggle, reinforcing the theme that power belongs to the strong.
• Preparation for a larger upheaval: Dan Jing’s interest in the Chaos Sea suggests that the stellar reformation may have consequences extending beyond the Primordial World.

Important character interactions

• Nuwa answers Dan Jing’s question, receives his reward, and respectfully thanks him.
• Dan Jing deliberately provokes Nuwa and the other sages by offering them a confrontation with the Chaos Bell; their frightened refusal highlights the imbalance of power between them.
• Dan Jing assigns Xi He and Chang Xi responsibility for managing the sages and the Investiture Plan, demonstrating his trust in the sisters.
• Chang Xi asks how to handle Hou Tu and the Witch Race, prompting Dan Jing to clarify that the Witch Race and Netherworld may participate, while Hou Tu’s emergence must wait.
• Xi He and Chang Xi then lead the Six Sages away to continue negotiations, while Dan Jing withdraws to plan and observe the coming developments.

Chapter Summary: “A Ruthless Pair!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xi He and Chang Xi host a banquet at the Moon Goddess Palace to celebrate their advancement into the Dao-Proven Realm.
• Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, and the Two Western Sages congratulate them with unusual warmth and respect.
• The Sages’ deference is largely due to the sisters’ close relationship with Lord Dan Jing, an overwhelmingly powerful figure whom none of them would dare offend.
• The narration emphasizes that scheming against Xi He or Chang Xi would effectively mean provoking Dan Jing himself. If anything happened to his two trusted companions, the Sages fear he might become uncontrollable.
• Laozi asks how the Investiture Endeavor will begin, since Xi He and Chang Xi oversee the process under Dan Jing’s decree.
• Chang Xi reveals the Investiture of the Gods, which contains 365 vacant Upper Star Deity positions corresponding to the primary stars of the Heavenly Circumference.
• She specifically identifies the Sun Star Lord and Lunar Star Lord positions as uniquely important. Although their titles may sound inferior to ordinary Star Deities, their connection to Dan Jing and the sisters makes them superior positions.
• Xi He and Chang Xi announce that they will initiate a new calamity cycle—the Investiture Calamity Cycle—to determine who will compete for the Heavenly Circumference Star God positions.

Character Developments

• Xi He and Chang Xi: Having attained the Dao-Proven Realm, the sisters remain modest and openly acknowledge that their success was largely due to benefiting from Dan Jing. At the same time, they display growing authority and political confidence by taking control of the Investiture Endeavor.
• The Six Sages: They treat the sisters with great respect and conceal their eagerness to claim a share of the enormous benefits offered by the Investiture Endeavor. Their fear of Dan Jing prevents them from considering any schemes against the sisters.
• Nuwa: She is especially ambitious, hoping to benefit both her own tradition and the Demon Race. Unlike the other Sages, she seeks rewards from both the Star Deity positions and the strengthening of the Heavenly Circumference Stars.
• Laozi: He acts as the first Sage to ask for practical details, revealing the impatience of the Sages to begin competing.
• Lord Dan Jing: He does not appear directly, but his influence dominates the entire gathering. His power and relationship with the sisters determine how everyone behaves.

Significant Themes

• Power and deterrence: Dan Jing’s overwhelming strength ensures that even the Sages are submissive and unwilling to exploit weaknesses or manipulate his relationships.
• Political ambition: The Investiture Endeavor offers immense benefits to traditions and races, prompting the Sages to compete for influence and prosperity.
• Inherited authority and connections: Xi He and Chang Xi’s status comes not only from their own cultivation and Merit but also from their intimate association with Dan Jing.
• Calamity as a mechanism for competition: Rather than peacefully distributing the positions, the sisters deliberately initiate a calamity cycle, transforming the allocation into a large-scale struggle.
• Strategic ruthlessness: The sisters’ willingness to begin a calamity immediately earns them the reputation of being a “ruthless pair.”

Character Interactions

• The Sages offer Xi He and Chang Xi formal congratulations and attempt to maintain friendly relations with them.
• Xi He responds politely and humbly, crediting Dan Jing for their advancement.
• Laozi directly consults the sisters about the Investiture Endeavor, acknowledging their authority over the process.
• Chang Xi takes the lead in presenting the Investiture of the Gods and explaining the special Star Lord positions.
• The Sages’ excitement and greed become evident when they realize how valuable the Sun Star Lord and Lunar Star Lord positions are.
• Xi He and Chang Xi end the gathering’s discussion by announcing the Investiture Calamity Cycle, shocking the Sages and establishing the sisters as decisive and formidable power-brokers.

Chapter Summary: “Nuwa: I Agree!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The gathered Sages debate whether to begin a new Calamity Cycle in order to determine the positions of the Heavenly Circumference Star Gods.
• Everyone recognizes that the decision could affect countless powerful cultivators, races, Dao lineages, and living beings throughout the Primordial World.
• The Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Sages silently expect Nuwa to ask whether the plan truly represents Lord Dan Jing’s intentions, since she has some connection with Xi He and Chang Xi. However, Nuwa refuses to take the initiative, partly because she has recently been frightened by Lord Dan Jing and fears provoking him.
• Yuanshi eventually raises the issue himself, warning that starting a Calamity Cycle recklessly could bring disaster and conflict with Heaven’s natural order.
• Xi He responds by asking whether Yuanshi considers Lord Dan Jing’s plan important. Yuanshi openly acknowledges its enormous value, stating that it could vastly strengthen the foundations of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos.
• Yuanshi praises Lord Dan Jing’s achievements, even suggesting that he is more deserving of the title “Dao Ancestor” than Hongjun because of his greater contributions to cultivation methods and the Primordial World.
• Xi He argues that such an opportunity cannot be settled merely through discussion. The candidates must undergo trials and compete for the Star God positions.
• The Sages realize that once the plan becomes known, conflict will erupt regardless of whether they formally initiate a Calamity Cycle. Beginning it themselves would allow them to control its pace, whereas waiting would leave them vulnerable to a chaotic, uncontrollable upheaval.
• Chang Xi urges the Sages to make a decision. Nuwa finally agrees to launch the Calamity Cycle and select cultivators of virtue and blessed fortune as the Heavenly Circumference Star Gods.
• The Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Sages follow Nuwa’s lead and unanimously agree.

Character Developments

• Nuwa shows caution and self-preservation. Despite being pressured by the other Sages, she refuses to question Xi He and Chang Xi directly because she fears Lord Dan Jing’s reaction. Nevertheless, she ultimately accepts the plan.
• Yuanshi demonstrates his commitment to heavenly principles by initially opposing a rash Calamity Cycle. However, his respect for Lord Dan Jing and recognition of the plan’s importance lead him to take the proposal seriously.
• Xi He reveals herself as politically skilled and persuasive. Through calm questioning, she redirects Yuanshi’s concerns and frames the Calamity Cycle as a necessary trial for selecting worthy candidates.
• Chang Xi acts as the firm counterpart to Xi He’s gentler approach. Her brief but decisive reminder forces the Sages to stop deliberating and choose.
• The Six Sages of the Mystic Gate come to recognize that Xi He and Chang Xi are far more ruthless and strategically capable than they initially assumed.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: The Sages must weigh the enormous benefits of Lord Dan Jing’s plan against the countless deaths and destruction a Calamity Cycle will cause.
• Inevitability of conflict: Even if the Sages refuse to initiate the cycle, the competition for the Star God positions would likely trigger one anyway.
• Control versus passivity: The Sages prefer to begin the Calamity Cycle themselves so they can regulate its development rather than be overwhelmed by a spontaneous catastrophe.
• Merit and legitimacy: The Star God positions are presented as rewards for those with virtue, fortune, and the ability to survive great trials—not positions that can simply be assigned through negotiation.
• Political manipulation: Xi He and Chang Xi subtly guide the Sages toward approving the plan while making the decision appear rational and unavoidable.

Character Interactions

• The Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Sages look to Nuwa for support, but she deliberately avoids involvement.
• Yuanshi confronts Xi He and Chang Xi by questioning the wisdom of launching the Calamity Cycle.
• Xi He counters Yuanshi’s objection by emphasizing the plan’s significance and the necessity of competition.
• Chang Xi reinforces Xi He’s argument and pressures the Sages to decide.
• Nuwa breaks the stalemate by declaring her agreement, after which the remaining Sages unanimously support beginning the Calamity Cycle.

Chapter Summary: “Kunpeng Was Afraid!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Calamity Cycle is formally approved after the Sages reach an agreement with Xi He and Chang Xi. The Sages pledge their full support, and detailed planning begins regarding its cause, starting point, timing, and climax.
• Ten thousand years later, Zhen Yuanzi meets with Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches in the Netherworld to discuss the Investiture Endeavor.
• Zhen Yuanzi declares that the Netherworld will participate by appointing officials to the endeavor. He views it as a major opportunity for the Netherworld to strengthen itself and for him to advance toward Sagehood.
• Zhen Yuanzi’s decision is supported by Hou Tu, whom Xi He and Chang Xi had visited while she remained suppressed in the Netherworld. Because Hou Tu once recognized and supported him, Zhen Yuanzi also hopes to help the Witch Race and Human Religion benefit.
• Di Jiang and the Ancestral Witches agree to participate. They recognize that missing the opportunity could cause the Witch Race to decline, and they promise to assist Zhen Yuanzi if necessary.
• After extensive preparation, announcements, and promotion by the Sages, three epochs later the Investiture Endeavor becomes widely known throughout the Primordial Cosmos.
• The creation of Heavenly Circumference Star God Offices attracts enormous attention. Because the starry sky is highly valued by the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos—and because the offices are connected to the mysterious “great lord”—countless beings and powerful cultivators become eager to compete.
• Kunpeng, however, reacts with fear rather than excitement. He suspects the Investiture Endeavor is another Calamity Cycle in which candidates will have to fight and kill their way to divine office.

Character Developments

• Xi He and Chang Xi emerge as organizers and leaders of the Calamity Cycle, gaining the cooperation of the Sages.
• Zhen Yuanzi demonstrates ambition and pragmatism. Despite the Ancestral Witches’ hostility toward the great lord, he chooses to seize the opportunity because it may allow him to reach the Dao-Proven Realm. He also shows loyalty and gratitude toward Hou Tu.
• Di Jiang and the Ancestral Witches are portrayed as more mature and politically calculating than in the past. Their experiences, including reincarnation, have taught them to prioritize tangible benefits over pride while still preserving their dignity and principles.
• Hou Tu continues to influence events despite being suppressed, having given her support to Zhen Yuanzi.
• Kunpeng becomes the chapter’s central figure of anxiety. Although he is confident in his ability to survive ordinary conflict, he distrusts the unpredictable nature of a Calamity Cycle and fears the consequences of his existing karmic burden.

Significant Themes

• Pragmatism over pride: The Witch Race decides that securing future opportunities matters more than maintaining old grudges.
• Political cooperation and shared opportunity: Formerly divided powers unite because the Investiture Endeavor could elevate the entire Primordial World.
• Karma and consequence: Kunpeng’s fear is rooted in his unresolved karmic debt to the Two Western Sages, suggesting that past actions may become dangerous during the coming upheaval.
• Unpredictability of calamity: Even powerful cultivators cannot guarantee safety once fate, coincidence, and mass conflict become involved.
• Ambition and advancement: The divine offices offer a path to greater status, authority, and cultivation, drawing nearly every major power into competition.

Character Interactions

• Xi He and Chang Xi secure the Sages’ agreement and cooperation.
• Zhen Yuanzi directly negotiates with Di Jiang and the Ancestral Witches, successfully bringing the Netherworld, Witch Race, and Human Religion into the Investiture Endeavor.
• Zhen Yuanzi’s relationship with Hou Tu motivates his willingness to aid her forces.
• Di Jiang responds warmly to Zhen Yuanzi, emphasizing the Ancestral Witches’ sincerity toward friends and promising support.
• Kunpeng is not yet directly involved in negotiations, but his internal reaction contrasts sharply with the enthusiasm of the other factions: while others see opportunity, he sees danger and potential karmic retribution.

Key plot points and events

• Kunpeng decides to risk everything to pursue a Star Deity Office. With his future seemingly blocked and death looming, he sees the chance as his only path to survival.
• The Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan each commit strong support to the plan to reforge the Heavenly Circumference Stars. They intend to compete for Star Deity positions while managing the risks of the coming Calamity Cycle.
• Seven yuanhui pass as news of the Investiture Endeavor spreads. Factions across the Primordial World prepare to contribute resources and manpower.
• Xi He and Chang Xi reveal that they have attained the Dao-Proven Realm. Acting under Dan Jing’s decree, they publicly announce the Investiture Endeavor: reforge the stars, restore the Stellar Formation, and appoint Star Gods.
• The Book of Heaven unfurls across the sky, displaying the vacant Star Deity Offices. Their merit and stellar destiny make the positions highly attractive, and eligible contenders react with excitement.

Character developments

• Kunpeng moves from fear and hesitation to firm resolve, choosing a dangerous gamble rather than accept a dead end.
• Torch Dragon recognizes that even modest gains from the project could greatly benefit the Dragon Clan and orders full support.
• Yuanfeng’s Three Corpses weigh the opportunity against the danger. They agree to help and seek positions, but decide the clan should avoid taking sides if a Calamity Cycle begins.
• Xi He and Chang Xi step into public leadership, revealing their immense cultivation and formally initiating the endeavor.

Significant themes

• Risk as a route to survival and advancement: Kunpeng accepts danger because inaction offers no future.
• Opportunity intertwined with catastrophe: The Star Deity positions promise great benefits, but competition could spark a devastating Calamity Cycle.
• Collective effort and political calculation: Major clans cooperate with the project while pursuing their own interests and limiting their exposure to conflict.
• Merit, destiny, and ambition: The offices’ rewards draw powerful beings into a vast contest.

Character interactions

• Torch Dragon gives the Four Seas Dragon Kings direct orders, and they pledge obedience.
• Yuanfeng’s Good, Evil, and Self Corpses debate the project’s promise and risks, reach a cautious agreement, and instruct the Phoenix Clan’s experts.
• Xi He and Chang Xi confer, confirm the moment has come, and jointly address all beings of the Primordial World.
• The public unveiling of the offices turns quiet anticipation into widespread excitement.

Chapter Summary: “Killing Is an Art!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The manifestations of the two Lunar Star Goddesses, Xi He and Chang Xi, fade after revealing the Investiture of the Gods.
• Chang Xi announces that capable cultivators may compete for the Star Deity Positions. Those chosen will gain Heavenly Dao Merit, Starry Sky Destiny Aura, and opportunities to advance toward the Great Dao.
• The lunar phenomenon and the pressure of the two Dao-Proven cultivators disappear, but their announcement causes enormous unrest throughout the Primordial World.
• More than one hundred thousand powerhouses Beyond Great Luo are expected to compete for only 365 Upper Star Deity Positions, including the highly coveted Sun Star Lord and Lunar Star Lord positions.
• Countless Great Luo cultivators face an even more intense contest for merely 10,800 Middle Star Deity Positions, with the true number of competitors unknown.
• The cultivators recognize that the competition could trigger catastrophic battles capable of destroying realms, damaging the Primordial Land, or even shattering parts of the cosmos.
• Many compare the coming conflict to a new “Investiture Calamity Cycle,” following the destructive Witch-Demon Calamity Cycle.
• Despite the danger, most cultivators become more determined rather than retreating. They view the positions as a rare opportunity for independent cultivators and hidden talents to rise.
• In the Sun God Palace, Dan Jing observes the reactions of the entire Primordial Cosmos while refining his discarded bodies and former shells into Star Origin.
• Pleased that nearly every major faction and independent expert has been drawn into the contest, Dan Jing regards the Investiture Endeavor as a device that has opened up the entire “pond” of the Primordial World.
• The chapter ends by framing Dan Jing’s manipulative and potentially murderous actions as an “art” when carried out through supposedly proper methods and procedures.

Character Developments

• Chang Xi and Xi He: Their brief appearance establishes their authority and reinforces the importance of the Investiture Endeavor. Chang Xi acts as the official herald of the contest.
• The Beyond Great Luo powerhouses: They shift from awe and caution to strategic calculation. Some fear the destruction a mass conflict could cause, while others are unwilling to abandon such a major opportunity.
• The Great Luo cultivators: Their competitive spirit intensifies. Although they recognize the overwhelming odds, most refuse to be intimidated by rivals of the same realm.
• Dan Jing: His satisfaction and confidence become clearer. He reveals that the Investiture Endeavor was deliberately designed to draw every hidden expert and faction into open competition. His amusement, ambition, and willingness to manipulate events are emphasized, alongside his self-image as a “good person.”

Significant Themes

• Ambition versus survival: The cultivators understand that competing may bring enormous destruction, but the rewards are too valuable to ignore.
• Prosperity inevitably bringing calamity: The promised rise of the Primordial World is linked to the emergence of a new catastrophe, suggesting that great fortune and great disaster are inseparable.
• Power and manipulation: Dan Jing has created a system that forces powerful beings to reveal themselves and compete according to rules he established.
• The ethics of violence: The ending satirically contrasts indiscriminate killing with killing justified as “eliminating harm,” suggesting that morality often depends on presentation and perspective.
• Competition as destiny: The Star Deity Positions offer status, protection, and advancement, transforming cultivation into a vast cosmic struggle for limited opportunities.

Character Interactions

• Chang Xi addresses all living beings, formally inviting them to compete for the Star Deity Positions.
• The announcement indirectly pits the Beyond Great Luo powerhouses against one another for the Upper Positions and Great Luo cultivators against one another for the Middle Positions.
• The cultivators mentally compare their coming struggle with the earlier Witch-Demon Calamity Cycle, using past destruction to judge the dangers ahead.
• Dan Jing does not directly confront the competing cultivators, but he observes and orchestrates their reactions from the Sun God Palace, treating the entire Primordial World as a controlled arena.

Chapter Summary: “Dan Jing: Not Enough!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Investiture Endeavor is revealed as a carefully designed mechanism to provoke conflict and eliminate cultivators without directly violating karmic or causal laws.
• Dan Jing divides the competition by cultivation level:
  • Upper Star Deity Positions are reserved for powerhouses Beyond Great Luo.
  • Middle Star Deity Positions are reserved for Great Luo cultivators.
• This division is intended to prevent weaker cultivators from being intimidated while encouraging proud experts to compete against others of equal standing.
• Once the competition begins, Dan Jing will control whether the participants can withdraw, making the Investiture Endeavor effectively a large-scale “art of killing.”
• Publicly, however, the endeavor is presented as a noble undertaking to restore the Heavenly Circumference Stars and strengthen the Primordial World.
• Dan Jing’s larger goal is to complete the Triple Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation, transforming the existing, slow and stable stellar formation into a vastly more powerful system capable of refining Chaos rapidly.
• If successful, the Primordial World will evolve from a fragile vessel drifting in the Chaos Sea into a massive world-ship capable of moving through Chaos and enduring its terrifying pressure.
• The Witch and Demon Tribes, the Three Innate Tribes, and other major clans begin sending enormous quantities of treasures and resources into the Starry Sky.
• Over ten thousand years, and then several epochs, the resources accumulate into a vast Boundary Sea of materials outside the Sun Star.
• Despite the staggering amount collected, Dan Jing repeatedly judges it insufficient and allows the extraction to continue.
• Eventually, the experts of the Primordial World stop focusing on the accumulating resources and begin turning their attention toward the Heavenly Circumference Star God positions.

Character Developments

• Dan Jing is portrayed as calculating, ruthless, and strategically manipulative. He disguises a mass conflict and resource seizure as a righteous cosmic project.
• Despite his cold methods, Dan Jing considers himself comparatively merciful because he allows the major races to contribute resources instead of immediately forcing all cultivators into deadly trials.
• His ambition becomes clearer: he is not merely repairing the stars but attempting to dramatically upgrade the Primordial World’s ability to draw power from Chaos.
• Xi He and Chang Xi, the two Lunar Star goddesses, act as key administrators of the resource-gathering effort, announcing the endeavor and directing its implementation.
• The Great Luo cultivators and powerhouses Beyond Great Luo shift from initial reactions to active interest in competing for Star Deity Positions.

Significant Themes

• Beneath noble rhetoric lies ruthless political and military design: The Investiture Endeavor is publicly framed as a grand contribution to the world, but its true structure is a controlled massacre.
• Manipulation through pride: By restricting competitors to their own cultivation levels, Dan Jing ensures that powerful cultivators will participate willingly rather than retreat from impossible odds.
• The conflict between individual lives and cosmic progress: Countless cultivators and vast resources may be sacrificed for the larger goal of strengthening the Primordial World.
• Ambition and transformation: The Triple Heavenly Circumference Stellar Formation represents a leap from gradual, stable growth to explosive expansion and power.
• Insatiable demands: Dan Jing’s repeated conclusion that the accumulated resources are “not enough” emphasizes the enormous scale of his plan and hints at the sacrifices still to come.

Character Interactions

• Dan Jing oversees the entire endeavor from the Sun Star and indirectly controls both the resource-gathering operation and the coming competition.
• Xi He and Chang Xi announce the Investiture Endeavor and coordinate with the Heavenly Court, Netherworld, and major clans to collect and organize the offerings.
• The major races cooperate by sending treasures and materials, though their contributions are effectively compelled by the scale and authority of the project.
• The cultivators initially react to the endeavor itself, but after several epochs their attention shifts toward the Star Deity Positions, setting the stage for the coming struggle.