Chapter Summaries

Wushi confronted the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, who had fused the Celestial Dipper Origin with his Great Sun Origin and threatened revenge. The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable attacked in his Three-Legged Golden Crow form, and Wushi met him with the Beginningless Technique as their powers collided.

• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable revealed that he had fused the Celestial Dipper Origin with his Great Sun Origin, making the treasure difficult to extract without risking his death.
• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable threatened to survive and repay Wushi for his humiliation, but Wushi remained confident and dismissed the threat.
• Enraged by Wushi's calm, the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable transformed into a Three-Legged Golden Crow and unleashed Heavenly Dipper Firmament and Great Sun Heavenly Dipper.
• Wushi invoked the Beginningless Technique and thrust his hand against the firmament of blazing suns.
• Their collision split the sky with black holes and shockwaves, shaking the Heavenly Dipper Layers and trembling the earth.

Wushi used the Beginningless Technique to break Flame Dipper Demon Venerable down into his Origin, terrifying the watching Great Powers. As Flame Dipper Demon Venerable begged Taiyi for help, Taiyi decided to intervene to prevent Ren from obtaining the Celestial Dipper Origin and strengthening the Heavenly Court.

• Wushi’s scattered streaks of light retraced mountains, stars, and living beings toward their fundamental essence, shocking the Great Powers.
• Wushi shattered Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s Great Sun Firmament Diagram and began separating his Great Sun Origin from his Celestial Dipper Origin.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable called to Taiyi for help while Wushi’s Beginningless Technique continued breaking down his body and imprisoning his Primordial Spirit.
• Taiyi told Xihe that he had placed flaws from his personality into his avatars and agreed to save Flame Dipper Demon Venerable so Ren could not claim the Celestial Dipper Origin.
• Taiyi explained that reclaiming the Heavenly Court was necessary to use its Astral Formation, then vanished to intervene while Wushi kept transforming Flame Dipper Demon Venerable.

Zhu Jiuyin stopped Taiyi from rescuing Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and fought him in a fierce clash of time and death powers. The battle shook the Primordial World and left observers fearing the Witch-Demon War was beginning again.

• The World-Destroying Golden Wheel attacked Wushi, but Zhu Jiuyin struck it away and destroyed it.
• Taiyi rushed toward Wushi to save Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, forcing Zhu Jiuyin to intercept him.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Taiyi exchanged punches, and their clash sent devastating shockwaves across the battlefield.
• Zhu Jiuyin charged Taiyi, unleashing his time arts and Battle Intent while Taiyi answered with killing moves and Death Qi.
• Countless powerful figures watched the destructive battle and feared the Witch-Demon War was unfolding again.

Dijun intervened in the battle by launching a distant, blazing sword slash at Wushi, while Taiyi and Zhu Jiuyin kept Emperor Zun from helping. Wushi used Flame Dipper Demon Venerable as a shield and drove him toward the incoming attack.

• Wushi sealed Flame Dipper Demon Venerable away with the Beginningless Technique as his body and origins disintegrated.
• Taiyi called for help, and Dijun sent a blazing Sword Aura across the sky toward Wushi.
• Zhu Jiuyin held Taiyi back while Taiyi used the World-Destroying Golden Wheel to stop Emperor Zun from intervening.
• Zhu Jiuyin struck Taiyi and sent him flying, leaving Dijun's slash to descend on Wushi.
• Wushi wrapped Flame Dipper Demon Venerable in a strange space and thrust him into the Sword Aura as he charged forward to meet it.

Wushi battled Dijun after the Demon Emperor Sword severed Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and wounded Wushi. Wushi continued toward Flame Dipper Demon Venerable to claim the Celestial Dipper Origin for his father, openly challenging Dijun to stop him.

• The Demon Emperor Sword cut Flame Dipper Demon Venerable in half and severed his Origin.
• Wushi struck the sword away, but Dijun entered the Primordial World, caught it, and faced Wushi.
• Dijun revealed that the Demon Emperor Sword had been forged from Shen Ni's severed finger, which he found in a Forbidden Zone and tempered in the Solar Core.
• Wushi put away the Celestial Dipper Origin and Great Sun Origin, then walked toward Dijun despite the Sword Aura wound on his hand having only just healed.
• Dijun questioned the burden of Wushi's use of time, but Wushi said he wanted Flame Dipper Demon Venerable's Celestial Dipper Origin for his father and would fight Dijun if necessary.

Wushi and Dijun prepared to fight over the remaining Origin within Flame Dipper Demon Venerable as Emperor Zun attacked Dijun and the surrounding battles intensified. Emperor Zun and Dijun then acknowledged each other’s imperial bearing and agreed that each was worthy of the surname “Emperor.”

• Dijun resolved to keep Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s remaining Origin from Wushi, and Wushi’s Invincible Intent rose as they faced off.
• Emperor Zun seized the World-Destroying Golden Wheel and hurled it at Dijun, who struck it with the Demon Emperor Sword and cracked it.
• The damaged World-Destroying Golden Wheel flew back to Taiyi, who coughed up blood as Zhu Jiuyin charged and resumed their battle.
• Emperor Zun advanced toward Dijun, and they exchanged admiration for each other’s bearing and strength.
• Dijun questioned why Emperor Zun served Ren, and Emperor Zun said his choices were his own.
• Emperor Zun declared that Dijun was qualified to bear the imperial surname, and Dijun agreed that Emperor Zun was too.

Emperor Zun and Dijun declared that anyone else claiming the imperial surname would die, then confronted each other over the surname and the final tenth of the Celestial Dipper Origin. Emperor Zun revealed his World Cauldron, and their clash began as Dijun attacked with the Demon Emperor Sword.

• Emperor Zun and Dijun proclaimed that anyone who claimed the imperial surname would be killed, causing people across the Primordial World with that surname to explode into blood.
• Emperor Zun and Dijun remained as the only claimants and agreed that they would fight over the imperial surname and the last tenth of the Celestial Dipper Origin.
• Emperor Zun summoned the World Cauldron, which he had forged from countless worlds and their inhabitants.
• Dijun summoned the Demon Emperor Sword, forged from Shen Ni's Severed Finger, and slashed at Emperor Zun.
• The Demon Emperor Sword and World Cauldron collided, sending thunderous shock waves across the Primordial World.

Emperor Zun fought Dijun with the World Cauldron and an endlessly usable Amplification Secret Technique, while their battle drew the attention of the Great Powers. With Dijun gone and the Chaos Bell protecting the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, Wushi faced the Demon Venerable and said the bell would not save him.

• Emperor Zun surged in power, prompting Dijun to recognize that he could use an Amplification Secret Technique at will.
• Emperor Zun and Dijun clashed with the World Cauldron and Demon Emperor Sword, unleashing devastating shockwaves as Great Powers watched.
• The Great Powers discussed the battle and noted that the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable had to face Wushi again.
• Dijun left the Chaos Bell to protect the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable so Ren could not claim the final portion of Celestial Dipper Origin.
• Wushi gathered space and time and told the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable that the Chaos Bell would not help him.

Wushi repeatedly smashed his Emperor Bell against Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s Chaos Bell, using its soundwaves to temper and perfect his own treasure. The Three Sects recognized his plan and supplied countless Spirit Treasures as materials for reforging the Emperor Bell.

• Wushi attacked the Chaos Bell with his Emperor Bell, but the Chaos Bell with Dijun’s remaining enhancement endured the blows and shattered Wushi’s bell several times.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable mocked Wushi, while Yuding Zhenren prepared to give him the Pangu Banner before Yun Zhongzi explained that Wushi was tempering his Emperor Bell with the Chaos Bell’s soundwaves.
• Yun Zhongzi and Duobao identified Wushi’s plan, and Duobao, Obsessive Thought Laozi, Supreme Elder Lord, and others sent him numerous Spirit Treasures.
• Wushi thanked the supporters, crushed the Spirit Treasures, and reforged them with the Emperor Bell’s fragments before launching it at the Chaos Bell again.
• The Emperor Bell continued to collide with the Chaos Bell, expelling impurities as Wushi added more Spirit Treasures to strengthen it.

Wushi used the Chaos Bell’s sound waves, thousands of Spirit Treasure origins, and half of Buzhou Mountain to complete his Emperor Bell. The two bells fought on equal terms, leaving Flame Dipper Demon Venerable terrified and humiliated.

• Wushi fused numerous Spirit Treasures into his Emperor Bell and crushed the Heaven-Flipping Seal, refining half of Buzhou Mountain into it.
• The Emperor Bell’s Artifact Spirit declared it complete after learning the Chaos Bell’s mysteries and absorbing Wushi’s Great Dao.
• Wushi attacked Flame Dipper Demon Venerable as the Emperor Bell clashed with the Chaos Bell, matching its power.
• The Emperor Bell and Chaos Bell fought on their own, stunning the Great Powers as they discussed how Acquired treasures could surpass Innate ones through sufficient resources.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable shouted in disbelief at the Emperor Bell’s strength while Wushi looked down at him and the Great Powers regarded his terror with contempt.

Wushi shattered Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and prepared to refine his Origin, but Flame Dipper revealed that Taiyi had created him to self-destruct and detonated his Origin. The explosion engulfed Wushi, Zhu Jiuyin, Taiyi, and Kong Xuan, and its destructive shockwaves continued spreading.

• Wushi struck Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, leaving him badly broken and unable to escape while Emperor Zun and Zhu Jiuyin kept Taiyi and Dijun from reaching him.
• Wushi prepared to use the Beginningless Technique to refine Flame Dipper Demon Venerable's Origin, but his taunts drove Flame Dipper into a furious frenzy.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable revealed that Taiyi had made him an incarnation of cowardice and madness meant to self-destruct, then transformed into a silver sun and detonated his Origin.
• Wushi abandoned the Beginningless Technique and used Space-Time Imprisonment, but Flame Dipper's explosion broke through as he delivered his final words.
• The explosion engulfed Wushi, Zhu Jiuyin, Taiyi, and Kong Xuan, while flames, storms, and shockwaves swept across the surrounding land.

After surviving the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s self-destruction, Wushi emerged protected by both the Emperor Bell and Dijun’s Chaos Bell, which then flew away. The explosion’s Celestial Dipper Origin began tearing apart the Heavenly Dipper Layers, leaving the Primordial World facing a new upheaval.

• The Great Powers feared Wushi had died in the blast and worried that Ren would launch a war against the Demon Race.
• Wushi emerged unharmed, shielded by the Emperor Bell and Dijun’s Chaos Bell.
• Wushi remarked that controlling the Chaos Bell was difficult, and the resentful bell flew toward the sky.
• Taiyi, Zhu Jiuyin, Dijun, Emperor Zun, and the others turned their attention to the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• The Heavenly Dipper Layers roared as their energy surged and cracks spread through them.

After the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable detonated part of the Celestial Dipper Origin, the Heavenly Dipper Layers shattered and fragments rained across the Primordial World. Ren learned what had happened, mourned the loss of his resources, and checked on Zhu Jiuyin as both suffered injuries from the collapse.

• The shattered Heavenly Dipper Layers sent fragments and Heavenly Dipper Qi crashing across the Primordial World, crushing mountains and killing cultivators.
• Xuanming told Ren about the recent events while he recovered from the shock to the Celestial Dipper Origin.
• Ren learned that the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable had detonated one-tenth of the Origin and cursed him for destroying three layers of the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• Ren blamed Taiyi for ruining his opportunity and vowed to add another debt between them.
• Xuanming checked Zhu Jiuyin through the Mystic Light Mirror and saw that he was coughing up blood and looked worse than Ren.

The collapse of the Heavenly Dipper Layers created a windfall for cultivators, while the Shadow Fiend explained that the Primordial World might have been built as a prison for Chaos Demon Gods. The chapter left the Demon Empress and the Three Demons confronting the danger of Taiyi's Avatar breaking one of its locks and incurring Heavenly Punishment and immense karmic debt.

• Cultivators across the Primordial World gathered fragments of the falling Heavenly Dipper, seeking its energy and space as rare resources.
• The Shadow Fiend told the Demon Empress and the Three Demons that ancient Chaos Demon Gods had repeatedly tried to escape the Primordial World through the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend layers.
• The Shadow Fiend explained Demon Ancestor Luohu's theory that Pangu made the Primordial World a prison, with the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend as its locks.
• The Shadow Fiend said Shen Ni may have damaged the Heavenly Dipper lock before the Savage Beast Era vanished, allowing later descendants of Demon Gods to attempt escape.
• The Shadow Fiend warned that Taiyi's Avatar would face Heavenly Punishment and enormous karmic debt for shattering the Heavenly Dipper Layers.

The Shadow Fiend explained the lost eras of the Primordial World and Hongjun’s suppression of possible Demon God descendants. As the Heavenly Dipper layers began to break apart, the Demon Empress urged Kong Xuan to turn his humiliation into resolve and prepare to seize new opportunities.

• The Shadow Fiend said the Barbaric Beasts destroyed earlier civilizations’ traces and that Hongjun’s presence kept Demon God descendants from entering Chaos.
• The Shadow Fiend refused to reveal his identity, saying he was loyal to the Demon Cult and had been entrusted with the Shadow Realm by Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• Kong Xuan told the Demon Empress that Wushi, Zhu Jiuyin, and Ren held the remaining Celestial Dipper Origin, leaving him unable to stop Ren from gaining control.
• The Demon Empress encouraged Kong Xuan to stay, use the breaking layers’ spatial energy to grow stronger, and watch for a chance to take Taiyi’s Great Sun Origin.
• Cracks spread across the sky, and shattered pieces of a Heavenly Dipper layer began falling toward the earth.

Taiyi regretted that his avatar had damaged the Heavenly Dipper Layers, which he knew were crucial to the Primordial World. After Zhu Jiuyin publicly exposed and insulted the Golden Crow Race, Taiyi attacked him in a fury.

• Taiyi recalled how the Demon Race’s rise and its Demon Court and Astral Formation had helped stabilize or replace the Heavenly Dipper Layers, and cursed his avatar for damaging them.
• Fragments of the shattered third Heavenly Dipper Layer fell toward the earth as Zhu Jiuyin cursed the Golden Crow Race and revealed its family scandals to the Primordial World.
• Taiyi threatened Zhu Jiuyin, who shouted back that the Golden Crows were an insult to Father God and should have been crushed as eggs.
• Taiyi released Death Qi and pitch-black flames that burned through the surrounding space, then ordered Zhu Jiuyin to die.

Ren’s injuries worsened as the Celestial Dipper Origin’s backlash threatened his Primordial Spirit and cultivation, while the renewed battles between Taiyi and Zhu Jiuyin and between Dijun and Emperor Zun raged nearby. He explained that the fourth Heavenly Dipper Layer might also break, leaving his recovery uncertain.

• Taiyi and Zhu Jiuyin resumed their fierce fight after Zhu Jiuyin taunted the Golden Crow Race.
• Dijun moved to confront Zhu Jiuyin, but Emperor Zun blocked him, and they began fighting.
• Ren and Xuanming watched the battles through the Mystic Light Mirror, and Ren spat blood as the backlash reopened his wounds.
• Ren warned Xuanming that the first three Heavenly Dipper Layers had shattered and the weakened fourth might break from the nearby battles’ shockwaves.
• Ren explained that he had merged the Celestial Dipper Origin into his Primordial Spirit, making the backlash difficult to heal and potentially harmful to his cultivation.

Ren summoned Xuanming, Ye Fan, the Immortal Heavenly Emperor, and Duan De to Wushi as the Heavenly Dipper Layers faced destruction. Their arrival alarmed the Primordial World’s Great Powers, and Ren told Wushi to end his time technique before it harmed his future.

• Ren stabilized his injured Primordial Spirit and decided to refine the Heavenly Dipper Layers under his control.
• Ren used the Firmament Ledger to travel to Wushi and summon Ye Fan, the Immortal Heavenly Emperor, and Duan De.
• Wushi formed an incarnation of the Firmament Ledger and opened passages through which Ren and the others arrived.
• The Great Powers feared Ren’s arrival might ignite a war across the Primordial World, while Taiyi and Dijun continued fighting.
• Ren asked Wushi to withdraw his time technique, and Wushi dispersed the Time River as his appearance began reverting to that of a child.

Ren refined the twenty percent of the Celestial Dipper Origin Wushi had recovered, then demanded the thirty percent held by Zhu Jiuyin. His decision to refine the Origin openly raised fears of war with Dijun and Taiyi, and the chapter ended with Zhu Jiuyin approaching Ren after breaking away from his fight with Taiyi.

• Wushi returned to his youthful form and told Ren he had recovered only twenty percent of the Celestial Dipper Origin because Flame Dipper Demon Venerable had destroyed the rest.
• Ren took the recovered Origin from Wushi and swallowed it, prompting the Primordial World's Great Powers to fear that he was challenging Dijun and Taiyi.
• Ren refined the twenty percent in fifteen minutes and manifested twenty-seven Heavenly Dipper Layers above himself.
• Ren called for Zhu Jiuyin to hand over the thirty percent of the Origin he had refined.
• Zhu Jiuyin broke away from his battle with Taiyi, approached Ren, and agreed to give him the Origin before Ren dealt with the remaining trouble.

Ren refined thirty percent of Zhu Jiuyin’s Celestial Dipper Origin while Taiyi and Dijun watched, prompting Taiyi to attack. Duan De blocked him with overwhelming death power, and the onlookers were stunned by how much stronger he had become.

• Zhu Jiuyin gave Ren thirty percent of his Celestial Dipper Origin, and Ren began refining it in the sky.
• Zhu Jiuyin stayed to guard Ren and taunted Dijun and Taiyi, while Ren ignored them and trusted his allies to protect him.
• Enraged by Ren’s disregard, Taiyi attacked him with Decay Veils the Sun.
• Duan De intercepted Taiyi’s attack with Death Vastness, and their powers of death and decay collided with enough force to shake the sky.
• The Great Powers marveled at Duan De’s strength, while Ye Fan and the others understood that he had eaten every Death Dao fruit from the Yellow Plum.