Chapter Summaries

Ren received Chaos Water and an enormous collection of Divine Beast Blood Essence from the Jade Emperor, who revealed the truth behind his family’s feud with Yang Jian and his plan to revive Yao Ji. Ren then accepted the War Demon Inheritance and left Yao Chi for Violet Myrtle Star, while Obsessive Thought Laozi and Supreme Elder Lord began considering what Haotian knew.

• The Jade Emperor gave Ren a Little Tower filled with rare Divine Beast Blood Essence and explained that he had hoped Ren would share it with Yang Jian.
• The Queen Mother told Ren that Buddhism had manipulated Yao Ji, that the Jade Emperor had tried to protect her and her children, and that he intended to revive Yao Ji using Yang Jiao’s recovered Origin.
• Ren agreed to give the resources to Yang Jian, and the Jade Emperor handed him the War Demon Inheritance, which included an unidentified drop of black blood essence.
• Ren said farewell to the Jade Emperor and flew toward Violet Myrtle Star to review his gains and plan how to approach Qingqiu Mountain about the Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment.
• In Supreme Clear Heaven, Obsessive Thought Laozi and Supreme Elder Lord exchanged thoughts about Haotian’s hidden secrets.

Ren learned from the Jade Emperor that the Demon Race retained formidable hidden foundations, and Ruthless Emperor urged him to investigate and prepare before confronting them. As Ren began cultivating beneath the Reincarnation Enlightenment Tree in a time-slowing formation, he entered a vision of his first life.

• Supreme Elder Lord and Obsessive Thought Laozi discussed the danger surrounding Creation Jade Butterfly Fragments and planned to send Ren to Kirin Cliff to strengthen him and possibly find a fragment.
• Ren told Ruthless Emperor what he had learned from the Jade Emperor, including the Wu Clan’s and Demon Race’s hidden strength.
• Ruthless Emperor advised Ren to investigate the Demon Race, cautiously cooperate with the Wu Clan, and recruit more powerful experts from other worlds.
• Ren asked Ruthless Emperor to accompany him to the lower realm in case the Qingqiu Clan’s Jade Butterfly Fragment sparked a battle, and she agreed.
• Ruthless Emperor used the Reincarnation Enlightenment Tree and a time-slowing grand array to help Ren cultivate, and he entered a vision of his first life as a failed political schemer.

Ren continued comprehending the Reincarnation Dao through many lifetimes, but Empress Pingxin’s influence made every life revolve around a woman whose repeated loss filled him with grief. Ruthless confronted Pingxin over Ren’s suffering, and the chapter ended as Demon Qi began pouring from Ren.

• Ren spent many lifetimes absorbing his knowledge, deepening his Reincarnation Dao and stirring the energy of Reincarnation in the Underworld.
• Empress Pingxin revealed that she hoped Ren, whose blood connected him to the Wu Clan, might help free her from her confinement in the Underworld.
• Pingxin sent her divine sense into Ren’s successive lives, where a gentle woman repeatedly guided him before dying or disappearing and leaving him devastated.
• Ruthless sensed someone interfering with Ren’s lives, confronted Pingxin, and condemned her for causing his endless suffering.
• As Ruthless and Pingxin faced each other through the Mystic Light Mirror, Demon Qi began pouring from Ren.

Ren emerged from Reincarnation with the knowledge of countless lifetimes and created the Reincarnation Emperor Scripture, then prepared to return to the Lower Realm with Ruthless. Pingxin absorbed the fragment of her divine consciousness that had guided him and realized that their fates were bound together, with a heavy price awaiting her if she wanted to escape her prison.

• Ruthless warned Pingxin that Ren was losing himself in Reincarnation, and Pingxin used a Reincarnation Seal to draw his memories together and calm his Demon Qi.
• Ren woke and told Ruthless that he could distinguish his Reincarnation memories from his real life, though he still remembered a woman in a pale yellow dress whose face he could not recall.
• Ren revealed that he had combined his knowledge of Emperor Scriptures, immortal arts, and other cultivation systems into the Reincarnation Emperor Scripture.
• Ruthless urged Ren to return to the Lower Realm instead of spending more time in seclusion, and he agreed to leave with her.
• Pingxin drew Ren's tear to her in the Underworld and absorbed the fragment of her divine consciousness that had guided him through Reincarnation.
• Pingxin realized that Ren's growing mastery of the Reincarnation Dao had bound their fates together and that escaping her prison would carry a great price.

Pingxin revealed that Buzhou Mountain held Father God's final trump card and sent Xuanming to reclaim and guard it. As Xuanming led the Wu Clan out of the Underworld, factions across the Primordial World gathered around a pool of Chaos Water to search for the Chaos Water Phoenix.

• Pingxin told Xuanming to lead the Xuanming Tribe from the Underworld to Buzhou Mountain and protect the secret beneath it.
• Xuanming emerged from Pingxin Hall, and Xiangliu, Rain Master, and the Wu Clan warriors celebrated her return.
• Xuanming led the Wu Clan through Ghost Gate Pass toward the Primordial World, while some members stayed behind to guard the Underworld.
• Many factions gathered around a pool containing nearly half a percent of Chaos Water, hoping to trace the Chaos Water Phoenix.

A Wu Clan Lesser Shaman tried to defend the Chaos Water from greedy Quasi-Saints but was badly wounded. Xuanming Ancestral Shaman arrived with the Wu Clan army, froze several attackers, and left the surviving Quasi-Saints terrified that he was still alive.

• A Wu Clan Lesser Shaman claimed the Chaos Water and defied the Quasi-Saints who wanted to take it.
• A Quasi-Saint struck the Lesser Shaman, sending him crashing into a mountain with severe injuries.
• The Quasi-Saints rushed to seize the Chaos Water after the Lesser Shaman was beaten back.
• Xuanming Ancestral Shaman arrived with the Wu Clan army as several Quasi-Saints tried to grab the Chaos Water.
• Xuanming froze the earth and several Quasi-Saints, while the survivors recognized him and wondered how he had survived.

Xuanming Ancestral Shaman emerged from the Underworld and shocked the Primordial World with her strength, while Ren and the Demon Sages considered how her return would reshape the balance of power. She began asserting the Wu Clan’s might, leaving the surviving Quasi-Saints trapped and afraid.

• Zhenyuan the Great and the Demon Sages reacted with shock to Xuanming Ancestral Shaman’s return; Bai Ze ordered Ghost Chariot and Shangyang to gather their followers and head south.
• Ren learned that Xuanming might have reached the Primordial Unity Realm or its half-step and considered whether the Wu Clan could become an ally against the Demon Race.
• Ren recognized that the Primordial World had diverged from his expectations, leaving Buddhism and the future of Journey to the West uncertain.
• Xuanming Ancestral Shaman froze the Quasi-Saints and Great Luo Immortals; the frozen Great Luo Immortals died as their souls and bodies shattered.
• Xuanming reached into the distance and pulled the Lesser Shaman embedded in a mountain before her.

Xuanming revived and defended the Wu Clan, healing Guan Qing and helping him break through to Great Shaman before confronting the Eternal Poison Toad who had attacked him. The Eternal Poison Toad unleashed a deadly poison and vowed revenge, but Xuanming’s icy attack began freezing his arm.

• Xuanming praised Guan Qing for advancing to Lesser Shaman, and the Wu Clan roared that outsiders who harmed their people should be killed.
• Xuanming healed Guan Qing with Chaos Water and her blood essence, enabling him to advance to Great Shaman, then entrusted his protection to Xingtian.
• Xuanming recognized Guan Qing’s attacker as an Eternal Poison Toad and recalled that the Wu Clan had once destroyed his race.
• The Eternal Poison Toad released poison that corroded the void, alarming Xingtian, Ren, Ruthless, and the watching powers.
• Xuanming sent a black ice dragon against the poison, and the cold began freezing the Eternal Poison Toad’s arm as he vowed the fight was not over.

The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman crushed the Eternal Poison Toad and began slaughtering the Quasi-Saints who had opposed the Wu Clan. She captured a Mountain Marsh Beast for Xingtian to keep, while the surviving enemies faced the Wu Clan’s overwhelming return.

• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman froze the Eternal Poison Toad’s poison, killed him with a punch, and shattered his Primordial Spirit and Poison Dao.
• As the remaining Quasi-Saints tried to flee, the Xuanming Ancestral Shaman struck at one, who transformed into a Mountain Marsh Beast.
• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman captured the Mountain Marsh Beast and told Xingtian to guard him for a possible trade.
• Xingtian chained the Mountain Marsh Beast like a dog as onlookers remembered the Wu Clan’s past treatment of captured Great Powers.
• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman continued slaughtering the Quasi-Saints, blasting one apart and swallowing another for nourishment.

The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman overwhelmed the Quasi-Saints and led the Wu Clan back to Buzhou Mountain, where the mountain answered their call to Father God. Meanwhile, Bai Ze set a desperate plan in motion to save His Majesty, and the Jade Emperor severed his Origin to pursue greater power and revive Yao Ji.

• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman defeated or shackled the Quasi-Saints, while Zhenyuan the Great restored the Ginseng Fruit Tree with Creation Water.
• The Jade Emperor severed his Origin despite the Queen Mother's warning, hoping to revive Yao Ji and rise to Quasi-Saint Grand Completion or the Sub-Saint Realm.
• Bai Ze ordered Ghost Chariot to seize the Phoenix Ancestor's Nirvana Fire and Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment, and admitted he would sacrifice the crown prince if necessary to save His Majesty.
• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman led the Wu Clan to Buzhou Mountain, where their surging auras made the mountain tremble.
• The Xuanming Ancestral Shaman, Xingtian, and the Wu Clan bowed to Father God, and people across the Primordial World felt the bloodline call and knelt toward Buzhou Mountain.

The Wu Clan returned to Buzhou Mountain under Xuanming’s command, frightening the Primordial World into silence. Ren set aside his worries and began cultivating while Ruthless sensed that the Wu Clan’s return had changed everything.

• The Wu Clan summoned the Ancestral Witch Hall to Buzhou Mountain, where its presence connected with the mountain and raised a mysterious Formation Array.
• Xuanming declared Buzhou Mountain Wu Clan territory and threatened to kill anyone who challenged them.
• The Primordial World’s races and Great Powers warned their people not to provoke the Wu Clan, while Ren wondered what the clan intended.
• Ruthless urged Ren to focus on cultivation, and Ren began studying the Reincarnation Emperor Scripture and integrating his insights and divine abilities into his Reincarnation system.
• Ruthless watched Ren cultivate in silence, sensing that the Wu Clan’s return had changed everything.

Ghost Chariot and Shangyang led a Demon Race force to Undying Volcano to steal the Phoenix Ancestor’s Nirvana Fire and Jade Butterfly Fragment, using Dijun’s blood to conceal their operation. The Phoenix Clan’s leader confronted them, and Ghost Chariot was shocked by how much her cultivation had advanced.

• Shangyang and Ghost Chariot reached Undying Volcano and warned the Demon Gods to avoid damaging its formation.
• The Demon Gods used Dijun’s golden blood to form the Golden Crow Formation and conceal the area.
• Ghost Chariot and Shangyang entered Undying Volcano to seize the Phoenix Ancestor’s Nirvana Fire and Jade Butterfly Fragment.
• The Phoenix Clan’s leader emerged with other Phoenixes and demanded to know why the Demon Race had come.
• Ghost Chariot recognized the leader and was astonished that she had advanced from Primordial Unity Golden Immortal to Quasi-Saint Grand Completion.

Ghost Chariot and Shangyang faced the Phoenix Clan at the Undying Volcano, where the awakened Phoenix Ancestor revealed their objective and offered terms for the Nirvana Flame and Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment. The chapter ended with Ghost Chariot learning that Dijun had previously bargained with the Ancestor and wondering whether Dijun had known he would sacrifice himself.

• The Phoenix Clan leader confronted Ghost Chariot and Shangyang, but the Phoenix Ancestor awakened from the magma and stopped the impending fight.
• The Phoenix Ancestor learned their purpose through the Phoenix Clan leader’s bloodline and revealed that he held power comparable to the Primordial Unity Realm within the volcano.
• The Phoenix Ancestor explained to Feng Xuan that reliance on the Nirvana Flame could prevent the Phoenix Clan from reaching Primordial Unity.
• The Phoenix Ancestor revealed that Ghost Chariot’s lineage descended from the Nine-Headed Birds and carried Phoenix blood, then offered him a chance to undergo bloodline Nirvana.
• The Phoenix Ancestor said Dijun had promised the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and a tenth of his Solar Origin in exchange for the Nirvana Flame and Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment, leaving Ghost Chariot wondering whether Dijun had foreseen his sacrifice.

The Phoenix Ancestor explained the deal he had made with Dijun and ordered the Phoenix Clan to avoid further turmoil while Ghost Chariot pursued the Hetu Luoshu Diagram. He revealed that Dijun may have intended the Phoenix Ancestor’s strengthened Nirvana Fire to enable his own revival, leaving Feng Xuan shocked by the possibility.

• The Phoenix Ancestor gave Ghost Chariot three phoenix feathers and Nirvana Fire, ordering him to retrieve the Hetu Luoshu Diagram from Kunpeng.
• The Phoenix Ancestor explained that Dijun had fused the Solar Origin into the diagram and arranged for a mysterious person to lift its restrictions.
• After Ghost Chariot and Shangyang departed, the Phoenix Ancestor ordered Feng Xuan to recall the Phoenix Clan members searching for the Chaos Water Phoenix.
• Feng Xuan asked about the deal, and the Phoenix Ancestor recounted how Dijun had offered the Solar Origin, the Hetu Luoshu Diagram, and a Jade Butterfly Fragment in exchange for future aid.
• The Phoenix Ancestor suggested that Dijun had empowered him so his Nirvana Fire might revive Dijun, and Feng Xuan questioned how that could be possible without Dijun’s divine consciousness.

Ren learned that the Mortal World Nine Provinces had erupted into conflict between humans and Human-Witches after the Jiuli Tribe formed, while the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors stayed out of the fighting. He halted the Expounding Sect’s fossil excavations and heard Yun Zhongzi report that Buzhou Mountain seemed to be calling to the Heaven-Flipping Seal.

• The Phoenix Ancestor told Feng Xuan that finding the Hetu Luoshu Diagram, refining the Solar Origin, and understanding the array in the Undying Volcano could let him reach the Primordial Unity Realm and leave.
• Ruthless woke Ren from cultivation, and Yun Zhongzi told him that Human-Witches had formed the Jiuli Tribe and were fighting the lords who had expelled them.
• Yun Zhongzi explained that the conflict was intensifying the Wu Clan Bloodline among the Human-Witches and could lead to another Battle of Zhuolu, while the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors remained silent.
• Ren ordered the Expounding Sect to suspend fossil excavations in the Mortal World Nine Provinces so its resource-gathering methods would remain secret.
• Yun Zhongzi told Ren that the Heaven-Flipping Seal had trembled when the Wu Clan paid homage to Buzhou Mountain, which seemed to possess a calling consciousness.

Ren kept the Heaven-Flipping Seal after discovering that it resonated with Buzhou Mountain, and Ruthless confirmed the two were connected. Yunxiao then asked Ren to help break the yin-yang seal holding her physical body at Kirin Cliff.

• Ren sensed the Heaven-Flipping Seal calling toward Buzhou Mountain and decided to keep it from Yun Zhongzi.
• Ren and Yun Zhongzi agreed to suspend the fossil excavation plan and let the Mortal World Nine Provinces develop without their involvement.
• Ruthless examined the Heaven-Flipping Seal, confirmed its deep connection to Buzhou Mountain, and said its secrets remained unclear.
• Yunxiao visited Ren and explained that Lady Nuwa's inheritance had taught her she needed to reunite with her sealed physical body to advance further.
• Yunxiao asked Ren to help undo the yin-yang seal at Kirin Cliff, which required both a man and a woman to break.

Ren accompanied Yunxiao to Kirin Cliff to break the seal on her physical body, while Duobao hoped their great Destiny would lead them to hidden treasures. Their ritual shook the cliff and released a mysterious black-winged figure who angrily confronted them.

• Duobao told Jin Ling that the Jade Butterfly Fragment and Yin-Yang Origin might be hidden within Kirin Cliff, and that Supreme Elder Lord had arranged for Ren and Yunxiao to break the seal.
• Ren and Yunxiao flew to Kirin Cliff, where ancient black bloodstains and a murderous aura covered the once-sacred landscape.
• Yunxiao used Supreme Elder Lord's talisman paper to form a Taiji Diagram, and she and Ren channeled yin and yang divine light into it.
• The Taiji Diagram's power shook Kirin Cliff and sent a black figure with feathered wings flying out.
• The black-winged figure demanded to know who had disturbed his cultivation.

At Kirin Cliff, Ren and Yunxiao encountered a dark-robed Daoist who intended to seize Yunxiao’s body and treasures. Ren fought him while Yunxiao continued breaking the seal, but the Daoist’s strange Cuju Ball Spirit Treasure proved dangerous.

• A dark-robed Daoist recognized Yunxiao as a bodiless Primordial Spirit and revealed that he had cultivated at Kirin Cliff since the Investiture of the Gods.
• The Daoist threatened to search Yunxiao’s soul, devour her body, and take Ren’s Spirit Treasure, while Yunxiao urged Ren to flee.
• Ren summoned the Great Wilderness Blood Halberd and attacked the Daoist with Reincarnation Halberd Art—Parting of Life and Death.
• The Daoist countered with a crude Cuju Ball Spirit Treasure imbued with Yin-Yang Dao Rhyme, forcing Ren back and astonishing him.
• The Daoist strengthened the Cuju Ball’s attack, sending two Divine Dragons of Yin-Yang Energy toward Ren as Yunxiao shouted for him to dodge.

Ren used the Treasure-Dropping Money to strip the black-clad Crow Daoist of his Yin-Yang Cuju Ball, then countered his Solar True Flame with a Chaos Water Black Tortoise. Their powers remained locked in a stalemate as the Great Principle Golden Immortal marveled that a Grand Unity Human Immortal had blocked his attacks again.

• Jin Ling wanted to rush to Ren’s aid, but Duobao said Ren could withstand the Great Principle Golden Immortal for a while.
• Ruthless watched Ren through the Mystic Light Mirror and prepared to kill the Daoist, while Xuanming Ancestral Shaman also left the Ancestral Witch Hall with killing intent.
• Ren used the Treasure-Dropping Money to knock down and collect the Daoist’s Yin-Yang Cuju Ball.
• The enraged Crow Daoist unleashed Solar True Flame and revealed that Golden Crow Bloodline flowed within him.
• Ren summoned a Chaos Water ocean and a Black Tortoise Divine Beast, whose waters met the Daoist’s flames in a stalemate.

Ren and Yunxiao escaped into the Kirin Ancestral Land through Laozi’s seal as Crow Daoist pursued them. After Xuanming confronted Crow Daoist, she claimed Eastern Emperor Taiyi was still alive, drawing the attention of powerful figures.

• Ren and Yunxiao saw that the seal had only opened a narrow gap, while Crow Daoist’s flames threatened them.
• Ren carried Yunxiao toward the gap and forced his way through the Saint’s sealing pressure, even as his body began to break apart.
• The ball Ren had stolen released Yin-Yang Energy, briefly loosening the seal and letting Ren pull Yunxiao fully inside before it closed.
• Crow Daoist cursed Ren for stealing his Spirit Treasure, but Xuanming arrived and challenged him with the Wu Clan’s killing intent.
• Xuanming said Eastern Emperor Taiyi was still alive, and powerful figures watching the confrontation reacted in shock.