Chapter Summaries

The Crow Daoist awakened as Eastern Emperor Taiyi when Xuanming Ancestral Shaman attacked him, and the two fought with fire and ice across the Primordial World. After witnessing Taiyi's return, Zhenyuan the Great closed his mountain gate, while Minghe ordered the Crow Race hunted down.

• Xuanming Ancestral Shaman recognized Taiyi's soul fragments in the Crow Daoist and attacked him to awaken him.
• The Crow Daoist's Golden Crow bloodline awakened, revealing him as Eastern Emperor Taiyi's avatar, and he clashed with Xuanming.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Xuanming exchanged devastating fire and ice attacks that shattered the sky and split the earth.
• Zhenyuan the Great ordered Qingfeng and Mingyue to close the mountain gate and refuse visitors.
• Minghe recognized Taiyi's return and ordered his followers to slaughter the Crow Race throughout the Primordial World.

Liuli Buddha and Maitreya Buddha discussed Maitreya’s demonic transformation and their plans to strengthen Buddhism as Xuanming and Taiyi’s battle devastated Kirin Cliff. The fight continued with both combatants unleashing increasingly powerful attacks, and Taiyi charged at Xuanming in his Golden Crow form.

• Lu Ya recognized Taiyi’s return and reacted with disbelief while Liuli Buddha and Maitreya Buddha discussed the turmoil in the Primordial World.
• Maitreya Buddha explained that he had fused with the Blood Demon Inheritance and Luo Hou’s Source of All Evil to gain power for Buddhism.
• Xuanming shattered Taiyi’s fiery attack, sent him crashing into Kirin Cliff, and vowed to kill his avatar and destroy the Crow Race.
• Taiyi declared that he could sacrifice his avatar and divine sense before returning in person to fight Xuanming again.
• Taiyi and Xuanming resumed their battle, exchanging divine weapons and turning Kirin Cliff into a landscape of ice and molten rock.
• Taiyi transformed into a Three-Legged Golden Crow and charged at Xuanming as she attacked with a sword-like fist of freezing air.

Xuanming defeated Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s incarnation in a battle that devastated the area around Kirin Cliff. Taiyi vowed to return in his true body and lead the Demon Race, while Ren and Yunxiao watched the clash from inside Kirin Cliff.

• Ren and Yunxiao watched Xuanming and Taiyi’s battle through the Cuju Ball, and Yunxiao recognized that Taiyi was only an incarnation.
• Xuanming unleashed her Ice Dao and bone spikes against Taiyi, who used Sun Bathing in the East Sea to draw on the Solar Celestial Star.
• Taiyi formed the Chaos Bell from Solar True Flame and met Xuanming’s punch, and their collision destroyed the surrounding landscape.
• Xuanming’s bone spikes pierced Taiyi’s incarnation, splitting his body and destroying both arms.
• Taiyi accepted his incarnation’s defeat, warned that he would return in his true body, and called on the Demon Race to welcome their emperor.

After Xuanming defeated Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Ren and Yunxiao remained trapped in the Qilin Realm because Laozi’s seal was too difficult to break from within. Ren began investigating the mysterious Cuju Ball, while Yunxiao merged with her body and cultivated.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi transformed into flames and fell into Kirin Mountain, setting Kirin Cliff ablaze, and Xuanming departed.
• The Primordial World’s inhabitants feared the return of the Wu Clan and Demon Race after witnessing Taiyi and Xuanming’s battle.
• Ren and Yunxiao realized Laozi’s seal would strengthen tenfold if they tried to break it from inside, and Ren lacked the cultivation to supply enough yang energy.
• Yunxiao merged with her body to cultivate, while Ren examined the Cuju Ball and recalled how it had released Yin-Yang Energy to loosen the seal.
• Ren used Nihility Devouring Flame to burn the Cuju Ball, hoping to uncover the source of its unusual properties.

Ren discovered a Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment hidden inside a crude Cuju Ball and used it to comprehend the Yin-Yang Dao alongside his Reincarnation Dao. As Ren cultivated in Kirin Cliff, Yin-Yang Origin emerged and pulled Yunxiao into the cocoon surrounding him.

• A vision revealed that a young Kirin had used a Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment to make a Cuju Ball, which passed through many hands before Crow Daoist kept it and Ren eventually obtained it.
• Ren recognized the fragment, refined it, and used its enlightenment power to study the Yin-Yang Dao and deepen his understanding of Reincarnation.
• Yunxiao restored her physical body and found that her cultivation had advanced, but the desolate Qilin Realm lacked enough Spiritual Qi for her to break through.
• Yin-Yang Origin rose from Kirin Cliff and flowed toward Ren, forming a cocoon of Yin-Yang Energy beneath a phantom of Reincarnation.
• The Yin-Yang Origin swept Yunxiao into Ren's cocoon along with the broken jade butterfly fragment.

Ren and Yunxiao’s merged Jade Butterfly Fragments revealed the Yin-Yang Dao, allowing them to unite and help Ren create a new body-refining method. After their long seclusion in the Qilin Realm, Yunxiao asked what he would name it.

• Yunxiao merged into the Qilin Realm and met Ren, and they discovered matching Creation Jade Butterfly Fragments above their heads.
• The fragments joined, drawing Ren and Yunxiao’s Yin-Yang Origins together and leading them to unite.
• Ren and Yunxiao used the Yin-Yang Dao and the fragment’s power to combine the Nine-Turn Profound Technique with the Yin-Yang Creation Art.
• Their union filled the desolate Qilin Realm with vitality as Ren comprehended a new body-refining method.
• Yunxiao asked Ren what he would call the method he had created.

Ren created the Reincarnation Nine-Turn Technique and cultivated the Yin-Yang Great Dao with Yunxiao before breaking Laozi’s seal from within. As Qiongxiao, Nezha, and the others arrived to rescue them, Ren escaped Kirin Cliff and triggered a storm across the Sky Ranking.

• Ren named his new body-refining method the Reincarnation Nine-Turn Technique, and Yunxiao urged him to leave after they comprehended the Yin-Yang Great Dao.
• Ren persuaded Yunxiao to stay and cultivate the Affection Dao with him before they left the sealed realm.
• Qiongxiao led Nezha, Tianpeng, Lei Zhenzi, and Bixiao through the deadly flames and ice toward Kirin Cliff to rescue Ren and Yunxiao.
• Ren struck Laozi’s seal with his Emperor Reincarnation Fist, then used his divine power and Double Pupils to shatter its weak point despite the Saint’s pressure.
• Ren burst out of the seal as Kirin Cliff shook, stunning the arriving group, and the Sky Ranking erupted with thunder and gathering storm clouds.

Ren used the Thunder Tribulation and the flames of Kirin Cliff to complete the Fourth Turn of his Reincarnation Nine-Turn Technique, then reunited with Yunxiao and the others. In Ziwei City, Duobao and the others watched Ren and Yunxiao’s closeness and reacted with surprise and anger.

• Ren devoured the Thunder Tribulation and the flames of Kirin Cliff through Reincarnation Devouring, risking his life as his body shattered and reformed.
• Nezha and Tianpeng watched Ren’s tribulation in astonishment while Qiongxiao and Bixiao welcomed Yunxiao back to her restored body.
• Ren emerged in a powerful new physique and destroyed the Thunder Tribulation with a single palm strike.
• Ren reassured Yunxiao that he was unharmed, and Tianpeng, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi realized that Ren and Yunxiao had become lovers.
• Duobao, Jin Ling, Yuding, and Yun Zhongzi watched the scene through the Mystic Light Mirror, and Duobao angrily threatened Yun Zhongzi after he called the sects in-laws.

The Three Sects’ disciples discovered that Buddhism planned to steal their Destiny to repair flaws in the Buddha Dao, and they realized Tianpeng was vulnerable as the Human Sect’s sole younger disciple. Ren and his companions then encountered demonized Buddhist monks led by Jin Chanzi, who defended the union of Buddhism and demonic cultivation.

• Duobao and Yun Zhongzi nearly fought before Xuandu stopped them, and Duobao accepted Yunxiao’s relationship with Ren.
• Yuding revealed that former Expounding Sect disciples planned to establish a rival sect and siphon its Destiny, while Yun Zhongzi warned that Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang planned the same against the Intercepting Sect.
• Yuding and Duobao explained that Buddhism sought to combine the Three Sects’ Destiny and use their doctrines to repair Buddhism’s flaws.
• Xuandu feared Tianpeng was in danger because he was the Human Sect’s only Third-Generation Disciple, so Duobao used an imitation Haotian Mirror to locate Ren and the others.
• Ren and Tianpeng confronted demonized monks, and their leader Jin Chanzi argued that demonic cultivation and Buddhism were essentially the same.

Jin Chanzi revealed that Buddhism had come to take Tianpeng, and Ren fought him to protect his companion. Ren held his own against the stronger demon until Yunxiao intervened with Five-Colored Radiance.

• Jin Chanzi explained that he had embraced the demonic path and had come to take Marshal Tianpeng, not to seek revenge on Ren.
• Ren and Yunxiao refused to hand Tianpeng over, and Yunxiao offered to test Jin Chanzi’s strength.
• Jin Chanzi lunged for Tianpeng, but Ren intercepted him with the Emperor Reincarnation Fist and attacked with the Great Wilderness Blood Halberd.
• Ren clashed with Jin Chanzi’s demonic hand and proved that his Reincarnation Body could withstand a Grand Luo Dao Fruit cultivator, though he was injured.
• Jin Chanzi tried to strike Ren again, and Yunxiao attacked him with Five-Colored Radiance.

Ren fought through the Buddhist ambush to reach Nezha and Tianpeng, then faced the Eighteen Arhats when Buddhism sent them against him. Despite being outnumbered and outclassed in cultivation, he overwhelmed their formation, while Duobao and the others watched the battle through the Haotian Mirror.

• Jin Chanzi and Ren's allies fought the demonized monks as Ren rushed toward Tianpeng and the others.
• Ren shattered the monks blocking his path with his All-Heavens Reincarnation Halberd and reached Nezha and the others.
• Ren urged Tianpeng to summon their legions, but Tianpeng explained that they had brought no troops.
• The Eighteen Arhats joined the battle and formed their Arhat Formation against Ren.
• Ren countered the Arhats' Dragon Subduing and Tiger Subduing attack, then used Sun-Moon Reincarnation to send several of them flying.
• Duobao and the others watched Ren's battle through the Haotian Mirror and marveled at his strength.

Duobao watched Ren and the others fight Buddhism’s forces and ordered the Three Sects to prepare for war. At Spirit Mountain, Maitreya established Buddhism’s Demon Gate, then Cihang Daoren and most of the Expounding Sect established a second Buddhist-aligned lineage.

• Duobao stopped Xuandu from rushing to Tianpeng’s aid, judging the fighters safe for now, and said Wen Zhong should lead reinforcements as the Three Sects united against Buddhism.
• Liuli Buddha told Maitreya to begin their plan after Jin Chanzi failed to capture Tianpeng.
• Maitreya invoked the Blood Demon Inheritance and established the Demon Gate under Buddhism, dividing Buddhism’s Destiny and rising to the Sub-Saint realm.
• Cihang Daoren established the Expounding Gate as a lineage under Buddhism, and Juliusun, Chijingzi, Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, Puxian, and most of the Expounding Sect joined it.
• Taiyi Zhenren, Yuding Zhenren, and Huanglong Zhenren were the only Expounding Sect members who did not join the Expounding Gate.

Buddhism’s Destiny Dragon devoured the Expounding Sect’s Destiny while Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang used the Six-Soul Banner to establish the Interception Gate beneath Buddhism and drain the Intercepting Sect’s Destiny. Yuding Zhenren fought to defend Kunlun as the golden and black Destiny Dragons attacked, while Duobao swore to destroy Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang and Buddhism.

• Buddhism’s Destiny Dragon tore away the Expounding Sect’s Destiny, and Yuding Zhenren retaliated with the Pangu Banner’s Chaos Sword Aura.
• Maitreya summoned the Destiny Demon Dragon to support Buddhism’s golden Destiny Dragon.
• Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang used the Six-Soul Banner to establish the Interception Gate beneath Buddhism and extract the Intercepting Sect’s Destiny.
• Duobao suffered the backlash from the stolen Destiny and swore to kill Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang and destroy Buddhism.
• Yuding Zhenren faced both Destiny Dragons with the Pangu Banner, fighting to protect the Expounding Sect’s remaining Destiny.

Ruthless appeared before the Primordial World's onlookers, declared herself Ren's wife and a member of the Expounding Sect, then helped shift attention back to Ren's battle at Kirin Cliff. As Ren and his allies resumed fighting, Zhukun arrived with an army to rescue him.

• Ruthless confronted Bodhi's question by declaring that she was Ren's wife and belonged to the Expounding Sect.
• Yun Zhongzi praised Ren's luck with women, prompting an embarrassed and angry response from Jin Ling.
• Ren reacted with surprise to Ruthless's declaration, then ordered Nezha, Tianpeng, and the others to fight their way out of the Arhat Formation.
• A thunderous rumble drew everyone's attention to an approaching army riding heavenly steeds across black clouds.
• Zhukun led the army toward Ren and announced that he had come to rescue him.

Ren and Zhukun’s Dragon Riders overwhelmed the monk-soldiers, while Ren fought the Eighteen Arhats and killed several of them. Jin Chanzi tried to intervene, but Yunxiao kept him occupied as Ren continued his assault.

• Zhukun led nearly a hundred thousand Dragon Riders in a battle formation that crushed the monk-soldiers.
• Ren destroyed the dragon and tiger conjured by the Eighteen Arhats and shattered their formation with the Emperor Reincarnation Fist.
• Ren killed Dragon-Subduing Arhat with a second Emperor Reincarnation Fist.
• Ren killed Tiger-Subduing Arhat with the Ziwei Emperor Fist and pressed his attack on the remaining Arhats.
• Jin Chanzi tried to intervene, but Yunxiao attacked him while Ren launched Reincarnation Heaven-Stepping.

Ren and Zhukun’s forces annihilated the Eighteen Arhats and Jin Chanzi’s hundred thousand monk soldiers, but Bodhi attacked Ren and Ruthless intervened. Bodhi then turned his strike against Zhukun’s Blood-Colored Divine Dragon, and Ren shouted in alarm as it charged the palm seal.

• Ren killed the remaining Eighteen Arhats at Kirin Cliff, declaring that their souls would be trapped in Reincarnation and could not be revived.
• Zhukun rallied the cavalry, whose coordinated charge formed a Blood-Colored Divine Dragon that slaughtered Jin Chanzi’s hundred thousand monk soldiers.
• The Blood-Colored Divine Dragon drove the Four Heavenly Kings to retreat from their fight against Tianpeng, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi.
• Bodhi attacked Ren with a golden giant hand, but Ruthless blocked it with her demonic fist and slightly weakened Bodhi’s palm seal.
• Bodhi redirected the failing palm seal toward Zhukun’s Blood-Colored Divine Dragon, which charged to meet it as Ren cried out in alarm.

Ren and his allies survived the Bodhi Patriarch’s attack, then withdrew to Ziwei City as their conflict with Buddhism escalated into open war. Afterward, Ruthless departed and warned the Bodhi Patriarch that either she or Ren might kill him in the future.

• Zhukun’s hundred thousand cavalry used their battle array to withstand the Bodhi Patriarch’s remaining strike, though Zhukun, the riders, and their Heavenly Horses all coughed up blood.
• Ren refused to pursue Jin Chanzi, choosing instead to return to Ziwei City and gather forces for war with Buddhism.
• Ren helped Zhukun up, and his group and the cavalry departed Kirin Cliff for Ziwei City.
• Duobao and Xuandu declared that the Three Sects and Buddhism were now enemies, while the Bodhi Patriarch announced he would return to the Western Lands and sever his former ties.
• The Bodhi Patriarch asked Ruthless who she was, and she warned him that she or Ren might kill him before leaving for Ziwei City.

Ren and Zhukun led their forces against a Buddhist-backed alliance as the war between Buddhism and the Three Sects spread across the Primordial World. Ren confronted the alliance leader and struck with Heavenly Reincarnation—Parted by Life and Death.

• Buddhism and the Three Sects went to war, sending armies across the Primordial World.
• Ren and Zhukun led the Ziwei Legion and cavalry in a charge that destroyed the alliance’s mountain stronghold.
• The alliance leader raised the Heavenly Demon Formation and sent nearly ten million fighters against Ren’s three hundred thousand troops and Zhukun’s hundred thousand cavalry.
• Ren and Zhukun led their forces into the enemy ranks, where Ren met the alliance leader in combat.
• Ren countered the leader’s spear attack with Heavenly Reincarnation—Parted by Life and Death.

Ren's army slaughtered the Killing Alliance and grew stronger through the Killing Formation, then marched to rescue Tianpeng after the Sea-Calming Alliance ambushed him. The chapter left Tianpeng wounded and fighting back as he hurled a mountain range at his attacker.

• Ren killed the Killing Alliance leader and ordered his army to slaughter all ten million Demon Soldiers.
• Zhukun explained that the Killing Formation consumed the slain enemies' vital essence, strengthening the army, its weapons, and its understanding of the Slaughter Dao.
• Ren explained that both sides were using the war to prepare: Buddhism was repairing its Buddha Dao while Ren trained his forces by defeating its eastern pawns.
• A wounded Heavenly River Navy sailor reported that the Sea-Calming Alliance had ambushed Tianpeng, and Ren sent Zhukun's army to rescue him.
• Tianpeng used his Nine-Toothed Rake to tear a mountain range from the ground and hurl it at his opponent.

Tianpeng’s Heavenly River Navy struggled against the Sea-Calming Alliance Leader, whose Sea-Calming Pearls absorbed their Weak Water and countered Tianpeng’s abilities. Ren and Zhukun arrived with reinforcements, and Ren confronted the leader, sending one of his pearls flying with a powerful halberd strike.

• The Sea-Calming Alliance Leader used his twelve Sea-Calming Pearls to shatter Tianpeng’s mountain attack and absorb the Weak Water, leaving Tianpeng unable to overcome his counter.
• Tianpeng ordered his troops to keep the formation pouring Weak Water while they awaited Ren and the other reinforcements.
• Ren and Zhukun arrived, and Zhukun led his cavalry in a charge that pierced the Demon Soldiers while Ren’s Astral Formation crushed the enemy ranks.
• Ren reached Tianpeng, who warned him that the Sea-Calming Pearls countered his powers.
• The Sea-Calming Alliance Leader attacked Ren with the pearls, but Ren struck one with his Great Wilderness Blood Halberd and sent it flying.