Chapter Summaries

Duan De revealed that he cultivated the Death Dao and unleashed a torrent of Death Qi while fighting Chi You. After their attacks collided and wounded them both, Duan De pressed the battle with more Death Dao techniques, and Chi You continued striking with the Tiger Soul Blade.

• Duan De released overwhelming Death Qi, and Xuanyuan and Shennong recognized his cultivation of the Life-and-Death Dao while Fuxi urged Emperor Zun to protect Battle Province.
• Emperor Zun sealed Battle Province and drew Death Qi out of the Mortal World, but the spreading Qi killed creatures across the Primordial World.
• Duan De attacked Chi You with the Death Seal, and Chi You answered with the Twelve Capital Heaven Fiend Formation and Heaven-Opening World-Creation.
• The Death Seal and Chi You's blade light collided, injuring both fighters and sending shockwaves through the Three Worlds.
• Duan De formed Death Qi into a Barbaric Beast and a storm of lethal attacks, while Chi You countered with repeated Tiger Soul Blade strikes.

Wushi and Duan De’s battle stunned powerful observers across the Primordial World, while Ren’s allies and the Wu Clan reacted to Wushi’s extraordinary mastery of spacetime. As the fighting continued, Ren tried to contact Emperor Zun to stop the battle between his own people.

• Wushi repeatedly sent Hanba flying with his mastery of spacetime, while Duan De fought Chi You using the Life and Death Daos.
• Zhenyuan the Great, the Demon Empress, Kong Xuan, Minghe, Obsessive Thought Laozi, and the Supreme Elder Lord marveled at Wushi’s abilities and wondered how Ren’s son had mastered spacetime.
• Haotian and the Queen Mother discussed how the legacies of the time and space Demon Gods should have made those Daos nearly impossible for later generations to cultivate, while Yao Ji raised a possibility that Haotian immediately rejected.
• Xingtian, Xiangliu, and Feilian recognized Chi You and praised Wushi, then Xuanming ordered them to retrieve Chi You and deliver gifts to Wushi in her name.
• Xuanming reflected on how accompanying Houtu through Reincarnation had changed her feelings, then left the Ancestral Witch Hall.
• Ren, unaware of the reactions elsewhere, used the Sky Ranking to contact Emperor Zun and summon him to stop the fighting.

Fuxi explained Hanba’s tragic past and the possibility that she could revive the Ancestral Shaman Shebi Shi. Worried by Hanba’s growing frenzy, Ren urged Emperor Zun to end the battle, and Wushi unleashed his Beginningless Fist against her.

• Xuanyuan asked the others to stop the battle and save Hanba, prompting Fuxi to recount how her Human-Witch mother had spied on Xuanyuan, died after being exposed, and left Hanba consumed by hatred.
• Fuxi explained that Chi You revived Hanba with Shebi Shi’s essence blood, while Guangchengzi later drove her away after suspecting she might become a vessel for the Ancestral Shaman’s return.
• Xuanyuan and Fuxi said their divinations had shown a possibility of Hanba becoming an Ancestral Shaman and slaughtering Heaven, so Ren told Emperor Zun to end the fight quickly.
• Emperor Zun teleported to Battle Province while Xuanyuan and the others stayed behind to maintain order in the Mortal World.
• As Wushi’s borrowed power weakened, he launched his Beginningless Fist at Hanba, whose frenzied eyes briefly showed confusion.

Wushi and Hanba’s clash of Great Daos devastated the world, leaving both fighters exhausted while Wushi recovered beside Ren. As Duan De struggled against the still-rampaging Chi You, he unleashed his Life-and-Death Seal, and Chi You answered with a world-creating strike.

• Hanba seized the Weather Dao and turned it into a Sky Ranking, while Wushi’s attack on her triggered a cataclysmic collision that shook the Three Worlds.
• The battle left Wushi in his childhood form and Hanba gravely injured; Ren gave Wushi Creation Sacred Water to help him recover.
• Chi You continued fighting Duan De without pause, even after Wushi and Hanba’s clash had ended.
• Duan De unleashed the Life-and-Death Seal, drawing on the Mortal World’s terrain and Spiritual Qi to attack Chi You.
• Chi You merged with the Demon God Banner’s Fiendish Qi and struck with the Tiger Soul Blade, shouting “Heaven-Opening World-Creation!”

Ren restrained Hanba and Chi You after their battle, then made Duan De return Chi You’s Primordial Spirit Crystal so Chi You could regain himself. As Hanba healed, she began to radiate Shebi Shi’s Ancestral Shaman aura, leaving Ren and the watching powers wondering whether Shebi Shi was returning through her.

• Emperor Zun transferred the battle’s explosions away, and Ren used the Mortal World Barrier to seal Chi You and Hanba.
• Ren demanded Chi You’s Primordial Spirit Crystal from Duan De, who eventually handed it over.
• Emperor Zun loosened Chi You’s seal so the crystal could reunite with him, ending his frenzy.
• Ren noticed that Hanba was healing and changing while giving off an aura like that of an Ancestral Shaman.
• Zhenyuan the Great, a Quasi-Saint, Kong Xuan, and the Demon Empress reacted to Hanba’s resemblance to Shebi Shi and Xuanming.

The Demon Empress explained that Hanba’s transformation might allow Shebi Shi to be resurrected, and Ren captured Hanba before taking everyone back to the Proselytizing Holy Land. Ren imprisoned Black Emperor for causing the crisis, then asked Xuanyuan whether Hanba could become Shebi Shi; Xuanyuan began recounting how Hanba had displayed Shebi Shi’s aura during the Battle of Zhuolu.

• The Demon Empress explained that Shebi Shi’s Blood-Drop Rebirth could transform a drop of blood into other beings and said Hanba might have fused with his essence blood.
• Ren captured the transforming Hanba in the Black-Yellow Pagoda and ordered Duan De and Black Emperor to return with him.
• Ren brought everyone to the Proselytizing Holy Land and ordered Emperor Zun to restrain Duan De and Black Emperor.
• Ren locked Black Emperor in a cage, reasoning that his greed and lack of restraint had helped cause Hanba’s dangerous transformation.
• Ren asked Xuanyuan whether Hanba could become Shebi Shi, and Xuanyuan recalled that Hanba had revealed Shebi Shi’s aura while fighting during the Battle of Zhuolu.

Xuanyuan explained that Hanba’s berserk state came from Shebi Shi’s essence blood and that the Human Emperor Seal had once helped suppress it. With the Celestial Emperor Seal and Earth Emperor Seal, Hanba regained consciousness, but she addressed Xuanyuan as the distant “Human Emperor”; Ren then promised to punish Guangchengzi and clear the rift between them.

• Xuanyuan told Ren that Hanba’s battles activated Shebi Shi’s essence blood and could eventually revive the Ancestral Shaman.
• Xuanyuan said the Human Emperor Seal had protected Hanba, and Duan De revealed that Black Emperor had taken it.
• Fuxi and Shennong used their emperor seals to calm Hanba and help her regain consciousness.
• Hanba saw Xuanyuan and greeted him as “Human Emperor,” leaving him overwhelmed with guilt and grief.
• Ren vowed to have Guangchengzi brought to the Mortal World, punished, and sent into Reincarnation, and Xuanyuan expressed his approval.

Ren settled Guangchengzi’s punishment, allowing Xuanyuan and Hanba to reconcile as father and daughter. Hanba revealed signs that she might become a new Ancestral Shaman, and Ren ended the remaining disputes before preparing to release those inside the Heaven-Earth Cauldron.

• Ren sentenced Guangchengzi to experience a hundred mortal lives, and Xuanyuan and Hanba cleared up their misunderstanding and reunited.
• Hanba described visions of the ancient war between the Wu Clan and the Demon Race and said each loss of control made her stronger.
• Ren concluded that Hanba was more likely to become a new Ancestral Shaman than a vessel for Shebi Shi’s resurrection, and let her stay with Xuanyuan.
• Ren told Emperor Zun to take the sleeping Chi You away and hand him over to the Wu Clan when they arrived.
• Ren warned Duan De against reckless tomb robbing, and Duan De promised to target Demon Race tombs instead.
• Ren took out the Heaven-Earth Cauldron and asked Ruyi to release Little Suzhen, Green Vine, and Yang Chan.

Ren questioned Green Vine about Nuwa’s plans and the upheaval in Chaos, learning that a battle among Saints had shaken the Wa Sovereign Realm and left a Saint bleeding. Green Vine and Little Suzhen stayed under Ren’s protection, while the threat from Chaos pushed him to resolve to grow stronger.

• Little Suzhen rushed into Ren’s arms and ate a Peach while Green Vine apologized for her behavior.
• Ren asked Green Vine about Nuwa’s arrangements, and Green Vine confirmed that Yang Chan had been placed as a lead to help Ren find them.
• Green Vine explained that Nuwa had sent her to nurture Little Suzhen, but that only White Vine and Golden Phoenix might know Nuwa’s greater purpose.
• Green Vine recounted hearing a battle in Chaos, seeing Nuwa enter it, and witnessing Holy Blood that she believed belonged to Saint Zhunti or Saint Jieyin.
• Ren recognized the danger of the Chaos conflict, resolved to become stronger, and offered Green Vine safety in the Mortal World Eighteen Provinces.
• Ren called out to two unseen listeners and told them to come out.

Ren arranged care for Green Vine and took custody of the Heaven-Earth Cauldron to protect Little Suzhen, then met a Wu Clan delegation seeking Chi You and Hanba. The chapter ended with Xingtian insisting that Hanba and Chi You were family, despite her hostility toward the Wu Clan.

• Ren asked Emperor Zun to shelter Green Vine and arranged for Yang Chan to care for Little Suzhen while they continued searching for Golden Phoenix and White Vine.
• Ren persuaded Ruyi to leave Little Suzhen and stay with him, then took the Heaven-Earth Cauldron for safekeeping and cultivation.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerable told Ren that the Wu Clan had arrived, and Ren went to meet Xingtian and the other Great Shamans.
• Xingtian said the Wu Clan had come on Xuanming Ancestral Shaman's orders to bring Chi You back and, if possible, Hanba as well.
• Ren agreed that Chi You could return once he recovered but said Hanba's reunion with the Wu Clan was complicated by her hostility and her bond with Xuanyuan.
• Xingtian said Hanba was Chi You's niece and suggested that the family could settle their dispute with a fight.

Ren learned that Hanba was Chi You’s niece and could inherit Shebi Shi’s position as a new Ancestral Shaman, not serve as a vessel for his revival. After discussing the Human-Witch Dynasty’s preparations, Xingtian and Xiangliu remembered that Xuanming had entrusted them with another urgent matter.

• Xingtian explained that Chi You’s twin sister aided Xuanyuan, and that Hanba’s death and resurrection with Shebi Shi’s essence blood shaped Chi You’s defeat.
• Xingtian revealed that Hanba’s transformations came from Shebi Shi’s inherited essence blood and that she could become a new Ancestral Shaman.
• Duan De bragged that his tomb-digging had uncovered history, and Ren arranged for Xingtian to take him to the Wu Clan for training and sparring.
• Ren decided to wait until Chi You recovered before speaking with Hanba about returning to the Wu Clan or recognizing her uncle.
• Xiangliu told Ren that the Human-Witch Dynasty could begin within twenty years and that Bai Qi was studying Ren’s Shrouding cultivation system.
• Xingtian suddenly remembered the major matter Xuanming had instructed them to handle, and Xiangliu reacted with fear.

Ren welcomed Xingtian, Feilian, and the other Wu Clan shamans, accepted their gifts for Wushi and Jian You, and hosted them for a long drinking session. More than ten years later, the gathering was still going, and Ren stepped away to rest.

• Xingtian told Ren that Xuanming Ancestral Shaman had become fearsome, beating and freezing the shamans whenever they misbehaved.
• Xingtian and the other shamans presented Ren with treasures from Xuanming and gifts of their own for Wushi and Jian You.
• Ren accepted the treasures and invited the shamans to a feast, where he served his brewed wine.
• Ren, Emperor Zun, and the Wu Clan shamans drank and talked for more than ten years, while the wine fumes also aided nearby disciples' cultivation.
• Ren said he would rest for a while as the tipsy shamans continued drinking.

Ren chose to cultivate Nuwa Palace’s Boundless Treasure Scripture to strengthen his body, incorporating it into his Reincarnation Dao Scripture. He endured the painful process of absorbing Spirit Treasure Origins and continued tempering himself inside the Heaven-Earth Cauldron.

• After drinking with Xingtian, Xiangliu, Emperor Zun, and Duan De, Ren went to a palace and burned the alcohol from his body with the Emperor Flame.
• Ren summoned Ruyi and asked her to recommend a body-tempering art, and she suggested the Boundless Treasure Scripture.
• Ren explained that the Reincarnation Dao Scripture contained his cultivation methods and that the Boundless Treasure Scripture would not conflict with it.
• Ren gave Ruyi numerous Spirit Treasures to refine in the Heaven-Earth Cauldron, and she asked him to help with his Emperor Flame.
• Ren absorbed the refined Origins, felt intense pain as they forged his body, and continued cultivating to address his physical weakness.

Ren advanced to Seven Revolutions of Reincarnation after a century of cultivation inside a Time Formation Array, then discovered he had been cultivating naked in Wudang’s palace. The chapter left Ren pulling the embarrassed Wudang into his arms.

• Ren Devoured most of his Spirit Treasures over a hundred years inside the palace’s Time Formation Array.
• Ren broke through from Six Revolutions of Reincarnation to Seven Revolutions and gained strength enough to contend with a Quasi-Saint Peak.
• Ruyi explained that the Boundless Treasure Scripture could eventually let Ren Devour Spirit Treasures directly and strengthen his body, Primordial Spirit, and Dao comprehension.
• Ren discussed Devouring the Pangu Banner or Black-Yellow Pagoda, while Ruyi eyed his Four Zhu Xian Swords greedily.
• Wudang entered her palace and found Ren naked after his cultivation had burned away his clothes.
• Ren teased Wudang, refused to get dressed, and pulled her into his arms.

After cultivating with Wudang for centuries, Ren broke through to the Quasi-Saint Realm and faced his tribulation. He discovered that his Shrouding the Heavens Fist drew strength from everyone who practiced the Shrouding cultivation method, then prepared to unleash it against the tribulation clouds.

• Ren and Wudang practiced dual cultivation, combining their Yin-Yang energies and tempering Ren’s body and Primordial Spirit.
• After nearly several hundred years inside the Time Formation Array, Ren emerged from the cocoon and told Wudang he would face his tribulation.
• Ren flew to the Holy Land’s tribulation grounds, where the disciples and Emperor Zun recognized that he had reached the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Ren crushed the thunder tribulation with his powerful body, finding its lightning too weak to temper him.
• Ren used the Shrouding the Heavens Fist and realized that practitioners of the Shrouding cultivation method helped complete the world and power behind his punch.

Ren destroyed the tribulation clouds with a punch, then learned that Chi You and the Wu Clan had left while Bai Qi stayed to prepare the Human-Witch Dynasty. In Northern Jambudvipa, Ren's Evil Corpse completed his path of death, renamed himself Jiang Chen, and confronted Ghost Chariot as armies of the undead and demons gathered.

• Ren shattered the lightning, tribulation clouds, and heavens with a punch before meeting Emperor Zun in the Expounding Sect Hall.
• Emperor Zun told Ren that Chi You, Xingtian, Duan De, and the others had returned to the Wu Clan, while Bai Qi remained to prepare the Human-Witch Dynasty.
• Ren sensed trouble in Northern Jambudvipa and showed Emperor Zun an image of a black-armored man absorbing Death Qi and Fiendish Qi.
• Ren recognized the man as his Evil Corpse, who had achieved Seeking Dao, formed his Dao Fruit through death, and renamed himself Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen accused Ghost Chariot of bullying the Undead Race and threatened him as Emperor Zun saw vast undead and demon armies assembled in Northern Jambudvipa.

Ren discovered that his Evil Corpse, Jiang Chen, had built a vast undead army in Northern Jambudvipa and reached Quasi-Saint Peak. When Demon Sage Ghost Chariot tried to subdue the undead, Jiang Chen fought him and led his army against the Demon Race.

• Ren sensed Jiang Chen’s memories and learned that he had created the undead races and secretly gathered an army in Northern Jambudvipa.
• Jiang Chen broke through to Quasi-Saint Peak after absorbing the region’s Fiendish Qi and appeared to confront Ghost Chariot.
• Ghost Chariot was shocked by Jiang Chen’s strength, but Jiang Chen accused him of humiliating the Undead Race and declared that he would kill him.
• Jiang Chen struck Ghost Chariot with Absolute Fiend Fist, and Ghost Chariot answered with Demon Sage Fist, causing a clash that drew the attention of powerful experts.
• Jiang Chen ordered the undead army to charge, and the Demon Race army advanced to meet them.

Wendao and Ghost Chariot exchanged blows as the Demon Race and undead armies clashed, exposing the Demon Race’s hidden plan. Jiang Chen revealed his Slaughter Demonic Flame and fought Ghost Chariot with a White Bone Spear, leaving their weapons locked in a clash.

• The Demon Race army attacked from Northern Jambudvipa while the undead army advanced inward, and Wendao struck Ghost Chariot with the Disaster Fiend Fist.
• Ji Meng lamented that Ghost Chariot had exposed the Demon Race’s plan, while Bai Ze said their exposure had been inevitable.
• Ghost Chariot unleashed his Demon Dao Divine Flame at Jiang Chen, who answered with the Slaughter Demonic Flame and burned away Ghost Chariot’s flames.
• Ghost Chariot charged with the Fangtian Halberd, and Jiang Chen met him with his White Bone Spear forged from the essence of tens of billions of corpses.
• The White Bone Spear and Fangtian Halberd collided, spreading Fiendish Qi across Northern Jambudvipa.

Jiang Chen overpowered Ghost Chariot in battle, nearly killing him before Ji Meng arrived and saved him with a damaged bronze bell. Ji Meng confronted Jiang Chen to defend the Demon Race and Demon Court.

• Distant observers saw that the Demon Race had occupied Northern Jambudvipa and watched Jiang Chen battle Ghost Chariot.
• Jiang Chen’s spear strike shattered Ghost Chariot’s Little Tower and blasted him away, prompting Jiang Chen to mock the Demon Court.
• Enraged, Ghost Chariot reverted to his nine-headed form and attacked Jiang Chen with flames, but Jiang Chen’s Death Extreme Spear pierced through them.
• A great bell shielded Ghost Chariot from Jiang Chen’s killing blow, though the strike pierced and damaged the bell.
• Ji Meng arrived and saved the wounded Ghost Chariot, then challenged Jiang Chen for insulting the Demon Race and Demon Court.

Jiang Chen fought Ji Meng, Shangyang, and Ghost Chariot while the Demon Race’s armies attacked his undead troops. After many undead fell, Jiang Chen called to the dead, and they began to revive across the battlefield.

• Bai Ze ordered the Demon Race armies to surround and attack Jiang Chen’s undead, then sent Shangyang to join Ji Meng and Ghost Chariot.
• Jiang Chen fought all three Demon Sages at once, while the Demon Race overwhelmed the undead army with its numbers.
• Ren declined Emperor Zun’s offer to help, saying Jiang Chen could handle the conflict and that the Demon Race’s emergence might reveal its plans.
• Jiang Chen broke away from the fight and landed above his beleaguered undead army after Ji Meng warned that it would be wiped out.
• Jiang Chen called on his fallen people to rise again, and Ji Meng, the other Demon Sages, and the watching powers were shocked as the dead revived.