Chapter Summaries

Daoist Zhun Ti and Daoist Jie Yin pleaded with Dao Ancestor Hongjun and were accepted as Disciples by Name, while Eastern Lord Duke waited for a chance to become his disciple. The final strand of Primordial Violet Qi entered Hongyun, leaving Emperor Jun to wonder whether Hongyun would keep it.

• Daoist Zhun Ti and Daoist Jie Yin knelt before Dao Ancestor Hongjun and pleaded for acceptance, citing their work repairing the Western Earth Veins and resisting the Demon Sect.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised their perseverance but accepted them only as Disciples by Name, and two strands of Primordial Violet Qi entered their bodies.
• Other beings in Zixiao Palace began crying and complaining in hopes of winning the Sage's favor, while Red Cloud Daoist regretted giving up his Prayer Mat and Daoist Kunpeng seethed.
• Eastern Lord Duke considered pleading for acceptance before the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi drifted through the palace and entered Hongyun's body.

Red Cloud Daoist received the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun did not accept him as a disciple. Hongjun distributed treasures to his disciples, leaving the other beings to scheme over Hongyun’s new opportunity.

• Red Cloud Daoist received Primordial Violet Qi, delighting him and enraging Daoist Kunpeng.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi tried to challenge Hongjun over Emperor Jun not receiving Primordial Violet Qi, but Emperor Jun restrained him and explained he had never cultivated the Sage's path.
• Hongjun told the gathered beings to study the Primordial Violet Qi and made no move to accept Red Cloud Daoist as a disciple.
• Hongjun gave the Taiji Diagram to Taiqing, the Pangu Banner to Jade Pure, and the four swords of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to Supreme Pure.
• Hongjun gave Nüwa the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram and the Red Bridal Ball, then fell silent as Daoist Zhun Ti and Daoist Jie Yin prepared to act.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun gave Daoist Jie Yin and Daoist Zhun Ti two treasures, then sent the gathered beings to Treasure Distribution Cliff to collect spiritual treasures. Emperor Jun claimed a share early and took the cliff itself just as Daoist Zhun Ti considered trying to seize it.

• Daoist Zhun Ti and Daoist Jie Yin knelt and pleaded until Dao Ancestor Hongjun granted them the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and the Falling Devil Vajra.
• The beings in Zixiao Palace begged for treasures, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun directed them to Treasure Distribution Cliff outside the palace.
• Emperor Jun raced to the cliff first and collected about one-tenth of its Innate Spiritual Treasures into the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.
• Grand Pure Laozi, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Quasi-Sages, and then the Grand Luo Golden Immortals collected treasures, while some remained bound to the cliff.
• After the independent cultivators departed, Daoist Zhun Ti prepared to take the remaining cliff, but Emperor Jun swept it into his sleeve first.

After the treasures were distributed, Emperor Jun stayed at Zixiao Palace with the Demon Clan’s leaders to witness Hongjun merge with the Dao. As Hongjun began the process and the Heavenly Dao Laws appeared, Emperor Jun saw the Causality and Destiny pressing in on him.

• Zhenyuanzi took Red Cloud Daoist away, while Eastern Lord Duke and the Celestial Court departed in the same direction and Nether River slipped away alone.
• Emperor Jun led the Demon Clan to the entrance of Zixiao Palace, where Haotian explained that Grand Luo Golden Immortals could risk Transformation into the Dao by watching Hongjun merge with the Dao.
• The Demon Clan’s Grand Luo Golden Immortals returned to the Primordial World, leaving Emperor Jun and seven Demon Clan Quasi-Sages outside with the Three Purities and the Two from the West.
• Hongjun invited the remaining cultivators inside and explained that after merging with the Dao, he would be the Heavenly Dao but the Heavenly Dao would not be him; he also described the conditions under which he might return.
• Emperor Jun asked when Hongjun could break free, then watched as Hongjun began merging with the Dao and the exposed Heavenly Dao Laws appeared for everyone to study.

After Hongjun merged with the Heavenly Dao, Emperor Jun led the Demon Clan back to the Sun Star and moved to shape the legacy of the Dao Ancestor. He assigned Nüwa to focus on comprehending her Primordial Violet Qi and rallied the clan to help her become the first Sage.

• As Hongjun merged with the Dao, Emperor Jun studied the laws behind him and formed a tiny Law Golden Wheel within his body.
• Hongjun vanished after briefly regaining control, and Emperor Jun and the others bowed to congratulate him on mending the Heavenly Dao’s deficiencies.
• Haotian and Yaochi announced that Zixiao Palace would soon conceal itself in Chaos, so Emperor Jun and the others departed.
• At the Sun Star, Emperor Jun ordered Bai Ze to spread Hongjun’s reputation as the Dao Ancestor and ensure the title’s origin was credited to the Demon Clan.
• Emperor Jun relieved Nüwa of her lawmaking and law enforcement duties, assigned them to Fuxi, and told her to focus on comprehending the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Emperor Jun urged the Demon Clan to support Nüwa’s rise to Sagehood before the Three Purities or the Two from the West could become Sages.

Emperor Jun discussed the Demon Clan’s support for Nüwa’s path to Sagehood, then heard Kunpeng’s proposal to seize Hongyun’s Primordial Violet Qi. Kunpeng argued that the seventh Sage’s place remained unsettled, leaving Emperor Jun to consider his claim.

• Nüwa vowed to repay the Demon Clan’s support and remain loyal to its interests as she pursued Sagehood.
• Emperor Jun assured Eastern Emperor Taiyi that Nüwa becoming a Sage would not disrupt the Demon Clan, though Taiyi remained uneasy.
• Kunpeng returned to the Sun Star and told Emperor Jun that he should seek to become a Sage by taking Hongyun’s Primordial Violet Qi.
• Kunpeng admitted that resentment over losing his own chance at Sagehood had led him to consider taking Hongyun’s Qi, but he wanted Emperor Jun to act.
• Emperor Jun argued that the seventh strand should belong to one of Hongjun’s disciples, and Kunpeng countered that six Sages were determined while one place remained open.

Emperor Jun refused to take the Primordial Violet Qi from Red Cloud Daoist, telling Demon Teacher Kunpeng to resolve their Causality himself while promising the Demon Clan’s support. Zhenyuanzi sheltered Red Cloud Daoist at Five Villages Temple, while Daoist Jie Yin and Daoist Zhun Ti discussed their unresolved Causality with him.

• Emperor Jun told Demon Teacher Kunpeng that the Primordial Violet Qi belonged to his Causality with Red Cloud Daoist and promised the Demon Clan would share any consequences.
• Emperor Jun warned Demon Teacher Kunpeng that others, including Eastern Lord Duke and Nether River, might also pursue Red Cloud Daoist’s Primordial Violet Qi.
• At Five Villages Temple, Zhenyuanzi warned Red Cloud Daoist about the malice of Eastern Lord Duke, Nether River, and Demon Teacher Kunpeng.
• Zhenyuanzi urged Red Cloud Daoist to remain in seclusion at Five Villages Temple until he comprehended the opportunity to attain Sagehood, and Red Cloud Daoist agreed.
• At Mount Sumeru, Daoist Jie Yin and Daoist Zhun Ti discussed their unresolved Causality with Red Cloud Daoist and his Primordial Violet Qi.

After ten thousand years of quiet scheming over Red Cloud Daoist’s Primordial Violet Qi, Emperor Jun accepted the Heavenly Realm’s karma, Destiny, and Laws into his true body. As the Throne of Law bound him, his Law Golden Wheel resisted the Heavenly Realm’s power and began growing stronger under its pressure.

• Daoist Zhun Ti and Daoist Jie Yin agreed that if Red Cloud Daoist escaped his enemies, they would ensure he lost his last chance to survive.
• The Three Purities secluded themselves to comprehend the Primordial Violet Qi, while Eastern Lord Duke’s allies discussed taking Red Cloud Daoist’s violet qi and the Twelve Ancestral Witches learned what Houtu Ancestral Witch had witnessed in Zixiao Palace.
• Ten thousand years passed as Red Cloud Daoist stayed in Five Villages Temple, the seven holders of Primordial Violet Qi focused on comprehending it, and the Demon Clan supplied Nüwa with treasures.
• Emperor Jun entered the Heavenly Realm’s special space and found that the seal maintained by his severed corpse was close to breaking.
• Emperor Jun stopped suppressing the Heavenly Realm’s karma and Destiny, allowing them and its Laws to flow into his true body and take authority from his severed corpse.
• Emperor Jun sat upon the Throne of Law as his Law Golden Wheel resisted the Heavenly Realm’s Laws and grew more solid, while he watched closely in case it failed.

Emperor Jun's Law Golden Wheel absorbed his Law foundations and began deriving new Laws, giving him hope of attaining the Dao. As the Heavenly Realm's Laws pressed harder, he used the Grand Heavenly Star Formation and a passage to the Primordial Stars to resist them.

• The Law Golden Wheel absorbed Emperor Jun's Law foundations and generated new Laws that belonged to him alone.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou observed Emperor Jun's strengthening Mind Realm and hoped Emperor Jun would soon reach a realm that could accommodate him.
• As the Heavenly Realm's Laws continued to invade, Emperor Jun summoned Stellar Force from all the Primordial Stars and formed the Grand Heavenly Star Formation around the Law Golden Wheel.
• Emperor Jun called his severed corpse into his body to control the formation, with the Hetu Luoshu Diagram as its core.
• Emperor Jun activated the stars within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and opened a passage to borrow the Primordial Starry Sky's power against the Heavenly Realm's Laws.

After accepting the Heavenly Realm while preserving some independence, Emperor Jun returned from five yuanhui of seclusion and began reviewing the Demon Clan’s progress. He learned that its forces could now deploy the complete Grand Heavenly Star Formation, while Nüwa still had not comprehended the Primordial Violet Qi.

• Emperor Jun balanced the Heavenly Realm’s influence against the Grand Heavenly Star Formation and accepted restrictions on using the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and his severed corpse.
• Emperor Jun broke free from the Throne of Law, left the Heavenly Realm, and resolved to prepare for establishing the Heavenly Court and becoming Heavenly Emperor.
• Emperor Jun returned to the Sun Star and discovered that five yuanhui had passed; Eastern Emperor Taiyi came to greet him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi reported that the Demon Clan’s Battle Division could deploy the complete Grand Heavenly Star Formation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi questioned the resources spent supporting Nüwa, but Emperor Jun defended their agreement and explained that becoming a Sage took time.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi reported that Xihe and Changxi cultivated on the Moon Star and that Fuxi was handling matters concerning the Extraterrestrial Devils.

Emperor Jun convened the Demon Clan’s third conference to discuss the Heavenly Realm’s purpose and proposed establishing the Heavenly Court with himself as Heavenly Emperor. Nüwa sensed an opportunity in the Red Bridal Ball but could not uncover its nature, and the conference ended with Fuxi asking how the proposed Heavenly Court would differ from the Celestial Court on Penglai Immortal Island.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi told Emperor Jun that Kunpeng often preached to the Demon Clan and that Bai Ze had spread the Dao Ancestor’s name.
• Emperor Jun summoned the Demon Clan’s leaders to the Sun Star for their third conference and explained that the Heavenly Realm was meant to bring order to the Primordial World.
• Fuxi asked whether Emperor Jun was Heaven’s Chosen, and Emperor Jun confirmed that the Heavenly Realm had summoned him before it appeared.
• Emperor Jun proposed founding the Heavenly Court in the Heavenly Realm and becoming its Heavenly Emperor.
• Nüwa sensed an opportunity in the Red Bridal Ball but could not discover what it was.
• Fuxi asked Emperor Jun how the Heavenly Court would differ from the Celestial Court on Penglai Immortal Island.

Emperor Jun explained the Heavenly Court’s duties and benefits, then began assigning key Star God positions and organizing the Demon Clan’s support for the new institution. The chapter ended as Kunpeng asked what roles the others could take, and Emperor Jun turned to address Nüwa.

• Emperor Jun explained that the Heavenly Court would carry the Heavenly Dao’s causality and reward or punish its officials, and said its benefits outweighed its restrictions.
• Emperor Jun appointed Eastern Emperor Taiyi to select Star Gods and serve as the Sun Star Deity.
• Xihe and Changxi each offered the Moon Star Deity position to the other, so Emperor Jun gave them shared authority over it.
• Emperor Jun asked the leaders to replenish Taiyi’s Battle Division after it supplied Star Gods, and Kunpeng asked what positions they could hold in the Heavenly Court.
• Emperor Jun said the Heavenly Court would need everyone’s help, then addressed Nüwa as Empress Wa.

Emperor Jun explained why Nüwa should focus on comprehending the Primordial Violet Qi instead of joining the Heavenly Court, then assigned the Four Great Emperor positions and their duties. He left the Demon Clan leaders preparing to govern the Heavenly Court using the framework they had already built.

• Emperor Jun told Nüwa that serving in the Heavenly Court might affect her path to Sagehood, and Fuxi agreed that she should prioritize comprehending the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Emperor Jun announced that he would be Heavenly Emperor and offered the Four Great Emperor positions to his trusted subordinates.
• Fuxi pointed out that one position remained after accounting for himself, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze, and Emperor Jun named Eastern Emperor Taiyi as the fourth Great Emperor.
• Emperor Jun assigned Fuxi to oversee laws, Kunpeng to oversee education and inheritance, Eastern Emperor Taiyi to oversee combat, and Bai Ze to oversee logistics.
• Emperor Jun told the Four Great Emperors to manage the Heavenly Court and quickly establish its governing framework based on the Demon Clan.

Emperor Jun set the Heavenly Court’s establishment for one thousand yuanhui later and assigned preparations to the Demon Clan’s leaders. After the meeting, he began studying the Heavenly Realm’s laws while Bai Ze and Fuxi prepared the court’s palace and legal systems.

• Nüwa asked when the Heavenly Court would be established, and Emperor Jun set the date for one thousand yuanhui later.
• Emperor Jun ordered Eastern Emperor Taiyi to select the Star Gods and prepare them to master their positions in the Grand Heavenly Star Formation.
• Emperor Jun tasked Bai Ze with building the Heavenly Court’s palaces in the Thirty-First through Thirty-Third Heavens and gave him a Golden Crow Mark for access.
• The Demon Clan’s third meeting ended, and Emperor Jun returned to the Throne of Law to study the Heavenly Realm Law and seek to inscribe the Heavenly Court into it.
• Nüwa entered seclusion to comprehend the Primordial Violet Qi, while Fuxi gathered trusted subordinates to help devise the Heavenly Court’s laws.

The Demon Clan prepared the Heavenly Court while Xihe reflected on her feelings for Emperor Jun and the distance growing between them. As the Star God selection concluded and key figures completed their preparations, Emperor Jun continued mastering the Heavenly Realm's Laws, with only a thousand years remaining before the promised deadline.

• Xihe confided to the Moon Laurel Tree that she and Changxi had feelings for Emperor Jun, though she felt he had grown distant despite continuing to honor his promise to care for them.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi selected Star God candidates through contests fought on their chosen stars and had them practice the Grand Heavenly Star Formation.
• The Heavenly Court's palaces neared completion, and the Six-Eared Macaque eventually won a Main Star God position after comprehending the star and formation for a long time.
• Fuxi completed his book, Daoist Kunpeng devised a system of education and inheritance for the Heavenly Court, and only a thousand years remained of Emperor Jun's deadline.
• Emperor Jun emerged from cultivation able to influence some Heavenly Realm Laws, while his Law Golden Wheel grew nearly fivefold and the struggle between the Laws and the Grand Heavenly Star Formation eased.

Emperor Jun prepared for the Heavenly Court’s establishment by confirming the star gods and palaces were ready, then assigned the Demon Clan’s leaders to invite powerful figures to the ceremony. Eastern Emperor Taiyi delivered invitations to the Twelve Ancestral Witches and stayed behind to spar with Shebishi.

• Emperor Jun gathered the Demon Clan’s upper ranks on the Sun Star and confirmed that the star gods had mastered the Grand Heavenly Star Formation and that the Heavenly Realm’s palaces were complete.
• Emperor Jun explained that the Heavenly Court’s ceremony required invitations and assigned Nüwa, Fuxi, Daoist Kunpeng, Xihe, Changxi, Bai Ze, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to invite powerful figures across the Primordial World.
• Emperor Jun gave each envoy invitations and returned to the Heavenly Realm, leaving the others surprised by his speed.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi visited the Shebishi Tribe, gave Dijiang twelve invitations for the Twelve Ancestral Witches, then stayed to spar with Shebishi.

The Demon Clan’s envoys delivered invitations to the Heavenly Court’s establishment ceremony, and powerful figures across the Primordial World considered attending. Zhenyuanzi agreed to pass Hongyun’s invitation to him while keeping his whereabouts secret.

• Zhu Jiuyin decided that the Twelve Ancestral Witches would attend the Heavenly Court ceremony after learning the River of Time had become blurred.
• Nüwa invited Queen Mother of the West and the Three Purities, who agreed to attend and discussed Emperor Jun’s rise and the Star Gods.
• Jie Yin reminded Zhun Ti that restoring the Western Primordial Desolation was their responsibility, and Zhun Ti admitted he had been impatient for Merit and Fortune.
• Nether River Daoist considered attending the ceremony to learn from Emperor Jun, then sensed an unseen being within the Blood Sea watching him.
• Bai Ze invited Zhenyuanzi to the ceremony and asked where Hongyun was; Zhenyuanzi declined to reveal Hongyun’s location but accepted his invitation to deliver.

Red Cloud Daoist and Zhenyuanzi decided to attend Emperor Jun’s Heavenly Court establishment, and Eastern Lord Duke contemplated the growing rivalry between the Heavenly Court and his Celestial Court. At Clear Tenuity Heaven, the gathered guests saw the Demon Clan’s magnificent Universal Brightness Hall and marveled at its resources.

• Red Cloud Daoist read Emperor Jun’s invitation and persuaded Zhenyuanzi to attend the Heavenly Court’s establishment with him.
• Eastern Lord Duke considered Kunpeng’s betrayal and wondered how Emperor Jun’s Heavenly Court and its Star Gods would compare with his Celestial Court.
• Emperor Jun’s emissaries gathered the invited Primordial World powers, and a thousand years later Bai Ze welcomed them outside the Heavenly Realm.
• Bai Ze led the guests into Clear Tenuity Heaven, where their invitations resonated with the realm and transported them inside.
• Bai Ze showed the guests the Universal Brightness Hall, prompting admiration from the Three Purities and envy and greed from Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.

Bai Ze escorted the guests to the Hall of Universal Brightness, where Emperor Jun announced the Heavenly Court’s establishment and began its emergence. As the Heavenly Dao answered his declaration, Sage Hongjun appeared before beings across the Primordial World, leaving his location beyond their grasp.

• Bai Ze led the guests through the Heavenly Realm to the Hall of Universal Brightness, where they saw Emperor Jun’s imposing throne and the Demon Clan’s powerful guards.
• Zhu Jiuyin, Taiqing, Zhenyuanzi, and Red Cloud Daoist spoke with Emperor Jun, while Kunpeng suppressed his anger at seeing Red Cloud Daoist.
• Emperor Jun rose and revealed a Law Golden Wheel, astonishing Grand Pure Laozi and the other beings who recognized it.
• Emperor Jun declared that he would establish the Heavenly Court, set the seasons and calendar, bring order to the Primordial World, and spread the Primordial Stars’ radiance.
• The Heavenly Dao answered with immense pressure, and Sage Hongjun appeared before beings throughout the Primordial World, seated on a Yellow Prayer Mat with a more profound Law Golden Wheel.

After Hongjun approved the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Realm drew closer to the Primordial World and filled with auspicious signs. Emperor Jun then declared himself Heavenly Emperor, taking on powerful Destiny and Causality whose full implications remained unclear.

• Emperor Jun and the other beings greeted Hongjun, who coldly approved the establishment of the Heavenly Court before vanishing.
• Rosy light, auspicious qi, and Qilins appeared as the Heavenly Realm moved closer to the Primordial World, while Demon Clan guards barred outsiders from approaching.
• Dijiang congratulated Emperor Jun, who announced that the ceremony had only begun and declared himself Heavenly Emperor.
• Emperor Jun gained greater suppressive force in the Heavenly Realm, and Grand Pure Laozi identified Destiny and Causality as the forces tying others to him.
• Emperor Jun accepted the unavoidable Destiny and Causality brought by becoming Heavenly Emperor, though the Heavenly Court's authority remained unclear to the gathered beings.