Chapter Summaries

Nether River Daoist failed to seize the Primordial Violet Qi and retreated into the Blood Sea as the other powers arrived. Eastern Lord Duke claimed the Qi for the Celestial Court, prompting Kunpeng to rally the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin ancestors and Nether River against him.

• Nether River Daoist used 480 million Blood God Doppelgangers to stall Eastern Lord Duke while attempting to draw in the Primordial Violet Qi, but every method failed.
• As Eastern Lord Duke and the other leaders arrived, Nether River Daoist withdrew into the Blood Sea, leaving the Primordial Violet Qi untouched.
• The four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals of the Celestial Court joined Eastern Lord Duke’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, while the assembled factions watched the Qi warily.
• Eastern Lord Duke claimed the Primordial Violet Qi for the Celestial Court, and Kunpeng challenged his claim to inherit Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s lineage.
• Kunpeng proposed that the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin ancestors and Nether River join forces against the Celestial Court, and they agreed before Nether River emerged from the Blood Sea.

The Primordial Violet Qi vanished during the standoff between Eastern Lord Duke and Daoist Kunpeng, while Emperor Jun discovered that it had returned to the Heavenly Dao. With his hopes of becoming a Sage destroyed, Eastern Lord Duke blamed Kunpeng and attacked him as Taiyi mobilized reinforcements.

• Eastern Lord Duke revealed the Celestial Court’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, but the Primordial Violet Qi suddenly disappeared before either side could fight.
• Nether River Daoist suspected the Primordial Violet Qi could not be collected, while Zhenyuanzi watched with mixed relief and sorrow over Hongyun’s death.
• Emperor Jun tracked the strand to the Heavenly Dao Laws Golden Wheel and concluded it had returned to the Heavenly Dao.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi left the Moon Star to gather three hundred and sixty-three Star Gods and head to the Blood Sea.
• Eastern Lord Duke accused Daoist Kunpeng of preventing him from taking the Primordial Violet Qi from Hongyun and swung the Dragon Head Staff at him.

Eastern Lord Duke used the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to overpower Daoist Kunpeng after the Primordial Violet Qi vanished, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi intervened before Kunpeng could be struck down. Eastern Lord Duke recognized the clash as a second provocation against the Demon Clan and feared the consequences.

• Eastern Lord Duke attacked Daoist Kunpeng, and Nether River Daoist and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clan ancestors briefly helped defend him.
• Nether River Daoist fled, and Eastern Lord Duke persuaded the three clan ancestors to withdraw by suggesting the Demon Clan would abandon Kunpeng for trying to monopolize the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Eastern Lord Duke shattered Kunpeng's Heavenly Dao Script with the Dragon Head Staff, but Primordial Treasure bell chimes froze the attack and let Kunpeng escape.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived above the Blood Sea with 363 Star Gods, and Kunpeng returned to his side.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi accused Eastern Lord Duke of provoking the Demon Clan again, prompting Eastern Lord Duke to recall Emperor Jun's earlier defeat of the Celestial Court and fear another reckoning.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi confronted Eastern Lord Duke over his attack on Demon Teacher Kunpeng and challenged the Celestial Court to a battle, with the Demon Clan’s forces eager for a fight. Eastern Lord Duke accepted the wager, confident that his Ten Thousand Immortals Formation could not be defeated.

• Eastern Lord Duke and the four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals grew wary when Eastern Emperor Taiyi defended Kunpeng, knowing Emperor Jun could overwhelm the Celestial Court.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi accepted that Eastern Lord Duke could compete with Kunpeng for the Primordial Violet Qi but accused him of provoking the Demon Clan by attacking Kunpeng afterward.
• Eastern Lord Duke admitted defeat in the dispute and asked that Emperor Jun not intervene.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi said he would try to suppress the Celestial Court himself, demanding one-third of its spirit stones and Natural Treasures if he won.
• Eastern Lord Duke accepted the wager, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the three hundred and sixty-three Star Gods eagerly prepared for battle.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi activated the Grand Heavenly Star Formation against Eastern Lord Duke’s defensive Ten Thousand Immortals Formation on the Moon Star. Taiyi’s first strike only made the formation tremble, and Eastern Lord Duke continued to reinforce his defense as both sides prepared for a prolonged clash.

• Eastern Lord Duke gathered the Celestial Court’s immortals around the Hidden Immortal Diagram and formed a defensive Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi instructed Daoist Kunpeng to wield the Moon Star Banner, then activated the Grand Heavenly Star Formation with the Star Gods.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi drew power from the formation and struck the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, making it tremble without breaking through.
• Eastern Lord Duke realized the Grand Heavenly Star Formation enhanced Taiyi’s combat strength nearly as much as his own formation did.
• Eastern Lord Duke poured more Magical Power into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and continued defending rather than counterattacking.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the Flying Dagger of Immortal Execution and the East Emperor Bell to weaken the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, then led the Grand Heavenly Star Formation into a direct clash with it. He accepted Eastern Lord Duke’s challenge and began fighting him and four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals at the formations’ boundary.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi attacked the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation with the Flying Dagger of Immortal Execution, while the East Emperor Bell repeatedly disrupted its power circulation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi led the Grand Heavenly Star Formation into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, exploiting the hole in its defenses and worsening its instability.
• Eastern Lord Duke led four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals to challenge Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who mocked them before agreeing to fight.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi brought out the East Emperor Bell and Flying Dagger Gourd, then attacked the group as the Dragon Head Staff struck the Flying Dagger of Immortal Execution.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi defeated Eastern Lord Duke and the Celestial Court’s forces, then ended the battle after the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was destroyed. The Celestial Court survived but suffered heavy losses, while the Demon Clan withdrew without seeking to conquer it.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi struck Eastern Lord Duke and fought him and four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals while Kunpeng led the Star Gods against the Celestial Court’s forces.
• Eastern Lord Duke offered one-third of the Celestial Court’s resources to end the battle, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi refused and continued attacking.
• The Demon Clan’s formation overwhelmed the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, leaving many Celestial Court Grand Luo Golden Immortals wounded or dead.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi sent Eastern Lord Duke flying into the Blood Sea, then stopped fighting and surveyed the shattered Celestial Court formation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi called off the battle, and Kunpeng and the Star Gods withdrew behind him as Eastern Lord Duke and the Celestial Court’s forces welcomed the end of the fighting.

After the Celestial Court failed to obtain the Primordial Violet Qi at the Blood Sea, the Twelve Ancestral Witches ambushed Eastern Lord Duke near Penglai Immortal Island. Their Pangu phantom struck the East Sea, leaving the Celestial Court’s leaders’ fate unresolved and killing countless sea beings.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi warned Eastern Lord Duke to surrender one-third of the Celestial Court’s resources, then led his people away from the Blood Sea.
• Zhenyuanzi considered attacking the wounded Celestial Court to avenge Hongyun but decided he could not overcome its Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches followed Wu Xian’s plan and waited in concealment near Penglai Immortal Island for Eastern Lord Duke to return.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches revealed their formation and sent the Pangu phantom’s punch toward Eastern Lord Duke and the four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals.
• The punch crashed into the East Sea, unleashing enormous waves that the immortal islands’ formations resisted, while Tongtian Sect Leader calmed the waves approaching Golden Turtle Island.
• The attack killed countless East Sea beings, and the Eastern Sea Dragon King grieved but refrained from seeking revenge against the Wu Tribe.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches failed to destroy the Celestial Court when Grand Pure Laozi secretly rescued Eastern Lord Duke and four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals from the Pangu phantom’s strike. The Wu Tribe withdrew to Pangu Hall, while Eastern Lord Duke celebrated at Penglai Immortal Island, unaware that Laozi intended to keep the Celestial Court from becoming too powerful.

• The Twelve Ancestral Witches discovered that Eastern Lord Duke and the four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals had vanished just before the Pangu phantom’s fist struck.
• Dijiang Ancestral Witch and Zhu Jiuyin Ancestral Witch suspected outside intervention and led the other Ancestral Witches away from the East Sea to discuss matters at Pangu Hall.
• Eastern Lord Duke and the four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals appeared on Penglai Immortal Island and collapsed, exhausted and relieved to have survived.
• Eastern Lord Duke concluded that a Sage had saved them and celebrated, believing that the Celestial Court had gained Sage support.
• Grand Pure Laozi revealed that he had used the Taiji Diagram to relocate Eastern Lord Duke and the four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals, because he wanted the Celestial Court to restrain the Wu Tribe.

After Grand Pure Laozi rescued Eastern Lord Duke, Emperor Jun realized the Wu Tribe might have a hidden defense against Sages and had Eastern Emperor Taiyi tell them about the intervention. In Pangu Hall, Wu Xian argued against challenging Sage Taiqing directly, warning the Ancestral Witches that doing so could cost countless Wu Tribe warriors their lives.

• Grand Pure Laozi rescued Eastern Lord Duke and four Primordial Origin Golden Immortals from the Twelve Ancestral Witches, revealing his support for the Celestial Court to the other Sages.
• Emperor Jun recalled a palace that had once shielded the Wu Tribe from Dao Ancestor Hongjun and told Eastern Emperor Taiyi to inform the Wu Tribe of Grand Pure Laozi's intervention.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches and Wu Xian met in Pangu Hall, where Zhurong proposed confronting Grand Pure Laozi at Shouyang Mountain.
• Wu Xian questioned why Demon Emperor Jun had shared the information, but Dijiang and Shebishi reasoned that the Demon Clan had little need to manipulate the Wu Tribe.
• Wu Xian rejected Zhurong's proposal to challenge Sage Taiqing, warning that a fight could cause countless Wu Tribe warriors to die and be injured.

Wu Xian persuaded the Twelve Ancestral Witches to keep confronting the Celestial Court rather than fear Sage Taiqing’s intervention. Meanwhile, Zhenyuanzi challenged Nether River Daoist over Red Cloud Daoist’s death and began trying to refine the Blood Sea, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Wu Xian told Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches that Sage Taiqing could not protect the Celestial Court every time, and they resumed their aggressive stance.
• After learning Nether River Daoist had been the most direct culprit in Red Cloud Daoist’s death, Zhenyuanzi went to the Blood Sea to confront him.
• Zhenyuanzi threatened to refine the Blood Sea, forcing the injured Nether River Daoist to emerge and fight him.
• Zhenyuanzi and Nether River Daoist exchanged attacks until Nether River Daoist retreated into the Blood Sea, where Zhenyuanzi began refining it.
• Nether River Daoist sent waves of Blood God Doppelgangers to stop Zhenyuanzi, who used Sleeve Universe to collect some of them.

Zhenyuanzi refined Blood God Doppelgangers and blood qi above the Blood Sea while Nether River Daoist recovered from his injuries. Meanwhile, Grand Pure Laozi summoned the other Sages to Chaos to discuss an important matter, bringing the Three Purities and Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti together.

• Zhenyuanzi destroyed the soul fragments inside the Blood God Doppelgangers he had taken and refined the doppelgangers.
• Zhenyuanzi returned to the Blood Sea and refined its blood qi while Nether River Daoist focused on healing.
• Grand Pure Laozi judged that the Wu Tribe's attacks and the Primordial World's conflicts were not his concern alone, sent a message through the Heavenly Dao, and entered Chaos.
• Tongtian Sect Leader and Jade Pure Yuanshi Heavenly Lord received Grand Pure Laozi's message and joined him in Chaos.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti accepted Grand Pure Laozi's invitation and met the Three Purities in Chaos.
• Sage Jie Yin asked Grand Pure Laozi what important matter he had summoned them to discuss.

Grand Pure Laozi gathered the other Sages to discuss Six Sages Ruling the Heavens, excluding Nüwa because of her ties to the Demon Clan. The Sages admitted they could not defeat the Demon Clan now, but Yuanshi proposed taking control of the Primordial Continent first and growing stronger before confronting it.

• Grand Pure Laozi summoned Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti to discuss Six Sages Ruling the Heavens.
• Grand Pure Laozi revealed that he had deliberately not invited Nüwa because she was Empress Wa of the Demon Clan, which stood in the Sages’ way.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti questioned how the Sages could overcome the Demon Clan, and Grand Pure Laozi agreed that even the five of them could not defeat its leaders.
• Grand Pure Laozi pointed out that the Demon Clan had shown no desire to contend for the Primordial Continent.
• Yuanshi proposed that the Sages first take control of the Primordial Continent, build their strength, and eventually wipe out the Demon Clan; Tongtian nodded in agreement.

The Sages debated how to clear the Primordial Continent’s obstacles to their goal of ruling the heavens, settling on quietly prolonging the conflict between the Celestial Court and the Wu Tribe. Sage Taiqing rejected backing either faction to defeat the Demon Clan, leaving the Sages’ strategy unresolved.

• Jade Pure Yuanshi proposed dealing with the Celestial Court and the Wu Tribe after acknowledging that Demon Emperor Jun and Nüwa made the Demon Clan too difficult to attack.
• Jade Pure Yuanshi refused to strike the Wu Tribe, citing their shared descent from Pangu, and proposed that the Three Purities handle the Celestial Court while Jie Yin and Zhun Ti dealt with the Wu Tribe.
• Jie Yin declined to attack the Wu Tribe, explaining that the Western Buddhist faction could not withstand the resulting destiny backlash.
• Sage Taiqing proposed secretly supporting the Celestial Court and the Wu Tribe so their existing feud would wear down both sides, and the other Sages accepted the plan as a steady approach.
• Jie Yin suggested supporting one faction to destroy the other and then challenge the Demon Clan, but Sage Taiqing said the Celestial Court was too weak and the Wu Tribe too unruly to control.

The Five Sages agreed to pursue Six Sages Ruling the Heavens and discussed how to take control of the Primordial Continent before confronting the Demon Clan. Jie Yin and Zhun Ti accepted responsibility for the west while the Three Purities took the east, leaving Nüwa’s future role unresolved.

• Grand Pure Laozi argued that the Sages should first undermine the Demon Clan’s fate and merit before attacking it, while the other Sages considered the Demon Clan’s strength and influence.
• Jie Yin proposed that he and Zhun Ti control the Western Primordial Desolation while the Three Purities handled the east, but Yuanshi objected and Tongtian noted that the Demon Sect also troubled the east.
• Zhun Ti defended the division by citing Buddhism’s struggles against the Demon Sect in the west and the Two from the West’s lack of access to eastern resources.
• Taiqing accepted Jie Yin’s proposed arrangement, and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti departed for Mount Sumeru after the Five Sages established their shared goal.
• Yuanshi questioned why Taiqing had agreed to an arrangement that left the Two from the West with less work, and Taiqing replied that they would have to contribute when the Sages confronted the Demon Clan.

Sage Taiqing secretly strengthened Eastern Lord Duke’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation as the Wu Tribe launched another attack on Penglai Immortal Island. The formations clashed, and the battle continued while Tongtian shielded Golden Turtle Island from the resulting waves.

• Sage Taiqing assigned Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian to other matters and said he would handle the Celestial Court and Wu Tribe conflict.
• Wu Xian and the Twelve Ancestral Witches agreed to attack Penglai Immortal Island to intimidate the increasingly resolute Celestial Court.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches formed the Twelve Heavens Godly Devil Annihilation Formation and shattered Penglai Immortal Island’s defensive formation with the Pangu phantom.
• Eastern Lord Duke formed the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, while Grand Pure Laozi secretly added his power to it using the Taiji Diagram.
• Eastern Lord Duke struck at the Pangu phantom with the Dragon Head Staff, and the two formations clashed, sending huge waves across the East Sea.
• Tongtian erected a formation to protect Golden Turtle Island from the waves and resumed comprehending the Heavenly Dao.

Emperor Jun discovered that Sage Taiqing was secretly supplying power to Eastern Lord Duke's Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, allowing it to match the Twelve Ancestral Witches' formation. After Emperor Jun warned the Wu Tribe, Dijiang conceded the battle and cautioned Eastern Lord Duke about relying on the power behind him.

• Eastern Lord Duke's Ten Thousand Immortals Formation repeatedly matched the Pangu phantom's attacks, puzzling both the fighters and observers.
• Emperor Jun saw that Sage Taiqing was secretly channeling power into the formation and recognized that the formation itself had barely changed.
• Eastern Lord Duke realized a Sage was supporting him and began attacking more aggressively, while Sage Taiqing carefully kept the two sides evenly matched.
• Emperor Jun warned the Twelve Ancestral Witches that Sage Taiqing was bolstering the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and they lost their desire to continue fighting.
• Dijiang declared that the Wu Tribe conceded and told Eastern Lord Duke to hope that the power behind him could always protect him.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches withdrew from Penglai after their battle with Eastern Lord Duke, and the Primordial World began speculating about the Sage supporting the Celestial Court. While the Sages recognized Taiqing’s role, Zhenyuanzi quietly continued refining the Blood Sea and weakening its foundation.

• Dijiang led the Twelve Ancestral Witches away in formation, and Eastern Lord Duke chose not to pursue them.
• Eastern Lord Duke realized a Sage’s power had strengthened the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and suspected the Wu Tribe had detected the Sage’s influence.
• News spread that the Celestial Court had repelled the Wu Tribe, prompting beings across the Primordial World to guess which Sage backed the Celestial Court.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti identified the Three Purities’ involvement, while Primordial Heavenly Lord and Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lord recognized Taiqing’s methods.
• Zhenyuanzi calmly refined the Blood Sea and its blood qi, damaging the sea’s foundation.

Nether River Daoist recovered and attacked Zhenyuanzi, who continued to withstand him with the Earth Book. Their battle became a contest of endurance above the Blood Sea, and Zhenyuanzi replenished his strength with the essence he had refined, provoking Nether River Daoist into renewed fury.

• Nether River Daoist recovered from his injuries, emerged from the Blood Sea, and attacked Zhenyuanzi with the Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword.
• Zhenyuanzi relied on the Earth Book to repel Nether River Daoist’s attacks, while Nether River Daoist summoned Blood God Doppelgangers to wear down his defenses.
• Nether River Daoist slashed Zhenyuanzi’s robe when Zhenyuanzi tried to capture the Blood God Doppelgangers, but the Earth Book protected Zhenyuanzi from further harm.
• As both fighters grew exhausted, Zhenyuanzi absorbed essence refined from the Blood Sea and the Blood God Doppelgangers to restore his Magical Power.
• Nether River Daoist saw Zhenyuanzi’s Earth Book barrier brighten and renewed his furious assault.

Nether River Daoist stopped trying to wear down Zhenyuanzi in the Blood Sea and instead attacked Five Villages Temple, forcing Zhenyuanzi to abandon his attempt to refine the Blood Sea and return to defend his home. Nether River Daoist destroyed the temple’s defenses and demanded that Zhenyuanzi leave, turning their struggle into a standoff over their respective abodes.

• Nether River Daoist paused his assault and offered to let Zhenyuanzi leave the Blood Sea, but Zhenyuanzi restored his Magical Power with a Ginseng Fruit and continued refining it.
• Nether River Daoist threatened to attack Five Villages Temple, then raced toward Longevity Mountain, and Zhenyuanzi hurried after him.
• Nether River Daoist destroyed the defensive formations on Longevity Mountain and broke the final formation protecting Five Villages Temple before Zhenyuanzi arrived.
• Zhenyuanzi found Qingfeng and Mingyue alive but unconscious from the formation’s backlash, then confronted Nether River Daoist.
• Nether River Daoist insisted that Zhenyuanzi return to the Blood Sea so he could occupy Five Villages Temple, and Zhenyuanzi recognized the threat as a demand to trade their abodes.