Chapter Summaries

The Two Sages of the West unexpectedly sided with Lady Pingxin, blocking Sage Taiqing from killing Great Emperor Fengdu. Sage Taiqing realized his goal was likely out of reach, but hesitated to abandon it after the injury he had suffered.

• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti arrived at the Blood Sea, changing the balance around Sage Nüwa, Lady Pingxin, and the Three Purities.
• Emperor Jun secretly left the Heavenly Realm for the Blood Sea, intending to protect Great Emperor Fengdu and seize an opportunity to teach the Five Sages a lesson.
• Sage Taiqing asked the Two Sages of the West to stop Sage Nüwa, but Sage Jie Yin declared that he and Sage Zhun Ti had come to help Lady Pingxin.
• Lady Pingxin’s tension eased, while Sage Nüwa mocked Sage Taiqing and Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian reacted angrily to the Western Sages’ stance.
• Sage Jie Yin urged Sage Taiqing to stop, and Sage Taiqing recognized that the four Sages opposing him made killing Great Emperor Fengdu unlikely, though he struggled to give up after his injury.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared during the Sages’ standoff over Great Emperor Fengdu and granted him merit for opening the Ghost Path. Great Emperor Fengdu sent the merit into the Netherworld, beginning his attempt to attain the Dao there.

• As Sage Taiqing considered whether the Three Purities should yield, Heavenly Dao Pressure filled the Blood Sea and Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared.
• The Sages’ weapons and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk returned to their owners, while Demon Emperor Jun revealed himself beside Sage Nüwa.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s delayed intervention was revealed to have resulted from his attempt to shield Great Emperor Fengdu’s words from the Heavenly Dao.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun declared that merit should descend for opening a path for the Primordial World, and merit flowed into Great Emperor Fengdu.
• Great Emperor Fengdu channeled all the merit into the Netherworld, deciding to pursue the Dao there rather than seek a Heavenly Dao Sage position.

Great Emperor Fengdu used Heavenly Dao Merit and the Ghost Path’s resonance with the Netherworld to become its second Sage. As the chapter ended, the sages and Dao Ancestor Hongjun watched him, while Demon Emperor Jun understood how the new Sage Fruit Position had been created.

• Great Emperor Fengdu resonated with the Netherworld and cultivated the Ghost Path with Demon Emperor Jun, then became the second Sage of the Underworld.
• Demon Emperor Jun recognized that the Netherworld’s Laws were trying to assimilate Great Emperor Fengdu, but knew his Sagehood and circumstances made the pressure manageable.
• Great Emperor Fengdu’s Ghost Path, the Netherworld’s evolution, and Heavenly Dao Merit combined to create a new Sage Fruit Position, with Lady Pingxin allowing the process.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun saw how Great Emperor Fengdu had brought the Netherworld a Sage Fruit Position ahead of schedule and admired his deep foundation and clear path.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun connected Great Emperor Fengdu’s origins in Pangu Hall with the arrival of Great God Pangu’s consciousness and his own growing confidence in escaping the Heavenly Dao.
• Great Emperor Fengdu sensed the attention of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Demon Emperor Jun, Lady Pingxin, the other sages, and the Two Sages of the West.

Great Emperor Fengdu became the Sage of the Netherworld Underworld, making it far harder for Sage Taiqing to erase him. The Primordial World’s ancient powers struggled to understand how Fengdu had attained Sagehood, and the chapter ended with his ascension confirmed beyond dispute.

• Great Emperor Fengdu’s connection to the Netherworld and the Ghost Path deepened, strengthening both his foundation and Emperor Jun’s understanding of Underworld Laws.
• Great Emperor Fengdu emerged in majestic robes and a Twelve-Tassel Crown as auspicious signs celebrated his ascension.
• Great Emperor Fengdu announced his Sagehood to all living beings, who bowed and congratulated him.
• Grand Pure Laozi realized that erasing Great Emperor Fengdu would require destroying the Netherworld Underworld, a feat beyond his current power.
• The Quasi-Sage Beings and Primordial Origin Golden Immortal beings failed to understand how Great Emperor Fengdu had become a Sage and reconsidered the paths to Sagehood.

Great Emperor Fengdu became a Sage, and the Three Purities withdrew after failing to defeat him. After the Underworld resumed its operations, Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti sought to discuss a secret matter concerning the Underworld with Lady Pingxin, who brought Fengdu into the meeting.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun disappeared to study Great God Pangu's gift, and Sage Taiqing, Jade Pure Yuanshi, and Supreme Pure Tongtian left the Blood Sea.
• Lady Pingxin restored the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk to the Netherworld, where the eleven Ancestral Witches' remnant souls and the Great Turtle returned.
• Great Emperor Fengdu greeted the gathered Sages, who thanked him for their help in becoming a Sage.
• Sage Jie Yin claimed that Great God Pangu had guided him and Sage Zhun Ti on a secret matter concerning the Underworld, prompting Lady Pingxin to invite them to speak.
• Emperor Jun and Sage Nüwa left, while Lady Pingxin concealed the Ancestral Witches' remnant souls and invited Great Emperor Fengdu to join the meeting with the two Buddhist Sages.

Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti met with Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu to discuss guidance allegedly given by Father God Pangu concerning the Underworld. Jie Yin discovered that Demon Emperor Jun had entrusted the meritorious giant turtle to Pingxin, then prepared to reveal the guidance with the turtle shielded from hearing it.

• Lady Pingxin stayed cautious as Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti sought to discuss Father God Pangu's guidance, and Great Emperor Fengdu remained beside her.
• Sage Jie Yin noticed the sleeping giant turtle atop the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk and calculated that it was the primary material for the Four Symbols Supporting Pillars.
• Lady Pingxin told Sage Jie Yin that Demon Emperor Jun had entrusted the giant turtle to her before the Sky Support, so Jie Yin abandoned his hope of recruiting it into Buddhism.
• Lady Pingxin shielded the giant turtle from their conversation and asked Sage Jie Yin to explain Father God Pangu's guidance.
• Sage Jie Yin agreed, and Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu listened solemnly.

Sage Jie Yin proposed using the Underworld’s reincarnation to improve Buddhist disciples’ aptitude so they could repair the Western Earth Veins, claiming Great God Pangu had guided him. Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu suspected the Western Sages were invoking Pangu’s name to exploit the Underworld, and the chapter ended with Jie Yin offering to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath as tensions threatened to turn into a fight.

• Sage Jie Yin told Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu that repairing the Western Earth Veins would strengthen the Primordial World and Buddhism.
• Sage Jie Yin proposed preserving Buddhist disciples’ memories through repeated reincarnations so they could return to Buddhism with improved aptitude and help repair the West.
• Great Emperor Fengdu questioned whether Great God Pangu had truly given the guidance, and accused Jie Yin and Zhun Ti of inventing the plan.
• Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu grew furious at the use of Pangu’s name, and the power of reincarnation and Fengdu’s Ghost Qi surged around the Western Sages.
• Sage Jie Yin denied borrowing Pangu’s name, explained that the guidance concerned Buddhism’s future and the Underworld, and offered to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath.

Sage Jie Yin sought Lady Pingxin’s help in letting Buddhist disciples retain their memories through reincarnation, but she warned that doing so could disrupt the Netherworld’s rules. Great Emperor Fengdu suggested using Merit to offset the resulting Karmic Obstruction, and Lady Pingxin agreed to test the idea on several Buddhist disciples.

• Sage Jie Yin swore a Heavenly Dao Oath that he had not falsely invoked Great God Pangu, and Lady Pingxin accepted his sincerity.
• Sage Jie Yin asked Lady Pingxin to preserve the memories of the dead through reincarnation, but she refused because it could bring Karmic Obstruction and disorder the Netherworld.
• Great Emperor Fengdu asked whether Merit could offset the Karmic Obstruction and allow a soul to retain its memories through reincarnation.
• Lady Pingxin said the proposal could perhaps be tested, so Sage Jie Yin brought several dying Buddhist Sect disciples’ souls to the Netherworld.
• Great Emperor Fengdu observed that the disciples’ souls carried a small amount of Merit, and Lady Pingxin prepared to examine them.

Lady Pingxin prepared to send the Buddhist disciples’ souls through Reincarnation without erasing their memories, while Great Emperor Fengdu challenged Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti to bear the cost of preserving them. One soul retained merit and tried to enter the Heavenly Dao path, but Demon Emperor Jun’s authority blocked it.

• Lady Pingxin explained that souls could carry their memories into Reincarnation only if their merit offset their Karmic Obstruction, and Sage Jie Yin asked her to calculate whether they had enough.
• Great Emperor Fengdu rejected Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti’s appeals for compassion, pointing out that the souls belonged to their Buddhist disciples and asking why the Underworld should pay to preserve Buddhism’s foundation.
• Great Emperor Fengdu asked the two Sages to calculate the souls’ Karmic Obstruction themselves; Sage Jie Yin declined, saying the disciples should follow their own karmic fate.
• After Great Emperor Fengdu nodded, Lady Pingxin sent the souls through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, where their merit was consumed as their Karmic Obstruction was calculated.
• One soul emerged with merit remaining and rushed toward the Heavenly Dao path, but a clear light linked to Demon Emperor Jun’s authority barred it from entering.

Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti confirmed that Buddhist disciples who reincarnated with merit retained their self-awareness and improved aptitude, while those lacking merit suffered varying losses. Great Emperor Fengdu then demanded that Buddhism compensate the Underworld for its work, and Sage Jie Yin asked Lady Pingxin what price was required.

• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti observed that meritorious Buddhist disciples retained their sense of self after reincarnation, while those with insufficient merit lost memories or reincarnated as animals.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti concluded that using merit to offset Karmic Obstruction could improve their disciples' aptitude and strengthen Buddhism.
• Great Emperor Fengdu asked the Two Western Sages what Buddhism would offer in return for the Underworld's continued assistance.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti argued that repairing the Western Earth Veins benefited everyone and should not require payment from Buddhism.
• Great Emperor Fengdu explained that the Underworld gained nothing and Lady Pingxin had to expend effort altering the Six Paths of Reincarnation, prompting Sage Jie Yin to ask Lady Pingxin what price Buddhism must pay.

Great Emperor Fengdu negotiated with Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti over Buddhism’s cooperation with the Netherworld to restore the Western Primordial Desolation’s Earth Veins. He demanded thirty percent of the merit earned by Buddhist disciples who entered reincarnation, leaving the Two Western Sages to weigh the cost.

• Lady Pingxin directed Sage Jie Yin to negotiate with Great Emperor Fengdu, refusing to discuss the matter herself.
• Great Emperor Fengdu proposed Innate Spiritual Treasures as payment, then suggested merit after Sage Jie Yin said Buddhism could not provide the treasures.
• Sage Jie Yin offered Buddhist disciples’ service, but Great Emperor Fengdu rejected the offer and Lady Pingxin backed his refusal to end the talks.
• Sage Jie Yin agreed to pay merit, and Great Emperor Fengdu demanded half of the merit carried by Buddhist disciples entering reincarnation.
• Sage Zhun Ti countered with ten percent, and after prolonged bargaining Great Emperor Fengdu settled on thirty percent, warning that Buddhist disciples might otherwise be reborn outside the Western Primordial Desolation.

Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti agreed to give the Underworld thirty percent of Buddhist Sect disciples’ merit in exchange for cooperation over their reincarnation. Lady Pingxin began gathering the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to determine how to establish a Heavenly Dao Covenant, leaving the arrangement unresolved.

• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti recognized that their growing burden of merit might lead them to become part of the Primordial Heavenly Dao, so they sought to repay their debts.
• Sage Jie Yin agreed to leave thirty percent of Buddhist Sect disciples’ merit to the Underworld in return for a lasting partnership.
• Great Emperor Fengdu said Lady Pingxin should receive the merit, but Lady Pingxin divided it among Fengdu, herself, the Netherworld, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
• Sage Jie Yin asked Lady Pingxin how to establish a Heavenly Dao Covenant with Buddhist Sect disciples to secure the agreed terms.
• Lady Pingxin focused on the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk and gathered its power above the assembled Sages.

Lady Pingxin established a Heavenly Dao Covenant between Buddhism and the Underworld, then discussed the fate of the eleven Ancestral Witches’ souls with Great Emperor Fengdu. Great Emperor Fengdu returned to Fengdu Ghost City to organize the Ghost Path and its administration.

• Lady Pingxin created a projection of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk and placed the Heavenly Dao Covenant within it for Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti.
• Sage Jie Yin asked Lady Pingxin to treat Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva leniently, and she said he could remain in charge of the Eighteen Levels of Hell and fulfill his vow.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti left the Netherworld and returned to Mount Sumeru, while Lady Pingxin restored the souls of the eleven Ancestral Witches to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Great Emperor Fengdu proposed moving the eleven Ancestral Witches’ souls to Fengdu Ghost City, but Lady Pingxin chose to let them recover through pure soul power and Merit.
• Great Emperor Fengdu returned to Fengdu Ghost City, appointed members of the Wu Tribe and Ghost Path cultivators to manage it, and assigned Wu Tribe members to the Law Enforcement Division.

Great Emperor Fengdu managed the Netherworld while Buddhism adopted reincarnation and paid Merit to use it. On the Sun Star, Eastern Emperor Taiyi found the opportunity to sever his third corpse, and Emperor Jun arrived to guard him as he searched within himself.

• Great Emperor Fengdu guided the Wu Tribe’s cultivation and continued developing the Netherworld’s institutions and laws.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti promoted reincarnation in Buddhism, whose disciples surrendered thirty percent of their Merit before being reborn through the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi sensed an opportunity to sever his third corpse and moved to a secluded palace on the Sun Star.
• Emperor Jun noticed Eastern Emperor Taiyi beginning to sever his corpse and secretly went to the Sun Star to guard him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi searched through his own authority, origins, and Dao path rather than seeking answers in the Heavenly Dao, then opened his eyes in a dazed state.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi weighed the Solar Path against the path of time and space as he sought to choose his cultivation path. He realized he could pursue both, and the two paths began to intertwine within his Sea of Consciousness.

• Demon Emperor Jun monitored Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Mind Power and prepared to intervene if his resolve weakened.
• The Chaos Bell instinctively protected Eastern Emperor Taiyi by distorting the surrounding time and space, and Demon Emperor Jun used his laws and Mind Power to reach him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi eliminated countless possibilities until only the Solar Path and the path of time and space remained.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi hesitated between the two paths, recognizing that either could let him sever his Self Corpse and complete the severance of the Three Corpses.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi decided to cultivate both paths, and the Solar Path and the path of time and space began to intertwine.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi recognized his path and nearly awakened the Chaos Bell, but the transformation failed because his cultivation was insufficient. As Taiyi prepared to sever his Self Corpse, Emperor Jun confronted Devil Ancestor Luo Hou, who said the Extraterrestrial Devils no longer needed bodies to enter the Primordial World.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s chosen path intertwined with the East Emperor Bell’s time and space laws, allowing Solar Trueflame to pass through their barrier.
• The East Emperor Bell began changing its Heavenly Dao Script back to Chaos Bell, but reverted before the transformation could finish because Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s cultivation was insufficient.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi adjusted his condition and prepared to sever his Self Corpse, while Emperor Jun observed the changes.
• Emperor Jun sensed three powerful Extraterrestrial Devils approaching and prepared to attack, suspecting they had come for Taiyi’s body.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou appeared and told Emperor Jun that the Extraterrestrial Devils no longer needed bodies to walk within the Primordial World.

Emperor Jun learned from Devil Ancestor Luo Hou that Extraterrestrial Devils had gained a new duty to test beings whose spiritual realms broke through, and that the Heavenly Dao protected them while they performed it. Luo Hou explained that Eastern Emperor Taiyi was the first Quasi-Sage to trigger this duty since the rules changed, and he watched Taiyi for signs of his potential.

• Emperor Jun used the Law of Fate to see that the three Extraterrestrial Devils were bound to the Devil World and the Primordial Heavenly Dao, like puppets sustained by Laws.
• Emperor Jun recognized their state as a matter of duty, and Devil Ancestor Luo Hou confirmed that the Devil World's restrictions had loosened while its devils gained the duty to test breakthroughs in spiritual realm.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou explained that the new duty brought merit and protected devils from complete death when they lost, though repeated resurrection could eventually bind them permanently to the Laws.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou said the three devils had come to test Eastern Emperor Taiyi because he was the only Quasi-Sage whose spiritual realm had broken through since the Heavenly Dao rules changed.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou observed Eastern Emperor Taiyi's potential to become a Sage and reflected that Emperor Jun's talent and restraint surpassed even his own and Hongjun's.

Emperor Jun deduced that the Primordial Heavenly Dao was making cultivation increasingly difficult as the world grew and became more orderly. He approved a trial for Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the three Extraterrestrial Devils entered Taiyi’s Mind Realm to test him.

• Emperor Jun used the Hetu Luoshu Diagram to deduce that the Primordial World’s growth and rising population were straining its resources and making cultivation harder for most beings.
• Emperor Jun considered whether more cultivation realms would eventually require fruit positions, while Devil Ancestor Luo Hou wondered why the changes in the Devil World troubled him.
• Three Primordial Origin Golden Immortal-level Extraterrestrial Devils asked to test Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Emperor Jun gave his permission.
• The three devils entered Taiyi’s Mind Realm, followed by Taiyi, while Emperor Jun and Luo Hou watched from concealed spaces.
• Taiyi unleashed Solar Trueflame from the great sun in his Mind Realm and began burning away the devils’ rampant Demonic Qi.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi defeated three Extraterrestrial Devils in his Mind Realm and, after the Heavenly Dao trial ended, severed his Self Corpse. He left the Self Corpse solidified with mystic-yellow merit, while its eyes reflected the Solar Trueflame and shattered space.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to freeze spacetime in his Mind Realm and burn the three Extraterrestrial Devils with Solar Trueflame, forcing them to concede and leave.
• The Extraterrestrial Devils returned to the Primordial World, bowed to Devil Ancestor Luo Hou and Demon Emperor Jun, and then departed for the Devil World.
• Demon Emperor Jun determined that the trial had ended and turned his attention to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who continued contemplating his Dao path in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi severed his Self Corpse, which appeared cold, emotionless, and arrogant between his Good Corpse and Evil Corpse.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi poured mystic-yellow merit into the illusory Self Corpse until it became solid enough to sustain its entrustment.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi successfully severed his Self Corpse, completing all Three Corpses and bringing the Sage path within reach. Dao Ancestor Hongjun observed the breakthrough and exchanged a glance with Demon Emperor Jun, who then congratulated Taiyi.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi drew Solar Trueflame and the East Emperor Bell’s Time and Space Laws into his Self Corpse until it perfected its own Origin Essence.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi successfully severed his Self Corpse, completing all Three Corpses and gaining clearer insight into the Primordial Heavenly Dao.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun used the Jade Plate of Creation to observe Eastern Emperor Taiyi, while Demon Emperor Jun sensed Hongjun’s gaze and met it across the Primordial World.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi recalled his Three Corpses into his body and laughed, feeling that the Sage path lay before him.
• Demon Emperor Jun appeared beside Eastern Emperor Taiyi and congratulated him; Taiyi happily told his brother that he had severed all Three Corpses.