Chapter Summaries

Emperor Jun explained Three Corpses Unity and the Primordial World’s Sage Fruit Positions to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, warning that unity alone might not bring Sagehood. He proposed that Taiyi could complete the Heavenly Realm’s laws to create another Sage Fruit Position, leaving Taiyi asking how to do so.

• Emperor Jun joined Eastern Emperor Taiyi at the Fusang Tree and explained how he had fused his Three Corpses’ Origin Essences through the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.
• Emperor Jun offered Taiyi two ways to achieve Three Corpses Unity: destroy two entrusted objects and entrust the united Origin Essence to Chaos, or let the Chaos Bell gradually devour the other objects and corpses.
• Emperor Jun warned that Taiyi might not become a Sage even after achieving Three Corpses Unity, because Sagehood within the Primordial World required a Sage Fruit Position or exceptional talent and comprehension.
• Emperor Jun explained that Sagehood depended on the Primordial World and that new Sage Fruit Positions could appear as its worlds and laws expanded.
• Emperor Jun revealed that the Netherworld, Heavenly Realm, and Devil World each possessed a Sage Fruit Position, and suggested Taiyi complete the Heavenly Realm’s laws to create another one.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked Emperor Jun how he could complete the Heavenly Realm’s laws.

Emperor Jun explained that the Heavenly Realm had an unoccupied Sage Fruit Position and offered it to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, describing what becoming its Sage would require. Taiyi accepted the responsibility and learned that his comprehension of the Heavenly Realm Law, combined with Emperor Jun’s control of the realm, could secure the position.

• Emperor Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that the Heavenly Realm still had an unoccupied Sage Fruit Position and explained that he had reached Sage level without one.
• Emperor Jun described a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal as the Dao Fruit formed when one’s own Dao path reached perfection.
• Taiyi vowed to pursue the Heavenly Realm’s Sage Fruit Position, and Emperor Jun explained that Sages could attain their positions through different methods and were stronger than Quasi-Sages.
• Taiyi asked Emperor Jun for the method to become a Sage, and Emperor Jun said Taiyi would need to harmonize with the Heavenly Realm Law and shoulder the realm’s burden.
• Emperor Jun told Taiyi that he only needed to comprehend and resonate with the Heavenly Realm Law, since Emperor Jun’s control of the realm would allow it to favor Taiyi.

Emperor Jun brought Eastern Emperor Taiyi to the Heavenly Realm so Taiyi could comprehend its laws and attain the Sage Fruit Position. In the Heavenly Realm Space, Taiyi began sensing its laws, causality, and destiny as Emperor Jun explained that he needed to resonate with the realm rather than strengthen his own path.

• Emperor Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that he could become a Heavenly Realm Sage by comprehending its laws, and Taiyi realized his brother had borne the hidden cost of making this possible.
• Emperor Jun took the Sun Star Banner, left an incarnation to guard the Sun Star and operate the Grand Heavenly Star Formation, then brought Taiyi to the Heavenly Realm.
• Emperor Jun led Taiyi through the Hall of Universal Brightness and into the hidden Heavenly Realm Space, where Taiyi sensed its laws, causality, and destiny.
• Emperor Jun showed Taiyi the Throne of Law and instructed him to seek resonance with the Heavenly Realm instead of merely strengthening his own path.

Emperor Jun advised Eastern Emperor Taiyi to strengthen the Heavenly Realm by giving it his Laws, while Emperor Jun continued comprehending the Primordial Heavenly Dao. Grand Pure Laozi summoned Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian to discuss their plan to rule the Heavens and the difficulty of contending with Demon Emperor Jun.

• Emperor Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that contributing to the Heavenly Realm would make his path to Sagehood smoother, then returned to the Hall of Universal Brightness.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the East Emperor Bell and his own Laws to supplement the Heavenly Realm while comprehending its Laws.
• Emperor Jun sensed the Heavenly Realm Laws changing in response to Eastern Emperor Taiyi and continued comprehending the Primordial Heavenly Dao Laws.
• Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian traveled to Shouyang Mountain, where Grand Pure Laozi said their Six Sages Ruling the Heavens plan had driven the Celestial Court and Wu Tribe from the Primordial Continent.
• Jade Pure Yuanshi condemned Jie Yin and Zhun Ti for betraying them, but Grand Pure Laozi deferred that discussion and warned that Demon Emperor Jun and Junior Sister Nüwa would make their plans for the Heavenly Court difficult.

The Three Purities agreed to seek control of the Primordial Continent through a spokesperson backed by Hongjun, citing the unrest across its races. Laozi revealed that he had chosen Donghua, a being formed from Eastern Lord Duke’s pure Primordial Spirit, and said a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill could raise him to Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

• Laozi proposed that the Three Purities set aside plans concerning the Demon Clan and support a spokesperson to control the Primordial Continent.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian questioned how a spokesperson could gain Hongjun’s recognition and why Hongjun would choose one.
• Laozi argued that the Three Purities could persuade Hongjun by proposing a solution to the Primordial Continent’s ongoing conflicts.
• Laozi showed Yuanshi and Tongtian a Water Mirror image of Xuan Du teaching Donghua, then explained Donghua’s origins and named him as his chosen spokesperson.
• Tongtian doubted that Golden Immortal Donghua could manage the Primordial Continent, and Laozi replied that his Nine Revolutions Golden Pill could raise Donghua to Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

Grand Pure Laozi chose Donghua to rebuild the Celestial Court and use it to claim authority over the Primordial Continent, with the Three Purities backing him. After summoning Donghua to Shouyang Mountain, Grand Pure Laozi sent a streak of golden light from his Purple-Gold Gourd toward him.

• Grand Pure Laozi rejected other candidates and named Donghua as the representative who would establish a new Celestial Court on Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang.
• Jade Pure Yuanshi warned that reviving the Celestial Court could provoke the Wu Tribe and the two Sages in the Underworld, but Grand Pure Laozi insisted on proceeding.
• Grand Pure Laozi explained that the new Celestial Court would control authorities within the Primordial Continent rather than compete for supremacy, and Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian agreed.
• The Three Purities decided to visit Master Hongjun once Donghua reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Grand Pure Laozi summoned Xuan Du to bring Donghua to Shouyang Mountain, where Donghua greeted the Three Purities.
• Grand Pure Laozi produced the Purple-Gold Gourd and sent a streak of golden light toward Donghua, who panicked and raised his hand to block it.

Grand Pure Laozi gave Donghua a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, helping him advance from Golden Immortal to Grand Luo Golden Immortal in three years. The Three Purities brought him to Zixiao Palace, where Grand Pure Laozi proposed rebuilding the Celestial Court, and Hongjun summoned Donghua.

• Grand Pure Laozi gave Donghua a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill and told him to consume it so he could fulfill his responsibility.
• Donghua swallowed the pill, reached the Grand Yi Golden Immortal realm, and, with Grand Pure Laozi’s Sage Magical Power, broke through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal after three years.
• Grand Pure Laozi placed Donghua in his Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda, then left Shouyang Mountain with Jade Pure Yuanshi and Supreme Pure Tongtian for Zixiao Palace.
• Haotian and Yaochi let the Three Purities into Zixiao Palace, then discussed how their cultivation had slowed and whether they would remain gatekeepers.
• Grand Pure Laozi told Dao Ancestor Hongjun that he proposed reestablishing the Celestial Court to govern the Primordial Continent.
• Hongjun waved his hand and brought Donghua from the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda into Zixiao Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun agreed to establish a Celestial Court that would shoulder the Primordial Continent’s responsibilities, but insisted that all Sages discuss the matter. He summoned the Sages, leaving the Three Purities to prepare for a gathering that could include opponents to their plans.

• Grand Pure Laozi introduced Donghua as the heir to Eastern Lord Duke’s role, and declared that the Celestial Court would take responsibility for the Primordial Continent.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun agreed to establish the Celestial Court but said all Sages had to discuss the matter because its authority affected the Heavenly Realm, Underworld, and Devil World.
• The Three Purities tried to limit the discussion to Nüwa and the Buddhist Sages, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun rejected their argument and they accepted his decision.
• Sage Jie Yin and Sage Zhun Ti stopped repairing the Earth Veins and headed into Chaos after receiving Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s summons.
• Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu left the Underworld for Chaos, while Devil Ancestor Luo Hou reacted with interest to being summoned.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Sages to Zixiao Palace, where he intended to address the Three Purities and Grand Pure Laozi’s plans for the Primordial Continent. After Donghua was sent away, Hongjun introduced Laozi’s proposal to establish a Celestial Court, leaving the assembled Sages to consider it.

• Demon Emperor Jun and Sage Nüwa traveled to Zixiao Palace, where Jun noticed the shifting effects of the Time and Space Laws near its entrance.
• The Sages gathered at Zixiao Palace alongside the Three Purities and Donghua, whose connection to Grand Pure Laozi they recognized.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun told Grand Pure Laozi that Donghua could not attend the discussion, and Laozi sent him back to the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun explained that Laozi wanted to establish a Celestial Court to govern the Primordial Continent and reduce its conflicts.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun asked the Sages to consider who should shoulder the Primordial Continent’s authority and responsibilities through a reestablished Celestial Court. Grand Pure Laozi and Lady Pingxin argued over the proposal, while Sage Jie Yin fell silent after sensing that the Buddhist Sect’s unpaid debts made seeking that authority dangerous.

• Emperor Jun considered how the former Demon Court’s authority might have merged with the Primordial Continent and silently shared plans with Great Emperor Fengdu.
• Sage Jie Yin argued that the Celestial Court should govern only the Eastern Primordial Desolation, since the west had little conflict.
• Grand Pure Laozi countered that the Primordial Continent was one whole and that assuming its responsibilities would strengthen the Primordial World and perfect the Heavenly Dao.
• Sage Jie Yin briefly considered the Buddhist Sect taking responsibility for the continent, but a vision of being bound and merged into the Heavenly Dao made him stop objecting.
• Lady Pingxin challenged Grand Pure Laozi, citing the Wu Tribe’s hatred of the destroyed Celestial Court, while he argued that the new court was different from the old one.

Great Emperor Fengdu proposed that Demon Emperor Jun, rather than a newly established Celestial Court, take charge of the Primordial Continent’s authority and responsibilities. Lady Pingxin and Sage Nüwa supported the proposal, while the Three Purities opposed it and Sage Jie Yin worried about Emperor Jun’s power; Dao Ancestor Hongjun had yet to decide.

• Great Emperor Fengdu agreed that the Primordial Continent needed someone to shoulder its responsibilities, then argued that Demon Emperor Jun should do so instead of establishing a Celestial Court.
• Great Emperor Fengdu cited Emperor Jun’s experience and the Demon Clan’s existing framework, while the Sages acknowledged that his proposal made practical sense.
• Lady Pingxin praised Emperor Jun’s accomplishments and challenged the Three Purities to name comparable achievements of their own.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou wondered whether the Primordial Heavenly Dao would permit the Demon Clan to dominate, as Sage Nüwa openly backed Emperor Jun’s claim.
• Sage Jie Yin stopped Sage Zhun Ti from speaking and privately considered the danger of Emperor Jun enforcing his authority against Mount Sumeru.

At Zixiao Palace, the Three Purities argued that authority over the Primordial Continent should belong to its inhabitants, and Emperor Jun agreed to withdraw the Demon Clan’s claim. He then petitioned Dao Ancestor Hongjun for the Heavenly Court to wield the Authority of Punishment and act on Heaven’s behalf.

• Sage Taiqing argued that all Primordial World beings should have the chance to contribute and gain merit, and Sage Jie Yin supported him on behalf of the Buddhist Sect.
• Grand Pure Laozi argued that the Demon Clan’s long residence in the Heavenly Realm and Primordial Starry Sky made it unsuitable to govern the Primordial Continent.
• Emperor Jun agreed that authority over the Primordial Continent should be handled by its inhabitants, surprising the Sages with his withdrawal.
• Emperor Jun petitioned Dao Ancestor Hongjun for the Heavenly Court to receive the Authority of Punishment and act on behalf of Heaven.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Devil Ancestor Luo Hou recalled the purple eye and Heavenly Punishment they had sensed during the battle that destroyed the Western Primordial Desolation’s Spiritual Veins.

Demon Emperor Jun argued that the Heavenly Court should control the authority of Heavenly Punishment and supervise the Celestial Court, prompting the Heavenly Dao to recognize that living beings could wield that authority. Grand Pure Laozi opposed the plan, but the chapter ended with Emperor Jun challenging him to explain why the Heavenly Court should not enforce Heavenly Punishment.

• Demon Emperor Jun revealed that his contest with the Three Purities over Primordial Continent authority had been a feint, and that his true goal was the Heavenly Court’s authority to Act on Behalf of Heaven to Execute Punishment.
• Sage Nüwa, Devil Ancestor Luo Hou, Lady Pingxin, and the Three Purities reacted to the proposal, while the Heavenly Dao’s Heavenly Secret changed.
• Grand Pure Laozi argued that the impartial Heavenly Dao, rather than Emperor Jun with his personal interests, should control Heavenly Punishment.
• Emperor Jun countered that the Heavenly Court stood outside the Primordial Continent’s factions and could address wrongdoing that the Heavenly Dao might overlook.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun announced that the Heavenly Dao permitted living beings to control the authority of Heavenly Punishment, and Grand Pure Laozi objected to the Heavenly Court enforcing it.
• Emperor Jun challenged Grand Pure Laozi, claiming the Heavenly Court’s strength and his own power made it fit to punish even the Sages.

Emperor Jun secured the authority of Heavenly Punishment for the Heavenly Court and learned that it would carry responsibility for punishing evil and eventually managing Thunder Tribulations. He left the future use of that authority undecided, while the Three Purities reacted angrily to Hongjun granting it to him.

• Emperor Jun argued that the Heavenly Court was best suited to wield Heavenly Punishment and warned Taiqing that it might intervene in the Celestial Court's affairs.
• Hongjun granted Emperor Jun the authority of Heavenly Punishment, marking him briefly with purple lightning and transferring its laws into the Heavenly Realm.
• Emperor Jun opened the Golden Eye in the Throne of Law, allowing Heavenly Punishment laws to spread through the Heavenly Realm as Eastern Emperor Taiyi watched.
• The Heavenly Court's beings sensed their new authority and understood their responsibility as punishing evil.
• Emperor Jun realized that the authority would eventually help regulate cultivators through Thunder Tribulations, but he chose not to establish further rules yet.
• Emperor Jun thanked Hongjun for the grant, and the Three Purities reacted with anger.

After Emperor Jun gained the authority to Act on Behalf of Heaven to Execute Punishment, the Sages debated who should become Celestial Emperor. The chapter ended with Emperor Jun proposing Haotian, leaving Grand Pure Laozi’s bid to install Donghua unresolved.

• Emperor Jun received the authority to Act on Behalf of Heaven to Execute Punishment, shocking the Sages and disappointing the Three Purities.
• Grand Pure Laozi nominated Donghua as Celestial Emperor, but Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu rejected him because he was formed from Eastern Lord Duke’s Primordial Spirit.
• Great Emperor Fengdu challenged Grand Pure Laozi to fight over Donghua’s appointment, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped the confrontation in Zixiao Palace.
• Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu threatened to withhold the Netherworld’s cooperation if Donghua became Celestial Emperor.
• Emperor Jun proposed Haotian as Celestial Emperor, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun remained silent and reflected that Haotian’s Heaven’s Mandate had disappeared.

The Sages debated whether Donghua or Haotian should become Celestial Emperor, while Emperor Jun argued that Haotian was better suited and had the Netherworld’s support. Dao Ancestor Hongjun allowed Haotian and Yaochi to leave Zixiao Palace and left the choice of Celestial Emperor to the Sages, making Haotian eligible to compete.

• Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu supported Emperor Jun’s recommendation of Haotian and criticized Donghua’s cultivation and unstable foundation.
• Grand Pure Laozi questioned why Emperor Jun was interfering, but Emperor Jun argued that Haotian could better shoulder the Celestial Emperor’s responsibilities and gain the Netherworld’s support.
• Emperor Jun asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun whether Haotian could become Celestial Emperor for the good of the Primordial World.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun said Zixiao Palace needed no attendants, permitted Haotian and Yaochi to enter the Primordial World, and left the Celestial Emperor decision to the Sages.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun judged Grand Pure Laozi’s choice of Donghua childish, noting that Donghua’s unstable foundation made him unfit to bear responsibility for the Primordial Continent.

Demon Emperor Jun and Grand Pure Laozi argued over whether Donghua or Haotian should become Celestial Emperor, while the authority and responsibilities of the Primordial Continent gathered at Penglai Immortal Island. Emperor Jun proposed an impartial Mind Realm assessment for the two candidates, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s presence reassured the gathered Sages that it would be fair.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun observed as the Celestial Court’s establishment caused the authority, Laws, Causality, and Destiny of the Primordial Continent to gather at Penglai Immortal Island.
• Demon Emperor Jun and Grand Pure Laozi argued over whether Donghua or Haotian was suited to become Celestial Emperor, with Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu supporting Emperor Jun.
• Demon Emperor Jun proposed that Donghua and Haotian compete in a Mind Realm assessment to determine who could bear the Celestial Emperor’s responsibilities.
• Emperor Jun reminded the Three Purities that they had once attempted the Demon Clan’s Mind Realm trial, leaving the gathered Sages curious about their failure.
• Grand Pure Laozi questioned whether Emperor Jun could control the assessment, but Emperor Jun said everyone would witness it and invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun as guarantor.

The Sages agreed that Haotian could compete against Donghua for the Celestial Emperor position through an Assessment Trial, and Hongjun told Haotian and Yaochi they would leave Zixiao Palace after it. The trial expanded as more Sages recommended candidates, leaving Grand Pure Laozi regretting the meeting.

• Emperor Jun rejected Taiqing’s demands that Haotian give up his cultivation advantage, and Lady Pingxin and Great Emperor Fengdu agreed to the Assessment Trial.
• Hongjun summoned Haotian and Yaochi, approved Haotian as a candidate, and told them both they would leave Zixiao Palace after the trial regardless of its outcome.
• Grand Pure Laozi brought Donghua to Zixiao Palace, where Haotian judged him by his Grand Luo Golden Immortal aura.
• Luo Hou proposed Wutian as a candidate, Emperor Jun nominated Bo Huang, Jie Yin nominated Maitreya, and Great Emperor Fengdu nominated Wu Xian.
• Grand Pure Laozi regretted raising the Celestial Court matter as the list of candidates grew.

The Sages selected candidates to compete for the Celestial Emperor position and sent others to fetch them for an assessment at Zixiao Palace. As the candidates were being gathered, Wu Xian agreed to participate to help the Wu Tribe, while Daoist Randeng was told to join the trial.

• Jade Pure Yuanshi named Daoist Randeng as the Three Purities’ candidate, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered all named beings to undergo the assessment together.
• Sage Nüwa went to the Sun Star and brought Bo Huang after proving her identity with the Demon Name Record.
• Sage Zhun Ti went to Mount Sumeru and summoned Maitreya to Zixiao Palace.
• Great Emperor Fengdu explained the Celestial Court to Wu Xian, who agreed to go in hopes of helping the Wu Tribe return to the Primordial World.
• Jade Pure Yuanshi told Daoist Randeng that he had secured him a great opportunity and took him toward Zixiao Palace.

Daoist Randeng joined the assessment for Celestial Emperor despite doubting Jade Pure Yuanshi’s motives, while Emperor Jun gathered seven candidates in separate Mind Realms. He asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to reveal the condensed Celestial Emperor Authority so the assessment could reflect the Primordial Continent’s responsibilities.

• Jade Pure Yuanshi brought Daoist Randeng into Chaos after Randeng agreed to participate in the assessment.
• Wutian recognized Emperor Jun as his former opponent and saw how greatly Emperor Jun had surpassed him, while the other candidates regarded Wutian as a major threat.
• Emperor Jun opened the Mind Realm and drew the seven candidates’ consciousnesses into separate realms, preventing them from influencing one another.
• Devil Ancestor Luo Hou questioned why the assessment had not begun, but Emperor Jun instead asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to display the Primordial Continent’s Celestial Emperor Authority.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun agreed to reveal the authority, which had already condensed.