Arc 5The Earth Dao Struggle
Li Yi thwarted Hongjun’s attempts to punish him and seize control of the Earth Dao, while the Wu-Yao war escalated into a devastating final battle. Houtu began establishing the Earth Dao with Li Yi’s aid as Hongjun prepared to confront him again.
- Hongjun pursued Zhunti and Jieyin to the Human Race, but Li Yi blocked his attacks with the Chaos Gourd and Taiji Diagram, forcing Hongjun to withdraw.
- Hongjun advanced the calamity cycle, while Li Yi advised Houtu to send Witch Tribe elites west under the Human Dao and planned to redirect the calamity’s fortune.
- Guto Xuefeng entered the Primordial World to capture Li Yi, was defeated by Witch Tribe fighters, and joined the Demon Court as Demon God Chang Geng.
- Morning Star Lord explained the Primordial World’s sages and the Human Emperor to Guto Xuefeng, while Blue Star viewers learned Li Yi was a peak Quasi-Saint and Tongtian was a Sage.
- The Twelve Ancestor Witches and the Demon Tribe fought with their great formations, devastating both sides until the Zhou Tian Star Formation nearly destroyed the Witch Tribe.
- As Houtu prepared to become the Earthly Dao, Li Yi interrupted her oath, warned that she could not govern it alone, and proposed that Human Race cultivators establish the Ten Courts of Hell.
- Houtu agreed to share the Earth Dao’s governance with Human Race cultivators, and Li Yi gave her three treasures to establish it as Hongjun summoned tribulation clouds against him.