Chapter Summaries

Old Ancestor Ming He used Hongmeng Purple Qi to attempt Sainthood, but his breakthrough stalled until the Underworld’s Earthly Dao Fortune empowered him. He attained the Saint Realm at the third level, leaving the other Saints stunned and envious.

• The Saints were shocked to see Hongmeng Purple Qi on Old Ancestor Ming He, while Tongtian realized Qin Mu had given him the final strand and had none left for himself.
• Old Ancestor Ming He’s cultivation rose toward Sainthood but stalled at the peak of the Sub-Saint Realm, prompting many great powers, including Dijun, to assume he had failed.
• The Underworld’s Earthly Dao Fortune poured into Old Ancestor Ming He and broke through his bottleneck.
• Old Ancestor Ming He attained the Saint Realm, and his cultivation rose to the third level of the Saint Realm.
• Nuwa lamented that Ming He had surpassed her cultivation, while Jie Yin and Zhun Ti envied the Underworld’s Fortune and blamed Qin Mu for their lost influence over the Underworld.

Old Ancestor Ming He attained sainthood with Qin Mu’s help and pledged to protect the Underworld. Back on Penglai Immortal Island, Duobao asked Qin Mu how he could become a Saint, and Qin Mu offered two possible paths.

• Jie Yin urged Zhun Ti to accept that the Underworld stood beyond the Saints’ interference as Ming He attained sainthood.
• Ming He thanked Qin Mu for providing Hongmeng Purple Qi, the Foundation of Sanctification, and Underworld Fortune, then promised to safeguard reincarnation.
• Ming He named Tenhajun, Mahabrahma, Kamarupa, and Shiva the Four Great Demon Kings of the Asura Race before entering the Blood Sea to stabilize his Saint Realm.
• Qin Mu returned to Penglai Immortal Island, where Duobao asked him for a method to attain sainthood quickly.
• Qin Mu told Duobao that he could earn supreme Merit or create a new race recognized by heaven and earth.

Qin Mu told Duobao to wait patiently for his chance to attain sainthood, then visited Tongtian to announce his planned cultivation and wedding to Xi He. He claimed to have ninety percent confidence in reaching Hunyuan and revealed a mysterious pill, whose aura shook Biyou Palace.

• Qin Mu reassured Duobao that he would help him attain sainthood when the time came, and Duobao resolved to cultivate patiently.
• Qin Mu told Tongtian that he would enter secluded cultivation to attempt Hunyuan and wanted Tongtian to officiate his wedding to Fairy Xi He afterward.
• Tongtian agreed to arrange a grand wedding and worried that Qin Mu had given away all his Hongmeng Purple Qi before attempting Hunyuan.
• Qin Mu declared that he had ninety percent confidence in reaching Hunyuan, and Tongtian accepted his assurance.
• Qin Mu produced a mysterious pill whose aura disrupted the laws and cracked the space-time inside Biyou Palace.

Qin Mu gave Tongtian a Meteorite-Shattering Pill that could free a Saint from the Heavenly Dao without reducing their cultivation, and Tongtian decided to keep it until he was strong enough to use it safely. Qin Mu returned to the Underworld and told Xi He that Tongtian approved of their wedding and would witness it, but his sudden “However...” left her worried.

• Qin Mu explained the Meteorite-Shattering Pill’s power and gave it to Tongtian as a gift.
• Tongtian accepted the pill, praised Qin Mu, and decided not to take it yet because the Heavenly Dao might respond.
• Qin Mu left Biyou Palace and returned to the Underworld to meet Xi He.
• Qin Mu told Xi He that Tongtian approved of their marriage and had agreed to serve as their wedding witness.
• Qin Mu said “However...,” causing Xi He to tense up and ask what he meant.

Qin Mu began seclusion in the Sacred Spirit Pearl to break through to Hunyuan, intending to marry Xi He when he emerged. Ten thousand years later, the Demon Race gathered in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Xi Huang Fuxi and Demon Master Kunpeng arrived as the demons awaited the Demon Emperor.

• Qin Mu told Xi He that he would enter seclusion to break through to Hunyuan and make their wedding day the day he emerged; Xi He promised to wait for him.
• Qin Mu informed Empress Pingxin of his plans, and she agreed to guard the Underworld while worrying that he might try to Prove Dao with Strength.
• Qin Mu met his avatar Yin Tianzi in Fengdu City, then entered the Sacred Spirit Pearl and began refining Pangu's Essence Blood while circulating the Great Self-Transformation Technique.
• Ten thousand years passed, and the Underworld's standing grew stronger after Old Ancestor Ming He became an Earthly Dao Saint.
• The Demon Emperor summoned the Demon Gods and Grand Luo Golden Immortal Demon Kings to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Xi Huang Fuxi and Demon Master Kunpeng arrived.

Dijun told Nuwa that he planned to attack the Four Seas Dragon Race and take its Fortune to help him reach Hunyuan. Nuwa agreed to support the Demon Race if trouble arose, while the demons gathered in the Heavenly Court awaiting Dijun.

• Fuxi and Kunpeng arrived at the Heavenly Court gathering, where the demons speculated that the Demon Race was preparing to fight the Wu Clan.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi took his seat and told the gathered demons to wait for Dijun.
• Nuwa sensed Dijun’s arrival at Wa Huang Palace and wondered whether he intended to attack the Wu Clan.
• Dijun told Nuwa that he planned to move against the Four Seas Dragon Race and use its Fortune to seek Sainthood without Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Nuwa warned Dijun that Fortune alone might not replace Hongmeng Purple Qi, but agreed to intervene if the Demon Race faced a threat it could not resolve.

Dijun ordered the Demon Race to subjugate the Dragon Race and sent a million-strong army toward the Four Seas. The army’s destination left the Primordial Wilderness’s powers and Saints guessing whether a great war with the Wu Clan or Human Race was about to begin.

• Dijun thanked Saint Nuwa for assuring him that Saints would not intervene, then returned to the Heavenly Court.
• Dijun announced that the Demon Race would campaign against the Dragon Race, surprising the assembled demons, who had expected war with the Wu Clan.
• Xingchen volunteered to lead the invasion, and Dijun gave him a million troops and two Demon Gods as support, ordering him to demand the Dragon Race’s submission or kill them.
• Xingchen mustered the army at the South Heaven Gate and led it down to the lower realm toward the Four Seas.
• The Demon Race’s mobilization drew speculation from living beings and Saints Taishang, Yuanshi, and Tongtian about whether the army was targeting the Wu Clan or the Human Race.

The Demon Race army descended into the lower realm, prompting the Wu Clan, Human Race, and Saints to expect an attack on either the Wu Clan or the Human Race. When the army abruptly changed direction, Huang Tian suspected it was targeting the Dragon Race.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti welcomed the Demon Race's descent and planned to take advantage of the coming conflict for the Western Realm.
• Di Jiang summoned the Ancestral Wus, who prepared for a possible attack, while Chi You and Zhurong eagerly anticipated battle.
• The Three Ancestors of the Human Race and Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi considered whether the Demon Race planned to attack the Human Race or the Wu Clan.
• The million-strong Demon Race army changed direction instead of heading toward Buzhou Mountain, confounding the Ancestral Wus, the Saints, and beings across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Huang Tian watched the army turn away from the Wu Clan and wondered whether the Demon Race was targeting the Dragon Race.

The Demon Race marched on the Four Seas Dragon Race to seize its Fortune, alarming the Primordial Great Powers and Saints. Ao Guang rallied the Dragon Kings to fight, and the Dragon Race began assembling its forces as the invasion approached.

• The Primordial Great Powers and Saints learned the Demon Race was advancing toward the East Sea, and Jie Yin and others concluded it sought the Dragon Race's Fortune.
• Tongtian wondered how Qin Mu's Hunyuan breakthrough was progressing and recalled that Candle Dragon had promised the Four Seas Dragon Race would submit to the Jie Teachings if freed from his predicament.
• Ao Guang, Ao Qin, Ao Run, and Ao Shun learned the Demon Race was targeting their race, and the three Dragon Kings gathered at the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Ao Guang declared that the Dragon Race had no choice but to fight, inspiring the other Dragon Kings to join him.
• The Four Seas Dragon Race beat its war drums and assembled its forces from across the seas.

The Demon Race invaded the East Sea and demanded the Four Seas Dragon Race surrender, but Ao Guang led the Dragon Kings and their army into battle. Watching the fighting, True Person Huanglong sought Yuanshi’s help, only to be told that the Clarify Teachings would not interfere, leaving him furious and helpless.

• The Star Demon God led a million-strong Demon Race army to the East Sea and demanded that the Dragon Race submit and surrender its Fortune.
• Ao Guang rejected the demand and led the Four Seas Dragon Race into battle against the Demon Race.
• The armies clashed above the East Sea, and the battle filled the waters and sky with blood and casualties.
• True Person Huanglong watched the fighting through a Water Mirror, then went to Yuxu Palace to ask Yuanshi to intervene.
• Guangchengzi told True Person Huanglong that Yuanshi considered the Dragon Race’s calamity part of the Heavenly Dao’s cycle and ordered him not to interfere.
• True Person Huanglong left without seeing Yuanshi, angry that his master would not help his clan.

Huanglong defied Yuanshi and joined the Dragon Race’s desperate defense against the Demon Race, while Huang Tian told Zhen Yuanzi they would aid the Dragon Race later. As the Star Demon God prepared to strike down Ao Guang, Saint Tongtian entered the hidden Small World beneath Penglai and disturbed a chained dragon.

• Huanglong left Yuxu Palace and flew alone to the East Sea to aid the Dragon Race after Yuanshi refused to intervene.
• Huanglong joined Ao Guang in battle, but the Demon Race’s overwhelming forces continued to crush the Dragon Race’s defenses.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Huang Tian whether they should help, and Huang Tian said they would act, but not yet, remembering Ao Guang’s past aid to the Human Race.
• The Star Demon God demanded that Ao Guang surrender, but Ao Guang refused, and the Star Demon God prepared to kill him.
• Tongtian entered the Small World beneath Penglai Immortal Island, causing a huge chained dragon inside to tremble.

Saint Tongtian freed Candle Dragon from the seal, and Candle Dragon rushed to the East Sea to save the Dragon Race from the Demon Race. He arrived just as the Star Demon God was about to kill Ao Guang, leaving Dijun stunned by the Dragon Race’s hidden powerhouse.

• Tongtian shattered the last Heavenly Dao Chains binding Candle Dragon and freed him from the Sealed Land.
• Tongtian showed Candle Dragon the Dragon Race’s defeat on the East Sea Battlefield, and Candle Dragon vowed to repay Qin Mu’s aid and honor the Dragon Race’s agreement.
• Candle Dragon departed for the East Sea while Tongtian observed that the Demon Race did not know he was still alive.
• The Star Demon God and two other Demon Gods overwhelmed the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and the Star Demon God prepared to kill Ao Guang when he refused to submit.
• Candle Dragon’s voice and overwhelming dragon’s might shook the battlefield, and Dijun reacted in disbelief to the Dragon Race’s hidden powerhouse.

Candle Dragon emerged on the East Sea battlefield and rescued the Dragon Race from the Demon Race’s assault, revealing that the ancient progenitor had survived the War of the Three Races. Yuanshi regretted refusing True Person Huanglong’s request for aid, realizing he had missed a chance to earn Candle Dragon’s favor.

• Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi were surprised by the sudden Dragon Race aura, which Huang Tian did not recognize.
• Candle Dragon tore open the void above the East Sea and appeared before the battling armies.
• Candle Dragon unleashed Origin Dragon Flame, annihilating thousands of Demon Race elites and breaking a hole through their formation.
• Ao Guang and the Dragon Kings recognized Candle Dragon as their ancestor and knelt with the Dragon Race to welcome his return.
• Star Demon God and the other Demon Gods feared Candle Dragon, while ancient powers recognized him as Ancestral Dragon’s younger brother.
• Yuanshi learned that Candle Dragon was alive and regretted refusing True Person Huanglong’s request for help.

Candle Dragon appeared at the East Sea battlefield and overwhelmed the Demon Race’s three Demon Gods with a single slash. Just as he was about to kill them, Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived and stopped the attack with the Chaos Bell.

• Candle Dragon transformed and descended before Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings, then rebuked them for allowing the Dragon Race to fall into such a state.
• Candle Dragon confronted Xingchen and the other three Demon Gods, dismissing the Star Demon God’s claim that the Dragon Race was no longer powerful.
• Candle Dragon unleashed a blade strike that shattered the two Demon Gods’ attacks and cracked the Star Demon God’s shield, forcing all three to join forces and leaving them injured and suppressed.
• Primordial Great Powers watching the battle marveled at Candle Dragon’s strength and believed the Dragon Race would rise again.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared with the Chaos Bell and used its golden sound waves to destroy Candle Dragon’s blade light and save the three Demon Gods.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived at the East Sea battlefield and challenged Candle Dragon, who had been overwhelming the Demon Race. Their clash escalated as Candle Dragon’s time powers countered Taiyi’s Eastern Emperor Bell, and Taiyi unleashed a destructive bell attack.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived and saved Xingchen and the other Three Demon Gods, restoring the Demon Race army’s confidence.
• Taiyi demanded that Candle Dragon submit the Dragon Race or face its extermination, and Candle Dragon rejected him and attacked.
• Candle Dragon slowed Taiyi with Years Like a Knife, but Taiyi used the Eastern Emperor Bell to break free and countered with Solar True Fire.
• Candle Dragon stopped and shattered Taiyi’s Golden Crow attack with Instant Eternity, then struck Taiyi with Eon in a Flash, forcing him backward.
• Taiyi rang the Eastern Emperor Bell with destructive force, sending soundwaves that began collapsing Candle Dragon’s time and space laws.

Candle Dragon drove Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Demon Race army from the East Sea, though the battle damaged Candle Dragon’s origin and soul. A thousand years later, Cangjie proclaimed the Dao of Writing at Kongtong Mountain and began creating characters.

• Candle Dragon revealed his true form and clashed with Eastern Emperor Taiyi, injuring him and forcing him to retreat.
• Xingchen and the other Three Demon Gods withdrew the remaining Demon Race army as the Dragon Race celebrated its victory.
• Candle Dragon admitted to himself that using his origin time had damaged him, then returned to the Dragon Palace with Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi returned to Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Demon Emperor Dijun consoled him after the failed campaign.
• A thousand years later, Cangjie rose above Kongtong Mountain and declared that he would create Writing for the Human Race.
• Cangjie raised his hand and formed primitive characters representing Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and Lightning.

Cangjie created characters for the Human Race and became its late Quasi-Saint Ancestor of Literature, prompting concern from the Demon Race. Inspired by Cangjie, Kunpeng created Demonic Script and received a vast cloud of Heavenly Merit.

• Cangjie completed his characters, received Heavenly Merit, and advanced to the late Quasi-Saint stage as the Human Race revered him as its Ancestor of Literature.
• Huang Tian expressed surprise that Cangjie had not reached the Sub-Saint realm, while Zhen Yuanzi questioned his expectations.
• Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi discussed the Human Race’s growing threat and decided they could not attack it yet.
• Kunpeng resolved to imitate Cangjie by creating Demonic Script, hoping to gather the Demon Race’s Fortune and attain sainthood.
• After ten thousand years of study, Kunpeng inscribed Demonic Script in North Abyss and declared that it would stabilize the Demon Race’s Fortune.
• A vast cloud of Merit gathered above North Abyss and poured into Kunpeng.

Kunpeng created Demonic Script and used the Merit to advance to the Sub-Saint Realm, stirring admiration among the Demon Race and unease in Dijun. As Dijun considered Kunpeng’s growing power, he sensed a mysterious aura that only he could detect and left to follow it.

• Kunpeng advanced from the Quasi-Saint Realm to the Sub-Saint Realm after creating Demonic Script and receiving Merit.
• Kunpeng resolved to compete for the title of Demon Emperor but kept his ambition hidden.
• Dijun grew wary that Kunpeng might challenge him or leave the Demon Race, and regretted not creating Demonic Script himself.
• Dijun sensed a mysterious external aura that Taiyi and the other Demon Gods could not detect.
• Dijun left the Demon Race Heavenly Court to follow the aura.

After refining Pangu's Essence Blood, Qin Mu tried to split Chaos and forge his own Great Dao, provoking the Heavenly Dao to invade the Underworld. Tongtian, Hongjun, Ming He, and Pingxin recognized the danger, but Qin Mu's attempt remained underway.

• Qin Mu finished refining Pangu's Essence Blood and reached the peak of the Half-Step Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Qin Mu transformed into a giant and used Pangu's Essence Blood to begin splitting Chaos and proving the Dao through strength.
• The Heavenly Dao reacted with fury, alarming the Sages, while Tongtian suspected Qin Mu's attempt had provoked it and Hongjun recognized him as an unforeseen variable.
• The Heavenly Dao broke through the Underworld's barrier and unleashed a pillar of Destruction, shaking the Underworld and terrifying its ghosts.
• Old Ancestor Ming He suspected Qin Mu was responsible, and Empress Pingxin looked up as the Heavenly Dao invaded her Underworld.

As Qin Mu attempted to prove the Dao through strength and attain Hunyuan, Heavenly Dao broke into the Underworld and the Sacred Spirit Pearl to stop him. Qin Mu rejected its offer of a Hongmeng Purple Qi and charged into battle against its Pangu avatar.

• Pingxin, Yin Tianzi, Zhen Yuanzi, and Huang Tian sensed Heavenly Dao's fury and suspected Qin Mu was about to pursue Hunyuan.
• Heavenly Dao breached the Underworld's barrier and forced its way into the Sacred Spirit Pearl's Chaos World.
• The Eye of Heavenly Dao appeared and offered Qin Mu a Hongmeng Purple Qi if he abandoned Proving Dao with Strength and became a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Qin Mu rejected the offer, and the Eye of Heavenly Dao manifested a Pangu avatar to attack him.
• Qin Mu summoned Grass Sword and charged at Pangu's avatar.