Chapter Summaries

Primordial Heavenly Venerate condemned Randeng and Immortal Official Nanji after the Clarify Teachings failed to secure the Merit of the Five Emperors. He punished Immortal Official Nanji with ten thousand years of reflection beneath Kirin Cliff, while Randeng remained without a sentence.

• Guangchengzi privately rejoiced that Immortal Official Nanji had failed, recalling that Nanji had previously taken the task of assisting the Human Emperor from him.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate brooded in Yuxu Palace over the loss of the Five Emperors' Merit after Randeng lost to Kunpeng and Shaohao died.
• Randeng and Immortal Official Nanji returned to Kunlun Mountain and were summoned with the other Clarify Teachings disciples to Yuxu Palace.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate confronted Randeng and Immortal Official Nanji, declaring that Zhuanxu had attained the Dao and the Merit had gone to the West.
• Immortal Official Nanji admitted his failure and blamed the Western Teachings' secret support of Zhuanxu, while Randeng tried to defend him by citing Kunpeng's strength.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate stopped their explanations and sentenced Immortal Official Nanji to suppress the Earthly Fire beneath Kirin Cliff and reflect for ten thousand years; Nanji accepted.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate punished Immortal Official Nanji and Randeng, then put Guangchengzi in charge of Clarify Teachings while he entered seclusion. He returned to a mysterious place beneath Kunlun Mountain and absorbed its black aura to strengthen his cultivation.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate confined Randeng to Primordial Enlightenment Cave on Vulture Mountain for failing to aid successfully and oversee events properly.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered Guangchengzi to oversee Clarify Teachings affairs, while Immortal Official Nanji inwardly resented the unequal punishment.
• The Clarify Teachings disciples flocked to flatter Guangchengzi, while Randeng warned Immortal Official Nanji that great changes might come before leaving.
• Immortal Official Nanji went to Kirin Cliff to serve his punishment, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate entered seclusion beneath Kunlun Mountain.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate absorbed the mysterious black aura, which had already advanced his cultivation to the late Sage Realm.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon secretly manipulated Primordial Heavenly Venerate into absorbing demonic energy to prepare for possessing his body, while Zhuanxu unified the Human Race and began the Five Emperors era. Later, Tongtian’s Golden Bell summoned Jie Teachings disciples back to Penglai, leaving them racing to discover what had happened.

• The Primordial Heavenly Demon watched as Primordial Heavenly Venerate absorbed black aura, deepening his connection to the source Demonic Energy and the demon’s End Dao Rhyme.
• Zhuanxu defeated Shaohao, became the foremost of the Five Emperors, unified the Human Race, and established rites, laws, and the Nine Provinces.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Huang Tian whether Qin Mu had helped Tongtian sever his Saint position without losing cultivation, and Huang Tian suggested that Zhen Yuanzi visit the Underworld.
• After years passed, Tongtian rang the Golden Bell at Biyou Palace, summoning all Jie Teachings disciples to Penglai.
• Jie Teachings disciples serving in the Heavenly Court and Underworld reported the summons to Qin Mu and Di Zun, then hurried back to Penglai.

Qin Mu considered the Jie Teachings’ summons as Duobao gathered the disciples to discuss the four remaining Human Race emperors’ Imperial Tutor positions. Duobao refused all four positions by Qin Mu’s order, leaving the disciples to wonder what other plans Qin Mu had for him.

• Qin Mu realized that the Golden Bell had been rung and wondered what Duobao would arrange for the Imperial Tutor positions.
• Duobao summoned the Jie Teachings disciples to Penglai Immortal Island to discuss assisting the remaining four Human Race emperors.
• Saint Mother Jinling proposed giving Duobao the positions, while other disciples argued that he should receive only one or none.
• Duobao silenced the arguing disciples with his Sub-Saint pressure and declared that he wanted none of the positions.
• Duobao revealed that he was refusing the positions by Qin Mu’s order, and the disciples stopped objecting.

Duobao proposed that Jie Teachings use Qin Mu’s control of the Netherworld to reincarnate its own disciples as the Human Race’s Four Emperors. The disciples agreed on the plan and selected four candidates, whom Duobao led toward the Underworld.

• Duobao and the Jie Teachings disciples chose Saint Mother Jinling, Saint Mother Wudang, the San Xiao Fairies, and Zhao Gongming as the four Imperial Tutors.
• Duobao explained that Qin Mu could use his Netherworld Authority to arrange for Jie Teachings disciples to reincarnate as Imperial Stars among the Human Race.
• Duobao proposed choosing the four reincarnation candidates from branches outside the Imperial Tutor selections, and the disciples agreed.
• The Jie Teachings disciples selected four Grand Unity Golden Immortals with excellent foundations and temperaments as the Imperial Star candidates.
• Duobao led the four chosen disciples toward the Netherworld Underworld.

Duobao brought four Jie Teachings disciples to the Underworld and asked Qin Mu to help them reincarnate as the Human Race’s next four Imperial Stars. Qin Mu gained Empress Pingxin’s agreement to send them through a special Reincarnation passage, leaving the plan ready to proceed.

• Tongtian reflected on Qin Mu’s past help to Duobao and wondered what arrangements Qin Mu had made for his disciple.
• Duobao arrived at Fengdu City with four Jie Teachings disciples and explained that he wanted them to reincarnate as the Human Race’s four Imperial Stars.
• Qin Mu approved Duobao’s plan and brought the group to Pingxin Hall.
• Qin Mu asked Empress Pingxin to send the four disciples through a special Reincarnation passage, and Pingxin agreed.

Empress Pingxin sent four Jie Teachings disciples into a special Reincarnation passage so they could be reborn as the Human Race’s four future Imperial Stars. Qin Mu reassured Duobao that the Jie Teachings could withstand interference and promised he would still help Duobao attain Sainthood, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate continued refining strange auras beneath Yuxu Palace.

• Empress Pingxin explained that the four Jie Teachings disciples would seal away their cultivation and memories before undergoing worldly trials and gradually awakening.
• Empress Pingxin opened a special Reincarnation passage, marked the four disciples with runes, and sent them inside to be reborn as Imperial Stars.
• Duobao thanked Empress Pingxin and Qin Mu, then warned Qin Mu that the Clarify Teachings and Western Teachings might interfere with the Jie Teachings’ plans.
• Qin Mu told Duobao that other sects would have to face the Jie Teachings’ wrath if they meddled, then brought Duobao to Fengdu City.
• Qin Mu told Duobao that he still intended to help him attain Sainthood but that the time had not yet come, and Duobao left the Underworld to attend to Jie Teachings affairs.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate continued absorbing and refining strange auras in a hidden place beneath Yuxu Palace.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Jie Yin decided not to challenge Jie Teachings over the four remaining Five Emperor tutors, wary of Qin Mu and Tongtian. More than ten years later, a new Human Race Imperial Star descended, and Duobao summoned Saint Mother Jinling to Penglai.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate chose not to interfere with Jie Teachings assisting the four remaining Imperial Stars.
• Jie Yin persuaded Zhun Ti not to seek Merit from Jie Teachings, citing Qin Mu and Tongtian and Heaven's control of the imperial succession.
• More than ten years later, auspicious signs announced the arrival of the second Five Emperor in a Human Race tribe.
• Duobao saw the Imperial Star descend and sent a voice transmission summoning Saint Mother Jinling to Penglai.
• Saint Mother Jinling received Qin Mu's permission and hurried from the Netherworld to Penglai.

Jin Ling took Di Ku as her disciple and prepared him to rule the Human Race, and he later succeeded Zhuanxu as the second of the Five Emperors. After improving the Human Race’s calendar and prosperity, Di Ku began receiving Merit as he approached Attaining the Dao.

• Jin Ling found Di Ku of the Gaoxing Tribe, revealed herself as a disciple of Saint Tongtian, and took him as her disciple.
• Jin Ling taught Di Ku knowledge and leadership, while secretly strengthening him to bear the Heaven’s Mandate of the Imperial Star.
• Zhuanxu chose Di Ku as his successor and abdicated the throne to him.
• Di Ku developed and spread a Calendar System that guided the Human Race’s seasonal activities and improved its prosperity.
• Purple Qi appeared over Haocheng City, and Golden Clouds of Merit gathered as Di Ku began receiving the largest share.

Di Ku attained the Dao, received Heavenly Dao Merit, and strengthened the Jie Teachings’ fortune before abdicating. The San Xiao Fairies guided Yao, who inherited Heaven’s Mandate and became Human King.

• Di Ku reached the peak of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, recovered memories of his past life as a Jie Teachings disciple, and received Merit while Saint Mother Jinling advanced to the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate brooded over the Jie Teachings’ growing fortune, while Jie Yin and Zhun Ti accepted that they could not safely contest Tongtian and Qin Mu.
• Tongtian and Duobao rejoiced that Di Ku had attained the Dao without interference, and Qin Mu anticipated the effect of the Jie Teachings’ Merit on the coming Great Calamity.
• Decades later, an Imperial Star entered the newborn Yao, and Duobao summoned the San Xiao Fairies to assist the third of the Five Emperors.
• The San Xiao Fairies guided Yao as he grew, while Di Ku recognized the time had come to abdicate and passed the throne to him.
• Yao inherited Heaven’s Mandate and succeeded Di Ku as Human King.

Emperor Yao attained the Dao, completing his reign, and Shun succeeded him as the fourth Human Emperor. After governing the Human Race and unifying its institutions, Shun attained the Dao as well, regained his memories as a Jie Teachings disciple, and advanced to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

• Golden Merit descended upon Emperor Yao, raising him to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and unsealing his memories as a Jie Teachings disciple; Merit also strengthened the San Xiao Fairies and the Jie Teachings’ fortune.
• Purple imperial qi descended upon the Eastern Yi Tribe, and Duobao sent Saint Mother Wudang to guide the child Shun.
• Saint Mother Wudang secretly protected Shun and later guided him as he earned his tribe’s trust and reputation.
• Emperor Yao abdicated in favor of Shun, who became Human King and unified the Calendar System, musical standards, weights, and measures while governing through virtuous policies.
• Golden Merit descended upon Emperor Shun, raising him to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and restoring his memories from before reincarnation.

As the Human Race advanced through the Era of the Five Emperors, a powerful black dragon unified the West Sea and demanded the other three seas submit. The Dragon Emperor gave their kings three days to surrender, setting the stage for conflict across the Four Seas.

• Tongtian sensed the Jie Teachings' fortune rise and saw that the Human Race's final imperial aura was slowly gathering.
• A hundred years earlier, a black dragon emerged from a rift near the West Sea's Guixu Sea Eye and forcibly subdued the West Sea's aquatic clans.
• The Dragon Emperor ordered Ao Run to summon Ao Guang, Ao Qin, and Ao Shun to submit, but she reported that the three kings had not given a clear response.
• The Dragon Emperor revealed inwardly that he was the reincarnated remnant soul of an ancient overlord seeking to unify the Four Seas and gain power for his plans.
• The Dragon Emperor gave the three sea kings three days to come to the West Sea, submit, and surrender their authority.

The final Human Race Imperial Star, Da Yu, was born in the Xia tribe, and Zhao Gongming went to guard him on behalf of Jie Teachings. Meanwhile, the Dragon Kings of the East, South, and North Seas faced the West Sea Dragon Emperor’s ultimatum and struggled to decide whether to submit.

• The Dragon Emperor threatened to lead the West Sea army against the other Dragon Palaces if their kings did not submit, leaving Ao Run fearful for the Four Seas Dragon Race.
• Imperial purple light descended upon the Xia tribe, where Da Yu was born as the fifth and final of the Human Race’s Five Emperors.
• Tongtian noted Da Yu’s birth, and Duobao summoned Zhao Gongming to assist the new Imperial Star.
• Zhao Gongming arrived in the Xia tribe, learned the infant’s name was Da Yu, and guarded him from the shadows.
• Ao Guang, Ao Qin, and Ao Shun met in the East Sea Dragon Palace to discuss the Dragon Emperor’s surrender ultimatum.
• Ao Shun said the Dragon Emperor was at least a Quasi-Saint and that the three seas could not defeat him, leaving Ao Guang asking whether they should submit.

Ao Guang, Ao Qin, and Ao Shun debated how to resist the Dragon Emperor and planned to seek Qin Mu’s help in the Underworld. A Heavenly Court envoy then offered the Four Seas Dragon Race an alliance and investiture, and the Dragon Kings agreed to submit and went with him to report their crisis to Di Zun.

• Ao Qin proposed seeking help from Jie Teachings or the Human Race, while Ao Shun warned that resisting the Dragon Emperor could wipe out the Dragon Race.
• Ao Guang decided the three Dragon Kings would seek an audience with Qin Mu in the Underworld if he would help them.
• A shrimp soldier reported that an envoy from the Heavenly Court had come to the Dragon Palace.
• The envoy announced Di Zun’s offer for the Four Seas Dragon Race to submit to the Heavenly Court, receive investiture, and govern the waters.
• Ao Guang explained the Dragon Emperor’s threat, and the envoy told the Dragon Kings to accompany him to the Heavenly Court and report it to Di Zun.

Ao Guang and the other Three Sea Dragon Kings sought Heavenly Court’s help against the black Dragon Emperor who had taken the West Sea. Di Zun ordered East Hua Emperor Lord to lead forces against him, but Ao Guang doubted that one Quasi-Saint would be enough.

• Ao Guang and the other Three Sea Dragon Kings traveled with a Heavenly Court envoy to meet Di Zun and submit the Dragon Race to Heavenly Court.
• Ao Guang told Di Zun that a powerful black dragon had conquered the West Sea, called himself the Dragon Emperor, and threatened the other three Dragon Races with destruction unless they submitted within three days.
• Ao Guang explained that old ancestor Candle Dragon could not defend the Dragon Race because he was in secluded cultivation, and Di Zun realized the Dragon Emperor’s rise had changed the expected course of events.
• Di Zun promised to suppress the Dragon Emperor and summoned East Hua Emperor Lord, ordering him to lead the Heavenly River Navy and accompany Ao Guang to the West Sea.
• Ao Guang warned Di Zun that East Hua Emperor Lord might not be strong enough to defeat the Dragon Emperor alone, displeasing East Hua Emperor Lord.

Di Zun revealed that East Hua Emperor Lord was the reincarnation of East King Duke, then sent him and the Three Sea Dragon Kings with the Heavenly River Navy to the West Sea. The Heavenly Court army confronted the West Sea Dragon Race, and Ao Run reported its arrival to the meditating Dragon Emperor.

• Di Zun told Ao Guang, Ao Qin, and Ao Shun that East Hua Emperor Lord was the reincarnation of East King Duke, and they agreed to accompany him.
• East Hua Emperor Lord led the Three Sea Dragon Kings and the Heavenly River Navy down to the lower realm, drawing the attention of Primordial Great Powers.
• The army arrived above the West Sea, where Ao Guang asked East Hua Emperor Lord to spare Ao Run and blame the Dragon Emperor.
• The West Sea Water Tribe learned that the Heavenly Court army and the other three Dragon Kings had arrived, while Ao Run hurried to warn the Dragon Emperor.
• The Dragon Emperor asked whether the other three Dragon Races had submitted, and Ao Run said they had not and that the Heavenly Court army was pressing upon the West Sea.

Ao Run reported that Ao Guang and the other Sea Dragon Kings had brought Heavenly Court forces into the West Sea, prompting the Dragon Emperor to send her out to confront them. As the armies faced off, powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness wondered why the Dragon Race and Heavenly Court had turned against each other, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate considered exploiting the conflict against Qin Mu.

• Ao Run told the Dragon Emperor that Ao Guang and the other Three Sea Dragon Kings had sought Heavenly Court support and led its army into the West Sea.
• The Dragon Emperor dismissed the Heavenly Court as insignificant and ordered Ao Run to meet its forces first.
• Ao Run led the West Sea Navy to face the Heavenly Soldiers commanded by the East Hua Emperor Lord, while Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings watched tensely.
• Powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness reacted with surprise to the standoff between the Heavenly Court and the West Sea Dragon Race.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate suspected Qin Mu was seeking control of the Four Seas and resolved to use the conflict to undermine him.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, along with Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi, questioned the cause of the clash and chose to watch for now.

At the West Sea, This Sovereign Lord defeated and bound Ao Run after declaring the Heavenly Court’s claim over the Four Seas. The Dragon Emperor emerged in his immense black Dragon form, overwhelming everyone with his terrifying aura.

• Nuwa and Taishang sensed the Heavenly Court’s campaign against the West Sea Dragon Race and wondered at the conflict.
• Ao Guang urged Ao Run to surrender and asked This Sovereign Lord to spare her, but Ao Run said she had her own difficulties.
• This Sovereign Lord announced that the Four Seas must return to the Heavenly Court’s rule, and Ao Run attacked him.
• This Sovereign Lord repelled Ao Run and bound her with purple chains, sparing her because she was one of the Four Sea Dragon Kings.
• The Dragon Emperor dismissed This Sovereign Lord as merely a Quasi-Saint, then emerged from the West Sea as a colossal black Dragon whose aura overwhelmed the armies and watching observers.

The Dragon Emperor emerged in the West Sea and stunned powerful beings across the Primordial World with his ancient, overwhelming aura. He tried to recruit East Hua Emperor Lord to help him rule the cosmos, but East Hua rejected his boast, prompting the Dragon Emperor to prepare to demonstrate his strength.

• The Dragon Emperor appeared in the West Sea, and East Hua Emperor Lord countered his oppressive aura with Pure Yang Purple Qi.
• Di Zun, Qin Mu, and Lu Ya sensed the Dragon Emperor and suspected he was a powerful survivor or reincarnation from an earlier era.
• The Dragon Emperor dismissed East Hua Emperor Lord as a junior and offered him authority over the Celestial Stars if he submitted.
• East Hua Emperor Lord called the Dragon Emperor shamelessly boastful and doubted he could rule the cosmos.
• The Dragon Emperor grew cold and unleashed his aura, declaring that he would show East Hua Emperor Lord the gap between them.

East Hua Emperor Lord challenged the Dragon Emperor above the West Sea, claiming he would act as Heaven's punishment, but the Dragon Emperor's strange and devastating techniques overwhelmed him. The Dragon Emperor remained composed after their clash and began another attack as East Hua Emperor Lord struggled to recover.

• East Hua Emperor Lord summoned Purple Qi Coming from the East and Ten Thousand Immortals Pay Homage, then declared he would purge the seas as Heaven's punishment.
• The Dragon Emperor collapsed the space around East Hua Emperor Lord with Forbidden Abyss, but East Hua Emperor Lord cut a path through the darkness with Purple Mansion Sky-Opening Light and escaped.
• The Dragon Emperor transformed into countless dark dragon phantoms and attacked from every direction, while East Hua Emperor Lord defended himself with Purple Qi Coming from the East and Suppressing Qian Kun.
• The collision of purple qi and dragon phantoms shook the West Sea, and the observers watched East Hua Emperor Lord emerge with a cracked Purple Mansion Immortal Palace and a pale face while the Dragon Emperor remained composed.
• The Dragon Emperor mocked East Hua Emperor Lord, then formed a miniature energy black hole in his palm and pressed it down toward the void.