Chapter Summaries

Daoist Jingchen tried to recruit Di Xing into the Western Heavenly Court, but Di Xing refused and revealed that Jingchen’s threats could not intimidate him. When Jingchen used his aura to subdue the court officials, Di Xing killed him with a single palm strike, leaving the court stunned.

• Daoist Jingchen offered Di Xing cultivation and immortality if he joined the Western Heavenly Court.
• Di Xing rejected the offer, saying he had no interest in joining.
• Jingchen threatened Di Xing and unleashed his oppressive aura, forcing the court officials to their knees while Di Xing remained unaffected.
• Di Xing struck Jingchen with an ordinary-looking palm, destroying his body and Primordial Spirit.
• The court officials stared in disbelief after Di Xing killed a Daluo Golden Immortal with one blow.

Di Xing revealed his hidden strength by killing the Western Teachings’ Daoist Jingchen with one palm, shocking the primordial world. As the factions speculated about who supported him, Jie Yin stopped Zhun Ti from retaliating because the Human Race was protected by its great powers.

• Di Xing killed Daoist Jingchen with one palm, dismissed the court officials, and withdrew into the hall.
• News of Di Xing’s strength spread throughout the primordial world, where the great powers wondered which powerful figure backed him.
• Qin Mu recognized that the Western Teachings were targeting the Human Race’s Fortune and suspected Haotian still sought to attain sainthood.
• Cangjie and the other human leaders questioned Huang Tian about Di Xing’s strength, and Huang Tian neither confirmed nor denied that his Original Body was involved.
• Zhun Ti demanded revenge for Daoist Jingchen, but Jie Yin told him to wait because attacking Di Xing would risk making enemies of the protected Human Race.

Haotian learned that Di Xing had killed the Western Teachings’ envoy and suspected someone powerful was supporting the Human Race. In Xuanyuan Tomb, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened in a fox demon’s body, took command of the sleeping demons, and began breaking through her cultivation bottleneck.

• Jie Yin persuaded Zhun Ti not to provoke the Human Race, and Zhun Ti suppressed his anger.
• Haotian learned that Di Xing had killed Jingchen with one strike and concluded that someone was backing the Human Emperor.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened in the body of a Nine-Tailed Fox in Xuanyuan Tomb and examined the host’s memories.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor learned about Qin Mu and the current age, but decided not to concern herself with him unless he crossed her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened the demons in Xuanyuan Tomb, made them submit to her, and began breaking through her cultivation bottleneck.

The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor reached Peak Quasi-Saint and brought the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit to Qingqiu, promising to make them rulers of the age. After killing a Tushan Clan squad, she left them wondering whether she intended to unite all of Qingqiu.

• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor broke through to Peak Quasi-Saint, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit arrived to congratulate her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor told her sworn younger sisters to follow her and promised to make them rulers of the age.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor took the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit to Qingqiu, the Fox Clan's divided stronghold.
• A Tushan Clan squad ordered the newcomers to leave, and the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor killed the squad with a single palm strike.
• The Jade Pipa Spirit asked the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor whether she planned to unite all of Qingqiu.

The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor united Qingqiu, absorbed its Fortune, and advanced to the Sub-Saint realm before declaring herself the Nine-Tailed Empress. Her rise baffled the Saints, who suspected she was a new variable outside the Heavenly Dao as the Great Calamity approached.

• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor declared herself lord of Qingqiu and threatened death to Fox Clan tribes that would not pay homage within three days.
• Fox Clan members who challenged the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor were easily killed, and three days later the entire Fox Clan pledged allegiance to her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor absorbed Qingqiu's Fortune, broke through to the Sub-Saint realm, and proclaimed herself the Nine-Tailed Empress.
• Primordial Great Powers noticed the Nine-Tailed Empress's rise, while Saint Taishang, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Sect Master Tongtian questioned how she had gained such strength.
• Jie Yin concluded that the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit seemed to lie outside the Heavenly Dao, and Zhun Ti recognized her as another variable.
• Saint Nuwa wondered why the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit had awakened early and concluded that the coming Great Calamity held many uncertainties.

Qin Mu learned that the Nine-Tailed Empress had risen early and could not calculate her fate, suspecting she was a powerful being reincarnated from an earlier era. In Qingqiu, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor received the Dragon Emperor, who recounted his defeat and escape from Qin Mu.

• Zhen Yuanzi and Huang Tian agreed that something was amiss with the Nine-Tailed Empress's unexpected rise.
• Qin Mu realized the Investiture Calamity had changed course and could not calculate the Nine-Tailed Empress's fate, leading him to suspect she came from an earlier Primordial Era.
• The Dragon Emperor arrived in Qingqiu and revealed himself to the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor, an old acquaintance from another Primordial Era.
• The Dragon Emperor told the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor how Qin Mu had overwhelmed him and repeatedly killed the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, forcing him to flee.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor warned that Qin Mu was likely the strongest below the Heavenly Dao level and asked the Dragon Emperor why he had come.

The Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor agreed to join forces, while the Eastern and Western Heavenly Courts weighed recruiting the newly risen Nine-Tailed Empress. Haotian sent an envoy to Qingqiu, but the Nine-Tailed Empress reacted with contempt to his demand that she and Qingqiu join the Western Heavenly Court.

• The Dragon Emperor proposed that he and the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor ally to pursue power and the Immortal Seed, and she accepted despite suspecting he would not share it.
• Immortal officials urged Di Zun to recruit the Nine-Tailed Empress, but he refused because he suspected another powerful figure from a different era stood behind her.
• An official suggested recruiting the Nine-Tailed Empress into the Western Heavenly Court, and Haotian ordered an envoy to Qingqiu.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress received Haotian's envoy, who arrogantly demanded that she and Qingqiu join the Western Heavenly Court.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress called the demand ridiculous and responded with contempt.

The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor rejected the Western Heavenly Court’s attempt to recruit Qingqiu and slapped its envoy out of the territory. The Dragon Emperor warned that the court would retaliate and urged her to accept its protection temporarily, leaving her to consider the proposal.

• The Daluo Envoy urged the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor to join the Western Heavenly Court, citing the coming Great Calamity and its powerful backers.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor dismissed the Western Heavenly Court and insulted Haotian, then struck the envoy and sent him flying from Qingqiu.
• The envoy vowed that the Western Heavenly Court would punish her and flew back to report.
• The Dragon Emperor questioned the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor’s rejection and warned that the Western Heavenly Court had the Two Sages of the West and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate behind it.
• The Dragon Emperor explained that he needed to hide from Qin Mu and urged the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor to let Qingqiu join the Western Heavenly Court temporarily while they recovered their strength.

After the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor agreed to listen, she said she would first give Haotian a taste of what was coming. Haotian sought help from Jie Yin and Zhun Ti after the Nine-Tailed Empress rejected his recruitment, and Jie Yin sent him to Kunlun Mountain to learn the Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s position on her.

• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor agreed to listen but said she would first give Haotian a taste of what was coming.
• The Daluo Envoy returned to Haotian bruised and claimed the Nine-Tailed Empress had called him an ant and rejected the Western Heavenly Court’s offer.
• Haotian vowed to handle Qingqiu and went to Mount Sumeru to seek an audience with Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
• Haotian told the Saints that the Nine-Tailed Empress had insulted the Western Heavenly Court and its backers.
• Jie Yin urged Haotian to inform the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and sent him to Kunlun Mountain to discover where he stood on the Nine-Tailed Empress.

Haotian sought the Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s aid in recruiting the Nine-Tailed Empress of Qingqiu, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate joined him with Jie Yin and Zhun Ti. As the three Saints headed for Qingqiu, other Saints watched and wondered how Qin Mu would respond.

• Haotian arrived at Yuxu Palace and asked the Primordial Heavenly Venerate to help bring the Nine-Tailed Empress into the Western Heavenly Court.
• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate agreed to accompany Haotian and brought him to meet Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti agreed to join them, and the three Saints set off with Haotian for Qingqiu.
• Saint Taishang sensed their journey and remarked that they seemed determined to recruit the Nine-Tailed Empress.
• Sect Master Tongtian worried that the Western Heavenly Court or Western Teachings might gain an advantage, but decided to trust Qin Mu’s judgment.
• Saint Zhen Yuanzi questioned Huang Tian about Qin Mu’s plans, while Nuwa chose to let the Saints contend over Qingqiu.

Haotian arrived at Qingqiu with the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti to force the Nine-Tailed Empress to join the Western Heavenly Court. After she fought Haotian and was overwhelmed by the two Western Saints, she agreed to submit.

• Qin Mu watched events in Qingqiu and suspected that a powerful figure from another Primordial Era was hiding behind the Nine-Tailed Empress.
• Haotian and three Saints confronted the Nine-Tailed Empress, who challenged Haotian's attempt to threaten her.
• Haotian attacked the Nine-Tailed Empress, but her nine tails drove him back and prevented him from retaliating.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti joined forces against the Nine-Tailed Empress, and their Buddhist light suppressed her tails as Qingqiu's mountains collapsed.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress stopped the Saints and reluctantly agreed to have Qingqiu join the Western Heavenly Court.

The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to join the Western Heavenly Court while keeping Qingqiu autonomous, and the Dragon Emperor warned her to recover her strength and stay cautious. As the Western Heavenly Court grew more powerful, Eastern Heavenly Court officials urged Di Zun to curb its rise, but he only smiled.

• The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to submit Qingqiu to the Western Heavenly Court while retaining the right to govern it, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate approved the condition.
• Haotian accepted Jie Yin's decree and privately resolved to seek Sainthood, while the Western Heavenly Court representatives departed Qingqiu.
• The Dragon Emperor questioned the Nine-Tailed Empress about fighting Haotian, and she vowed to make the Western Teaching Saints and Primordial Heavenly Venerate pay once she regained her strength.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress and the Dragon Emperor suspected that the Primordial Heavenly Venerate's aura concealed an existence from another Primordial Era, and agreed to lie low and recover their strength.
• News of Qingqiu joining the Western Heavenly Court drew more beings to it, strengthening its position as Haotian held a celebration with the support of the Two Sages of the West and Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Eastern Heavenly Court officials warned Di Zun that the Western Heavenly Court's growing power could leave them at a disadvantage, but Di Zun only smiled faintly.

A new Human Emperor aura appeared among humanity, alarming the Primordial World’s great powers and Saints as they anticipated a struggle that could begin the Investiture of the Gods calamity. Qin Mu traced the aura to Xiqi and suspected it heralded Ji Fa.

• Di Zun reassured the Eastern Heavenly Court’s immortals that Qin Mu’s power made the Western Heavenly Court no threat, then dismissed them.
• After years of covert preparations by the eastern and western courts, a purple Human Emperor aura rose from human territory and spread across the sky.
• Saint Taishang, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Sect Master Tongtian, and Saint Nuwa each sensed the aura and anticipated turmoil and the coming Great Calamity.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Huang Tian about the new aura, and Huang Tian replied that Heaven-decreed events could still change course.
• Qin Mu sensed the aura, traced it to Xiqi, and concluded that it foretold Ji Fa.

Qin Mu recognized that Ji Fa’s birth had drawn down a new Human Emperor aura, while Di Xing vowed to find and kill the person behind it. Ji Fa was secretly possessed by an ancient consciousness that had schemed across a thousand eras, and years later the birth of Hongmeng Qi sent the primordial world’s powerful beings into a frenzy.

• Qin Mu realized that Ji Fa was the only person who could summon the Human Emperor aura and wondered how his presence would change the destined rise of Zhou.
• Di Xing sensed the new Human Emperor aura in Chaoge and suspected the Western Heavenly Court or Western Teachings were backing a rival, so he vowed to find and kill its source.
• Tai Si gave birth to Ji Fa in Xiqi, and Ji Chang named him after purple aura descended from the heavens.
• An ancient consciousness awakened within Ji Fa, took over his body, and learned about the current age, including Qin Mu and the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity.
• Years later, a strand of Hongmeng Qi appeared in the heavens, and countless powerful beings recognized it as the foundation for becoming a Saint.

A newly born strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi stirred the Primordial World, and powerful figures considered whether to seize it as a path to Sainthood. Haotian resolved to pursue the opportunity, hoping to escape the Great Calamity by becoming a Saint.

• Di Zun heard the Eastern Heavenly Court's immortals urge him to claim the Hongmeng Purple Qi, but said its fate belonged to those destined for it and did not forbid them from competing.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Huang Tian discussed the new Hongmeng Purple Qi, and Huang Tian warned that it would bring great chaos before deciding whether humanity should fight for it.
• Kunpeng sensed the Hongmeng Purple Qi and suspected it was the strand once held by Hongyun that he believed should have been his.
• Haotian sensed the strand's arrival and grew excited, believing Sainthood could let him escape being controlled by the Great Calamity.

Haotian, Qin Mu, and the leaders of the Heavenly Courts and Human Race considered the newly appeared Hongmeng Purple Qi and whether to compete for it. Di Zun went to the Human Emperor Realm to discuss the strand with Huang Tian, while Zhen Yuanzi questioned his motives.

• Haotian saw the Hongmeng Purple Qi as his chance to become a Saint and surpass Di Zun, while Qin Mu decided to let the others fight before making his move.
• Di Zun rejected the Eastern Heavenly Court's proposal to pursue the strand, then resolved to stop the Western Heavenly Court from obtaining it and set out to seek helpers.
• Laozi sensed the Hongmeng Purple Qi but could not calculate its origins, and chose not to send Xuan Du to compete for it.
• Fuxi and the other Sovereigns and Emperors urged Huang Tian to claim the strand for the Human Race, while Zhen Yuanzi questioned why Huang Tian had not acted already.
• Di Zun arrived in the Human Emperor Realm seeking the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and Zhen Yuanzi challenged him for pursuing it despite already being a Saint.

Di Zun rallied Huang Tian, the human race, and Sect Master Tongtian to join the fight over the Hongmeng Purple Qi and keep it from the Western Heavenly Court. As Haotian prepared to seek help, Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived at his court first.

• Di Zun told Huang Tian he wanted the Eastern Heavenly Court and human race to ally against the Western Heavenly Court, and Huang Tian agreed.
• Huang Tian explained to Zhen Yuanzi that he, Yin Tianzi, and Di Zun were independent avatars of the Original Body, then agreed to act with Di Zun's forces.
• Fuxi and the human leaders urged Huang Tian to fight for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and he told them he had already allied with the Eastern Heavenly Court.
• Di Zun asked Sect Master Tongtian to join the effort against the Western Heavenly Court, and Sect Master Tongtian agreed.
• Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate appeared before Haotian as he planned to seek their help in the struggle for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti told Haotian they planned to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi for him, but worried over the Eastern Heavenly Court, Tongtian, and Qin Mu. Primordial Heavenly Venerate hinted that another Saint would help them and led the others back to Qingqiu.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate told Haotian that the three Saints would seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi and give it to him so he could become a Saint.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti agreed that Haotian's Sainthood would strengthen the Western Heavenly Court, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate warned that the Eastern Heavenly Court might contest the treasure.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti raised concerns about Tongtian's Zhu Xian Formation and Qin Mu's allies, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate declared that he would deal with Qin Mu.
• Haotian suspected Primordial Heavenly Venerate intended to lure Qin Mu into a trap backed by the Demon Realm of the Outer Heavens.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate hinted that they had another Saint on their side, then led Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and Haotian to Qingqiu.

The Primordial Heavenly Venerate visited Qingqiu to recruit the Dragon Emperor for the Western Heavenly Court’s struggle over the Hongmeng Purple Qi. The Dragon Emperor agreed to help, then stopped the Primordial Heavenly Venerate as he was leaving.

• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived in Qingqiu with Haotian, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti and asked the Nine-Tailed Empress to help compete for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to assist, but the Primordial Heavenly Venerate revealed that he knew the Dragon Emperor was hiding in Qingqiu.
• The Dragon Emperor appeared, surprising Haotian, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti, who remembered his past battle with the Heavenly Court and Qin Mu.
• The Dragon Emperor agreed to help the Primordial Heavenly Venerate compete for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• As the Primordial Heavenly Venerate turned to leave, the Dragon Emperor called out to stop him.

The Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Empress suspected something was wrong with the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and agreed to watch him while helping the Western Heavenly Court. At the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the Western Heavenly Court claimed the prize and attacked those who refused to leave.

• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate revealed how he had tracked the Dragon Emperor to Qingqiu, then warned him and the Nine-Tailed Empress not to interfere with his plans.
• The Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Empress suspected that someone was behind the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and decided to keep watch on him while supporting the Western Heavenly Court.
• Ancestor Minghe considered pursuing the Hongmeng Purple Qi but gave up, fearing that Qin Mu or other Saints might compete for it.
• Cultivators gathered around the Hongmeng Purple Qi, but none dared seize it as they waited for more powerful factions to arrive.
• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived with the Western Heavenly Court, claimed the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and ordered everyone else to leave.
• When some cultivators stayed nearby, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered an attack, and the Western Heavenly Court's forces struck them down.