Chapter Summaries

Qin Mu left Wuzhuang Temple after discussing the Dao with Zhen Yuanzi, who promised to look for the Earth Spirit Pearl. Meanwhile, Demon King Xueya discovered that Human Race blood let weapons pierce the Wu Clan’s bodies and brought the news to Dijun, leaving the Heavenly Court waiting to hear his report.

• Qin Mu asked Zhen Yuanzi about the Earth Spirit Pearl, and Zhen Yuanzi promised to search for it and gave Qin Mu several Ginseng Fruits before Qin Mu departed for Buzhou Mountain.
• Demon King Xueya learned that Human Race blood could make weapons pierce the Wu Clan’s powerful bodies, tested it with his Bone Blade, and went to report the discovery to Dijun.
• Dijun and the other Demon Race leaders discussed their inability to overcome the Wu Clan’s formations and bodies until a Demon God announced that a Demon King had found a countermeasure.
• Dijun ordered Demon King Xueya brought into Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Xueya arrived trembling under the pressure of the gathered leaders.

Bloodfang Demon King told Dijun and Taiyi that weapons infused with Human Race essence blood could pierce the Wu Clan’s bodies, and the demons tested his claim. After an ordinary Houtian Spirit Sword failed against an Earth Witch, Dijun infused it with Human Race heart’s blood, and it pierced the Earth Witch’s flesh.

• Bloodfang Demon King claimed that weapons stained with Human Race essence blood could break through the Wu Clan’s physical defenses, but Jimeng and the other Demon Gods doubted him.
• Taiyi suggested testing the claim, and Dijun ordered Bai Ze to bring Human Race beings and a bound Earth Witch to the Heavenly Court.
• Dijun used an ordinary Houtian Spirit Sword to kill an elderly Human Race man, absorbed his blood into the sword, and struck the Earth Witch, but the blade failed to penetrate.
• Bloodfang said the weapon needed Human Race heart’s blood, so Dijun extracted heart’s blood from the captives and refined it into the sword.
• Dijun struck the Earth Witch with the blood-infused Houtian Spirit Sword, and it pierced through his flesh.

Dijun confirmed that Human Race blood essence let Houtian Spiritual Treasures pierce the Wu Clan’s bodies and ordered the Demon Race to secretly capture humans and forge Witch-Slaying Weapons. Meanwhile, Qin Mu arrived at a Wu Clan tribe near Buzhou Mountain and met Xing Tian and Kuafu.

• Dijun killed the Earth Witch with a Houtian Spirit Sword infused with Human Race blood essence, proving it could pierce Wu Clan bodies.
• Dijun ordered the Demon Race to capture Human Race beings and forge weapons, but Fuxi warned that slaughtering them could anger Saint Taishang.
• Kunpeng proposed secretly capturing humans from remote tribes and concealing the operation with the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, and Dijun approved the plan.
• Qin Mu arrived at a Wu Clan tribe near Buzhou Mountain, where Xing Tian and Kuafu welcomed him.
• Qin Mu told Xing Tian and Kuafu that he had come to thank them for their earlier assistance.

Qin Mu joined Ancestral Witch Houtu as she traveled through the Primordial Wilderness, where the suffering and death she witnessed stirred a sense that she needed to act. Meanwhile, the Demon Race secretly forged Witch-Slaying Weapons from the essence blood of captured humans, and Di Jiang grew suspicious of its sudden withdrawal from Wu Clan territory.

• Xing Tian and Kuafu brought Qin Mu to meet Houtu, who asked whether he was connected to the Human Emperor Huang Tian, and Qin Mu denied knowing him.
• Houtu announced that she would leave the tribe to travel, and Qin Mu asked to accompany her; she agreed.
• Qin Mu and Houtu traveled through the Primordial Wilderness and witnessed violent deaths, warfare, and countless lost human souls, deepening Qin Mu's belief that Houtu was nearing her transformation into Samsara.
• The Demon Race secretly captured humans and used their heart's essence blood to forge Witch-Slaying Weapons while temporarily halting its battles with the Wu Clan.
• Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches discussed the Demon Race's unexplained retreat, and Di Jiang ordered them to watch for a hidden plot and vowed to investigate.

Demon God Jiu Ying ordered more Human Race beings slaughtered to complete the Witch-Slaying Sword, while Qin Mu and Ancestral Witch Houtu followed lost souls to the Netherworld Blood Sea. There, Old Ancestor Ming He emerged to confront them.

• Jiu Ying sacrificed millions of Human Race beings, but their essence blood still did not fully forge the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• When a Serpent-Faced Demon King objected to capturing more humans, Jiu Ying crushed his head and ordered the other Demon Kings to raid the lower realm.
• Qin Mu and Houtu followed lost souls to the Netherworld Blood Sea, where Houtu sensed a mysterious Dao Resonance.
• Old Ancestor Ming He came out of the Blood Sea and asked Qin Mu and Houtu why they had entered his territory.

Qin Mu guided Ancestral Witch Houtu toward realizing that lost souls needed a place to reincarnate. As Houtu began transforming within the Netherworld Blood Sea, Qin Mu blocked Old Ancestor Ming He and asked him to wait.

• Countless lost souls vanished beneath a terrifying aura in the Netherworld Blood Sea, stirring deep sorrow and confusion in Ancestral Witch Houtu.
• Houtu questioned Old Ancestor Ming He about the souls, then walked among them as her understanding began to deepen.
• Qin Mu brought out an Eighteen Layers of Hell Model and an Innate Demon God Dao Embryo, then told Houtu that life and death required a Land of Reincarnation.
• Houtu realized the Primordial World lacked a place for lost souls to enter Reincarnation, and a powerful aura descended into her as she flowed into the Blood Sea.
• Old Ancestor Ming He rushed to stop Houtu, but Qin Mu blocked him and said she was about to attain enlightenment and become a saint.

Qin Mu told Old Ancestor Ming He that Houtu would attain sainthood by transforming into Samsara in the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Ming He waited outside while she comprehended the Dao. Meanwhile, Human Race tribes continued disappearing, prompting a cultivator to report the crisis to Suiren Shi, who sent investigators to search the tribes.

• Qin Mu explained that Houtu could attain sainthood without Hongmeng Purple Qi by transforming into Samsara, though her Saint-level power would be limited to the Underworld of Reincarnation.
• Old Ancestor Ming He accepted Qin Mu's explanation and waited with him outside the Netherworld Blood Sea rather than disturb Houtu.
• Houtu comprehended life, death, and Reincarnation as the lost souls in the Netherworld Blood Sea bowed toward her.
• A Human Race cultivator discovered that another entire tribe had vanished and reported that three tribes had disappeared in a hundred years.
• The cultivator told Suiren Shi that Human Race tribes were vanishing, and Suiren Shi dispatched investigators to search the tribes before looking toward Huang Tian's retreat.

Qin Mu obtained the Netherworld Ghost Dao Method from a Great Red Packet, preparing a cultivation path for his planned second avatar in the Underworld. Meanwhile, Demon God Jiu Ying completed the Witch-Slaying Sword by sacrificing hundreds of thousands of Human Race beings and wondered whether it could pierce an Ancestral Wu.

• Qin Mu received and opened a Great Red Packet in the Netherworld Blood Sea, obtaining the Netherworld Ghost Dao Method.
• Qin Mu realized the method suited his planned second avatar and extracted it, finding that it included cultivation techniques and arts for commanding ghost soldiers and refining ghost artifacts.
• Old Ancestor Ming He asked Qin Mu whether he was all right, and Qin Mu said he was moved by Houtu's impending Dao comprehension.
• Demon God Jiu Ying had Demon Race soldiers kill hundreds of thousands of Human Race beings and send their blood essence into the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Jiu Ying claimed the completed sword and wondered whether it could pierce an Ancestral Wu's body.

Demon God Jiu Ying showed Eastern Emperor Taiyi the newly forged Witch-Slaying Sword, which pierced a Heavenly Witch with ease. Wanting to test it against a stronger Wu Clan warrior, Eastern Emperor Taiyi abducted a Great Witch, then escaped before Ancestral Witch Zhurong arrived.

• Demon God Jiu Ying reported that he had forged a Witch-Slaying Sword, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi went with him to the Artifact Refining Hall.
• Demon God Jiu Ying tested the sword by piercing a captured Heavenly Witch, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi saw that it could cut through the Wu Clan's physical defenses.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi learned that the Demon Race had no captured Great Witches and used the Eastern Emperor Bell to travel to a Wu Clan Tribe.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi trapped a Great Witch beneath the Eastern Emperor Bell and carried him away.
• Ancestral Witch Zhurong arrived after Eastern Emperor Taiyi had fled and angrily lamented that the mangy bird had gotten away.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi tested the Witch-Slaying Sword on a captured Great Witch, then ordered Jiu Ying to seize Human Race beings for more essence blood. In the Netherworld Blood Sea, Houtu emerged from her enlightenment and left to return to the Wu Clan, while Qin Mu foresaw that she would soon transform into Samsara and establish the Underworld.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi brought a captured Great Witch to Jiu Ying, whose Witch-Slaying Sword pierced the captive only three inches before he broke free of its attack.
• Jiu Ying explained that the sword needed more Human Race essence blood, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi ordered him to capture Human Race beings on a large scale despite the Saints who protected them.
• Houtu emerged from the Blood Sea surrounded by Reincarnation Dao Resonance and told Qin Mu she had understood her Dao but needed to return to the Wu Clan before attaining it.
• Qin Mu opened a Gate of Space for Houtu, who praised his mastery of space and time before traveling through it to the Wu Clan.
• Qin Mu accepted Old Ancestor Ming He's invitation to discuss the Dao, while foreseeing that Houtu would soon transform into Samsara and establish the Underworld in the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Ancestral Witch Houtu returned to the Wu Clan and told the other Ancestral Witches she intended to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. She left them her essence blood so they could appoint a successor, and they chose Great Witch Chi You.

• Houtu returned to the Wu Clan and summoned the Ancestral Witches to Pangu Temple.
• Houtu told the gathered Ancestral Witches that she would transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, despite their protests.
• Houtu left behind a drop of her Ancestor Witch Essence Blood so a Great Witch could become a new Ancestral Witch.
• Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches discussed possible successors and chose Great Witch Chi You to inherit Houtu's essence blood.

Di Jiang offered Chi You Houtu’s essence blood so he could become a new Ancestral Wu, and Chi You agreed to refine it. Houtu said farewell to her tribe and departed; Qin Mu and Old Ancestor Ming He met her above the Netherworld Blood Sea.

• Di Jiang summoned Chi You to Pangu Temple, revealed Houtu’s Ancestral Wu Essence Blood, and asked if he would become a new Ancestral Wu.
• Chi You agreed and began refining Houtu’s essence blood inside Pangu Temple.
• Houtu returned to her tribe, where Xing Tian and Kuafu noticed her sorrow and heard her entrust the tribe to them.
• After staying in the tribe for three days, Houtu left and flew toward the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Old Ancestor Ming He sensed Houtu’s return, and he and Qin Mu appeared above the Blood Sea to meet her.

Houtu needed the Netherworld Blood Sea to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but Ming He refused to surrender his cultivation ground. Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived and ordered Ming He not to obstruct her, clearing the way for Reincarnation.

• Houtu told Ming He that her Dao lay in the Netherworld Blood Sea and asked him to give it up so she could transform into Reincarnation.
• Ming He refused, summoned Yuantu and Abi, and prepared to defend the Blood Sea while Houtu and Qin Mu faced the possibility of a fight.
• Time and space froze across the Blood Sea, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared before Qin Mu, Houtu, and Ming He.
• Hongjun ordered Ming He not to obstruct Houtu’s transformation, and Ming He reluctantly agreed.
• Houtu thanked Hongjun, while Qin Mu understood that the Heavenly Dao supported completing Reincarnation and the Earthly Dao.

Qin Mu persuaded Houtu to place the Underworld under Jie Teachings’ governance, while she retained its authority. Houtu then entered the Blood Sea and vowed to transform herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, as the Blood Sea churned and lost souls gathered around her.

• Hongjun departed after ordering Ming He not to obstruct Houtu, and the sealed area returned to normal.
• Houtu promised Ming He a cultivation abode in the Underworld, then prepared to enter the Blood Sea.
• Qin Mu asked Houtu to give Jie Teachings the right to govern the Underworld, and she agreed.
• Qin Mu considered recruiting Ming He into Jie Teachings with his remaining strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi, while Ming He resolved to build a good relationship with the sect.
• Houtu entered the Blood Sea, grew to ten thousand zhang tall, and vowed to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation as lost souls gathered around her.

Houtu transformed herself into Reincarnation, completing the Dao of Heaven and Earth and giving lost souls a path to rebirth. As the Wu Clan mourned and the Demon Race celebrated the loss of an Ancestral Witch, Zhen Yuanzi realized Reincarnation might offer a way to revive Hongyun, while Nuwa admitted she could not make Houtu’s sacrifice.

• Houtu’s vow shook Heaven and Earth, and living beings across the Primordial Wilderness praised her for creating Reincarnation.
• The Wu Clan grieved Houtu’s departure, while Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches considered Chi You inheriting her essence blood.
• Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi celebrated the Wu Clan’s loss and looked forward to attacking once the Witch-Slaying Sword was ready.
• Zhen Yuanzi connected Qin Mu’s promised opportunity to Houtu’s Reincarnation and hoped Hongyun’s Remnant Soul could be reborn.
• Nuwa reflected on Houtu’s sacrifice and concluded that she herself was inferior to Houtu.

As Houtu prepared to transform into Reincarnation, the Saints began maneuvering to claim authority over the Underworld. Yuanshi secured Nuwa’s promise of help by offering to aid Fuxi in a future calamity, then arrived at Mount Sumeru to approach Jieyin and Zhunti.

• Huang Tian sensed Houtu’s impending transformation and suspected that Qin Mu’s second avatar would be born from the Yellow Springs during the emergence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Yuanshi recognized the Underworld’s importance to Clarify Teachings and went to Wa Huang Palace to ask Nuwa for assistance in claiming Reincarnation Authority.
• Nuwa hesitated to intervene until Yuanshi offered to help Fuxi when he faced a future calamity, and she agreed to assist him.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discussed how the Underworld could benefit the Western Teachings but worried that the Eastern Saints would oppose them.
• Yuanshi arrived at Mount Sumeru and greeted Jieyin and Zhunti.

Yuanshi formed an alliance with Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to seize Underworld Authority, promising to divide it equally between Clarify Teachings and Western Teachings with Nuwa’s help. At the Netherworld Blood Sea, Houtu began transforming her body into the River of Forgetfulness, Yellow Springs, Netherworld paths, and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.

• Yuanshi asked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to ally with him in seizing Underworld Authority.
• Yuanshi offered to split the authority equally between Clarify Teachings and Western Teachings and said Nuwa would help them guard against Tongtian.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti agreed to aid Yuanshi, who turned his attention toward the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Houtu’s body exploded over the Blood Sea, forcing Qin Mu and Old Ancestor Ming He back tens of thousands of miles.
• Houtu’s hands became the River of Forgetfulness and Yellow Springs, her veins formed Netherworld paths, and six vortices of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk emerged.

As the Underworld took shape, Qin Mu moved to claim the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush, but Dijun and the Demon Race demanded the treasures for themselves. Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Wu arrived to defend the world Houtu had given her life to create, leaving the two factions poised for battle.

• The Blood Sea transformed into the Underworld, and the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush appeared above the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
• Qin Mu flew to claim the treasures, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi struck him back with the Eastern Emperor Bell as Dijun declared that the Demon Race wanted them.
• Qin Mu refused to yield, and Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi prepared to fight him.
• Di Jiang led Xuanming, Gou Mang, Zhu Rong, and the other Ancestral Wu to Qin Mu's side and declared that the Demon Race had no right to take Houtu's world.
• The Wu Clan and the Demon Race faced off as a great battle threatened to begin.

As Ancestral Witch Houtu prepared to transform into Samsara, the Wu Clan and Demon Race faced off at the Netherworld Blood Sea, where four Saints arrived to claim the emerging Underworld. Yuanshi declared that it belonged to the Clarify Teachings and the Western Teachings, leaving the Demon Race stunned and Qin Mu facing an increasingly dangerous struggle.

• Ancestral Wu Di Jiang arrived and pledged the Wu Clan's support to Qin Mu against the Demon Race.
• Dijun raised the River Diagram and Luo Shu to attack, but Saint Nuwa arrived and froze the space-time around the Blood Sea.
• Nuwa greeted the gathering and glanced at Qin Mu, while Dijun and the Demon Race assumed she had come to support them.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti arrived, bringing the number of Saints at the Blood Sea to four.
• Yuanshi ordered everyone to leave and claimed the emerging Underworld for the Clarify Teachings and the Western Teachings, stunning the Demon Race.

The four Saints moved to claim authority over the Underworld, and Yuanshi crushed Zhurong when he objected. After Qin Mu invoked Houtu’s agreement and Ming He confirmed it, Zhun Ti attacked for the Underworld’s treasures, prompting Tongtian to arrive and challenge him.

• Nuwa signaled Dijun and the Demon Race to withdraw from the dispute over the Underworld.
• Zhurong argued that the Wu Clan should govern the Underworld, and Yuanshi used his power to force him to his knees.
• Qin Mu told the four Saints that Houtu had agreed to let Jie Teachings govern the Underworld.
• Ming He overcame his hesitation and testified that Houtu had entrusted the Underworld to Qin Mu and Jie Teachings.
• Zhun Ti dismissed the testimony and attacked the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush.
• Tongtian's sword qi split Zhun Ti's golden Buddhist light as Tongtian challenged him to test whose strength was greater.