Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Hongjun and Xu Tong drive away or destroy most of the Chaos Demon Gods in the area.
• Xu Tong encounters several Chaos Spirit Turtles and is astonished by their near-impenetrable shells. He suspects even peak Pangu might not be able to break through them and considers their shells valuable as armor.
• Curious about the creatures’ origins, Xu Tong asks Hongjun about the Chaos Demon Gods. Hongjun explains that the current group are comparatively weak beings formed from traces left by the original Demon Gods; true Chaos Demon Gods are rare “miracles” nurtured by Chaos.
• Hongjun distinguishes the Spirit Turtles from the others: they are non-aggressive, drawn to the auras of other Demon Gods, and apparently come to absorb their power.
• Xu Tong takes one Spirit Turtle into his own world. Hongjun allows him to collect the others as well, then returns to dealing with the remaining threats.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong shifts from simply helping fight the Demon Gods to studying them, especially the Spirit Turtles. Their extraordinary defense fuels his curiosity and desire to claim one.
• Hongjun reveals his knowledge of the creatures but remains practical and unconcerned about Xu Tong’s experiments. He is mainly relieved that Xu Tong’s help eases the burden left by Pangu’s absence.
• Their cooperation is cordial: Hongjun permits Xu Tong to take the creatures, while Xu Tong openly acts without trying to conceal his interest.

Significant themes

• The mysteries of Chaos: The Demon Gods’ origins and the difference between true beings of Chaos and lesser imitations remain a source of wonder.
• Power and potential: Even newborn creatures may grow into formidable Dao Integrators as their intelligence develops.
• Cooperation under pressure: Xu Tong’s assistance helps Hongjun manage a crisis, though Hongjun knows it cannot last indefinitely.
• Unusual strength: The Spirit Turtles’ defense demonstrates that power need not take the form of aggression.

Plot points and events

• Xu Tong studies the Chaos Spirit Turtles, hoping to learn the source of their extraordinary defensive power and improve his own cultivation.
• The turtles ignore him and return to the dark side of the Primordial World, seemingly crossing space without being constrained by it.
• Hongjun explains that true Chaos Demon Gods possess unusual innate powers. Even Dao Integrators can be endangered by them, and those powers are miracles of Chaos that are beyond their ability to investigate.
• Xu Tong admits he wants to benefit from the turtles’ power. Hongjun says that those strong enough to understand such beings have no need to pursue their secrets, while those who want to do so lack the ability.
• Hongjun expects the current situation to settle down in about three months. Xu Tong agrees to stay until then, helping deal with Chaos Demon Gods that did not form naturally.
• After collecting many such demons’ corpses, Xu Tong leaves the dark side and returns to his cave abode, eager to examine his haul and find a way to advance.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong is ambitious and openly fascinated by the turtles’ defenses, but accepts that he cannot study the true Chaos Demon Gods directly. He turns his hopes toward the corpses he has collected.
• Hongjun speaks from experience: he once tried to uncover the Chaos Demon Gods’ secrets and failed. He cautions Xu Tong against expecting an easy breakthrough, while remaining relaxed about Xu Tong’s eventual departure.
• Their exchange is candid and practical: Xu Tong asks whether there is another way to gain power, while Hongjun tempers his expectations and sets a rough timeline for their work.

Significant themes

• Limits of knowledge and power: Even formidable Dao Integrators cannot comprehend or exploit the abilities of true Chaos Demon Gods.
• Ambition versus reality: Xu Tong’s desire to grow stronger persists, but Hongjun’s experience shows that determination alone cannot overcome a vast gap in power.
• Opportunity through perseverance: Though the turtles’ secrets remain out of reach, Xu Tong sees potential in the lesser demons’ remains.

Key plot points and events

• Inside the Chaos Bead, Xu Tong begins studying the intact corpse of a Chaos Demon God, convinced his preserved specimen will eventually reveal valuable discoveries.
• Zhunti and Jieyin, stung by their defeat to Buddha Tathagata, seek to join Hongjun. Hongjun rejects them, leaving them confused and humiliated.
• They suspect Hongjun is unwilling to antagonize Xu Tong by helping them eliminate Tathagata. With few alternatives, they decide to approach Demon Ancestor Luohu instead, despite their reservations.
• Luohu is living quietly in seclusion at the Demon Gate. Though his old feud with Hongjun has faded, he has sensed through Xu Tong that something is wrong with Hongjun’s current condition.
• Luohu notices Wutian’s troubled state. Wutian admits he cannot stop thinking about Tathagata becoming a Sage, and Luohu advises him to focus on cultivation.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong is eager and methodical, turning the Demon God’s preserved body into a research opportunity.
• Zhunti and Jieyin move from wounded pride and confusion to reluctantly seeking Luohu’s support. Their exchange shows their uncertainty about whether to align with Xu Tong’s side or pursue another path.
• Luohu has shifted from obsessive hostility toward Hongjun to calm acceptance that Hongjun is beyond his reach, though he remains alert to the possibility that Hongjun is not as secure as he appears.
• Wutian is shaken by Tathagata’s rise to Sagehood and struggles with envy and rivalry. Luohu responds as a mentor, urging him to improve himself rather than dwell on Tathagata’s success.

Significant themes

• Power and political realignment: The characters’ choices are shaped by Xu Tong’s influence and the fear of provoking him.
• Pride and humiliation: Zhunti and Jieyin’s wounded status drives their search for allies.
• Rivalry and self-discipline: Wutian’s fixation on Tathagata contrasts with Luohu’s advice to focus on personal cultivation.
• Acceptance and change: Luohu’s old hatred of Hongjun has weakened as he accepts the limits of his own power.

Key plot points

• Luohu suspects Hongjun’s union with the Heavenly Dao may let him influence who can become a Sage. Because of their old feud, Luohu fears Wutian may be blocked from Sagehood.
• Wutian rejects the idea, while Luohu admits it is only a troubling but plausible guess.
• Zhunti and Jieyin arrive, humbly asking to take refuge under Luohu, having apparently lost other options.
• Luohu asks Wutian about Moonlight Bodhisattva, hinting that he plans to have Moonlight use his Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao to devour the two newcomers.
• Wutian understands the plan and eagerly summons Moonlight. He hopes that if Moonlight can reach Sagehood by devouring Zhunti and Jieyin, it would prove Luohu’s fear wrong—and preserve Wutian’s own chance.
• Zhunti and Jieyin are left confused about why Moonlight matters.

Character developments and interactions

• Luohu shows concern for Wutian and, after hesitating, chooses to share his suspicion. He also appears ready to exploit Zhunti and Jieyin for Moonlight’s advancement.
• Wutian is discouraged by the thought that cultivation alone cannot help him progress, but Moonlight’s possible breakthrough rekindles his hope.
• Zhunti and Jieyin approach Luohu humbly and openly seek protection, unaware of the danger Luohu’s plan may pose.
• Luohu and Wutian share an unspoken understanding about Moonlight’s power; Zhunti and Jieyin remain outside that understanding.

Significant themes

• Power and control: Hongjun’s possible authority over Sagehood threatens the independence of other powerful figures.
• Hope amid constraint: Wutian’s prospects seem blocked, yet Moonlight’s potential offers a possible exception.
• Alliance and exploitation: Zhunti and Jieyin seek refuge, while Luohu may treat their arrival as an opportunity for someone else’s advancement.

Plot points and events

• Demon Ancestor Luohu welcomes Zhunti and Jieyin, explaining that Moonlight Bodhisattva has long been part of the Demon Gate.
• Luohu says he needs their help with a matter involving Moonlight Bodhisattva. Zhunti and Jieyin assume it is a Buddhist-related problem and eagerly offer to handle it, hoping to secure a place in Luohu’s camp.
• Wutian brings the confused Moonlight Bodhisattva before the group. Luohu asks what he thinks of Zhunti and Jieyin.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva realizes Luohu wants him to use his Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao to devour the two Sages. He warns that the act could permanently erase their origins, but Luohu dismisses the danger and urges him to proceed.
• Zhunti begins to suspect that the proposed “matter” may seriously harm them and asks what is really going on.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhunti and Jieyin arrive confident and eager to prove useful, but their confidence gives way to suspicion as they realize they may be the targets.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva is initially bewildered, then conflicted: he understands the stakes and worries about being blamed if the Sages are destroyed, though Luohu’s encouragement makes him curious about devouring a Sage.
• Luohu remains calm and manipulative, steering the encounter toward a potentially irreversible act.
• Wutian is pleased to bring Moonlight Bodhisattva in, while the others’ assumptions and misunderstandings heighten the tension.

Significant themes

• The danger of underestimating others: Even a Quasi-Sage may possess a power capable of threatening Sages.
• Trust and manipulation: Zhunti and Jieyin think they are being recruited to solve a problem, while Luohu’s real intention appears to put them in danger.
• Irreversibility and ambition: Devouring the Sages could erase them permanently, yet curiosity and the desire to gain power tempt Moonlight Bodhisattva.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Ancestor Luohu says he needs Zhunti and Jieyin’s help, then restrains them before explaining what he intends to do.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva prepares to use his Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao on the two Sages. He warns Luohu that if the attempt fails, Zhunti and Jieyin may never recover.
• Luohu accepts the risk, dismissing the two as expendable.
• The Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao slowly consumes Zhunti and Jieyin, overcoming their resistance and even beginning to devour Luohu’s seal.
• It also starts absorbing Luohu’s own power, despite his strength approaching the Dao Integration Realm.

Character developments and interactions

• Luohu treats Zhunti and Jieyin as disposable and shows no concern for their fate. Seeing the Great Dao consume even his power, however, he gains genuine respect for Moonlight and considers him an equal.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva acts decisively but cautiously, making the danger clear to Luohu before proceeding. His power proves more formidable than even Luohu may have expected.
• Zhunti and Jieyin move from suspicion to panic when Luohu restrains them. Though they struggle to survive, they are helpless against his seal and Moonlight’s technique.
• Luohu’s alliance with Moonlight is marked by mutual recognition, while his relationship with Zhunti and Jieyin is openly exploitative.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Even Sages are helpless before stronger forces.
• The cost of ambition and alliance: Zhunti and Jieyin’s decision to join Luohu leaves them at his mercy.
• Unrestrained consumption: Moonlight’s Great Dao threatens not only its targets but also the power of its supposed ally.
• Recognition between equals: Luohu’s admiration for Moonlight grows as he witnesses the technique’s reach.

Plot points and events

• Zhunti and Jieyin are completely absorbed by Moonlight Bodhisattva. Their law power flows into the Chaos Bead, while their remaining spiritual energy surges through his body.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva loses control of the immense power until Demon Ancestor Luohu intervenes and stabilizes him.
• Lightning heralds an apparent breakthrough toward Sagehood, exciting Wutian, but it quickly disappears. Moonlight Bodhisattva gains tremendous strength yet falls just short of becoming a true Sage.
• Moonlight understands that, as an Avatar, he cannot earn recognition from the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao. He keeps this explanation to himself and lets Luohu and Wutian blame Hongjun for blocking the breakthrough.

Character developments and interactions

• Moonlight Bodhisattva becomes stronger than a Quasi-Sage—and, in raw power, comparable to a Sage—but conceals the real reason he cannot advance. He is relieved when Hongjun’s influence provides a convenient explanation.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu confirms that Moonlight’s power exceeds his own and concludes that Hongjun is preventing him and Wutian from becoming Sages. He turns to Wutian to explain the outcome.
• Wutian accepts that true Sagehood may be unattainable, but is satisfied with Sage-level power. His main goal remains challenging Buddha Tathagata, and his loyalty to Luohu remains firm.
• Luohu and Wutian accept Moonlight’s failure as evidence of Hongjun’s interference, sparing him from revealing his Avatar nature.

Significant themes

• Power versus status: Wutian values strength over the title or recognition of Sagehood.
• Limits imposed by cosmic order: Moonlight’s power is sufficient, but his nature as an Avatar bars him from the Heavenly Dao’s recognition.
• Deception and convenient explanations: Moonlight uses the others’ suspicion of Hongjun to hide the truth and avoid raising doubts.

Key plot points and events

• While cultivating in seclusion inside the Chaos Bead, Xu Tong receives the power that Moonlight Bodhisattva obtained from Zhunti and Jieyin. He finds it surprisingly weak compared with the power he gained when Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi died.
• Xu Tong questions whether the difference lies in how the power was obtained. After hearing Moonlight Bodhisattva’s full account of the encounter with Demon Ancestor Luohu, he concludes that the transfer went as it should—but the mystery remains unresolved.
• Hongjun senses Zhunti and Jieyin’s deaths. Their souls have returned to the Heavenly Dao, so resurrection is possible, but it would consume the Primordial World’s power of origin.
• Hongjun weighs the cost against the likelihood that the pair would be killed again, and doubts that their self-serving nature would benefit the Primordial World.
• He enters the Heavenly Dao, where Zhunti and Jieyin are waiting. Zhunti blames Luohu for having his subordinate swallow them and tries to present Luohu as a shared enemy.
• After confirming that Luohu killed them, Hongjun decides against resurrecting them, reasoning that doing so would likely only expose them to another death.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong is powerful enough that Sage-level energy now seems modest to him. He is curious and analytical, but cannot explain why Laozi and Yuanshi’s deaths yielded him far greater benefits.
• Hongjun is cautious and pragmatic: his concern for the Primordial World outweighs any automatic obligation to restore two Sages.
• Zhunti is angry at Luohu, but also manipulative, framing the story to encourage Hongjun to save him and Jieyin.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva reports the events to Xu Tong, helping him investigate the discrepancy in the power he received.

Significant themes

• The cost of resurrection: Restoring powerful beings requires the world itself to pay a price.
• Self-interest versus the common good: Hongjun questions whether Zhunti and Jieyin deserve the Primordial World’s resources.
• Uncertainty and power: Xu Tong’s unexplained gains suggest that not all Sage deaths or transfers of power are equivalent.
• Consequences of conflict: Resurrection may not solve anything if the underlying threat—Luohu—remains.

Key plot points and events

• After discovering who killed Zhunti and Jieyin, Hongjun destroys both Sages’ souls rather than resurrecting them. Their deaths leave the Primordial World short of two Sages.
• Hongjun examines the world through the Heavenly Dao to identify potential replacements. He notices Moonlight Bodhisattva, whose power is nearly comparable to the newly ascended Sage Fuxi.
• Hongjun confronts Moonlight Bodhisattva, intrigued that he has Sage-level strength despite not being a Sage. Even with the Heavenly Dao’s power, Hongjun cannot see through him, and Moonlight Bodhisattva conceals his alarm behind a calm smile.
• Luohu arrives to protect his subordinate. He challenges Hongjun’s right to investigate and tries to keep him from discovering Moonlight Bodhisattva’s true nature.

Character developments and interactions

• Hongjun is burdened by the shortage of Sages and considers whether Moonlight Bodhisattva could fill a vacant position. His curiosity becomes practical concern: he wants to understand Moonlight Bodhisattva’s secrets before trusting him with such power.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva maintains a composed façade while privately fearing exposure. His Ten Thousand Transformations Technique keeps his identity hidden even from Hongjun.
• Luohu shows strong loyalty and protectiveness toward Moonlight Bodhisattva. He suspects Hongjun has sensed the danger of the Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao and is determined to prevent him from acting against his subordinate.
• The long-standing hostility between Hongjun and Luohu resurfaces, though Luohu’s immediate priority is protecting Moonlight Bodhisattva.

Significant themes

• Secrecy and concealment: Moonlight Bodhisattva’s power is conspicuous, but his true identity remains hidden.
• Power and responsibility: Hongjun weighs whether a powerful but mysterious being should become a Sage.
• Loyalty amid conflict: Luohu risks confronting his old enemy to defend someone he values.
• The consequences of loss: Zhunti and Jieyin’s deaths create a political and cosmic vacancy that drives Hongjun’s search for new Sages.

Key plot points and events

• Hongjun uses his Heavenly Dao state to see that Moonlight Bodhisattva possesses a previously unknown Great Dao: the Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao, which can devour other beings’ power.
• Xu Tong keeps Moonlight Bodhisattva’s true identity as his Avatar—and the more powerful Ten Thousand Transformations Technique—hidden. Only the exposed Great Dao is revealed.
• Hongjun welcomes the possibility of Moonlight becoming a Sage. He believes the Primordial World could gain control of this new Great Dao and potentially draw power from Chaos.
• Moonlight agrees to accept a Sage’s seat, while Luohu suspects Hongjun has ulterior motives.
• Luohu negotiates: if Moonlight is to become a Sage, his subordinate Wutian must also receive a Sage’s seat. Hongjun agrees.

Character developments and interactions

• Hongjun shifts from investigating Moonlight to actively seeking his elevation, revealing both his strategic interest in the Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao and the Primordial World’s need for more Sages.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva cooperates quickly, partly because refusing Hongjun could invite suspicion.
• Luohu protects Moonlight’s secret and recognizes that Hongjun’s offer is motivated by self-interest. He uses his long familiarity with his rival to secure a matching position for Wutian.
• The exchange between Hongjun and Luohu is tense: Hongjun asserts authority, while Luohu challenges his motives and bargains successfully.

Significant themes

• Power and secrecy: Moonlight reveals only what is necessary, concealing his deeper identity and abilities.
• Political bargaining: Sagehood is treated as both a source of power and a negotiated resource.
• Rivalry and insight: Luohu’s history with Hongjun helps him anticipate the reasoning behind Hongjun’s actions.
• The Primordial World’s interests: Hongjun frames Moonlight’s elevation as beneficial to the world, especially because it may provide access to Chaos’s power.

Plot points and events

• With Hongjun’s covert assistance, Moonlight Bodhisattva and Wutian become Sages without difficulty. Wutian immediately goes to Spirit Mountain to continue his unfinished battle with Buddha Tathagata.
• Moonlight Bodhisattva’s Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao causes a dramatic increase in the Primordial World’s spiritual energy. The world begins drawing power from Chaos.
• That process also benefits the world inside the Chaos Bead: it absorbs the law power carried through the Primordial World and rapidly completes its formation.
• As the newly formed world feeds power back to Xu Tong, his strength rises sharply—at least tenfold—though he remains a Dao Integrator.
• Xu Tong credits Hongjun for this advance but grows wary of how much power Pangu may have gained. He reasons, however, that Pangu is focused on the Chaos Demon Gods and may need Xu Tong to help defend the Primordial World.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong becomes far stronger and moves closer to transcendence, but his gains also make him more conscious of Pangu as a potential future threat.
• Pangu learns through the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao that Moonlight Bodhisattva’s Dao has transformed the world. He welcomes the change because the Primordial World’s growth strengthens him, though the text notes that much of the absorbed power goes toward the world’s own development and Pangu’s resurrection.
• Hongjun remains an unseen facilitator: his help enables the two Sages’ advancement and indirectly contributes to Xu Tong’s breakthrough.
• Wutian turns at once toward his conflict with Tathagata; their confrontation remains unresolved.

Significant themes

• Power through interconnected worlds: The Primordial World’s growth fuels the Chaos Bead world, which in turn empowers Xu Tong.
• Unintended consequences: Hongjun’s actions and Moonlight Bodhisattva’s Dao produce benefits far beyond their immediate aims.
• Strategic trust and suspicion: Xu Tong benefits from the same developments that empower Pangu, leaving him both grateful and cautious.
• Scale and perspective: Xu Tong’s immense advance may still seem insignificant to Pangu, whose attention remains fixed on greater cosmic enemies.

Plot points and events

• The Primordial World’s growing abundance of spiritual energy is causing Chaos Demon Gods to emerge more easily. Their numbers in the world’s Shadow Side have risen roughly tenfold in a single day and may continue to increase.
• Hongjun asks Xu Tong to help clear them out, admitting the situation has become difficult to manage.
• To persuade Xu Tong, Hongjun reveals that he once encountered a Chaos Demon God capable of growing independently. He offers Xu Tong the creature’s corpse after the task.
• Xu Tong agrees, intrigued by the possibility that studying the corpse could help him grow into a true Chaos Demon God.
• Xu Tong enters the Shadow Side, where the vastly increased number of enemies makes the task far more daunting than before. Though stronger than he lets on, he chooses not to reveal his improvement and complains to Hongjun that he was not warned.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong is reluctant to take on another purge, but his curiosity about his own nature and the prospect of self-directed growth outweigh his reluctance. He also tries to use Hongjun’s dependence on him to bargain for better terms.
• Hongjun is overwhelmed by the growing threat and strategically offers the otherwise useless corpse to secure Xu Tong’s help. He recognizes Xu Tong’s reluctance and knows the promised reward appeals to him.
• Their relationship is cooperative but transactional: Hongjun needs Xu Tong’s strength, while Xu Tong expects compensation and keeps his own capabilities concealed.

Significant themes

• Growth and self-development: The independently growing Chaos Demon God may offer Xu Tong a path to become more than an incomplete being.
• Power and hidden potential: Xu Tong has grown stronger but deliberately conceals it, while the emerging demons’ potential makes them an escalating danger.
• Bargaining and mutual dependence: Both characters use what the other needs to advance their own interests.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Tong confronts Hongjun for concealing information about the situation, though both know Xu Tong cannot yet challenge Pangu, who backs Hongjun.
• Hongjun offers Xu Tong the unusual Chaos Demon God’s corpse he promised, along with his accumulated research and findings, in exchange for Xu Tong’s help.
• The two work together to clear out the newborn Chaos Demon Gods. Their huge numbers initially overwhelm even Hongjun, but after half a day they are reduced enough that he believes he can handle the remaining threat alone.
• Hongjun gives Xu Tong the corpse of the only Chaos Demon God he has encountered that could grow independently. Hongjun studied it but never discovered the reason for its unusual nature.
• Xu Tong senses that the corpse may bring him unexpected benefits. Though still resentful about Hongjun’s deception, he accepts the bargain and returns to the Chaos Bead to examine it.

Character developments

• Xu Tong remains angry and wary, recognizing that Hongjun deliberately kept him in the dark. Yet his curiosity and ambition quickly take precedence once he senses the corpse’s potential.
• Hongjun stays composed and confident, using his knowledge of Xu Tong’s interests to secure cooperation. He also demonstrates gratitude by honoring the deal and handing over a mystery he had long studied.

Significant themes

• Power and dependence: Xu Tong’s growing strength is significant, but Pangu remains an obstacle neither he nor Hongjun can ignore.
• Bargaining and trust: Cooperation is driven by mutual advantage rather than trust; Xu Tong agrees while warning Hongjun not to deceive him again.
• The lure of the unknown: The corpse’s unexplained ability to grow—and Xu Tong’s sudden intuition about it—suggests a new opportunity for advancement.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong challenges Hongjun over his secrecy; Hongjun answers with a calculated offer rather than an apology.
• Their partnership proves essential in containing the Chaos Demon Gods, with Hongjun acknowledging Xu Tong’s help.
• Hongjun gives Xu Tong the corpse, while Xu Tong accepts it but makes clear that the deception has not been forgotten.

Plot points and events

• Xu Tong examines the newly obtained Chaos Demon God’s corpse and discovers it contains broken soul fragments—unlike the soulless corpses he had studied before.
• He realizes those fragments may explain how the Chaos Demon God could develop further, and wonders whether the Ancestral Witches were a similar kind of being.
• Seeking to understand how a soul inside a body works, Xu Tong visits Houtu and asks to examine her. Houtu is startled by his blunt request but offers him a drop of her blood instead.
• Xu Tong studies the blood and discovers that Houtu’s soul resides within her body. This lets her control her powers with exceptional precision, while those powers in turn nourish her body.
• Concluding that his own Pangu bloodline may make him capable of the same transformation, Xu Tong returns to his Chaos Bead world and tries to merge his divine soul with his body. The attempt fails, leaving him frustrated but determined to continue.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong becomes fascinated by the relationship between soul and body and shifts from observation to attempting the transformation himself. His intense focus makes him oblivious to Houtu’s discomfort and later departure.
• Houtu remains composed and helpful despite being startled. Rather than allow Xu Tong to examine her directly, she provides a drop of blood as a practical alternative, then leaves when he becomes absorbed in his study.
• Their interaction shows Xu Tong’s single-minded pursuit of cultivation knowledge and Houtu’s willingness to help while maintaining her boundaries.

Significant themes

• Unity of soul and body: Their integration enables extraordinary control and physical strength.
• Origins and nature of powerful beings: Xu Tong considers whether the Ancestral Witches and Chaos Demon Gods share a common nature.
• Persistence in cultivation: Xu Tong’s initial failure does not deter him from pursuing the transformation.

Plot points and events

• After repeated failed attempts to fuse his divine soul with his body, Xu Tong seeks Houtu’s advice. Although her soul and body are already united, she cannot explain how it happened.
• Back in the Chaos Bead, Xu Tong studies the Chaos Demon God’s corpse and wonders whether its soul fragments suggest that a shattered soul is easier to fuse with the body.
• He decides to test the theory by shattering his own divine soul, then using the Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao to make his body absorb the fragments.
• At first, the body only consumes the fragments’ power. After absorbing most of them, it finally begins to fuse with them. Xu Tong succeeds, though he loses fragments and is left severely weakened.
• His soul and flesh are now one, giving him what he believes is the true state of a Chaos Demon God. He gathers the law power stored in the Chaos Bead to strengthen his body further.

Character development

• Xu Tong shows determination and a willingness to take great risks for answers, accepting serious injury rather than abandon his experiment.
• His success gives him new insight into why Chaos Demon Gods develop such powerful bodies: their fused souls sense their vulnerability and drive them to strengthen their flesh.

Themes

• Persistence and experimentation: Xu Tong turns repeated failure into a new hypothesis and keeps going despite the danger.
• Transformation through risk: The fusion requires him to damage himself before achieving a more powerful state.
• Power and vulnerability: Even with soul and body united, Xu Tong feels his body is inadequate, motivating further growth.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong consults Houtu, but her own innate condition offers no explanation. The rest of the chapter focuses on Xu Tong’s solitary experiment and reflection.

Plot points and events

• After absorbing divine souls and their laws, Xu Tong gains an extraordinarily powerful body and learns to conceal his aura almost completely. He speculates that the Primordial World may be Pangu’s original body—and that other worlds in Chaos could likewise be the remains of Chaos Demon Gods.
• The possibility that Pangu might regain his strength and reclaim the Primordial World makes Xu Tong question whether he can ever defeat him. Troubled and unsure of his direction, Xu Tong leaves the Primordial World.
• In Chaos, Xu Tong feels an unfamiliar sense of belonging and discovers that Chaos naturally gathers around him, slowly strengthening his body, though it does not advance his cultivation.
• He follows a mysterious call to a devastated place, where he encounters a fading consciousness. It identifies Xu Tong as a newborn Chaos Demon God and claims they are kin.
• Xu Tong suspects the consciousness may be trying to devour him, but hides his caution and approaches while pretending to be naïve. The consciousness urges him to come closer, saying it is about to disappear.

Character development

• Xu Tong has become vastly stronger and more controlled, but his new understanding of the world unsettles him. He is cautious and strategic, masking his suspicions to learn more about the fading entity.
• The Demon Ancestor’s consciousness appears ancient and near dissolution, yet its friendly claims and insistence that Xu Tong approach leave its intentions uncertain.

Themes

• Belonging and identity: Xu Tong feels more at home in Chaos than in the Primordial World, while questioning whether worlds themselves are the bodies of former beings.
• Power and vulnerability: Xu Tong’s immense growth does not resolve his fear of Pangu or uncertainty about his future.
• Trust and deception: The meeting hinges on whether the fading consciousness is genuinely seeking kinship or intends to prey on Xu Tong.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong cautiously engages with the Demon Ancestor’s fading will, pretending to be an inexperienced newborn while assessing the danger. The consciousness presents itself as a fellow Chaos Demon God and repeatedly encourages him to come closer.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Tong suspects the hazy consciousness is not truly one of his kind, but steps closer after it urges him to test its power.
• The consciousness reveals its real aim: to possess Xu Tong’s body and avoid fading away.
• Xu Tong uses his strengthened Heaven-Swallowing Great Dao to devour it effortlessly.
• The victim’s memories reveal that it was a Chaos Demon God who once joined the assault on Pangu. It had escaped the battle but later died from its severe injuries.
• Xu Tong learns that Pangu had grown powerful by devouring other Chaos Demon Gods and had deliberately lured them into attacking him, intending to use them as fuel for a breakthrough. Their combined strength nevertheless killed him, though he had already reached the half-step transcendence realm.
• Xu Tong’s body swells after absorbing the demon god’s remaining power, demonstrating his growth and the primitive link between a Chaos Demon God’s size and strength.

Character developments

• Xu Tong shows caution by questioning the consciousness, then confidence and composure when its intentions become clear. His ability to absorb powerful beings has advanced considerably, though he remains a relatively weak, newly born Chaos Demon God.
• Pangu is revealed as far more ruthless and calculating than Xu Tong had been led to believe. His earlier account was largely false; he cultivated power through devouring and treated the other demon gods as resources.
• The hazy consciousness is exposed as a desperate survivor seeking a new body. Though once powerful enough to take part in the battle against Pangu, it has weakened almost to nothing after ages of decline.

Significant themes

• Deception and hidden motives: The consciousness disguises its plan, while Pangu’s history proves equally misleading.
• Predation and survival: Both Pangu and Xu Tong grow by devouring others, making consumption a path to power.
• Power and its limits: Pangu’s strength brought him close to transcendence but could not overcome the united demon gods.
• The cost of time and injury: The consciousness’s former might has dwindled, allowing Xu Tong to defeat an opponent he could not have overcome in its prime.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong cautiously tests the consciousness, which tries to lure him closer before openly declaring its intention to possess him.
• Xu Tong ends the encounter by swallowing the consciousness, gaining both its memories and residual power.
• Through those memories, Xu Tong revises his understanding of Pangu and recognizes why the Primordial World contains such a rich variety of laws.

Plot points and events

• After devouring a Chaos Demon God, Xu Tong spends half a day adapting to his sudden growth. His strength and ability to withstand chaos have increased dramatically, and his innate talent has emerged.
• Xu Tong’s talent resembles Pangu’s: overwhelming physical power. Though far weaker than Pangu overall, he believes he is comparable to Pangu at the same stage of development.
• He realizes Chaos Demon Gods fight through raw force and rarely retreat; they are driven by instinct to consume powerful beings and grow stronger.
• Xu Tong experiences an intense hunger for energy, which he recognizes as a Chaos Demon God’s instinct. He suspects that devouring other Demon Gods may be the only way to satisfy it.
• Troubled by the thought that Chaos might somehow encourage or control this cycle, he finds no evidence of such a will and dismisses the idea as unlikely.
• The memories of the Demon God he consumed are fragmented and unreliable. They reveal little about how Pangu reached transcendence, leading Xu Tong to suspect a hidden secret behind Pangu’s rise.
• Xu Tong returns to the Primordial World. He senses powerful resistance at its boundary, but the world recognizes his bloodline and responds with kinship. He concludes that outsiders generally cannot enter unless they have a special connection or are brought in by someone who does.

Character developments

• Xu Tong has become a true Chaos Demon God, gaining immense physical strength and greater adaptability to chaos. He begins to experience the species’ instinctive hunger and considers the implications of its drive to consume.
• His curiosity about Pangu deepens: he no longer accepts Pangu’s rise to transcendence as something explained by strength alone.

Significant themes

• Instinct versus choice: Xu Tong recognizes that the urge to devour is built into Chaos Demon Gods, raising questions about how much control they have over their nature.
• Power through consumption: Growth comes through devouring others, making survival and advancement inseparable from violence.
• Secrets behind transcendence: Pangu’s extraordinary ascent suggests that raw strength may not explain everything.
• Belonging and access: The Primordial World resists outsiders but responds to Xu Tong’s bloodline, showing that origin and connection shape who can enter.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong reflects on the Demon God he devoured, whose damaged, fading consciousness provides incomplete information.
• Pangu is discussed as a model for Chaos Demon Gods’ physical combat and as the central mystery behind transcendence.
• Xu Tong’s return to the Primordial World demonstrates a distinct bond between him and the realm, contrasted with the special means others needed to enter.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Tong realizes the stone may be connected to the power Pan Heng once used to threaten the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao. He decides to test it outside both the Primordial World and the world inside the Chaos Bead, so a failed experiment cannot damage his foundation.
• Xu Tong channels his transformed Chaos Demon God power into the stone. It changes shape, appearing to be a fragment, and opens an indistinct passage that forcibly pulls him inside.
• He arrives in an unfamiliar, seemingly deserted building. Its walls resemble the stone, but contain much less power. Feeling overwhelmed and wary of danger, Xu Tong explores only long enough to find an exit.
• Outside, he discovers the building is a palace bearing the name “Void Palace.” The name seems familiar, though he cannot recall why.
• Xu Tong leaves the palace and finds himself surrounded by featureless Chaos. Unsure where he is—or whether he can return to the Primordial World—he faces the possibility that the stone has stranded him.

Character developments

• Xu Tong is curious and increasingly bold, but also cautious: he deliberately conducts the experiment away from his own world and quickly withdraws when the palace feels too dangerous.
• His growing strength makes him resemble a smaller version of Pangu, a resemblance he wants to keep concealed from the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao.

Significant themes

• Curiosity versus risk: Xu Tong’s investigation reveals a mysterious passage but traps him in an unknown realm.
• Power and the unknown: The stone’s origin and the Void Palace suggest forces far beyond Xu Tong’s current understanding.
• Isolation and uncertainty: Xu Tong ends the chapter alone in Chaos, unable to determine where he is or how to get home.

Character interactions

• Xu Tong has no direct encounters with other characters. His key relationships are indirect: he thinks about Pan Heng’s past actions, avoids alerting the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao, and anticipates that Pangu might infer his role if he learns of Xu Tong’s transformed power.

Plot points and events

• Xu Tong is transported to an unfamiliar, enclosed realm and encounters a powerful Chaos Demon God named Gu, whom he recognizes as Pangu.
• Gu insists he is simply called Gu and says he has never met Xu Tong. Xu Tong suspects he has arrived in an earlier period, when Pangu was still comparatively weak.
• Xu Tong briefly wonders whether killing Gu would erase his own existence, but rejects the idea as too dangerous.
• Gu explains that he entered this place through a passage and has searched the surroundings without finding an exit. He proposes they explore the Void Palace, which he has avoided because he senses deadly danger within.
• Distrusting Gu, Xu Tong searches for himself and confirms the realm is sealed except for the palace. With no other way out, he reluctantly agrees that they may have to enter.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong remains cautious and skeptical, prioritizing survival over the chance of gaining power. His uncertainty about Gu and their connection to Pangu unsettles him.
• Gu is ambitious and eager to explore the palace, hoping its secrets might help him grow strong enough to earn the title “Pan.” Despite his confidence, he is wary of entering alone.
• Their contrasting instincts—Xu Tong’s caution and Gu’s ambition—shape their tentative partnership. Xu Tong’s suspicion eases only after his own search confirms Gu’s account.

Significant themes

• Fate and causality: Xu Tong considers whether Pangu’s death could undo his own existence.
• Risk versus ambition: Gu sees danger as a path to power, while Xu Tong sees it as something to avoid.
• Trust and uncertainty: Xu Tong’s distrust of Gu is reinforced by his knowledge of Pangu, even as circumstances force them toward cooperation.