Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Xihe and Changxi marry Di Jun, becoming the Demon Empress and Consort. Their marriage strengthens the Demon Tribe and leads to the birth of the ten Golden Crow Princes.
• Nuwa returns the Red Embroidered Ball to Xu Tong. It has become a Merit Spiritual Treasure, carrying part of the marriage’s merit and the power to kill without incurring karma. Xu Tong is unimpressed because he wants an offensive treasure.
• Xu Tong resumes cultivation, benefiting from the Five Directions Banners and the strengthened Chaos Bead. He nears the peak of the middle stage of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Hongjun secretly watches Xu Tong and worries that his accumulated merit might let him become a sage before establishing the Interception Sect. He resolves to block Xu Tong’s future attempts to gain merit, unaware that Xu Tong has already accomplished much.
• The Golden Crow Princes cause disorder across Demon territory, while Di Jun remains preoccupied with the looming war against the physically formidable Witch Clan.
• Bai Ze brings Di Jun a low-ranking demon carrying a crude, resentful sword. Though it appears nearly worthless, the blade cuts Di Jun’s Dao Body with ease, shocking him.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong remains focused on cultivation and frustrated by the treasures he receives, while his merit and power continue to grow.
• Hongjun becomes increasingly wary of Xu Tong and privately plots to restrict his actions.
• Di Jun is anxious about the Demon Tribe’s inability to overcome the Witches’ strength, despite the recent marriage and birth of the princes.
• Bai Ze appears unusually excited and presents the mysterious sword as a possible answer to Di Jun’s military concerns.
• The Golden Crow Princes are shown as unruly and disruptive, while Di Jun neglects their behavior amid his strategic worries.

Significant themes

• Destiny and power: The heavenly marriage fulfills fate and strengthens the Demon Tribe, but does not solve its central military problem.
• Merit and political control: Xu Tong’s accumulating merit alarms Hongjun, who seeks to control the path to sagehood.
• Unexpected value: The humble sword’s ability to wound Di Jun suggests that an unassuming weapon may counter the Witches’ otherwise formidable physical defenses.
• Impending conflict: The Demon–Witch war looms, with the Golden Crows’ future importance foreshadowed.

Key plot points and events

• Di Jun discovers that a crudely made longsword can cut him, a Quasi-Sage with Ancient Golden Crow blood. He suspects it could injure even Great Witches and sees it as a potential weapon against the Witch Clan.
• The sword’s maker, a minor demon, explains that he forged it from mortal iron and spiritual energy, smelting in the souls of roughly a thousand humans. Di Jun offers him a Lower-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and orders the Eastern Emperor to secretly gather more human souls for testing.
• The Eastern Emperor returns with ten thousand souls and reports that humans have multiplied into the tens of millions since Nuwa created the first group. Di Jun is astonished by their rapid reproduction but dismisses them as weak, since most have not reached Earth Immortal strength.
• A superior sword forged with human souls proves just as sharp and carries a chilling aura of resentment. Convinced the souls are the source of its power, Di Jun orders the Demon Tribe to collect human souls and forge the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Demon forces descend into the mortal world, threatening a massacre. The unsuspecting Human Race remains unaware of the danger. The chapter ends by shifting to Xu Tong’s Dao Field, where the system presents him with another choice.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun shifts from disbelief to excitement and urgent resolve. His focus is on finding a weapon against the Witch Clan, and he underestimates the Human Race because of its current lack of cultivation.
• The minor demon is rewarded for his discovery and reveals the sword’s unusual ingredient without initially understanding its significance.
• The Eastern Emperor follows Di Jun’s orders, independently observes humanity’s rapid growth, and helps confirm that human souls are essential to the sword’s effect.
• The brothers cooperate closely: Di Jun directs the investigation, while the Eastern Emperor carries it out and reports back.

Significant themes

• Innovation through cruelty: The Demon Tribe turns human souls into a weapon, making the sword’s power inseparable from mass suffering.
• Underestimating potential: Di Jun judges humans by their present weakness, overlooking their extraordinary population growth and innate talent.
• Escalation toward conflict: A secret experiment quickly becomes an order for a widespread campaign, foreshadowing catastrophe for the Human Race and intensifying the larger struggle between the Demon and Witch Clans.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• The system warns Xu Tong that the Demon Tribe is refining human souls and offers three choices: defend humanity, aid the Demon Tribe, or remain in seclusion. Xu Tong chooses to stay in his Dao Field and receives the Fusang Tree, an innate spiritual root.
• Xu Tong believes the Witch-Demon conflict is nearing its end and worries that Hongjun will soon turn his attention to him. He wants more spiritual treasures to advance his cultivation, but cannot leave seclusion to obtain them.
• The Demon Tribe launches a vast assault on humanity. The Witch Clan debates whether to intervene, then decides to oppose the demons. Fighting breaks out across the Primordial World, but humans continue to suffer heavy losses.
• Di Jun dismisses the Witch Clan’s intervention, confident that the nearly completed Witch-Slaying Sword will let the Demon Tribe dominate.
• Nuwa tries to protect the humans she created, but Hongjun seals her within Wa Huang Palace and insists that the calamity is destined. The slaughter continues until fewer than one percent of humanity remains.
• Survivors discover that Kunlun Mountain is a safe haven: neither the Demon Tribe nor the Witch Clan attacks humans who reach it, so they begin gathering there.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong remains cautious and self-interested. He rejects both options that would draw him into the conflict, fearing entanglement in Hongjun’s plans and exposure of his strength.
• Hou Yi, now an Ancestral Witch, urges the Witch Clan to understand why the demons are attacking before acting. The clan ultimately intervenes, despite not knowing the demons’ true purpose.
• Nuwa is distressed by the destruction of humanity and challenges Hongjun, but is powerless against his restrictions.
• Hongjun enforces the calamity’s course by preventing Nuwa from intervening.
• Di Jun views the Witch Clan’s response as a temporary obstacle and places his hopes in the Witch-Slaying Sword.

Significant themes

• Destiny versus compassion: Hongjun treats the human catastrophe as inevitable, while Nuwa’s desire to save her creation is blocked.
• Self-preservation and political entanglement: Xu Tong avoids taking sides because he fears becoming caught in larger schemes.
• War’s human cost: Even intervention framed as protection does little to prevent mass civilian deaths.
• Power and ambition: Di Jun’s pursuit of supremacy drives the Demon Tribe’s confidence and violence.

Plot points and events

• The Eastern Emperor reports that the Demon Tribe has captured hundreds of millions of human souls. Most survivors have fled to Kunlun Mountain, so he asks whether the demons should pursue them.
• Di Jun refuses. Although he dismisses Laozi and Yuanshi, he fears Tongtian, whose power Nuwa had warned him about. Di Jun reveals that Tongtian was the one who revived Fuxi after the Witch Clan killed him.
• The Demon rulers decide to leave the humans at Kunlun Mountain alone and focus on forging the Witch-Slaying Sword to defeat the Witch Clan.
• At Kunlun’s foot, humans lament the Demon Tribe’s slaughter and the failure of other potential protectors: the Witch Clan exploited their plight, and Nuwa never answered their prayers. They have found refuge under the Three Pure Ones and begun offering them worship.
• Xu Tong senses his fortune suddenly rise. Laozi and Yuanshi explain that the humans’ offerings have benefited the Three Pure Ones, and tell him the demons are staying away because they fear their reputation as Sages.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun reveals unexpected caution: despite his ambition, he recognizes Tongtian as a dangerous force and avoids provoking Kunlun.
• The Eastern Emperor changes from confusion to respect as he learns of Tongtian’s role in Fuxi’s resurrection.
• The human survivors grow bitter and resolute after repeated abandonment, while seeking safety and spiritual protection at Kunlun.
• Xu Tong welcomes his sudden increase in fortune, then realizes Yuanshi views it as an unearned benefit from his brothers’ reputation. Yuanshi urges him to cultivate harder; Xu Tong privately sees the remark as a slight.
• Laozi and Yuanshi approach Xu Tong together, explaining the source of the fortune and reinforcing the brothers’ differing attitudes toward him.

Significant themes

• Power and deterrence: The Three Pure Ones’ reputation protects the humans even without direct intervention.
• Abandonment and refuge: The humans are failed by both the Witch Clan and Nuwa, leaving Kunlun as their only safe haven.
• Fortune through worship: The humans’ offerings bring unexpected benefits to the Three Pure Ones.
• Hidden strength and pride: Tongtian’s concealed power reshapes the demons’ plans, while Yuanshi’s comment exposes tension within the brotherhood.

Plot points and events

• Yuanshi demands most of the Human Race’s worship-derived fortune for himself and Laozi, arguing that the two Sages need it and that Tongtian should be content with a small share.
• Xu Tong (Tongtian) rejects the demand and decides to sever his ties with the other two. He gives them all the fortune, withdraws his statues from Human Race worship, and declares that they should keep their distance.
• The Human Race notices Tongtian’s statues have vanished but quickly assumes he cannot receive offerings because he is not a Sage.
• Yuanshi readily accepts the separation, pleased to gain the fortune. Laozi privately agrees that it benefits him, though he offers to help Tongtian if needed.
• Xu Tong dismisses both brothers and remains at Kunlun Mountain, where the three now live apart without disturbing one another. News of their division spreads among the Sages, the Witch Clan, and the Demon Tribe, but none intervene.
• The chapter ends with a new development: primordial violet qi reappears in the Primordial World, this time within an obscure small tribe.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong/Tongtian shifts from restrained observer to decisive opponent of his brothers’ assumptions. He rejects their patronizing view that he needs their protection and treats the transfer of fortune as the final break in their relationship.
• Yuanshi shows entitlement and contempt, viewing Tongtian as unworthy of an equal share because he is not a Sage. He accepts the separation without regret.
• Laozi appears more conciliatory than Yuanshi, but his thoughts reveal that he, too, prioritizes the material advantage of gaining Tongtian’s share. His offer of future help does little to repair the breach.
• The brothers’ exchange turns a dispute over fortune into a quiet but definitive rupture: Xu Tong ends the meeting, while Yuanshi leaves in anger and Laozi departs after a guarded pause.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and conditional loyalty: Yuanshi and Laozi’s treatment of Tongtian suggests that family bonds weaken when he is no longer useful or powerful.
• Power and status: The brothers judge Tongtian by his lack of Sagehood, while he refuses to accept that their status makes him dependent on them.
• Fortune and its consequences: Tongtian willingly gives up the Human Race’s fortune, leaving Yuanshi and Laozi to claim its benefits—and its future responsibilities.
• Quiet separation: Rather than escalating into open conflict, the Three Pure Ones part ways and remain on the same mountain, their estrangement known but largely ignored by the wider world.

Plot points and events

• The appearance of primordial violet qi reignites the rivalry between the Demon Tribe and the Witch Clan. Di Jun takes the qi first, but Dijiang launches a fierce attack to prevent the Demon Tribe from gaining the power to produce another Sage.
• Neither side wants to risk an all-out, decisive battle yet. Di Jun retreats, furious, and vows to destroy the Witch Clan once the Witch-Slaying Sword is complete.
• Bai Ze reports that the sword still needs several hundred thousand human souls. Di Jun concludes the remaining humans are on Kunlun Mountain and orders the Demon Tribe’s Demon Saints to assemble for a risky expedition.
• Laozi and Yuanshi, pleased that the Human Race’s worship will bring them providence, are caught off guard when Di Jun arrives at Kunlun Mountain claiming to pay respects to the Sages.
• Tongtian’s system offers him a choice to intervene, side with either faction, or stay in seclusion. He chooses to remain uninvolved, earning a Great Dao-level dao field that hides his presence from the Heavenly Dao—and, he believes, protects him from Hongjun.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun grows more confident thanks to the Witch-Slaying Sword’s progress and Nuwa’s support, but the need for human souls forces him into a dangerous confrontation with Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Dijiang acts preemptively, judging that the Witch Clan must strike before the Demon Tribe can gain another Sage. He and Di Jun exchange accusations but avoid fighting to the death.
• Laozi and Yuanshi regard the Human Race’s devotion as a source of providence and are pleased to benefit from Tongtian’s departure. Their satisfaction turns to surprise when the Demon Tribe arrives.
• Tongtian (Xu Tong) chooses detachment over helping either former ally or enemy. He treats the crisis as an opportunity to secure his own safety and independence.

Significant themes

• Power and preemption: Both tribes act to stop the other from gaining a decisive advantage.
• Providence as political leverage: The Sages and Demon Tribe alike seek power through the Human Race.
• Estrangement and self-interest: Tongtian’s departure has weakened the Three Pure Ones’ unity, while he now prioritizes his own security over their troubles.
• Escalating conflict: The Demon Tribe’s need for human souls threatens to draw the Sages into the broader struggle.

Chapter Summary: Di Jun Battles Laozi and Yuanshi

Key plot points and events

• The Demon Tribe surrounds Kunlun Mountain, where many humans have taken refuge. Laozi and Yuanshi are shocked by the massive force and the humans fear their last sanctuary is about to fall.
• Di Jun asks the two Sages to hand over the humans, claiming the Demon Tribe has a private grievance with them. Laozi refuses, declaring the humans under his protection.
• Rather than retreat, Di Jun orders the demons to form the Zhou Tian Starry Battle Array and tells Bai Ze to collect the humans’ living souls. The array draws on the stars to greatly strengthen the Demon Tribe.
• Laozi attacks Bai Ze, but Di Jun intercepts the Sage’s strike in his Golden Crow form, empowered by the array.
• Laozi and Yuanshi summon their supreme treasures. Di Jun calls on the Eastern Emperor, whose Chaos Bell holds off the treasures’ assault.
• The battle settles into a tense stalemate. Across the Primordial Continent, observers are stunned that the Demon Tribe can challenge two Sages. Xu Tong watches the confrontation from his Dao Field.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun reveals that he is willing to risk war with the Sages to accomplish his goal: obtaining the humans’ living souls for the Demon Tribe’s plans. He initially speaks diplomatically, but quickly shifts to open battle.
• Laozi and Yuanshi move from confidence in their authority to fury when Di Jun attacks despite Laozi’s warning. Their concern also stems from the humans’ presence and what their protection represents.
• The Eastern Emperor supports Di Jun at the crucial moment, using the Chaos Bell to balance the Sages’ treasures and prevent Di Jun from being overwhelmed.
• Bai Ze carries out Di Jun’s order, leading demons against the humans while the Sages are engaged.
• The humans move from despair to hope when Laozi refuses to surrender them, then face renewed terror as the attack begins.

Significant themes

• Power versus authority: The Sages’ status does not automatically compel obedience when the Demon Tribe has enough strength to resist them.
• Protection and exploitation: The humans trust the Sages to shelter them, while the Demon Tribe treats them as resources to be seized.
• Ambition and sacrifice: Di Jun’s determination to advance the Demon Tribe’s position outweighs the danger of confronting the Sages.
• Uncertain power balances: The battle shows how formations and powerful treasures can temporarily challenge even Sage-level opponents.

Key plot points

• Xu Tong upgrades his Dao Field to Great Dao level, greatly accelerating his comprehension. He expects it to help him reach Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Outside his territory, Di Jun battles Laozi and Yuanshi while Bai Ze’s forces continue killing humans to collect their living souls.
• The surviving humans flee into Tongtian’s Dao Field, where the Demon Tribe initially hesitates to follow. Still needing more than half the souls, Di Jun orders Bai Ze to attack.
• Xu Tong activates the Dao Field’s new defense. Its barrier repels Bai Ze, and later withstands Di Jun’s Sage-level Solar Golden Fire without damage.
• Laozi and Yuanshi intensify their assault on Di Jun, with Yuanshi determined to kill him. Di Jun, increasingly desperate, decides to force his way through the barrier.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong remains reluctant to get involved, but protects his territory—and the humans sheltering in it—when the Demon Tribe approaches.
• Di Jun grows anxious as his mission stalls and his fight with the Sages wears him down. He chooses escalation over retreat.
• Bai Ze reports the humans’ refuge and is thrown back by the barrier, leaving him unable to carry out Di Jun’s order.
• Laozi and Yuanshi exploit Di Jun’s predicament. Yuanshi’s old resentment and wounded pride fuel his intent to kill.
• The humans, first hopeful that the Sages would protect them and then plunged into despair, find temporary safety in Tongtian’s Dao Field.

Significant themes

• Power and protection: The Great Dao-level defense proves far beyond the Demon Tribe’s ability to penetrate.
• Desperation and escalation: Di Jun’s fear of failure pushes him toward increasingly reckless choices.
• False security and shifting hope: The humans’ confidence in Sage protection collapses, then returns when they discover the Dao Field’s refuge.

Plot points and events

• Di Jun’s full-powered attack, strengthened by the Zhou Tian Starry Battle Array, fails to damage Tongtian’s Dao Field. This shocks Di Jun and the watching Sages, revealing that the field may be beyond even Sage-level attacks.
• The surviving humans sheltering inside the field cheer, believing they are safe as long as they remain there.
• Di Jun hesitates: he still needs more human souls for the Witch-Slaying Sword, but continuing the assault could provoke Tongtian and leave him trapped between powerful opponents.
• Nuwa arrives and orders the Demon Tribe to return to the Heavenly Court. When Di Jun resists, she threatens to abandon the tribe entirely. He finally withdraws.
• After the demons leave, the humans come out and bow to Nuwa as their Holy Mother. She promises to find them a place to go, then says she will visit Tongtian to thank him.
• Watching events from inside the Dao Field, Xu Tong reflects that he sheltered the humans only because they had already fled into his refuge. He also suspects he has found a loophole in his system: unintended outcomes may not count as breaking its rules.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun is unsettled by the Dao Field’s strength and forced to retreat despite his need for more souls. Nuwa’s authority over him remains decisive.
• Laozi realizes he may have misjudged Tongtian and considers repairing their relationship. He restrains Yuanshi from pursuing Di Jun after Nuwa intervenes.
• Yuanshi reacts to Tongtian’s hidden strength with jealousy and resentment, interpreting his refusal to share it as evidence of disloyalty.
• Nuwa openly condemns Di Jun’s attack and criticizes Laozi and Yuanshi for failing to protect the humans. She recognizes Tongtian’s help and intends to thank him.
• Xu Tong remains reluctant to see himself as a savior, framing his actions as practical rather than altruistic, but his protection has made him a refuge for the Human Race.

Significant themes

• Self-interest versus genuine compassion: Laozi, Yuanshi, and Di Jun largely pursue their own interests, while Tongtian’s sheltering of the humans preserves their chance of survival.
• Power and hidden strength: The Dao Field’s resilience changes how others view Tongtian and makes them reconsider their earlier assumptions.
• Responsibility and moral obligation: Nuwa’s bond with the people she created drives her to intervene, while Tongtian’s accidental protection still has profound consequences.
• Intent and rules: Xu Tong’s thoughts suggest that the system may judge actions by the user’s intentions, not merely by their outcomes.

Chapter summary

Key plot points and events

• Nuwa visits Xu Tong (Tongtian) to thank him for protecting the Human Race. Xu Tong insists he intervened only to keep the fighting from disturbing his cultivation, but Nuwa interprets his modesty as nobility.
• Nuwa leaves without explaining how she will reward him, making Xu Tong uneasy because her previous “rewards” caused trouble.
• The humans, grateful for Tongtian’s protection, propose honoring him as a Human Race Sage. Nuwa supports the idea and formally names him the Human Race Saint Teacher, equal in standing to herself.
• Nuwa also orders the Human Race to move its ancestral home to Shouyang Mountain. Tongtian’s new title brings him an immense, ongoing share of human fortune—twice the combined amount the Three Pure Ones had previously received.
• Nuwa warns the humans not to worship indiscriminately. This cuts off much of Laozi and Yuanshi’s support: their fortunes fall, and Yuanshi’s falls further after he bans humans from entering Kunlun Mountain.
• Angered by Yuanshi’s hypocrisy, the humans decide to worship only Nuwa and Tongtian. Laozi suffers a further loss despite not being the main target.

Character developments and interactions

• Tongtian/Xu Tong remains modest and wary of rewards, especially after Nuwa’s earlier gift brought unwanted complications. He is nevertheless pleased—if somewhat exasperated—by the fortune he receives.
• Nuwa grows more admiring of Tongtian, seeing him as generous and honorable. She actively ensures that his protection of the humans is recognized.
• The Human Race shows gratitude through its choice of whom to honor, becoming increasingly resentful of Sages who accept worship without helping them.
• Yuanshi reveals his resentment and pettiness by retaliating against the humans. His command only turns them further against him.
• Laozi is caught in the backlash because of his limited aid to the Human Race, even though Yuanshi’s behavior provokes the strongest reaction.

Significant themes

• Actions earn devotion: The humans choose to honor those who protect them rather than follow status alone.
• Humility and merit: Tongtian disclaims credit, while Nuwa insists his good deed deserves recognition.
• Hypocrisy and resentment: Laozi and Yuanshi lose influence because they benefited from worship without offering comparable support.
• Fortune as both reward and source of envy: Tongtian’s new status brings great power and ongoing fortune, provoking jealousy from the other Sages.

Plot points and events

• Xu Tong’s recognition as the Human Race’s Saint Teacher boosts his fortune, alarming Hongjun, who fears Xu Tong could disrupt his plans for the Investiture of the Gods.
• Hongjun uses the Creation Jade Disc and the Heavenly Dao to investigate Xu Tong. He discovers that Xu Tong’s Dao Field can withstand a Sage’s attacks, but cannot determine Xu Tong’s true cultivation.
• Xu Tong considers resisting the probe or allowing it to expose him. To avoid provoking Hongjun into a direct attack, he lowers his Dao Field’s defenses and uses the Chaos Bead to mask his aura.
• Hongjun detects the Chaos Bead and concludes that it—not Xu Tong’s own cultivation—accounts for his apparent strength. Believing Xu Tong has not become a Sage, Hongjun withdraws rather than press him.
• Xu Tong’s gamble succeeds, but he worries that revealing the Chaos Bead may draw Hongjun’s attention to his treasures. He resolves to grow stronger and keep a lower profile.
• Separately, Di Jun returns to the Demon Tribe’s Heavenly Court with the Human Race captives taken in a hunt, looking grim.

Character developments

• Hongjun grows increasingly anxious and suspicious of Xu Tong, but chooses caution once he believes Xu Tong’s power comes from a treasure rather than Sage-level cultivation.
• Xu Tong shows strategic judgment under pressure. He accepts a calculated risk to conceal his cultivation, while recognizing that he remains vulnerable to Hongjun.
• Di Jun appears troubled after the hunt, though the chapter does not explain his mood.

Significant themes

• Power and political control: Xu Tong’s rising fortune threatens Hongjun’s plans for the sects and the future Heavenly Court.
• Secrecy and misdirection: Xu Tong survives the investigation by letting Hongjun draw the wrong conclusion about the source of his strength.
• Caution versus confrontation: Both Xu Tong and Hongjun avoid a direct clash, each wary of the consequences.
• The limits of strength: Xu Tong’s resources help him evade immediate danger, but he still sees greater cultivation as necessary.

Character interactions

• Hongjun probes Xu Tong through the Heavenly Dao; Xu Tong responds by manipulating what Hongjun can perceive.
• Hongjun interprets the Chaos Bead’s aura as the explanation for Xu Tong’s power and withdraws, while Xu Tong waits for the danger to pass.
• Di Jun’s return with the captives sets up a separate thread, ending the chapter on an ominous note.

Key plot points

• After the Demon Tribe’s failed attack on the Human Race, Di Jun orders the remaining human souls used to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword rather than risk another expedition.
• Di Jun plans to use the Demon Tribe’s growing fortune to activate the primordial violet qi and become a Sage.
• Kunpeng secretly resents Di Jun for possessing the qi he believes should have been his. Unable to challenge Di Jun directly, he resolves to provoke a war between the Demon Tribe and the Witch Clan, hoping to seize the qi amid the chaos.
• When Di Jun permits his ten Golden Crow sons to leave the Demon Court for recreation, Kunpeng spots an opportunity. He subtly mentions the Witch Clan’s territory and Ancestral Land, while pretending the princes should not go there yet. The Golden Crows become intrigued.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun remains confident and ambitious, dismissing the risks of the incomplete sword and focusing on eventual supremacy. He indulges his sons, allowing them to leave without realizing Kunpeng’s scheme.
• Kunpeng shifts from bitter jealousy to active plotting. He uses flattery and carefully suggestive remarks to manipulate the restless Golden Crow princes without openly directing them toward danger.
• The Golden Crows, especially the youngest, are bored and eager for somewhere new to explore. Their carefree entitlement makes them receptive to Kunpeng’s insinuations.
• The Eastern Emperor questions whether the Demon Tribe should gather more souls, but Di Jun rejects his advice.

Significant themes

• Ambition and resentment: Di Jun’s pursuit of power fuels Kunpeng’s envy and conspiracy.
• Manipulation through temptation: Kunpeng exploits the princes’ boredom rather than issuing direct orders.
• Overconfidence and privilege: Di Jun’s indulgence has left his sons sheltered and reckless, making them vulnerable to schemes.
• War as a tool: Kunpeng sees conflict between the Demon Tribe and the Witch Clan not merely as an outcome, but as a means to gain power.
  The chapter ends with the Golden Crows intrigued by Kunpeng’s hints, setting up the possibility that they will venture toward Witch territory.

Plot points and events

• Kunpeng deliberately encourages the ten young Golden Crows to visit the Witch Clan, while pretending to warn them against it. He knows his warnings will only make them more determined.
• The Crows decide to sneak out without telling Di Jun or bringing guards, despite Kunpeng’s suggestion. Kunpeng secretly overhears and is pleased: he intends their deaths as revenge against Di Jun, whom he blames for taking his Primordial Violet Qi.
• The ten Crows descend into the Primordial World. Their presence brings intense heat, and they head toward the Witch Clan’s ancestral land.
• At the same time, the Ancestral Witches are discussing the Demon Tribe’s recent behavior and worrying that something is wrong. A guard reports that ten suns have appeared, scorching the land and killing some Witch newborns. The Witches prepare to confront the intruders.

Character developments and interactions

• Kunpeng reveals his manipulative, vengeful nature. He exploits the Crows’ childish confidence, feigns concern, and uses their decision to sneak out to further his revenge against Di Jun.
• The Golden Crows are shown as spoiled, inexperienced, and overconfident. The eldest takes charge of the plan to hide their intentions, while the youngest needs his siblings to explain why they must avoid their father and the guards.
• The Ancestral Witches, led by Dijiang, shift from uneasy discussion to anger and action after learning their children have been killed. Their strong concern for their newborns underscores the seriousness of the Crows’ arrival.

Significant themes

• Manipulation and revenge: Kunpeng turns the Crows’ recklessness into a weapon against Di Jun.
• Youthful arrogance and inexperience: The Crows mistake their sheltered status for real power and ignore the danger.
• Escalation and consequences: Their secret excursion immediately causes destruction, setting up a likely confrontation between the Golden Crows and the Witch Clan.

Key plot points and events

• The ten Golden Crow princes invade Witch territory for amusement, scorching the land, drying rivers, and killing or injuring members of the Witch Clan.
• Dijiang is enraged, but Hou Yi volunteers to confront them so he can establish his authority as a newly elevated Ancestral Witch. Dijiang agrees.
• The Golden Crows underestimate Hou Yi and threaten him. He draws his bow, introduces himself, and kills the eldest prince with one arrow.
• When the remaining princes try to flee, Hou Yi shoots three more. Six Golden Crows remain.
• The Witch Clan celebrates Hou Yi’s victory. Dijiang orders the clan’s warriors to prepare for war with the Demon Tribe.
• Kunpeng witnesses the killings and hurries to inform Di Jun, intending to use the news toward his own goal.

Character developments and interactions

• Hou Yi demonstrates both confidence and lethal skill, moving from newly appointed Ancestral Witch to a forceful defender of his clan. He treats the Golden Crows’ attack as an opportunity to prove himself and sends a deliberate message to Di Jun.
• Dijiang allows Hou Yi to take the lead, then turns the incident into a step toward the wider conflict he has been considering.
• The Golden Crows begin arrogant and dismissive, expecting the Witch Clan to submit; the first deaths abruptly expose their vulnerability and prompt them to flee.
• Kunpeng acts as an opportunistic observer, carrying the news to Di Jun.

Significant themes

• Arrogance and underestimation: The Golden Crows’ confidence blinds them to Hou Yi’s strength.
• Retribution and defense: Hou Yi’s attack answers the harm inflicted on the Witch Clan.
• Escalation toward war: A reckless raid becomes a political trigger for conflict between the Witch and Demon Tribes.

Plot points and events

• Kunpeng reports that Di Jun’s ten Golden Crow sons have descended into Witch Clan territory. He claims he learned this by divination after their guard sought his help.
• Di Jun orders the Eastern Emperor to retrieve them, but a soldier arrives with worse news: the princes have been killed.
• Grief and rage overwhelm Di Jun. He declares that he will not rest until the Demon and Witch Clans have fought to the death.
• Despite the Witch-Slaying Sword being unfinished—and concerns that it may not be powerful enough—Di Jun orders the entire Demon Tribe to march against the Witches.
• The Eastern Emperor brings the sword, whose grim aura comes from the hundreds of millions of Human souls it contains. Di Jun takes it and leads the call to war.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun shifts from composed ruler to devastated, vengeful father. His grief shuts out caution and counsel.
• Kunpeng privately reveals his role as a manipulator: he engineered the princes’ descent and deaths to provoke Di Jun into war, hoping to exploit the chaos and seize the Primordial Violet Qi.
• The Eastern Emperor obeys Di Jun despite recognizing the danger of fighting before the sword is complete. He also rejects Fuxi’s attempt to delay the conflict.
• Fuxi represents the cautious faction within the Demon Tribe, worrying that an immediate war will bring severe losses.
• The Demon Tribe’s leaders are divided between loyalists who want revenge and those who fear the consequences of an ill-timed campaign.

Significant themes

• Grief turning into vengeance: Di Jun’s personal loss drives a decision with consequences for two entire clans.
• Manipulation and hidden motives: Kunpeng exploits a family tragedy to advance his own ambitions.
• Rash leadership versus strategic caution: Di Jun’s fury overrides warnings about the unfinished sword and the risks of war.
• The cost of power: The Witch-Slaying Sword’s strength is tied to the stolen lives of countless Humans.

Key events

• As war between the Witch Clan and Demon Tribe approaches, Xu Tong’s system offers him three choices: prevent the conflict, help one tribe become the world’s overlord, or remain in seclusion for the Heart of Buzhou Mountain.
• Xu Tong rejects the first two as dangerously likely to provoke Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao—and potentially doom humanity, which both tribes prey upon. He chooses to stay out of the war.
• The system explains that the reward cannot be delivered until Buzhou Mountain is broken and its Heart becomes available. Xu Tong accepts the delay and resumes cultivation, focused on preparing for the later Investiture of the Gods.
• Meanwhile, Hou Yi has killed nine of Di Jun’s Ten Golden Crows and pursues the last. Just as his arrow is about to strike, golden flames destroy it. Di Jun’s furious voice rings out, accusing the Witch Clan of killing his sons.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Tong remains cautious and pragmatic. He prioritizes survival and long-term preparation over intervening in a world-changing conflict, and treats the delayed reward as an acceptable cost.
• Hou Yi is initially in control, deliberately prolonging the final Golden Crow’s flight before deciding to kill him.
• The last Golden Crow has been reduced from arrogance to terror and helplessness as he flees toward the Demon Tribe’s Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun enters the confrontation in anger, intervening at the last moment to protect his final son and openly challenging the Witch Clan.

Significant themes

• Self-preservation and strategic patience: Xu Tong avoids a dangerous conflict rather than seeking immediate rewards.
• Fate and impending catastrophe: The Witch-Demon war and Buzhou Mountain’s prophesied collapse loom over events.
• Preparation for future trials: Xu Tong sees the current era as groundwork for his later role in the Investiture of the Gods.
• Escalating vengeance: The deaths of the Golden Crows bring the two tribes to the brink of open war.

Plot points and events

• Di Jun and the Demon Tribe arrive after Hou Yi has killed nine of Di Jun’s ten sons. The surviving Little Golden Crow breaks down, and Di Jun sends him away for safety.
• Di Jun learns that Hou Yi, formerly a Great Witch, has become an Ancestral Witch. He suspects Hou Yi gained the power through another Ancestral Witch’s blood essence.
• The Witch Clan’s Ancestral Witches arrive, including Dijiang and Zhurong, and taunt Di Jun. Zhurong’s display of a dead Golden Crow intensifies Di Jun’s rage.
• Di Jun orders the Demon Tribe to form the Zhou Tian Starry Battle Array and draws the Witch-Slaying Sword. The Ancestral Witches answer with the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation, summoning a phantom of Pangu’s True Body.
• The two sides launch what they recognize as a decisive, all-out war. Di Jun charges Zhurong, who relies on his tough body and tries to trade blows. Di Jun’s sword instead cuts a devastating wound across Zhurong’s torso, leaving him collapsed and gravely injured.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun shifts from controlled anger to fury over his sons’ deaths, then demonstrates that the Witch-Slaying Sword can pierce an Ancestral Witch’s body.
• Hou Yi remains defiant, challenging Di Jun and backing the Witch Clan’s taunts.
• Little Golden Crow is overwhelmed by grief and accepts his father’s order to leave the battlefield.
• Zhurong begins the fight cocky and dismissive of Di Jun, but is stunned by the sword’s power. The other Ancestral Witches rush to his aid.

Significant themes

• The conflict escalates from revenge into a battle that could decide the fate of both tribes.
• Each side’s legendary formation reflects the balance of power that has prevented either clan from ending the conflict—until now.
• Arrogance and underestimation prove dangerous: Zhurong’s confidence in his physical durability leaves him vulnerable to the Witch-Slaying Sword.

Key plot points and events

• Di Jun’s newly forged Witch-Slaying Sword lets him pierce the Ancestral Witches’ normally formidable defenses. A single, apparently restrained strike severely wounds Zhurong.
• The sword was made from the Human Race’s wronged souls, whose resentment counters the Witch Clan’s baleful energy. Di Jun admits the humans were sacrificed to give him an advantage over the Witches.
• Dijiang recognizes the danger, but insists the sword alone cannot defeat all twelve Ancestral Witches. The Witches form the Dutian Divine Fiends Formation and fight more cautiously.
• Hongjun watches the conflict as part of his plan to bring the Witch and Demon Tribes off the stage. He also hopes the Primordial Violet Qi will draw Kunpeng into action and intends to start arranging for Tongtian’s Interception Sect after the conflict.
• Houtu senses that the Witches face a genuine threat and leaves Pangu Hall to reach the battlefield. Nuwa, sensing an important event connected to her, also heads there.
• As the battle escalates and casualties mount, Di Jun exploits an opening and beheads the wounded Zhurong, making him the first Ancestral Witch to fall.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun shifts from years of frustration against the Witches to confidence and vindictiveness, eager to use the sword to settle old scores. He openly taunts Dijiang and the others.
• Zhurong, despite recovering from his wound, identifies the sword’s source of power and warns the others that Di Jun’s strength depends on it. His death marks a turning point in the conflict.
• Dijiang quickly understands how the human souls in the sword counter the Witches, but rallies his siblings rather than backing down.
• Houtu moves from focused Dao cultivation to urgent concern for her kin, sensing this battle may endanger their lives.
• Nuwa feels that events are connected to her but does not yet know exactly how.
• Hongjun regards both tribes as pieces in a larger plan, while his thoughts of Xu Tong reveal a personal frustration with something he cannot control.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and exploitation: Human lives have been turned into a weapon for the Demon Tribe’s war.
• Power and vulnerability: The Witches’ physical resilience is undermined by a weapon specifically designed to counter them.
• Fate and manipulation: Hongjun treats a vast tribal war as part of a long-range scheme to shape the world’s next era.
• Loyalty and impending loss: Houtu’s response underscores the Ancestral Witches’ close bonds as their conflict becomes existential.

Key events

• The Witch Clan’s formation collapses after Di Jun kills the Ancestral Witch Zhurong with the Witch-Slaying Sword. Di Jun, apparently driven partly mad by the sword’s accumulated resentment, loses control of the Demon Tribe’s star formation.
• Kunpeng betrays Di Jun, attacking him and stealing the Zhou Tian Star Chart, the River Diagram, the Luo Book, and the Primordial Violet Qi. With the Demon formation broken, the witches regain the advantage.
• Dijiang kills the weakened Di Jun. The Eastern Emperor retaliates by self-destructing with the Chaos Bell, killing himself and devastating both armies; Fuxi and six more Ancestral Witches die in the blast. The Chaos Bell disappears.
• When Houtu arrives, the surviving Gonggong tells her the Witch Clan is now in her hands. He then takes Pangu Hall and crashes into Buzhou Mountain, breaking the pillar that supports heaven and earth. The two begin to collapse together, threatening all life.
• Amid the disaster and the cries of the dead, Houtu recognizes her Dao. Nuwa rushes to her as the chapter ends.

Character developments and interactions

• Kunpeng turns on Di Jun and the Demon Tribe, prioritizing the treasures and Primordial Violet Qi he covets.
• Dijiang acts decisively after Kunpeng’s attack, killing Di Jun in vengeance for Zhurong.
• The Eastern Emperor responds to Di Jun’s death with a final, indiscriminate act of revenge, destroying allies and enemies alike.
• Gonggong shifts from survivor to avenger, apparently choosing to destroy the world rather than accept the Witch Clan’s defeat. His farewell places responsibility for the clan on Houtu.
• Houtu, arriving too late to prevent the catastrophe, moves from shock and grief toward spiritual understanding. Nuwa’s arrival suggests she may be able to help with the unfolding crisis.

Significant themes

• Revenge and mutual destruction: Each retaliation escalates the conflict until both tribes are devastated and the wider world is endangered.
• Betrayal and ambition: Kunpeng’s opportunism worsens the Demon Tribe’s collapse.
• The cost of war: The loss of leaders and countless fighters leaves both clans nearly broken.
• Tragedy and spiritual awakening: The suffering of the living and the dead leads Houtu to understand her Dao.

Key plot points and events

• Enraged by Fuxi’s death, Nuwa prepares to retaliate against the Witch Clan, but Houtu interrupts by declaring that she will create the Six Paths of Reincarnation to give wandering souls a place after death.
• Houtu transforms her Ancestral Witch body into the Reincarnation realm. The Heavenly and Earthly Dao recognize her deed, granting immense merit that creates a Primordial Spirit for her and raises her to Sagehood.
• Zhunti and Jieyin seize the chance to gain merit for the Western Teachings. They send Ksitigarbha, who vows to remain in the Underworld until it is empty. His vow earns him great merit and raises him to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• As heaven and earth continue collapsing and a hole remains in the sky, Hongjun appears and directs the Sages to act. He tells Nuwa to gather Five-Colored Divine Stones and lends her the Qiankun Cauldron to mend the heavens.
• Hongjun secretly intends to make Yuanshi kill the Black Tortoise, burdening him and the Chan Sect with karma. His broader aim is to manipulate events until the Primordial World falls under his control.
• Before Hongjun can suggest the plan, Nuwa produces four Heavenly Pillars and places them at the world’s extremities, stopping heaven and earth from closing together. Hongjun is left stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Houtu makes a self-sacrificing choice that establishes the Six Paths of Reincarnation and elevates her to Sagehood. She resents the Western Sages’ intervention but cannot challenge Ksitigarbha’s Heavenly Dao-approved vow.
• Nuwa shifts from fury over Fuxi’s death to taking responsibility for restoring the world. Her unexpected pillars thwart Hongjun’s intended plan.
• Ksitigarbha commits himself to the Underworld through his vow, gaining substantial merit and spiritual advancement.
• Zhunti and Jieyin exploit Houtu’s achievement to secure merit and influence for their sect, provoking Houtu’s anger.
• Hongjun is revealed as a long-term schemer who has engineered events to weaken rival sects and centralize power. Nuwa’s action disrupts his immediate plan.
• The Sages gather to address the catastrophe, but their efforts unfold amid rivalries, ambition, and Hongjun’s hidden manipulation.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and merit: Houtu’s transformation and Ksitigarbha’s vow show how selfless acts can earn cosmic recognition and power.
• Religious and political opportunism: The Western Sages turn a humanitarian crisis into an opportunity for their sect.
• Hidden manipulation and karma: Hongjun engineers events indirectly, using karmic consequences to weaken sects.
• Unexpected agency: Nuwa’s independent solution overturns Hongjun’s assumptions and changes the course of events.