Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• The Beast Emperor Palace reveals more than ten thousand Primordial Origin Realm experts, many recognized as former members of the Three Clans. The display astonishes the Primordial World’s inhabitants and confirms the Palace’s overwhelming power.
• Some of these experts leave and return with beings who could not reach the Palace in time for its scheduled Dao lecture. This suggests the Palace intends to include everyone, not just powerful cultivators.
• After a hundred years of gathering, countless beings—ultimately more than trillions—assemble inside the Palace. Its interior is vast enough to accommodate them all, prompting observers to assume Shen Ni created an enormous space through mastery of the Space Great Dao.
• In reality, Shen Ni did not create it. He considers himself the second-strongest being in the Primordial World, behind his master Tongtian, and regards Yuanfeng as a potential third if he grows stronger.

Character developments

• Shen Ni is recognized by others as a nearly unfathomable powerhouse, but his own view is more modest: he knows he did not create the Palace’s vast interior and ranks himself below Tongtian.
• Tongtian is established as Shen Ni’s master and the one being he acknowledges as stronger than himself.
• Yuanfeng is acknowledged by Shen Ni as exceptionally strong, though not yet at the level he might eventually reach.
• Feng Qi, once Nuwa’s guard, is recognized by ancient beings, helping reveal the identities and history of the Palace’s experts.

Significant themes

• The gap between reputation and reality: The crowd attributes the Palace’s vast space to Shen Ni, while he knows the truth is otherwise.
• Power and restraint: The Palace could seemingly dominate every faction, yet it has not sought to rule the Primordial World.
• Collective inclusion: Experts are sent to retrieve latecomers, and the Palace makes room for beings of every cultivation level.
• The Primordial World’s growth: Its expanded territory and abundant resources have led to a dramatic increase in population and powerful cultivators.

Character interactions

• The gathered beings react with awe and anxiety to the Palace’s strength, wondering whether its display signals a coming change in the balance of power.
• Ancient beings identify Feng Qi and other former Three Clan members, linking the Palace’s experts to the Primordial World’s past.
• Shen Ni’s relationship with Tongtian shapes his self-assessment: he accepts being second to his master, while privately resisting the idea that Yuanfeng might one day surpass him.

Key plot points and events

• Beast Emperor Shen Ni reflects on the immense gap between his cultivation and his master Tongtian’s, despite Shen Ni being the Primordial World’s strongest being and nearing another breakthrough.
• After a hundred years, the gathered creatures assemble in the Beast Emperor Palace. Shen Ni sends away those who died during the waiting period.
• Tongtian appears without warning, and his presence causes even the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao to yield. Shen Ni and three companions bow to him, confirming his identity as their master.
• Tongtian opens his eyes, and the Great Dao becomes perceptible throughout the palace. He begins his lecture with, “The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao.”
• Although everyone can see the Great Daos, many cannot yet understand them. Still, the lecture offers teachings suited to beings at every level of cultivation.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Ni shows humility, recognizing that his own power is negligible beside Tongtian’s. He also accepts that his next breakthrough may come soon or take centuries.
• Tongtian demonstrates not only overwhelming power but also exceptional teaching ability. Unlike Shen Ni, whose rapid rise makes some lower realms hard to explain, Tongtian understands cultivation across all stages and can address diverse needs.
• The gathered creatures respond with awe and restraint: they long to learn more, but recognize Tongtian’s authority and wait respectfully for his instruction.
• Shen Ni’s earlier teaching is presented as useful but limited, since his personal path and extraordinary talent are difficult for ordinary cultivators to follow. Tongtian’s broader explanations are accessible even to beginners, while still offering insights to Quasi-Saints and Primordial Origin experts.

Significant themes

• The vastness of the Dao: Directly perceiving truth does not guarantee the knowledge or foundation needed to comprehend it.
• Humility before greater power: Even the strongest being in the world recognizes how little he knows beside his master.
• Teaching suited to the learner: The same lesson can yield different insights depending on a listener’s level and experience.
• Talent versus understanding: Rapid personal achievement does not necessarily make someone the best guide; deep, systematic understanding allows Tongtian to teach more broadly.

Chapter Summary: “Frequent Breakthroughs”

• Tongtian’s lecture: Tongtian expounds the Dao to the gathered beings in the Beast Emperor Palace. His understanding is so profound that beings of every realm, race, and cultivation method can follow his teaching—a striking contrast to the vast differences normally separating Primordial Origin Realm beings from ordinary cultivators. Unlike Hongjun’s earlier teachings, Tongtian’s exposition reflects his God Rank understanding: the Great Dao is no longer a source of power for him; only his own Dao can strengthen him.
• Breakthroughs during the lecture: As the audience listens, many Primordial World creatures advance, some through several realms. Even the traditionally “brainless” Witch Clan listens and begins trying to comprehend the Dao. Tongtian’s four disciples are also attentive, since he rarely teaches them this way. Individual spaces contain each breakthrough, so no one disrupts the others.
• Heavenly Tribulations are deferred: With Tongtian presiding, the Heavenly Dao cannot enter the palace, so breakthroughs there trigger no immediate tribulations. Tribulations will arrive once the cultivators leave, and those delayed trials may accumulate and become more dangerous. Tongtian does not interrupt his teaching to explain this.
• The lecture deepens: After a thousand years, Tongtian moves from foundational principles to the Quasi-Saint and Primordial Origin realms. Even beings who have not reached those levels can understand his clear explanations, though understanding a realm is not the same as being ready to enter it. Cultivators still need time and sufficient accumulated magical power. The full lecture lasts two thousand years.

Character and relationship developments

Tongtian’s authority and mastery are underscored by how effortlessly he teaches across differences in realm and background, while the audience’s attentive response shows the breadth of his influence. His disciples remain students as well as followers, eager to learn from him.

Significant themes

• Knowledge can bridge differences: Tongtian’s teaching reaches beings who would ordinarily be separated by enormous gaps in understanding.
• Insight and advancement are not the same: Knowing how to break through does not replace accumulated cultivation.
• Power and consequence: Tongtian can suppress the Heavenly Dao within his territory, but delayed tribulations await those who leave.

Key plot points

• Tongtian concludes his three-thousand-year Dao lecture. Many listeners have strengthened their foundations or reached the verge of major breakthroughs.
• He announces that the Beast Emperor Palace will rule the Primordial World, ending the division between factions. Personal mortal feuds must be settled in the Deathmatch Arena.
• The Human Race and Witch Clan are already closely tied to the Palace through Nuwa and Houtu. The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans also serve it, leaving the Demon Heavenly Court as the main independent power.
• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi recognize that resisting would be futile: the Palace and its allies vastly outmatch the Demon Heavenly Court. Tongtian does not seek Di Jun’s consent and dismisses the assembly.
• Tongtian sends all attendees back to their original locations with a display of immense power and precision.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Ni has approached the threshold of the dao-unification realm. Houtu and Nuwa have greatly strengthened their foundations, while Yuanfeng is nearing the late primordial origin realm.
• Di Jun’s confidence as Demon Emperor is undercut by his inability to protect his authority. His resentment grows, but he sees no viable choice beyond submission or hopeless resistance.
• Tongtian exercises unquestioned authority: he speaks for the Beast Emperor Palace, ignores Di Jun’s position, and ends the lecture on his own terms.
• The gathered creatures respond with gratitude and awe, accepting the Palace’s rule; many expect it to bring an end to warfare.

Significant themes

• Power over status and destiny: Di Jun’s title and supposed heavenly destiny mean little against overwhelming strength.
• Unification and order: The Palace’s rule promises an end to factional conflict, though it also removes independent political power.
• Growth through insight: The lecture advances cultivators at every level, reflecting the Primordial World’s rising strength.
• Authority without consent: The new order is imposed rather than negotiated, especially in Tongtian’s treatment of Di Jun.

Key plot points

• After leaving the Beast Emperor Palace, creatures across the Primordial World face heavenly tribulations for breakthroughs made while studying under Tongtian. Tribulations that had accumulated during their time inside merge into unusually powerful trials, killing many who cannot withstand them.
• Di Jun successfully survives his tribulation and reaches the primordial origin realm. Eastern Emperor Taiyi soon follows; their comparable talents and cultivation mean they advance at nearly the same pace.
• The brothers reflect on the decline of their Demon Heavenly Court, which has lost influence even among the Demon Race. Di Jun questions whether it is worth continuing.
• Di Jun proposes that they seek places as Tongtian’s outer disciples. Taiyi worries that becoming disciples beneath their former peers would invite ridicule, but Di Jun sees it as a chance to gain systematic instruction and cultivation experience.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun remains pragmatic and willing to set aside pride for a viable future. Though he has become a powerful cultivator, he does not treat the breakthrough as exceptional and recognizes the Heavenly Court’s weakness.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi is initially excited by reaching the primordial origin realm, but Di Jun’s subdued attitude—and the brothers’ diminished standing—tempers his enthusiasm. He is conflicted about abandoning their former status.
• The brothers discuss the possible end of their political power with candor: Taiyi hesitates, while Di Jun turns toward joining Tongtian’s organization.

Significant themes

• Rapid advancement has a cost: missed tribulations accumulate, making later breakthroughs more dangerous.
• Power and status are relative: the brothers’ realm would once have been remarkable, but the Beast Emperor Palace eclipses their authority.
• Pride versus survival: joining Tongtian as outer disciples would be humiliating to some, yet offers a path to growth.
• The Heavenly Dao’s limits: it withheld tribulations while Tongtian’s protection made it wary, then resumed enforcing them once the cultivators returned.

Key events

• Di Jun wonders whether he might someday grow powerful enough to seize the Beast Emperor Palace—or any other great power—and rule the Primordial World. He recognizes this is only a fantasy for now: he is far weaker than figures such as Tongtian, Nuwa, Houtu, and Shen Ni.
• Bitter at having to surrender the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and effective control of the Demon Heavenly Court, Di Jun decides that he and Taiyi should focus on cultivation rather than resist.
• The Beast Emperor Palace’s Deathmatch Arena and overwhelming force have made its rule difficult to challenge. Most groups—including the Human Race, the ancient clans, and the Witch Clan—accept the new order. The Demon Heavenly Court’s demons and loose cultivators also lack the will or ability to oppose it.
• Di Jun and Taiyi conclude that becoming subordinate to the Beast Emperor Palace is their only sensible choice. Di Jun approaches Yuanfeng to surrender their authority, but she says the Palace has no need for formal authority: strength alone ensures obedience.
• Di Jun is angered that his title and remaining dignity mean so little to Yuanfeng, though he accepts that authority rests on power. He then asks whether he and Taiyi may become outer disciples of the Beast Emperor Palace. Yuanfeng’s response is not yet given.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun shifts from imagining future dominance to accepting a pragmatic, subordinate position. He remains resentful about losing power, but suppresses his anger and seeks a path forward through cultivation and discipleship.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi is reluctant to submit, yet recognizes there is no realistic alternative and agrees with Di Jun.
• Yuanfeng dismisses political titles and formal control as unnecessary, presenting overwhelming strength as the true source of authority.
• Yingzhao is noted as the one demon still absolutely loyal to Di Jun and Taiyi; the rest largely disregard their wishes.

Significant themes

• Might determines authority: The Beast Emperor Palace rules because its strength makes resistance futile, not because other powers willingly grant it legitimacy.
• Pragmatism over pride: Di Jun and Taiyi surrender rather than risk destruction.
• The fragility of status: Di Jun’s imperial title offers little protection once he loses real power.
• Peace and stability: The Human Race accepts the Palace’s rule because it favors limited disputes over devastating wars.

Plot and events

• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi ask to join the Beast Emperor Palace as outer disciples, hoping to benefit from its powerful instruction.
• Yuanfeng is reluctant to accept them, fearing that their former status as Demon Emperors and their pride might disrupt the Palace’s harmonious community. Nuwa then announces that Tongtian has approved their admission, and Yuanfeng formally accepts them.
• Yuanfeng warns both newcomers to follow the Palace’s rules and reminds Di Jun that he is only an outer disciple and can be expelled. Di Jun recognizes that she had nearly rejected him and, despite his resentment, accepts that he has little power to object.
• Di Jun and Taiyi’s admission is public knowledge. With both former leaders gone, the Demon Heavenly Court dissolves, leaving its remaining members to choose a new Heavenly Emperor from among the Twelve Demon Saints.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun must adjust to a sharp fall in status. He still looks down on the Palace’s mostly lower-ranked outer disciples, but understands that he must suppress his pride and comply with its authority.
• Yuanfeng prioritizes the Palace’s peace and makes clear that membership comes with strict expectations.
• Nuwa conveys Tongtian’s approval, overriding Yuanfeng’s hesitation.
• The Twelve Demon Saints emerge as capable successors: all have reached at least the quasi-saint realm, and half have reached the primordial origin realm.

Significant themes

• Status and humility: Former rulers must accept a diminished position when they lack the strength to command respect.
• Order and belonging: The Palace protects its harmony by enforcing rules and carefully managing admission.
• Guidance and potential: The chapter emphasizes that talent alone is not enough; instruction, resources, and the world’s rising level can accelerate cultivation.

Key plot points and events

• With Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi gone, the Twelve Demon Saints debate how to choose new Demon Emperors.
• They dismiss bloodline as a basis for succession: their own bloodlines are nearly equal, and none can naturally command the others. Choosing a lesser-ranked demon is also unacceptable to them.
• Kunpeng proposes choosing by strength, but Bai Ze argues that the Heavenly Emperor must also be capable of governing. Since none of the candidates clearly combines leadership and administrative skill, Bai Ze thinks leaving the position vacant and governing collectively would be safer.
• Bai Ze keeps that proposal to himself, expecting the others to pursue power regardless. Disillusioned with the Demon Heavenly Court, he decides to leave and join the Human Race rather than seek a place at the powerful but crowded Beast Emperor Palace.

Character developments and interactions

• Kunpeng grows impatient with the long debate and is eager to claim the throne; he favors a contest of strength.
• Bai Ze emerges as a cautious, capable strategist who values competent governance over personal ambition. He withdraws from the succession dispute and plans a new future outside the Demon Race.
• The other Demon Saints are powerful but self-interested, unwilling to submit to one another or surrender the chance to rule. Their discussion exposes the lack of unity within their group.

Significant themes

• Power versus responsibility: Strength alone does not make someone fit to lead.
• Ambition and factionalism: The Demon Saints’ desire for authority threatens their race’s stability.
• Declining institutions and seeking survival: Bai Ze sees the Demon Heavenly Court as doomed and looks for a safer path.
• Changing hierarchies: The Beast Emperor Palace’s dominance makes Primordial Origin Realm status less exceptional, while the Human Race—though currently the weakest of the major powers—offers Bai Ze an alternative.

Key plot points and events

• Bai Ze concludes that the young Human Race needs capable allies. Though the Beast Emperor Palace and friendly cultivators offer some protection, they may not respond quickly enough if the Humans are attacked.
• Seeing an opportunity to contribute—and expecting the Humans to treat him fairly—Bai Ze leaves the chaotic Demon Heavenly Court and travels alone to Human territory.
• He notices how materially poor the Humans are compared with the Demon Heavenly Court. Their resources are scarce, and their priorities favor ordinary people’s needs over grand displays.
• Human experts intercept Bai Ze, wary of his Primordial Origin Realm power. He openly identifies himself and asks to meet their leaders.
• After a long wait, Suiren Shi arrives. Bai Ze greets him and requests a private conversation, but Suiren Shi insists that he speak in front of the assembled Humans.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Ze acts independently of the Demon Heavenly Court’s infighting. He is pragmatic and idealistic in equal measure: he seeks shelter, but also believes his wisdom and strength can meaningfully help the Humans. He respects their caution and does not resent the poor reception.
• The Human experts remain vigilant but are willing to show courtesy once they recognize Bai Ze’s good reputation.
• Suiren Shi handles the Human Race’s affairs directly. His insistence on an open discussion suggests he values transparency and does not want important matters withheld from the community.
• Bai Ze’s courteous, patient manner contrasts with the Humans’ guarded response, while Suiren Shi’s bluntness creates a small tension over whether their conversation should be private.

Significant themes

• The vulnerability of a developing people: The Humans have advanced remarkably quickly, but remain too weak to rely on distant allies for immediate defense.
• Race versus faction: A faction concentrates resources and rewards on its powerful members; a race is portrayed as responsible for its population and broader collective well-being.
• Contribution over prestige: Bai Ze is drawn to the Humans because his abilities could have greater impact there, not because they can offer wealth or status.
• Trust and transparency: Bai Ze seeks a private audience, while Suiren Shi favors openness—setting up a potential conflict over how cooperation should begin.

Chapter summary

• Bai Ze visits the human race seeking to join them. Because the Demon Heavenly Court’s leadership is away and its palace is effectively without direction, Suiren Shi realizes the topic is sensitive and takes Bai Ze to a private cave abode to talk.
• Bai Ze openly says he wants to join the human race—a significant break from the usual divide between the two peoples. Suiren Shi is surprised but recognizes that this is Bai Ze’s individual choice, even if demons generally look down on humans and Bai Ze may face criticism from his own kind.
• Bai Ze asks for no resources or special privileges, only a place to live in seclusion. He does not say so explicitly, but the arrangement is expected to become reciprocal: he can protect the human race, and they will eventually repay his help.
• Suiren Shi allows Bai Ze to choose a residence anywhere in human territory, while making clear that the human race will remain cautious and observe him. Bai Ze accepts this wariness as reasonable.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Ze shows humility, sincerity, and respect for human caution. Though powerful, he makes modest demands and does not expect immediate trust.
• Suiren Shi acts tactfully by moving their discussion somewhere private. He is open to accepting Bai Ze but balances generosity with responsibility for his people’s safety.
• Their exchange establishes a tentative relationship: neither assumes full trust, but both recognize the possibility of mutual benefit and goodwill.

Significant themes

• Crossing racial boundaries: Bai Ze’s decision challenges entrenched prejudice between demons and humans.
• Trust and caution: Good intentions matter, but the human race cannot ignore the risks of admitting a powerful outsider.
• Reciprocity: Bai Ze’s protection and the humans’ eventual repayment form an unspoken basis for cooperation.
• Reputation and individual choice: Bai Ze’s positive reputation makes acceptance possible, while the chapter suggests that past conduct can determine whether an outsider is welcomed.

Plot points and events

• Bai Ze settles in a secluded mountain forest on the Human Race’s border, where he can respond to major threats without shielding humans from ordinary hardships.
• The Human Race’s leaders accept him despite the risks because they need powerful allies. Fuxi, their only Primordial Origin Realm expert, is assigned to monitor him; lesser experts could not reliably watch someone of Bai Ze’s rank.
• News spreads that Demon Emperors Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi have joined the Beast Emperor Palace as low-ranking Outer Disciples. They seek its cultivation methods for advancing beyond the Primordial Origin Realm.
• Though joining is humiliating, the two cannot simply take the methods and leave: betrayal would bring punishment and lasting disgrace. After some time, they begin to see benefits in their new life.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Ze recognizes how vulnerable humans are and controls his desire for their souls, choosing not to antagonize a rising race. He accepts a quiet, watched residence among them.
• Fuxi takes responsibility for keeping an eye on Bai Ze. He privately questions the need to accept someone they distrust, but understands the Human Race needs his strength.
• Di Jun and Taiyi set aside pride to pursue further cultivation. Their relationship with the Beast Emperor Palace begins as a reluctant bargain, but they gradually adjust to it.
• The Human Race’s leaders protect their people while insisting they face manageable difficulties themselves; they are wary of Bai Ze but value what he can offer.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: The Human Race must remain vigilant because it cannot yet rely on overwhelming strength.
• Pragmatism over pride or desire: Bai Ze restrains his appetite, while Di Jun and Taiyi accept lower status to pursue greater power.
• Trust and risk: The Human Race welcomes a formidable outsider while keeping him under supervision.
• Status, reputation, and obligation: Even the Beast Emperor Palace’s lowest-ranked disciples command respect, and leaving after receiving its teachings would carry severe consequences.

Plot and events

• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi reflect on how, while ruling the Demon Heavenly Court, they had little time to cultivate and relied on the Twelve Demon Saints—only Kunpeng and Bai Ze seemed truly dependable.
• Since Di Jun and Taiyi joined the isolated Beast Emperor Palace, they have paid little attention to the outside world. They learn from the Three Xiao and Zhao Gongming that the Demon Heavenly Court has collapsed: the Twelve Demon Saints have scattered and are competing to become the next Demon Emperor, with conflicts spreading among the Demon Race.
• Bai Ze has left the court and disappeared. Di Jun believes he would avoid the conflict to protect his fortune and karma, perhaps retreating into seclusion. The Beast Emperor Palace has no reason to seek him out, since his abilities are of little consequence to Primordial Origin Realm experts.
• The Palace’s outer disciples return to cultivation after discussing the news. They also oversee the world’s Deathmatch Arenas, usually through avatars, serving as witnesses and referees for battles to the death.
• Di Jun and Taiyi privately consider the fall of their former realm. Di Jun accepts that its destruction is inevitable and suggests that, rather than try to restore it, they could establish a new Demon Heavenly Court. The chapter ends before they decide what to do about the Twelve Demon Saints.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun appears composed and pragmatic about the old court’s collapse, though he still weighs what its loss means.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi is more openly troubled and asks whether they should simply let the Demon Heavenly Court disappear.
• The Three Xiao keep up with events and share news; Zhao Gongming adds that Bai Ze has vanished.
• Di Jun and Taiyi remain somewhat aloof from the other disciples, partly out of attachment to their former status, and listen rather than join the discussion.

Themes

• Power and political fragility: The Demon Heavenly Court quickly disintegrates once its strongest rulers leave.
• Ambition and loyalty: The Twelve Demon Saints’ rivalry reveals how conditional their unity was.
• Detachment and adaptation: Di Jun accepts that the past cannot be restored and considers building anew.
• Different priorities: Bai Ze avoids a destructive struggle to protect his karma, while the Beast Emperor Palace’s disciples focus chiefly on cultivation and their assigned duties.

Chapter Summary

Key events and plot points

• Di Jun concludes that the Demon Heavenly Court cannot remain independent. Kunpeng is the strongest remaining member of the Twelve Demon Saints and may seize the Demon Emperor title, but his strength is insufficient to defend the Court from the Beast Emperor Palace. Di Jun therefore sees his own voluntary entry into the Palace as a better choice than later defeat.
• At the Beast Emperor Palace, Tongtian trains his four disciples—Beast Emperor Shen Ni, Yuanfeng, Nuwa, and Houtu—using separate avatars and instruction suited to each one’s cultivation path.
• Tongtian believes the Palace’s current power would not be enough for future wars. He wants his disciples to grow stronger and take useful roles, rather than become expendable fighters.
• After weighing their progress and abilities, Tongtian decides it is time for the disciples to venture out. He asks them what they intend to do.

Character developments and interactions

• Di Jun accepts that the Demon Heavenly Court’s independence is ending and prioritizes preserving some dignity by joining the Beast Emperor Palace voluntarily.
• Kunpeng remains ambitious and may claim the Demon Emperor title, but the chapter emphasizes the limits of his power.
• Tongtian emerges as a thoughtful mentor, attentive to his disciples’ talents and determined to help them reach their potential without forcing a predetermined path.
• Shen Ni is eager to leave and seek growth. Near the peak of the primordial origin realm, he needs meaningful battles and new insights to advance, but Tongtian’s overwhelming strength makes sparring with him unhelpful.
• Yuanfeng has the stature and authority to command others, though her preference for quiet cultivation has slowed her progress.
• Nuwa is suited to logistical support through her mastery of Creation and the Soul; Houtu can contribute through her mastery of Reincarnation and support abilities.
• Tongtian treats the four according to their individual strengths, while leaving their eventual futures up to them.

Significant themes

• Power and political legitimacy: Holding a title means little without the strength to defend it.
• Mentorship and potential: Effective teaching adapts to each student rather than imposing one path.
• Growth through meaningful challenge: Combat can aid advancement, but one-sided defeat does not necessarily produce progress.
• Individual roles in conflict: Strength is not limited to frontline fighting; command and logistical support are also essential.

Key plot points and events

• Beast Emperor Shen Ni has outgrown the Primordial World as a place to test his strength. Since he and Yuanfeng know each other’s techniques too well, their fights amount only to sparring.
• Shen Ni asks Tongtian for permission to leave and seek challenges elsewhere. Tongtian approves, viewing him as a future vanguard.
• Tongtian also tells Yuanfeng she must leave to continue growing. He fears that remaining beside him would deny her real trials and weaken her position among the other powerful beings.
• Yuanfeng reluctantly protests, but Tongtian makes the choice clear: she may stay only if she can keep pace with Shen Ni. Knowing she cannot, she accepts his decision.
• Tongtian allows Houtu and Nuwa to remain because they are not ready to face the dangers outside. Houtu also has duties overseeing the Witch Clan and the newly established Netherworld, while Nuwa simply wishes to stay with Tongtian.

Character developments and interactions

• Tongtian is firm and pragmatic: despite his disciples’ attachment to him, he prioritizes their strength and the coming crisis over their wishes. He treats the conversation as a decision to announce, not a negotiation.
• Shen Ni shows ambition and readiness to seek stronger opponents beyond the Primordial World.
• Yuanfeng reveals how deeply she values staying with Tongtian, but accepts that she must leave and grow stronger if she hopes to return to his side.
• Houtu is more practical than clingy: she recognizes her current weakness and has responsibilities she cannot abandon.
• Nuwa is emotionally attached to Tongtian and content with her altered fate, which no longer includes Fuxi.
• Houtu and Nuwa listen cautiously as Tongtian speaks to Yuanfeng, anxious that they, too, might be sent away. Yuanfeng envies them when they are allowed to stay.

Significant themes

• Growth through hardship: Staying in safety can limit cultivation; strength requires independent challenges.
• Duty versus attachment: Yuanfeng’s affection for Tongtian conflicts with the need to become stronger, while Houtu’s responsibilities tie her to the Primordial World.
• Leadership and preparation: Tongtian’s decisions reflect the approaching crisis and the need for capable leaders and fighters.
• Changed fate and contentment: Nuwa accepts a life without Fuxi because her present circumstances satisfy her.

Key events

• Tongtian prepares Beast Emperor Shen Ni and Yuanfeng to leave the Primordial World, giving them protective treasures and cultivation resources.
• He explains the cultivation hierarchy beyond their current Primordial Origin Realm: Dao-Unification, Primordial Chaos, and the exceedingly rare God Realm. He warns them to seek his help immediately if they encounter a God Realm expert.
• Tongtian also plants knowledge in Shen Ni’s and Yuanfeng’s minds that will help them understand the higher realms if they eventually reach them.
• Yuanfeng receives a Supreme Sword containing Tongtian’s sword intent, powerful enough to kill anyone below the God Realm, and an Auspicious Cloud Book with some of Tongtian’s power sealed inside.
• Shen Ni receives the Heavenly Cicada Tower, which protects and tempers the soul. It also contains the Godslayer Array, reinforced by Tongtian’s power and capable of killing an enemy in the Microcosm Realm.
• Tongtian adds divine crystals and other resources. The chapter closes with an explanation that such materials are of little use to him at his current level; his further advancement depends on insight and the rare Creation Energy.

Character developments and interactions

• Tongtian acts as a protective mentor, carefully matching gifts to each disciple’s needs: Yuanfeng gets powerful general protection, while Shen Ni receives extra safeguards for his vulnerable soul and impulsive temperament.
• He recognizes that both disciples’ talent—and Yuanfeng’s beauty—could attract danger in the wider worlds.
• Shen Ni and Yuanfeng listen closely and accept their gifts without protest, aware that the higher realms remain far beyond them.
• Tongtian’s concern is especially strong for Shen Ni, whom he expects to provoke powerful enemies.

Significant themes

• Preparation and mentorship: Tongtian cannot accompany his disciples, so he equips them with both knowledge and practical protection.
• Power and vulnerability: Strength alone is not enough; Shen Ni’s soul weakness makes specialized defense essential.
• The danger of ambition and exposure: Talent, beauty, and recklessness can draw trouble in a chaotic wider world.
• The scarcity of advancement: High-level experts and breakthrough resources are rare, and progress at the summit depends on insight rather than ordinary treasures.

Plot points and events

• Tongtian reflects on the Creation Energy he acquired: he received only half, leaving the laws of creation incomplete, but still useful for his difficult studies. The energy also helped him reach the supreme realm; he is now nearing its middle stage.
• He considers the Primordial World’s potential to become a third God Realm, but says this would require continued investment. Its progress depends heavily on the barrier and resources he provides, while its Heavenly Dao focuses more on control than development.
• Tongtian gives Beast Emperor Shen Ni and Yuanfeng many offensive and defensive treasures, keeping some for Houtu and Nuwa. Though the gifts are powerful for his disciples, they are of little use to God Rank beings.
• Shen Ni and Yuanfeng depart from the Primordial World. Outside it, they discover that it has grown so vast and mist-shrouded that its boundaries—and much of what lies within—are no longer visible.
• The pair set off together through the void to find another world and learn more about the Myriad Worlds. Tongtian has told them that natural teleportation arrays exist, but leaves them to locate one themselves as part of their training.

Character developments and interactions

• Tongtian remains committed to studying creation and advancing the Primordial World, while accepting that his disciples must eventually face danger without his protection. He worries about their departure but trusts Yuanfeng’s experience and believes Shen Ni is capable, despite his tendency to rely on strength instead of thought.
• Shen Ni and Yuanfeng leave with valuable gifts but intend not to depend on them unless necessary. They choose to stay together for safety and cooperation while exploring unfamiliar worlds.
• Nuwa and Houtu are saddened by the farewell, especially Nuwa, who has spent a long time with the departing disciples. The scene also hints that Houtu and Nuwa may one day pursue a similarly difficult path.

Significant themes

• Growth through independence: Tongtian’s disciples must leave his protection and solve problems for themselves.
• Power and its limits: The energy needed for higher realms is immense, and even great treasures cannot replace judgment or personal strength.
• World-building and stewardship: The Primordial World’s future depends on Tongtian’s continued investment; its own Heavenly Dao is poorly suited to guiding its development.
• Parting and sacrifice: Separation is painful but presented as a necessary cost of becoming stronger.

Key plot points

• The chapter begins by recognizing that Beast Emperor Shen Ni’s former strength is no longer enough to guarantee his safety in the vast Myriad Heavens and Worlds. He must rely on caution and intelligence, since many powerful primordial chaos and dao-unification experts—and countless gifted rivals—exist beyond the Primordial World.
• After Shen Ni and Yuanfeng depart, Tongtian tells Houtu and Nuwa that responsibility for the Primordial World now rests with them.
• Their task is difficult: the two former powers who helped stabilize the world are gone, while Feng Jiu, despite having a higher cultivation realm, lacks the standing to command its inhabitants. Houtu and Nuwa have reputations but few public combat records, leaving others uncertain about their actual abilities.
• Tongtian warns that they may have to establish authority through action. In the Primordial World, strength—not persuasion or affiliation—is what earns obedience. He reminds them that Shen Ni and Yuanfeng commanded respect partly because they had demonstrated decisive ruthlessness.
• Houtu and Nuwa understand his warning, but they have no immediate opportunity to prove themselves, since they represent the Beast Emperor Palace.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Ni is presented as newly vulnerable in the wider cosmos. He must adapt from relying on overwhelming force to thinking strategically.
• Tongtian shifts responsibility to Houtu and Nuwa while cautioning them about the gap between their recognized status and their untested reputations.
• Houtu has some inherent authority from her history as one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, though she still lacks the kind of decisive record Shen Ni and Yuanfeng possess.
• Nuwa is especially untested: she has mostly been protected by Tongtian and her senior disciples and has spent her time cultivating rather than fighting.
• Feng Jiu has reached the middle primordial origin realm, but cultivation level alone does not translate into strength, influence, or leadership.
• Tongtian’s exchange with his disciples is protective but direct: he expects them to understand that they may need to demonstrate their strength themselves.

Significant themes

• Power and legitimacy: In this world, authority depends on proven strength, not status, reputation, or persuasive words.
• The danger of complacency: Even a formidable figure like Shen Ni can be outmatched in a wider world full of powerful experts.
• Reputation versus reality: High cultivation and prestigious ties do not necessarily prove fighting ability or earn public trust.
• Leadership through action: With former stabilizing powers gone, Houtu and Nuwa must find a way to establish control—though the chapter leaves open when or how they will do so.

Plot points and events

• With Beast Emperor Shen Ni and Yuanfeng away, the Beast Emperor Palace cannot openly attack without justification. Houtu and Nuwa decide to draw out potential challengers by spreading news of the leaders’ absence, then defeat whoever takes the bait.
• Their goal is to demonstrate the Palace’s strength without letting a conflict spiral out of control; Tongtian remains the ultimate deterrent.
• The Primordial World’s powerful figures recognize the announcement as a challenge. Many hope the Twelve Demon Saints will respond, since the Demon Heavenly Court is seen as the greatest source of oppression.
• Guiche, one of the Twelve Demon Saints, takes the bait. He attacks a Human settlement and kills millions, believing the Palace is bluffing and weakened.
• The chapter ends as Guiche’s contempt for Houtu and Nuwa becomes clear: he does not know Nuwa’s true power and dismisses both women as insignificant.

Character developments and interactions

• Houtu and Nuwa take responsibility for defending the Palace’s authority and agree to provoke a controlled confrontation.
• Guiche is revealed as arrogant and reckless, mistaking the Palace’s calculated announcement for weakness.
• The Twelve Demon Saints are fragmented after Bai Ze’s departure: the remaining ten have split into five rival factions. They once relied on Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and later consulted Bai Ze, but now their pride and disagreements prevent unity.
• The Demon Saints would defer to Di Jun, Taiyi, Shen Ni, or Yuanfeng—but not to Houtu and Nuwa, whom they underestimate.

Significant themes

• Deterrence and reputation: The Palace must prove its strength to prevent wider unrest.
• Calculated provocation: A public show of apparent weakness is used to lure opponents into acting first.
• Pride and division: The Demon Saints’ arrogance and factionalism make them vulnerable.
• Underestimated power: Guiche’s ignorance of Nuwa’s abilities sets up the coming confrontation.
• Oppression and justice: The wider world hopes the Demon Heavenly Court’s influence will be challenged so weaker creatures can live and develop more freely.

Key plot points and events

• Guiche slaughters a large number of humans, choosing the site to provoke Nuwa and hoping to use the Human Race’s nourishing essence to strengthen the Demon Race.
• Nuwa arrives, furious, but cannot undo the deaths without violating the rules of reincarnation established by Houtu. The dead must return through the Six Paths.
• Nuwa recognizes that the Human Race’s suffering is part of a broader plan: hardship will force them to grow before their enemies can overwhelm them.
• Guiche attacks Nuwa, believing that defeating her would expose the Beast Emperor Palace’s weakness and help him rally opposition against it.
• Their fight draws attention across the Primordial World. Many hope Nuwa will win, since life under the Beast Emperor Palace is preferable to a return to the Demon Heavenly Court.
• The battle ends almost instantly: Nuwa kills Guiche before he can use any of his abilities.

Character developments and interactions

• Nuwa controls her anger and acts decisively. Though her cultivation is only at the peak of the early Primordial Origin Realm, she has extensive combat experience unknown to the wider world.
• Guiche is arrogant and politically ambitious. He mistakes Nuwa’s lack of public battle records for weakness and underestimates the Beast Emperor Palace.
• Their confrontation reveals the contrast between Guiche’s confidence and Nuwa’s concealed strength. Her swift victory demonstrates that reputation and visible cultivation do not tell the whole story.

Significant themes

• The cost of growth: The Human Race must endure hardship to become strong, even when that process brings terrible losses.
• The limits of power: Nuwa can defeat Guiche, but she cannot revive the slain without disrupting the world’s natural order.
• Hidden strength and misjudgment: Guiche’s assumptions about Nuwa lead directly to his downfall.
• Political stability: The wider world sees the battle as a test of whether the Beast Emperor Palace can maintain its authority.

Key plot points and events

• Nuwa instantly kills Guiche, an ordinary Primordial Origin Realm cultivator, before he can use any abilities. She annihilates his soul as well as his body.
• Her feat reveals the power of her mastery of the great way of the soul: although her normal combat strength is less exceptional, her soul attacks can reach the peak of the middle or even late Primordial Origin Realm.
• Guiche’s death triggers the Heavenly Dao’s mourning: the sky darkens and blood rains across the Primordial World. Netherworld observers confirm his death in the Book of Life and Death.
• The chapter explains the Beast Emperor Palace’s advantage: it provides Primordial Origin Realm cultivators with extensive training, methods, and spells, enabling even its weaker members to outperform outsiders.
• The six paths of reincarnation are not yet equipped to handle the soul of a Primordial Origin Realm cultivator easily, so Nuwa’s destruction of Guiche’s soul spares the Netherworld a difficult struggle.

Character development and interactions

• Nuwa demonstrates that her support-oriented, comparatively balanced abilities conceal a devastating specialty in soul combat. Her first public display of this strength establishes her as a formidable figure.
• Guiche is revealed to have been powerful only by outside standards; within the Beast Emperor Palace, he was considered weak. He dies without understanding how he was defeated.
• The chapter contrasts Tongtian’s disciples’ strengths: Shen Ni excels at offense, especially with the God-Slaying Spear; Yuanfeng is broadly capable and exceptionally hard to kill; Houtu and Nuwa are more support-oriented. Tongtian teaches his disciples how to cultivate techniques but does not do the work for them.
• The Netherworld’s Witch Clan members verify Guiche’s death, while Nuwa’s action prevents his soul from becoming a problem for them.

Significant themes

• Specialization and balance: power takes different forms—Nuwa’s soul mastery, Shen Ni’s overwhelming offense, and Yuanfeng’s all-around resilience.
• Training and merit: the Beast Emperor Palace’s resources create a high standard, but cultivators must still develop their own abilities.
• The cost of advancement: the death of a Primordial Origin Realm being is treated as a loss to the Heavenly Dao, though such deaths may become less remarkable as their numbers grow.