Chapter Summaries

The Witch Clan declared war on the Demon Race, prompting Nuwa to protect humanity while Hongjun helplessly watched the conflict become unavoidable. Di Jun and Taiyi led the Demon Court into battle against the Witches, beginning the Final War.

• Living beings across Heaven and Earth fled as the Witch Clan declared war on the Demon Race.
• Nuwa sent her power to Mount Shu, where the Kongtong Seal and Empress Wa Sword shielded humanity.
• Hongjun realized the Demon Race was weakened and could not stop the war from beginning.
• Di Jun and Taiyi faced Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches, and both sides prepared to fight.
• Taiyi commanded the Demon Race to attack, and the Witch-Demon War erupted.

The Witch and Demon Clans’ war erupted into a slaughter that shocked the Primordial World and the Jie Sect disciples. As Tongtian hoped Gu Changqing would remain uninvolved, Gu Changqing drunkenly questioned whether the war could truly end, then sensed the ninth form of the Nine Sword Divine Ability beginning to take shape.

• Di Jun and Taiyi unleashed the River Diagram, Luo Book, and Chaos Bell as the Demon Race and Witch Clan clashed in a devastating battle.
• All living beings watched the slaughter and lamented the casualties, while mighty experts recognized the war’s scale and expected it to last thousands of years.
• On Golden Ao Island, Jie Sect disciples were shaken by the battle and gained a new appreciation for Gu Changqing’s strength.
• Tongtian was relieved that Gu Changqing remained drunk in his cave abode and hoped the Witch-Demon War would end before Gu Changqing became entangled in its karma.
• Gu Changqing drunkenly wondered whether the war could truly end, then felt the ninth form of the Nine Sword Divine Ability beginning to take shape.

While cultivating drunk in seclusion, Gu Changqing unified his first eight sword forms and began forming a world-spanning sword from the laws of heaven and earth. The sword’s power stunned the Interception Sect and countless beings, but Gu Changqing dismissed it as weak and said he needed more wine.

• Gu Changqing refined his Dao of Wine and sword heart, realizing his first eight sword forms had merged into an ultimate Ninth Form.
• Gu Changqing’s sword intent made the Companion Swords of more than a hundred thousand Jie Sect Disciples tremble as he murmured about using heaven and earth as a furnace and laws as a flame.
• Tongtian and the disciples watched a colossal Immortal Sword form among the Nine Heavens’ stars and converging laws, while its sword light destroyed immortal islands and caused the East Sea to surge.
• Billions of beings mistook the sword for Tongtian’s technique, but Tongtian recognized that Gu Changqing had created it and praised his path toward sagehood.
• Gu Changqing called the sword’s power weak and said he had not drunk nearly enough wine, leaving Tongtian and the disciples stunned.

After Gu Changqing called his displayed sword strike too weak, he told Tongtian that the perfected Ninth Form could make myriad daos submit and invited him to develop it together. Several centuries passed as the Witch-Demon war intensified, and a Mighty Expert declared that the Demon Race was doomed to fall.

• Gu Changqing dismissed his sword strike as too weak, stunning the Jie Sect Disciples and Tongtian.
• Tongtian asked how powerful the sword strike would become if perfected, and Gu Changqing said it could make myriad daos submit.
• Gu Changqing invited Tongtian to work out the Ninth Form of the Nine Sword Divine Ability with him, and Tongtian eagerly agreed.
• Gu Changqing explained the Ninth Form while Tongtian listened and began developing it with him; the other Jie Sect Disciples watched in awe.
• Several hundred years later, the Witch-Demon war had grown fiercer, and a Mighty Expert predicted the Demon Race's downfall.

The Demon Race suffered heavy losses against the Witch Clan, whose strength had been enhanced by Gu Changqing’s teachings. Di Jun and Tai Yi unleashed the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array, and Dijiang answered by ordering the Dutian Divine Fiends Great Array deployed.

• Dijiang overwhelmed Di Jun in combat, and Zhurong revealed that Gu Changqing had taught the Witch Clan the Pangu Emperor Heaven-Opening Sacred Art.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi commanded the Demon Race to form the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array using their star banners, the River Diagram, and the Luo Book.
• The Witch Clan recognized that the array matched Gu Changqing’s earlier description and admired his foresight.
• Dijiang ordered the Witch Clan to deploy the Dutian Divine Fiends Great Array, setting the two formations against each other.

The Eleven Ancestral Witches infused the Pangu Phantom with Gu Changqing’s technique, summoning the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe to face Di Jun and Taiyi’s Heavenly Cycle Starry Dipper Formation. As the two great formations clashed, Tongtian questioned Gu Changqing about teaching the Witch Clan, and Gu Changqing answered with a saying that left his master speechless.

• Dijiang revealed that Gu Changqing’s teachings let the Eleven Ancestral Witches summon a Pangu Phantom as powerful as the one formed by all Twelve.
• The Eleven Ancestral Witches used the Pangu Emperor Heaven-Opening Sacred Art to manifest the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
• Dijiang ordered the Dutian Divine Fiends Formation to fight the Heavenly Cycle Starry Dipper Formation, and the two formations clashed.
• On Golden Ao Island, Tongtian asked Gu Changqing why he had taught the Witch Clan a technique he had not shared with the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing replied with a saying about letting people and things fulfill their purposes, leaving Tongtian stunned.

As the Dutian Divine Fiends Array gained the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe and began overpowering the Demon Race, Hongjun ordered the Six Sages to pour their lineages’ fortune into the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array. Laozi and Yuanshi obeyed, tipping the Witch-Demon War back toward an escalating clash between Gu Changqing and Hongjun.

• Tongtian and Gu Changqing stopped watching the battle and resumed deducing the Ninth Form of the Nine Sword Divine Ability.
• Hongjun raged at the Witch Clan’s Heaven-Opening Divine Axe and sent six rays of divine light to summon the Six Sages of the Profound Gate to aid the Demon Race.
• Laozi and Yuanshi received Hongjun’s decree to contribute their sects’ fortune to the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array.
• Laozi declared that the Human Sect’s fortune would bolster the Demon Race, and Yuanshi joined him in sending the Human and Chan Sects’ fortune into the array.
• The two Sages’ intervention stunned the beings watching the Witch-Demon War.

Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti obeyed Hongjun’s decree and poured their lineages’ fortune into the Demon Race’s array, strengthening it against the Witch Clan. The Four Saints declared their intent to show Gu Changqing that he could not change the heavenly mandate, while the Interception Sect erupted in response on Golden Ao Island.

• Laozi and Yuanshi gave their Saint’s Lineages’ fortune to the Demon Race, restoring the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array.
• Jieyin and Zhunti resented Hongjun’s decree but concluded they had no choice and contributed the Western Teachings’ remaining fortune.
• Taiyi celebrated the Demon Race’s support from four Sages and three lineages and taunted Dijiang and the Eleven Ancestral Witches.
• Laozi urged the Four Saints to show Gu Changqing that he could not alter the heavenly mandate, and Yuanshi mocked those who dreamed of rewriting it.
• The Interception Sect erupted into uproar on Golden Ao Island as the Four Saints’ words reached them.

Gu Changqing ignored Tongtian’s warning and scattered enchanted wine across the heavens, inviting all powerful beings to drink. When drinkers reported sudden gains in magic power and insights into the Dao, Yuanshi and the other Saints realized something alarming about the Witch-Demon battlefield.

• Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples urged Gu Changqing to retaliate against the Four Saints, but Tongtian told him to stay out of the conflict.
• Gu Changqing declared that he wanted company for his wine and rose into the air with the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword.
• Gu Changqing danced with his sword, marked the void with Dao patterns, and transformed his wine into rain across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
• Countless powerful beings drank the wine and discovered that it increased their magic power and gave them profound Dao insights and glimpses of Divine Arts.
• Yuanshi mocked Gu Changqing’s wine, then he, Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti turned toward the Witch-Demon battlefield and reacted with shock.

Gu Changqing’s wine restored Dijiang and granted the Witch Clan Dao arts, transforming their power on the battlefield. The Witch Clan proved their new abilities by repelling Taiyi and slaughtering the demon forces.

• Dijiang drank the wine, returned to his peak, and ordered the Witch Clan warriors to drink.
• Millions of Witch Clan beings gained surging blood qi and mysterious Dao power, astonishing the watching Sages and demons.
• Taiyi attacked the Witch Clan with the Chaos Bell, but Zhurong struck the bell with his bare hand and kicked Taiyi flying.
• The Witch Clan’s warriors unleashed Dao resonance patterns in their attacks and swept through the demon forces, killing hundreds of thousands or millions.

Gu Changqing empowered the Witch Clan with the Great Dao of Wine, turning the tide against the Demon Race and humiliating the Four Saints. When Laozi threatened to destroy the witches, Dijiang rejected his attempt to sow discord, and Gu Changqing warned the Sages that intervening would bring towering karma.

• Gu Changqing used the essence of the Great Dao of Wine to strengthen the Witch Clan, whose Dao arts drove the Demon Race back.
• Gu Changqing taunted the Four Saints, while Yuanshi cursed him and Jieyin asked whether they should enter the battle themselves.
• Laozi threatened that the Sages could destroy the Witch Clan and blamed Gu Changqing for the consequences.
• Dijiang dismissed Laozi's threat and declared that the Witch Clan would not blame Gu Changqing for its fate.
• Gu Changqing welcomed the Sages' intervention, warned Laozi to fear towering karma, and revealed his Merit Golden Wheel.

Gu Changqing’s threat persuaded the Four Saints to consider withdrawing from the Witch-Demon War, and Laozi proposed that both sides stop interfering. Gu Changqing accepted, drank his wine, and returned to the Interception Sect, leaving observers to wonder whether he feared the Saints.

• The Four Saints grew apprehensive that Gu Changqing might use his Merit Golden Wheel to protect the Witch Clan.
• Laozi proposed that both sides withdraw and let the Witch and Demon Clans fight on their own, though Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti objected.
• Laozi asked Gu Changqing to stop interfering in the war and warned that the Four Saints would fight him if he refused.
• Gu Changqing praised Laozi’s proposal, drank from his Wine Gourd, and left for the Interception Sect.
• A Mighty Expert declared that Gu Changqing was not afraid but had already done all that kindness and duty could demand.

After Gu Changqing withdrew, the Four Saints also left the Witch-Demon War, weakening the Demon Race. Kunpeng then stole the River Diagram and Luo Book and fled, leaving Di Jun and Taiyi to pursue him while Gu Changqing's remark made Tongtian suspect he had foreseen the betrayal.

• Gu Changqing withdrew, and the Four Saints followed through on their promise to leave the war.
• With the Four Saints gone, Kunpeng pretended to fight Xuanming while deciding to abandon the Demon Court.
• Kunpeng seized the River Diagram and Luo Book, then fled into the void, causing the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array to collapse.
• Di Jun and Taiyi pursued Kunpeng with the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique but failed to catch him.
• Dijiang mocked Di Jun and Taiyi as the Witch Clan celebrated the Demon Court's betrayal.
• Back at his cave abode, Gu Changqing recalled Kunpeng's destined betrayal, and Tongtian wondered whether his disciple had known about it all along.

After Kunpeng betrayed the Demon Court and stole the River Diagram and Luo Book, Gu Changqing feared that an unknown force might intervene before the Witch-Demon War ended. As the Witch Clan launched its final assault, Taiyi and Di Jun chose to fight to the death and threatened to destroy Buzhou Mountain.

• Tongtian watched the Primal Chaos Star Dou Great Array collapse and praised Gu Changqing for supporting the Witch Clan, while Gu Changqing privately worried that someone might prevent the Demon Race's destruction.
• Living beings realized that Kunpeng had betrayed the Demon Court and stolen the River Diagram and Luo Book, leaving the Demon Race close to ruin.
• Dijiang ordered the Witch Clan warriors to attack and destroy the Demon Race, seeking to unify the universe.
• Taiyi unleashed the Chaos Bell against the Witch Clan, killing many warriors as he vowed not to let them escape unharmed.
• Di Jun and the Ten Demon Saints charged toward Buzhou Mountain, vowing to shatter it and ruin the Witch Clan Sacred Land even if the Demon Race fell.

Di Jun, Taiyi, and the Demon Court experts made suicidal attacks on Buzhou Mountain while the Witch Clan fought to stop them, and Gu Changqing refused to intervene. Taiyi’s final strike with the Chaos Bell brought Buzhou Mountain down, plunging the Primordial World into turmoil.

• The Demon Court experts charged Buzhou Mountain, ignoring attacks from the Witch Clan, while Gu Changqing declined pleas to stop them.
• Dijiang, Zhu Jiuyin, and the other Ancestral Witches attacked the Demon Court, but Di Jun continued his assault despite suffering heavy injuries.
• Di Jun’s suicidal charge pierced and burned Chi You and Jiu Feng, killing both Great Witches.
• As Buzhou Mountain crumbled under repeated impacts, Taiyi struck it with the Chaos Bell and brought the mountain down, throwing heaven and earth into turmoil.

The collapse of Buzhou Mountain tore open the heavens, unleashing weak water and chaos energy that devastated the Primordial World and halted the Witch-Demon War. As the Sages reacted to the calamity, Nuwa resolved to seek Gu Changqing at Golden Ao Island for guidance.

• Buzhou Mountain collapsed, flooding the Primordial World with weak water and chaos energy and killing countless living beings.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Demon Court stopped fighting as the destruction spread, while ordinary cultivators pleaded for help from the Dao Ancestor and the Sages.
• On Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi welcomed the collapse as a chance to end the Witch-Demon Tribulation, and he and Laozi saw merit in repairing the world afterward.
• At the Western Teachings, Zhunti condemned Di Jun and Tai Yi, while Jieyin wondered whether the eastern lands would be reduced to the state of the Western World.
• Nuwa struggled to understand heaven's obscured mandate, then decided that Gu Changqing might show her how to respond and left Wa Huang Heaven for Golden Ao Island.
• In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun watched the collapse with a composed expression, though his furrowed brows betrayed his concern.

Hongjun intervened as the Witch Clan drove the Demon Race to the brink of annihilation, sentencing the demons to confinement rather than allowing them to be destroyed. He sealed the Demon Court beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, leaving Dijiang and the other witches furious and unable to reach their enemies.

• Hongjun realized Kunpeng’s betrayal had caused the Demon Race’s fighting spirit to collapse and decided to seize the moment.
• The enraged Witch Clan drove the Demon Race beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens and prepared to destroy the Demon Court.
• Hongjun appeared on the battlefield and condemned the Demon Race, but sentenced them to confinement and a duty to accumulate merit.
• Dijiang and the other witches accused Hongjun of favoring the Demon Race, and Hongjun remained silent.
• Hongjun sent the demons back beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens and sealed the Demon Court behind an indestructible spatial barrier.

After Hongjun spared the shattered Demon Court, Gu Changqing dismissed the weakened Demon Race as no longer a threat and foresaw trouble for Kunpeng. As Gu Changqing fretted about Hongjun’s growing hatred and his own cultivation, Nuwa arrived at Golden Ao Island seeking his instruction in the Dao.

• Di Jun and the surviving Demon Race returned to the Demon Court, accepted Hongjun’s punishment, and celebrated their survival.
• Tongtian lamented that Hongjun had delayed the Witch-Demon Tribulation again, while Gu Changqing said the Demon Race’s decline made them no threat and predicted Houtu would eventually overpower them.
• Gu Changqing pointed out that Kunpeng would face Di Jun and Tai Yi’s revenge, and noted that Hongjun’s protection had weakened living beings’ trust in the Dao Ancestor.
• Kunpeng realized that the surviving Demon Court would retaliate against him for stealing the River Diagram and Luo Book, and saw no one who could protect him.
• Gu Changqing worried that Hongjun’s hatred of him had deepened and resolved to grow stronger, while Tongtian silently blamed Gu Changqing for provoking trouble.
• Nuwa arrived beyond Golden Ao Island and announced that she had come to seek instruction in the Dao from Nephew Changqing.

Nuwa sought Gu Changqing’s help in restoring the shattered world and stopping the floods, and he proposed refining Innate Five-Colored Stones with the Qiankun Cauldron to mend the heavens. When Nuwa worried that Hongjun would refuse to lend the treasure, Gu Changqing offered to visit Zixiao Palace and win it from him by sharing immortal wine.

• Nuwa entered the Interception Sect after Gu Changqing recognized that she had come seeking a way to save living beings from the calamity.
• Nuwa explained that she wanted to restore the shattered world and quell the floods, but her divinations had revealed no solution.
• Gu Changqing said Innate Five-Colored Stones could mend the heavens if they were refined in the Qiankun Cauldron, despite Tongtian’s doubts.
• Nuwa and Tongtian worried that Hongjun, who possessed the Qiankun Cauldron, would refuse to lend it to them.
• Gu Changqing volunteered to visit Zixiao Palace and treat Hongjun to immortal wine in exchange for the Qiankun Cauldron.

Gu Changqing left Golden Ao Island for Zixiao Palace, intending to persuade Hongjun that the Primordial World should be elevated rather than letting living beings perish in each calamity. He arrived and proposed a discussion, but Hongjun expected him to submit, and Gu Changqing answered with open defiance.

• Gu Changqing dismissed Tongtian, Nuwa, and the Jie Sect Disciples' warnings and set off for Zixiao Palace on his Immortal Sword.
• Tongtian promised to monitor Gu Changqing's aura and rush to protect him if he fell into grave danger.
• Gu Changqing reasoned that elevating the Primordial World could resolve calamities without sacrificing living beings, and that he needed to discuss the plan with Hongjun.
• Gu Changqing reached Zixiao Palace, where Hongjun confronted him and asked whether he had come to submit to the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu Changqing laughed at Hongjun's expectation and declared that he would not languish among the weeds.