Chapter Summaries

Hongjun realized that the Six Paths of Reincarnation had strengthened the Earth Dao and diminished the Heavenly Dao, while he considered how to use Haotian and Yaochi to restore his authority. In the Underworld, Houtu offered to share the Earth Dao’s authority and Sage status with Gu Changqing, but he declared that his Dao would surpass heaven and earth.

• Hongjun sensed the Earth Dao’s rise suppressing the Heavenly Dao and blamed Gu Changqing for rewriting the Heavenly Mandate.
• Hongjun discovered that Haotian and Yaochi were destined to rule the heavens after the Witch-Demon Tribulation and resolved to destroy both clans so they could take power.
• Houtu manifested the Earth Dao Divine Wheel, whose power silenced the Underworld’s Yin Spirits and awed Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches.
• Houtu thanked Gu Changqing for advancing the Earth Dao, and he brushed off her gratitude while holding his wine.
• Houtu offered to share Earth Dao authority and the standing of an Earth Dao Sage with Gu Changqing, but he refused and said his Dao would surpass heaven and earth.

Gu Changqing rejected Houtu’s offer to use the Earth Dao to attain Sagehood, declaring his ambition to transcend Heaven and Earth, and warned the Ancestral Witches that Hongjun would strengthen the Demon Race and that the Witch Clan would eventually perish. He left for the Interception Sect, while Jieyin and Zhunti searched the Endless Blood Sea and found the place they sought.

• Gu Changqing declared that he intended to transcend Heaven and Earth and pursue a realm beyond the Primordial World, so Houtu stopped urging him to attain Sagehood through the Earth Dao.
• Dijiang asked Gu Changqing whether the Demon Race could recover, and Gu Changqing warned that the Demon Race would not be easily destroyed and that the Witch Clan would perish first.
• Gu Changqing predicted that Hongjun would soon strengthen the Demon Race again, while Houtu vowed to oppose him and Gu Changqing anticipated a clash between the Heavenly Dao and Earth Dao Sages.
• Gu Changqing left the Underworld to return to the Interception Sect and drink wine.
• Jieyin and Zhunti searched the Endless Blood Sea for a faint aura, and Zhunti confirmed that they had found what they sought.

Jieyin and Zhunti nurtured a Hongmeng Blood-Winged Black Mosquito in the Endless Blood Sea, expecting it to join the Western Teachings, but it rejected them and drew laughter from watching cultivators. Elsewhere, Gu Changqing sensed the scene as he staggered out of the Underworld.

• Jieyin and Zhunti recognized the blood-and-mist-wrapped creature as a Hongmeng Blood-Winged Black Mosquito and hoped to make it a powerful disciple of the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin and Zhunti poured their Sage power into the creature, accelerating its growth until it emerged as a massive black mosquito.
• Jieyin tried to take the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito to the Western Teachings, but it dodged his power and called him and Zhunti notorious scoundrels.
• Cultivators laughed at Jieyin and Zhunti after the newly emerged mosquito rejected them, worsening the two Sages' expressions.
• Gu Changqing walked out of the Underworld while drinking wine, sensed the events in the Endless Blood Sea, and turned his attention toward them.

Gu Changqing watched as Jieyin and Zhunti tried to claim the newly emerged Blood-Winged Black Mosquito for the Western Teachings, then appeared to mock him after Zhunti subdued him. The chapter ended with Jieyin and Zhunti demanding to know what Gu Changqing intended to do.

• Gu Changqing sensed that the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito had emerged and watched the scene from the void while drinking.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito rejected Jieyin and Zhunti, insulting them and refusing to join the Western Teachings.
• Zhunti attacked the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito and pinned him with a vast palm of laws.
• As Jieyin and Zhunti prepared to take the captive away, Gu Changqing appeared and mocked the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito.
• Jieyin and Zhunti warned Gu Changqing to stay out of it and demanded to know what he was planning.

Gu Changqing claimed he had only come to watch as the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito enraged him with insults and defiance. When Gu offered him poisoned wine, the Mosquito drank it and died before Jieyin and Zhunti could stop him.

• Gu Changqing told Jieyin and Zhunti he would not interfere and settled down to drink while watching.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito insulted Gu Changqing, who mocked him for facing capture by the Two Sages of the West.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito swore he would rather die than submit to Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Gu Changqing offered the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito a jar of poisoned wine and challenged him to drink it.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito drank the wine, rapidly lost his vitality, and died as Jieyin and Zhunti shouted for him to stop.

Gu Changqing taunted the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito into drinking poisoned wine, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to accuse him of killing an expert of the Western World. Just as they celebrated his apparent death, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito suddenly revived, leaving everyone stunned.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito died after drinking Gu Changqing's poisoned wine, and Gu Changqing poured fine wine over his corpse.
• Jieyin and Zhunti accused Gu Changqing of killing an expert of their Western World, but Gu Changqing argued that the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito had chosen to drink the wine himself.
• Jieyin accused Gu Changqing of tampering with the wine and controlling the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, but Gu Changqing pointed out that he had openly called it poisoned wine.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito's aura and blood qi returned, and he opened his eyes, apparently revived.
• Jieyin and Zhunti mocked Gu Changqing, claiming his poisoned wine had failed and that he had made himself a laughingstock.

The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito returned from the dead and pretended to consider joining the Western Teachings, then devoured much of the merit in Jieyin and Zhunti’s Eight Treasures Merit Pool. Protected by the stolen merit, he dared the Two Sages of the West to kill him, leaving them furious and unable to strike freely.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito reappeared, showed little hostility toward Gu Changqing, and listened as Jieyin and Zhunti invited him to join the Western Teachings.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito asked to see the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and Zhunti summoned it.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito rushed forward and devoured much of the merit within the pool.
• Jieyin blasted the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito away, but the Eight Treasures Merit Pool had already lost much of its power.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito wrapped himself in a protective barrier of merit and warned Jieyin and Zhunti that killing him would burden them with immense karma.

The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito revealed that Gu Changqing’s wine had revived it and awakened its bloodline talent, allowing it to absorb merit and escape the Two Sages of the West. After Jieyin and Zhunti departed in fury, Gu Changqing headed back to Golden Ao Island, and the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito hurried after him.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito thanked Gu Changqing, explaining that his wine had helped it rise anew and awaken its bloodline talent.
• The onlookers realized that Gu Changqing had used the wine to revive the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito and help it absorb merit, protecting it from Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Jieyin and Zhunti cursed Gu Changqing and the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, then left after Zhunti threatened to make the mosquito join the Western Teachings and atone.
• Gu Changqing decided to return to Golden Ao Island, and the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito hurried after him.

Gu Changqing rejected the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito’s request to follow him, but the mosquito persisted and continued after him. Jieyin and Zhunti seethed over the failed recruitment and considered killing the mosquito, then received a summons from the Dao Ancestor.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito caught up with Gu Changqing and asked to follow him in pursuit of the Great Dao.
• Gu Changqing dismissed the mosquito, then mentioned his two long-neglected disciples and continued on his way.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito decided to follow Gu Changqing despite his doubts.
• Jieyin and Zhunti appeared after the pair left and raged that the mosquito had spurned their offer to become Gu Changqing’s disciple.
• Jieyin implied they should kill the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito if an opportunity arose, but both Sages sensed that the Dao Ancestor had summoned them.

After returning to Golden Ao Island with the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, Gu Changqing told him to drink three thousand jars of wine before he could become his disciple. Meanwhile, Hongjun summoned the Xuanmen Saints to Zixiao Palace, and the bewildered mosquito began tasting the wine.

• Hongjun summoned Jieyin, Zhunti, Laozi, Yuanshi, Nuwa, and Tongtian to Zixiao Palace, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti worried about another upheaval.
• Gu Changqing returned to Golden Ao Island, where the Interception Sect disciples praised his feats and asked about his wine’s power to help someone rise anew.
• Gu Changqing warned the disciples that such a transformation could not be deliberately sought, then told the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito to finish three thousand jars of wine without getting drunk before he could call him Master.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Duobao suggested Gu Changqing was using the wine to strengthen the mosquito’s foundation for cultivating his Dao.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito tentatively drank from a jar, and his expression changed abruptly.

The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito drank Gu Changqing’s wine and discovered that it had greatly purified his bloodline and increased his cultivation speed. After learning that his senior disciples Ji Ren and Ao Cunxin were powerful figures, he was stunned that Gu Changqing had called them good-for-nothings.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito drank Gu Changqing’s wine, and his blood qi surged as his bloodline transformed.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito realized his bloodline had become purer and that he could absorb spiritual energy hundreds of times faster.
• Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples marveled at the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito’s potential and compared Gu Changqing’s disciples with their own.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito asked Duobao about his senior disciples, and Duobao identified Ji Ren as the supreme figure among humans and Ao Cunxin as an East Sea Dragon Clan princess, both near Quasi-Saint cultivation.
• Zhao Gongming joked that Gu Changqing had called Ji Ren and Ao Cunxin good-for-nothings because they could not hold their liquor, leaving the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito dumbfounded.

Gu Changqing suspected that Hongjun was preparing to revive the Demon Race, though he did not intervene. In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun told the Six Sages that he planned to restore the Demon Race by bringing back the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito remained in the Interception Sect and spent his days drinking, while Gu Changqing ignored him.
• Gu Changqing reasoned that the Six Sages had gone to Zixiao Palace because Hongjun intended to revive the Demon Race, and he watched the situation without interfering.
• In Zixiao Palace, Jieyin and Laozi argued that the Demon Race was too weak to challenge the Witch Clan and that the Sages should not support it again.
• Hongjun assured the Six Sages that he had a way to restore the Demon Race's strength.
• Hongjun announced that he would bring the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans back into the world, shocking the Six Sages.

Hongjun revealed that the Heavenly Dao Will had given him a formation to resolve the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans’ karma and bind them to the Demon Race, while he would grant Taiyi the power of a Sage. After the six Sages agreed to carry out the plan, Hongjun sent them to establish the formation, and Haotian and Yaochi heard that their own time to enter the world was coming.

• Hongjun told the Sages that the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans would return under the Demon Race after a formation resolved their karmic burdens.
• Hongjun said he would grant Taiyi the true power of a Sage, prompting the Sages to support his plan to destroy the Witch and Demon Clans.
• Hongjun gave the six Sages the formation and ordered them to cover Heaven and Earth with it, using the fortune of all living creatures to offset the three clans’ karma.
• Tongtian and Nuwa agreed to Hongjun’s decree after he pressured them, and he dismissed all six Sages from Zixiao Palace.
• Hongjun told Haotian and Yaochi that they would enter the world and accomplish something of their own.
• The Sages announced across the Primordial World that they would establish the formation and bring the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans back into the world.

The Six Sages formed a vast formation to dissolve the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans’ karma and release them from seclusion. The Phoenix and Qilin Clans accepted the aid, while the Dragon Kings suspected the Profound Gate’s motives and turned to Gu Changqing for counsel.

• The Six Sages joined forces to create a formation that dissolved the three clans’ karmic obstructions.
• The Phoenix Clan rejoiced and thanked the Sages for allowing them to emerge from the Undying Volcano.
• The Qilin Clan questioned the Sages’ motives but accepted the formation’s aid and welcomed its release from Qilin Cliff.
• Ao Guang and Ao Qin warned that accepting the Profound Gate’s favor could make the Dragon Race its pawn.
• The four Dragon Kings decided to ask Gu Changqing for advice, and Ao Guang sent Ao Cunxin to the Interception Sect.

Ao Cunxin sought Gu Changqing’s advice after the Sages arranged the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans’ return, but he appeared too drunk to care. As the clans reappeared and the Sages prepared to bind them to the Demon Court, Gu Changqing revealed that he had a sword strike capable of splitting the heavens.

• Ao Guang sent Ao Cunxin to the Interception Sect to seek Gu Changqing’s guidance about the Sages’ plans for the Dragon Race.
• Duobao and the other disciples questioned Tongtian, who revealed that the Heavenly Dao intended the Demon Court to subjugate the returning three clans and reignite the Witch-Demon War.
• Ao Cunxin told Gu Changqing that the Dragon Race feared being controlled by the Profound Gate, but he drank, dismissed her concerns, and fell asleep.
• The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans reappeared, and Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti prepared to use the Heavenly Dao Shackles to make them submit to the Demon Court.
• Gu Changqing stirred and declared that he had a sword strike that could split the heavens, astonishing Ao Cunxin.

Gu Changqing saw that the Heavenly Dao had bound the returned Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans, then ordered them to submit to the Demon Court. When Laozi used the restraints to torment the Dragon Race and challenge Gu Changqing, Gu Changqing drew his sword and unleashed a colossal strike.

• Hongjun issued a Heavenly Dao decree ordering the three clans to submit to Di Jun and Tai Yi, and the Phoenix and Qilin leaders reluctantly agreed.
• Ao Guang and the Dragon Race rejected the decree, insisting that the Demon Court had no right to command them.
• Laozi appeared and used Heavenly Dao restraints to make the Dragon Race suffer, while taunting Gu Changqing and seeking to damage his reputation.
• Ao Cunxin grew anxious as Gu Changqing rose with his sword, complained that the commotion had spoiled his drinking, and sent a Chaos Heavenly Sword slashing down from the sky.

Gu Changqing used his sword to shatter the heavenly dao shackles binding the Dragon Race, freeing them instead of attacking Laozi. The Dragon Race gained its freedom as Laozi lost his composure and the Phoenix and Qilin clans regretted submitting to the Demon Court.

• Gu Changqing unleashed a terrifying sword strike, startling Tongtian and the beings watching across the Primordial World.
• The strike swept toward the Dragon Race, leading observers to believe Gu Changqing intended to destroy them.
• A hundred thousand true dragons and a million lesser dragons emerged unharmed and stronger after the waves receded.
• Ao Guang thanked Gu Changqing for severing the heavenly dao shackles and freeing the Dragon Race.
• Ao Cunxin expressed gratitude to Gu Changqing while the Phoenix and Qilin clans regretted submitting to the Demon Court.
• Laozi regained his composure only briefly before becoming furious at Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing freed the Dragon Race from the Profound Gate's control, then played drunk and confused when Laozi and Yuanshi accused him of defying Hongjun's decree. Tongtian claimed to punish him with ten thousand years facing the wall, but secretly kept him safe, while Hongjun watched in fury.

• Yuanshi joined Laozi in condemning Gu Changqing for interfering with the Heavenly Dao's undertaking and defying Hongjun's decree.
• Gu Changqing pretended he had been too drunk to remember what happened, and the Golden Ao Island disciples backed his story.
• Laozi challenged Tongtian to discipline Gu Changqing, and Tongtian announced a ten-thousand-year confinement before taking Gu Changqing back to the Interception Sect.
• Laozi and Yuanshi raged at Tongtian's lenient punishment while the living beings laughed at them.
• Hongjun watched from Zixiao Palace and cursed Gu Changqing in anger.

Gu Changqing freed the Dragon Race from the Heavenly Dao’s shackles, and the clan pledged to protect the Interception Sect’s Dao. After the Phoenix and Qilin clans joined the Demon Court, Tongtian privately asked Gu Changqing whether he had mastered a complete Dao.

• Hongjun sensed Gu Changqing’s immense Great Dao power but found that the Heavenly Dao did not react to his sword strike.
• Hongjun decided to focus on strengthening the Demon Race so it could fight the Witch Clan.
• Laozi and Yuanshi left the East Sea in anger, while Ao Guang pledged the Dragon Race to protect the Interception Sect’s Dao.
• Di Jun summoned the Phoenix and Qilin clans into the Demon Court, prompting observers to fear that the Witch-Demon war would intensify.
• Tongtian concealed the workings of heaven in Gu Changqing’s Cave Abode and asked whether Gu Changqing possessed mastery over a complete Dao.

After Gu Changqing confirmed that he possessed a complete Great Dao, Tongtian warned him that the Heavenly Dao might target him and pledged to help him reach Primordial Unity. Gu Changqing left the Interception Sect to seek the Great Dao in the mortal world, while the Demon Court celebrated the Phoenix and Qilin clans’ submission and received another startling boon.

• Tongtian questioned Gu Changqing about commanding a complete Dao, and Gu Changqing indirectly confirmed his suspicion.
• Tongtian warned Gu Changqing to conceal his technique from the Heavenly Dao, while Gu Changqing resolved to seek Primordial Unity.
• Tongtian promised to find any ingredients Gu Changqing needed for brewing, and Gu Changqing left the Interception Sect to visit the mortal world.
• Di Jun celebrated the Phoenix and Qilin clans’ submission to the Demon Court as a chance to restore its former strength.
• Taiyi announced that someone had gained the strength of a Sage, shocking Di Jun and the others before thanking Dao Ancestor Hongjun.