Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan confronted Angel Miya after killing an Angel who had tried to rob him, and the two powerful Grand Luo Golden Immortals clashed. When Hongxuan revealed that he came from Pangu Great Desolation World, Angel Miya reacted with astonishment and said the Chaos World knew of Pangu and the Primordial Wilderness.

• Hongxuan argued that the Angel he killed had attacked him and deserved his fate, while Angel Miya accused him of insulting the Angel Clan.
• Hongxuan and Angel Miya clashed with their auras, and the shockwaves destroyed a nearby Time Wonder.
• Hongxuan recognized Angel Miya as far stronger than the Angel he had killed and asked her name.
• Angel Miya introduced herself and considered Hongxuan's origins and the danger he might pose to the Chaos World.
• Hongxuan revealed that he was from Pangu Great Desolation World, and Angel Miya exclaimed that he came from the world created by Great God Pangu.
• Angel Miya told Hongxuan that the beings of the Chaos World knew of Great God Pangu and the Primordial Wilderness.

Hongxuan fought Angel Miya after she demanded an explanation for his killing of an Angel Clan Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and he discovered that her cultivation path held unexpected power. When Miya sensed a danger in the void and fled, Hongxuan felt the same warning and chased after her.

• Hongxuan defended his killing of the Angel Clan warrior, and Angel Miya challenged him to battle.
• Angel Miya attacked Hongxuan with her lightning battle sword, but he blocked her full-strength assault and counterattacked with ease.
• Hongxuan studied Miya's Great Dao laws and realized that her cultivation path was far more powerful and refined than the dead warrior's.
• Angel Miya suddenly sensed danger in the void, stopped fighting, and fled in a streak of light.
• Hongxuan felt danger as well and immediately chased after Angel Miya.

Hongxuan caught up with Angel Miya and learned that the terrifying presence was a Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouse from the Corruption Clan. Angel Miya explained that the Corruption Clan belonged to the Seven Evil Clans invading the Chaos World, while Hongxuan’s homeland had remained peaceful because Great God Pangu protected it.

• Hongxuan caught up with Angel Miya using the Grand Speed Art and asked her about the terrifying aura.
• Angel Miya told Hongxuan that the presence belonged to a Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouse from the Corruption Clan, whose Corruption Power could kill them with one hit.
• Hongxuan questioned Angel Miya about the Corruption Clan after sensing that its aura did not belong in their world.
• Angel Miya said the Corruption Clan was one of the Seven Evil Clans beyond the Chaos Sea and named the Annihilation Clan and Plague Clan as two others.
• Angel Miya explained that evil clans repeatedly invaded the Chaos World and that even Great God Pangu might struggle to kill their Grand Dao Realm members.

After Angel Miya explained the Chaos World's war against the Seven Evil Clans, Hongxuan and Miya confronted a pursuing Corruption Clan expert. The battle began with the enemy's corruptive power striking Hongxuan, but his Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification blocked it.

• Angel Miya told Hongxuan that Grand Dao Realm experts defended the Chaos World from the Seven Evil Clans, whose forces fought across the Chaos Sea.
• Hongxuan stopped with Miya when they realized a Corruption Clan expert had caught up to them.
• Hongxuan used his Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes to reveal the enemy's grotesque form and decided to test his strength against the Heavenly Dao Realm foe.
• Hongxuan urged Miya to attack with him, and she agreed while asking how the enemy had evaded the Dao Lords in the Chaos Sea.
• The Corruption Clan expert struck Hongxuan with a strange power, but the Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification beneath his feet blocked the attack.

Hongxuan and Angel Miya faced a Heavenly Dao Realm Corruption Clan expert whose Corruption Power could destroy spiritual treasures and erode rule power. After the enemy recovered from Hongxuan’s attack, Hongxuan prepared to fight in earnest while Miya considered retreating.

• The Corruption Clan expert damaged three grades of Hongxuan’s Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification, and Angel Miya warned that Corruption Power could kill a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
• Hongxuan recognized that he had underestimated his opponent, put away the damaged lotus, and summoned the Time Treasure Mirror after secretly coordinating with Angel Miya.
• Hongxuan used the Grand Time Art and the Qingping Sword’s Ninth Form to erase half the enemy’s body.
• The Corruption Clan expert’s green Corruption Power eroded Hongxuan’s time and creation rules and restored his body.
• Angel Miya explained that stronger Corruption Clan members were even more difficult to destroy, while Hongxuan noticed her desire to retreat and resolved to deal with the enemy first.

Hongxuan unleashed several Grand Dao Divine Abilities and fought the Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race to test his combat strength, using karma to ensure his attacks hit and destiny and time to evade its blows. He embedded an Innate Supreme Treasure divine spear in the enemy’s soul, forcing it to exhaust its Corruption Power trying to destroy the weapon.

• Hongxuan formed Chaos armor and unleashed the Grand Destiny Art, Grand Karma Art, Grand Creation Art, Grand Space Art, and Grand Star Art.
• Hongxuan attacked the Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race at close range while Angel Miya watched, ready to assist or flee.
• Hongxuan’s attacks repeatedly struck the Evil Race’s weak points, while he foresaw and dodged its attacks.
• Hongxuan pierced the Evil Race’s forehead with the divine spear he had obtained from Birdman, leaving it lodged in the enemy’s soul.
• The Evil Race failed to pull out the spear and poured its Corruption Power into it until the spear dimmed.

Hongxuan sacrificed an Innate Supreme Treasure to exhaust the Evil Race member’s Corruption Power, then killed the Heavenly Dao Realm enemy with a strike against his True Spirit. Angel Miya watched in shock and became wary of Hongxuan.

• Hongxuan saw the divine spear wither after absorbing the Corruption Power and regretted losing an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• Hongxuan attacked the Evil Race member’s soul with his Qingping Sword once the Corruption Power was gone.
• Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art to strike the enemy’s True Spirit, killing him.
• Hongxuan collected the enemy’s loot and watched the ruined divine spear crumble into fragments.
• Angel Miya realized Hongxuan had killed a Heavenly Dao Realm enemy and secretly guarded against him.

Hongxuan forced Angel Miya to compensate him with a life-attributed banner treasure, then questioned her about the Chaos World before she escaped. He gained a basic understanding of its powers and the Angel Clan, while leaving the clan’s response and his future dealings with it unresolved.

• Hongxuan argued that Angel Miya owed him compensation for the Innate Supreme Treasure he had used to exhaust the enemy’s Corruption Power, and she agreed after sensing his threat.
• Angel Miya gave Hongxuan a life-aura banner, which he judged especially suitable for Yunxiao and took for himself.
• Hongxuan questioned Miya about the Chaos Sea, the forces of the Chaos World, and the seven great evil clans, but she avoided revealing sensitive details.
• Angel Miya seized an opportunity to flee after becoming impatient with Hongxuan’s questions.
• Hongxuan considered the Angel Clan’s strength and decided not to search Miya’s soul, choosing to wait and see how the clan reacted to his actions.

Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness with his true strength concealed, told Houtu about his breakthrough and the dangers of the Chaos World, and retrieved the Eternal Sky Ark. He then confronted Golden Fortune Daoist, whose surprise at Hongxuan’s power revealed that he recognized the realm Hongxuan had reached.

• Hongxuan concealed his Paragon of Grand Origin strength and entered the Primordial Wilderness without alerting its Heavenly Dao.
• Hongxuan reunited with Houtu, told her about the Chaos World and the Seven Evil Clans, and urged her and the Three Xiao Sisters to keep improving their strength.
• Houtu returned the Eternal Sky Ark to Hongxuan and reported that the Eternal Market remained normal and Golden Fortune Daoist seemed to harbor no ill intent.
• Hongxuan entered the Ruins Market and went to speak with Golden Fortune Daoist about the secrets he had been concealing.
• Golden Fortune Daoist was shocked to sense Hongxuan’s Paragon of Grand Origin realm and Heavenly Dao Realm aura.

Hongxuan learned that Golden Fortune Daoist had secretly recovered to the Heavenly Dao Realm and was a former Chaos God and Demon. Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that a Corruption Clan Grand Dao Realm expert had killed him, leaving Hongxuan to confront the terrifying scale of the evil clans’ power.

• Hongxuan confronted Golden Fortune Daoist about his concealed cultivation, and Golden Fortune Daoist revealed his Heavenly Dao Realm aura.
• Golden Fortune Daoist said Hongxuan had helped him recover and explained that he had concealed his strength to avoid harming their brotherly relationship.
• Hongxuan asked about Golden Fortune Daoist’s origins, and Golden Fortune Daoist admitted he had been one of the Three Thousand Chaos Gods and Demons, reincarnated into the Primordial Wilderness with Pangu’s help.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that the Heaven-Opening Tribulation had been a battle between Pangu and some Chaos Gods and Demons against a terrifying race, not a slaughter among the Chaos Gods and Demons.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that a Corruption Clan Grand Dao Realm expert had annihilated his peak Heavenly Dao Realm cultivation, and that the Karma God and Demon had rescued him.

Hongxuan learned from Golden Fortune Daoist about his connection to the Karma God and Demon, the Grand Trade Dao, and the hierarchy of the Grand Dao Realm. Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that Pangu had surpassed even the Grand Dao Supreme Chaos Gods and Demons, leaving Hongxuan aware of how far his own strength lagged behind.

• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that the Karma God and Demon had left a backup plan that restored him from the Corruption Power after he obtained the inheritance.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that he cultivated the Grand Trade Dao and credited Hongxuan's Eternal Market with speeding his recovery and reducing his calamities.
• Golden Fortune Daoist described the three Grand Dao Realm levels—Dao Lord, Dao Venerable, and Grand Dao Supreme—and explained the vast gaps between them.
• Hongxuan asked what realm Pangu had reached, and Golden Fortune Daoist said Pangu had been invincible among the Chaos Gods and Demons, surpassing even the Grand Dao Supreme Time, Space, Karma, and Destiny Gods and Demons.

Golden Fortune Daoist explained the Taboo Level and the wider Chaos World to Hongxuan, including Pangu’s role in protecting the Primordial Wilderness. Hongxuan then revealed his encounter with the Angel Clan, leaving Golden Fortune Daoist shocked and envious of the treasures Hongxuan had found.

• Golden Fortune Daoist told Hongxuan that the Taboo Level stood above the Grand Dao Realm and that Pangu had reached it while fighting an evil-clan expert.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that other Taboo Level experts near the Chaos Sea helped prevent the seven great evil clans from ravaging the Chaos World, and that Pangu’s existence kept the Primordial Wilderness safe.
• Hongxuan compared Golden Fortune Daoist’s account with what Angel Miya had told him and realized she had concealed important details.
• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist about the Angel Clan, whose name made Golden Fortune Daoist react with alarm.
• Hongxuan admitted that he had killed one Angel, captured another, cooperated with her against a Corruption Clan expert, and extorted an Innate Supreme Treasure from her.
• Golden Fortune Daoist grew envious when Hongxuan described the Time Wonder, though Hongxuan recalled that Angel Miya had not seemed especially concerned about it.

Hongxuan learned from Golden Fortune Daoist about the Angel Clan’s powerful experts and the danger of retaliation after his clash with them. He also questioned Golden Fortune Daoist about Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s identity and plans, and left determined to prepare for possible threats.

• Golden Fortune Daoist warned Hongxuan that the Angel Clan had two Taboo Level experts and that its Grand Dao Realm members might seek revenge for his killing one of their own.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that Hongxuan’s talent would not draw Taboo Level experts’ attention yet, but he still needed to beware of the Angel Clan’s powerful factions.
• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist whether the one in Purple Cloud Palace was a reincarnated expert or Chaos God and Demon, and what he wanted with Source Star.
• Golden Fortune Daoist said he did not know Hongjun’s purpose, but urged Hongxuan to prepare for possible ill intent, especially because of his relationship with Houtu of the Earthly Dao.
• Hongxuan accepted Golden Fortune Daoist’s warning and resolved to stay cautious.

Hongxuan questioned Golden Fortune Daoist about Pangu, the Three Purities, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, then learned that the Spiritual Stone Monkey had entered the Eternal Market. The chapter left Hongxuan considering whether Golden Fortune Daoist should recruit the Monkey.

• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist about Pangu’s connection to the Three Purities and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that the Three Purities came from a fragment of Pangu’s primordial spirit and that Houtu had taken control of the Earthly Dao.
• Hongxuan gained answers to his questions and let his suspicion of Golden Fortune Daoist fade.
• Hongxuan noticed that the Spiritual Stone Monkey had obtained an Eternal Token and entered the Eternal Market before meeting Patriarch Bodhi.
• Golden Fortune Daoist contrasted the Spiritual Stone Monkey’s chances with Six-Eared Macaque’s misfortunes.
• Hongxuan suggested that Golden Fortune Daoist take the Spiritual Stone Monkey under his command.

Hongxuan arranged for a stone mirror to reach the newly born monkey in the Eternal Market, hoping to give him another possible path. After the mirror revealed the monkey’s future, he rejected the fate of becoming a Victorious Fighting Buddha and vowed not to be anyone’s chess piece.

• Hongxuan decided not to recruit the monkey but sent a stone mirror into the market to give him another possible life.
• The monkey exchanged the fragments from his birth for Eternal Gold Coins and explored the Eternal Market.
• The monkey felt drawn to a stone mirror at a stall, bought it for one Eternal Gold Coin, and took it to an inn.
• The monkey’s blood activated the mirror, which sent visions of his future into his mind.
• The monkey learned he had been used as a chess piece and declared that he would be the Handsome Monkey King and future Great Sage Equaling Heaven, not a Victorious Fighting Buddha.

After learning from the Mirror of Time that he was destined to become the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Monkey searched the Ruins Market for ways to gain strength and change his fate. Hongxuan stopped observing him and returned to Pingxin Palace, where he told Houtu everything he had learned.

• Monkey saw scenes of his future in the Mirror of Time and resolved to avoid becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
• Monkey spent his Eternal Gold Coins searching the Ruins Market for cultivation techniques, immortal arts, and weapons instead of buying peaches and wine.
• Hongxuan explained to Golden Fortune Daoist that the Four Spiritual Monkeys may have formed from the Chaos Demon Ape's injured origin.
• Hongxuan left the Eternal Market in Golden Fortune Daoist's charge and returned to Pingxin Palace.
• Hongxuan told Houtu everything he had learned about the outside world and resolved not to hide such matters from her.

Hongxuan warned Houtu that the growing Chaos threat made strength essential, then urged her to strengthen the Netherworld and help the Three Xiao Sisters focus on cultivation. He gave Yunxiao an Innate Supreme Treasure to aid her advancement, while Bixiao and Qiong Xiao complained that their own cultivation progressed too slowly.

• Hongxuan told Houtu that even Heavenly Dao Realm experts might not be safe in the future and urged her to pursue the Grand Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan gave Houtu treasures from the Ruins Market and advised her to strengthen the Netherworld by adding Quasi-Sages.
• Hongxuan told Houtu that the Three Xiao Sisters should stop spending so much time on mundane Netherworld affairs and focus on cultivation.
• Hongxuan gave Yunxiao the Innate Supreme Treasure Life Pearl Banner to help her sever her third corpse and advance toward the sub-Sage realm.
• Bixiao asked Hongxuan for gifts for herself and Qiong Xiao, and the sisters explained how slowly they advanced in the Quasi-Sage realm.

After arranging matters in the Netherworld, Hongxuan returned to the Ziwei Imperial Palace and warned his officials to focus on cultivation. He confronted Marshal Tianpeng about rumors that he was pursuing Fairy Chang'e, then gave him a jade talisman and left him to face the karmic entanglement himself.

• Hongxuan gave the Three Xiao Sisters and Houtu Lingbao and urged them to cultivate while delegating Netherworld affairs.
• Hongxuan returned to the Ziwei Imperial Palace, where the officials paid their respects and he found the court running smoothly.
• Hongxuan asked Marshal Tianpeng whether he had been pursuing Fairy Chang'e, and Tianpeng feared the rumors could bring him disaster.
• Hongxuan told Tianpeng the matter could become either an opportunity or a karmic bond and gave him a jade talisman.
• Tianpeng accepted the talisman, which concealed itself in his primordial spirit, and chose not to ask Hongxuan for further guidance.

Hongxuan warned Marshal Tianpeng about the schemes surrounding Chang'e, then taught and disciplined the officials of the Ziwei Imperial Palace. Meanwhile, Monkey's arrival on Flower-Fruit Mountain alerted the Heavenly Court, and Hongxuan observed how Monkey's foreknowledge and preparations had changed his fate.

• Hongxuan gave Marshal Tianpeng a warning about the rumors involving Chang'e but decided not to protect him, while Tianpeng resolved to seek help from Xuandu.
• Hongxuan expounded the Dao to the Ziwei Imperial Palace's officials, rewarded those who had served well, and punished those who had harmed its interests.
• An extraordinary Monkey emerged on Flower-Fruit Mountain, prompting the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother to send Taibai Jinxing to recruit him.
• Because Hongxuan had revealed his future fate, Monkey was stronger and more suspicious of Patriarch Bodhi than he had been on his original path.
• Monkey secretly obtained treasures from Patriarch Bodhi, sold them at the Eternal Market, and used the proceeds to prepare for his future in the Heavenly Court.

Hongxuan dismissed the Jade Emperor’s Peach Banquet invitation and went to Pingxin Palace to ask Houtu about his emotional detachment after attaining the Dao of Hunyuan. Houtu laughed at his concern, but Hongxuan insisted that the change in his feelings might signal a serious problem.

• Taibai Jinxing delivered the Jade Emperor’s invitation to Hongxuan at the Ziwei Imperial Palace.
• Hongxuan sent Grand Emperor Zhenwu and the officials under the Ziwei Imperial Palace to the Peach Banquet, saying he was occupied with cultivation.
• Hongxuan visited Houtu in Pingxin Palace and explained that Haotian and the Sages no longer stirred any feelings in him.
• Houtu laughed and told Hongxuan that others would want to beat him if they heard his complaint.
• Hongxuan urged Houtu to stop joking and help determine whether something was wrong with him.