Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan extracted the Hongmeng Purple Energy from Lord Tongtian, causing his cultivation to fall from the Sage realm to the early-stage Sub-Sage realm. The change drew the attention of the Three Realms’ Sages, while Hongjun chose not to intervene and Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning realized what had happened.

• Lord Tongtian accepted that the path to the Sub-Sage Ninth Heaven would be difficult and asked Hongxuan to extract his Hongmeng Purple Energy.
• Hongxuan effortlessly removed the energy from Lord Tongtian’s primordial spirit without causing pain.
• Lord Tongtian’s cultivation fell from the mid-stage Sage realm to the early-stage Sub-Sage realm, and Hongxuan told him his future progress depended on himself.
• Strange phenomena spread across the Three Realms, alarming the other Sages as Lord Tongtian’s fall from Sagehood became apparent.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed that his connection to Lord Tongtian had been severed but refrained from taking action against Hongxuan.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning returned to Jade Void Palace, sensed the phenomenon, and realized Lord Tongtian had become a Sub-Sage.

After Lord Tongtian abandoned Sainthood for the path of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal, the other Sages and Golden Fortune Daoist considered what his change meant. The chapter leaves the Primordial Wilderness facing the threat of a future Evil Clan invasion, while Hongxuan is seen as its best hope but still needs time to grow.

• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning wondered why Lord Tongtian had fallen from Sainthood and declined Grand Pure Laozi’s suggestion that they visit Golden Ao Island.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning resolved to remain wary of Grand Pure Laozi and focus on the Chan Sect’s future.
• Jieyin and Zhunti concluded that Lord Tongtian had chosen the Grand Luo Golden Immortal path, but continued repairing Xiniu Hezhou rather than confronting him.
• Golden Fortune Daoist feared the Evil Clan would return with stronger forces, potentially including Grand Dao Realm or Taboo Level beings.
• Golden Fortune Daoist decided not to warn Hongxuan, believing he had already anticipated the danger but lacked time to reach his full potential.

Golden Fortune Daoist suspected that the Primordial Wilderness concealed a secret sought by the Evil Clan, so he returned to investigate. Meanwhile, the chapter described how Taboo Level beings determined the war between the Chaos World and the Evil Clan, and introduced the Corruption Clan’s Holy Lord, a feared Taboo Level existence.

• Golden Fortune Daoist suspected the Evil Clan had come to the Primordial Wilderness for a hidden secret and decided to investigate its mysterious places.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that he had reached the late Heavenly Dao Realm, left an incarnation to manage the Eternal Market, and returned to the Primordial Wilderness.
• The chapter explained that the war between the Chaos World and the Evil Clan hinged on their Taboo Level beings, while even Grand Dao Realm cultivators lacked decisive influence.
• The chapter noted that Pangu’s attainment of the Taboo Level had shifted the balance of power in favor of the Chaos World.
• The Corruption Clan’s Holy Lord was introduced as a Taboo Level being responsible for countless deaths among the Chaos World’s forces.

The Corruption Saint Lord learned that Hongjun, Houtu, Hongxuan, and Miya had killed one of his Heavenly Dao Realm forces, and he sent twelve powerful subordinates toward the Primordial Wilderness to investigate Pangu’s world. He concealed their auras and scattered them through Chaos World, leaving their success to luck.

• The Corruption Saint Lord saw how Hongjun, Houtu, Hongxuan, and Miya had killed a Heavenly Dao Realm Corruption Clan member and blamed Pangu for thwarting his plans.
• He summoned twelve Grand Dao Level experts, including two Grand Dao Supremes and four Dao Venerables, and ordered them to carry out a dangerous mission.
• The twelve accepted without hesitation as the Corruption Saint Lord implanted the mission and its information into their minds.
• The Corruption Saint Lord concealed the twelve subordinates’ auras so Pangu would have difficulty detecting them.
• He scattered the twelve across Chaos World, sending them toward the same destination while leaving them unaware of one another’s locations.

Pangu killed nine Corruption Clan intruders but failed to find the three early Grand Dao Realm experts who escaped his perception. The Corruption Saint Lord watched to see whether Pangu would abandon his post, but Pangu returned to the place he was guarding.

• Pangu sensed the Corruption Clan’s move and killed nine of its twelve intruders with nine axe strikes.
• Pangu searched the Chaos World’s inner region but could not find the remaining three escapees.
• The Corruption Saint Lord revealed that he had sacrificed six powerful fighters to help three early Grand Dao Realm experts evade Pangu.
• The Corruption Saint Lord waited for Pangu to leave his post so he could launch a full-scale invasion with the other Evil Clan Saint Lords.
• Pangu stopped searching and returned to the place he was guarding.

Hongxuan entered seclusion in the chaos to prepare a formation against the coming Grand Dao Realm enemies, and his deductions revealed the threat posed by three early-stage Evil Clan experts. He advanced his Grand Deduction Art and formation Dao, leaving him with a possible plan to confront them.

• Hongxuan returned to the chaos, raised a protective formation, and began reading the Eternal Dao Tome in seclusion.
• Hongxuan used deductions and seals to comprehend a mysterious trait associated with the Grand Dao Realm, despite being only in the early Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan deduced that the Corruption Clan and its Taboo Level backers had targeted the Primordial Wilderness, while Pangu had secretly slain several Evil Clan experts.
• Hongxuan discovered that three early-stage Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan experts were approaching and judged he had a chance to defeat them with foresight and a grand formation.
• Hongxuan’s comprehension greatly improved his Grand Deduction Art and advanced his Dao of formations to an inconceivable realm.

Hongxuan created and concealed a vast formation combining trapping, killing, illusion, and defensive powers to ensnare three approaching Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan members. While waiting for them, he advanced to the mid-stage Heavenly Dao Realm and saw his Eternal Seed begin to sprout, though reaching the Grand Dao Realm remained out of reach.

• Hongxuan created several Grand Dao Level formations and deduced where and when the three Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan members would arrive.
• Hongxuan traveled to a location in the Chaos World and combined multiple formations across hundreds of millions of li, then concealed them within the surrounding space.
• Hongxuan entered the formation’s core space to cultivate while waiting for the Evil Clan members.
• Hongxuan advanced to the mid-stage Heavenly Dao Realm, and his Eternal Seed showed signs of sprouting into an Eternal Grand Dao Tree.
• Hongxuan’s body refinement advanced beyond its previous threshold, but his cultivation remained far from the Grand Dao Realm.

Hongxuan trapped three Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan members in his great formation and spent five hundred million years cultivating while its formations wore them down. He reached Heavenly Dao Realm perfection, leaving him confident as the weakened enemies remained trapped.

• Hongxuan discovered that the three Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan members had entered his formation and activated its remaining formations when they began to escape.
• He used the formation’s endless supply of Chaos Qi to trap the enemies in overlapping killing formations and began wearing down their strength.
• Hongxuan cultivated in the formation’s core while an incarnation watched the enemies and alerted him whenever they threatened to escape.
• After one hundred million years, Hongxuan broke through to the late Heavenly Dao stage, and after another four hundred million years, he reached Heavenly Dao Realm perfection.
• The formation weakened the three Evil Clan members over five hundred million years, and Hongxuan felt confident that he was nearing the Grand Dao Realm.

After correcting an unstable state of mind, Hongxuan refined his cultivation and prepared to test his strength against the weakest of the three imprisoned Evil Clan members. He defeated and killed it alone, proving his power against a Grand Dao Realm opponent and easing the pressure he had carried for hundreds of millions of years.

• Hongxuan realized his rapid cultivation had left his state of mind untempered, so he began reading the Eternal Dao Tome every ten million years.
• Hongxuan reached the Paragon Heavenly Dao Realm as his body, Eternal Seed, and Grand Dao Divine Abilities continued to improve.
• Hongxuan chose the weakest Evil Clan member, whose strength had nearly collapsed after five hundred million years in the formation, as a test of his combat ability.
• Hongxuan fought the Evil Clan member without the formation’s attacks and found that his own methods could overcome its weakened Grand Dao Realm strength.
• Hongxuan used the Karma Wheel to destroy the Evil Clan member’s soul and body, then finally relaxed after killing an opponent in the Grand Dao Realm.

Hongxuan killed the three Evil Clan members, advanced to the Paragon Heavenly Dao Realm, and discovered a treasure more powerful than a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Meanwhile, Pangu and the Corruption Saint Lord’s clash escalated into an all-out war across the Chaos Sea.

• Hongxuan defeated the second Evil Clan member, then killed the weakened but much stronger third member after cautiously honing his abilities against them.
• After the three Evil Clan members died, Hongxuan advanced from the early Heavenly Dao Realm to the Paragon Heavenly Dao Realm and collected their treasures.
• Hongxuan found that the strongest Evil Clan member had left behind a treasure whose aura surpassed that of a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
• Pangu confronted the Corruption Saint Lord after the Corruption Clan targeted the Primordial Wilderness, and their battle sparked a full-scale war between the Chaos World and the Evil Clan.

Pangu and the Corruption Saint Lord fought at the Taboo Level as their war threatened to draw in more powerful beings. After learning that Hongxuan had destroyed the Corruption Saint Lord’s three agents, Pangu resolved to protect the promising cultivator, while the injured Corruption Saint Lord ordered the Evil Clan armies to retreat.

• The Corruption Saint Lord tried to bargain with Pangu for the secret behind the Primordial World, but Pangu refused and scorned him.
• The Corruption Saint Lord faltered after sensing that his three agents had been destroyed, and Pangu struck him in the head, wounding him and making him spit black blood.
• Pangu realized that Hongxuan had defeated the three agents and considered him a future talent who might reach the Grand Dao Realm or even the Taboo Level.
• Pangu decided to guard Hongxuan from the Evil Clan’s schemes, knowing the Corruption Saint Lord would seek revenge.
• The Corruption Saint Lord broke away from the battle and ordered the Evil Clan armies to retreat.

After the Chaos forces defeated the Evil Clan, Pangu worried that stronger Evil Clan experts remained and withdrew to recover. Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness after five hundred million years away and found that Ziwei Star had become supreme and the Three Realms had continued to recover.

• The Chaos forces won the long war and seized the Evil Clan’s former interests, while Pangu worried that stronger enemies remained and vanished to rest.
• Hongxuan, unaware of the battle in the Chaos Sea, decided to return to the Primordial Wilderness and restrain his use of omniscience and deduction.
• Hongxuan put away his fusion array and returned to Ziwei Star, where he saw how much the Starry Sky World had changed over five hundred million years.
• Hongxuan found that Ziwei Star had surpassed Taiyin Star and Sun Star, while the Primordial Wilderness’s experts accepted his status as a Heavenly Dao Realm cultivator.
• The Three Realms’ spiritual energy continued to grow, healing regions damaged by Corruption Power, and the Grand Luo Golden Immortal path had replaced the path of the Sage.

Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness after defeating three Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan members, and heaven and earth celebrated his contributions. He reunited with Houtu in Pingxin Palace, where she had spent five hundred million years cultivating and strengthening the Netherworld.

• The western lands recovered and Buddhism rose again as the Three Realms’ lineages flourished.
• Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness, where heaven and earth raised immense auspicious phenomena in recognition of his deeds.
• Hongxuan praised the Great Desolation Heavenly Dao for honoring him and then went straight to Pingxin Palace in the Netherworld.
• Houtu welcomed Hongxuan and told him through her thoughts and actions that she had worried about him facing Grand Dao Realm enemies.
• Houtu cultivated relentlessly while the Netherworld recruited talent, grew in influence, and enforced its laws even against Sage sect disciples and Heavenly Court officials.
• Houtu vowed to suppress anyone who challenged the Netherworld’s authority, even Hongjun, after Western Buddhism had tried to expand into it.

Hongxuan reunited with Houtu in the Netherworld and told her about his recent battles and rapid cultivation progress. He then proposed discussing the Dao to help Houtu advance beyond the middle stage of the Heavenly Dao Realm.

• Hongxuan learned that Houtu had suppressed Jieyin and Zhunti and that the Netherworld had grown powerful enough to deter other factions.
• Hongxuan reunited with Houtu and entered their private room with her to share what had happened during his years away.
• Hongxuan described killing three Grand Dao Realm members of the Evil Clan and reaching the Heavenly Dao Paragon Realm.
• Houtu listened in astonishment, then reflected on how her bond with Hongxuan had grown into love and happiness.
• Hongxuan urged Houtu to keep improving and suggested that they discuss the Dao.

Hongxuan gave Houtu a Reincarnation Supreme Treasure and taught her about the Great Dao, helping her understand how to advance. He later taught Lord Tongtian, whose cultivation and influence had grown as the Jie Sect eliminated its enemies.

• Hongxuan gave Houtu a Reincarnation Supreme Treasure taken from a Grand Dao Realm Evil Clan member, and she refined it to aid her Reincarnation Great Dao.
• Hongxuan discussed the Dao with Houtu, explained the Heavenly Dao Realm, and helped her identify weaknesses and future directions in her cultivation.
• Hongxuan worried that Houtu could not leave the Primordial Wilderness without endangering it, and resolved to reach the Grand Dao Realm before finding a way to free her.
• At Biyou Palace, Hongxuan taught Lord Tongtian the Great Dao, and Lord Tongtian listened until he felt he had gained enough.
• Lord Tongtian had returned to the middle-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, while his teachings spread Grand Luo cultivation through the Three Realms and brought him providence.
• Lord Tongtian and the Jie Sect disciples exterminated those who had plotted against them, including those backed by Grand Pure Laozi, Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning, and the Two Sages of the West.

Hongxuan left Biyou Palace to inspect the Primordial Wilderness and create a formation that could protect it from powerful outsiders. His examination revealed Hongjun’s ambitions and true intentions, and Hongxuan chose not to interfere with Hongjun’s plans.

• Lord Tongtian told Hongxuan that he intended to enter the Chaos World and seek the Dao through battle.
• Hongxuan worried that Lord Tongtian and the other beings formed from Pangu could be targeted in Chaos, and resolved to protect Houtu and the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan left Biyou Palace and traveled to the Chaos World to inspect the Primordial Wilderness for a protective grand formation.
• Hongxuan used his Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes to see through the Primordial Wilderness and uncover the secrets of Source Star.
• Hongxuan realized Hongjun’s plan could help him advance, but found no harmful intent toward the Primordial Wilderness and decided to let him proceed.

Hongxuan concealed the Primordial Wilderness inside a powerful grand array and strengthened it with treasures and array nodes. The Sages learned that Hongxuan had reached the Heavenly Dao Paragon realm, while Lord Tongtian and others’ success on the Grand Luo Golden Immortal path prompted them to reconsider their own cultivation.

• Hongxuan decided Hongjun could protect the Primordial Wilderness and began reinforcing the array around it.
• Hongxuan completed a grand array that hid the Primordial Wilderness, trapped intruders, and could gather Chaos Qi to nourish the realm.
• Hongjun and the others sensed the changes, and Hongjun entered the Primordial Wilderness after learning what had happened from the Heavenly Dao.
• The Sages’ worlds merged into the Primordial Wilderness, and they learned Hongxuan had become its strongest being.
• The Sages questioned whether to continue pursuing Sainthood as they saw Lord Tongtian and other cultivators advance along the Grand Luo Golden Immortal path.

Hongxuan met Five Elements God and Demon at the Eternal Market and learned that Five Elements bore no ill will toward the Primordial Wilderness. Golden Fortune Daoist raised the difficulty of reaching the Grand Dao Realm, leaving Hongxuan to suspect that Golden Fortune had once been far more powerful than he claimed.

• Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness, made adjustments to its environment, and received Golden Fortune Daoist's invitation to the Eternal Market.
• Hongxuan found Han Wuxing, now known as Five Elements God and Demon, with Golden Fortune Daoist and was surprised by his rapid rise to the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan and Five Elements discussed their past encounter on Source Star, and Five Elements promised to repay his karmic debt to the Primordial Wilderness rather than harm it.
• Golden Fortune Daoist asked Hongxuan whether he had considered how to break through from the peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm to the Grand Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan reflected on Golden Fortune Daoist's close relationship with Five Elements and suspected Golden Fortune had not been merely a Heavenly Dao Realm cultivator before his fall.

Hongxuan refused Golden Fortune Daoist and the Five Elements God and Demon's invitation to seek a breakthrough in the Chaos Sea, but learned that they were pursuing a mysterious Land of Opportunity. He eventually traveled with them, though they planned to avoid both the Evil Clan and the Chaos World’s forces.

• Golden Fortune Daoist invited Hongxuan to leave the Primordial Wilderness with him and the Five Elements God and Demon to seek the Grand Dao Realm in the Chaos Sea.
• Hongxuan refused, warning them that the Chaos World had only barely defeated the Evil Clan after a war lasting hundreds of millions of years.
• The Five Elements God and Demon questioned Golden Fortune Daoist's insistence on bringing Hongxuan, and Golden Fortune Daoist said Hongxuan's fortune could help them secure the Land of Opportunity.
• Hongxuan overheard their secret conversation and became curious about the Land of Opportunity, but chose not to ask to join them.
• Hongxuan traveled with Golden Fortune Daoist and the Five Elements God and Demon through the Chaos World, where Golden Fortune Daoist said they would avoid the Evil Clan and the Chaos World’s forces.

Hongxuan, Golden Fortune Daoist, and the Five Elements God and Demon traveled through the Chaos World toward a hidden Land of Opportunity. As Han Wuxing rushed ahead, Hongxuan sensed danger and warned Golden Fortune Daoist to stay alert.

• Golden Fortune Daoist gave Hongxuan a golden jade talisman that concealed one's aura, but Hongxuan used his Grand Destiny Art to hide their auras and Heavenly Secrets more effectively.
• Hongxuan followed Golden Fortune Daoist and the Five Elements God and Demon through spatial currents, studying their route and learning how the currents carried travelers across the Chaos World.
• The group reached the hidden Land of Opportunity, and the Five Elements God and Demon rejoiced at the prospect of recovering his former power.
• Hongxuan felt an ominous premonition and warned Golden Fortune Daoist to remain cautious; Golden Fortune Daoist prepared his supreme treasure and kept watch.
• Han Wuxing urged Hongxuan and Golden Fortune Daoist forward, then rushed toward the Land of Opportunity without waiting for them.