Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan protected and sealed Ziwei Star after taking some of its Star Origin, then spent forty thousand years gathering origins from the stars and strengthening his cultivation. With 363 strands collected, he arrived at Taiyin Star to seek its origin, wary of Xihe and Changxi.

• Hongxuan took a portion of Ziwei Star's origin, stabilized what remained, and set up formations to protect the star's potential.
• Hongxuan shrank the Star Ancient Tree into a sapling, completed a hundred years of formations around Ziwei Star, and departed.
• Over the next forty thousand years, Hongxuan gathered 363 strands of Star Origin, found stellar treasures, and advanced his cultivation toward the late Great Luo stage.
• Hongxuan decided to collect the Taiyin Star and Sun Star origins, choosing Taiyin Star first.
• Hongxuan arrived at Taiyin Star and resolved to proceed cautiously because Xihe and Changxi were mid-stage Quasi-Sages.

Hongxuan secretly obtained the Taiyin origin and spent nearly a century preparing protections before leaving for the final Sun Star. Xihe and Changxi sensed that something had been lost but never discovered his presence, while Changxi worried about the ten Golden Crow Princes and the coming war between the Witch Race and Demon Race.

• Hongxuan used the Veiled Secret Art to reach the Taiyin Star's origin space and obtain the Taiyin origin without Xihe and Changxi noticing.
• Xihe and Changxi discussed Changxi's unexplained sense of loss and the Witch-Slaying Sword as they anticipated the decisive battle between the Witch Race and Demon Race.
• Changxi warned Xihe that the ten Golden Crow Princes could be vulnerable to enemy schemes, but Xihe believed Dijun had protected them well.
• Hongxuan completed his preparations in the Taiyin origin space, added a defensive concealment formation, and left for the final Sun Star using the Cosmos Reversal Step.
• Changxi sensed that someone might have visited the Taiyin Star, searched for them in vain, and felt her lingering sense of loss disappear.

Hongxuan entered the Sun Star, collected its origin and Solar True Fire, and concealed himself after sensing someone approaching. He was startled when Lord Tongtian appeared on the star.

• Changxi remained concerned that Xihe's karmic ties to Dijun would put her in danger during the coming Witch-Demon calamity.
• Hongxuan entered the Sun Star, evaded its defensive formations, and found the Ten Golden Crows playing by the Fusang Tree.
• Hongxuan reached the Sun Star's Origin Space and took the final strand of star origin, completing his collection of all the Star Origins.
• Hongxuan spent a hundred years setting up formations to protect the Sun Star's origin, then gathered more than ten strands of pure Solar True Fire.
• Hongxuan sensed someone approaching and concealed himself with the Grand Destiny Art, the Heavenly Secret Concealment Art, the Grand Transformation Art, and a formation.
• Hongxuan saw Lord Tongtian enter the Sun Star, parting the surrounding solar flames with each step.

Hongxuan escaped the Sun Star after witnessing Daoist Zhunti secretly lead the ten Golden Crow Princes out, confirming Zhunti’s role in their rampage. He returned to the Primordial Wilderness, where he aided those suffering under the ten suns, and reached the Hengshan Tribe to protect it from the heat.

• Hongxuan concealed himself from Daoist Zhunti and used the Water Mirror Art to watch the ten Golden Crow Princes leave the Fusang Tree with Zhunti secretly following them.
• Hongxuan escaped the Sun Star and returned safely through the Demon Celestial Court and over Buzhou Mountain to the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan saw the ten Golden Crows ravaging the land and gave aid to living beings he encountered along the way.
• Hongxuan arrived at the Hengshan Tribe, found it badly affected by the unbearable heat, and set up a formation to protect it.

Hongxuan witnessed the deaths of Kua Fu and nine Golden Crows, which drove the Witch and demon races toward irreconcilable conflict. After returning to Mount Wuyi, he appointed Liufeng and Ziyun to manage the mountain and used his gathered Star Origin to begin transforming his body, primordial spirit, and True Spirit.

• Hongxuan watched Kua Fu die while chasing the ten Golden Crows, then saw Hou Yi shoot down nine of them with ice arrows.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Ancestral Witches arrived, and the Witch and demon races withdrew after clashing over Hou Yi.
• Hongxuan saw the devastated Human Race territory and returned to Mount Wuyi as tensions rose across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan transformed a breeze and a colorful cloud into two boys, named them Liufeng and Ziyun, and assigned them Mount Wuyi's daily affairs.
• Hongxuan entered seclusion and used three hundred and sixty-five strands of Star Origin to connect his cave-heaven worlds and transform his primordial spirit and True Spirit.

Hongxuan completed the eighth revolution of his Body Refinement Art, transforming his Foundation and gaining new divine abilities as he refined the Star Ancient Tree. Meanwhile, Dijun suspected that a Sage had secretly caused the deaths of his nine sons, but he had no evidence.

• Hongxuan broke through the eighth revolution after his body and primordial spirit dissolved, preserving his will and using Nirvana True Fire to reform himself.
• Hongxuan found that his Foundation had reached the level of a high-grade Innate God and that his combat strength had greatly increased.
• Hongxuan sensed a strong karmic connection to the stars and prepared to refine the Star Ancient Tree despite his unease about the connection.
• Hongxuan comprehended the Yellow Court Scripture and Eternal Dao Tome, creating second-level Grand Destiny Art, Grand Creation Art, and Grand Space-Time Art, then created a prototype Grand Star Art.
• Dijun realized that someone had secretly enabled the ten Golden Crows to leave the Sun Star and suspected the Three Purities or the Two Sages of the West, but lacked evidence.

After the Golden Crow tragedy, Xihe left to seek revenge on Hou Yi while Dijun and Taiyi planned retaliation and protection for Lu Ya. Houtu traveled to Mount Wuyi to ask Hongxuan about reincarnation, and the chapter ended with Hongxuan finding her lost in thought along the way.

• Xihe refused to wait for Dijun to prepare and flew away to avenge her sons against Hou Yi.
• Dijun told Taiyi that the Demon Race would make the Ancestral Witches pay, then planned to send Lu Ya to Goddess Nüwa for safety.
• Houtu returned toward Mount Wuyi after studying the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and developing questions she could not resolve among the Witch Race.
• As Houtu observed the Primordial Wilderness’s turmoil and the suffering of its dead, she gained insights but could not grasp the crucial point.
• Hongxuan found Houtu deep in thought and warned her that she could be vulnerable to a sneak attack.

After a hundred thousand years of cultivation, Hongxuan realized Houtu had begun to discover her destined role and guided her to the Blood Sea. As Houtu entered enlightenment with Hongxuan’s plans for the Underworld, Old Ancestor Minghe appeared.

• Hongxuan used the Grand Deduction Art to discover that Houtu’s stirrings had awakened him, then left Mount Wuyi to find her.
• Hongxuan explained that the Demon Race’s slaughter had left countless souls without a destination, and he accompanied Houtu for thirty thousand years as she considered his answers.
• At the Blood Sea, Houtu realized her destiny and asked whether Hongxuan had known about it and given her the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk for that reason.
• Hongxuan shared his detailed plans for the Underworld, including the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the eighteen levels of hell, and Houtu entered enlightenment.
• Old Ancestor Minghe emerged from the Blood Sea and regarded Hongxuan as a gifted young cultivator he remembered from the River of Destiny.

Houtu transformed herself to establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Netherworld, and the Earthly Dao, completing what Pangu had left unfinished. As the Primordial Wilderness bowed to her, the Ancestral Witches rushed toward the Blood Sea after sensing her disappearance.

• After ten thousand years of enlightenment, Houtu swore to transform herself into reincarnation and open the Netherworld Underworld.
• Houtu vanished into Dao light as the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk appeared above the Blood Sea.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches left Pangu Shrine and rushed toward the Blood Sea, fearing for Houtu.
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk vanished, and half the Blood Sea transformed into six passages as the Netherworld opened.
• The Earthly Dao emerged and the Netherworld was completed, prompting the Primordial Wilderness's sages and mighty experts to bow.

Houtu completed her transformation into Lady Pingxin after establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, regaining a primordial spirit and a body formed from Pangu Blood Essence. She awoke with power rivaling the Sages, while Hongxuan received and stored a portion of the merit bestowed for the new order.

• The Ancestral Witches arrived at the Netherworld, believed Houtu had perished, and grew furious at Hongxuan for seeming unmoved.
• Hongxuan told them Houtu had not fallen, and a supreme spiritual radiance formed her primordial spirit.
• A drop of Pangu Blood Essence entered Houtu's primordial spirit, restoring her figure as the Ancestral Witches watched.
• Great Dao merit descended, with portions going to Houtu, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Netherworld, Old Ancestor Minghe, and Hongxuan, who stored his share.
• Houtu awakened with strength rivaling the Sages and declared that the Ancestral Witch Houtu had fallen and that she was now Lady Pingxin of the Earthly Dao.

After Houtu became Lady Pingxin, Hongxuan sent the Human Race souls into reincarnation and comprehended a powerful new divine ability. He then contacted the Three Xiao Sisters to bring their treasures to the Netherworld for a chance to earn merits.

• Dijun regained his composure after learning Houtu would no longer return to the Witch Race, and he resolved to proceed with his plans.
• Houtu told the Ancestral Witches to return to their ancestral land, then assured Hongxuan that she was still herself despite becoming Pingxin.
• Hongxuan sent hundreds of billions of Human Race souls into the Six Paths of Reincarnation and comprehended ten percent of the Law of Reincarnation, creating the Grand Reincarnation Art.
• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiong Xiao learned that Hongxuan wanted them to bring the Scythe of Death, the Netherworld Diagram, and the Death Netherworld Tower to the Netherworld for a chance to gain merits.
• The Three Xiao Sisters considered asking Lord Tongtian for guidance before proceeding.

Houtu returned to the Netherworld and shared the truth about her ascension with the Witch Race while Hongxuan continued to advance through his understanding of reincarnation. Meanwhile, the Western Sages chose caution over entering the Netherworld, and Dijun and Taiyi prepared for war without knowing Xihe had become consumed by revenge.

• Yunxiao and the other Two Xiao Sisters decided to go to Golden Ao Island with Ao Ling'er and report the situation to their Master.
• Zhunti proposed sending disciples into the newly established Netherworld, but Receiving urged him to keep the West hidden and develop quietly.
• Dijun told Taiyi that Nüwa would not intervene in the coming war, then ordered the Demon Sages to prepare secretly and sought ways to eliminate more Ancestral Witches.
• Dijun and Taiyi wondered where Xihe had gone, unaware that she had fallen into madness while seeking revenge for her sons.
• Houtu discussed Hongxuan's rapid cultivation and shared her insights into reincarnation, then taught him the Dao and helped deepen his understanding.

After Houtu finished teaching him, Hongxuan declined the underworld merit to protect his own Dao and entrusted the Three Xiao Sisters’ plans to her. He accepted Houtu’s request to secretly place an imprint in Hou Yi, then discovered that Hou Yi was in the Hengshan Tribe.

• Houtu teased Hongxuan for giving the underworld merit to the Three Xiao Sisters, and he explained that further ties to the Earth Dao and underworld would constrain his Great Dao.
• Houtu agreed to arrange matters for the Three Xiao Sisters and asked Hongxuan to secretly plant an imprint in Hou Yi to give him a chance to survive his coming death calamity.
• Hongxuan accepted the imprint, deduced that Hou Yi’s fate was tied to shooting down the nine suns, and left the Netherworld without meeting the Three Xiao Sisters.
• Hongxuan secretly notified the Three Xiao Sisters about the underworld merit plan and relied on Houtu to support their bid for the three Emperor Lord positions.
• After returning to the Primordial Wilderness, Hongxuan set out for the Houtu Tribe but discovered that Hou Yi was instead in the Hengshan Tribe.

Hongxuan sensed a conspiracy involving Hou Yi and hurried back to the Hengshan Tribe, where Hou Yi had reunited with Chang'e and given her an Elixir of Immortality. Ten years later, fearing that aging would make Hou Yi stop loving her, Chang'e swallowed the pill before the proper time, and its energy surged through her body.

• Hongxuan sensed that Hou Yi's presence in the Hengshan Tribe pointed to a plot and rushed back to protect the tribe.
• Hou Yi returned home to Chang'e and gave her an Elixir of Immortality, telling her to wait until the end of her natural lifespan before taking it.
• Chang'e agreed to keep the pill, and she and Hou Yi enjoyed their reunion over the following years.
• Ten years later, Chang'e noticed signs of aging and feared Hou Yi would no longer cherish her.
• Chang'e opened the jade box and swallowed the pill early, causing its energy to surge through her body.

Chang'e recovered her memories as Xihe and confronted Hou Yi, while Dijun learned the truth and rushed to face them. Taiyi killed Hou Yi, and the eleven Ancestral Witches arrived as the conflict between the Witch and Demon Races threatened to escalate.

• Chang'e remembered her past as Xihe, resolved to avenge her son, and flew toward the heavens as Hou Yi pursued her.
• Dijun sensed Xihe's distress, found her confronting Hou Yi, and demanded to know why she had taken this course.
• Hou Yi rejected Dijun's claim that Chang'e was Xihe and attacked him with the Sun-Shooting Bow.
• Taiyi intervened with the Eastern Sovereign Bell and killed Hou Yi with a powerful strike.
• Hou Yi's death shattered Xihe's Dao Heart, drew countless divine senses, and brought the eleven Ancestral Witches to the scene.

After Hou Yi and Xihe fell, their spirits appeared on the Taiyin Star in new forms: Xihe became Chang'e, while Hou Yi forgot her and began chopping the Moon Laurel Tree. The Witch Race prepared for war as Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi pursued the spirits.

• The Ancestral Witches attacked Xihe, and she died under their combined assault.
• Dijun grieved for Xihe and blamed himself, then threatened to exterminate the Witch Race.
• Spiritual lights from Xihe and Hou Yi flew to the Taiyin Star, prompting Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to leave the battlefield in pursuit.
• Dijiang ordered the Ancestral Witches to return to their ancestral land and prepare for war against the Demon Race.
• Xihe awakened on the Taiyin Star as Chang'e and resolved to find Yi.
• Hou Yi arrived on the Taiyin Star without recognizing Chang'e, transformed the Sun-Shooting Bow into an axe, and began chopping the Moon Laurel Tree.

Dijun learned that Chang'e was a new being formed from Xihe’s final obsession, not his lost wife, and Changxi blamed him for the tragedy. Dijun returned to prepare for war, while Changxi stayed behind to protect Chang'e and keep her separated from Hou Yi.

• Chang'e told Dijun that she was not Xihe and asked how she could return to her husband, Hou Yi.
• Changxi explained that Chang'e had formed from Xihe’s last obsession after Hou Yi’s death and accused Dijun of helping cause Xihe’s fate.
• Dijun realized Xihe was gone and refused Taiyi’s urge to kill the mindless Hou Yi.
• Dijun told Changxi to remain on the Taiyin Star and protect Chang'e if he fell in the coming war, then left with Taiyi to muster forces.
• Changxi placed a restriction on Hou Yi so Chang'e could not see him until she reached Quasi-Sage cultivation.

Hongxuan left the Taiyin Star after ensuring Hou Yi survived as Wu Gang, then prepared for the coming Witch Clan and Demon Clan War. Dijun ordered a full-scale attack on the Witch Race and the destruction of the Hengshan Tribe, while the Three Purities and the Two Sages of the West moved to keep Nüwa and Houtu from intervening.

• Hongxuan concealed his presence on the Taiyin Star, confirmed Hou Yi had survived as Wu Gang with Houtu's imprint and his own help, and departed.
• At the Heavenly Palace, Dijun ordered the Demon Race armies to begin their planned full-scale assault on the Witch Race.
• Dijun assigned Guiche to destroy the Hengshan Tribe and leave no survivors, while Taiyi understood that Dijun sought revenge for Xihe's death and past humiliations.
• The Three Purities gathered outside Wa Imperial Palace to block Nüwa from intervening in the war.
• Jieyin and Zhunti watched the entrance to the Netherworld to prevent Houtu from leaving, and Nüwa and Houtu silently resolved to remember the slight.

The Witch Race and Demon Race began their decisive battle while Demon Saint Guiche led an army to attack the Hengshan Tribe. A hidden expert trapped Guiche and his troops in a terrifying formation of yellow sand that began turning them to stone.

• Zhunti and his senior brother worried that Goddess Houtu might retaliate after they had offended her.
• The Witch Race and Demon Race began a battle to the death, and the growing tribulation aura intensified the danger.
• Demon Saint Guiche led a vast Demon Race army toward the Hengshan Tribe and ordered his troops to slaughter everyone there.
• A hidden expert mocked Guiche and trapped his army in a formation that transformed their surroundings into a desert of dangerous yellow sand.
• The Demon Race troops discovered that the sand petrified anyone it touched, and Guiche ordered them to attack the formation together.

Hongxuan used the Nine Twists Yellow River Formation to slaughter the Demon Race army while testing and refining his divine abilities. With the troops annihilated, only Demon Saint Guiche remained trapped in a space Hongxuan had specially prepared to contain him.

• Hongxuan watched the formation and planned to use the battle to study its flaws and improve the Nine Twists Yellow River Formation.
• Hongxuan entered the formation and unleashed the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler against the Demon Race army.
• Hongxuan tested his Grand Arts in combat and found flaws in his divine abilities, which he began correcting as he fought.
• Hongxuan methodically annihilated the Demon Race soldiers, generals, and marshals, leaving Demon Saint Guiche as the sole survivor.
• Hongxuan kept Guiche confined in an independent formation space while Guiche raged and tried to escape.