Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan used the grand formation to weaken Guiche until his cultivation fell from Quasi-Sage to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, then fought him to test the Grand Destiny Art. He killed Guiche with Destiny Sever without suffering backlash, confirming his theory about how cultivation affected the art’s backlash.

• Guiche found himself isolated in a desert as the grand formation stripped away his cultivation and reduced him to Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
• Hongxuan appeared, and Guiche attacked him, believing he could kill the Human Race cultivator and escape the formation.
• Hongxuan fought Guiche to draw out his potential and test the power of the Grand Destiny Art.
• Hongxuan used Destiny Sever to snap the thread of fate above Guiche’s head, and Guiche began to disappear.

After annihilating Guiche's Demon Race army, Hongxuan stayed on Mount Heng to protect the Hengshan Tribe and watched the Witch-Demon War consume the Primordial Wilderness. Thirty thousand years later, both sides were near ruin, Kunpeng had fled with the Hetu Luoshu, and Dijun faced a deadly assault from three Ancestral Witches.

• Hongxuan erased the traces of his battle with Guiche, returned to Mount Heng, and resolved to cultivate and protect the Hengshan Tribe.
• Hongxuan remained on Mount Heng as the Witch-Demon War spread across the Primordial Wilderness, drawing in other races and filling the Netherworld Underworld with ghosts.
• After thirty thousand years of slaughter, Qiangliang fell to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the remaining Demon Race demon sages and Witch Race great witches were largely wiped out.
• Jumang self-destructed and blew Fuxi apart, but Goddess Nüwa rescued his surviving True Spirit; Fuxi also killed Xi Zi and Rushou.
• Demon Master Kunpeng betrayed the Demon Race and fled with Dijun's Hetu Luoshu, leaving Dijun to face Shebishi, Tianwu, and Zhu Jiuyin.

The Witch-Demon War ended with the deaths of its leaders, while Gonggong’s grief drove him to shatter Buzhou Mountain and bring disaster upon the Primordial Wilderness. The Six Sages and Houtu repaired the damage, and Zhunti raised the question of what to do with the surviving remnants.

• Taiyi killed Zhurong with the Chaos Bell, then Dijiang seized him and self-destructed, killing them both.
• Gonggong and Xuan Ming were the last surviving Witch Race members; Gonggong crashed into Buzhou Mountain, causing it to collapse and the Heavenly River to flood the Primordial Wilderness.
• The Six Sages appeared, and Houtu rescued the unconscious Xuan Ming and sent the surviving Witch Race members to the Netherworld.
• Grand Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to block the flood while Nüwa repaired the hole in the sky with Five-Colored Divine Stone.
• Houtu transformed four silver needles into pillars that stabilized heaven and earth.
• Zhunti asked what should be done with the surviving Witch Race and Demon Race remnants, angering Nüwa and Houtu.

Houtu settled the fate of the Witch Race and Nüwa agreed to move the remaining Demon Race to Beiju Luzhou, while the Sages argued over the ownerless Chaos Bell until it vanished. As the Sages were summoned to Purple Cloud Palace, Hongxuan watched the Human Race confront the floods without using his magical power.

• Jieyin defended Zhunti against Nüwa's accusations, and Grand Pure Laozi redirected the discussion to the Witch and Demon Race remnants.
• Houtu decided to split the Witch Race between the Ten Thousand Mountains and the Netherworld Underworld, and Grand Pure Laozi ruled that Xuan Ming must remain in the Netherworld Underworld for two kalpas.
• Nüwa agreed that the remaining Demon Race would leave the Heavenly Court and settle in Beiju Luzhou.
• Yuanshi claimed the Chaos Bell for himself, but the bell tore open a spatial rift and disappeared before the Sages could claim it.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned Taishang, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Purple Cloud Palace.
• Hongxuan watched the Human Race unite to deal with the floods at the Hengshan Tribe without using his magical power.

Hongxuan used his Grand Destiny Art and Grand Deduction Art to locate the missing Chaos Bell and weighed whether Houtu or Lord Tongtian should receive it. After seeing how the Netherworld and the Three Xiao Sisters had developed, he visited Houtu and asked whether she wanted the treasure.

• Hongxuan decided to ask Houtu whether she wanted the Chaos Bell and to offer it to Lord Tongtian if she did not.
• Hongxuan returned to the Netherworld and saw that the Three Xiao Sisters and Houtu had established its institutions, including the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• Hongxuan learned that Yunxiao was nearing the late Great Luo realm while Bixiao and Qiong Xiao were approaching the middle Great Luo realm.
• Hongxuan found Houtu treating the badly injured Ancestral Witch Xuan Ming, who needed to sleep but was not in danger of dying.
• Hongxuan asked Houtu whether she wanted the Chaos Bell, and Houtu realized he might have calculated its location.

Hongxuan asked Houtu whether she wanted the Chaos Bell, but she revealed that she already possessed an Earth Dao Chaos Supreme Treasure and was more concerned about protecting him. Though Hongxuan had treasures of his own, he decided the Chaos Bell could help Lord Tongtian and the Jie Sect secure their future.

• Hongxuan asked Houtu whether she would want the Chaos Bell if he found its location, and she questioned whether he could truly divine it.
• Houtu warned Hongxuan not to reveal his ability to Lord Tongtian because she feared others would target him.
• Houtu revealed a purple jade slip that she identified as an Earth Dao Supreme Treasure, making the Chaos Bell unnecessary to her.
• Hongxuan reflected that his own treasures made the Chaos Bell less important to him than helping Lord Tongtian and the Jie Sect avoid destruction.

Hongxuan cultivated on Ziwei Star for three hundred thousand years, advancing his cultivation and perfecting his Body Refinement Art. He reached the complete Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and complete eighth body transformation, but had not yet broken through to Quasi-Sage.

• Hongxuan left the Netherworld Underworld for the starry sky after Houtu said it would take her more than two calamities to reach the Heavenly Dao realm.
• Hongxuan chose Ziwei Star to cultivate, deciding to wait until the next sermon before telling Lord Tongtian about the Chaos Bell.
• Over three hundred thousand years, Hongxuan comprehended several laws and advanced his Grand Dao-level divine abilities, including creating the Grand Star Art.
• Hongxuan reached the complete eighth transformation of his Body Refinement Art and deduced the method for its ninth transformation.
• Hongxuan advanced to the complete Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, fully integrated the Star Origin into his body and primordial spirit, and formed self-sustaining stars within his body.

Hongxuan’s eighth turn of the Body Refinement Art transformed him and linked his fate to the stars, triggering an anomaly across the starry sky. The Three Xiao Sisters sensed his presence, while Haotian and Yaochi noticed the disturbance in the newly established Heavenly Court.

• Hongxuan reached the eighth turn of the Body Refinement Art and felt himself merge with the stars, forming a close connection with them.
• Mighty experts throughout the Primordial Wilderness sensed the stellar anomaly but could not discover its cause.
• Qiong Xiao, Bixiao, and Yunxiao sensed Hongxuan’s aura and decided not to contact him in case they interrupted his progress.
• Haotian and Yaochi, struggling to build up the sparse Heavenly Court, noticed the anomaly in the starry sky.

Hongxuan learned that the Heavenly Dao had appointed him Emperor Ziwei, one of the Four Emperors of the Heavenly Court, and worried that its duties would obstruct his cultivation. He hurried to Golden Ao Island to consult Lord Tongtian about the appointment and reveal his discovery of the Chaos Bell.

• Haotian and Yaochi discovered that Hongxuan had been appointed Emperor Ziwei and discussed whether he would serve the Heavenly Court’s interests.
• Hongxuan realized that his deep connection to the stars had made him the Heavenly Dao’s choice, leaving him responsible for managing them.
• Hongxuan concealed his presence and left the Heavenly Court for Golden Ao Island, hoping to avoid being burdened with its duties.
• Hongxuan met Lord Tongtian at Biyou Palace and asked whether becoming Emperor Ziwei would affect his Dao Path.
• Hongxuan told Lord Tongtian that he had discovered traces of the Chaos Bell.

Hongxuan asked Lord Tongtian about his role as Emperor Ziwei and gave him the Chaos Bell’s location. Lord Tongtian recovered the Chaos Bell and rewarded Hongxuan with more of the Jie Sect’s fortune, strengthening his cultivation prospects.

• Hongxuan asked Lord Tongtian how his connection to the stars and his Heavenly Court duties might affect his cultivation.
• Lord Tongtian advised Hongxuan to keep his Emperor Ziwei position, avoid Heavenly Court power struggles, and eventually delegate the work to a clone.
• Hongxuan realized he could create a divine-path clone to handle his duties and then gave Lord Tongtian the Chaos Bell’s approximate location.
• Lord Tongtian left to find the Chaos Bell and returned several days later holding it.
• Lord Tongtian imprinted the Chaos Bell and granted Hongxuan an additional twenty percent of the Jie Sect’s fortune, enhancing his comprehension.

Hongxuan traded the Chaos Bell to Lord Tongtian for twenty percent of Jie Sect’s providence, then secluded himself on Three Immortals Island and created a Divine Dao Clone. Haotian and Yaochi learned Hongxuan was destined to become Emperor Ziwei, while the Three Xiao Sisters questioned Goddess Houtu about his appointment.

• Hongxuan left Lord Tongtian to refine the Chaos Bell and returned to Three Immortals Island to cultivate beneath the Ancient Tree of Life.
• Through heaven-defying comprehension, Hongxuan deepened his cultivation, advanced the Grand Life Art, and created the Divine Dao Clone.
• Haotian and Yaochi searched Ziwei Star, concluded Hongxuan was its fated Emperor Ziwei, and noted that he had left.
• The Three Xiao Sisters asked Goddess Houtu whether Hongxuan was connected to the starry phenomenon.
• Goddess Houtu confirmed that the Heavenly Dao had appointed Hongxuan Emperor Ziwei, and the Three Xiao Sisters protested that he would not want to join the Heavenly Court.

Hongxuan received a message from Golden Fortune Daoist offering to cooperate on an opportunity that could help them attain the Dao, so he traveled to meet him despite his suspicions. At their meeting, Hongxuan questioned Golden Fortune Daoist’s trustworthiness, and the Daoist presented a treasure meant to keep them from harming each other.

• Hongxuan created a divine path incarnation and considered how it could free him from Heavenly Court duties.
• Hongxuan read Golden Fortune Daoist’s jade-slip message inviting him to pursue an opportunity that could lead to Sagehood.
• Hongxuan traveled to their former meeting place and found Golden Fortune Daoist waiting with the Five Absolutes Daoists, who now treated him with reverence.
• Hongxuan suspected that Golden Fortune Daoist had staged the Five Absolutes Daoists’ earlier pursuit and demanded a reason to trust him.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that he had brought a golden page that would prevent either of them from attacking the other.

Hongxuan signed a contract with Golden Fortune Daoist, who pledged to follow him in exchange for help lifting his curse. Golden Fortune Daoist brought Hongxuan to Ziwei Star, where he revealed that the Land of Opportunity was hidden at the place where Hongxuan had once cultivated in seclusion.

• Hongxuan comprehended a trace of the Law of Contract and created the Grand Contract Art (Prototype) after examining a page from the Book of Contracts.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that he sought Hongxuan’s help with his curse and wished to follow him, and Hongxuan signed a contract with him.
• The contract page vanished after both men signed, leaving marks on their foreheads that would punish either one for breaking the agreement.
• Hongxuan and Golden Fortune Daoist secretly entered the starry sky and traveled to Ziwei Star without alerting Haotian or Yaochi.
• Golden Fortune Daoist clarified that the Land of Opportunity was neither Ziwei Star’s origin space nor the Star Ancient Tree, then identified Hongxuan’s former meditation site as their destination.

Hongxuan and Golden Fortune Daoist discovered a hidden entrance to the Land of Opportunity beneath Hongxuan’s former cultivation site. Inside, Hongxuan learned that he had to comprehend the Laws of Karma inscribed on numerous Chaos Crystal Stone steles, while Golden Fortune Daoist’s past failure had left him cursed and losing cultivation.

• Golden Fortune Daoist used a broken token bearing the aura of the Law of Karma to reveal a spatial rift at Hongxuan’s former cultivation site.
• Hongxuan entered the Land of Opportunity with Golden Fortune Daoist and resolved to remain cautious after realizing his divine abilities had failed to detect the entrance.
• Hongxuan found that the first trial required him to comprehend the patterns carved into numerous Chaos Crystal Stone steles.
• Golden Fortune Daoist said he would explain his connection to the place after Hongxuan completed the trials, and admitted that failing to comprehend the steles had caused his curse and declining cultivation.
• Hongxuan discovered that every stele contained the Law of Karma and learned that he had to comprehend all of them to pass the trial.

Hongxuan rapidly comprehended the Karma Stone Tablets in the Land of Opportunity, stunning Golden Fortune Daoist with his progress. After mastering two-tenths of the Law of Karma, Hongxuan unexpectedly stopped studying the tablets and began reading a golden jade tome, leaving Golden Fortune Daoist anxious and confused.

• Hongxuan resumed studying the Karma Stone Tablets after recognizing the danger hidden in Golden Fortune Daoist's explanation.
• Hongxuan comprehended the first stone tablet in a thousand years, and Golden Fortune Daoist was astonished by his speed.
• Hongxuan comprehended the patterns on eight stone tablets in under thirty thousand years and mastered two-tenths of the Law of Karma, creating the first layer of the Grand Karma Art along the way.
• Golden Fortune Daoist became hopeful that Hongxuan could lift his curse and planned to join him once the trial ended.
• Hongxuan stopped looking at the stone tablets and spent thirty thousand years reading a golden jade tome and occasionally cultivating, leaving Golden Fortune Daoist unable to approach him.

Hongxuan alternated between studying the Karma Stone Tablets and cultivating through the Yellow Court Scripture and Eternal Dao Tome, deepening his mastery of the Law of Karma while guarding his state of mind. After comprehending four-tenths of the law and more than half the tablets, he continued studying as Golden Fortune Daoist grew confident he would finish.

• Hongxuan compared the Law of Karma with the other laws he had mastered and resolved to protect his state of mind while studying it.
• Hongxuan comprehended seven more Karma Stone Tablets in fifty thousand years, bringing his mastery of the Law of Karma to three-tenths and advancing his Grand Karma Art to the second level.
• Hongxuan alternated between studying the tablets, reading the Yellow Court Scripture, and contemplating the Eternal Dao Tome and its treasures, stopping whenever his state of mind felt unsettled.
• Hongxuan spent a hundred thousand years comprehending nine more tablets and reached four-tenths mastery of the Law of Karma, enough to contend with a Quasi-Sage through that law alone.
• Golden Fortune Daoist watched Hongxuan resume studying the jade book and became calm and hopeful, believing Hongxuan would comprehend the remaining twelve tablets.

After Hongxuan mastered half of the Law of Karma, the thirty-six stone tablets fused into the Karma Jade Tablet, an Innate Supreme Treasure that recognized him as its master. Golden Fortune Daoist then led him toward an even more powerful treasure at the center of the Land of Opportunity, where Hongxuan cautiously questioned what it was.

• Hongxuan spent five hundred thousand years deciphering all thirty-six Karma Stone Tablets and mastered fifty percent of the Law of Karma, advancing the Grand Karma Art to its third level.
• The stone tablets merged into the Karma Jade Tablet, which revealed the complete Law of Karma and flew into Hongxuan's sea of consciousness to recognize him as its master.
• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist whether the Karma Jade Tablet was the great opportunity, but Golden Fortune Daoist denied it and led him farther into the Land of Opportunity.
• Golden Fortune Daoist urged Hongxuan to refine the supreme treasure at the center to remove his curse, while fear of the treasure showed in his eyes.
• Hongxuan saw a wheel-shaped treasure above a stone platform and judged its grade to exceed an Innate Supreme Treasure, then asked Golden Fortune Daoist if it was a Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Hongxuan obtained the Chaos Supreme Treasure Karma Wheel when the Eternal Dao Tome drew it into its blank fourth page. He discovered that the Karma Wheel had bound Golden Fortune Daoist’s cultivation through karma, and he became eager to learn more about the Law of Karma.

• Golden Fortune Daoist told Hongxuan that the Land of Opportunity had been arranged by a being beyond the Heavenly Dao’s understanding.
• Hongxuan considered how difficult it would be to refine a Chaos Supreme Treasure at his current realm.
• The Eternal Dao Tome emerged from Hongxuan and drew the Karma Wheel into its fourth page, revealing its image and sending its profound information into his mind.
• Golden Fortune Daoist watched in astonishment as the Chaos Supreme Treasure entered Hongxuan’s book-shaped treasure.
• Hongxuan learned that the Karma Wheel had bound Golden Fortune Daoist’s cultivation with a karmic thread, causing his cultivation to decline over time.
• Hongxuan grew curious about the Law of Karma and considered pursuing it further.

Hongxuan lifted Golden Fortune Daoist’s curse and helped him recover to the Grand Golden Immortal realm, then claimed the treasures in the Land of Opportunity. Golden Fortune Daoist explained that the seemingly peaceful place had concealed a deadly trial built around its stone platform, Karma Wheel, and Chaos Supreme Treasure.

• Hongxuan used the Karma Wheel to lift the curse on Golden Fortune Daoist, who recovered to the Grand Golden Immortal realm.
• Golden Fortune Daoist thanked Hongxuan and pointed out a ship-shaped supreme treasure, which Hongxuan refined and stored away.
• Golden Fortune Daoist reminded Hongxuan to take the stone platform, and Hongxuan shrank it and claimed it as a treasure.
• Hongxuan asked why the Land of Opportunity had been so dangerous for Golden Fortune Daoist, and Golden Fortune Daoist explained that failure to comprehend the stone steles or refine the Chaos Supreme Treasure would have left Hongxuan cursed like him.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that the Land of Opportunity was a massive formation whose core consisted of the stone platform, the Karma Wheel, and the Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Hongxuan escaped the collapsing formation with Golden Fortune Daoist and returned to survey the Primordial Wilderness after hundreds of thousands of years away. He found the Human Race flourishing and began considering how to raise the limits of the Martial Dao, leaving open whether he would create foundational manuals.

• Hongxuan and Golden Fortune Daoist realized the Karma Jade Tablet, Karma Wheel, and stone platform had broken the formation, then escaped through its entrance as it began to collapse.
• Back on Ziwei Star, Golden Fortune Daoist insisted he would honor his contract with Hongxuan and left to consolidate his realm.
• Hongxuan visited the Netherworld Underworld, found Houtu in seclusion, and learned that the Three Xiao Sisters and Ao Ling'er had returned to Golden Turtle Island to hear Lord Tongtian teach.
• Hongxuan traveled through the Primordial Wilderness and saw the Human Race prospering, with Fuxi reincarnated as a child under Xuandu's instruction.
• At the Hengshan Tribe, Hongxuan saw that martial arts had become widespread among the Human Race and considered creating foundational Martial Dao manuals.