Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ta learned from the old priest that his attempt to reshape the Guifang Kingdom had failed amid the gods’ schemes and a once-in-a-thousand-years flood. The old priest warned that the flood might be a deliberate cleansing of the kingdom by water gods, though the truth remained uncertain.

• Xuan Ta blamed the Guirong Clan, the Tide-Swallowing Clan, and Tufang Clan for going mad and explained his plan to use You Chong and the Green Wood Clan to restore balance among the Gods of the Five Directions.
• The old priest revealed that the priests had knowingly helped Xuan Ta govern, while the gods had treated the kingdom’s unrest as a game and selection of obedient followers.
• The old priest acknowledged that Xuan Ta had made unprecedented history by pushing the Heavenly Deities to intervene, but Xuan Ta admitted he had lost control when the Tide-Swallowing Clan went berserk.
• The old priest explained that a once-in-a-thousand-years flood had driven the Tide-Swallowing Clan mad, and that You Chong had known it was coming.
• The old priest suggested that water gods might have unleashed the flood to cleanse the Guifang Kingdom and urged Xuan Ta to question and sift the claims he encountered.

As a torrential storm threatened Li Household Village and its reservoir neared the danger line, the old village chief and Li Yu planned flood-control work without waiting for Non-Crying Child to solve everything. Chen Yun revealed that Li Boyang and Grandmother Mountain God had already mapped much of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, leaving open whether they had anticipated the crisis.

• The old village chief told Li Yu that the reservoir had exceeded its highest safety warning line three days earlier, but he had not informed Non-Crying Child because he was busy.
• The old village chief argued that the mountain folk should rely on their own efforts and proposed expanding the reservoir and widening river channels before the storm arrived.
• Li Yu agreed that the villages needed to work together, and the old village chief offered free lessons for their children as an incentive to participate.
• Chen Yun joined Li Yu and the old village chief and said Li Boyang and Grandmother Mountain God had made a map of the region's terrain and waterways, likely marking suitable sites for reservoirs and river improvements.

Li Boyang gave Li Jingshu a powerful, detailed magical map of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and asked her to deliver it to his parents. He named it the Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land, then sent her home while he stayed behind.

• Li Boyang watched Hanging Silk Lady disappear into the mist, then told Li Jingshu to head home without him.
• Li Boyang gave Li Jingshu the silk Mountain Terrain and River Flow Diagram, which depicted the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and its waterworks in detail.
• Li Boyang showed Li Jingshu how the Law Treasure could zoom in on Li Household Village and explained that its mountains and waterways formed the Energy Talisman Incantation.
• Li Boyang named the painting the Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land after Li Jingshu objected to a long, complicated name.
• Li Boyang explained the meaning of “sheji,” handed Li Jingshu the diagram, and told her to give it to his parents.

After Li Jingshu left, Li Boyang concealed his presence and went toward Flying Peak, planning to destroy Xiluo’s thousand-year wish. As an unprecedented torrential rain threatened the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, Chi chose to protect the mountain folk and their waterways rather than pursue the chance to increase her power.

• Li Boyang asked Nüman to keep his plans from Xiluo and said he would act even though it could destroy her thousand-year cherished wish.
• Li Boyang used his Black and Yellow Qi to hide his presence, karma, and destiny, guarding against a black dog with the Premonition Divine Ability.
• Nüman sensed malice in the dark clouds and realized an enormous torrential downpour was approaching the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
• Chi saw the storm gathering over Li Household Village’s reservoir and recognized that the flood could empower water deities while bringing about a calamity of divine replacement.
• Chi summoned the Human-Faced Fish and told them to patrol the waterways, report damaged embankments or sabotage, and warn nearby mountain folk and spirits about the rain.

Big Black Dog confronted Xiluo on Ghost God Cliff, revealing that he had formed a Yin Deity and asking why his memories were incomplete. Xiluo warned him not to recover them, but Big Black Dog left in anger, still determined to uncover the truth.

• Big Black Dog appeared before Xiluo as a Yin Deity, and Xiluo recognized that he had used his shadow and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to form it.
• Xiluo warned Big Black Dog that his trapped physical body remained vulnerable and that his Yin Deity would dissipate if he died before reaching the Yang God stage.
• Big Black Dog asked Xiluo whether she knew about the abnormal weather and why his memories were incomplete; Xiluo had not noticed the approaching storm.
• Xiluo suspected Wu Yao had caused Big Black Dog's memory loss and warned him that recovering his memories would bring regret.
• Big Black Dog angrily rejected Xiluo's warning and vanished, while Xiluo insisted that she had told him the truth.

You Chong entered the mist on Mount Yunmeng and fought its defenders, including Hanging Silk Lady and Nüman’s imitation Fang Boars. As the Blood Demon advanced, Mu Chuan and Qingfu realized he had likely come for the mountain rather than to kill Qingfu.

• You Chong tried to disperse the mist, but swarms of venomous sleepy bugs and spiders attacked him.
• Hanging Silk Lady confronted You Chong, but his blood shadows drained her Blood Qi.
• Nearly a hundred imitation Fang Boars charged at You Chong, who dodged them and let them rush out of the mist.
• Mu Chuan woke to the commotion, and Qingfu recognized the Blood Demon and feared he had come for her.
• Mu Chuan told Qingfu that the Blood Demon was more likely targeting Mount Yunmeng than her.

You Chong freed the ghost god Hei Chi from Ghost God Cliff while Xiluo tried to stop him, and the two clashed near Flying Peak. The four deities on the altar debated whether to escape, but chose to wait and see how serious the disturbance became.

• Xiluo confronted You Chong at Mount Yunmeng and attacked him, but he had secretly sent an afterimage to Flying Peak.
• You Chong's afterimage corrupted Flying Peak's cliff face, freeing Hei Chi from his statue on Ghost God Cliff.
• Hei Chi taunted Xiluo, and they collided, creating a huge shock wave near Flying Peak.
• The wind god, fire god, Kunwu, and rain god discussed the conflict and Li Boyang's rapid growth.
• The wind god said the deities would wait to see how much trouble arose before deciding whether to escape.

You Chong reached the mountain god’s temple but was blocked from entering, so he climbed Ghost God Cliff and discovered the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron. Meanwhile, Hei Chi attacked Xiluo to break free of their fight and pursue You Chong.

• You Chong tried to enter the mountain god’s temple, but its doors shut and an unseen force threw him back.
• You Chong climbed Ghost God Cliff and spotted the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron at its summit.
• A sealed eight-armed ghost god struck at You Chong and offered to grant his wishes if he cracked its seal, but You Chong refused and continued upward.
• Hei Chi warned Xiluo that You Chong was getting deeper into Flying Peak, but Xiluo insisted the seals were secure and kept fighting him.
• Hei Chi split into a flock of crows and sent them swooping at Xiluo.

Xiluo awakened a divine form that combined her own identity with her ancestor Wu Yao’s memories and power, then petrified Hei Chi. Meanwhile, Guirong Clan took control of You Chong and confronted Big Black Dog at the cave holding the ancient evil god.

• Xiluo transformed into a half-human, half-leopard deity, and Hei Chi recognized Wu Yao’s face and power in her.
• Xiluo explained that her Primordial Spirit and Cognitive Spirit let her become both herself and the Wu Yao she imagined, with knowledge beyond the original Witch of the Huai River.
• Xiluo used a longsword and her Premonition Divine Ability to petrify Hei Chi again.
• You Chong reached the hidden Ghost God Cave, where the pressure forced him to reveal his true form.
• The Blood Demon took control of You Chong as Guirong Clan, evaded Big Black Dog’s attack, and knocked him down with a kick.
• Guirong Clan said he knew Big Black Dog far better than expected, and Big Black Dog asked how he knew him.

Guirong Clan confronted Big Black Dog in Ghost God Cave and described how the Witch of the Huai River was betrayed and eaten by the people she had helped during a drought. Big Black Dog’s fury shook Flying Peak and threatened its already damaged seal.

• Guirong Clan entered Ghost God Cave and found Big Black Dog chained beside Li Boyang’s neglected rock pool.
• Big Black Dog sensed danger and a strange resonance with Guirong Clan, who recognized his Yin Deity and Premonition Divine Ability as simplified versions of powers associated with Li Boyang and the Witch of the Huai River.
• Guirong Clan recounted how the Witch of the Huai River subdued savage gods and wild gods, with the Heaven-Eroding Lord’s help establishing Ghost God Cliff and sealing them there.
• Guirong Clan said that the Witch’s people eventually turned against her during a century-long drought and ate her when she could no longer meet their needs.
• Big Black Dog roared in anger and strained against his chains, shaking Flying Peak and further threatening its damaged seal.

Guirong Clan recounted how Wu Yao’s death transformed the Heaven-Eroding Lord and revealed that he and Big Black Dog were divided halves meant to reunite. As Guirong Clan urged them to fuse, Big Black Dog questioned who would control the restored Heaven-Eroding Lord, while Xiluo struggled to keep the ghost gods sealed as Flying Peak burned.

• Guirong Clan described how Wu Yao’s clanspeople ate her, driving the Heaven-Eroding Lord into a rage that brought an unprecedented winter to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
• Big Black Dog explained that Wu Yao had stopped him from killing the humans who betrayed her and used the Yin-Yang Talisman Incantation to separate him from Guirong Clan.
• Guirong Clan urged Big Black Dog to reunite with him and awaken the Heaven-Eroding Lord, promising they could wipe out humanity or devour the sun.
• Big Black Dog asked who would control their fusion and become the Heaven-Eroding Lord’s main body.
• Black Dragon sensed danger inside the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron as its flames surged and Ghost God Cliff began collapsing.
• Xiluo arrived with her Primordial Spirit restored and set Flying Peak ablaze, fighting to drag the escaping ghost gods back with fiery chains until dawn.

Big Black Dog outmaneuvered the Guirong Clan deity during their attempted fusion, while the Blood Demon escaped Ghost God Cave and headed for the altar. Kunwu protected the altar from him, declaring his loyalty to the Tieyu Tribe and his admiration for Li Boyang.

• The Guirong Clan deity realized Big Black Dog had kept his mental defenses intact and had deliberately let the fusion begin.
• Big Black Dog explained that cultivating his Primordial Spirit and Primordial Core had made him independent of the Heaven-Eroding Lord, giving him the advantage in their mental struggle.
• The Guirong Clan deity resolved to use the [Taiji Diagram] to regain control as their consciousnesses entered the pitch-black light.
• The Blood Demon passed through the disrupted seal and emerged atop Ghost God Cliff while Xiluo kept the ghost gods suppressed.
• Kunwu knocked the Blood Demon away from the altar and shielded it with his power.
• Kunwu declared that he was the guardian god of the Tieyu Tribe and supported Li Boyang because he reminded him of Wu Yao without sharing Wu Yao's weak disposition.

The Blood Demon and the allied ghost gods overwhelmed Xiluo’s defense and seized the [Taiji Diagram] from the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron. The cauldron’s destruction caused Flying Peak to collapse, leaving Li Boyang’s whereabouts unknown.

• The Blood Demon enlisted the Fire God and Wind God to help hold back Kunwu, but Rain Earl struck him with lightning to aid Li Boyang.
• The Wind God urged the ghost gods to unite and destroy the altar before Li Boyang returned, and they charged toward Ghost God Cliff.
• Xiluo realized Li Boyang was absent and turned back to defend the altar, while the Blood Demon forced his way to its center.
• The Blood Demon suppressed the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron and tore the [Taiji Diagram] from it.
• The Imprisoned Soul Cauldron exploded, and the blast sent Flying Peak collapsing into Mount Yunmeng.

Li Boyang stabilized the collapsing Flying Peak and revealed that he had allowed the ghost gods to escape so he could deal with them before the flood. As the Heaven-Eroding Lord began to emerge from Ghost God Cave, Li Boyang explained that the Lord’s yin side was the Guirong Clan, while Xiluo and the others faced the coming battle.

• Li Boyang used his Primordial Spirit to hold Flying Peak together as the ghost gods fled, while Xiluo tried to drive them back with flames.
• Li Boyang stopped Xiluo from pursuing the ghost gods and brought the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron back into the mountain god temple, where Deception Rabbit continued digesting a god.
• A black hole formed at Ghost God Cave and began devouring light and nearby ghost gods as the Heaven-Eroding Lord emerged.
• Li Boyang explained that he had investigated the Lord’s divided yin and yang sides and had expected them to reunite, but had not known the yin side was the Guirong Clan.
• Mu Chuan, Qingfu, and Hanging Silk Lady watched from a distance as the Nümans warned that the battle with the once-strongest god in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range could endanger them.

The Heaven-Eroding Lord escaped Flying Peak and caused a sun-devouring darkness, bitter cold, and a catastrophic flood across the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and beyond. As foreign gods and monsters worsened the flooding in Guifang Kingdom, Xuan Hui freed the Tufang Clan and ordered them to fight.

• The Heaven-Eroding Lord broke free of Flying Peak, darkened the sky, and appeared to devour the sun.
• The sun-devouring darkness brought severe cold and torrential rain, triggering a massive flood across the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, Guifang Kingdom, and the Huai River.
• Panhu warned Old Madam Gao to stay inside and noticed the tributary's water god delighting in the flood.
• Xuan Hui saw the Tide-Swallowing Clan and foreign gods drive monsters to destroy Guifang Kingdom's dikes and terrain.
• Xuan Hui granted the Tufang Clan freedom and ordered them to kill the foreign gods and monsters causing the floods.

Li Boyang’s Red-Haired Ghost God dragged the celestial hound down from the sun, but a netherworld presence then surged from beneath Guifang. As Wuzhiqi advanced through the flood, the Tide-Swallowing Clan blocked his way, and he prepared to fight them.

• Li Boyang formed the Red-Haired Ghost God and used a chain of Yuan Qi and Maxims Talismans to drag the celestial hound down, restoring sunlight.
• A netherworld presence surged from beneath Guifang Kingdom and transformed deities caught in it into mindless Yin Deities.
• Wuzhiqi emerged from the floods and headed toward Guifang to confront the netherworld deity on his route south.
• The Tide-Swallowing Clan blocked Wuzhiqi with a powerful countercurrent, revealing another Heavenly Deity in Guifang.
• Wuzhiqi drew out a massive column of fast-moving water and challenged the Tide-Swallowing Clan to fight.

The Heavenly Dog broke the Red-Haired Ghost God’s chain by unleashing the [Taiji Diagram], blurring the boundary between the living and the dead. Li Boyang revealed himself from the mountain god’s temple and confronted the Heavenly Dog, who recognized his Black and Yellow Qi as his hidden trump card.

• Xiluo attacked the bound Heavenly Dog alongside the Red-Haired Ghost God, but the Heavenly Dog activated a scarlet mark and the [Taiji Diagram] to repel her and break free.
• The Heavenly Dog’s [Taiji Diagram] overturned the order of Yin and Yang, causing Ghost Qi to spread and the realm of the dead to appear in the world of the living.
• Li Boyang’s true body awoke in the temple, and Ox-Head accused him of causing the disruption between Yin and Yang.
• Li Boyang reunited with his Primordial Spirit and rose to face the Heavenly Dog, revealing his Black and Yellow Qi.
• Li Boyang identified the scarlet mark as the Blood Demon’s remnant and challenged the Heavenly Dog for devouring him after using his help.
• The Heavenly Dog questioned Li Boyang’s hidden strength, and Li Boyang called his cultivation the true Way of the Celestial Person.

Li Boyang explained why Heavenly Deities eventually lose themselves and contrasted their path with the Celestial Person’s way of using Primordial Qi to refine the self. The Netherworld Lord challenged him to explain the difference, and Li Boyang left the audience with his account of a self-sustaining path rooted in the Unity of Heaven and Humanity.

• Li Boyang described gods as manifestations of natural phenomena and said Heavenly Deities risk losing their consciousness or becoming mindless forces of nature.
• Li Boyang called the Way of the Heavenly Deity a dead end for those seeking longevity, provoking strong reactions from gods and Yin Deities.
• The Netherworld Lord manifested an avatar and asked Li Boyang to explain how a Celestial Person differed from a Heavenly Deity.
• Li Boyang explained that Celestial Persons use Primordial Qi to refine themselves while holding fast to their human nature, rather than turning themselves into tools.
• Li Boyang used the Heavenly Dog’s other half as an example and argued that true cultivation required tempering oneself through heaven and earth to attain the Unity of Heaven and Humanity.

Li Boyang explained his pursuit of immortality and his hope that the Celestial Person path would reduce conflict between gods and humans. He reclaimed the [Taiji Diagram] from Heavenly Dog, letting Big Black Dog regain control of half its body, while the Netherworld Lord renewed his offer to recruit Li Boyang after his death.

• Li Boyang said that preserving his Black and Yellow Qi and undying spirits would let him continue seeking immortality, and that his example could encourage others to follow the Celestial Person path.
• The Netherworld Lord questioned whether Li Boyang could survive the battle and invited him to become a Wheel-Turning Yama if he died; Li Boyang refused, confident Heavenly Dog could not kill him.
• Li Boyang used his control of the [Taiji Diagram] to pull it from Heavenly Dog, explaining that Big Black Dog's Primordial Spirit remained inside the merged body.
• Big Black Dog reappeared as a second head, and he and Heavenly Dog began fighting for control of their shared body as the yin-yang upheaval faded.
• The Netherworld Lord departed while renewing his promise to personally receive Li Boyang's soul and make him the first Wheel-Turning Yama of the netherworld.

After the Netherworld Lord vanished, Li Boyang called on the Undying Spring God to stop the two-headed Heavenly Dog and the escaped ghost gods. The Spring God transformed the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and erased the Heavenly Dog, while Li Household Village discovered fertile new land and Li Yu and Chen Yun realized their son might be the Red-Haired Ghost God.

• Xiluo urged Li Boyang to stop the Heavenly Dog, while Big Black Dog called for his help against the Guirong Clan.
• Li Boyang called on the Undying Spring God, who unleashed roots across the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and trapped the Heavenly Dog and the Guirong Clan.
• The Undying Spring God used Spring-Burning Calamity, and the Heavenly Dog disappeared as the mountain range's terrain was transformed.
• Wuzhiqi witnessed the root dome from the Guifang Kingdom after driving off the Tide-Swallowing Clan's avatar.
• Li Yu and the villagers found rich black soil beside their fields, while Chen Yun asked whether the voice she heard belonged to Non-Crying Child.
• Li Yu comforted Chen Yun, and both he and Li Jingshu concluded that the Red-Haired Ghost God was likely Non-Crying Child.