Festival of Lights · Diwali
Ye Xuan freed the Ancestral Dragon, strengthened Great Shang, and brought the Four Seas Dragon Clan under the Human Emperor’s rule. He then traveled to Jizhou, where he defended Di Xin against Bo Yikao and the gathered young nobles.
Ye Xuan strengthened Yin Shang by bringing the Dragon Clan under his protection and defied Yuanshi Tianzun with the support of Tongtian and Nuwa. As Su Daji joined his court and organized the Green Mound Shadow Guards, Nuwa sought allies against the other sages, while Haotian Shangdi sent a strongman to threaten the Dragon Clan.
Ye Xuan strengthened his body, recruited Kong Xuan and the Phoenix Clan, and awakened Yuanfeng for the Human Emperor. After learning that Primordial Qilin was his next target, Ye Xuan and Kong Xuan reached the Netherworld Blood Sea, where Ancestor Minghe appeared before them.
Ye Xuan persuaded Ancestor Minghe to join the Human Emperor’s cause, then rushed to save Kong Xuan from Saint Zhunti. After they escaped, Ye Xuan and Kong Xuan found Diting underground, where Ye Xuan completed a powerful bodily transformation.
Ye Xuan restored Primordial Qilin, plundered Jade Void Palace, and strengthened Yin Shang while gathering new resources and allies. When Su Hu rebelled in Jizhou, Ye Xuan secretly led a campaign against him, leaving both sides preparing for battle outside the city.
Ye Xuan crushed Su Hu’s rebellion, ordered Jizhou’s destruction, and revealed crops and herbs that could strengthen Yin Shang. When Wen Zhong became trapped by the North Sea lords, Ye Xuan assembled a major army and set out to rescue him.
Ye Xuan led Yin Shang’s army north to rescue Wen Zhong and defeat the North Sea alliance. After routing the rebel forces, he faced an ancient Thunder Beast as Wuming, leaving the campaign’s hidden threat unresolved.
Ye Xuan defeated the North Sea’s powerful beasts, recruited Wuzhiqi, and crushed the Seventy-Two Feudal Lords’ rebellion. After subduing the tribes and returning with prisoners and spoils, he approached Chaoge determined to abolish the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir.
After returning victorious from the North Sea, Ye Xuan challenged Taishang Laozi’s control over the Human Clan’s cultivation and used the Chaos Creation Brush to establish new inheritances. The arc ended as he revealed a fourth inheritance, a tragic vision of two orphaned children separated by violence.
Ye Xuan used the Human Dao’s intervention to become a Human Dao Saint, then strengthened his allies and built up the Human Clan through new knowledge and inventions. The arc ended with him introducing papermaking and movable-type printing to spread books more widely.
Ye Xuan recruited Nezha, the Intelligent Stone Monkey, and Yuan Hong while persuading Nuwa to join a coalition against the Heavenly Dao. The arc left Ye Xuan back in Chaoge with the Xuanyuan Sword, delivered by Xuan Nü on behalf of the Human Clan’s ancestors.
Ye Xuan strengthened his rule in Chaoge, welcomed new demon allies, and showcased Yin Shang’s prosperity before moving against slavery and Ji Chang’s hidden preparations. Ji Chang arrived in Chaoge and was imprisoned in Youli City, where Ye Xuan came to see him.
Ye Xuan recruited Bai Susu and her western rats into the Heavenly Rat Shadow Guards, then faced Saint Zhunti and Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun in battles over Chaoge and his treasures. Nuwa and Taishang Laozi interrupted the fighting, and Sect Master Tongtian arrived as Yuanshi prepared to attack again.
Ye Xuan secured Tongtian’s alliance, helped Houtu establish the Netherworld, and restored the Ancestral Witches. Meanwhile, Jiang Ziya’s life in Chaoge faltered and he left for Xiqi as Bo Yikao set out to ransom Ji Chang.
Ye Xuan secured the release of Ji Chang through a humiliating trial for Bo Yikao, then marched east to stop the Eastern Yi invasion. After defeating the Eastern Yi army and capturing its summoned Great Witches, he returned victorious to Jiaozhou City and asked for Eastern Lu’s casualty tally.
Ye Xuan brought the Eastern Yi Clan under Yin Shang, crushed a rebellion in Chaoge, and strengthened his allies and his own power. After meeting Kong Xuan and preparing to confront Xiqi and the Saints, he traveled to Taiyin Star and found Chang'e and Jade Rabbit at Guanghan Palace.
Ye Xuan gathered powerful corpses and treasures while recruiting allies and defying the Heavenly Court. After raising Demon Ancestor Luohu, he encountered Huanhuan, whose cultivation technique overcame his resistance.
Ye Xuan gathered powerful allies for the Human Clan, persuaded Zhen Yuanzi to join his cause, and raised Beast Emperor Shen Ni from beneath the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Beyond the mountain’s gales, he fought a Chaos Ferocious Beast and discovered that another was waiting nearby.
After White Tiger dealt with the intruding Chaos beasts, Ye Xuan withdrew to cultivate and pushed Xiqi toward rebellion by releasing Ji Chang. Ji Chang rallied Xiqi and sought Jiang Ziya’s help, but Jiang Ziya left him waiting after their first meeting.
Jiang Ziya joined Ji Chang in Xiqi, where Western Zhou was founded and its forces prepared for war. Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi arrived to aid Zhou, while Yang Jian’s killing of Zhang Lin brought Ye Xuan’s attention to him and the two new allies clashed in the camp.