Recaps

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 brought the victorious army into Chaoge, honored the fallen soldiers, and granted their families lasting support before rewarding the troops with a seven-day celebration.
• Ye Xuan proclaimed that Di Xin would abolish the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir and establish a new Dao lineage for the Human Clan, drawing Taishang Laozi and Grand Master Xuandu into opposition.
• Ye Xuan revoked Xuandu’s Human Clan status, took the Kongtong Seal, and summoned Wuming to confront Taishang Laozi.
• Wuming defeated Xuandu with the Soul-Scattering Red Gourd, and Ye Xuan used the Chaos Creation Brush to depict the ancestors’ sacrifices and write teachings that stirred the Human Clan’s fortune and merit.
• Ye Xuan presented new cultivation inheritances, including visions of Great Emperor Wushi defending humanity and Li Qiye facing overwhelming enemies, while Taishang Laozi watched in silence.
• Ye Xuan revealed a third inheritance depicting a devil cultivator defying the Heavenly Dao to protect living beings, then opened a fourth scroll showing an orphaned boy and girl separated by a powerful force.

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 revealed more than a dozen cultivation inheritances and warned Taishang Laozi that he would abolish the Human Teaching if it obstructed human cultivation.
• When Taishang Laozi called on the Heavenly Dao to enforce its restrictions, Ye Xuan challenged the Eye of Heavenly Punishment until the Human Dao Will intervened and supported him.
• The Human Dao named Di Xin’s merits immeasurable and recognized Wuming as a Human Dao Saint, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun ended the confrontation and warned Ye Xuan that his fate remained uncertain.
• Ye Xuan cultivated his Saint Dao Fruit, then helped Wushuang become a True Dragon and Su Daji evolve into a Ten-Tails Demon Fox.
• Ye Xuan used the Chaos Creation Brush to awaken Shang Rong, Bi Gan, Huang Feihu, and Wen Zhong, then gave them Heavenly Pool crystals and entrusted them with court and military affairs.
• Ye Xuan wrote books on governance, rites, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, and hunting, and later found that copying errors and bulky writing materials limited their circulation.
• While visiting Chaoge in disguise, Ye Xuan met Wang Yong and his family, gave Wang Yong a martial arts scroll, and encountered Chang'e and Xiao Tu'er at a bookstore.
• Ye Xuan introduced paper to his ministers and had Wushuang demonstrate movable-type printing, which could produce many accurate copies of books.

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 reached Chentang Pass as Nezha was born, defeated Taiyi Zhenren in their wagers, and took Nezha as his disciple after learning the boy feared leaving Lady Yin alone.
• Ye Xuan found the Five-Colored Divine Stone at Flower-Fruit Mountain, brought forth the Intelligent Stone Monkey, and gave him the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron.
• Ye Xuan brought Nezha and the Intelligent Stone Monkey to Nuwa, warned her that the coming tribulation threatened the Primordial World, and won her agreement to join forces if he could secure Pingxin’s support.
• Ye Xuan borrowed Nuwa’s Seven-Colored Gold Gourd and traveled to Mount Mei, where he persuaded Yuan Hong to join him with the Sea-Spanning Purple Gold Beam.
• Yuan Hong gathered the other six Monsters of Mount Mei and sent them toward Chaoge to seek positions as generals while he stayed behind.
• Ye Xuan returned to Chaoge and received Xuan Nü, who presented him with the Xuanyuan Sword on behalf of the ancestors in Fire Cloud Cave.

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.

• The Nine Heavens Profound Lady gave Ye Xuan the Xuanyuan Sword and the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, then authorized him to draw on the Nine Provinces Cauldrons’ providence.
• Ye Xuan welcomed six Demon Saints from Mount Mei and began assembling the Twelve Zodiac Animals, while assigning Sanqi and Wu Long duties in his service.
• Ye Xuan spent the New Year with Su Daji, Wushuang, and Empress Jiang, then led Chaoge’s celebrations and displayed Yin Shang’s powerful troops.
• Ye Xuan intervened when Fei Lian’s retainers beat runaway slaves, uncovered Fei Lian’s private force, and ordered him executed while declaring slavery would end.
• Bi Gan helped Ye Xuan gather hundreds of thousands of slaves, offering them military service, land-clearing work, or death.
• Ye Xuan summoned Ji Chang to Chaoge, while Ji Chang prepared Xiqi for possible conflict and departed with his retinue after entrusting Bo Yikao with its rule.
• During the journey, Ji Chang found the newborn Lei Zhenzi, whom Yun Zhongzi took as his disciple, and continued toward Chaoge.
• Ye Xuan had Ji Chang seized and sent to Youli City, confiscated his treasures, and visited him more than a month later.