Arc 5The Nine Provinces Barrier
Xuanyuan Huangdi forged the Nine Cauldrons and established a barrier that protected Human Race territory from the returning races. As Ao Changsheng reached a Sage-level realm and uncovered secrets about Pangu and the Four Sacred Beasts, Guiling broke through to Daluo and began investigating the Merfolk within the barrier.
- Ji Xuanyuan discovered that a supposed great demon on the East Sea coast was a Daluo demon god, and Bai Ze gave him a chart explaining the Yaomo.
- The Bai Ze Chart raised Xuanyuan’s standing, and after defeating Chiyou’s forces at Zhuolu, Xuanyuan became Human Emperor while Chiyou ordered the Jiuli to surrender.
- Heavenly Emperor Haotian defeated Xingtian, punished Chiyou and the Great Witches, and accepted Lady Pingxin’s Houtu avatar into the Heavenly Court.
- Youchaoshi explained that Human cultivators who reached Quasi-Sage had to retreat to Fire Cloud Cave, and Xuanyuan’s Daluo voted to build an Immortal-Prohibiting Barrier.
- Xuanyuan forged the Nine Cauldrons, which created the Nine Provinces Barrier and thwarted the Qilin Race’s attempt to break into Human Race territory.
- Ao Changsheng broke through to a Sage-level realm, learned from the Four Sacred Beasts about the ancient Great Dao Sages and Pangu’s possible survival, and chose not to interfere with their plans.
- Ao Changsheng traded with Hongjun and guided Guiling after she attained Daluo, while Guiling explored the East Sea and found Merfolk living within the Nine Provinces Barrier.
- Guiling set out toward the barrier to investigate the Merfolk, while Hongjun observed her cultivation and Ao Changsheng returned to secluded cultivation.