Chapter Summaries

Hongjun proposed redrawing the Three Realms and then revealed strict new heavenly regulations that threatened the freedom of Jie Sect immortals. Tongtian objected to the rules, while Yuanshi challenged him for questioning Hongjun.

• Hongjun proposed that cultivators enter the Immortal Realm after ascending, but Li Xinghe and Fuxi rejected the plan and argued that each realm should govern itself.
• Li Xinghe proposed that the Heavenly Court, mortal dynasties, and Ten Yama Kings each govern their own domains under the Saints, and Fuxi agreed.
• Yuanshi dismissed the secular dynasties, prompting Xuanyuan to rebuke him, while Hongjun ended the dispute by declaring that the Three Realms must be redivided.
• Hongjun praised Tongtian for helping Haotian rebuild the Heavenly Court, then announced new heavenly regulations developed with Haotian.
• The Saints read rules that tightly restricted Heavenly Court gods, including limits on leaving their posts and expressing emotions, and Tongtian questioned their severity.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of questioning Hongjun's decision.

Hongjun restarted the Investiture of the Gods, presenting it as a way to assign Heavenly Court positions to disciples who died in a future calamity, though the Saints realized it would bind their Primordial Spirits to the Court. Tongtian, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West signed several names, while Li Xinghe advised Tongtian that signing now did not necessarily doom those disciples.

• Tongtian said his Jie Sect disciples were unsuited to Heavenly Court positions, and Yuanshi and the Two Sages of the West also resisted taking responsibility.
• Hongjun rebuked Yuanshi for opposing the Heavenly Court when it suited him, and Laozi agreed to follow Hongjun’s arrangements.
• Hongjun produced the Investiture of the Gods and explained that disciples who died in a future calamity would return as Heavenly Court gods under its control.
• Houtu and Fuxi realized the Investiture could make listed disciples servants of the Heavenly Court, while Tongtian hesitated to sign.
• Li Xinghe privately reassured Tongtian that disciples with deep Fortune would avoid the list and that names could still be chosen strategically.
• Tongtian, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West each signed several names, while Nuwa had no disciples to list.

After the Saints agreed to Hongjun’s new heavenly rules and signed the Investiture of the Gods, Li Xinghe reassured Tongtian and Hongyun that the Jie Sect’s disciples had enough Merit to withstand the coming calamity. He then explained that Hongjun intended to spark conflict among the Three Pure Ones and the Human Race, while the Earthly Dao prepared for the Witch Race’s return.

• Hongjun required the Saints to avoid interfering in the Cause and Effect of living beings, and Haotian left the Purple Cloud Palace tasked with maintaining the Heavenly Court.
• Tongtian and Hongyun told Li Xinghe about the new rules and the Investiture of the Gods, and Li Xinghe said the Jie Sect’s disciples were protected by their Merit and blessings.
• Tongtian ordered Jie Sect disciples not to leave Golden Tortoise Island, and the three agreed to add a rule warning that lazy disciples would meet their brothers on the Investiture of the Gods.
• Houtu and the Yin-Yang Demon God questioned Hongjun’s intentions, and Li Xinghe explained that Hongjun meant to provoke conflict between the Chan Sect, Jie Sect, and Human Race.
• Li Xinghe said the Witch Race could return to the Primordial Wilderness once six Saint-level experts guarded the Six Paths of Reincarnation, helping the Human Race thwart Hongjun’s scheme.

Li Xinghe prepared for the Investiture of the Gods by planning a third incarnation who would reincarnate as Di Xin and lead the Human Race to greater fortune, while strengthening the Jie Sect and relying on the Earthly Dao. As the great tribulation approached, Ye Chen emerged from seclusion in the Chan Sect with a major breakthrough and assured Laozi and Yuanshi that his sect was prepared.

• Li Xinghe planned to make his third incarnation Di Xin, change the Human Race's fate, and gain enough Merit to become a Merit Saint.
• Li Xinghe noted that the Jie Sect's disciples had grown far stronger under his teachings, while he watched for Ye Chen, Lu Ya, and the Western Sages.
• Li Xinghe counted on Houtu, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the perfected Earthly Dao as his greatest trump card.
• Yuanshi and Laozi sensed the approaching tribulation as Ye Chen emerged from seclusion at the Late Golden Immortal of the Origin realm.
• Ye Chen told Laozi and Yuanshi that the Chan Sect was ready for the Investiture of the Gods and would not lose more disciples than the other Saints' sects.

Li Xinghe’s reincarnation, Di Xin, inherited the Shang throne and transformed the Human Race through sweeping reforms, causing its fortune to surge. The chapter left Ye Chen believing Long Aotian had interfered with Shang’s fate, while the Heavenly Dao’s resistance loomed.

• Fuxi told Li Xinghe that Kong Xuan had supported Yin Shang, and Li Xinghe realized Kong Xuan sought the dynasty’s fortune to strengthen himself against Ye Chen.
• After Di Yi’s death, Di Xin inherited the throne, with Wenzhong serving as his Grand Tutor.
• Di Xin introduced simplified writing, dictionaries, papermaking, uniform measures, and other reforms that rapidly advanced Shang civilization and raised Human fortune.
• The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Saints were astonished by the Human Race’s rising fortune, while Ye Chen blamed Long Aotian for changing Shang’s fate.

After the Northern Sea Demon Clan rebelled, Li Xinghe decided to lead Great Shang’s campaign himself and take Wenzhong along, despite the court’s objections. As Wenzhong sought help from the Jie Sect, Li Xinghe’s Second Incarnation prepared to handle the crisis while keeping Golden Spirit Mother on Golden Tortoise Island.

• Li Xinghe recognized the rebellion as a likely scheme involving Kunpeng and the Western Teachings, and the court grew furious at the challenge to Great Shang.
• Wenzhong and Huang Feihu volunteered to lead the campaign, but Li Xinghe declared that he would personally march north with Wenzhong.
• Li Xinghe appointed Crown Prince Yin Jiao to oversee the state, with Bigan and Huang Feihu assisting him.
• Li Xinghe showed Wenzhong records about Kunpeng’s former rule over the Northern Sea, prompting Wenzhong to offer to seek aid from the Jie Sect.
• Li Xinghe identified Yuan Futong as the rebellion’s leader and noted that Yuan Futong’s son, Yuan Hong, was an extraordinary figure.
• Golden Spirit Mother offered to join the expedition, but Li Xinghe’s Second Incarnation told her to remain on Golden Tortoise Island and focus on cultivation.

Li Xinghe sent his disciple Six-Eared Macaque to assist Wen Zhong in the North Sea campaign, where he revealed that the Omnipotent Ape Monkey had appeared. After the Shang army reached the North Sea, Li Xinghe sent Six-Eared Macaque to summon Xuanwu before the battle began.

• Golden Spirit Mother learned that Li Xinghe had sent Six-Eared Macaque to help Wen Zhong, and Wen Zhong welcomed the Quasi-Saint as his martial uncle.
• Wen Zhong brought Six-Eared Macaque to meet Di Xin, who was Li Xinghe's incarnation, and the three later traveled toward the North Sea.
• Di Xin told Six-Eared Macaque that the Omnipotent Ape Monkey had appeared and warned him that Kunpeng might be behind the North Sea rebellion.
• After the Shang army reached the North Sea, Di Xin delayed Wen Zhong's plan to attack Yuan Futong and told Six-Eared Macaque to summon Xuanwu.

Six-Eared Macaque recruited Xuanwu and the Mystic Tortoise Clan to help the Human Race suppress the North Sea rebellion. Di Xin assigned Xuanwu to assist Grand Tutor Wen, and their forces marched toward the Seventy-two Demon Kings’ headquarters.

• Six-Eared Macaque found Xuanwu and asked him to help the Human Emperor pacify the North Sea Demon Clan.
• Xuanwu agreed and followed Six-Eared Macaque to meet Di Xin, where he recognized the Human Emperor’s extraordinary bearing.
• Di Xin confronted Xuanwu over the Mystic Tortoise Clan’s responsibility for the North Sea and ordered him to cooperate with Grand Tutor Wen.
• Xuanwu accepted the order and deferred military command to Grand Tutor Wen.
• Grand Tutor Wen led the Human Race army and Mystic Tortoise Clan forces toward the Seventy-two Demon Kings’ headquarters.

Yuan Futong’s rebellion against the Human Race faltered after the Viper Clan was wiped out by the Mystic Tortoise Clan. Yuan Hong confronted the Six-Eared Macaque, who seized his staff and overpowered him.

• Yuan Futong learned that the Mystic Tortoise Clan had destroyed the Viper Clan, one of the Seventy-two Demon Kings.
• Yuan Hong dismissed his father’s caution and rushed to fight the Mystic Tortoise Clan as the Great Shang army advanced.
• Di Xin ordered the Six-Eared Macaque to kill Yuan Hong and claim the title of Chaos Demon Monkey.
• Yuan Hong challenged the Six-Eared Macaque, but the Six-Eared Macaque grabbed his staff and held it fast with his superior strength.

The Six-Eared Macaque defeated Yuan Hong, absorbed the origins of the Four Divine Monkeys, and awakened the Chaos Demon Monkey’s power as the Great Shang army routed the North Sea demons. Kunpeng emerged to seize the Pillar of Chaos and began overpowering the Six-Eared Macaque, leaving Xuanwu worried about Di Xin’s safety.

• Yuan Futong called on Kunpeng for help as the Mystic Tortoise Clan and Great Shang forces overwhelmed the North Sea demon army.
• The Six-Eared Macaque defeated Yuan Hong and devoured his origin, completing the Four Divine Monkeys’ gathering and rising to Late Quasi-Saint.
• The Six-Eared Macaque obtained the completed Pillar of Chaos, while Kunpeng watched from hiding and coveted the weapon.
• After Yuan Futong threatened to expose him, Kunpeng swallowed Yuan Futong, revealing his presence to the Six-Eared Macaque.
• Kunpeng fought the Six-Eared Macaque above the North Sea and gained the upper hand, prompting Xuanwu to urge Di Xin to retreat.

Li Xinghe and the Human Race confronted Kunpeng after he attacked Six-Eared Macaque and the Grand Preceptor Wenzhong. The Kongtong Seal summoned the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Fuxi forced the Two Sages of the West to accept a debt of favor to the Human Race in exchange for Kunpeng’s life.

• Li Xinghe called Six-Eared Macaque back, then rebuked Kunpeng for interfering in Human Race affairs and violating the agreement between Saints.
• Kunpeng struck Wenzhong aside, so Li Xinghe wielded the Kongtong Seal and summoned the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
• Fuxi accused Kunpeng of secretly inciting Yuan Futong and the Seventy-two Demon Kings of the Northern Sea to rebel, while the Kongtong Seal trapped Kunpeng in place.
• Jieyin and Zhunti descended to face Fuxi, who demanded that they settle Kunpeng’s attempt to kill Di Xin.
• The Two Sages of the West agreed that the Western Teachings would owe the Human Race a favor to protect Kunpeng.

Di Xin returned from pacifying the Northern Sea and began preparing to challenge Xiqi, seeking a justification to act against Ji Chang. He summoned demons with the Monster Summoning Banner, alarming Wenzhong, and a beautiful woman descended into the palace.

• Fuxi warned Jieyin and Zhunti not to let Kunpeng oppose the Human Race again, and the Saints departed with him.
• Di Xin ordered the Northern Sea demons to surrender or face extermination, then defeated the rebellion with help from the Mystic Tortoise Clan.
• The surrendered demons provided beasts to serve Great Shang, and Di Xin ordered Xuanwu to guard the Northern Sea.
• Li Xinghe considered how to challenge Xiqi and devised a plan involving demons summoned with the Monster Summoning Banner.
• Wenzhong raised his righteous energy against the demons, but Di Xin told him they were summoned, and a beautiful woman descended into the palace.

Li Xinghe sent the Snow Ferret to undermine Ji Chang and placed Lu Xiaobu near him as part of a plan to weaken Xiqi and challenge the feudal lords. After Ji Chang fell into debauchery, Li Xinghe ordered him to die by suicide, hoping to draw the immortals into the conflict.

• Li Xinghe ordered the Snow Ferret to infiltrate Ji Chang’s household and make him lose his virtue, while Wenzhong objected to accusing the Marquis of the West without evidence.
• Wenzhong accepted Li Xinghe’s decision to reduce the feudal lords’ power and pledged to support him.
• Li Xinghe found the reincarnated War Demon God beneath Mount Qi, named him Lu Xiaobu, and told him to become Ji Chang’s adopted son when the opportunity came.
• The Snow Ferret entered Xiqi as a maidservant and used her bewitching arts to make Ji Chang indulge in song and revelry, angering his sons.
• Li Xinghe declared Ji Chang licentious and immoral and ordered him to die by suicide, aiming to begin the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods early.

The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began early, and Yuanshi received the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip to lead it. As Li Xinghe and Di Xin responded to the unfolding conflict, Yuanshi appointed the unremarkable Jiang Shang to preside over the tribulation.

• The Tribulation Qi erupted across the Primordial Wilderness, and Hongjun told the Saints that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had begun and tasked Yuanshi with overseeing it.
• Yuanshi received the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip, while Tongtian ordered Jie Sect disciples to stay on Golden Tortoise Island.
• Li Xinghe explained to Fuxi that the battle threatened the Human Dao, while Di Xin learned that Ji Chang had seemingly died and then returned to life.
• Wenzhong offered to investigate Ji Chang, but Li Xinghe told him to spare Ji Chang until his Fortune ran out.
• Yuanshi gathered the Chan Sect disciples and appointed Jiang Shang to preside over the Investiture of the Gods, stunning the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Yuanshi assigned Jiang Shang to preside over the Investiture of the Gods and urged the Chan Sect to prepare for the tribulation. Ye Chen advised the disciples to take students in their place, while Li Xinghe reassured Tongtian that the Jie Sect could still win unless the Dao Ancestor intervened.

• Yuanshi dismissed Guangchengzi's doubts about Jiang Shang and ordered Shen Gongbao to support Jiang Shang in the tribulation.
• After Yuanshi left to enter seclusion, Ye Chen rebuked the Chan Sect disciples for their weak cultivation and told them to take disciples who could answer the tribulation for them.
• Li Xinghe considered how the Chan Sect might recruit figures such as Nezha, while noting that Di Xin would not repeat the fall that had turned the Shang Dynasty's heirs against him.
• Tongtian asked Li Xinghe for a plan as the Jie Sect disciples faced the threat of being entered on the Investiture of the Gods.
• Li Xinghe said he could not see how the Jie Sect could lose unless the Dao Ancestor interfered, and encouraged the disciples to trust in their strength against the Chan Sect's treasures.

Li Xinghe sent Zhao Gongming to recruit Nezha while working to thwart a plot involving Su Daji and the Great Shang court. Su Daji arrived near Chaoge possessed by the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, and she urged Grand Tutor Wen to let the Great King decide whether she would enter the palace.

• Li Xinghe instructed Zhao Gongming to go to Chentang Pass and take Nezha as his disciple, despite the Chan Sect sending True Lord Taiyi after him.
• After rumors about Di Xin’s treatment of the Marquis of Xibo unsettled the feudal lords, Chong Houhu proposed offering Su Daji to the Great King, and Li Xinghe ordered Grand Tutor Wen to tell him to govern his territory instead.
• Su Hu escorted Su Daji toward Chaoge, and the Nine-tailed Demon Fox possessed her near Xuanyuan Tomb.
• Grand Tutor Wen questioned Su Hu’s decision to bring his sixteen-year-old daughter to the palace, and Su Daji said they should wait to hear the Great King’s wishes.

Su Hu brought Su Daji to meet Li Xinghe, but Li Xinghe exposed her as the Nine-tailed Demon Fox with the Monster Summoning Banner. After learning the demon had taken Su Daji’s body at Ye Chen’s instigation, Li Xinghe decided to keep her by his side.

• Wenzhong sensed demonic aura around Su Daji but could not see through her disguise, and he led her and Su Hu to court.
• Su Daji offered to dance for Li Xinghe, who grew suspicious and used the Monster Summoning Banner to reveal her nine fox tails.
• Wenzhong prepared to strike Su Daji, while Su Hu drew his sword and demanded that the demon return his daughter.
• Li Xinghe stopped Wenzhong and told Su Hu he was a victim, then questioned the Nine-tailed Demon Fox about how she had possessed Su Daji.
• The Nine-tailed Demon Fox said an unnamed person had helped conceal her aura, and Li Xinghe suspected Ye Chen and chose to keep her near him.

Li Xinghe protected Su Hu and kept Daji at court despite Wenzhong and Bigan’s objections, while revealing that Xiqi was behind the plot. At Chentang Pass, Zhao Gongming and True Lord Taiyi disputed who would take Nezha as a disciple, and Nezha proposed a fight to decide.

• Li Xinghe told Su Hu that an immortal of the Chan Sect tied to Xiqi had caused his daughter’s death, and Su Hu vowed to oppose Xiqi if it rebelled.
• Li Xinghe kept Daji by his side and ordered music and dancing to continue despite Wenzhong’s warning that she threatened the court.
• Wenzhong and Bigan sought the Six-Eared Macaque’s reassurance, and he told them Daji could not bewitch the Great King.
• At Chentang Pass, Zhao Gongming and True Lord Taiyi both sought to take Nezha as their disciple, while Li Jing weighed the competing claims.
• Nezha suggested that Zhao Gongming and True Lord Taiyi fight, with the stronger immortal becoming his master, and Zhao Gongming agreed.

True Lord Taiyi won Nezha’s agreement to become his disciple by giving him magical treasures, but Zhao Gongming took offense at Taiyi’s smug taunts and attacked him. Their fight escalated over Chentang Pass, leaving Li Jing and his family worried as Taiyi summoned his Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood.

• True Lord Taiyi offered Nezha powerful magical treasures, and Nezha accepted him as his master.
• Zhao Gongming challenged Taiyi’s claim about teaching disciples, but Taiyi gloated that Nezha had already chosen him.
• Taiyi mocked Zhao Gongming to hit him, so Zhao Gongming made Li Jing confirm the taunt and punched Taiyi.
• Nezha said he would follow whoever won the fight, while Li Jing and his wife worried about the danger to Chentang Pass.
• True Lord Taiyi unleashed his cultivation and summoned the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood as Zhao Gongming prepared to fight seriously.

Zhao Gongming killed True Lord Taiyi after recalling his uncle-master’s warning about sparing Chan Sect disciples, while Nezha became Zhao Gongming’s disciple. The chapter left True Lord Taiyi’s true spirit arriving at the Investiture of the Gods just as Jiang Ziya prepared to enter the world.

• Zhao Gongming defeated True Lord Taiyi without relying on his treasures, while Nezha mocked Taiyi and coveted his magic items.
• After his uncle-master reminded him not to spare Chan Sect disciples during the great calamity, Zhao Gongming used his Quasi-Saint-level mana to kill True Lord Taiyi.
• Nezha took the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood, then formally bowed to Zhao Gongming as his master.
• Li Jing and Yin Shiniang feared the consequences of Taiyi’s death, but Zhao Gongming assured them that a Saint would not act recklessly in Human Race territory.
• True Lord Taiyi’s true spirit flew to the Investiture of the Gods as Jiang Ziya prepared to leave Kunlun Mountain and answer the calamity.