Chapter Summaries

Yu Yuan defeated Huang Tianhua’s three attacks and fought Yang Jian while the armies clashed, leaving Huang Feihu gravely wounded before Yu Yuan revived him. After the battle paused, Li Jing arrived with Nezha as reinforcements for the Great Shang Dynasty.

• Huang Tianhua failed to harm Yu Yuan with the Heart-Piercing Nail, Fire Dragon Mark, or Eight Treasures Bright Silver Hammer, and Yang Jian attacked Yu Yuan after explaining his Diamond-Indestructible Body.
• Jiang Ziya ordered an assault, but Si Bu Xiang stopped Zhang Kui’s underground attack, while Jin Zha and Mu Zha overwhelmed Huang Feihu and forced Wenzhong to retreat.
• Huang Tianhua returned to the Great Shang Dynasty camp and apologized to his dying father, but Yu Yuan treated Huang Feihu and restored him to health.
• Wenzhong suspended fighting while waiting for reinforcements, and Li Jing arrived from Chentang Pass with Nezha, disciple of Zhao Gongming.

Li Jing confronted Jin Zha and Mu Zha for rebelling against Great Shang, while Nezha captured his elder brothers and fought Yang Jian to a standstill. The armies withdrew with Jin Zha and Mu Zha in Shang custody, and Jiang Ziya sent Yang Jian to summon senior Chan Sect disciples.

• Li Jing rebuked Jin Zha and Mu Zha for following Jiang Ziya and rebelling against Great Shang, while Nezha and Wen Zhong reminded them of their family ties to the Shang royal house.
• Nezha attacked Jin Zha and Mu Zha, defeated them with his treasures, and bound them with the Chaos Tunic before Li Jing.
• Yang Jian challenged Nezha, and the two fought evenly until Nezha brought out the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood and Jiang Ziya blocked it with the God-Beating Whip.
• Wen Zhong and Jiang Ziya agreed to a temporary truce, with Jin Zha and Mu Zha remaining in Shang custody.
• Jiang Ziya sent Yang Jian to invite Qingxu Daode Tianzun, Manjushri Heavenly Lord, and Venerable Samantabhadra to intervene.

After Ye Chen ordered Qingxu Daode Tianzun, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra to kill their disciples who had defected, Shen Gongbao confronted them and warned them that Ye Chen was using them as chess pieces. Julius Sun appeared as a member of the Western Teachings and confirmed Shen Gongbao’s warning, but Qingxu Daode Tianzun insisted on taking him back to Kunlun for judgment.

• Jin Zha and Mu Zha surrendered after Li Jing and Yin Shiniang persuaded them, while Nezha remained unimpressed by the conflict.
• Ye Chen summoned Qingxu Daode Tianzun, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra and ordered them to kill their defected disciples and send them onto the Investiture of the Gods.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole reinforced Ye Chen’s authority, and the three set out toward Xiqi to carry out his command.
• Shen Gongbao stopped the three and warned that Ye Chen treated them as expendable chess pieces, explaining that Ye Chen had forced him to defect.
• Julius Sun appeared in Western Teachings robes and confirmed that Ye Chen had abandoned him too, but Qingxu Daode Tianzun declared that he would capture Julius Sun and take him to Kunlun for judgment.

Shen Gongbao killed True Lord Qingxu Daode and helped Kunpeng force Manjushri and Samantabhadra to defect to the Western Teachings. Yuanshi Tianzun confronted Jieyin and Zhunti over the deaths and defections, threatening them with his Pangu Banner.

• Shen Gongbao bound and killed True Lord Qingxu Daode, while Kunpeng restrained Manjushri and Samantabhadra and forced them to surrender.
• Kunpeng brought the two captives to Mount Sumeru, where they joined the Western Teachings as Bodhisattvas.
• Kunpeng revealed that Shen Gongbao had killed True Lord Qingxu Daode, and Shen Gongbao said Heaven's mandate protected him during the tribulation.
• Yuanshi Tianzun learned of the killing and the defections, then went to Mount Sumeru to demand his disciples back.
• Jieyin admitted that Julius Sun, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra had joined the Western Teachings, and Yuanshi threatened them with his Pangu Banner.

Shen Gongbao confronted Yuanshi Tianzun over the Chan Sect’s mistreatment of him, and Jieyin protected him from Yuanshi’s attack by warning that his death could disrupt the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Yuanshi left without Shen Gongbao, then backed Ye Chen’s plans as the Chan Sect prepared to compete with the Western Teachings and Jie Sect.

• Yuanshi demanded that Jieyin and Zhunti hand over Shen Gongbao, who came out and defended his actions by accusing the Chan Sect of abandoning and suppressing him.
• Yuanshi struck at Shen Gongbao, but Jieyin intervened and warned that killing one of the tribulation’s key figures could bring serious consequences.
• Yuanshi accused the Western Teachings of meddling in Xiqi’s affairs and supporting Bo Yikao, while Jieyin and Zhunti argued that Shen Gongbao could help advance the tribulation.
• Yuanshi left Mount Sumeru without Shen Gongbao and returned to Kunlun Mountain, where he told Ye Chen what had happened.
• Ye Chen blamed Long Aotian for the early defections to the Western Teachings, and Yuanshi authorized him to carry out his plans.
• Ye Chen cited the Nine Great Golden Crows’ Quasi-Saint cultivation and the South Pole’s hundred-thousand-member Monster Hunting Squad as the Chan Sect’s strength.

Yuanshi Tianzun bestowed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi on Ye Chen after the Nine Great Golden Crows joined the Chan Sect, while Tongtian and Li Xinghe discussed the wider forces behind the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Li Xinghe prepared for a conflict involving the Heavenly Dao, the Human Dao, and hidden powers, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches waited in the underworld for a chance to return.

• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Ye Chen the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and access to the Chan Sect's resources after the Nine Great Golden Crows joined the sect.
• On Golden Tortoise Island, Hongyun marveled at the turmoil Shen Gongbao had caused, while Tongtian warned that the tribulation had become a struggle between Saints.
• Li Xinghe tested whether Tongtian would join the other side, but Tongtian refused because the Jie Sect and Human Race were bound together and he believed the Dao Ancestor aimed to suppress the Human Dao.
• Tongtian asked Li Xinghe to help protect the Jie Sect, while Li Xinghe privately recognized that Luohu, Yang Mei, and the Karma Demon God might also affect the conflict.
• Xuan Ming asked Li Xinghe when the Twelve Ancestral Witches could return to the Primordial Wilderness, and he assured her they would have their chance when the time came.

Ye Chen sent Guangchengzi and the remaining Twelve Golden Immortals to support Xiqi, warning them to watch Daoist Randeng, Daoist Cihang, and the Western Teachings. Guangchengzi took King Wu Ji Fa as his disciple, then led Xiqi into Sishui Pass and grew more arrogant, while Randeng fell silent after Guangchengzi mocked his warning.

• Ye Chen dispatched Guangchengzi and the other available Twelve Golden Immortals to Sishui Pass and cautioned them about Randeng, Cihang, and the Western Teachings.
• Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa welcomed the immortals, and Guangchengzi praised Ji Fa and accepted him as his disciple.
• A messenger reported that Wenzhong had led his army out of Sishui Pass, and Guangchengzi ordered Xiqi to take the pass despite Randeng's warning that it might be a trap.
• Xiqi captured Sishui Pass without encountering a trap, and Guangchengzi mocked Randeng for doubting him.
• Randeng recalled how the Twelve Golden Immortals had once sought his guidance but now looked down on him, and he chose to remain silent.

Grand Tutor Wen obeyed Di Xin and Golden Spirit Mother’s orders to abandon Sishui Pass as the Chan Sect mobilized its second-generation disciples. Li Xinghe planned to use the retreat to lure Xiqi deeper into Shang territory while preparing for a decisive counterattack, as Bo Yikao’s faction moved against the empty Xiqi City.

• Grand Tutor Wen led his army away from Sishui Pass after receiving orders from Di Xin and Golden Spirit Mother, despite Nezha and Huang Gun questioning the retreat.
• Grand Tutor Wen told Huang Gun that the remaining Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect had mobilized, and Yu Yuan explained that the Jie Sect’s master would not risk immortal intervention against mortals.
• Li Xinghe revealed that he had yielded Sishui Pass to paralyze Xiqi’s forces, draw them farther into Shang territory, and prepare a final counterattack.
• Guangchengzi mistook the retreat for fear, and Jiang Ziya’s army occupied Sishui Pass before continuing east to seize more territory.
• Kunpeng told Bo Yikao that Xiqi City had been left undefended and urged him to seize the opportunity.

Bo Yikao attacked Xiqi City with help from the Western Teachings, while Kunpeng’s scheme left the Chan Sect struggling to respond. As Daoist Randeng and Daoist Cihang traveled to retake the city, Shen Gongbao stopped them and warned that Guangchengzi had sent them as cannon fodder against Kunpeng.

• Bo Yikao launched an assault on Xiqi City with support from Julius Sun, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, while Kunpeng withdrew after the city fell.
• Guangchengzi wanted to retake Xiqi City, but Chijingzi warned him not to confront Kunpeng and suggested sending Daoist Randeng instead.
• Guangchengzi assigned Daoist Randeng to recover Xiqi City and ordered Daoist Cihang to accompany him.
• Jiang Ziya halted his pursuit of Wenzhong’s group because the loss of Xiqi City threatened the army’s supply lines.
• Shen Gongbao intercepted Daoist Randeng and Daoist Cihang and warned them that Guangchengzi was using them as cannon fodder against Kunpeng.

Shen Gongbao persuaded Daoist Randeng and Daoist Cihang to leave the Chan Sect and join the Western Teachings, where Randeng became vice sect leader and broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm. When they later appeared in Xiqi City with the Western Teachings, Guangchengzi recognized their betrayal, while Ye Chen was furious that Guangchengzi had let them go alone.

• Shen Gongbao convinced Daoist Randeng that the Chan Sect had suppressed him and offered him the Western Teachings' vice sect leader position.
• Daoist Randeng pressured Daoist Cihang to join him, and the two agreed to betray the Chan Sect.
• Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed Randeng and Cihang, appointed Randeng vice sect leader and Cihang a Bodhisattva, and granted them merit.
• Randeng broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm, while Shen Gongbao received merit and advanced to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Guangchengzi saw Randeng and Cihang in Xiqi City alongside Julius Sun and Shen Gongbao and realized they had betrayed the Chan Sect.
• Ye Chen grew angry that Guangchengzi had let Randeng and Cihang act alone despite his instructions.

Ye Chen ordered Guangchengzi to divide Chan Sect forces between retaking Xiqi City and attacking Jiepai Pass after Randeng and Cihang defected. At Jiepai Pass, Jiang Ziya's Monster Hunting Squad faced the Great Shang's Xuanwu Legion and former Xiqi fighters, while Yang Jian confronted Huang Tianhua and the other defectors.

• Ye Chen slapped Guangchengzi for letting Randeng and Cihang defect and for failing to kill any Jie Sect disciples, then ordered him to retake Xiqi City while the South Pole Immortal Weng sent part of the Monster Hunting Squad against Jiepai Pass.
• Guangchengzi returned to Jiepai Pass with the Monster Hunting Squad, left Grand Master Lingbao and True Lord Huanglong to support Jiang Ziya, and took the other disciples to retake Xiqi City.
• Jiang Ziya led the Monster Hunting Squad in a siege of Jiepai Pass, prompting Wenzhong to deploy the Xuanwu Legion, a force of Human Race warriors mounted on Mystic Tortoises.
• Wenzhong called Huang Tianhua, Jin Zha, and Mu Zha into battle, and Yang Jian charged at the former Xiqi fighters, calling them traitors and demanding to cleanse the Chan Sect of them.
• Huang Tianhua and the others urged Yang Jian to join the Great Shang Dynasty, arguing that Ji Fa was a treacherous rebel whose own brothers had destroyed his base.

Yang Jian and the Great Shang forces fought the Chan Sect at Jiepai Pass, but the battle turned against them until Qiong Xiao arrived. She defeated True Lord Huanglong and Grand Master Lingbao, sending both Chan Sect immortals to the Investiture of the Gods.

• Yang Jian fought Huang Tianhua, while Huang Feihu, Huang Gun, Yu Hua, and Grand Tutor Wenzhong joined the battle for the Great Shang Dynasty.
• Grand Master Lingbao and True Lord Huanglong went to fight Yu Yuan and Nezha in the sky, leaving the Great Shang side in danger of defeat.
• Nezha used the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood to hold off True Lord Huanglong, while Yu Yuan struggled against Grand Master Lingbao.
• Qiong Xiao arrived and sent Yu Yuan and Nezha to help Wenzhong, then challenged Grand Master Lingbao and True Lord Huanglong.
• Grand Master Lingbao and True Lord Huanglong fled when Qiong Xiao revealed the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, but she caught and killed them both.

Qiong Xiao killed two Chan Sect disciples at Jiepai Pass, then the Great Shang army withdrew despite its advantage, allowing Jiang Ziya’s forces to take the pass. Outside Xiqi City, Shen Gongbao provoked Guangchengzi and his allies as the rival groups prepared to fight.

• Qiong Xiao killed two second-generation Chan Sect disciples, warned Yu Yuan to retreat if needed, and returned to Golden Tortoise Island.
• Nezha used the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood to attack the enemy, and Jiang Ziya ordered his troops to retreat to Jiepai Pass.
• Wenzhong received the Great King’s decree to prioritize lives over territory, and the Great Shang army abandoned Jiepai Pass for Chuanyun Pass.
• Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa entered Jiepai Pass, while Jiang Ziya wondered why the Great Shang army had surrendered another stronghold.
• Guangchengzi challenged Julius Sun, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Cihang outside Xiqi City, and Shen Gongbao led them to the walls.
• Shen Gongbao taunted Guangchengzi and urged Julius Sun and the others to attack, intending to advance the Western Teachings’ interests.

Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect immortals failed to seize Xiqi after Chan Master Wuchao, revealed as Lu Ya, intervened and drove them back. At Sishui Pass, they learned that Jiang Ziya had captured Jiepai Pass, but Lingbao and Huanglong had died in the Investiture of the Gods.

• Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect immortals overwhelmed Julius Sun and his allies until Shen Gongbao returned with Western Teachings reinforcements.
• Guangchengzi unleashed the Heaven-Turning Seal, but Chan Master Wuchao knocked it back and revealed his Golden Crow form as Lu Ya.
• Lu Ya defeated Guangchengzi and the others but spared them, saying he had repaid his debt to Ye Chen and that they would be enemies in the future.
• Guangchengzi and the others returned to Sishui Pass and learned from Wei Hu that Jiang Ziya had captured Jiepai Pass.
• Wei Hu told Guangchengzi and the others that Lingbao and Huanglong had entered the Investiture of the Gods.

After the Xiqi army took Jiepai Pass, Guangchengzi led it onward while Wenzhong prepared a tactical withdrawal at Chuanyun Pass. Guangchengzi challenged Wenzhong, but Nezha came out to face him, and Guangchengzi demanded that Qiong Xiao answer for killing his two junior brothers.

• Guangchengzi learned that Qiong Xiao had killed Grand Master Lingbao and True Lord Huanglong, then led the Xiqi army to Jiepai Pass.
• Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa found Jiepai Pass empty and without provisions, so Jiang Ziya proposed requisitioning food from the people.
• Wenzhong ordered Chen Wu to be ready to abandon Chuanyun Pass, explaining that it would be a tactical withdrawal.
• After the Xiqi army continued its pursuit, Wenzhong and Yu Yuan discussed the threat Guangchengzi posed and awaited instructions from Long Aotian.
• Guangchengzi arrived at Chuanyun Pass and demanded that Wenzhong come out; Nezha answered the challenge and taunted him about attacking a third-generation disciple.
• Guangchengzi demanded that Qiong Xiao come out and pay for killing his junior brothers.

At Chuanyun Pass, Nezha killed Wei Hu, prompting True Lord Daoxing to attack before the Seven Attendant Immortals intervened. Wuyun Xian fought Guangchengzi and drove him back, while the Jie Sect planned to draw the Chan Sect into further losses.

• Wei Hu fought Nezha and died when Nezha pierced his chest with the Fire-Tipped Spear.
• True Lord Daoxing attacked Nezha, but Nezha used the Nine Dragon Fire-Casting Hood to withstand him until the Seven Attendant Immortals arrived.
• Wuyun Xian challenged Guangchengzi and fought him with the Primal Chaos Hammer, gradually gaining the advantage over Guangchengzi and his Heaven-Turning Seal.
• Guangchengzi retreated to the Xiqi camp and called the battle a draw, while Wuyun Xian let him go.
• Wuyun Xian and Jingu Xian told Yu Yuan that the Jie Sect would let Guangchengzi call for reinforcements and gradually lure the Chan Sect into the Investiture of the Gods.

Immortal Weng of the South Pole descended from Kunlun Mountain with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to rescue the Chan Sect disciples, while Guangchengzi’s attempt to capture Wenzhong sparked a fierce battle. The chapter ended with Immortal Weng driving back the Seven Attendant Immortals as they recognized Yuanshi Tianzun’s treasure.

• Jiang Ziya secretly sent word to Kunlun Mountain for help after Guangchengzi blamed him for the Chan Sect’s predicament.
• Ye Chen gave Immortal Weng of the South Pole the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and ordered him to take command and win a decisive victory.
• Guangchengzi and three fellow disciples infiltrated Chuanyun Pass at night and captured Wenzhong, but Zhang Kui rescued him using the Earth Evasion Technique.
• The Seven Attendant Immortals attacked the Chan Sect disciples, and Guangchengzi fled while Chijingzi, True Lord Yuding, and True Lord Daoxing were left in danger.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole arrived on an immortal crane and used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to knock back the Seven Attendant Immortals.

Immortal Weng of the South Pole arrived to take command after Guangchengzi abandoned his fellow disciples, then discovered Guangchengzi’s unauthorized troop movement had left Sishui Pass open to Bo Yikao’s army. He planned to capture Chuanyun Pass before negotiating with Lu Ya to reclaim Sishui Pass.

• Immortal Weng of the South Pole ordered the troops to withdraw and learned from Chijingzi, the other disciples, and Jiang Ziya that Guangchengzi had fled after capturing and losing Wenzhong.
• Guangchengzi returned with troops, claiming he had gone to Sishui Pass for reinforcements, and Immortal Weng of the South Pole reprimanded him for abandoning his fellow disciples.
• Jiang Ziya realized Guangchengzi had moved the troops guarding Sishui Pass, and a messenger reported that Bo Yikao’s army had occupied the pass.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole blamed Guangchengzi and said he would negotiate with Lu Ya to reclaim Sishui Pass after taking Chuanyun Pass.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole set out to attack Chuanyun Pass, and Guangchengzi eagerly volunteered to challenge the enemy.

At Chuanyun Pass, Wuyun Xian and Immortal Weng of the South Pole agreed to settle the armies’ standoff with three duels, with the first side to win twice claiming victory. After Jingu Xian conceded and Chijingzi was killed, Wuyun Xian sent the reluctant Chang Er Ding Guang Xian to face True Lord Yuding.

• Ji Fa quietly asked Jiang Ziya to have him expelled from the sect or make Immortal Weng of the South Pole his master, but the armies’ impending battle took priority.
• Wuyun Xian and Immortal Weng of the South Pole agreed to three bouts, with each side barred from using its strongest leader and two wins deciding the contest.
• Jingu Xian fought Guangchengzi, then conceded after a prolonged battle, giving the Chan Sect its first win.
• Wuyun Xian defeated Chijingzi in the second bout, and Chijingzi’s primordial spirit flew to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole sent True Lord Yuding to fight next, and Wuyun Xian ordered the frightened Chang Er Ding Guang Xian to face him.

The Jie Sect used the wagered battles to kill Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, a suspected traitor, while withdrawing from Chuanyun Pass. As Wenzhong’s army moved toward Tong Pass, Ye Chen prepared for a final showdown at Chaoge City and planned to unleash the Nine Great Golden Crows.

• Wuyun Xian sent Chang Er Ding Guang Xian to fight, revealing that the wagered battles were part of Li Xinghe’s plan to eliminate him.
• Chang Er Ding Guang Xian conceded to True Lord Yuding, but Yuding killed him anyway, prompting Wuyun Xian to protest before accepting the loss.
• Wenzhong withdrew the army from Chuanyun Pass and led it toward Tong Pass, where he prepared to retreat again if needed.
• Huang Feihu worried that losing three passes would leave Chaoge City exposed, but Wenzhong trusted the Great King’s orders and the Jie Sect’s strength.
• Ye Chen learned that Chijingzi had died and concluded that Long Aotian was carefully choosing which Jie Sect disciples entered the tribulation.
• Ye Chen declared that the Nine Great Golden Crows would be his trump card when the armies reached Chaoge City.