Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ziya defected to the Great Shang side after Si Bu Xiang ambushed Immortal Weng of the South Pole, killing him with the God-Beating Whip. Ye Chen discovered the betrayal too late and confronted Xuandu as their auras filled the battlefield.

• Wenzhong led the Great Shang forces out of Lintong Pass to face Immortal Weng of the South Pole and the Xiqi army.
• Golden Spirit Mother appeared after Immortal Weng of the South Pole insulted Wenzhong, while Jiang Ziya grew distracted by his plans to defect.
• Si Bu Xiang attacked Immortal Weng of the South Pole, and Jiang Ziya struck him with the God-Beating Whip, sending his primordial spirit into the Investiture of the Gods.
• Jiang Ziya took the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and rode Si Bu Xiang to the Great Shang camp, where he offered the treasure to Golden Spirit Mother as a token of allegiance.
• Ye Chen learned of Jiang Ziya's defection and erupted in anger, while Xuandu rose to confront him.

Ye Chen and Xuandu fought as the armies clashed at Lintong Pass, while the Six-Eared Macaque confronted the Western Teachings’ defectors. Shen Gongbao revealed his allegiance to the Jie Sect, and the Six-Eared Macaque killed the traitorous disciples, though Prince Lu Ya escaped.

• Ye Chen threatened Xuandu with the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, and Xuandu answered with the Heaven-Turning Seal before the two Quasi-Saint Peak experts clashed.
• Chi You, Xing Tian, and Hou Yi battled Bai Ze, Gui Che, and Ji Meng as Wenzhong led his million troops into battle.
• The Six-Eared Macaque confronted Guangchengzi and the Western Teachings’ disciples with the Pillar of Chaos, overwhelming Randeng and the others.
• Shen Gongbao refused to summon Yuanshi Tianzun’s avatar, revealed his alliance with the Jie Sect, and entrusted the fight to the Six-Eared Macaque.
• The Six-Eared Macaque killed the remaining traitors with the Pillar of Chaos, while Prince Lu Ya escaped and Shen Gongbao was captured.

Tongtian blocked Yuanshi Tianzun from interfering in the Investiture of the Gods, while the battle at Lintong Pass turned against Ye Chen. Kong Xuan took control of the fight, and the Nine Great Golden Crows formed a powerful battle formation as the battlefield below shifted in Great Shang Dynasty’s favor.

• Tongtian stopped Yuanshi Tianzun from leaving Kunlun Mountain and reminded him that Saints were not to interfere in the Investiture of the Gods.
• At Lintong Pass, Six-Eared Macaque seized the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, while Shen Gongbao became a prisoner and the Western Teachings disciples were wiped out.
• Ye Chen gained the upper hand against Xuandu until Kong Xuan arrived and sent Xuandu to fight on the other battlefields.
• Kong Xuan used his seven-colored divine light to take Ye Chen’s Ancestral Dragon Pearl, then fought back against the fragments of the Chaos Bell with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
• Xuandu joined the fighting below, and the Nine Great Golden Crows formed a powerful formation that shifted the battle in Great Shang Dynasty’s favor.

As the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods raged, Yuanshi Tianzun’s incarnation appeared and confronted the Jie Sect over the deaths of his disciples and the loss of his treasure. Li Xinghe’s Second Incarnation arrived to protect the Jie Sect, leaving Yuanshi demanding the return of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and the surrender of several defectors.

• The Nine Great Golden Crows failed to break through Xuandu’s defenses while the three Demon Saints and Lu Ya fought Jie Sect and Witch Race Quasi-Saints.
• Ye Chen summoned Yuanshi Tianzun’s incarnation through the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and Yuanshi accused Golden Spirit Mother, Turtle Spirit, and Wudang of killing his disciples.
• Si Bu Xiang rejected Yuanshi’s authority and explained that he resented being used as a mount, while Six-Eared Macaque declared that Long Aotian was his master.
• Yuanshi demanded the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi back, but Six-Eared Macaque took it from Golden Spirit Mother and claimed it for the Jie Sect.
• Li Xinghe’s Second Incarnation descended, and Six-Eared Macaque handed him the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
• Yuanshi demanded that Li Xinghe return the treasures and surrender Six-Eared Macaque, Si Bu Xiang, and Jiang Ziya, but Li Xinghe refused.

Li Xinghe’s Second Incarnation, Long Aotian, confronted Yuanshi Tianzun’s incarnation and overwhelmed him with the Four Divine Lotuses. He pierced Yuanshi with the God Slaying Spear and declared that he would slay a Saint and attain the Dao.

• Long Aotian defied Yuanshi Tianzun, saying Tongtian had already warned him not to interfere.
• Yuanshi attacked after Long Aotian refused to hand over the items, but the Four Divine Lotuses suppressed his incarnation.
• Yuanshi recognized that Li Xinghe might attain the Dao by merging the three corpses through treasures of the same origin and resolved to kill him.
• Long Aotian summoned the God Slaying Spear and pierced Yuanshi’s incarnation while the battlefield fell silent.
• Long Aotian declared that he would slay a Saint and attain the Dao, shocking Ye Chen and stopping the battle between him and Kong Xuan.

Li Xinghe, as Long Aotian, merged his three corpses and became a Heavenly Dao Sage, drawing Yuanshi Tianzun and the Western Sages to Lintong Pass over his victory and the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit. Fuxi arrived to confront Yuanshi Tianzun, who then accused Long Aotian of colluding with the Human Dao and threatened to report him to the Dao Ancestor.

• Li Xinghe merged his three corpses into one and became a Heavenly Dao Sage as Long Aotian.
• Yuanshi Tianzun raged at Long Aotian's rise, while Jieyin discovered that the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and an incarnation within it were gone.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti traveled to Lintong Pass, where Jieyin demanded the return of the Western Teachings' treasure and Long Aotian refused.
• Yuanshi Tianzun challenged Long Aotian, who warned that a Saint war could devastate the Primordial Wilderness.
• Fuxi appeared and challenged Yuanshi Tianzun for interfering in the Human Race's tribulation.
• Yuanshi Tianzun accused Long Aotian of colluding with the Human Dao and threatened to report him to the Dao Ancestor.

Li Xinghe challenged the Chan Sect and Western Teachings to break the Jie Sect’s formation outside Chaoge in one month, while Fuxi kept the Human Race out of the conflict. Wenzhong returned to a heavily fortified Chaoge and urged Di Xin to stay behind as the Xiqi army approached.

• Li Xinghe declared that the Jie Sect would set up a grand formation outside Chaoge in one month and challenged the Chan Sect and Western Teachings to break it.
• Fuxi said the Human Race would not interfere in the sects’ dispute unless its own foundations were threatened.
• Li Xinghe yielded Lintong Pass, and Wenzhong withdrew the Great Shang army as Yuanshi Tianzun and the Two Sages of the West departed.
• Wenzhong returned to Chaoge and found its walls fortified, its defenses covered in formations, and Jie Sect experts preparing for battle under Daoist Duobao.
• Wenzhong found Di Xin at Lutai and warned him that the Xiqi army was nearing the city, but Di Xin said he would lead the campaign himself.
• Wenzhong urged Di Xin to stabilize the rear while he held the front lines.

Di Xin welcomed Wenzhong back while maintaining the appearance of indulging in pleasure, and Li Xinghe prepared the Jie Sect for the coming battle after becoming a Saint. Meanwhile, Ye Chen rallied Laozi and Yuanshi to repair the Chaos Bell and strengthen their alliance, leaving both sides preparing formidable formations and treasures.

• Di Xin greeted Wenzhong with music and dancing, and Wenzhong realized the king's cultivation surpassed his own and that his debauchery was likely a deception.
• Li Xinghe's attainment of the Dao delighted Tongtian and Hongyun, and he prepared the Jie Sect by refining its formations and giving Tongtian the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram.
• Li Xinghe trusted Kong Xuan to handle Ye Chen and strengthened the Three Clouds' Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to ensure Ye Chen could not exploit its weaknesses.
• Ye Chen revealed his Chaos Bell fragments to Laozi and Yuanshi and asked them to help repair the treasure so their side could counter the Jie Sect's power.
• Yuanshi Tianzun said the Two Sages of the West had agreed to cooperate, while Ye Chen revealed his Ten Suns Devouring Heaven Formation for the ten Golden Crow princes to practice.

As the forces gathered for the decisive battle of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Di Xin appeared as Great Shang’s supreme commander and assigned the Jie Sect formations. The chapter left the armies ready to clash, with Wenzhong ordered to pursue Xiqi after the immortal battle.

• Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun repaired the Chaos Bell, giving Ye Chen an Innate Supreme Treasure before the armies assembled outside Chaoge.
• The Jie Sect, Great Shang, Phoenix Clan, Witch Race, and other forces prepared for battle, while Wenzhong learned that Di Xin would command them.
• Wenzhong reported that Di Xin had been drinking at Lutai, but Di Xin appeared when Xiqi’s army reached Chaoge’s gates.
• Di Xin revealed that he was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and ordered Duobao, Golden Spirit Mother, Fire Spirit Mother, and Turtle Spirit Mother to preside over the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Di Xin assigned Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, and Qiong Xiao to the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, then ordered Wenzhong to lead the pursuit of Xiqi after the immortal battle.

Di Xin strengthened Great Shang for the coming battle, gave the Great Witches Innate Gourds, and sent Kong Xuan to hold Ye Chen back. He also arranged for Fuxi to rebuild Jiang Ziya’s body, while Ye Chen marched on Chaoge with a newly assembled force of Kunlun Quasi-Saints.

• Di Xin bestowed three Innate Gourds on Chi You, Xing Tian, and Hou Yi, and told Kong Xuan to hold Ye Chen back.
• Wenzhong asked what would happen if the enemy refused to attack, and Di Xin said they would wait.
• Di Xin sent Jiang Ziya to Huoyun Cave, where Fuxi rebuilt his body and helped him reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Jiang Ziya returned to Chaoge and resolved not to use the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip against Jie Sect disciples.
• Ye Chen marched Xiqi’s army toward Chaoge with more than a dozen Kunlun Quasi-Saints, the Ten Golden Crows, and three great demon sages.

Ye Chen led the Chan Sect against Chaoge, where Di Xin and the Jie Sect defended the city with powerful formations. The Ten Golden Crows attacked the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, leaving its defenders facing a formidable assault.

• Ye Chen saw that the Jie Sect had strengthened the Myriad Immortals Formation with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and the Ten Absolute Formations, guarded by Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos.
• Di Xin appeared outside Chaoge with Su Daji and mocked Ye Chen’s claim that Great Shang’s fate was exhausted.
• Ye Chen revealed that Daji was a fox demon and demanded that Di Xin surrender the Human Emperor’s throne, but Di Xin dismissed him and continued drinking.
• Ye Chen ordered the Ten Golden Crows to form the Ten Suns Devouring Heaven Formation and attack the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• The Ten Golden Crows collided with the formation, and Di Xin noted that the defenders might not have withstood the impact without their powerful treasures.

Ye Chen’s forces failed to break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, so he entered it with avatars of Jieyin and Zhunti while Kong Xuan challenged the Ten Golden Crows. As the fighting intensified, Chi You confronted the Demon Clan’s three great Quasi-Saints.

• Ye Chen lent the Chaos Bell to the Ten Golden Crows, and Six-Eared Macaque and Lu Xiaobu joined them against the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Six-Eared Macaque used the Pillar of Chaos to steady the formation, and Lu Xiaobu’s taunts failed to draw the Ten Golden Crows out.
• Ye Chen called the Ten Golden Crows back, then entered the formation with Daoist Hua Bei and Daoist Jiebei, who revealed they had come under orders from the Two Sages of the West.
• Kong Xuan recognized the two Saints’ avatars and cursed them before Di Xin sent him to test their side.
• The Ten Golden Crows intercepted Kong Xuan, who charged into their formation with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and vowed to exterminate their clan.
• Chi You confronted Bai Ze and the Demon Clan’s other two great Quasi-Saints outside the formation, declaring that their battle would decide victory and death.

Di Xin revealed that the two green- and hemp-robed fighters were incarnations of Jieyin and Zhunti, who helped Ye Chen break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. The revelation left both sides stunned as the battle continued.

• Di Xin told Daoist Duobao that the two mysterious fighters were incarnations of Jieyin and Zhunti and ordered the Jie Sect immortals to guard the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Hou Yi used the Monster Summoning Banner to turn the Demon Clan against itself, but the Heavenly Dao restored the demons’ clarity.
• Chi You used the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife to kill the Good Corpses of the three Demon Saints, and the Witch Race soon killed Bai Ze, Gui Che, and Ji Meng.
• Jieyin and Zhunti used their Saintly might to suppress Zhao Gongming, Six-Eared Macaque, and Lu Xiaobu while Ye Chen fought the Three Xiao within the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Ye Chen drove back the Three Xiao with the Chaos Bell and, with Jieyin and Zhunti’s help, shattered the formation as Kong Xuan escaped the Ten Suns Devouring Heaven Formation.
• Kong Xuan cursed Ye Chen for boasting and exposed Jieyin and Zhunti’s identities, shocking both sides.

Yuan Feng fought and destroyed the incarnations of Jieyin and Zhunti, then proved Dao and became the Earthly Dao’s final Path Master. Her ascension freed the Twelve Ancestral Witches to leave the Netherworld Underworld, while Li Xinghe urged them to wait before returning to the Primordial Wilderness.

• Kong Xuan identified the two opponents as Jieyin and Zhunti, and Yuan Feng appeared to defend her son when they attacked.
• Yuan Feng battled the Saints’ incarnations with her phoenix flames while the battlefield’s fighters watched.
• Yuan Feng destroyed both incarnations, recovered through nirvana, and declared that she had slain Saints to prove Dao and would govern the Animal Path.
• Yuan Feng entered the Netherworld Underworld and took charge of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, completing the Earthly Dao’s Saints and freeing the Twelve Ancestral Witches from suppression.
• Dijiang and Xuan Ming looked forward to returning to the Primordial Wilderness, but Li Xinghe told the Twelve Ancestral Witches to wait and make their return with great force.

After the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation fell, Ye Chen withdrew rather than challenge the Myriad Immortals Formation, while Di Xin arranged Great Shang’s forces for the next battle. The Two Sages of the West resolved to supervise the war personally, setting up a more direct confrontation.

• After Yuan Feng’s breakthrough, Ye Chen assessed the danger posed by Great Shang’s allies and retreated from the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Kong Xuan told Di Xin he could neither break the Ten Golden Crows’ formation nor be harmed by it, and Di Xin learned that the Chan Sect had gained many Quasi-Saint followers.
• Xuandu arrived to support Di Xin after the Two Sages of the West broke their agreement, and Di Xin assigned forces to oppose Ye Chen, the Ten Golden Crows, and the Chan Sect’s new recruits.
• Di Xin told Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to deal with Chan Sect disciples listed in the Investiture of the Gods, then dismissed Wenzhong’s concerns about Saints entering the battle.
• Jieyin and Zhunti, furious that Yuan Feng had slain their incarnations, decided to supervise the battle personally and ensure their side won.

Kunpeng revealed to Ye Chen that the Earthly Dao’s Six Saints were in place and the Twelve Ancestral Witches could leave the underworld, then urged him to join forces against Li Xinghe and Long Aotian. The chapter left Ye Chen weighing the alliance between the Dao Ancestor and Demon Ancestor as Kunpeng claimed he could face eleven Ancestral Witches.

• The Two Sages of the West planned to watch the battle and secretly intervene if necessary while Li Xinghe and Ye Chen prepared their forces.
• Kunpeng appeared before Ye Chen in a powerful demonic form and warned him that he would lose the battle.
• Kunpeng revealed that the Six Saints of the Earthly Dao were in place and that the Twelve Ancestral Witches could leave the underworld.
• Kunpeng told Ye Chen that Li Xinghe and Long Aotian were the same person, the 3,001st Demon God of Chaos and Pangu’s younger brother.
• Kunpeng proposed that Ye Chen join the Dao Ancestor and Demon Ancestor’s alliance against Li Xinghe, then claimed he could face eleven Ancestral Witches because Houtu would not act lightly.

Ye Chen secretly allied with Kunpeng and his million Heavenly Demons to attack the Myriad Immortals Formation, but their advance faced a new force from the Netherworld Blood Sea. The Asura King appeared to defend the Primordial Wilderness and fight the Demon Clan.

• Kunpeng told Ye Chen that he had become a Demon Saint and commanded a million Heavenly Demons, and the two agreed to cooperate secretly against the Jie Sect.
• Ye Chen led the Chan Sect immortals into the Myriad Immortals Formation, with the Ten Golden Crows, Chan Sect Quasi-Saints, and Demon Clan army following.
• Di Xin challenged Ye Chen and hinted that he knew about Kunpeng, making Ye Chen suspect their alliance had been exposed.
• The Two Sages of the West recognized Kunpeng leading the Demon Clan but restrained themselves from intervening.
• A blood-colored passage opened before the formation, and the Asura King emerged with his forces, declaring that he would wipe out the Demon Clan.

Old Ancestor Minghe’s Asura Clan blocked the heavenly demons while the battles inside the Myriad Immortals Formation escalated. When Kunpeng attacked Di Xin, the Kongtong Seal manifested the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to confront him.

• Old Ancestor Minghe sent the Asura Clan to fight the heavenly demons, and Kunpeng charged into the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Kong Xuan attacked Ye Chen as the Ten Golden Crows entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and were trapped by the layered Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
• The Six-Eared Macaque and Jiang Ziya helped defeat Quasi-Saint opponents inside the formation.
• Di Xin dragged Wenzhong into the Myriad Immortals Formation, where Kunpeng attacked him for the merit of killing the Human Emperor.
• The Kongtong Seal emerged from Di Xin and displayed the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who condemned Kunpeng.

The Five Emperors used the Kongtong Seal to confront Kunpeng while the Jie Sect’s disciples defeated the Ten Golden Crows and grew stronger. As Jieyin and Zhunti entered the Myriad Immortals Formation, Di Xin challenged them, and eleven figures rose from the Netherworld.

• The Five Emperors took up the Kongtong Seal against Kunpeng, while Xuandu joined Kong Xuan to confront Ye Chen.
• Daoist Duobao and the Jie Sect’s disciples broke the Ten Suns Devouring Heaven Formation and killed the Ten Golden Crows.
• The eight core Jie Sect disciples absorbed the Golden Crows’ Fortune and advanced in cultivation.
• Jieyin and Zhunti entered the Myriad Immortals Formation, deflected the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, and faced the renewed formations of Daoist Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and the Three Xiaos.
• Di Xin blocked Jieyin and Zhunti, and eleven towering figures surged out of the Netherworld.

The Ancestral Witches returned from the underworld and battled Zhunti while the Jie Sect’s eight core disciples tried to hold Jieyin back. As both Saints gained the upper hand, Di Xin prepared to intervene with the Six Souls Banner.

• The Earthly Dao shielded the returning Ancestral Witches from the Heavenly Dao’s Karmic Fire, and Dijiang vowed to confront Hongjun.
• Duobao activated the Zhu Xian Sword Formation as Jieyin faced the eight core disciples of the Jie Sect.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches attacked Zhunti, who blocked Dijiang’s strike before the group pressed him together.
• Di Xin decided to join the battle after seeing Jieyin suppress the Jie Sect disciples and the Ancestral Witches struggle against Zhunti.
• Di Xin revealed a six-bannered weapon, and Wenzhong recognized it as the Six Souls Banner.