Recaps

Hun Xiu hid on Mount West Kunlun, clashed with Queen Mother of the West, and killed Old Man of the South Pole, drawing Chanjiao and the Western Saints into conflict. Tongtian fought Primeval Lord of Heaven, while Hun Xiu remained on Mount West Kunlun as the calamity loomed.

• Hun Xiu bypassed Mount West Kunlun’s formations, encountered Queen Mother of the West bathing, and stopped her golden-dragon sword with the Power of Law.
• Queen Mother of the West learned Hun Xiu belonged to Jiejiao, while Primeval Lord of Heaven suspected the Two Western Saints of plotting to pit Chanjiao against Jiejiao.
• After Hun Xiu got drunk at Queen Mother of the West’s feast, he subdued her, then apologized when he woke and discovered he had advanced to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• Hun Xiu ambushed Old Man of the South Pole on Mount West Kunlun, killed him, and sent his True Spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu killed Old Man of the South Pole’s Immortal Deer and introduced himself as Shi Hao to Taiyi Zhenren, who ate the venison without recognizing him.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven discovered Old Man of the South Pole’s death and blamed the Western Saints, ending their proposed alliance after they swore they were innocent.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven accused Tongtian of responsibility for Hun Xiu’s attacks, but Tongtian denied the charges and fought him above the East Sea, narrowly winning.
• Queen Mother of the West asked Hun Xiu about the dead Chanjiao disciples, and he explained that they had ascended the Investiture of the Gods List before she advised him to cultivate in seclusion.

Hun Xiu disguised himself to turn the Western Sect and Chanjiao against one another, killing several Chanjiao disciples and provoking a clash among the Saints. The arc left Primeval Lord of Heaven fighting Daoist Jieyin in Chaos while Hun Xiu withdrew after his clone was captured at Mount Kunlun.

• Hun Xiu disguised himself as Shi Hao, tricked Maitreya and Ksitigarbha into taking Taiyi Zhenren’s treasures, then killed Taiyi Zhenren and sent his True Spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Maitreya and Ksitigarbha confessed their part in Taiyi Zhenren’s death, but Primeval Lord of Heaven agreed to set aside the dispute if the Western Sect helped find the culprit.
• Hun Xiu disguised himself as Ksitigarbha, killed True Person Yuding, and left the Demon Slaying Sword at Mount Sumeru to implicate the Western Sect.
• Hun Xiu’s disguised clones killed Ksitigarbha and Maitreya, while his black-robed clone attacked Mount Sumeru with the Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler and shattered its protective array.
• Daoist Jieyin invited Hun Xiu’s avatar, posing as Xiao Yan, to join the Western Sect, but Primeval Lord of Heaven, Taishang Laozi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Nuwa also competed to recruit him.
• Xiao Yan rejected Nuwa’s offer and joined Chanjiao as its Vice Sect Master, prompting Daoist Jieyin to accuse him of deception and Primeval Lord of Heaven to protect him.
• Hun Xiu sent a Shi Hao clone to infiltrate Jade Void Palace, but Primeval Lord of Heaven’s hidden clone trapped it, forcing Hun Xiu to withdraw.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Daoist Jieyin fought in Chaos, where Jieyin gained the upper hand and forced Primeval Lord of Heaven back.

After the Saints’ battle, Hun Xiu escaped Primeval Lord of Heaven and returned to Golden Turtle Island, where his strength astonished Sect Master Tongtian. He punished Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, while the disciple schemed with Chanjiao and was later attacked by the Three Xiao sisters.

• Sect Master Tongtian trapped Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation until Hongjun ordered him to withdraw it, then Primeval Lord of Heaven took Hun Xiu to Mount Kunlun.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven tortured Hun Xiu for information, but Hun Xiu refused to name his backer and later blamed the Two Western Saints without evidence.
• Hun Xiu escaped to Golden Turtle Island and showed Sect Master Tongtian that his punch could injure a Saint, then agreed to stay on the island during the calamity.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light attacked Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu defeated him and Duobao before identifying himself as Jiejiao’s Senior Disciple Brother.
• Hun Xiu established a cave dwelling and entered meditation as Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light secretly vowed revenge and Duobao encouraged him to act against Hun Xiu.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light went to Mount Kunlun to accuse Hun Xiu, but Primeval Lord of Heaven dismissed him when he could offer no evidence.
• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao learned of Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s actions and destroyed his cave abode while he was away.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light returned and challenged Bixiao, but she distracted him and Yunxiao knocked him into a crater.

Hun Xiu gained control of the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip, then exploited the calamity to send disciples from Chanjiao, the Western Sect, and Renjiao onto the list. The Saints hunted him while their treasures ended up with Ancestor Minghe and Demon Master Kunpeng.

• Hun Xiu obtained the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip from Hongjun, bound both treasures to himself, and learned that the calamity required three Saints and many cultivators to be listed.
• Hongjun told the Six Saints about the list’s requirements, and their attempt to force Nuwa onto it failed after she broke Sect Master Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Hun Xiu gathered Chanjiao’s disciples at Jade Void Palace and used a flame formation to send them to the list, leaving only Daoist Cihang alive before Primeval Lord of Heaven arrived.
• Hun Xiu joined Daoist Jieyin’s Western Sect and helped destroy Mount Sumeru, sending Daoist Cihang, Xuandu, and Western Sect disciples onto the list while the Saints were occupied in Chaos.
• Hun Xiu escaped with the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus and Taiji Diagram, and the Saints discovered that Chanjiao, the Western Sect, and Renjiao had lost their disciples to the list.
• Ancestor Minghe fused Jieyin’s Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus with his own Karma Red Lotus, but Jieyin claimed the resulting Twenty-Four Petal Lotus Platform and left Minghe enraged.
• Demon Master Kunpeng kept the Taiji Diagram after it landed in the Northern Darkness Sea, and Primeval Lord of Heaven threatened him when he refused to return it.