Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan brought the Seven Fiends of Meishan to Yuding Zhenren and helped Yang Jian’s dog Xiaotian awaken its bloodline and take human form. He then visited the Yang family, where he found Yang Tianyou nearing Taiyi and Yaoji pregnant again.

• Li Yuan introduced Yuan Hong and the other members of the Seven Fiends of Meishan to Yuding Zhenren, who accepted them as disciples.
• Yuanshi sent Li Yuan a bloodline-awakening pill for Xiaotian, and Xiaotian transformed into a handsome human who declared his devotion to Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian explained that Yuding had been teaching him games and memes, while Yuding planned to recruit White Crane Disciple for more gaming.
• Li Yuan urged Yuding to focus on teaching cultivation, then left to visit the Yang family and check Yang Tianyou’s progress.
• Li Yuan found Yang Tianyou at peak Golden Immortal and saw that Yaoji was pregnant again.

Li Yuan urged Yaoji and Yang Tianyou to strengthen themselves before Haotian learned of their children, then went to Chen Tang Pass after Ao Guang reported signs of demonic energy. After learning that the Spirit Pearl had been born, Li Yuan went to meet Li Jing, but was told the commander could not leave his wife on an important day.

• Li Yuan told Haotian that Yaoji was pregnant again and persuaded him to delay taking action for the sake of the unborn child.
• Li Yuan advised Yaoji and Yang Tianyou to reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm before the child was born, and left for Chen Tang Pass.
• Ao Guang told Li Yuan that his nephew Ao Moang had found demonic energy near the South Sea Eye, and Li Yuan instructed him to monitor the area with detection equipment.
• Cui Yu informed Li Yuan that the Spirit Pearl had reincarnated and been born, so Li Yuan went to Li Manor to meet Li Jing.
• Li Manor's guards recognized Li Yuan's credentials and offered to take him to the reception hall while Li Jing attended to his wife.

Li Yuan visited Li Jing’s residence, where Li Jing’s third son was born amid supernatural signs and revealed as another immortal reincarnation. Li Yuan told Li Jing that he would later have a daughter who was not an immortal reincarnation, and Li Jing eagerly promised to worship him if it came true.

• Li Yuan waited in the living room and joked with a security guard about what Li Jing’s third son might be named.
• A miraculous birth occurred in the rear courtyard, as a marked infant emerged amid crimson flesh, green flames, and a seven-colored pillar of light.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha met Li Yuan, who asked whether they had taken masters and noted that Yaoshi Buddha and Maitreya were likely to claim them.
• Li Jing entered after complaining that immortals kept reincarnating into his family, then welcomed Li Yuan and discussed his sons’ reincarnations.
• Li Yuan told Li Jing that he would have a daughter who was not an immortal reincarnation, and Li Jing vowed to kowtow to and worship him if it happened.

Li Yuan explained the Investiture of the Gods to Li Jing and urged him to consider letting the older generation become gods while his younger sons gained experience in the mortal world. When Li Jing and Li Yuan found Nezha on the rooftop with Jin Zha and Mu Zha, Nezha accidentally fired the Sky-Shaking Arrow, leaving them to discover where it had gone.

• Jin Zha and Mu Zha hurried off to meet their newborn brother, while Li Jing named him Nezha and discussed his sons’ future with Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan explained his plan for the Investiture of the Gods, and Li Jing worried about leaving his three sons behind.
• Li Jing and Li Yuan learned from the security guard that Jin Zha and Mu Zha had taken Nezha to the rooftop.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha encouraged Nezha to draw the Cosmos Bow, and Nezha accidentally fired the Sky-Shaking Arrow when Li Jing startled him.
• Li Jing beat Jin Zha and Mu Zha, but Li Yuan stopped him and urged him to find out where the arrow had gone.

Li Yuan and Li Jing drove to Skull Mountain after the Sky-Shaking Arrow landed there, where they found that it had destroyed Shiji’s entrance. Shiji agreed to stay at the Li Family Residence while Li Jing arranged repairs, and Li Yuan said he was only taking a stroll.

• Li Yuan and Li Jing raced to the arrow’s landing site in Li Yuan’s Ferrari and identified it as Skull Mountain, where Shiji and Ma Yuan lived.
• Shiji complained that the Sky-Shaking Arrow had blasted a crater into her entrance and nearly hit her attendant Caiyun.
• Li Jing discovered that his son Nezha had fired the arrow, while Li Yuan identified Li Jing as the culprit’s father.
• Shiji confronted Li Jing over the damage and Jin Zha’s relationship with Caiyun, and Li Jing promised to pay for repairs.
• Li Jing invited Shiji to stay at the Li Family Residence, and she accepted; Li Yuan told her he had come to Chen Tang Pass for a stroll.

Li Yuan returned to the Li Residence, where Caiyun and Jin Zha rushed into an engagement after Shiji approved their match, and Shiji asked Li Yuan to arrange a match with Lü Yue. At the shore, Li Yuan intervened when Ao Bing bullied others and ordered Yellow Dragon to send him to package sorting as punishment.

• Caiyun suggested marrying into Li Jing's family, and Shiji approved her match with Jin Zha after Li Yuan reminded her of Li Jing's future divine position.
• Caiyun ran to Jin Zha, who happily accepted her as his bride, while Shiji protested that she had not agreed yet.
• Li Yuan joked that married men were henpecked, and Li Jing rushed to the rear courtyard when his wife called for him after giving birth.
• Shiji asked Li Yuan to arrange a match between her and Lü Yue, and he agreed to ask Hanzhixian for help.
• Li Yuan found Ao Bing arguing with others at the shore and sent a video of the incident to Yellow Dragon, who arrived and kicked Ao Bing down.
• Li Yuan ordered Yellow Dragon to seal Ao Bing's cultivation and magical power and send him to package sorting for twelve hours, until he collapsed from exhaustion.

After Ao Bing was punished for his crimes, Li Yuan warned Yellow Dragon that the Dragon Race’s conduct could draw scrutiny during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Li Yuan then revealed Maitreya to Mu Zha and Nezha, leaving Mu Zha stunned to learn he was Maitreya’s preselected disciple.

• Yellow Dragon sealed Ao Bing’s realm and mana, sent him to Kunda for forced package sorting, and apologized to Nezha and Mu Zha.
• Li Yuan told Yellow Dragon that Mu Zha and Nezha were preselected disciples of Maitreya and Taiyi, and that their eldest brother Jin Zha was Yaoshi Buddha’s disciple.
• Li Yuan warned Yellow Dragon that the Dragon Race’s behavior could attract criticism and urged him to reform his clan during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Li Yuan exposed Maitreya, who introduced himself to Mu Zha as the Western Sect’s gold-medal lecturer and Mu Zha’s preselected personal master.
• Mu Zha asked whether he was a product after Maitreya explained that preselected meant ordered in advance.

Li Yuan and Haotian discussed Hongjun’s plan to turn the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation into the Hundred Schools Joint Exam. The ten-thousand-year recruitment period and arena competition were announced across the Primordial World, prompting an uproar online.

• Li Yuan told Maitreya that Xuandu had taken Zhu Tianpeng as a disciple, then received a call from Hongjun summoning him to Purple Cloud Palace.
• Li Yuan left the others to watch over the Li Family and arrange for Li Jing’s divine appointment, then drove to Purple Cloud Palace with Haotian.
• Li Yuan and Haotian traded insults until Hongjun silenced them, then explained his plan to select divine officials through university arena matches and the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Haotian proposed giving the schools ten thousand years to recruit disciples and develop before holding the competitions, with the matches livestreamed across the Primordial World.
• Hongjun approved the plan, and Li Yuan announced the Hundred Schools Joint Exam to the Primordial World, where the news immediately sparked a flood of online reactions.

Li Yuan visited the Humanity Sect and Exposition Sect to discuss the Hundred Schools Joint Examination and assess their students. The Humanity Sect chose Zhu Tianpeng to compete, while Li Yuan saw Yuding teaching a focused, credit-based curriculum at the Exposition Sect.

• Hongjun ordered Haotian and Li Yuan to monitor Demon Ancestor Rahu's demonic aura in the South Sea during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Li Yuan visited Taiqing Wuwei Comprehensive University and found Laozi playing a racing simulator in his office.
• Laozi told Li Yuan that Xuandu had become the Humanity Sect leader and that Zhu Tianpeng should compete in the examination.
• Xuandu introduced Zhu Tianpeng, who promised Li Yuan he would earn a good ranking.
• Li Yuan visited Yuxu Elite Management Academy, where Yang Jian said Yuding was teaching the students.
• Yuding taught that students could graduate early by mastering one subject and warned them not to spread themselves across too many fields.

Li Yuan visited Yuding’s classroom, met the Exposition Sect’s third-generation disciples, and rewarded them with the Yin-Yang Five Thunders method. As he headed toward the Interception Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun read the Diary and began to suspect he might destroy his third brother’s sect.

• Yuding brought Li Yuan into his classroom and introduced him to the Exposition Sect’s third-generation disciples.
• The disciples, including Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, Yin Hong, and Yin Jiao, introduced themselves, and Li Yuan recorded their altered fates in his Diary.
• Li Yuan received the Yin-Yang Five Thunders system reward and taught the method to the Exposition Sect disciples.
• Li Yuan left for the Interception Sect while Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun read the Diary.
• Yuanshi Tianzun realized that the Diary said the Interception Sect would be destroyed and insisted he could never harm his third brother.

Li Yuan visited the Interception Sect’s university, where he met Holy Mother Fire Spirit and gave her insight into the Law of Fire. He watched Jinling teach combat practice and heard the disciples introduce themselves, leaving the chapter focused on the sect’s students and their fates in the coming tribulation.

• Yuanshi wondered why he had fought Third Brother and whether someone had driven a wedge between them.
• Li Yuan met Holy Mother Fire Spirit, who mistook his question about her master for an outdated pickup line.
• Duobao introduced Holy Mother Fire Spirit as his disciple, and Li Yuan bestowed insight into the Law of Fire on her.
• Duobao took Li Yuan to watch Jinling teach combat practice, where she struck a disciple and warned the class to train hard.
• Duobao introduced the Interception Sect disciples, including Qiushou Xian, Yu Yuan, and Wen Zhong, while Li Yuan recalled the sect members’ future fates.

Li Yuan taught the Interception Sect disciples a lethal sword technique, while the Three Pure Ones reacted with shock to the Diary’s revelations about their future betrayal. After Ao Guang reported movement at the South Sea Eye, Li Yuan recorded Rahula’s demonic incarnation and sent the footage to Hongjun, who ordered continued surveillance.

• Li Yuan received the Sword Truths: Heaven and Earth Unite reward and demonstrated the technique to the Interception Sect disciples, leaving their classroom in ruins.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian read the Diary’s account of the Interception Sect’s destruction and were shocked by the future conflict among the Three Pure Ones.
• Tongtian considered striking first but abandoned the idea, then obeyed Nuwa when she ordered him to apply sunscreen.
• Ao Guang told Li Yuan that the South Sea Eye’s detection devices had picked up signs of Rahula’s activity, and Li Yuan hurried there.
• Li Yuan recorded Rahula’s incarnation boasting about his return and sent the video to Hongjun, who told him to keep monitoring Rahula and play along.

Li Yuan and Dao Ancestor Hongjun planned to control the Demonic Path’s development by sending Li Yuan undercover to Rahula. Li Yuan flew to the South Sea Eye to infiltrate Rahula’s demonic array, and both men believed the other had taken the bait.

• Li Yuan reported that Rahula remained at the South Sea Eye, and he and Hongjun devised a plan to develop the Demonic Path under their control.
• Hongjun chose Li Yuan to approach Rahula and gave him the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Spear as payment.
• Li Yuan recruited fellow disciples in a group chat to cooperate with his undercover mission, and they agreed to join the Demonic Path when needed.
• The Dragon Kings told Li Yuan that Rahula had formed an array of demonic qi at the South Sea Eye to assimilate living beings.
• Li Yuan rode the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Spear to the South Sea Eye, where he and Rahula each thought the other had taken the bait.

Rahula drew Li Yuan into his Sea Eye cave dwelling and tried to recruit him into the Demonic Path, while Li Yuan pretended to be shocked and secretly played along. After Rahula infused him with demonic qi, Li Yuan agreed to help him, and Rahula asked him to show him around the Primordial World.

• Rahula pulled Li Yuan into his cave dwelling and offered him the position of marshal in the Demonic Path.
• Li Yuan feigned disbelief and tried to escape, while the Four Seas Dragon Kings watched the exchange on surveillance and joked about his acting.
• Rahula recounted his past as Demon Ancestor Rahu and blamed Hongjun, Yin Yang, Qian Kun, and Yang Mei for his defeat.
• Rahula poured demonic qi into Li Yuan, who displayed the Demonic God Eye and pretended to accept his recruitment.
• Rahula asked Li Yuan to guide him around the Primordial World so he could learn how it had changed.

Li Yuan used a livestream and staged praise to convince Rahula that the Primordial World still revered him and to recruit followers for the Demonic Path. He brought Yuhua, Shiji, and Yellow Dragon to meet Rahula, who warned Li Yuan to keep spies out of the group.

• Li Yuan flattered Rahula and promised he could attract powerful supporters to the Demonic Path.
• Li Yuan livestreamed Rahula while Yuhua, Shiji, and others posted exaggerated praise to win Rahula’s trust.
• Li Yuan advertised free membership and a sermon from Rahula, and his inbox filled with messages from prospective recruits.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun rewarded several chat members for insulting him, then had Demon Saint Ci Tie struck by lightning after Ci Tie cursed him.
• Li Yuan took Yuhua, Shiji, and Yellow Dragon through the cave’s Prohibitions to meet Rahula.
• Rahula judged the three Taiyi Golden Immortals weak but loyal and ordered Li Yuan to keep spies out of the Demonic Path.

Li Yuan brought Shiji, Yuhua, and Yellow Dragon before Rahula, who accepted them into the Demonic Path and gave them new cultivation methods and treasures. The chapter ended with Laozi confronting Yuanshi over Yellow Dragon’s grievances while holding the Taiji Diagram.

• Li Yuan vouched for Shiji and Yuhua as loyal recruits, and they explained their grievances with their Sage masters to Rahula.
• Rahula taught Shiji and Yuhua the Self-Transforming Heavenly Demon Freedom Art, while Tongtian and Nuwa watched the surveillance livestream and argued about Tongtian’s role in the Interception Sect.
• Li Yuan introduced Yellow Dragon as a mistreated Sage disciple, and Yellow Dragon tearfully described his neglect by the Exposition Sect and Dragon Race.
• Rahula gave Yellow Dragon the Demonic Dragon Sword and taught him the Eight Section Demonic Dragon Heaven Defying Art.
• Rahula entrusted Li Yuan with recruiting Demonic Path disciples, while Laozi warned Yuanshi about his treatment of Yellow Dragon and Yuanshi pleaded with Laozi to put down the Taiji Diagram.

Li Yuan gathered powerful figures from across the Primordial World into Rahu’s Demonic Path and persuaded Rahu to teach them for five hundred years. As Rahu prepared to reveal the Demonic Path, Li Yuan contacted Hongjun and arranged an ambush.

• Li Er attacked Yuanshi with the Taiji Diagram, while Rahu emerged from seclusion and found hundreds of disciples gathered in his cave.
• Li Yuan presented the Four Seas Dragon Kings and other infiltrators as future pillars of the Demonic Path, and Ao Guang praised Rahu while insulting Hongjun.
• Li Yuan convinced Rahu to pass down Demonic Path cultivation methods and lecture the disciples, while secretly planning to eliminate Rahu after the lecture.
• The Saints watched Rahu’s lecture on a giant screen, and Hong Yun left after muttering about matters in the Netherworld.
• After five hundred years, Rahu asked whether the Demonic Path should reveal itself, and Li Yuan messaged Hongjun to prepare an illusion as he led the main force toward him.

Li Yuan persuaded Rahula to lead the Demonic Path army toward the Dragon Race, but Hongjun’s illusion diverted them to Purple Cloud Palace. Rahula discovered that the entire army, including Li Yuan, was working for Hongjun, and his incarnation was crushed as he vowed to return.

• Li Yuan convinced Rahula to seize the Four Seas and Dragon Race territory, and Rahula promised him a Saint position.
• Rahula led the Demonic Path army toward the South Sea Dragon Palace, while the Dragon Kings and Ao Qin accompanied them.
• Hongjun watched Rahula’s advance and opened the gates of Purple Cloud Palace after Rahula was diverted there by an illusion.
• Rahula learned that the supposed Demonic Path disciples were undercover agents who bowed to Hongjun, and Li Yuan revealed that everyone but Rahula was an agent.
• Rahula threw the God-Slaying Spear and tried to self-destruct, but Hongjun crushed his incarnation with the Jade Creation Disc as Rahula vowed to return.

After Hongjun lectured the group, he assigned Li Yuan to help oversee the upcoming Hundred Schools Joint Examination and search for the God-Slaying Spear. Li Yuan recorded the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation in his Diary and gained a system reward, while the hidden spear began learning about the internet.

• Hongjun finished lecturing and asked Li Yuan to stay, then appointed him a proctor and referee for the Hundred Schools Joint Examination and told him to search for the God-Slaying Spear.
• Li Yuan spent two thousand years searching for the spear in his Ferrari while recording the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation in his Diary.
• Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun read Li Yuan's account and reacted to the Saints' future conflict, while Tongtian celebrated his defiance and lamented his imprisonment.
• Li Yuan received Golden Law Dao Essence and Supreme White Geng Metal from the system, then headed back to oversee the examination.
• Deep beneath the magma, the God-Slaying Spear formed a human figure, held a Mobile Phone, and began cramming knowledge about the internet.

Li Yuan opened the Hundred Schools Joint Examination as young geniuses from across the Primordial World gathered to compete. Nezha faced Mosquito Taoist in the first Great Luo arena match, and both contestants took the stage.

• Li Yuan and Xuandu welcomed the contestants and began the livestreamed examination, where fighters of the same realm would draw lots and compete.
• Li Yuan and Xuandu discussed the Great Luo contestants, while the All Saints watched and argued over the Interception Sect’s outer disciples and their rivalry with the Western Sect.
• Nezha boasted to Yang Jian that they could suppress all their peers, then traded challenges with Golden Cicada and arranged to fight him after the examination.
• Li Yuan announced that Nezha of the Exposition Sect would face Mosquito Taoist of the Asura Sect in the first Great Luo match.
• Nezha entered the arena, and Mosquito Taoist appeared to accept his challenge.