Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian refused to visit Yang Chan and went to the Heavenly Court to demand that Haotian release his mother from Peach Mountain, with force as his alternative. After seeing through the staged resistance at the South Heavenly Gate, he revealed his Quasi-Saint aura and entered the court, where Giant Spirit God reported his strength to Haotian.

• Yang Jian rejected East Prince Gong’s suggestion to visit Wa Empress Palace and chose to confront Haotian at the Heavenly Court over his mother’s imprisonment.
• Yang Jian told East Prince Gong he would first ask Haotian to release his mother and would split Peach Mountain if Haotian refused.
• Giant Spirit God and the Heavenly Soldiers staged an attack at the South Heavenly Gate, but Yang Jian recognized their lack of real intent to fight.
• Yang Jian and East Prince Gong played along until Yang Jian released his Quasi-Saint aura, overwhelming the Heavenly Soldiers and prompting Giant Spirit God to flee to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Giant Spirit God reported to Haotian that Yang Jian had broken through the South Heavenly Gate and defeated the Heavenly Court’s forces with his aura.

Yang Jian entered the Heavenly Court and rejected Haotian’s attempt to manage his rebellion as a family dispute. After East Prince Gong effortlessly killed Vajra Immortal, Yang Jian sent Giant Spirit God back with a warning that he would go to Peach Mountain to save his mother in ten days.

• Haotian sent Vajra Immortal and Giant Spirit God to capture Yang Jian, hoping to test his strength while keeping the Western Teachings’ schemes in view.
• Yang Jian told East Prince Gong that Haotian was trying to appease his master, but declared that he had come to demand justice and rescue his mother.
• Vajra Immortal confronted Yang Jian and demanded his surrender, but East Prince Gong revealed his overwhelming Late Quasi-Saint aura and immobilized both Vajra Immortal and Giant Spirit God.
• Yang Jian authorized East Prince Gong to silence Vajra Immortal, and East Prince Gong destroyed him with a glance, erasing his body and spirit.
• Yang Jian ordered the terrified Giant Spirit God to tell Haotian that he would go to Peach Mountain and save his mother in ten days.

After Yang Jian announced that he would rescue his mother from Peach Mountain in ten days, Haotian used Vajra Immortal’s death to draw the Western Teachings into the conflict. Haotian presented his grievance to Jieyin and Zhunti, and Zhunti erupted in saintly wrath.

• Yang Jian left the Heavenly Court with East Prince Gong and headed to Wa Empress Palace to find his younger sister, Yang Chan.
• The Giant Spirit God reported Vajra Immortal’s death and Yang Jian’s plan to split Peach Mountain in ten days, while Haotian concealed his satisfaction beneath a show of fury.
• Haotian announced that he would personally visit Mount Sumeru to seek the Two Saints of the West’s intervention.
• Kunpeng escorted Haotian to the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, where Jieyin and Zhunti received him.
• Haotian accused Yang Jian and the Mystic Gate of attacking the Heavenly Court and told Jieyin and Zhunti that Vajra Immortal had been killed while defending the heavenly laws.
• Saint Zhunti erupted in wrath after hearing Haotian’s account.

Haotian persuaded Jieyin and Zhunti to join him at Peach Mountain in ten days, using Yang Jian’s connection to Niu Ben and the Western Teachings’ hidden plans to draw them into a confrontation. Meanwhile, Yang Jian and East Prince Gong reached Wa Empress Palace, where Nuwa welcomed them, and Yang Jian entered to seek his third sister.

• Jieyin questioned why Haotian had not stopped Yang Jian, and Haotian said he dared not oppose Niu Ben, Yang Jian’s master.
• Haotian told Jieyin and Zhunti that Yang Jian planned to split Peach Mountain in ten days and might destroy a crucial Western Teachings pawn imprisoned there.
• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to go to Peach Mountain with Haotian, who left Mount Sumeru satisfied that he had drawn them into the conflict.
• Yang Jian and East Prince Gong arrived at Wa Empress Palace, where Fairy Golden Phoenix challenged them and East Prince Gong’s pressure forced her to kneel.
• East Prince Gong identified himself and Yang Jian to Nuwa, who welcomed them and excused Fairy Golden Phoenix; Yang Jian entered the palace to visit his third sister.

Yang Jian arrived at Wa Empress Palace with East Prince Gong and met Saint Nuwa, who recognized his strength and learned of his clashes with Haotian and the Western Teachings. Nuwa summoned Yang Chan, and Spirit Pearl Child opened his eyes in a cultivation grounds after receiving her message.

• Yang Jian and East Prince Gong walked through Wa Empress Palace to meet Nuwa.
• Yang Jian respectfully greeted Nuwa, who praised his firm foundation and recognized Niu Ben's influence on his cultivation.
• Nuwa mentioned Yang Jian's attack on the South Heavenly Gate and East Prince Gong's killing of Vajra Immortal, while Yang Jian defended his actions.
• Yang Jian asked Nuwa to let him see Yang Chan, and Nuwa sent Spirit Pearl Child to bring her to the Great Hall.
• Spirit Pearl Child opened his eyes in a cultivation grounds after receiving Nuwa's voice transmission.

Nuwa summoned Yang Chan to the Great Hall, leaving her anxious and filled with a growing, unexplained hope about who might be waiting inside. Yang Chan entered after Nuwa called her, but the chapter did not reveal the guests’ identities.

• Spirit Pearl Child wondered why Nuwa had ordered him to bring Yang Chan to the Great Hall and guessed that guests might be there.
• Spirit Pearl Child found Yang Chan cultivating with the Precious Lotus Lamp and told her that Nuwa wanted to see her.
• Yang Chan worried that the summons might involve the Heavenly Court or news of her separated family, while Spirit Pearl Child admitted he knew of no recent reports about them.
• As Spirit Pearl Child and Yang Chan approached the Great Hall, Yang Chan felt an inexplicable anticipation and wondered whether someone from her family might be waiting.
• Nuwa parted the Creation Divine Light and called Yang Chan inside.

Yang Jian learned that Jieyin and Zhunti would join Haotian at Peach Mountain, but reaffirmed that he would go there in ten days to save his mother. As Yang Chan arrived at Wa Empress Palace, he still had to decide whether he could persuade her to stay behind.

• Yang Jian thanked Nuwa for saving and taking Yang Chan as her disciple, and Nuwa told him to thank his master, Niu Ben.
• Nuwa revealed that Haotian had invited Jieyin and Zhunti to Peach Mountain, but Yang Jian vowed to go despite the danger.
• East Prince Gong and Nuwa urged Yang Jian to rely on the strength of his sect if the Western Saints broke the rules.
• Nuwa warned Yang Jian that Yang Chan might insist on accompanying him, leaving him to decide how to speak with her.
• Spirit Pearl Child approached the hall with Yang Chan, who grabbed his sleeve and said she was scared.

Nuwa learned that East Prince Gong had agreed to protect Yang Jian in exchange for Niu Ben helping him become a Saint. When Yang Chan entered the Great Hall, she and Yang Jian were reunited after years apart.

• Nuwa asked East Prince Gong why he had returned with Yang Jian, and he explained that he had agreed to serve as Yang Jian’s Dao Protector and risk his life for him.
• East Prince Gong revealed that Niu Ben had promised to help him become a Saint, and he said he trusted Niu Ben despite not knowing which path to Sainthood he would take.
• Nuwa congratulated East Prince Gong, then lifted the hall’s restrictions and invited Yang Chan inside.
• Yang Chan saw Yang Jian and called out to her second brother, while Yang Jian turned toward her in surprise.

Yang Jian reunited with Yang Chan at Wa Empress Palace, where she wept and told him how much she had missed her family. He revealed that their mother was imprisoned beneath Peach Mountain and that their father's and eldest brother's fates were unknown, then told her he planned to rescue their mother in ten days; Yang Chan insisted on going with him.

• Yang Jian and Yang Chan reunited in Nuwa's Great Hall, and Yang Chan clung to her second brother as she cried.
• Nuwa sent Yang Jian and Yang Chan away with Spirit Pearl Child so the siblings could speak privately.
• Spirit Pearl Child told Yang Jian that Yang Chan had often thought of home, and Yang Jian thanked him for caring for her.
• In the bamboo grove, Yang Chan asked about their mother and eldest brother, and Yang Jian told her their mother was beneath Peach Mountain while their father and eldest brother were missing.
• Yang Jian said he would split Peach Mountain and rescue their mother in ten days, and Yang Chan declared that she would go with him.

Yang Chan insisted on joining Yang Jian’s dangerous mission to rescue their mother from Peach Mountain, and Spirit Pearl Child helped persuade Yang Jian not to leave her behind. Yang Jian agreed to let her go if Saint Nuwa approved, so the three headed to the Great Hall to ask her.

• Yang Jian refused to let Yang Chan join the Peach Mountain rescue, warning that the Heavenly Court and the Two Saints of the West made the mission too dangerous.
• Yang Chan argued that she had the right to help rescue their mother and did not want to be left waiting helplessly again.
• Spirit Pearl Child entered and pointed out that Yang Chan might run off alone if left behind, then offered to protect her during the mission.
• Yang Jian said he would not stop Yang Chan if Saint Nuwa approved her departure from Wa Empress Palace.
• Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and Spirit Pearl Child left the bamboo grove and headed to the Great Hall to speak with Saint Nuwa.

Yang Jian brought Yang Chan before Nuwa to ask permission for her to accompany him to Peach Mountain, where their mother Yaoji was imprisoned. Nuwa agreed on strict conditions and summoned a spirit lamp before Yang Chan.

• Yang Jian told Nuwa that Yang Chan knew about Peach Mountain and wished to go with him.
• Yang Chan pleaded with Nuwa to let her join the dangerous journey so she would not regret leaving her mother alone.
• Yang Jian admitted he did not want Yang Chan to come but would rather keep her close than have her sneak away.
• Spirit Pearl Child asked to accompany them and promised to protect Yang Chan and retreat if danger escalated.
• Nuwa permitted Yang Chan to go on the condition that she follow Yang Jian's orders and leave if Spirit Pearl Child told her to.
• Nuwa summoned a nine-inch white spirit lamp surrounded by seven-colored light before Yang Chan.

Nuwa equipped Yang Chan and Spirit Pearl Child for the journey to Peach Mountain, where Yang Jian planned to save his mother in ten days. After Yang Jian informed Niu Ben that the Two Saints of the West might intervene, Niu Ben urged him to act without fear and promised to confront anyone who broke the rules.

• Nuwa gave Yang Chan the Precious Lotus Lamp and Spirit Pearl Child a Creation Protection Talisman for their trip to Peach Mountain.
• Nuwa reminded Yang Jian that he was not alone and urged him to tell Niu Ben about the Two Saints of the West joining the conflict.
• Yang Jian sent Niu Ben a message explaining that he would go to Peach Mountain with Yang Chan in ten days to save their mother.
• Niu Ben replied that Yang Jian should proceed and fight anyone who tried to stop him, promising to deal with Jieyin and Zhunti himself.
• Yang Jian thanked Niu Ben, whose words steadied him and gave Yang Chan courage.

Niu Ben gave Yang Chan a meeting gift that elevated her to Quasi-Saint, leaving Yang Jian and Spirit Pearl Child astonished. With the Peach Mountain journey ten days away, Spirit Pearl Child asked Yang Jian to recommend him as Niu Ben’s disciple.

• Yang Chan greeted Niu Ben through Yang Jian’s Jade Talisman, and Niu Ben praised her before offering her a gift.
• Niu Ben sent chaotic green power into Yang Chan, rapidly raising her cultivation to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• At Niu Ben’s direction, Yang Chan used the Precious Lotus Lamp as a vessel to sever her Good Corpse and become a Quasi-Saint.
• Yang Jian and Yang Chan thanked Niu Ben, who ended the communication and left them in the bamboo grove.
• Spirit Pearl Child envied Yang Chan’s sudden breakthrough and asked Yang Jian to recommend him to Niu Ben as a disciple.

Yang Jian, Yang Chan, Spirit Pearl Child, and East Prince Gong left Nuwa’s palace and returned to Mount Mei to prepare for their plan to rescue Yang Jian’s mother. Yuan Hong and the Six Monsters welcomed Yang Jian back, ready to follow his lead.

• Yang Jian told Spirit Pearl Child that he could not recommend him as Nuwa’s disciple, then decided to return to Mount Mei with Yang Chan and Spirit Pearl Child to prepare for their plan in ten days.
• Yang Jian and his companions bid farewell to Nuwa, who urged Yang Chan and Spirit Pearl Child to stabilize their cultivation and warned Yang Jian that the Western Teachings would retaliate over the Peach Mountain affair.
• Nuwa reflected on the growing Investiture Tribulation and the factions drawn into the brewing conflict as Yang Jian and the others departed.
• During the journey, Yang Jian told Yang Chan that Mount Mei was their temporary home until they rescued their mother and returned to Guanjiang Mouth.
• Yuan Hong and the Six Monsters of Mount Mei welcomed Yang Jian back, praising his defiance of Heavenly Court and the Western Teachings.

Yang Jian returned to Mount Mei and ordered Yuan Hong to gather the demon forces for an attack on Peach Mountain in ten days. As word spread across the Primordial Heaven and Earth, a communication talisman arrived at Three Immortal Island.

• Yang Jian introduced Yang Chan, Spirit Pearl Child, and East Prince Gong to Yuan Hong and the Six Monsters of Mount Mei, who were stunned to learn East Prince Gong's identity.
• Yuan Hong reported that Mount Mei had gathered more than three hundred Demon Kings and over one hundred thousand demons.
• Yang Jian ordered Yuan Hong to muster Mount Mei's forces and attack Peach Mountain in ten days, and Yuan Hong and the Six Monsters pledged to follow him.
• News of Yang Jian's return and his attack order spread, drawing the attention of countless Great Experts.
• At Qiongxiao Palace, Bixiao complained that life had grown dull, while Yunxiao reminded her that the Tribulation was drawing near and Master had told them to avoid karma.
• A communication talisman passed through Three Immortal Island's restrictions and stopped inside Qiongxiao Palace.

After learning that Yang Jian planned to attack Peach Mountain in ten days to rescue his mother, Yunxiao decided the Jie Teachings would support him and summoned fellow disciples to join her. At Jade Void Palace, Jade Cauldron True Person reported Yang Jian’s plan to Primordial Heavenly Lord, whose response remained unknown.

• Yunxiao and her sisters learned from a transmission talisman that Yang Jian planned to attack Peach Mountain and challenge the Heavenly Court and the Two Saints of the West in ten days.
• Bixiao urged the sisters to support Yang Jian, and Yunxiao agreed that they would go to Peach Mountain on behalf of the Mystic Gate.
• Yunxiao sent word to Jin Ling, Wudang, Guiling, and Gongming to meet at Peach Mountain, then prepared to report the matter to their master at Biyou Palace.
• At Jade Void Palace, Jade Cauldron True Person told Primordial Heavenly Lord that Yang Jian had gathered demons at Mount Mei and planned to rescue his mother.
• Guangchengzi worried that Yang Jian’s conflict represented Niu Ben and the Mystic Gate, while Primordial Heavenly Lord opened his eyes after hearing the report.

Primordial Heavenly Lord declared Yang Jian a disciple of the Three Pure Ones and ordered Guangchengzi to bring the Pangu Banner to Peach Mountain as a warning to Haotian and the Western Teachings. As Guangchengzi and Jade Cauldron True Person set out, Huang Tian noticed that his second junior brother had finally acted.

• Primordial Heavenly Lord affirmed that Yang Jian was a disciple of the Three Pure Ones and praised his filial devotion.
• Primordial Heavenly Lord ordered Guangchengzi to take the Pangu Banner to Peach Mountain and display it without making a move.
• Guangchengzi accepted the Pangu Banner and departed for Peach Mountain, vowing to show the Western Teachings and Haotian the might of Xuanmen.
• Jade Cauldron True Person thanked Primordial Heavenly Lord and left to witness Yang Jian rescue his mother.
• Huang Tian sensed his second junior brother had decided to make his move.

Huang Tian learned that Yang Jian was facing pressure from the Heavenly Court and Western Teachings, so he sent the Yellow Emperor to Peach Mountain with the Xuanyuan Sword and Human Race elites to support him. As the army gathered, Huang Tian anticipated that other of Niu Ben’s disciples would join the conflict.

• Huang Tian saw that Haotian and the Western Teachings had intervened against Yang Jian and decided to help his junior brother without acting personally.
• Huang Tian summoned the Yellow Emperor and revealed that Yang Jian was his junior brother and a disciple of Niu Ben.
• The Yellow Emperor agreed to go to Peach Mountain and pledged to protect Yang Jian on behalf of the Human Race.
• Huang Tian empowered the Yellow Emperor with Human Path Fortune and ordered him to gather Human Race elites and lend Yang Jian support, not to slaughter.
• The Yellow Emperor drew the Xuanyuan Sword and led the Human Race army toward Peach Mountain as Huang Tian anticipated that the Three Xiaos might also act.

After learning that Yang Jian was being bullied at Peach Mountain, Niu Ba sent Niu Dali and ten thousand elite Ox Clan guards to support him. Ten days later, the Primordial Wilderness turned its attention to Mount Mei as demon clouds gathered there.

• Niu Ba learned that Niu Ben's disciple Yang Jian was being bullied and decided the Ox Clan would intervene without having him act as a Saint.
• Niu Ba ordered Niu Dali to take ten thousand Divine Ox Guards and the Ten Thousand Ox Stampede Battle Formation Diagram to Peach Mountain to defend Yang Jian.
• Niu Dali led the guards out of the sacred land, and Niu Ba sent a message to Niu Ben in the Netherworld Underworld.
• Ten days passed, and at dawn the Primordial Wilderness focused on Mount Mei as endless demon clouds covered its skies.

Yang Jian led a hundred thousand demons to Peach Mountain to rescue Yaoji, while the Heavenly Court and Western Teachings prepared to stop him. Yang Chan and the Western Quasi-Saints clashed, and East Prince Gong stepped forward to confront them.

• Yang Jian led Yuan Hong and the demon army toward Peach Mountain as Yang Chan, Spirit Pearl Child, and East Prince Gong accompanied him.
• Yang Tianwang prepared the Heavenly Court’s forces at Peach Mountain with help from Medicine Master and Maitreya, while Yaoji sensed Yang Jian’s arrival from her prison beneath the mountain.
• Yang Jian demanded that Yang Tianwang move aside, but the Heavenly Court activated the Inescapable Net Formation against him.
• Yang Chan used the Precious Lotus Lamp to break the Formation and fought Maitreya, while Spirit Pearl Child charged Medicine Master and his one hundred and eight golden-bodied arhats.
• East Prince Gong stopped Yang Jian from joining the battle, summoned his Dragon Head Staff, and challenged Medicine Master and Maitreya.