Chapter Summaries

Lu Ya persuaded the Two Sages of the West to ally with him against Changsheng Palace. As they began planning, a formidable young man emerged from a valley in Xiqi and declared that the time had come.

• Lu Ya revealed that Kunpeng, the Palace Lord of Northern Darkness Palace, was on his side and proposed joining forces against Changsheng Palace.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin hesitated because they still feared Chen Changsheng.
• Lu Ya reminded the Two Sages of the West of Changsheng Palace's destruction of their teachings and mountain.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin agreed to ally with Lu Ya and plan against Changsheng Palace.
• A mighty young man emerged from a mountain valley in Xiqi and said the time had come.

Ji Fa anticipated that an approaching tribulation could help Xiqi rise, while Chen Changsheng left Su Daji and the Gourd Babies to cultivate in Changsheng Palace. At Guangjiang Pass, Yang Jiao told Yang Jian that a mysterious aura was calling him and that he needed to leave to investigate.

• Ji Fa sensed that a great tribulation was approaching and saw it as an opportunity for Xiqi to rise.
• Ji Fa set out toward the city to search for the tribulation’s hidden key figure.
• Chen Changsheng sent Su Daji and the Gourd Babies to the Divine Ability Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion to cultivate on their own.
• Su Daji obtained Great Emperor Ruthless’s inheritance, while the Gourd Babies received a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and began refining it.
• Yang Jiao told Yang Jian that a faint aura was calling him and that he needed to leave Guangjiang Pass to find its source.
• Yang Jian worried that the calling aura might be the Buddha Seed planted by the West.

Yang Jiao left Guangjiang Pass to investigate a mysterious aura and found a Black Lotus in a desolate mountain region. The lotus entered his body and he vanished, while Chen Changsheng sensed that something had begun.

• Yang Jian used his Heavenly Eye to examine Yang Jiao and found no sign of a Buddha Seed from the Western Teachings.
• Yang Jiao refused Yang Jian’s offer to accompany him and followed the aura away from Guangjiang Pass.
• Yang Jiao reached a desolate region where the aura led him to a Black Lotus.
• The Black Lotus flew into Yang Jiao’s body, and he disappeared without a trace.
• Chen Changsheng opened his eyes in Changsheng Palace and said that it had begun.

Ji Fa followed an unseen guidance to a fortune-telling stall in Xiqi, where he met Jiang Ziya, who had been waiting for a fated person. Ji Fa asked Jiang Ziya to calculate his fate and wrote the character “Man,” while Jiang Ziya recognized his dense Emperor’s aura.

• Chen Changsheng sensed that the aura he had placed on Yang Jiao had fluctuated, but he could not determine which tribulation Yang Jiao faced.
• Chen Changsheng decided to wait for events to unfold and planned to intervene when the truth became clear.
• Ji Fa entered Xiqi under an unseen guidance and searched the crowds for the person he was destined to meet.
• Ji Fa saw Jiang Ziya’s fortune-telling stall and blamed Human Emperor Di Xin for making people lose their reverence for immortals and gods.
• Ji Fa followed the guidance to Jiang Ziya, who recognized his Emperor’s aura and realized he had found the person he had awaited.
• Ji Fa asked Jiang Ziya to calculate his fate and wrote the character “Man” on a sheet of paper.

Jiang Ziya met Ji Fa in Xiqi and identified him as the True Son of Heaven, then joined him to discuss the future. At Kunlun Mountain, Primordial Lord of Heaven sensed Ji Fa’s Emperor’s aura joining the Chan Sect’s fortune and recognized that the sect had gained an opening in the calamity, though Di Xin still had to be reckoned with.

• Jiang Ziya praised Ji Fa’s noble fate and hinted that he was the True Son of Heaven.
• Ji Fa questioned Jiang Ziya about his origins, and Jiang Ziya explained that he had descended from Kunlun Mountain to find the True Son of Heaven and save the people.
• Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa recognized their shared aims and left together for Xiqi to speak privately.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven sensed an Emperor’s aura merge with the Chan Sect’s fortune and realized Jiang Ziya had made contact with Ji Fa.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven celebrated the Chan Sect’s new opportunity but noted that Human Emperor Di Xin could not be avoided.

Primordial Lord of Heaven worried that Changsheng Palace’s connection to Di Xin would disrupt his plans for the Great Calamity, but sent Jiang Ziya the God-Beating Whip through Guangchengzi. Nuwa told Lingzhuzi that he was fated to reincarnate, and a sudden thunderclap interrupted his plea to stay in Wa Huang Palace.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven worried that Di Xin’s ties to Changsheng Palace could interfere with the Great Calamity.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven gave Guangchengzi the God-Beating Whip to deliver to Jiang Ziya in Xiqi.
• Guangchengzi accepted the task and resolved to treat Jiang Ziya as an important junior brother.
• Nuwa summoned Lingzhuzi and told him he had to enter reincarnation to undergo his destined trial.
• Lingzhuzi protested that he wanted to remain in Wa Huang Palace, but thunder suddenly rang out across the heavens.

Chen Changsheng learned that Lingzhuzi had entered reincarnation and waited ten years before setting out to claim Nezha as his disciple. He left Changsheng Palace, confident the system would alert him before Taiyi Zhenren could intervene.

• Nuwa took Lingzhuzi into reincarnation after telling him he could meet Yang Chan again if fate allowed.
• Chen Changsheng received a system notification that his marked disciple had entered reincarnation and realized it was likely Lingzhuzi.
• Chen Changsheng decided to wait until Nezha was born so he could intercept him before Taiyi Zhenren.
• Ten years passed, and Chen Changsheng judged that it was time to establish a master-disciple bond with Nezha.
• Chen Changsheng left Changsheng Palace to claim Nezha, recalling that he had already taken Yang Jian from True Lord Jade Cauldron.

Chen Changsheng and the others watched as Gourd Baby underwent a heavenly tribulation to transform into a human. Gourd Baby survived the lightning unharmed, and Chen Changsheng prepared to let him face the consequences of his defiant taunts.

• Chen Changsheng left his quarters to go to the mortal world and take Nezha as his disciple, while Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi offered to accompany him.
• A transformation tribulation descended, and Chen Changsheng explained that Gourd Baby had long been ready to transform after receiving a cultivation method.
• Gourd Baby flew from the Divine Ability Pavilion and charged into the tribulation, declaring that he would transform into a human.
• Daji asked Chen Changsheng whether Gourd Baby would be all right, and Chen Changsheng assured her he would handle any consequences.
• Gourd Baby emerged unharmed from the lightning and taunted the heavens, saying the tribulation was weaker than Mount Buzhou’s gale winds.

Gourd Babies endured the heavenly tribulation and took human form with True Immortal cultivation, though it chose to keep its childlike appearance and gourd. As Daji began to undergo a sudden surge in power, the group turned their attention to her.

• Gourd Babies absorbed or collected more than a dozen bolts of heavenly tribulation with its gourds.
• Chen Changsheng recognized the final bolt as Shaping Divine Lightning, and Gourd Babies flew into it to complete its transformation.
• Gourd Babies emerged as a True Immortal and thanked Chen Changsheng for his guidance.
• Chen Changsheng questioned why Gourd Babies still looked like a child, and Gourd Babies explained that Senior Sister liked its appearance and that its gourd could be useful.
• Daji's aura surged, surrounding her in a vortex of spiritual energy, and the group called out to her.

Daji triggered an Immortal Ascension Tribulation, astonishing the Gourd Babies, Kong Xuan, and Zhen Yuanzi. Chen Changsheng explained that she had inherited Great Emperor Ruthless's legacy and reassured everyone as the terrifying tribulation gathered around her.

• The Gourd Babies rushed toward the spiritual energy vortex to rescue Daji, but Chen Changsheng stopped them and took them away from it.
• Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi joined Chen Changsheng, and he told the Gourd Babies that Daji was about to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation.
• Everyone saw dark clouds gather and powerful lightning and auras surround Daji, and Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi were shocked by the tribulation's might.
• Chen Changsheng explained that Daji had inherited Great Emperor Ruthless's legacy, then reassured the worried Gourd Babies that he would prevent any accident.

Daji endured a series of increasingly powerful heavenly tribulations, using the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Pot to recover before fighting back with her immortal sword and Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art. After exhausting her methods, she faced the final tribulation with Kong Xuan, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Gourd Babies watching anxiously.

• The first heavenly tribulation struck Daji, and Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi watched for a chance to rescue her.
• Daji endured repeated, increasingly powerful tribulations and suffered severe injuries.
• Daji hid inside the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Pot to recover while the tribulations struck it.
• Daji emerged restored, invoked a ruthless woman who had swept through the Saint Spirit Forbidden Zone, and split a tribulation with one sword strike.
• Daji continued battling the tribulations and devoured them with the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, but eventually exhausted her methods.
• The Gourd Babies urged Daji to withstand the final heavenly tribulation.

Daji summoned Great Emperor Ruthless’s dharma body to withstand the final heavenly tribulation, astonishing the saints who sensed the phenomenon. The chapter ended with Saint Tai Shang and Nuwa reconsidering the growing power of the human race.

• Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi urged Chen Changsheng to rescue Daji, but he told them to wait.
• As the final lightning tribulation descended, Daji refused to accept defeat and unleashed her aura.
• Great Emperor Ruthless’s dharma body appeared behind Daji and helped her resist the tribulation.
• The saints sensed the spectacle but could not locate Changsheng Palace, and Saint Tai Shang failed to divine its cause.
• Saint Tai Shang welcomed humanity’s growing strength as a benefit to the Human Sect, while Nuwa decided to pay closer attention to the human race.

Su Daji’s ascension drew the attention of the saints and powerful figures, while Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body initially suppressed her heavenly tribulation. The tribulation suddenly exploded with renewed divine might, leaving Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi alarmed.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven considered striking Su Daji but held back, then turned his attention to Human Emperor Di Xin.
• Sect Master Tongtian recognized Su Daji, realized Changsheng Palace was near Mount Shou, and concluded Zhen Yuanzi had moved there.
• Daoist Zhunti considered Changsheng Palace, but Daoist Jieyin warned him against provoking further trouble in the West.
• Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body protected Su Daji and forced her heavenly tribulation into a corner of the sky.
• The shrinking heavenly tribulation suddenly exploded with renewed power, making Su Daji tremble and turning Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi grave.

Daji faced the highest level of heavenly tribulation, Purple Cloud Divine Lightning, and charged at it with Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body. Their collision scattered the tribulation clouds, but the chapter left the outcome of Daji’s attempt unresolved.

• Purple Cloud Divine Lightning gathered above Daji, alarming the Gourd Babies, Kong Xuan, and Zhen Yuanzi while Chen Changsheng remained confident in her inheritance.
• The mighty ancestors watching the tribulation believed Daji was doomed when she charged upward instead of retreating.
• Daji recalled how Great Emperor Ruthless had carved out a path despite an unsuitable constitution and vowed not to disgrace her inheritance.
• Daji and Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body collided with the Purple Cloud Divine Lightning, and the Dharma Body became fully solid.
• The collision unleashed a shockwave that flattened mountains, snapped trees across tens of thousands of miles, and scattered the tribulation clouds.

Daji survived the Purple Cloud Divine Lightning and reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm, protected by Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body. The watching factions grew eager to investigate her inheritance, while Daji wondered at her transformation and felt sorrow when the Dharma Body disappeared.

• Chen Changsheng cleared away the tribulation’s radiance, revealing Daji alive beneath her Dharma Body.
• Daji absorbed the tribulation’s remaining spiritual energy and stabilized her cultivation at the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
• The great powers and patriarchs were shocked by Daji’s survival and powerful aura, then ordered their subordinates to investigate her inheritance.
• Great Emperor Ruthless’s Dharma Body faded away, and Daji rose to her feet, realizing she had become immortal and mourning its disappearance.

After Daji became an immortal, she thanked Great Emperor Ruthless and Chen Changsheng, who reminded her to keep cultivating. Chen Changsheng left Changsheng Palace, eager to find out whether Nezha had been born, while Jiang Ziya sensed a fluctuation of magical power in Xiqi.

• Daji thanked Great Emperor Ruthless for protecting her tribulation and thanked Chen Changsheng for guiding her to immortality.
• Chen Changsheng advised Daji to cultivate diligently, and she promised to follow his words.
• The Gourd Babies worried over Daji, who told him to speak less and show off less in exchange for candied hawthorns.
• Kong Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi congratulated Daji and offered to help with her cultivation.
• Chen Changsheng told the people of Changsheng Palace to watch over the palace while he left to investigate Nezha's birth.
• In Xiqi, Jiang Ziya sensed a trace of magical power fluctuating in the air.

Guangchengzi visited Jiang Ziya with the God-Beating Whip from Primordial Lord of Heaven and learned that Shen Gongbao had gone his own way. Shen Gongbao reached Chaoge and met Human Emperor Di Xin, leaving his intentions in the royal court unclear.

• Jiang Ziya drew his sword when an unseen visitor appeared, then recognized Guangchengzi and welcomed him.
• Guangchengzi gave Jiang Ziya the God-Beating Whip, saying Primordial Lord of Heaven had sent it to help the Child of Destiny.
• Jiang Ziya told Guangchengzi how he and Shen Gongbao had parted ways, and Guangchengzi grew angry at Shen Gongbao’s defiance.
• Shen Gongbao infiltrated Chaoge, rose to prominence, and attracted Di Xin’s attention.
• Shen Gongbao saluted Di Xin without kneeling when they met in the palace.

Shen Gongbao revealed to Di Xin that the calamity was approaching and claimed that Di Xin was destined to lead it. He offered his allegiance and asked whether Di Xin had the ambition to defy heaven.

• Di Xin questioned Shen Gongbao about his conspicuous efforts to make connections in Chaoge City.
• Shen Gongbao explained that he was a disciple of the Chan Sect, not an agent of the Demon Court.
• Shen Gongbao told Di Xin that the Saints had sensed the calamity was about to begin and that he had been sent to find the one destined by heaven.
• Shen Gongbao claimed that Di Xin was the master of the calamity and pledged his allegiance.
• Shen Gongbao asked whether Di Xin intended to turn back the falling heavens.

Di Xin agreed to join Shen Gongbao in resisting the tribulation, though he worried the conflict could endanger humanity. Meanwhile, Guangchengzi condemned Shen Gongbao for acting against orders, and Jiang Ziya tried to calm him.

• Di Xin accepted Shen Gongbao's offer to resist the tribulation together and told him to stay so they could discuss their plans.
• Shen Gongbao kowtowed to Di Xin in gratitude, then withdrew from the great hall.
• Alone, Di Xin worried that resisting the tribulation could endanger humanity, but decided to seek his Master's help.
• In Xiqi, Guangchengzi angrily blamed Shen Gongbao for disobeying orders and threatened to punish him if he ruined the Chan Sect's plans.
• Jiang Ziya cautiously reassured Guangchengzi that Shen Gongbao likely knew his limits, and Guangchengzi let the matter go.

Guangchengzi gave Jiang Ziya three Five-Revolutions Golden Elixirs and a cultivation manual for Ji Fa, urging the Chan Sect disciple to support their chosen ruler. Jiang Ziya delivered the gifts to Ji Fa and left him to cultivate.

• Guangchengzi told Jiang Ziya to present the God-Beating Whip to the True Son of Heaven and praised his loyalty to the Chan Sect.
• Guangchengzi gave Jiang Ziya three Five-Revolutions Golden Elixirs and a cultivation manual, explaining that Ji Fa needed to strengthen his cultivation.
• Jiang Ziya vowed to revitalize the Chan Sect and went to find Ji Fa.
• Ji Fa welcomed Jiang Ziya and eagerly asked after Guangchengzi, who had already departed.
• Jiang Ziya gave Ji Fa the elixirs and manual, reminded him not to forget his roots, and urged him to cultivate diligently.