Chapter Summaries

Di Xin discussed the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation with Grand Tutor Wen, Shang Rong, Bi Gan, and Fei Zhong, then planned to use Ji Chang as bait to catch Western Qi’s rescuers. He ordered Fei Zhong to arrange for Su Daji to enter the palace and hinted that Su Hu might be the next to rebel.

• Fei Zhong had secretly spread the claim that Ji Chang rivaled Ancestor Cheng Tang on Di Xin’s orders.
• Grand Tutor Wen explained the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and Shang Rong and Bi Gan expressed shock before pledging loyalty to Di Xin.
• Di Xin rejected Grand Tutor Wen’s proposal to kill Ji Chang immediately and planned to imprison him as bait for Western Qi’s rescuers.
• Grand Tutor Wen volunteered to guard Ji Chang, while Di Xin said they needed to prepare for other feudal lords who might rebel.
• Di Xin ordered Fei Zhong to bring Su Daji into the palace through marriage, and suggested Su Hu might be disloyal to Shang.

As the feudal lords gathered in Chaoge, Fei Zhong provoked Su Hu by proposing that Su Daji enter Di Xin’s harem. Su Hu angrily condemned Di Xin’s request as the behavior of a tyrant, leaving the court tense and Grand Tutor Wen suspicious of his intentions.

• Feudal lords brought tribute to Chaoge, while Fei Zhong accepted gifts and grew angry that Su Hu had sent him nothing.
• In Western Qi, Bo Yikao offered to go to Chaoge in Ji Chang’s place, but Ji Chang trusted his divination and set out himself.
• At the court assembly, Di Xin noticed Ji Chang, and Fei Zhong toasted Su Hu before suggesting that Su Daji become Di Xin’s consort.
• Di Xin asked Su Hu to send Su Daji to the palace as a Noble Consort, but Su Hu denounced the request and compared Di Xin to Xia Jie.
• Marquis Jiang Hengchu grew furious at Su Hu’s words, while Grand Tutor Wen suspected Su Hu of harboring rebellious intentions and glanced toward Ji Chang.

Di Xin personally beheaded Su Hu after Grand Tutor Wen exposed Ji Chang’s fabricated betrothal claim, then ordered Ji Chang imprisoned and Jizhou destroyed. He left the lords stunned and ordered Su Daji brought to Chaoge.

• Ji Chang tried to calm Su Hu, then claimed Su Daji had been betrothed to his son Bo Yikao to save Su Hu from Grand Tutor Wen’s wrath.
• Grand Tutor Wen demanded proof of the betrothal, exposed Ji Chang’s lie, and ordered guards to seize him.
• Su Hu cursed Di Xin again as soldiers forced Ji Chang to kneel, and Di Xin stopped Grand Tutor Wen from striking Su Hu.
• Di Xin took a sword and personally beheaded Su Hu, shocking the assembled lords.
• Di Xin ordered Ji Chang imprisoned, commanded the Marquis of the North to destroy Jizhou, and demanded that Su Daji be sent to Chaoge.

After Di Xin ordered Chong Houhu to punish Jizhou, he cultivated with the Fortune gained from killing Su Hu and discovered mysterious restrictions in his soul. Chong Houhu took control of Jizhou without harming the Su household, and Su Daji arrived at Chaoge determined to secure her people’s safety.

• Di Xin left court after ordering Chong Houhu to attack Jizhou, while Grand Tutor Wen imprisoned Ji Chang in his own residence.
• Rumors spread through Chaoge accusing Ji Chang of deceiving the sovereign, and Chong Houhu departed to raise troops against Jizhou.
• Di Xin absorbed the Fortune released by Su Hu’s death and tried unsuccessfully to break the restrictions within his soul.
• Chong Houhu explained Su Hu’s actions to Su Quanzhong and Su Daji, then offered to spare Jizhou if Su Daji went to Chaoge.
• Su Daji agreed to serve Di Xin, and Chong Houhu took control of Jizhou while allowing the Su household to remain in its residence.
• After traveling day and night, Su Daji and her escort reached the outskirts of Chaoge.

Su Daji arrived outside Chaoge and was attacked by the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit, who tried to possess her and promised to restore her brother’s title. Nüwa stopped the possession after discovering that Zhunti had sent the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to ruin the Shang Dynasty, and she headed to intervene.

• Su Daji spent a restless night outside Chaoge, while the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb prepared to follow a golden-armored divine being’s orders to possess her and seduce Di Xin.
• The Nine-tailed Fox Spirit attacked Su Daji and began possessing her, promising to restore the Marquis of Jizhou’s title if Su Daji yielded.
• Nüwa sensed the demonic aura and interrupted the possession, then extracted the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit’s memories and learned that Zhunti had instructed the demons.
• Nüwa feared the demons’ plot would implicate the Demon Clan and left Nüwa Temple to reach Su Daji.

Goddess Nüwa destroyed the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb, healed Su Daji’s damaged soul, and persuaded her to lend her body. Nüwa then entered Su Daji’s body as a Nine-tailed Fox Spirit and prepared to enter the palace as Su Daji.

• Goddess Nüwa suppressed the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit and killed the Nine-headed Pheasant Spirit and Jade Pipa Spirit, collecting their essence blood.
• Nüwa pulled the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit from Su Daji and killed it after learning what had happened through its soul.
• Nüwa restored Su Daji’s damaged soul with merit and asked to borrow her body, promising to protect her family and the people of Jizhou.
• Su Daji agreed to lend her body, and Nüwa sent her into reincarnation.
• Nüwa merged the three demons’ origins, entered Su Daji’s body, and declared that she was now Su Daji.

Su Daji prepared for palace life while Sage Zhunti schemed to recruit Taoist Randeng and dissatisfied Expounding Sect disciples. As Su Daji arrived at the Royal Palace, Di Xin ordered that she be brought before him.

• Su Daji meditated to understand the Nine-tailed Fox bloodline and develop its divine abilities.
• Sage Zhunti suspected the Nine-tailed Fox had possessed Su Daji and went to Mount Lingjiu to meet Taoist Randeng.
• Taoist Randeng and Sage Zhunti formed a secret understanding, and Randeng gathered Expounding Sect disciples to study Western Sect methods.
• Su Daji entered Chaoge, drawing crowds eager to see the woman Di Xin had sought at the cost of Su Hu's life.
• After hearing that Su Daji had reached the Royal Palace, Di Xin ordered his attendants to summon her for an audience.

Su Daji entered the palace and revealed her nine-tailed form to Di Xin, who had already recognized the fox spirit within her. She told him she had abandoned the plan to harm Great Shang and offered to help him cultivate, leaving him caught in her tails as she began using the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s dual cultivation arts.

• Su Daji greeted Di Xin, and he dismissed the attendants before asking whether she was the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit.
• Su Daji revealed nine tails, startling Di Xin, and assured him she would not harm him.
• Su Daji said she had changed her mind about ruining Great Shang’s Fortune and had discovered that helping Di Xin cultivate was more interesting.
• Su Daji wrapped Di Xin in her tails and began explaining the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s dual cultivation arts.
• The tails turned pink as Di Xin’s thoughts sank into them.

Di Xin entered soul dual cultivation with Su Daji, who guided him in the Nine-tailed Fox technique and discovered that he cultivated using the Myriad Tribulations Entwining Fate Devouring Art. Su Daji poured vast Fortune into his cultivation, and he grew rapidly as Queen Jiang sensed an unexplained unease.

• Su Daji drew Di Xin into soul dual cultivation, and her guidance helped him circulate the Nine-tailed Fox technique.
• Su Daji discovered the Myriad Tribulations Entwining Fate Devouring Art in Di Xin’s cultivation and worried about its ominous history.
• Su Daji revealed that she had abundant Fortune and sent a vast torrent of it crashing down on Di Xin.
• Di Xin devoured the Fortune and rapidly increased his strength, stirring Great Shang’s Fortune and causing an illusory Dark Bird to circle above Chaoge.
• Queen Jiang felt a sudden palpitation in her sleep and wondered what was wrong.

Queen Jiang visited Nüwa Temple and discovered that Nüwa was no longer present, unaware that the goddess had entered the palace through Su Daji. Meanwhile, Su Daji helped Di Xin cultivate for three days and nights until he reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, where his soul began attacking its restrictions.

• Queen Jiang heard that Di Xin had summoned Su Daji to his bedchamber and left to pray for his safety at Nüwa Temple.
• Queen Jiang called for Nüwa but found the goddess absent from the statue, then returned to the palace without learning that Nüwa had possessed Su Daji.
• Su Daji used her dual cultivation art and soul power to accelerate Di Xin’s cultivation and help him devour Fortune.
• Di Xin advanced through several cultivation realms and reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, transforming his soul and striking at its restrictions.
• After three days and nights, Queen Jiang stood outside Di Xin’s bedchamber while the guards wondered whether the Great King had gone too far.

Di Xin’s cultivation with Su Daji triggered the awakening of his sealed memories and Wu Tian’s consciousness. Wu Tian returned to his body and found Su Daji and Queen Jiang confronting each other.

• Empress Pingxin and Hou Tu secretly watched Di Xin and Su Daji, then hid the viewing screen when Xuan Ming arrived.
• With Nüwa’s Fortune and Su Daji’s help, Di Xin broke through toward the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and weakened the restrictions on his divine soul.
• Di Xin’s memories began surfacing, interrupting the dual cultivation, while Wu Tian awakened in the Origin Realm and left it.
• Su Daji invited Queen Jiang into the sleeping hall, where Queen Jiang recognized Nüwa’s incarnation possessing Su Daji.
• Su Daji and Queen Jiang argued over their standing with Di Xin, until Wu Tian regained control of the body and saw them glaring at each other.

Wu Tian fully awakened in Di Xin's body and found Queen Jiang and Su Daji competing over their ties to him. He claimed their actions had disrupted his plans, leaving both women worried as he invited them to sit so he could explain.

• Wu Tian's consciousness entered Di Xin's avatar, raising the body to the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Queen Jiang and Su Daji recognized Wu Tian and argued over their claims to him, each insisting she had contributed more.
• Wu Tian decided to take control of the situation rather than let the women draw him into their rivalry.
• Su Daji reminded Wu Tian that she had cultivated with him and given him her Fortune, but he interrupted her and affirmed their close bond.
• Wu Tian said the two women had acted recklessly and ruined his great undertaking, making them lose their confidence.
• Wu Tian patted the edge of the bed and told Queen Jiang and Su Daji to sit so he could explain what they had done wrong.

Wu Tian explained that Queen Jiang and Su Daji’s actions had disrupted his plan to let Great Shang fall and draw Tongtian into the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. He forgave them and sent them away while he considered a new strategy.

• Wu Tian sealed the area and told Queen Jiang and Su Daji that he had planned not to interfere with the tribulation, allowing Great Shang to fall and the Intercepting Sect to become involved.
• Su Daji and Queen Jiang questioned why Wu Tian feared the opposing Saints given the strength of their own side.
• Wu Tian warned that Dao Ancestor Hongjun might be encouraging conflict among the Three Pure Ones because their united power could pose an unknown threat.
• Wu Tian explained that Queen Jiang and Su Daji’s presence, along with his awakening, had made his original plan difficult to carry out.
• Queen Jiang offered to give up her position, but Wu Tian refused to harm her and told both women he would devise another plan.
• Queen Jiang and Su Daji left together after offering to help with whatever Wu Tian needed.

Wu Tian returned to the Origin Realm after resolving the conflict between Queen Jiang and Su Daji, then visited Wangshu and Yunhua Fairy at the Taiyin Shrine. Queen Jiang and Su Daji made peace privately, while Empress Pingxin and Hou Tu watched and joked about Wu Tian’s romantic affairs.

• Wu Tian decided to return to the Origin Realm and visit Wangshu after leaving Queen Jiang and Su Daji.
• Wangshu recognized that Queen Jiang and Su Daji had finally gotten what they wanted, and Wu Tian accepted that she was not angry.
• Empress Pingxin called Hou Tu to watch the scene and complained that Wu Tian lacked decisiveness in romance.
• Queen Jiang and Su Daji left Wu Tian’s bedchamber arm in arm, but Queen Jiang confronted Su Daji after they reached her residence.
• Su Daji urged Queen Jiang to stop fighting for the sake of the greater situation, and Queen Jiang eventually accepted her peace offering.
• Su Daji asked Queen Jiang about having children with Wu Tian, then asked her to find a place to rest.

Wu Tian appointed Su Daji Imperial Concubine, freed Yin Jiao and Yin Hong from Great Shang's Fortune so they could cultivate, and revealed his cultivation to Grand Tutor Wen. He used Great Shang's Fortune to resolve Wen's calamity and leaves the story poised for Wu Tian to handle the Investiture of the Gods.

• Wu Tian appointed Su Daji Imperial Concubine, pardoned Su Quanzhong, and helped the original Su Daji settle her Karma and enter reincarnation.
• Wu Tian summoned Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, suppressed Great Shang's Fortune upon them, and taught them the Dao of Immortal Martial Arts.
• Grand Tutor Wen discovered that the princes could cultivate, questioned Wu Tian, and learned that Wu Tian himself could cultivate and had tasked Su Daji with assisting in state affairs.
• Wu Tian invoked Great Shang's Fortune to bestow the rune of “Life” upon Grand Tutor Wen, resolving his calamity and prompting a surge in his magical power.

Wu Tian used Great Shang’s Fortune to help Grand Tutor Wen overcome his death tribulation and advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. While Wen Zhong supported Su Daji’s rule amid protests in Chaoge, Holy Mother Gold Spirit decided to investigate his sudden good fortune.

• Wu Tian bestowed a trace of vitality on Grand Tutor Wen and urged him to return home and pursue a breakthrough.
• Grand Tutor Wen cultivated with the Shangqing Method, broke through to Great Luo, and caused Great Shang’s Fortune and Dark Bird to surge.
• Wu Tian resumed drinking and watching Su Daji dance while Grand Tutor Wen thanked him from afar and was sent to see Noble Consort Su instead.
• Officials protested Su Daji’s control of government, but Grand Tutor Wen supported her as people from Western Qi secretly stirred up trouble.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit sensed her disciple’s increased Fortune, failed to divine what had happened, and decided to visit Chaoge after apologizing to Tongtian.

Yun Zhongzi sensed demonic aura in Chaoge and descended from Mount Zhongnan with a wooden sword to confront the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit. After he reached the palace and saluted Wu Tian, Wu Tian challenged him for failing to bow, beginning Su Daji’s plan to tease him.

• Yun Zhongzi sensed Su Daji’s demonic aura merging with Great Shang’s Fortune and decided to travel to Chaoge.
• Yun Zhongzi carved a pine branch into a wooden sword, telling his attendant boy it would be enough to subdue the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit.
• Yun Zhongzi entered Chaoge, noticed the people’s flourishing vitality, and requested an audience with Di Xin.
• Su Daji and Wu Tian learned Yun Zhongzi had arrived, and Su Daji decided to tease him before withdrawing with Queen Jiang.
• Wu Tian received Yun Zhongzi in the grand hall and challenged him for not bowing to the king.

Yun Zhongzi brought Juque to the palace to slay the demon he sensed in Chaoge, but Su Daji exposed herself as a Nine-tailed Fox and Wu Tian revealed that he was not Di Xin. Su Daji spared Yun Zhongzi but transformed him into her Sword-Bearing Page, leaving him trapped in a child’s body.

• Yun Zhongzi introduced himself as a disciple of the Expounding Sect and claimed he stood above the rules of the mortal world, but Wu Tian challenged his arrogance and demanded to know why he had come.
• Yun Zhongzi presented Juque, a pinewood sword he said would reveal and slay the demon within three days, and hung it from the hall’s crossbeam.
• Su Daji appeared with her Nine-tailed Fox aura, caught Juque with a tail, and immobilized Yun Zhongzi before he could attack.
• Yun Zhongzi realized that Su Daji was a Nine-tailed Fox and that the person he had taken for Di Xin was not Di Xin.
• Wu Tian suggested killing Yun Zhongzi to protect their secret, but Su Daji spared him and sentenced him to serve as her Sword-Bearing Page until the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended.
• Su Daji transformed Yun Zhongzi into a five- or six-year-old child, and he cried out asking who they were.

Queen Jiang revealed that Su Daji was Goddess Nüwa and that Di Xin was the Martial Ancestor, and Yun Zhongzi accepted his post as a Sword-Bearing Page guarding Meridian Gate. At Biyou Palace, Holy Mother Gold Spirit told Master Tongtian that Wen Zhong had reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and changed his fate, then promised she would return to cultivate after visiting him.

• Queen Jiang revealed Su Daji's identity to Yun Zhongzi, who also realized Di Xin was the Martial Ancestor and Queen Jiang was the Queen Mother of the West.
• Queen Jiang explained that Yun Zhongzi's suppression could protect him during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and offer him a rare opportunity.
• Su Daji ordered Yun Zhongzi to guard Meridian Gate and subdue any similarly tactless visitors, and he left carrying Juque.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit went to Biyou Palace and told Master Tongtian that Wen Zhong had become a Great Luo Golden Immortal and broken free of his destined calamity.
• Master Tongtian said Great Shang's Fortune and the chaotic heavenly secrets kept him from learning how Wen Zhong had changed, and praised Wen Zhong for seizing a thread of life.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit assured Master Tongtian that she would visit Wen Zhong briefly and return to Golden Ao Island without becoming entangled in mortal affairs.

Holy Mother Gold Spirit visited Wen Zhong in Chaoge to learn how he had broken through, but he sought Wu Tian’s permission before revealing the truth. After Wu Tian approved, Wen Zhong went to inform his teacher, while Queen Jiang asked whether the Great King intended to draw Tongtian to Chaoge.

• Tongtian agreed that Holy Mother Gold Spirit could visit Wen Zhong and asked her to bring him to Biyou Palace after the Investiture of the Gods.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit arrived at the Grand Tutor Residence, where Wen Zhong welcomed her and said he needed permission from the person who had granted him his breakthrough before explaining it.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit examined the residence’s prison and discovered that Wen Zhong was holding Marquis Ji Chang of the West, leaving her confused about how the Tribulation would unfold.
• Wen Zhong asked Wu Tian whether he should reveal the truth to Holy Mother Gold Spirit, and Wu Tian told him there was no need to hide it.
• Queen Jiang teased Wu Tian about Holy Mother Jinling and then asked whether he wanted to draw Tongtian to Chaoge.