Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian explained that he planned to speak honestly with Tongtian to prevent needless resentment within the Intercepting Sect. Holy Mother Jinling went with Wen Zhong to meet Di Xin, but at the Meridian Gate she recognized Yun Zhongzi disguised as a Sword-Bearing Page and provoked him by raising a recording mirror.

• Wu Tian told Queen Jiang that his awakened avatar made him unwilling to watch the Intercepting Sect suffer without warning Tongtian.
• Wen Zhong told Holy Mother Jinling that Di Xin had used his Fortune to resolve his fatal calamity and spark a breakthrough, astonishing her.
• Holy Mother Jinling asked Wen Zhong to introduce her to Di Xin, and he agreed to take her to the Royal Palace.
• At the Meridian Gate, Holy Mother Jinling recognized Yun Zhongzi in disguise and aimed a recording mirror at him.
• Yun Zhongzi flushed with humiliation, leaped to his feet, and challenged Holy Mother Jinling to a fight.

Holy Mother Jinling entered the Royal Palace with Grand Tutor Wen and recognized Wu Tian as the Martial Ancestor, though she concealed that knowledge from her disciple. Wu Tian welcomed her and asked why she had come, leaving her anxious that she might be trapped in Chaoge like Yun Zhongzi.

• Holy Mother Gold Spirit overpowered Yun Zhongzi, recorded his humiliation with a bronze mirror, and tossed him aside.
• Grand Tutor Wen stopped Yun Zhongzi from attacking again by warning him that the Great King might punish him.
• A palace attendant summoned Grand Tutor Wen and his master to an audience, and Yun Zhongzi followed them into the Royal Palace.
• Holy Mother Jinling recognized Wu Tian and knelt to pay her respects, carefully avoiding revealing his identity to Grand Tutor Wen.
• Wu Tian told Holy Mother Jinling there was no need for formality, and she explained that she had come to investigate Grand Tutor Wen's breakthrough to the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Wu Tian assigned Holy Mother Gold Spirit to stay at the Royal Palace and keep Queen Jiang and Su Daji company, while also putting Yun Zhongzi under her supervision. As the two joined the women for a Mahjong game played with merit chips, Wu Tian wondered whether Master Tongtian would come to see him.

• Wu Tian told Holy Mother Gold Spirit to stay at the Royal Palace and keep Queen Jiang and Su Daji company, reassuring her that she would not be turned into a child like Yun Zhongzi.
• Yun Zhongzi tried to bargain with Holy Mother Gold Spirit over the bronze mirror, but Wu Tian stopped him and ordered her to keep an eye on Yun Zhongzi and curb his arrogance.
• Wu Tian sent Grand Tutor Wen back to his duties, then had Yun Zhongzi take Holy Mother Gold Spirit to meet Queen Jiang and Su Daji.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit learned that Di Xin was the Martial Ancestor, Queen Jiang was the Queen Mother of the West reborn, and Su Daji was an incarnation of Goddess Nüwa.
• Queen Jiang and Su Daji seated Holy Mother Gold Spirit and Yun Zhongzi at a Mahjong table, with jade chips representing Heavenly Merit; Wu Tian promised to cover their losses.
• Wu Tian withdrew his divine sense and wondered whether Master Tongtian would come to see him.

Wu Tian watched Western Qi bribe Fei Zhong while waiting for Tongtian to notice Holy Mother Gold Spirit's disappearance. Tongtian investigated her fortune, sent a Qingping Sword clone to Chaoge, and sensed Wu Tian watching him from the Royal Palace.

• Wu Tian monitored Chaoge and learned that Western Qi bribed Fei Zhong to seek Marquis Ji Chang's release, but Fei Zhong took the gifts and kept his loyalty to Wu Tian.
• Fei Zhong reported Western Qi's bribes to Wu Tian, who told him to accept them, and Fei Zhong began demanding still more gifts from Western Qi.
• Tongtian sensed Holy Mother Gold Spirit's aura vanish and used their linked fortunes to confirm that she was alive and her fortune was increasing.
• Tongtian sent a Qingping Sword clone to Chaoge after suspecting that something unusual had happened to Holy Mother Gold Spirit.
• Tongtian examined Chaoge's fortune and sensed Wu Tian looking at him from the Royal Palace.

Wu Tian sent Holy Mother Jin Ling and Yun Zhongzi to welcome Tongtian to the Royal Palace in Chaoge. After meeting Wu Tian in Di Xin’s form and seeing Queen Jiang and Su Daji, Tongtian mistakenly congratulated them on marrying Wu Tian.

• Tongtian sensed Wu Tian in Chaoge and wondered whether he planned to join the Investiture of the Gods tribulation.
• Wu Tian paused the card game and sent Holy Mother Jin Ling and Yun Zhongzi to welcome Tongtian.
• Holy Mother Jin Ling collected her winnings, and she and Yun Zhongzi met Tongtian outside the Royal Palace.
• Tongtian laughed at Yun Zhongzi’s childlike form before Jin Ling led him to Wu Tian’s hall.
• Tongtian saw Wu Tian dressed as Di Xin and congratulated Su Daji and Queen Jiang, mistakenly believing they had married him.

Wu Tian brought Tongtian to Great Shang to discuss the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and warned him that the coming events would destroy many Intercepting Sect disciples. He showed Tongtian a vision of the original tribulation, which ended just as Tongtian prepared to face four Heavenly Dao Saints with the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

• Queen Jiang thanked Tongtian for his congratulations and left with Su Daji, Holy Mother Gold Spirit, and Yun Zhongzi.
• Tongtian asked Wu Tian why he had used Holy Mother Gold Spirit to bring him to Great Shang, then tried to question him about Nüwa's changed behavior.
• Wu Tian turned the conversation to the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and said their wager at Zixiao Palace still had to be carried out.
• Wu Tian told Tongtian that Wen Zhong and Holy Mother Jinling would die in the original tribulation, prompting Tongtian to deny it.
• Wu Tian transported Tongtian to the Primal World and showed him visions of the original tribulation, ending with Tongtian facing four Heavenly Dao Saints in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Wu Tian showed Tongtian a vision of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, revealing how Taiqing and Yuanshi would betray him and his disciples. Tongtian accepted that the vision was real but struggled to believe his elder brothers would treat him that way.

• Wu Tian showed Tongtian an altered vision of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, where the Three Heavens defended the Intercepting Sect before the scene shattered.
• Tongtian returned with Wu Tian to the Great Shang Royal Palace and silently grappled with what he had seen.
• Wu Tian explained that he had originally planned to wait until Tongtian could endure no more before intervening, but chose to tell him everything to keep a clear conscience.
• Tongtian asked why Wu Tian had changed his plan, and Wu Tian said he could not deceive himself or Pangu by withholding the truth.
• Tongtian told Wu Tian that he did not doubt the vision but could neither dare nor wish to believe that his elder brothers would betray him.

Tongtian refused to turn against Taiqing and Yuanshi before they had betrayed him, but he decided he could not simply do nothing after learning what might happen. He summoned Wu Tian to Biyou Palace to discuss a plan, bringing up Wu Tian’s earlier warning about flaws in the Three Corpses path.

• Tongtian chose not to join Wu Tian in fighting the other two Three Pure Ones, saying he could not turn against his elder brothers before they had acted against him.
• Tongtian told Wu Tian that he could not do nothing now that he knew what might happen, and asked him to come to Biyou Palace in his true body.
• Tongtian left the Qingping Sword with Wu Tian and asked him to deliver it to Holy Mother Gold Spirit as a sign of support and a link to Great Shang.
• Wu Tian went to Golden Turtle Island, entered Biyou Palace, and followed Tongtian into the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
• Tongtian asked Wu Tian whether he remembered warning that the Three Corpses path had flaws and that one should sever the bodies of past, present, and future.

Tongtian revealed that he had severed his past self by exploiting a moment when he was weakened, and asked Wu Tian to help him sever his future self. He hoped this would change the Intercepting Sect’s fate and advance his pursuit of the Great Dao.

• Wu Tian was astonished to learn Tongtian had severed only his past self and reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal Realm before using that self to attain sainthood.
• Tongtian manifested Past Tongtian and explained that he had severed his past self by tracing the River of Time and taking advantage of injuries caused by forcibly fusing his three corpses.
• Tongtian revealed that Wu Tian’s account of the Investiture of the Gods had made him consider changing the future and resolving the Three Pure Ones’ conflict.
• Tongtian asked Wu Tian to help him sever his future self so he could change the Intercepting Sect’s decline and take another step toward the Great Dao.

Wu Tian and Tongtian agreed to cooperate against the Heavenly Dao, with Tongtian asking Wu Tian to shelter Intercepting Sect disciples who died in the tribulation. Back in the Primal World, Wu Tian hinted to Su Daji that he was about to act on behalf of someone he favored.

• Tongtian agreed to join Wu Tian’s plan and would act if Taiqing or Yuanshi attacked Intercepting Sect disciples during the early stages of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Tongtian asked Wu Tian to take Intercepting Sect disciples with shallow fortune into the Human Dao or Earthly Dao after their deaths, and Wu Tian agreed.
• Wu Tian gave Tongtian a copy of the Law of Time, then returned to the Primal World while Tongtian resolved to prepare for the coming struggle.
• Su Daji guessed that Tongtian had agreed to cooperate with Wu Tian, and Wu Tian confirmed it without revealing how he had persuaded him.
• Wu Tian asked Su Daji whether she remembered Ling Zhuzi in Empress Wa Palace.

Wu Tian decided to bring Ling Zhuzi to Chaoge to be raised alongside Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, and sent Holy Mother Gold Spirit to Chen Tang Pass to retrieve him and Yin Suzhi. Holy Mother Gold Spirit accepted the mission and Innate Enlightenment Tea, then set out with the Qingping Sword, confident she could overcome anyone who tried to stop her.

• Su Daji agreed with Wu Tian’s plan to summon Ling Zhuzi to Chaoge and have him taught alongside Yin Jiao and Yin Hong.
• Wu Tian considered Yin Suzhi’s royal connection and summoned Holy Mother Gold Spirit and Yun Zhongzi to choose a messenger for Chen Tang Pass.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit volunteered to deliver Wu Tian’s edict and bring Yin Suzhi and Ling Zhuzi’s reincarnated body back to Chaoge.
• Wu Tian rewarded Holy Mother Gold Spirit with Innate Enlightenment Tea, which she accepted after initially refusing.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit departed for Chen Tang Pass in the Seven Fragrance Carriage, gripping the Qingping Sword and resolving to complete her mission.

Wu Tian sent Holy Mother Gold Spirit to test whether she would refuse Perfected Taiyi’s claim to Nezha, and she arrived at Chen Tang Pass as Nezha was born. After Li Jing split the birth-ball and Nezha nearly attacked him, Perfected Taiyi recognized Holy Mother Gold Spirit outside and reacted with fear.

• Wu Tian explained to Su Daji that he had sent Jin Ling to test whether she would be ruthless enough to stop Perfected Taiyi from taking Nezha as his disciple.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit arrived at the Li Residence in Chen Tang Pass as Nezha’s birth began.
• Li Jing heard the midwife call the newborn a monster and rushed into the delivery room, while Perfected Taiyi stayed outside.
• Li Jing split the birth-ball with his sword, and Nezha emerged with the Universe Ring and Armillary Sash.
• Nezha sent his treasures toward Li Jing but stopped when Madam Yin called him and told him Li Jing was his father.
• Perfected Taiyi saw Holy Mother Gold Spirit and cried out in alarm, asking why she was there.

Holy Mother Gold Spirit arrived at Chen Tang Pass with Great Shang’s decree ordering Yin Suzhi to bring Nezha to Chaoge while Li Jing remained to guard the pass. Perfected Taiyi objected, insisting Nezha was destined to become his disciple, and attacked Holy Mother Gold Spirit.

• Nezha slipped away from Madam Yin and went outside to meet Holy Mother Gold Spirit, who identified him as Ling Zhuzi.
• Perfected Taiyi realized Holy Mother Gold Spirit had come for Nezha, while Madam Yin joined Li Jing in the courtyard.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit presented Wu Tian’s token and delivered the Great King’s decree to Li Jing and Yin Suzhi.
• Perfected Taiyi claimed Nezha as his disciple, but Holy Mother Gold Spirit rejected the claim and insisted the decree took precedence.
• Perfected Taiyi angrily called Di Xin a mere mortal king and attacked Holy Mother Gold Spirit as Nezha watched excitedly.

Holy Mother Jinling fought Perfected Taiyi after he attacked her at the Li Residence, overwhelming him until Li Jing urged them to stop. Perfected Taiyi refused to give up on Nezha and offered him magical treasures if he would accept him as his master.

• Perfected Taiyi attacked Holy Mother Jinling, who blocked his strike and retaliated with the Four Symbols Pagoda.
• Perfected Taiyi escaped the pagoda’s confinement and challenged Holy Mother Jinling, but she pressed the fight and drove him into the sky.
• Holy Mother Jinling gained the upper hand and struck Perfected Taiyi in the back with the Dragon Tiger Jade Scepter.
• Li Jing asked Holy Mother Jinling to show mercy and urged Perfected Taiyi to leave, explaining that the Li family had to obey the Great King’s decree.
• Perfected Taiyi asked Nezha to accept him as his master and offered him a pile of Spiritual Treasures as gifts.

Holy Mother Jinling used the Qingping Sword to defeat Perfected Taiyi after he attacked her with the Nine Dragon Fire Cover. She captured him in the Four Symbols Tower to face the Great King, then gave Nezha the damaged fire cover and Perfected Taiyi’s other Dharma treasures.

• Nezha rejected Perfected Taiyi as his master and said Holy Mother Jinling seemed like a better teacher.
• Perfected Taiyi attacked Holy Mother Jinling with the Nine Dragon Fire Cover, but she drew the Qingping Sword and split the treasure apart.
• Holy Mother Jinling pursued Perfected Taiyi with the Qingping Sword, shattering his Dharma robe and blasting him toward the ground.
• Li Jing begged Holy Mother Jinling to show mercy, so she captured Perfected Taiyi in the Four Symbols Tower to bring him before the Great King.
• Madam Yin stopped Li Jing from protesting, and Holy Mother Jinling gave Nezha Perfected Taiyi’s Dharma treasures.

Holy Mother Gold Spirit defeated Perfected Taiyi, restored Nezha’s innate origin essence, and took Madam Yin and Nezha to Chaoge in response to the Great King’s summons. The chapter ended as they approached the city, with Madam Yin wondering why the Great King had called for her.

• Nezha coveted the Qingping Sword, but Holy Mother Gold Spirit scolded him and smacked him when he asked to borrow it.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit gathered Nezha’s scattered Ling Zhuzi origin essence into a pill and made him swallow it.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit healed Madam Yin and ordered her to accompany her to Chaoge, while Li Jing agreed to guard Chen Tang Pass.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit brought Madam Yin and Nezha to Chaoge, where Madam Yin asked why the Great King had summoned her.

Holy Mother Gold Spirit explained Nezha’s origins and the dangers of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation to Madam Yin, then brought them to Chaoge. Wu Tian reflected that Jin Ling had missed a chance to advance by sparing Perfected Taiyi, and summoned the visitors to the Royal Palace.

• Holy Mother Gold Spirit told Madam Yin that Nezha was the reincarnation of Ling Zhuzi and explained how the Expounding Sect’s Golden Immortals used disciples to bear their tribulations.
• Madam Yin worried that Jin Zha and Mu Zha might also be made to bear their masters’ tribulations, and Holy Mother Gold Spirit reassured her before leading her and Nezha toward the Royal Palace.
• Wu Tian explained to Su Daji that Jin Ling had avoided provoking Yuanshi by sparing Perfected Taiyi, but had also passed up an opportunity to seize Fortune and advance.
• A palace attendant reported that Holy Mother Jinling, Madam Yin, and Nezha were waiting at the Meridian Gate, and Wu Tian ordered them summoned.

Wu Tian welcomed Yin Suzhi and Nezha to Chaoge, arranging for Nezha to study alongside Yin Jiao and Yin Hong. He then used the Book of Life and Death to send Perfected Taiyi to the Underworld, leaving Nezha awestruck and eager to become his disciple.

• Holy Mother Gold Spirit brought Yin Suzhi and Nezha to Wu Tian, and Nezha felt an instinctive closeness to Su Daji.
• Su Daji affectionately fussed over Nezha, while Wu Tian welcomed Yin Suzhi and ordered her to settle in Chaoge.
• Wu Tian arranged for Nezha to study with Yin Jiao and Yin Hong under Royal Uncle Bi Gan and Grand Tutor Wen.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit reported that Perfected Taiyi had tried to stop her and remained imprisoned in the Four Symbols Pagoda.
• Wu Tian entered Perfected Taiyi into the Book of Life and Death and sent him to the Underworld to atone for his karma.
• After witnessing Wu Tian's power, Nezha bowed and asked him to take him as his disciple.

Nezha asked Wu Tian to take him as a disciple, and Wu Tian accepted him as a registered disciple who had to prove himself through study. Wu Tian also rewarded Holy Mother Gold Spirit with Taiyi’s remaining origin and heard her warning about Yuanshi Tianzun.

• Nezha changed his mind and pleaded for Wu Tian to become his master, saying he wanted the strongest teacher.
• Wu Tian accepted Nezha as a registered disciple and required him to study under Royal Uncle Bi Gan and Grand Tutor Wen before becoming a formal disciple.
• Nezha kowtowed sincerely, and Madam Yin thanked Wu Tian for accepting him.
• Wu Tian gave Holy Mother Gold Spirit the strand of Innate Taiyi Qi left behind by Taiyi.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit warned Wu Tian that Yuanshi Tianzun might notice Taiyi’s death, and Wu Tian said he would keep it in mind.
• Su Daji resolved to give Holy Mother Gold Spirit advice about overcoming her apprehension toward Yuanshi.

Su Daji arranged for Madam Yin and Nezha to stay in the palace temporarily and organized Nezha’s studies under Bi Gan and Grand Tutor Wen. As Madam Yin settled in, Su Daji told Holy Mother Jinling that she had missed a great opportunity on their journey.

• Wu Tian approved Su Daji’s plan to arrange a residence for Madam Yin and Nezha, and Su Daji invited Madam Yin to stay in the palace meanwhile.
• Su Daji explained that Nezha would study with Yin Jiao and Yin Hong under Bi Gan and Grand Tutor Wen, while Nezha hoped to earn Wu Tian’s recognition as a disciple.
• Su Daji criticized Nezha for changing his mind about whom to take as his master, and Nezha left with the palace maids to join Yin Jiao and Yin Hong.
• Su Daji reassured Madam Yin about Nezha, then told Holy Mother Jinling that she had missed a great opportunity during their journey.