Chapter Summaries

Holy Mother Gold Spirit arranged for Yu Hua and Nezha to defend Chen Tang Pass, and warned Ao Bing against involving the Dragon Clan in the conflict. Ao Jia then arrived with Dragon Clan forces to support Great Shang, acting on Zhu Long’s orders after Zhu Long confirmed Wu Tian was stationed in Chaoge.

• Holy Mother Gold Spirit instructed Yu Hua to support Shi Ji Niangniang and defend Chen Tang Pass, while urging him to cultivate Shangqing Immortal Arts.
• Ao Bing offered to ask the Dragon Clan to help, but Holy Mother Gold Spirit warned that doing so could draw the Dragon Clan into conflict with the Western Sect and Expounding Sect.
• Ao Jia arrived at Chen Tang Pass with Dragon Clan members and said he was following his father’s orders to help Great Shang.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit questioned whether the Dragon Clan understood the risks, but Ao Jia offered to send for more clansmen if needed.
• Zhu Long had ordered Ao Jia’s arrival after confirming Wu Tian was stationed in Chaoge, and told Ao Guang that the Dragon Clan had long followed Wu Tian since the Witch-Demon Tribulation.

Holy Mother Jinling arranged for the Dragon Clan to help defend Chen Tang Pass, while Wu Tian promised them a future role governing the waters. After detecting trouble at the North Sea, Wu Tian sent Shen Gongbao to aid Huang Feihu, then summoned Lu Ya and asked whether he wanted to visit the Primordial Wilderness.

• Holy Mother Jinling sent Yu Hua to coordinate with Ao Jia as the Dragon Clan stationed itself at Chen Tang Pass.
• Wu Tian recognized Zhu Long's motives and promised to appoint the Dragon Clan gods of the waters after the Tribulation.
• Wu Tian sensed Great Shang's Fortune faltering near the North Sea and summoned Shen Gongbao.
• Wu Tian ordered Shen Gongbao to investigate Huang Feihu's situation and support him at the North Sea.
• Wu Tian summoned Lu Ya and asked if he wanted to return to the Primordial Wilderness for a visit.

Wu Tian refined the Innate Yin Gourd into a Flying Dagger of Decapitation for Lu Ya before sending him into the Primordial Wilderness. He explained that the weapon could slay Primal Spirits and that mastering its Taiyin Power would let Lu Ya wield the technique without the gourd; then he began advising Lu Ya about his journey.

• Wu Tian recalled Lu Ya's past exploits and decided to give him the chance to collect Zhunti's karmic debt.
• Wu Tian chose the Innate Yin Gourd to make Lu Ya a new Flying Dagger of Decapitation, designed to target Primal Spirits.
• Wu Tian summoned Taiyin Power from Wangshu and refined the gourd into a black treasure that could strike Primal Spirits below the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Lu Ya learned that he had to bow and say, “Please turn around, treasure,” to unleash the blade ray, and he tested its power by cutting a crack in space.
• Wu Tian told Lu Ya that mastering the Taiyin Power could teach him Taiyin God-Slaying, then began explaining what to watch for on his journey.

Huang Feihu rejected Huang Tianhua’s plea to join Western Qi and condemned him for aiding the North Sea rebellion. As Huang Tianhua gained the upper hand in their duel, Huang Tianxiang joined the fight and accused his elder brother of being the one who understood nothing.

• Huang Tianhua urged Huang Feihu to abandon Great Shang and submit to Western Qi, but Huang Feihu refused.
• Huang Feihu asked whether the rebels had instigated the North Sea uprising, and Huang Tianhua nodded.
• Huang Feihu denounced Huang Tianhua as disloyal, unfilial, inhumane, and unrighteous, then attacked him to capture him and take him before the Great King.
• Huang Tianhua fought Huang Feihu but began to overpower him after unleashing his full strength.
• Huang Tianxiang rushed into the battle to help Huang Feihu, and Huang Tianhua told him to stay out of the adults’ affairs.
• Huang Tianxiang shouted that Huang Tianhua was the one who understood nothing and condemned him for attacking their father.

Maitreya used the Human-Seed Bag to capture Huang Feihu’s family, but Shen Gongbao arrived with the Human Emperor Banner and stopped it. As Maitreya countered with Jieyin's Treasure Banner, True Lord Qingxu Daode moved to attack Huang Feihu despite Huang Tianhua’s plea to keep persuading his father.

• Huang Tianxiang fought Huang Tianhua, while Maitreya opened the Human-Seed Bag and began drawing in Huang Feihu and Huang Tianxiang.
• Maitreya sucked Huang Tianjue and Huang Tianlu into the bag, and Huang Feihu prepared to kill himself rather than be captured.
• Shen Gongbao arrived with the Human Emperor Banner and suppressed the Human-Seed Bag’s power.
• Maitreya used Jieyin's Treasure Banner to block Shen Gongbao’s banner and asked True Lord Qingxu Daode to capture or kill Huang Feihu.
• True Lord Qingxu Daode rejected Huang Tianhua’s plea for another chance and charged at Huang Feihu with his treasure sword and Heart-Piercing Nail.

Huang Tianhua took the Heart-Piercing Nail meant for Huang Feihu and died, while Shen Gongbao captured his true spirit in the Human Emperor Banner. True Lord Qingxu Daode then attacked Huang Feihu and Huang Tianxiang with the Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan, but a mysterious newcomer appeared and countered the flames with Solar True Fire.

• Shen Gongbao held Maitreya off with the Human Emperor Banner while Huang Feihu and Huang Tianxiang were overwhelmed by True Lord Qingxu Daode, Huang Tianhua, and the Western disciples.
• True Lord Qingxu Daode fired the Heart-Piercing Nail at Huang Feihu, but Huang Tianhua threw himself in front of his father and was fatally struck.
• Huang Tianhua asked to enter the Investiture of the Gods in Huang Feihu’s place, and Shen Gongbao captured his rising true spirit with the Human Emperor Banner.
• Huang Feihu and Huang Tianxiang charged True Lord Qingxu Daode, who blocked them with the Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan’s divine flames.
• A mysterious newcomer appeared before the flames reached Huang Feihu and Huang Tianxiang, swallowed the divine fire with Solar True Fire, and asked whether he had arrived in time.

Lu Ya appeared on the battlefield, seized True Lord Qingxu Daode’s Five Fire Seven Birds Fan, and claimed to be the West Kunlun Free Immortal. He then used the Flying Dagger of Decapitation to sever True Lord Qingxu Daode’s primordial spirit, leaving him falling toward the ground.

• Lu Ya appeared and combined Solar True Fire with Nanming Li Fire, overpowering True Lord Qingxu Daode and taking the Five Fire Seven Birds Fan.
• Lu Ya examined the fan, discarded it, and introduced himself as the West Kunlun Free Immortal.
• Lu Ya recited a poem claiming he existed before Hongjun, shocking True Lord Qingxu Daode and Maitreya.
• Lu Ya accused True Lord Qingxu Daode of defying human morality and summoned a tiny winged figure from his black gourd.
• Lu Ya called, “Treasure, please turn around,” and the Flying Dagger of Decapitation severed True Lord Qingxu Daode’s primordial spirit.

Lu Ya and Shen Gongbao overwhelmed Maitreya’s Western Sect forces with the Immortal Slaying Flying Saber and Changxi’s Sun Essence Wheel, but Maitreya tried to escape. Shen Gongbao’s plea somehow forced Maitreya to turn back, and Lu Ya launched the saber at him again.

• Lu Ya used the Immortal Slaying Flying Saber to kill True Lord Qingxu Daode, and Shen Gongbao collected his true spirit in the Human Emperor Banner.
• Lu Ya killed the Western Sect disciples around Maitreya, then used Changxi’s Sun Essence Wheel to destroy the Sarira they left behind.
• Maitreya activated Jieyin’s Treasure Banner and tried to flee through a hole in the void while Shen Gongbao attacked him.
• Shen Gongbao shouted for Maitreya to stay and threatened to grind the Western disciples to dust, causing Maitreya to turn back despite himself.
• Shen Gongbao shattered Maitreya’s escape passage, and Lu Ya activated the Immortal Slaying Flying Saber against him again.

Lu Ya failed to kill Maitreya because Jieyin's Treasure Banner protected him, and Shen Gongbao could not break through his defenses. Maitreya escaped after releasing Huang Feihu's two sons, while Lu Ya said there would be another chance to deal with him.

• Maitreya survived Lu Ya's Flying Dagger of Decapitation when Jieyin's Treasure Banner blocked the attack.
• Lu Ya declined to strike again, but Shen Gongbao reminded him that Maitreya had captured Huang Tianjue and Huang Tianlu.
• Lu Ya threatened to attack unless Maitreya released Huang Feihu's sons, and Maitreya agreed while preparing to escape.
• Maitreya sent Huang Tianjue and Huang Tianlu flying toward Shen Gongbao and Lu Ya, then vanished into the void behind Jieyin's Treasure Banner.
• Shen Gongbao and Lu Ya caught the two sons, and Lu Ya told Shen Gongbao that Maitreya's entry into the tribulation left future chances to defeat him.

Lu Ya and Shen Gongbao planned to kill Maitreya in the future, then helped Huang Feihu turn the battle against the North Sea Rebel Army. Lu Ya granted Huang Tianxiang a chance to advance in martial arts, leaving Shen Gongbao impressed by his bearing.

• Lu Ya kept his plan to use the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead against Maitreya secret, and Shen Gongbao agreed to prepare for another attempt with him.
• Huang Feihu thanked Shen Gongbao and Lu Ya, then knelt to honor the Great King's trust and proposed a decisive attack on the rebels.
• Huang Feihu's sons declared they could fight, and the Huang family led Great Shang's soldiers against the North Sea Rebel Army.
• Shen Gongbao collected True Lord Qingxu Daode's corpse and treasures, then offered Lu Ya the spoils; Lu Ya accepted only the origin essence.
• Lu Ya infused Huang Tianxiang with the origin essence and his replicated Martial Dao insights, empowering him as he fought.
• Shen Gongbao admired Lu Ya's generosity and called him an eminent master.

Huang Tianxiang fought through the Rebel Army after receiving Lu Ya’s gift, while Maitreya returned to Western Qi and reported that Shen Gongbao and Lu Ya had killed his companions. The Expounding Sect disciples learned that True Lord Qingxu Daode had died, and Chijingzi feared their teacher already knew and was furious.

• Huang Tianxiang used Lu Ya’s gift to grow stronger as he fought through the Rebel Army, while Lu Ya declined Shen Gongbao’s suggestion that he take Huang Tianxiang as a disciple.
• Shen Gongbao helped Huang Feihu suppress the rebels, targeting their cultivators and Western Sect practitioners.
• Maitreya returned to Western Qi with Jieyin’s Treasure Banner and told Randeng that Shen Gongbao and Lu Ya had killed True Lord Qingxu Daode and the others.
• Maitreya described Lu Ya’s strange treasure and abilities, leaving the Western Qi assembly unable to identify him.
• Randeng urged the Expounding Sect disciples to report Qingxu Daode’s death, but Chijingzi said their teacher likely already knew and feared returning to Kunlun Mountain to be scolded.

After True Lord Qingxu Daode’s death, Nánjí convinced Yuanshi to halt the Expounding Sect’s attacks and defend Western Qi, then went to Mount Shouyang to borrow the Taiji Diagram. Taiqing gave him the treasure, leaving Nánjí equipped to return to the conflict with Great Shang.

• Teacher Randeng urged Yijingzi and the others to stay together in Western Qi and wait for Yuanshi’s decree.
• Yuanshi told Nánjí that True Lord Qingxu Daode had been slain and could not deduce the exact circumstances of his death.
• Nánjí argued that the Expounding Sect should stop attacking and defend Western Qi while waiting for the enemy to tire.
• Yuanshi approved Nánjí’s plan and sent him to Mount Shouyang to borrow the Taiji Diagram.
• Taiqing sensed Nánjí’s arrival and released the Taiji Diagram to him.

Nánjí left Mount Shouyang with the Taiji Diagram, while Taiqing kept his plans and doubts to himself. In Chaoge, Holy Mother Guiling pledged herself to Wu Tian, who promised to help her become a Quasi-Sage, hoping to attract more Intercepting Sect disciples.

• Nánjí received the Taiji Diagram from Taiqing and headed toward Western Qi, confident that he could protect the Expounding Sect disciples.
• Xuandu questioned Taiqing about intervening in the Tribulation, but Taiqing told him to remain at Mount Shouyang and said he would handle matters himself.
• Wu Tian sensed that True Lord Qingxu Daode had entered the Human Emperor Banner and wondered whether Yuanshi would retaliate, but Yuanshi made no move.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit brought Holy Mother Guiling, Nezha, and Ao Bing to Wu Tian in Chaoge.
• Holy Mother Guiling asked to serve Wu Tian and pursue the Quasi-Sage realm, and Wu Tian promised to help her break through by the end of the Tribulation if she had not done so herself.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit thanked Wu Tian for guiding her to the Quasi-Sage realm, while Wu Tian intended their opportunities to encourage other Intercepting Sect disciples to join him.

Nezha returned to Wu Tian with Ao Bing, recounted his exploits, and received praise before visiting Su Daji and Bi Gan. After Nezha, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong shared their experiences, Yin Jiao assured Nezha that he and Yin Hong considered him their true brother.

• Nezha told Wu Tian about defending Chen Tang Pass and gave him a Dragon Pearl, earning his praise.
• Wu Tian sent Nezha, Ao Bing, and the others to see Su Daji before joining Grand Tutor Wen.
• Nezha presented gifts to Su Daji and the others, and Su Daji arranged for Madam Yin to come to the palace.
• Nezha gave Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and Bi Gan gifts, then passed Bi Gan's test of his studies.
• Nezha, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong shared stories of their recent experiences, including the attempted abduction of Yin Jiao and Yin Hong by Guangchengzi and Chijingzi.
• Yin Jiao told Nezha that he and Yin Hong would be his true brothers despite Li Jing's death and Jin Zha and Mu Zha rejecting him.

Nezha invited Yin Jiao and Yin Hong to join him at the front lines, while Shen Gongbao advised Huang Feihu to remain in the North Sea and restore order after Yuan Futong's defeat. Shen Gongbao then set out to recruit old Daoist friends to aid Great Shang, and Lu Ya agreed to join Grand Tutor Wen's campaign against Western Qi after helping Huang Tianxiang.

• Nezha invited Yin Jiao and Yin Hong to fight alongside him and Jin Ling at the front lines, then insisted they meet Ao Bing in dragon form.
• Huang Feihu asked Shen Gongbao whether he should return to Chaoge to face punishment, and Shen Gongbao urged him to stay and pacify the North Sea.
• Shen Gongbao returned Huang Tianhua's corpse to Huang Feihu, who accepted his advice and entrusted the body to Huang Tianjue and Huang Tianlu.
• Huang Tianxiang asked Lu Ya to accept him as a disciple, but Lu Ya instead promised to stay and answer his cultivation questions.
• Shen Gongbao asked Lu Ya to guard the North Sea and then planned to recruit Daoist allies for Great Shang; Lu Ya agreed to go to Western Qi afterward and help Grand Tutor Wen confront Maitreya.

Lu Ya stayed in the Great Shang camp to train Huang Tianxiang while Grand Tutor Wen’s army advanced on Western Qi. After Nánjí returned with the Taiji Diagram, Han Dulong died in battle against Feng Lin, leaving the armies facing their first clash.

• Lu Ya decided to remain in the North Sea and train Huang Tianxiang until the battle in Western Qi reached a stalemate.
• Grand Tutor Wen gathered the Four Generals of the Mo Family, Zhang Guifang, and Feng Lin as he marched toward Western Qi.
• Nánjí returned to the Western Qi camp with the Taiji Diagram and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, saying they had been lent by his Teacher.
• Randeng chose Han Dulong to challenge Feng Lin, and Han Dulong began losing the duel.
• Yang Jian intervened to save Han Dulong, but Han Dulong charged back at Feng Lin and was killed by Feng Lin’s red pellet.

Yang Jian and Zhang Guifang fought evenly while the battle between Great Shang and Western Qi turned chaotic. After Maitreya used Jieyin's Treasure Banner to suppress the Four Generals of the Mo Family, Feng Lin fell, and Grand Tutor Wen ordered Great Shang's troops to withdraw.

• Zhang Guifang rode out to challenge Yang Jian and tried to persuade him to join Great Shang, but Yang Jian refused.
• Xue Ehu, Wei Hu, Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and others joined the fight, while the Four Generals of the Mo Family attacked them and the battlefield descended into chaos.
• Zhang Guifang used the Soul-Snatching Incantation on Yang Jian, who recovered almost immediately and continued fighting.
• Maitreya brought out Jieyin's Treasure Banner and suppressed the Four Generals of the Mo Family, allowing the Expounding Sect disciples to rush Feng Lin.
• Feng Lin fell from his horse, and Grand Tutor Wen ordered Great Shang's troops to retreat and raise the no-battle banner.

Wu Tian sent Holy Mother Gold Spirit and the others to aid Grand Tutor Wen after Great Shang suffered a defeat against Western Qi’s Sage treasures. Nezha eagerly tested his new Wind Fire Wheels and set off first, prompting Ao Bing to race after him in dragon form.

• Wu Tian ended Su Daji’s card game and summoned Holy Mother Gold Spirit, Holy Mother Guiling, Nezha, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong to the main hall.
• Wu Tian told them that Western Qi had used Jieyin’s Treasure Banner and that Great Shang had lost the Four Generals of the Mo Family and Feng Lin.
• Wu Tian appointed Holy Mother Gold Spirit to lead the reinforcements and warned her that Maitreya and Nánjí wielded powerful Sage treasures.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit accepted the mission and left with her companions, confident that treasures alone would not decide the battle.
• Nezha showed off his Fire Tipped Spear and Wind Fire Wheels, then mastered the wheels and flew off ahead of the others.
• Ao Bing worried that Nezha no longer needed him, transformed into a white dragon, and chased after Nezha as Holy Mother Gold Spirit prepared the Seven Fragrance Carriage.

Holy Mother Gold Spirit and her companions arrived to reinforce Grand Tutor Wen, who explained how Yang Jian had been defeating Great Shang’s fighters. Nezha was appointed vanguard and charged out to challenge Yang Jian, then wondered why he looked like Yin Jiao.

• Wu Tian’s upgraded Wind Fire Wheels carried Nezha and the others swiftly to Grand Tutor Wen’s camp.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit and Holy Mother Guiling assured Wen Zhong that they would follow his command and help in the war.
• Holy Mother Gold Spirit identified Yang Jian as Yuding’s disciple and Haotian’s nephew, and Nezha volunteered to fight him.
• Grand Tutor Wen appointed Nezha as vanguard and Yin Jiao and Yin Hong as his deputy generals.
• Nezha rode his Wind Fire Wheels to confront Yang Jian and asked why he looked like Yin Jiao.

Nezha and Yang Jian fought on the battlefield, with Nezha using the flames of his Fire Tipped Spear to wound Yang Jian before Yang Jian began to gain the advantage. Watching them, the Great Shang forces noticed Yang Jian resembled Yin Jiao and wondered whether he might be the Great King's son.

• Yang Jian recognized Nezha as the boy accused of killing Li Jing and attacked him.
• Nezha evaded Yang Jian with his Wind Fire Wheels, then blasted him with Solar True Fire from the Fire Tipped Spear.
• Yang Jian recovered, guarded against Nezha's flames, and gradually turned the fight around with his martial skill and strength.
• Yang Jian realized Nezha was also cultivating the Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill and demanded to know where he had learned it.
• Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and the Great Shang leaders noticed Yang Jian's resemblance to Yin Jiao and speculated that he might be the Great King's child.
• Holy Mother Jinling wondered whether Yang Jian was connected to the Great King but decided she did not dare ask him directly.