Chapter Summaries

Zhao Gongming used the empowered Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin and his Martial Dao strength to drive Ran Deng into a desperate retreat. Yunxiao then deployed the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and challenged Western Qi to attack, as Nan Ji watched the Chan and Western Sect disciples rush toward it.

• Zhao Gongming repeatedly struck Ran Deng with the Sea-Suppressing Divine Whip, overpowering him despite Ran Deng wielding Jieyin's Treasure Banner.
• Duobao wondered whether killing opponents could seize their fortune, and Jin Ling told him that killing Ran Deng had helped her reach the Quasi-Saint realm.
• The Western Sect disciples urged the Chan Sect to help Ran Deng, but Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao entered the battlefield.
• Yunxiao summoned the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and Bixiao taunted Western Qi to attack all at once.
• Nan Ji accepted Bixiao's challenge, and Chijingzi, Juliusun, the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, and Western Sect disciples charged toward the formation.

Shen Gongbao learned that Yunxiao’s Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation could overwhelm the Chan Sect disciples, while Duobao attacked Nan Ji with the Immortal Slaying Sword. As the battlefield grew more chaotic, the Hunyuan Golden Dou’s light appeared inside the formation.

• Golden Spirit Holy Mother explained that Yunxiao had inherited Tongtian’s Formation Dao and that only a Saint could break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Duobao attacked Nan Ji with Dharma treasures and the Immortal Slaying Sword after Nan Ji raised the Taiji Diagram to defend himself.
• Turtle Spirit Holy Mother worried about Duobao’s fight, but Golden Spirit Holy Mother said his change in mindset mattered more than whether Nan Ji died.
• Zhao Gongming continued pursuing Ran Deng while Duobao and Nan Ji fought to a stalemate, and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation suddenly stirred.
• The Hunyuan Golden Dou’s brilliant light appeared within the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

The Three Heavens used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to trap the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, while Zhunti and Yuanshi watched from the battlefield and restrained themselves from intervening. With the Golden Immortals captured in the Hunyuan Golden Dou, Bixiao urged Yunxiao to kill them all.

• The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation separated the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, drained their strength, and let Yunxiao capture them with the Hunyuan Golden Dou, though Chijingzi remained outside it.
• Zhunti returned to the Western World, apologized to Jieyin, and then went back to the Eastern World after Jieyin urged him to act as he saw fit.
• Yuanshi confronted Zhunti and warned him not to attack Zhao Gongming or disrupt the larger plan, and the two watched the battlefield together.
• Yuanshi and Zhunti saw the Three Heavens capture the Chan Sect Golden Immortals but believed the sisters would not dare kill them all.
• Bixiao asked Yunxiao how she would deal with the captured Golden Immortals and proposed killing them with the Golden Flood Shears.

Yunxiao used the Hunyuan Golden Dou to strip the Chan Sect disciples of their Golden Immortal Dao Fruits while sparing their lives, enraging them and humiliating Yuanshi. Yuanshi then seized control of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and attacked the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

• Yunxiao rejected Bixiao's suggestion to kill the captured Chan Sect disciples, choosing instead to strip away their cultivation to avoid placing their teacher in a difficult position.
• Yunxiao activated the Hunyuan Golden Dou, causing Juliusun, Cihang, and the other trapped Chan Sect disciples to lose their Golden Immortal Dao Fruits.
• The Three Heavens expelled the disciples from the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and Chijingzi used his Dharma treasure to lower them safely to the ground.
• The Chan Sect disciples cursed Yunxiao, while Chijingzi realized that holding the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi had spared him from the same fate.
• Nan Ji condemned the Three Heavens, Daoist Duobao defended them, and Shen Gongbao welcomed the weakened Chan Sect disciples as targets.
• Yuanshi ignored Sage Zhunti's warning, took control of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and prepared to strike the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

Yuanshi attacked the Three Heavens in fury, but Xuan Wu’s merit-filled tortoise shell shielded them from his strike. As Taiqing moved against Duobao and the Intercepting Sect disciples charged toward Western Qi, Zhunti appeared to stop them.

• Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and Wudang Holy Mother blocked Yuanshi’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi with their attacks and the Qingping Sword.
• Yuanshi struck the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, shattering it and sending his palm toward the Three Heavens, while the other Sages blocked Nezha’s Creation Qiankun Cauldron.
• Yunxiao’s tortoise shell, lent by Zhao Gongming from Xuan Wu, shielded the Three Heavens and withstood Yuanshi’s blow by burning through its accumulated merit.
• Yuanshi resumed attacking the tortoise shell and Creation Cauldron, while Taiqing sent the Taiji Diagram toward Duobao and the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Shen Gongbao rallied the Intercepting Sect disciples to attack the Chan Sect followers at Western Qi, and Zhunti appeared before their charge, declaring them fated for his Western Sect.

Tongtian revealed the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram and trapped Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Zhunti in the formation after they attacked his disciples. Confronting his brothers over their actions, Tongtian declared that his bond with the Three Pure Ones had ended and that he would henceforth be Pangu Tongtian.

• Yuanshi attacked the Three Heavens, Taiqing tried to suppress Duobao and the Immortal Slaying Sword, and Zhunti swept up Intercepting Sect disciples to convert them to the Western Pure Land.
• Duobao detonated magical treasures to free the Immortal Slaying Sword from the Taiji Diagram, while the Qingping Sword revealed the hidden Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram.
• The Four Immortal Slaying Swords took their positions and unleashed their power, trapping the three Saints and concealing the Three Heavens and others from them.
• Tongtian accused the three Saints of attacking his disciples, while Yuanshi argued that Tongtian had betrayed the bond among the Three Pure Ones by joining Wu Tian.
• Tongtian declared that the bond among the Three Pure Ones was exhausted and that he would be Pangu Tongtian from then on.

Tongtian severed his ties with Taiqing and Yuanshi, declared the Three Pure Ones finished, and activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation against Yuanshi. Wu Tian and Su Daji watched from Chaoge as the battle began.

• Tongtian's vow caused his luck to separate from Taiqing and Yuanshi, and he declared that he would no longer acknowledge their brotherhood.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of colluding with Wu Tian, while Taiqing rebuked Yuanshi and realized Tongtian had given up on them.
• Zhunti welcomed the split among the Three Pure Ones and wondered whether Tongtian would join Wu Tian and the Witch Clan.
• At Chaoge, Wu Tian told Su Daji to wait while Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which required four Saints to break.
• Tongtian declared that their luck and karma were severed and challenged Yuanshi to war; Yuanshi answered by attacking the formation with the Pangu Banner.

After Tongtian released both armies from the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, the Intercepting Sect disciples attacked Western Qi while the Saints fought inside the formation. Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and Shen Gongbao seized the chance to hunt Chan Sect disciples, leaving Chijingzi trapped beneath the Human Emperor Banner.

• Tongtian released the cultivators from Western Qi and Great Shang, and the Chan Sect Golden Immortals found that Yunxiao had stripped away their cultivation.
• Nan Ji urged the dispirited Chan Sect disciples to regain their confidence, while Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Bixiao condemned the humiliation the Intercepting Sect had suffered.
• Turtle Spirit Holy Mother attacked Nan Ji with the Sun and Moon Pearls, and Shen Gongbao rallied the Intercepting Sect disciples to kill Chan Sect members and seize opportunities.
• Turtle Spirit Holy Mother engaged Nan Ji while Shen Gongbao swept Cihang into the Human Emperor Banner.
• Shen Gongbao pursued Chijingzi, whose mana faltered as the Human Emperor Banner's radiance descended over him.

Shen Gongbao and the Intercepting Sect disciples overwhelmed Western Qi’s Chan Sect forces while the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation held against three Saints. Yuanshi demanded that Zhunti summon Jieyin, but Zhunti hesitated, fearing Taiyi would exploit Jieyin’s absence from Western Heaven and Earth.

• Shen Gongbao captured Chijingzi with the Human Emperor Banner as the banner and the Investiture of the Gods faced off in the sky.
• Yuan Hong found himself surrounded by Yang Jian, Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and Nezha, who challenged him to defeat them through physical strength alone.
• Yunxiao and Jin Ling held back while the Intercepting Sect disciples defeated Western Qi’s fighters, and Yunxiao sent Xuan Wu’s tortoise shell to protect Gui Ling.
• Gui Ling pursued Nan Ji after Yunxiao’s treasure blocked his attacks, while Yuanshi angrily accused Tongtian of destroying the Chan Sect’s lineage.
• Yuanshi called on Zhunti to summon Jieyin and help break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Zhunti hesitated because Taiyi might take advantage of Jieyin’s departure.

Zhunti and Jieyin chose to leave the Western World and help break Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Lu Ya seized the chance to enter Mount Ling. Lu Ya vowed to resolve his Karma with the Western Sect and became Great Sun Tathagata with Wu Tian’s approval.

• Tongtian intensified the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving Yuanshi and Zhunti under pressure as Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and Zhao Gongming drove back Nan Ji and Ran Deng.
• Yuanshi urged Zhunti to help break the formation, and Zhunti agreed as Jieyin’s Treasure Banner flew toward the battlefield.
• Jieyin left the Western World for the Investiture Battlefield despite Lu Ya’s Golden Crow presence at its border.
• Taiyi told Lu Ya to act alone, and Lu Ya descended onto Mount Ling as Jieyin hurried onward without looking back.
• Lu Ya declared that he would enter the Western Sect to resolve his Karma and take the name Great Sun Tathagata; Wu Tian granted his request.

Lu Ya used the Three Daos’ response to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm and claim a Buddha’s position, weakening Jieyin and Zhunti as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation held them at bay. Zhao Gongming killed Daoist Ran Deng and began to approach a breakthrough, while Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and Golden Spirit Holy Mother killed Nan Ji, leaving Western Qi effectively destroyed.

• The Three Daos’ blessings helped Lu Ya reach the Quasi-Saint realm, sever an incarnation, and take a seat in the Great Hero Hall, drawing fortune away from Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Jieyin joined Zhunti outside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but their weakened strength could not overcome Master Tongtian and the formation.
• After Jieyin took back his Treasure Banner, Zhao Gongming struck Daoist Ran Deng with the Sea-Suppressing Divine Whip and shattered his golden body and primordial spirit.
• Zhao Gongming entered enlightenment as signs of a Quasi-Saint breakthrough formed around him, and the Three Heavens protected him in formation.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother distracted Nan Ji, allowing Turtle Spirit Holy Mother to shatter his Dao body and send his soul toward the Investiture of the Gods.
• With Nan Ji dead and Western Qi’s cultivators nearly all on the Investiture of the Gods, cries from three Saints rang out as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation erupted into turmoil.

Yuanshi grieved Nan Ji’s death and, alongside Taiqing and the other Saints, moved to seize the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and break Tongtian’s formation. As Wu Tian prepared to act, he secretly gathered Taiyi, Dijiang, and Zhu Jiuyin, leaving the former enemies poised to join forces.

• Gui Ling shattered Nan Ji’s origin, sending his wandering soul into the Investiture of the Gods, and Yuanshi raged at Tongtian over the Chan Sect’s losses.
• Taiqing rebuked Tongtian, but Tongtian asked whether the Saints would have spared the Intercepting Sect if he had been defeated.
• Yuanshi calmed down and joined Taiqing and the other Saints in charging toward the formation gates to seize the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• Wu Tian praised Gui Ling for changing her fate and told Nuwa and Queen Mother of the West not to intervene without his order.
• As the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation shook, Taiyi, Dijiang, and Zhu Jiuyin secretly gathered under Wu Tian’s summons, ready to join forces.

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the Ancestral Witches returned from Chaos as the four Heavenly Dao Saints broke Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Just as Yuanshi taunted Tongtian, Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin emerged and attacked him, leaving the Saints stunned.

• Wu Tian sent the Ancestral Witches to cultivate in Chaos, where Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin reached the peak of Grand Golden Immortal.
• The four Heavenly Dao Saints battered Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while the Nine Provinces Barrier appeared to protect the Human Clan’s lands.
• Taiqing used the Taiji Diagram to take the Immortal Slaying Sword, and the other Saints seized the remaining three swords, breaking the formation.
• Yuanshi taunted Tongtian for expecting Wu Tian to help him, but became uneasy at Tongtian’s calm demeanor.
• The Chaos Bell rang, and Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin emerged from a Netherworld passage and combined their spacetime laws with the bell’s power to attack Tongtian.

Taiyi, Dijiang, and Zhu Jiuyin helped Tongtian separate his future self while Empress Pingxin prevented Dao Ancestor Hongjun from intervening. As the two Tongtians fought, Taiqing understood Tongtian’s new path, but Yuanshi attacked them with the Pangu Banner.

• Taiyi merged with the Chaos Bell, and Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin entered its space-time domain to help Tongtian.
• Empress Pingxin blocked Dao Ancestor Hongjun and argued that Tongtian’s opportunity did not violate the Heavenly Dao’s momentum.
• Tongtian separated his future self, and the two versions began fighting with their Qingping Swords.
• Taiqing realized Tongtian was pursuing a path of severing his past, future, and present selves, and felt envious of Wu Tian’s support for him.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of destroying the Chan Sect and unleashed Chaos Sword Qi from the Pangu Banner at both Tongtians.

Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked Tongtian as he tried to sever his future self, but the Chaos Bell shielded him and the Human Clan’s Nine Provinces Barrier stabilized the world. Nuwa, Queen Mother of the West, Xuan Ming, and Zhen Yuanzi faced the attackers, while Tongtian heard an unseen ally urge him to finish quickly.

• Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti launched their Sage treasures at Tongtian, and the Chaos Bell protected him from their assault.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the others shielded Gui Ling and Zhao Gongming as the Nine Cauldrons and Human Clan’s Nine Provinces Barrier suppressed the battlefield’s aftershocks.
• Nuwa confronted Yuanshi, Queen Mother of the West faced Jieyin, and Xuan Ming emerged from a Netherworld passage to fight Zhunti.
• Taiqing saw Dao Ancestor Hongjun confronting Empress Pingxin, then prepared to attack Nuwa before Zhen Yuanzi blocked his path.
• An unseen voice warned Tongtian that Dao Ancestor Hongjun might not hold out much longer and offered to intervene if Tongtian could not finish severing his future self.

Wu Tian watched Tongtian struggle against his future self while the Saints fought across the Investiture of the Gods battlefield. Tongtian refused his help, leaving Wu Tian to hope Hongjun would delay intervening.

• Wu Tian explained that he had waited for Tongtian to sever his future self and had only helped suppress spacetime after the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was broken.
• Tongtian refused Wu Tian's offer of help and charged at his future self again, while Wu Tian decided to stall for time.
• Taiqing and Zhen Yuanzi exchanged harmless blows as Zhen Yuanzi maintained the Book of Earth's barrier.
• Nuwa and Yuanshi fought in earnest, while Jieyin battled Queen Mother of the West and Xuan Ming battered Zhunti.
• Zhunti, badly injured by Xuan Ming, pleaded inwardly for Dao Ancestor Hongjun to intervene.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun attacked Empress Pingxin and the Investiture Battlefield, revealing powerful treasures as the clash shook the Primordial World. Wu Tian appeared to stop Purple Xiao Palace, while Fuxi and the others protected the Human Clan from the devastation.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun judged that Wu Tian's side held the advantage and rose from the Sea of Heavenly Dao Origin to confront Empress Pingxin.
• Empress Pingxin struck Hongjun with the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Hongjun countered with the Jade Creation Disc and Heavenly Dao Power.
• Hongjun sent Purple Xiao Palace crashing toward the Investiture Battlefield and used a hidden seal to clash with Empress Pingxin's Six Paths Samsara Palace.
• Wu Tian appeared and drove the Pangu Seal into Purple Xiao Palace, causing a collision that shook the Primordial World and exposed the Heavenly Court.
• Fuxi and the others emerged from Huoyun Cave, joined the Human Dao Fortune phantoms atop the Nine Cauldrons, and calmed the Nine Provinces as Fuxi reflected that saints' survival meant great thieves would never cease.

Wu Tian protected Tongtian’s attempt to sever his connection with his future self while fighting off Zixiao Palace. Tongtian then used Qingping Sword to cut the Primordial Violet Qi from his own primordial spirit, sacrificing his Heavenly Dao Saint position, and Taiqing realized that Tongtian’s past self remained complete.

• Wu Tian blocked Zixiao Palace with the Pangu Seal while Fuxi and the others protected the Human Clan.
• Haotian stabilized the Heavenly Court from Lingxiao Treasure Hall as Zixiao Palace’s impact shook the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Wu Tian deployed the Innate Five Directions Five-Elements Formation to shield Tongtian’s battle from the surrounding chaos.
• Encouraged by Wu Tian’s support, Tongtian focused on severing his future self, and Future Tongtian struck him with Qingping Sword.
• Tongtian turned Qingping Sword on himself and cut the Primordial Violet Qi from his primordial spirit, causing his aura to plummet.
• Taiqing realized that Tongtian’s past self was still complete even as the others reacted in disbelief to his severing his Saint position.

Tongtian attempted to sever his Heavenly Dao saintly rank, but Hongjun intervened and the Primordial Violet Qi tried to rejoin his Primal Spirit. Tongtian used the Six Souls Banner to force the Qi out and fell from sainthood.

• Taiqing Sage learned Tongtian had attained the Primal Chaos by severing his past self and wondered whether he could follow the same path.
• Tongtian severed part of his Primal Spirit and forced the Primordial Violet Qi out, causing his aura to fall toward the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Hongjun intervened as the Primordial Violet Qi returned and tried to restore Tongtian's Primal Spirit and saintly rank.
• Tongtian revealed the Six Souls Banner, which he had inscribed with his own name, and shook it to split his Primal Spirit again.
• The Six Souls Banner severed the purple tendrils and expelled the Primordial Violet Qi, leaving Tongtian fallen from sainthood.

Tongtian severed his future self and overcame Hongjun’s attempt to stop him, with Wu Tian shielding his breakthrough. As Tongtian began attaining Primordial Origin anew, his past self returned and restored his damaged essence.

• Tongtian used the Qingping Sword to fight his weakened future self after writing his name on the Six Souls Banner and losing his Saint position.
• Hongjun attacked Tongtian with a strike empowered by the Heavenly Dao while fighting Empress Pingxin.
• Wu Tian manifested the Pangu True Body and blocked Hongjun’s attack, then protected Tongtian with the Innate Five Elements Grand Formation.
• Tongtian’s future self vanished, and Tongtian’s severing of his past and future selves shook spacetime and released Taiyi, Dijiang, and Zhu Jiuyin from the Chaos Bell.
• Tongtian’s past self entered his body, restoring his damaged essence as Tongtian’s aura steadied and a trace of Primordial Origin emerged.