Chapter Summaries

Hongjun’s Evil Corpse survived the final axe strike by using Purple Cloud Palace as a shield, then fled into Chaos with the palace. Wu Tian explained that Hongjun could return during the Immeasurable Tribulation, but the Ancestral Witches’ confidence restored his spirits.

• After Hongjun’s main body self-destructed, the Evil Corpse began transforming into Hongjun and used Purple Cloud Palace to block the last axe strike.
• Hongjun retrieved Purple Cloud Palace and escaped into the depths of Chaos, vowing to return and take revenge on Wu Tian.
• Wu Tian opened his eyes, returned the three Heaven-Opening supreme treasures to Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Taiyi, and reassured Houtu that he was all right.
• Wu Tian explained that Hongjun’s Slaying the Three Corpses method allowed any surviving corpse to become the main body, and warned that Hongjun had escaped with Purple Cloud Palace.
• Wu Tian told everyone that Hongjun remained alive and could return during the Immeasurable Tribulation, but the Ancestral Witches declared they could defeat him again.
• Encouraged by the Ancestral Witches, Wu Tian laughed and said they would kill Hongjun for good if he returned.

After Hongjun's defeat, Wu Tian directed the others to stabilize the Primordial World and resume the Investiture of the Gods, explaining that the tribulation was not about which dynasty ruled. The chapter left Yuanshi puzzled by Wu Tian’s plans and reluctant to accept his offer of a future duel.

• Wu Tian told the gathered immortals to stabilize the Primordial World, reinforce the Heavenly Dao, and continue the Investiture of the Gods.
• Wu Tian reassured Taiqing that he could establish a separate Dao Sect after the world was stabilized, and said Western Qi could replace Great Shang without affecting the immortal slaughter tribulation.
• The Ancestral Witches cleared baleful qi while Taiqing and the others repaired heaven and earth.
• Yuanshi insisted Western Qi would win and accused Wu Tian of using an avatar as Ji Fa, but Wu Tian denied it and told him to watch the Investiture unfold.
• Wu Tian challenged Yuanshi to a one-on-one fight in Chaos after the Investiture ended, and Yuanshi wanted no part of it.

Wu Tian received the Jade Creation Disc fragments and the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus from Empress Pingxin as he worked to restore the damaged Primordial World. After Wu Tian sent the lotus to Lu Ya, Lu Ya refined it and helped stabilize the Western World.

• Nuwa and Yuanshi entered the Heavenly Dao to suppress its turmoil and repair its laws.
• Empress Pingxin gave Wu Tian the Jade Creation Disc fragments and the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus, explaining that the lotus would help Lu Ya suppress his fortune.
• Wu Tian sent the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus toward the Western World, and the Mosquito Taoist tried to devour it before Wu Tian drove him away.
• Wu Tian bestowed the lotus on Lu Ya, who thanked his master and began refining it at Mount Ling.
• Lu Ya's fortune surged, and the Western World gradually stabilized beneath the Buddha Light of his Great Sun Tathagata form.

After Nuwa and Yuanshi discovered that Jieyin and Zhunti’s true spirits had vanished, Wu Tian warned that Chaos Demon Gods would attack during the Immeasurable Tribulation. He urged the others to restore the Primordial World and proposed using its fragments to create the Earth Immortal Realm, leaving the world to recover before the coming war.

• Nuwa told Wu Tian that Jieyin and Zhunti’s true spirits had disappeared from the Heavenly Dao, and Yuanshi confirmed that he could not find them either.
• Empress Pingxin said she had withdrawn the Earthly Dao’s power from the Heavenly Dao and had noticed nothing unusual afterward.
• Wu Tian suggested Jieyin and Zhunti were outsiders who might have fled, then agreed with Nuwa that Chaos Demon Gods could return to attack during the Immeasurable Tribulation.
• Wu Tian called on the others to repair the Primordial World, restore its origin, develop the three Daos, and prepare future generations to reach Saint-level strength.
• Wu Tian proposed continuing the Investiture of the Gods and refining the Primordial World’s fragments around the Nine Provinces into the Earth Immortal Realm so the Primordial World could recover.

Wu Tian rallied the cultivators to refine the Earth Immortal Realm, placing Zhen Yuanzi in charge. After the realm took shape, Zhen Yuanzi told Wu Tian he planned to move Wuzhuang Temple there and oversee it, and asked for his opinion.

• Dijiang, Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian agreed to follow Wu Tian's plan, while Zhen Yuanzi withdrew the Book of Earth barrier and brought the collected fragments to Wu Tian.
• Fuxi, Shennongshi, and Xuanyuan Shi offered their help, and Wu Tian asked them to have Yao, Shun, and Yu serve as the Three Officials Great Emperor in the Heavenly Court.
• Wu Tian asked Zhen Yuanzi to lead the sacrificial refinement of the Earth Immortal Realm, with everyone contributing and Zhen Yuanzi's Book of Earth providing the foundation.
• The cultivators separated the Human Clan's Nine Provinces from the Primordial World and worked together until the Earth Immortal Realm took shape.
• Zhen Yuanzi told Wu Tian he intended to pass the Fengdu Emperor position to Yang Jiao, move Wuzhuang Temple into the Earth Immortal Realm, and oversee it.

Wu Tian stabilized the Primordial Wilderness by establishing an array and releasing the Innate Gourd Vine to refine Chaos Qi, while Zhenyuanzi anchored the Earth Immortal Realm with the Five Villages Temple. With the world restored and its spiritual energy increasing, the Heavenly Dao rewarded Wu Tian and the others with abundant merit.

• Wu Tian considered how the coming Journey to the West could help restore the Heavenly Dao and give Lu Ya a chance to become a Saint.
• Zhenyuanzi moved the Five Villages Temple into the Earth Immortal Realm, which expanded and merged stably into the Primordial World.
• Wu Tian deployed the Innate Five Direction Flags to form an array that refined Chaos Qi into innate spiritual energy.
• Wu Tian released the Innate Gourd Vine, which rooted itself in Chaos and worked with the flags to nourish the Primordial World.
• After the Primordial World stabilized and its spiritual energy began increasing, the Heavenly Dao sent golden pillars of merit toward Wu Tian and the others.

Wu Tian and the others received merit for their contributions to the Primordial Wilderness, and Wu Tian used his share to strengthen the Innate Five Elements Flags and Innate Gourd Vine. After Empress Pingxin returned to the Underworld, Wu Tian and the remaining Saints headed for the Earth Immortal Realm to check on the Investiture of the Gods, while Tongtian refused Taiqing and Yuanshi’s attempt to return two of his swords.

• Wu Tian directed his Heavenly Merit into the Innate Five Elements Flags and Innate Gourd Vine, whose leaves and vines gained golden markings.
• Wu Tian refused Zhen Yuanzi’s offer of merit, while Zhen Yuanzi decided to give his share to Wu Tian’s disciple as a gift for becoming Emperor of Fengdu.
• The Ancestral Witches divided their merit between Xuan Ming and Houtu, and Empress Pingxin returned to the Underworld with them and Zhen Yuanzi after inviting Wu Tian to visit later.
• Wu Tian led Nuwa, Queen Mother of the West, Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian toward the Earth Immortal Realm to see how the Investiture of the Gods was progressing.
• Taiqing and Yuanshi offered to return the Immortal Slaying Sword and Slaughter Immortal Sword, but Tongtian refused them and hurried after Wu Tian.

Wu Tian returned to the Earth Immortal Realm with Nuwa, Tongtian, Taiqing, and Yuanshi, where they learned that several Intercepting Sect disciples had reached or neared the Quasi-Saint realm. Seeing the sect’s success unsettled Yuanshi, but he steadied his Dao Heart by deciding that Dao Ancestor Hongjun was at fault.

• Taiqing put away the Immortal Slaying Sword and wondered whether giving Duobao a great opportunity might improve his relationship with Tongtian.
• Zhao Gongming greeted Wu Tian and the others after breaking through to the Quasi-Saint realm, and Tongtian praised Wu Tian for teaching him well.
• Wu Tian pointed out that Yunxiao had gained an opportunity to become a Quasi-Saint, and Tongtian discovered that Turtle Spirit Holy Mother had also reached that realm under Golden Spirit Holy Mother’s protection.
• Tongtian reflected that Wu Tian’s help had saved his disciples from terrible fates, and Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother thanked Wu Tian.
• Yuanshi questioned whether his Chan Sect teachings and disciples were inferior to Tongtian’s, causing his mana to fluctuate before he suppressed his doubts and blamed Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Shen Gongbao avoided provoking Yuanshi as the war among the Sages ended and the Primordial World became the Earth Immortal Realm. After Jiang Ziya entered Chaoge and fabricated Di Xin’s death, Wu Tian summoned Haotian to discuss the Heavenly Court, prompting Yuanshi to suspect Wu Tian had hidden more from them.

• Shen Gongbao stayed back as Yuanshi’s gaze pressed down on him, but the Human Emperor Banner shielded him and Yuanshi turned away.
• The Sages and Dao Ancestor Hongjun shattered the Primordial World, which cultivators repaired and merged with the Nine Provinces into the Earth Immortal Realm.
• Jiang Ziya led Western Qi’s army into Chaoge and ordered Star-Plucking Platform burned, claiming Di Xin, the Queen, his consorts, and Chaoge’s ministers had died there.
• Wu Tian decided to assign key positions on the Investiture of the Gods before its formal ceremony and sent a message summoning Haotian.
• Haotian greeted Wu Tian as his brother-in-law, and Yuanshi asked what else Wu Tian had concealed from them.

After learning that Yang Jian was Wu Tian’s son and had been placed in the Chan Sect, Yuanshi swallowed his anger while Taiqing urged him to accept the sect’s continued survival. Wu Tian then called the gathered powers to discuss the Investiture of the Gods again and proposed Gui Ling as the Great Emperor Longevity of the South Pole.

• Yuanshi realized Wu Tian had arranged for Yang Jian to carry on the Chan Sect and accused Wu Tian of being ruthless.
• Nuwa challenged Yuanshi to fight Wu Tian, but Taiqing intervened and urged the saints to avoid another internal war.
• Taiqing privately reassured Yuanshi that Yang Jian and Jiang Ziya could help the Chan Sect’s teachings flourish among humans.
• Wu Tian noticed Haotian had revealed their relationship to protect himself, then turned the gathering’s attention to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Wu Tian proposed that Gui Ling become the Great Emperor Longevity of the South Pole.

Wu Tian rejected Yuanshi’s objection and took control of the Investiture of the Gods, beginning to assign Heavenly Court positions himself. He named Gui Ling, Yin Jiao, and Lu Ya to major divine offices as Yuanshi looked away.

• Wu Tian nominated Gui Ling to replace Nan Ji as the Great Emperor Longevity of the South Pole, but Yuanshi objected.
• Wu Tian declared that Nan Ji could not hold the position after falling into the Immortal Killing Tribulation, and Tongtian and Haotian supported Gui Ling’s appointment.
• Yuanshi sarcastically told Wu Tian to write the Investiture of the Gods himself, so Wu Tian summoned the scroll from its platform outside Chaoge City.
• Wu Tian suppressed the scroll’s turbulence and began writing new appointments, naming Gui Ling the Eternal Life Great Emperor, Yin Jiao the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Star, and Lu Ya the Great Emperor Tianhuang of the Western Pole.

Wu Tian arranged the Investiture of the Gods after the Great Shang’s fate had been sealed, granting Shen Gongbao a powerful imperial position for his service. The chapter ended with Yuanshi confronting Wu Tian over his deliberate emphasis on Shen Gongbao’s former Chan Sect identity.

• Nezha complained that the Great Shang had lost its victory, and Yin Jiao explained that ruling as Human Emperor would hinder cultivation and that he did not seek the throne.
• Yang Jian explained that Wu Tian’s fusion with the Pangu True Body had caused Great Shang’s fortune to decline, making Western Qi’s victory inevitable.
• Wu Tian assigned Wen Zhong and the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Ao Island positions in the Department of Thunder, leaving Haotian unable to command them directly.
• Wu Tian reassured Haotian that the Investiture of the Gods would still leave him with control over the listed souls.
• Wu Tian appointed Shen Gongbao the Great Emperor of Pacifying Seas and Waves, and Shen Gongbao thanked him from afar.
• Yuanshi took offense at Wu Tian highlighting Shen Gongbao’s former Chan Sect identity and demanded to know what Wu Tian meant.

Wu Tian challenged Yuanshi to a wager that he could prove other Chan Sect disciples would betray the sect, and Yuanshi agreed to watch from hiding. Wu Tian then summoned Lu Ya to help arrange the defections and strengthen the Western Sect.

• Yuanshi condemned Shen Gongbao’s appointment, but Wu Tian defended Shen Gongbao and blamed Yuanshi’s unfair treatment for his betrayal.
• Shen Gongbao was moved by Wu Tian’s defense and silently reaffirmed his loyalty to the Great King.
• Wu Tian proposed a wager that other Chan Sect disciples would betray the sect, and Yuanshi agreed to observe from hiding.
• Wu Tian sent a message to Lu Ya, planning to have the Chan Sect Golden Immortals join the Western Sect.
• Lu Ya arrived and paid respects to Wu Tian as his teacher.

Lu Ya restored Ran Deng to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and established him as the past Buddha, with Maitreya designated as the future Buddha. As Lu Ya invited the Chan Sect disciples to join the West, Guangchengzi denounced the idea, but the others hesitated, leaving Yuanshi stunned by their willingness to consider it.

• Lu Ya told Ran Deng he would return to the West as the past Buddha and said Maitreya would serve as the future Buddha once his investiture was official.
• Ran Deng accepted Lu Ya's authority as the present Buddha, and Lu Ya used the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit to restore Ran Deng's body and Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Ran Deng thanked Wu Tian and Lu Ya, then stood behind Lu Ya's golden statue and urged the Chan Sect disciples to seize the chance to join the West.
• Guangchengzi angrily rejected the offer and accused the others of betraying Yuanshi, who silently praised him and planned to demand the disciples' true spirits from Wu Tian.
• Juliusun told Guangchengzi that the group wanted to escape the Human Emperor Banner, and Yuanshi's face darkened as he realized the disciples were considering the offer.

Lu Ya persuaded four Chan Sect Golden Immortals to defect to the Western Sect by promising them restored forms and cultivation through the Eight Treasures Merit Pool. After they entered the pool, Lu Ya left with Ran Deng, while the remaining Chan Sect disciples stayed behind and Yuanshi watched in fury.

• Lu Ya presented the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and the Twelvegrade Golden Lotus of Merit, offering the Chan Sect Golden Immortals a chance to recover their true forms and cultivation by joining the Western Sect.
• Juliusun apologized to Guangchengzi, bowed toward Kunlun Mountain, and entered the pool, where Lu Ya named him Juliusun Buddha.
• Daoist Cihang, Manjushri Guangfa Celestial Worthy, and Samantabhadra also bowed toward Kunlun Mountain and entered the pool to become Bodhisattvas.
• True Lord Qingxu Daode, Real Person Huanglong, and the other hesitant disciples stayed with the Chan Sect, despite Guangchengzi, True Person Taiyi, and Chijingzi's fury.
• Lu Ya put away the pool, thanked Wu Tian, and departed with Ran Deng for Mount Ling to prepare for the Investiture of the Gods.

After Wu Tian recognized that Yuanshi was deliberately using his disciples’ betrayal to break free of the Heavenly Dao’s influence, Yuanshi severed everything from his true spirit and asked to mend the Heavenly Dao with his body. Wu Tian granted his request, and Yuanshi entered the Heavenly Dao, where he would remain until the Immeasurable Tribulation.

• Wu Tian drew Guangchengzi and the other Chan Sect disciples’ true spirits into the Human Emperor Banner as Taiqing and Yuanshi appeared, with Yuanshi overwhelmed by black qi and turbulent emotions.
• Taiqing prepared to help Yuanshi, but Wu Tian stopped him, explaining that intervention would ruin Yuanshi’s opportunity.
• Wu Tian concluded that Yuanshi had deliberately intensified his emotions to escape the Heavenly Dao’s influence over the Three Corpses.
• Yuanshi’s Three Corpses incarnations gathered around him as he severed his emotions, thoughts, and mana from his true spirit.
• Yuanshi offered to seal himself within the Heavenly Dao and mend it with his body until the Immeasurable Tribulation, and Wu Tian agreed.
• Yuanshi thanked Wu Tian and entered the Heavenly Dao.

Yuanshi merged with the Heavenly Dao to repair it, putting his doctrine of “Heaven’s heart is my heart” into practice. Wu Tian accepted Yuanshi’s choice and turned back to the Investiture of the Gods, where he asked Wudang Holy Mother whether she wanted a divine position.

• Yuanshi fused with the Heavenly Dao, greatly strengthening its power as it began to mend.
• Wu Tian explained that he had not stopped Yuanshi because they were both incarnations of Pangu’s primordial spirit and had joined forces against outside threats before.
• Taiqing thanked Wu Tian for seeing Yuanshi through, while Nuwa wondered why Yuanshi had not waited until the Investiture of the Gods was complete.
• Wu Tian decided that Yuanshi’s path was not for him and raised the Investiture of the Gods to secure benefits for his own people.
• Wu Tian offered Wudang Holy Mother a divine position, but she chose to stay on Golden Ao Island and serve Tongtian.
• Wu Tian told Wudang that she might later receive a Human Dao divine position, then noted that Yang Jian and Nezha appeared to be the only ones left to receive positions.

Wu Tian returned the Heavenly Investiture of the Gods and revealed that the Human Dao Investiture would unfold continuously through the faith and incense of the Human Clan. He sent the Human Emperor Banner into the Human Dao’s River of Luck and invited fellow Daoists to seek honored positions as the Hundred Schools arose.

• Wu Tian left Yang Jian’s divine position unchanged and adjusted Nezha’s title before returning the Investiture of the Gods to Chaoge.
• Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa, and the others found the Investiture of the Gods at the Investiture Platform, and Jiang Ziya urged Ji Fa to begin the investiture.
• Wu Tian used the Human Emperor Banner to raise Shen Gongbao to the Grand Dao Golden Immortal realm, then sent the banner back to the Human Dao.
• Wu Tian explained that Shen Gongbao would remain in his service and showed how Zhao Gongming’s Human Dao divine position formed through faith, incense, and luck.
• Wu Tian declared that the Human Dao would flourish after the tribulation and invited fellow Daoists to travel among the Human Clan as the Hundred Schools arose.

Wu Tian opened the Human Clan to the Hundred Schools of Thought and allowed the Human Dao’s divine positions to form as the final Investiture of the Gods began. Jiang Ziya started bestowing the gods in Chaoge, but he was shocked when the second position went to Gui Ling as the Eternal Life Great Emperor.

• Wu Tian announced the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the Human Dao’s true spirits and figures such as Zhao Gongming began forming divine registers as the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao grew intertwined.
• Taiqing reconsidered Wu Tian’s motives and concluded that he had not sought to monopolize the Human Dao.
• In Chaoge, Ji Fa performed sacrifices and denounced Di Xin to justify his campaign against Shang, while Wu Tian dismissed the proclamation as necessary.
• Jiang Ziya urged Ji Fa to shorten his proclamation, then began the final Investiture of the Gods as the divine assembly gathered.
• Jiang Ziya appointed Bai Jian to lead the Three Realms’ Eight Divisions, then discovered that Gui Ling had been named the Eternal Life Great Emperor and wondered what would happen to Nan Ji.

Jiang Ziya oversaw the final divine appointments, which favored Great Shang and the Intercepting Sect while leaving him without a position. Yang Jian and Nezha received titles that let Yang Jian continue cultivating, and Nezha ended the chapter proudly asking whether his title sounded impressive.

• Yin Jiao was appointed Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Star, and Yang Jian reminded him that Wu Tian had arranged the position.
• Great Shang generals and Intercepting Sect disciples received most of the desirable divine positions, while Jiang Ziya found that no position had been assigned to him.
• Shen Gongbao was appointed Great Emperor of Pacifying Seas and Waves and credited Wu Tian and his fellow Daoists for his fortune.
• Jiang Ziya appointed Yang Jian True Lord of Pure Origin and Marvelous Dao and Nezha Third Prince of Majestic Divine Might.
• Yang Jian believed Wu Tian had given him a title that would let him focus on cultivation, while Nezha excitedly asked whether his title was impressive.