Chapter Summaries

Ao Lie challenged Maitreya for intervening in his fight, while Golden Peng backed his junior brother and provoked Maitreya and Medicine Master. As the confrontation escalated, Jiu Feng stepped forward to fight Medicine Master on Golden Peng’s behalf.

• Ao Lie accused Maitreya of overstepping by saving Dragon Subduing Arhat, and Maitreya defended his intervention.
• Ao Lie appealed to Golden Peng, who sided with him and challenged Maitreya.
• At Biyou Palace, Jin Ling, Wu Dang, and Gui Ling teased Duo Bao about Golden Peng as they watched the battle; Jin Ling worried about her trapped disciple Wenzhong.
• Golden Peng invited Maitreya or Medicine Master to fight him, and Medicine Master called him arrogant.
• Jiu Feng confronted Medicine Master and offered to fight him as Golden Peng’s equal in seniority.

Yun Ting and Jingwei discussed Ao Bing and Ao Lie while Jiu Feng challenged Medicine Master to close combat on the battlefield. Jiu Feng wounded Medicine Master and pressed her attack toward his chest.

• Jingwei told Yun Ting that Xuanming had kept Ao Bing away from the battlefield, and Yun Ting explained that Ao Lie was Ao Yue and the West Sea Dragon Queen's son.
• Jiu Feng challenged Medicine Master to a close-combat spar after he called her husband a junior.
• Medicine Master accepted Jiu Feng's challenge, while Yun Ting and Jingwei discussed his lack of magical treasures.
• Medicine Master charged Jiu Feng with the Pure World Glazed Pestle, and she blocked his repeated attacks with the Fangtian Huaji Halberd.
• Jiu Feng seized an opening, wounded Medicine Master's arm, and thrust her halberd toward his chest.

Jiu Feng gained the upper hand against Medicine Master after awakening a powerful defensive force and sending him flying. Medicine Master fused with his Good Corpse and challenged her to withstand his Pure World Glazed Body.

• Medicine Master attacked Jiu Feng with the Pure World Glazed Pestle, but she dodged and defended against his blows with the Fangtian Huaji Halberd.
• Medicine Master knocked the Fangtian Huaji Halberd from Jiu Feng's hands and tried to strike her, but a barrier erupted around her and repelled him.
• Golden Peng explained to Ao Lie that Jiu Feng was the Wu Clan's strongest fighter in close combat, and Jiu Feng warned Ao Lie not to tease her.
• Jiu Feng mocked Medicine Master and offered to spare him from the Investiture of the Gods List if he surrendered and guarded Ghost Gate.
• Medicine Master fused his true body with his Good Corpse, formed his Pure World Glazed Body, and challenged Jiu Feng to take one punch.

Jiu Feng activated her Great Witch True Body and overwhelmed Medicine Master in battle, leaving him badly wounded and at risk of being sent onto the Investiture of the Gods List. As Yun Ting and Jingwei watched, Yun Ting sensed another change in Great Shang's fortune and angrily blamed Dixin.

• Medicine Master attacked Jiu Feng with his full strength, but their clash injured his arm and forced them both back.
• Jiu Feng activated her Great Witch True Body and traded fierce blows with Medicine Master, whose glazed body and staff struggled to withstand her attacks.
• Jiu Feng pierced Medicine Master's shoulder, then shattered his golden body and blasted him backward.
• Jingwei asked Yun Ting whether Medicine Master's mindset would break, and Yun Ting said he might soon be sent onto the Investiture of the Gods List if no one intervened.
• Yun Ting sensed another shift in Great Shang's fortune and angrily cursed Dixin.

Yun Ting showed Jingwei how Dixin’s attempt to take Su Hu’s daughter as a consort ended with Su Hu rejecting him and renouncing service to Shang. Yun Ting blamed Dixin’s advisers for worsening the crisis, leaving Su Hu’s rebellion looming.

• Dixin consulted Fei Zhong and You Hun about obtaining a beautiful woman for his harem, and Fei Zhong recommended Su Hu’s daughter.
• Dixin summoned Su Hu and demanded that his daughter enter the palace as a consort, but Su Hu rebuked him and urged him to dismiss his flattering advisers.
• Dixin ordered Su Hu seized, but Fei Zhong and You Hun persuaded him to pardon Su Hu and send him home.
• Su Hu left Chaoge and wrote that he would never again serve Shang above the Meridian Gate.
• Yun Ting showed the events to Jingwei and criticized Dixin and his advisers for destabilizing the kingdom.

Yun Ting and Jingwei watched the North Sea battle and the court’s response to Su Hu’s rebellion in Jizhou. Dixin appointed Chong Heihu and Ji Chang to lead a campaign against Jizhou, while Yun Ting considered taking the throne himself if Su Hu surrendered his daughter and escaped punishment.

• Yun Ting saw Medicine Master use a ninth-grade Merit Golden Lotus to withstand Jiu Feng’s attacks and judged that the North Sea battle would remain deadlocked until Medicine Master’s magic power ran out.
• Watching Chaoge, Yun Ting and Jingwei saw Dixin condemn Su Hu for writing a poem on the Meridian Gate and order an expedition against Jizhou.
• Lu Xiong advised Dixin against leading the campaign personally and argued that Chong Houhu would mistreat the people along the way.
• After Fei Zhong proposed Chong Houhu and Lu Xiong recommended Ji Chang, Dixin appointed Chong Heihu and Ji Chang to lead the campaign together.
• Jingwei asked what would happen if Su Hu gave his daughter to Dixin and was spared, and Yun Ting said he would replace him as Human Emperor.

Chong Houhu marched on Jizhou while Ji Chang deliberately advanced slowly, and Su Hu prepared to resist the imperial army. As Su Quanzhong confronted the enemy general Mei Wu, Yun Ting watched from Yingzhou Island and said that Su Daji entering the palace would begin the Investiture of the Gods.

• Ji Chang told San Yisheng he would secretly arrange to march perfunctorily, while Chong Houhu hurried toward Jizhou.
• Su Hu ordered Jizhou's troops to prepare defenses and explained why he had rebelled against Dixin.
• Chong Houhu arrived at Jizhou and rejected Su Hu's defense of his rebellion, demanding that a general capture him.
• Mei Wu rode out to challenge Su Quanzhong and urged him to surrender.
• Yun Ting mocked Mei Wu's attempt to persuade Su Quanzhong and told Jingwei that Su Daji's entry into the palace would set the Investiture of the Gods in motion.

Su Quanzhong defeated Mei Wu, but Chong Heihu later captured him with magic, forcing Su Hu to surrender and offer Daji. Meanwhile, Yun Ting sent Jingwei to recruit the Seven Monsters of Plum Mountain and warned Golden Peng that Zhunti’s Evil Corpse had rescued Medicine Master.

• Su Quanzhong defeated Mei Wu in a fierce duel, and the Jizhou Army drove back Chong Houhu's troops.
• Chong Heihu captured Su Quanzhong with magic, and Su Hu returned to defend Jizhou City.
• After Ji Chang persuaded him, Su Hu ended his resistance and offered Daji.
• Yun Ting sent Jingwei to Jin'ao Island with the Divine Firmament Sword to have Wuzhiqi bring the Seven Monsters of Plum Mountain under his command.
• Yun Ting sensed that Zhunti's Evil Corpse had rescued Medicine Master and warned Golden Peng to avoid fighting him.

After Zhunti's Evil Corpse forced a truce, Wuzhiqi traveled to Mount Mei to recruit Yuan Hong for Cloud Emperor. Yuan Hong challenged him to a fight, and as their battle stalemated, Yun Ting told Wuzhiqi to unleash his full cultivation and beat him into submission.

• Golden Peng learned from Yun Ting that Zhunti's Evil Corpse had repelled his wife, and Lu Jun proposed a three-day truce that Maitreya accepted.
• Wuzhiqi arrived at Mount Mei and told Yuan Hong that Cloud Emperor warned the monkeys were in danger during the Kalpa Tribulation.
• Yuan Hong refused to leave unless Wuzhiqi defeated him, and the two began fighting with their staffs.
• Yuan Hong used his seventy-two transformations to turn into a tiger, but Wuzhiqi struck him with golden light and forced him back to human form.
• Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong continued fighting without a clear victor, while Yun Ting told Wuzhiqi to release his full Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation and subdue Yuan Hong.

Wuzhiqi subdued Yuan Hong and brought him to Yun Ting, who extracted part of Yuan Hong’s Law of Battle origin and persuaded him to become a disciple by restoring his cultivation and promising powerful senior brothers. Yuan Hong accepted, leaving Yun Ting’s sect with a new disciple.

• Wuzhiqi knocked Yuan Hong unconscious, gained the six Mei Mountain brothers’ agreement to follow him, and brought them to Yingzhou Island.
• Yun Ting claimed he could persuade Yuan Hong, then extracted two-tenths of Yuan Hong’s Law of Battle origin and woke him.
• Yuan Hong objected to the damage to his foundation, so Yun Ting fed him a Nine-Revolutions Golden Elixir and helped him break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Yun Ting threatened to refine Yuan Hong if he refused, and Yuan Hong bowed and accepted him as his master.
• Yun Ting named Fuxi, Golden Peng, Ao Bing, and Ao Lie as Yuan Hong’s senior brothers, and Yuan Hong decided the discipleship was worthwhile.

Yun Ting learned that Daji had reached Enzhou Post Station and chose not to interfere with the Nine-Tailed Fox’s planned possession. At the station, Su Hu prepared defenses against the rumored demon, but found nothing unusual during his nighttime inspection.

• Jingwei told Yun Ting that Daji was nearing Enzhou Post Station, and Yun Ting made Yuan Hong his attendant disciple.
• A Certain Lady suggested using Yuan Hong as pill-refining material, but Yun Ting objected and was threatened into behaving.
• Yun Ting viewed Enzhou Post Station in a water mirror and refused to save Daji from the Nine-Tailed Fox, saying her possession would benefit her and had been arranged by Wa Empress.
• Su Hu ordered the postmaster to prepare the station for Daji, then stationed troops and retainers around it for protection.
• After nightfall, Su Hu searched the rear hall with his iron whip but discovered nothing unusual.

The Nine-Tailed Fox possessed Daji and entered Chaoge, while Yun Ting arranged for Daji’s soul to be sent to the Investiture of the Gods List. In the Guardian God Hall, Yun Ting and Jingwei watched Dixin receive Su Hu and Daji, leaving Dixin poised to be captivated by her.

• The Nine-Tailed Fox asked Daji whether she hated Dixin, then tried to destroy her soul until Yun Ting intervened.
• Yun Ting let the Nine-Tailed Fox possess Daji and sent Daji’s soul to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Su Hu brought Daji to Chaoge and pleaded guilty before Dixin, who ordered that he be executed.
• Shang Rong argued for Su Hu’s pardon, and Fei Zhong proposed that Daji be summoned to court before Dixin made his decision.
• Dixin summoned Daji, and Jingwei, Yun Ting, and Yuan Hong watched her appear in the water mirror.

Daji’s beauty bewitched Dixin, who pardoned Su Hu and restored his honors. At the North Sea, Kong Xuan prepared to face Subhuti, Zhunti’s Evil Corpse, while Kunpeng stood by to support the Great Shang forces.

• Dixin welcomed Daji and ordered Su Hu and his family pardoned, his office restored, and a lavish celebration held in his honor.
• Yun Ting switched his water mirror to the North Sea and explained that he had asked Kunpeng to support Kong Xuan against Subhuti.
• Kong Xuan agreed to fight Subhuti, while Golden Peng and Jiu Feng warned that Subhuti might try to self-destruct if Golden Peng faced him.
• Subhuti challenged Golden Peng, who directed him to fight Kong Xuan instead.
• Kong Xuan drew the Phoenix Cry Sword and released his surging aura as Subhuti turned his attention to him.

Kong Xuan fought Subhuti’s incarnation, first countering the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree with his Five-Colored Divine Light and then defeating him in close combat. Subhuti was sent flying a hundred paces, while Golden Peng explained Kong Xuan’s strength to Ao Lie.

• Subhuti attacked Kong Xuan with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, but Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light neutralized its radiance.
• Bo Huang revealed that he was Lu Jun, and Golden Peng urged Kong Xuan and Subhuti to stop trading divine abilities and fight with their treasures.
• Subhuti charged Kong Xuan with four phantom copies of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and Kong Xuan met him with the Phoenix Cry Sword.
• After seventy exchanges, Kong Xuan struck Subhuti with a powerful sword aura and sent him flying a hundred paces.
• Ao Lie asked Golden Peng about Kong Xuan’s strength and whether he could learn the Five-Colored Divine Light, and Golden Peng explained it was Kong Xuan’s innate ability.

Kong Xuan trapped Subhuti in a Five Elements Great World, prompting Jieyin to send Maitreya to disrupt it and rescue Zhunti’s evil corpse. Maitreya challenged Golden Peng, who let himself be sealed inside the Golden Cymbals after dodging Maitreya’s first two attacks.

• Kong Xuan severed Subhuti’s connection to Zhunti and began refining him inside a world formed from the Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Zhunti and Jieyin discussed how Kong Xuan’s strength could alarm Yuanshi and Laozi, and Jieyin went to Mount Shouyang to sow discord.
• Jieyin told Maitreya to use the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound to destabilize Kong Xuan’s world and rescue Subhuti.
• Maitreya used the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound, but Ao Lie mocked him and Golden Peng accepted his challenge.
• Golden Peng dodged Maitreya’s first two attacks, then took the third head-on and was sealed inside the Golden Cymbals.
• Jingwei worried that Golden Peng had been captured, while Yun Ting said he deserved it if he came to battle unprepared.

Golden Peng broke free of Maitreya’s Golden Cymbals and overwhelmed him with the Profound Dragon Halberd of Yin Yang, shattering his weapon despite aid from Western Teachings disciples. After the battle, Jieyin asked Laozi about Kong Xuan suppressing Zhunti’s evil corpse above the North Sea.

• Yun Ting explained that Maitreya’s Golden Cymbals were linked to his golden body, and Golden Peng soon shattered them and escaped.
• Golden Peng unleashed two dragons of Yin Yang energy against Maitreya, who drew on the magical power of the Western Teachings disciples to resist.
• Golden Peng intensified the dragons’ assault as Maitreya’s magical power waned and his Vajra Demon Subduing Pestle dimmed.
• Golden Peng struck Maitreya down and snapped the Vajra Demon Subduing Pestle, then said that allies had lent Maitreya only part of their magical power.
• Jieyin spoke with Laozi at the Eight Sceneries Palace about Kong Xuan suppressing Zhunti’s evil corpse above the North Sea.

Laozi and Jieyin arranged for Xuandu to intervene in the North Sea, with Yun Ting agreeing to a delay that would help him seize Dixin’s throne. Xuandu arrived and asked Kong Xuan to release Subhuti, but Kong Xuan refused and insulted him.

• Jieyin persuaded Laozi to have Xuandu and Si delay Wenzhong’s return and try to rescue Subhuti in the North Sea.
• Laozi asked Yun Ting for his opinion, and Yun Ting approved the delay because it would make Dixin easier to overthrow.
• Laozi sent Xuandu to the North Sea with the Taiji Diagram and instructed him to stage a dramatic fight with Demon Master Kunpeng.
• Si accompanied Xuandu despite fearing that the demon clan princes would eat him.
• Xuandu asked Kong Xuan to release Subhuti, but Kong Xuan refused and mocked Xuandu.

Xuandu negotiated with Kong Xuan to secure Subhuti’s release, while the Western Teachings agreed to pay Kong Xuan’s ransom after swearing an oath. Xuandu then challenged the others to spar, and Laozi watched in dismay as he chose to compete with a Golden Crow in fire control.

• Kong Xuan demanded three Merit Golden Lotus roots and fifteen Bodhi Leaves in exchange for releasing Subhuti, and threatened to send him onto the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to Kong Xuan’s terms, and Immeasurable Light swore a Heavenly Dao oath on behalf of the Western Teachings.
• Kong Xuan released Subhuti after Immeasurable Light took the oath.
• Xuandu announced that he had come to spar on his master’s order, and You Wen challenged him to compete in fire control.
• Laozi and the Golden Boys watched from Eight Sceneries Palace as Xuandu prepared to compete against a Golden Crow in fire control.

Yun Ting and the others watched Xuandu and You Wen compete in fire control, with You Wen using his Golden Crow form and True Sun Fire against Xuandu’s Sky Burning Purple Fire. As their flames grew more dangerous, Golden Peng and Ao Lie protected the army while the contest continued.

• Yuan Hong asked Yun Ting whether You Wen could beat Xuandu, and Yun Ting said You Wen would dominate a fire-control contest.
• Jingwei teased Yun Ting for having molded Xuandu himself, and Yun Ting admitted Xuandu’s stupidity was his fault.
• Xuandu attacked You Wen with a fire dragon made from the Eight Scenery Palace Lantern’s Sky Burning Purple Fire.
• You Wen transformed into a three-legged Golden Crow and countered with True Sun Fire, overwhelming Xuandu’s split fire dragons.
• Xuandu drove the lantern’s fire to its limit and launched a massive fireball, but You Wen met it with a firestorm.
• Golden Peng shielded the Yin Shang army and ordered Wenzhong to retreat thirty li, while Ao Lie summoned rain to cool the soldiers.

You Wen defeated Xuandu in a contest of fire control, while Laozi arranged for Kunpeng to stage a spar that would help Xuandu regain face. Xuandu and Kunpeng began their match, which ended with Xuandu launching a Yin Yang dragon at Kunpeng.

• You Wen overwhelmed Xuandu's purple fireball with True Sun Fire and won the fire-control contest.
• You Wen tried to comfort Xuandu, while Laozi and Golden Boy discussed how Xuandu would regain face.
• Laozi asked Kunpeng to stage a fight with Xuandu, and Kunpeng agreed in exchange for a bottle of Nine-Revolutions Golden Elixir.
• Xuandu asked Kunpeng for a spar and proposed a three-month truce if they drew.
• Kunpeng attacked with a water sword, but Xuandu blocked it with Yin Yang energy and formed a black-and-white dragon that lunged at him.