Chapter Summaries

Bi Gan, Huang Feihu, and Yang Ren pleaded with Dixin to spare the accused regional lords, and Dixin pardoned Ji Chang but ordered Jiang Huanchu and E Chongyu executed. After E Chongyu was beheaded and Jiang Huanchu was hacked to pieces, Yun Ting remarked that Dixin had left the one who most deserved to die alive.

• Bi Gan praised Jiang Huanchu, Ji Chang, and E Chongyu and asked Dixin to pardon them.
• Huang Feihu warned that executing the regional lords could provoke rebellion, and Dixin pardoned Ji Chang while refusing to spare Jiang Huanchu and E Chongyu.
• Yang Ren again petitioned Dixin to release Jiang Huanchu and E Chongyu, but Dixin threatened any minister who obstructed their execution.
• Lu Xiong oversaw E Chongyu's beheading and Jiang Huanchu's execution by Hǎi Shī, then reported back to Dixin.
• Yun Ting lamented that Dixin had left alive the person who most deserved to die.

Yun Ting watched Dixin consider Ji Chang’s pardon and wagered that Ji Chang would be imprisoned, while Yuan Hong predicted he would be allowed to return to Xiqi. The chapter ended with Yun Ting insisting the outcome was not settled as the water mirror showed events continuing.

• Dixin approved Bi Gan’s request to collect Jiang Huanchu and E Chongyu’s bodies and let Ji Chang return to his fief.
• Fei Zhong warned Dixin that Ji Chang might rebel and proposed testing his intentions at a farewell banquet before deciding whether to execute him.
• Bi Gan visited Ji Chang and urged him to leave for Xiqi quickly after bidding farewell to the court.
• Yuan Hong claimed Yun Ting had lost their wager, but Yun Ting insisted Ji Chang would not simply be allowed to leave and resumed watching through the water mirror.

Ji Chang left the capital after receiving the king’s pardon, but Fei Zhong and You Hun tricked him into predicting the nation’s fall and then reported his words as treason. Dixin ordered Chao Tian to capture and behead him, while Yun Ting and Yuan Hong discussed how Ji Chang’s fate had been manipulated.

• Ji Chang departed the capital and told the officials who saw him off that he would remain loyal to the king.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun questioned Ji Chang about the king, the nation’s future, and their own fortunes while drinking with him.
• Ji Chang predicted that the nation would fall within twenty-eight years and that Fei Zhong and You Hun would freeze to death in melted snow.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun reported Ji Chang’s predictions to Dixin as insults and treason, prompting Dixin to order Chao Tian to capture and behead him.
• Yun Ting told Yuan Hong that Fei Zhong and You Hun had set Ji Chang up, and Yuan Hong questioned how they kept acting in Yun Ting’s interests.

Yun Ting watched Ji Chang be summoned back to the palace and accused of insulting Dixin through his divination. The ministers persuaded Dixin to spare Ji Chang for the moment, leaving him imprisoned until a predicted fire at the ancestral temple could be tested the next day.

• Yun Ting beat Yuan Hong, then predicted that Ji Chang would be detained after Chao Tian brought him back to the capital.
• Ji Chang sent his retainers home with instructions for Bo Yikao and followed Chao Tian to the Meridian Gate.
• Dixin accused Ji Chang of using his divinations to insult the sovereign and ordered him executed.
• Huang Feihu, Weizi, Bi Gan, and other ministers remonstrated, persuading Dixin to let Ji Chang divine the kingdom's fortune.
• Ji Chang predicted a fire at the ancestral temple at noon the next day, and Dixin imprisoned him until the prediction could be verified.
• Yun Ting predicted that no fire would occur and wagered with Yuan Hong over whether he would teach him the Great Five Elements Escape or temper his Law of Battle.

Bo Huang prevented the Imperial Ancestral Temple from burning, though the smoke confirmed Ji Chang’s divination and earned him a pardon that kept him confined in Youli. Yun Ting then visited Nuwa to ask to become Lingzhuzi’s master, but she refused, fearing his influence would make the child even more troublesome.

• At noon, smoke rose from the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but Bo Huang stopped the fire and erased the smoke.
• Dixin accused Ji Chang of making a false prediction, but Bi Gan and the others argued that the smoke proved his divination right.
• Dixin pardoned Ji Chang’s death sentence but ordered him to remain in Youli until the state was peaceful.
• Huang Feihu reassured Ji Chang that the officials would seek a way to secure his release.
• Yun Ting told Yuan Hong he planned to ask Nuwa to let him become Lingzhuzi’s master.
• Nuwa rejected Yun Ting’s request, saying his unruly ways would make Lingzhuzi even more troublesome.

Nuwa arranged for Lingzhuzi to be reincarnated as Nezha and asked Yun Ting to take him as a disciple if Taiyi failed to teach him well. As Nezha was born at Chentang Pass, Yun Ting watched Taiyi arrive to meet him and predicted that the fat immortal would prove foolish.

• Nuwa told Yun Ting that Lingzhuzi would be reincarnated and asked him to take Nezha as a disciple if Taiyi could not teach him properly.
• Li Jing rushed to the inner chamber and cut open the spinning flesh ball, and Nezha emerged wearing the Hun Tian Ling and Universe Ring.
• Yun Ting watched the birth through a water mirror and told Yuan Hong to wait and see why he called Taiyi foolish.
• Taiyi arrived at Chentang Pass riding a pig and asked Li Jing to see the newborn.
• Li Jing remarked that he had never seen an immortal riding a pig and compared Taiyi's appearance to Duo Bao's.
• Duo Bao sneezed on Jin'ao Island, then cursed Li Jing for insulting his weight while Jin Ling and Saint Mother Wu Dang joked about disciples getting their masters into trouble.

Yun Ting secretly ensured that Nezha retained his memories and cultivation after reincarnation, and Nezha became Taiyi Zhenren’s disciple after overpowering him with the Universe Ring. Yun Ting expected Nezha to cause trouble in the East Sea, and Nezha left Chentang Pass to play, setting the stage for a disaster.

• At Chentang Pass, Taiyi showed Li Jing the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, and Li Jing agreed to let him take Nezha as his disciple.
• On Yingzhou Island, Yun Ting revealed that he had secretly restored Nezha’s memories and cultivation, while Yuan Hong refused to bet on Li Jing’s fate.
• Nezha struck Taiyi with the Universe Ring after Taiyi insulted his appearance, then used the Hun Tian Ling against him.
• Taiyi subdued Nezha with the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, named him Nezha, taught him several techniques, and hurried away to treat his injuries.
• Yun Ting predicted that Nezha would eventually become his disciple and anticipated that Nezha would make trouble in the East Sea.
• Nezha asked Madam Yin for permission to go outside Chentang Pass, and she allowed him to go with a household general.

Nezha bathed in the Nine-Bend River with the Hun Tian Ling, shaking the East Sea Crystal Palace and killing the sea-patrolling yaksha Li Gen when he attacked. Ao Bing asked Xuanming to protect him as he prepared to confront Nezha, and she warned that his fatal tribulation might happen there.

• Nezha rested beneath willow trees and used the Hun Tian Ling to bathe in the Nine-Bend River, shaking the East Sea Crystal Palace.
• Ao Guang sent Li Gen to investigate the disturbance, and the yaksha attacked Nezha after finding him bathing.
• Nezha killed Li Gen with the Universe Ring and washed the treasure, further shaking the Crystal Palace.
• A dragon soldier reported Li Gen's death to Ao Guang, who wondered who had dared to kill him.
• Ao Bing asked Xuanming to cover him while he fought Nezha, and she agreed while warning that his fatal tribulation might occur there.

Ao Bing confronted Nezha on the East Sea shore, and the two fought fiercely as Xuanming secretly strengthened Ao Bing’s attack. Yun Ting then wagered with Yuan Hong that Ao Bing would defeat Nezha, leaving the bet’s outcome undecided.

• Ao Bing went to the East Sea shore and challenged Nezha over the sea-patrolling yaksha’s death and the disturbance at the Dragon Palace.
• Ao Bing and Nezha traded hammer and spear attacks, with neither gaining a clear advantage.
• Ao Bing spotted an opening and smashed his twin hammers into the ground as Nezha retreated.
• Nezha unleashed Samadhi True Fire, and Ao Bing countered with an icy-blue attack that Xuanming secretly strengthened with her law power.
• Yun Ting bet Yuan Hong that Ao Bing could defeat Nezha, and Yuan Hong accepted the wager.

Nezha fought Ao Bing at the East Sea until Xuanming secretly intervened to help her husband. After Nezha challenged the unseen helper, Xuanming seized him and confronted his master Taiyi at Mount Qian Yuan, demanding an explanation.

• Nezha struck Ao Bing in the shoulder and chest, but Ao Bing used the East Sea’s power to create a whirlpool and counterattack.
• Nezha sent his Universe Ring at Ao Bing, who trapped it with the Ascending Dragon Bracelet and demanded that Nezha apologize.
• Xuanming secretly suppressed Nezha with the Law of Ice so Ao Bing could overpower him.
• Nezha cursed the unseen helper and challenged them to come out, so Xuanming revealed herself and took him to Mount Qian Yuan.
• Xuanming confronted Taiyi outside Golden Light Cave and demanded an explanation for his disciple hurting her husband.

Xuanming beat Taiyi after he defended Nezha for injuring Ao Bing, then demanded compensation for her husband. The Chan Sect sent Ao Bing the Water Cloud Sword, and Nezha privately decided to find a new master.

• Taiyi blamed Ao Bing’s injury on his lack of skill, so Xuanming beat Taiyi until he admitted Nezha was wrong.
• Nezha rejected Taiyi as his master, while Taiyi explained that Xuanming was Ancestral Witch Xuanming, a power from the same generation as the Three Pure Ones.
• Xuanming demanded Kunlun immortal brew and an ice-attribute Innate Spiritual Treasure to compensate Ao Bing for his injury.
• Lord of the Beginning sent White Crane Boy to Mount Qian Yuan with the Water Cloud Sword, and Xuanming accepted the compensation.
• Taiyi warned Nezha to check an opponent’s strength before causing trouble, while Nezha resolved to find a new master.

Yun Ting arranged for Bo Huang to take Nezha as his disciple after Empress Nuwa complained that Taiyi had failed to teach him well. Bo Huang confronted Taiyi at Golden Light Cave, and Nezha chose to leave with him.

• Yun Ting agreed to find Nezha another master after Empress Nuwa criticized Taiyi's teaching.
• Yun Ting asked Bo Huang to take Nezha as his disciple and turn Taiyi's pig into Wind Fire Wheels.
• Bo Huang went to Mount Qianyuan and demanded that Taiyi hand over Nezha.
• Bo Huang displayed the Chaos Bell and challenged Taiyi to let Nezha choose his master.
• Nezha chose Bo Huang and mocked Taiyi for being unable to defeat Xuanming.

Bo Huang and Taiyi fought over who would become Nezha’s master, and Bo Huang defeated Taiyi after he trapped him in the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover. Nezha rejected Taiyi as his master, while Lord of the Beginning watched the fight and criticized Bo Huang.

• Taiyi urged Nezha to think carefully before choosing Bo Huang as his master, and Nezha proposed that the two teachers fight for him.
• Bo Huang attacked Taiyi with True Sun Fire, and Taiyi countered with the Yin Yang Twin Swords and the Universe Ring.
• Taiyi trapped Bo Huang inside the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, but Bo Huang endured its flames and later shattered it.
• Bo Huang beat Taiyi and explained that the three-legged Golden Crow lineage was immune to fire; Nezha decided Taiyi would be the wrong master.
• Lord of the Beginning watched from the Jade Void Palace and remarked that Bo Huang was bullying the already foolish Taiyi.

Taiyi complained to Yuanshi that Bo Huang had taken Nezha, but Yuanshi gave him merit lotus root and other treasures so he could raise a new disciple. Yuanshi then confronted Yun Ting, who said Nuwa had approved finding Nezha another master, leaving Yuanshi amused but still doubtful of Yun Ting’s account.

• Bo Huang transformed Taiyi’s flying pig into Wind Fire Wheels and gave them to Nezha before leaving with him.
• Taiyi returned to Jade Void Palace and complained to Yuanshi that Bo Huang had stolen his disciple.
• Yuanshi scolded Taiyi for trying to burn a Golden Crow and gave him merit lotus root, a spear, and Sun Moon Wheels to prepare a new disciple.
• Yuanshi summoned Yun Ting and demanded an explanation for arranging Nezha’s new master.
• Yun Ting said Nuwa had agreed that Nezha should find another master because Taiyi had failed to teach Lingzhuzi properly.
• Yuanshi said he would ask Nuwa, while joking that Yun Ting might dare to falsely claim a Sage’s words.

Yun Ting settled the dispute over Nezha with Yuanshi, who accepted Nezha’s move to the Sun God Palace. Bo Huang then sent Nezha to Chentang Pass to shoot the Heaven Shaking Bow and Xuanyuan Arrow, setting up a confrontation with Maitreya.

• Yuanshi told Yun Ting not to take any more of Taiyi’s disciples, then explained to Taiyi that Nuwa no longer wanted him teaching Nezha.
• Yuanshi dismissed Taiyi’s complaint about losing his mount and said he would find him another beast.
• At the Sun God Palace, Nezha reunited with You Wen, Ya Qiong, and Bo Huang, and asked about the Gourd Babies at Yun Ting’s estate.
• Bo Huang told Nezha to shoot an arrow from the Heaven Shaking Bow toward the North Sea, preferably at Maitreya, to provoke the Western Teachings into resuming the war.
• Nezha returned to Chentang Pass, found the bow and arrow, and inspected them with his Divine Sense.

Nezha shot Maitreya twice with Li Jing’s arrows, striking him in humiliating places, and Maitreya went to Chentang Pass to confront Li Jing. After Maitreya attacked Li Jing, Yun Ting and the others watched the incident in a water mirror and predicted Nezha would fight Maitreya rather than apologize.

• Nezha used his Divine Sense to shoot Maitreya with a Thousand Year Kill while Maitreya spoke with Medicine Master in Yuan Futong’s camp.
• Nezha fired a second arrow at Maitreya, leaving him stripped of all six senses.
• Maitreya examined the arrows, recognized Li Jing’s name on them, and flew to Chentang Pass to demand an explanation.
• Li Jing accepted the arrows and offered to compensate Maitreya, but Maitreya struck him and sent him flying.
• Yun Ting, Yuan Hong, and Jingwei watched the confrontation in a water mirror, and Yun Ting predicted Nezha would fight Maitreya instead of apologizing.

Nezha fought Maitreya, who overwhelmed him with a Buddhist formation and golden lotuses. As Maitreya prepared to strike with the World-Shocking Demon Subduing Pestle, Bo Huang and his companions trusted that the sixth brother on duty in the sky would intervene.

• Nezha sensed Maitreya's magical power and attacked him with the Universe Ring, starting a fierce battle.
• Nezha and Maitreya traded treasures and techniques for thirty exchanges without either gaining a clear advantage.
• Maitreya formed a Buddhist formation, but Nezha's Universe Ring and other treasures failed to break it.
• Maitreya summoned countless golden lotuses that forced Nezha backward despite his full-strength defense.
• Ya Qiong and You Wen urged Bo Huang to help Nezha, but Bo Huang said the sixth brother on duty would strike Maitreya.

Lu Jun intervened when Maitreya was about to finish off Nezha, declaring Nezha his martial nephew and challenging Maitreya. Their fight left Maitreya enduring Lu Jun’s True Sun Fire as Lu Jun jokingly demanded payment for tempering his body.

• At the Guardian God Hall, Yun Ting and Yuan Hong watched Nezha’s fight with Maitreya, while Jingwei criticized Yun Ting for not intervening.
• When Nezha could no longer resist Maitreya’s attack, Lu Jun sent a clone to replace the sun and rushed to the battlefield.
• Lu Jun stopped Maitreya with the Yangtian Blood Scattering Saber and explained that Nezha was his martial nephew because Lu Jun’s big brother had taken him as a disciple.
• Maitreya attacked Lu Jun with the World-Shocking Demon Subduing Pestle, and their spirit treasures collided, forcing Maitreya back.
• Lu Jun charged Maitreya with his saber wrapped in True Sun Fire, burning Maitreya’s golden body and joking that he should pay a body-tempering fee.

Bo Huang and Lu Jun cornered Maitreya after Nezha wounded him, and Bo Huang used the Chaos Bell to force him into a settlement. Maitreya agreed not to trouble Nezha, but Bo Huang stopped him from leaving and demanded compensation for attacking their door.

• Lu Jun trapped Maitreya in True Sun Fire, and Bo Huang revealed that the Chaos Bell prevented him from escaping.
• Bo Huang offered to compensate Maitreya if he publicly described Nezha’s injuries, but Maitreya refused to reveal where he had been wounded.
• Bo Huang threatened to strike Maitreya with the Chaos Bell unless he either made the embarrassing announcement or let the matter go.
• Maitreya agreed to stop troubling Nezha if Bo Huang kept his disciple from attacking him again.
• As Maitreya turned to leave, Bo Huang stopped him and demanded that he leave something behind for attacking their door.

Bo Huang demanded three jin of Merit Golden Lotus lotus roots from Maitreya, who called on Zhunti for help. Zhunti sent his good corpse, Ancestor Bodhi, to confront Bo Huang, and their clash escalated as Bo Huang brought down the Chaos Bell.

• Bo Huang threatened Maitreya and demanded three jin of Merit Golden Lotus lotus roots, while Nezha joked that Maitreya's belly would make a better cushion than his head.
• Maitreya appealed to Zhunti, who discussed the danger with Jieyin and sent word that Ancestor Bodhi would reinforce him.
• Ancestor Bodhi arrived with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and offered to apologize for Maitreya, but Bo Huang refused to back down.
• Ancestor Bodhi attacked Bo Huang with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and Bo Huang met the strike with the Chaos Bell.
• Bo Huang enlarged the Chaos Bell and sent its phantom crashing down as Ancestor Bodhi raised a golden barrier to block it.