Recaps

Di Xin ascended as Human Emperor, allied with the Jie Sect, and established a formation that suppressed immortals within Chaoge. He brought Li Jing’s family to the capital and claimed the newborn Nezha for Great Shang, while True Person Taiyi was driven out by the city’s defenses.

• Di Yi entrusted Zi Shou with the Human Emperor Sword and charged Wen Zhong, Bi Gan, and Shang Rong with supporting him before dying, awakening Zi Shou’s ancient memories as the Human Emperor.
• After ascending the throne, Di Xin declared his ambition to unite the Nine Provinces, established a Hall of Honored Sages, and summoned Li Jing’s family to Chaoge.
• Di Xin persuaded Tongtian Sect Master and the Jie Sect to help build a formation powered by Human Path Fortune, and Yunxiao led the disciples who mapped its design.
• Yunxiao and the Jie Sect disciples completed the formation around Chaoge, and Di Xin infused it with Human Path Fortune so it could suppress powerful immortals within the city.
• Li Jing brought Lady Yin and their family to Chaoge, where Di Xin ordered Jin Zha and Mu Zha to serve Great Shang when they returned from their studies.
• Lady Yin gave birth to Nezha, and Di Xin sent a decree naming himself Nezha’s teacher and ordering that the child learn the Martial Path.
• True Person Taiyi came to claim Nezha as his disciple, but Chaoge’s formation stripped away his mana, forcing him to flee back to Kunlun Mountain.

Di Xin thwarted the Saints’ attempts to provoke Nuwa and frame him, while Zhou Ming persuaded Nuwa to wait for the Tribulation and act against the Saints. Nuwa then went to Chaoge, declared her threat against Great Shang, and sent Golden Phoenix to proclaim that Heaven favored Zhou.

• Primordial Lord Tianzun sent True Person Taiyi to take Nezha as his disciple, but Li Jing and Di Xin refused and Di Xin suppressed Taiyi with Chaoge’s Human Path Fortune.
• Taiyi secretly stole Nezha, but Di Xin caught him, imprisoned him, and secured four Innate Spiritual Treasures from him before Taiyi fled Chaoge.
• Primordial Lord Tianzun told Taiyi to abandon Nezha, while Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin began planning with him to target Di Xin and Nuwa.
• Di Xin sent Wen Zhong to suppress Yuan Futong’s Northern Sea rebellion and prepared to visit Nuwa Palace on her birthday, while Zhou Ming warned Nuwa about the Saints’ scheme.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Primordial Lord Tianzun tried to bewitch Di Xin into insulting Nuwa, but Di Xin resisted their spells and left without writing a poem.
• Zhunti impersonated Di Xin and wrote a provocative poem in Nuwa Palace, while Zhou Ming restrained Nuwa and persuaded her to wait for the Tribulation.
• Zhou Ming promised to erase two of Nuwa’s favors if she cooperated and acted once during the Tribulation, and Nuwa agreed before returning to prepare.
• Nuwa was stopped outside Chaoge by two red beams, threatened Great Shang, and sent Golden Phoenix to Mount Qi to proclaim that the Mandate of Heaven favored Zhou.

Su Daji entered the palace, where Di Xin exposed and subdued the Nine-tailed Fox, while Jiang Ziya took up the Grand Tutor’s post. Di Xin’s Edict of Recommendation drove Ji Chang and hundreds of feudal lords into rebellion, leaving Jiang Ziya to lead Great Shang’s armies against them.

• You Hun proposed Su Daji as a consort, and the Nine-tailed Fox possessed her under Nuwa’s orders to bring down Great Shang.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun pressured Su Hu to send Su Daji to the palace, but Di Xin exposed their actions and arranged for her to accompany Queen Jiang instead.
• Di Xin pulled the Creation Jade Talisman from the Nine-tailed Fox, restored Su Daji, and ordered the demon to become the Queen’s pet.
• Tongtian Sect Master sent Jiang Ziya to assist Di Xin, while Primordial Lord Tianzun sent Shen Gongbao to Xiqi to encourage Ji Chang to raise an army.
• Di Xin appointed Jiang Ziya to act as Grand Tutor and revealed his Edict of Recommendation, which would divide the feudal lords’ lands among their sons.
• Di Xin proclaimed the edict, and Ji Chang, urged by Shen Gongbao, chose rebellion and founded Great Zhou as King of Zhou.
• Shen Gongbao recruited Bai Jian to oversee the Investiture Platform and Dragon-Bearded Tiger to join the army, while Primordial Lord Tianzun sent his disciples into the mortal world.
• After six hundred feudal lords rebelled, Di Xin ordered Jiang Ziya to command Great Shang’s troops and pacify the realm.

Great Shang reinforced Sishui Pass and defeated Xiqi’s first assault, prompting the Chan Sect to send its senior immortals against the Jie Sect. As the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation trapped the Twelve Golden Immortals and battles raged outside, Zhunti recruited Randeng into the Western Teachings.

• Jiang Ziya appointed Nezha vanguard and secured Kong Xuan’s promise to protect Great Shang from any Saint who intervened.
• At Sishui Pass, Yu Hua fought Lei Zhenzi and Ji Shudan until Nezha joined the battle, then Nezha was forced to retreat under the Chan Sect disciples’ combined attacks.
• Li Jing confronted Jin Zha and Mu Zha over their service to Xiqi, while Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan arrived to serve Great Shang and settle their grievances with the Chan Sect.
• Saint Mother Huoling and the Jie Sect reinforcements defeated Xiqi’s forces, killing Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, and Lei Zhenzi, while Nezha captured Jin Zha and Mu Zha.
• Primordial Lord Tianzun sent the Twelve Golden Immortals and other Chan Sect leaders to Sishui Pass, where they faced the Jie Sect and entered Yunxiao’s Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• Yunxiao’s formation cut off the Twelve Golden Immortals from spiritual energy, while Zhao Gongming and the Yang siblings fought the Chan Sect immortals outside.
• Zhao Gongming drove Randeng into retreat, while Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan prevented Immortal Weng of the South Pole from aiding him.
• Zhunti appeared before Randeng and persuaded him to join the Western Teachings, though Randeng chose to remain in the Chan Sect until the tribulation ended.