Chapter Summaries

Nezha fought off the Chan Sect disciples at Sishui Pass until Jiang Ziya ordered a retreat, then the pass raised a truce flag. At Xiqi's camp, Shen Gongbao urged the forces to regroup and challenge the pass again the next day.

• Nezha was wounded while facing a barrage of Magic Treasures, but Jiang Ziya refused Kong Xuan's offer to intervene and ordered the troops to withdraw.
• Nezha forced his way back to Sishui Pass, where Jiang Ziya ordered a three-day truce and warned that anyone who disobeyed would be beheaded.
• Ji Fa and the Chan Sect disciples were disappointed that they had failed to capture Nezha, while Jin Zha blamed Nezha's strength and speed.
• Shen Gongbao argued that the battle had revealed Nezha's abilities and urged the army to rest before challenging Sishui Pass again.
• Ji Fa accepted Shen Gongbao's advice and ordered the army to regroup for one day before fighting again.

Li Jing confessed his anguish to Jiang Ziya after learning that Jin Zha and Mu Zha had joined Xiqi and helped attack Nezha. Jiang Ziya assured him he could try to persuade them, promising that his Martial Nephews would capture them alive if they refused, and Li Jing vowed to take them to Chaoge for punishment.

• Li Jing visited Jiang Ziya and admitted that Jin Zha and Mu Zha had fought for Xiqi and joined the attack on their younger brother Nezha.
• Jiang Ziya told Li Jing that the Chan Sect had shaped his sons' loyalties and deliberately sent them against their family and Great Shang.
• Li Jing asked permission to go to Xiqi's camp and persuade his sons to return.
• Jiang Ziya said Li Jing could admonish them when Xiqi challenged the pass again and promised his Martial Nephews would capture them alive if persuasion failed.
• Li Jing thanked Jiang Ziya and vowed to bind Jin Zha and Mu Zha and take them to Chaoge if they refused to surrender.

The Human Clan Forefathers sent Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan from Huoyun Cave to aid the Great Shang Dynasty and settle their Karma with the Chan Sect. The siblings set out for Sishui Pass under orders to protect their identities and avoid being trapped on the Investiture of the Gods.

• Fuxi praised Yang Jiao and Yang Chan for reaching the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm and Yang Jian for reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Fuxi told the siblings to descend the mountain, assist the reincarnated Martial Ancestor, and settle their Karma with the Chan Sect.
• Yang Jian vowed to help his master and defeat the Chan Sect, while Yang Jiao and Yang Chan pledged to aid the Human Clan through the Tribulation.
• Suiren and Shennong Shi warned the siblings to prioritize the Great Shang Dynasty, protect themselves, and avoid the Investiture of the Gods.
• Fuxi ordered the siblings to conceal Wu's identity, serve as Great Shang generals, and report to Jiang Ziya at Sishui Pass.
• The three siblings left Huoyun Cave for the battlefield, while Fuxi said the Tribulation would be both a calamity and an opportunity.

Outside Sishui Pass, Li Jing confronted his sons Jin Zha and Mu Zha as they joined Xiqi in taunting the Shang army, condemning them for betraying their family and country. The brothers retreated with Xiqi after his rebuke, while Jiang Ziya assured Li Jing that his words had unsettled the Chan Sect disciples and promised to capture his sons alive.

• Nangong Bo and Nangong Zhong taunted the Shang army from outside Sishui Pass while Nangong Shi and Xiqi's leaders praised them.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha rode forward to demand the Shang soldiers surrender, and Li Jing asked Jiang Ziya for permission to confront them.
• Li Jing denounced Jin Zha and Mu Zha for serving Xiqi and reminded them that they had joined the attack on their younger brother the day before.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha defended Xiqi and urged Li Jing to defect, but Li Jing praised Di Xin and condemned the Chan Sect and Xiqi as disloyal.
• Shen Gongbao ordered Xiqi to retreat as Jin Zha and Mu Zha fell silent and withdrew with their fellow disciples.
• Jiang Ziya told Li Jing that his rebuke had shaken the disciples and promised to capture Jin Zha and Mu Zha alive for him.

After Li Jing revealed that Nezha was his third son and condemned Jin Zha and Mu Zha for fighting their own family, Ji Fa and Shen Gongbao persuaded the brothers to renew their support for Xiqi. The chapter ended with Mu Zha privately asking Jin Zha whether they had truly done the right thing.

• Ji Fa, Ji Shudan, Nangong Bo, and the Chan Sect disciples comforted Jin Zha and Mu Zha and urged them to see their father's opposition as the result of Di Xin's deception.
• Jin Zha questioned whether the young general they had fought was really their third brother, Nezha.
• Shen Gongbao claimed Di Xin had arranged the family conflict to shake the brothers' resolve and redirected their anger toward him.
• Ji Fa promised to treat Li Jing well and welcome Nezha if they joined Great Zhou, and Jin Zha and Mu Zha recommitted themselves to breaching Sishui Pass.
• After everyone else left the tent, Mu Zha asked Jin Zha whether they had really done the right thing.

Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan arrived at Sishui Pass from Huoyun Cave to serve Great Shang and settle their grudge with the Chan Sect. Jiang Ziya welcomed them as vanguard generals, and a messenger then announced that Interception Sect disciples had arrived to assist the army.

• Nezha spotted Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan approaching Sishui Pass and learned they had come from Huoyun Cave to meet Jiang Ziya.
• Yang Jiao told Jiang Ziya that the siblings had descended under their ancestors’ orders to seek posts in Great Shang’s army and settle Karma with the Chan Sect.
• Jiang Ziya appointed the three siblings as vanguard generals after learning their cultivation, including Yang Jian’s early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Nezha challenged Yang Jian’s assessment of him after Yang Jian said he had not disgraced the Human Emperor.
• A messenger reported that Interception Sect disciples had arrived to assist Great Shang, and Jiang Ziya led everyone out to welcome them.

Saint Mother Huoling and Jie Sect disciples arrived at Sishui Pass to support Jiang Ziya, who planned to lead them into battle against Xiqi the next day. At the Xiqi camp, Ji Fa ordered an attack at daybreak after the Chan Sect disciples promised to defeat the reinforcements, while Shen Gongbao privately expected them to die.

• Saint Mother Huoling arrived at Sishui Pass with Jie Sect disciples, and she pledged to follow Jiang Ziya's orders and show the Chan Sect their strength.
• Jiang Ziya welcomed the reinforcements and announced they would leave the pass to battle Xiqi the next day.
• Ji Fa worried that the Shang reinforcements would overwhelm Xiqi and asked the Chan Sect immortals to summon help.
• Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and Ji Shudan dismissed Ji Fa's fears, and Ji Shudan promised to use a treasure to restrain Nezha.
• Shen Gongbao privately resented the treasures given to Chan Sect disciples and expected their arrogance to bring them to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Ji Fa ordered the Xiqi army to prepare to attack Sishui Pass at daybreak, while Shen Gongbao inwardly welcomed the coming battle.

The Jie Sect and Shang Army launched a battle against the Chan Sect outside Sishui Pass, and the Jie Sect quickly overwhelmed their opponents. Nezha fought to capture Jin Zha and Mu Zha while several Chan Sect disciples died, and the battle remained underway as Lei Zhenzi fell to Zhou Xin.

• Saint Mother Huoling challenged the Chan Sect to fight, and Nezha demanded that Jin Zha and Mu Zha be left to him.
• Saint Mother Huoling led the Jie Sect disciples in a charge, and the Chan Sect members met them in battle while Yang Jiao and Yang Chan watched from Sishui Pass.
• Nezha overpowered Jin Zha and Mu Zha but held back to capture them, then intensified his attack when they insulted his master, Di Xin.
• Saint Mother Huoling drove Ji Shudan back, while Yu Yuan battered Tu Xingsun and Wei Hu; Han Dulong and Xue Ehu were killed, and their True Spirits flew toward the Investiture Platform.
• Zhou Xin struck Lei Zhenzi with Plague Qi and pierced his chest, sending another True Spirit toward the Investiture Platform.

The Jie Sect defeated the Chan Sect forces, killing three disciples and driving the survivors to flee under the protection of the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud. The Xiqi army retreated as well, while Nezha captured Jin Zha and Mu Zha and brought them toward Sishui Pass.

• Ji Shudan used the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud to shield the surviving Chan Sect disciples from Saint Mother Huoling, Yu Yuan, and the other Jie Sect fighters.
• Ji Shudan and the Chan Sect disciples pooled their mana to sustain the protective barrier, then chose to retreat and leave Jin Zha and Mu Zha behind with Nezha.
• Jiang Ziya stopped Saint Mother Huoling and the others from pursuing, warning that the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals might be approaching.
• Ji Fa ordered the Xiqi army to withdraw after Shen Gongbao urged him to act.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha surrendered to Nezha, who bound them with the Chaos Tunic and carried them toward Sishui Pass to see their father.

After the Interception Sect’s victory at Sishui Pass, Li Jing confronted his captured sons, Jin Zha and Mu Zha, while Jiang Ziya arranged reinforcements. The three Yang siblings asked to face Guang Chengzi when the Twelve Golden Immortals arrived, setting up a reckoning over old grievances.

• Nezha brought the bound Jin Zha and Mu Zha to Li Jing, who angrily condemned them for fighting their family and their nation.
• Jiang Ziya calmed Li Jing, who ordered Nezha to take his sons away under guard.
• Saint Mother Huoling warned Jiang Ziya that the Chan Sect would retaliate, and he revealed that he had already requested reinforcements.
• Yang Jiao asked Jiang Ziya to let him, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan fight Guang Chengzi when the Twelve Golden Immortals arrived.
• Jiang Ziya agreed, and Yang Jian silently anticipated settling the siblings’ old grievances with Guang Chengzi.

After three Chan Sect disciples died at Sishui Pass, Primordial Lord Tianzun summoned the Twelve Golden Immortals to investigate. Guang Chengzi learned that Nezha and Jie Sect forces had routed his disciples, and chose to return to Jade Void Palace to report to their master rather than attack immediately.

• Primordial Lord Tianzun sensed Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, and Lei Zhenzi enter the Investiture of the Gods and summoned the Twelve Golden Immortals to Sishui Pass.
• Daoist Tianzun realized Han Dulong and Xue Ehu had died, then received his master's Imperial Edict ordering him to investigate.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals encountered Ji Shudan, Wei Hu, Tu Xingsun, and the battered survivors fleeing on the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
• Ji Shudan told Guang Chengzi that Nezha and Jie Sect reinforcements had killed three disciples, captured Jin Zha and Mu Zha, and driven the rest to flee.
• The Golden Immortals reacted with fury and humiliation, but Guang Chengzi decided to return to Jade Void Palace and let Primordial Lord Tianzun decide what to do.

After the Chan Sect suffered heavy losses at Sishui Pass, Primordial Lord Tianzun rebuked the survivors and ordered the sect’s leading immortals to descend the mountain. He gave Guang Chengzi two powerful treasures, and the Chan Sect force set out for Sishui Pass resolved to attack the Jie Sect.

• Guang Chengzi reported that Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, and Lei Zhenzi had died, Jin Zha and Mu Zha had been captured, and the other disciples were injured.
• Primordial Lord Tianzun condemned Ji Shudan and the other survivors for their defeat despite possessing the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
• Primordial Lord Tianzun ordered the Twelve Golden Immortals, Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Yun Zhongzi, and Randeng to descend the mountain and fight the Jie Sect.
• Primordial Lord Tianzun bestowed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner on Guang Chengzi to accompany the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
• Guang Chengzi led the Chan Sect immortals out of Kunlun Mountain toward Sishui Pass.

After Xiqi’s defeat at Sishui Pass, Shen Gongbao reassured Ji Fa that Chan Sect reinforcements would arrive, and the sect’s leading immortals soon reached the camp. Guang Chengzi ordered Xiqi’s army to march on Sishui Pass at dawn, setting up a confrontation with the Jie Sect.

• Ji Fa worried that Xiqi could not defeat the Jie Sect while waiting for reinforcements from Kunlun Mountain.
• Shen Gongbao sensed the Chan Sect immortals approaching and led Ji Fa out to welcome them.
• Guang Chengzi, the Twelve Golden Immortals, Daoist Randeng, Immortal Weng of the South Pole, and Yun Zhongzi arrived, while most of them coldly ignored Shen Gongbao’s greeting.
• Guang Chengzi ordered Ji Fa to move the army toward Sishui Pass at dawn and declared that the Chan Sect would face the Jie Sect personally.
• Ji Fa agreed to issue the orders, and the Chan Sect immortals voiced their determination to avenge their fallen disciples.

The Sanxiao challenged the Chan Sect Immortals to enter the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and Guang Chengzi decided the Twelve Golden Immortals would face it together. He led them into the formation while Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Vice Sect Master Randeng, and Yun Zhongzi stayed outside to support them.

• Yunxiao revealed the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and invited the Chan Sect Immortals to enter, while Bixiao taunted them to come all at once.
• True Person Taiyi, Chijingzi, and Guang Chengzi rejected the challenge’s insinuation that they feared Jie Sect formations, and Guang Chengzi insisted the Chan Sect could not retreat.
• Jiang Ziya urged Yang Jiao and his siblings to let the Sanxiao test the Chan Sect’s methods first, and Yang Jiao promised they would not act impulsively.
• The Chan Sect Immortals debated how to enter, and Guang Chengzi chose to lead all twelve Golden Immortals into the formation while the others provided support from outside.
• Guang Chengzi entrusted the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to Immortal Weng of the South Pole, then led the Twelve Golden Immortals into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation under the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.

Yunxiao trapped the Twelve Golden Immortals in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and failed to overcome their Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud with the Hunyuan Golden Dipper. She then cut off the formation’s spiritual energy, leaving the Golden Immortals racing to find the formation’s core before their mana ran out.

• Yunxiao activated the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and used the Hunyuan Golden Dipper to try to pull the Twelve Golden Immortals from beneath their protective cloud.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals poured their mana into the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, which withstood the Hunyuan Golden Dipper’s suction.
• Yunxiao withdrew the dipper and decided to trap the Golden Immortals by severing the formation from outside spiritual energy.
• Guang Chengzi led the Golden Immortals through the shifting sands to search for the formation’s core, but they wandered in circles.
• True Person Yuding and Chijingzi realized that the formation had cut off all spiritual energy, and Guang Chengzi urged everyone to find the core before their mana ran out.

Trapped inside the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, the Twelve Golden Immortals tried to break out with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, but Sanxiao’s attacks forced them to abandon the attempt and resume searching for the formation eye. Guang Chengzi left them hoping for help from a Saint while urging them to find Sanxiao before the formation wore them down.

• True Person Taiyi proposed attacking the formation, but True Person Yuding warned that the Hunyuan Golden Dipper could take their Magic Treasures.
• Guang Chengzi used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, powered by the other eleven Golden Immortals, to strike the formation, but it failed to break through.
• Yunxiao could not draw in the jade ruyi, so she directed Sanxiao to attack the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud while the Twelve Golden Immortals were occupied.
• Guang Chengzi recalled the jade ruyi and ordered the Twelve Golden Immortals to focus on defending against Sanxiao’s attacks.
• Guang Chengzi said they might need a Saint to rescue them, then rallied the others to search for the formation eye and kill Sanxiao.

Zhao Gongming challenged the Chan Sect leaders while Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan confronted Immortal Weng of the South Pole to settle old karma. The siblings began fighting in the skies, and Zhao Gongming and Daoist Randeng clashed fiercely, with their battle still underway.

• Zhao Gongming challenged Daoist Randeng, Immortal Weng of the South Pole, and Yun Zhongzi to fight outside the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan challenged Immortal Weng of the South Pole, explaining that they had come to settle karma from the past.
• Immortal Weng accepted their challenge and flew into the sky, with Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan pursuing him and starting a battle.
• After the siblings left, Zhao Gongming challenged Daoist Randeng and Yun Zhongzi, and Daoist Randeng accepted.
• Zhao Gongming and Daoist Randeng exchanged blows with the Purple Lightning Hammer and the Universe Ruler, as their fierce battle continued in the sky.

Zhao Gongming overwhelmed Daoist Randeng, while Yun Zhongzi and Immortal Weng of the South Pole were kept from helping by their opponents. After Yang Jiao used his Blue Gourd to thwart Immortal Weng’s rescue, Zhao Gongming sent Randeng flying, and Randeng fled in defeat.

• Zhao Gongming battered Daoist Randeng with the Purple Lightning Hammer, forcing Randeng to call for Yun Zhongzi’s aid.
• Saint Mother Huoling and Yu Yuan intercepted Yun Zhongzi and kept him occupied with their attacks.
• Randeng tried to retreat to Immortal Weng of the South Pole, whose Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner protected him, but Zhao Gongming pursued and struck at him.
• Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan kept Immortal Weng from helping Randeng, and Yang Jiao used his Blue Gourd to send Immortal Weng back to his original position.
• After seeing Immortal Weng’s rescue attempt fail, Randeng lost hope, took Zhao Gongming’s hammer strike, and fled in disarray.

Zhao Gongming drove Daoist Randeng and Yun Zhongzi from the battle, then joined Yang Jian and his siblings in trapping Immortal Weng of the South Pole behind the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. After escaping, Randeng hid in the clouds, but a Saint’s power suddenly sealed him inside an isolated space.

• Jiang Ziya warned Zhao Gongming not to pursue Randeng, so Zhao turned to help against Yun Zhongzi.
• Yun Zhongzi forced Saint Mother Huoling and Yu Yuan back, then fled and urged Immortal Weng of the South Pole to retreat.
• Zhao Gongming joined Yang Jian and his siblings in attacking Immortal Weng of the South Pole, trapping him behind the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
• Randeng stopped in a concealed bank of clouds and waited for Yun Zhongzi and Immortal Weng of the South Pole to join him.
• A Saint’s power distorted Randeng’s surroundings and cut off his connection to the Primordial World, leaving him to plead for an explanation.

Zhunti offered Daoist Randeng a path to Quasi-Sagehood and authority in the Western Teachings in exchange for leaving the Chan Sect. Randeng accepted but agreed to stay until the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended, leaving him tasked with recruiting Chan Sect disciples.

• Zhunti appeared before Daoist Randeng and offered to help him become a Quasi-Sage.
• Zhunti promised Randeng the Western Teachings’ Deputy Leader position and protection from Primordial Lord Tianzun if he joined.
• Randeng agreed to join the Western Teachings but decided to remain in the Chan Sect until the tribulation ended.
• Zhunti asked Randeng to recruit gifted Chan Sect disciples by telling them the Eight Treasures Merit Pool could cleanse their karmic burdens.
• Zhunti vanished after warning Randeng that Yun Zhongzi was looking for him, and Randeng returned above the sea of clouds.