Recaps

Wen Zhong fell at Dragon Severing Ridge, and Jiang Ziya used the truth about Fox Fairy’s death to turn Emperor Xin against Shen Gongbao. Shen Gongbao’s rebellion collapsed at Zhaoge, where Emperor Xin killed Yin Jiao and Yin Hong and ordered Shen Gongbao’s heart removed as Tongtian’s arrival loomed.

• Wen Zhong died at Dragon Severing Ridge and joined the Investiture of the Gods List, while Jiang Ziya carried his body to Zhaoge to expose the truth about Fox Fairy’s death.
• Jiang Ziya revealed Shen Gongbao had taken Fox Fairy’s Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, and Emperor Xin expelled Shen Gongbao from Zhaoge despite Kong Xuan’s defense of him.
• Shen Gongbao and Luo Xuan persuaded Yin Jiao to claim the throne, and Yin Jiao gathered support from Yin Hong, Jiang Wenhuan, and E Shun before marching on Zhaoge.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun defected to Yin Jiao with the Human Emperor Jade Seal and Dragon Phoenix Sword, but Emperor Xin rallied Great Shang’s forces and fought back with Cheng Tang’s armor.
• Yu Hua, Feilian, Zhang Kui, and Emperor Xin’s forces defeated the rebels, killing Jiang Wenhuan and E Shun and forcing Yin Jiao and Yin Hong to surrender.
• Jiang Ziya and his allies captured Shen Gongbao and Luo Xuan, while Emperor Xin ordered Fei Zhong and You Hun executed and killed Yin Jiao and Yin Hong.
• Emperor Xin ordered Zhang Kui to remove Shen Gongbao’s Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, and Maitreya Buddha warned Shen Gongbao not to pass the Six Soul Banner to another disciple as Ling Xiao predicted Tongtian would arrive.

The struggle for Golden Chicken Ridge escalated as Shen Gongbao’s attack devastated Western Qi and the forces of Great Shang and Western Qi clashed. Tongtian entered the conflict to save his disciples, setting the stage for a battle among the major sects, while Ling Xiao chose to watch and gained a Chaos Treasure.

• Zhang Kui executed Shen Gongbao’s heart-removal sentence on him, but Emperor Xin later pardoned him and sent him to defend Golden Chicken Ridge with Kong Xuan.
• Lu Yue’s forces spread plague at Golden Chicken Ridge, where Gao Jineng killed Huang Tianhua before Li Jing and Huang Feihu defeated him, and Lu Yue unleashed the Ten Thousand Plagues Poisonous Lotus Formation.
• Shen Gongbao and his allies attacked Western Qi City with plague and the Six Soul Banner, killing Tai Si, Yang Ren, Nangong Shi, San Yisheng, Princess Longji, and the Azure Luan before fleeing.
• Kong Xuan ambushed the Great Shang commanders as Lu Yue and Du'e Zhenren died, and the Howling Celestial Dog and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon sealed away the uncontrolled plague formation.
• Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian, and Wen Jing Daoist captured Shen Gongbao, and Ji Fa ordered his execution at Golden Chicken Ridge after Shen Gongbao blamed Kong Xuan for his crimes.
• Shen Gongbao died at Jiang Ziya’s hand, while Zhunti and Lu Ya joined Randeng against Yun Xiao and Tongtian prepared the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to confront Yuanshi Tianzun and Jieyin.
• Tongtian sent Duobao and the Sect of Interception disciples toward Golden Chicken Ridge, prompting the opposing sects to prepare for battle, while Ling Xiao chose not to intervene and received the Primordial Chaos Pearl.

The allied sects destroyed the Sect of Interception’s forces at Golden Chicken Ridge, and Tongtian lost both his disciples and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian before Duobao joined the Western Sect. Tongtian then sought power to take revenge as Ling Xiao prepared for the battle at Mianchi County.

• Duobao led the Sect of Interception into the Ten Thousand Immortals Sword Formation, but the allied forces broke through its defenses and killed Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, Kong Xuan, Hanzhixian, and Yun Xiao.
• Xuandu, Lu Ya, and Ran Deng subdued Duobao and took the Twenty-Four Sea Pacifying Pearls, while the allied armies overwhelmed the remaining Sect of Interception disciples.
• Tongtian arrived at Golden Chicken Ridge and fought Grand Pure Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti, but Grand Pure Laozi captured the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Western Sages took Duobao.
• Duobao swore before the Heavenly Dao to join the Western Sect, became Shakyamuni Buddha, and left Tongtian behind as Tongtian departed wounded and devastated.
• Tongtian returned to the surviving Sect of Interception disciples, then accepted Rahu’s offer of killing power to strengthen the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and vowed revenge against the other Sages and Ling Xiao.
• Hongjun warned Tongtian that he could lose his Sage position if he died, while Tongtian continued refining the Heavenly Dao source despite its influence over him.
• Ling Xiao warned Ziwei that Tongtian’s formation was growing stronger and prepared for Mianchi County, where Zhang Kui and Yu Hua rallied to face Western Qi and Great Qin.

Ying Zheng’s forces defeated Great Shang at Zhaoge as Tongtian’s scheme brought the Sages into a devastating battle that nearly destroyed the Primordial Three Realms. Ling Xiao imprisoned Tongtian, and the arc ended with Wuzhiqi turning against his weakened master in the Heavenly Prison.

• Deng Chanyu died in battle at Mianchi, and Jiang Ziya’s forces defeated Zhang Kui and Gao Lanying before advancing toward Zhaoge.
• Ao Jiuyou defeated Elai, and Ying Zheng’s allied armies overcame Great Shang’s forces as Tongtian arrived to support Emperor Xin.
• Tongtian fought the Sages with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, rejected his disciples’ pleas, and unleashed destruction across the Primordial Three Realms.
• Ling Xiao used Tongtian Jianmu to restore the shattered world, stripped Tongtian of his Sage power and Dao Fruit, and ordered him imprisoned rather than executed.
• Ji Fa killed Emperor Xin, renounced the title of King Wu, and endorsed Ying Zheng as ruler of the Human Clan.
• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger imprisoned Tongtian in Wuzhiqi’s cell, where Heavenly Dao laws eroded his cultivation.
• Wuzhiqi demanded Tongtian’s sword teachings, resources, and help escaping, then threw his weakened master to the ground and threatened him.