Chapter Summaries

Lei Zheng used the Ferocious Beast Clan’s bloodline inheritance to replay the Sect of Interception’s scheme in the North Sea Burial Abyss, but Dingguang Immortal and Wuyun Xian called it a fake. Ling Xiao announced he would use the Time Law and his thirty-sixth-grade Pure World White Lotus to rewind the past and prove what happened.

• Lei Zheng and the Ferocious Beast Clan replayed a scene showing Ghost Chariot, Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, Yun Xiao, and other Sect of Interception disciples plotting to break the forbidden formation.
• Dingguang Immortal accused Ling Xiao and the Ferocious Beast Clan of fabricating the scene, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha threatened to convert him and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod held the Immortal Slaying Sword to his neck.
• Guangchengzi intimidated Golden Hoop Immortal and the Sect of Interception disciples as Xuandu called on Ling Xiao to expose the truth.
• Ling Xiao said he would use the Time Law to rewind events in the North Sea Burial Abyss, drawing on the power of his thirty-sixth-grade Pure World White Lotus.

Ling Xiao used the Thirty-Sixth Grade Pure World White Lotus and the Tai Xu Divine Armor to manifest the River of Time above the North Sea Burial Abyss. As events in the Northern Darkness began to rewind, Ghost Chariot realized his fate was sealed.

• Bai Ze begged Tongtian and Nuwa to intervene, but Duobao and Immortal Pilu dismissed Ling Xiao’s attempt as a bluff.
• Bai Ze angrily rebuked the Sect of Interception disciples and accused Tongtian and Nuwa of leaving Ghost Chariot to take the blame before departing Biyou Palace.
• Tongtian and Nuwa insisted Ling Xiao could not manifest the River of Time, while some Demon Clan experts suspected they planned to abandon Ghost Chariot.
• Ling Xiao invoked the Thirty-Sixth Grade Pure World White Lotus and the Tai Xu Divine Armor, then successfully manifested the River of Time across the Primordial Wilderness.
• As powerful figures, including Dao Ancestor Hongjun, witnessed the feat, the River of Time began rewinding events in the Northern Darkness, leaving Ghost Chariot despairing.

Ling Xiao used the River of Time to expose Ghost Chariot’s role in breaking the North Sea Burial Abyss’s forbidden array and inciting the Ferocious Beast Clan. When Ghost Chariot refused to implicate Tongtian and Nuwa, he claimed sole responsibility and challenged Ling Xiao’s side to fight.

• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha showed the gathered immortals the past events in the North Sea Burial Abyss, while Xuanwu sealed Ghost Chariot’s escape routes.
• Ling Xiao’s use of the River of Time advanced his mastery of the Time Law, but Yun Xiao mistook his weakened aura for injury and offered to heal him.
• Jiang Ziya and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod scolded Yun Xiao for worrying about Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao questioned Ghost Chariot about who ordered the forbidden array broken.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Shen Gongbao pleaded for Ghost Chariot’s life, but Ling Xiao struck Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and refused to spare him.
• Ghost Chariot took sole responsibility for the events, declared the other disciples innocent, and challenged Ling Xiao’s side to a decisive battle.

Xuanwu killed Ghost Chariot, while Azure Dragon urged Bai Ze to break with the Sect of Interception and protect the Demon Clan. After Jin Buhuan condemned Tongtian and Our Lady of Golden Spirit for their part in the disaster, Primal Lord of Heaven announced that Jin Buhuan had an affinity with the Sect of Enlightenment.

• Ling Xiao sent Azure Dragon to intercept Bai Ze while Xuanwu battled Ghost Chariot in the North Sea Burial Abyss.
• Xuanwu crushed Ghost Chariot’s primordial spirit and True Spirit, erased him from the River of Life, and completely destroyed him.
• Azure Dragon told Bai Ze that Ghost Chariot had been made a scapegoat and urged him to leave the Sect of Interception; Bai Ze decided to take the Demon Clan to the Ten Thousand Mountains and seek Fuxi’s help.
• In the Palace of Green Essence, Tongtian and Nuwa discussed Ghost Chariot’s death as Jin Buhuan questioned why they had allowed it to happen.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit struck Jin Buhuan, who condemned the Sect of Interception and fled Golden Ao Island.
• Primal Lord of Heaven announced that Jin Buhuan had an affinity with the Sect of Enlightenment.

Dingguang Immortal escaped execution by converting to the Western Sect, while Ling Xiao decided he would still die during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Duobao arrived at the North Sea Burial Abyss and pleaded with Ling Xiao to spare Yun Xiao, Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, and the others.

• Xuandu and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod confronted the Sect of Interception disciples, and Dingguang Immortal begged for his life rather than resist.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit condemned Dingguang Immortal for surrendering, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha persuaded him to join the Western Sect.
• Wuyun Xian tried to awaken Dingguang Immortal and urged him to kill himself, but Dingguang Immortal refused and formally converted to Buddhism.
• Ling Xiao told Xuandu that Dingguang Immortal's Western Sect conversion fulfilled a greater trend, though he was still destined to die during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Golden Phoenix arrived, and Duobao asked Ling Xiao not to punish Yun Xiao, Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, and the other disciples.

Ling Xiao accepted the Ferocious Beast Clan’s allegiance to the Heavenly Court and agreed to help Qiongqi recover from his injuries. As the group prepared to go to Qiongqi’s retreat, Jiang Ziya’s mockery of the Sect of Interception and the story of Jin Buhuan’s insults to Tongtian and Nuwa fueled further taunts.

• Ling Xiao dismissed Duobao’s demand to execute Dingguang Immortal, and Xuandu used the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth to force Duobao to back down.
• Jiang Ziya mocked Duobao by revealing that Jin Buhuan had joined the Sect of Enlightenment as an inner disciple after insulting Tongtian and Nuwa at the Palace of Green Essence.
• Ling Xiao learned that Jin Buhuan was a Golden Toad who had followed Bai Ze into the Sect of Interception, and Azure Dragon praised his courage and invited him to join the Dragon Clan.
• Zhu Yan boasted that the Ferocious Beast Clan should insult Tongtian and Nuwa too, but Lei Zheng and Ling Xiao warned him against provoking Sages.
• Lei Zheng pledged the Ferocious Beast Clan to Ling Xiao and asked him to heal Qiongqi, and Ling Xiao agreed to go to Qiongqi’s retreat at once.

Daoist Duobao led the Sect of Interception after Ling Xiao, hoping to recruit Qiongqi, while Yun Xiao pursued Ling Xiao despite her fellow disciples’ warnings. At Qiongqi’s secluded cave, Ling Xiao recognized the God-Slaying Spear’s aura and promised he could heal Qiongqi with the thirty-sixth-grade Pure World White Lotus.

• Daoist Duobao decided to follow Ling Xiao and try to recruit Qiongqi into the Sect of Interception.
• Yun Xiao broke free of Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Our Lady of Golden Spirit, insisting she would win Ling Xiao’s heart.
• Mo Fei showed Ling Xiao Qiongqi’s cave and explained that Qiongqi’s life force was fading as he tried to heal his Dao injuries with baleful energy.
• Ling Xiao sensed the God-Slaying Spear’s lingering aura, and Lei Zheng explained that Demon Ancestor Rahu had used it to grievously wound Qiongqi.
• Ling Xiao told Lei Zheng he could restore Qiongqi with the Foundation of the thirty-sixth-grade Pure World White Lotus.

Ling Xiao healed Qiongqi and persuaded him to join the Heavenly Court as Emperor Gouchen of the Western Extremity. Qiongqi and the Ferocious Beast Clan agreed to move from Northern Darkness to the Western Continent, where the Western Sect welcomed them.

• Qiongqi emerged from his sealed cave and respectfully greeted Ling Xiao, Azure Dragon, and Xuanwu.
• Ling Xiao used the Creation Law and Pure Creation Dao to heal Qiongqi’s injuries, restoring his meridians and foundation.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit blamed Ling Xiao for Bi Xiao’s fate, while Jiang Ziya and Guangchengzi defended him.
• Qiongqi agreed to serve the Heavenly Court, and Ling Xiao planned to appoint him Emperor Gouchen of the Western Extremity.
• Ling Xiao proposed that the Ferocious Beast Clan migrate to the Western Continent, and Qiongqi and Mo Fei accepted.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha welcomed the Ferocious Beast Clan and offered the Western Sect’s support.

Ling Xiao gave the Ferocious Beast Clan the Chaos Void Creation Method and arranged for them to migrate to the Western Continent, where they would create new territory and a home for their people. He also shared the method with Chiyou, then prepared to announce the clan’s submission to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Court.

• Duobao worried that the Ferocious Beast Clan’s migration would benefit the Western Sect, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha and Dingguang Immortal urged him to join them and become a Buddha Patriarch.
• Mo Fei asked Ling Xiao about his important task, and Ling Xiao revealed that the Ferocious Beast Clan would use the Chaos Void Creation Method to expand the Primordial Wilderness and establish a homeland.
• Ling Xiao used the Primordial Chaos Codex to transmit the method to the four Beast Kings, and Qiongqi recognized it as the genuine Chaos Void Creation Method.
• Chiyou asked whether the Witch Clan could cultivate the method, and Ling Xiao agreed while warning the clan not to neglect its roots by pursuing Primordial Spirits too widely.
• Ling Xiao assigned the four Beast Kings to oversee the method and announced that they would travel to the Western Continent to settle the Ferocious Beast Clan and report its submission to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Court.

Tongtian grieved over Dingguang Immortal’s defection and the Sect of Interception’s mounting losses, while Nuwa urged him to keep faith. On the Western Continent, Ling Xiao helped settle the Ferocious Beast Clan and arranged for Qiongqi to become Emperor Gouchen of the Western Extremity.

• Tongtian watched Dingguang Immortal take refuge in the Western Sect and lamented the Sect of Interception’s losses and his decision to begin the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Nuwa encouraged Tongtian to remain confident, and he continued teaching cultivation methods to the Sect of Interception disciples.
• Lei Zheng thanked Ling Xiao for sharing the method of opening the Chaos Void, which could awaken the Ferocious Beast Clan’s intelligence.
• Ling Xiao appointed Qiongqi to protect the Ferocious Beast Clan and promised to petition for his Bestowment Ceremony as Emperor Gouchen of the Western Extremity.
• Qiongqi handed authority over the Ferocious Beast Clan to Lei Zheng, Zhu Yan, and Mo Fei, accepted the appointment, and celebrated with the others.

Ling Xiao oversaw the Ferocious Beast Clan’s ceremony to submit to the Heavenly Dao, while Xuandu arranged for Ao You to become Ying Zheng’s mount. Dingguang Immortal ingratiated himself with the Western Sect and Ling Xiao as the ceremony prepared to begin.

• Ao You reported that the sacrificial altar was ready, and Lei Zheng welcomed the Ferocious Beast Clan’s chance to earn Heavenly Dao recognition and merit.
• Ling Xiao identified Ao You’s imperial destiny and connection to Ying Zheng, and Xuandu invited Ao You to become Ying Zheng’s mount.
• Ao You agreed to serve Ying Zheng and establish merit during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Ling Xiao led the gathered beings to the altar and reflected on how the Ferocious Beast Clan’s submission served the Heavenly Court’s plans.
• Dingguang Immortal mocked the Sect of Interception and pledged loyalty to the Western Sect, while Ling Xiao advised him to cultivate the Joyous Zen Path.
• The auspicious hour arrived, and the sacrificial ceremony was about to begin.

The Ferocious Beast Clan swore to follow the Heavenly Dao, open the Chaos Void, and atone for its past, earning Heavenly Dao Merit and Hongjun’s approval. Hongjun bestowed the Immortal Dao Law Source on Ling Xiao, who declared his connection to the Mystic Sect and explained that the Six Emperors could be considered Hongjun’s disciples, leaving the gathered Sage disciples regretting their earlier refusal of those positions.

• Lei Zheng led the Ferocious Beast Clan in swearing before the Heavenly Dao to change its ways, open the Chaos Void, and atone for its past sins.
• Hongjun acknowledged Lei Zheng’s oath, and Heavenly Dao Merit descended upon the Ferocious Beast Clan, the Beast Kings, and the attending sect disciples.
• Hongjun gave Ling Xiao the Immortal Dao Law Source because Heavenly Dao Merit would not benefit him.
• Ling Xiao thanked Hongjun, declared his allegiance to the Mystic Sect, and reasoned that the Six Emperors could also be regarded as Hongjun’s disciples.
• Xuandu and the other gathered disciples regretted refusing the Six Emperor positions when the Heavenly Court had first offered them.

Ling Xiao arranged for Qiongqi to prove the Ferocious Beast Clan’s worth before receiving a Heavenly Court title, then left to cultivate as the others reacted to his growing power. The chapter ended with Xuandu and the other disciples departing amid rising turmoil in Great Shang, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha offered Dingguang Immortal the Joyous Zen Path.

• Ling Xiao told Azure Dragon and Xuanwu to escort Qiongqi to Lingxiao Palace and advised delaying Qiongqi’s Bestowment Ceremony until the Ferocious Beast Clan had earned merit.
• Ling Xiao announced that he would return to Penglai Immortal Island to pursue the late stage of the Primal Golden Immortal realm, then departed on the Red Dust Sword Embryo.
• Qiongqi ordered Lei Zheng, Zhu Yan, and Mo Fei to lead the Ferocious Beast Clan into the Chaos Void, where they refined Chaos Qi into spiritual energy and gathered Heavenly Dao Merit.
• Xuandu warned that rebellion was spreading through Great Shang and said he had to oversee Ying Zheng’s clan; Guangchengzi pledged cooperation with Xuandu and the Ying Qin Clan.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha asked whether Dingguang Immortal was interested in women, and Dingguang Immortal eagerly agreed to cultivate the Joyous Zen Path.

Ling Xiao subdued the Ferocious Beast Clan and returned to Penglai Immortal Island, while Huang Feihu rebelled against Emperor Xin after the deaths of his wife and sister. Huang Feihu and Emperor Xin fought outside Zhaoge as Shen Gongbao plotted against Fox Fairy, and Huang Tianhua urged his father to retreat until his master arrived.

• Ling Xiao returned to Penglai Immortal Island, where Wangshu praised him for bringing the Ferocious Beast Clan under the Heavenly Court and he spent intimate time with her.
• The Pingling King of the East Sea rebelled, forcing Wen Zhong to lead an army to suppress him and leaving Emperor Xin without Wen Zhong's restraint.
• Emperor Xin violated Jia Shi, who died by suicide, and the Imperial Consort killed Fox Fairy before she also died, prompting Huang Feihu to raise an army in rebellion.
• Emperor Xin tried to persuade Huang Feihu to stop, but Huang Feihu condemned him as a tyrant and declared his intention to restore Great Shang Dynasty.
• Emperor Xin and Huang Feihu clashed outside Zhaoge as their armies fought, while Shen Gongbao revealed that he had helped turn them against each other and plotted to target Fox Fairy.
• Huang Tianhua told Huang Feihu that his master Qingxu Daode Zhenjun was coming, and Huang Feihu agreed to retreat from the battle.

Huang Feihu fought Emperor Xin after rebelling, while Shen Gongbao tried to have him captured and handed to Fox Fairy. Qingxu Daode Zhenjun arrived just before Huang Feihu was subdued, rescued him, and escaped with him to Kunlun Mountain as news of the rebellion spread.

• Huang Feihu sent Huang Tianhua and the Huang Family Army fleeing west from Zhaoge while he stayed behind to face Emperor Xin.
• Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian subdued Huang Feihu’s personal guards, and the imperial guards killed them.
• Huang Feihu burned his essence blood and charged Emperor Xin, but Emperor Xin remained unharmed and ordered him captured and sent to Longevity Palace.
• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun arrived, rescued the injured Huang Feihu, and fled with him through the Chaos Void to Kunlun Mountain.
• Shen Gongbao cursed the Sect of Enlightenment and went to report to Emperor Xin as news of Huang Feihu’s rebellion spread beyond Zhaoge.

Ling Xiao entered seclusion on Penglai Immortal Island to advance his cultivation while Fuxi and Bai Ze sought to depose Nuwa as Demon Emperor and preserve the Demon Clan. They secured Kunpeng’s support and the River Map and Luo Book, leaving Fuxi hoping Nuwa could be spared if she resisted them.

• Ling Xiao decided to cultivate for several months after reflecting on Great Shang’s decline and the Demon Clan’s worsening position.
• Fuxi and Bai Ze met Ancestor Kunpeng and declared their plan to depose Nuwa, withdraw the Demon Clan to the Ten Thousand Mountains, and submit to the Heavenly Court.
• Bai Ze explained that the Demon Clan would sever its ties with the Sect of Interception through a Heavenly Dao Oath, and Kunpeng agreed to help.
• Fuxi said he would retrieve the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife and Sun Essence Wheel, borrow the River Map and Luo Book, and seek the Chaos Bell at Penglai Immortal Island.
• Bai Ze swore to return the River Map and Luo Book after the Demon Clan broke away from the Sect of Interception, and Kunpeng handed them over.
• Fuxi told Zhen Yuanzi that he hoped Nuwa would awaken from her delusion, but asked that she be spared if she refused to step down.

Fuxi and Bai Ze visited Penglai Immortal Island to ask Ling Xiao for the Chaos Bell, which Fuxi needed to strip Nuwa of her position as Demon Emperor and keep the Demon Clan out of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Ling Xiao had just reached the late Golden Immortal of Hunyuan realm when Fuxi made his request, and his answer was left unknown.

• Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Kunpeng discussed Fuxi’s plan to remove Nuwa as Demon Emperor and the consequences for the Demon Clan and Heavenly Court.
• Fuxi told Bai Ze that Lu Ya had been converted by Buddhist teachings and that Bai Ze would have to shoulder the burden of guiding the Demon Clan.
• Fuxi and Bai Ze arrived at Penglai Immortal Island and waited while Ling Xiao cultivated.
• Ling Xiao broke through to the late Golden Immortal of Hunyuan realm, impressing Fuxi and Bai Ze.
• Fuxi asked Ling Xiao to lend him the Chaos Bell so he could strip Nuwa of her Demon Emperor position and keep the Demon Clan out of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Fuxi and Bai Ze enlisted Ling Xiao’s help in removing Nuwa as Demon Emperor, and Ling Xiao lent them the Chaos Bell. As Nuwa sensed the Demon Clan’s fortune slipping away and the Sect of Interception blamed Ling Xiao, Bi Xiao rebuked the disciples before an unknown figure arrived on Golden Ao Island.

• Fuxi asked Ling Xiao to lend him the Chaos Bell so he could strip Nuwa of her position as Demon Emperor, and Ling Xiao agreed after warning that the siblings’ bond might suffer.
• Fuxi and Bai Ze planned to gather the Demon Clan’s treasures and powerful cultivators at Golden Ao Island, where Fuxi would use the clan’s fortune and the Dao of Taiji Eight Trigrams to remove Nuwa from power.
• Ling Xiao watched Fuxi and Bai Ze leave, then stayed with Wangshu and told her to focus on strengthening herself for the Human Dao’s awakening.
• At Biyou Palace, Nuwa said she sensed someone plotting against her and noticed that the Demon Clan’s fortune was draining away.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and other disciples blamed Ling Xiao for the Sect of Interception’s troubles, but Bi Xiao mocked them for refusing to examine their own failures.
• Daoist Duobao defended the Sect of Interception, and an unknown figure descended onto Golden Ao Island.

Bai Ze returned to Golden Ao Island to sever his ties with the Sect of Interception and lead the Demon Clan experts away. Tongtian permitted him to leave, and Bai Ze departed with his guilt toward Nuwa gone.

• Bai Ze entered the Palace of Green Essence and asked Tongtian and Nuwa to let him leave the Sect of Interception with the Demon Clan experts.
• Duobao and Tongtian tried to persuade Bai Ze to stay, while Nuwa angrily accused him of acting rashly.
• Bai Ze knelt before the Saints and insisted he wanted freedom for himself and the Demon Clan.
• Nuwa struck Bai Ze with her Saintly Dao might, wounding him, and Tongtian intervened before granting him permission to leave.
• Bai Ze thanked Tongtian, grew wary of Nuwa, and left the palace intending to take the Demon Clan experts with him.

Bai Ze led most of the Demon Clan experts in severing their karmic ties with the Sect of Interception, prompting Nuwa to confront him. Fuxi then arrived with Ling Xiao and other Demon Clan figures, revealing that he intended to act against Nuwa for the Demon Clan’s sake.

• Bai Ze swore before the Heavenly Dao to sever the Demon Clan experts’ ties with the Sect of Interception and returned its fortune and Dao Arts.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao accepted Bai Ze’s oath, while Nuwa condemned his departure and claimed authority over the Demon Clan.
• Bai Ze rejected Nuwa’s authority, led the Demon Clan experts away from Golden Ao Island, and called for Fuxi.
• Fuxi arrived with Demon Clan experts, and Nuwa greeted him happily, unaware that he blamed her for changing.
• Ling Xiao joined Fuxi and openly told Nuwa that he despised her and the others.
• Fuxi told Nuwa that he would damage her fortune and dignity for the Demon Clan’s sake, leaving her distraught as she realized he might be plotting against her.