Chapter Summaries

Fuxi arrived with Demon Clan experts and demanded that Nuwa surrender her position as Demon Emperor for the Demon Clan’s survival, leaving her heartbroken. Tongtian tried to intervene, but Ling Xiao rebuked him and defended the meeting as his duty.

• Tongtian arrived with Sect of Interception disciples while Nuwa struggled to understand Fuxi’s coldness toward her.
• Golden Hoop Immortal suspected Ling Xiao had pressured Fuxi, and Bi Xiao mocked him while Holy Mother Turtle Spirit challenged her loyalty.
• Fuxi told Tongtian he had come to strip Nuwa of her Demon Emperor position, offering her the choice to resign through a Heavenly Dao oath.
• Nuwa wept as Fuxi’s demand wounded her Dao Heart, and Tongtian rebuked Fuxi before trying to persuade him to reconsider.
• Ling Xiao lectured Tongtian for interfering, said he had come at the Human Sovereign’s invitation to protect the Demon Clan, and left Tongtian unable to answer.

Fuxi moved to strip Nuwa of her position as Demon Emperor, while Ling Xiao watched casually and Tongtian struggled with regret over expelling him. The chapter left Nuwa resisting Fuxi as he invoked the Demon Emperors’ treasures and the Dao of Taiji Eight Trigrams to seize her authority.

• Duobao confronted Ling Xiao for insulting Tongtian, and Ling Xiao crushed the space around him, tearing his robe to shreds.
• Ling Xiao dismissed the dispute, reclined in a rattan chair, and enjoyed Enlightenment Tea and Yellow Center Plums as Tongtian questioned why expelling him left him feeling empty.
• Jinguang Xian and Golden Hoop Immortal accused Ling Xiao of mocking the Sect of Interception with his refreshments, while Golden Hoop Immortal slapped a disciple who praised the tea’s benefits.
• Nuwa seized Bai Ze by the throat, accusing him of turning Fuxi against her, but spared his primordial spirit and True Spirit.
• Fuxi threatened to use the Demon Emperors’ treasures and his Dao of Taiji Eight Trigrams to strip Nuwa of her position, while Golden Hoop Immortal blamed Ling Xiao for the plot.

Nuwa rejected Fuxi’s demand that she relinquish the Demon Emperor position and return to Wa Palace Heaven, blaming Bai Ze for turning her brother against her. As she began erasing Bai Ze’s spirit, Fuxi and Tongtian tried to stop her, but Nuwa vowed to kill him.

• Sect of Interception disciples blamed Ling Xiao for the conflict, while Tongtian considered killing him if he had manipulated Fuxi and Bai Ze.
• Ling Xiao denied scheming against Nuwa and said Fuxi and Bai Ze had borrowed treasures to remove her as Demon Emperor.
• Fuxi confirmed that he acted of his own free will and demanded that Nuwa relinquish her position and leave the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Nuwa accused Bai Ze of driving a wedge between her and Fuxi, tightened her grip on him, and began erasing his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit.
• Fuxi threatened to disown Nuwa if she harmed Bai Ze, while Yun Xiao urged Tongtian to intervene.
• Tongtian asked Nuwa to release Bai Ze, but she insisted on killing him and said no one could take her position by force.

Ling Xiao used the Primordial Chaos Codex and the Great Dao of Balance to lower Nuwa’s cultivation temporarily and rescue Bai Ze. The other Sages gathered afterward, alarmed by the Codex’s ability to threaten them.

• Nuwa tried to torture Bai Ze to death, while Fuxi pleaded with her to stop and threatened to take his own life.
• Ling Xiao offered to rescue Bai Ze, and Fuxi entrusted the task to him.
• Ling Xiao confronted Nuwa, used the Primordial Chaos Codex to suppress her cultivation to the late-stage Quasi-Sage realm, and rescued Bai Ze.
• Duobao was overcome with rage and collapsed, while Tongtian and the other onlookers reacted with shock at Ling Xiao’s power.
• The Sages appeared, and Grand Pure Laozi asked Ling Xiao whether the Primordial Chaos Codex had lowered Nuwa’s cultivation.

Ling Xiao explained the Primordial Chaos Codex to the Sages and rejected Jieyin’s suggestion that he use it to help their sects in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. After the Sages departed, the Sect of Interception’s female immortals regretted mistreating Ling Xiao, while he prepared for Fuxi to strip Nuwa of her Human Sovereign position and protect Bai Ze.

• Ling Xiao revealed that the Primordial Chaos Codex contained the Great Dao’s Equilibrium Law and said it could temporarily lower a Sage’s realm, while keeping his greater ambitions secret.
• Jieyin suggested that Ling Xiao’s treasure could help the Sages defeat Nuwa or Tongtian, but Ling Xiao insisted he would remain impartial and stored the Codex away.
• Grand Pure Laozi and Primal Lord of Heaven departed, while Jieyin and Zhunti taunted Tongtian before fleeing the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, Our Lady of Golden Spirit, Golden Light Holy Mother, and Fairy Caiyun regretted failing to win Ling Xiao’s favor when he was still in the Sect of Interception.
• Jinguang Xian asked Ling Xiao to entrust the Primordial Chaos Codex to Nuwa and Tongtian, but Ling Xiao ignored him and told Fuxi to handle his business while Ling Xiao protected Bai Ze.

Fuxi used the Demon Clan’s support and the legacies of Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to strip Nuwa of her position as Demon Emperor, despite the severe backlash that injured him. Nuwa’s anger gave way to concern for her brother, leaving Tongtian and the Sect of Interception uneasy.

• Nuwa accused Fuxi of betraying her, while Fuxi said he would remove her from power to protect the Demon Clan from her reckless actions.
• Fuxi urged the Demon Clan experts to honor Bai Ze as their ancestor and follow him into seclusion, and Duanshi led them in accepting the change.
• Golden Phoenix tried to sway the Demon Clan experts, but Duanshi condemned Nuwa for neglecting both the Human Clan and the Demon Clan.
• Fuxi invoked the Heavenly Dao and the aid of Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, severing Nuwa’s connection to the Demon Clan and erasing her Demon Emperor mark.
• Fuxi suffered severe karmic backlash, and Nuwa set aside her anger to support him as Tongtian and the Sect of Interception grew wary.

Nuwa rushed to help her severely wounded brother Fuxi, while Ling Xiao explained their bond and the karmic consequences surrounding the Demon Clan. Duanshi provoked the Sect of Interception by defending Nuwa’s reputation, and Fuxi used his injuries to draw Nuwa closer as the chapter ended.

• Ling Xiao explained that Nuwa and Fuxi’s sibling bond outweighed their past conflict, and Bai Ze reflected on the karma surrounding them.
• Ling Xiao told Bai Ze that the Demon Clan would avoid karmic backlash during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation if it stayed out of it.
• Duanshi criticized the Sect of Interception for its treatment of Nuwa, provoking its disciples and earning Ling Xiao’s interest.
• Bai Ze asked Ling Xiao to assess Fuxi’s injuries, and Ling Xiao said Fuxi would recover faster with help from a blood relative.
• Fuxi told Nuwa that his injuries were minor, lamented their lonely fate, and urged her to let go before the Sect of Interception misunderstood.

After Fuxi feigned a grievous injury, Nuwa left Golden Turtle Island with him, withdrawing her support from the Sect of Interception while leaving behind the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram and the Qiankun Cauldron. Ling Xiao urged Bai Ze to pledge the Demon Clan to the Heavenly Court, and Bai Ze prepared to make a Heavenly Dao Oath as Sect of Interception disciples gathered to object.

• Fuxi spat blood and pretended that his origin essence had been gravely damaged, prompting Bai Ze to return the Chaos Bell and other treasures and Nuwa to take him away.
• Nuwa gave the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram to the Sect of Interception and let Sect Master Tongtian temporarily control the Qiankun Cauldron before departing with Fuxi.
• Daoist Duobao demanded that Bai Ze, Ling Xiao, and the Demon Clan leave Golden Turtle Island, and Bai Ze led his forces away.
• Ling Xiao advised Bai Ze to swear that the Demon Clan would submit to the Heavenly Court, then rewarded Duanshi with an Enlightenment Tea Leaf and directed him to follow Prince Qin Ying Zheng.
• Qin Tianjun challenged Ling Xiao at the sacrificial altar, and Ling Xiao sent him plunging into the sea with his aura.
• Bai Ze announced that he would make a Heavenly Dao Oath and asked Ling Xiao to witness it for the Heavenly Court.

Bai Ze swore a Heavenly Dao Oath that removed Demon Clan disciples in Saint sects from the demon registry and led the Demon Clan back to the Ten Thousand Mountains. Ling Xiao denied Qiong Xiao’s accusation that he had schemed against the Sect of Interception, then headed toward Zhaoge to watch Emperor Xin face trouble.

• Bai Ze vowed that the Demon Clan would submit to the Heavenly Court, withdraw from the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and expel those who entered Saint sects from the demon registry.
• The Heavenly Dao approved Bai Ze’s oath and granted merit, which he distributed among the Demon Clan experts as Sect of Interception disciples grieved over losing their demon status and fortune.
• Bai Ze told Ling Xiao he would answer summons from the Jade Emperor or Queen Mother, then led the Demon Clan experts toward the Ten Thousand Mountains.
• Qiong Xiao accused Ling Xiao of repeatedly scheming against the Sect of Interception, but Ling Xiao denied it and blamed the sect for its own losses.
• Duobao departed after condemning Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao flew toward the East Sea shore, saying Wen Zhong’s campaign was nearing victory and Emperor Xin would soon suffer.

Cihang Daoist explained how he had set events in motion against Shen Gongbao and Emperor Xin, while Ling Xiao anticipated Wen Zhong's return to court. As Wen Zhong entered Zhaoge, Fei Zhong and You Hun feared he would uncover Huang Feihu's betrayal.

• Shen Gongbao raged over losing his demon registration, and Wuyun Xian tried to calm him before a guard summoned them to the Longevity Palace.
• Cihang Daoist told Ling Xiao that he had once tried to save Bi Gan and had planted a seed in Shen Gongbao's heart that had now sprouted.
• Ling Xiao and Cihang Daoist predicted Wen Zhong would blame Fox Fairy for Great Shang's troubles and that the resulting revelations would turn Emperor Xin against Shen Gongbao and the Sect of Interception.
• Several days later, Fei Zhong and You Hun awaited Wen Zhong's return, fearing he would ask about Huang Feihu's betrayal.
• Wen Zhong arrived with Yu Yuan and said he had an uneasy feeling about Great Shang and regretted that he could not kill Fei Zhong and You Hun, who panicked at his words.

Wen Zhong returned to the Human Emperor's Palace and discovered that Huang Feihu was absent, then confronted Emperor Xin about his whereabouts. Emperor Xin blamed Huang Feihu's rebellion on Jia Shi's death and Huang Fei's failed assassination, while Wen Zhong recognized the truth and shifted the blame toward Fox Fairy as he prepared to deal with her.

• Wen Zhong returned from suppressing the Pingling King's rebellion and announced that he would supervise Emperor Xin and leave military affairs to Huang Feihu.
• Wen Zhong noticed Huang Feihu was missing from court and demanded to know why the Martial Virtue King had not appeared.
• Emperor Xin claimed Jia Shi had tried to seduce him and died after jumping from Deer Tower, Huang Fei had died trying to assassinate him, and Huang Feihu had joined Western Qi in rebellion.
• Yu Yuan denounced Emperor Xin's account, and Wen Zhong accused Fox Fairy of corrupting the emperor while demanding an explanation.
• Wen Zhong used his Divine Sense to understand what had happened and resolved to remove Fox Fairy, while Shen Gongbao saw an opportunity to obtain the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart.

Wen Zhong confronted Emperor Xin over Fox Fairy and Huang Feihu’s defection, then whipped the ruler when he refused to abandon his consort. Ling Xiao and Daoist Cihang watched as the conflict pointed toward the approaching Investiture of the Gods War.

• Fox Fairy denied responsibility for Emperor Xin’s misconduct, while You Hun and Fei Zhong sided with her and condemned Huang Feihu’s defection.
• Wen Zhong raised the Golden Whip against Fei Zhong and You Hun, but Shen Gongbao intervened; Wen Zhong struck their legs, and guards carried them away.
• Wen Zhong demanded that Emperor Xin execute Fox Fairy, but Emperor Xin refused and threatened to break with him.
• Wen Zhong whipped Emperor Xin repeatedly as the ministers watched, while Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian stayed silent.
• Ling Xiao and Daoist Cihang discussed Fox Fairy’s approaching death and the Investiture of the Gods War that Wen Zhong’s presence in Zhaoge could trigger.

As Emperor Xin refused to sacrifice Fox Fairy, Wen Zhong and the ministers pressured him to yield amid the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Emperor Xin finally released her and walked to Deer Tower, while Shen Gongbao offered to execute Fox Fairy and cooperate with Wen Zhong.

• Ling Xiao and Daoist Cihang discussed how Huang Feihu's defection had brought the Investiture of the Gods War closer, while Cihang reassured the Sect of Enlightenment disciples about Ling Xiao overseeing the tribulation.
• Wen Zhong beat Emperor Xin and demanded that he let Fox Fairy take the blame, but Emperor Xin insisted that he would not allow her to be killed.
• Shen Gongbao and Yu Yuan urged Emperor Xin to give up Fox Fairy, and the kneeling ministers pressed him to reconsider.
• Emperor Xin loosened his grip on Fox Fairy, declared that he did not believe in fate, and walked toward Deer Tower as she pleaded after him.
• Shen Gongbao told Fox Fairy that she would be placed on the Investiture of the Gods List, then offered Wen Zhong her execution and his cooperation against Western Qi and the Ying Qin Clan.

Fox Fairy revealed Shen Gongbao and the Sect of Interception’s role in the Great Shang’s troubles before Wen Zhong, then died after Shen Gongbao took her Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart. Her True Spirit entered the Investiture of the Gods List, while Shen Gongbao gained a path toward greater power and Ling Xiao anticipated the coming campaign against Western Qi.

• Fox Fairy told Wen Zhong that Lu Ya, Shen Gongbao, Wuyun Xian, and the Sect of Interception had ordered the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to undermine Great Shang, and she suspected Shen Gongbao had misled her about Huang Feihu.
• Wen Zhong concealed Fox Fairy’s revelations, ordered that she be buried with the rites due to a Human Sovereign’s consort, and returned to prepare for war against Western Qi.
• Shen Gongbao killed Fox Fairy, took her Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, and set off with Wuyun Xian to cultivate its power.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun began arranging Fox Fairy’s funeral, while her True Spirit arrived before Ling Xiao and Daoist Cihang and entered the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ling Xiao anticipated that Shen Gongbao’s growing power would draw Sect of Interception disciples into the coming campaign against Western Qi.

Duobao reached the middle stage of Quasi-Sage as Tongtian’s disciples prepared for the opening of the Investiture of the Gods War. In Western Qi, Jiang Ziya planned to strike Chong City, while Dingguang Immortal offered to persuade Chong Heihu to switch sides.

• Duobao used the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram to sever his self corpse and advanced to the middle stage of Quasi-Sage, earning congratulations from the Sect of Interception disciples.
• Tongtian received word that Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian were joining Marquis Chong Houhu’s campaign against Western Qi, but he told Duobao to remain on Golden Ao Island.
• Jiang Ziya urged Western Qi to defeat Marquis Chong Houhu’s army and capture Chong City, and Jichang agreed on the condition that they would not march on Zhaoge afterward.
• Dingguang Immortal volunteered to fight alongside Jiang Ziya and try to persuade Chong Heihu to join Western Qi.

Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian met Jiang Ziya and Dingguang Immortal at Western Qi’s camp as the Great Shang army advanced toward the border. Ling Xiao arrived to observe the coming battle and suggested Shen Gongbao might serve as a Heavenly Court deity after the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, but Shen Gongbao rejected the idea.

• Chong Yingbiao watched the Great Shang army depart from Chong City and worried that Marquis Chong Houhu and Shen Gongbao might suffer another setback.
• Marquis Chong Houhu promised to follow Shen Gongbao’s plans in exchange for help securing a royal or marquis title.
• Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian reached Western Qi’s camp, where Jiang Ziya and Dingguang Immortal greeted them.
• Wuyun Xian grew wary of Dingguang Immortal, who mocked his former sect while embracing his new title as Joyful Dingguang Buddha.
• Ling Xiao appeared and declared he would remain neutral while observing the battle.
• Ling Xiao offered Shen Gongbao the possibility of becoming a Heavenly Court deity, but Shen Gongbao refused to serve the Heavenly Court.

Ling Xiao’s side provoked Shen Gongbao by exposing his schemes, then prepared to fight the Great Shang army. The battle began the next day, and Dingguang Immortal challenged Wuyun Xian as the armies clashed.

• Jiang Ziya mocked Shen Gongbao over Dingguang Immortal’s betrayal and threatened to reveal Shen’s schemes to Emperor Xin, provoking Shen to challenge Western Qi for battle.
• Ling Xiao told Jiang Ziya and Dingguang Immortal to keep Shen Gongbao’s schemes from Emperor Xin until Wen Zhong perished, and they left to prepare for the fight.
• The next day, Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua joined Jiang Ziya’s forces, while Dingguang Immortal volunteered to face Wuyun Xian.
• Marquis Chong Houhu accused Huang Feihu of betrayal, and Jiang Ziya ordered Western Qi’s army to attack the Great Shang forces.
• Huang Tianhua charged the outer disciples of the Sect of Interception, while Dingguang Immortal appeared before Wuyun Xian and challenged him to fight in the Nine Heavens Clouds.

Wuyun Xian fought Dingguang Immortal while Jiang Ziya's army defeated Shen Gongbao's forces and pursued them to Chong City. The chapter ended with the wounded Wuyun Xian returning, leaving Shen Gongbao shaken after Jiang Ziya claimed his senior brother had fallen.

• Wuyun Xian and Dingguang Immortal fought in the heavens, and Dingguang Immortal used his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body to withstand the Primal Chaos Hammer.
• Jiang Ziya refused Shen Gongbao's challenge and used the Apricot Yellow Flag of Wu and Yi to protect Huang Tianhua from Shen Gongbao's attack.
• Shen Gongbao ordered Marquis Chong Houhu and Chong Heihu to retreat, then used lightning to cover their withdrawal from Jiang Ziya's pursuing army.
• Jiang Ziya led his army toward Chong City while keeping his distance from the retreating forces, and Marquis Chong Houhu and Chong Heihu escaped inside.
• Jiang Ziya claimed Wuyun Xian had been defeated, and Wuyun Xian then flew back, weak and vomiting blood, making Shen Gongbao's heart turn cold.

Dingguang Immortal defeated and gravely wounded Wuyun Xian, then planned to use the Eight Treasure Merit Pool to convert or suppress him. Ling Xiao encountered Nezha transporting the pool and was about to conceal its Buddhist aura when a new Divine Choice Mission appeared.

• Dingguang Immortal defeated Wuyun Xian with the Joyous Zen Path and wounded him, while Wuyun Xian refused to betray the Sect of Interception.
• Jiang Ziya withdrew the troops and agreed with Dingguang Immortal to borrow the Eight Treasure Merit Pool from Mount Sumeru as part of a plan against Wuyun Xian.
• Dingguang Immortal asked Nezha to retrieve the pool, and Nezha departed with him under cover of night.
• Ling Xiao intercepted Nezha and warned that Wuyun Xian might notice the pool's Buddhist aura, then prepared to help conceal it.
• The system announced that the Divine Choice Mission had refreshed successfully.

Ling Xiao obtained the Li Earth Flame Light Flag and concealed the Buddhist and Daoist aura in the Eight Treasure Merit Pool so Nezha could continue his scheme. At Chong City, Chong Heihu secretly sided with Dingguang Immortal as the armies prepared to fight, leaving Wuyun Xian and Shen Gongbao unaware of his betrayal.

• Ling Xiao chose to help Nezha conceal the Eight Treasure Merit Pool’s aura and received the Li Earth Flame Light Flag.
• Ling Xiao purified the pool with Creation Law and told Nezha to continue following Dingguang Immortal’s instructions.
• Chong Heihu recalled agreeing to Dingguang Immortal’s plot and secretly planned to pass along Shen Gongbao’s Six Soul Banner scheme.
• Shen Gongbao and Wuyun Xian agreed to fight Dingguang Immortal, while Chong Heihu resolved to betray them and help his plot succeed.
• Chong Heihu tricked Chong Yingbiao into leaving Chong City, and Marquis Chong Houhu led the army out to face Huang Tianhua.
• Huang Tianhua and Chong Heihu confronted each other as another battle began.