Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao went to the East Sea Spring Eye to extract the Creation Water Spirit and reorganize the site, drawing the attention of Tongtian and the Sect of Interception when he used the Array Dao Wheel. The chapter left the Sect of Interception ready to confront him, while Yun Xiao considered taking the wheel’s formations to surpass him and restore their former bond.

• Ling Xiao learned that Jichang had fallen and Ji Fa would inherit the throne, then flew to the East Sea Spring Eye.
• Ling Xiao met Ao Lie and Ao Moang, praised Crown Prince Moang, and ordered the Dragon Clan to evacuate the area.
• Ling Xiao extracted the Creation Water Spirit and used the Array Dao Wheel to suppress the East Sea Spring Eye’s violent aura.
• Duobao and Holy Mother Turtle Spirit recognized the Array Dao Wheel and accused Ling Xiao of harming the Sect of Interception’s plans.
• Yun Xiao considered integrating the Array Dao Wheel’s formations to reach the peak Golden Immortal of Hunyuan realm, defeat Ling Xiao, and renew their former bond.

Ling Xiao transformed the East Sea Spring Eye into a blessed cultivation land and arranged for the Dragon Clan to guard it. As he waited there, Our Lady of Wudang and other Sect of Interception disciples arrived to demand the Array Dao Wheel, and Ling Xiao faced them with his allies and treasures.

• Ling Xiao used the Array Dao Wheel to restore the Myriad Stars Grand Formation around the East Sea Spring Eye and ordered the Dragon Clan to guard the resulting blessed land.
• Ao Guang reported that Ao Bing had reached the early stage of Golden Immortal of Grand Dao and that Taixi was nearing the same realm.
• Our Lady of Wudang arrived with Sect of Interception disciples and accused Ling Xiao of imprisoning them during the Demon Court's destruction.
• Ao Guang defended Ling Xiao and confronted the Sect of Interception, while Duobao suppressed Ao Guang's dragon might to protect Our Lady of Wudang.
• Our Lady of Wudang drew Tongtian's Immortal Slaying Sword and demanded the Array Dao Wheel, but Ling Xiao displayed several spiritual treasures in response.

Ling Xiao faced down the Sect of Interception disciples and revealed the Four Heaven-Opening Spirits as he prepared to break through to the peak Primal Golden Immortal realm. Their ambition to seize the spirits was checked by Ao Guang, leaving Ling Xiao to refine them while Yun Xiao and Bi Xiao reflected on the distance between their cultivation and his.

• Ling Xiao challenged Our Lady of Wudang to fight, and the Sect of Interception disciples backed down when they saw his many spiritual treasures and realized they could not defeat him.
• Ling Xiao revealed the Four Heaven-Opening Spirits and began using their primordial laws and power to advance his cultivation.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and the other disciples coveted the spirits, believing they could use them to attain Sagehood; Daoist Duobao tried to persuade Ling Xiao to trade them away.
• Ao Guang blocked the disciples and declared that he would protect Ling Xiao as distant Divine Senses gathered at the East Sea Spring Eye.
• Ling Xiao sat within a barrier formed by the Array Dao Wheel and began refining all four spirits, while Yun Xiao despaired over their growing gap and Bi Xiao renewed her resolve to pursue the Ruthless Sword Dao.

Ling Xiao refined the Four Spirits of Creation while the Pure World White Lotus radiance purified the East Sea and helped the Dragon Clan advance. Duobao and the other Sect of Interception disciples refused the radiance after Perfected Immortal Taiyi taunted them, and Ling Xiao anticipated Kong Xuan’s arrival for the Li Earth Flame Light Flag.

• Ao Guang summoned the Dragon Clan to the East Sea Spring Eye and urged Ao Shun, Ao Run, and Ao Qin to bring the remaining clansmen to bathe in the radiance.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi rebuked the Sect of Interception disciples for wanting to cultivate, then blocked the radiance from reaching them; Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Holy Mother Wudang challenged him, while Duobao chose to stay and watch Ling Xiao.
• Ao Moang broke through to the early stage of Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, and Ao Lie also improved; both knelt and kowtowed to Ling Xiao after Ao Guang reminded them to show proper etiquette.
• The Four Seas Dragon Clan gathered to receive Ling Xiao’s blessing while the Sect of Interception disciples remained unable to accept it without losing face.
• Ling Xiao refined the innate water essence, fire essence, astral wind, and wu earth within the Four Spirits of Creation and wondered whether Kong Xuan would soon arrive for the Li Earth Flame Light Flag.

Kong Xuan attacked Ling Xiao to seize the Li Earth Flame Light Flag, but Ling Xiao severed his arm and left him badly injured. The Heavenly Court moved to punish Kong Xuan, setting kneeling and kowtowing in apology as its bottom line while Duobao challenged the judgment.

• Kong Xuan tried to take the Li Earth Flame Light Flag from Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao struck him with the Four Heaven-Opening Spirits, severing his right arm.
• Ling Xiao continued cultivating as Perfected Immortal Taiyi and Ao Guang accused and mocked Kong Xuan, and Taiyi trapped him with the Wind-Thunder Prayer Mat.
• Duobao confronted Perfected Immortal Taiyi, but Tai Xuan, Ziwei, and Qiongqi blocked his way with Heavenly Court forces.
• Ziwei declared that Kong Xuan must kneel and kowtow in apology, warning Duobao and the others not to defy the Heavenly Court.

Kong Xuan was forced to choose between humiliating himself and risking the Phoenix Clan’s destruction after Qiongqi and Taiyi used his clansmen as leverage. As the Sect of Interception disciples struggled to protect him from the Heavenly Court’s forces, Kong Xuan finally agreed to kneel.

• Qiongqi threatened to have the Ferocious Beast Clan attack the Undying Volcano, while Taiyi threatened to turn the Phoenix Clan into cultivation resources, stopping Kong Xuan from fleeing.
• Tai Xuan demanded that Kong Xuan kneel and beg Ling Xiao’s forgiveness, and Our Lady of Golden Spirit challenged the demand.
• Taiyi attacked Our Lady of Golden Spirit, while Ao Guang, Tai Xuan, Qiongqi, and Ziwei restrained Duobao, Yun Xiao, and the other Sect of Interception disciples.
• Qiongqi warned the Sect of Interception disciples that opposing the Heavenly Court would make them enemies of Heaven, and Tai Xuan taunted them for defending Kong Xuan.
• Holy Mother Wudang argued that Kong Xuan should apologize without kneeling, but Kong Xuan finally declared that he would kneel.

Kong Xuan knelt before Ling Xiao and apologized for trying to seize the Li Earth Flame Light Flag, prompting Ling Xiao to withdraw the Four Creation Spirits’ laws. Tongtian raged over the humiliation of his disciples while Ling Xiao cultivated at the East Sea Spring Eye and broke through to the peak Golden Immortal of Hunyuan realm.

• Perfected Immortal Taiyi injured Holy Mother Golden Spirit and dismissed the Sect of Interception disciples’ threats.
• Kong Xuan admitted defeat, knelt before Ling Xiao, apologized, and asked him not to implicate the Phoenix Clan.
• Ling Xiao accepted Kong Xuan’s apology, withdrew the Creation Water Spirit’s laws, and allowed him to regrow his severed arm.
• Tongtian erupted in anger over Kong Xuan’s humiliation, but Bi Xiao told him that helpless rage would solve nothing.
• Ling Xiao absorbed immortal qi at the East Sea Spring Eye, comprehended the Pure Creation Dao, and broke through to the peak Golden Immortal of Hunyuan realm.

Ling Xiao reached the peak of the Golden Immortal of Hunyuan and created the Primordial Creation Seal, drawing awe from his allies and envy from the Sect of Interception. He rejected Yun Xiao’s plea for the Array Dao Wheel and left for Western Qi to attend Ji Fa’s enthronement ceremony.

• Ling Xiao broke through to the peak of the Golden Immortal of Hunyuan and comprehended the Primordial Creation Seal, which could open up Hundun and create a world.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi, Ao Guang, and Tai Xuan praised Ling Xiao’s strength, while Daoist Duobao, Kong Xuan, and the other Sect of Interception disciples resented his success.
• Qiongqi told Ling Xiao that he had assembled the ferocious beast army, and Ling Xiao said Qiongqi’s Bestowment Ceremony could coincide with the presentation of the Rites Classic.
• Yun Xiao asked Ling Xiao to lend her the Array Dao Wheel and offered him the Primal Chaos Golden Chalice, but Ling Xiao rejected her and told her to focus on the Investiture of the Gods War.
• Ling Xiao departed for Western Qi, where Ji Fa’s enthronement ceremony was about to be held.

Ji Fa's coronation ceremony brought the feudal lords and rival factions together in Western Qi, where defections and taunts exposed the Great Shang's weakening position. Ling Xiao arrived at the ceremony, and Shen Gongbao was stunned to discover that he had reached the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

• You Hun told Shen Gongbao that the gathered feudal lords made him fear something bad was coming, while Shen Gongbao lamented that the tribulation obscured what had happened in the East Sea.
• Chong Heihu brought Chao Lei and Chao Tian into the royal city, where You Hun accused the brothers of betraying the Great Shang by joining Western Qi.
• Jiang Wenhuahn and E Shun mocked the Great Shang's allies, and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island suppressed Jiang Wenhuahn when he tried to attack You Hun.
• Jiang Ziya defended the brothers' defection as a consequence of Zhaoge's corruption, provoking Shen Gongbao to raise his Thunder Whip.
• Ling Xiao arrived on the Red Dust Sword Embryo, prompting the feudal lords to speculate about his support for Ji Fa and Shen Gongbao to exclaim that Ling Xiao had reached the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

Ling Xiao reached the peak of the Primal Golden Immortal and attended Ji Fa’s enthronement, where he received the allegiance and recommendations of several major sects. The gathering ended with the Sect of Interception’s representatives dispirited as Ling Xiao welcomed new talents into the Heavenly Court.

• Ling Xiao’s breakthrough to the peak of the Primal Golden Immortal shocked Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island, and the other cultivators.
• Jiang Ziya invited Ling Xiao to the seat of honor at Ji Fa’s enthronement, and Ling Xiao sat above the throne while welcoming cultivators from the Human, Western, and Enlightenment Sects to join him.
• Shen Gongbao despaired at the Sect of Interception’s worsening position, but Yang Sen reminded him that Emperor Xin’s status as Human Sovereign gave their side an advantage.
• Xuandu introduced Du'e Zhenren and his disciples Ling'e and Xuan Ya to Ling Xiao, who praised them and considered their potential service to the Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao invited Wen Jing Daoist to serve the Heavenly Court, and she pledged to obey its decrees while the gathered guests shared Jade Nectar.

Jiang Ziya exposed Kong Xuan’s defeat by Ling Xiao before the assembled cultivators, then presided over Ji Fa’s enthronement as Martial King of Zhou. Ji Fa openly challenged Shang authority and announced his intention to purge traitors at court.

• Jiang Ziya revealed a recording of Ling Xiao defeating Kong Xuan at the East Sea Spring Eye, leaving Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island furious and humiliated.
• Jiang Ziya began Ji Fa’s enthronement ceremony with the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds, and Ji Fa ascended the altar in ceremonial robes.
• Ji Fa took the throne, proclaimed himself Martial King of Zhou, and posthumously named his father King Wen of Zhou, provoking the feudal lords’ concern over his defiance of Emperor Xin.
• You Hun denounced Ji Fa’s ascension as treason, but Jiang Ziya threatened him with the God-Slaying Whip, and You Hun fainted in terror.
• Ji Fa declared his intention to purge traitors at court and restore order to the Great Shang Dynasty.

Ji Fa called on the feudal lords to purge Great Shang’s court, and Ying Zheng and several powerful lords pledged to join his campaign. Ling Xiao bestowed the Yang Talisman Scripture on Ji Fa and gave Ying Zheng a sword, leaving its new name for him to decide.

• Ji Fa announced that he would purge Great Shang’s court, prompting Shen Gongbao to denounce him as a traitor.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha exposed Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island, while he and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod trapped them in a Sanskrit cage.
• Jiang Ziya called for Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages to be released, and Ying Zheng, E Shun, and Jiang Wenhuahn pledged to support Ji Fa’s campaign.
• Wen Jing Daoist wounded Wang Mo and drained his life force, forcing Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island to leave.
• Ling Xiao bestowed the Yang Talisman Scripture on Ji Fa and gave Ying Zheng the Demon-Suppressing Sword, asking him to choose its new name.

At Ji Fa’s enthronement, Ling Xiao gave Ying Zheng the Primordial Dragon Sword and discussed preparations for Great Shang’s response to Western Qi. Back in Zhaoge, Emperor Xin learned that Ji Fa had rebelled and ordered troops to prepare to crush Western Qi.

• Ling Xiao gave Ying Zheng the Demon-Suppressing Sword, which Ying Zheng named the Primordial Dragon Sword, also called the Cosmic Edge.
• Ling Xiao, Xuandu, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, and the others discussed preparing for Great Shang and the Sect of Interception’s counterattack.
• Ling Xiao left the enthronement ceremony and headed toward Azure Dragon Pass to observe the battle.
• Wen Zhong warned Emperor Xin that Western Qi might attack, and You Hun arrived to report that Ji Fa had rebelled.
• Shen Gongbao reported that Ji Fa had declared himself the Martial King of Zhou and called for a purge of traitors from the ruler’s side.
• Emperor Xin ordered Zhang Guifang to attack Western Qi, while Wen Zhong urged him to win over wavering feudal lords and prepare for war.

Zhang Guifang received Grand Tutor Wen’s order to attack Western Qi, then prepared to face Huang Feihu and Jiang Ziya with his Vast Wood Sea Formation. Ling Xiao watched from nearby with Bo Yi, and the chapter ended as Jiang Ziya sensed something unusual about Zhang Guifang’s formation.

• Zhang Guifang received Grand Tutor Wen’s order to lead three hundred thousand troops against Western Qi, with the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island and the Imperial Preceptor coming to aid him.
• After learning Huang Feihu and Jiang Ziya were approaching with six hundred thousand troops, Zhang Guifang and Feng Lin led several hundred thousand soldiers out to meet them.
• Zhang Guifang deployed the Vast Wood Sea Formation, drawing on Azure Dragon Pass’s formation and the power of the Wood Laws.
• Ling Xiao praised Zhang Guifang’s skill at commanding troops and told himself that Zhang Guifang should serve as a commander of the Heavenly Court’s forces.
• Bo Yi arrived to pay his respects to Ling Xiao, and the two watched the approaching Western Qi army together.
• Zhou Ji volunteered to fight Zhang Guifang, but Jiang Ziya stopped him after noticing something strange about the Vast Wood Sea Formation.

Zhang Guifang’s Vast Wood Sea Formation and Name-Calling Soul-Stealing Art clashed with Western Qi’s forces, forcing Huang Feihu and Jiang Ziya to respond cautiously. The battle began with heavy casualties, and Zhang Guifang targeted Zhou Ji while Feng Lin moved to kill him.

• Jiang Ziya warned Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua that Zhang Guifang’s formation could rival an ordinary Golden Immortal of Grand Dao and cautioned them about his Name-Calling Soul-Stealing Art.
• Jiang Ziya gave Huang Feihu the Wordless Heavenly Book to help protect him, while keeping Nezha hidden as a possible trump card against the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island.
• Zhang Guifang used his secret art to knock Huang Feihu from the Five-Colored Divine Bull, but Huang Feihu recovered with the Wordless Heavenly Book and rallied Western Qi’s army.
• The Huang Family Army and Western Qi army activated the Yellow Sand Soul Grinding Formation and attacked Zhang Guifang’s Vast Wood Sea Formation, suffering heavy casualties as the formations and Azure Dragon Pass defenses struck them.
• Zhang Guifang called Zhou Ji’s name and knocked him from his horse, then Feng Lin moved to kill him, prompting Huang Tianhua to charge at Feng Lin.

Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua broke Zhang Guifang's formation and routed his army, forcing Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island to arrive. As Jiang Ziya faced them, Nezha launched a surprise attack on Wang Mo.

• Jiang Ziya directed the Huang Family Army and Western Qi troops to exploit the Vast Wood Sea Formation's weaknesses while Huang Tianhua fought Feng Lin.
• Zhang Guifang summoned Azure Dragon Pass's soldiers to strengthen the formation, but Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua sent their divine beasts to smash through it.
• Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua killed Feng Lin, prompting enemy soldiers to surrender as Nangong Shi led Western Qi troops to block Azure Dragon Pass.
• Jiang Ziya restrained Zhang Guifang with the Apricot Yellow Flag of Wu and Yi, then taunted Shen Gongbao and the arriving Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island.
• Wang Mo moved to attack Jiang Ziya, but Nezha surprised him with the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, Golden Hoop, and a barrage of spiritual treasures.

Nezha’s ambush failed to kill Wang Mo, and Jiang Ziya and Nezha lured Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island away from Azure Dragon Pass. Huang Tianhua trapped Zhang Guifang, who destroyed the pass’s formation with his final strike, leaving Western Qi in control of the pass.

• Wang Mo survived Nezha’s attack by shielding himself with Bi'an, but Nezha’s Heavenly Burning Demon Fire reduced the mount to ashes.
• Jiang Ziya apologized for Nezha’s ambush while Shen Gongbao and the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island attacked; Nezha taunted Shen Gongbao into chasing him as Jiang Ziya led the others away.
• Huang Tianhua used the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan to isolate Azure Dragon Pass, and Huang Feihu urged Zhang Guifang to surrender.
• Zhang Guifang refused to defect, fused himself with his Mortar Pestle Spear, and destroyed the formation protecting Azure Dragon Pass.
• Nangong Shi reported that Western Qi had taken Azure Dragon Pass and that nearly a hundred thousand of Zhang Guifang’s troops had surrendered.

Ling Xiao sent Zhang Guifang and the other fallen defenders to the Investiture of the Gods List, then ordered Bo Yi to prepare Ying Zheng to make a bold move against the Great Shang Dynasty. Meanwhile, Nezha turned his duel with Shen Gongbao deadly after Shen threatened his parents, while Jiang Ziya lured the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island toward Manjusri at Five Dragon Mountain.

• Ling Xiao welcomed Zhang Guifang and the other spirits, advised Zhang Guifang to temper his Dao heart, and sent them to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ling Xiao learned from Bo Yi that Huang Tianhua’s Five Fire Seven-Fowl Fan had helped Western Qi capture Azure Dragon Pass, then ordered Bo Yi to convey his command for Ying Zheng to attack.
• Ling Xiao and Bo Yi left to meet Manjusri at Five Dragon Mountain, recognizing that Jiang Ziya was leading the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island there.
• Nezha grew furious when Shen Gongbao threatened Li Jing and Madam Yin, unleashed his demonic power, and shattered Shen Gongbao’s jade talismans before they could reach the Four Sages.
• Jiang Ziya led the unwary Four Sages into Five Dragon Mountain, where they spotted Ling Xiao and Manjusri near Cloudtop Cave.

Ling Xiao, Bo Yi, Manjusri, Jin Zha, and Jiang Ziya cornered the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island in the Profound Yellow Earthly Soil Formation at Five Dragon Mountain. Manjusri and Jiang Ziya overwhelmed them, and their defeat became certain just as Real Person Puxian and Mu Zha arrived.

• Ling Xiao suggested sending the Four Sages’ bodies home in coffins with funeral music, and Jin Zha joked about doing the same to other Sect of Interception disciples.
• Jiang Ziya lured the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island to Five Dragon Mountain and trapped them inside the Profound Yellow Earthly Soil Formation.
• Manjusri, Jin Zha, and Jiang Ziya confronted the Four Sages, who activated the Three-Pearl Illuminating Dao Heart and prepared to fight their way out.
• Manjusri unleashed the Dragon Binding Pillars while Jiang Ziya struck Wang Mo with the God-Slaying Whip, disrupting the Four Sages’ formation.
• Manjusri’s attack shattered the Three Pearls and sent the Four Sages flying, leaving their defeat certain.
• Real Person Puxian and Mu Zha arrived and asked Manjusri and Jiang Ziya to leave one of the Four Sages’ heads for Mu Zha.

Real Person Puxian and Mu Zha joined Manjusri, Jiang Ziya, and Jin Zha in battle against the Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island, killing all four and sending their spirits to the Investiture of the Gods List. Ling Xiao collected their treasures, recruited Jin Zha and Mu Zha for the Heavenly Court, and told Jiang Ziya it was time to deliver the coffins to Tongtian.

• Real Person Puxian arrived with Mu Zha and explained that he wanted his disciple to earn merit by killing Li Xingba.
• Manjusri and Jin Zha bound Wang Mo with the Dragon Binding Pillars and sent his spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Yang Sen and Li Xingba fought back, but Jiang Ziya killed Gao Yougan while Ling Xiao collected the Four Sages' treasures.
• Jin Zha killed Yang Sen with the Dragon Binding Pillars, and Mu Zha beheaded Li Xingba with the Wu Hook Twin Swords.
• Ling Xiao accepted Li Xingba's Blunt Mace and invited Jin Zha and Mu Zha to serve in the Heavenly Court after the tribulation.
• Ling Xiao told Jiang Ziya to proceed with the coffins prepared for Tongtian.