Chapter Summaries

Chen Tang Pass joined the Great Qin Empire as the Dragon Clan distributed wealth to its civilians, while Ling Jing and Ao Moang confronted Golden Hoop Immortal. Nezha and Guangchengzi overwhelmed the Interception Sect immortals, leaving Golden Hoop Immortal and Holy Mother Fire Spirit facing death.

• Madam Yin watched Chen Tang Pass change hands as its civilians celebrated the rewards distributed by the Dragon Clan.
• Ling Jing mocked Golden Hoop Immortal, who threatened Madam Yin until Ao Moang blocked his attack.
• Nezha trapped Golden Hoop Immortal with several treasures, while Holy Mother Wudang tried to rescue him and Guangchengzi fought to stop her.
• Shen Gongbao and Holy Mother Fire Spirit joined the battle against Guangchengzi, but he countered Fire Spirit's Golden Cloud Crown and attacked her with the Heavenly Turning Stamp.
• Nezha struck Golden Hoop Immortal with a lethal attack as Ling Xiao watched Holy Mother Fire Spirit fall into danger.

Guangchengzi and Nezha killed Holy Mother Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal, then challenged the Sect of Interception. Holy Mother Wudang and the two resurrecting disciples pleaded with Ling Xiao to keep Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal off the Investiture of the Gods List, but Ling Xiao refused and brought out the list.

• Nezha burned Golden Hoop Immortal while Guangchengzi killed Holy Mother Fire Spirit and seized the Golden Cloud Crown.
• Ling Jing, Madam Yin, Nezha, Ao Moang, and the others thanked Ling Xiao for intervening, while Holy Mother Wudang and Shen Gongbao blamed him for the deaths.
• Guangchengzi warned Holy Mother Wudang and Shen Gongbao to return to Palace of Green Essence and tell Tongtian to prepare for his visit.
• Holy Mother Wudang asked Ling Xiao to save Holy Mother Fire Spirit from the Investiture of the Gods List, but Ling Xiao refused to bend the rules.
• Holy Mother Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal re-formed from their Primordial Spirits and True Spirits and pleaded with Ling Xiao to save them as he brought out the Investiture of the Gods List.

Ling Xiao forced Our Lady of Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal onto the Investiture of the Gods List, while Our Lady of Wudang and Shen Gongbao retreated to Golden Ao Island. Guangchengzi planned to provoke the Sect of Interception at Dao Friend Qiongqi’s upcoming Bestowment Ceremony, protected by the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds.

• Ling Xiao summoned the Investiture of the Gods List and pulled Our Lady of Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal onto it, prompting Guangchengzi and the others to celebrate.
• Our Lady of Wudang cursed Ling Xiao, who struck her with spatial and Qiankun laws and sent her flying; Shen Gongbao then urged her to return with him to Golden Ao Island.
• Our Lady of Wudang and Shen Gongbao left Chen Tang Pass to report the losses to their Sect of Interception leaders.
• Guangchengzi said he would bring the Golden Cloud Crown to Golden Ao Island and provoke the Sect of Interception after Biyou Palace descended into chaos.
• Guangchengzi revealed that the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds protected him, then said he intended to establish the Sect of Enlightenment’s reputation at Dao Friend Qiongqi’s Bestowment Ceremony and wondered whether Sect Master Tongtian would get to drink Enlightenment Tea.

After Our Lady of Fire Spirit and Golden Hoop Immortal were killed, Tongtian ordered the Sect of Interception to trap and kill Guangchengzi when he visited Golden Ao Island. Ling Xiao chose not to interfere, received the Nullification Sword Tower, and warned Guangchengzi that he was about to die.

• Shen Gongbao and Our Lady of Wudang returned to Golden Ao Island and reported that Guangchengzi had killed Our Lady of Fire Spirit and Nezha had burned Golden Hoop Immortal.
• Our Lady of Wudang said Ao Moang's forces had occupied Chen Tang Pass and that Guangchengzi planned to visit Golden Ao Island, while the Sect of Interception suspected Ling Xiao was behind the events.
• Tongtian ordered Duobao, Wudang, Yun Xiao, and others to prepare to kill Guangchengzi, and said he would entrust them with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Ling Xiao received a system mission offering rewards for helping kill Guangchengzi, stopping his visit, or doing nothing, and chose to stand aside.
• Ling Xiao received and began refining the Nullification Sword Tower, then told Guangchengzi that he was about to die.

Ling Xiao warned Guangchengzi that the Sect of Interception planned to kill him on Golden Ao Island, and Primal Lord of Heaven arrived to hear the warning. Ling Xiao proposed that Guangchengzi take the vacant Yellow Emperor position in the Heavenly Court, and Guangchengzi agreed to die and join the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Ling Xiao warned Guangchengzi that Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, Kong Xuan, and other Sect of Interception disciples would attack him on Golden Ao Island.
• Guangchengzi realized Tongtian had approved the plot and asked Ling Xiao to let him report it to his master.
• Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, and Ling Xiao used the Chaos Bell to shield their conversation as Yuanshi thanked him for protecting Guangchengzi.
• Ling Xiao told Primal Lord of Heaven that Guangchengzi could join the Heavenly Court as the Yellow Emperor, one of the Five Old Emperors.
• Guangchengzi declared that the Yellow Emperor position was fated for him and agreed to die and join the Investiture of the Gods List.

Ling Xiao arranged for Guangchengzi to join the Investiture of the Gods List as the Central Yellow Emperor after his planned death on Golden Ao Island, turning the Sect of Interception’s attack into a public scandal. Guangchengzi departed for the island while Li Jing took his troops to Western Qi, and the Sect of Interception prepared for Guangchengzi’s arrival with overconfidence.

• Guangchengzi accepted the position of Central Yellow Emperor and agreed to leave a wisp of his Primordial Spirit True Spirit with Ling Xiao so it would sign the Investiture of the Gods List when he died.
• Ling Xiao sent Guangchengzi’s spirit fragment into the Investiture of the Gods List and explained that his scheme would make the Sect of Interception bear blame for killing the Sect of Enlightenment’s senior brother.
• Guangchengzi left for Golden Ao Island, while Primal Lord of Heaven thanked Ling Xiao for protecting Guangchengzi’s future cultivation path.
• Li Jing handed Chen Tang Pass to Ao Moang and the Dragon Clan, then led several hundred thousand troops toward Western Qi with Madam Yin and Nezha.
• Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, Kong Xuan, and Yun Xiao concealed Golden Ao Island with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation as Luo Xuan, Lu Yue, Qin Tianjun, and Shen Gongbao celebrated Guangchengzi’s expected death.

Tongtian and Duobao prepared to trap Guangchengzi on Golden Ao Island, while Guangchengzi arrived intending to provoke the Sect of Interception and secure his place in the Heavenly Court. After entering Biyou Palace under a respectful pretext, he used the Golden Cloud Crown to harm outer disciples and denied doing so, leaving the Sect of Interception furious.

• Tongtian assured Duobao that he would stop Yuanshi if Yuanshi tried to rescue Guangchengzi, and ordered the plan to proceed.
• Guangchengzi reflected on how his death could win favor for the Sect of Enlightenment and help him gain authority in the Heavenly Court.
• Kong Xuan revealed that he wanted Guangchengzi's Soul-Falling Bell to advance his cultivation, while Duobao ordered the disciples to invite Guangchengzi inside before attacking.
• Guangchengzi arrived at Golden Ao Island, announced that he had come to pay respects and return the Golden Cloud Crown, then entered Biyou Palace.
• Guangchengzi activated the Golden Cloud Crown against the outer disciples, and when Kong Xuan challenged him, he pretended not to know what he had done.

Guangchengzi used a grieving performance and pointed accusations to provoke the Sect of Interception while denying responsibility for the deaths of Golden Hoop Immortal and Our Lady of Fire Spirit. Duobao and the other disciples activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to surround him, while Tongtian concealed the scene and Guangchengzi made sure the wider world could hear his accusations.

• Guangchengzi blamed Golden Hoop Immortal and Our Lady of Fire Spirit for their own deaths and accused Tongtian of causing the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Holy Mother Golden Spirit confronted Guangchengzi, who denied insulting Tongtian and further provoked the Sect of Interception disciples.
• Guangchengzi poured mana into the Golden Cloud Crown as Duobao and the others activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and moved him outside the Palace of Green Essence.
• Guangchengzi shouted that Tongtian was murdering him, and Duobao used the Rivers and Mountains State Diagram to suppress his voice while Tongtian deployed the Qiankun Cauldron to conceal the scene.
• Guangchengzi continued accusing the Sect of Interception of plotting against him and warned of repercussions from his master and other powerful figures, while Duobao demanded the Golden Cloud Crown.

Guangchengzi used the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds to withstand the Sect of Interception’s attacks while accusing Tongtian and his disciples of wrongdoing. He secretly struck Holy Mother Turtle Spirit with the Heavenly Turning Stamp, leaving her grievously wounded and reduced to her true form as the Sect of Interception prepared to retaliate.

• Guangchengzi threw the Golden Cloud Crown out of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and it flew toward Chen Tang Pass.
• Duobao and the other Sect of Interception disciples attacked Guangchengzi, who summoned the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds to block their strikes.
• Guangchengzi insulted the Sect of Interception and Tongtian, while Yun Xiao deployed several formations to suppress him.
• Guangchengzi concealed the Heavenly Turning Stamp amid the attacks and struck Holy Mother Turtle Spirit in the back, destroying much of her origin.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit lost her innate Dao body and fell as a wounded giant turtle, her cultivation reduced to the early Golden Immortal of Grand Dao stage.
• Guangchengzi mocked Holy Mother Turtle Spirit as the Sect of Interception disciples prepared to retaliate.

Tongtian saved Holy Mother Turtle Spirit but could not undo the damage to her foundation, leaving him overwhelmed by regret and self-blame. Meanwhile, Ling Xiao and Yuanshi Tianzun watched as Guangchengzi was driven into a desperate fight on Golden Ao Island, where Duobao and Kong Xuan prepared a decisive attack.

• Our Lady of Golden Spirit brought the gravely wounded Holy Mother Turtle Spirit to Tongtian, who used Sage Mana and Creation Origin to stabilize her injuries.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit accepted that her cultivation might never advance further, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit tried to comfort her.
• Tongtian regretted failing to help Ling Xiao earlier and blamed himself for the Sect of Interception's troubles.
• Ling Xiao and Yuanshi Tianzun watched the battle through a screen of light and agreed that Guangchengzi's deeds would bring fame to the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Guangchengzi mocked the Sect of Interception and told Duobao he would eventually betray Tongtian for the Western Sect.
• Duobao and Kong Xuan unleashed a powerful strike through the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation as Guangchengzi faced defeat with a hint of relief.

Guangchengzi killed Golden Light Holy Mother before the Sect of Interception disciples killed him, though his body remained intact and his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit were carried away. Primal Lord of Heaven arrived in fury, and Tongtian confronted him over the deaths on Golden Ao Island.

• As the All-Heavens Celebration Clouds weakened under attack, Guangchengzi suddenly appeared beside Golden Light Holy Mother and killed her with his spiritual treasures.
• Duobao, Yun Xiao, Kong Xuan, and the other Sect of Interception disciples attacked Guangchengzi, who embraced death and died within several breaths.
• A halo protected Guangchengzi's corpse while his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit flew toward Chen Tang Pass; Kong Xuan could not damage the body or seize the treasures beneath the clouds.
• Primal Lord of Heaven arrived with Ling Xiao, recovered Guangchengzi's corpse and spiritual treasures, and attacked the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Tongtian appeared above Golden Ao Island and accused Guangchengzi of causing the deaths and injuries, while Primal Lord of Heaven threatened to destroy the Sect of Interception and sink the Primordial Continent.

Ling Xiao confronted Tongtian and Primal Lord of Heaven as their feud threatened to endanger the Primordial Three Realms. After Tongtian insulted him and challenged his strength, Ling Xiao challenged Tongtian to fight Outside the Chaos, while Yun Xiao tried to stop them.

• Ling Xiao warned Tongtian and Primal Lord of Heaven to take their fight Outside the Chaos, then injured Daoist Duobao for disrespecting him.
• Ling Xiao said he would help Primal Lord of Heaven as a private individual rather than act as Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance.
• Primal Lord of Heaven denounced Tongtian, and Tongtian summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram before insulting Ling Xiao as an expelled stray dog.
• Our Lady of Wudang and Duobao backed Tongtian and blamed Ling Xiao for the Sect of Interception's losses.
• Ling Xiao challenged Tongtian to fight Outside the Chaos, and Tongtian mocked his cultivation while accepting the challenge.
• Yun Xiao rushed in front of Ling Xiao and urged him to apologize to Tongtian.

After Tongtian’s insults toward Ling Xiao drew the other Sages’ anger, Ling Xiao challenged him to battle Outside the Chaos. Laozi, Jieyin, Zhunti, Yuanshi, Zhen Yuanzi, Pingxin, and Styx rallied behind Ling Xiao, leaving Tongtian isolated as he accepted the challenge and threatened to kill him.

• Yun Xiao begged Ling Xiao to apologize to Tongtian, but Ling Xiao refused, and Tongtian’s disciples held her back.
• Ling Xiao challenged Tongtian to fight Outside the Chaos, offering both sides permission to use their full power and treasures.
• Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti arrived and offered to force Tongtian to apologize to Ling Xiao.
• Zhen Yuanzi stripped Golden Ao Island of its spiritual energy with the Earth Book, while Pingxin lent Yuanshi the Pangu Shrine to protect Ling Xiao.
• Styx joined the Sages in demanding Tongtian apologize, and Ling Xiao thanked them but insisted he would win the battle himself.
• Tongtian accused his fellow Sages of betraying the Mystic Sect and, unable to back down, vowed to kill Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao challenged Tongtian to a duel beyond the Chaos, prompting Heavenly Court forces and powerful allies to rally behind him as Tongtian threatened retaliation. The chapter ended with Tongtian surrounded by growing opposition, including the sacred beasts White Tiger and Vermilion Bird.

• Ling Xiao calmly challenged Tongtian to test their sword arts outside the Chaos, claiming his Red Dust Sword Dao and treasures could contend with Tongtian.
• Grand Pure Laozi restrained Holy Mother Golden Spirit for insulting Ling Xiao and urged Tongtian to discipline his disciples.
• Haotian arrived with the Heavenly Court's troops and allied Great Beings, warning Tongtian not to kill Ling Xiao.
• Daoist Hong Yun killed dozens of Sect of Interception disciples with his Nine-Nine Red Cloud Soul-Scattering Gourd, while Zhen Yuanzi threatened Tongtian with a Heavenly Court purge.
• Haotian demanded that Tongtian apologize to Ling Xiao, and White Tiger and Vermilion Bird declared their support for the Heavenly Court and Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao insisted on a fair battle with Tongtian despite the Sages and Heavenly Court rallying to his side, and Wangshu arrived to support her husband. Ling Xiao then challenged Tongtian to fight him alone, confident that his fortune, command of the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao, and treasures would secure victory.

• Daoist Duobao lamented that the Sages, Heavenly Court, and other great beings had backed Ling Xiao, leaving the Sect of Interception powerless and humiliated.
• Ling Xiao asked his supporters to stand aside and accept the outcome of a fair duel, while Haotian agreed to follow Ling Xiao's wishes if he fell.
• Qiong Xiao tried to dissuade Ling Xiao from fighting Tongtian, but Wangshu arrived, took Ling Xiao's hand, and publicly supported her husband.
• Qiong Xiao felt humiliated, Yun Xiao wept over losing Ling Xiao, and Bi Xiao felt a painful surge of killing intent as the couple showed their affection.
• Ling Xiao told Tongtian he could fight him alone and challenged him to accept, claiming his fortune, mastery of the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao, and supreme treasures could overcome their cultivation gap.

Ling Xiao and Yuanshi Tianzun agreed to confront Tongtian outside the Chaos after Tongtian challenged them to a battle to the death. As the battle began, Ling Xiao lent Yuanshi Tianzun three powerful treasures and prepared to reveal what he would use himself.

• Dingguang Immortal recalled Ling Xiao's past victory over Nuwa and speculated that he would use the Balance Great Dao Law against Tongtian.
• Grand Pure Laozi urged Tongtian to go outside the Chaos and spar with Ling Xiao and Yuanshi Tianzun, threatening to force an apology if Tongtian refused.
• Tongtian agreed to fight but declared that the battle would determine victory and death, while insisting Yuanshi Tianzun was his true target.
• Ling Xiao, Yuanshi Tianzun, Haotian, and the other observers left Golden Ao Island for the Chaos Void, leaving the low-cultivated Sect of Interception disciples behind.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun watched from Zixiao Palace, considered Ling Xiao a trusted confidant, and vowed to intervene if Ling Xiao faced danger.
• Ling Xiao gave Yuanshi Tianzun the God-Slaying Spear, Primordial Chaos Measuring Ruler, and Array Dao Wheel, then prepared to bring out his own treasures.

Yuanshi Tianzun brought six powerful treasures to threaten Tongtian, while Ling Xiao calmly revealed his own collection and then produced two Top-Grade Chaos Spiritual Treasures. The chapter ended with the assembled powers and Dao Ancestor Hongjun stunned by Ling Xiao's Tai Xu Divine Armor and Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc.

• Yuanshi Tianzun displayed six treasures that could break Tongtian's Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving Tongtian's disciples anxious about the battle.
• Bi Xiao, Tu Shan Aoshuang, and Yaochi humiliated Yun Xiao over her feelings for Ling Xiao, causing Yun Xiao to spit blood.
• Tongtian demanded that Ling Xiao fight, and Ling Xiao manifested four treasures and his Pure Creation Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun urged Ling Xiao to reveal his hidden treasures and promised to protect them even from Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Ling Xiao brought out the Tai Xu Divine Armor and Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc, revealing that both were Top-Grade Chaos Spiritual Treasures and shocking everyone.

Ling Xiao revealed the Tai Xu Divine Armor and Six Paths Reincarnation Disc before challenging Tongtian, while Yuanshi Tianzun began battling Tongtian in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Ling Xiao entered the formation to test his sword Dao against Tongtian, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun ended the chapter regretting that he had been too young and reckless.

• Ling Xiao manifested the Tai Xu Divine Armor and Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, shocking Yuanshi Tianzun, Houtu, Tongtian, and the other onlookers.
• Ling Xiao asked whether using the two treasures to protect himself counted as bullying Tongtian, who angrily dismissed his confidence and demanded that he attack.
• Yuanshi Tianzun taunted Tongtian for being afraid, then launched an assault that prompted Tongtian to summon the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Ling Xiao entered the formation and struck Tongtian with the Red Dust Sword Dao and Nullification Sword Dao, clashing against Tongtian's Supreme Clarity Sword Dao.
• Grand Pure Laozi praised Ling Xiao's sword comprehension, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun reflected on the treasures and admitted that he had been too young and not steady enough.

Ling Xiao and Yuanshi Tianzun joined forces to break Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Bi Xiao questioned her path and her hatred of Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao unleashed the Nirvana Demon Disc, leaving Tongtian to brace himself behind the Qiankun Cauldron as the formation neared collapse.

• Bi Xiao doubted whether her Ruthless Sword Dao could catch up to Ling Xiao’s Red Dust Sword Dao, and told the Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens that she regretted what happened but still hated Ling Xiao.
• Tongtian marveled at Ling Xiao’s Sword Dao attainments, while Yuanshi Tianzun acknowledged Ling Xiao’s strength and began attacking the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation with six treasures.
• Ling Xiao put away the Red Dust Sword Embryo and formed the Nirvana Demon Disc, empowering it with the Primordial Chaos Codex, Chaos Bell, Nullification Sword Tower, and Kongtong Seal.
• Qiongqi compared the Nirvana Demon Disc to the legendary World-Ending Grindstone, whose appearance was said to bring destruction to the heavens and the Great Dao.
• Ling Xiao suppressed Tongtian with the Nirvana Demon Disc as Yuanshi Tianzun attacked the Qiankun Cauldron and the formation with the God-Slaying Spear; the formation began to collapse.
• Tongtian summoned the Qiankun Cauldron and drew on the formation’s power to withstand the descending Nirvana Demon Disc, while Ling Xiao and Tongtian faced each other at its center.

Ling Xiao broke Sect Master Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and overwhelmed him with the Nirvana Demon Disc, but Tongtian endured the attack and returned to the fight. After Yuanshi Tianzun offered to take over, Ling Xiao insisted on using an even stronger trump card, leaving the onlookers waiting to see what it was.

• Ling Xiao’s Nirvana Demon Disc shattered Sect Master Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and cracked the Qiankun Cauldron, suppressing Tongtian until the disc’s energy ran out.
• Xuanwu and Grand Pure Laozi recognized Ling Xiao’s strength, while Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and the Sect of Interception disciples reacted with pain, dismay, and jealousy.
• Sect Master Tongtian recovered by drawing on his own power and the strength of heaven and earth, then pierced through the Nirvana Demon Disc as Ling Xiao’s four supreme treasures returned to him.
• Yuanshi Tianzun offered to defeat Tongtian himself, but Ling Xiao said he still had a decisive trump card and asked Yuanshi Tianzun to stabilize the Primordial Three Realms.
• Yuanshi Tianzun withdrew to join Grand Pure Laozi and the others, while Perfected Immortal Taiyi and Dingguang Immortal voiced their hopes that Tongtian would be defeated and apologize.