Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ziya forced Shen Gongbao to let Western Qi’s volunteers enter the Ten Ultimate Formations, where several died and joined the Investiture of the Gods List. As both sides prepared to challenge the formations, Ling Xiao offered to witness the deadly contest and prohibit interference.

• Jiang Ziya pressured Shen Gongbao into allowing Deng Hua, Han Dulong, and others to enter the Ten Ultimate Formations, and Shen Gongbao reluctantly agreed.
• Fang Bi and Fang Xiang entered the Wind Howl Formation, died, and had their True Spirits sent to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Huang Feihu urged Great Shang soldiers to surrender after Grand Tutor Wen fell, and he confronted Wen Zhong as Nezha and Li Jing traded accusations.
• Jiang Ziya called for challengers to break the formations, and Juliusun, Manjusri, Qingxu Daode Tianzun, Dingguang Immortal, White Crane Disciple, Yang Jian, Nezha, and Ao Moang stepped forward.
• Dingguang Immortal declared his intention to fight Bi Xiao, while Shen Gongbao brought out the Six Soul Banner and volunteered to preside over the formations.
• Ling Xiao offered to witness the contest and declared that neither side could interfere or break the rules.

Dingguang Immortal and several Sect of Enlightenment disciples entered the Ten Ultimate Formations, with Juliusun willingly choosing to face the Investiture of the Gods List. The Sect of Interception Tianjuns prepared to enter the formations and fight them, bringing the battle to its brink.

• Dong Tianjun rejected Ling Xiao’s warning and declared he was prepared to die and join the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Dingguang Immortal entered the Wind Howl Formation, followed by Yang Jian, Juliusun, Nezha, and others who entered separate formations.
• Juliusun accepted Yuanshi Tianzun’s implied wishes, entered the Earthly Inferno Formation, and resolved to join the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ao Moang endured the Blood Transformation Formation and used its blood qi to temper his meridians and spear.
• Qin Tianjun urged Shen Gongbao and Bi Xiao to enter the Ten Ultimate Formations, and Shen Gongbao proposed attacking Juliusun first.

Juliusun sacrificed himself to wound Dong Quan and create an opening for Dingguang Immortal to break the Wind Howl Formation. With the Ten Ultimate Formations weakened, the Sect of Enlightenment prepared to attack the remaining formations, while Dingguang Immortal lamented that Juliusun had spoiled his own plan to enter the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Antarctic Immortal explained that the Sect of Enlightenment intended to send more disciples to serve in the Heavenly Court, and Ling Xiao recognized the scheme without exposing it.
• Shen Gongbao and Zhao Tianjun attacked Juliusun in the Earthly Inferno Formation, and Juliusun provoked Dong Quan into joining the fight.
• Juliusun bound Dong Tianjun with the Binding Immortal Rope, wounded him severely, and sacrificed himself as his spirit flew to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Dingguang Immortal exploited Dong Tianjun's loss of control to strike the Wind Howl Formation's foundational runes with the Primal Chaos Hammer, breaking the formation.
• Antarctic Immortal and the Sect of Enlightenment disciples saluted Juliusun as the broken formation left the Ten Ultimate Formations vulnerable.
• Dingguang Immortal complained that Juliusun had ruined his plan to sacrifice himself, while Ling Xiao reflected that he was not yet destined for the Investiture of the Gods List.

After Juliusun sacrificed himself to let Dingguang Immortal break the Wind Howl Formation, the Sect of Interception disciples tried to hold the remaining formations while the two armies began a bloody battle. The chapter left Wen Zhong worried as Ao Moang struggled against three opponents in the Blood Transformation Formation.

• Juliusun ascended the Investiture of the Gods List, allowing Dingguang Immortal to break the Wind Howl Formation, and Dingguang Immortal charged into the Golden Light Formation to target Bi Xiao.
• Bi Xiao entered the Golden Light Formation to hold Dingguang Immortal, while Shen Gongbao organized the other Heavenly Lords to defend the remaining formations and attack the intruders.
• Jiang Ziya challenged Wen Zhong to a battle between three hundred thousand troops from each side, and Li Jing and Yu Yuan led their armies into combat.
• Yu Hua fought Huang Tianhua with the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, wounding him as they battled over Yu Hua's Fiery-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast.
• Wen Zhong watched the fighting in the formations and worried when Ao Moang fell behind against Zhao Tianjun, Dong Tianjun, and Sun Tianjun.

Ao Moang used the Primordial Dragon Sword to kill Zhao Tianjun, Sun Tianjun, and Dong Tianjun, then broke the Blood Transformation Formation and collapsed. Manjusri killed Qin Tianjun, Bai Tianjun, and Yao Tianjun as the formations fell and the Great Shang army retreated, leaving four ultimate formations and the remaining Heavenly Lords’ fates uncertain.

• Ao Moang burned his bloodline with the Dragon Clan’s blood sacrifice secret art and used the Primordial Dragon Sword to kill Zhao Tianjun and Sun Tianjun, then killed the wounded Dong Tianjun with his Red Tassel Spear.
• Ao Moang broke the Blood Transformation Formation and collapsed after telling Duanshi and Ao Jiuyou to keep the Primordial Dragon Sword safe.
• Qin Tianjun lost focus after sensing the deaths of Zhao Tianjun, Sun Tianjun, and Dong Tianjun, and Manjusri, the Broadly Accomplished Heavenly Lord suppressed and killed him.
• Manjusri broke the Heaven-Severing Formation, entered the Blazing Flame Formation, and killed Bai Tianjun and Yao Tianjun, leaving only four ultimate formations standing.
• Li Jing’s Western Qi forces routed the Great Shang Dynasty soldiers; Wen Zhong sounded the retreat while Huang Tianhua wounded Yu Hua and seized his Fiery-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast.
• Ling Xiao collected the fallen Heavenly Lords’ primordial spirits and True Spirits and remarked that the remaining Sect of Interception Heavenly Lords faced uncertain fates.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun revealed his hidden strength and killed Wang Tianjun, while Shen Gongbao struggled against him and tried to help the other Sect of Interception disciples escape. The chapter ended with White Crane Disciple firing the Soul Extinguishing Arrow at Zhang Tianjun as Zhang attempted to flee the Red Sand Formation.

• Chijingzi and Antarctic Immortal praised the Sect of Enlightenment's victory and Ao Moang's role in defeating the Ten Ultimate Formations.
• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun used the Primal Chaos Banner and Five Fire Seven Birds Fan to break the Red Water Formation and burn Wang Tianjun to ashes.
• Shen Gongbao cursed Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, who attacked him while planning to let him escape and report the deaths to Golden Ao Island.
• Seeing Yuan Jiao, Bi Xiao, and Zhang Tianjun in danger, Shen Gongbao spent his fortune and blessings to unleash the Six Soul Banner against Yang Jian, Dingguang Immortal, and White Crane Disciple.
• White Crane Disciple brought out the Soul Extinguishing Arrow as Zhang Tianjun tried to escape the Red Sand Formation, then fired it at him.

Yang Jian killed Yuan Jiao, leaving Bi Xiao and Shen Gongbao as the remaining Sect of Interception disciples on the battlefield. As Bi Xiao unleashed the Ruthless Sword Dao and Shen Gongbao risked everything to shield her, she looked toward Ling Xiao, uncertain whether he felt any concern for her.

• Shen Gongbao pleaded with Jiang Ziya to spare Bi Xiao and Yuan Jiao, but Jiang Ziya refused and declared that the Sect of Enlightenment would show the Sect of Interception no mercy.
• Yang Jian killed Yuan Jiao with the Mountain-Splitting Axe, and Yuan Jiao’s spirit entered the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Bi Xiao awakened the Ruthless Sword Dao and overwhelmed Dingguang Immortal, while regretting her estrangement from Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Ling Xiao.
• Shen Gongbao used the Six Soul Banner and the Great Shang Dynasty’s national fortune to hold back his enemies and urged Bi Xiao to flee.
• Bi Xiao hesitated before escaping and looked toward Ling Xiao, wondering whether he felt pity or concern for her.

Bi Xiao was driven to despair when Ling Xiao refused to save her, and she fled toward the Demon Break Mountain Range after Shen Gongbao and Wen Zhong tried to cover her escape. Shen Gongbao then withdrew to report the battle to Tongtian, while the Sect of Enlightenment and the Western Sect celebrated the fall of the Ten Heavenly Lords.

• Bi Xiao begged Ling Xiao to save her, but he declared that he would not interfere in the Investiture of the Gods War and turned away.
• Dingguang Immortal, Manjusri, and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun continued attacking Bi Xiao as Shen Gongbao and Wen Zhong risked themselves to help her escape.
• Bi Xiao fled toward the Demon Break Mountain Range with severe injuries, while Chijingzi and Ling Xiao predicted that Demon Lord Jidu would threaten her there.
• Shen Gongbao cursed Ling Xiao and the others, but Jiang Ziya dismissed his hope that Tongtian could retaliate with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Shen Gongbao ordered the Great Shang Dynasty not to fight Western Qi decisively and departed for Golden Turtle Island to report the battle to Tongtian.

After Wen Zhong’s defeat, Jiang Ziya ordered a strategy to exhaust the Great Shang army while Ling Xiao prepared to visit the Demon Break Mountain Range. Ling Xiao healed Ao Moang and departed with Dingguang Immortal, while Shen Gongbao continued toward Golden Ao Island to report the defeat.

• Wen Zhong retreated with the Great Shang army and assigned Yu Yuan to attack Chong City and Azure Dragon Pass while he established camps and defenses.
• Jiang Ziya ordered Ling Jing and Huang Feihu to hold Chong City and Azure Dragon Pass without launching a decisive attack, aiming to wear down Wen Zhong’s forces.
• Ling Xiao announced that he would visit Senior White Tiger and the Demon Break Mountain Range to see Bi Xiao and Demon Lord Jidu, and agreed to take Dingguang Immortal with him.
• At Du'e Zhenren’s request, Ling Xiao restored Ao Moang’s bloodline and strength and cleansed the harmful forces clinging to him.
• Ling Xiao and Dingguang Immortal departed for the Demon Break Mountain Range, while Shen Gongbao hurried toward Golden Ao Island.

Sect of Interception disciples celebrated their leaders’ newfound strength and assumed Shen Gongbao’s campaign against Western Qi was succeeding, while Shen Gongbao desperately raced back to Golden Turtle Island after his allies fell and Bi Xiao was endangered. He collapsed before Biyou Palace, leaving Duobao, Qiong Xiao, and the others shocked and demanding to know what had happened.

• Duobao, Holy Mother Wudang, and Qiong Xiao celebrated their increased cultivation, and Duobao declared that the Sect of Interception would dominate the Investiture of the Gods War.
• Holy Mother Wudang and other disciples vowed revenge on the Sect of Enlightenment and Western Sect, while Qiong Xiao and Holy Mother Turtle Spirit wondered how Shen Gongbao and the others were faring.
• Hanzhixian voiced concern that Shen Gongbao and his allies might meet with disaster, but Holy Mother Wudang and the others dismissed her fears.
• Shen Gongbao, bloodied and nearly out of strength, hurried toward Golden Turtle Island after Qin Tianjun and the others fell and Bi Xiao was left in danger.
• Shen Gongbao broke through Golden Turtle Island’s barrier and collapsed before Biyou Palace, prompting Duobao, Qiong Xiao, and the others to rush out and question him.

Shen Gongbao returned to Golden Turtle Island gravely injured and revealed that the Sect of Enlightenment, the Western Sect, and the Human Sect had destroyed the Ten Ultimate Formations, killing the Ten Heavenly Lords. Tongtian learned that Bi Xiao had escaped toward the Demon Break Mountain Range and sent Duobao, Qiong Xiao, and Our Lady of Wudang to find her.

• Our Lady of Wudang and the other disciples examined Shen Gongbao’s injuries and used their mana and treasures to try to revive him.
• Tongtian arrived and waited anxiously for Shen Gongbao to awaken and explain what had happened to Bi Xiao and the Ten Heavenly Lords.
• Shen Gongbao awoke, begged the disciples to save Bi Xiao, and confessed that the Ten Ultimate Formations had been broken and the Ten Heavenly Lords slain.
• Shen Gongbao projected his memories, showing the Sect of Interception the battle and Bi Xiao’s flight toward the Demon Break Mountain Range.
• Tongtian spat blood as he watched, while Duobao, Qiong Xiao, and Our Lady of Wudang volunteered to go after Bi Xiao and Tongtian ordered them to leave at once.

After the Sect of Interception suffered devastating losses, Tongtian assigned Shen Gongbao to recover, offered the Water Fire Gourd to spur Immortal Pilu and Jinguang Xian to advance, and left to heal near the Heavenly Dao. The remaining disciples voiced their fear and regret over the war and driving Ling Xiao away.

• Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Qiong Xiao left to retrieve Bi Xiao from the Demon Break Mountain Range.
• Tongtian told Shen Gongbao to heal and promised the Water Fire Gourd to whichever of Immortal Pilu and Jinguang Xian first reached the peak of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm.
• Tongtian encouraged his disciples to cultivate, then went to the void near the source of the Heavenly Dao to recover despite the risk of its influence.
• Fajie lamented the Sect of Interception's losses and regretted that they had driven Ling Xiao away, prompting other disciples to voice their agreement.

Yun Xiao endured immense pain to forge the Geng Metal Slaughter Formation and complete the Five Elements Absolute Array, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit advanced her cultivation. Ling Xiao explained that Yun Xiao’s rapid progress had limits, then warned Dingguang Immortal that Demon Lord Jidu was acting suspiciously as the wounded Bi Xiao approached Demon Break Mountain Range.

• Yun Xiao continued absorbing Geng Metal laws and source essence to form the Geng Metal Slaughter Formation, completing the Five Elements Absolute Array within her body.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit used nearby Geng Metal Source Crystals and slaughtering aura to reach the early-stage Quasi-Sage realm and planned to advance further.
• Dingguang Immortal warned Ling Xiao that Yun Xiao’s growing strength could threaten him, but Ling Xiao said her path would prevent her from reaching the Primal Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm.
• Ling Xiao told Dingguang Immortal that Maitreya Buddha and Lu Ya could become major threats, while Xuandu and Daoist Randeng also strengthened their sides.
• Ling Xiao encouraged Dingguang Immortal to develop the Joyous Zen Path and potentially oversee dual cultivation for the Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao noted that the wounded Bi Xiao was nearing Demon Break Mountain Range and that Demon Lord Jidu was behaving suspiciously.

Demon Lord Jidu planted a fully empowered Dao Heart Demon Seed in Bi Xiao and planned to use her to scheme against Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao. Ling Xiao arrived at Demon Break Mountain Range with Dingguang Immortal to observe, while Yun Xiao mistakenly thought he had come to celebrate her impending breakthrough.

• Demon Lord Jidu failed to plant Dao Heart Demon Seeds in Yun Xiao and Holy Mother Golden Spirit, then captured the wounded Bi Xiao and offered her a chance to join the Demonic Sect.
• Bi Xiao rejected Demon Lord Jidu's offer, but he implanted a Dao Heart Demon Seed that rooted through her body and spirit and threatened to make her his puppet.
• Demon Lord Jidu revealed that he intended to use Bi Xiao against Yun Xiao and also planned to target Qiong Xiao as she traveled to Demon Break Mountain Range with Daoist Duobao and Our Lady of Wudang.
• Dingguang Immortal asked whether Ling Xiao should stop Demon Lord Jidu, but Ling Xiao decided to follow the Heavenly Dao and watch the plot unfold.
• Ling Xiao and Dingguang Immortal descended upon Demon Break Mountain Range, where Holy Mother Golden Spirit reacted with hostility and Yun Xiao shyly assumed Ling Xiao had come to congratulate her.

Ling Xiao rejected Yun Xiao after she broke through to the peak Quasi-Sage realm, then reunited with Tai Xuan and White Tiger at Demon Break Mountain Range. He said he had come to deliver news the Sect of Interception disciples cared about and asked Dingguang Immortal to tell them.

• Dingguang Immortal berated Yun Xiao for abandoning Ling Xiao after he became crippled, and Yun Xiao grew furious.
• Ling Xiao blocked Yun Xiao's attack on Dingguang Immortal, and Yun Xiao's Formation Dao comprehension surged until she reached the peak Quasi-Sage realm.
• Yun Xiao asked Ling Xiao to return to Golden Turtle Island and become Dao companions, but Ling Xiao rejected her and flew away from her.
• Tai Xuan arrived with White Tiger and reported that he had freed White Tiger from the Heavenly Dao's shackles and that Vermilion Bird had gone to the Heavenly Court with Ziwei the Great.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit demanded an explanation from Ling Xiao, who said he had come to meet Tai Xuan and White Tiger and to deliver important news, then asked Dingguang Immortal to tell them.

Ling Xiao confirmed that the Sect of Interception’s forces had been defeated, while Bi Xiao had escaped severely wounded and was secretly hidden in the Demon Break Mountain Range. He refused Yun Xiao’s plea to reveal her whereabouts and settled in to watch with his companions as Yun Xiao and Our Lady of Golden Spirit waited for Duobao.

• Dingguang Immortal told Yun Xiao and Our Lady of Golden Spirit that all nine Sect of Interception Heavenly Lords had entered the Investiture of the Gods List and Bi Xiao had fled after losing much of her true body.
• Tai Xuan sent Our Lady of Golden Spirit flying when she attacked Dingguang Immortal, and Ling Xiao confirmed Bi Xiao was gravely injured and had fled toward the Demon Break Mountain Range.
• Yun Xiao searched the mountain range for Bi Xiao but failed to find her, while Ling Xiao kept secret that Bi Xiao was hidden in its earth veins with Demon Lord Jidu.
• Dingguang Immortal suggested Bi Xiao might still be alive, and Yun Xiao begged Ling Xiao to reveal her whereabouts, but he refused and said she should wait for Duobao’s arrival.
• Tai Xuan warned Our Lady of Golden Spirit that he would settle accounts with the Sect of Interception after the tribulation, while Ling Xiao served Enlightenment Tea to White Tiger, Tai Xuan, and Dingguang Immortal as the two women watched.

Ling Xiao faced Daoist Duobao and the Sect of Interception disciples as Demon Lord Jidu revealed that he had captured Bi Xiao and planted a Dao Heart Demon Seed above her. Yun Xiao sealed the seed and Duobao rescued Bi Xiao, but Jidu warned that she would die without his help, while Qiong Xiao volunteered to share her origin to save her.

• Daoist Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Qiong Xiao arrived at Demon Break Mountain Range and challenged Ling Xiao over his past actions against the Sect of Interception.
• White Tiger overwhelmed Qiong Xiao with memories of ancient tribulations, leaving her shaken but able to recover her composure.
• Daoist Duobao deduced that Demon Lord Jidu had intercepted Bi Xiao, and Jidu appeared with her bound and near death beside the Ancestral Demon Tower.
• Yun Xiao deployed the Five Elements Formation to force Jidu to retreat, while Duobao rescued Bi Xiao and Yun Xiao sealed the Dao Heart Demon Seed.
• Jidu claimed Bi Xiao would die without the seed's demonic power, and Qiong Xiao declared that she and Yun Xiao could save Bi Xiao by giving her some of their origins.
• Ling Xiao privately welcomed the chance that Jidu's scheme might send Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao onto the Investiture of the Gods List.

Demon Lord Jidu pressured Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao to sacrifice their origins for Bi Xiao, while Ling Xiao remained an alternative they could appeal to. Yun Xiao and Holy Mother Golden Spirit tried to morally coerce Ling Xiao into helping, and the chapter ended as he focused on a system prompt.

• Demon Lord Jidu taunted Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao for offering no concrete help and tempted Bi Xiao with freedom, a demonic sword, and the Ancestral Demon Tower.
• Bi Xiao urged Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao to move aside and said she would accept a Dao Heart Demon Seed to protect the Sect of Interception.
• Dingguang Immortal pointed out that Ling Xiao could help Bi Xiao, and Ling Xiao said he could not casually interfere in her life and death.
• Qiong Xiao accused Ling Xiao of standing by while Bi Xiao was injured and asked him to restore her origin.
• Yun Xiao promised to stop pursuing Ling Xiao if he saved Bi Xiao, but Demon Lord Jidu mocked her and blocked her attack.
• Holy Mother Golden Spirit blamed Ling Xiao for his estrangement from the Sect of Interception and demanded that he help Bi Xiao, while Ling Xiao listened to a system prompt.

Ling Xiao rejected the pleas to save Bi Xiao and chose to claim Tongtian Jianmu, while using his Demonic Dao authority to turn Holy Mother Golden Spirit’s accusation against her. Bi Xiao, abandoned by Ling Xiao, moved to accept the Dao Heart Demon Seed as Dingguang Immortal taunted Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao.

• Ling Xiao chose option three and obtained Tongtian Jianmu, deciding to conceal it until a critical moment.
• Ling Xiao denied helping Demon Lord Jidu and implied that accusing him of Demonic Sect ties also implicated Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• White Tiger bound Holy Mother Golden Spirit and punished her with Geng Metal Flying Daggers, while warning Daoist Duobao not to interfere.
• Ling Xiao declared that Bi Xiao and the Sect of Interception disciples’ fates did not concern him, leaving Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Bi Xiao devastated.
• Bi Xiao broke free of her sisters’ protection and walked toward the sealed Dao Heart Demon Seed, while Dingguang Immortal accused Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao of hypocrisy.

Demon Lord Jidu manipulated Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao into sacrificing their origins to heal Bi Xiao, while concealing that Bi Xiao had already been corrupted by a Dao Heart Demon Seed. Daoist Duobao realized Jidu’s scheme too late and rushed to stop the Three Xiao Sisters.

• Dingguang Immortal argued that Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao would not truly sacrifice their cultivation for Bi Xiao, and Demon Lord Jidu openly urged Bi Xiao to join the Demonic Sect.
• The Dao Heart Demon Seed broke free from the Five Elements Formation, but Yun Xiao sent Bi Xiao back and chose to heal her by offering up her and Qiong Xiao’s origins.
• Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao began restoring Bi Xiao’s origin while Demon Lord Jidu fought Daoist Duobao and Our Lady of Wudang, revealing his interest in the sisters’ origins.
• Demon Lord Jidu revealed that he possessed multiple Dao Heart Demon Seeds, and Daoist Duobao realized Bi Xiao had already been planted with one and had fallen into the demonic path.
• Daoist Duobao rushed toward the Three Xiao Sisters, while Our Lady of Wudang realized that Jidu had targeted Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao as well.