Chapter Summaries

At Lingxiao Palace, the gathered immortals mocked Tongtian over the Sect of Interception’s abolished Heavenly Rules and Dingguang Immortal’s betrayal. Tongtian remembered that Ling Xiao had warned him about Dingguang Immortal and was left regretting that he had ignored the warning.

• Ling Xiao stowed the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram, while Taiyi asked about getting Yu Yi Xian as a mount and Yang Jian promised to help arrange it.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Hong Yun presented the Rites Classic, which they had compiled to enlighten the myriad races and all living beings.
• Grand Pure Laozi and Zhunti taunted Tongtian over the Sect of Interception’s abolished Heavenly Rules and the resulting karmic slaughter.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha jokingly portrayed Dingguang Immortal as an undercover agent who had abolished the rules for justice, and Dingguang Immortal played along.
• Tongtian recalled that Ling Xiao had once warned him that Dingguang Immortal was rebellious, and regretted dismissing the warning.

Primal Lord of Heaven and Hong Yun presented the Rites Classic to the Heavenly Dao, earning merit and praise from Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Hongjun told Hong Yun he might still have a chance to become a sage, leaving Hong Yun newly resolved to pursue that possibility.

• Dingguang Immortal provoked Duobao and the Sect of Interception, while White Crane Child warned them not to cause trouble in Lingxiao Palace.
• Ling Xiao announced that Primal Lord of Heaven would make a Heavenly Dao Oath for the Rites Classic and that Dao Ancestor Hongjun would descend.
• Primal Lord of Heaven offered the Rites Classic to the Heavenly Dao, bringing down merit and luck for the Heavenly Court and the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised Primal Lord of Heaven and Hong Yun, and told Hong Yun that he might still attain the Dao and become a sage.
• Grand Pure Laozi and Zhunti comforted Ancestor Kunpeng, and their words eased his regret over missing his chance to become a sage.
• Hong Yun thanked Dao Ancestor Hongjun and resolved to pursue the chance of becoming a sage.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun bestowed the merit-enhanced Canon of Propriety Jade Tablet on Yuanshi Tianzun, deepening Tongtian’s resentment as the Sect of Interception left Lingxiao Palace in humiliation. With Haotian’s Heavenly Court gaining support, Queen Mother of the West joined its ranks and Wangshu offered her and others opportunities to cultivate.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun used his own merit to transform the Rites Classic into the Canon of Propriety Jade Tablet, a top-grade postnatal merit spiritual treasure, and gave it to Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised Haotian, Yaochi, and their path to Attain Sagehood, then departed as Haotian celebrated.
• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Tongtian a copy of the Rites Classic, and Tongtian vowed that the Sect of Interception would treat the Sect of Enlightenment well during the Investiture of the Gods War before leaving with Daoist Duobao and his disciples.
• Haotian sent Yang Jian to see Tongtian and the Sect of Interception off, and Yang Jian rode the Golden-Winged Great Peng in pursuit of them.
• Queen Mother of the West asked to serve the Heavenly Court, and Yaochi welcomed her and offered her a palace and access to the Lunar Star.
• Wangshu offered Queen Mother of the West her insights into the Lunar Law and pointed Old Ancestor Styx and White Tiger toward the baleful power of Hundun as a cultivation opportunity.

Tongtian sent Duobao and the Sect of Interception’s other direct disciples to attack Western Qi and destroy Great Qin, hoping to seize the Human Clan’s providence and prevent the Human Dao from awakening. At Lingxiao Palace, Ling Xiao chose to stay out of the fighting and received the Primordial Treasure Forbidden Divine Wheel, while considering how to alert the other Sages.

• Duobao proposed a surprise attack on Western Qi, and Tongtian agreed, giving the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to Duobao, Kong Xuan, Holy Mother Wudang, and Holy Mother Golden Spirit.
• Tongtian revealed that he planned to destroy Great Qin, seize the Human Clan’s providence, and stop the Human Dao from awakening; he sent his direct disciples toward Peach Blossom Ridge.
• Ling Xiao learned of the attack through his system and chose the option to lie flat, earning the Primordial Treasure Forbidden Divine Wheel.
• Ling Xiao examined the Forbidden Divine Wheel’s power and considered informing Grand Pure Laozi and the other Sages of Tongtian’s plans.

Ling Xiao revealed that Tongtian had sent Duobao and other Sect of Interception disciples to attack Western Qi and Great Qin with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. The Human Sect, Sect of Enlightenment, and Western Sect united and set out for Western Qi, while Wangshu stayed behind and Haotian remained unconcerned.

• Ling Xiao told the assembled Sages that Tongtian’s disciples were secretly heading to Western Qi to destroy it and Great Qin, and that they had brought the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
• Randeng, Maitreya Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, and the others pledged their forces to the fight, while Grand Pure Laozi agreed they should show Tongtian no mercy.
• Ling Xiao offered the Forbidden Divine Wheel as a lethal trump card, and Dingguang Immortal accepted it; Perfected Lord Jade Tripod proposed sacrificing a fallen Sect of Interception disciple to power it.
• Xuandu led the assembled disciples toward Western Qi through a portal opened by Ling Xiao, while Wangshu stayed behind and Haotian told everyone to continue the music.

Wen Zhong and Shen Gongbao gathered the Sect of Interception’s powerful disciples at Peach Blossom Ridge and planned a three-pronged assault against Western Qi, Great Qin, Azure Dragon Pass, and Chong City. At Shouyang Mountain, Xuandu devised a counterplan that sent Randeng and others to ambush the Sect of Interception forces heading for the passes, while Ling Xiao anticipated heavy losses.

• Wen Zhong lamented that Yu Yuan had failed to capture Azure Dragon Pass and Chong City after months of fighting.
• Shen Gongbao announced that the Sect of Interception’s senior disciples were arriving, and Duobao, Kong Xuan, Yun Xiao, and others joined Wen Zhong at the camp.
• Duobao entrusted Wen Zhong and Shen Gongbao with planning the campaign, and they divided the Sect of Interception forces into three groups to attack Great Qin, the passes, and Western Qi.
• At Shouyang Mountain, Jiang Ziya and the allied sect leaders discussed how to counter the approaching forces, while Ling Xiao declined to direct their plans.
• Xuandu assigned Randeng, Dingguang Immortal, and Cihang to ambush the Sect of Interception forces at Azure Dragon Pass and Chong City, and the others agreed to wait in Western Qi.
• Ling Xiao privately judged Xuandu’s plan to be underhanded and anticipated that many Sect of Interception disciples would fall.

Ling Xiao watched as Qiong Xiao and Jinguang Xian led the Sect of Interception’s forces against Azure Dragon Pass, where Randeng, Daoist Cihang, and Dingguang Immortal revealed their ambush. With Jinguang Xian captured and Qiong Xiao facing the same fate, she blamed Ling Xiao and demanded that he appear.

• Ling Xiao recognized Qiong Xiao at Azure Dragon Pass and judged that her karmic sin made her death imminent.
• Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua deployed the Vast Wood Sea Battle Formation, but Jinguang Xian attacked them with the Purple-Gold Bell.
• Randeng, Daoist Cihang, and Dingguang Immortal revealed themselves, and Daoist Cihang’s Three Lights Divine Water overwhelmed Jinguang Xian’s attack.
• Qiong Xiao charged the three attackers while Jinguang Xian tried to escape, but Randeng sealed him with the Cosmos Ruler.
• Daoist Cihang agreed to take Jinguang Xian as his mount, while Dingguang Immortal prepared to use the Forbidden Divine Wheel against him and Qiong Xiao.
• As Huang Feihu’s army routed Yu Yuan’s forces, Qiong Xiao realized Ling Xiao had exposed their scheme and cried out for him to answer her.

Ling Xiao descended to Azure Dragon Pass and confronted Qiong Xiao over his role in the deaths and betrayals of Sect of Interception disciples. As Cihang Daoist and Dingguang Immortal subdued their enemies, Yu Yuan and Yu Hua fled with the surviving Great Shang soldiers, while Huang Feihu prepared to reinforce Jiang and King Wu.

• Ling Xiao told Qiong Xiao that her betrayal and scorn had made her deserving of death, and she spat blood as her Dao Heart shattered.
• Dingguang Immortal used the Forbidden Divine Wheel to devour Jinguang Xian’s origin, flesh, and Mana, weakening Jinguang Xian and strengthening the wheel.
• Cihang Daoist forced Jinguang Xian into his Golden Maohou form and made him submit as a mount to avoid being crippled or killed.
• Qiong Xiao attacked Cihang Daoist and Dingguang Immortal with the Hun Yuan Golden Dou, but they fought back alongside Ran Deng Daoist.
• Yu Yuan and Yu Hua fled toward Western Qi with the surviving Great Shang soldiers after Huang Tianhua forced Yu Hua back.
• Huang Feihu stopped Huang Tianhua from pursuing the fugitives and ordered him to guard Azure Dragon Pass while he led troops to reinforce Jiang and King Wu.

Qiong Xiao was killed by Dingguang Immortal and Daoist Cihang after Ling Xiao rejected her pleas and declared that he wanted Sect of Interception disciples sent to the Investiture of the Gods List. She willingly entered the list after making peace with Ling Xiao, while Dingguang Immortal grew stronger from the Forbidden Divine Wheel, and Ling Xiao prepared to go to Western Qi City.

• Ling Xiao admitted that he treated the Sect of Interception like the Sect of Enlightenment and the Human and Western Sects, and that he intended to send its disciples onto the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Qiong Xiao sent the Hun Yuan Golden Dou away for Yun Xiao before Ran Deng's Qiankun Law suppressed her and Daoist Cihang and Dingguang Immortal mortally wounded her.
• Dingguang Immortal used the Forbidden Divine Wheel to devour Qiong Xiao's remains and law origin, greatly increasing his power.
• Qiong Xiao asked Ling Xiao whether their enmity was settled, and after he said it was, she relinquished her obsession and entered the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ling Xiao told Daoist Cihang that the Forbidden Divine Wheel could theoretically reach Heavenly Dao Sage-level power and held an opportunity to Attain Sagehood, then declined Ran Deng's suggestion of joining the Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao announced that they would go to Western Qi City, where he expected Yu Yuan and the others to arrive soon.

At Western Qi, Maitreya Buddha revealed his hidden late Quasi-Sage cultivation, and Xuandu followed by advancing to the same realm. A battered Yu Yuan then reported that Jinguang Xian had been crippled and forced to become Daoist Cihang’s mount, while Qiong Xiao’s survival was doubtful.

• Daoist Duobao confronted the Western Sect and allied forces, and Maitreya Buddha revealed that Ran Deng, Cihang, and Dingguang Immortal had gone to Azure Dragon Pass to attack Qiong Xiao and Jinguang Xian.
• Yun Xiao attacked Maitreya Buddha, who used the Blessed Pestle and Azure Lotus Precious Banner to sever two corpses and display his late Quasi-Sage cultivation.
• Xuandu used the Eight Scenery Palace Lamp to sever his self corpse and also reached the late Quasi-Sage stage.
• Maitreya Buddha taunted the Sect of Interception, and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod spotted the bloodstained Primal Chaos Golden Chalice returning from Azure Dragon Pass.
• Yu Yuan arrived with defeated soldiers and reported that Dingguang Immortal had used the Forbidden Divine Wheel to cripple Jinguang Xian, who was then forced to become Daoist Cihang’s mount, while Qiong Xiao was likely near death.

After Qiong Xiao’s death, Yun Xiao challenged Ling Xiao over his role in giving Dingguang Immortal the Forbidden Divine Wheel, but Ling Xiao refused to take responsibility. Duobao rejected Yun Xiao’s proposal for a duel and agreed to lead the Sect of Interception into a decisive battle against the other sects at the Source of the Yellow River.

• Yu Yuan told Duobao that Dingguang Immortal had received the Forbidden Divine Wheel from Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao arrived at Western Qi City with Dingguang Immortal.
• Dingguang Immortal taunted the Sect of Interception and claimed he had killed Qiong Xiao, while Yun Xiao confronted Ling Xiao and accused him of enabling the killing.
• Ling Xiao denied blame and told Yun Xiao to avenge Qiong Xiao by killing Dingguang Immortal, while Jin Chanzi and Jiang Ziya further provoked the Sect of Interception.
• Yun Xiao proposed a duel in an absolute formation, offering to withdraw the Sect of Interception if she lost and demanding Jinguang Xian and Wuyun Xian’s freedom if she won.
• Duobao refused Yun Xiao’s proposal and called for a decisive battle at the Source of the Yellow River; Xuandu and Ling Xiao agreed to witness it and keep reinforcements away.
• Duobao and the others agreed to set out for the Source of the Yellow River.

The armies of Great Shang Dynasty and Western Qi clashed in a brutal battle while Wen Zhong and Jiang Ziya held back their strongest forces. As the fighting continued, Ling Xiao and the others arrived at the Source of the Yellow River.

• Jiang Ziya urged Wen Zhong to defect to Western Qi, but Shen Gongbao rebuked him and Yang Jian challenged Shen Gongbao to fight.
• Ao Moang, Duanshi, and Huang Feihu arrived with their forces, bringing Western Qi's army to nearly one million soldiers.
• Wen Zhong ordered Han Rong, Yu Yuan, and Wang Hu to lead three hundred thousand troops into battle with the Four Demonic Generals, then withdrew the remaining Great Shang Dynasty soldiers to defend nearby regions.
• Jiang Ziya assigned Li Jing and Huang Feihu to command their armies and told Duanshi to keep the Great Qin Elite Soldiers in reserve.
• Han Sheng and Han Bian used the Myriad-Blade Chariot to slaughter enemy soldiers until Li Jing attacked them with the Seven Treasure Exquisite Pagoda and the Four Demonic Generals intervened.
• Lei Zhenzi fought Han Sheng and Han Bian while the armies suffered heavy losses, and Ling Xiao and the others reached the Source of the Yellow River.

At the Source of the Yellow River, Duobao and the Sect of Interception faced the assembled forces of the Western, Enlightenment, and Human Sects as Yun Xiao raised several interlocking formations. The Sect of Enlightenment entered the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Wen Jing Daoist became intent on devouring its blood spirits and Holy Mother Golden Spirit.

• Manjusri and Antarctic Immortal assessed the Source of the Yellow River and warned that Yun Xiao could use its Water Laws and formations against them.
• Xuandu demanded that Duobao reveal his trump cards, and Duobao summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian with Kong Xuan, Holy Mother Wudang, and Yun Xiao.
• Yun Xiao raised the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, then layered the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation, Five Elements Formation, and Netherworld Blood Sea Formation around it.
• Wen Jing Daoist declared that she wanted to devour the blood spirits and, encouraged by Jin Chanzi, set her sights on Holy Mother Golden Spirit and her Geng Metal Sword Dao.
• Antarctic Immortal led the Sect of Enlightenment disciples into the formations, while Dingguang Immortal eagerly welcomed the possibility of joining the Investiture of the Gods List.

The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation battle intensified as Yun Xiao split the opposing forces and the fighters clashed across the deadly formations. Dingguang Immortal sacrificed his power to the Forbidden Divine Wheel and trapped Our Lady of Golden Spirit in a potentially fatal attack.

• Ling Xiao watched the battle and assessed how the fallen disciples could serve the Heavenly Court.
• Daoist Duobao asked Yun Xiao to separate the Sect of Enlightenment and Western Sect disciples, and she reshaped the formations to isolate many of them.
• Burning Lamp and Jin Chanzi attacked Daoist Duobao and the others while the growing tribulation aura spread across both sides.
• Dingguang Immortal, Perfected Lord Jade Tripod, and Wen Jing joined forces as Wen Jing devoured blood spirits from the Netherworld Blood Sea Formation.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit attacked the trio, but Dingguang Immortal sacrificed his origins, flesh, and Mana to the Forbidden Divine Wheel and struck at her.
• Dingguang Immortal declared that he would kill Our Lady of Golden Spirit as the massive hand left her unable to move.

Dingguang Immortal and Wen Jing Daoist killed Our Lady of Golden Spirit, and Wen Jing Daoist devoured the Netherworld Blood Sea Formation, injuring Yun Xiao. Yun Xiao retaliated by activating the supreme formations, leaving Ran Deng, Xuandu, Jin Chanzi, and Maitreya Buddha fighting to break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and protect their trapped allies.

• Immortal Pilu and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod failed to stop Dingguang Immortal and Wen Jing Daoist from attacking Our Lady of Golden Spirit.
• Dingguang Immortal pierced Our Lady of Golden Spirit's Three Flowers of the Grand Dao, killing her as Wen Jing Daoist devoured her essence, mana, and Geng Metal Sword Dao laws.
• Wen Jing Daoist swallowed the Netherworld Blood Sea Formation, damaging Yun Xiao through their connection, while Our Lady of Wudang mourned Our Lady of Golden Spirit's death.
• Immortal Pilu fled to Duobao, and Yun Xiao handed him the Immortal Severing Sword before activating the supreme formations to seek revenge.
• Ran Deng entered the Burial Sky Dao Coffin and charged the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Xuandu brought out his treasures to help break it.
• Jin Chanzi and Maitreya Buddha attacked the formation and its defenders as Immortal Pilu began to falter.

Yun Xiao attacked the Sect of Enlightenment and Western Sect disciples with the Five Elements Formation and Nine Bend Yellow River Formation, stripping several Golden Immortals of their cultivation. Bhaisajyaguru Buddha sacrificed himself to protect them, then joined the Investiture of the Gods List and received Ling Xiao’s permission to establish the Eastern Pure Lands.

• Yun Xiao killed Qingxu Daode Zhenjun while he helped White Crane Child escape, then demanded that Daoist Cihang, Perfected Lord Jade Tripod, and Wen Jing Daoist face her.
• Yun Xiao burned her origin and mana to unleash the Five Elements Formation and Nine Bend Yellow River Formation against Antarctic Immortal and the others.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha sacrificed his Buddhist laws, flesh, blood, and mana to the Forbidden Divine Wheel, using it to block Yun Xiao’s attacks and protect the others.
• Yun Xiao ambushed Daoist Cihang, Manjusri, Real Person Puxian, Daoxing Tianzun, Chijingzi, and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod, while Antarctic Immortal protected Yellow Dragon, Grand Master Lingbao, and White Crane Child.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha told Ling Xiao that the Great Dao of Medicine was his true path, and Ling Xiao granted him the chance to become Lord of the Eastern Pure Lands.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha entered the Investiture of the Gods List.

Yun Xiao crippled and killed several Sect of Enlightenment disciples, while Chijingzi and Daoxing Heavenly Lord sacrificed themselves to help breach the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation. The battle turned against the Sect of Interception when Burning Lamp captured Our Lady of Wudang, Immortal Pilu defected and was killed, and the Antarctic Immortal threatened Wudang with the Immortal Severing Sword; Sect Master Tongtian appeared to be intervening.

• Yun Xiao shattered the Three Flowers of the Grand Dao and extracted the Five Breaths Within the Chest of Cihang Daoist, Manjusri, the Broadly Accomplished Heavenly Lord, and Real Person Puxian, then began tearing at their bodies and souls.
• Chijingzi and Daoxing Heavenly Lord sacrificed their lives and power to the Forbidden Divine Wheel, while Perfected Lord Jade Tripod rescued the wounded Sect of Enlightenment disciples.
• Burning Lamp broke the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Jin Chanzi captured Our Lady of Wudang, and Burning Lamp inflicted severe injuries on her.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva tortured Immortal Pilu until he agreed to convert to the Western Sect, then destroyed his body and soul, leaving his True Spirit to fly toward Ling Xiao.
• The Antarctic Immortal took the Immortal Severing Sword and aimed it at Our Lady of Wudang, while Ling Xiao sensed that Sect Master Tongtian was moving to intervene.

Antarctic Immortal killed Our Lady of Wudang with the Immortal Severing Sword before Tongtian could stop him, and Tongtian’s arrival sparked a confrontation between the sages. Yuanshi Tianzun seized Duobao and challenged Tongtian to a lethal exchange of disciples, while Ling Xiao urged Tongtian to accept the proposal.

• Antarctic Immortal killed Our Lady of Wudang with the Immortal Severing Sword despite Duobao’s attack and Tongtian’s attempt to intervene.
• Ling Xiao arrived and stored the Forbidden Divine Wheel as Antarctic Immortal and Maitreya Buddha confronted Tongtian over the rules of the Investiture of the Gods War.
• Duobao defended Tongtian’s arrival as an effort to mediate, and Tongtian confirmed that he had meant to let the sects live peacefully.
• Perfected Lord Jade Tripod denounced Tongtian and dared him to kill him, so Tongtian pressed him to the ground with his Sage’s might.
• Yuanshi Tianzun appeared, seized Duobao in his true form, and proposed that he and Tongtian trade disciples’ lives until the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended.
• Ling Xiao praised Yuanshi Tianzun’s proposal and urged Tongtian to accept it, leaving Tongtian cornered between disgrace and bloodshed.

Tongtian was pressured by Primal Lord of Heaven and the other Saints over the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and the Immortal Severing Sword. He endured the humiliation, reclaimed the sword, and withdrew with his disciples to Golden Ao Island, leaving the war to Shen Gongbao and Wen Zhong.

• Kong Xuan challenged Ling Xiao, who invoked his status as the Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance to silence him.
• Tongtian rejected Primal Lord of Heaven’s demand to end the tribulation, kicked Perfected Lord Jade Tripod away, and demanded Duobao’s release.
• Primal Lord of Heaven took the Immortal Severing Sword from Antarctic Immortal and began erasing Tongtian’s Primordial Spirit imprint, while Ran Deng argued that the sword was spoils of war.
• Grand Pure Laozi, Zhunti, and Jieyin urged Primal Lord of Heaven to return the sword, and Primal Lord of Heaven sent it back to Tongtian while mocking his lack of allies.
• Yun Xiao regretted the choices that had led to their suffering, and Tongtian ordered his disciples to withdraw their formations and return to Golden Ao Island.
• Tongtian, Our Lady of Golden Spirit, Kong Xuan, and Yun Xiao left for Golden Ao Island, while Golden Maohou remained behind, feeling like an abandoned pawn.

After Sect of Interception’s defeat, Yuanshi Tianzun and the other Sages assessed the losses and agreed that the crippled Cihang and two others should go to the Western Sect’s Eight Treasure Merit Pool. Ling Xiao kept Yuanshi Tianzun’s hidden plans secret and set off for Western Qi City, where the war was nearing its conclusion.

• Yuanshi Tianzun, Zhunti, and Grand Pure Laozi discussed Sect of Interception’s defeat and warned that Tongtian’s remaining disciples and formations could still pose a threat.
• Ran Deng asked how Cihang, Manjusri, the Broadly Accomplished Heavenly Lord, and Real Person Puxian could recover, and Yuanshi Tianzun arranged for three of them to be taken to Mount Sumeru’s Eight Treasure Merit Pool.
• Jieyin and the other Sages departed to prepare for the coming conclusion of the conflict among Great Shang Dynasty, Western Qi, and Great Qin.
• Xuandu thanked Ling Xiao for lending the Forbidden Divine Wheel, and Ling Xiao credited the fighters who had wielded its power.
• Antarctic Immortal asked Ling Xiao what he had told Yuanshi Tianzun, but Ling Xiao refused to reveal Heaven’s secrets and flew toward Western Qi City.