Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao and the sages prepared for Tongtian’s impending attack with his reforged Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Zhunti proposed self-destructing to create an opening. After Pingxin judged that the plan could not break the formation, Yuanshi Tianzun urged them to attack Tongtian directly.

• Haotian reported that Tongtian had reached mid-stage Heavenly Dao Sage cultivation and reforged the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation into a low-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure capable of slaying sages.
• Ling Xiao said Tongtian had likely paid a great price and promised to act at the critical moment, while Zhen Yuanzi and others planned to protect the Primordial Wilderness during the battle.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Nuwa to protect living beings and said he, Pingxin, Hong Yun, and the Five Old Emperors would secretly stabilize the land and its earth veins.
• Zhunti proposed detonating his origin body and accumulated mana to shake the formation, preserving his primordial spirit, True Spirit, and sage Dao Fruit so he could recover afterward.
• Pingxin said Earthly Dao Origin could heal Zhunti but that self-destruction would not remove the Four Swords of Zhu Xian from the flawless formation.
• Yuanshi Tianzun rejected self-destruction and called for the sages to attack Tongtian directly.

First Emperor Ying Zheng and King Wu, Ji Fa led the allied army to Zhaoge, where Emperor Xin emerged to face them. As Elai formed up the Human Emperor’s Guards, Ao Jiuyou asked Ying Zheng to let him fight Elai with the Old Qin People, and Ying Zheng was left weighing the request.

• Ying Long and Bo Yi praised Ying Zheng’s claim to the Human Sovereign’s throne, while Maitreya Buddha reminded them that Ling Xiao would decide the outcome.
• Ying Zheng, Ji Fa, and the allied lords arrived before Zhaoge with several million soldiers, though the lords feared Ying Zheng’s reforms would strip them of their lands and power.
• Emperor Xin rode out from Zhaoge, and Elai formed the Human Emperor’s Guards into a vast battle formation.
• Ao Jiuyou asked Ying Zheng to let him lead the Old Qin People against Elai, explaining their strength and their Xian Hui battle companions.
• Bo Yi urged Ying Zheng to accept Ao Jiuyou’s request, and Ying Zheng considered what to do.

Ying Zheng ordered Ao Jiuyou to lead the Old Qin People against Elai and Great Shang’s Human Emperor’s Guards, while the watching powers reacted to their battle formations. Tongtian continued secretly observing Zhaoge and prepared with Maori Sun Immortal for the coming decisive battle.

• Ying Zheng commanded Ao Jiuyou to lead the Old Qin People into a battle against Elai, and Jiang Ziya explained why their force might challenge Great Shang’s guards.
• Ao Jiuyou and Elai deployed their armies’ battle formations, manifesting Taowu and Suanni, respectively.
• Ziwei marveled that Ao Jiuyou had manifested Taowu, while Grand Pure Laozi defended him and Yuanshi Tianzun and Jieyin reacted.
• Ling Xiao glanced toward the East Sea, prompting Tongtian to suspect that his secret surveillance had been noticed.
• Maori Sun Immortal told Tongtian that he and his junior brothers had raised their cultivation with Tongtian’s help, and Tongtian warned that Sages might fall in the coming decisive battle.

Ao Jiuyou led the Old Qin People against Elai and the Great Shang Dynasty Human Emperor's Guards outside the City of Zhaoge. After Elai broke through to the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, Ao Jiuyou merged with Taowu and killed him, but the victory left Ao Jiuyou and his forces badly depleted as Duanshi, Ao Moang, and the others prepared for the next battle.

• Ao Jiuyou trapped the battlefield in his Dark Night Domain, forcing the Human Emperor's Guards to fight without sight or reliable Divine Sense.
• Elai had the guards offer their essence blood to Suanni, then broke through to the early Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm during the battle.
• Taowu devoured Suanni, and Ao Jiuyou seized control of the manifestation and merged with it to unleash Taowu True Form.
• Ao Jiuyou's Taowu abilities overcame Elai's resistance, and Elai died as his Dao was extinguished.
• Ao Jiuyou withdrew the Dark Night Domain after the Old Qin People won, though tens of thousands of Human Emperor's Guards and most of the Old Qin forces had fallen.
• Ying Zheng praised Ao Jiuyou, who led the surviving Old Qin People and Flame Vipers to recover while Duanshi, Ao Moang, and the others readied themselves for the next battle.

Emperor Xin led Great Shang into battle against Ying Zheng, Ji Fa, and their allies, while Ying Zheng and Ji Fa fought him together. As Great Shang began to lose, nearly a hundred Golden Immortals of Grand Dao arrived to aid Emperor Xin, and Tongtian appeared above the battlefield.

• Emperor Xin charged into battle as Ying Zheng and Ji Fa led their forces against Great Shang.
• Ji Fa confronted Emperor Xin over his family’s deaths, and Ying Zheng shattered Great Shang’s Human Emperor Jade Seal before stopping Ji Fa from rushing into a reckless attack.
• Ying Zheng and Ji Fa joined forces against Emperor Xin while their armies surrounded and pushed back Great Shang’s million soldiers.
• Jiang Ziya told Yang Jian that Emperor Xin was in grave danger, while Feilian watched Great Shang’s soldiers fall around him.
• Maori Sun Immortal arrived with nearly a hundred Golden Immortals of Grand Dao to aid Emperor Xin, and Tongtian appeared amid the Nine Heavens Clouds.

Sect Master Tongtian arrived at the Cloud Terrace and clashed with Yuanshi Tianzun, Zhunti, and Hong Yun, while Zhen Yuanzi and Pingxin kept him from attacking. As the gathered sages prepared for battle, Ling Xiao suspected Tongtian was plotting to shatter the Primordial Wilderness, and Ziwei drew their attention to the battle at Zhaoge.

• Sect Master Tongtian arrived, and Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti mocked his Heavenly Dao assimilation and cultivation.
• Hong Yun offered Tongtian Enlightenment Tea with a cutting remark, prompting Tongtian to smash the cup and threaten him with Pangu Banner.
• Zhen Yuanzi warned Tongtian not to harm Hong Yun and said Pingxin would protect them, so Tongtian suppressed his anger.
• Nuwa arrived and promised Grand Pure Laozi she would protect the myriad races while the sages fought Tongtian.
• Tongtian privately feared that Pingxin and the others would thwart his plan, while Ling Xiao suspected him of plotting to shatter the Primordial Wilderness.
• Ziwei announced that the battle before Zhaoge was nearing its decision, and Tongtian realized he had not yet taken his seat.

Western Qi and Great Qin captured Zhaoge City after Lei Zhenzi killed Feilian, leaving Emperor Xin isolated and surrounded. Emperor Xin refused to surrender and waited for Sect Master Tongtian as he drank wine, while Jiang Ziya arranged for Ji Fa to return and face him.

• Lei Zhenzi killed Feilian, and the remaining Great Shang soldiers surrendered to Western Qi and the Great Qin Empire.
• Li Jing and Ao Moang led their forces into Zhaoge City and suppressed feudal lords who tried to take advantage of its fall.
• Ji Fa demanded Emperor Xin surrender, but Emperor Xin refused and insisted that Sect Master Tongtian would help him.
• Ying Zheng lost interest in fighting Emperor Xin, while Duanshi and Ao Moang surrounded him and Jiang Ziya sent Nezha to bring Ji Fa back.
• Emperor Xin asked for fine wine and drank while awaiting Tongtian, who appeared amid shifting winds and clouds.

Tongtian began battling the other Heavenly Dao Sages while Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Pingxin, and Haotian worked to protect the Primordial Three Realms. Ling Xiao chose to let the Sect of Interception disciples witness Tongtian’s downfall and obtained the World-Ending Grindstone.

• Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun traded insults as the Sages prepared for battle.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Pingxin used their treasures and the Earthly Dao to stabilize the Primordial Three Realms, while Nuwa and Haotian arranged protection for its living beings.
• Tongtian attacked Zhunti, and Grand Pure Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the other Sages joined the fight against him.
• Ling Xiao chose the system’s third option, allowing the Sect of Interception disciples to witness Tongtian’s destruction, and received the World-Ending Grindstone.
• Ling Xiao looked down at the battle and brought out the Investiture of the Gods List.

Ling Xiao released the souls bound to the Investiture of the Gods List so they could witness Tongtian fighting four Heavenly Dao Sages and urge him to stop. Qiong Xiao and the others regained hope, but Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Bi Xiao withdrew, while Yun Xiao went to persuade Tongtian.

• Ling Xiao expanded the Investiture of the Gods List and let its bound souls observe the battle, while keeping them trapped within a hundred-li radius.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha and other souls gathered on the Cloud Terrace as Holy Mother Wudang and the Sect of Interception disciples pleaded with Ling Xiao to stop Tongtian.
• Ling Xiao told Qiong Xiao she could try to persuade Tongtian, and promised to ask Haotian to reward her if Tongtian repented.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit returned to the Investiture of the Gods List, while Bi Xiao chose to stay out of the matter and Zhao Gongming reflected on his past.
• Yun Xiao flew toward Tongtian to persuade him, and Tongtian noticed the commotion around Ling Xiao.

Yun Xiao and Kong Xuan pleaded with Tongtian to stop fighting, but he rejected them and drove them away. As the Sage battle resumed and Tongtian’s attacks endangered innocent beings, Ling Xiao revealed that the Heavenly Dao’s will had nearly turned Tongtian into its puppet and warned that the Sages were about to unleash their greatest strength.

• Tongtian met Yun Xiao, Kong Xuan, and the other Sect of Interception disciples after they came to urge him to abandon his fight against the Sages.
• Tongtian rebuked his disciples and sent them flying back toward the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Dingguang Immortal mocked the disciples, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha lamented the collapse of Tongtian’s bond with them.
• Zhunti, Grand Pure Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Jieyin attacked Tongtian, whose sword strikes also threatened innocent living beings.
• Our Lady of Wudang suspected Tongtian had harmed the living deliberately, and Ling Xiao explained that the Heavenly Dao had nearly assimilated him.
• Ling Xiao warned that Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could destroy a Sage, prompting some Sect of Interception disciples to retreat into the Investiture of the Gods List.

Tongtian overwhelmed Grand Pure Laozi and the others with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but the Western Sages’ ambush wounded him before they were defeated. Grand Pure Laozi then revealed his three incarnations and began preparing a new technique, leaving Tongtian facing their transformation.

• Tongtian summoned the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and Ling Xiao calmly dissolved its power before it could affect him.
• Grand Pure Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked the formation, but the Western Sages were injured when they tried to seize its swords.
• Jieyin and Zhunti ambushed Tongtian with Buddhist treasures and chains, but Tongtian broke free and struck them down with the Immortal Slaying Sword and Immortal Severing Sword.
• Grand Pure Laozi summoned Lord Lao, Purple Void Primordial Lord, and the Profound Battle Lord, then prepared to use a move against Tongtian.
• The three incarnations began transforming into their fundamental energy.

Grand Pure Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun summoned and empowered a Pangu Primordial Spirit to defeat Tongtian, but Tongtian survived its first strike by detonating residual power. The Pangu Primordial Spirit launched a second, potentially world-splitting attack, leaving Tongtian's fate uncertain.

• Lord Lao, Purple Void Primordial Lord, and Profound Battle Lord merged into a Pangu Primordial Spirit, and Lord Lao attached the Taiji Diagram to its axe.
• Houtu explained that the Three Pure Ones had formed the spirit without merging their consciousnesses, while Yuanshi Tianzun and Grand Pure Laozi sacrificed their origins to strengthen it.
• Tongtian's attacks were refined by the Pangu Primordial Spirit, which then struck at him with the Pangu Axe.
• Tongtian met the blow with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and Pangu Banner, while Zhen Yuanzi, Nuwa, and Pingxin struggled to contain the devastating shockwave.
• Tongtian used the residual might of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods and the Heavenly Dao Origin to damage the Pangu Primordial Spirit, which had strength for only one more strike.
• Grand Pure Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun ordered another attack, and the Pangu Primordial Spirit unleashed a blow called Creating Heaven and Earth.

Tongtian attacked the four Saints and detonated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to destroy the Primordial Three Realms, while Heaven’s Dao intervened and shattered Pangu’s Primordial Spirit. As the realms fell into catastrophe and the continent split into four, Tongtian proclaimed his victory, while Ling Xiao still had not acted.

• Tongtian ambushed Grand Pure Laozi, Primal Lord of Heaven, and the Two Sages of the West with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation collapsed.
• Heaven’s Dao destroyed Pangu’s Primordial Spirit, but Tongtian sent the four swords to sever the pillars supporting heaven, unleashing floods, magma, and widespread destruction.
• Tongtian reformed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation across the Primordial Land and Four Seas, then detonated it to annihilate the three realms.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Pingxin tried to protect the earth veins, while Haotian, Queen Mother of the West, and other great beings rescued living beings; Wangshu used the Taiyin Divine Staff to calm the East Sea.
• Tongtian detonated Golden Turtle Island and the Palace of Green Essence, and the Primordial Continent split into four parts as Ling Xiao remained seated on the Cloud Terrace.

Ling Xiao used Tongtian Jianmu to restore the Primordial Three Realms and foil Tongtian’s plan to escape the Heavenly Dao. After Dao Ancestor Hongjun crushed the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, Ling Xiao confronted Tongtian, who charged at him with the Pangu Banner.

• Our Lady of Wudang and the Sect of Interception disciples mourned Tongtian’s destruction of the Primordial Three Realms as Tongtian boasted of his plan to break free of the Heavenly Dao.
• Ling Xiao summoned Tongtian Jianmu, which reunited the Primordial Continent, stabilized the Three Realms, and strengthened the world’s origin.
• Jieyin condemned Tongtian for the countless deaths, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun crushed the Eye of Heavenly Punishment before it could assign the calamity’s blame to Tongtian.
• Ling Xiao directed the gathered karmic sin onto Tongtian, weakening his fate, blessings, and Sage Dao Fruit.
• Tongtian attacked Ling Xiao with the Pangu Banner, while Pingxin stopped Zhen Yuanzi from intervening and explained that Ling Xiao would easily suppress Tongtian.
• Pingxin told Zhen Yuanzi that his Azure Wood Purifying Heart Pagoda was nurturing its origin inside Tongtian Jianmu and could become a Primordial Treasure.

Ling Xiao reclaimed the Pangu Banner from Tongtian and used the Equilibrium Law to strip away Tongtian’s Sage power. With Tongtian reduced to a Peak Quasi-Sage and Ling Xiao holding his fate in his grasp, the chapter ended with Tongtian at Ling Xiao’s mercy.

• Ling Xiao used the Primordial Creation Seal to sever Tongtian’s connection to the Pangu Banner, which then flew into Yuanshi Tianzun’s grasp.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi berated Tongtian, while Yuanshi Tianzun mocked him and considered how to suppress or erase him.
• Ling Xiao summoned the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc and Tai Xu Divine Armor, and Wangshu appeared to offer her help before taking a seat to watch.
• Ling Xiao used the Equilibrium Law to strip Tongtian of his Sage power, reducing him to a Peak Quasi-Sage.
• Ling Xiao seized Tongtian by the throat of his fate and declared that he could refine him instantly.

Ling Xiao stripped Tongtian of his Sage Dao Fruit and Hongmeng Purple Energy after the assembled Sages condemned his crimes. The Hongmeng Purple Energy was entrusted to Ling Xiao for safekeeping, while the great beings debated what to do with the powerless Tongtian.

• Yuanshi Tianzun and Grand Pure Laozi urged Ling Xiao to punish Tongtian and declared him unworthy of remaining a Heavenly Dao Sage.
• Ling Xiao used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc to shatter Tongtian's Sage Dao Fruit and reduce him to a peak Quasi-Sage.
• Ling Xiao reclaimed his treasures as Tongtian's Hongmeng Purple Energy escaped his control and floated into the sky.
• Haotian proposed that Ling Xiao hold the Hongmeng Purple Energy until the Dao Ancestor issued a decree, and Old Ancestor Styx and the others agreed.
• Azure Dragon asked how Tongtian should be dealt with, leaving the assembled great beings facing the question of his fate.

Ling Xiao spared Tongtian from immediate execution and sent him to the Heavenly Prison until the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended. He then arranged for the Human Dao awakening ceremony at Mount Tai, while Haotian noted that the Human Clan’s conflict was still unfolding.

• Ling Xiao declared that Tongtian would be imprisoned rather than executed, and Grand Pure Laozi agreed with his decision.
• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger sealed Tongtian’s powers and escorted him to the deepest part of the Heavenly Prison under Heavenly Dao suppression.
• Yuanshi Tianzun thanked Ling Xiao for resolving the crisis, and Nuwa dismissed the gathered figures as the tribulation neared its end.
• Ling Xiao returned Yun Xiao, Our Lady of Wudang, and the other Sect of Interception disciples to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ling Xiao told Nuwa that the Human Dao awakening ceremony would take place at Mount Tai, with the Three Ancestors of Humanity and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors attending.
• Haotian said the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony would be held at the Heavenly Court, while Ji Fa was still stepping on Emperor Xin in Zhaoge.

After Emperor Xin was executed, Ji Fa renounced the Human Sovereign contest and entrusted the Human Clan to Ying Zheng. Ji Fa prepared to retire to Fire Cloud Cave as Ying Zheng’s imperial fortune surged, while Ling Xiao anticipated the Human Dao Awakening Ceremony at Mount Tai.

• Ji Fa ordered Nezha to bind Emperor Xin in the Li Fire Divine Furnace and tortured him before killing him.
• Yuanshi Tianzun dispelled Ji Fa’s karmic sins and offered him the choice of cultivating on Kunlun Mountain or entering Fire Cloud Cave.
• Ji Fa declared that he had fought only to avenge his family and Western Qi, renounced the title of King Wu, and endorsed Ying Zheng as ruler of the Human Clan.
• Ying Zheng promised to honor Ji Fa’s trust, and Western Qi’s fortune flowed into his Human Emperor Jade Seal as his cultivation reached the peak of Golden Immortal of Grand Dao.
• Ling Xiao said that the Human Dao Awakening Ceremony would soon take place at Mount Tai, where he and Wangshu could advance to Golden Immortal of Grand Dao.

Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger brought the disgraced Tongtian to the Heavenly Prison and locked him in Wuzhiqi’s cell, where the former master and disciple faced each other as prisoners. Tongtian erupted in fury and vowed revenge, while Wuzhiqi’s hopes of rescue collapsed.

• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger escorted the shackled Tongtian into the Heavenly Prison as its prisoners speculated about his identity.
• Wuzhiqi recognized Tongtian as his master and collapsed in despair when he saw Tongtian had also been imprisoned.
• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger placed Tongtian in Wuzhiqi’s cell and strengthened it with Heavenly Dao Divine Runes.
• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger revealed that Tongtian had lost his Sage Dao Fruit and Hongmeng Purple Energy, and that the prison’s laws would erode his cultivation.
• Tongtian answered the prisoners’ mockery with grief and fury, vowing to make them pay if he escaped.

After being stripped of his Sage power and imprisoned, Tongtian was struck by Purple Firmament Divine Lightning and confronted with his helplessness. Wuzhiqi abandoned his pretense and threatened Tongtian for his sword teachings and resources, leaving Tongtian fearing further humiliation.

• Ancestor Kunpeng and White Tiger left the Heavenly Prison while Tongtian howled and the other prisoners watched in silence.
• Purple Firmament Divine Lightning struck Tongtian, leaving him bleeding and battered as Wuzhiqi hurried to his side.
• Wuzhiqi urged Tongtian to teach him the Supreme Clarity Sword Dao and help him escape, but Tongtian snapped at him.
• Wuzhiqi revealed his greed, grabbed Tongtian by the collar, and demanded his teachings, resources, and help escaping the prison.
• Tongtian tried to fight back but could barely move Wuzhiqi, who threw him to the ground and threatened him.