Chapter Summaries

At Mount Tai, Ling Xiao defended keeping Tongtian humiliated until he repented, while Zhunti and Jieyin persuaded Guangchengzi that Tongtian’s crimes deserved punishment. As the Human Path Awakening and Ying Zheng’s enthronement approached, the gathered powers congratulated Wangshu and Ling Xiao and discussed their coming wedding.

• The great beings gathered at Mount Tai for Ying Zheng’s ascension and the Human Path Awakening after the feudal lords joined the Great Qin Empire.
• Guangchengzi questioned Ling Xiao’s decision to let Wuzhiqi oppress Tongtian, and Ling Xiao said Tongtian needed to endure humiliation before his restraints could be lifted.
• Zhunti and Jieyin reminded Guangchengzi of the danger Tongtian’s actions had caused, and Guangchengzi apologized for speaking rashly.
• Zhunti congratulated Wangshu and Ling Xiao on their impending attainment of the Dao, and the gathered beings joined in the congratulations.
• Haotian said preparations for Wangshu and Ling Xiao’s Heavenly Wedding were underway and wondered whether Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao would regret their roles in it after being invested as gods.
• Jieyin vowed that he and Zhunti would fight Rahu if he disrespected Wangshu or Ling Xiao, as the ceremony’s appointed time drew near.

As Ying Zheng began ascending Mount Tai amid signs of the Human Clan’s flourishing Literary Dao, Perfected Immortal Taiyi revealed that Wuzhiqi had been abusing Sect Master Tongtian in the Heavenly Prison. The disciples of the Sect of Interception turned their anger on Zhao Gongming for having helped Wuzhiqi, while Dingguang Immortal openly mocked Tongtian’s humiliation.

• Xuanyuan and Cangjie praised Ying Zheng’s achievements and said the flourishing Literary Dao would advance the Human Clan and help Cangjie cultivate.
• Ying Zheng led his ministers and Great Qin soldiers up Mount Tai on foot as Human Dao laws and providence stirred.
• Ling Xiao released figures from the Investiture of the Gods List, and Dingguang Immortal taunted Yun Xiao about Ling Xiao’s future wedding to the Lunar Goddess.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi told the gathered disciples that Wuzhiqi had tortured and beaten Sect Master Tongtian in the Heavenly Prison.
• Our Lady of Wudang blamed Zhao Gongming for helping Wuzhiqi, and the Sect of Interception disciples reacted with fury and concern.
• Dingguang Immortal defended Tongtian’s ability to endure humiliation while using the moment to mock him.

At Mount Tai, Ling Xiao discussed Tongtian’s eventual fate and turned the gathering toward Ying Zheng’s elevation as common sovereign of the Human Clan. Nuwa accepted the Kongtong Seal and joined Grand Pure Laozi in preparing to awaken the Human Dao, while Tongtian watched from the Heavenly Prison in anger and regret.

• Ling Xiao told Tai Xuan that Tongtian should not die at the hands of the Dao Ancestor or Heavenly Court, and Tai Xuan understood that Ling Xiao intended another force to bring about Tongtian’s downfall.
• Haotian redirected the gathering as Ying Zheng and the Great Qin ministers reached Mount Tai, where Ying Zheng knelt before the sages and Ling Xiao.
• Grand Pure Laozi helped Ying Zheng rise, and Ling Xiao instructed him to ascend the platform and proclaim his status to the Dao Ancestor and the Three Ways.
• Ling Xiao gave Nuwa the Kongtong Seal and asked her to join Grand Pure Laozi in naming Ying Zheng common sovereign and helping awaken the Human Dao.
• The Human Clan’s great beings paid respects to Nuwa as their Holy Mother, while Tongtian watched the ceremony through the Haotian Mirror and grew furious and regretful.

Wuzhiqi failed to manipulate the broken Sect Master Tongtian into making him a disciple, while Zhao Gongming regretted his role in Tongtian’s downfall. At Mount Tai, Ancestor Kunpeng vowed to keep tormenting Tongtian as the Investiture of the Gods proceeded.

• Wuzhiqi tried to persuade Tongtian to name him his final disciple and pass on his inheritances, but Tongtian angrily rejected him.
• Wuzhiqi insulted Tongtian’s failures and disciples, then knocked him down and left him in despair.
• Zhao Gongming regretted helping set the plot against Tongtian in motion and hoped the Investiture of the Gods would let him enter the Heavenly Court and visit the prison.
• Azure Dragon described Tongtian’s suffering in the Heavenly Prison, and Ancestor Kunpeng declared that he would continue tormenting Tongtian to avenge Ling Xiao and the Sect of Interception’s betrayal.

Ying Zheng’s sacrifice at Mount Tai, supported by Nuwa, Grand Pure Laozi, Haotian, and countless beings, awakened the Human Dao. Dao Ancestor Hongjun then used the Three Ways to transform the Primordial World, leaving Haotian with a path to Sagehood and Old Ancestor Styx newly confident in his own prospects.

• Ying Zheng proclaimed himself the common sovereign of the Human Clan and called for the Human Dao to awaken.
• Nuwa and Grand Pure Laozi invoked their Human Clan fortune, while Haotian gathered the Power of Faith of all races in support of the awakening.
• Ling Xiao announced that the Human Dao had awakened as fortune and faith converged and the Primordial Three Realms began to change.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived at Mount Tai, praised Ling Xiao, and used the Three Ways to begin the Primordial World’s ultimate sublimation.
• After three days of transformation, Old Ancestor Styx grasped the essence of his paths, while Haotian discovered a way to attain Sagehood through fortune.

Yun Xiao regretted her past choices, while Kong Xuan let go of his resentment and focused on the Dao as the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation neared its end. Ling Xiao handed Tongtian’s Hongmeng Purple Energy to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who bestowed it upon Yaochi so she could eventually attain sainthood.

• Yun Xiao lamented that her choices had cost her the chance to comprehend the Great Dao of arrays and left her longing to win back Ling Xiao.
• Kong Xuan reflected on his own failures and accepted his appointment as the Southern Saint King of Burning All Sins, Peacock Wisdom King, resolving to pursue the Dao.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha announced that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was fading and would soon end with the ceremony held by Ling Xiao.
• Ling Xiao presented Tongtian’s Hongmeng Purple Energy to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who asked Wangshu to advise him on its recipient.
• Wangshu recommended Yaochi, and Grand Pure Laozi supported her; Dao Ancestor Hongjun bestowed the Hongmeng Purple Energy upon Yaochi.
• Yaochi stored the Hongmeng Purple Energy in her primordial spirit True Spirit, while Tongtian, imprisoned in the Heavenly Court, seethed over its loss.

Tongtian grieved over losing the Hongmeng Purple Energy and rejected Wuzhiqi’s advice to submit to the Heavenly Court. As Wuzhiqi beat him in the Heavenly Prison, the other prisoners’ remarks deepened Tongtian’s humiliation.

• Tongtian realized that Yaochi had received the Hongmeng Purple Energy and that he could no longer become a Heavenly Dao Sage.
• Wuzhiqi urged Tongtian to submit to the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the others so they might resolve their grievances.
• Pangolin offered to help Tongtian after his sentence if Tongtian taught him Dao arts, while Bull Demon King and Ox-Horse Daoist argued over Tongtian’s pride and Bull Demon King’s plans.
• Tongtian ordered everyone to be quiet and declared that he would never lower his head.
• Wuzhiqi beat Tongtian as he remained bloodied and humiliated in the Heavenly Prison.

Wangshu prepared to attain the Dao of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, offering the Queen Mother of the West, Yaochi, and Chang'e a chance to receive the cleansing of Lunar Law. As she began her breakthrough, Yun Xiao and Holy Mother Wudang argued over Yun Xiao’s remorseful attachment to Ling Xiao, and Dingguang Immortal mocked them both.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun asked Wangshu and Ling Xiao which of them would attain the Dao first, and Ling Xiao told Wangshu to go ahead.
• Wangshu invited the Queen Mother of the West, Yaochi, and Chang'e to come within a hundred zhang and benefit from Lunar Law as she attained the Dao.
• Yun Xiao’s envy of Wangshu and regret over her lost chance with Ling Xiao drew criticism from Holy Mother Wudang.
• Yun Xiao calmly insisted that love and her karmic ties to Ling Xiao could not be reasoned away.
• Dingguang Immortal pretended to reconcile Yun Xiao and Holy Mother Wudang while ridiculing their dispute.

Wangshu comprehended the Lunar Dao on Mount Tai and attained the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, granting insights to those who followed her. She declined to rush toward a higher realm and asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to preside over her Heavenly Wedding Ceremony with Ling Xiao.

• Wangshu led Yaochi, Queen Mother of the West, and Chang'e onto the Lunar River, where they gained insights into their own Dao and laws.
• Nuwa urged Golden Phoenix to accept the Primordial Trend and focus on tempering her Dao Heart.
• Wangshu broke through her bottleneck and attained the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao as the Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao, and Human Dao resonated.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun explained the new realm, while Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and the others used Wangshu's breakthrough to deepen their own understanding.
• Chang'e thanked Wangshu for her providence and nearly advanced to the peak Quasi-Sage realm, but suppressed her breakthrough.
• Wangshu told Ling Xiao she would not rush to pursue the end of the Grand Dao and asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to preside over their Heavenly Wedding Ceremony.

During the announcement that Dao Ancestor Hongjun would preside over Wangshu and Ling Xiao’s Heavenly Wedding Ceremony, Our Lady of Golden Spirit openly defied the plan. Haotian sentenced her to have her primordial spirit and True Spirit severed, while the other disciples pleaded for mercy.

• Chijingzi and Perfected Immortal Taiyi mocked Yun Xiao’s heartbreak as she wept over Ling Xiao.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit challenged the idea that Dao Ancestor Hongjun should preside over the wedding, and Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan tried to remove her.
• Haotian knocked Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan aside, forced Our Lady of Golden Spirit to kneel, and ordered Hou Yi and Xingtian to bring the Execution Platform.
• Our Lady of Wudang and Daoist Duobao begged Haotian to spare Our Lady of Golden Spirit, while Our Lady of Wudang promised the Sect of Interception would obey heavenly laws.
• Venus Tai Bai insisted that Our Lady of Golden Spirit deserved death and said she should be grateful to retain even a trace of Divine Soul.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered Haotian to execute Our Lady of Golden Spirit for defying the Heavenly Court and disrupting the Heavenly Wedding Ceremony. Ling Xiao secretly plotted to use her execution to drive a fatal wedge between Tongtian and his disciple, and the chapter ended as the execution blade descended.

• Hou Yi and Xingtian brought the Execution Platform from the Heavenly Court to Mount Tai, and Xingtian volunteered to execute Our Lady of Golden Spirit.
• Ling Xiao urged Haotian to uphold the Heavenly Court's authority and devised a scheme to turn Our Lady of Golden Spirit against Tongtian.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun condemned Tongtian and ordered Haotian to bring Our Lady of Golden Spirit to justice.
• Haotian ordered Xingtian to carry out the execution while Ling Xiao secretly explained his plan to Haotian.
• Holy Mother Wudang accepted that she could not save Our Lady of Golden Spirit, and Guangchengzi warned the Sect of Interception against further defiance.
• Xingtian placed Our Lady of Golden Spirit on the Execution Platform, and the execution blade swung down as Yun Xiao and the others watched.

Our Lady of Golden Spirit was executed while Tongtian watched helplessly from the Heavenly Prison, where he was also tortured with fragments of his own Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Ling Xiao and Haotian’s scheme proceeded with Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s approval, leaving Tongtian broken by his disciple’s death.

• Wuzhiqi mocked Tongtian as Purple Firmament Divine Lightning and remnants of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation battered him in the Heavenly Prison.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit condemned the forces that had plotted against the Sect of Interception and was beheaded on the Execution Platform, her primordial spirit and True Spirit destroyed.
• Ling Xiao contemplated preserving Our Lady of Golden Spirit’s will and manipulating future events, while Haotian shared a knowing look with him.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun recognized Ling Xiao and Haotian’s plot and allowed it because he wanted Tongtian and the Sect of Interception’s hopes eliminated.
• Tongtian collapsed in despair after Our Lady of Golden Spirit died, letting the lightning and blade fragments strike him without resistance.

At Mount Tai, the Sect of Interception disciples mourned Holy Mother Golden Spirit while Perfected Immortal Taiyi threatened them and Nezha disrupted his intimidation. Dao Ancestor Hongjun then prepared Ling Xiao to attain the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, while Duobao, Lu Ya, and the others endured Zhunti’s betrayal.

• Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and the other Sect of Interception disciples grieved after Holy Mother Golden Spirit was destroyed body and soul.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi warned the Sect of Interception disciples to submit to the Heavenly Court or face severe punishment, and Nezha bragged about his skill at inflicting it.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi smacked Nezha for interrupting his intimidation, while Jiang Ziya shielded the child and the onlookers reacted to their antics.
• Ancestor Kunpeng, Hong Yun, and Xuanyuan condemned Tongtian and the Sect of Interception for how they had treated Ling Xiao.
• Zhunti joined in condemning the Sect of Interception, leaving Duobao, Lu Ya, and the other Western Sect Buddhas resentful of his betrayal.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun told Ling Xiao to prepare to attain the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao and said he might seek Ling Xiao’s guidance on the laws.

Ling Xiao began attaining the Dao of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, drawing awe from the Primordial Three Realms and offering everyone a chance to comprehend the Great Dao. As Yun Xiao remained determined to win him back, the Sect of Interception disciples set aside their distress and joined the others in cultivation.

• Ling Xiao thanked Dao Ancestor Hongjun for his guidance, then stepped into the void as his aura and Pure Creation Dao grew stronger.
• Azure Dragon praised Ling Xiao, and Grand Pure Laozi warned the Mystic Sect disciples to treat him with respect.
• Yun Xiao wept over the growing gap between herself and Ling Xiao, but rejected Zhao Gongming's advice to let him go.
• Ling Xiao manifested the Thirty-Sixth Grade Pure World White Lotus and used it to connect the Primordial Three Realms as he circulated his Dao and refined his treasures.
• Yuanshi Tianzun urged the assembled beings to comprehend Ling Xiao's Dao, and Perfected Immortal Taiyi joined them.
• Our Lady of Wudang, Zhao Gongming, and more Sect of Interception disciples, including Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, resigned themselves to fate and began cultivating.

Ling Xiao attained the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, while the radiance of his breakthrough allowed beings across the Three Realms to comprehend the Dao. Sect Master Tongtian struggled with regret and hatred in the Heavenly Prison as Old Ancestor Styx began comprehending the Netherworld Dao.

• The Bull Demon King, Ox-Horse Daoist, Wuzhiqi, and others in the Heavenly Prison seized the chance to cultivate amid Ling Xiao’s Dao Resonance.
• Sect Master Tongtian watched the Sect of Interception disciples yield to Ling Xiao, regretted expelling him, then tried to break out of his cell and was struck by divine lightning and blade fragments.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun advised Old Ancestor Styx to cultivate the Netherworld Dao and discuss it with Pingxin.
• Ling Xiao’s Pure Creation Dao laws returned to him as the River of Time and the River of Life appeared, and he attained the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao.
• Countless beings across the Three Realms awoke and bowed in reverence to Ling Xiao.

After reaching the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, Ling Xiao accepted Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s charge to help suppress the Primordial Three Realms and prepare for Demon Ancestor Rahu’s return. He declined the Sages’ attempts to recruit him and said he might expound the Dao on Penglai Immortal Island in the future, while the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony remained the urgent priority.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun congratulated Ling Xiao and tasked him and the Lunar Goddess with suppressing the Primordial World during his seclusion.
• Ling Xiao accepted the mission and understood that Hongjun planned for Haotian to face Demon Ancestor Rahu after the Primordial Three Realms rose again.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Jieyin competed to draw Ling Xiao into their sects, while Grand Pure Laozi offered to guide him and Wangshu through the Human Clan’s lands.
• Ling Xiao told the Sages that his Dao belonged to the Three Ways and all living beings, and said he might expound it on Penglai Immortal Island after reporting to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Ling Xiao turned his attention to preparing for the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony, which he considered the urgent priority.

At the summit of Mount Tai, Ling Xiao and Wangshu received congratulations after attaining the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, while the gathered immortals discussed their coming Heavenly Wedding Ceremony. Among the deities on the Investiture of the Gods List, Dingguang Immortal provoked Zhao Gongming by insulting the Sect of Interception, and Our Lady of Wudang chose to withdraw from the conflict and focus on cultivation.

• Hong Yun praised Ling Xiao for foreseeing his destined union with Wangshu, and Grand Pure Laozi promised to make their wedding ceremony grand.
• Bhaisajyaguru Buddha urged the Western Sect disciples to honor Ling Xiao's kindness and fulfill their duties as Heavenly Court officials.
• Dingguang Immortal insulted the Sect of Interception and provoked Zhao Gongming, who struggled to answer without severing his ties to the sect.
• Du'e Zhenren warned Zhao Gongming and Dingguang Immortal against causing trouble as members of the Heavenly Court.
• Our Lady of Wudang called Zhao Gongming back and chose to avoid further turmoil, accepting that the Sect of Interception's collapse might be inevitable.

Ling Xiao prepared for the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony and went to the Heavenly Prison to confront Tongtian, while Haotian and the others readied themselves to help Yaochi attain Sagehood. Meanwhile, Demon Lord Jidu resented Hongjun and Ling Xiao for keeping Rahu from returning and blamed Tongtian for the damage to the Demon Break Mountain Range.

• Holy Mother Wudang silenced Dingguang Immortal's provocations, and Zhao Gongming and Dingguang Immortal returned to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Ling Xiao summoned the listed immortals back and told Haotian and Yaochi to prepare for the ceremony, then announced he would visit Tongtian in the Heavenly Prison.
• Wangshu and Yuanshi Tianzun offered to accompany Ling Xiao, but he said he would handle Tongtian alone.
• Ling Xiao left Mount Tai, Ying Zheng returned to the Qin Capital, and the others headed for the Heavenly Court with the Execution Platform bearing Our Lady of Golden Spirit's suppressed Divine Soul and will.
• Demon Lord Jidu raged that Hongjun had barred Rahu from returning until he attained the Great Dao Sage Realm and blamed Tongtian for the Demon Break Mountain Range's damaged earth veins.

In the Heavenly Prison, Bull Demon King exposed Tongtian’s hidden plan to endure captivity and seek the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, while Wuzhiqi begged for release and then attacked him. As Wuzhiqi tried to force Tongtian to kneel, Tongtian silently hoped Ling Xiao would arrive and end his torment.

• Tongtian questioned how Ling Xiao had become a Golden Immortal of Grand Dao, and Bull Demon King blamed Tongtian’s pride and betrayal for his downfall.
• Bull Demon King revealed that Tongtian hoped to endure his imprisonment and pursue the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao through Sword Dao laws.
• Wuzhiqi knelt and begged Tongtian to forgive him and take him along when the Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance negotiated his release.
• Bull Demon King exposed Wuzhiqi’s plea as fear of execution, and Wuzhiqi accused Tongtian of ruining the Sect of Interception before attacking him.
• Wuzhiqi beat Tongtian and tried to force him to kneel, while Tongtian resisted and hoped Ling Xiao would come to free him.

Ling Xiao visited Tongtian in the Heavenly Prison and offered to free him if he bowed to the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, while concealing no part of his plan. Tongtian recognized that Ling Xiao intended to use him against the Demonic Sect, and the chapter ended with the offer unresolved.

• Ling Xiao entered the Heavenly Prison and found Wuzhiqi beating Tongtian, then ordered Wuzhiqi to kneel.
• Ling Xiao asked Tongtian whether he regretted his past choices, and Tongtian denied having regrets despite his humiliation.
• Ling Xiao offered Tongtian early-stage Quasi-Sage cultivation and freedom if he bowed to the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother.
• Tongtian guessed Ling Xiao wanted him to fight the Demonic Sect, while Ling Xiao said Tongtian could also rebuild the Sect of Interception on an immortal blessed land.