Chapter Summaries

Tongtian accepted Ling Xiao’s terms, endured the destruction of most of his cultivation, and forged the Fallen Saint Sword as he began a new path through the Sword Dao. Ling Xiao assigned him Mount Cangwu and left him in the Heavenly Prison with Wuzhiqi, while Tongtian prepared to settle their master-disciple grievances.

• Wuzhiqi urged Tongtian to accept Ling Xiao’s offer, while the Bull Demon King mocked him and encouraged Tongtian to agree.
• Tongtian accepted Ling Xiao’s terms, asking to retain early Quasi-Sage power and receive the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation fragments to forge a top-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.
• Ling Xiao granted Tongtian the sword fragments, and Tongtian named the repaired weapon the Fallen Saint Sword.
• Ling Xiao used Purple Firmament Divine Lightning to sever Tongtian’s cultivation and Sword Dao comprehension; Tongtian lost two of his Three Corpses, regained limited combat strength, and blasted Wuzhiqi into the prison bars.
• Ling Xiao assigned Tongtian Mount Cangwu and departed, while Tongtian chose to remain in the Heavenly Prison and discuss their master-disciple bonds with the terrified Wuzhiqi.

Tongtian killed Wuzhiqi in the Heavenly Prison despite his pleas for forgiveness, then struggled with doubt after Wuzhiqi's final words. Ancestor Kunpeng arrived to retrieve the Haotian Mirror and taunted Tongtian, who angrily insisted he could still defeat Heaven by half a move.

• Ling Xiao left the Heavenly Prison, leaving Wuzhiqi to beg Tongtian for his life.
• Wuzhiqi pleaded that he regretted betraying Tongtian and promised to serve him and restore the Sect of Interception.
• Tongtian rejected Wuzhiqi's pleas and killed him with the Fallen Saint Sword, destroying his body and remnant soul.
• Tongtian wavered after Wuzhiqi's final words, while Ancestor Kunpeng appeared and mocked his struggle to escape the game board.
• Tongtian angrily told Ancestor Kunpeng he could still defeat Heaven by half a move and ordered him to leave.

Ling Xiao gave Hong Yun the Forbidden Divine Wheel and watched Yaochi attain Sagehood with help from Haotian and Heavenly Dao Merit. Yaochi relayed Hongjun’s decree that Ling Xiao should preside over the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony, while Ling Xiao concluded that Hongjun planned to use the ceremony to advance to the middle stage of the Hunyuan Great Dao realm.

• Ling Xiao gave Hong Yun the Forbidden Divine Wheel, which contained a Great Thousand World that could help him pursue the Heavenly Dao Sage realm.
• Yaochi fused the Hongmeng Purple Energy with her three corpses, used her own and Haotian’s Heavenly Dao Merit, and attained Sagehood.
• Yaochi relayed Hongjun’s decree that Ling Xiao should preside over the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony before Hongjun descended to the Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao explained that Hongjun intended to use the world’s rising origin after the ceremony to reach the middle stage of the Hunyuan Great Dao realm.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the others imagined Demon Ancestor Rahu’s despair at being outmatched by Hongjun again.

Demon Ancestor Rahu worried that Dao Ancestor Hongjun might reach the Great Dao Sage realm and discussed the Demonic Sect’s return to the Primordial World with his three capable generals. He planned to invade after Ling Xiao held the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony, while Gusu proposed using Tongtian to strengthen herself.

• Demon Ancestor Rahu questioned why Dao Ancestor Hongjun had disappeared and feared he was advancing toward the Great Dao Sage realm.
• Demon Lord Chonglou, Demon Venerable Fenqing, and Demonic Buddha Wutian appeared, and Rahu explained his suspicions about Hongjun.
• Chonglou warned that the Primordial World’s powerful beings, including Ling Xiao, made returning dangerous, but Rahu insisted that Chaos Demon Gods had to reclaim the Primordial World.
• Gusu suggested using the imprisoned Tongtian to obtain his Jade Pure Origin, and Wutian agreed that the plan might work if they proceeded carefully.
• Demon Ancestor Rahu waited for Ling Xiao to complete the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony before breaking through the World Barrier and reclaiming his lost power and Mount Sumeru.

Ling Xiao began the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony by ascending the God Conferment Platform and directing the gathered Primordial Spirits to pay respects to him. He started assigning high-ranking positions, first summoning Tu Shan Aoshuang and then Bai Jian, whose enfeoffment honored the Human Clan.

• Haotian told Ling Xiao that Tongtian should come to Lingxiao Palace after the ceremony, and Ling Xiao affirmed their plans for the Sect of Interception disciples.
• At the auspicious hour, Venus Tai Bai invited Ling Xiao to ascend the God Conferment Platform, where Ling Xiao unfurled the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Yaochi instructed those named on the list to salute Ling Xiao, and the assembled immortals and deities obeyed.
• Ling Xiao examined the list and summoned Tu Shan Aoshuang, recognizing her service to the Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao called for Bai Jian, and Bai Jian arrived to kneel before him with gratitude.

Ling Xiao enfeoffed Tian Boxun as Emperor Fengdu, raising his cultivation and installing him as ruler of the Netherworld. He then began enfeoffing the Deities, naming Bai Jian the Qingfu God, while the assembled immortals awaited the decision over Doumu Yuanjun.

• Ling Xiao praised Bai Jian and raised him to his feet as the Qingfu God candidate.
• Ling Xiao enfeoffed Tian Boxun as Emperor Fengdu, granting him authority over the Netherworld and Heavenly Dao fortune that advanced his cultivation to late-stage Quasi-Sage.
• Tian Boxun pledged to uphold the laws of the Three Daos, and the assembled officials saluted him as he took his place.
• Ling Xiao began enfeoffing the Deities and named Bai Jian the Qingfu God, restoring and strengthening his body and spirit.
• The immortals on the Investiture of the Gods List watched for the appointment of Doumu Yuanjun, a position coveted by leaders of the Sect of Interception and the Sect of Enlightenment.

Ling Xiao appointed Our Lady of Wudang as Doumu Yuanjun and named the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors and their Supporting Sages. The new deities accepted their posts and took their places in the Heavenly Court.

• Ling Xiao appointed Our Lady of Wudang as Doumu Yuanjun, responsible for assisting the Great Emperor of North Pole Ziwei in governing the stars.
• Manjusri urged Our Lady of Wudang to accept, and she agreed to serve the Heavenly Court and guard the Stars of the Heavens.
• Ling Xiao restored Our Lady of Wudang’s body and cultivation, and she took her place beside the Great Emperor of North Pole Ziwei.
• Ling Xiao appointed Juliusun, Daoxing Tianzun, Tu Shan Aoshuang, Zhao Gongming, and Dragon Subduing Arhat as the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors, with Huang Feihu, Wen Pin, Chong Heihu, Cui Ying, and Jiang Xiong as their Supporting Sages.
• The assembled crowd reacted with surprise when Zhao Gongming received the exalted post of Great Emperor of North Yue, and many Sect of Interception disciples began to respect Ling Xiao.

Zhao Gongming accepted his appointment as the Great Emperor of North Yue and pledged to serve the Heavenly Court. Tai Xuan and Qiongqi then chose Manjusri and Bi Xiao as their deputies, leaving the gathered deities wondering whether the other emperors would appoint assistants as well.

• Zhao Gongming thanked Ling Xiao for appointing him Great Emperor of North Yue and promised to serve the Heavenly Court and bless living beings.
• Tai Xuan offered Manjusri a position managing the register of fates, and Manjusri accepted.
• Tai Xuan appointed Manjusri Junior Chancellor of the Office of Universal Longevity, giving him authority to govern natural laws and oversee lifespan, fortune, and misfortune.
• Qiongqi asked Bi Xiao to lead the army of ferocious beasts and supervise the heavenly soldiers and generals, and she agreed.
• Qiongqi appointed Bi Xiao Heavenly Lord of Punitive Slaughter, and Heavenly Dao Luck and merit transformed her into an armored divine figure.
• The gathered deities wondered whether Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and the other emperors would choose assistants of their own.

In the Heavenly Prison, Ox-Horse Daoist steadied Tongtian and revealed how mysterious his origins were, while Ling Xiao recognized his extraordinary background. Ling Xiao then appointed Lord of Virtue and Dao, Qingxu as Azure Gate Dharma-Expounding Patrol Commissioner to help govern the Three Realms.

• Tongtian watched his former disciples take up Heavenly Court positions and lost heart, spitting blood as he contemplated his own peril.
• Ox-Horse Daoist rebuked Tongtian for losing his resolve and spoke with insight into the Zen Dao.
• Tongtian discovered that he could not discern Ox-Horse Daoist's cultivation or origins and invited him to join his sect, but Ox-Horse Daoist refused.
• Ox-Horse Daoist reflected that Tongtian could not be allowed to survive, then briefly revealed a white-haired, youthful Daoist form beneath his disguise.
• Ling Xiao recognized Ox-Horse Daoist as an enigmatic figure connected to the Journey to the West Tribulation.
• Ling Xiao appointed Lord of Virtue and Dao, Qingxu as Azure Gate Dharma-Expounding Patrol Commissioner, and Qingxu accepted the decree.

Ling Xiao continued the Investiture of the Gods by appointing Yang Jian as Judicial God of Heaven and restoring the Six Oddities of Meishan to serve under him. He then summoned Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Kong Xuan, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Wen Jing Daoren, and Guanyin Bodhisattva to receive their appointments as the Five Directional Buddhas.

• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun recovered his early Quasi-Sage cultivation and gained authority to act on Ling Xiao’s behalf, while Perfected Lord Jade Tripod joked about his missed chance and was beaten by his fellow disciples.
• Ling Xiao summoned Yang Jian to the God Conferment Platform and enfeoffed him as Judicial God of Heaven, True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao, granting him Guangjiang Pass as his Daoist abode.
• Ling Xiao appointed the Howling Celestial Dog as Devouring Sun Divine Lord, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon as Divine Lord Kuiyuan, and assigned them to serve under Yang Jian alongside Golden Peng Divine Lord.
• Ling Xiao reshaped the bodies of the Six Oddities of Meishan and restored their cultivation, and they thanked him before following Yang Jian.
• Ling Xiao summoned Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Kong Xuan, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Wen Jing Daoren, and Guanyin Bodhisattva, who stepped forward as the Five Directional Buddhas; Wen Jing Daoren urged Kong Xuan to set aside his doubts.

Ling Xiao established the Five Directional Buddhas and continued assigning Heavenly Court offices to the remaining figures. He invested Emperor Xin as Marshal of the Heavenly Gang Martial Arts Training, giving him a chance to redeem himself while preserving some dignity.

• Ling Xiao proclaimed Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Kong Xuan, Wen Jing Bodhisattva, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva the Five Directional Buddhas, each governing a region of the Primordial Three Realms.
• Ling Xiao invested Li Jing as the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha as the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, then assigned positions to Bian Zhuang, Wen Zhong, and other gods.
• Ling Xiao appointed Jin Buhuan and Bi Gan as the Martial and Civil Gods of Wealth, then invested Dingguang Immortal as the Yuanjun of Great Transformation and Wondrous Union.
• Ling Xiao summoned Emperor Xin and appointed him Marshal of the Heavenly Gang Martial Arts Training, tasked with training new Heavenly forces and assisting Li Jing.
• Ling Xiao granted Emperor Xin the privilege of not bowing to his former subordinates, and Emperor Xin accepted the appointment with gratitude.

Ling Xiao enfeoffed Qiong Xiao, Holy Mother Turtle Spirit, and Shen Gongbao with positions and duties suited to their abilities and past actions. Shen Gongbao accepted his North Sea confinement after Haotian offered him a chance to earn another Heavenly Court appointment, while Holy Mother Turtle Spirit was left to bear her karmic debts.

• Ling Xiao enfeoffed Qiong Xiao as Xuan Yu Xuan Shu Gan Ming Xian Jun, responsible for unborn souls and guiding newborn beings through hardship.
• Ling Xiao appointed Holy Mother Turtle Spirit to suppress damaged spiritual veins and dissolve her karmic force through bearing calamities.
• Ling Xiao confined Shen Gongbao to the North Sea as its Water-Dividing General, where he would suppress turbulent currents and aid aquatic clans.
• Shen Gongbao knelt to thank Ling Xiao, and Haotian promised to appoint him as a Heavenly Court Deity again if he genuinely repented.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit thanked Ling Xiao and withdrew in despair as Zhang Kui and Huang Tianhua remarked that she had brought her fate upon herself.

Ling Xiao appointed Du'e Zhenren to establish the Shushan Sword Sect and gave Yun Xiao a Heavenly Court position overseeing arrays. Haotian then ordered Yun Xiao and other female immortals to help arrange Ling Xiao’s wedding, leaving Yun Xiao’s hopes of getting closer to him shaken.

• Ling Xiao appointed Du'e Zhenren the Mystic Firmament Karma-Judging Sword Venerable, assigned him Mount Shu to found the Shushan Sword Sect, and Grand Pure Laozi gave him the Purple Edict Sword.
• Du'e Zhenren vowed to uphold justice and received Heavenly Dao power and merit as the spectators praised his new authority.
• Duobao praised Ling Xiao for discerning the purpose of the Investiture of the Gods, and Ling Xiao accepted the acclaim with a smile.
• Ling Xiao appointed Yun Xiao the Array Evolution Profound Dao True Lord and tasked her with overseeing arrays and teaching the Array Dao.
• Haotian ordered Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Our Lady of Fire Spirit, and other female immortals to help Ancestor Kunpeng and Taibai Jinxing arrange Ling Xiao’s wedding, unsettling Yun Xiao.

At the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony, Haotian forced Yun Xiao and her companions to oversee the Lunar Goddess’s wedding, then Ling Xiao appointed Jiang Ziya as Nine Heavens Stabilizing World Assisting Dao Divine Lord. Jiang Ziya received Human Dao blessings and advanced to the early Quasi-Sage realm, while Haotian prepared to proceed to Lingxiao Palace to attain Sainthood through luck.

• Haotian assigned Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, Our Lady of Fire Spirit, and the others to oversee the Heavenly Wedding Ceremony of Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance and the Lunar Goddess, and they reluctantly accepted.
• Ling Xiao explained that Jiang Ziya had become Prime Minister of the Great Qin Empire and would receive a Heavenly Court position tied to Human Dao luck.
• Jiang Ziya appeared before Ling Xiao, who appointed him Nine Heavens Stabilizing World Assisting Dao Divine Lord and charged him with overseeing ministers and dynastic luck.
• Human Dao blessings and Heavenly Dao Luck descended on Jiang Ziya, allowing him to sever his good corpse and reach the early Quasi-Sage realm.
• Ling Xiao left the God Conferment Platform, and Venus Tai Bai told Haotian it was time to proceed to Lingxiao Palace for his attempt to attain Sainthood through luck.

Tongtian questioned his past choices while imprisoned and resolved to pursue the Dao of the Sword rather than die an ordinary death. At Lingxiao Palace, Ling Xiao presented Haotian with two Primordial Treasures to strengthen the Heavenly Court, and Haotian refined them with ease.

• Tongtian lamented that Ling Xiao had spared his disciples but still wanted him dead, while Bull Demon King and Pangolin mocked his self-pity and past actions.
• Tongtian sensed Haotian’s coming ascension to Sagehood and resolved to honor his agreement with Ling Xiao while seeking the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao through the Dao of the Sword.
• At Lingxiao Palace, Ling Xiao presented Haotian with the Chaos Bell and Primordial Chaos Codex to suppress the Heavenly Court’s luck and stabilize the universe.
• Haotian accepted and refined the treasures, explaining that Ling Xiao had tempered their innate restrictions and made the task easy.
• Yuanshi Tianzun regretted not taking Ling Xiao as his disciple, and Grand Pure Laozi struck him to stop his fanciful thoughts.

Haotian used the Heavenly Court’s immense luck to merge his three corpses and attain Sagehood, while Lu Ya regretted betraying Ling Xiao and Duobao urged him to let go of the past. The chapter ended with an unknown figure appearing at the entrance of Lingxiao Palace.

• Ling Xiao urged Haotian to begin his ceremony to attain Sagehood through luck.
• Jieyin worried that Demon Ancestor Rahu would threaten Mount Sumeru, while Zhunti reassured him that the Western Sect would resist.
• Haotian swore to uphold order in the Three Realms and used the Chaos Bell, Primordial Chaos Codex, and Haotian Mirror to suppress the Heavenly Court’s luck.
• Haotian absorbed the Heavenly Dao Luck and merged his three corpses with his true body, attaining Sagehood.
• Lu Ya regretted provoking Ling Xiao and betraying his kindness, while Duobao told him to clear his Dao Heart and forget old grudges.
• An unknown figure appeared at the entrance of Lingxiao Palace.

Tongtian arrived at Lingxiao Palace and found his former disciple Duobao pledging himself to the Western Sect, worsening Tongtian’s inner turmoil. Haotian then attained Sagehood through destiny, while Ling Xiao resolved to prevent Tongtian from growing powerful enough to draw Heavenly Court officials away.

• Tongtian entered Lingxiao Palace and heard Duobao declare his loyalty to the Western Sect, prompting Perfected Immortal Taiyi and Dingguang Immortal to mock the painful reunion.
• Ling Xiao invited Tongtian to sit, but Tongtian remained standing; Duobao apologized, and Tongtian told him to embrace his future as a Buddhist leader before turning away.
• Our Lady of Wudang and the other disciples of the Sect of Interception reacted to the encounter, while Ling Xiao became more determined to stop Tongtian from attaining the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm.
• Haotian broke through his restraints and attained Sagehood through destiny, transforming the Primordial World as its living beings bowed in worship.
• Grand Pure Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Ling Xiao, and the Heavenly Court’s officials congratulated Haotian, who took his throne and looked toward Tongtian.
• Xingtian signaled to Hou Yi, Chiyou, and the other Witch Clan figures that they intended to make Tongtian suffer further.

Tongtian appeared in Lingxiao Palace and bowed to Haotian, accepting his authority and the chance to rebuild the Sect of Interception. Haotian granted him Mount Cangwu and resources to found his sect, leaving Tongtian humiliated but equipped to begin again.

• Zhunti and Jieyin feigned sorrow for Tongtian, while Primal Lord of Heaven dismissed him and Grand Pure Laozi doubted he could regain his former strength.
• Ling Xiao told Tongtian to proceed, and Tongtian bowed to Haotian and congratulated him on attaining Sagehood.
• Yun Xiao wept at Tongtian’s submission, while Our Lady of Wudang sighed and Nuwa sensed the disciples’ disillusionment.
• Haotian granted Tongtian Mount Cangwu as a Daoist sanctuary and permission to reestablish the Sect of Interception and recruit disciples.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Jinxing to give Tongtian ten Ren Water Peaches of Immortality, a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and other treasures, and Tongtian accepted them.

Tongtian left Lingxiao Palace for Mount Cangwu after Haotian allowed him to go, while Rahu and the Demon Realm prepared to return to the Primordial World. Rahu broke through the World Barrier and led the Demonic Sect into the Primordial World.

• Queen Mother of the West asked Tongtian whether he wanted to meet Hongjun, but Tongtian said he had no ties to the Dao Ancestor and left Lingxiao Palace.
• Haotian let Tongtian go, and Tongtian flew toward Mount Cangwu as Haotian resumed the banquet.
• Gusu and Wutian mocked Tongtian and anticipated Rahu's conquest, while Chonglou warned them not to underestimate Ling Xiao and the others.
• Rahu declared that all races would submit to him and used the Town Heaven Demon Coffin to break through the Primordial World's barrier.
• The Demon Realm began merging into the Primordial World as Rahu and the Demonic Sect returned.

Demon Ancestor Rahu brought the Demon Realm toward the Primordial World, prompting Haotian and the gathered powers to plan a response. Ling Xiao devised a strategy to make Rahu overconfident before defeating him, while the group assigned opponents for Rahu’s followers and considered recruiting Demon Lord Jidu.

• Haotian identified Rahu’s arrival and explained that Demonic Buddha Wutian had once belonged to the Western Sect before falling into the Demonic Dao.
• Ling Xiao proposed confronting Rahu, and Haotian declared that the Heavenly Court would not avoid him; Pingxin agreed to fight while deliberately losing to set up Ling Xiao’s plan.
• Daoist Hong Yun proposed staging fights between the Heavenly Court’s forces and Rahu’s subordinates, and Jin Chanzi volunteered to face Wutian.
• Zhen Yuanzi suggested that Demon Lord Jidu could become loyal to the Mystic Sect and asked whether Ling Xiao could lend him the God-Slaying Spear.