Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao defeated Bi Xiao with the Red Dust Sword Dao after she challenged him with the Emotionless Sword Dao, while Qiong Xiao recognized the sisters’ motives and Bi Xiao accepted her loss. The sisters left Penglai Immortal Island with Yun Xiao unconscious, and Ling Xiao returned to Wangshu as the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation drew near and Haotian began to act.

• Qiong Xiao realized that the sisters’ feelings for Ling Xiao had grown from guilt and that their past indifference had been driven by his lack of value to them.
• Bi Xiao attacked Ling Xiao with the Emotionless Sword Dao, but his Red Dust Sword Dao dissolved her blades and pierced her chest without destroying her life.
• Bi Xiao acknowledged that her sword path could not match Ling Xiao’s, then healed and told Qiong Xiao they should return to Golden Ao Island and leave the Heavenly Emperor alone.
• Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao departed with Yun Xiao, whose Dao Heart had shattered and who remained unconscious.
• Ling Xiao returned to Penglai Immortal Island, where he and Wangshu discussed the Sect of Interception’s enemies and the approaching Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Haotian began making his move within Lingxiao Palace.

Haotian visited Yang Jian, offered to awaken his supreme bloodline, and persuaded him to call him Uncle in exchange for helping Yaoji suffer less. After Haotian raised Yang Jian to the late Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, Yang Jian resolved to seek Human Sovereign Da Yu at Fire Cloud Cave and investigate the truth behind his family's fate.

• Haotian decided to visit Yang Jian and grant him a fortuitous opportunity, despite Yaochi teasing him for repeatedly boasting about his nephew.
• Haotian isolated Yang Jian from Perfected Lord Jade Tripod and the Howling Celestial Dog, then revealed himself and blocked Yang Jian's attack.
• Yang Jian accused Haotian of destroying his family, and his fury broke through his bottleneck to the middle True Immortal realm.
• Haotian promised to awaken Yang Jian's bloodline and ease Yaoji's suffering if Yang Jian called him Uncle, and Yang Jian reluctantly agreed.
• Haotian infused Yang Jian with chaotic qi and essence of origin, raising him to the late Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm and advising him to seek Human Sovereign Da Yu at Fire Cloud Cave.
• Yang Jian returned to the immortal mountain and wondered whether his family's fate concealed a deeper truth.

Yang Jian learned from Da Yu that the Demon Court and disciples of the Sect of Interception had engineered the events that ruined his family, while his father and brother were still alive and the Heavenly Court was not his enemy. Armed with Da Yu’s Mountain-Splitting Axe and the truth, Yang Jian set out for Golden Turtle Island to confront the conspirators.

• Yang Jian and Howling Celestial Dog visited Fire Cloud Cave, where Da Yu revealed that others—not the Heavenly Court—had plotted against Yaoji.
• Da Yu showed Yang Jian how Demon Saint Ji Meng and Wuyun Xian had influenced the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, and explained that Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao were still alive.
• Da Yu gave Yang Jian the Mountain-Splitting Axe and urged him to expose the plot and make its masterminds pay.
• Yang Jian learned from Perfected Lord Jade Tripod that Yang Jiao had become Xuandu’s disciple and Yang Chan had become Cihang’s disciple.
• Yang Jian took Howling Celestial Dog and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon toward Golden Turtle Island to demand answers from Sect Master Tongtian and confront Wuyun Xian.

Ling Xiao went to Golden Ao Island to watch Yang Jian challenge Wuyun Xian, while the assembled spectators expected the confrontation to damage the Sect of Interception's prestige. Holy Mother Turtle Spirit confronted Ling Xiao over Yun Xiao, and after she condemned him and his companions, Ling Xiao kicked her.

• Ling Xiao flew to Golden Ao Island, where powerful figures gathered to watch Yang Jian confront Wuyun Xian.
• Perfected Lord Jade Tripod predicted Yang Jian could fight Wuyun Xian, and Ling Xiao said the clash would harm the Sect of Interception's prestige and fortune.
• Yang Jian arrived with the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and Mountain-Splitting Axe and called Wuyun Xian out, prompting Wuyun Xian to leave the island.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit accused Ling Xiao of harming Yun Xiao and demanded that he apologize and remain by Yun Xiao until she recovered.
• Feng Bo, Xingtian, Tai Xuan, and Ao Guang rebuked and mocked Holy Mother Turtle Spirit as the confrontation drew the crowd's attention.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit insulted Ling Xiao's companions and threatened him, so Ling Xiao called her sick and kicked her.

Ling Xiao punished Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and then watched as Yang Jian confronted Wuyun Xian over the plot against Yaoji and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon. After Howling Celestial Dog revealed evidence of the conspiracy, Yang Jian broke through to the peak Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, and Wuyun Xian charged into battle with him.

• Ling Xiao struck Holy Mother Turtle Spirit down and warned the Sect of Interception disciples not to provoke him again.
• Yang Jian accused Wuyun Xian of conspiring with Ji Meng against Yaoji and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, while Wuyun Xian denied the charges and blamed Yang Jian for disrespecting his elders.
• Howling Celestial Dog activated the Dragon Pearl, revealing images that proved Ji Meng and Wuyun Xian had plotted against Yaoji and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi condemned the Sect of Interception, and Wuyun Xian took sole responsibility for the plot while threatening to fight him.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi urged Yang Jian to fight without restraint, and Yang Jian broke through to the peak Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm.
• Wuyun Xian charged at Yang Jian with the Primal Chaos Hammer, beginning their battle.

Yang Jian battled Wuyun Xian over the deaths of his family and nearly killed him after Shen Gongbao praised Wuyun Xian, leaving the Sect of Interception humiliated. Ling Xiao declared the conflict settled and warned Tongtian to restrain his disciples before Perfected Lord Jade Tripod led Yang Jian toward Phoenix Perch Mountain.

• Yang Jian fought Wuyun Xian above the East Sea, enduring his attacks with the power of the Eight Nine Arcane Art.
• Shen Gongbao mocked Perfected Lord Jade Tripod and praised Wuyun Xian, then Wuyun Xian suddenly faltered and Yang Jian cleaved his back with the Mountain-Splitting Axe.
• Yang Jian wounded Wuyun Xian further with his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, then retreated to Perfected Lord Jade Tripod rather than risk a deadly fight on Golden Ao Island.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod defended Yang Jian and challenged Wuyun Xian as Ling Xiao announced that the grievance was settled and warned the Sect of Interception against implicating Heavenly Court again.
• Tongtian did not appear, and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod invited Yang Jian to go to Phoenix Perch Mountain for his next test.

The Sect of Interception learned that Shen Gongbao’s ill-omened words had contributed to Wuyun Xian’s defeat, while Tongtian warned his disciples to wait for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. At Phoenix Perch Mountain, Ling Xiao and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod watched Yang Jian arrive to wreak havoc on the Demon Court and repay Ji Meng’s karma.

• Duobao concluded that Ling Xiao, the Sect of Enlightenment, and the Heavenly Court had manipulated events around Yaoji, leaving the Sect of Interception and Demon Court exposed to Yang Jian’s fury.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit condemned Ling Xiao, and Kong Xuan questioned how Yang Jian had overcome Wuyun Xian despite Wuyun Xian’s superior cultivation.
• Tongtian explained that Shen Gongbao’s words carried a curse that could cause the opposite of what he intended, and he warned the disciples to keep this ability secret.
• Tongtian ordered the Sect of Interception to wait for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and focus on cultivating in peace.
• At Phoenix Perch Mountain, Ling Xiao told Perfected Lord Jade Tripod to let Yang Jian wreak havoc on the Demon Court as repayment for Ji Meng’s past schemes.
• Yang Jian arrived at Phoenix Perch Mountain as Ling Xiao and Perfected Lord Jade Tripod watched the impending battle.

Yang Jian attacked the Demon Court to avenge his mother, while Ling Xiao compelled its leaders to let him proceed and revealed that he possessed the Chaos Bell. Lu Ya demanded the treasure, but Ling Xiao rejected him and hinted that its wielder might be the Demon Clan’s true heir.

• Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog devastated Fengqi Mountain, demanding that Lu Ya and Ji Meng answer for their plot against Yaochi.
• Lu Ya and Bai Ze accused Yang Jian of provoking war, but Perfected Lord Jade Tripod defended his disciple and demanded Ji Meng’s life.
• Ling Xiao arrived and decreed that Demon Court creatures below the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm could resist Yang Jian, while forbidding anyone else from intervening.
• Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog slaughtered demon soldiers and generals, and Yang Jian destroyed the Demon Emperor Palace with the Mountain-Splitting Axe.
• When a demon king broke through to the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm and attacked Yang Jian, Ling Xiao killed him with the Chaos Bell for violating his decree.
• Lu Ya demanded that Ling Xiao return the Chaos Bell, but Ling Xiao claimed it as his own and suggested its wielder might be the Demon Clan’s true heir.

Ling Xiao used the Chaos Bell and an offer of Heavenly Court protection to undermine Lu Ya’s Demon Court, while Yang Jian wrecked Phoenix Perch Mountain and resolved his family’s revenge. After Ling Xiao guided Yang Jian toward cultivating a heart of great love, the Heavenly Court’s influence among demon clans began to grow.

• Bai Ze asked Ling Xiao what the Demon Court must pay to reclaim the Chaos Bell, but Ling Xiao refused and offered peaceful demon beings Heavenly Court protection if they submitted.
• Lu Ya denounced Ling Xiao, while Ling Xiao’s offer stirred divisions among the demons and Yang Jian continued his assault on the Demon Court.
• Yang Jian stopped slaughtering the demon soldiers and used the Mountain-Splitting Axe to destroy Phoenix Perch Mountain’s buildings, then declared his karmic debts settled.
• Lu Ya spat blood and collapsed, and Bai Ze dismissed the gathered demon leaders with doubts about rebuilding the Demon Court.
• Yang Jian apologized to Ling Xiao, who urged him to set aside personal hatred and cultivate a heart that embraced all beings of the Three Realms.
• Perfected Lord Jade Tripod took Yang Jian to Kunlun Mountain, while news of Ling Xiao’s offer spread and demon clans, including the Tushan Fox Clan, began to stir.

Tu Shan Aoshuang decided to bring the Tushan Fox Clan into the Heavenly Court and set out to meet Ling Xiao’s ally, Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance. At Golden Ao Island, the Three Xiao Sisters’ plight deepened as Yun Xiao finally began to awaken.

• Tu Shan Aoshuang persuaded the Tushan Fox Clan elders to join the Heavenly Court and departed for Penglai Immortal Island with the clan treasury.
• Qiong Xiao told Our Lady of Wudang that Yun Xiao remained unconscious and that Bi Xiao had gone to the Western World to seek Geng Metal Source Crystal.
• Our Lady of Wudang and Our Lady of Golden Spirit condemned Ling Xiao, while Qiong Xiao defended him and argued that they simply followed different paths.
• Yun Xiao, still immersed in her dream of reconciling with Ling Xiao, silently decided to wake and slowly opened her eyes.

Ling Xiao received Tu Shan Aoshuang, chief of the Tushan Fox Clan, who sought to bring her clan under the Heavenly Court’s protection. After learning the clan’s strength and promising to arrange an immortal office, he left for the Heavenly Court to discuss the matter with the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother.

• Ling Xiao recognized Tu Shan Aoshuang’s visit and invited her to Penglai Immortal Island to explain her purpose.
• Tu Shan Aoshuang described the Tushan Fox Clan’s surviving elders and offered its treasury as proof of the clan’s foundations.
• Ling Xiao agreed to discuss a Heavenly Court office for the clan and intended to use its submission to encourage other demons to leave Lu Ya’s Demon Court.
• Tu Shan Aoshuang revealed that her and several elders’ primordial spirits remained sealed in the Demon Summoning Banner, and Ling Xiao reassured her that he and the Jade Emperor would handle Lu Ya if necessary.
• Tu Shan Aoshuang returned to Tushan to await the Jade Emperor’s decree, while Ling Xiao prepared to visit the Heavenly Court and Wangshu teased him about leaving her alone.

Ling Xiao secured Heavenly Court titles for the Tushan Fox Clan and Tu Shan Aoshuang, then proposed Tai Xuan as a candidate for the Six Sovereigns. He left for Tushan with Venus Tai Bai and an army, while Yaochi wondered whether Ling Xiao knew the secret of her and Haotian’s mortal experiences.

• Haotian praised Ling Xiao for strengthening Heavenly Court and asked the court to discuss titles for the Tushan Fox Clan and Tu Shan Aoshuang.
• Venus Tai Bai proposed naming the Tushan Fox Clan an auspicious omen of the mortal world and Tu Shan Aoshuang the Tushan Goddess, with a possible future place among the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors.
• Haotian approved the proposal, and Ling Xiao and Venus Tai Bai prepared the decree for Haotian to seal.
• Ling Xiao proposed that Tai Xuan recruit Demon Clan races willing to join Heavenly Court, paving the way for his eventual appointment as Great Emperor of Antarctica.
• Haotian offered to help with the Tushan matter and the Investiture of the Gods, but Ling Xiao told him and Yaochi to remain in Heavenly Court.
• Ling Xiao departed for Tushan with Venus Tai Bai and tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals, while Yaochi wondered whether he had discovered her and Haotian’s secret.

The Heavenly Court invested Tu Shan Aoshuang as the Tushan Goddess and recognized the Tushan Fox Clan as an Auspicious Primordial Creature. After donating the clan’s treasure vault to the Heavenly Court, Tu Shan Aoshuang prepared for the schemes the new status might provoke.

• Tu Shan Aoshuang and the Tushan Fox Clan welcomed Ling Xiao and Venus Tai Bai as they arrived to deliver the Jade Emperor’s decree.
• The Jade Emperor appointed Tu Shan Aoshuang as the Tushan Goddess, and Heavenly Dao luck and merit raised her to the peak of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm.
• The Jade Emperor designated the Tushan Fox Clan an Auspicious Primordial Creature, granting the clan luck and merit in exchange for a commitment to benevolence and restraint.
• Ling Xiao gave Tu Shan Aoshuang the investiture jade slip to preserve as the clan’s supreme treasure, and she thanked Venus Tai Bai for recommending the clan’s recognition.
• Tu Shan Aoshuang offered the clan’s treasure vault to the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, and Venus Tai Bai accepted it on their behalf.
• Ling Xiao and Venus Tai Bai warned Tu Shan Aoshuang to restrain her clansmen and guard against schemes from the Demon Court, the Sect of Interception, and others; she vowed to stay cautious.

Tongtian realized Ling Xiao was using the Tushan Fox Clan to weaken the Demon Court and worried about the Sect of Interception’s fate. At Phoenix Perch Mountain, Lu Ya considered using the Demon Summoning Banner against demon beings who joined the Heavenly Court, but Nuwa refused to intervene, wary of Pingxin’s hidden presence.

• Tongtian pieced together Ling Xiao’s scheme to draw the Demon Clan’s myriad races toward the Heavenly Court and feared the consequences for the Sect of Interception.
• Demon Saint Ji Meng and Holy Mother Turtle Spirit blamed Ling Xiao for humiliating the Demon Court, while Bai Ze urged Lu Ya to use the Demon Summoning Banner to punish the Tushan Fox Clan.
• Ancestor Kunpeng endorsed Bai Ze’s plan but suggested seeking Nuwa’s counsel first.
• Lu Ya contacted Nuwa through the Demon Summoning Banner, and she said demon beings conferred by the Heavenly Court should be left to choose freely.
• After Nuwa vanished, Zhen Yuanzi, the Jade Emperor, and the Queen Mother watched her, believing she dared not act because Pingxin’s aura remained hidden.

Nuwa’s decree and pressure from the Heavenly Court and Netherworld left the Demon Court unable to stop Demon Clan members from joining the Heavenly Court. Lu Ya ordered his allies to provoke untainted Demon Clan groups into slaughtering humans, while Ling Xiao sensed trouble brewing in Tushan.

• Ancestor Kunpeng and Bai Ze explained that Zhen Yuanzi, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and Houtu had cornered Nuwa in Wa Palace Heaven.
• Lu Ya ordered the Demon Saints to use any means necessary to preserve the Demon Clan, including stirring up a bloody conflict among Demon Clan races.
• Dingguang Immortal praised Lu Ya’s plan to have untainted Demon Clan members slaughter humans, and Ancestor Kunpeng and Bai Ze realized their followers would be endangered.
• Bai Ze regretted that Tongtian had driven Ling Xiao from the Sect of Interception, while Wuyun Xian urged the Demon Saints to conceal their actions.
• Ling Xiao sensed that something was wrong while drinking with Venus Tai Bai, Tu Shan Aoshuang, and the Tushan Fox Clan elders, as his system announced a refreshed Divine Choice Mission.

Ling Xiao chose the system reward of the Tai Xu Divine Armor and learned that the Demon Court was preparing to slaughter the human race. He warned his allies and the Human Sovereigns, then returned to Penglai as the Demon Clan launched its attack on human settlements.

• Ling Xiao chose option three and received the Tai Xu Divine Armor, which he cautiously began refining without absorbing it into his Primordial Spirit.
• Ling Xiao warned Tu Shan Aoshuang and Venus Tai Bai about the rising tribulation aura and told them to prepare for trouble involving the Demon Court and Sect of Interception.
• Venus Tai Bai returned to report to the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, while Tu Shan Aoshuang ordered the Tushan Fox Clan to watch the Demon Court and protect their people.
• Ling Xiao used the Kongtong Seal to warn the Human Sovereigns that the Demon Clan would target the human race, and Xuanyuan said the humans would meet the attack head-on.
• Ling Xiao returned to Penglai Immortal Island, summoned Tai Xuan from the Netherworld, and waited while observing the tribulation aura.
• Demon Clan forces surged toward human cities and tribes and began slaughtering them.

The Demon Court forced Demon Clan members to attack the Human Clan, but the Human Sovereigns recognized the control and tried to restrain them without killing them. When Ji Meng, Ghost Chariot, and Shang Yang intervened openly, a bloody battle began, while Tai Xuan arrived before Ling Xiao as the conflict continued.

• Shennong noticed that the attacking Demon Clan members were bewitched and used Dao Resonance to help some regain their senses.
• Xuandu arrived with Yang Jian and Yang Chan, and Shennong said the Human Sovereigns might need Ling Xiao's counsel to stop the widespread attacks.
• Ji Meng, Ghost Chariot, and Shang Yang decided to reveal themselves and used their powers to break the Human Sovereigns' restraints, causing casualties on both sides.
• Ji Meng directed the Demon Clan members to attack, and Xuanyuan and the other Human Sovereigns fought the three Demon Sages while Shennong tried to limit casualties.
• Yang Chan used the Jade Void Glazed Lamp to awaken the Demon Clan members, while the Human Sovereigns suppressed those who had not killed and executed those who had.
• Tai Xuan arrived before Ling Xiao on Penglai Immortal Island as the battle's outcome remained undecided.

Ling Xiao sent Tai Xuan to use the Chaos Bell and Heavenly Dao Merit to stop the Human-Demon war and draw the Demon Clan into the Heavenly Court. Tai Xuan restored the Demon Clan creatures’ senses and offered them refuge, while Ji Meng and the other Demon Sages found their plans collapsing.

• Ling Xiao entrusted Tai Xuan with suppressing the fighting and leading the Demon Clan to join the Heavenly Court, giving him the Chaos Bell.
• Ling Xiao told Wangshu he intended Tai Xuan to become the Great Emperor of Antarctica and help shoulder future calamities.
• At the East Sea coast, Xuanyuan ordered Da Yu and three Human Sovereigns to attack Phoenix Perch Mountain as Ji Meng mocked them and gathered Demon Clan fighters into the void.
• Tai Xuan arrived and struck the Chaos Bell with Heavenly Dao Merit, dispelling the influence driving the Demon Clan creatures to fight and urging them to surrender and seek refuge near the four Heaven-Supporting Pillars.
• The Demon Clan creatures obeyed Tai Xuan, while Shennong blocked Shang Yang and Ghost Chariot from seizing the Chaos Bell, leaving Ji Meng fearful and unsure how to recover the situation.

Ling Xiao and Tai Xuan weakened the Demon Court by awakening Demon Clan beings to their freedom, forcing the Demon Sages to retreat. At the Demon Emperor Palace, Dingguang Immortal proposed using the Demon-Human Clan to seize authority in humanity during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

• Ling Xiao declared that the Demon Clan was a shackle imposed by Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, while Tai Xuan offered Demon Clan beings a chance to leave the Demon Court’s control or join the Heavenly Court.
• Ji Meng attacked Ling Xiao, but Xuanyuan blocked him; Ancestor Kunpeng then ordered the Demon Sages to retreat.
• Ling Xiao departed for Penglai Immortal Island after telling the Human Sovereigns to handle what came next.
• At the Demon Emperor Palace, Lu Ya raged over Ling Xiao’s interference, and Ancestor Kunpeng urged him to stabilize the Demon Clan’s loyalty.
• Dingguang Immortal proposed that Demon Clan members join humanity and use the Demon-Human Clan to seize humanity’s authority during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Nuwa sent Ling Zhuzi to undergo trials in the Primordial Wilderness ahead of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and he eagerly headed for a Human Clan city to visit a pleasure house. Ling Xiao noticed Nuwa’s move, then set off to find Tai Xuan.

• Nuwa summoned Ling Zhuzi and ordered him to leave Wa Palace Heaven, cultivate through trials, and await his eventual reincarnation into the Human Clan.
• Ling Zhuzi descended to the Eastern Continent, stirring the tribulation aura as he entered the mortal world.
• Ling Zhuzi decided to visit a pleasure house in a Human Clan city, believing it would be a carefree way to explore the world.
• Ling Xiao calculated that Nuwa had sent Ling Zhuzi out early and joked about his choice of first destination.
• Ling Xiao left Penglai Immortal Island to find Tai Xuan and check whether he had dealt with the living beings.