Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao freed Chang'e from Changxi and drove the Demon Court and Sect of Interception from the Primordial Starry Sky. After Ancestor Kunpeng rejected his offer to defect, Ling Xiao returned to Lingxiao Palace with Hong Yun and the others.

• Ling Xiao severed Chang'e and Changxi's connection, transferring Chang'e's Quasi-Sage Dao Fruit to Changxi while freeing Chang'e from her control.
• Ling Xiao promised Chang'e he would visit the Lunar Star and help Hou Yi awaken, then declared that he was defending the Heavenly Court's orthodox authority.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng rebuked Ling Xiao and led the Demon Court and Sect of Interception forces away from the Primordial Starry Sky.
• Ling Xiao offered Ancestor Kunpeng a fortuitous opportunity if he left the Demon Court, but Kunpeng refused and followed the Golden-Winged Great Peng.
• Hong Yun noted that Kunpeng had seemed tempted by Ling Xiao's offer, and Ling Xiao led the others back to Lingxiao Palace.

The Sect of Interception struggled as its declining luck and Karmic Slaughter weakened Tongtian, prompting its disciples to seek Human Clan recruits. Meanwhile, Ling Xiao celebrated the Heavenly Court’s gains and explained that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could not suppress sect luck, as Our Lady of Golden Spirit began searching for disciples.

• Our Lady of Wudang and Our Lady of Fire Spirit blamed Ling Xiao for the Sect of Interception’s setbacks and discussed how hard it would be to kill him.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit urged the disciples to strengthen the sect by taking Human Clan members as disciples, and Tongtian agreed while concealing how badly the Karmic Slaughter was harming him.
• After the disciples left, Tongtian admitted that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could not suppress sect luck and hoped Golden Spirit and the others would ease his burden.
• At a banquet in Lingxiao Palace, Hong Yun and Venus Tai Bai celebrated the Heavenly Court’s gains, including the Fusang Tree and Moon Laurel Osmanthus.
• Ling Xiao told Haotian and the others that Tongtian knew the sword formation could not suppress the sect’s luck, and recalled that he had once sought the Kongtong Seal to help the Sect of Interception.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit set out to find suitable Human Clan disciples.

Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit arrived in Zhaoge, where Kong Xuan sought an opportunity in the Great Shang Dynasty’s fortune and Golden Spirit sought her fated disciples. As Bi Gan escorted them to Emperor Yi, he confronted the two Sage disciples over the Sect of Interception’s repeated attacks on the Human Clan.

• Kong Xuan told Our Lady of Golden Spirit that his opportunity lay in Zhaoge, and she agreed to travel there with him to find her disciples.
• Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit descended before Zhaoge and introduced themselves as disciples of a Sage, seeking an audience with Emperor Yi.
• Bi Gan welcomed the pair and escorted them into the city, where Kong Xuan realized that Human Clan fortune and the Great Shang Dynasty’s national fortune were his opportunity.
• Bi Gan explained that he devoted himself to governing rather than cultivation and warned that feudal lords were stirring as the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation approached.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit privately resolved to take the Kongtong Seal from Ling Xiao by undermining his standing with the Human Clan.
• Bi Gan asked Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit why Sect of Interception disciples had repeatedly harmed the Human Clan, citing Lion Camel Ridge and the reestablishment of the Demon Court.

Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit offered the Great Shang Dynasty aid against the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit sought to take Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples. Kong Xuan’s bid to become the Human Clan’s auspicious divine beast stalled because Ling Xiao controlled the Kongtong Seal, and a new system mission appeared before Ling Xiao.

• Bi Gan welcomed Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit after Kong Xuan said the Sect of Interception would help the Great Shang Dynasty and Our Lady of Golden Spirit had come to recruit disciples.
• Emperor Yi received the two immortals, and Our Lady of Golden Spirit asked to take Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples.
• Kong Xuan offered to protect the Great Shang Dynasty as the Human Clan’s auspicious divine beast, but Emperor Yi explained that the title required Ling Xiao’s Kongtong Seal.
• Kong Xuan grew despondent when he realized Ling Xiao’s control of the Kongtong Seal blocked his plan, while the officials discussed the matter uneasily.
• Ling Xiao learned what was happening in the Human Emperor’s Palace through the Kongtong Seal, then received a refreshed Divine Choice Mission from his system.

Ling Xiao chose the Primordial Dragon Pearl and planned to let the Primordial Dragon’s True Spirit origin reincarnate, then left with Chang'e for the Lunar Star to save Hou Yi. In Zhaoge, Kong Xuan agreed to seek Ling Xiao’s approval to become an auspicious divine beast of the Human Clan, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit prepared to take Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples.

• Ling Xiao chose the system’s third option and received the Primordial Dragon Pearl, discovering it contained a strand of the Primordial Dragon’s True Spirit origin.
• Ling Xiao planned to arrange the origin’s reincarnation and cultivate someone who could bear the Human Clan’s fortune without disrupting the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Chang'e invited Ling Xiao to the Cold Moon Palace, and he agreed to accompany her to the Lunar Star to save Hou Yi.
• Emperor Yi advised Kong Xuan to endure his resentment and obtain Ling Xiao’s approval, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit promised to discuss the matter with Ling Xiao after taking Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples.
• Our Lady of Golden Spirit offered to accept Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples, and both appeared before Emperor Yi in the Human Emperor’s Palace.

Our Lady of Golden Spirit accepted Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan as disciples, while Kong Xuan received an imperial decree naming him Great Shang’s guardian divine beast. On the Lunar Star, Ling Xiao used the Pure Creation Dao to restore Hou Yi’s memories and dissolve Changxi’s influence, leaving Hou Yi and Wu Gang’s wills beginning to merge.

• Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan became Our Lady of Golden Spirit’s disciples and left to settle their affairs in Zhaoge City before joining her at Golden Ao Island.
• Bi Gan presented an imperial decree enfeoffing Kong Xuan, and Emperor Yi sealed it with the Great Shang Human Emperor Jade Seal.
• Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit departed for the Heavenly Court to seek approval for Kong Xuan’s enfeoffment.
• Ling Xiao and Chang'e arrived on the Lunar Star and found Wu Gang chopping the Moon Laurel Tree while showing off his body toward the Cold Moon Palace.
• Ling Xiao used the Pure Creation Dao to awaken Hou Yi’s memories and dissolve Changxi’s methods, causing Hou Yi’s will and Wu Gang’s will to begin merging.
• Chang'e watched in tears as Hou Yi’s aura surged, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit and Lu Ya arrived and sensed the upheaval.

Ling Xiao freed Hou Yi from Changxi’s restrictions, allowing him to reunite with Chang'e, while Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit asked Ling Xiao to stamp Kong Xuan’s appointment edict with the Kongtong Seal. Ling Xiao refused and confronted Kong Xuan over his past actions, leaving Kong Xuan wounded and the gathering on the verge of conflict.

• Ling Xiao’s Pure Creation Dao removed the restrictions on Hou Yi, who awakened and revealed his identity as the Great Witch Hou Yi.
• Hou Yi reunited with Chang'e, thanked Ling Xiao, and promised to repay his kindness.
• Chang'e challenged Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit for entering the Lunar Star, and Our Lady of Golden Spirit explained that they had come to seek Ling Xiao’s help.
• Kong Xuan presented Emperor Yi’s appointment edict and asked Ling Xiao to stamp it with the Kongtong Seal, while Our Lady of Golden Spirit appealed to their past ties.
• Ling Xiao refused, argued that the Sect of Interception had severed its bonds with him, and criticized Kong Xuan’s qualifications and history.
• Kong Xuan suffered a blow to his Dao heart, and Our Lady of Golden Spirit accused Ling Xiao of being cold-hearted as tensions escalated.

Ling Xiao refused to hand over the Kongtong Seal, and Hou Yi severely wounded Our Lady of Golden Spirit and drove Kong Xuan from the Lunar Star. Ling Xiao left for Penglai Immortal Island while news of the Sect of Interception disciples’ defeat damaged Kong Xuan’s reputation.

• Ling Xiao rejected Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit’s demand for the Kongtong Seal, prompting Kong Xuan to attack with his Five-Colored Divine Light and Our Lady of Golden Spirit to draw her Flying Golden Sword.
• Hou Yi stopped Kong Xuan’s attack and shot Our Lady of Golden Spirit with a divine arrow, severely injuring her.
• Kong Xuan threatened Hou Yi and Ling Xiao, but retreated after Our Lady of Golden Spirit was blasted from the Lunar Star.
• Chang'e discussed how tribulation’s ominous aura affected disciples, while Ling Xiao explained that the Sect of Interception had mistaken his former kindness for weakness.
• Hou Yi offered to help Ling Xiao deal with his enemies, and Ling Xiao departed for Penglai Immortal Island to visit Wangshu.
• News of Kong Xuan and Our Lady of Golden Spirit’s defeat spread throughout heaven and earth, worsening Kong Xuan’s reputation among the people of Great Shang.

Ling Xiao advised Chiyou, Hou Yi, and Xingtian on how the Witch Clan could leave the Netherworld and regain a place in the Primordial World. They accepted his plan to revere Hongjun and settle in the Northern Darkness, then departed to put it into action.

• Ling Xiao showed Wangshu the Primordial Dragon Pearl and explained its role in his plan to awaken the Human Dao and alter the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Chiyou arrived with Hou Yi and Xingtian to ask Ling Xiao for guidance on the Witch Clan's future.
• Chiyou explained that the Witch Clan wanted to leave the Netherworld, return to the Primordial Continent, and help the Heavenly Court restrain the Demon Court.
• Ling Xiao advised the Witch Clan to honor Dao Ancestor Hongjun and settle in the Northern Darkness, where their cultivation would benefit the land.
• Chiyou, Hou Yi, and Xingtian thanked Ling Xiao, accepted his advice, and hurried away.

The Sect of Interception and the Demon Court plotted to drive the Witch Clan out of the Northern Darkness, and Tongtian ordered them to gamble everything while making the Demon Court bear the consequences. Ling Xiao chose to head to the Northern Darkness to watch the coming clash and received a portion of Yin-Yang Ancestor's origin, which he began refining.

• Wuyun Xian, Dingguang Immortal, Our Lady of Golden Spirit, and Lu Ya urged the Sect of Interception to attack the Witch Clan under the banner of purging those who defied the Heavenly Dao.
• Qiong Xiao questioned the plan, but Tongtian ordered the disciples to proceed and said the Demon Court must bear the karma if the Sect of Interception became implicated.
• Duobao, Lu Ya, and the others left Golden Turtle Island to prepare for a confrontation with the Witch Clan, while Tongtian hoped to gain an excuse to seize the Pangu Shrine.
• Ling Xiao learned of the planned attack and chose to go to the Northern Darkness to watch rather than intervene.
• The system rewarded Ling Xiao with a portion of Yin-Yang Ancestor's origin, and he began refining it before heading toward the Northern Darkness.

The Witch Clan prepared to worship Dao Ancestor Hongjun and change their fate, while the Sect of Interception marched toward Northern Darkness under the pretext of suppressing them. Ling Xiao welcomed the Witch Clan’s plans and watched as Perfected Immortal Taiyi and the others arrived to mock the Sect of Interception and encourage the Great Witches to fight.

• Feng Bo and Chiyou discussed the Witch Clan’s new home in Northern Darkness and their hopes of restoring the clan’s fortunes.
• Hou Yi warned Chiyou that the Sect of Interception was approaching, and Chiyou used the earth veins to discover their march and plan a response.
• Ling Xiao praised the Witch Clan’s preparations and invited Xingtian and Hou Yi to join the Heavenly Court as War Gods.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi, Perfected Lord Jade Tripod, Yellow Dragon, Xuandu, and the Yang family arrived and paid their respects to Ling Xiao.
• Perfected Immortal Taiyi insulted the Sect of Interception and urged the Great Witches to defeat them, while Hou Yi recalled killing the Golden Crows and vowed to fight.

The Sect of Interception and its allies confronted Chiyou’s Witch Clan over their return to the Northern Darkness, with Duobao demanding that they abandon their altar and return to the Netherworld. Chiyou rejected their demands and hinted that the altar held a purpose they would soon discover, as he prepared to turn their confrontation against them.

• Duobao and the Sect of Interception arrived, and Hou Yi wounded Zhao Gongming with a divine arrow despite Lu Ya and the others’ efforts to protect him.
• Xiangliu and the other Great Witches mocked the Sect of Interception, while Duobao accused Chiyou’s Witch Clan of defying the Heavenly Dao and demanded their return to the Netherworld.
• Dingguang Immortal condemned the Witch Clan’s altar, but Perfected Immortal Taiyi challenged the accusation and defended their right to worship Pangu.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng demanded that the Witch Clan retreat, and Chiyou countered by asking whether he would disband the Demon Court and Demon Clan.
• Perfected Lord Jade Tripod turned the charge of defying the Heavenly Dao against the Demon Clan, and Duobao threatened to tear down the altar unless the Witch Clan left.
• Chiyou said the others would learn the altar’s true purpose by seeing it and prepared to use the confrontation to strike back at the Sect of Interception.

The Sect of Interception disciples doubted Chiyou’s intentions, but Duobao allowed the Witch Clan to proceed with its ceremony. When Holy Mother Wudang condemned Ling Xiao for supporting the Witch Clan, Xuandu struck her down and defended Ling Xiao’s status; Ling Xiao then revealed his formidable cultivation as he ascended the sacrificial platform.

• Wuyun Xian and Yu Yi Xian urged Duobao to wait and see what Chiyou planned before acting against the Witch Clan, and Duobao agreed to let the ceremony proceed.
• Chiyou invited Ling Xiao to ascend the sacrificial platform, and Ling Xiao prepared to go as he planned to confer titles on Hou Yi and Xingtian.
• Holy Mother Wudang accused Ling Xiao of defying the Heavenly Dao, but Xuandu blasted her down and defended Ling Xiao as the Dao Ancestor’s honored Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance.
• Duobao swallowed his anger and asked why Ling Xiao needed to ascend the platform, but Ling Xiao dismissed him and climbed it.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng noticed Ling Xiao’s mastery of the Law of Yin and Yang, while Holy Mother Wudang and Holy Mother Fire Spirit reacted with shock and, in Fire Spirit’s case, renewed admiration.

Ling Xiao watched the Witch Clan begin a ceremony to honor Pangu as the Sect of Interception and Lu Ya’s Demon Court prepared to attack. Chiyou revealed a hidden sacred relic, leaving Ling Xiao astonished as the battle erupted around them.

• Perfected Immortal Taiyi provoked the Sect of Interception by mocking Holy Mother Wudang and Holy Mother Fire Spirit, while Xuandu ordered everyone to watch the ceremony.
• Chiyou led the Witch Clan in worshiping Pangu, and Ling Xiao sensed that remnants of Pangu’s will had appeared.
• Lu Ya and Duobao condemned the ceremony, and Chiyou welcomed their hostility as part of the Witch Clan’s plan.
• Chiyou summoned the Witch Clan’s sacred relic, prompting the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Lu Ya’s demon forces, and Yu Yi Xian to attack the Witch Clan.
• Ling Xiao asked Chiyou about the relic, and Chiyou whispered what it was, making Ling Xiao stare at him in astonishment.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng defiled the Witch Clan’s supposed sacred relic, which was revealed to be Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s Imperial Edict Jade Tablet, and Hou Yi killed him with a divine arrow. Chiyou and the Great Witches used the incident to condemn the Sect of Interception and Demon Court, while Ancestor Kunpeng began plotting his escape.

• The Golden-Winged Great Peng broke the restriction around the orb with a blood sacrifice, and Yu Yi Xian destroyed the sacrificial altar and prepared to attack the Witch Clan.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng crushed the orb beneath his foot, revealing the Imperial Edict Jade Tablet, and Hou Yi shot him dead before the Demon Court’s leaders dared intervene.
• The Investiture of the Gods List automatically captured the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s spirit and Yin Yang Two Qi Bottle, sealing them under Heavenly Dao restrictions.
• Chiyou feigned grief and apologized to the tablet, while Ling Xiao recognized the Witch Clan’s scheme to make it their sacred relic and punish anyone who insulted it.
• Xingtian accused Yu Yi Xian of attacking the Witch Clan during its ceremony and charged at him, leaving the onlookers unable to interfere.
• Ancestor Kunpeng decided to escape the Demon Court and considered seizing the Demon Summoning Banner from Lu Ya to reclaim his Primordial Spirit origin.

After the Sect of Interception and the Demon Court were blamed for the attack on the Witch Clan’s ceremony, Duobao and Bai Ze made sacrifices to limit the fallout. Chiyou demanded that Lu Ya also apologize, while Ling Xiao pressed him to hand over the Demon Summoning Banner, leaving Lu Ya to choose his response.

• Chiyou demanded an explanation from Duobao for the Sect of Interception’s attack on the Witch Clan and its sacrificial altar.
• Duobao blamed the deceased Golden-Winged Great Peng and offered to cut away his cultivation, while Xuandu challenged him and exposed Bai Ze and the Demon Court’s hidden leaders.
• Bai Ze took responsibility for the Demon Court and Lu Ya, cut away more than half of his fortune and destiny, and transferred it to the Witch Clan.
• Chiyou accepted the Demon Court’s apology but demanded that Duobao and Lu Ya apologize on behalf of the Sect of Interception.
• Yu Yi Xian defended Lu Ya, but Xingtian threatened and further injured him.
• Ling Xiao pressed Lu Ya to stop hiding behind Bai Ze and the Sect of Interception, implying that he should hand over the Demon Summoning Banner.

Ling Xiao pressured Lu Ya and Duobao to answer for the Demon Court and Sect of Interception’s actions against the Witch Clan, while Chiyou offered them a way to settle the dispute. The chapter left Ancestor Kunpeng preparing to risk everything as Lu Ya and Duobao faced Hou Yi’s challenge.

• Chiyou asked Ling Xiao to uphold justice for the Witch Clan, and Ling Xiao demanded that Lu Ya and Duobao state their position or face heavenly punishment.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Lu Ya rejected Ling Xiao’s attempt to give them a way out, so Xuandu used the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth to suppress the Sect of Interception disciples.
• Bai Ze urged Lu Ya to comply, and Duobao agreed to give Chiyou an explanation; Ling Xiao withdrew his power and left Chiyou to negotiate compensation.
• Chiyou asked Duobao and Lu Ya to withstand Hou Yi’s full-force strike, and Shen Gongbao’s confident remark heightened the Sect of Interception’s alarm.
• Ling Xiao anticipated that Lu Ya would use the Demon Summoning Banner, while Ancestor Kunpeng resolved to gamble for his freedom.

Hou Yi prepared a full-force shot against Lu Ya and Duobao, while Ancestor Kunpeng weighed betraying the Demon Court and joining the Heavenly Court. The divine arrow flew, and Kunpeng began putting his plan into action.

• Lu Ya accepted Hou Yi’s challenge, and Bai Ze persuaded Hou Yi to put away Gonggong’s Law of Water in exchange for Chiyou empowering him.
• Duobao gathered more than a thousand spiritual treasures to shield himself and Lu Ya, while Lu Ya summoned three Top-Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasures.
• Ancestor Kunpeng considered using the River Map and Luo Book to aid Lu Ya, then abandoned thoughts of a suicidal confrontation with Nuwa and recalled Ling Xiao’s offer to join the Heavenly Court.
• Hou Yi released his divine arrow at Lu Ya and Duobao as Ancestor Kunpeng prepared to act.

Ancestor Kunpeng broke free of Nuwa’s control and joined the Heavenly Court after Ling Xiao defended him, provoking a confrontation between Nuwa and Zhen Yuanzi. Grand Pure Laozi stopped the clash before a Saint war began, and Ling Xiao then challenged the Sect of Interception disciples to stay for the Witch Clan’s ceremony honoring Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

• As Lu Ya’s attack struck Daoist Duobao, Ancestor Kunpeng trapped Bai Ze, Ghost Chariot, and Ji Meng in the Primordial River Luo Formation, reclaimed the Demon Summoning Banner, and freed his primordial spirit.
• Ancestor Kunpeng explained his grievances with Nuwa and the Demon Court, returned the Demon Summoning Banner to Lu Ya, and declared that he would leave the Demon Court.
• Nuwa tried to suppress Ancestor Kunpeng, but Ling Xiao invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s decree and offered Kunpeng protection in the Heavenly Court; Kunpeng accepted and reclaimed the River Map and Luo Book.
• Zhen Yuanzi opposed Nuwa, and their clash threatened to start a Saint war until Grand Pure Laozi intervened and Nuwa withdrew after Zhen Yuanzi challenged her claim to the treasures.
• The Sect of Interception disciples blamed Ling Xiao for the conflict, but he pointed out that Grand Pure Laozi had arrived; after the Saints dispersed, Ling Xiao told Duobao and the others to stay for the Witch Clan’s ceremony or risk insulting Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Kong Xuan grieved the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s death and vowed revenge, while Tongtian regretted expelling Ling Xiao as the Sect of Interception’s fortune faltered. The chapter ended with Yun Xiao asking Tongtian to let her become a formation so she could raise her cultivation and devote herself to the sect.

• Ling Xiao forced the Sect of Interception disciples and Demon Court members to stay and watch the Witch Clan rebuild its sacrificial platform, then shared Enlightenment Tea with Xuandu and other friendly Great Beings.
• Kong Xuan learned that the Golden-Winged Great Peng had died and been placed on the Investiture of the Gods List, rejected Bi Gan’s attempt to console him, and vowed to make the Witch Clan and Ling Xiao pay.
• Tongtian used the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to suppress the Sect of Interception’s unstable fortune and regretted expelling Ling Xiao, whose treasures might have helped the sect.
• Yun Xiao asked Tongtian to let her become a formation to raise her cultivation and devote herself wholly to the Sect of Interception.