Chapter Summaries

Azure Dragon arrived at Mount Qi, freed from the Heavenly Dao’s shackles, and attacked Ji Meng and the Demon Saints for harming the Dragon Clan. As the battle turned against the Demon Court and the Sect of Interception, Ling Xiao ordered the Human Clan to join the campaign, leaving the Demon Court facing a wider assault.

• Azure Dragon thanked Ling Xiao for helping the Dragon Clan and declared that he would kill Ji Meng while sparing Bai Ze and Ghost Chariot for the moment.
• Azure Dragon attacked Ji Meng, Bai Ze, and Ghost Chariot with the laws of wood, while Jiang Ziya taunted Lu Ya.
• Ao Guang, the Dragon Kings, and Ying Long attacked the wounded Kong Xuan, while Guangchengzi fought Holy Mother Fire Spirit and Holy Mother Golden Spirit and Xuandu pressed Lu Ya.
• Ling Xiao contacted Human Sovereign Xuanyuan through the Kongtong Seal and told him to lead the Human Clan against the Demon Court while keeping Emperor Yi on the throne.
• Xuanyuan agreed to summon Human Clan experts and prepare to strike the Demon Court.

Tongtian and Nuwa led the Sect of Interception toward Phoenix Perch Mountain to defend the Demon Court, while Ling Xiao used the Array Dao Wheel to trap their disciples before they could arrive. The disciples celebrated what they believed was Ling Xiao’s failed scheme, but Yun Xiao sensed something was wrong.

• Tongtian hesitated to send his disciples to Phoenix Perch Mountain until Nuwa reminded him that Xihe and Changxi were there, and he agreed to go with her.
• Duobao led the Sect of Interception disciples through a spatial rift toward Phoenix Perch Mountain, while Nuwa and Tongtian headed for Mount Qi.
• Ling Xiao chose the system mission to keep the disciples from reaching Phoenix Perch Mountain and received the Primordial Treasure Array Dao Wheel.
• Ling Xiao sent the Array Dao Wheel into the void near Phoenix Perch Mountain, where it formed trapping arrays around the arriving disciples.
• Duobao blamed Ling Xiao for Azure Dragon’s return, and Our Lady of Wudang claimed his scheme had failed, but Yun Xiao sensed something amiss.

Azure Dragon killed Ji Meng with the help of White Tiger, Xuanwu, and Vermilion Bird, while Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun stopped Tongtian and Nuwa from retaliating. Ling Xiao lent Zhen Yuanzi an array of supreme treasures, and the Western Sages joined in, leaving Tongtian and Nuwa embarrassed.

• Azure Dragon nearly killed Ji Meng, but Tongtian and Nuwa arrived and used their Sage authority to stop him.
• Azure Dragon summoned White Tiger, Xuanwu, and Vermilion Bird, whose combined power broke the Sages’ suppression and let Azure Dragon destroy Ji Meng’s body, primordial spirit, and True Spirit.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun appeared and prevented Tongtian and Nuwa from attacking Azure Dragon, while Hong Yun promised the three Sacred Beasts that the Heavenly Court would help them seek freedom.
• Nuwa challenged Zhen Yuanzi, so Ling Xiao lent him several supreme treasures, and Zhen Yuanzi displayed them to confront the Sages.
• Hong Yun offered his Nine-Nine Red Cloud Soul-Scattering Gourd and joked about borrowing more treasures, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to bring out their own treasures while Tongtian and Nuwa stood embarrassed.

Tongtian, Nuwa, and Zhen Yuanzi clashed over the Demon Court’s fate while Zhunti tried to claim Lu Ya for the Western Sect. After the Sages were sent beyond Chaos, Ling Xiao questioned the captured Lu Ya, and the chapter ended with Witch and Human forces gathering to destroy the Demon Court at Phoenix Perch Mountain.

• Nuwa demanded that Western Qi and the Ying Qin Clan surrender Boyi Kao and Ying Zheng, while Zhen Yuanzi condemned Lu Ya and defended them.
• Zhunti offered to take Lu Ya to the Western Sect, provoking Tongtian and Nuwa to attack him before Hongjun sent the Sages beyond Chaos.
• Hong Yun ordered Azure Dragon to release Bai Ze and Ghost Chariot, then warned both Demon Saints to remain at Mount Qi.
• Guangchengzi and Xuandu held Lu Ya, Dingguang Immortal, and the other captured disciples as Ling Xiao questioned Lu Ya about Ji Meng’s death.
• Lu Ya blamed Ling Xiao for the Demon Court’s downfall and vowed revenge, while Ling Xiao drank tea with Xuandu and the others as the Sect of Interception disciples remained imprisoned.
• Witch and Human forces gathered at Phoenix Perch Mountain, preparing to destroy the Demon Court.

Human Sovereign Xuanyuan led the Human Clan and Witch Clan to attack the Demon Court after Bi Gan announced Emperor Yi’s confession and shifted blame for the attack on Western Qi and the Ying Qin Clan tribe onto the Demon Court. As Phoenix Perch Mountain fell under assault and Duobao prepared to lead the Sect of Interception into battle, the Array Dao Wheel appeared in the void.

• Xuanyuan arrived at Phoenix Perch Mountain with the Witch Clan and Human Clan, accused the Demon Court of defying the Heavenly Dao, and demanded that Xihe and Changxi appear.
• Seeing the Witch-Slaying Sword, Xuanyuan swore to kill Xihe and Changxi, while Chiyou called on the Witch Clan to slaughter the Demon Court.
• Bi Gan read Emperor Yi’s proclamation blaming the Demon Court for deceiving him into attacking Western Qi and the Ying Qin Clan tribe, prompting Xuanyuan to declare war.
• Xuanyuan charged Xihe and Changxi as the Human Clan and Witch Clan attacked Phoenix Perch Mountain; Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and Cangjie joined the assault.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit urged Duobao to intervene, and Duobao called the Sect of Interception into battle, but the Array Dao Wheel appeared in the void.

Trapped by the Array Dao Wheel, the Sect of Interception disciples watched helplessly as Xuanyuan killed Changxi and seized the Witch-Slaying Sword. Xihe fought Xuanyuan in a desperate bid for revenge while the Demon Court neared destruction.

• The Array Dao Wheel trapped the Sect of Interception disciples in linked formations that they could not break.
• Shen Gongbao urged the disciples to hope that Xihe and Changxi could defeat Xuanyuan or break the formation.
• Xuanyuan tore open Changxi's chest, took the Witch-Slaying Sword, and destroyed her body, primordial spirit, and True Spirit, leaving only a trace of her True Spirit origin for the Netherworld.
• Qin Tianjun explained that only a Peak Quasi-Sage could erase a being's consciousness and prevent them from entering the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Xihe burned her origin and blood essence to fight Xuanyuan, who taunted her and threatened to make her his next victim.
• The trapped disciples despaired over Changxi's death, Xihe's danger, and the Demon Court's approaching defeat.

After Changxi’s death, Lu Ya escaped Xuandu’s pagoda and rushed toward Phoenix Perch Mountain, while Bai Ze accused Ling Xiao of orchestrating the Demon Court’s destruction. Ling Xiao denied involvement and rewarded Zhunti and Jieyin for their help; he then worried about how Nuwa would respond to Xuanyuan’s actions.

• Jiang Ziya mocked Lu Ya over the deaths of Shang Yang, Ji Meng, and Changxi, but Lu Ya kept attacking the pagoda in an effort to escape.
• At Ling Xiao’s request, Xuandu released Lu Ya and the other captives, then ordered the rest to stay behind; Lu Ya transformed into a streak of light and flew away.
• Bai Ze accused Ling Xiao of using the Array Dao Wheel to trap the Sect of Interception disciples, but Ling Xiao denied it and Hong Yun defended him.
• Zhunti and Jieyin arrived after their battle with Nuwa, and Ling Xiao gave them a jade box containing Enlightenment Tea Leaves, Yellow Central Plum, and Ren Water Flat Peach fruits.
• Ling Xiao concluded that Nuwa would likely save Xihe and considered the consequences of her confronting Xuanyuan over Changxi’s death.

Xuanyuan stopped short of killing Xihe when Nuwa intervened, then publicly challenged Nuwa over her treatment of the Human Clan. He claimed Phoenix Perch Mountain for the Human Clan, and Yang Jian stepped forward to challenge Lu Ya as the conflict continued.

• Nuwa arrived at Phoenix Perch Mountain and stopped Xuanyuan from killing Xihe, ordering Lu Ya to take his mother to Wa Palace Heaven.
• Lu Ya demanded that Nuwa destroy Xuanyuan, while Xuanyuan confronted her over standing by during the Human Clan's slaughter in the Lich Tribulation.
• Xuanyuan accused Nuwa of treating the Human Clan as a tool for her Dao, causing Human Clan faith in her to collapse and her luck to decline.
• Nuwa denied favoring the Demon Clan, declared the Lich Tribulation's karma resolved, and ordered Xuanyuan to leave with the Human Clan.
• Xuanyuan claimed Phoenix Perch Mountain for the Human Clan, and Cangjie called on Lu Ya to fight for it.
• Yang Jian stepped forward and challenged Lu Ya to battle.

Grand Pure Laozi intervened in the conflict over Phoenix Perch Mountain, persuading Nuwa to yield it to the Human Clan and declare the Lich Tribulation karma settled. As Nuwa and Grand Pure Laozi contested the ownerless Array Dao Wheel, it vanished, and Haotian arrived to reward the Human and Witch Clans.

• Yang Jian warned Nuwa and Lu Ya that harming him would bring Primal Lord of Heaven into the conflict, while Chiyou and the other Great Witches prepared to fight Lu Ya.
• Grand Pure Laozi argued that Phoenix Perch Mountain belonged to the Human Clan after its victory, and Nuwa relinquished her mark on the mountain while declaring the clans' karma settled.
• Nuwa tried to seize the Array Dao Wheel, but Grand Pure Laozi blocked her, and the treasure suddenly vanished.
• Haotian and the Queen Mother arrived at Phoenix Perch Mountain, and Haotian announced rewards for the Human and Witch Clans.
• Ancestor Kunpeng delivered jade slips to Xuanyuan and Chiyou, while heavenly soldiers brought them boxes of treasures and medicines.

Ling Xiao backed Haotian and Yaochi as they pressured Nuwa to dissolve the Demon Court, threatening to destroy its remaining leaders if she attacked. Nuwa found herself isolated, while the Sect of Interception disciples’ defense of her ended with them being slammed into the ground by Buddhist pressure.

• Xuanyuan and Chiyou accepted Haotian’s rewards as Nuwa condemned him and Yaochi for denouncing the Demon Court and its dead.
• Ling Xiao arrived with Azure Dragon and other Heavenly Court allies, while Bai Ze and Ghost Chariot returned from Western Qi to join Nuwa’s side.
• Haotian welcomed Azure Dragon and promised to honor the Dragon Clan after the Demon Court was dealt with.
• Ling Xiao challenged Nuwa to attack the Heavenly Court, warning that Xihe and the other Demon Court survivors would die if she refused to keep the peace.
• Yaochi offered to clear Changxi’s name and spare the survivors if Lu Ya swore an oath and the Demon Court disappeared, while Nuwa realized she had no allies.
• Our Lady of Wudang, Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and Fairy Caiyun criticized Ling Xiao, then Buddhist chants slammed the Sect of Interception disciples into the ground.

Ling Xiao pressured Lu Ya into abolishing the Demon Court, while the Sect of Interception feared the consequences for its fortune. Grand Pure Laozi thanked Ling Xiao for helping Xuandu gain a chance to teach Ying Zheng, then departed with the Western Sages to discuss the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation; Tongtian ended the chapter bleeding after his battle with Zhen Yuanzi.

• Zhunti struck down Duobao and the other Sect of Interception disciples for humiliating Ling Xiao, then warned them not to remain arrogant.
• Ling Xiao confronted Lu Ya, who agreed to make a Heavenly Dao Oath abolishing the Demon Court while insisting he remained the Demon Clan's patriarch and emperor.
• Jiang Ziya and Hou Yi mocked Lu Ya, who announced the Demon Court's abolition as fortune drained away; Ling Xiao sensed Karmic Slaughter flowing toward the Sect of Interception's fortune.
• Grand Pure Laozi thanked Ling Xiao for helping Xuandu gain the chance to become Ying Zheng's master and offered him the Human Sect's favor.
• Grand Pure Laozi left with the Two Sages of the West to discuss the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, while Haotian invited Ling Xiao back to Lingxiao Palace to celebrate Azure Dragon joining the Heavenly Court.
• Tongtian suddenly spat out blood while battling Zhen Yuanzi outside the Chaos.

After the Demon Court’s abolition caused Karmic Slaughter to ravage the Sect of Interception’s fortune, Tongtian failed to suppress the crisis and his disciples decided to seek help from Ling Xiao and Nuwa. Tongtian’s Great Dao merit was nearly exhausted, leaving him worried that using Heavenly Dao merit would make him fall from the Sage Realm.

• Tongtian blamed Ling Xiao, the Heavenly Court, and Zhen Yuanzi for the Demon Court’s abolition before returning to Golden Ao Island to cleanse the Karmic Slaughter.
• Duobao and the Sect of Interception disciples saw their fortune draining away and realized they needed a supreme treasure to suppress it.
• Duobao sent Wudang and Yun Xiao to ask Ling Xiao for a treasure, while Gui Ling and Zhao Gongming went to seek Nuwa’s Qiankun Cauldron.
• Dingguang Immortal, Zhang Tianjun, and Our Lady of Fire Spirit blamed and slandered Ling Xiao, while Tongtian watched with regret and exhaustion.
• Tongtian feared that after his Great Dao merit ran out, using Heavenly Dao merit to stabilize the sect would cause him to fall from the Sage Realm.

At a Heavenly Court banquet, Duobao, Holy Mother Wudang, and Yun Xiao sought Ling Xiao’s help with the Sect of Interception’s damaged fate. After they bowed and Duobao explained their request, Ling Xiao had yet to answer as the system’s voice sounded in his mind.

• Zhen Yuanzi and other guests mocked the Sect of Interception, while Ling Xiao said its crisis was the consequence of its own karma and choices.
• Duobao, Holy Mother Wudang, and Yun Xiao arrived at Lingxiao Palace and were made to pay respects to Ling Xiao before taking seats.
• Holy Mother Wudang considered leaving when Ling Xiao ignored them, but Yun Xiao urged the group to state their purpose directly.
• Duobao asked Ling Xiao to go to Golden Ao Island, resolve the Sect of Interception’s karmic slaughter, and lend a primordial treasure to suppress its fate.
• The system’s voice appeared in Ling Xiao’s mind as the three waited for his response.

Ling Xiao rejected Duobao and the Sect of Interception’s pleas for help, choosing instead to obtain the Taiyin Divine Staff for Wangshu. Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Yun Xiao left Lingxiao Palace in disgrace, while the Sect of Interception’s crisis remained unresolved.

• Ling Xiao chose to stay out of the Sect of Interception’s crisis and received the Taiyin Divine Staff, a reforged treasure that had once belonged to Wangshu.
• Tai Xuan and the Heavenly Court’s allies condemned Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Yun Xiao for seeking Ling Xiao’s help after the sect had expelled him.
• Our Lady of Wudang blamed Ling Xiao for the sect’s troubles, while Yun Xiao offered him the Primal Chaos Golden Chalice in exchange for resolving the karmic backlash.
• Ling Xiao refused Yun Xiao’s offer and said Tongtian could handle the crisis, leaving Yun Xiao devastated.
• Haotian warned Duobao to stop pressing Ling Xiao, and Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Yun Xiao departed in disgrace.

Tongtian struggled to suppress the Sect of Interception’s failing fortune after Ling Xiao and Nuwa refused to help on his terms. Nuwa finally agreed to lend him the Qiankun Cauldron in exchange for placing Bai Ze and other Demon Clan members in positions of power within the sect.

• Our Lady of Wudang told the Sect of Interception disciples that Ling Xiao had humiliated them and refused to resolve their Karmic Slaughter.
• Tongtian regretted severing ties with Ling Xiao and hoped Nuwa would help stabilize the sect’s fortune.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and Zhao Gongming returned from Nuwa without the Qiankun Cauldron, but reported that she would meet Tongtian.
• Nuwa offered to lend Tongtian the Qiankun Cauldron if Bai Ze became Vice Sect Leader and helped recruit Demon Clan experts alongside Ghost Chariot and Lu Ya.
• Tongtian accepted Nuwa’s conditions, assigning Bai Ze to oversee the outer sect and Duobao and Lu Ya to manage the inner sect.

Tongtian and Nuwa used the Qiankun Cauldron and merit to stabilize the Sect of Interception’s luck and erase its Karmic Slaughter, then reshaped the sect’s leadership by installing Bai Ze as Vice Sect Leader and sharing inner-sect authority with Lu Ya. As the disciples listened to Nuwa expound the Dao, Ling Xiao recognized Nuwa’s scheme and smiled.

• Nuwa gave Tongtian the Qiankun Cauldron, and he refined it before using it with Nuwa’s merit to suppress the Sect of Interception’s luck and remove its Karmic Slaughter.
• Tongtian announced that Bai Ze and Ghost Chariot would join the Sect of Interception and that Demon Clan experts would be recruited.
• Nuwa appointed Bai Ze Vice Sect Leader over the outer sect and put Duobao and Lu Ya in charge of inner-sect affairs together, shocking Duobao and Zhao Gongming.
• Duobao bowed to Bai Ze, and the disciples accepted his appointment as Nuwa prepared to expound the Dao with Tongtian.
• Nuwa expounded the Dao at Biyou Palace while Bai Ze and Ghost Chariot left for the Ten Thousand Mountains, and Ling Xiao smiled at news of the Sect of Interception’s changes.

After reaching the early stage of Golden Immortal of Hunyuan, Ling Xiao went to the Netherworld to send the wronged Human Clan souls in the Witch-Slaying Sword into reincarnation. Lu Ya ambushed him to seize the sword, and Ksitigarbha arrived as the confrontation escalated.

• Ling Xiao gave Wangshu the Taiyin Divine Staff, restoring her natal treasure and strengthening her control over Lunar Law.
• Over the next hundred years, Bai Ze brought more Demon Clan experts into the Sect of Interception while rival Sage sects joined forces, and Ling Xiao advanced to the early stage of Golden Immortal of Hunyuan.
• Ling Xiao traveled to the Netherworld with the Witch-Slaying Sword to send its wronged Human Clan souls into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Lu Ya emerged from hiding and attacked Ling Xiao to take the Witch-Slaying Sword, but Tian Boxun, the Asura experts, and the Yama Kings blocked him and secured the weapon.
• Ksitigarbha arrived from the Eighteen Levels of Hell at the early stage of Quasi-Sage, and Ling Xiao wondered why Lu Ya had come to the Netherworld.

Lu Ya demanded the Witch-Slaying Sword from Ling Xiao, but Ksitigarbha and Tian Boxun prepared to suppress him in the Netherworld. Ling Xiao chose the system mission to have Lu Ya sent to the Eighteen Levels of Hell, and Ksitigarbha and Chiyou sealed his cultivation and cast him inside.

• Ksitigarbha opened the Ghost Gate and threatened to send Lu Ya to the Eighteen Levels of Hell for defying the Netherworld’s authority.
• Tian Boxun summoned Chiyou through the Earthly Dao Rules, and Lu Ya tried to justify his actions and demanded that Ling Xiao return the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Ling Xiao chose the system mission to have Ksitigarbha and Chiyou suppress Lu Ya, earning the Qilin Seal as his reward.
• Chiyou arrived, and Lu Ya explained that he had come to discuss the reincarnation of the demon soldiers and generals and his aunt Changxi.
• Ling Xiao ordered Ksitigarbha and Chiyou to act, and they used the Netherworld’s power to seal Lu Ya’s cultivation and send him into the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

Ling Xiao had Lu Ya punished in the Eighteen Levels of Hell and spread word of his humiliation, prompting the Sect of Interception to send Duobao, Our Lady of Wudang, and Zhao Gongming to the Netherworld. As they departed, Yun Xiao resolved to pursue an unorthodox path to reach the Quasi-Sage realm.

• Ksitigarbha sealed Lu Ya’s cultivation and sent him to Tongue-Pulling Hell, while Ling Xiao arranged for the wronged souls in the Witch-Slaying Sword to enter reincarnation and had Lu Ya’s punishment publicized.
• The Sect of Interception erupted in anger, but Bai Ze urged Tongtian and Nuwa to negotiate rather than use force.
• Holy Mother Turtle Spirit and other disciples blamed Ling Xiao, and Duobao offered to lead Our Lady of Wudang and Zhao Gongming to rescue Lu Ya.
• Tongtian gave Duobao the Immortal Slaying Sword and sent the three disciples to the Netherworld, while Bai Ze worried they would gain no advantage against Ling Xiao.
• Yun Xiao told Tongtian she wanted to imprint the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation within her body and use Sword Dao and Formation Dao to sever her good corpse and enter the Quasi-Sage realm.

Ling Xiao refined the Witch-Slaying Sword into the Demon-Suppressing Sword with Heavenly Dao merit and sent Changxi to reincarnate, enraging Lu Ya. When Our Lady of Wudang, Daoist Duobao, and Zhao Gongming arrived demanding Lu Ya’s release, Ling Xiao refused and prepared to fight them.

• The Yama Kings sent the wronged souls from the Witch-Slaying Sword to reincarnate and received Heavenly Dao merit.
• Ling Xiao refined the Witch-Slaying Sword into the Demon-Suppressing Sword, infuriating the punished Lu Ya.
• Tian Boxun sent Changxi into reincarnation, and Ling Xiao foresaw that she would be reborn in the Celestial God Path as a deity of the Luo River.
• Lu Ya demanded to know Changxi’s reincarnation and escape his punishment, but Ling Xiao refused and the Hell Guards dragged him to deeper levels of hell.
• Our Lady of Wudang, Daoist Duobao, and Zhao Gongming arrived and demanded Lu Ya’s release, threatening to fight Ling Xiao.
• Ling Xiao refused to release Lu Ya and accepted their challenge, setting the stage for a battle in the Netherworld.