Chapter Summaries

The powers of the primordial world sensed an event on Golden Ao Island, while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning grew angry as Eastern Yi returned to Great Shang and strengthened Di Xin. He summoned the guilt-ridden Shen Gongbao, whose role as the Sect of Enlightenment’s pawn remained central to his plans.

• The great powers sensed a disturbance on Golden Ao Island, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning speculated angrily about Tongtian’s plans.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning saw merit descend on Eastern Yi and realized its return to Shang had strengthened Di Xin’s Human Emperor fortune.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning summoned Shen Gongbao, who had been punishing himself over the failed Eastern Yi scheme and had nearly destroyed his own foundation.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning recalled that he needed Shen Gongbao to lure Interception Sect disciples out of seclusion and shift the calamity’s blame onto him.
• Shen Gongbao arrived at Jade Void Palace gaunt and red-eyed, still unable to forgive himself for the Eastern Yi incident.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning recruited Shen Gongbao to lure Great Shang generals to Xiqi, while he and Laozi plotted to turn public sentiment against Di Xin and Great Shang. The chapter ended with Laozi agreeing to send Xuandu to build support for Xiqi as the Interception Sect and the Human Emperor grew stronger.

• Shen Gongbao begged Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to expel him, but accepted the promise of becoming the Sect of Enlightenment’s Thirteenth Golden Immortal.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning tasked Shen Gongbao with persuading Great Shang generals to defect to Xiqi, especially Huang Feihu’s family.
• Shen Gongbao left Jade Void Palace and reported Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s instructions to Qin Hong.
• Laozi wondered how Qin Hong was connected to the Interception Sect’s growing fortune and saw merit descend upon the Eastern Yi.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning urged Laozi to act against the Human Emperor and the Interception Sect after Great Shang conquered the Eastern Yi and the dragon race joined the Interception Sect.
• Laozi agreed to send Xuandu to turn public sentiment against Di Xin and Great Shang and build support for Xiqi.

Laozi recruited Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Nuwa to undermine Di Xin and support Xiqi, while Qin Hong persuaded Di Xin to set a trap for Xiqi. The chapter ended as a mysterious figure slipped into Huang Feihu’s home after Huang Feihu angrily cursed Di Xin.

• Laozi sent Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to enlist the Heavenly Court and ordered Xuandu to turn public opinion against Di Xin and build support for Xiqi.
• Laozi visited Nuwa and persuaded her to help smear Di Xin, so Nuwa proposed blaming him for destroying her palace and statue.
• Di Xin welcomed Huang Feihu’s victorious army back to Chaoge and celebrated the conquest of the Eastern Yi.
• Qin Hong explained a plan to Di Xin to set a trap for Xiqi, and Di Xin agreed.
• Di Xin punished Imperial Consort Huang, and Huang Feihu’s attempt to plead for her was rebuffed.
• Huang Feihu cursed Di Xin at home, and a mysterious figure slipped into his residence that night.

Nezha followed True Man Taiyi’s plan to lure Shi Ji into a deadly encounter, but his shot at Skull Mountain failed to kill Biyun because Qin Hong’s protective talisman saved him. Enraged, Shi Ji went to confront Li Jing at Chentang Pass, believing he had ordered the attack.

• True Man Taiyi chose Shi Ji as a target to earn favor with Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and told Nezha to lure and kill her.
• Nezha took the Universe Bow and Heaven Shaking Arrow from Chentang Pass and fired at Skull Mountain White Bone Cave.
• Qin Hong’s talisman shielded Biyun from the arrow, and Caiyun found Li Jing’s name engraved on it.
• Shi Ji blamed Li Jing for trying to kill her disciple and flew to Chentang Pass.
• Shi Ji confronted Li Jing outside his residence and accused him of repaying her kindness with an attack on Biyun.

Nezha admitted that he had fired Li Jing’s Heaven Shaking Arrow and nearly killed Shi Ji’s disciple, then attacked his father when Li Jing refused to defend him. Shi Ji fought Nezha off, and he fled to seek his master at Golden Light Cave.

• Shi Ji confronted Li Jing over the Heaven Shaking Arrow that had injured her disciple, and Li Jing realized Nezha was responsible.
• Li Jing confronted Nezha, who admitted firing the arrow and dismissed the harm he had caused.
• Nezha insulted Shi Ji and claimed his status made his life more valuable than others’, prompting Shi Ji to vow to teach him a lesson.
• Li Jing agreed to let Shi Ji handle Nezha, and Nezha turned on Li Jing and attacked him with the Universe Ring.
• Shi Ji blocked Nezha and fought him back with the Tai'a Sword, forcing him to retreat.
• Nezha fled on the Wind Fire Wheels toward Golden Light Cave of Mount Qianyuan to find his master, while Li Jing lamented his fate.

Nezha lured Shi Ji to Qianyuan Mountain, where True Man Taiyi provoked her and planned to kill her to gain favor from Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning. Their fight left Taiyi alarmed when Shi Ji proved stronger and more relentless than he had expected.

• Shi Ji chased Nezha to Qianyuan Mountain after he fled from her, determined to teach him a lesson for nearly killing her disciple.
• Nezha called for help, and True Man Taiyi appeared to shield him and accuse Shi Ji of making false claims.
• Taiyi insulted Shi Ji and the Interception Sect until she attacked him with the Tai'a Sword.
• Nezha cheered Taiyi on as Shi Ji fought with increasing fury and strength.
• After more than a hundred exchanges, Taiyi struggled to keep up and realized Shi Ji was not the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal he had expected.

Shi Ji used treasures Qin Hong had given her to turn the fight against True Man Taiyi, whose attempt to kill her and clear his name failed. Their battle continued with Shi Ji gaining the upper hand.

• True Man Taiyi struggled against Shi Ji, whose cultivation had advanced after a hundred thousand years on Golden Ao Island and two Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs.
• True Man Taiyi attacked Shi Ji with the Immortal Smashing Golden Brick, but she drove it back with the Wind Thunder Shears Qin Hong had given her.
• True Man Taiyi recognized the Wind Thunder Shears and, hoping to reclaim the Sect of Enlightenment treasure, launched the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover at Shi Ji.
• Shi Ji used the Sky Burning Fan to halt the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover and unleash flames against it.
• Shi Ji attacked with both treasures while True Man Taiyi defended with the Immortal Smashing Golden Brick and Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, gradually struggling to hold his ground.

Shi Ji was badly wounded after True Man Taiyi and Nezha exploited her compassion, and she discovered their plan to lure Interception Sect disciples into the Investiture of the Gods. As True Man Taiyi and Nezha closed in to kill her, Qin Hong arrived and caught their attacks.

• Shi Ji held back when Nezha shielded True Man Taiyi, but True Man Taiyi struck her with the Immortal Smashing Golden Brick.
• Nezha and True Man Taiyi mocked Shi Ji and revealed their intent to kill Interception Sect disciples for the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.
• Shi Ji learned that the Sect of Enlightenment planned to use her death to lure out Interception Sect disciples and tried to flee to Golden Ao Island.
• True Man Taiyi and Nezha intercepted the injured Shi Ji, who feared her fellow disciples would fall into their trap.
• Qin Hong appeared before Shi Ji and caught the Immortal Smashing Golden Brick and Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, astonishing her.

Qin Hong healed Shi Ji with Three Lights Divine Water, allowing her to overwhelm True Man Taiyi and Nezha until True Lord of Virtue Qingxu intervened. Shi Ji faced a new Sect of Enlightenment opponent as True Man Taiyi accused her of attacking them without cause.

• Qin Hong secretly healed Shi Ji with Three Lights Divine Water and urged her to kill True Man Taiyi and Nezha.
• Shi Ji unleashed the Wind Thunder Shears and Sky Burning Fan, forcing True Man Taiyi and Nezha to retreat toward Golden Light Cave.
• True Man Taiyi realized Shi Ji had recovered and ordered Nezha to flee, but Shi Ji wounded them as they tried to escape.
• True Lord of Virtue Qingxu arrived and clashed with Shi Ji using the Flying Lightning Spear.
• Shi Ji accused True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and the Sect of Enlightenment of plotting against her, but he condemned her attacks.
• True Man Taiyi joined True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and falsely claimed that Shi Ji had attacked him and Nezha at their cave.

Shi Ji fought True Lord of Virtue Qingxu while Qin Hong secretly coached her to fake a grave injury. The chapter ended with Shi Ji appearing close to death as Qin Hong praised her acting, leaving his plan against the Sect of Enlightenment unrevealed.

• Qin Hong urged Shi Ji to stand her ground and help send True Man Taiyi, Nezha, and possibly True Lord of Virtue Qingxu to the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.
• True Lord of Virtue Qingxu, True Man Taiyi, and Nezha surrounded Shi Ji, and True Lord of Virtue Qingxu attacked her with his spirit treasures.
• Qin Hong instructed Shi Ji to fake an injury, and she hid the Sky Burning Fan and staged a bloody wound.
• Shi Ji deliberately made herself look battered and near death while cursing True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and True Man Taiyi.
• Qin Hong watched from hiding and praised Shi Ji's performance.

San Xiao arrived as True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and True Man Taiyi tried to kill Shi Ji, then fought them and captured Taiyi and Nezha. The chapter ended with Yun Xiao threatening to capture True Lord of Virtue Qingxu if he kept attacking.

• Qin Hong summoned San Xiao while Shi Ji pretended to be gravely injured before True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and True Man Taiyi attacked her.
• San Xiao intercepted their weapons, and Shi Ji accused the Sect of Enlightenment disciples of plotting to kill Interception Sect disciples and send them onto the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.
• True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and True Man Taiyi denied Shi Ji's account, but San Xiao blocked them from leaving and demanded their lives along with Nezha's.
• Yun Xiao captured True Man Taiyi and Nezha with the Primordial Golden Dou while Bi Xiao blocked True Lord of Virtue Qingxu's attack.
• True Lord of Virtue Qingxu attacked San Xiao, and Yun Xiao warned that she would capture him too if he did not retreat.

Shi Ji and the San Xiao nearly killed True Man Taiyi and Nezha before Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun intervened, turning the fight against the Interception Sect. The San Xiao gained the advantage over Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun and True Lord of Virtue Qingxu, but an enormous mountain suddenly struck them down.

• Qin Hong urged Shi Ji to kill True Man Taiyi and Nezha before trouble arose.
• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun arrived and stopped Shi Ji with the Dragon-Binding Stake, then demanded Yun Xiao release True Man Taiyi and Nezha.
• Yun Xiao used the Primordial Golden Dou against Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun and True Lord of Virtue Qingxu, while Bi Xiao fought Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.
• The San Xiao gained the upper hand as Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun and True Lord of Virtue Qingxu struggled to keep up.
• An enormous mountain descended from the sky and smashed the San Xiao to the ground despite their magical defenses.

Guangchengzi led the Twelve Golden Immortals in attacking the San Xiao and Shi Ji, while they secretly followed Qin Hong’s plan and pretended to be badly injured. Just as the Sect of Enlightenment believed victory was near, a furious voice intervened and sent the Twelve Golden Immortals reeling with the Sea-Calming Divine Beads.

• Guangchengzi ambushed the San Xiao with the Sky-Turning Seal, then accused them of attacking Sect of Enlightenment disciples.
• Yun Xiao stopped Bi Xiao from retaliating when she spotted the Twelve Golden Immortals gathered nearby.
• Guangchengzi ordered his fellow disciples to attack the San Xiao and Shi Ji, and Qin Hong secretly told the four to follow their plan and act injured.
• The San Xiao and Shi Ji staged their injuries, fooling the Twelve Golden Immortals into thinking they had nearly won.
• An unknown Interception Sect voice condemned the attack and drove the Twelve Golden Immortals back with twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Beads.

Zhao Gongming and the Ten Heavenly Lords arrived at Qianyuan Mountain after the Sect of Enlightenment’s Twelve Golden Immortals attacked San Xiao and Shi Ji. The two sects clashed in a battle that destroyed Qianyuan Mountain, while Qin Hong watched from hiding with Daji.

• Zhao Gongming arrived with the Ten Heavenly Lords and ordered Qin Wan to summon Duobao and more Interception Sect disciples.
• Zhao Gongming accused Guangchengzi and the Sect of Enlightenment of bullying San Xiao and Shi Ji, then declared that the Interception Sect accepted war.
• Bi Xiao told Zhao Gongming that True Man Taiyi had used the Immortal Smashing Golden Brick to injure Yun Xiao, so Zhao Gongming beat Taiyi and vowed that he and Nezha would die.
• Guangchengzi attacked Zhao Gongming with the Sky-Turning Seal, and Zhao Gongming countered with the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Beads.
• The Sect of Enlightenment’s Golden Immortals and the Interception Sect’s fighters battled until Qianyuan Mountain and True Man Taiyi’s Golden Light Cave were destroyed.
• Qin Hong watched the battle while concealed by the Chaos Bell, resting on Daji’s lap and urging Bi Xiao to kick an opponent in the crotch.

Qin Hong explained the Heavenly Dao’s calamities to Daji while they watched the battle between the Sect of Enlightenment and the Jie Sect. As Immortal Weng of the South Pole and Daoist Burning Lamp arrived, Qin Hong warned that the Sect of Enlightenment would escalate the fight, while reflecting that the Western Sect’s rise had long been arranged by the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.

• Qin Hong told Daji that the Heavenly Dao caused calamities to seize living beings’ fortune and complete its evolution, and that they had to stop it.
• Daji asked whether San Xiao and the Ten Heavenly Lords could defeat the Sect of Enlightenment, and Qin Hong described the fighters and formations on both sides.
• Qin Hong predicted that Daoist Burning Lamp and Immortal Weng of the South Pole would intervene if the Twelve Golden Immortals failed, and that Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning might follow.
• Daji sensed new arrivals, and Qin Hong identified them as Daoist Burning Lamp and Immortal Weng of the South Pole and predicted they would launch a sneak attack.
• Qin Hong reflected that Daoist Burning Lamp had helped turn Sect of Enlightenment disciples toward the Western Sect and that Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao had already arranged the Western Sect’s prosperity.

Qin Hong secretly warned Zhao Gongming to protect San Xiao from Daoist Burning Lamp and Immortal Weng of the South Pole, then ordered the Interception Sect disciples to feign injuries while he concealed his plans. The battered-looking disciples were soon reinforced by Duobao, Wudang, and a large Interception Sect force arriving at the battlefield.

• Daoist Burning Lamp and Immortal Weng of the South Pole launched a sneak attack on San Xiao, but Zhao Gongming used the Sea-Calming Divine Beads to block it after Qin Hong warned him.
• Daoist Burning Lamp and Immortal Weng of the South Pole joined the battle, putting the Interception Sect under greater pressure as they could not form their grand formations.
• Qin Hong refused Daji's request to intervene and secretly told the Interception Sect disciples to act as though they were badly injured.
• Zhao Gongming and the other Interception Sect disciples deliberately took hits and pretended to be wounded, confusing the Twelve Golden Immortals.
• Duobao, Wudang, Jinling, Guiling, Wuyun Xian, and a large force of Interception Sect reinforcements arrived, confronting the Sect of Enlightenment.

Duobao led the Interception Sect disciples to confront the Sect of Enlightenment after they bullied his junior brothers and sisters. He demanded that Taiyi and Nezha die as compensation, then ordered his vastly outnumbering forces to attack when the Sect of Enlightenment refused.

• Duobao and Wudang arrived with a huge force of Interception Sect disciples riding dragons and surrounded the Sect of Enlightenment disciples.
• Daoist Burning Lamp accused Duobao of provoking a war, but Duobao blamed the Sect of Enlightenment and refused to let them escape.
• Duobao threatened to send every Sect of Enlightenment disciple to the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, and Immortal Weng of the South Pole asked what compensation he wanted.
• Duobao demanded that Taiyi and Nezha pay with their lives, but Immortal Weng of the South Pole refused.
• Duobao ordered the Interception Sect disciples to attack, and they charged the frightened Sect of Enlightenment group.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning arrived to stop the Interception Sect disciples and accuse them of threatening the Sect of Enlightenment. Qin Hong disrupted his authority by clinging to him and reminding him of the treasures he had given, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning still demanded an explanation from the Interception Sect.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning appeared, suppressed the Interception Sect disciples, and accused them of threatening to slaughter the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning restricted the Interception Sect disciples from speaking, but Qin Hong rushed into his arms and restored their freedom.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning flung Qin Hong away and accused him of orchestrating the conflict to trap the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Qin Hong pretended to miss Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and listed the treasures he had received from him, including the Wind Thunder Shears, the Sky Burning Fan, and the Central Yellow Apricot Banner of Defense.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning rejected Qin Hong's claim that they should share their possessions and warned that the Interception Sect disciples would not leave without giving him an explanation.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning tried to kill Shi Ji and then Qin Hong after accusing the Interception Sect of plotting against the Sect of Enlightenment. Qin Hong blocked the first attack with the Chaos Bell, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning launched another strike at him with the Pangu Banner.

• Duobao and Wudang challenged Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's biased accusations, but he sealed Duobao's mouth and blamed the Interception Sect for attacking Taiyi and Nezha.
• True Man Taiyi accused the Interception Sect of plotting to kill him and Nezha, while Shi Ji angrily called him a liar.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning declared the Interception Sect incorrigible and struck at Shi Ji, intending to send her onto the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.
• Qin Hong blocked the blow with the Chaos Bell, prompting Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to threaten him and summon the Pangu Banner.
• Qin Hong invited Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to play the little-fists-pounding-the-chest game, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning rejected him and attacked; Duobao shouted that the Saint had no shame for striking his nephew.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked Qin Hong and the Interception Sect disciples, but Qin Hong stopped him with the God-Slaying Spear. The chapter ended with Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning wondering how Qin Hong had found it and privately relieved that the Heavenly Dao probably was not his mother.

• Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples condemned Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for attacking his nephew, while Guangchengzi defended his master.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning unleashed the Myriad Divine Lamps against the Interception Sect disciples, severely injuring Duobao, Wudang, and the others.
• Qin Hong used the Chaos Bell, the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, and the God-Slaying Spear to block the Pangu Banner and drive back the Myriad Divine Lamps.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning recognized the God-Slaying Spear and suspected Sect Master Tongtian had secretly given it to Qin Hong.
• Qin Hong said he found the spear while treasure hunting in the west, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning guessed the Witch Clan Treasure Vault had led him to it.