Chapter Summaries

Qin Hong and the Interception Sect fought Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Sect of Enlightenment after he tried to seize Qin Hong’s treasures. The battle turned against the Sect of Enlightenment, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning brought out the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, and Qin Hong nearly knocked the Pangu Banner from his grasp.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning pretended to reconcile with Qin Hong, then attacked him with the Pangu Banner and Myriad Divine Lamps to take his treasures.
• Qin Hong called Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples into the fight, and they charged the Sect of Enlightenment alongside the Dragon Clan.
• Shi Ji attacked True Man Taiyi and Nezha, while San Xiao intercepted Daoist Cihang, and the two sects erupted into a full-scale battle.
• The Interception Sect overwhelmed the Sect of Enlightenment, so Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning unleashed the Heaven Suppressing Coffin and battered the Interception Sect disciples.
• Qin Hong sent Daji into the battle, then struck Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's grip on the Pangu Banner hard enough to nearly knock it away.

Qin Hong fought Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to a standstill while trying to protect the Interception Sect disciples from their battle’s devastation. When Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning unleashed attacks using the Laws of Time and Space, the Chaos Bell disrupted those laws and shielded Qin Hong.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked Qin Hong with the Pangu Banner and Myriad Divine Lamps, but Qin Hong met his blows with the God-Slaying Spear and his protective treasures.
• Qin Hong and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning fought evenly, while their clashes devastated the land and injured Interception Sect disciples caught in the aftershocks.
• Qin Hong tried to draw the fight into the sky, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning kept the battle near the two sects and helped his disciples while attacking the Interception Sect.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning grew frustrated that he could not defeat Qin Hong and unleashed the Pangu Banner with the Laws of Time and Space.
• The Chaos Bell disrupted the laws around Qin Hong and blocked the attacks, leaving him protected from Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s renewed assault.

Qin Hong struggled against Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, who unleashed the Pangu Banner’s Mystic Light of Creation and battered him with Saint-level attacks. After Qin Hong wounded Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s sleeve, he feigned a pitiful collapse, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Qin Hong retreated under Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s attacks and realized he remained weaker than a Saint.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning trapped Qin Hong with Mystic Light of Creation, breaking through his defenses and making him cough up blood.
• Qin Hong charged with the God-Slaying Spear and tore Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s sleeve despite the Pangu Banner’s block.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning flew into a rage and relentlessly attacked Qin Hong with the Pangu Banner.
• Qin Hong cried out to his Second Uncle, pretended to be gravely injured, and fell unconscious as his defensive treasures dimmed.

Sect Master Tongtian arrived just as Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning was about to take Qin Hong’s treasures, and the two Saints confronted each other. After Qin Hong explained that True Man Taiyi and Nezha had targeted the Interception Sect, Tongtian vowed to avenge him and summoned Saintess Wudang.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning reached for Qin Hong’s God-Slaying Spear but was caught off guard by Tongtian’s sword radiance.
• Sect Master Tongtian emerged and the Interception Sect disciples welcomed him, while the Sect of Enlightenment disciples lost their nerve.
• Shi Ji stood ready to confront True Man Taiyi and Nezha as Tongtian gathered the badly injured Qin Hong into his arms.
• Qin Hong defended Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning at first, then told Tongtian that True Man Taiyi and Nezha had tried to trick Shi Ji and threatened the Interception Sect disciples.
• Tongtian vowed to avenge Qin Hong and called for Saintess Wudang, who knelt and apologized for failing to protect him.

Sect Master Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation after Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning gravely injured Qin Hong, and the Interception Sect went to war with the Sect of Enlightenment. Tongtian’s formation overwhelmed Yuanshi’s attacks as the battle continued.

• Tongtian placed the injured Qin Hong in Wudang’s arms and vowed to seek justice for the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, formed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and declared war on the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Tongtian rejected Yuanshi’s defenses and pleas to consider their brotherly bond, then attacked him with the formation.
• Duobao led the Interception Sect disciples in an assault that quickly threw the thirteen Sect of Enlightenment disciples into disarray.
• Yuanshi fought back with his treasures, but the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation effortlessly destroyed his attacks.

Sect Master Tongtian continued attacking Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning over Qin Hong’s injuries, while Laozi arrived and tried to stop the battle. The Taiji Diagram briefly checked the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Tongtian broke through its yin and yang qi and kept fighting.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning struggled to withstand Tongtian’s enhanced Immortal Slaying Sword Formation as the Interception Sect overwhelmed the Sect of Enlightenment on the battlefield below.
• Laozi arrived and ordered both sides to stop, then offered to heal Qin Hong and have Yuanshi compensate him.
• Tongtian refused to stop, insisting that Yuanshi had harmed his son and that he would fight to the death for Qin Hong.
• Laozi invoked the Taiji Diagram to suppress the battlefield and halt Tongtian’s attacks, but Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation again and shattered its yin and yang qi.

Laozi stopped Sect Master Tongtian from continuing his attack by summoning Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin to judge the clash between the Sect of Enlightenment and the Interception Sect. After the sages gathered, True Man Taiyi blamed the Interception Sect, and Zhunti began turning the accusation against them.

• Laozi and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning were shocked when Sect Master Tongtian's Immortal Slaying Sword Formation shattered the Taiji Diagram, and Tongtian refused to back down over Yuanshi's attack on Qin Hong.
• Laozi persuaded Sect Master Tongtian to withdraw the formation and promised to summon Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin to investigate the dispute.
• Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin arrived and saw that disciples from both sects had been wounded in a fierce clash.
• Laozi asked the gathered parties to explain what had happened, and True Man Taiyi claimed the Interception Sect had tried to kill the Sect of Enlightenment's disciples.
• Shi Ji angrily rejected Taiyi's account, but Zhunti seized on it to condemn the Interception Sect and suggest that other sects might be targeted next.

Qin Hong exposed Yuanshi’s claim that he had acted to punish a cruel nephew, revealing that the Void Mirror had recorded the events at Qianyuan Mountain. The mirror began projecting its evidence, leaving Yuanshi furious as the truth threatened to place all blame on the Sect of Enlightenment.

• Zhunti and Jieyin backed Yuanshi’s accusations against the Interception Sect, while Qin Hong revealed his injuries and said Taiyi and Nezha had set a trap.
• Nuwa rushed to Qin Hong, took him from Wudang, and angrily confronted Yuanshi for beating her nephew.
• Yuanshi claimed Qin Hong had intended to trap and kill disciples of the Sect of Enlightenment, but Qin Hong said Yuanshi was slandering him and that he had evidence.
• Qin Hong produced the Void Mirror, which projected a recording of his actions with Nezha and the events at Qianyuan Mountain.
• Yuanshi recognized the Void Mirror’s recording ability and cursed Qin Hong as the evidence began exposing the Sect of Enlightenment’s responsibility.

Nuwa used the Void Mirror to reveal Nezha and True Man Taiyi’s actions, exposing the Sect of Enlightenment’s schemes to the Primordial Era. The projection ended with Sect Master Tongtian watching in fury as Sword Dao Laws gathered around him.

• Qin Hong handed Nuwa the Void Mirror and asked her to turn back time to reveal the truth.
• Nuwa stopped Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning from taking the mirror and projected its contents on a vast scale.
• The projection showed Nezha drawing his bow, threatening Li Jing, and attacking Shi Ji after she sought an explanation.
• The projection revealed True Man Taiyi planning to use Shi Ji as bait to send Interception Sect disciples to their deaths.
• Nezha exploited Shi Ji’s compassion, gravely wounded her, and mocked her as she lay near death.
• Interception Sect disciples grew furious, and Sword Dao Laws gathered around Sect Master Tongtian as he watched.

The Void Mirror revealed the Sect of Enlightenment’s schemes and its disciples attacking Interception Sect members, inflaming outrage across the Primordial Era. The chapter ended with the Interception Sect rallying to defend its people and earning admiration for its loyalty and openness.

• The Void Mirror showed True Lord of Virtue Qingxu and True Man Taiyi joining forces against Shi Ji, whose suffering enraged the Interception Sect disciples.
• The Twelve Golden Immortals appeared and vowed to keep San Xiao there, prompting Interception Sect members and onlookers to condemn the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Kong Xuan praised Qin Hong for steering him away from the Sect of Enlightenment, while Zhenyuanzi and Laozi reacted with dismay to the scenes.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning blamed Tongtian and Qin Hong for exposing the Sect of Enlightenment’s actions, despite privately acknowledging his own schemes.
• After San Xiao and Shi Ji were beaten down, Zhao Gongming, the Ten Heavenly Lords, Duobao, Wudang, and the wider Interception Sect arrived to support them.

Qin Hong’s film promoted the Interception Sect and turned public opinion against the Sect of Enlightenment as it showed Qin Hong battling Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning. When Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning savagely wounded Qin Hong, Nuwa attacked him, leaving him stunned and furious.

• Qin Hong’s film made viewers admire the Interception Sect and condemn the Sect of Enlightenment during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• In the film, Qin Hong used the Chaos Bell, the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, and the God-Slaying Spear to hold off Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and protect the Interception Sect disciples.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning increased his attack, and Qin Hong pretended to be badly wounded, prompting viewers to denounce Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Sect Master Tongtian summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, but Nuwa attacked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning first with the River-Hill Community Diagram and the Red Embroidered Ball.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning was caught off guard and angrily questioned Nuwa’s attack.

Nuwa attacked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning until Laozi intervened and persuaded her to stop. Laozi then scolded Yuanshi, who interpreted the rebuke as a way to shift blame onto Taiyi and Nezha and protect the Sect of Enlightenment.

• Nuwa overwhelmed Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, and Laozi used the Taiji Diagram and Divine Abilities to defend him while urging Nuwa to calm down.
• Nuwa eventually stopped attacking, leaving Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning battered and enraged.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning cursed Nuwa and prepared to attack her again, so Laozi ordered him to stop and rebuked him for causing trouble.
• Laozi blamed Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for failing to teach Taiyi and the other disciples properly, calling Taiyi's plot against an Interception Sect disciple unforgivable.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning decided Laozi was helping him shift blame to Taiyi and Nezha, and concluded that he could protect the Sect of Enlightenment by admitting only that he had failed to instruct them.

Laozi and Zhunti tried to settle the exposed scheme against Qin Hong by shifting blame to Taiyi and Nezha and urging compensation, while Tongtian rejected their interference. Qin Hong unexpectedly supported the proposed reconciliation, leaving Tongtian and Nuwa bewildered as Yuanshi seized the chance to act remorseful.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning apologized to Qin Hong and promised to discipline Taiyi and Nezha after Laozi signaled him to take the offered way out.
• Laozi demanded that Taiyi and Nezha face the wall for ten thousand years, then urged Tongtian to let the matter go and told Qin Hong to seek compensation from Yuanshi.
• Zhunti backed Laozi's mediation and encouraged Yuanshi to compensate Qin Hong, but Tongtian angrily told Zhunti to stay out of the dispute.
• Zhunti and Jieyin held back their anger and fell silent rather than risk provoking Tongtian.
• Qin Hong agreed with Laozi and defended Yuanshi, confusing Tongtian and Nuwa; Nuwa and Tongtian urged him not to interfere, while Yuanshi responded with a show of remorse.

Qin Hong pressured Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for compensation after being beaten, demanding the Heaven Suppressing Coffin in addition to the Immeasurable Pagoda. Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning gave it up to avert a fight, while Qin Hong promised to preserve his remains with it someday.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning punished Taiyi and Nezha, then asked Qin Hong what he thought of the punishment.
• Qin Hong claimed Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning owed him compensation for his injuries, so Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning gave him the Immeasurable Pagoda.
• Qin Hong demanded the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning refused despite Qin Hong appealing to Nuwa and Laozi.
• Laozi urged Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to hand over the coffin rather than risk a fight between the Sect of Enlightenment and the Interception Sect.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning gave Qin Hong the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, and Qin Hong thanked him while promising to use it to preserve his remains.

Qin Hong revealed that he had only pretended to be injured, then agreed to release True Man Taiyi and Nezha after Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning paid compensation. Before Shi Ji could free them, Qin Hong’s Blood-Winged Black Mosquito drained them both, leaving Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning searching for the culprit.

• Qin Hong sprang from Nuwa’s arms and admitted he had faked his injury to get her to hold him.
• Daji took notes on Qin Hong’s tactic, and Qin Hong urged her to learn through practice.
• Laozi asked Qin Hong to end the dispute, and Qin Hong told Shi Ji to release True Man Taiyi and Nezha.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito drained True Man Taiyi and Nezha, whose primordial spirits flew toward Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Investiture of the Gods Scroll appeared.
• True Man Taiyi accused the Interception Sect of sending a mosquito, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning used his divine sense to locate Qin Hong’s Blood-Winged Black Mosquito.

Qin Hong protected the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito after it sent True Man Taiyi and Nezha onto the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, provoking Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning. Laozi stopped Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Sect Master Tongtian from fighting, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning led the Sect of Enlightenment away.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito sent True Man Taiyi and Nezha onto the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, and Qin Hong blocked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's attack to protect his mount.
• Qin Hong apologized and promised to punish the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, echoing Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's earlier excuse for True Man Taiyi and Nezha.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning unleashed his Saintly pressure on Qin Hong, so Sect Master Tongtian stepped in and summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
• Laozi placed the Taiji Diagram between Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Sect Master Tongtian, then warned Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning that a fight could cost the Sect of Enlightenment more disciples.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning calmed down, and Sect Master Tongtian withdrew the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning ordered the Sect of Enlightenment disciples to leave, while Qin Hong abandoned his plan to escalate the battle.

After the other saints departed, Qin Hong reassured Nuwa of his feelings, and she left visibly pleased. Sect Master Tongtian celebrated the Interception Sect’s gains and asked when Qin Hong would give him a grandson, prompting Qin Hong to tease him about having another child himself.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning left with the Sect of Enlightenment after True Man Taiyi and Nezha entered the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, and Zhunti and Jieyin soon departed as well.
• Laozi warned Qin Hong not to provoke others recklessly, but Qin Hong defended his actions as fair retaliation before Laozi left.
• Nuwa confessed nothing outright, but Qin Hong vowed he would never betray her, and she fled in embarrassment before leaving with a smile.
• The Interception Sect disciples praised Qin Hong for winning Nuwa’s affection, while Sect Master Tongtian said he expected them to marry and promised to arrange a grand wedding.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Qin Hong when he would give him a grandson, and Qin Hong teased him to have another child himself, making Tongtian panic and insist he was devoted to one person.

After the Interception Sect celebrated its victory over the Sect of Enlightenment, more than a hundred thousand beings came to Golden Ao Island seeking apprenticeship. Qin Hong discovered Six-Eared Macaque among them and took him as his pet, intending to guide him and plan ahead for the Journey to the West Calamity.

• Qin Hong and Sect Master Tongtian drank together after the Interception Sect held a three-day celebration on Golden Ao Island.
• After the disciples recovered, a report revealed that over a hundred thousand beings had gathered outside Golden Ao Island hoping to join the Interception Sect.
• Qin Hong examined the gathered beings with his divine sense and spotted Six-Eared Macaque hiding in a tree.
• Qin Hong appeared before Six-Eared Macaque and offered to make him a pet, and Six-Eared Macaque eagerly accepted.
• Qin Hong planned to guide Six-Eared Macaque, awaken his Chaos Demon Ape inheritance, and prepare for the Journey to the West Calamity.

Qin Hong found the Six-Winged Sky Cicada and took him in as a pet alongside the Six-Eared Macaque, recognizing both as important figures in the Journey to the West Calamity. He sent them to cultivate in the Chaos Bead with Jiang Ziya, who remained there awaiting the time to shoulder a great responsibility.

• Qin Hong discovered the newly born Six-Winged Sky Cicada on the tree where he had found the Six-Eared Macaque and accepted him as a pet.
• Qin Hong decided the two creatures needed to cultivate in seclusion, gave them cultivation techniques and Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, and brought them into the Primordial World within the Chaos Bead.
• Qin Hong introduced the Six-Eared Macaque and Six-Winged Sky Cicada to Jiang Ziya as fellow Interception Sect disciples who would cultivate with him.
• Jiang Ziya asked when he could return, and Qin Hong told him to wait until the time was right to shoulder a great responsibility.

Qin Hong received the Primordial Chaos Technique from the Background System and spent five hundred million years mastering its first level. His new power strengthened his control of the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation, and he considered whether refining all of Pangu's Heart Blood could let him achieve sainthood through his physical body.

• The Six-Eared Macaque and the Six-Winged Sky Cicada realized Jiang Ziya had likely been swindled away from the Sect of Enlightenment by Qin Hong.
• The Background System rewarded Qin Hong with two thousand Laws of Time and Pangu's Primordial Chaos Technique.
• Qin Hong used five hundred Laws of Time to cultivate the technique, discovering it was suited to him but not to Sect Master Tongtian.
• After five hundred million years, Qin Hong mastered the first level and felt his physical and spiritual power surge.
• Qin Hong found that his cultivation improved his control of the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation, and he had refined nine-tenths of Pangu's Heart Blood.
• Qin Hong considered whether completing the refinement of Pangu's Heart Blood would let him achieve physical-body sainthood, then decided further seclusion would bring little benefit.