Chapter Summaries

Li Jing rejected Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun’s attempt to recruit the Li family to Xiqi and insisted they serve the Human Emperor and defend the Human Race. When Manjushri attacked him with the Immortal Binding Rope, Li Jing used the Yin-Yang Mirror to absorb it, leaving Manjushri shocked and furious.

• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun urged Li Jing to let Jin Zha continue cultivating and join Xiqi, but Li Jing refused to betray the Human Race.
• Li Jing condemned the Sect of Enlightenment for supporting Xiqi and told Jin Zha to sever his ties with it and serve as a soldier of the Human Emperor.
• Jin Zha hesitated between obeying Li Jing and remaining loyal to his master, while Manjushri accused Li Jing of rejecting Heaven’s mandate and threatened to act.
• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun attacked Li Jing with the Immortal Binding Rope, but Li Jing shoved Jin Zha aside and stood his ground.
• Li Jing drew the Yin-Yang Mirror, which absorbed the Immortal Binding Rope, and Manjushri realized Qin Hong had likely given Li Jing the treasure.

Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun attacked Li Jing at Chentang Pass, but Shi Ji arrived and fought him instead. Protected by a Nine-Petal Black Lotus, Shi Ji defeated him and left him badly injured, though he escaped.

• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun attacked Li Jing with the Dragon-Binding Stake, and Li Jing used the Yin-Yang Mirror but was badly wounded.
• Shi Ji interrupted Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun's next attack and challenged him after he recognized her.
• Shi Ji and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun battled in the sky above Chentang Pass with their spiritual treasures.
• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun discovered the Nine-Petal Black Lotus protecting Shi Ji and tried to flee.
• Shi Ji chased and beat Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun until he was charred, but he escaped with severe injuries.

Shi Ji protected Li Jing and helped Jin Zha learn that the Sect of Enlightenment had deceived him about Nezha and Li Jing. After Jin Zha agreed to join the Interception Sect, Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun rallied the Sect of Enlightenment’s Golden Immortals, who marched toward Chentang Pass.

• Shi Ji returned to Chentang Pass and promised the injured Li Jing that she would protect his family from the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Li Jing told Jin Zha to abandon the Sect of Enlightenment and revealed that Nezha had attacked him, contradicting Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun’s account.
• Jin Zha realized his master had lied, and Li Jing arranged for him to join the Interception Sect as Duobao’s disciple.
• Shi Ji reassured Li Jing that the Interception Sect could defend the family against further attacks.
• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun spread an embellished account of the confrontation, and Guangchengzi gathered the remaining eight Golden Immortals and Yun Zhongzi to advance on Chentang Pass.

Guangchengzi and the Sect of Enlightenment attacked Li Jing at Chentang Pass, but Shi Ji and Duobao’s Interception Sect squad intervened. As the battle turned against them, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Ao Island formed the Ten Absolute Formation, confronting the Sect of Enlightenment with its formidable power.

• Guangchengzi demanded that Li Jing join Xiqi, but Li Jing refused and defended his loyalty to Di Xin.
• Shi Ji appeared to protect Li Jing, and Guangchengzi and the other Golden Immortals attacked her.
• Duobao arrived with the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Ao Island, the Four Saints of Nine Dragon Island, and fifty dragons to rescue Shi Ji.
• Duobao and Guangchengzi fought while their followers clashed, and the Interception Sect gradually fell behind.
• Duobao ordered the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Ao Island to establish the Ten Absolute Formation.
• The Sect of Enlightenment disciples hesitated before the formation as Duobao taunted Guangchengzi.

Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun entered the Ten Absolute Formation to prove its power was exaggerated, but the Blood Transformation Formation killed him. Guangchengzi and the others retreated and hurried to Jade Void Palace to seek help from Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning.

• Duobao provoked Guangchengzi and the Sect of Enlightenment, and Guangchengzi proposed that ten disciples enter the Ten Absolute Formation to break its ten formations.
• Yun Zhongzi warned the group that Sect Master Tongtian’s formation was dangerous and suggested sending one person to scout it, but Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun volunteered contemptuously.
• Manjushri entered the Blood Transformation Formation, where crimson light dissolved his flesh and defeated his Dragon-Binding Stake.
• Guangchengzi and the others went to the formation gate to call for Manjushri, but his primordial spirit emerged after he died and flew toward Jade Void Palace.
• Guangchengzi cursed Duobao and led the others to Jade Void Palace to ask Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for help.

After Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun died in the Ten Absolute Formation, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning summoned Burning Lamp, Lu Ya, and Immortal Weng of the South Pole to retaliate against the Interception Sect. The group headed for Chentang Pass, joined Guangchengzi and the others, and prepared to attack.

• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun's primordial spirit returned to Jade Void Palace and entered the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, prompting Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to mourn his death.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning summoned Burning Lamp, Lu Ya, and Immortal Weng of the South Pole and explained that Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun had died in the Ten Absolute Formation.
• Daoist Burning Lamp explained that breaking the Ten Absolute Formation required ten people to enter together, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning ordered the three to kill the Interception Sect disciples.
• Burning Lamp, Lu Ya, and Immortal Weng of the South Pole left for Chentang Pass and met Guangchengzi and the other nine, who embellished the story of Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun's death.
• Daoist Cihang tearfully clutched Burning Lamp's arm and pleaded with him to avenge Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun.

Daoist Burning Lamp explained how to break the Ten Absolute Formation and arranged for ten low-ranking Sect of Enlightenment disciples to sacrifice themselves to suppress its cores. Just as Guangchengzi and nine others prepared to enter and destroy it, Qin Wan and the Ten Heavenly Lords broke the formation themselves.

• Daoist Burning Lamp warned that the Ten Absolute Formation could kill anyone who entered without suppressing its cores, and said ten willing cultivators had to sacrifice their fates.
• Burning Lamp and Guangchengzi decided to use ten Sect of Enlightenment disciples as sacrifices, and Guangchengzi deceived them into believing they would earn merit by entering the formation.
• The ten disciples rushed into the formation and died, suppressing its cores long enough for the Sect of Enlightenment’s ten Grand Unity Golden Immortals to prepare to break it.
• As Guangchengzi and the others approached the formation entrances, the Ten Absolute Formation dissolved from within.
• Burning Lamp shouted at the Interception Sect, and Qin Wan replied that the Ten Heavenly Lords had broken their own formation rather than let their enemies kill them.

The Ten Heavenly Lords dissolved the Ten Absolute Formation before the Sect of Enlightenment could break it, provoking a fierce battle outside Chentang Pass. Lu Ya severed Shi Ji’s head with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, and Duobao rushed to try to save her with Three Lights Divine Water.

• The Ten Heavenly Lords revealed that they had dissolved the formation themselves, frustrating Daoist Burning Lamp’s plan to use ten Sect of Enlightenment disciples as cannon fodder.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning learned the formation had been dissolved, smashed his tea set in anger, and ordered Burning Lamp, Lu Ya, Antarctic, and Guangchengzi to kill the Interception Sect members.
• Daoist Burning Lamp charged the Ten Heavenly Lords, but Duobao blocked him, and the two sides resumed fighting outside Chentang Pass.
• Lu Ya used the Immortal-Slaying Gourd to restrain Shi Ji and severed her head despite the protection of her Nine-Petal Black Lotus.
• Duobao rushed to Shi Ji, pressed her severed head back onto her neck, and poured Three Lights Divine Water over the wound and into her mouth.

Shi Ji revived after Duobao used Three Lights Divine Water, but Daoist Lu Ya beheaded her again and Daoist Cihang seized her head. San Xiao and the other Interception Sect reinforcements arrived, restored Shi Ji, and launched an attack that forced the Sect of Enlightenment back.

• Shi Ji revived when Duobao poured Three Lights Divine Water over her wound, provoking the Sect of Enlightenment to accuse the Interception Sect of cheating.
• Daoist Lu Ya beheaded Heavenly Lord Qin Wan, but Duobao revived him with more Three Lights Divine Water.
• Daoist Lu Ya beheaded Shi Ji again, and Daoist Cihang trapped and seized her head while Daoist Burning Lamp and Guangchengzi kept Duobao at bay.
• San Xiao, Zhao Gongming, Saintess Jinling, Saintess Guiling, and other Interception Sect members arrived and drove Daoist Cihang away from Shi Ji's head.
• Saintess Jinling restored Shi Ji with Three Lights Divine Water, and the Interception Sect reinforcements attacked the Sect of Enlightenment, which suffered a minor setback.

The Sect of Enlightenment struggled against the Interception Sect until San Xiao deployed the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, which Daoist Burning Lamp said could not be broken without a Saint. True Man Puxian then proposed using Mu Zha to force Li Jing to surrender, and Daoist Cihang went to fetch him.

• The Sect of Enlightenment regained its composure, but Lu Ya killed Li Xingba and Guiling revived him after taking a blow from Guangchengzi.
• Duobao called on San Xiao to set up the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and the Sect of Enlightenment retreated rather than enter it.
• Daoist Burning Lamp identified the formation and warned that it could not be broken without a Saint.
• True Man Puxian proposed threatening Li Jing with his son Mu Zha, and the Sect of Enlightenment agreed to the plan.
• Daoist Cihang returned to Mount Putuo Luojia Cave and brought Mu Zha over.

The Sect of Enlightenment used Mu Zha as a hostage to force Li Jing to surrender, but Li Jing refused to abandon his principles and joined the Interception Sect against them. The chapter left Mu Zha still bound, with Guangchengzi demanding that eleven Interception Sect members die in exchange for his release.

• Daoist Cihang bound Mu Zha and declared that he would pay for Li Jing’s actions, while Guangchengzi threatened to kill him unless Li Jing surrendered.
• Li Jing and Jin Zha were enraged by Mu Zha’s capture, and Li Jing told the Interception Sect that his family would not surrender even to save his son.
• Jinling ordered San Xiao to lift the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and the Interception Sect left Chentang Pass with Li Jing and Jin Zha to face the Sect of Enlightenment.
• Li Jing told Mu Zha to face death as a son of the Li family and the Human Race, then denounced the Sect of Enlightenment and vowed to fight it.
• Duobao and the other Interception Sect disciples blocked the Sect of Enlightenment’s attacks on Li Jing, but Guangchengzi demanded eleven Interception Sect lives for Mu Zha’s release.

After Mu Zha died protecting the Interception Sect, a hidden mosquito revived and carried him away while the battle at Chentang Pass intensified. Saintess Wudang’s arrival turned the fight against the Sect of Enlightenment, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning appeared and attacked the surrounded Interception Sect disciples with the Pangu Banner.

• Mu Zha provoked Guangchengzi into striking him, then deliberately took the blow to his crown and died, enraging Li Jing, Jin Zha, and the Interception Sect.
• The Interception Sect and Sect of Enlightenment resumed their battle, while a concealed mosquito used Three Lights Divine Water to revive Mu Zha and secretly remove him.
• Lu Ya used the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife to wear down the Interception Sect until Saintess Wudang and the second squad arrived and forced him onto the defensive with the Heaven Suppressing Coffin.
• Guangchengzi tried to lead the Sect of Enlightenment in retreat, but the Interception Sect surrounded them before Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning immobilized the Interception Sect disciples with his Saintly pressure.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning raised the Pangu Banner and unleashed a devastating attack on the trapped Interception Sect disciples.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked the Interception Sect disciples, but Sect Master Tongtian arrived and stopped his assault. Qin Hong appeared and mocked his Second Uncle, while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning vowed to destroy the Interception Sect.

• Duobao and Saintess Wudang tried to shield the Interception Sect disciples with their treasures, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's Pangu Banner overwhelmed them and left them gravely injured.
• Saintess Jinling condemned Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for attacking the disciples and warned him about the karma he would incur, but he claimed he was following Heaven's will and prepared another strike.
• As the Interception Sect disciples braced for death, Sect Master Tongtian arrived and used a sword light to break apart the Pangu Banner's attacks.
• Sect Master Tongtian mocked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for forgetting how he had died before, and Qin Hong appeared to ask if his Second Uncle had come back to life.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning dismissed their taunts and declared that he would destroy the Interception Sect and make Sect Master Tongtian taste death.

Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin joined forces to destroy the Interception Sect, with Qin Hong stepping in to protect its disciples. The four saints split their targets, and Qin Hong faced Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning as the confrontation began.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning threatened to break Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and kill the Interception Sect disciples, while Qin Hong taunted him about his earlier defeat.
• Laozi arrived and argued that the Interception Sect’s destruction followed Heaven’s will, but Tongtian rejected his claims and refused to yield.
• Laozi activated the Taiji Diagram to restrain Tongtian, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning prepared to attack the Interception Sect disciples.
• Qin Hong blocked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning with the God-Slaying Spear, Chaos Bell, and Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
• Zhunti and Jieyin arrived and offered to hold Qin Hong back while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked the disciples, revealing the four saints’ plan to eliminate the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian defied the four saints, and Qin Hong declared that he wanted to kill his Second Uncle as an act of filial devotion.

The Saints attacked the Interception Sect, while Qin Hong and Sect Master Tongtian fought to stop their plan. Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation against Laozi, whose defenses blocked its first wave of attacks.

• Qin Hong warned Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning that Houtu could disrupt the attack, but Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning dismissed the threat and struck at the Interception Sect with the Pangu Banner.
• Qin Hong blocked the Pangu Banner, then Zhunti and Jieyin confronted him and used the Chaos Alms Bowl against him.
• Sect Master Tongtian attacked Zhunti with the Lesser Immortal-Slaying Sword, and Jieyin suffered backlash while blocking its sword qi.
• Laozi took charge of holding off Tongtian as Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin advanced against the Interception Sect's disciples.
• Tongtian formed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and sent it against Laozi, who used the Taiji Diagram to block its sword attacks and struck back with the Primordial Sky-Slaying Sword.

Laozi was overwhelmed by Sect Master Tongtian’s strengthened Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while the other Saints tried to stop the Interception Sect disciples from forming the Myriad Immortals Formation. Qin Hong blocked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s attack, and Zhunti and Jieyin renewed their assault on him.

• Laozi’s treasures failed to withstand the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation until he used his Way of Non-Action to reinforce the Taiji Diagram.
• Sect Master Tongtian criticized Laozi and intensified the formation’s attacks, leaving Laozi’s defenses close to breaking.
• Zhunti and Jieyin held Qin Hong back while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked the Interception Sect disciples.
• Duobao ordered the disciples to form the Myriad Immortals Formation, alarming Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning.
• Qin Hong arrived before Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and blocked his Pangu Banner attack with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning urged Zhunti and Jieyin to act, and Jieyin sent the Yin-Yang Two Qi Wood Fish’s attack at Qin Hong.

Qin Hong held off Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin long enough for the Interception Sect disciples to complete the Myriad Immortals Formation. Jieyin trapped Qin Hong in the Twin Yin-Yang Two Qi Formation, while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning failed to stop the formation and erupted in fury.

• Qin Hong blocked Zhunti and Jieyin’s attacks, then forced Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to defend himself from the God-Slaying Spear.
• Sect Master Tongtian praised Qin Hong as he fought the three Sages without falling behind.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin joined forces against Qin Hong as observers across the primordial world watched in shock.
• Jieyin trapped Qin Hong in the Twin Yin-Yang Two Qi Formation while Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked the Interception Sect disciples.
• The Interception Sect disciples completed the Myriad Immortals Formation, which blocked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s attack and left him furious.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin attacked Qin Hong, but he held them off while Sect Master Tongtian battled Laozi. The Four Sages eventually joined forces against Qin Hong and Tongtian, yet still could not break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and the battle ended with Qin Hong knocking out Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning’s two front teeth and mocking him.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin attacked Qin Hong, while Sect Master Tongtian intensified the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to protect him.
• Qin Hong fought off the three Sages as Tongtian’s formation wounded Laozi and devastated the surrounding world.
• Laozi called for help, so Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin stopped attacking Qin Hong and joined Laozi against Tongtian.
• Qin Hong came to Tongtian’s side, and the four Sages failed to defeat them or break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Qin Hong struck Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning in the face, knocked out two front teeth, and mocked him, making Tongtian and the Interception Sect members laugh.

Houtu arrived to defend Qin Hong and attacked Zhunti and Jieyin, while Laozi prompted Minghe to lead the Asura race against the Underworld. Houtu refused to leave the fight despite the threat, and Qin Hong and Sect Master Tongtian continued battling Laozi and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning charged at Qin Hong, but Houtu arrived and warned the Four Saints not to harm her husband.
• Houtu attacked Zhunti and Jieyin, and admitted that she considered the two Saints easy to bully.
• Laozi called on Minghe to attack the Underworld, and Minghe led the Asura race out of the Endless Blood Sea.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning taunted Houtu about the Underworld, but she kept beating Zhunti and Jieyin instead of returning to defend it.
• Qin Hong mocked and fought Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning while Sect Master Tongtian and Laozi remained engaged in battle.

Saint Minghe attacked the Underworld while Houtu was away, but Zhenyuanzi stopped him at Ghost Gate Pass. Zhenyuanzi revealed that Qin Hong had given him the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and that he belonged to the Interception Sect, leaving the Primordial Era powers stunned.

• Saint Minghe led the Asura to Ghost Gate Pass and attacked, hoping to conquer the Underworld and win Hongjun's favor.
• Zhenyuanzi appeared and blocked Minghe's attack, declaring that he would defend the Underworld for Houtu.
• Minghe attacked Zhenyuanzi with Yuantu and Abi, but Zhenyuanzi used the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to knock the swords from his control.
• Zhenyuanzi said Qin Hong had given him the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and revealed that he belonged to the Interception Sect.
• The watching Great Powers were shocked that Zhenyuanzi had joined the Interception Sect, which now had four saints.