Chapter Summaries

Julongsun accepted Tu Xingsun as a disciple and secretly bound him with a Life Tablet designed to make him a tribulation substitute. Xuan Wazi monitored their schemes, arranged for Deng Chanyu to thwart Tu Xingsun, and prepared to use the marked dwarf against Julongsun as the coming war approached.

• Xuan Wazi watched Julongsun travel to Flying Cloud Cave and recorded Tu Xingsun spying on bathing Demon Clan cultivators for his blackmail archive.
• Julongsun caught Tu Xingsun trying to steal the Immortal Binding Rope, then accepted him as a disciple and tempted him with teachings, treasures, and promises of wealth and beauties in the war against Shang.
• Julongsun refined Tu Xingsun's Life Tablet with hidden Soul Restriction, Cultivation Chain, and Karma Theft, then reported to Yuanshi, who approved the plan to use disciples as tribulation substitutes.
• Xuan Wazi and the system detected the Life Tablet's restrictions and decided to wait before breaking them, while Xuan Wazi arranged for Deng Chanyu to keep Tu Xingsun in check.
• Xuan Wazi staged a rescue that deepened Tu Xingsun's faith in Julongsun and secretly marked Tu Xingsun with the Dao resonance of the Myriad Manifestations Returning Origin Scissors.
• Deng Chanyu struck Tu Xingsun with a Five-Colored Stone when he tried to spy on Lingxiu Villa, forced him to flee, and unknowingly helped Xuan Wazi track him.

Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun and Samantabhadra Zhenren recruited Jin Zha and Mu Zha, then trained them to distrust Nezha and the Shang Dynasty as part of Yuanshi’s plans for the coming war. Xuan Wazi monitored their schemes, arranged a way to comfort the brothers from afar, and set out to coordinate with Tongtian against the Exposition Sect.

• Li Jing accepted Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun and Samantabhadra Zhenren as Jin Zha and Mu Zha’s masters, and they bestowed the Daoist titles Jin Xia and Wood Luan along with magical treasures.
• Manjushri and Samantabhadra taught the brothers techniques aimed at the Shang Army and Nezha while persuading them that Heaven’s mandate favored Zhou and that Nezha had rejected his family.
• Xuan Wazi monitored the teachings, recorded the Exposition Sect’s tactical intelligence, and arranged for Yang Jian to visit Li Jing after Jin Zha and Mu Zha left for Kunlun.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha said farewell to Li Jing and Lady Yin, then traveled to Kunlun with Manjushri and Samantabhadra, who planned to accelerate their cultivation for the coming tribulation.
• Yuanshi approved Manjushri and Samantabhadra’s plans to deepen the brothers’ allegiance to Zhou and intensify their conflict with Nezha, while ordering them to test Yang Jian’s loyalty.
• Xuan Wazi arranged for Jin Zha and Mu Zha to hear recordings of their parents’ longing at night, learned that their masters’ cultivation method would drain their potential and lifespan, and left to consult Tongtian about an ambush-and-kill plan.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun further turned Huang Tianhua against the Shang Dynasty and armed him with three lethal treasures, intending to use him as a blade in the tribulation. As Huang Feihu and Lady Jia mourned their missing son, Xuan Wazi watched and decided to let events unfold, leaving Huang Tianhua close to complete estrangement from his family.

• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun reminded Huang Tianhua that the Shang Dynasty was doomed and urged him to aid Zhou, deepening his contempt for his family’s loyalty to Shang.
• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun gave Huang Tianhua the Moxie Precious Sword, Heart-Piercing Nail, and Fire Dragon Banner, then ordered him to master them at Sword Testing Cliff.
• Huang Tianhua tested the three treasures, devastating the cliff and boasting that Shang generals and Interception Sect immortals would be no match for him.
• Huang Feihu and Lady Jia mourned their missing son, unaware that Qingxu Daode Zhenjun had shaped him into a weapon against them and the Shang Dynasty.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched the family’s grief and Huang Tianhua’s training through a Water Mirror; Xuan Wazi chose not to intervene and planned to let the estrangement fuel a later confrontation.

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong endured harsh training under Guangchengzi and Chijingzi while growing suspicious of their masters’ claims about Di Xin and Heaven’s Mandate. After secretly agreeing to escape to Zhaoge and discover the truth, they remained unaware that Xuan Wazi and Nuwa were observing them and waiting for the right moment to intervene.

• Guangchengzi and Chijingzi harshly trained Yin Jiao and Yin Hong in the Heaven-Overturning Seal Art and the Yin-Yang Turning Wheel Art, while both brothers struggled with memories of their family.
• Yin Jiao questioned Guangchengzi’s teachings and secretly jolted the restriction on his cave door, then pretended that cultivation had caused his bloody backlash when Guangchengzi rushed in to examine him.
• Yin Jiao resolved to escape with Yin Hong and contacted him through their childhood signal, warning that their masters might have lied about Di Xin and the Shang Dynasty.
• The brothers agreed to return to Zhaoge to uncover the truth, destroy or locate their life plaques, strengthen their cultivation, and hide their plans from their masters.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched the brothers’ conversation through a Water Mirror, and Xuan Wazi chose to let their suspicions grow before revealing more of the truth.

Jiang Ziya met Ji Chang by the Wei River and became Xi Qi’s prime minister, persuading him to approve new policies and a new army. As Jiang Ziya prepared Xi Qi for war while secretly hoping to buy time for Di Xin, Ji Fa grew ambitious and Guangchengzi prepared to control Yin Jiao.

• Jiang Ziya used his baitless Straight Hook to attract Ji Chang, then presented himself as the Flying Bear foretold in Ji Chang’s dream and warned that Shang would attack Xi Qi.
• Ji Chang knelt before Jiang Ziya, brought him to Xi Qi, and appointed him prime minister with authority over military and civil affairs.
• Jiang Ziya persuaded Ji Chang to adopt a land tax based on acreage, military merit ranks, and a new army trained in a formation and Qi Guiding Art, with Ji Fa in command.
• Jiang Ziya confessed to Xuan Wazi that he feared the coming war would harm Xi Qi’s people, and Xuan Wazi told him to weaken the new army’s foundations and stoke Ji Fa’s ambition.
• Ji Fa eagerly studied Jiang Ziya’s New Army Drill Manual and imagined himself ruling as Human Emperor, while Guangchengzi prepared Yin Jiao’s life tablet for an oath in three days.

Shen Gongbao and Featherwing Immortal staged a fake phoenix omen at Mount Qi, allowing Ji Fa to proclaim that Zhou would replace Shang. Di Xin rejected the claim, declared the Ji clan rebels, and ordered Shang to prepare for war, while Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched the conflict begin.

• Shen Gongbao persuaded Featherwing Immortal to impersonate a phoenix in exchange for treasures and a meeting with Xuan Wazi.
• Jiang Ziya told Ji Fa that the phoenix omen would appear at noon, and Ji Fa prepared to worship Heaven.
• Featherwing Immortal cried nine times above Mount Qi and scattered dyed feathers as Xi Qi's people hailed the spectacle as an auspicious omen.
• Ji Fa used the ceremony to declare that Zhou had received Heaven's mandate and would replace Shang.
• Di Xin denounced the Ji clan as rebels, stripped the Earl of the West of his title, and ordered Wen Zhong to prepare the army for war.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched as Di Xin's response set the conflict between Shang and Zhou in motion.

Wen Zhong sent Zhang Guifang to attack Xi Qi, where his Name-Calling Dismounting Art captured several generals and overwhelmed Huang Tianhua despite a Soul-Stabilizing Talisman. As Xi Qi sought stronger allies, Xuan Wazi watched for Yin Jiao to enter the conflict, while Yin Jiao’s recovered memories intensified his doubts about Guangchengzi.

• After discussing the threat of Exposition Sect cultivators with Xuan Wazi, Wen Zhong recommended Zhang Guifang as vanguard, and Di Xin ordered him to lead eighty thousand troops against Xi Qi.
• Zhang Guifang captured Nangong Shi and several other Xi Qi generals with his Name-Calling Dismounting Art, burned a provisions camp, and drove Xi Qi to avoid battle and request reinforcements.
• Shen Gongbao gave Zhang Guifang Soul-Stabilizing Talismans and suggested letting Xi Qi scouts find them, while Jiang Ziya chose Huang Tianhua to test one in battle.
• Huang Tianhua resisted Zhang Guifang’s name-calling attack with the talisman but lost their close-combat duel and fled back into Xi Qi injured.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched Zhang Guifang’s victory, and Xuan Wazi considered having Yin Jiao face the general as Yin Jiao’s memories and doubts about Guangchengzi continued to grow.

As the Exposition Sect's four Golden Immortals entered the Myriad Immortals Formation, Xuan Wazi summoned them to the Shang camp and challenged them to break his simplified Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. He defeated and released them, leaving the wounded immortals to report back to Primordial Heavenly Venerate as an even greater confrontation loomed.

• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived outside the Myriad Immortals Formation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate sent Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Cihang, and Julongsun through its four gates.
• Xuan Wazi told Yang Jian to invite the four Golden Immortals to the Shang camp, then challenged them to enter his simplified Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation or return to Kunlun.
• Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Cihang, and Julongsun entered Xuan Wazi's formation, where its sword gates and magical treasures injured them and thwarted their attempt to break through.
• Xuan Wazi dispersed the formation after the four Golden Immortals could no longer fight, then ordered them to tell Primordial Heavenly Venerate to come himself if he wished to break the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• The four wounded immortals fled back to the Zhou camp as Primordial Heavenly Venerate's saintly might began to rise, and Xuan Wazi predicted that the real confrontation was still to come.

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong recovered their memories and learned that Guangchengzi and Chijingzi had abducted them, altered their minds, and bound them with soul restrictions. After discovering that Guangchengzi planned to send Yin Jiao into danger at the Golden Light Formation, the brothers prepared to escape to the Shang camp with Xuan Wazi’s help.

• Yin Hong secretly visited Yin Jiao and revealed that Chijingzi’s restriction was eroding his memories and forcing him to believe Shang was unrighteous.
• Yin Jiao and Yin Hong invoked Xuan Wazi’s blessing, which restored their memories of being abducted and having false beliefs implanted by their masters.
• Xuan Wazi watched from Mount Wu as the brothers regained their memories, then arranged for Shen Gongbao to lure Guangchengzi toward the Golden Light Formation.
• Guangchengzi and Chijingzi decided to send Yin Jiao to test the Golden Light Formation and use his life tablet if he showed disloyalty.
• Yin Jiao overheard the masters’ plan through a magical insect and resolved to flee with Yin Hong the next day, trusting Xuan Wazi’s jade talisman.

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong resolved to escape Guangchengzi and Chijingzi, while Xuan Wazi secretly helped conceal their intentions. The brothers planned to flee during the next battle, unaware that Guangchengzi intended to send them into the formations as expendable bait.

• Yin Jiao and Yin Hong decided to return to their father, but worried that the Soul-Locking Seal would reveal any attempt to escape.
• Guangchengzi entered their tent, and Yin Jiao pretended they were reviewing the day's battle until Xuan Wazi's aura concealed the brothers' true emotions during Guangchengzi's inspection.
• Guangchengzi strengthened Yin Jiao's Soul-Locking Seal, and Yin Jiao suffered a bloody backlash before he and Yin Hong secretly planned their escape.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa arranged for Yao Tianjun to slip the brothers an imitation Near-Far Talisman during the next formation battle.
• Guangchengzi told Chijingzi to send Yin Jiao and Yin Hong to probe the formations, prepared to let them die if they proved disloyal.

Di Xin sent Wen Zhong, Huang Feihu, and the Ten Heavenly Lords to confront Xi Qi by raising the Ten Absolute Formations at Dragon-Ending Ridge. As Guangchengzi sent Yin Jiao and Yin Hong to probe the formations, the brothers secretly planned their escape, and after White Crane Boy exposed them, Xuan Wazi’s jade talisman carried them to the Shang Army’s defensive line with Guangchengzi in pursuit.

• Di Xin appointed Wen Zhong commander and Huang Feihu deputy commander, and the Ten Heavenly Lords raised their Ten Absolute Formations at Dragon-Ending Ridge.
• Jiang Ziya prayed to Primordial Heavenly Venerate for help, while Yin Jiao and Yin Hong prepared to exploit the chaos to return to Shang.
• Primordial ordered Guangchengzi and other Jade Void Palace disciples to probe the formations with Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, and Xuan Wazi secretly instructed Yao Tianjun to protect the brothers.
• Yin Jiao attacked the Golden Light Formation, staged his injuries, and concealed his escape plans when Guangchengzi reinforced the restriction in his soul.
• White Crane Boy intercepted Yin Jiao and Yin Hong as they tried to flee the Zhou camp, and Guangchengzi and the other Golden Immortals surrounded them.
• Yin Jiao’s jade talisman shattered the restriction and teleported the brothers to the Shang Army’s defensive line, while Guangchengzi pursued them.

Chijingzi sent Yin Hong into Yao Tianjun’s Soul-Losing Formation, but Xuan Wazi secretly freed Yin Hong from his soul restraints and helped him fake a grave injury. Yin Hong planned to escape to Zhaoge with Yin Jiao while Xuan Wazi prepared a larger scheme against Chijingzi and Chang'er Dingguangxian.

• Chijingzi ordered Yin Hong to investigate Yao Tianjun’s Soul-Losing Formation, and Yin Hong entered under threat from his soul restraint.
• As the formation overwhelmed Yin Hong, Xuan Wazi used Primordial Clear Qi to break Chijingzi’s restrictions and shield Yin Hong’s soul.
• Yin Hong faked a near-fatal injury, and Chijingzi and Guangchengzi suspected that a powerful force had intervened.
• Xuan Wazi told Yin Hong to wait for a chance to escape and revealed that Yin Jiao also wanted to flee; he secretly implanted triggered memory fragments in both brothers.
• Xuan Wazi planned to use Yin Hong’s apparent peril to lure Chijingzi into a trap involving Chang'er Dingguangxian and Hong Lei, then left with Nuwa.

Nezha was badly injured when Sun Tianjun’s Blood Transformation Formation countered his lotus incarnation, and Chang'er Dingguangxian ambushed True Man Taiyi during the rescue. As Nezha began questioning Taiyi’s teachings, Xuan Wazi altered a Western plot against Yin Hong, while Daoist Randeng headed toward Golden Ao Island.

• True Man Taiyi sent Nezha to challenge Sun Tianjun’s Blood Transformation Formation despite Chang'er Dingguangxian’s warning about its poison sand.
• Sun Tianjun’s poison sand eroded Nezha’s lotus incarnation, while Chang'er Dingguangxian stabbed True Man Taiyi with a poisoned Lawbreaking Awl.
• True Man Taiyi rescued Nezha and took him to Qian Yuan Mountain, where the damage was expected to require three years of treatment.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva told Chang'er Dingguangxian to use Bewitching Heart Brahma Dust to deepen Yin Hong’s hatred of Chijingzi, but Xuan Wazi intercepted and altered the dust to awaken Yin Hong’s true memories.
• Nezha questioned Taiyi’s teachings and privately resented him, while Xuan Wazi learned that Daoist Randeng was traveling toward Golden Ao Island and went to watch.

Huang Tianhua descended the mountain to aid Zhou and fought his father, Huang Feihu, before the battle lines, while Qingxu Daode Zhenjun revealed his cold plans for his disciple. Princess Longji stopped Huang Tianhua from killing Huang Feihu, and Yang Jian arrived to help the Shang side seek a way to awaken Tianhua; Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched from the shadows as Xuan Wazi planned to expose Qingxu’s betrayal.

• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun sent Huang Tianhua to aid Zhou and gave him a protective jade talisman, then revealed that he intended to use Huang Feihu’s son for the tribulation.
• Huang Feihu dreamed of Tianhua and feared that his missing son would become his enemy, then confronted him when Huang Tianhua challenged the Shang army.
• Huang Tianhua rejected Huang Feihu as his father and badly wounded him in battle, but Princess Longji intervened before he could kill him.
• Jiang Ziya recalled Huang Tianhua to camp, while he and Shen Gongbao discussed using the arrogant youth as a tool for the tribulation.
• Yang Jian visited the injured Huang Feihu and offered to help awaken Tianhua’s buried family bonds, while Qingxu dismissed the possibility that Yang Jian could change him.
• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa watched the father-and-son clash, and Xuan Wazi decided to let Yang Jian try first before exposing Qingxu’s treatment of Huang Tianhua.

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong escaped the Exposition Sect and returned to the Shang camp, where they reunited with Di Xin and exposed the sect’s coercion and soul restrictions. Di Xin severed ties with the Exposition Sect and swore vengeance, just as Guangchengzi and Chijingzi arrived to attack the camp.

• Yin Jiao and Yin Hong reached the Shang camp, where Wen Zhong recognized them and brought them to Di Xin.
• Di Xin reunited with his sons as they wept and confessed that the Exposition Sect had deceived and controlled them.
• Yin Jiao presented fragments of Guangchengzi’s life plaque, and Yin Hong revealed the soul restriction planted in him.
• Di Xin summoned the Destiny Golden Dragon, vowed vengeance against the Exposition Sect, and won the camp’s pledge to fight beside him.
• Guangchengzi and Chijingzi arrived and attacked the central command tent as Xuan Wazi and Nuwa prepared to confront them.

Xuan Wazi and Nuwa rescued Yin Jiao and Yin Hong from Guangchengzi and Chijingzi, then uncovered signs that the West was exploiting both the North Sea rebellion and reincarnation. After Houtu asked for help stopping the Buddhist Sect’s infiltration, Xuan Wazi headed to Spirit Mountain to confront Tathagata.

• Xuan Wazi and Nuwa arrived at the Shang camp, defeated Guangchengzi and Chijingzi, and helped Wen Zhong drive them away after Xuan Wazi swallowed Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s Saintly strike with the Chaos Dao Suppressing Pot.
• Xuan Wazi gave Yin Jiao and Yin Hong cultivation scriptures, while Nuwa removed lingering soul restrictions; Xuan Wazi also warned Wen Zhong to take Yang Jian to investigate the North Sea rebellion.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate learned of the defeat and raged at Jade Void Palace, while Xuan Wazi and Nuwa discovered that spiritual energy was being drained from several locations, including the North Sea.
• Houtu told Xuan Wazi and Nuwa that Buddhist marks were being planted in souls through mortal faith, possibly as part of a scheme to seize control of reincarnation; Nuwa agreed to create a purification barrier.
• Xuan Wazi set out for Spirit Mountain to confront Tathagata, who ended his sermon and prepared to receive him with Randeng and other Buddhist leaders.

Huang Feihu rejected Huang Tianhua’s demand that he surrender to Xi Qi, and their confrontation ended when Huang Tianhua’s sword shattered and Empress Nuwa freed him from Qingxu Daode Zhenjun’s control. Huang Feihu nevertheless severed his bond with his son and left, while Qingxu resolved to destroy the disobedient pawn and continue his schemes.

• Huang Feihu read Wen Zhong’s report about Huang Tianhua killing Azure-Faced Daoist, collapsed from grief, and discussed their sons’ estrangement with Li Jing.
• Qingxu Daode Zhenjun sent Huang Tianhua to persuade Huang Feihu to submit to Xi Qi, ordering him to use force if persuasion failed.
• Huang Tianhua urged Huang Feihu to surrender, but Huang Feihu refused and declared their father-son bond ended; Huang Tianhua drew his sword and attacked him.
• Deng Chanyu revealed Qingxu’s control over Huang Tianhua, and Wen Zhong, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong arrived as Qingxu’s life token began to detonate.
• Empress Nuwa shattered the life token and restored Huang Tianhua’s memories, but Huang Feihu broke the family’s Loyal Martyr Sword and left, declaring the Huang family inheritance broken.
• Qingxu learned that Huang Tianhua’s life token had shattered and resolved to destroy him and pursue his remaining schemes.

Di Xin held a grand ancestral rite where Yin Jiao and Yin Hong swore blood oaths to defend Great Shang, and the people’s united will awakened the Human Dao. As the Human Dao manifested, Hongjun ordered Primordial Heavenly Venerate to send his Golden Immortal disciples against the Myriad Immortals Formation, while Xuan Wazi prepared to disrupt the coming assault and received a system mission targeting Guangchengzi.

• Di Xin led Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and the court in worship at the Ancestral Temple, then proclaimed that Great Shang would defeat Xi Qi and endure.
• Yin Jiao and Yin Hong swore blood oaths before their ancestors, prompting a Mysterious Bird omen from the ancestral temple.
• Di Xin struck the Soul-Gathering Drum, and the Destiny Golden Dragon grew to a thousand zhang as the Human Dao manifested and the people of Chaoge rallied behind Great Shang.
• Hongjun sensed the Human Dao’s awakening and ordered Primordial Heavenly Venerate to send his remaining Golden Immortal disciples to attack the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Di Xin appointed Yin Jiao to observe state affairs, Yin Hong to train with Wen Zhong, and Yang Jian to command the Palace Guard, then announced that humans could pursue immortality through the Martial Scripture or Dao Scripture.
• Xuan Wazi sent Shen Gongbao a message telling Yao Tianjun to add a surprise to the Golden Light Formation, then received a system reward and a new mission to target Guangchengzi.

Guangchengzi led an assault on Yao Tianjun’s Golden Light Formation, where Chang'er Dingguangxian betrayed him and Yin Jiao and Yin Hong helped kill him. Xuan Wazi’s system concealed the truth from Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Xuan Wazi prepared to target Chijingzi next.

• Jiang Ziya advised Guangchengzi to attack the Golden Light Formation, and Guangchengzi brought Chang'er Dingguangxian along as a guide.
• Yao Tianjun prepared the Golden Light Soul-Shattering Mirror while Chang'er Dingguangxian secretly joined his plan to betray Guangchengzi.
• Chang'er Dingguangxian stabbed Guangchengzi in the back, and Yao Tianjun, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong struck him until his True Spirit was sent to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate sensed a disturbance in Guangchengzi’s life tablet but could not see clearly through the Chaos Aura and dismissed it as battle damage.
• Yao Tianjun imprisoned Huang Tianhua, Yang Ren, and the other disciples, while Chang'er Dingguangxian planned to report Guangchengzi’s false death to Chijingzi.
• Xuan Wazi learned that the system had hidden Guangchengzi’s listing from Primordial Heavenly Venerate and prepared a new scheme against Chijingzi.

Xuan Wazi and his allies lured Chijingzi into Yao Tianjun’s Golden Light Formation, where Yin Hong betrayed and killed his master with their help. Yuanshi grew suspicious as Chijingzi’s name appeared on the Investiture of the Gods List, while Xuan Wazi prepared a trap for Julongsun.

• White Crane Boy accepted Maitreya’s offer to spy on Primordial Heavenly Venerate and report on the Exposition Sect’s Golden Immortals.
• Chijingzi believed messages bearing Guangchengzi’s and Yuanshi’s seals and went to the Golden Light Formation with Yin Hong; Taiyi, Nezha, and Huanglong followed.
• Yao Tianjun revealed the formation was a trap, and Chang’er Dingguangxian wounded Chijingzi with the Lawbreaking Awl.
• Yin Hong turned his Yin Yang Mirror against Chijingzi, and Chang’er Dingguangxian struck him again, stripping away his Three Flowers and Five Qi before Yao Tianjun destroyed his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Yin Jiao and Yin Hong avenged themselves on Chijingzi; Yao Tianjun imprisoned Taiyi and Huanglong but released Nezha, who left to visit his mother at Chentang Pass.
• Xuan Wazi received system rewards for Chijingzi’s death and arranged to lure Julongsun into a trap through Tu Xingsun.