Chapter Summaries

Gu Changsheng defeated the Three Xiao, captured them and the Hunyuan Golden Dou, then rescued the Immortals of Chan Sect from Daoist Duobao. Duobao fled to Golden Ao Island and told Sect Leader Tongtian that Gu Changsheng had destroyed the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and endangered the Three Xiao.

• Gu Changsheng collapsed the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, captured the Three Xiao, and took the Hunyuan Golden Dou.
• Gu Changsheng struck Daoist Duobao’s demonic form with the Chaos Bell, forcing him to flee toward Golden Ao Island.
• Gu Changsheng sent Guang Chengzi and the other Immortals of Chan Sect back to Xiqi and departed.
• Daoist Duobao returned to Golden Ao Island injured, and Sect Leader Tongtian healed him with Saintly Light.
• Daoist Duobao told Sect Leader Tongtian that Gu Changsheng had injured him, destroyed the formation, and left the Three Xiao in grave danger.

After hearing Duobao’s account of Gu Changsheng’s insult to the Interception Sect, Sect Leader Tongtian sent him to Jiepai Pass with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords. Duobao ordered Wen Zhong to withdraw the Yin Shang army to Tong Pass before he set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

• Duobao accused the Chan Sect of humiliating the Interception Sect, and its disciples urged Tongtian to seek justice.
• Tongtian gave Duobao the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and ordered him to establish the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation at Jiepai Pass.
• Duobao arrived at Jiepai Pass while Wen Zhong was keeping the Yin Shang army behind its defenses against Xiqi.
• Duobao told Wen Zhong to retreat to Tong Pass because no living being would survive beneath the sword formation.
• Wen Zhong ordered the Yin Shang army to leave Jiepai Pass and march to Tong Pass.

Daoist Duobao erected the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation at Jiepai Pass to trap and kill the Chan Sect Immortals, who halted outside rather than risk entering it. Saint Taiqing arrived on a Horned Green Ox and demanded to know why Tongtian had not come to see him.

• Daoist Duobao completed the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and vowed to kill the Western Qi army and Chan Sect Immortals.
• Guang Chengzi halted Jiang Ziya's advancing army after Daoist Randeng recognized the formation and warned that they should wait for their Sect Leader.
• Daoist Duobao taunted the Chan Sect Immortals from within the formation and claimed even Gu Changsheng could not break it.
• Saint Taiqing descended on a Horned Green Ox, and Daoist Duobao bowed as Taiqing asked where Tongtian was.

Sect Leader Tongtian faced the four Sages who came to break the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, even as the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao drew Chan Sect and Interception Sect into conflict. The Sages entered the formation and began attacking its four swords, while Tongtian unleashed its terrifying Chaos Sword Qi.

• Saint Taiqing arrived at Jiepai Pass and tried to persuade Tongtian to abandon the formation and accept the fall of Yin Shang.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived, followed by Zhunti and Jieyin, bringing the total to four Sages opposing Tongtian.
• Tongtian entered the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, and the four Sages followed him inside.
• Saint Taiqing assigned each Sage one direction and one sword to attack as Tongtian activated the formation, filling it with Chaos Sword Qi.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Taiqing began confronting the formation’s swords, and Saint Taiqing manifested the Taiji Diagram as a golden bridge.

After the four Saints broke the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Sect Leader Tongtian gathered the Interception Sect immortals on Golden Ao Island and prepared the Myriad Immortals Formation. He sent Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal to worship the Six Souls Banner, where Gu Changsheng confronted him and learned what the banner could do.

• Saint Taiqing seized the Immortal Trapping Sword, and the four Saints took the Four Immortal Slaying Swords as Sect Leader Tongtian escaped.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered the Immortals of Chan Sect to attack Jiepai Pass, and Jiang Ziya led the Western Qi army there.
• Sect Leader Tongtian summoned the Interception Sect immortals to Golden Ao Island and had them complete the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Sect Leader Tongtian gave Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal the Six Souls Banner and ordered him to worship it at Zizhi Cliff on Penglai Island.
• Gu Changsheng appeared before Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, who explained that the Six Souls Banner could diminish a Saint's fortune and erode a Saint's Dao Fruit.

Gu Changsheng killed Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal after learning he had accepted Saint Zhunti’s offer to betray the Interception Sect, then studied the Six Souls Banner and discovered its connection to the Law of Destiny. On Golden Ao Island, Tongtian prepared to use the Myriad Immortals Formation as the conflict between the Chan and Jie Sects approached.

• Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal admitted that Saint Zhunti had promised him a Western Teachings Venerable position and that he planned to present the Six Souls Banner to the Chan Sect.
• Gu Changsheng killed Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal for betraying the Interception Sect, then examined the Six Souls Banner.
• The Primordial System revealed that the Six Souls Banner contained thousands of strands of the Law of Destiny and could diminish a saint’s providence.
• Tongtian saw Gu Changsheng take the Six Souls Banner but let him leave, knowing Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal had betrayed the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian activated the Myriad Immortals Formation, and the Jie Sect disciples gathered on Golden Ao Island.

Tongtian led the Interception Sect’s myriad Immortals to confront the Chan Sect at Tong Pass, while other Sages and their disciples gathered for the conflict. He ordered the Myriad Immortals Formation to be deployed, preparing to face four Sages without the Six Souls Banner.

• Tongtian summoned the Interception Sect’s disciples and announced that he would lead them to debate the Dao with the Chan Sect.
• Zhenyuan calculated the cause of Tongtian’s mobilization and realized that the tribulation involved the Heavenly Court and Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.
• Zhunti and Jieyin sent Western Teachings disciples east, while Taiqing departed with Xuan Du and Yuanshi set out from Kunlun Mountain.
• The Interception Sect and the other teachings assembled outside Tong Pass, where Yuanshi challenged Tongtian’s actions.
• Tongtian ordered the Interception Sect to deploy the Myriad Immortals Formation, and its disciples formed it using formations such as the Taiji, Liangyi, and Four Symbols formations.

Gu Changsheng led the Chan Sect disciples into the Myriad Immortals Formation and opened a breach, while Tongtian fought the four other saints outside. Inside the formation, Gu Changsheng shared its operational trajectory with the disciples of the Three Sects and prepared to direct their efforts to break it.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered the Chan Sect disciples to break the Myriad Immortals Formation, and Gu Changsheng led them into battle.
• Gu Changsheng used the flaw he had deduced to tear open a breach in the formation, which the Chan Sect, Grand Master Xuan Du, and Western Teachings disciples entered.
• Tongtian attacked Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Saint Taiqing, Zhunti, and Jieyin with the Azure Pine Sword, and they joined forces against him.
• Inside the formation, Chijingzi asked Gu Changsheng how they could break it, and Gu Changsheng shared its operational trajectory with the disciples of the Three Sects.
• The disciples scattered through the formation according to Gu Changsheng’s instructions as he activated the Primordial System.

Gu Changsheng broke the Myriad Immortals Formation, and Zhunti tried to seize Interception Sect disciples. Tongtian retaliated by beginning to reforge Primordial Heaven and Earth, causing widespread destruction and death.

• Gu Changsheng and the Three Sects disciples used runes to shatter the formations within the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Tongtian realized the formation had fallen, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate declared his victory.
• Zhunti swept several Interception Sect disciples into the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, prompting Tongtian to strike him down with the Azure Pine Sword.
• Tongtian announced he would reforge the Primordial and unleashed his power despite the Saints' warnings.
• Primordial Heaven and Earth shattered into Chaos Space, killing countless beings and destroying much of the world.

Sect Leader Tongtian shattered the Primordial world during the battle of Saints, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived, ordered the Saints to restore it, and confined Tongtian to Purple Cloud Palace. With the Interception Sect gone and the Four Great Continents formed, Jiang Ziya’s army advanced toward Chaoge, alarming a powerful figure hidden in Yin Shang.

• Sect Leader Tongtian’s battle with the Saints destroyed the Primordial world, killing or scattering countless beings and Interception Sect disciples as Gu Changsheng retreated.
• Zhunti swept at the Chan Sect’s immortals, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived and stopped the destruction.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered the Saints to restore the world and leave its affairs alone, then confined Sect Leader Tongtian in Purple Cloud Palace.
• The Saints formed the Four Great Continents from the shattered Primordial world, while Zhunti and Jieyin refined fragments into a land above them and received Heavenly Dao merit.
• With Tongtian confined and the Interception Sect destroyed, Quasi-Saints such as Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master stirred, though they suspected the Investiture of the Gods tribulation continued.
• Jiang Ziya led Western Qi’s army toward Chaoge, drawing the attention of a powerful figure concealed on a mist-shrouded mountain in Yin Shang territory.

Kong Xuan descended before the Western Qi army and ordered it to retreat, blocking its advance toward Chaoge. The army withdrew, leaving Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, and the other Chan Sect Immortals facing Kong Xuan alone.

• Kong Xuan learned that Western Qi had captured several passes and decided to stop its march on Yin Shang.
• Kong Xuan released his Quasi-Saint aura, forcing the Western Qi soldiers to collapse under its pressure.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Chan Sect Immortals recognized Kong Xuan and asked why he had blocked their way.
• Kong Xuan told the Western Qi forces to return, while Guang Chengzi argued that King Wu should overthrow King Zhou.
• Jiang Ziya ordered the Western Qi army to sound the retreat and withdraw, leaving the Chan Sect Immortals before Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan attacked the Chan Sect immortals, but Gu Changsheng arrived and blocked his Five-Colored Divine Light with the Chaos Bell. After their first clash, Kong Xuan challenged Gu Changsheng to fight in the Chaos, unaware that Gu Changsheng cultivated Chaos Law.

• Kong Xuan dismissed Guang Chengzi and the other Chan Sect immortals, then unleashed his Five-Colored Divine Light when Chijingzi insulted him.
• Gu Changsheng appeared beneath the Xuanhuang Great Bell and blocked Kong Xuan's attack, allowing the Chan Sect immortals to retreat.
• Gu Changsheng and Kong Xuan exchanged blows, and their powers shattered the surrounding space and carved deep ravines into the earth.
• Kong Xuan challenged Gu Changsheng to fight in the Chaos, believing its conditions would favor his greater experience.
• Gu Changsheng accepted the challenge, having deliberately provoked Kong Xuan because his Chaos Law gave him an advantage there.

Gu Changsheng pursued Kong Xuan into the chaos and used the Chaos Bell and Chaos Law to overpower him. Kong Xuan revealed his true form and attacked with Five-Element power, but Gu Changsheng’s Chaos Sword Qi destroyed his feathers and left him badly wounded.

• Kong Xuan fled into the chaos, and Gu Changsheng followed him.
• Gu Changsheng struck the Chaos Bell, blasting Kong Xuan back and revealing his command of Chaos Law.
• Gu Changsheng gathered Chaos Qi into a Chaos Divine Thunder as Kong Xuan refined the surrounding energy into Five Elements Qi.
• Gu Changsheng transformed the Chaos Qi into sword energy and sent it against Kong Xuan.
• Kong Xuan revealed his Heaven and Earth Manifestation body, but the Chaos Sword Qi destroyed his feathers and injured him.

Gu Changsheng suppressed Kong Xuan and demanded that he become his mount, while Kong Xuan fought back by swallowing him into his Five Elements space. Gu Changsheng broke free and left Kong Xuan near death in the chaos, then gave him one final chance to submit.

• Kong Xuan tried to flee after vowing revenge, but Gu Changsheng used the Chaos Bell and his Blood Fiend Qi to suppress and batter him.
• Gu Changsheng demanded that Kong Xuan become his mount, but Kong Xuan refused and challenged him to kill him.
• Kong Xuan swallowed Gu Changsheng and used his Five Elements space to try to destroy him.
• Gu Changsheng resisted from within, expanded into a towering giant, and broke out of Kong Xuan's Five Elements space.
• Gu Changsheng left Kong Xuan gravely injured and exposed to the Chaos Qi, then asked him once more to become his mount.

Gu Changsheng subdued Kong Xuan, healed him, and returned to the Western Qi camp, where he ordered Jiang Ziya to advance on Chaoge. As King Zhou of Shang’s capital neared collapse, he sent Su Daji away and set Lutai Terrace ablaze.

• Kong Xuan surrendered to Gu Changsheng, offered him his primordial spirit, and was healed with Three Lights Divine Water.
• Gu Changsheng rode Kong Xuan back to the Western Qi camp, where the Chan Sect Immortals welcomed him and learned he had subdued the peacock.
• Gu Changsheng ordered Jiang Ziya to attack Chaoge, and the Western Qi army captured several passes before surrounding the capital.
• King Zhou of Shang retreated after the assembled lords attacked, then drank with Su Daji in the abandoned Royal Palace.
• Su Daji pointed a treasured sword at King Zhou of Shang, but he revealed he knew her true nature and urged her to leave.
• King Zhou of Shang pushed Su Daji away, lamented his fate as the Human Co-Lord, and set Lutai Terrace ablaze.

After King Wu founded the Great Zhou, Gu Changsheng oversaw the enfeoffment ceremony and kept the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and God-Beating Whip. Nine Heavens Xuannü asked him to return the treasures to the Heavenly Court, leaving Haotian’s plan to control the newly appointed gods in jeopardy.

• King Zhou of Shang burned himself to death, and King Wu, Ji Fa, founded the Great Zhou after occupying Chaoge.
• Gu Changsheng handed Jiang Ziya the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and ordered him to conduct the enfeoffment ceremony.
• Nine Heavens Xuannü brought the Investiture of the Gods Platform, and Jiang Ziya appointed the Righteous Gods to the Heavenly Court.
• Jiang Ziya gave Gu Changsheng the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and God-Beating Whip after the ceremony.
• Nine Heavens Xuannü asked Gu Changsheng to return the treasures, which Haotian needed to control the gods.

Gu Changsheng drove Nine Heavens Xuannü away with the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and God-Beating Whip, then returned to Purple Mansion Continent. He released the Three Xiao, told them the Interception Sect had fallen, and made them his maidservants.

• Gu Changsheng claimed the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and God-Beating Whip for the Chan Sect, forcing Nine Heavens Xuannü and the fairies to leave.
• After the tribulation ended, Gu Changsheng told Jiang Ziya to assist Western Qi and departed for Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng returned to Purple Mansion Continent and learned from Ziwei that Chang Xi was in seclusion.
• Gu Changsheng released the Three Xiao and told them the Interception Sect was gone.
• The Three Xiao grieved over the sect's fall, and Gu Changsheng ordered them to serve as maidservants on Purple Mansion Continent.

After learning that Nine Heavens Xuannü had failed to retrieve the God-Beating Whip and the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, Haotian went to Purple Mansion Continent to demand them from Gu Changsheng. Kong Xuan intercepted him, revealed that Gu Changsheng was his master, and ordered Haotian to leave while Gu Changsheng remained in seclusion.

• Gu Changsheng dismissed the Three Xiao and began cultivating in seclusion in the Purple Mansion Grand Hall.
• Haotian angrily confronted Nine Heavens Xuannü over her failure to recover the God-Beating Whip and the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, then decided to visit Purple Mansion Continent himself.
• Haotian left the Heavenly Court and arrived above Purple Mansion Continent, calling out for Gu Changsheng.
• Kong Xuan appeared and told Haotian that his master, Gu Changsheng, was in seclusion.
• Haotian demanded that Kong Xuan have Gu Changsheng return the two treasures, but Kong Xuan contemptuously ordered him to go back.

Haotian and Kong Xuan fought after Kong Xuan provoked the Lord of the Heavenly Court, with Haotian gradually falling behind. When Haotian tried to flee, Gu Changsheng emerged from the Purple Mansion Grand Hall and stopped Kong Xuan from pursuing him.

• Haotian challenged Kong Xuan over his humiliation, but Kong Xuan mocked him and dared him to fight.
• Kong Xuan attacked Haotian with five-colored radiance, and Haotian answered with the Haotian Mirror and the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner.
• Haotian's strike threatened Purple Mansion Continent, but an icy voice blocked it and made him realize powerful quasi-saints were inside.
• Haotian announced he would return another day and began to flee through space, but Kong Xuan pursued him with another attack.
• Gu Changsheng emerged from the Purple Mansion Grand Hall, told Kong Xuan not to chase a desperate foe, and received Kong Xuan's bow.

Gu Changsheng rewarded Kong Xuan with his Five Elements Law essence after Haotian’s defeat, urging him to cultivate rather than pursue Haotian. Haotian returned to Yaochi badly wounded and told the Queen Mother that Kong Xuan served Gu Changsheng and Purple Mansion Continent had another Quasi-Saint expert.

• Gu Changsheng forgave Kong Xuan for waking him and gave him the essence of his Five Elements Law to improve his comprehension.
• Kong Xuan offered to capture Haotian, but Gu Changsheng told him to focus on cultivation, and Kong Xuan returned to his cave abode.
• Haotian emerged into Yaochi Holy Land gravely wounded and spat out Imperial Blood.
• The Queen Mother tried to heal Haotian and asked whether Gu Changsheng had injured him, but Haotian said Kong Xuan had defeated him.
• Haotian told the Queen Mother that Kong Xuan had submitted to Gu Changsheng and that Purple Mansion Continent had another Quasi-Saint expert.