Recaps

After transmigrating as Tongtian, Sect Master of the Interception Sect, he resolved to prevent his disciples from suffering the fate he remembered from the Investiture of the Gods. When Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti arrived to demand the sect enter the calamity, Tongtian refused and drew his four immortal swords, just as his system awakened.

• Tongtian remembered the Interception Sect’s destruction during the Investiture of the Gods and vowed not to repeat the past.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti arrived at Biyou Palace and demanded that the Interception Sect supply disciples for the Investiture.
• Tongtian accused Yuanshi’s Chan Sect of starting the calamity and refused to let his own sect enter it.
• The four Saints pressured Tongtian with their combined power, but he drew his four immortal swords and rejected their demand.
• Tongtian triggered the Primordial God-Tier System.

Tongtian refused the Four Saints’ demand to involve the Interception Sect in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and received powerful system rewards. He attacked Jieyin and Zhunti, then confronted Yuanshi as Yuanshi brought out the Pangu Banner.

• Tongtian refused to sign the Investiture of the Gods and received the God-Slaying Spear, a Chaos Territory, Primordial Violet Qi, and a Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
• Tongtian considered how the rewards could let him attain the Great Dao and surpass the Heavenly Dao Sages.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Yuanshi pressured Tongtian to sign the Investiture of the Gods, but he rejected their demands.
• Tongtian unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords Formation and wounded Jieyin and Zhunti with its sword qi.
• Tongtian denounced Yuanshi for betraying him and disparaging the Interception Sect.
• Yuanshi brought out the Pangu Banner, threatening to teach Tongtian a lesson.

Tongtian drove off the four Sages by wielding the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and the God-Slaying Spear, then refused to sign the Investiture of the Gods despite Hongjun’s warning about the coming tribulation. He left after declaring that he would rather give up his Sage position than submit to the Heavenly Dao.

• Tongtian summoned the God-Slaying Spear alongside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving the four Sages too wary to attack.
• Yuanshi tried to provoke Taishang and accuse Tongtian of disrespecting his Senior Brothers, but Tongtian challenged them to fight.
• Hongjun appeared, halted the confrontation, and warned that the Tribulation of Investiture could not be avoided and that those who died would be recorded in the Investiture of the Gods.
• Tongtian refused to sign the Investiture of the Gods, and Hongjun said to leave life and death to fate before disappearing.
• After Zhunti mocked him and Yuanshi invoked the Heavenly Dao, Tongtian declared he would rather not have the Sage position and vanished.

Tongtian began refining the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit to escape the Heavenly Dao’s constraints and abolish his Sage position. He shattered the Dao Fruit, shocking the prehistoric world and giving Kunpeng hope of claiming the vacant Sage position.

• Taishang, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti dismissed Tongtian’s claim that he would give up his Sage position and left the East Sea.
• Tongtian told Duobao and Zhao Gongming about the Investiture of the Gods, then ordered them to avoid Chan Sect and Western Teachings schemes while he entered seclusion.
• Tongtian examined the treasures from the God-Tier System and began refining the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit to become a Great Dao Saint.
• Tongtian shattered his Dao Fruit, and the Eye of the Heavenly Dao announced that he had voluntarily abolished it.
• Kunpeng celebrated the vacant Sage position, while Nuwa, Lord of the Beginning, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Hongjun reacted to Tongtian’s choice.

After abandoning his Sage position, Tongtian received Chaos Demon God Essence Blood and an upgraded Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram from the God-Tier System. He upgraded the formation and used the essence blood to reach the pinnacle of physical cultivation, then began breaking through its final barrier.

• The God-Tier System rewarded Tongtian with two gourds of Three Thousand Chaos Demon God Essence Blood and an upgraded Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram for completing the Fearless of Life and Death achievement.
• Tongtian upgraded the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, increasing its power and allowing it to fight without his direct control.
• Tongtian spent a thousand years refining nearly half of the essence blood and reached the pinnacle of physical cultivation beneath a Great Dao Saint.
• Tongtian began using the remaining essence blood to assault the barrier beyond the pinnacle, and repeated strikes made it tremble without breaking.

Tongtian broke through his physical limits, gained powerful cultivation methods and divine treasures, and began refining a Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit to pursue Great Dao Sainthood. Meanwhile, Jieyin and Zhunti prepared for the coming tribulation, believing Tongtian’s loss of Sainthood left the Interception Sect vulnerable.

• Tongtian shattered the limits of his physical body and advanced to the half-step Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Tongtian received the Primordial Nine Revolutions Heavenly Merit and chose the Destiny Rainbow and incomplete Destiny Dao Palace over defensive treasures.
• Tongtian cultivated the Destiny Rainbow’s Life and Death Destiny Laws, then began refining the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discussed the approaching Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and planned to target the Interception Sect if Tongtian entered it.
• Jieyin and Zhunti believed Tongtian’s loss of Sainthood meant they could openly use underhanded methods against him.

After Tongtian abolished his Sage position, Taishang and Yuanshi went to Golden Ao Island to test his strength and pressure the Interception Sect. Tongtian claimed a reward for responding to them, then emerged from seclusion and rebuffed their visit.

• Yuanshi persuaded Taishang to visit Tongtian after learning that Tongtian had abolished his Sage position.
• Taishang and Yuanshi broke into Golden Ao Island, where Yuanshi struck Duobao down when he tried to stop them.
• Tongtian stayed inside Biyou Palace and chose the reward of a Five Elements Purple Spirit Apricot and an Ancestral Dragon Pearl.
• Taishang offered Tongtian a Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill and called for him to come out, but Tongtian finally answered with an insult.

Tongtian confronted Taishang and Yuanshi when they came to Biyou Palace over the Investiture of the Gods, then revealed that he had regained overwhelming Sage might despite discarding his Sage position. Taishang and Yuanshi retreated, while Hongjun sensed Tongtian’s power but could not find his primordial spirit within the Heavenly Dao.

• Yuanshi threatened to destroy Biyou Palace, and Tongtian trapped him and Taishang in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Yuanshi attacked, but Tongtian emerged with the power refined from the Primordial Saint Embryo and suppressed the two Sages with his aura.
• Duobao recognized Tongtian’s power as Sage might, while Taishang and Yuanshi were shocked that Tongtian still possessed it.
• Tongtian invited Taishang and Yuanshi into the formation to negotiate, but Taishang fled and Yuanshi followed.
• Hongjun sensed Tongtian’s Sage might but could not find his primordial spirit within the Heavenly Dao.

Tongtian prepared his Interception Sect disciples for the approaching great calamity by giving them treasures and warning them to stay on Golden Ao Island. As the heavenly secrets fell into chaos and rival Saints began planning against him, Tongtian tasked Duobao with protecting the sect while promising that he would regain the Primordial Dao soon.

• Tongtian summoned Zhao Gongming, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, Shi Ji, and San Xiao, gave them nine Innate Spiritual Treasures, and ordered them to cultivate without leaving Golden Ao Island.
• Tongtian resolved to protect the Interception Sect and prevent its past destruction, recognizing that internal defections had contributed to its downfall.
• Hongjun, Nuwa, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti sensed the chaotic heavenly secrets and prepared to act as they believed the great calamity had arrived early.
• Duobao warned Tongtian that Yuanshi and Taishang might not give up, then vowed to protect the Interception Sect even at the cost of his life.
• Tongtian told Duobao that Saints could not interfere if they did not enter the calamity, said he had not regained the Primordial Dao yet, and urged Duobao to remain cautious.

Tongtian entrusted Duobao with protecting the Interception Sect, then entered seclusion to cultivate the Primordial Nine Revolutions Heavenly Merit. After reaching the Sixth Revolution, he chose to remain in seclusion and received the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner and a gourd of Three Lights Divine Water.

• Tongtian gave Duobao an Innate Spiritual Treasure and charged him with protecting the Interception Sect while he entered seclusion.
• Tongtian began cultivating the Primordial Nine Revolutions Heavenly Merit, advancing rapidly through its early realms.
• Tongtian reached the Sixth Revolution and believed the Seventh Revolution would let him break through to the Great Dao Saint Realm.
• After triggering a hidden choice, Tongtian chose to continue his seclusion rather than explore the wilderness.
• Tongtian received the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner and a gourd of Three Lights Divine Water.

Tongtian gained a gourd of Three Lights Divine Water and planned to gather the remaining four banners, while Yuanshi plotted to lure him out by provoking the Interception Sect. As the Interception disciples discussed how to survive the approaching tribulation, Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren arrived at Golden Ao Island to taunt them.

• Tongtian admired the Three Lights Divine Water, which could restore someone from the brink of death, and resolved to collect the other four banners.
• Yuanshi told Randeng and Guangchengzi that Tongtian had regained Saint might, and they proposed provoking his disciples to force him out.
• The Interception Sect disciples gathered anxiously, and Holy Mother Wudang urged them to stay on Golden Ao Island and avoid bringing trouble to Tongtian.
• Duobao called on the disciples to strengthen themselves and set an example, while the others agreed the Chan Sect might attack them.
• Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren arrived outside Golden Ao Island and began provoking the Interception Sect disciples, hoping to lure them beyond the protective formation.

Taiyi Zhenren and Guangchengzi provoked the Interception Sect outside Golden Ao Island, while Duobao struggled to keep the furious disciples from taking the bait. Tongtian ended his secluded cultivation, chose to confront them, and struck Guangchengzi with a gigantic palm.

• Taiyi Zhenren insulted the Interception Sect and challenged its disciples to leave Golden Ao Island, but Duobao warned them that the Chan Sect was baiting them and held them back.
• Guangchengzi joined Taiyi Zhenren in mocking the Interception Sect, intensifying the disciples’ fury as Duobao continued to restrain them.
• Tongtian learned what was happening, chose to end his secluded cultivation and teach the two visitors a lesson, and received the system’s rewards.
• Tongtian activated the Mountain Protection Formation, then struck Guangchengzi with a gigantic palm that sent him flying into a mountain.

Yuanshi ambushed Golden Ao Island, but Tongtian confronted him and fought back with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and the God-Slaying Spear. Unable to overcome Tongtian and the island’s protection, Yuanshi retreated with threats against the Interception Sect.

• Tongtian threatened Taiyi Zhenren after injuring Guangchengzi, and Yuanshi appeared to protect his disciples.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of attacking a junior, while Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples condemned Yuanshi for plotting against them.
• Tongtian summoned the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and the God-Slaying Spear, and Yuanshi answered with the Pangu Banner.
• Yuanshi struck at Tongtian, but the Mountain Protection Formation strengthened the swords and helped them withstand the Pangu Banner.
• Yuanshi withdrew with Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren, warning Tongtian that the coming tribulation would destroy the Interception Sect.

Tongtian drove Yuanshi from Golden Ao Island, then used Great Dao Merit, Great Dao Divine Water, and a Chaos Spirit Fruit to accelerate his refinement of the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit. As Tongtian neared the Great Dao Saint realm, Zhunti and Jieyin arrived at Yuxu Palace to speak with Yuanshi.

• Tongtian recalled the God-Slaying Spear and Four Immortal Slaying Swords after Yuanshi fled Golden Ao Island, and the Interception Sect disciples praised their master's strength.
• Zhunti and Jieyin watched the confrontation and decided to provoke Yuanshi further by telling him what they had witnessed.
• Tongtian refined three million units of Great Dao Merit, then absorbed Great Dao Divine Water to speed up his refinement of the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
• Tongtian refined a Chaos Spirit Fruit as well, bringing the Dao Fruit close to completion while Biyou Palace contained the surging power.
• Zhunti and Jieyin arrived at Yuxu Palace, where Yuanshi opened the door and asked what business they had.

The Two Western Saints provoked Yuanshi to attack Tongtian, but Yuanshi instead ordered Randeng to turn the Western Teachings’ old grudges with the Witch-Demon Race against them. Bai Ze killed two Western Teachings disciples, placing the Western Teachings first on the Investiture of the Gods list and enraging Jieyin.

• Zhunti and Jieyin taunted Yuanshi about Tongtian, hoping to provoke a conflict between the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect.
• Yuanshi sent Randeng to use the Western Teachings’ old grudges with the Witch-Demon Race to stir up a fight.
• Randeng arranged for Bai Ze to confront two former Demon Race members who had joined the Western Teachings.
• Bai Ze killed the two traitors, but their names still appeared on the Investiture of the Gods list.
• Jieyin roared in anger and began investigating who had schemed against the Western Teachings.

Jieyin confronted Randeng at Spirit Vulture Mountain, but Yuanshi intervened and fought him with the Pangu Banner. Jieyin fled to Spirit Mountain and joined forces with Zhunti, where Yuanshi continued attacking both Western Saints.

• Jieyin discovered that Randeng had schemed against the Western Teachings and went to Spirit Vulture Mountain to kill him.
• Yuanshi stopped Jieyin from killing Randeng, and the two Saints’ clashing pressure flattened Spirit Vulture Mountain.
• Yuanshi fought Jieyin with the Pangu Banner and overpowered him, forcing Jieyin to flee toward the West.
• Jieyin reached Spirit Mountain, where Zhunti joined him and demanded to know why Yuanshi had pursued him.
• Yuanshi challenged the Western Saints over their treatment of Randeng and attacked both of them with the Pangu Banner.

Yuanshi defeated the Two Western Saints in a fight, but they persuaded him to join them in forcing Tongtian to sign the Investiture of the Gods. The three Saints headed for Golden Ao Island, where Duobao warned the Interception Sect disciples to stay inside as danger approached.

• Zhunti and Jieyin used their treasures to withstand Yuanshi’s attacks, then admitted fault and begged him to stop.
• Zhunti and Jieyin persuaded Yuanshi that filling the Investiture of the Gods with Interception Sect disciples would serve their goals better than targeting the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin argued that Tongtian might not have fully recovered his Saint position, and the two Western Saints proposed that all three Saints go to Golden Ao Island and force Tongtian to sign.
• Yuanshi agreed and set out for Golden Ao Island with Zhunti and Jieyin.
• Duobao and Zhao Gongming sensed the approaching threat, and Duobao warned the Interception Sect disciples not to leave the island.

Duobao fought the beast tide outside Golden Ao Island to protect the Interception Sect, but the Two Western Saints attacked him and accused him of killing their guardian beasts. Yuanshi then appeared and berated Duobao, leaving him surrounded by hostile Sages while the disciples remained trapped on the island.

• Duobao refused to let the Interception Sect disciples leave Golden Ao Island and went out alone to face the beast tide.
• Duobao used his treasures and a Great Dao divine ability to kill many beasts, but the Two Western Saints appeared and injured him with their Sage's might.
• Jieyin accused Duobao of slaughtering Western Teachings' guardian beasts, while the disciples on Golden Ao Island prepared to rescue him until Wudang stopped them.
• Duobao explained that he had killed the beasts to protect Golden Ao Island, but Zhunti attacked him again and sent him flying.
• Yuanshi appeared above Golden Ao Island and scolded Duobao for supposedly disrespecting his Martial Uncles.

Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked Golden Ao Island and shattered the Interception Sect’s Mountain Protection Formation while Tongtian remained in seclusion, refining his Dao Fruit. As the disciples prepared to defend Biyou Palace, Tongtian finally roared from within and cowed the three Saints with his overwhelming pressure.

• Yuanshi attacked Duobao, but Duobao used Tongtian’s Water Control Banner to escape into the Mountain Protection Formation.
• Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti assaulted Golden Ao Island, while Nuwa and Taishang watched without intervening.
• Tongtian stayed inside Biyou Palace to finish refining his Dao Fruit as the three Saints attacked the formation and planned to force him to sign the Investiture of the Gods.
• Duobao, Zhao Gongming, San Xiao, and the other Interception Sect disciples vowed to protect Tongtian and Biyou Palace, even at the cost of their lives.
• The three Saints broke the Mountain Protection Formation and called for Tongtian to come out.
• Tongtian roared from inside Biyou Palace, and his pressure overwhelmed the three Saints’ saintly might, replacing their smugness with terror.

Tongtian absorbed the Dao Fruit and broke through to the second stage of Great Dao Saint, then chose to confront the three Saints attacking Golden Ao Island. His disciples called on him to avenge Duobao, while observers across the Primordial World reacted with shock to his restored power.

• Tongtian finished absorbing the Dao Fruit and advanced directly to the second stage of Great Dao Saint.
• Tongtian chose to take action against the three Saints, learned the Dao-Slaying Heavenly Sword, and strengthened his Sword Dao with the Law Origin Fragment.
• Tongtian emerged from seclusion on Golden Ao Island, where his disciples asked him to seek justice for Duobao.
• Tongtian released his Great Dao Saint aura, startling powerful figures across the Primordial World.
• Kunpeng, Zhenyuanzi, Randeng, Minghe, Taishang, and Nuwa each reacted to Tongtian's restored strength and wondered whether he could defeat the three Saints.

Tongtian regained the second level of the Sage realm and confronted Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin for attacking his disciples and Golden Ao Island. He overwhelmed the three Saints with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and the God-Slaying Spear, while Jieyin tried to excuse the Western Saints’ involvement.

• Nuwa watched as Tongtian returned to the second level of the Sage realm, shocking the three Saints outside Golden Ao Island.
• Tongtian berated Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin for bullying his disciples and attacking his Mountain Protection Formation.
• Jieyin tried to withdraw and claimed that the Western Saints had been forced to come by Yuanshi, but Tongtian refused to listen.
• Tongtian attacked the three Saints with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, and Yuanshi countered with the Pangu Banner.
• Tongtian added the God-Slaying Spear to his assault, overpowering the three Saints and wearing down Jieyin’s Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
• Jieyin pleaded that the Western Saints had only lightly reprimanded one of Tongtian’s disciples and had meant no harm.

Tongtian overwhelmed Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, then trapped them in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. He entered the formation to test a new divine ability on the three Sages.

• Tongtian fought the three Sages with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and God-Slaying Spear, forcing Kunpeng and Minghe to abandon hopes of attaining Sagehood and making Taishang and Nuwa marvel at his strength.
• Yuanshi proposed calling the fight even, but his attempt to excuse the Western Saints’ attack on Duobao only enraged Tongtian further.
• Jieyin and Zhunti tried to retreat, but Tongtian trapped all three Sages inside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and unleashed Sword Severance.
• Jieyin and Zhunti raised golden and seven-colored bells for protection while Yuanshi struggled to defend himself with the Pangu Banner.
• Tongtian entered the sword formation and announced that he would use the three Sages to practice his new divine ability.

Tongtian shattered the Two Western Saints’ defensive bells with the Dao-Slaying Heavenly Sword and demanded their treasures and Yuanshi’s Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag in exchange for sparing them. After wounding Jieyin with the God-Slaying Spear, Tongtian forced him to hand over the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner, and Yuanshi also threw over his flag.

• Tongtian’s Dao-Slaying Heavenly Sword destroyed the Two Western Saints’ defensive bells, and Zhunti and Jieyin knelt to beg for mercy.
• Tongtian demanded the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner from the Two Western Saints and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag from Yuanshi.
• Jieyin tried to substitute three Houtian Spiritual Treasures, but Tongtian attacked him with the God-Slaying Spear and wounded his abdomen.
• Jieyin handed the Treasure Color Flag to Tongtian, who stored it in his Purple Mansion.
• Yuanshi hurled the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag at Tongtian, who caught it.

Tongtian defeated Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, then returned to Golden Ao Island and assured his disciples he could protect the Interception Sect through the coming Great Calamity. After months of teaching them the Great Dao, he examined the Nine-Patterned Peach and wondered whether refining it could raise his cultivation to the third realm.

• Tongtian took Yuanshi's Apricot Yellow Flag and dismissed the three Saints, who left without forcing him to sign the Investiture of the Gods.
• Tongtian's defeat of the three Saints shook the Primordial World, and Taishang and Nuwa departed after witnessing the battle.
• Back on Golden Ao Island, Tongtian comforted Duobao and revealed to Wudang and the other disciples that he had become a Great Dao Saint.
• Tongtian established a new Mountain Protection Formation, gave his disciples treasures, and told them to cultivate while he handled the Great Calamity.
• Tongtian expounded the Great Dao to his disciples for several months, then went to Biyou Palace and considered whether refining the Nine-Patterned Peach could raise his cultivation to the third realm.

Tongtian refined the Nine-Patterned Peach and advanced to the third realm of the Great Dao Saint, then tested a simplified formation with three of the five flags. He turned his thoughts to the coming calamity and remembered that Houtu, a Saint trapped in the Netherworld, might also be involved.

• Tongtian decided to strengthen himself and the Interception Sect to prevent the disaster that had destroyed his disciples in the original calamity.
• Tongtian refined the Nine-Patterned Peach over several months and broke through to the third realm of the Great Dao Saint.
• Tongtian subdued the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner and the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, then formed a simplified Innate Five Elements Grand Formation with three flags.
• Tongtian found that the incomplete formation could not withstand a Saint's power and returned the three flags to his Violet Palace.
• Tongtian remembered that Houtu, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, had attained Sainthood after establishing the Netherworld and was trapped there.