Arc 11The Formation and the Fire God Palace

Tongtian helped Old Ancestor Bodhi activate the Nameless Great Formation, restored Sun Wukong, and faced a Southern Wilderness attack on Golden Ao Island. He later expanded his alliances and took Fire Cloud Saintess and Blood Flame Dao Venerable as cultivation partners, while Ji Feng’s battle at Western Kunlun turned against him.

  • After a hundred years, the Five-Colored Stone produced a golden monkey who became the Handsome Monkey King and sought immortality.
  • Old Ancestor Bodhi accepted the Handsome Monkey King and named him Sun Wukong, while agreeing with Tongtian to activate the Nameless Great Formation.
  • Tongtian created Vast Land and gathered one billion people, then joined Old Ancestor Bodhi in using their copied primordial spirits to suppress the Primordial World’s life-forms.
  • Tongtian restored Sun Wukong’s body and primordial spirit, and the Nameless Great Formation extended the Primordial World’s lifespan despite resistance from the Heavenly Dao.
  • The Young Master of Southern Wilderness attacked Golden Ao Island and defeated its defenders, but Tongtian seized him and later made a pact with him to restore the Interception Sect disciples.
  • Tongtian established the Infinite Tower, joined Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin’s alliance, and returned to the Moon Palace, where Fire God Palace forces attacked.
  • Tongtian defeated Fire Cloud Saintess and Blood Flame Dao Venerable, used the Emperor’s True Scripture with them, and reached the peak of the Dao Lord realm.
  • Three-Eyed Master countered Ji Feng’s battle formation at Western Kunlun, making its attack beam disappear.
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Ch. 251Young Master Returns West, the Golden Monkey Is Born

Ji Feng returned to Western Kunlun, where the Interception Sect troops departed and Queen Mother of the West moved to the Moon Palace so he could defend the region without restraint. A hundred years later, the Five-Colored Stone gave birth to a golden monkey, who became the Handsome Monkey King and learned immortal arts, but did not know how to help his followers live forever.

  • Ji Feng returned to Western Kunlun, hosted a farewell feast, and gave generous gifts to Daoist Yang Mei and the Interception Sect disciples as they departed.
  • Ji Feng sent Queen Mother of the West to the Moon Palace with several attendants, leaving the rest of Western Kunlun in his care.
  • Tongtian told Queen Mother of the West and the others that the Five-Colored Stone had become part of White-Clad True Man and Black-Clad True Man's scheme against Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin.
  • After another hundred years, the Five-Colored Stone endured heavenly tribulation, cracked, and produced a golden monkey that fell into the Eastern Sea.
  • The golden monkey reached a beautiful island, defeated rival monkey leaders, and became the Handsome Monkey King.
  • The Handsome Monkey King found an immortal's cave, ate its pills, learned the Immortal Arts, and became an immortal cultivator, but did not know how to teach the arts to his followers.

Ch. 252The Monkey King Leaves the Mountain, East and West in Opposite Directions

The Handsome Monkey King reached the Western Ox Continent by mistake while seeking immortality, then traveled to Mount Lingtai Fangcun to ask Old Ancestor Bodhi to accept him as a disciple. After the gate attendants threatened him, he appealed directly to the unseen master, leaving his fate at the mountain gate unresolved.

  • The Handsome Monkey King left Flower-Fruit Mountain to seek immortality in the Eastern Continent, but storms carried him to the Western Ox Continent.
  • After hearing about Mount Lingtai Fangcun and Old Ancestor Bodhi, the Handsome Monkey King decided to seek instruction there instead of risking another journey east.
  • Two Daoist attendants mocked the Handsome Monkey King for being a monkey and threatened him when he tried to leave.
  • The Handsome Monkey King prepared to fight rather than kneel to the attendants, but a gentle voice from inside the mountain stopped them.
  • The Handsome Monkey King asked Old Ancestor Bodhi to take him as a disciple and pleaded that the attendants were trying to kill him.

Ch. 253The Vow to Guard the Gate, the Ancestor's Intent

Handsome Monkey King accepted Old Ancestor Bodhi’s trial to guard the mountain gate for three months, using the time to listen to his teachings and cultivate. After several weeks, three young men arrived seeking discipleship and ordered him to announce them.

  • Old Ancestor Bodhi sent Juexin and Juexing to contemplate for three months and told Handsome Monkey King to guard the gate for three months as a test.
  • Handsome Monkey King endured hunger and a night of rain, listened to Old Ancestor Bodhi’s lectures, and improved his cultivation while guarding the gate.
  • During the forty-nine days of rain, Handsome Monkey King sheltered mountain creatures, who later bowed to him and returned to the forest.
  • Fangcun Mountain disciples went down the mountain for their day of rest, then returned and whispered about Handsome Monkey King’s unusual bid to become a disciple.
  • Three young men arrived and told Handsome Monkey King to go inside and announce them as prospective disciples.

Ch. 254Resentment Born, Compassion Held

The Handsome Monkey King tested those seeking entry to Mount Fangcun by asking them to guard the gate for three months, believing the ordeal could reveal their character. When Juexin and Juexing rejected the remaining applicants and insulted them, the Handsome Monkey King defended the seven and faced the brothers’ hostility.

  • The Handsome Monkey King restrained three arrogant applicants after they tried to force their way through the mountain gate, then gave them the choice to leave or guard the gate for three months; they chose to leave, holding a grudge.
  • He continued offering the same test to later applicants, and several stayed to guard the gate while others departed.
  • After Mount Fangcun’s disciples mocked the gatekeepers, the Handsome Monkey King explained his intentions to the seven men, who thanked him and began answering applicants in his place.
  • When his three-month test ended, Juexin and Juexing told the seven applicants they could not become disciples and ordered them to leave.
  • The Handsome Monkey King challenged Juexin and Juexing’s authority and objected to their insults, then stepped in front of the seven as the brothers’ killing intent rose.

Ch. 255Arriving as Scheduled, Climbing the Steps

Handsome Monkey King entered Mount Fangcun with seven other prospective disciples and proved himself by reaching the summit in fifteen minutes. Old Ancestor Bodhi revealed his origins, named him Sun Wukong, and sent him to settle into the sect; afterward, Tongtian appeared to speak with Bodhi.

  • Juexin and Juexing challenged Handsome Monkey King, but Yuanrong arrived and announced that Old Ancestor Bodhi had accepted all eight newcomers.
  • Yuanrong led Handsome Monkey King and the seven men through the Cave-heaven Blessed Land and up the mountain’s force-laden steps; the seven men stopped after about a thousand steps, while Handsome Monkey King reached the summit in fifteen minutes.
  • Old Ancestor Bodhi told Handsome Monkey King that he had formed from a fragment of Nuwa’s Five-Colored Stone and warned that his destiny would bring many hardships.
  • Old Ancestor Bodhi gave Handsome Monkey King the name Sun Wukong and sent him with Yuanrong to collect his duties and find a place to live.
  • Tongtian appeared before Old Ancestor Bodhi, who spoke wistfully about his renunciation of the Western Teachings.

Ch. 256Tongtian Visits Bodhi, Each Harboring Their Own Plans

Tongtian met with Old Ancestor Bodhi, who revealed a formation that could downgrade Primordial World cultivators and extend the world’s life, but required one billion sentient beings to activate. Tongtian agreed to provide them and bear the Karma, leaving the two to prepare to activate the Nameless Great Formation.

  • Tongtian visited Old Ancestor Bodhi, who agreed to teach Sun Wukong but insisted that Wukong never mention his name after leaving Fangchen Mountain.
  • Bodhi explained that he had developed a presence in the Infinite World to protect himself and had discovered a formation that could downgrade Primordial World cultivators.
  • Bodhi told Tongtian that the formation could prolong the Primordial World’s life but needed one billion sentient beings as its power source.
  • Tongtian received a choice between helping activate the formation or leaving the Primordial World to its fate, and chose to help.
  • Tongtian inspected the formation and promised to provide the one billion sentient beings and bear the resulting Karma.
  • Tongtian and Old Ancestor Bodhi sealed their agreement to activate the Nameless Great Formation together.

Ch. 257Houtu Sends Breathing Soil, Fertile Land Nurtures the Human Race

Tongtian borrowed Breathing Soil from Houtu and used it to create Vast Land, where he rapidly populated a new human race. A century later, the population had exceeded one billion, and he met an exhausted-looking Old Ancestor Bodhi to ask what had happened with the Nameless Great Formation.

  • Tongtian visited Houtu Palace, received a piece of Breathing Soil from Houtu, and gave bracelets to Tianhou and Tiantu.
  • Tongtian teased Houtu, who kicked him out of the Netherworld, and he traveled to the Human Realm to gather human bloodlines and souls.
  • Tongtian found a fog-shrouded starfield and used Breathing Soil to join its waters into a vast continent he named Vast Land.
  • Tongtian created humans on Vast Land using the Supreme Art of Creation and a Spirit Gathering Formation, and the population surpassed one billion in a hundred years.
  • Tongtian met Old Ancestor Bodhi and asked why he looked so old and haggard.

Ch. 258Wukong Loses His Primordial Spirit, Nuwa Palace Seeks the Truth

Old Ancestor Bodhi told Sect Master Tongtian that Sun Wukong had exploded while cultivating in seclusion, leaving his body behind but his primordial spirit missing. Tongtian took Wukong’s body and continued his plans, then visited Wa Huang Palace, where Tianqiong revealed her concern about merging with her true self.

  • Old Ancestor Bodhi and Sect Master Tongtian discussed their preparations and learned that Sun Wukong had died during secluded cultivation.
  • Old Ancestor Bodhi showed Tongtian Wukong’s body, whose Violet Palace was empty and primordial spirit missing, and Tongtian took the body into his system space.
  • Tongtian confirmed that the Nameless Great Formation would begin in three months and require the primordial spirits of one billion Human Race members.
  • Tongtian traveled to Wa Huang Palace and encountered Tianqiong disguised as Niangniang Nuwa.
  • Tianqiong asked what would happen if her true self and incarnation merged, and Tongtian explained that they had originally been one through the Great Art of Soul Shifting.

Ch. 259The Secret of Mending Heaven, the Art of Creation

Tongtian learned from Niangniang Nuwa that she had used the Supreme Art of Creation to repair the Heavenly Dao, then used that art with the Great Art of Soul Shifting to restore Wukong. Wukong returned to Old Ancestor Bodhi, who questioned him and accepted that his primordial spirit and memories had returned.

  • Tongtian explained to Tianqiong that the Great Art of Soul Shifting could create multiple selves, and that he had merged into King Zhou Mu's body.
  • Tongtian asked Niangniang Nuwa how she had refined the Five-Colored Stone to mend Heaven, and she said she had used the Supreme Art of Creation to seal a breach in the spatial barrier outside the Primordial World.
  • Niangniang Nuwa explained that the barrier was the Heavenly Dao and that the Five-Colored Stone had needed life and consciousness to repair it.
  • Tongtian returned to his land and spent seven days and seven nights using the Great Art of Soul Shifting and the Supreme Art of Creation to restore Wukong's body and primordial spirit.
  • Wukong returned to Mount Lingtai Fangcun, where Old Ancestor Bodhi questioned him and concluded that his primordial spirit and memories had returned.

Ch. 260The Seventy-Two Transformations of the Avatar, the Great Formation Opens

Wukong mastered the Cloud Somersault but chose to keep cultivating, while Old Ancestor Bodhi and Tongtian prepared and activated the Nameless Great Formation to suppress cultivators in the Primordial World. The formation met far more resistance than Bodhi expected, and he realized the Heavenly Dao was secretly working against it despite their contract.

  • Old Ancestor Bodhi taught Wukong the Cloud Somersault, which Wukong comprehended after one use, but Wukong decided to cultivate for another hundred years before leaving the mountain.
  • Old Ancestor Bodhi entered the Infinite World to prepare for the Nameless Great Formation, while Tongtian used the Great Art of Soul Shifting to copy the primordial spirits of one billion members of the Human Race.
  • Tongtian and Old Ancestor Bodhi gathered at the formation with one hundred thousand arhats, three thousand bodhisattvas, and one hundred and eight Buddhas to support its activation.
  • Tongtian sent the one billion copied primordial spirits into the formation, and Old Ancestor Bodhi used them to form a net around a miniature Primordial World and begin suppressing its life-forms.
  • As the formation's progress slowed under strong resistance, Old Ancestor Bodhi told Tongtian that the Heavenly Dao seemed to be interfering despite their contract.

Ch. 261Tongtian Uses a Profound Technique, the Primordial World's Cultivation Levels Descend

Tongtian used his Saint's Edict and a profound technique to stabilize the cultivation levels of the Primordial World's living beings and free Old Ancestor Bodhi's group from the Nameless Great Formation. Afterward, Tongtian warned that another dispute would follow, while Bodhi departed with his disciples.

  • Tongtian made a Great Vow to save all living beings and used a Magic Incantation that caused the Primordial World's countless living beings to shine, increasing the pressure on Old Ancestor Bodhi and the others.
  • As Bodhi's followers began doubting Tongtian, Bodhi issued a Saint's Edict ordering them to trust Tongtian, and they fell silent before vomiting blood under the strain.
  • Tongtian made the lit-up living beings go dark, releasing Bodhi and the others from the formation's pressure and entanglement.
  • Tongtian sent light from his Wisdom Eye into the miniature Primordial World, reigniting the living beings and stabilizing their brightness as their cultivation levels were suppressed.
  • Tongtian told Bodhi that the Primordial World had gained a longer lifespan but that another dispute would follow, and Bodhi left with his disciples.

Ch. 262Demon Ancestor Reappears, and King Zhao Is Golden Cicada

Tongtian met with Demon Ancestor Luohu, who revealed that King Zhou Zhao had once been Golden Cicada and asked Tongtian to help build a formation that could reach across time and space. Tongtian agreed to cooperate with Luohu for a share of their gains, while Sun Wukong’s soul remained unexplained and Luohu remarked on the stone monkey’s extraordinary fate.

  • Tongtian discovered that the Nameless Great Formation was still operating and deduced that Demon Ancestor Luohu had appeared.
  • Luohu told Tongtian that King Zhou Zhao’s soul was with him and was preparing to reincarnate in the Human Realm several hundred years later.
  • Luohu revealed that King Zhou Zhao had been Golden Cicada, a named disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha, and said he had unfinished past-life Karma with him.
  • Luohu asked Tongtian to help create a formation that could communicate with the past and future across time and space, proposing that they cooperate on a great undertaking.
  • Tongtian accepted Luohu’s offer in exchange for half the benefits, and the two swore an oath to seal their agreement.
  • When Tongtian asked about Sun Wukong’s soul, Luohu denied knowing him, then remarked that the stone monkey was destined to be extraordinary.

Ch. 263Eye of All Things, Blade of Infinity

Tongtian learned from Demon Ancestor Luohu about the Eye of All Things, Heartless Dao Lord, and the stone monkey’s stolen primordial spirit before returning to Golden Ao Island. He found that the Nameless Great Formation had drastically suppressed his and his disciples’ cultivation, just as an enemy attacked the island’s protective formation.

  • Demon Ancestor Luohu revealed that his Eye of All Things let him see the past, future, origins, and laws, and said he would join Tongtian when Tongtian’s father appeared.
  • Demon Ancestor Luohu told Tongtian that Heartless Dao Lord of the Heartless Sect had seized the stone monkey’s primordial spirit, advised him to investigate the Southern Wilderness, and warned him to flee if they met.
  • Tongtian returned from the Infinite World and found the East Sea and Golden Ao Island’s aura greatly diminished.
  • Tongtian used his Insightful Eye to discover that the disciples’ cultivation had fallen sharply, with only him remaining a Dao Lord and about a dozen Saints left.
  • Tongtian’s own cultivation settled at the thirteenth layer of the Slaughter Dao, and Golden Ao Island’s protective formation came under attack.

Ch. 264Aran Attacks, Bloodshed on Golden Ao

Golden Ao Island’s protective formation was breached, and Tianhai led the Interception Sect’s disciples into battle against an arrogant intruder. As the enemy’s subordinate attacked, Tianhai unleashed the Myriad Immortals Great Formation’s first strike directly at the golden-robed young master.

  • Golden Ao Island’s warning alarm sounded, and Tianhai gathered the disciples into the Myriad Immortals Great Formation as Kong Xuan, Duobao, and Shi Ji appeared.
  • Tianhai asked who was attacking after the island’s protective formation turned blood-red and shattered.
  • A golden chariot appeared outside the island, carrying a young master who mocked the Myriad Immortals Great Formation.
  • Kong Xuan taunted the young master, and his tall subordinate retaliated by creating a black-hole vortex that the formation resisted.
  • Tianhai cast a spell through the formation and fired a dazzling beam at the young master on the golden chariot.

Ch. 265Young Master Displays His Ferocity, Shi Ji Transforms into a Torrent

The Young Master of Southern Wilderness attacked Golden Ao Island, but Tianhai killed his tall subordinate by redirecting a blood-colored beam through a black hole. The Young Master then struck the Interception Sect’s formation, and after Niangniang Shi Ji’s Dharma Manifestation became a black torrent, twelve more streaks of black light emerged to attack Daoist Kong Xuan and Duobao Daoist.

  • The tall man opened a black hole over Golden Ao Island, but Tianhai pierced his spiritual abode with a blood-colored beam and destroyed him along with the black hole.
  • The Young Master of Southern Wilderness declared Golden Ao Island part of the wilderness people’s pasture and sent black radiance crashing toward the Interception Sect disciples.
  • Tianhai, Daoist Kong Xuan, Duobao Daoist, and Niangniang Shi Ji joined forces to block the black radiance, which turned into a beast and attacked Shi Ji.
  • Shi Ji manifested her Dharma Manifestation and struck at the beast, but it entered her form and turned it into a black torrent flowing toward the Eastern Sea.
  • A second black beast rose from the torrent and lunged at Daoist Kong Xuan and Duobao Daoist as twelve streaks of black light shot from the Young Master’s crowd.

Ch. 266Ten Thousand Immortals Turned to Ice Crystals, Tianhai Turned to Stone

The Young Master of Southern Wilderness overwhelmed the Interception Sect on Golden Ao Island, defeating the Myriad Immortals Great Formation and its defenders with strange, devastating powers. As he moved to devour the exposed primordial spirits, the Interception Sect’s greatest fighters had been reduced to ice crystals or stone.

  • The Young Master of Southern Wilderness used a gentle hand seal to stop Tianhai’s Myriad Immortals Great Formation and freeze the Interception Sect disciples from within.
  • Tianhai called upon the Heavenly Dao and fired golden arrows at the Young Master of Southern Wilderness, but his rings of light shattered them and broke the frozen disciples into ice crystals.
  • The Young Master of Southern Wilderness sent dark light through the formation to devour the disciples’ primordial spirits, while Tianhai’s Qingping Sword attack failed and a streak of white light turned him to stone.
  • Daoist Kong Xuan and Duobao Daoist struggled against the Young Master of Southern Wilderness, then froze and burst into ice crystals as their primordial spirits remained exposed.
  • The Young Master of Southern Wilderness mocked the defeated Interception Sect and sent another streak of dark light toward Daoist Kong Xuan and Duobao Daoist’s primordial spirits.

Ch. 267The Crowd Has Various Opinions, Tongtian Is Nowhere to Be Seen

The Primordial World’s factions debated Interception Sect’s defeat at the hands of the Southern Wilderness and whether Tongtian could reverse it. The Western Teachings resolved to set aside their grudges against Tongtian while the Wilderness remained a threat, while Xuandu and Du'e disagreed about what would happen if Tongtian appeared.

  • Observers argued over Interception Sect’s losses and the strength of the Young Master of Southern Wilderness, noting that Tongtian had yet to appear.
  • At Spirit Mountain, Amitabha Buddha and the bodhisattvas discussed the Wilderness people’s power and Juliusun blamed Tongtian and Old Ancestor Bodhi for lowering cultivation levels across the Primordial World.
  • Amitabha Buddha reminded Juliusun that the Wilderness people threatened all natives of the Primordial World, and Juliusun agreed to postpone his revenge against Tongtian.
  • At Eight Views Palace, True Person Xuandu and True Person Du'e debated whether Tongtian’s appearance would turn the battle against the Southern side.

Ch. 268One Palm Struck, the Saint's Presence Revealed

Tongtian appeared on Golden Ao Island and effortlessly defeated the Young Master of Southern Wilderness, revealing the overwhelming strength of his King Zhou Mu Ji Man clone. The Young Master’s subordinates were frozen, while the defeated leader called on his master, Heartless Dao Venerable, for help.

  • At Yuxu Palace, Yun Zhongzi, Guangchengzi, Chijingzi, and Huanglong Zhenren discussed the Young Master of Southern Wilderness and wondered why Tongtian had not appeared.
  • Tongtian suddenly appeared before the Young Master of Southern Wilderness, struck him across the brow, seized him, and repeatedly slammed him to the ground.
  • The Young Master’s subordinates attacked Tongtian with black light, but it vanished into him and seemed to strengthen him instead.
  • Tongtian froze the Young Master’s subordinates into immobile statues and left the Young Master helpless in his grasp.
  • Observers at Spirit Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, and Yuxu Palace were astonished by Tongtian’s power, while the Young Master threatened that his master, Heartless Dao Venerable, would arrive.

Ch. 269Cooperating with Nanhuang Jiu, A Hundred-Year Pact

Tongtian learned that Nanhuang Jiu served Heartless Venerable, a top-ranked expert, and received a system choice to cooperate with or kill Nanhuang Jiu. After Nanhuang Jiu restored the Interception Sect disciples and promised to contact Tongtian in a hundred years, they sealed a pact and Nanhuang Jiu left with his subordinates.

  • Guangchengzi and Chijingzi explained Heartless Dao Venerable's fearsome reputation, and Tongtian recognized him as the master of Nanhuang Jiu.
  • Tongtian received a system quest offering rewards for either partnering with or killing Nanhuang Jiu, and chose to consider cooperation.
  • Nanhuang Jiu privately proposed joining him to explore a mysterious place in the Unknowable Land and promised to restore the Interception Sect disciples.
  • Tongtian released Nanhuang Jiu after placing a talisman on him, and Nanhuang Jiu restored the disciples, including Tianhai, Daoist Kong Xuan, Duobao Daoist, and Niangniang Shi Ji.
  • Tongtian and Nanhuang Jiu sealed a pact to meet again in a hundred years, after which Nanhuang Jiu departed with his subordinates.

Ch. 270The Southern Wilderness Spreads Through the Primordial World, and the Infinite Tower Is Established

Tongtian established the Infinite Tower to confront the Infinite World's continuing infiltration of the Primordial World and appointed Kong Xuan, Duobao, and Shi Ji to lead its work. He encouraged Tianhai to remain sect leader and urged him to look beyond the Infinite World toward the wider Great Dao Domain.

  • Tongtian explained that the Nameless Great Formation had bought the Primordial World at least a hundred million years, though the spread of races like Aran could still drain its primordial aura.
  • Tongtian established the Infinite Tower, putting Kong Xuan in charge, Duobao as his assistant, and Shi Ji in charge of intelligence.
  • The Southern Wilderness's attack on Golden Ao Island alarmed the Primordial World, and the Human Sect, Chan Sect, Western Teachings, and other forces created organizations to counter Aran and the Infinite World.
  • Tianhai offered to resign as leader of the Interception Sect, but Tongtian praised him and urged him to keep going.
  • Tongtian told Tianhai that the Infinite World was only a small part of the Great Dao Domain and encouraged him to broaden the Interception Sect's reach beyond it.

Ch. 271A Grand Plan for the Vast Land, and an Old Acquaintance Arrives

Tongtian continued developing the Vast Land as a refuge for ten billion living beings and taught his seventy-two disciples two powerful arts. Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin arrived, and Tongtian asked about Jiang Yuque and Ji Su, who had been away in Infinite World for a hundred years.

  • Tongtian returned to the Vast Land and saw how its inhabitants had developed and protected their home.
  • Tongtian taught his seventy-two disciples Supreme Art of Creation and Great Art of Soul Shifting, then sent them into secluded cultivation.
  • Tongtian inspected the Vast Land’s development plans, which aimed to make it a refuge capable of fleeing the Primordial World during a catastrophe.
  • Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin arrived at the Vast Land, and Tongtian teased them for triggering the protective formation despite having keys.
  • Tongtian asked Jiang Ziya where Jiang Yuque and Ji Su had gone, and Jiang Ziya said the two were together in Infinite World.

Ch. 272A Hundred Years of Pregnancy, Enemies Invading

Tongtian agreed to an alliance with Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin against the Desolate Ones and the Infinite World, then returned to the Moon Palace to stay with his pregnant wives. His peaceful stay was interrupted when a White-clothed Woman attacked the palace’s protective formation, and her companions challenged Tongtian.

  • Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin met Tongtian to propose a unified alliance against the Desolate Ones and the Infinite World, and Tongtian agreed.
  • After seven days of talks, Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin left Vast Land, and Tongtian returned to the Moon Palace to spend a hundred years with Sheng Ji and Chang'e.
  • Tongtian got the Queen Mother of the West and Tianqiong pregnant again, with their due dates less than a year apart from those of Sheng Ji and Chang'e.
  • A White-clothed Woman and her dragon-headed birds attacked the Moon Palace’s protective formation while Tongtian’s four pregnant wives slept.
  • Tongtian’s Wordless Dao Canon failed to harm the White-clothed Woman, and a red-clothed woman demanded to know why he had ambushed their Saintess; Tongtian threatened the intruders in response.

Ch. 273Fairy Yunluo vs. the Fire God, Tongtian Takes Control

Tongtian confronted the Fire God Palace’s Saintess and her guard commander when they demanded that the Moon Palace be surrendered. He captured both women and their followers, then dismissed their threat of reinforcements by noting the Great Dao’s restrictions on how many powerful figures could enter.

  • The Fire God Palace’s red-clad envoy demanded that Fairy Yunluo vacate the Moon Palace for Fire Cloud Saintess, but Tongtian refused because it was Fairy Chang'e’s daoist temple.
  • The envoy attacked Tongtian, whose saintly body turned gaseous and absorbed the fiery strike; Fire Cloud Saintess then ordered the Moon Palace’s occupants to leave.
  • Fire Cloud Saintess attacked Fairy Yunluo and the others, but Tongtian appeared behind her, restrained her, and used her as a shield against the red-clad envoy’s charge.
  • The red-clad envoy swallowed her own attack to avoid harming Fire Cloud Saintess, while a dark light killed the pink-robed women and Tongtian restrained the envoy as well.
  • Blood Flame Dao Venerable warned Tongtian that the Fire God Palace could destroy the Moon Palace and Golden Ao Island, but Tongtian pointed out that the Great Dao’s laws restricted the number of powerful reinforcements who could arrive.

Ch. 274Fire Cloud Saintess Feels Guilty, Blood Flame Panics

Tongtian subdued Blood Flame Dao Venerable and Fire Cloud Saintess, then threatened to use his connection to Savage Nine against them. The two captives were left helpless and alarmed as Tongtian revealed he knew the young master of the Southern Desolation.

  • Tongtian taunted Blood Flame Dao Venerable and stopped her from self-destructing.
  • Fire Cloud Saintess urged Blood Flame Dao Venerable to destroy them both, but Blood Flame Dao Venerable found she could not activate self-destruction.
  • Tongtian sent a pink aura into both women and said Blood Flame Dao Venerable's constitution could serve as a cultivation cauldron.
  • Tongtian brought up the feud between the Fire God Palace and the Desolate Humans, making both women uneasy.
  • Tongtian claimed he was familiar with Savage Nine, and Blood Flame Dao Venerable hysterically called him a liar.

Ch. 275Saintess as a Furnace Cauldron, Three-Eyed Master Battles Ji Feng

Tongtian chose to keep Fire Cloud Saintess and Blood Flame Dao Venerable as furnace cauldrons, helping them overcome their cultivation bottlenecks while advancing his own. Later, Ji Feng confronted Three-Eyed Master and Western Wasteland’s forces at the Jade Pool, where the battle remained unresolved.

  • Tongtian chose to take Fire Cloud Saintess and Blood Flame Dao Venerable as furnace cauldrons, receiving the Fire Demon Blade and Fire Phoenix Egg.
  • Tongtian used the Emperor's True Scripture with the two women for forty-nine days, reaching the peak of the Dao Lord realm and helping them break through their cultivation bottlenecks.
  • Fire Cloud Saintess and Blood Flame Dao Venerable asked to remain with Tongtian for further cultivation, then left for Infinite World after another forty-nine days.
  • Ji Feng faced Three-Eyed Master and Western Wasteland's main force beside the Jade Pool after their surprise attack on Western Kunlun failed.
  • Ji Feng launched Western Kunlun's battle formation attack, but Three-Eyed Master formed a countering formation that made the beam vanish without a trace.
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