Recaps

Sect Master Tongtian overwhelmed the Four Sages as the Interception Sect routed the Chan Sect and Demon Race in the Human Realm. He badly wounded Lord of the Beginning, but Yuanshi fought back with the Pangu Banner as the battle continued.

• The Four Sages joined forces to protect Lord of the Beginning, while the Myriad Immortals Great Formation devastated the Chan Sect and Demon Race forces below.
• Daoist Randeng ordered the Chan Sect to retreat after Duobao Daoist struck him with a pillar of light, and the Demon Race forces fled alongside them.
• Sect Master Tongtian struck Zhunti and Jieyin, driving the Two Western Saints to flee, then hit Taishang and sent him flying.
• Tongtian struck Yuanshi in the head, then landed another punch that damaged his primordial spirit.
• Yuanshi summoned the Pangu Banner and unleashed Heaven-Opening Blades and Mysterious Light of Creation at Tongtian’s back.

Tongtian slew Yuanshi for the third time, while the surviving sages recognized his overwhelming strength. After being reborn, Yuanshi urged Jieyin and Zhunti to keep fighting, but he and Taishang used the clash to escape.

• Tongtian struck Yuanshi with the Qingping Sword and destroyed his sage body, causing Yuanshi to fall for the third time.
• The sage’s death brought mourning across the Primordial World, while Taishang, Zhunti, and Jieyin feared Tongtian’s strength and regretted joining the alliance.
• Nuwa chose not to intervene, preserving room for herself and the Demon Race to deal with the aftermath.
• Yuanshi was reborn from the Primordial Violet Qi with weakened Origin Power and urged Jieyin and Zhunti to fight Tongtian or face the same fate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti attacked Tongtian with the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, allowing Yuanshi and Taishang to escape.

Sect Master Tongtian pursued Jieyin and Zhunti to Spirit Mountain after Yuanshi and Taishang abandoned them. The Two Western Saints escaped inside its ancient formation and mocked Tongtian from behind its protection.

• Sect Master Tongtian struck Jieyin and Zhunti, who realized Yuanshi and Taishang had fled and then fled themselves when Tongtian left them alive.
• Tongtian caught up with Jieyin and Zhunti at Spirit Mountain and used the Qingping Sword to nullify their attacks as they tried to reach safety.
• Spirit Mountain’s ancient formation lent power to the Two Western Saints, but their combined attacks failed to defeat Tongtian and caused widespread destruction.
• Jieyin and Zhunti entered Spirit Mountain and activated its ancient formation, then taunted Tongtian from behind its protective barrier.

Tongtian used the Four Immortal Slaying Swords to drain and shatter Spirit Mountain’s ancient great formation, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti exposed. He then recited a poem that drew the Heavenly Dao’s warning and threatened the foundation of the Western Teachings, as Zhunti vowed to perish with him.

• Tongtian summoned the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and formed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation above Spirit Mountain.
• Jieyin realized the formation’s barrier was dimming because Tongtian was draining the spiritual energy sustaining it, and Zhunti understood that Tongtian threatened the Western Teachings’ foundation.
• Tongtian commanded the swords to break the barrier, and the ancient great formation shattered.
• Jieyin and Zhunti brought out the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to defend Spirit Mountain.
• Tongtian recited a poem condemning the Western Teachings’ cultivation philosophy, prompting the Eye of the Heavenly Dao to appear and issue a warning.
• Zhunti cursed Tongtian for damaging the Western Teachings’ foundation and declared that he would rather perish together with him.

Tongtian overcame Jieyin and Zhunti’s Myriad Laws Great Array, then battered the Two Saints and destroyed Mount Sumeru Peak. He killed Zhunti, who revived in the Void of the Heavenly Dao, while Jieyin was left badly injured.

• Jieyin and Zhunti trapped Tongtian in the Myriad Laws Great Array and believed they had annihilated him, but Tongtian reappeared and struck Jieyin.
• Tongtian seized Zhunti’s Demon Subduing Pestle, kicked him away, and then drove the Two Saints back with his Qingping Sword.
• Tongtian’s sword beam destroyed Mount Sumeru Peak, and he shattered Zhunti’s Saint body with a punch, causing Zhunti to fall.
• Jieyin charged Tongtian while Zhunti revived and joined him, but Tongtian remained unharmed and the collision sent Jieyin flying with severe injuries.

Tongtian attacked Spirit Mountain and repeatedly killed Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin, while Yuanshi and Taishang watched from afar and justified their retreat. The chapter ended with both Western Saints falling almost simultaneously and reviving through the Primordial Violet Qi as calamities spread across the Primordial World.

• Tongtian threatened to annihilate the Western Teachings, and Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin ambushed him with their treasures.
• Nuwa watched from the firmament and concluded that the Two Western Saints could not defeat Tongtian; Yuanshi and Taishang discussed why they had fled.
• Tongtian overpowered Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin at Spirit Mountain, rendering their treasures and divine abilities useless.
• Tongtian blasted Zhunti apart, and Zhunti's true spirit entered the Primordial Violet Qi to revive.
• Tongtian also blasted Daoist Jieyin apart, and his true spirit entered the Primordial Violet Qi to revive as funeral bells, blood rain, and strange white flowers marked the two Sages' falls.

Tongtian trapped Jieyin and Zhunti in a Nameless Killing Array at the entrance to the Primordial Violet Qi and repeatedly killed them as they revived. The array continued attacking on its own, and both Saints’ cultivation fell from the Second Heaven to the First Heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

• Jieyin and Zhunti returned to Spirit Mountain after Tongtian killed them, but he slew them again and moved to guard the entrance to the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Tongtian combined the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and his other treasures to form the Nameless Killing Array, sealing the Saints’ route out of the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Jieyin and Zhunti emerged from the Primordial Violet Qi and were immediately killed by the array’s attack.
• The two Saints repeatedly revived and walked out, only to be slain again by the self-sustaining array.
• Jieyin and Zhunti’s cultivation declined from the Second Heaven to the First Heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, where it stopped falling.

Tongtian defeated Jieyin and Zhunti so thoroughly that their Dao Foundations nearly collapsed, then spared them in exchange for the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit. The Shang Dynasty crushed Xi Qi’s rebellion, and Tongtian and the Interception Sect emerged as the dominant power in the Primordial Universe.

• Jieyin and Zhunti begged Tongtian to spare them, blaming Yuanshi for inciting them and abandoning them as he and Taishang fled.
• Tongtian agreed to spare the Two Western Saints for their shared membership in the same sect, and Jieyin surrendered the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
• Tongtian warned Jieyin and Zhunti not to attack the Interception Sect again and to stay away from Yuanshi, then departed.
• The Shang Dynasty army routed Xi Qi after the Chan Sect and Demon Race forces retreated, while the fighting left heavy casualties across the Primordial World.
• Tongtian’s pursuit destroyed Mount Sumeru and the Pure Land, and the Interception Sect established itself as the Primordial Universe’s hegemonic power.

Tongtian led the Interception Sect away after defeating the Five Saints Alliance, then destroyed the Chan Sect’s Kunlun Mountain and the Human Sect’s Shouyang Mountain. Xi Qi’s defeat left Ji Fa with little hope of challenging Great Shang, while Jiang Ziya assessed the fallen spirits competing for places on the Investiture of the Gods.

• Tongtian gathered the Interception Sect disciples and escaped the battlefield, then used the Qingping Sword to split Kunlun Mountain and Shouyang Mountain apart.
• Yuanshi and Taishang witnessed the destruction but did not dare confront Tongtian, fearing he would kill them as well.
• Ji Fa watched Yang Jian, Li Jing, and the surviving Xi Qi forces return in defeat and realized he could not avenge his family or overcome Great Shang without help.
• The surviving leaders recognized that defeating Tongtian was necessary to destroy the Interception Sect and restore their plans against Great Shang.
• Jiang Ziya examined the Investiture of the Gods and noted that many fallen spirits had been annihilated, while only a limited number of powerful figures could qualify as Proper Gods.

After Xi Qi’s defeat, Jiang Ziya offered Ji Fa a chance to surrender peacefully, hoping to prevent further deaths. Ji Fa was tempted, but Li Jing and the Chan Sect’s interests stood in the way, leaving the decision unresolved.

• Jiang Ziya rejected pursuing the defeated Xi Qi army and sent an envoy to offer Ji Fa surrender terms.
• Ji Fa read Jiang Ziya’s letter and felt tempted to accept the chance to avoid further defeat.
• The envoy urged Xi Qi’s leaders to surrender, while Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi opposed the idea to preserve Xi Qi as a buffer against Great Shang and the Interception Sect.
• Li Jing argued that surrender would leave Xi Qi’s soldiers helpless and unable to resist, though he secretly wanted to avenge Nezha.
• Ji Fa feared surrender would betray his allies, especially Li Jing, who had brought troops from Chentang Pass and served as Xi Qi’s Grand Marshal.

Ji Fa considered surrendering to the Great Shang Dynasty but realized his military authority depended on Li Jing and that the Chan Sect might kill him if he defected. Guangchengzi opposed surrender and began plotting to exploit Jiang Ziya’s softheartedness, while Ji Fa’s resentment toward the Chan Sect deepened.

• Ji Fa recognized that Li Jing controlled Xi Qi’s army and that surrendering without the Chan Sect’s support could leave him vulnerable.
• Ji Fa agreed outwardly with Li Jing’s plan to surrender, easing Li Jing’s suspicion and killing intent.
• Li Jing sent Yang Jian to report Jiang Ziya’s surrender offer to Guangchengzi, who decided to exploit Jiang Ziya’s weakness.
• Guangchengzi and Yang Jian confronted Ji Fa about forgetting Di Xin’s killing of his father and elder brother.
• Ji Fa felt increasingly disrespected by the Chan Sect and considered joining the Interception Sect if it welcomed him.

Guangchengzi tried to stop Ji Fa from surrendering by warning him that Di Xin would never let him coexist as a rival Human Emperor. Ji Fa secretly grew more hostile to the Chan Sect and continued pretending to consider its promises, leaving his plan to surrender unresolved.

• Guangchengzi confronted Ji Fa over his willingness to surrender, insisting the Chan Sect’s support had enabled Xi Qi’s rise.
• Guangchengzi revealed that Ji Fa possessed Human Emperor aura and warned that Di Xin would treat him as a rival who could not be spared.
• Ji Fa’s new knowledge deepened his hatred of the Chan Sect, though he concealed his intentions while surrounded by its disciples.
• Guangchengzi threatened that surrender would leave Ji Fa and his family powerless and exposed to destruction.
• Ji Fa steered the conversation toward Xi Qi’s inability to withstand the Great Shang Dynasty, and Guangchengzi promised the Chan Sect would eventually defeat the Interception Sect.
• Li Jing and Yang Jian backed Guangchengzi’s assurances that the Chan Sect still had powerful forces to deploy, while Lei Zhenzi stayed silent.

After persuading Ji Fa to continue fighting, Guangchengzi returned to Kunlun and found it shattered by Sect Master Tongtian’s attack. The Chan Sect’s surviving disciples mourned their losses and feared their absent leader, while Guangchengzi urged them to keep fighting and turned his displeased attention toward Shen Gongbao.

• Guangchengzi persuaded Ji Fa to keep fighting the Great Shang Dynasty and left to return to Kunlun.
• Guangchengzi found Kunlun Mountain split apart and its disciples battered and dispirited.
• Chijingzi, Yun Zhongzi, and Daoist Daoxing described the Chan Sect’s losses and the Interception Sect’s superior strength.
• Guangchengzi encouraged his fellow disciples by blaming the defeat on missing allies and promising victory next time.
• The Chan Sect disciples silently confronted their fear and resentment over Lord of the Beginning’s failure to respond to Sect Master Tongtian’s attack.
• Shen Gongbao watched from a corner as Guangchengzi suddenly looked at him with intense displeasure.

Guangchengzi expelled Shen Gongbao and Yun Zhongzi to the rear mountain for defending him, while Lord of the Beginning restored Kunlun Mountain and recovered through the disciples’ merit. The Two Western Saints confronted Yuanshi over his betrayal during the fight against Tongtian, demanding an explanation.

• Guangchengzi berated Shen Gongbao and ordered him out of the Chan Sect, but Yun Zhongzi defended him and left with him for the Cliff of Contemplation.
• Lord of the Beginning restored Kunlun Mountain with a spell, and the Chan Sect disciples’ merit helped heal his injuries.
• Guangchengzi told Lord of the Beginning that he had stabilized Ji Fa, but Lord of the Beginning said he would handle Ji Fa himself.
• Jieyin and Zhunti appeared before Yuanshi and accused him of using them as shields while escaping Tongtian.
• Zhunti described how Tongtian’s Nameless Killing Array had repeatedly killed the Two Western Saints at the Primordial Violet Qi passage.

Lord of the Beginning tried to appease Zhunti and Jieyin after Tongtian killed them, then learned they planned to withdraw Western Teachings from the Five Saints Alliance. He faced the loss of a crucial ally as the Two Western Saints explained that they feared Tongtian and distrusted Yuanshi.

• Zhunti and Jieyin confronted Lord of the Beginning and demanded an explanation for abandoning them to Tongtian.
• Lord of the Beginning blamed their decision to face Tongtian directly and claimed he and Taishang had expected them to seek refuge in Zixiao Palace.
• Lord of the Beginning offered the Two Western Saints a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure as compensation, and they accepted it.
• Jieyin and Zhunti announced that Western Teachings was leaving the Five Saints Alliance.
• Lord of the Beginning questioned their decision and tried to provoke them, while the Two Western Saints cited Tongtian's strength and their distrust of him.

Lord of the Beginning persuaded Jieyin and Zhunti to rejoin the Five Saints Alliance by giving them treasures and promising them a share of the Human Race's fortune and freedom to expand the Western Teachings in the East. The three Saints renewed their alliance and began discussing how to oppose Tongtian without confronting him directly.

• Daoist Jieyin and Zhunti said they had no reason to continue the Five Saints Alliance and feared Tongtian would destroy the Western Teachings if they broke their promise.
• Lord of the Beginning argued that submitting to Tongtian would leave them trapped in their current cultivation and reminded them of their repeated defeats in the Nameless Killing Array.
• Lord of the Beginning gave Jieyin and Zhunti two high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures as compensation for their injuries.
• Lord of the Beginning promised the Western Teachings a third of the Human Race's fortune and permission to spread openly throughout the East and the Primordial World.
• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to rejoin the Five Saints Alliance, and the three Saints discussed how to oppose Tongtian without a direct confrontation.

Yuanshi persuaded Taishang, Zhunti, and Jieyin to strengthen the Five Saints Alliance against Tongtian’s Interception Sect, and Taishang agreed to send Xuandu out of seclusion. The four Saints then prepared to go to Zixiao Palace, while Yuanshi still had to approach Nuwa.

• Zhunti argued that the Five Saints Alliance needed Nuwa, but Yuanshi noted that she had disappeared after failing to aid them.
• Taishang arrived, having recovered and improved his strength, and joined the three Saints.
• Yuanshi proposed that Taishang send Xuandu and the Western Teachings send Maitreya to bolster their Quasi-Saint forces against the Interception Sect.
• Taishang worried about risking Xuandu in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, but agreed to have him emerge from seclusion and join the alliance.
• Taishang suggested that the four Saints go to Zixiao Palace, leaving Yuanshi thoughtful and Zhunti and Jieyin confused.

Taishang, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin appealed to Dao Ancestor Hongjun for help against Tongtian, arguing that his strength was preventing the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation from ending. Hongjun gave them the Dao Annihilation Banner and instructions for using it, leaving the four Saints ready to target Tongtian.

• Yuanshi explained that the Investiture of the Gods could not be completed without the Interception Sect filling the remaining Proper God positions, and that the Primordial World might be destroyed if the tribulation dragged on.
• Taishang, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin went to Zixiao Palace and accused Tongtian of overpowering them and threatening the Primordial World.
• Hongjun agreed to intervene indirectly because the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had spiraled out of control, though he would not enter the fray himself.
• Hongjun produced the Dao Annihilation Banner, explained that the four Saints had to activate it together, and said they needed Tongtian's blood and a strand of his hair to target him.
• Taishang received the Dao Annihilation Banner, and the four Saints thanked Hongjun and vowed to capture Tongtian, destroy the Interception Sect, and end the tribulation.

Lord of the Beginning and Taishang visited Nuwa to persuade her to rejoin the Five Saints Alliance, but she blamed them for the Demon Race’s losses and refused. Lord of the Beginning offered her a bottle of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, leaving the outcome of his appeal unresolved.

• Lord of the Beginning and Taishang went to Wa Huang Palace while Jieyin and Zhunti departed separately.
• Nuwa confronted Lord of the Beginning over the deaths of more than fifty thousand members of the Demon Race.
• Taishang blamed Nuwa for not joining the fight against Tongtian, and Nuwa rejected their alliance and ordered both Saints to leave.
• Lord of the Beginning bowed to Nuwa and offered her a bottle of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs as a token of apology.
• The chapter described the rare ingredients and dangerous spiritual fires needed to refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.

Taishang grew suspicious after Nuwa identified Yuanshi’s Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir as inferior and revealed she had seen a much better one. As Yuanshi tried to recruit Nuwa into the Five Saints Alliance, he disclosed that he knew Taishang had refined three pills, leaving Taishang demanding an explanation.

• Taishang recalled that he had refined three Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, consumed one, and had only one left after Dao Ancestor Hongjun exchanged the other.
• Yuanshi offered Nuwa a bottle of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs as an apology and urged her to continue the Five Saints Alliance against Tongtian and the Interception Sect.
• Nuwa examined the bottle, called its pill inferior to a true Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, and sent Yuanshi and Taishang away.
• Taishang suspected Nuwa had learned about his pills from Dao Ancestor Hongjun and resented his master for revealing the secret.
• Yuanshi stated that he knew Taishang had refined three Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, and Taishang demanded to know how.

Yuanshi turned Taishang's suspicions toward Tongtian by claiming Tongtian had stolen three Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, then used a bottle of twelve elixirs from Guixu to secure Nuwa's support. The Five Saints Alliance moved closer to opposing Tongtian and the Interception Sect, while Nuwa asked how they could defeat him.

• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of stealing three of Taishang's Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, and Taishang believed him despite demanding the truth be verified.
• Yuanshi revealed twelve Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs in his bottle, and Nuwa confirmed they were genuine.
• Yuanshi said he had obtained the elixirs from Guixu, which he described as ruins of an extraterritorial battlefield beneath the East Sea.
• Yuanshi promised Nuwa that the alliance would help rebuild the Demon Race's lineage after defeating Tongtian and the Interception Sect.
• Nuwa asked how the alliance could deal with Tongtian's astonishing strength.

Nuwa joined the Five Saints Alliance after receiving the Dao Annihilation Banner, while Tongtian anticipated their plans and focused on strengthening himself through the Human Race’s destiny. The chapter ended with Jiang Ziya and Di Xin visiting Tongtian, who told them this would be their last time paying respects to him.

• Taishang gave Nuwa the Dao Annihilation Banner, and she agreed to join the Five Saints Alliance as they planned how to deal with Tongtian and the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian calculated that Hongjun had entered the conflict and reasoned that the Five Saints would prepare before attacking him.
• Tongtian assessed Yuanshi as a serious rival and resolved to advance his cultivation by drawing on the Human Race’s destiny.
• Jiang Ziya and Di Xin arrived before Tongtian and paid their respects.
• Tongtian told Jiang Ziya and Di Xin that this would be the last time they paid respects to him, then asked whether they knew why.

Sect Master Tongtian told Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin to leave the Interception Sect, not as punishment but so they could take on greater roles in the future. He revealed that Jiang Ziya would become Haotian Shangdi and rule the Heavenly Realm, Spirit Realm, and Asura Realm, while Di Xin would control the human path.

• Tongtian stopped Jiang Ziya and Di Xin from kneeling and explained that he wanted them to leave the Interception Sect because they were exceptionally capable.
• Tongtian told Jiang Ziya that he was the chosen Calamity Responder of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and had vast destiny and merit as a member of the Human Race.
• Di Xin explained that the Investiture of the Gods would establish a Heavenly Court, and Tongtian confirmed that Jiang Ziya would become its ruler, Haotian Shangdi.
• Tongtian said Di Xin would control the human path and Saint Houtu the earthly path, while Jiang Ziya would rule the Heavenly Realm, Spirit Realm, and Asura Realm.
• Tongtian explained that the Spirit Realm would form from the merged Demon Realm and Devil Realm, and that the Asuras in the Netherworld's sea of blood would establish their own realm.

Tongtian freed Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin to establish their own paths and lead the Heavenly Court and Human Race, then chose to seek his own Great Opportunity at Guixu. He arrived above Guixu in the Eastern Sea, where he sensed its unusual aura and recalled that it was an extraterritorial battlefield.

• Tongtian told Jiang Ziya and Human Emperor Di Xin that they would become Sages who commanded the Heavenly Court and human path, standing as his equals rather than remaining Interception Sect disciples.
• Tongtian urged Di Xin to establish his authority among the entire Human Race, and Di Xin asked for scriptures to form an enduring dao tradition.
• Tongtian gave scriptures, treasures, and pills to Jiang Ziya and Di Xin, who left to focus on surviving the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Tongtian abandoned his plan to use the Human Race's fortune and chose to seek his Great Opportunity at Guixu.
• Tongtian accepted the system mission to go to Guixu and received the Chaos Spirit Root Nine-Flower Seven-Leaf Grass and the Book of No Dao.
• Tongtian left Golden Ao Island and reached the Eastern Sea above Guixu, recognizing it as an extraterritorial battlefield.

Tongtian followed two mysterious men through the guarded entrance to Guixu, suspecting they might come from a foreign domain. After entering safely, he explored the apocalyptic ruins in search of his Great Opportunity and wondered about Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s origins.

• Tongtian saw two disguised men pass through Hongjun’s formation and could not divine their identities.
• Tongtian followed the men through the vortex into Guixu, despite suspecting they might be from a foreign domain.
• Tongtian entered Guixu in his Pangu True Body and found that he could pass through the vortex without resistance.
• Tongtian surveyed the ruins beneath the blood moon and searched for something he could carry away as his Great Opportunity.
• Tongtian wondered whether Hongjun had brought other objects out of Guixu and questioned where Hongjun had come from.