Chapter Summaries

Di Xin used the Kongtong Seal to turn the Human Race against Taishang and abolish the Human Sect, prompting the Heavenly Dao to approve his decree. The Human Race reclaimed its destiny power, strengthening Di Xin while damaging Taishang’s Dao foundation and destabilizing his cultivation.

• Di Xin denounced Taishang before the Human Race, and the people demanded that the Human Sect be driven out.
• Taishang tried to seize the Kongtong Seal, but Tongtian used the Chaos Bell to force him back.
• Di Xin declared the Human Sect abolished, and the Heavenly Dao approved his decree.
• The Human Race’s destiny power returned to the golden dragon and flowed through the Kongtong Seal into Di Xin, raising him to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Taishang spat golden blood as his Dao foundation cracked and his cultivation destabilized, then he used the Taiqing Concentrating Spirit Art to try to stabilize it.

Taishang’s Dao foundation cracked further, causing his cultivation to fall from the sixth level of Sagehood to the fifth after Di Xin abolished the Human Sect. Yuanshi attacked Di Xin in anger, but Tongtian stopped him and the Sages realized Di Xin was Wudang’s disciple.

• Taishang failed to stabilize his damaged Dao foundation and fell from the sixth level of Sagehood to the fifth.
• Ancestor Minghe, Kunpeng, the Chan Sect disciples, and the Two Western Saints reacted with shock and fear to Taishang’s injury and cultivation loss.
• Jieyin argued that he and Zhunti could still help Yuanshi and Taishang suppress Tongtian, while Nuwa noted Taishang’s fall and damaged foundation.
• Yuanshi unleashed his Sage might against Di Xin, but Tongtian shattered it with the Qingping Sword.
• The Sages realized Di Xin was Wudang’s disciple and that Tongtian was his grandmaster.

Di Xin declared that the Human Sect no longer existed among the Human Race and ordered Taishang’s statues and temples destroyed. Tongtian then stopped Taishang and Yuanshi from leaving and attacked them, leaving Yuanshi battered as the fight continued.

• Tongtian’s luck and treasures made Taishang and Yuanshi envious, while Di Xin thanked Tongtian for helping him become the true Human Emperor.
• Di Xin abolished the Human Sect and ordered Taishang’s statues and temples throughout the Human Race destroyed.
• Taishang was devastated by the destruction, and Yuanshi proposed joining forces to kill Di Xin, but Taishang said the Human Emperor could not be attacked.
• Taishang and Yuanshi tried to leave, but Tongtian blocked them and summoned the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, demanding they pay for harming his disciples.
• Taishang and Yuanshi attacked Tongtian, who trapped Taishang and struck Yuanshi into the ground, then pursued Yuanshi with killing intent.

Tongtian overwhelmed Yuanshi in battle and killed him with the Chaos Bell, destroying his primordial spirit and True Spirit. Yuanshi’s death shook the prehistoric land, while the Two Western Saints wondered whether they should still attack.

• Tongtian kept Yuanshi on the defensive and prevented Taishang from helping him by turning the God-Slaying Spear against Taishang.
• Tongtian struck Yuanshi with the Dao-Slaying Heavenly Sword, shattering the Pangu Banner and grievously wounding his primordial spirit.
• Tongtian brought down the Chaos Bell and obliterated Yuanshi, destroying his primordial spirit and True Spirit.
• Heaven and Earth mourned Yuanshi’s death with blood-red rain as his disciples, allies, and onlookers reacted with shock.
• The Two Western Saints, frightened by Tongtian’s power, debated whether they should still attack.

After Yuanshi revived through the Primordial Violet Qi, Tongtian activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to pursue him and Taishang. Yuanshi and Taishang fled into the azure sky, while Jieyin and Zhunti feared Tongtian would target them next.

• Jieyin and Zhunti stayed out of the fight, and Nuwa and Taishang were shaken by Yuanshi’s apparent death.
• Daoist Hongjun wondered whether his past support of Tongtian had made him too powerful and questioned the limits of Tongtian’s strength.
• Yuanshi revived from the Primordial Violet Qi and angrily confronted Tongtian, who knew the Heavenly Dao’s power prevented him from permanently destroying Yuanshi’s true spirit.
• Tongtian activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and moved to trap Yuanshi and Taishang for repeated attacks.
• Taishang fled under the protection of the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and Yuanshi followed him into the azure sky.
• Jieyin and Zhunti hid from Tongtian and decided their best chance of survival was to seek Daoist Hongjun’s help.

Tongtian pursued Yuanshi and Taishang to Zixiao Palace, where Hongjun tried to mediate and end their fight. Tongtian refused to make peace and confronted Hongjun over his senior brothers’ repeated attacks on the Interception Sect.

• Yuanshi and Taishang fled to Zixiao Palace as Tongtian pursued them with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• Hongjun appeared and ordered Tongtian to stop, urging the three sages to make peace.
• Tongtian refused Hongjun’s mediation and recalled how Yuanshi and Taishang had harmed him and the Interception Sect.
• Hongjun argued that Yuanshi had already fallen once and urged Tongtian to settle their dispute calmly.
• Tongtian accused his senior brothers of repeatedly attacking his disciples and trying to kill him while he cultivated anew.
• Taishang interrupted Tongtian and told Hongjun not to listen to his accusations.

Hongjun stopped Tongtian, Yuanshi, and Taishang from fighting and ordered Yuanshi and Taishang to apologize and settle their grievances. Tongtian demanded two treasures, but Taishang and Yuanshi refused and prepared to fight him again.

• Taishang and Yuanshi accused Tongtian of defying his teacher and destroying the Human Sect's foundation, then used Hongjun's presence to challenge him.
• Tongtian raised the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Hongjun ordered Yuanshi and Taishang to apologize and declared that their grievances would be written off afterward.
• Tongtian accepted Hongjun's ruling and demanded Taishang's Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda and Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner.
• Taishang and Yuanshi denounced Tongtian's demand, refused to surrender the treasures, and joined forces to unleash their sage pressure against him.

Hongjun refused to intervene in the dispute between Tongtian, Yuanshi, and Taishang, forcing the two Saints to accept Tongtian’s terms and apologize with treasures. Tongtian collected their offerings, including the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda, and the chapter left him inspecting it with a sense that something was missing.

• Hongjun warned Yuanshi and Taishang that he would leave for Zixiao Palace if they refused to apologize, making clear he would no longer interfere in their conflict with Tongtian.
• Yuanshi surrendered the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus and the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, which Tongtian took and accepted.
• Tongtian turned to Taishang, who offered the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda.
• Tongtian erased Taishang’s marks from both treasures and examined the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda, feeling that something was lacking.

Tongtian left Zixiao Palace with four powerful treasures after Hongjun ordered him and Taishang and Yuanshi to end their dispute. When Yuanshi insulted him, Tongtian struck him down and warned him not to provoke him again; afterward, Hongjun summoned Yuanshi and Taishang to Zixiao Palace.

• Tongtian celebrated acquiring four treasures, while Taishang and Yuanshi seethed over their losses and vowed to seek revenge.
• Hongjun ordered Tongtian, Taishang, and Yuanshi to let the dispute end, warning Taishang and Yuanshi not to seek his protection if they continued fighting.
• Yuanshi muttered an insult as Tongtian was leaving, and Tongtian answered by sending a sword ray that split Yuanshi's Sage body apart.
• Tongtian warned Yuanshi that another offense would leave his true spirit unable to revive for a long time, then departed.
• Taishang told Yuanshi that Tongtian had reached the seventh layer of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and was becoming increasingly difficult to oppose.
• Hongjun summoned Taishang and Yuanshi, and the two Sages headed to Zixiao Palace.

In Zixiao Palace, Taishang and Yuanshi urged Dao Ancestor Hongjun to restrain Tongtian, citing his defiance and refusal to sign the Investiture of the Gods. Hongjun refused to interfere directly, but gave each of the Two Saints a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to replace their losses.

• Yuanshi and Taishang denounced Tongtian to Dao Ancestor Hongjun and argued that his power and disrespect threatened the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun considered the conflict over the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and recognized that he needed the Interception Sect’s disciples to fill the list, but would not harm Tongtian, his favored personal disciple.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of betraying the Heavenly Dao by refusing to sign the list and pursuing the Great Dao.
• Taishang warned that the Interception Sect’s refusal would prolong the tribulation and bring greater dangers.
• Hongjun refused to interfere directly and gave Taishang and Yuanshi one Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure each to replace their lost treasures.

Hongjun gave Taishang and Yuanshi rare Chaos treasures and urged them to restore their strength, hinting that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation might change unexpectedly. Tongtian returned to Chaoge, where Di Xin thanked him for saving Great Shang and received the Kongtong Seal.

• Hongjun gave Taishang a Chaos Spirit Root and Primordial Heaven Spirit Fruit to repair his Dao foundation, and gave Yuanshi a Primordial Flowerless Fruit to improve his cultivation.
• Hongjun told Taishang and Yuanshi to return to secluded cultivation, warning that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation could bring unforeseen changes.
• Tongtian returned to Chaoge, where his disciples celebrated his victory and discussed the Chan Sect's defeat and their hopes of eliminating Naji Xianweng and Daoist Randeng.
• Di Xin and Great Shang's ministers thanked Tongtian for saving Chaoge and supporting the dynasty's fate.
• Tongtian bestowed the Kongtong Seal on Di Xin and told him to seek help at Golden Ao Island if the Three Religions attacked the Human Race again.

After driving the Four Saints from the Human Race, Tongtian began preparing for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and went to find Jiang Shang. He spotted the impoverished Jiang Shang traveling toward Kunlun Mountain and left the chapter as Jiang Shang searched for water.

• Human Emperor Di Xin and the people of Great Shang knelt to bid farewell to Tongtian, who stayed behind while Duobao Daoist, Holy Mother Wudang, Daoist Lu Ya, and Great Immortal Wuyun returned to Golden Ao Island.
• Tongtian assessed the weakened Saints and decided to focus on the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, choosing a reward that would give him another Fragment of Sword Dao Origin Laws and an Unknown Treasure Chest when he found Jiang Shang.
• Tongtian resolved to bring Jiang Shang into the Interception Sect, complementing his plan to place Shen Gongbao in the Chan Sect and reduce the Interception Sect’s losses in the coming tribulation.
• Tongtian found Jiang Shang, who was traveling toward Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain to seek a master, exhausted and thirsty on a desolate mountain path.

Tongtian met Jiang Shang in the mortal world and took him as his fifth direct disciple in the Interception Sect. As Tongtian brought Jiang Shang to Golden Ao Island, Dao Ancestor Hongjun discovered that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had veered beyond his ability to predict.

• Jiang Shang encountered Tongtian and asked him about immortal cultivation.
• Tongtian revealed that he led the Interception Sect on Golden Ao Island, and Jiang Shang willingly joined as his disciple.
• Tongtian named Jiang Shang his fifth direct disciple and used the Water Control Banner to take him to Golden Ao Island.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had changed and failed to deduce what had caused the disruption.
• Tongtian and Jiang Shang arrived at Golden Ao Island, where the assembled disciples welcomed their sect master.

Tongtian brought Jiang Shang to Golden Ao Island and announced him as his fifth personal disciple, entrusting Duobao Daoist with his training and protection. Duobao began teaching Jiang Shang the Interception Sect’s introductory cultivation method, while keeping his curiosity about Tongtian’s choice to himself.

• Tongtian introduced Jiang Shang to the disciples on Golden Ao Island as his fifth personal disciple and ordered Duobao Daoist to teach him and find him treasures for self-protection.
• After Tongtian left for Biyou Palace, Duobao and the other disciples gathered around Jiang Shang, surprised that someone so ordinary had become a personal disciple.
• Duobao warmly welcomed Jiang Shang and led him away from the transmission square to begin his cultivation training.
• Duobao asked how Jiang Shang had met Tongtian, and Jiang Shang said they had happened to meet on a mountain path.
• Duobao patiently explained the Interception Sect’s Profound Mystery Method to Jiang Shang, starting with its most basic cultivation principles.

Duobao Daoist spent years helping Jiang Shang master the entry-level cultivation art, then gave him several spiritual treasures for protection. Meanwhile, Tongtian opened an Unknown Treasure Chest, gained Great Dao Merit and Primordial Violet Qi, refined a Sword Dao Laws fragment, and prepared to advance his cultivation.

• After years of repeated instruction, Duobao Daoist helped Jiang Shang overcome the final hurdle and enter the basics of cultivation.
• Duobao Daoist gave Jiang Shang three Houtian Spiritual Treasures and an Innate Spiritual Treasure, warning him that refining them would take time.
• Tongtian opened the Unknown Treasure Chest and received one million units of Great Dao Merit and one strand of Primordial Violet Qi.
• Tongtian stored the Primordial Violet Qi and refined the third fragment of the Sword Dao Laws' origin, increasing his Sword Dao Laws power to thirtyfold.
• Tongtian planned to absorb the Great Dao Merit and break through to the eighth layer of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Tongtian refined tens of millions of strands of Great Dao Merit and stabilized his cultivation at the eighth heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As Yuanshi plotted to have Xi Qi overthrow Great Shang, Hongjun summoned the Six Saints to Zixiao Palace for a third discussion.

• Tongtian transformed the Great Dao Merit within his holy body and stabilized his eighth-heaven realm.
• Taishang used a Chaos Spirit Root to mend his Dao foundation but remained resentful toward Tongtian and lamented that his cultivation could not yet reach the seventh heaven.
• Yuanshi recovered from his injuries and ordered Guangchengzi to tell Ji Fa that Di Xin had murdered Ji Chang and Boyi Kao, and to ensure Ji Fa raised an army against Great Shang.
• Guangchengzi accepted Yuanshi's command and departed for Xi Qi to help Ji Fa rebel against Great Shang.
• After a period of unusual quiet, Hongjun declared that the calamity had arrived and summoned the Six Saints to Zixiao Palace.
• Tongtian ended his secluded cultivation with his eighth-heaven realm stabilized and his power fully contained.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Six Saints to Zixiao Palace and announced that the person destined to undergo the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had appeared. Lord of the Beginning believed Shen Gongbao would control the tribulation for the Chan Sect and looked forward to destroying the Interception Sect, while Tongtian remained calm.

• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin hesitated to go to Zixiao Palace, fearing that Tongtian could kill them and that the Heavenly Dao might not revive them.
• Grand Supreme Elder Lord, Lord of the Beginning, and Saint Nuwa each left their palaces and went to Zixiao Palace after reflecting on the looming tribulation and Tongtian's power.
• The Six Saints gathered in Zixiao Palace, where Lord of the Beginning and Grand Supreme Elder Lord sat together while Tongtian faced them calmly.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared and announced that the person destined to undergo the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had appeared.
• Lord of the Beginning grew excited because he had taken Shen Gongbao into the Chan Sect and believed Shen Gongbao would secure the tribulation for his faction.

Hongjun revealed that Jiang Ziya, not Shen Gongbao, was the Calamity Responder and that Tongtian had already accepted him as a personal disciple. The other Saints realized their plans had failed and questioned how Tongtian had learned Jiang Ziya’s identity before Hongjun did.

• Hongjun announced that Jiang Ziya was the Calamity Responder, shocking Yuanshi and the other Saints who had believed Shen Gongbao was the chosen one.
• The Saints suspected Tongtian had set a trap, and Yuanshi accused him of deceiving them and Hongjun.
• Tongtian denied ever claiming Shen Gongbao was the Calamity Responder and reminded the Saints that they had taken Shen Gongbao from him.
• Hongjun confirmed that Tongtian had accepted the mortal Jiang Ziya as his personal disciple.
• Yuanshi raged at the revelation while Hongjun wondered how Tongtian had discovered Jiang Ziya’s role in advance.

The Sages blamed Tongtian for securing Jiang Ziya, the Calamity Responder, and suspected he had manipulated them over Shen Gongbao as well. In Zixiao Palace, Tongtian refused to explain himself, and Yuanshi revealed that his cultivation had advanced to the fifth heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

• Taishang, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Nuwa worried that the Interception Sect would dominate the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation with Jiang Ziya under Tongtian’s control.
• Yuanshi concluded that Tongtian had deliberately misled the Sages about Shen Gongbao to draw the Chan Sect into a trap.
• Hongjun realized Tongtian had seemingly known Jiang Ziya’s destiny before the Heavenly Dao could reveal it, and wondered how Tongtian had gained such knowledge.
• Yuanshi demanded an explanation from Tongtian and accused him of treating the Sages like fools.
• Tongtian reminded Yuanshi that the Sages had joined forces against him and refused to offer an explanation.
• Yuanshi erupted with power at the fifth heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, startling the other Sages and surprising Tongtian.

Tongtian and Yuanshi nearly fought in Zixiao Palace before Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened. Hongjun then gave Tongtian the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip to deliver to Jiang Ziya.

• Tongtian dismissed Yuanshi’s cultivation and provoked him by recalling that he had slain him twice.
• Yuanshi summoned the Pangu Banner, and Tongtian answered by bringing out the God-Slaying Spear as their pressure clashed.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered Tongtian and Yuanshi to stop fighting in Zixiao Palace.
• Hongjun gave Tongtian the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip and instructed him to deliver them to Jiang Ziya.
• Tongtian accepted Hongjun’s decree and put away both treasures.