Recaps

After Tongtian attained sainthood and founded the Interception Sect, Lin Xuan began a system-rewarded seclusion, intent on avoiding the coming calamities. A million years passed as he cultivated, while his fellow disciples moved to Golden Ao Island and urged him to return.

• Tongtian became a Sage, established the Interception Sect, and approved Lin Xuan's request to enter seclusion.
• The God-Tier Seclusion System activated and rewarded Lin Xuan with the Nine Revolutions of Chaos Undying Heavenly Art.
• After one year, Lin Xuan received Dao Comprehension Tea and continued cultivating, drawing Tongtian's notice with his Daoist aura.
• Ten thousand years into seclusion, Lin Xuan received twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls but stayed hidden after divining that the Witch and Demon Tribulation was underway.
• After one hundred thousand years, Lin Xuan received Pangu's Essence Blood and a Fragment of Pangu's Primordial Spirit and began refining them to strengthen his foundation.
• Over the next million years, Lin Xuan's disciples sent messages about their breakthroughs, their move to Golden Ao Island after Tongtian's conflict with his senior brothers, and their wish for him to return.

After a million years of seclusion, Lin Xuan gained the God-Slaying Spear, the Chaos Bead, and other treasures, but his cave’s sealing formation collapsed. Outside, Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked the Three Sisters of Sanxiao, and someone intervened just as a treasure’s appearance distracted the onlookers.

• Lin Xuan reached Early Stage Quasi-Saint, refined the God-Slaying Spear, and began comprehending the Law of Chaos Destruction.
• Lin Xuan claimed the damaged Chaos Bead, the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, and a Golden Crow escape talisman, but the treasure light caused his cave’s sealing formation to collapse.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi arrived at the Nine-Bend Yellow River Great Formation and demanded that the Three Sisters of Sanxiao withdraw it.
• Bixiao answered Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s insult, and he attacked the sisters with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.
• As the sisters faced the incoming strike, a treasure’s auspicious light appeared, and an angry voice declared that no one could injure its junior sister.

After emerging from a million years of secluded cultivation, Lin Xuan intervened as Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked the Three Sisters of Sanxiao. Lin Xuan blocked the Saint’s strike and shattered his Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate answered by summoning the Pangu Banner.

• Lin Xuan sensed the danger to the Three Sisters of Sanxiao and emerged from seclusion to block Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi with the God-Slaying Spear.
• The Three Sisters of Sanxiao recognized Lin Xuan, and Yunxiao urged him to take Bixiao and Qiongxiao to safety while she stayed behind.
• Lin Xuan promised to bring all three sisters back to Biyou Palace, and Yunxiao broke through to the Late-Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked again, but the God-Slaying Spear’s chaos fiendish energy split his Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in two.
• Lin Xuan insulted Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who flew into a rage and offered up the Pangu Banner.

Lin Xuan used the God-Slaying Spear and a fragment of the Chaos Destruction Great Dao Law to damage Primordial Heavenly Venerate and his treasures. Before the stunned cultivators could react, Lin Xuan took the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus and escaped with the Three Sisters of Sanxiao toward Golden Ao Island.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked Lin Xuan with the Pangu Banner, while Lin Xuan met it with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Lin Xuan activated the Chaos Destruction Great Dao Law fragment, and the God-Slaying Spear pierced the Pangu Banner.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate used the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and Jade Purity Immortal Method to attack Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan broke through Primordial Heavenly Venerate's attacks and injured the Saint with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Lin Xuan activated the Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow Escape Talisman, took the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, and fled with the Three Sisters of Sanxiao toward Golden Ao Island.

Lin Xuan returned to Golden Ao Island with the Three Sisters of Sanxiao after crippling the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect. When Sect Master Tongtian learned that Zhao Gongming had fallen, he flew into a rage and condemned Yuanshi.

• Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate saw Lin Xuan escape with the Three Sisters of Sanxiao and found the Twelve Golden Immortals crippled after the Nine-Bend Yellow River Great Formation dissipated.
• Randeng arranged for Jiang Ziya to return the Twelve Golden Immortals to Jade Void Palace, while Laozi praised his own disciple Xuandu by comparison.
• Lin Xuan arrived at Biyou Palace on Golden Ao Island, where Qiongxiao showed him the island and recalled how Chan Sect disciples had taken two Innate Spirit Cranes.
• Lin Xuan offered to help reclaim the cranes, but Qiongxiao refused because she feared he would be endangered at Kunlun Mountain.
• Sect Master Tongtian welcomed Lin Xuan, discovered his Early Stage Quasi-Saint cultivation, and asked where Zhao Gongming was.
• Qiongxiao told Tongtian that Zhao Gongming's Dao had fallen, and Tongtian roared that Yuanshi had gone too far as storms swept Golden Ao Island.

Tongtian learned that Chan Sect disciples had killed Zhao Gongming and immediately set out to confront Yuanshi, despite Lin Xuan urging caution. He left Lin Xuan in charge of the Interception Sect, and the chapter ended with Tongtian’s furious challenge echoing from Kunlun Mountain.

• Lin Xuan warned Tongtian not to rush to Kunlun Mountain and suggested rescuing Zhao Gongming’s true spirit from the Investiture of the Gods first.
• Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and Holy Mother Wudang arrived at Biyou Palace, where Tongtian told them Zhao Gongming had been killed by the Chan Sect.
• Tongtian ordered the Interception Sect disciples to stay on Golden Ao Island and recite the Huangting Scripture, then told Lin Xuan to watch over them before leaving.
• Lin Xuan stopped Duobao and the other disciples from following Tongtian and sent them back to their caves.
• A roar and sharp sword intent came from Kunlun Mountain as Tongtian declared that he was bullying Yuanshi in return for the way Yuanshi had bullied his disciples.

Lin Xuan hurried to Kunlun Mountain after learning Sect Master Tongtian was confronting Yuanshi, then watched the five Saints clash in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Unable to help his master without disrupting the fight, Lin Xuan decided to take the Three Sisters of Sanxiao to ransack their enemies’ homes.

• Lin Xuan flew to the Jade Void Palace, while Qiongxiao took Yunxiao and Bixiao to check on Tongtian and Lin Xuan.
• Tongtian attacked Yuanshi, and Zhunti and Jieyin urged Yuanshi to capture him while Laozi prepared to join them.
• Tongtian summoned the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and fought Yuanshi, Laozi, Zhunti, and Jieyin in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Tongtian moved the battle into the Outer Chaos to protect the Primordial World, and Lin Xuan watched with Yunxiao.
• Lin Xuan told the Three Sisters of Sanxiao he would take them to ransack their enemies’ homes.

Lin Xuan led the Three Sisters of Sanxiao to raid Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, taking its treasures and the elixirs meant to restore the Twelve Golden Immortals. He left the Twelve Golden Immortals stranded on a bare mountain after collecting the entire palace.

• Lin Xuan persuaded the Three Sisters of Sanxiao to join him in reclaiming treasures from the Chan Sect, and Yunxiao followed to keep the others in check.
• Lin Xuan entered Kunlun Mountain through the ruined protective formation and swept up its herbs, spiritual roots, and other treasures with the sisters' help.
• Lin Xuan broke Jade Void Palace's remaining restrictions and took its valuables, including several Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Lin Xuan took the gourd of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs in front of the powerless Twelve Golden Immortals, who endured it under his killing intent.
• Lin Xuan used the Chaos Bead to collect Jade Void Palace, leaving the Twelve Golden Immortals on the bare Kunlun Mountain.

Lin Xuan and the Three Sisters of Sanxiao returned to Golden Ao Island with spoils after raiding the Twelve Golden Immortals. In the Outer Chaos, Hongjun forced Tongtian to submit and took him to Zixiao Palace, while the Four Saints set out for Golden Ao Island to target his disciples.

• Lin Xuan and the Three Sisters of Sanxiao returned to Golden Ao Island with their spoils, and Lin Xuan promised to take them on more raids later.
• Tongtian overwhelmed Yuanshi and the other Saints with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Yuanshi's earlier wounds and damaged treasures left him nearing defeat.
• Hongjun appeared and ordered Tongtian to admit his mistake and face the wall in Zixiao Palace, threatening to destroy Interception Sect if he refused.
• Tongtian admitted his mistake, sent the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram to Golden Ao Island, and warned the Four Saints not to interfere.
• Hongjun took Tongtian away, and Yuanshi, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Laozi headed for Golden Ao Island, intending to deal with Tongtian's disciples.

Lin Xuan returned to Golden Ao Island and was appointed by Tongtian to lead the Interception Sect while Tongtian went to Zixiao Palace. Anticipating an attack from Yuanshi and the other Saints, Lin Xuan chose to lead the sect into seclusion and received the components of the Primal Chaos Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation.

• Lin Xuan played with the Wind-Settling Pearl in Biyou Palace as Qiongxiao danced nearby and Duobao lectured Yunxiao and Bixiao about raiding Jade Void Palace.
• Tongtian sent the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram to Golden Ao Island and declared that Lin Xuan would lead the Interception Sect while he listened to the Dao in Zixiao Palace.
• Duobao and the other disciples acknowledged Lin Xuan as their acting Sect Leader, and Lin Xuan discovered Tongtian had left his insights and Great Dao comprehensions within the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Lin Xuan chose to lead all Interception Sect disciples into seclusion, earning 365 formation flags and 129,600 auxiliary flags for the Primal Chaos Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation.

Lin Xuan hid Golden Ao Island behind powerful formations and ordered the Interception Sect into seclusion, thwarting the Saints’ attempts to find it. When the Saints returned to Kunlun Mountain, they discovered Lin Xuan had looted it, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate swore vengeance.

• Lin Xuan used the Chaos Bead and the Star Banners to conceal Golden Ao Island, then ordered the Interception Sect disciples to remain in secluded cultivation until the Great Tribulation ended.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the other three Saints searched for Golden Ao Island, but Lin Xuan’s formations hid it from their deductions.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s attempt to force his way through the concealment triggered the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, wounding him and worsening his injuries from Sect Master Tongtian.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate bombarded the sea with Jade Purity Divine Thunder, while Laozi, Zhunti, and Jieyin also failed to locate Golden Ao Island.
• The four Saints returned to Kunlun Mountain and found it stripped bare, with the Jade Void Palace gone.
• Guangchengzi told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Lin Xuan had looted Kunlun Mountain and stolen the twelve Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, prompting Primordial Heavenly Venerate to swear they were mortal enemies.

Lin Xuan monitored Chang'er Dingguang Immortal, then consumed twelve Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs and entered secluded cultivation while studying Tongtian’s Dao insights. After a year, he reached peak quasi-saint cultivation and claimed the system’s newly awarded gift pack.

• Lin Xuan watched Chang'er Dingguang Immortal brood over Tongtian’s decision to entrust Lin Xuan with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the formation diagram, and the sect master’s responsibilities.
• Chang'er Dingguang Immortal considered using the golden lotus Saint Zhunti had given him but ultimately did not dare act.
• Lin Xuan swallowed one Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, found it strengthened him, and consumed the eleven remaining pills before beginning secluded cultivation.
• Lin Xuan studied Tongtian’s Dao insights as a year passed, and his cultivation reached the peak quasi-saint realm.
• Lin Xuan received a system notification awarding him a special gift pack and silently chose to claim it.

Lin Xuan received Pangu's Marrow, a Mirror Projection Talisman, and a Sword Dao Law Seed, then began refining the marrow and comprehending the sword law. Meanwhile, Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the other Saints remained unable to locate Golden Ao Island, while Zhunti secretly waited for his plan involving Chang'er Dingguang Immortal to unfold.

• Lin Xuan received Pangu's Marrow, a Mirror Projection Talisman, and a Sword Dao Law Seed from the system.
• Lin Xuan stored the marrow and law seed inside his body and began refining and comprehending them.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate told the Saints that a year had passed without finding Golden Ao Island and that King Wu's Campaign Against Zhou remained delayed.
• Zhunti objected to sending Western Sect disciples onto the Investiture of the Gods, then claimed he foresaw a change in circumstances.
• Zhunti privately planned to wait for Chang'er Dingguang Immortal, whom he had secretly influenced, to seek him out.

Lin Xuan refined Pangu's Marrow to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm but chose to delay physical sainthood until he could pursue the Great Dao Saint realm. After catching Chang'er Dingguang Immortal trying to betray the Interception Sect, Lin Xuan captured him and summoned the sect's disciples.

• Lin Xuan refined Pangu's Marrow until his physical cultivation reached the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, then decided to wait and seek the Great Dao Saint realm in the Outer Chaos.
• Lin Xuan refined the Sword Dao Law Seed and regained the ability to wield the Four Swords of Zhu Xian at their full sharpness.
• Chang'er Dingguang Immortal secretly left his cave abode and prepared to reveal Golden Ao Island's location to Saint Zhunti in exchange for a position in the Western Sect.
• Lin Xuan sealed the golden lotus, confronted Chang'er Dingguang Immortal, and swept him into his sleeve.
• Lin Xuan returned to Biyou Palace and struck the summoning Jade Chime, calling the Interception Sect disciples to gather.

Lin Xuan exposed Chang'er Dingguang Immortal as a traitor and rallied the Interception Sect to bait the Saints with mirror projections before raiding their homes. As the plan began and Lin Xuan erased Chang'er Dingguang Immortal, Zhunti sensed the released golden lotus and prepared to attack Golden Ao Island with Yuanshi, Laozi, and Jieyin.

• Daoist Duobao arrived at Biyou Palace, and Lin Xuan reassured him that the summons was not cause for alarm.
• Lin Xuan showed the assembled Interception Sect disciples proof that Chang'er Dingguang Immortal had plotted with Zhunti to betray them.
• Lin Xuan urged the disciples to retaliate against the Saints and proposed using the Mirror Projection Talisman to lure them into a trap before raiding their homes.
• Qiongxiao and the other disciples eagerly infused the talisman with their auras, and Lin Xuan announced that the operation had begun.
• Lin Xuan activated the talisman, killed Chang'er Dingguang Immortal without leaving his True Spirit, and released the sealed golden lotus.
• Zhunti sensed the lotus on Kunlun Mountain and agreed with Yuanshi, Laozi, and Jieyin to attack Golden Ao Island.

Yuanshi and Zhunti tracked the Interception Sect to Golden Ao Island, intending to attack its disciples and recruit the most talented among them. When Lin Xuan learned their search had been triggered, he gathered the Interception Sect disciples and headed to raid Laozi’s Eight Sceneries Palace on Shouyang Mountain.

• Yuanshi urged Zhunti to set out and blamed the Interception Sect for the tribulation, and Zhunti agreed while secretly hoping to recruit Tongtian’s disciples.
• Zhunti sensed the golden lotus he had given Chang'er Dingguang Immortal and located Golden Ao Island.
• Lin Xuan sensed that his arrangement on the mirror projection of Golden Ao Island had been triggered and prepared to act.
• Lin Xuan gathered the Interception Sect disciples into his sleeve and flew toward Laozi’s Eight Sceneries Palace to raid it.

Lin Xuan infiltrated Laozi’s sanctuary on Shouyang Mountain and defeated Xuandu with a single punch. He then ordered the Interception Sect disciples to loot the Eight Sceneries Palace, leaving Bixiao leading the rush for valuables.

• Lin Xuan used the God-Slaying Spear and his formation knowledge to breach Shouyang Mountain’s protective formation.
• Xuandu sensed unease, went out to patrol, and encountered Lin Xuan near the Eight Sceneries Palace.
• Lin Xuan struck Xuandu with his bare fist, scattering his Primordial Spirit and leaving him unconscious between life and death.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Interception Sect disciples and ordered them to empty the Eight Sceneries Palace.
• Bixiao led the disciples in gathering valuable pills, treasures, and spiritual roots, while Lin Xuan joined the looting.

Lin Xuan and the Interception Sect disciples stripped Shouyang Mountain of its treasures, while Lin Xuan took the alchemy room’s treasures and gave Yunxiao the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern. After gathering his disciples, Lin Xuan ordered them to set off and loot another place.

• Lin Xuan looted Laozi’s pill room and alchemy room, collecting their treasures and the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs in the Creation Eight Trigrams Furnace.
• Lin Xuan erased the spiritual awareness of Laozi’s attendants Jin Jiao and Yin Jiao when they challenged him.
• Lin Xuan gave Yunxiao the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern and explained its powers.
• Daoist Duobao reported that the disciples had taken Shouyang Mountain’s spiritual roots, treasures, and Innate Yang Copper Ore Vein.
• Lin Xuan gathered the Interception Sect disciples and ordered them to set off to loot another place.

Lin Xuan invaded Mount Sumeru and ordered the Interception Sect disciples to loot the Western Sect’s home. After killing Daoist Randeng and splitting the mountain with his fists, he left with the spoils before Zhunti and Jieyin returned.

• Lin Xuan used the Chaos Bead to conceal Mount Sumeru and manifested a giant outside the mountain.
• Daoist Maitreya tried to summon Zhunti and Jieyin, then asked Daoist Randeng to confront Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan killed Daoist Randeng with a punch and smashed through the mountain-protecting formation, splitting Mount Sumeru in two.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Interception Sect disciples and ordered them to take everything from Mount Sumeru.
• The disciples stripped the Western Sect of its treasures, including the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Merit Golden Lotuses, Human Seed Bag, and Golden Cymbals, before Lin Xuan led them away.

Lin Xuan and the Interception Sect disciples used an illusion to lure the Saints into attacking a phantom Golden Ao Island, while their real island remained hidden. The Saints realized they had been tricked, and Lin Xuan looked forward to their reaction when they returned to their sanctums.

• Lin Xuan left the ruins of Mount Sumeru and recalled that he had likely killed Randeng while destroying it.
• Daoist Zhunti sensed the location of Golden Ao Island through the golden lotus and shared it with Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• The Saints found Golden Ao Island apparently exposed, where Lin Xuan and the Interception Sect disciples declared their resolve and struck Primordial Heavenly Venerate, injuring him.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate tried to erase the island and its disciples, but they vanished, leaving only the golden lotus behind.
• Daoist Zhunti, Daoist Jieyin, and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi realized the scene was an illusion, while Lin Xuan put away the weakened Illusion Projection Talisman on the real Golden Ao Island.

Grand Supreme Elder Laozi discovered that Lin Xuan had devastated his sanctuary on Shouyang Mountain, stealing its spiritual roots, pills, and treasures and leaving Xuandu unconscious. As Laozi swore vengeance, Zhunti and Jieyin sensed that Mount Sumeru had also been struck and hurried west to see the damage.

• Grand Supreme Elder Laozi failed to reach Xuandu by message and left the other saints to investigate his Daoist sanctuary.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin arrived at Shouyang Mountain and found its spiritual roots dug up and Xuandu lying unconscious.
• Laozi discovered that Lin Xuan had taken all his pills and alchemy treasures, then roared a vow to grind Lin Xuan's bones to dust.
• Laozi's fury stirred vast tribulation clouds, and beings across the Primordial World wondered how Lin Xuan had enraged him.
• Zhunti and Jieyin sensed that calamity had struck Mount Sumeru and rushed there in alarm.

Zhunti and Jieyin returned to find Mount Sumeru split apart, their treasures stolen, and their disciples stripped, so they swore a life-or-death struggle against Lin Xuan. The other Sages and powerful figures learned of Lin Xuan’s raids, while Laozi realized his own losses had been comparatively minor, and the four afflicted Sages met in awkward silence.

• Zhunti and Jieyin found Mount Sumeru split in half, their treasures gone, and their disciples piled up naked.
• Zhunti and Jieyin swore before the Heavenly Dao to fight Lin Xuan to the death.
• Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Ming He, Kun Peng, and Empress Pingxin learned of Lin Xuan’s raids on the Sages’ homes.
• Tongtian celebrated Lin Xuan’s actions and mocked Hongjun, who blamed the four Sages for their failure.
• Laozi realized Mount Sumeru had suffered worse than his own palace, then met Zhunti and Jieyin alongside Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

Zhunti, Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Jieyin joined forces to search the heavenly secrets for Lin Xuan, but his Chaos Bead concealed him from their deductions. Unable to locate him, Zhunti proposed asking their teacher to intervene.

• Zhunti urged the other Saints to execute Lin Xuan, and Laozi warned that Lin Xuan's concealment treasure and the chaotic tribulation made locating him dangerous.
• Zhunti admitted his carelessness and persuaded Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate to help find Lin Xuan before he could ruin the treasures he had stolen.
• The four Saints brought out their supreme treasures and combined their powers to deduce Lin Xuan's location.
• Lin Xuan's Chaos Grand Formation of Stars, protected by the Chaos Bead, blocked the Saints' deductions and left them unable to find him.
• Zhunti suggested asking their teacher to take action against Lin Xuan.

Taishang, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin sought Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s help to erase Lin Xuan and end the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. In Zixiao Palace, Yuanshi revealed his contempt for Tongtian’s disciples, prompting Tongtian to sever his ties with the Pangu Three Pure Ones before the Heavenly Dao.

• Taishang, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin agreed to seek Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s intervention against Lin Xuan.
• The four Saints arrived at Zixiao Palace and asked Hongjun to erase Lin Xuan, citing the tribulation and the damage he had caused.
• Tongtian accused the Saints of using concern for the primordial world to conceal their schemes against the Interception Sect.
• Yuanshi declared that Tongtian’s disciples should undergo the tribulation in place of his own disciples.
• Tongtian swore that their ties were over and that there were no longer any Pangu Three Pure Ones, and the Heavenly Dao bore witness.

Tongtian defied his brothers and swore to protect Lin Xuan, causing the Three Pure Ones' shared fortune and Pangu's Legacy to fracture. Hongjun refused to erase Lin Xuan, leaving the Saints unable to find him and setting aside their plans for now.

• Tongtian's oath severed the Three Pure Ones' shared fortune and Pangu's Legacy, costing Yuanshi and Taishang a third of their fortune.
• Jieyin blamed Lin Xuan for Tongtian's defiance, and Yuanshi and Taishang joined him in asking Hongjun to erase Lin Xuan.
• Tongtian pleaded with Hongjun to spare Lin Xuan, declaring he would surrender his Saint Position and die rather than let his disciple be erased.
• Hongjun said the greater trend could not be defied but minor trends could be changed, then dismissed the gathering without agreeing to erase Lin Xuan.
• The four Saints realized they could not locate Lin Xuan and departed to deal with problems in their own sanctums.