Chapter Summaries

At Xi Qi, Primordial Lord’s allies overwhelmed the armies of the Heavenly Court, Demon Race, and Western Teachings, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared and used the Heavenly Dao to attack the Three Pure Ones’ disciples. Tongtian’s attempt to resist ended with his body destroyed, and Primordial Lord arrived to confront Hongjun.

• Wen Zhong’s allied forces attacked Xi Qi, where Nezha, Yang Jian, Jiang Ziya, and the other defenders prepared to fight.
• At Primordial Lord’s command, the Witch Clan, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Phoenix Clan, the Chan Sect, and the Interception Sect joined the battle and routed the allied army.
• Shang Yang surrendered after foreseeing the Demon Race’s defeat, while the fighting killed countless immortals and gods.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared, immobilized the combatants, and used Heavenly Dao chains to kill Chan Sect and Interception Sect disciples.
• Tongtian broke the chains and challenged Hongjun with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Hongjun destroyed the formation and reduced Tongtian’s body to a primordial spirit.
• Primordial Lord arrived after Hongjun wounded Tongtian, bringing the confrontation between them to a head.

Primordial Lord fought Hongjun with the Jade Disk of Creation, the Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus, and his Primordial Chaos Creation Dao, but Nuwa’s arrival forced Hongjun and his allies to retreat. After counting the Three Teachings’ casualties, Primordial Lord revealed his plan to unite the Three Teachings and establish the Dao Sect to conquer the Mystic Gate.

• Hongjun attacked the injured Tongtian, but Primordial Lord arrived and shattered the Heavenly Dao’s divine mountain with the Jade Disk of Creation.
• Primordial Lord gave Tongtian a vermilion fruit to restore him, then confronted Hongjun over his attack on their disciples and brothers.
• Primordial Lord fought Hongjun with his Chaos treasures and Primordial Chaos Creation Dao, seriously injuring him before Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian joined the battle.
• Haotian, Zhunti, and Jieyin arrived to help Hongjun, but Nuwa came to aid Primordial Lord, forcing Hongjun and the others to withdraw.
• In the Three Pure Ones Realm, Guangchengzi reported the heavy casualties among the Three Teachings’ disciples, and Primordial Lord announced that they would unite, establish the Dao Sect, and begin conquering the Mystic Gate.

Primordial Lord planned to unite the Three Teachings as the Dao Gate and coordinate with Houtu to establish the Earthly Dao, while Hongjun recruited Changxi and the Western Sages backed Shang against Xi Qi. Primordial Lord then sent Ancestor Minghe and Zhenyuanzi to aid Jiang Ziya and ordered them to put every Western disciple on the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Primordial Lord proposed that the Three Pure Ones leave the Mystic Gate and establish the Dao Gate, and he gave the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian the Primordial Nine Revolutions Heavenly Skill.
• Hongjun brooded over Primordial Lord’s strength and decided to revive the Demon Race, then went to the Lunar Star and persuaded Changxi to join the Mystic Gate by offering her Primordial Violet Qi and a Saint position.
• Primordial Lord told Houtu that the Dao Gate’s founding would create an opportunity for her to establish the Earthly Dao, and Houtu agreed to join the Dao Gate.
• Primordial Lord instructed Houtu to keep the Three Pure Ones’ disciples off the Investiture of the Gods List while placing all the Western Teachings’ disciples on it.
• Zhunti and Jieyin sent Western Buddhist forces to aid Xi Qi, hoping Shang would defeat it and bring the Western Teachings to prominence.
• Primordial Lord summoned Ancestor Minghe and Zhenyuanzi, sent them to assist Jiang Ziya, and ordered them to put every Western disciple on the Investiture of the Gods List in exchange for attaining the Primordial Unity after the tribulation.

Primordial Lord arranged for Zhenyuanzi, the River Styx, and Kong Xuan to aid Xi Qi, then helped defeat the Western Teachings in the final battle of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. After Primordial Lord failed to break through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, he ordered Jiang Ziya to exclude the Three Pure Ones’ disciples from the list, and the investiture began with Western Teachings disciples.

• Primordial Lord sent Zhenyuanzi and the River Styx to Xi Qi, gave Kong Xuan Primordial Violet Qi, and secured his pledge to remain with the Dao Sect if he became a Sage.
• Medicine King Buddha persuaded Di Xin to march on Xi Qi, while Shen Gongbao encouraged the attack and Daji helped persuade Di Xin to agree.
• Ancestor Minghe, Zhenyuanzi, Kong Xuan, the Three Xiaos, and Humanity defeated the Western Teachings’ forces, and Di Xin burned himself to death after learning Shen Gongbao had been a spy.
• Primordial Lord resisted the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel but failed to reach the Heavenly Dao Realm, then ordered Jiang Ziya to keep the Three Pure Ones’ disciples off the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Jiang Ziya began the investiture and named Bai Jian the Pure Fortune God, then called up Western Teachings figures including Sunlight Bodhisattva, Moonlight Bodhisattva, and Medicine King Buddha.
• The Two Sages of the West realized that the list was filled with their disciples and became furious.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun seized the Investiture of the Gods List from Jiang Ziya and tried to place the Three Pure Ones’ disciples on it, prompting Primordial Lord to attack him and lead the Three Pure Ones out of the Mystic Gate. Hongjun called on four Mystic Gate sages to suppress them, and both sides gathered at the Investiture Altar as an unprecedented clash began.

• Zhunti, Jieyin, and Haotian reacted angrily when they saw that the Investiture of the Gods List was filled almost entirely with Western Teachings disciples.
• Primordial Lord told Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality that he had reached half a step toward the Heavenly Dao Realm, and the Three Pure Ones agreed to establish the Dao Sect.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun took the Investiture of the Gods List from Jiang Ziya and stripped him of his authority, then began conferring titles on the gods.
• Primordial Lord arrived at the Investiture Altar, stomped Hongjun in the face, denounced his treatment of the Three Pure Ones’ disciples, and announced that he was leaving the Mystic Gate.
• Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian also left the Mystic Gate, and Hongjun ordered the four Mystic Gate sages to suppress the Three Pure Ones.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, Haotian, and Changxi gathered with Hongjun to confront the Three Pure Ones, setting the stage for a clash among eight sages.

Primordial Lord fought Hongjun and the Mystic Gate while Styx and Zhenyuanzi attained sainthood and joined the battle. With the conflict raging across Chaos, Primordial Lord proclaimed the unification of the Human, Chan, and Interception Sects into the Dao Sect.

• Primordial Lord used the Chaos Heaven Intercepting Finger to wound the Mystic Gate’s Sages and repel their combined attack.
• Hongjun empowered the Four Sages of the Mystic Gate with Heavenly Dao authority, raising them to the Ninth Heaven of Sainthood, and they attacked the Three Pure Ones.
• Primordial Lord clashed with Hongjun, Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality fought the Two Sages of the West, and Tongtian trapped Haotian and Changxi in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Styx and Zhenyuanzi converted their accumulated merit into cultivation, attained sainthood, and rushed to aid Primordial Lord.
• Primordial Lord forced Hongjun back with a World Destroying Profound Light and proclaimed the unification of the Human, Chan, and Interception Sects as the Dao Sect.

Primordial Lord established the Dao Sect and fought the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel with the Pangu Axe, while Hongjun and the Mystic Gate Saints tried to stop him. Nuwa joined the Dao Sect with the Human Dao Divine Wheel, and Houtu began establishing the Earthly Dao as the conflict among the three Daos escalated.

• Primordial Lord unified the Three Teachings and established the Dao Sect, provoking Hongjun to manifest the full Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel.
• Primordial Lord charged against the Divine Wheel, unleashed his Primordial Chaos Creation Dao, and revealed the Pangu Axe to strike at Heaven.
• Hongjun led four Mystic Gate Saints to attack Primordial Lord, but Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, Tongtian, Styx, and Zhenyuanzi moved to protect him.
• Nuwa arrived with the Human Dao Divine Wheel, destroyed the Mystic Gate Saints' attacks, and declared that she had joined the Dao Sect.
• Primordial Lord urged Houtu to establish the Earthly Dao, and Houtu emerged from the Netherworld to proclaim the Earthly Dao Divine Wheel.

Primordial Lord fought Hongjun while Houtu established the Earthly Dao and broke free of the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions. Houtu joined the Mystic Gate, and the Human, Earthly, and Heavenly Dao Divine Wheels collided as a new era began.

• Houtu established the Earthly Dao under the Eye of Heavenly Punishment’s assault, and Primordial Lord sent her a Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus to help her break free.
• Hongjun summoned Old Ancestor Yangmei, who trapped Nuwa and the Daoist Gate’s Sages while Hongjun attacked Primordial Lord.
• Primordial Lord struck Hongjun with the Primordial Chaos Creation Dao and submerged him in its river of power.
• Houtu destroyed the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, announced that she was joining the Mystic Gate, and charged into the battle.
• Nuwa and Houtu unleashed the Human Dao and Earthly Dao against the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel, and the three Dao powers collided across the Great Wilderness.

As the Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao clashed, Primordial Lord broke free of the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel and killed the wounded Dao Ancestor Hongjun. The true Heavenly Dao awakened and emerged in its True Body to confront Primordial Lord, who stood firm despite the overwhelming gap in their power.

• Primordial Lord escaped the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel and pursued the wounded Hongjun through the Chaos.
• Primordial Lord overwhelmed Hongjun with the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Merit Ruler and other attacks, then split his primordial spirit with the Pangu Axe and killed him.
• The Great Wilderness mourned Hongjun’s death as the Heavenly Dao awakened, drove back the Human Dao and Earthly Dao, and attacked Primordial Lord with its full power.
• Primordial Lord resisted the seventh-grade Heavenly Dao but suffered pressure that cracked the Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus beneath him.
• The Heavenly Dao emerged from the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel in its True Body, enraged at Primordial Lord.

The Heavenly Dao True Body fought Primordial Lord and overpowered the Mystic Gate’s allies, killing the Daoist Gate’s Four Saints and seemingly destroying Primordial Lord. Primordial Lord then re-formed from his scattered blood and declared that he would enter the Heavenly Dao Realm.

• Old Ancestor Yangmei, the Two Sages of the West, and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality reacted with alarm as the Heavenly Dao True Body appeared to suppress Primordial Lord.
• Primordial Lord struck the Heavenly Dao True Body with the Pangu Axe, but its sword blow blasted him back and cracked the Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus.
• Nuwa and Houtu joined Primordial Lord, then integrated with their respective Great Daos and battled the Heavenly Dao True Body while Primordial Lord tried to break through.
• The Heavenly Dao True Body defeated Nuwa and Houtu, then killed Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, Tongtian, Ancestor Minghe, and Zhenyuanzi with one sword strike.
• Primordial Lord’s disciples charged toward the Heavenly Dao True Body as Primordial Lord grieved for his brothers and forced his breakthrough forward.
• The Heavenly Dao True Body seemingly annihilated Primordial Lord, but Primordial Lord re-formed from his scattered blood and declared his entry into the Heavenly Dao Realm.

Primordial Lord revived in the Heavenly Dao Realm and battled the Heavenly Dao True Body, but the gap between their strength left him at a disadvantage. He rallied the Mystic Gate and its allies to attack, and their united assault forced the Heavenly Dao True Body back into the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel.

• Primordial Lord used the Chaos Heaven Intercepting Finger to sever the Heavenly Dao’s laws, then revived the dead by reversing reincarnation.
• Primordial Lord unleashed Primordial Chaos Creation Dao and wounded the Heavenly Dao True Body, but the two continued fighting as the Great Wilderness and chaos began to collapse.
• After Primordial Lord deliberately retreated, he called on the Mystic Gate, and disciples and allies from across the Great Wilderness gathered to fight the Heavenly Dao.
• Primordial Lord led the assembled forces in a united assault, with Nuwa and Houtu wielding the Human Dao and Earthly Dao against the Heavenly Dao.
• The combined attack weakened the Heavenly Dao’s aura and forced the Heavenly Dao True Body to retreat into the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel.

After forcing back the Heavenly Dao True Body, Primordial Lord established the Mystic Gate’s hierarchy and preached the Dao while the sect strengthened. The Heavenly Dao and Hongjun plotted the Journey to the West Calamity, and Primordial Lord declared that the coming immeasurable calamity would be the final battle against them.

• The Mystic Gate celebrated after Primordial Lord and its immortals forced the Heavenly Dao True Body to retreat, while Hongjun vowed to destroy the sect in the next immeasurable calamity.
• Primordial Lord was acclaimed Master of the Mystic Gate and appointed peak masters, including Kong Xuan, before leading the immortals back to the Three Pure Ones Realm.
• The Heavenly Dao True Body planned the Journey to the West Calamity to weaken the Daoist sect, and Hongjun urged the Two Sages of the West to prepare for Buddhism’s eastward spread.
• Primordial Lord preached for a thousand years, and the Daoist sect’s disciples and Saints gained insight as the Western Teachings gradually recovered and Jieyin named his disciple Golden Cicada.
• Zhenyuanzi asked how the Daoist sect should deal with the Heavenly Dao, and Primordial Lord said the next immeasurable calamity would bring their final battle, in which they would cripple the Mystic Gate and destroy the Heavenly Dao.

Primordial Lord revealed that the Journey to the West Calamity would be the Daoist Sect’s chance to destroy the Mystic Gate and suppress the Heaven Dao, then sent Nuwa to recruit Changxi and kept Kong Xuan in Jade Void Palace to pursue sainthood. Kong Xuan became a Saint despite the Heaven Dao True Body’s interference, and Changxi renounced her Heavenly Dao sainthood and joined the Dao Gate, leaving Primordial Lord and the enraged Heaven Dao True Body facing each other in the chaos.

• Primordial Lord explained that the Daoist Sect would use the Journey to the West Calamity to destroy the Mystic Gate and weaken the Heaven Dao by persuading its Saints to defect.
• Primordial Lord identified Changxi as the key to his plan, and Nuwa went to the Lunar Star to invite her to join the Dao Sect.
• Changxi was tempted by Nuwa’s offer, and the two entered Guanghan Palace to discuss how she could leave the Mystic Gate safely.
• Primordial Lord ordered Kong Xuan to remain in Jade Void Palace until he became a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal, while Hongjun and the Western Teachings prepared for the Journey to the West Calamity.
• The Heaven Dao True Body tried to stop Kong Xuan from becoming a Saint, but Primordial Lord shielded him and severed the Heaven Dao’s control over its attacking laws.
• After Kong Xuan became a Saint, Changxi reclaimed her true spirit, renounced her Heavenly Dao sainthood, and joined the Dao Gate; Primordial Lord blocked the Heaven Dao True Body’s attack, and the two confronted each other in the chaos.

Primordial Lord accepted Changxi into the Dao Gate after the Heavenly Dao True Body withdrew, then continued cultivating as the conflict with the Mystic Gate escalated. When Hongjun broke through to the Heavenly Dao Realm and challenged him, Primordial Lord defeated him with a single attack, and the Heavenly Dao True Body set the Journey to the West Calamity in motion; the chapter ended with Monkey close to being born and the final battle approaching.

• The Heavenly Dao True Body demanded that Primordial Lord surrender Changxi and kill Kong Xuan, but Primordial Lord refused, and the Heavenly Dao True Body left without fighting.
• Changxi joined the Dao Gate as master of the ninth peak, and Primordial Lord gave her Chaos Enlightenment Tree tea to help restore her cultivation.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun broke through to the Heavenly Dao Realm and challenged Primordial Lord, who struck him down and forced him to flee with the Heavenly Dao True Body's intervention.
• The Heavenly Dao True Body vowed to settle matters in the next Calamity and sent divine light to the stone atop Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Primordial Lord stabilized his breakthrough and sensed that Monkey was about to be born, signaling the Journey to the West Calamity and the approaching final battle.

Primordial Lord chose the Primordial Chaos Pearl over Pangu's Primordial Spirit and used it to upgrade the Dao Gate’s treasures and spiritual roots while preparing to delay the Journey to the West Calamity. He persuaded the unborn Monkey to remain inside Flower-Fruit Mountain by showing him a future in which he became the Victorious Fighting Buddha, but the Heavenly Dao True Body sent Golden Cicada to force the Monkey’s emergence.

• Primordial Lord chose to join the Journey to the West Calamity, received the Primordial Chaos Pearl, and placed his Chaos treasures and spiritual roots inside it to upgrade them.
• Primordial Lord found the Heavenly Dao True Body’s laws speeding the spiritual stone’s growth on Flower-Fruit Mountain and decided to stop the Monkey from emerging.
• The Monkey awakened inside the stone, asked Primordial Lord to accept him as a disciple, and watched a vision of his future ending with him becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
• The Monkey rejected that fate and agreed to stay inside the stone while Primordial Lord taught him the Primordial Nine Revolutions Heavenly Skill.
• The Heavenly Dao True Body ordered the Western Heaven to make the Monkey emerge, and Jieyin and Zhunti sent Golden Cicada to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Primordial Lord secretly ensured Monkey would not emerge despite the West and the Heavenly Dao True Body pouring resources into the spirit stone. He then stopped Golden Cicada and began challenging his understanding of Buddhist teachings, leaving Golden Cicada’s Buddhist heart shaken.

• Primordial Lord decided to use Golden Cicada to send Daoist teachings westward while Golden Cicada nourished Monkey’s spirit stone with Buddhist teachings and an Innate Spiritual Root.
• Monkey secretly refined the spiritual energy and laws inside the stone, advanced to the Profound Immortal realm, and feigned being close to emerging to draw further offerings.
• Zhunti sent Kashyapa with five Innate Spiritual Roots, and Golden Cicada poured their essence into the stone; when that was not enough, the Heavenly Dao True Body added a strand of Heavenly Dao origin.
• Monkey imitated Primordial Lord’s aura, suppressed his urge to emerge, and made the cracks in the stone close, enraging Zhunti and the Heavenly Dao True Body.
• Golden Cicada left Flower-Fruit Mountain, but Primordial Lord appeared before him and proposed discussing Buddhist teachings.
• Primordial Lord questioned what a Buddha was and challenged Golden Cicada’s answers about goodness and Buddhahood, leaving Golden Cicada’s Buddhist heart in turmoil before promising to explain the true meaning of the Buddhist Gate.