Chapter Summaries

Di Xin revealed that Kong Xuan could briefly hold off a Sage and promised the Phoenix Clan a share of humanity’s destiny in exchange for his help. Jiang Ziya accepted the mission to deliver the offer, while Nezha prepared to join the expedition under Jiang Ziya’s command.

• Di Xin told Jiang Ziya and Nezha that Kong Xuan could delay a Sage long enough for Sect Master Tongtian to respond.
• Jiang Ziya realized Kong Xuan was meant to counter a possible attack by Venerable Lord Yuanshi and questioned whether Kong Xuan would risk opposing a Sage.
• Di Xin promised to make the Phoenix Clan a totem of the Human Race, granting it a share of humanity’s destiny after he unified the Human Race.
• Jiang Ziya accepted Di Xin’s decree and agreed to deliver the promise to Kong Xuan; Di Xin ordered Nezha to follow the army into battle the next day.
• Outside the palace, Jiang Ziya established that Nezha would serve under him as Vanguard, and Nezha pledged to obey his orders.

Ji Fa welcomed Chan Sect disciples who had come to help Xiqi attack Sishui Pass, while Shen Gongbao concealed his resentment at their disrespect. At Sishui Pass, Jiang Ziya revealed Kong Xuan’s identity and offered the Phoenix Clan a place as a Human Race totem in exchange for his help, securing Kong Xuan’s promise to stop any Sage who intervened.

• Ji Fa and Shen Gongbao received twelve Chan Sect disciples, including Ji Shudan and Lei Zhenzi, at Xiqi’s camp.
• Jin Zha and the other disciples greeted Shen Gongbao with little respect, while Shen Gongbao hid his anger behind a smile.
• Ji Fa ordered the entire Xiqi army to attack Sishui Pass at dawn.
• Jiang Ziya summoned Kong Xuan and revealed that he knew Kong Xuan was the first peacock and a Phoenix Clan descendant.
• Jiang Ziya offered to enshrine the Phoenix Clan as a Human Race totem if Kong Xuan protected Great Shang during the calamity and held back any Sage who intervened.
• Kong Xuan accepted the offer and vowed to stop a Sage, even if it cost him his life.

Xiqi’s Lei Zhenzi challenged Sishui Pass and fought the Shang general Yu Hua, who wounded him with the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade. Ji Shudan joined the fight and used the Luopo Bell to knock Yu Hua unconscious, leaving Lei Zhenzi poised to strike him.

• Ji Fa sent Lei Zhenzi to challenge the Shang troops at Sishui Pass, and Jiang Ziya chose Yu Hua to answer him.
• Lei Zhenzi and Yu Hua traded powerful blows until Yu Hua used the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade to wound Lei Zhenzi and leave his left side numb.
• Ji Shudan intervened to protect Lei Zhenzi, and the two Chan Sect disciples attacked Yu Hua together.
• Ji Shudan rang the Luopo Bell, knocking Yu Hua unconscious and off his mount.
• Lei Zhenzi raised his Golden Cudgel to strike the unconscious Yu Hua.

Nezha rescued Yu Hua from Lei Zhenzi and challenged the Chan Sect disciples at Sishui Pass. He fought off their group attack but was worn down by their coordinated treasures, and Jin Zha’s Dragon-Trapping Stakes broke free and shot toward him.

• Nezha struck Lei Zhenzi with his Universe Ring, sending him crashing back into the Xiqi army, then rescued the unconscious Yu Hua.
• Nezha mocked Ji Shudan, Lei Zhenzi, and the Chan Sect disciples and challenged them to attack together.
• Jin Zha, Mu Zha, Tu Xingsun, and the other Chan Sect disciples attacked Nezha with their weapons and treasures, but he initially held them off.
• The Chan Sect disciples coordinated their attacks to exhaust Nezha, forcing him onto the defensive as Ji Fa watched and Shen Gongbao welcomed the fight.
• Tu Xingsun attacked Nezha’s ankle as Jin Zha freed the Dragon-Trapping Stakes from the Chaos Tunic and sent them streaking toward Nezha.

Nezha fought off a group of Chan Sect disciples at Sishui Pass, but Jiang Ziya ordered him to retreat after he had tested their strength. With Nezha wounded and the pass under a three-day no-battle order, Shen Gongbao persuaded Ji Fa and the disciples to challenge the Shang army again the next morning.

• Nezha was overwhelmed by the Chan Sect disciples’ magical treasures, while Jiang Ziya refused Kong Xuan’s offer to intervene.
• Jiang Ziya sounded the retreat, and Nezha fought his way back to Sishui Pass despite taking several wounds.
• Jiang Ziya sent Nezha to recover and ordered a No-Battle Plaque displayed for three days, forbidding anyone from leaving the pass to fight.
• In the Xiqi camp, Ji Fa and the Chan Sect disciples were disappointed that Nezha had escaped, while Shen Gongbao argued that the battle had revealed Nezha’s abilities.
• Shen Gongbao urged the Xiqi army to challenge Sishui Pass again the next morning, and Ji Fa ordered the army to rest for one day before fighting.

Li Jing sought Jiang Ziya’s counsel after learning that Jin Zha and Mu Zha had joined the Chan Sect forces attacking Nezha and the Great Shang army. Jiang Ziya urged him to confront them when Xiqi challenged the pass again, promising to capture them alive if persuasion failed.

• Li Jing visited Nezha and learned that his injuries were superficial, though he remained deeply troubled by his sons’ betrayal.
• Li Jing confessed to Jiang Ziya that Jin Zha and Mu Zha had fought against their younger brother and the Great Shang army, and blamed himself for their actions.
• Jiang Ziya reassured Li Jing that the Chan Sect had turned his sons against their family and country.
• Li Jing asked to go to the Xiqi camp and persuade Jin Zha and Mu Zha to return, and Jiang Ziya told him to speak to them when they challenged the pass the next day.
• Jiang Ziya promised that his allies would capture Jin Zha and Mu Zha alive if they refused to surrender, and Li Jing vowed to bind them and take them to Chaoge.

Fuxi and the Human Race sages ordered Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan to descend from Huoyun Cave and assist the reincarnated Wu in defending Great Shang. The siblings set out for Sishui Pass, warned to protect themselves, keep Wu’s identity secret, and obey military orders.

• Fuxi praised Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan for reaching the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and told them it was time to descend the mountain.
• Fuxi ordered the three siblings to aid Wu’s reincarnation, support Great Shang, and settle their Karma with the Chan Sect.
• Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan vowed to assist their Master and defeat the Chan Sect, while Sui Ren Shi and Shennong warned them not to act recklessly or end up on the Investiture of the Gods.
• Fuxi instructed the siblings to conceal Wu’s identity and travel to Sishui Pass to serve as Great Shang generals under Jiang Ziya’s arrangements.
• The three siblings left Huoyun Cave for the battlefield, and Fuxi reassured Shennong and Hong Yun that the Tribulation offered them both danger and opportunity.

At Sishui Pass, Li Jing confronted his sons Jin Zha and Mu Zha after they joined the Xiqi army and condemned Great Shang. His rebuke left them ashamed and shaken before the Xiqi forces withdrew, while Jiang Ziya said their beliefs had begun to crack and promised to capture them alive.

• Nangong Bo and Nangong Zhong insulted the Shang defenders, then Jin Zha and Mu Zha rode forward to demand the pass's surrender.
• Li Jing asked Jiang Ziya for permission to confront Jin Zha and Mu Zha, then called them disloyal and unfilial for fighting against their country and surrounding their younger brother.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha learned that the red-robed youth they had attacked was their little brother and tried to defend their service to Xiqi as following Heaven's will.
• Li Jing denounced the Chan Sect's teachings and defended The King, leaving Jin Zha and Mu Zha unable to answer him.
• Shen Gongbao ordered the Xiqi army to withdraw, and Jin Zha and Mu Zha retreated with their fellow disciples.
• Jiang Ziya told Li Jing that his words had planted doubt and promised to have his martial nephews capture the two sons alive.

In the Xiqi camp, Ji Fa, Shen Gongbao, and the Chan Sect disciples persuaded Jin Zha and Mu Zha to blame Di Xin for the conflict with their father and brother. The brothers recommitted to helping Xiqi break through Sishui Pass, but Mu Zha’s final question left their doubts unresolved.

• Ji Fa and the Chan Sect disciples consoled Jin Zha and Mu Zha, arguing that Li Jing had been misled by Di Xin and that the brothers had acted out of loyalty.
• Jin Zha questioned whether the young warrior who fought them was really their third brother, Nezha.
• Shen Gongbao comforted the brothers, then claimed Di Xin had engineered the family conflict to undermine their resolve.
• Ji Fa promised to spare Li Jing and welcome Nezha if they joined the Great Zhou, giving Jin Zha and Mu Zha renewed purpose.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha vowed to help the Great Zhou break through Sishui Pass, but after the others left, Mu Zha asked whether they had really been right.

Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan arrived at Sishui Pass from Huoyun Cave to serve the Great Shang and settle their grudge with the Chan Sect. Jiang Ziya appointed them as vanguard commanders, and the chapter ended with news that Interception Sect disciples had arrived as reinforcements.

• Nezha challenged the three newcomers, then learned that Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan had come from Huoyun Cave to meet Jiang Ziya.
• The siblings told Jiang Ziya they wanted to serve the Great Shang Dynasty and settle their karma with the Chan Sect, and he welcomed them as vanguard commanders.
• Yang Jiao and Yang Chan revealed that they were Grand Unity Golden Immortals, while Yang Jian also disclosed that he had reached the early stage of that realm.
• Nezha burned to test himself against Yang Jian, who judged that Nezha had not disgraced the Human Emperor.
• A messenger reported that Interception Sect disciples had arrived to reinforce the army, and Jiang Ziya hurried to welcome them.

Saint Mother Huoling and other Interception Sect disciples arrived at Sishui Pass to reinforce Jiang Ziya, who planned to meet the Chan Sect in battle. In the Xiqi camp, Ji Fa ordered another attack for dawn after the Chan Sect disciples confidently dismissed the threat, while Shen Gongbao expected their arrogance to bring their deaths.

• Saint Mother Huoling arrived at Sishui Pass with Yu Yuan, Chen Jiugong, Yao Shaosi, and other Interception Sect disciples, then pledged to follow Jiang Ziya's orders.
• Jiang Ziya welcomed the reinforcements and announced that they would leave the pass the next day to fight the Chan Sect.
• Ji Fa urged the Chan Sect members to request reinforcements, but Jin Zha and Mu Zha dismissed the Interception Sect disciples as unorthodox practitioners.
• Ji Shudan assured Ji Fa that he could restrain Nezha with a treasure from his master, while the other Chan Sect disciples would handle the newcomers.
• Shen Gongbao privately resented the Chan Sect's abundant treasures and hoped their arrogance would lead them onto the Investiture of the Gods.
• Ji Fa ordered his army to attack Sishui Pass at dawn, and the Chan Sect disciples eagerly prepared for battle.

The Interception Sect disciples launched a full attack on the Chan Sect forces outside Sishui Pass, overwhelming them as Nezha fought Jin Zha and Mu Zha. The battle left several Chan Sect disciples dead and their True Spirits flying toward the Platform of Investiture of the Gods.

• Saint Mother Huoling ordered the Interception Sect disciples to attack, and both sects clashed outside Sishui Pass.
• Yang Chan asked Yang Jiao and Yang Jian whether they would join the battle, but Yang Jiao said they would wait and Yang Jian remained silent.
• Nezha overpowered Jin Zha and Mu Zha while holding back, but grew more furious when they denounced Di Xin and urged him to join Xiqi.
• Saint Mother Huoling drove Ji Shudan back, while Yu Yuan and the other Interception Sect disciples overwhelmed their Chan Sect opponents.
• Yu Yuan killed Han Dulong, another Interception Sect disciple killed Xue Ehu, and Zhou Xin fatally pierced Lei Zhenzi with pestilential qi.

The Interception Sect routed the Chan Sect forces, and Ji Shudan fled under the protection of the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud. Ji Fa ordered the Xiqi army to retreat, while Nezha captured Jin Zha and Mu Zha and took them toward Sishui Pass.

• Saint Mother Huoling and the Interception Sect disciples killed three Chan Sect disciples, prompting Ji Shudan to shield the survivors with the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud.
• Saint Mother Huoling ordered continued attacks to drain the treasure’s power, and Ji Shudan gathered the disciples’ Magic Power to sustain its defenses.
• Ji Shudan led the Chan Sect survivors in retreat, leaving Jin Zha and Mu Zha behind as Nezha kept them pinned down.
• Jiang Ziya stopped Saint Mother Huoling from pursuing, warning that the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals might be on their way.
• Shen Gongbao urged Ji Fa to withdraw, and Ji Fa ordered the Xiqi army to flee the battlefield.
• Jin Zha and Mu Zha surrendered to Nezha, who bound them with the Chaos Tunic and carried them toward Sishui Pass.

After the victory at Sishui Pass, Li Jing confronted Jin Zha and Mu Zha for fighting against their family and the Human Emperor, while Jiang Ziya reassured the Interception Sect that reinforcements would come to face the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals. The Yang siblings asked to fight Guang Chengzi when he arrived, and Jiang Ziya agreed.

• Nezha brought Jin Zha and Mu Zha bound before Li Jing, who berated them for opposing their father, brother, and country.
• Jiang Ziya calmed Li Jing and had Nezha take the captured brothers away under guard.
• Saint Mother Huoling warned that the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals might soon attack, and Jiang Ziya said he had requested reinforcements from the Interception Sect.
• Yang Jiao asked Jiang Ziya to let him, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan face Guang Chengzi when he arrived.
• Jiang Ziya agreed, and Yang Jian silently prepared to settle his old grudge with Guang Chengzi.

Venerable Lord Yuanshi learned that three Chan Sect disciples had died at Sishui Pass and summoned the Twelve Golden Immortals to investigate. After hearing Ji Shudan’s account of the battle and the survivors’ humiliating defeat, Guang Chengzi ordered the group back to Kunlun Mountain so their master could decide what to do.

• Three Chan Sect disciples’ true spirits appeared on the Investiture of the Gods, prompting Venerable Lord Yuanshi to send his disciples to Sishui Pass.
• Daoist Tianzun learned that Han Dulong and Xue Ehu had died, then received Venerable Lord Yuanshi’s Edict to investigate.
• Guang Chengzi led the Twelve Golden Immortals toward Sishui Pass and encountered Ji Shudan, Wei Hu, Tu Xingsun, and the other battered survivors.
• Ji Shudan confessed that Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, and Lei Zhenzi had died, Jin Zha and Mu Zha had been captured by Nezha, and the survivors had fled using the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud.
• The Golden Immortals erupted in anger over the defeat, but Guang Chengzi refused to attack Sishui Pass and ordered them to return to the Jade Void Palace.

After the Chan Sect’s disastrous defeat at Sishui Pass, Venerable Lord Yuanshi rebuked the surviving disciples and ordered the sect’s senior immortals to descend the mountain. He armed Guang Chengzi with two powerful treasures, and the Chan Sect forces set out for Sishui Pass intent on attacking the Interception Sect.

• Guang Chengzi reported that Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, and Lei Zhenzi had died, Jin Zha and Mu Zha had been captured, and the surviving disciples had been injured.
• Venerable Lord Yuanshi condemned Ji Shudan and the other third-generation disciples for their defeat and the humiliation they brought the Chan Sect.
• Venerable Lord Yuanshi ordered the Chan Sect’s senior immortals to descend the mountain and face the Interception Sect in the tribulation.
• Venerable Lord Yuanshi gave Guang Chengzi the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to accompany the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud.
• Guang Chengzi gathered the surviving disciples and led the Chan Sect immortals from Kunlun Mountain toward Sishui Pass.

Chan Sect reinforcements arrived at Xiqi’s camp, reassuring Ji Fa after his army’s defeat at Sishui Pass. Guang Chengzi ordered the army to march on the pass at dawn and fight the Interception Sect.

• Ji Fa worried whether Chan Sect reinforcements would arrive while Shen Gongbao assured him they were coming.
• Burning Lamp, Nanji, Yun Zhongzi, the Twelve Golden Immortals, and other Chan Sect immortals descended at the camp.
• The senior immortals ignored Shen Gongbao’s greeting until Yun Zhongzi and Burning Lamp acknowledged him.
• Guang Chengzi ordered Ji Fa to march the army on Sishui Pass at dawn and declared that the Chan Sect would confront the Interception Sect.
• True Lord Taiyi and Chi Jingzi called for vengeance, and Ji Fa eagerly agreed to issue the order.

The Chan Sect arrived at Sishui Pass with nearly all its leading experts and the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud, prompting the Interception Sect to discuss how to face them. As Yunxiao prepared to test the enemy’s strength, Yang Jiao announced that he could break through the treasure’s defenses.

• Zhao Gongming identified Burning Lamp, Immortal Official Nanji, the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yun Zhongzi, and other Chan Sect experts gathering at the Xiqi camp.
• Bixiao and Qiongxiao eagerly proposed killing the Chan Sect forces, while Yunxiao warned that the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud made a direct attack difficult.
• Jiang Ziya apologized for failing to recognize the treasure earlier and offered to request reinforcements from Biyou Palace.
• Yunxiao said they could first test the Chan Sect’s strength, confident that her Quasi-Saint cultivation would keep them safe.
• Yang Jiao told Jiang Ziya, the three Immortals, and Zhao Gongming that he had a way to break through the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud’s defenses.

Yang Jiao revealed that a Human Race treasure could open a spatial passage inside the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud, giving the Interception Sect a way to bypass its defenses. Yunxiao chose a cautious plan: the three sisters would first use a formation against the Chan Sect, keeping Yang Jiao’s method as a fallback.

• Yang Jiao explained that his Human Race treasure could open a passage inside the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud and bypass its defenses.
• Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Zhao Gongming welcomed the chance to fight the Chan Sect without the cloud’s protection.
• Yang Jiao said the treasure had been nurtured by Human Race Destiny and merit, explaining why it was unknown to outsiders.
• Yunxiao warned that the Sage’s treasure might hold hidden dangers and proposed using a formation to test the Chan Sect first.
• Yunxiao ordered Qiongxiao and Bixiao to prepare for the three sisters to confront the Chan Sect the next day.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect confronted Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao at the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and Guang Chengzi decided they had to enter to defend their sect’s dignity. The twelve entered under the protection of the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud, while Immortal Official Nanji remained outside with the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.

• Yunxiao challenged the Chan Sect immortals to enter the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and Bixiao taunted them over whether they dared face it.
• Jiang Ziya urged Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and their sibling to stay calm and observe the Chan Sect’s abilities before acting.
• The Chan Sect immortals debated whether to enter the formation, and Guang Chengzi decided the twelve Golden Immortals would go in together while Immortal Official Nanji, Vice Sect Leader Burning Lamp, and Yun Zhongzi stayed outside.
• Guang Chengzi entrusted the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to Immortal Official Nanji and led the twelve Golden Immortals into the formation beneath the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud.