Chapter Summaries

Yuanshi Tianzun tried to suppress Kong Xuan, but a mysterious force froze the surrounding chaos and then turned its imprisonment on him. Yuanshi Tianzun fought free with the Pangu Banner, only for a demonic cloud to appear and call him a delicious snack.

• The Exposition Sect immortals celebrated Yuanshi Tianzun's apparent victory while Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters rebuked them.
• A vast consciousness froze the chaos around Kong Xuan and made Yuanshi Tianzun struggle against an unseen force.
• Yuanshi Tianzun escaped the restraints and searched the chaos, wondering whether Taiyi had intervened.
• The force tried to imprison Yuanshi Tianzun again, so he used the All Heavens Celebration Cloud and Pangu Banner to break its restraints.
• A rolling demonic cloud emerged from the depths of chaos and called Yuanshi Tianzun a delicious snack.

Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, possessed Kong Xuan and confronted Yuanshi Tianzun, revealing himself as Taiyi’s heart demon incarnation and the ruler of the Heart Demon Dao. Yuanshi defended himself with the All Heavens Celebration Cloud as Wutian demonstrated reverse Five-Colored Divine Light and Grand Luo Golden Immortal Zenith cultivation.

• Wutian’s demonic cloud possessed Kong Xuan, turning him pitch-black and causing Yuanshi Tianzun’s attack to vanish without effect.
• Wutian taunted Yuanshi and revealed that he was an ancestor of heart demons formed from Taiyi’s divine sense.
• Yuanshi unleashed the All Heavens Celebration Cloud to keep Wutian’s void heart demons from reaching him.
• Wutian stopped probing Yuanshi’s defenses and made Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light operate according to the reverse Five Elements.
• Yuanshi recognized Wutian’s Grand Luo Golden Immortal Zenith cultivation and realized that killing him would be difficult while living beings’ heart demons endured.

Yuanshi Tianzun confronted Wutian in the chaos and unleashed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, while Wutian used Guangchengzi’s stolen Fantian Seal to meet the attack. Their treasures clashed as the other Sages watched, and the battle remained undecided.

• Yuanshi Tianzun resolved to fight Wutian and summoned the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, his Dao-proving treasure.
• Wutian took Kong Xuan’s form, revealed the Fantian Seal, and dismissed Yuanshi Tianzun’s threat.
• Wutian erased Guangchengzi’s imprint from the Fantian Seal and replaced it with his own, causing Guangchengzi to lose his treasure and spit blood.
• Yuanshi Tianzun hurled the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi at Wutian, who sent the Fantian Seal to collide with it in the chaos.
• Laozi and Tongtian watched without intervening, while Nüwa remained indifferent and Zhunti and Jieyin observed Wutian’s demonic form with astonishment.

Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, used the Inverted Five Elements Divine Light to shatter Yuanshi Tianzun’s Pangu Banner strike and unleash a devastating explosion in the chaos. The Sages were shaken by his power, while Goddess Nüwa began to doubt Hongjun Daozu’s promises.

• Yuanshi Tianzun attacked Wutian with the Pangu Banner’s World-Splitting Blade, but Wutian shattered it with the Inverted Five Elements Divine Light.
• The Divine Light triggered a massive explosion that devastated the surrounding chaos and stunned Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Laozi wondered how Wutian could wield the Five Elements laws, while Master Tongtian considered applying the power to his Sword Dao Law.
• Sage Jieyin and Sage Zhunti feared they could not defeat Wutian and worried that Hongjun Daozu had no response to the rising demons.
• Goddess Nüwa questioned Hongjun Daozu’s teachings and promises as she watched the Sages struggle to maintain order.

Nüwa reconsidered Hongjun Daozu’s motives after witnessing Wutian prove Dao, while Di Xin and the Golden Winged Great Peng visited Tongtian at Taiyi’s direction. Di Xin gave Tongtian a jade slip containing events from another timeline, and Tongtian cautiously prepared to examine it.

• Nüwa feared Hongjun Daozu might have selfish motives and could strip the other Sages of their Heavenly Dao Sagehood.
• Di Xin and the Golden Winged Great Peng arrived at Biling Palace to pay respects to Tongtian.
• Di Xin bowed to Tongtian and presented him with a box, prompting Tongtian to suspect he wanted help against Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Di Xin explained that the jade slip held a story from another timeline, extracted by his master, Taiyi.
• Tongtian realized Taiyi had accepted Di Xin as a disciple, worried the jade slip might be a trap, then relaxed after Di Xin reassured him.

Di Xin presented Tongtian with a vision of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and urged him to oppose Laozi and Yuanshi. Tongtian decided that his brothers had forced his hand, but he still questioned Di Xin about Taiyi and Wutian.

• Tongtian read the jade slip depicting his future conflict with Laozi and Yuanshi, while Di Xin urged him to take a stand against them.
• Di Xin warned Tongtian that Laozi had joined forces with the Western Sages against him, prompting Tongtian to reconsider his brothers’ loyalty.
• Tongtian challenged Di Xin over Taiyi’s supposed connection to Demon Ancestor Rahu, and Di Xin explained that Taiyi stood apart from both the Mystic Sect and the demonic path.
• Tongtian reflected on Taiyi’s concern for the Human Race and his own grievances with Yuanshi, then resolved to oppose his brothers.
• Tongtian asked Di Xin what relationship Wutian, who was fighting Yuanshi Tianzun in the chaos, had with Taiyi.

Di Xin told Tongtian Jiaozhu that Taiyi had created the Heart Demon Dao and advised him that a Sage had to let go of what he could not keep. Tongtian resolved to act in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and set out to visit Nüwa, while Wutian defeated Yuanshi Tianzun in their battle in the chaos.

• Di Xin explained that Wutian was one of Taiyi's incarnations and that Taiyi had created the Heart Demon Dao.
• Di Xin told Tongtian Jiaozhu that a Sage had to know what to give up, and Tongtian said he would act in the calamity.
• Tongtian instructed the Water and Fire Attendant to prepare to leave for Wa Palace and visit Nüwa.
• Yuanshi Tianzun attacked Wutian with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, but Wutian exploited a brief opening in his defenses.
• Wutian struck Yuanshi Tianzun with the Fantian Seal, shattering his fingers and drawing Sage Blood.

Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, injured Yuanshi Tianzun with the Fantian Seal, but both recognized the limits of their power and exchanged threats. Wutian then invited Yuanshi to join the Devil Dao, suggesting he might become Yuanshi, Devil Ancestor.

• Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, struck Yuanshi Tianzun with the Fantian Seal and shattered part of his finger bone before ending the attack.
• Yuanshi Tianzun restored his body and threatened to weaken the heart demons in the Primordial Wilderness to put Wutian to sleep.
• Wutian mocked Yuanshi’s threat and claimed he could enter and leave the Primordial Wilderness freely.
• Yuanshi Tianzun said the Six Sages could unite to seal Wutian, as the Mystic Sect had once driven Demon Ancestor Rahu from the Primordial World.
• Wutian declared that the Devil Dao’s rise was due and invited Yuanshi Tianzun to join, joking that he could become Yuanshi, Devil Ancestor.

Tongtian arrived in the chaos and confronted Yuanshi Tianzun over his attack on Kong Xuan and the Interception Sect. He severed their brotherly ties and declared that he would cut down Laozi as well.

• Wutian dismissed Yuanshi Tianzun's contempt for the demonic path as ignorance of the Great Dao.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu arrived in the chaos and stood beside Wutian rather than Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Yuanshi ordered Tongtian to join him against Wutian, but Tongtian demanded answers about Yuanshi's attack on Kong Xuan and the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian declared that he was no longer Shangqing Tongtian and slashed the Qingping Sword to sever ties with Yuanshi.
• Tongtian condemned Yuanshi and Laozi for treating him as their vanguard and declared that he would cut Laozi down too.

Tongtian Jiaozhu rejected Yuanshi Tianzun’s accusations and prepared to fight him, while Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, announced that the Devil Dao had returned. The chapter left Yuanshi vowing to unite the sages against the Devil Dao as Tongtian and Yuanshi faced off.

• Tongtian Jiaozhu dismissed Yuanshi Tianzun’s claims and challenged him to settle their dispute through battle.
• Yuanshi Tianzun activated the All Heavens Celebration Cloud for defense as Tongtian thanked Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, for protecting Kong Xuan.
• Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, left Kong Xuan’s body, and Kong Xuan thanked him for saving him.
• Wutian, Devil Ancestor of the Dark Heavens, declared to the Primordial Wilderness that the Devil Dao had returned.
• Yuanshi Tianzun vowed to persuade the sages to eradicate the Devil Dao.

Wutian’s return unleashed the Heart Demon Dao across the Primordial Wilderness, corrupting cultivators and shaking both Buddhism and the Exposition Sect. After the Exposition Sect’s leaders survived their heart demons with Yuanshi Golden Talismans, Wutian departed, Kong Xuan returned to Lintong Pass, and Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun prepared to fight.

• Wutian announced the Demonic Dao’s return, causing heart demons to seize cultivators across the Primordial World and corrupt many Buddhists at Mount Sumeru.
• Exposition Sect disciples fell to their heart demons, and Guangchengzi, Daoist Randeng, Yun Zhongzi, and Old Immortal of the South Pole faced powerful manifestations of their own.
• Yuanshi Golden Talismans burned away the Demonic Qi, allowing the Exposition Sect leaders and other disciples to awaken and suppress their heart demons.
• Yuanshi Tianzun vowed to destroy Wutian’s Heart Demon Dao, but Wutian laughed and vanished into the depths of chaos.
• Tongtian ordered Kong Xuan to return to Lintong Pass, then faced Yuanshi Tianzun and agreed to begin their confrontation.

Tongtian Jiaozhu set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and challenged Yuanshi Tianzun, who postponed their fight for three thousand years. Yuanshi then sent Burning Lamp Daoist and Yun Zhongzi to recruit the Western Two Sages and Taiqing Laozi, while Taiyi continued refining the Three Thousand Laws of the Dao.

• Tongtian Jiaozhu revealed the Four Swords of Zhuxian and formed the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation in the chaos.
• Yuanshi Tianzun declined to enter the formation, claiming he needed to recover from his battle with Wutian, and Tongtian gave him three thousand years to prepare.
• Yuanshi Tianzun returned to the Zhou Camp and told the Exposition Sect disciples he would need four Sages to face Tongtian's formation.
• Burning Lamp Daoist volunteered to invite Zhunti and Jieyin, while Yun Zhongzi volunteered to invite Taiqing Laozi.
• Burning Lamp Daoist set out for Mount Sumeru and Yun Zhongzi headed for Eight Scenery Palace as Taiyi's refinement of the Three Thousand Laws of the Dao reached a crucial stage.

Taiyi paused his attempt to merge the Laws of the Dao and chose to help Tongtian against the four Sages by recruiting Nüwa as an ally. He secretly reached Wa Palace and awaited Nüwa after her attendants announced his visit.

• Taiyi stopped trying to merge the eight hundred Laws of the Dao after reaching a bottleneck.
• Taiyi chose the system's first option to help Tongtian, then decided to approach Nüwa before openly intervening.
• Taiyi secretly traveled to Wa Palace, concealed from the Heavenly Dao, and restrained Azure Luan Fairy and Rainbow Phoenix Fairy before asking them to announce him.
• Azure Luan Fairy and Rainbow Phoenix Fairy reported Taiyi's visit, and Nüwa left Wa Palace to meet him.

Taiyi visited Nüwa and urged her to help Tongtian, showing her that Yuanshi had gathered allies against him and explaining how the Exposition Sect used disciples to bear the calamity. Nüwa grew angry at Yuanshi’s attempt to take the Spirit Pearl Child’s merit and learned that Tongtian’s sect faced destruction.

• Nüwa welcomed Taiyi to Wa Palace, and he asked her to help Tongtian.
• Taiyi showed Nüwa Tongtian’s Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and Yuanshi’s envoys seeking support from Laozi and the Western Two Sages.
• Taiyi argued that Laozi and the Western Two Sages might side with Yuanshi to destroy Tongtian’s Interception Sect.
• Taiyi told Nüwa that Yuanshi had sought to take the Spirit Pearl Child, whom Nüwa had sent into the tribulation, and use him to shield Yuanshi’s disciples.
• Taiyi listed other disciples serving as substitutes for tribulations, and Nüwa condemned Yuanshi’s Exposition Sect for treating them as scapegoats.

Taiyi exposed how Yuanshi Tianzun and the Western Two Sages had manipulated events to advance the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, then asked Nüwa to join the Alliance of Immortals and Demons. Nüwa agreed, but Taiyi left her still wondering about his relationship with Heavenly Dao Hongjun.

• Taiyi showed Nüwa that Zhunti and Jieyin had secretly influenced King Di Xin to write a poem insulting her, and Nüwa angrily prepared to confront them.
• Taiyi stopped Nüwa and urged her to seek a way to strip Zhunti and Jieyin of their Sage positions rather than simply demand an explanation.
• Nüwa calmed down, and Taiyi presented the Alliance of Immortals and Demons; she agreed to join while voicing doubts about his motives and power.
• Taiyi said he was only striving to protect himself from threats such as Heavenly Dao Hongjun, then left Wa Palace.
• Nüwa asked Taiyi about his relationship with his teacher, but he declined to answer and vanished.

Nüwa, enraged by the Western Sages’ schemes, used her Sage essence blood to unleash the Red Embroidered Ball against their sacred ground. After it devastated the Great Thunderclap Temple and Western Paradise, it turned back to attack Zhunti and Jieyin, leaving them to face its full power.

• Nüwa covered the Red Embroidered Ball with her Sage essence blood and engraved it with exclusive talismans to unleash its secret art.
• Nüwa hurled the Red Embroidered Ball at Western Paradise while Zhunti and Jieyin were teaching their disciples.
• The Red Embroidered Ball shattered Zhunti’s Bodhi Golden Body, collapsed Jieyin’s dream worlds, and destroyed the Great Thunderclap Temple, killing many Buddha disciples.
• Jieyin stopped Zhunti from pursuing Nüwa, urging him to preserve their plans for the Investiture of the Gods.
• After Zhunti insulted Nüwa, the Red Embroidered Ball turned back and struck at him; Zhunti met it with his Seven Treasure Wonderful Brush Tree, and Jieyin rushed to help.

Burning Lamp Daoist and Yun Zhongzi completed their missions to the Western Sages and Taiqing Laozi, securing their aid for Yuanshi Tianzun against Tongtian’s Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Tongtian watched Laozi join Yuanshi at Lintong Pass and resolved to settle matters between the Three Pure Ones once and for all.

• Burning Lamp Daoist arrived at the ruined Western Paradise and delivered Yuanshi Tianzun’s request for Zhunti and Jieyin to help break Tongtian’s Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
• Zhunti and Jieyin agreed to go to Lintong Pass, and Burning Lamp Daoist asked to hear the Western Buddhist teachings before leaving.
• Yun Zhongzi met Taiqing Laozi at Eight Scenery Palace, and Laozi rode his Azure Ox with him to Lintong Pass.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters saw Taiqing Laozi arrive at the Zhou Camp and feared he was Yuanshi Tianzun’s reinforcements.
• Yuanshi Tianzun welcomed Laozi into the command tent, while Tongtian watched and vowed to settle everything between the brothers.

Laozi and Yuanshi confronted Tongtian over the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, but Tongtian challenged them to settle their dispute by force. Laozi entered the formation alone to fight Tongtian, while Yuanshi and Taiyi watched from outside and afar.

• Laozi and Yuanshi called Tongtian to the chaos and demanded that he dismantle the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
• Tongtian accused Laozi of taking Yuanshi's side without learning the truth and challenged them to enter the formation and fight.
• Laozi used the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda for protection and stopped Yuanshi from joining him, choosing to face Tongtian alone.
• Laozi entered the Immortal Severing Sword Gate, where Tongtian tested him with a sword strike that barely disturbed his pagoda.
• Tongtian unleashed a killing sword qi that engulfed Laozi and blocked his paths of retreat.

Laozi entered Tongtian’s Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and fought him as the formation’s killing power wore down the Profound Yellow Pagoda. The battle remained undecided, with Laozi unable to break free and Yuanshi considering whether the Western Two Sages would have to intervene.

• Laozi’s Profound Yellow Pagoda deflected Tongtian’s sword qi as Laozi entered the formation and faced him directly.
• Tongtian activated the four sword gates, and the formation’s slaughter sword qi damaged the Profound Yellow Pagoda until Laozi summoned the Taiji Diagram and its white jade golden bridge.
• Tongtian shattered parts of the bridge with the Qingping Sword and continued attacking Laozi while Laozi calmly parried the blows.
• The calamity’s killing aura strengthened Tongtian’s formation, increasing the pressure on Laozi despite his two supreme treasures.
• Yuanshi, unable to see inside the formation, worried that Laozi might lose and that the Exposition Sect would have to seek help from the Western Two Sages.
• After more than a hundred exchanges, Laozi remained trapped in the formation as neither Sage had revealed his full strength.

Laozi used One Qi Transforms into Three Purities to summon three fighters modeled on the Three Pure Ones and revealed that he had stolen part of Tongtian and Yuanshi’s origins. Tongtian denounced Laozi and was gravely wounded by a sneak attack, leaving him surrounded and weakened.

• Laozi broke free from Tongtian’s sword formation and summoned three Daoists using One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.
• Tongtian realized Laozi had stolen part of the Three Pure Ones’ origins and severed his ties with the Three Pure Ones.
• The Shangqing, Yuqing, and Taiqing Daoists attacked Tongtian together, forcing him into a desperate fight.
• Laozi urged Tongtian to admit defeat and return to Biyou Palace, but Tongtian answered with a sword strike that severed one Daoist’s arm.
• Laozi attacked Tongtian from behind, punching a massive hole in his chest while the three Daoists kept him from evading.
• Tongtian’s saintly body began to weaken as Laozi watched him with a mocking sneer.