Chapter Summaries

Lin Yue battled the Two Sages of the West to protect the Three Xiao Empresses, but Primordial Lord of Heaven and Laozi arrived and joined the fight. Old Ancestor Hongjun stopped the Saints and let Lin Yue leave with the Three Xiao Empresses, though the group remained in danger of pursuit.

• Lin Yue fought Jieyin and Zhunti, resisting their attempts to capture him and the Three Xiao Empresses.
• Su Qingyan and the Three Xiao Empresses cultivated in the valley chamber while Lin Yue and the Two Sages of the West exhausted their strength.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven and Laozi arrived and attacked Lin Yue alongside Jieyin and Zhunti.
• As Lin Yue prepared to burn his origin to confront the four Saints, Old Ancestor Hongjun appeared and halted their attacks.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun ordered the Saints to end the fight and allowed Lin Yue to take the Three Xiao Empresses away.
• Su Qingyan caught the weakened Lin Yue, and they led the Three Xiao Empresses deeper into the valley to rest and evade pursuit.

After recovering from his battle with the Saints, Lin Yue took Su Qingyan and the Three Xiao Empresses to Golden Ao Island to warn Lord of Tongtian about the Chan and Western Teachings’ plans. Lord of Tongtian believed Lin Yue’s warning and agreed to ally with him to protect the Interception Sect.

• Lin Yue recovered from his injuries over half a month while Su Qingyan and the Three Xiao Empresses advanced their cultivation.
• Lin Yue proposed visiting Golden Ao Island to share what he knew about the coming battles and secure an alliance with Lord of Tongtian.
• Lin Yue concealed the group’s auras as they evaded Chan Sect and Western Teachings watchers and reached Golden Ao Island.
• Yun Xiao identified herself and her sisters to the Interception Sect guards, and Daoist Duobao escorted the group to Biyou Palace.
• Lin Yue warned Lord of Tongtian about the Immortal Slaughtering Array, the Myriad Immortals Formation, and the Chan and Western Teachings’ plans to divide and convert Interception Sect disciples.
• Lord of Tongtian accepted Lin Yue’s warning and agreed to join forces with him against the Chan and Western Teachings.

Lin Yue took the Three Xiao Empresses from Golden Ao Island to a secluded valley so they could safely recover their cultivation before the Immortal Slaughtering Array battle. After three months of seclusion, Yun Xiao had reached Peak Quasi-Saint and Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao had advanced to mid-stage Quasi-Saint, while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan continued preparing for the coming conflict.

• Lin Yue agreed with Lord of Tongtian to take the Three Xiao Empresses to the secluded valley and bring them back when the Immortal Slaughtering Array was activated.
• Lin Yue reinforced the valley’s barriers and gave the Three Xiao Empresses Chaos Spirit Liquid and Innate Spirit Grass to aid their recovery.
• The Three Xiao Empresses accepted Lin Yue and Su Qingyan’s gifts and began cultivating in the valley’s enhanced Spirit Gathering Array.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan cultivated in seclusion while the Three Xiao Empresses used the treasures to restore their strength.
• After three months, Yun Xiao reached Peak Quasi-Saint, while Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao advanced to mid-stage Quasi-Saint.
• The Three Xiao Empresses resumed cultivating toward the Saint realm, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan continued preparing for the coming battle.

After Daoist Duobao reported that the Chan Sect and Western Teachings had killed and converted Interception Sect disciples, Lord Tongtian ordered the Immortal Slaughtering Array prepared. As rival Saints prepared to break it, Lin Yue and his companions hurried to Golden Ao Island to aid the Interception Sect.

• Daoist Duobao told Lord Tongtian that the Chan Sect and Western Teachings had ambushed Interception Sect disciples near Xiqi, killing several and converting others.
• Lord Tongtian, enraged by the attacks, ordered all Interception Sect disciples to return to Golden Ao Island and prepare the Immortal Slaughtering Array.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven, Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti each prepared to join forces to break the array and weaken the Interception Sect.
• Lin Yue, Su Qingyan, and the Three Xiao Empresses learned of the crisis, and Lin Yue warned that four Saints could overcome the array.
• Lin Yue led Su Qingyan and the Three Xiao Empresses toward Golden Ao Island to reinforce the array and protect the Interception Sect.

Lord of Tongtian and the Interception Sect faced four Sages who attacked the Immortal Slaying Array at Jiepai Pass. After the Sages destroyed the formation and moved to kill Lord of Tongtian, Lin Yue confronted them to buy time for the sect to escape.

• Lin Yue warned Su Qingyan that four Sages could break the Immortal Slaying Array and said he had prepared an evacuation plan for the Interception Sect disciples.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven, Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti arrived at Jiepai Pass, rejected Lord of Tongtian’s accusations, and attacked the array.
• The four Sages struck the array’s four cores while Daoist Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples fought to stop them; Lin Yue engaged Zhunti, and Su Qingyan attacked Western Teachings disciples.
• Lord of Tongtian poured his blood essence into the array diagram to strengthen the formation, but the four Sages shattered all four cores and broke the Immortal Slaying Array.
• The four Sages moved to kill the weakened Lord of Tongtian, and Laozi bound Daoist Duobao when he tried to protect his master.
• Lin Yue stood between the Sages and Lord of Tongtian, unleashed his Chaos Energy, and charged the four Sages to buy the Interception Sect time to withdraw.

Lin Yue burned his Chaos Energy to hold off the four Sages while Lord of Tongtian led the surviving Disciples of the Sect of Interception toward Golden Ao Island. After escaping with Su Qingyan and drawing the Sages into the Chaos Turbulence, Lin Yue began recovering there, determined to reunite with his allies and oppose the Western Teachings.

• Lin Yue burned Chaos Energy and fought the four Sages, giving Lord of Tongtian and the Disciples of the Sect of Interception time to retreat.
• Su Qingyan joined Lin Yue, but Daoist Zhunti bound them with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree before Lin Yue broke free and escaped with her.
• Lin Yue urged Su Qingyan to guide the disciples to Golden Ao Island, then flew in the opposite direction to draw the four Sages after him.
• Lin Yue entered the region of Chaos Turbulence, and the four Sages abandoned their pursuit rather than risk being trapped there.
• Lin Yue recovered from his injuries by absorbing Chaos Energy and resolved to reunite with Su Qingyan and Lord of Tongtian at Golden Ao Island.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan warned the Interception Sect’s core disciples to flee before the four Sages broke the Immortal Slaughtering Array. Lin Yue held off the Sages so the disciples could escape, then fled with Su Qingyan toward the East Sea secret realm, while his conflict with the Sages remained unresolved.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan sent Communication Jade Talismans warning the Interception Sect’s core disciples to prepare to evacuate to the East Sea secret realm.
• Lin Yue persuaded Daoist Duobao to lead the disciples away, and Golden Spirit Mother convinced Turtle Spirit Mother to prepare to flee as the four Sages attacked the formation.
• The four Sages shattered the Immortal Slaughtering Array and attacked Lord of Tongtian, while Lin Yue freed Daoist Duobao and the others from Laozi’s trap.
• Lin Yue fought the four Sages to cover the disciples’ escape, and Golden Spirit Mother and Turtle Spirit Mother protected the retreating disciples from their pursuers.
• When Lin Yue’s Chaos Origin erupted, he escaped with Su Qingyan and flew toward the East Sea secret realm as the four Sages pursued them unsuccessfully.

After the four Saints broke the Immortal Slaughtering Array and began hunting the Interception Sect’s survivors, Lin Yue protected Lord of Tongtian and helped him reach a hidden East Sea secret realm. Lin Yue recovered there with the remaining disciples, who chose to hide and cultivate while preparing for a chance to fight back.

• The four Saints claimed the Four Swords of the Immortal Slaughtering Array, split up to hunt Interception Sect survivors, and ordered Lin Yue killed if found.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven attacked Lord of Tongtian at Golden Ao Island, but Lin Yue intervened and held him off while Lord of Tongtian led the disciples to the East Sea secret realm.
• Lin Yue escaped Primordial Lord of Heaven after a fierce battle and reached the secret realm, where Lord of Tongtian, Su Qingyan, Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Mother, and the others were waiting.
• Lin Yue recovered with Su Qingyan’s help, then advised the group to remain hidden, cultivate, and gather information as the four Saints continued their search.
• Lord of Tongtian and the surviving Interception Sect disciples agreed to endure and grow stronger in the secret realm while awaiting a chance to retaliate.

Lin Yue and Lord of Tongtian tried to stop Laozi from reaching the Interception Sect disciples hiding in the East Sea Secret Realm, but Laozi overwhelmed them and wounded Daoist Duobao. Lin Yue escaped with Daoist Duobao to a secluded valley, where the group recovered and prepared to rebuild the Interception Sect.

• Daoist Duobao warned Lin Yue and Lord of Tongtian that Laozi had killed hidden disciples and was approaching the East Sea Secret Realm.
• Lin Yue and Lord of Tongtian confronted Laozi, but he wounded them and threatened to kill the disciples concealed beyond the secret realm’s barriers.
• Daoist Duobao emerged to defend the disciples, refused Laozi’s offer to join the Human Sect, and was gravely wounded by Laozi’s attack.
• Lin Yue shielded Daoist Duobao and fled east with him while Lord of Tongtian delayed Laozi and returned to protect the remaining disciples.
• Lin Yue brought Daoist Duobao to the secluded valley where the Three Xiao Empresses were recovering, and they helped treat his wounds.
• After recovering, Daoist Duobao pledged to follow Lin Yue and fight to restore the Interception Sect, and the group chose to rebuild their strength in the valley.

After Lord of Tongtian set up the Myriad Immortals Formation to oppose the four sages, Lin Yue warned and secretly protected several Interception Sect disciples. The formation fell under the sages’ combined assault, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan intervened as Lord of Tongtian watched his sect’s power collapse.

• Lord of Tongtian vowed to resist the Chan Sect and Western Teachings and revealed the Myriad Immortals Formation, prompting the four sages to plan to break it.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan that the formation would fail against four sages and went to Golden Ao Island to warn Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Mother, and other core disciples.
• Lord of Tongtian led the Interception Sect to Xiqi and activated the formation against Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, Jieyin, and Zhunti, whose combined power overwhelmed it.
• Lin Yue used Chaos Energy to rescue disciples in danger, while Su Qingyan blocked Sage Zhunti’s attack and Lin Yue saved more disciples from being converted.
• Lord of Tongtian realized the formation had fallen as Interception Sect disciples died and the sect’s former glory came to an end.

The four Sages broke Lord of Tongtian’s Myriad Immortals Formation, inflicting heavy casualties on the Sect of Interception as Western Teachings converted many disciples. Hongjun took Lord of Tongtian to Purple Cloud Palace, while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan stayed behind to mourn the dead and consider the fate of the survivors.

• Lord of Tongtian led the Sect of Interception in a desperate fight against the four Sages, while Jieyin and Zhunti converted disciples during the battle.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan rescued Turtle Spirit Mother from Zhunti, but she later exhausted herself fighting and was converted by Zhunti.
• Lin Yue sent the gravely wounded Golden Spirit Mother out of the formation, and Holy Mother Wudang escaped as the Sect of Interception’s casualties mounted.
• Lord of Tongtian unleashed the Myriad Immortals Formation’s final attack, then destroyed its diagram as the formation collapsed.
• Hongjun arrived and took Lord of Tongtian to Purple Cloud Palace; more than half the Sect of Interception’s disciples had died or been wounded, captured, converted, or scattered.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan performed rites for the fallen disciples after the Western Teachings and Heavenly Origin Sect departed.

Lin Yue secretly rescued disciples of the Sect of Interception from the collapsing Myriad Immortals Formation while Su Qingyan sheltered and treated them outside it. After extracting Daoist Duobao, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan led the survivors away as Dao Ancestor Hongjun took Lord of Tongtian and the Sect of Interception fell into decline.

• Lin Yue secretly saved worthy disciples of the Sect of Interception and directed them to Su Qingyan’s protective barrier, where she treated their injuries.
• Lin Yue disrupted the attacks of the Two Sages of the West and helped Golden Spirit Mother and Holy Mother Wudang escape danger.
• After Sage Zhunti targeted him, Lin Yue rescued a disciple and escaped to the barrier while Lord of Tongtian held Zhunti back.
• Lin Yue returned to the formation and persuaded Daoist Duobao to leave, helping him escape Laozi’s Taiji Diagram.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan led Daoist Duobao and dozens of rescued disciples to a secluded valley as the Myriad Immortals Formation collapsed and Dao Ancestor Hongjun took Lord of Tongtian away.

After the Two Sages of the West began forcibly converting Interception Sect disciples, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan secretly disrupted their efforts and helped more than a hundred disciples escape. They sheltered the survivors in a concealed valley and planned to protect them while awaiting the next turn in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

• Jieyin and Zhunti used Buddha-light and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to convert exhausted Interception Sect disciples, while Golden Spirit Mother wanted to return and fight them.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan returned in secret, using Chaos Energy and the Law of Time to break the sages’ influence and guide willing disciples to safety.
• Zhunti and Jieyin attacked Lin Yue and Su Qingyan, but the pair held them off long enough for more than a hundred Interception Sect disciples to escape to a secluded valley.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan fled to the valley, where Daoist Duobao and the others treated their injuries and the survivors raised a Defense Array and Time Barrier.
• Jieyin and Zhunti returned to the Western Pure Land, while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan decided to guard the disciples and watch the ongoing campaign.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan rescued Sect of Interception disciples from the Western Teachings’ attempts to forcibly convert them, bringing more than two hundred disciples to safety in the hidden valley. Sage Zhunti vowed revenge, while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared to face the challenges ahead together.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan learned that Western Teachings disciples were hunting escaped Disciples of the Sect of Interception and rescued a group from the White Lotus Boy.
• Lin Yue killed the White Lotus Boy after learning that the Western Teachings were targeting Winged Immortal, Cloud Immortal, and Horned Immortal for conversion.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan rescued Winged Immortal and his companions from True Man Samantabhadra and Manjushri Celestial Master, then held off their pursuers while the three escaped to the hidden valley.
• More than two hundred Disciples of the Sect of Interception gathered safely in the valley, while Sage Zhunti raged over the failed conversion and Sage Jieyin urged him to consider the larger conflict.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan reaffirmed their resolve to face the coming challenges together.

The Four Sages destroyed Lord Tongtian’s Myriad Immortals Formation, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun took him to the Purple Heavens Palace for seclusion. Lin Yue comforted the surviving Disciples of the Sect of Interception and prepared to lead them to safety as the Western Teachings’ influence grew.

• Lord Tongtian prepared to burn his dao foundation and fight the Four Sages, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived and stopped him.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun judged that Lord Tongtian had failed to discipline his followers and took him to the Purple Heavens Palace to reflect in seclusion.
• The Four Sages discussed the Interception Sect’s downfall and planned to support King Wu of Zhou’s campaign against Zhou.
• Lin Yue helped Daoist Duobao and the grieving Disciples of the Sect of Interception, urging them to preserve the sect’s legacy.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan arranged to conceal the valley and prepared to move the disciples somewhere safer.

Lin Yue brought the rescued Interception Sect disciples to Hidden Immortal Valley, established a concealed cultivation refuge, and helped them plan to revive their sect. As the disciples and Su Qingyan grew stronger, Lin Yue prepared to pursue the Sage Realm while the war against Shang advanced outside the valley.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan led the Interception Sect disciples to Hidden Immortal Valley and revealed its entrance behind a waterfall.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan established a Chaos Time Array, while Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Mother, and the other disciples built dwellings and cultivation grounds.
• Lin Yue advised Daoist Duobao and the other core disciples to preserve the Interception Sect's teachings and rebuild the sect from Hidden Immortal Valley.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan guided the disciples' cultivation, and the accelerated time helped them advance; Su Qingyan reached the Peak Quasi-Saint stage and Daoist Duobao neared the mid Quasi-Saint stage.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan he was close to breaking through to the Sage Realm and promised to help her achieve the same.
• King Wu of Zhou and the Sect of Elucidation advanced toward Zhaoge as Di Xin's rule faltered and the Western Teachings secretly gathered strength.

The Two Sages of the West attacked Lin Yue’s Hidden Immortal Valley and demanded he surrender the Intercepting Sect disciples, but Lin Yue and Su Qingyan resisted. Laozi and Primordial Lord of Heaven intervened, forcing the attackers to withdraw, while Su Qingyan was left badly injured.

• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti attacked the Chaos Time Array and demanded that Lin Yue hand over the Intercepting Sect disciples, including Winged Immortal.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan fought back together, but the Two Sages overwhelmed them and injured Lin Yue and several disciples.
• Su Qingyan burned her blood essence to restrain the Two Sages, while Lin Yue awakened Pangu’s Dao resonance and struck Saint Zhunti with a Chaos sword.
• Su Qingyan shielded Lin Yue from Saint Jieyin’s golden lotus and was badly wounded, but Lin Yue refused to abandon her or the disciples.
• Laozi and Primordial Lord of Heaven arrived and warned the Two Sages that continuing the fight would make an enemy of the Chan Sect, so the Two Sages withdrew.
• Lin Yue carried Su Qingyan back to the valley for treatment and vowed to remember the debt to the Two Sages of the West.

After Su Qingyan was gravely injured by the Two Sages of the West, Lin Yue fused Chaos Energy with the Law of Demonic Path and defeated them when they attacked Hidden Immortal Valley again. He forced them to agree to conditions protecting the Sect of Interception, then returned to care for Su Qingyan as she began to recover.

• Lin Yue told Daoist Duobao and the others that Su Qingyan needed a long recovery and entered seclusion to fuse Chaos Energy with the Law of Demonic Path.
• Lin Yue completed the fusion and gained power capable of contending with a Sage, just as the Two Sages of the West attacked Hidden Immortal Valley.
• Lin Yue drove back Zhunti and Jieyin, wounded Zhunti, and trapped both Sages in a black-and-white vortex until they admitted defeat.
• Lin Yue made the Two Sages promise to stop forced conversions, compensate the Sect of Interception, and stay out of its affairs; they handed over resources and left.
• Lin Yue distributed the resources and treated Su Qingyan, who woke and told him he had succeeded.

The Two Sages of the West retreated from Hidden Immortal Valley after Lin Yue defeated them, leaving the valley’s disciples safe for now. Lin Yue strengthened its defenses and began trying to break through to the Sage Realm as the Investiture of the Gods Calamity neared its end.

• Sage Jieyin and Sage Zhunti withdrew to the Western Pure Land, vowing to seek revenge after they recovered and the Western Teachings grew stronger.
• Lin Yue warned Daoist Duobao and the other disciples to prepare for another attack, then distributed the resources the Two Sages had paid as compensation.
• Lin Yue continued healing Su Qingyan, reinforced Hidden Immortal Valley’s formation, and entered seclusion to attack the Sage Bottleneck.
• King Wu of Zhou conquered Chaoge, Di Xin burned himself to death, and the Shang Dynasty fell as the Zhou Dynasty was established.
• The Two Sages of the West healed and reorganized their sect while Lin Yue’s aura grew stronger and his breakthrough drew near.

The Investiture of the Gods List took shape, bearing mostly the names of Interception Sect disciples while the Chan Sect and Western Teachings gained from the calamity. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan headed toward Xiqi to secretly aid King Wu of Zhou and watch the Western Sages as the final stage began.

• Heavenly Dao drew true spirits toward the Investiture Platform, and the nascent list appeared with mostly Interception Sect disciples' names.
• Lin Yue told Baize that he would preserve a chance of survival for Interception Sect disciples with spiritual roots and pure hearts.
• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated the Western Teachings' new converts and claimed it deserved half the gains, while Primordial Lord of Heaven praised the Chan Sect's outcome.
• Lord of Tongtian prepared to fight Primordial Lord of Heaven and the Western Sages, but Holy Mother Wudang persuaded him to hold back.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan he would aid King Wu of Zhou and prevent the Western Sages from gaining further influence as he sought to reach the Sage Realm.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan flew toward Xiqi to observe and secretly assist the campaign against Zhou, while Baize followed.