Chapter Summaries

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan planned to protect King Wu of Zhou and thwart the Western Teachings’ efforts to exploit the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. When Jieyin and Zhunti sent disguised disciples to assassinate King Wu, Lin Yue prepared a trap near Xiqi, setting the stage for a confrontation.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan discussed guarding King Wu of Zhou and stopping the Western Teachings from converting people caught up in the calamity.
• Lin Yue said he expected to reach the Sage Realm after the Campaign against Zhou ended and vowed to help the Interception Sect survive.
• Zhunti proposed assassinating King Wu of Zhou so the Western Teachings could disrupt the campaign, then gain Merit and converts by restoring order.
• Jieyin approved Zhunti’s plan, and the two sent disguised disciples toward Xiqi.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan saw the disciples in the Water Mirror, and Lin Yue set a trap around Xiqi to meet them.

Wen Zhong fought King Wu of Zhou’s army and the Heavenly Origin Sect Golden Immortals, but was killed and sent to the Investiture Altar as his true spirit. With the Shang army routed and its last mainstay gone, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan concealed themselves to await the Western Teachings’ disciples and their expected plot against King Wu of Zhou.

• Wen Zhong charged King Wu of Zhou’s forces, and Jiang Ziya summoned the Heavenly Origin Sect Golden Immortals to help repel him.
• Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, and the other Golden Immortals surrounded Wen Zhong and overwhelmed him despite his resistance.
• Lin Yue chose not to save Wen Zhong but secretly shielded several Shang soldiers who tried to help him.
• Guang Chengzi killed Wen Zhong with the Fan Tian Seal, and Wen Zhong’s true spirit flew toward the Investiture Altar.
• King Wu of Zhou ordered Wen Zhong buried with honors, while the defeated Shang soldiers fled and the Zhou army pursued them.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan hid near the battlefield, preparing for the Western Teachings’ disciples and their expected assassination plot against King Wu of Zhou.

After Wen Zhong’s death, King Wu of Zhou marched on Chaoge while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan guarded him against a Western Teachings assassination plot. The Zhou army captured the city, and Di Xin fled toward Deer Terrace with Su Daji and the other demons, intending to die by fire.

• Di Xin despaired over Wen Zhong’s death as panic and defections spread through Chaoge.
• King Wu of Zhou ordered a three-route advance on Chaoge, while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan secretly protected him and anticipated an attack by Western Teachings disciples.
• Outside Chaoge, Western Teachings disciples attacked King Wu of Zhou, but Lin Yue blocked them and Su Qingyan trapped them with a ward.
• The disciples revealed that the Two Sages of the West had sent them, but the Sages refused to intervene; Lin Yue killed them all except one for exposing the plot.
• King Wu of Zhou ordered the assault, and the Zhou army captured Chaoge as many Shang defenders fled.
• Di Xin fled toward Deer Terrace with Su Daji and the other two demons, intending to set himself on fire.

After Chaoge fell, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan protected King Wu of Zhou from Zhunti’s assassination attempt and forced the Sage to retreat. The Campaign against Zhou succeeded, and the pair left Chaoge so Lin Yue could recover from his injuries.

• King Wu of Zhou entered Chaoge and ordered his soldiers to spare civilians and treat the surrendered Shang forces well.
• Su Qingyan placed a protective barrier around King Wu of Zhou as Zhunti appeared at the palace and attacked him with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
• Lin Yue blocked Zhunti’s strike with Chaos Energy, and he and Su Qingyan joined forces to defend King Wu of Zhou.
• Lin Yue spread news of the Western Teachings’ assassination attempt, drawing condemnation that weakened Zhunti’s resolve.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan struck Zhunti together, forcing him to flee Chaoge after he was wounded.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan departed after King Wu of Zhou thanked them, and Lin Yue began healing while Su Qingyan kept watch.

Di Xin set Lutai ablaze and died as the Shang Dynasty fell, while the demon consorts escaped. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared for the approaching Investiture of the Gods Ceremony and Lin Yue’s attempt to reach the Sage Realm.

• Di Xin rejected Su Daji’s plea to surrender and tried to kill the three demon consorts, but the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit stopped him.
• The three demon consorts fled Lutai as Di Xin climbed onto the pyre and set it alight, dying in the flames.
• King Wu of Zhou ordered his soldiers to gather Di Xin’s remains and bury him with the rites due a king.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan discussed the coming Investiture of the Gods Ceremony and Lin Yue’s plan to use Heavenly Dao Merit to pursue the Sage Realm.
• Lin Yue returned to closed-door cultivation to heal and accumulate Merit while Su Qingyan guarded him and watched developments around the ceremony.

At the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony, the final list was revealed and Heavenly Dao Merit descended. Lin Yue used the Merit to break through to the Sage Realm and vowed to protect the Primordial Wilderness, while the ceremony continued.

• The final Investiture of the Gods List appeared, appointing the Interception Sect disciples and Shang ministers to divine offices.
• Heavenly Dao Merit flowed to the gathered powers, and Lin Yue received an extraordinary share for protecting living beings and thwarting the Two Sages of the West.
• Su Qingyan guarded Lin Yue as he used the Merit and Chaos Energy to break through to the Sage Realm; Jieyin stopped Zhunti from interfering.
• Lin Yue vowed to protect living beings and the Primordial Wilderness, then became a Great Dao Sage amid auspicious signs.
• Lin Yue reunited with Su Qingyan, and Jiang Ziya continued appointing the names on the list as news of Lin Yue’s ascension spread.

Lin Yue used Heavenly Dao Merit and Chaos Energy to break through to the Sage Realm despite the Two Sages of the West secretly interfering. After becoming a Sage and receiving the Primordial Wilderness’s homage, he pledged with Su Qingyan to protect the realm together.

• Lin Yue began his breakthrough at Xiqi while Su Qingyan guarded him, and he swore to protect living beings and safeguard the Primordial Wilderness.
• The Two Sages of the West secretly tried to disrupt Lin Yue’s breakthrough, but Su Qingyan traced their interference and they withdrew.
• Lin Yue shattered the bottleneck, formed a Sage Dao Fruit, and became a Sage whose power transformed the skies above Xiqi.
• Su Qingyan congratulated Lin Yue, and living beings across the Primordial Wilderness bowed and praised him.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven and Laozi congratulated Lin Yue, while the Two Sages of the West watched with jealousy and resentment.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan vowed to protect the Primordial Wilderness together.

Su Qingyan, Baize, the Three Xiao Empresses, Daoist Duobao, and the beings of the Primordial Wilderness guarded Lin Yue as he completed his ascension to Sainthood. Lin Yue drove off the Two Sages of the West, who fled Xiqi grievously wounded.

• Su Qingyan, Baize, the Three Xiao Empresses, Daoist Duobao, and the Primordial Wilderness's beings surrounded Lin Yue with protections and gathered willpower to help stabilize his Dao Fruit.
• The Two Sages of the West attacked Lin Yue's defenses, but Su Qingyan and the others coordinated their counterattacks and kept them from reaching him.
• As the Two Sages of the West prepared a forbidden technique, Lin Yue fully merged with the Primordial Great Dao and declared that he had become a Sage.
• Lin Yue's Sage power interrupted the forbidden technique and wounded both attackers, then he struck them again and forced them to flee Xiqi.
• Lin Yue thanked Su Qingyan, Baize, the Three Xiao Empresses, Daoist Duobao, and the others as the beings of the Primordial Wilderness celebrated his Sainthood.

Jieyin and Zhunti tried to disrupt Lin Yue’s retreat to become a Sage, but the Three Pure Ones forced them to leave. The Western sages then planned to target the Three Xiao Empresses and others, while Lin Yue remained on the verge of ascension.

• Su Qingyan and Baize guarded Lin Yue as he meditated, and Jieyin and Zhunti attacked Su Qingyan’s barrier to reach him.
• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian arrived and blocked the Western sages from interfering with Lin Yue’s ascension.
• Jieyin and Zhunti withdrew, warning that the conflict was not over, while Lin Yue’s Sage aura continued to grow inside his daoist abode.
• Back at the Western Teachings, Jieyin and Zhunti decided to target the Disciples of the Sect of Interception whom Lin Yue had saved, including the Three Xiao Empresses.
• Baize sensed the plot and left to warn the Three Xiao Empresses, while Su Qingyan stayed to guard Lin Yue’s retreat.

Baize warned the Three Xiao that the Two Sages of the West planned to capture them to disrupt Lin Yue’s ascension, so Yun Xiao exposed the Western Teachings’ secrets to the Three Pure Ones. After the Three Pure Ones forced the Western Sages to dismantle their strongholds, Lin Yue prepared to break through to Sainthood.

• Baize warned the Three Xiao that Western Teachings disciples were hunting them to distract Lin Yue from his ascension.
• Yun Xiao shared the Two Sages’ hidden strongholds and forced-conversion methods with Baize, who relayed the information through Su Qingyan to the Three Pure Ones.
• The Three Pure Ones confronted Jieyin and Zhunti at the Western Teachings’ mountain gate and demanded that they dismantle their strongholds and stop coercive conversions.
• Jieyin and Zhunti yielded and ordered their disciples to dismantle the strongholds, while blaming the Three Xiao for revealing their secrets.
• The Three Xiao learned the threat had passed and resumed recovering, while Lin Yue sensed the danger had faded and focused on breaking through to Sainthood.

Lin Yue broke through to the Great Dao Sage Realm, took the title Saint Yue, and vowed to protect the Primordial Wilderness. After the other Sages acknowledged his new status, he established Yue Sheng Palace and promised to guard the land with Su Qingyan.

• Lin Yue completed his breakthrough as Merit and chaos formed his Sage body, then vowed to protect the Primordial Wilderness as Saint Yue.
• Su Qingyan and Baize congratulated Lin Yue, and the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Two Sages of the West sent their congratulations.
• Lin Yue warned the Two Sages of the West against disrupting the Primordial Wilderness, and they refrained from challenging him.
• Living beings and the remaining Interception Sect disciples gathered at Yue Sheng Palace to celebrate Lin Yue's Sainthood, and the Three Xiao Empresses thanked him for saving them.
• Lin Yue established Yue Sheng Palace in the heart of the Primordial Wilderness and promised Su Qingyan they would protect the land together.

After Lin Yue ascended to sainthood, beings from across the Primordial Wilderness paid homage, and Yue Sheng Palace opened its gates to worthy disciples. Lin Yue and the other four Saints agreed to restrain the Western Teachings and protect the realm’s peace, while Yue Sheng Palace grew into a major faction.

• King Wu of Zhou, the demon kings, the Wu Clan, rogue cultivators, and surviving Interception Sect disciples paid homage to Lin Yue at Yue Sheng Palace.
• Lin Yue vowed to protect all beings without distinction, opened Yue Sheng Palace to worthy recruits, and granted Merit Golden Light to those who came to pay respects.
• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, Lord of Tongtian, and Empress Nuwa congratulated Lin Yue, then joined him in agreeing to guard the Primordial Wilderness and restrain the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin and Zhunti learned that Lin Yue had the support of the other Saints and decided to curb their ambitions and wait for another opportunity.
• Lin Yue ordered Baize to oversee recruitment and issued three rules for Yue Sheng Palace, which grew into one of the Primordial Wilderness’s top factions.
• Su Qingyan congratulated Lin Yue, and he promised to protect the Primordial Wilderness alongside her.

Lin Yue established Yue Sheng Palace as a sanctuary for the Primordial Wilderness, welcoming cultivators of every origin and laying down rules to protect its people. As the palace grew into a major faction, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared to guard it against the Western Sages’ ambitions.

• Lin Yue founded Yue Sheng Palace, declared rules of equality, protection, and restraint, and taught the gathered disciples his insights into the Great Dao.
• Daoist Duobao recovered his cultivation, the Three Xiao Empresses made breakthroughs, and Lin Yue appointed Baize, Daoist Duobao, and the Three Xiao Empresses to lead the palace’s affairs, defenses, and discipline.
• Lin Yue welcomed humans, weaker demon clans, and surviving members of the Wu Clan, giving them protection, resources, and cultivation methods as Yue Sheng Palace rapidly expanded.
• Su Qingyan told Lin Yue that the palace was thriving, and Lin Yue warned that the Two Sages of the West were still expanding their influence in secret.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan pledged to remain together at Yue Sheng Palace and protect the Primordial Wilderness as its influence continued to grow.

Su Qingyan gained the Heavenly Dao’s approval and began seclusion to become a Sage while Lin Yue prepared to protect her. The Two Sages of the West sent disciples to disrupt her breakthrough, but Yue Sheng Palace’s defenders drove them off as Su Qingyan continued cultivating.

• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan that her mastery of the Law of Time and accumulated merit had earned her a chance to become a Sage.
• Lin Yue prepared a protected chamber and abundant resources for Su Qingyan, who entered seclusion and entrusted Yue Sheng Palace’s affairs to him.
• Lin Yue ordered Daoist Duobao and the Three Xiao Empresses to strengthen defenses and monitor the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin and Zhunti sent Western Teachings disciples to harass Yue Sheng Palace and delay Su Qingyan’s breakthrough.
• The Three Xiao Empresses and Daoist Duobao repelled the intruders, while Lin Yue remained on guard outside Su Qingyan’s chamber.
• Su Qingyan continued absorbing spiritual energy in seclusion as her aura of Sagehood grew stronger.

Lin Yue visited Dao Ancestor Hongjun to learn what happened to Pangu’s soul and discovered it had been cast into the River of Time. After returning to Yue Sheng Palace, Lin Yue resolved to prepare for a journey to find Pangu once Su Qingyan became a Sage.

• Lin Yue left Baize and Daoist Duobao in charge of Yue Sheng Palace and traveled through Chaos to Purple Cloud Palace.
• Hongjun told Lin Yue that Pangu’s weakened remnant soul drifted in the River of Time, whose entrance lay in the Primordial Wilderness Forbidden Land’s Spacetime Rift.
• Hongjun warned Lin Yue that entering the River of Time required great strength, an unwavering Daoist heart, and mastery of the Spacetime Law.
• Lin Yue discussed the Great Dao with Hongjun for several days, then returned to Yue Sheng Palace and checked on Su Qingyan’s seclusion.
• Lin Yue told Baize about Pangu’s remnant soul, and Baize urged him to gather information and prepare carefully.
• Lin Yue resolved to guard Su Qingyan until she became a Sage, then enter the River of Time to search for Pangu.

Lin Yue sought more information about Pangu’s remnant soul and learned that it was sealed within the perilous River of Time, while the truth behind Pangu’s past remained hidden. Su Qingyan attained Sainthood, then pledged to help Lin Yue search for Pangu’s remnant soul.

• Lin Yue tried to divine the location of Pangu’s remnant soul but found the clues obscured by the Heavenly Dao.
• Lin Yue visited Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian, who confirmed the remnant soul was in the River of Time and warned that it was sealed and dangerous to approach.
• Lin Yue studied ancient texts and found a record of a cataclysmic battle in Chaos before Pangu created Heaven and Earth, but he could not divine what had happened.
• Su Qingyan emerged from seclusion and attained Sainthood as the Time Saint.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan what he had learned, and she promised to accompany him in searching for Pangu’s remnant soul.

Lin Yue investigated Pangu’s past and learned from the Three Pure Ones and Empress Nuwa that Pangu’s remnant soul may be hidden in the River of Time. A recovered scroll revealed that the Chaos Core may have granted Pangu his Heaven Opening Power, sending Lin Yue and Su Qingyan searching for its scattered fragments as the Two Sages of the West plotted against them.

• Lin Yue questioned the Three Pure Ones about Pangu, and Laozi and Lord of Tongtian shared ancient records linking Pangu’s soul to the River of Time.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan visited Empress Nuwa, who said she had sensed Pangu’s sacred aura flow into the River of Time after he created heaven and earth.
• Lin Yue searched reports from ancient ruins and ruled out several supposed traces of Pangu as natural formations, black ice, or remnants of Luohu.
• Su Qingyan brought Lin Yue a hide scroll claiming that Pangu gained his Heaven Opening Power from the Chaos Core, which shattered into fragments scattered across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan began searching for the Chaos Core fragments while Zhunti and Jieyin discussed preparing to stop Lin Yue if he found Pangu’s remnant soul.

After returning to Yue Sheng Palace, Lin Yue sorted the treasures he had gained during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, strengthened his power and planned to build up his forces before searching for Pangu’s remnant soul. The Two Sages of the West began secretly plotting to obstruct him as he pursued that goal.

• Lin Yue, Su Qingyan, and Baize sorted the recovered treasures, and Lin Yue repaired the Four Symbols Pagoda while Su Qingyan kept the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation diagram fragment.
• Lin Yue refined seventy percent of Luohu’s Law of Demonic Path, strengthening his Great Dao and preparing to better restrain the Two Sages of the West.
• Lin Yue decided to use the damaged Immortal Slaying Sword and Slaughtering Immortal Sword fragments to reinforce Yue Sheng Palace’s defenses and equip rescued Disciples of the Sect of Interception.
• Lin Yue allocated the merit pearl to strengthen Yue Sheng Palace and train its people, then vowed to find Pangu’s remnant soul; Su Qingyan promised to accompany him into the River of Time.
• Zhunti and Jieyin agreed to secretly recruit forces that resented Lin Yue and wait for an opportunity to interfere with his search.

Lin Yue welcomed the fallen Interception Sect disciples into Yue Sheng Palace, healed them, and taught them a new Dao lineage. As the disciples grew stronger, the Two Sages of the West began plotting against Lin Yue, who prepared to strengthen the palace and continue searching for Pangu’s truth.

• Lin Yue reassured the displaced Interception Sect disciples and promised to make Yue Sheng Palace their home and pass down a new lineage.
• The Three Xiao, Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Mother, Golden Tooth Immortal, and the other disciples agreed to join Yue Sheng Palace, and Lin Yue used Chaos Energy and merit to heal them.
• Three days later, Lin Yue gave each disciple the Yue Sheng Dao Canon and taught its first volume for seven days and seven nights.
• The disciples advanced in cultivation, with Golden Spirit Mother regaining Peak Quasi-Saint cultivation and Daoist Duobao nearing the Sage Realm.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan that he would train the disciples, prepare for the Two Sages of the West, and seek the truth about Pangu before venturing into the River of Time.
• The Two Sages of the West learned that Lin Yue had taken in the Interception Sect’s remnants and began accelerating their expansion while plotting against him.

After the Zhou Dynasty was founded, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan went to Haojing to congratulate Ji Fa and strengthen their ties with humanity. As the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony approached, Lin Yue discovered that the Two Sages of the West were plotting to gain influence and fortune, setting up another clash after the ceremony.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan traveled to Haojing to congratulate Ji Fa and prevent the Two Sages of the West from expanding into the eastern lands.
• In Haojing, Lin Yue found Western Teachings disciples secretly watching the city's fortune as preparations for the Investiture of the Gods Ceremony continued.
• Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya welcomed Lin Yue and Su Qingyan, and Jiang Ziya told them the ceremony would begin in three days.
• Lin Yue bestowed merit and Chaos Energy on humanity's fortune, then advised Ji Fa to rule through Benevolent Governance.
• The Two Sages of the West secretly planned to absorb merit during the ceremony and spread the Western Teachings on the eastern lands' fringes.
• Lin Yue sensed their plans and prepared to oppose them after the ceremony.