Recaps

After Hu Lei died defending Jiameng Pass, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit arrived with three thousand Wind-Fire Divine Soldiers and routed the Zhou Army, killing Hong Ren. Jiang Ziya’s three-route encirclement failed to break her formation, leaving the eastern campaign stalled as Daoist Ran Deng summoned Guang Chengzi for aid.

• Hu Lei fought the Zhou Army until his Daoist arts broke, and he died in battle as his True Spirit flew to the Investiture of the Gods.
• The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit arrived at Jiameng Pass with three thousand Wind-Fire Divine Soldiers and attacked the Zhou Army to avenge Hu Lei.
• The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit burned Hong Ren to death, and the Zhou Army retreated as her Wind-Fire Great Formation overwhelmed its troops.
• Jiang Ziya divided the Zhou forces into three routes to restrain the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, seal Jiameng Pass, and lay down restrictions, but neither side could break the stalemate.
• Daoist Ran Deng urged Jiang Ziya to summon Guang Chengzi, then sent a Jade Void Imperial Edict inviting him to descend and assist the Zhou Army.

Guang Chengzi defeated Holy Mother of Fire Spirit at Jiameng Pass, enabling Jiang Ziya to take the pass and advance toward Zhaoge. When Guang Chengzi brought her Golden Glow Crown to Biyou Palace to seek forgiveness, Master Tongtian restrained his disciples, but their anger at the Chan Sect erupted and the sects’ conflict escalated.

• Guang Chengzi used the Seal of Heaven-Turning to destroy Holy Mother of Fire Spirit’s Wind-Fire Great Formation and kill her, sending her soul to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Hu Sheng surrendered Jiameng Pass to Xiqi, and Jiang Ziya secured the pass before leading the army onward toward Zhaoge.
• Guang Chengzi took Holy Mother of Fire Spirit’s Golden Glow Crown to Biyou Palace and asked Master Tongtian to forgive him for killing her.
• Master Tongtian said Holy Mother of Fire Spirit had met her destined tribulation and told Guang Chengzi he could leave without seeking forgiveness.
• Holy Mother Jin Ling and the Interception Sect disciples accused the Chan Sect of killing their fellow disciples and moved to attack Guang Chengzi.
• Master Tongtian suppressed his disciples’ fury, and Guang Chengzi hurried out of Biyou Palace as the conflict between the sects intensified.

Tongtian and Yunxiao revealed that the Chan Sect’s apology was a ploy to provoke Jie Sect disciples into the tribulation, and they let the scheme proceed while keeping their own plan hidden. At Azure Dragon Pass, Chen Qi captured Deng Jiugong, and Qiu Yin and Chen Qi joined forces against Huang Feihu.

• Tongtian explained to Yunxiao that Yuanshi had sent Guang Chengzi to provoke Jie Sect disciples into leaving Biyou Palace and joining the war.
• Yunxiao and Tongtian said the Jie Sect disciples’ anger was feigned and that they were letting Jade Void’s plan play out.
• The Zhou Army reached Azure Dragon Pass, where Qiu Yin and Chen Qi led the Flying Tiger Soldiers to face them.
• Chen Qi defeated Deng Jiugong with his yin fiend and had the Flying Tiger Soldiers capture him alive.
• Huang Feihu charged out to rescue Deng Jiugong, but Qiu Yin and Chen Qi teamed up to pin him down.

Zheng Lun returned to the Zhou camp and countered Chen Qi’s yellow qi with his Pure White Baleful Qi, leaving the two generals evenly matched. Jiang Ziya then used a feigned retreat to lure Yin Shang’s troops into an ambush, where Zheng Lun and Huang Feihu helped kill Qiu Yin.

• After Qiu Yin and Chen Qi defeated Huang Feihu, the Zhou Army held its camp while the battle at Azure Dragon Pass stalled.
• Zheng Lun returned with the provisions, learned of Chen Qi’s strange art, and rode out to challenge him.
• Zheng Lun’s Pure White Baleful Qi neutralized Chen Qi’s yellow qi, and the two fought to a draw before developing mutual respect.
• Jiang Ziya devised a plan to lure Yin Shang’s army into an ambush by having Zheng Lun feign defeat.
• Qiu Yin led his troops in pursuit of Zheng Lun and fell into the Zhou Army’s ambush.
• Zheng Lun struck Qiu Yin with Pure White Baleful Qi, and Huang Feihu and the generals attacked and beheaded him.

After the Zhou Army captured Sishui Pass, the Chan Sect Golden Immortals sent Guang Chengzi to Biyou Palace to provoke Master Tongtian and force the remaining Interception Sect disciples into battle. Guang Chengzi accused the sect of disrupting the God Conferment, and the furious disciples looked to Tongtian.

• Chen Qi surrendered after Qiu Yin's death and the fall of Azure Dragon Pass.
• At Sishui Pass, Yu Hua wounded the Zhou forces with the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, but Yang Jian stole its antidote from Yu Yuan and helped the wounded recover.
• The Zhou immortals killed Yu Hua, while Yu Yuan captured Tu Xingsun before Daoist Randeng defeated and captured Yu Yuan.
• With its defenders gone, Sishui Pass fell to the Zhou Army, leaving Zhaoge exposed.
• The Chan Sect Golden Immortals sent Guang Chengzi to Biyou Palace to provoke Master Tongtian into bringing the remaining Interception Sect disciples into the conflict.
• Guang Chengzi accused the Interception Sect of defying Heaven's decree, and its disciples turned angrily toward Tongtian.

Tongtian, provoked by Guang Chengzi, descended to the Xiqi battlefield and laid out the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, blocking the Zhou Army’s advance. He challenged Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, and Zhunti to break it, demanding they abandon the campaign against Shang if they failed.

• Guang Chengzi mocked Tongtian and the Jie Sect, prompting Tongtian to order his disciples to prepare for battle.
• Tongtian left Biyou Palace and established the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation outside Xiqi, sealing the Zhou Army’s route forward.
• Jiang Ziya, Daoist Ran Deng, Buddha Maitreya, and the Chan Sect immortals were stunned and fearful upon seeing the formation.
• Yang Jian and Nezha privately criticized the Chan Sect immortals’ double standards, then withdrew from the command tent.
• Tongtian called out Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, and Zhunti, challenging them to break his formation or end their campaign against Shang and stop targeting the Jie Sect.

Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, and Zhunti agreed to join forces to break Master Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Tongtian prepared the Six Soul Banner and ordered Yunxiao and Holy Mother Jin Ling to lead the Jie Sect immortals in establishing the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, leaving a two-formation battle on the horizon.

• Zhunti invited Primordial Heavenly Venerate to join the four Saints in breaking Tongtian’s formation, and Yuanshi accepted out of necessity.
• Laozi agreed that the Western Two Saints’ help was needed, and the four Saints formed an alliance before returning to their Dao Fields to prepare.
• Tongtian inscribed the four Saints’ names on the Six Soul Banner and explained that it could wound even a Saint’s Primordial Spirit.
• Immortal Dingguang accepted the Six Soul Banner from Tongtian and pledged to use it against their enemies.
• Tongtian ordered Yunxiao and Holy Mother Jin Ling to lead the Jie Sect immortals into the Immortal Execution formation domain and establish the Myriad Immortals Great Formation.

Jieyin and Zhunti learned that Tongtian had layered the Myriad Immortals Great Formation over the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, forcing the Four Saints to reconsider their plan. Laozi decided to seek out Ancestor Kirin, while Zhunti agreed to unleash Buddhism’s full hidden strength for the decisive battle.

• Yunxiao and Holy Mother Jin Ling led Jie Sect’s immortals to form the Myriad Immortals Great Formation within the Immortal Slaying Formation domain.
• Jieyin and Zhunti received word of Tongtian’s two stacked formations and abandoned their journey to the battlefield.
• Jieyin and Zhunti gathered with Laozi and Yuanshi at Jade Void Palace and warned them that the formations made victory unlikely with only four saints.
• Laozi recalled the Myriad Immortals Great Formation’s power and decided to travel to the East Sea to investigate Ancestor Kirin, Zu Long, and Ancestor Phoenix.
• Zhunti agreed that Buddhism would mobilize its hidden forces and commit its full strength against Jie Sect.

Taiqing Laozi sought Ancestor Kirin’s help in breaking Tongtian’s formations, but Ancestor Kirin explained that joining the Four Saints could draw Zu Long and Ancestor Phoenix into the conflict on Tongtian’s side. Laozi was left confronting the risk that his appeal would change nothing and make the stalemate even more dangerous.

• Ancestor Kirin watched over the East Sea until Taiqing Laozi arrived and described the stalemate in the God Conferment war.
• Taiqing Laozi argued that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity had already ensnared the Kirin Clan despite Ancestor Kirin’s detachment.
• Laozi asked Ancestor Kirin to help the Four Saints break Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Ancestor Kirin warned that Zu Long would join Tongtian if he joined the Four Saints, leaving the formations unbroken while the two Primordial Sovereigns fought.
• Ancestor Kirin reminded Laozi that Zhunti had made an enemy of Ancestor Phoenix by suppressing Kong Xuan, and predicted that Ancestor Phoenix would also aid Tongtian.

Taiqing Laozi realized Zhunti’s actions could draw Zu Long and Ancestor Phoenix into the war on Jie Sect’s side, so he asked Ancestor Kirin to break the deadlock. Ancestor Kirin instead invoked the Three Clans’ covenant to keep all three sovereigns out of the conflict, then urged Laozi to visit Haotian at the Heavenly Court.

• Taiqing Laozi realized Zhunti’s mistreatment of Kong Xuan could lead Zu Long and Ancestor Phoenix to aid Jie Sect, leaving the four-saint alliance at a severe disadvantage.
• Laozi promised that the Daoist Sect, Chan Sect, and Western Two Saints would owe Ancestor Kirin a great favor if he helped them break the formations.
• Ancestor Kirin agreed to keep Zu Long and Ancestor Phoenix from interfering by invoking a covenant that barred all three clans’ sovereigns from the Investiture of the Gods conflict.
• Laozi regretted giving up the favor because the Three Clans would remain untouched while the four saints returned to facing Tongtian alone.
• Ancestor Kirin told Laozi to visit Haotian at the Heavenly Court, arguing that Haotian was benefiting from the war without paying its price.

Laozi broke free of the Investiture of the Gods calamity’s influence after Ancestor Kirin reminded him that Haotian and Yaochi could help defeat Tongtian. He went to the Heavenly Court to seek their aid, interrupting Haotian and Yaochi as they watched the war below.

• Ancestor Kirin explained that the calamity had clouded Laozi’s judgment, and Laozi recognized how it had entangled him in the Chan-Jie conflict.
• Laozi realized that Haotian and Yaochi could join the four saints against Tongtian and potentially break the stalemate.
• Laozi thanked Ancestor Kirin for clearing his mind, then left for the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Haotian and Yaochi watched the Investiture of the Gods war and discussed how its conclusion would strengthen the Heavenly Court.
• An aged Dao Sound rang through the Lingxiao Great Hall, breaking the silence as Haotian and Yaochi watched the Mortal World.

Taiqing Laozi urged Haotian and Yaochi to enter the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, arguing that the Heavenly Court needed the fallen immortals to fill its ranks. Haotian realized the calamity was the Heavenly Court’s chance to gain real authority, but the chapter ended before he decided what to do.

• Taiqing Laozi appeared in Lingxiao Hall and told Haotian and Yaochi that the calamity had arisen to fill the Heavenly Court’s empty posts.
• Haotian and Yaochi refused to enter the conflict, citing their limited cultivation and the danger of death and Karma.
• Laozi argued that the Heavenly Court would lack enough candidates if Tongtian and the Interception Sect won their battle against the other saints.
• Haotian realized that the Interception Sect’s disciples were the ideal candidates for the Heavenly Court and understood that the calamity offered it a chance to rise.

On Azure Nether Island, Xuan Qing and Xuan Ming discussed the Heavenly Court entering the Investiture of the Gods and revealed that the tribulation would prepare the Primordial World for ascension into chaos. The chapter ended with Qing Ling and Qing Ya teasing Xuan Qing about his failure to find a Dao Companion.

• Haotian and Yaochi decided to enter the Investiture of the Gods after Laozi persuaded them.
• Xuan Qing and Xuan Ming learned through their Divine Sense that Laozi was drawing the Heavenly Court into the tribulation.
• Xuan Qing explained that the tribulation could strengthen the Myriad Spirits and prepare the Primordial World to ascend and seek World Origins in chaos.
• Xuan Qing told Xuan Ming that half of the chaotic Small Worlds and Origins had been gathered and that they would attack Sin Domain City after the tribulation.
• Qing Ling and Qing Ya arrived on Azure Nether Island and reminded Xuan Qing that Old Madam wanted him to find a Dao Companion.

Xuan Qing lost an eternal chess match after Qing Ling teased him about finding a Dao Companion, then was stunned when You Hui confessed and embraced him. Unable to face her sudden intimacy, he fled Azure Nether Island while the others laughed.

• Qing Ling's teasing unsettled Xuan Qing, causing him to make a fatal move and lose his long-deadlocked chess game to Xuan Ming.
• Xuan Qing argued that love and worldly feelings had no place in his pursuit of the Great Dao.
• You Hui arrived, embraced Xuan Qing, and offered to become his Dao Companion out of gratitude and affection.
• Xuan Qing panicked, broke free, and fled Azure Nether Island.
• Xuan Ming, Qing Ling, and Qing Ya laughed at Xuan Qing's embarrassed escape.

At the East Sea Dragon Palace, Zu Long, Ancestor Phoenix, and Ancestor Kirin revealed that they and Tongtian had deceived Laozi and the other saints while preserving their clans from the Investiture’s losses. As the Three Ancestors watched the final battle from afar, Master Tongtian and the Jie Sect army descended upon Linjie Pass.

• Zu Long asked Ancestor Kirin why he had summoned him and Ancestor Phoenix to the East Sea.
• Ancestor Kirin revealed that Laozi had invited him to join Chan Sect against Master Tongtian, and Zu Long and Ancestor Phoenix mocked the saints for failing to see through their scheme.
• The Three Ancestors recalled how their clans had filled their Investiture quotas and avoided further losses, leaving Tongtian and Jie Sect to face the final battle.
• Master Tongtian descended upon Linjie Pass with Daoist Duobao, Fairy Yunxiao, and the Jie Sect army, terrifying Xiqi’s forces.

As the final battle between immortals and Buddhas began at Jiepai Pass, Nuwa appeared before Di Xin, Shang Rong, and Bi Gan to declare that the Mortal Realm’s future would be decided by mortal dynasties. She established a Human Dao barrier across the Mortal Realm, protecting its people and separating human affairs from the Heavenly Dao’s games.

• Xiqi’s soldiers withdrew far from Linjie Pass as the Chan Sect, Buddhism, and the Interception Sect assembled for the final battle of God Conferment.
• Di Xin watched the confrontation from Zhaoge and reflected that the battle would decide Great Shang’s survival and the Human Race’s fortune.
• Shang Rong and Bi Gan entered the palace, where Nuwa and Golden Phoenix appeared before them.
• Nuwa told Di Xin, Shang Rong, and Bi Gan that after the immortal conflict ended, Great Shang and Xiqi would settle the Mortal Realm’s disputes through their own war.
• Nuwa declared that Human Dao affairs could no longer be controlled by immortals, Buddhas, or the Heavenly Dao, and urged Great Shang to prepare to fight Ji Fa.
• Nuwa spread a golden Human Dao barrier across the Mortal Realm, protecting its people and restricting immortal and divine battles from harming them.

At Jiepai Pass, the Jie Sect faced the allied forces of the other saints and the Heavenly Court after Nuwa’s Human Dao power shielded the Mortal Realm from immortal battles. Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and as the four saints entered it, the Immortal-Slaying Sword struck at Laozi.

• Tongtian recognized that Nuwa had established rules for the Human Dao to protect the Mortal Realm and welcomed the chance to settle the immortals’ grievances without endangering mortals.
• Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, Zhunti, Haotian, and Yaochi descended above Jiepai Pass with their forces, and Haotian argued that the Investiture of the Gods concerned the Heavenly Court.
• Tongtian ordered the Jie Sect disciples to form the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and the Myriad Immortals Great Formation.
• Zhunti proposed that Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, and himself enter the four positions of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and the four saints agreed.
• As Laozi entered the eastern position, Tongtian activated the Immortal-Slaying Sword, which unleashed a tremendous slash toward Laozi.

The Four Saints battled the Four Swords of Zhu Xian across the formation, but Zhunti came close to being overwhelmed by the Immortal Exterminating Sword. As the other Saints struggled to assist him, Jieyin asked Laozi for help.

• Laozi used the Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to withstand the Immortal Slaying Sword in the eastern formation domain.
• Jieyin used the Six Roots Pure Bamboo to defend against the Immortal Slaying Sword in the west but could not suppress it.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate protected himself with the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud and attacked the southern formation base with the Pangu Banner, pushing the Immortal Trapping Sword toward collapse.
• The Immortal Exterminating Sword wounded Zhunti repeatedly, leaving him in a precarious state as he struggled to hold the northern formation gate.
• Jieyin, unable to leave his own formation position, asked Laozi to help Zhunti.

Laozi shielded Zhunti as Master Tongtian strengthened the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, turning the battle into a deadlock. Laozi ordered Xuandu, Ran Deng Daoist, Guang Chengzi, and Maitreya to enter the formation and draw its four swords, and they reached the swords under the saints’ protection, awaiting an opportunity to break the formation.

• Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to protect Zhunti, who then struck back at the Immortal Exterminating Sword with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
• Master Tongtian poured his Primordial Saint Essence into the formation, strengthening its four swords and forcing the four saints into a stalemate.
• Laozi concluded that the formation could only be broken by removing its four swords and ordered Xuandu to choose three cultivators to help.
• Xuandu selected Ran Deng Daoist, Guang Chengzi, and Maitreya, and the four agreed to enter despite fearing the formation’s killing power.
• Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin Daoist, and Zhunti opened protected paths that escorted Xuandu, Guang Chengzi, Ran Deng Daoist, and Maitreya to the four swords.

Master Tongtian ordered Yunxiao and the Interception Sect to reinforce the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, turning the battle against the Four Saints and the disciples trying to seize its swords. God Haotian and Queen Mother of Yaochi shattered the Myriad Immortals Great Formation with a combined strike, leaving Tongtian furious as the original stalemate returned.

• Master Tongtian ordered Yunxiao to activate the Myriad Immortals Great Formation and reinforce the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Yunxiao, Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jin Ling, and Wudang Holy Mother led the Interception Sect's hundreds of millions of disciples in channeling power into the formation.
• The strengthened formation overwhelmed the battlefield, putting the Four Saints and Xuandu, Ran Deng, Guang Chengzi, and Maitreya in grave danger.
• God Haotian and Queen Mother of Yaochi descended and combined their powers to shatter the Myriad Immortals Great Formation's reinforcement.
• The blow injured Yunxiao, Duobao, Jin Ling, Wudang, and the Interception Sect's cultivators, while the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's power fell and the Saints' protections stabilized.
• Master Tongtian roared in fury at Haotian and Yaochi as the battle turned against him again.

Tongtian attacked Haotian and Yaochi while holding the Immortal-Slaying Formation together, and their powers nearly devastated the Mortal Realm. Nuwa’s Human Dao power protected all living beings, repaired the heavens, and sealed the battle’s destructive force within Jiepai Pass.

• Tongtian steadied the Immortal-Slaying Formation and unleashed a powerful sword strike at Haotian and Yaochi.
• Haotian and Yaochi joined their power and Spiritual Treasures to confront Tongtian’s attack in the Nine Heavens.
• The collision unleashed a catastrophic energy tide that shook the Mortal Realm and left billions of living beings in danger.
• Nuwa’s Human Dao power rose from the land and dissolved the destructive shock waves, calming the earth and restoring the heavens.
• Nuwa’s Human Dao formed a barrier around Jiepai Pass, trapping the battle’s remaining power inside and safeguarding the living beyond it.

Empress Nuwa’s Human Dao barrier protected the Mortal Realm from the Saints’ clash, prompting Tongtian, Haotian, and Yaochi to realize how close they had come to causing mass destruction. While Tongtian remained locked in battle, Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti exploited the weakened Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and struck its four core nodes.

• Empress Nuwa’s Human Dao light shielded the lower realm, and its inhabitants praised her for saving them.
• Tongtian, Haotian, and Yaochi felt regret and relief as they recognized the destruction their clash might have caused, but their confrontation continued.
• Tongtian’s attention remained fixed on the battle above Jiepai Pass, weakening his control over the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti sent Xuandu and three other disciples to seize the four swords of the formation.
• The four Saints struck the formation’s eastern, southern, western, and northern core nodes, causing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to convulse and weaken.

After Xuandu and his companions removed the four swords, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation collapsed and its backlash left Tongtian gravely wounded. Yunxiao led the Myriad Immortals Great Formation in a counterattack that injured Haotian and Yaochi, but Laozi then used the Taiji Diagram to break apart the formation.

• Xuandu and his three companions pulled the Four Swords of Zhu Xian from the formation, causing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to collapse.
• Tongtian suffered the formation's backlash, and Haotian and Yaochi struck him down with their combined power.
• Yunxiao rallied the Jie Sect disciples and unleashed the Myriad Immortals Great Formation against Haotian and Yaochi, wounding them.
• Laozi unfurled the Taiji Diagram and began shattering the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, trapping the disciples' power.

After the Interception Sect’s formations were broken, Tongtian confronted Laozi over the saints’ scheme and the Heavenly Dao’s decree. Yuanshi struck down the wounded Jie Sect Disciples while Laozi restrained Tongtian, and their souls streamed toward the Investiture of the Gods.

• Ji Fa rejoiced as the Taiji Diagram shattered the Myriad Immortals Great Formation and left the Jie Sect Disciples gravely wounded.
• Laozi told Tongtian that the Heavenly Dao required the Jie Sect Disciples to enter the Investiture of the Gods, and Tongtian angrily accused him and the other saints of betraying their brotherhood.
• Yuanshi seized the chance to attack the surviving Jie Sect Disciples with the Pangu Banner’s Sky-Opening Sword Qi.
• Laozi bound Tongtian with Taiqing Dao energy, preventing him from protecting his disciples.
• Yuanshi’s sword qi killed countless Jie Sect Disciples, and their souls rose toward the Investiture of the Gods.

The Investiture of the Gods battle ended with nearly all Interception Sect disciples entering the God Conferment Golden List, leaving Biyou in ruins. Tongtian found a faint hope in the survivors, and the Seven Attendants of the Immortal emerged from beneath the battlefield beside an unnamed, remarkably unscathed figure.

• The God Conferment Golden List filled with the names of the fallen Interception Sect disciples, and the saints believed the tribulation was settled.
• Duobao, Holy Mother Jin Ling, and Wudang Holy Mother survived the destruction of the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, while Yunxiao entered the list.
• Duobao collapsed in grief and lamented that the Interception Sect had lost its disciples and its former future.
• Tongtian saw Duobao still alive and took comfort in the survival of his disciple.
• The Seven Attendants of the Immortal dug their way out from beneath the ruins, having survived by sheltering near an underground formation eye.
• A tall, unnamed figure emerged beside the Seven Attendants of the Immortal with his Dao foundation and immortal reserves apparently intact.