Arc 8The Heavenly Court and the Third Sermon
Di Jun established the Demon Clan’s power as East King Duke founded the Immortal Court, while Xuan Qing taught a new path to the Dao. At Hongjun’s third sermon, Xuan Qing challenged the path to sainthood and revealed his alternative, before the gathered powers competed for treasures as Hongjun prepared to merge with the Dao.
- Di Jun founded the Demon Clan and held a Heavenly Court banquet, while East King Duke founded the Immortal Court and claimed Penglai Island as its headquarters.
- Nuwa and her companions explored the Three Immortal Islands, where Nuwa secured Yingzhou Island and Di Jun’s forces took control of Mount Fangzhang.
- Nuwa gave Xuan Qing the World-Purifying White Lotus and other treasures, and Xuan Qing began teaching Severing the Three Bodies on Azure Nether Island.
- At the Heavenly Court banquet, East King Duke attended, Nuwa backed Fuxi, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches warned Di Jun to leave Zhou Mountain.
- After demons attacked Qing Qiu, Di Jun led the Demon Clan against the Fox Clan and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, but the Witch-Demon battle ended when Hongjun summoned the great powers to his third sermon.
- Hongjun chose the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin as disciples and granted them treasures and Primordial Violet Qi, but Xuan Qing challenged Hongjun’s plan for Nuwa and criticized Severing the Three Corpses.
- Xuan Qing presented an alternative Dao-Proving Method and advised Houtu to follow the path of laws, while Hongjun taught his own method and Zhen Yuanzi became the first to practice it successfully.
- Hongjun revealed Luohu’s survival, released the final Primordial Violet Qi to Hong Yun, announced his intention to merge with the Dao, and sent the great powers to gather treasures from the Many-Treasure Rock.