Recaps

Xuan Qing settled Kunwu’s Karma with the Western Teach and helped restore the Metal Bodhi Tree, while the Three Pure Ones separated and Tongtian reorganized the Jie Sect on Golden Ao Island. Meanwhile, Mosquito Daoist began corrupting the Western Lands’ Earth Veins, and Guang Chengzi’s misconduct in the Underworld ended with Houtu taking him to confront Yuanshi.

• Xuan Qing negotiated with Zhunti and Jieyin, established Kunwu’s new identity as Patriarch Bodhi, and used the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree branch to restore the Metal Bodhi Tree.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian clashed over the deaths of Jie Sect disciples, and Tongtian and Laozi left Kunlun Mountain to establish their own sects.
• Tongtian made Golden Ao Island the Jie Sect’s headquarters, accepted Gui Ling as a direct disciple, and welcomed gifts from Azure Nether Island and other visitors.
• On Xuan Qing’s advice, Tongtian established an Inner Sect and used the Karmic Sin Formation to screen disciples, despite petitioners appealing to the Heavenly Dao.
• Tongtian appointed the Seven Attendants of the Immortal and sent most disciples to their own Dao Fields, while Outer Sect disciples fought over nearby dwellings.
• The Chaos Demon Gods helped Mosquito Daoist reach the Quasi-Saint realm and sent him to spread resentment through Earth Vein Nodes, prompting Xuan Qing and the Earth Dao to secretly contain it.
• Xiao appointed Zhao Gongming, Guang Chengzi, and Ksitigarbha to temporary Yama posts, but Guang Chengzi abused his authority and ignored warnings in the Underworld.
• After Guang Chengzi trespassed on Death Mountain, Houtu seized him and left with Xiao to speak with Yuanshi, leaving Sister Qing Yue to oversee the Netherworld.

The Demon Clan’s slaughter of the Human Race stained its destiny with Karmic Sin, while Xuan Qing helped the Witch Clan take up the Natural Authorities and the Demon and Witch Clans moved toward war. The battle ended with Zhu Rong dead, the Witch Clan’s formation broken, and the conflict still raging.

• Houtu expelled Guang Chengzi from the Netherworld and revoked the Chan Sect’s quota after he neglected his duties and tried to seize Qing Yue’s Dao Field.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to slaughter humans and forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, and the massacres forced the Human Race to flee as Sui Ren Shi and the other leaders tried to protect them.
• Laozi ended the calamity by ordering the Demon Clan out of the Primordial Land, while Di Jun used the human remains to make the Witch-Slaying Sword and the Demon Clan’s Auspicious Qi became stained with Karmic Sin.
• Xi He sought Xuan Qing’s help, and Di Jun offered Mount Fangzhang to the Heavenly Dao in exchange for a chance to cleanse the Demon Clan’s Karmic Sin.
• Xuan Qing guided the Ancestral Witches in claiming Natural Authorities, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches became the Twelve Gods of Nature.
• Luohu sent demonic qi into Di Jun, Xi He attacked the Witch Clan, and the Demon and Witch armies gathered for battle.
• Di Jun and the Ancestral Witches fought as Zhu Rong sacrificed his Origin to break free of Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell and save Ju Mang and Ru Shou.
• The Ancestral Witches and Chi You summoned Pangu, but their formation collapsed after Pangu shattered the Demon Clan’s starry formation, and Zhu Rong died as Tai Yi devastated Ju Mang.

Xuan Qing defeated the forces threatening the Prehistoric Era, restored the dead, and arranged new homes and roles for the Witch, Demon, Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Clans. As the Human Race’s rise and new rulers took shape, Xuan Qing confronted Luohu over Di Jun’s future and prepared to leave after the Three Sovereigns were born and the Human Race stabilized.

• The Ancestral Witches sacrificed their Origins in battle, Gonggong broke the Sky Dome, and Xuan Qing defended Zhou Mountain as the Saints and Chaos Demon Gods gathered against him.
• Xuan Qing and his allies defeated Shenni’s forces, while Xuan Qing destroyed Shenni’s True Spirit and pursued the unknown power that had helped Karma escape.
• Xuan Qing prevented Zhou Mountain’s destruction, repaired the Sky Dome, and arranged for the Witch Clan to guard the Underworld and the Demon Clan to settle in the West.
• Xuan Qing restored the battlefield dead, ended the Measure Tribulation, and freed Ancestor Phoenix, Zu Long, and Ancestor Kirin to resume their roles in the Prehistoric Era.
• Xuan Qing established the Western Demon Continent, while Hongjun appointed Haotian and Yaochi to rule the Heavenly Court and offered the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin leaders Heavenly Dao Saint positions.
• Hongjun declared the Human Race the eternal protagonist, and the Saints divided the roles of the Human Race’s future rulers and teachers after Nuwa chose Fuxi as Heavenly Emperor.
• Xuan Qing told Hongjun he planned to leave after the Three Sovereigns were born and the Human Race stabilized, then confronted Luohu over Di Jun’s intended path to Demonic Sainthood.
• Xuan Qing allowed Di Jun to visit his family but forbade him from displaying Saint-level power or leading beings into demonic cultivation, and Di Jun vowed to pursue Demonic Sainthood.

Haotian and Yaochi rebuilt the nearly empty Heavenly Court by recruiting clans, immortals, and disciples while contending with the Saints’ attempts to divide its authority. The Court began operating under new Heavenly Dao rules, with Xuan Nü secretly appointed to protect its order.

• Haotian secured the Three Tribes’ support, but Bai Ze withdrew the Demon Clan and Haotian struggled to stabilize the stars and staff the Heavenly Court.
• Zhunti forced demons who left Demon Continent to join the Western Teach, while Bai Ze stayed behind with the remaining demons.
• Kong Xuan broke free from the River of Destiny and later reunited with Ancestor Phoenix, while Bai Yu returned the Heavenly Horse Clan to its ancestral land.
• At Haotian’s reopening banquet, Zhunti pressured the guests, but Bai Yu confronted him and protected the juniors of Azure Nether Island.
• The Saints divided Heavenly Court offices among their disciples, but Wang Shu and Qing Yue challenged the Ziwei and Earth Seal claims, and Haotian gained the Jade Emperor position.
• Tongtian appointed Wudang to the Gouchen position and Yuanshi appointed Nanji to the Longevity position, while Houyi returned to the Human Race and vowed to wait for Chang'e.
• Wudang and Nanji arrived with their sect disciples, and Fei Ying and Jiang Zhu took charge of the Imperial Earth Palace for Empress Pingxin.
• Yaochi recruited Xuan Nü with Queen Mother of the West’s consent, and Xuan Nü reached the Quasi-Saint realm before joining the Heavenly Court as its secret God of Justice and foremost Immortal of War.