Chapter Summaries

Dapeng joined the Investiture of the Gods, but Zu Feng and the others worried that his True Spirit could still be bound to it. Yunxiao proposed faking deaths to enter the list, and Ancestor Kirin secured White Tiger’s help to conceal the plan.

• Dapeng signed his name on the Investiture of the Gods, forming a Karma Line between his True Spirit and the list.
• Zu Feng examined Dapeng and found that his Primordial Spirit remained connected to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Yunxiao proposed that the Jie Sect disciples fake their deaths during the God Conferment to enter the list.
• Ancestor Kirin went to the White Tiger Saint Hall and asked White Tiger to obscure the plan from the Heavenly Dao Saints.
• White Tiger consulted the other Sacred Spirits, received Xuan Qing’s approval, and agreed to help Ancestor Kirin.

Hongjun reopened the God Conferment discussion, assigned the divine positions, and decreed that the coming calamity would begin in the Mortal Realm. After the Saints were sent away, Nuwa set the process in motion by sending Lingzhuzi into Reincarnation.

• At Zixiao Palace, Laozi and Yuanshi refused to put their disciples on the list, while Tongtian offered only his wicked disciples and Zhunti and Jieyin argued that Jie Sect should provide more candidates.
• Zu Long and the Other Two backed Tongtian, then told Hongjun that their Three Tribes had already listed their wicked members; Hongjun let Zhunti and Jieyin fill only unimportant divine positions and agreed that whoever died would be placed on the list.
• Nuwa arrived and declared that disciples entering the calamity must go to the Mortal Realm, warning Yuanshi that his disciples faced the Human Dao's judgment for their role in the Battle of Zhuolu.
• Hongjun ordered Laozi to send a Three Corpses avatar in Xuandu's place, made Yuanshi list Nanji for the Great Emperor Longevity position, and said the war would begin when the Flying Bear was born.
• After Hongjun asked Nuwa to bring Haotian back, Nuwa returned to Phoenix Nest Mountain and sent Lingzhuzi into Reincarnation, reassuring the frightened Golden Phoenix that it was an opportunity.

Nuwa ended Haotian’s Mortal Realm ordeal and restored his memories, allowing him to reunite with Yaochi. Back in the Heavenly Court, Haotian received the Heaven and Earth Origin and began a breakthrough as his reincarnation insights fused with his power.

• Yaochi and Nuwa watched Haotian endure one final humiliation before Nuwa declared his tribulation over and Yaochi cleansed him.
• Yaochi recognized Haotian, but Nuwa restored his memories, forcing him to suffer the accumulated pain and insights of countless reincarnations.
• Haotian remembered Yaochi and apologized for leaving her to manage the Heavenly Court alone, while Yaochi reassured him.
• Yaochi took Haotian back to the Heavenly Court, where he learned that the Chan and Jie Sects had departed and she had reclaimed the Heavenly Emperor’s authority.
• Haotian entered Lingxiao Treasure Hall, absorbed the Heaven and Earth Origin awaiting him, and began to break through as his Dao Foundation and power transformed.

Haotian used Primordial Origin to become a Saint of the Eighth Heaven and returned to reclaim authority over the Heavenly Court. After restoring its order, he sought Empress Wang Shu, but learned she had left the Prehistoric Era and Xi He and Chang Xi were in the Netherworld.

• Primordial Origin reforged Haotian’s Primordial Unity Qi, broke his Quasi-Saint shackles, and raised him to the Eighth Heaven of Sainthood.
• Yaochi warned Haotian that the transformed world held many powerful experts, including Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals, and explained that God Conferment was about to begin.
• Haotian rejoiced at the prospect of the Investiture of the Gods but resolved not to overreach against the disciples of his Senior Martial Brothers.
• Haotian reorganized the Heavenly Court, appointed officials to vacant posts, and restored the Heavenly Rules and order across the Three Realms.
• Haotian went to the Lunar Star, where Chang'e told him Empress Wang Shu had left the Prehistoric Era with Yang Mei and Xi He and Chang Xi were in the Netherworld.

Zhunti and Jieyin recruited Yuanshi into a scheme against Haotian, then used demonic qi to drive the Three-Headed Dragon to steal the Lingxiao Dragon Pearl. Yao Ji pursued the fleeing dragon, while Luohu revealed that Zhunti and Jieyin had been hiding in the Heavenly Court and framed the Heavenly Demon Realm.

• Haotian learned from Chang'e that the Star Gods would enter the Heavenly Court after God Conferment and Ziwei the Great Emperor's return.
• Yuanshi met Zhunti and Jieyin in the Starry Sky, then agreed to join their plan against Haotian after they swore oaths to the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin explained that involving Yuanshi would make him share the blame if their scheme came to light.
• When Haotian and Yaochi left the Heavenly Court for a banquet, demonic qi stirred the Three-Headed Dragon's desires, prompting him to steal the Lingxiao Dragon Pearl and flee.
• Yao Ji pursued the Three-Headed Dragon, but demonic qi helped him escape; Luohu then exposed Zhunti and Jieyin, who had been hiding in the Heavenly Court.

Yao Ji pursued the Three-Headed Dragon into the mortal world, where his trap shattered her immortal heart and Yang Tianyou saved her by giving her his mortal heart. She chose to stay with Yang Tianyou and their three sons, while Haotian discovered her absence had destabilized the Sea of Desire.

• Luohu told Di Jun that Buddhism’s Eight Hundred Side Paths came from demonic methods as the Three-Headed Dragon fled into the Mortal Realm and Yao Ji pursued him.
• The Three-Headed Dragon lured Yao Ji into a hidden formation, suppressed her cultivation, and wounded her immortal heart before abandoning her.
• Yang Tianyou found Yao Ji and used his vitality and mortal heart to restore her, nearly sacrificing his life in the process.
• Yao Ji pledged herself to Yang Tianyou, abandoned her immortal duties, and later had three sons with him in the mountains.
• Haotian and Yaochi returned to the Heavenly Court and learned that Yao Ji had vanished and the Sea of Desire was leaking into the Three Realms.
• Haotian used the Haotian Mirror to find Yao Ji living with Yang Tianyou and their sons, revealing why the Realm of Desire had become unstable.

Haotian ordered Marshal Tianpeng to capture Yao Ji and bring her back unharmed, with True Lord Lingxu accompanying him as a witness to the Heavenly Court’s impartiality. As they reached Yao Ji’s home in the Mortal Realm, she sensed their arrival and tried to make her family flee, but the Heavenly forces blocked their escape.

• Haotian decreed that Yao Ji be seized for abandoning her post and marrying a mortal, and he refused to lessen her punishment despite Queen Mother Yaochi’s appeal.
• Marshal Tianpeng volunteered to capture Yao Ji, and Haotian ordered him to bring her back unharmed and follow the Heavenly Rules without favoritism.
• True Lord Lingxu joined Marshal Tianpeng to witness the capture, and the two led Heavenly Soldiers and Generals into the Mortal Realm.
• On Azure Nether Island, Xuan Qing suggested that Bai Yu take a disciple and said Kong Xuan and Nuwa could find one for him.
• At the Yang Mansion in Guanjiang Estuary, Yao Ji sensed danger and urged Yang Tianyou and their three children to run.
• True Lord Lingxu descended with the Heavenly forces, blocked the family’s escape, and challenged Yang Tianyou as he shielded the children.

Yao Ji tried to protect her mortal family as Lingxu moved to kill Yang Tianyou and the children, but Marshal Tianpeng intervened. Maitreya and True Man Yuding then revealed that Buddhism and the Chan Sect both wanted the children, leaving Yao Ji and Tianpeng facing a coercive demand.

• Lingxu condemned Yao Ji for violating Heavenly Law and prepared to attack Yang Tianyou and the children despite her plea to spare them.
• Marshal Tianpeng deflected Lingxu's strike and argued that killing the Heavenly Emperor's brother-in-law and nephews would damage Haotian's reputation.
• Maitreya arrived, freed Lingxu from Tianpeng's restraint, then struck Lingxu aside and demanded to take the children into Buddhist protection.
• Yao Ji and Tianpeng realized Maitreya had used the clash to pressure them into surrendering the children.
• True Man Yuding arrived, and Maitreya offered to take only Yang Jiao and Yang Chan for the Chan Sect.

Kong Xuan arrived under Bai Yu and Empress Nuwa’s orders, taking Yang Jiao and Yang Chan away from the Chan Sect and Buddhism’s schemes. With Yang Jian the only child left, Maitreya attacked True Man Yuding when Yuding tried to claim him.

• True Man Yuding reached for Yang Jian as Maitreya and the Chan Sect prepared to divide up Yao Ji’s children.
• Kong Xuan arrived and announced that he would take Yang Jiao under Bai Yu’s orders and Yang Chan under Empress Nuwa’s decree.
• Kong Xuan took Yang Jiao and Yang Chan away, leaving Yao Ji, Yang Tianyou, and Yang Jian behind.
• True Man Yuding claimed Yang Jian for the Chan Sect, while Maitreya protested that Buddhism had been left with nothing.
• Maitreya attacked Yuding with a divine palm, and Yuding countered with a sword strike while trying to limit the damage to the Mortal Realm.

True Man Yuding and Maitreya’s battle devastated Guanjiang Estuary, forcing Yao Ji and Tianpeng to shield its people from the aftermath. Senior King Pan intervened, stopped the fight, and restored the Mortal Realm, leaving the immortals and gods bowing in respect.

• True Man Yuding and Maitreya’s clash shattered the sky and devastated Guanjiang Estuary.
• Yao Ji and Tianpeng raised a barrier to protect the people, and Yao Ji endured the strain despite being injured.
• True Man Yuding diverted his power to repair the land and ease Yao Ji’s burden, but Maitreya exploited the opening and unleashed a deadly attack.
• Senior King Pan appeared, halted the battle and Chaos Qi, and restored Guanjiang Estuary.
• Yao Ji, Marshal Tianpeng, and the others paid their respects to Senior King Pan.

King Pan intervened at Guanjiang Estuary, took Yang Jian and Yang Tianyou to the North, and severed the hidden Buddhist influence within Yang Tianyou. With her family safe, Yao Ji resolved to return to the Heavenly Court and accept punishment.

• King Pan warned Yuding and Maitreya that he would hold their sects accountable for the destruction and bloodshed in the Mortal Realm.
• King Pan said the North had taken an interest in Yang Jian, and Yao Ji gladly agreed to let him take her son away.
• Yao Ji asked King Pan to take Yang Tianyou too, and King Pan removed the hidden Buddha Light Dao resonance from Yang Tianyou's Primordial Spirit.
• King Pan took the unconscious Yang Tianyou and Yang Jian away, telling Yao Ji to return to the Heavenly Court and trust Haotian to protect her.
• Yao Ji accepted that she would return to the Heavenly Court and submit to punishment, while Marshal Tianpeng quietly felt relieved for her.

Yuding and Maitreya accepted that their plans had failed but hoped Yao Ji’s exposed marriage would put Haotian in a bind. As Kong Xuan brought Yang Jiao and Yang Chan to Azure Nether Island and explained their place in its lineage, the siblings grew worried about the family they had left behind.

• Yuding and Maitreya reflected on their losses and expected Haotian to face pressure over Yao Ji’s marriage to a mortal.
• Kong Xuan told Yang Jiao that Venerable Bai Yu would take him as a disciple and Yang Chan that Empress Nuwa would personally accept her.
• Yang Jiao and Yang Chan learned that Nuwa was the Dao Venerable’s eldest disciple and that Kong Xuan would be their senior martial brother.
• The siblings asked Kong Xuan what punishment Yao Ji, Yang Jian, and Yang Tianyou would face.
• Kong Xuan looked toward Guanjiang Estuary and saw an indistinct figure taking Yang Jian and Yang Tianyou away.

Kong Xuan brought Yang Jiao and Yang Chan to Azure Nether Island, where he explained that their mother would survive but face severe punishment. There, Nuwa and Bai Yu accepted the siblings as disciples and bestowed treasures upon them.

• Kong Xuan told Yang Jiao and Yang Chan that their father and Yang Jian were safe, but their mother would face severe punishment for breaking Heavenly Rules.
• Yang Jiao comforted Yang Chan and vowed to grow strong enough to reunite with their mother.
• Kong Xuan took the siblings to Azure Nether Island, where Nuwa and Bai Yu examined their exceptional Root Origins.
• Nuwa accepted Yang Chan as her disciple and gave her the Nine-Grade White Lotus.
• Bai Yu accepted Yang Jiao as his disciple and gave him the sealed Slaughter God Spear.

Bai Yu and Nuwa explained Azure Nether Island's rules to their new disciples, while Nuwa stayed to guide Yang Chan. In the north, Yang Jian accepted King Pan as his master after learning that Mysterious Water Divine Continent and Azure Nether Island would offer his mother protection.

• Bai Yu instructed Yang Jiao to obey Azure Nether Island's rules, and Nuwa gave Yang Chan the same guidance.
• Nuwa asked Kong Xuan to watch over her and the two disciples, then remained on Azure Nether Island to guide Yang Chan.
• King Pan brought Yang Jian and Yang Tianyou to Mystic Turtle, who suggested that King Pan accept Yang Jian as his disciple.
• King Pan hesitated over the political entanglements, but Mystic Turtle explained that taking Yang Jian as a disciple could connect him more closely with Azure Nether Island.
• Yang Jian asked King Pan to save Yao Ji, but King Pan refused to interfere in the family matter; Yang Tianyou urged Yang Jian to learn skills and help his mother himself.
• Yang Jian accepted King Pan as his master after King Pan promised that Mysterious Water Divine Continent and Azure Nether Island would deter the Heavenly Court, and Mystic Turtle allowed Yang Tianyou to stay and cultivate.

Zhunti learned that Azure Nether Island and the Mysterious Water Divine Continent had taken the Yang family children, while Nuwa planned to accept Yang Chan as her disciple, and shifted his attention back to Haotian’s response to Yao Ji. In Kunlun, True Man Yuding accepted that he would face his own death tribulation, as Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched the Heavenly Court and awaited its next move.

• Maitreya told Zhunti that Azure Nether Island and the Mysterious Water Divine Continent had intercepted the scheme and taken the Yang family children, and that Nuwa wanted Yang Chan as her disciple.
• Zhunti suppressed his rage and turned his attention to Haotian, waiting to see how he would deal with Yao Ji.
• True Man Yuding returned to the Jade Void Palace without Yang Jian and told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that others had taken Yang Jian and Nuwa intended to take Yang Chan as her disciple.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate said Yang Jian’s departure spared the Chan Sect from Buddhism’s scheme but left Yuding without someone to help him through his death tribulation.
• True Man Yuding resolved to bear his own tribulation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate approved while promising to reason with Haotian if Yuding faced the Investiture of the Gods.
• After Yuding left, Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched Lingxiao Heavenly Court to see how Haotian would handle Yao Ji and the unfolding Heavenly Dao game.

Haotian faced pressure from the Three Realms as he judged Yao Ji for secretly marrying a mortal. He sentenced her to remain suppressed beneath Peach Mountain forever, while her husband and children had already been taken to safety by powerful figures.

• Yaochi urged Haotian to reconsider Yao Ji’s punishment, but he explained that the Three Realms were watching the Heavenly Court.
• Lingxu nearly mentioned Azure Nether Island, then revealed that Senior King Pan had taken Yao Ji’s three children and Yang Tianyou away.
• Yao Ji admitted breaking Heavenly Law and accepted whatever punishment Haotian chose.
• Haotian sentenced Yao Ji to be suppressed beneath Peach Mountain for all eternity.
• Grand White Gold Star tried to plead for Yao Ji, but Haotian warned him to withdraw.

Haotian condemned Yao Ji to eternal imprisonment beneath Peach Mountain, but Nuwa explained that he had spared her life and immortal foundation. Yang Jiao and Yang Chan resolved to grow strong enough to rescue their mother, while Haotian’s true intentions remained known to Nuwa and Bai Yu.

• Haotian ordered Yao Ji bound and imprisoned beneath Peach Mountain, and she accepted the sentence while expressing hope for her children.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Zhunti realized Haotian had thwarted their schemes and upheld the Heavenly Court’s authority.
• News of Yao Ji’s imprisonment reached Azure Nether Island, leaving Yang Jiao and Yang Chan devastated.
• Nuwa reassured Yang Jiao and Yang Chan that Yao Ji remained unharmed and urged them to cultivate until they could break Peach Mountain’s seal.
• Yang Jiao and Yang Chan renewed their resolve to grow stronger and rescue their mother, while Nuwa and Bai Yu believed Haotian’s sentence had left a path for her release.

Yang Jian turned his grief over Yao Ji’s imprisonment into resolve to cultivate until he could challenge the Heavenly Court. In Sin Domain City, Yang Mei and his companions arrived at the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion seeking news of Xuan Qing, where they reunited with Xuan Qing’s disciples and met Qin.

• Yang Jian learned that Yao Ji was imprisoned beneath Peach Mountain, then devoted himself to cultivation so he could grow strong enough to rescue her.
• Yang Mei led Wang Shu, Han Xi, Han Li, and the others into the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion, where Venerable Jin Shui greeted the powerful newcomers cautiously.
• Yang Mei asked whether Xuan Qing had left anything at the pavilion, prompting Huan Jin and his two companions to emerge and stand on guard.
• Venerable Jin Shui told Huan Jin and his companions that Yang Mei’s group were old friends of their teacher, and the three disciples relaxed.
• Han Xi introduced herself as Xuan Qing’s sister and presented Han Li and Wang Shu as his Dao Companions, while Huan Jin and his companions greeted them respectfully.
• Qin sensed the visitors’ familiar aura from the Prehistoric Era and stepped out of the void to meet them.

Qin gave Venerable Jin Shui and Yue Ying Chaos Origin Stones, then asked them to help Prehistoric Era find Chaos Dao Realm coordinates so it could advance into an Eternal True Realm. Jin Shui agreed and offered the coordinates he had collected, but insisted that worlds should join willingly rather than be seized by force.

• Han Xi teased Qin about the avatar’s strength, and Venerable Jin Shui recognized Qin’s closeness with the others as proof they were Xuan Qing’s relatives and old friends.
• Yang Mei showed Qin several high-quality Chaos Origin Stones he had obtained by killing Chaos Fierce Beasts in Endless Chaos.
• Qin gave the stones to Venerable Jin Shui, and Yue Ying thanked him for helping their future breakthrough.
• Yang Mei explained that Prehistoric Era needed countless Chaos Dao Realm coordinates to advance from an Origin Dao Realm into an Eternal True Realm.
• Venerable Jin Shui agreed to help, offering coordinates from the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion while expressing concern about forcing worlds to merge.

Yang Mei and the others began secretly arranging for Chaos Dao Realms to join the Prehistoric Era, while Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s new strength alarmed Sin Domain City and enraged Jue Cang. Gui Ying arrived at Heavenly Prison City promising to reveal the origins of the experts behind the pavilion.

• Yang Mei reassured Venerable Jin Shui that he could gather the Chaos worlds, and told Huan Jin and the other two that Xuan Qing had already prepared the Vast Universe Great World to join the Prehistoric Era.
• Huan Jin and the other two agreed to help recruit other worlds, and Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion began contacting them in secret while keeping the plan’s true purpose confidential.
• Sin Domain City’s major powers grew wary as Yang Mei and the other powerful experts elevated Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion into one of the city’s dominant factions.
• Jue Cang grew furious at the pavilion’s rise and nearly killed a subordinate who interrupted him with news that Old Gui was seeking an urgent audience.
• Gui Ying entered, calmed Jue Cang by promising good news, and said he had come to reveal the origins of Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s new experts.