Chapter Summaries

Su Hu and Su Quanzhong secretly planned to obey King Zhou’s order to attack Xiqi while avoiding battle and sending word of their intention to surrender. At Empress Wa’s Palace, Nuwa reassured Su Daji that her family would remain safe, and Daji set aside her guilt to focus on cultivation.

• King Zhou ordered Su Hu to lead Jizhou’s troops against Xiqi, leaving Su Hu torn between the command and his wish to submit to Zhou.
• Su Hu summoned Su Quanzhong and asked how they could avoid fighting Xiqi without openly defying the decree.
• Su Quanzhong proposed that they march slowly, hold their troops near Xiqi, and secretly tell Prime Minister Ziya that Jizhou intended to surrender.
• Su Hu approved the plan and ordered his son to arrange the secret message while keeping their intentions hidden.
• Su Daji watched her father and brother plan in Nuwa’s water mirror and felt anxious and guilty about their intended betrayal of Great Shang.
• Yang Chan comforted Su Daji, and Nuwa assured her that her family would be safe; Daji then resolved to focus on cultivation.

Su Hu's Jizhou Army fought Xiqi, captured Huang Feihu, and secretly treated him well while Su Hu considered how to surrender to Zhou. Huang Feihu suspected Su Hu's intentions and informed King Zhou, while Shen Gongbao decided to seek help again from the Jie Sect on Golden Ao Island.

• Su Hu marched the Jizhou Army to Xiqi, where Zhao Bing fought Huang Feihu and was captured before Zheng Lun used his strange arts to capture Huang Feihu.
• Su Hu ordered Huang Feihu secretly imprisoned and protected, hoping to present him as proof of loyalty when he led Jizhou to surrender to Xiqi.
• Su Quanzhong brought Huang Feihu fine food and wine, prompting Huang Feihu to suspect Su Hu was secretly planning to turn against Great Shang.
• Huang Feihu informed King Zhou through his avatar that he suspected Su Hu was trying to join Xiqi.
• Shen Gongbao, resentful after King Zhou rebuked him, decided to seek powerful aid again from the Jie Sect on Golden Ao Island.

Shen Gongbao recruited Lu Yue and his four disciples to aid the Shang Army, and their plague-pill arts overwhelmed Xiqi’s generals. With his camp in danger, Jiang Ziya sought Lu Ya’s help.

• Shen Gongbao persuaded Lu Yue to leave Golden Ao Island with Zhou Xin, Li Qi, Zhu Tianlin, and Yang Wenhui and join the Shang Army.
• Lu Yue and his disciples arrived at the Shang camp, where Lu Yue vowed to break Xiqi’s resistance.
• Zhou Xin defeated Jinzha with a Headache Plague Pill, and Li Qi defeated Muzha with a Chill Plague Pill.
• Zhu Tianlin used a Coma Plague Pill to incapacitate Longxuhu, while Yang Wenhui challenged the remaining Xiqi generals.
• Jiang Ziya withdrew his forces behind the camp gates and went to ask Lu Ya for help against Lu Yue’s plague arts.

Lu Ya refused Jiang Ziya’s request for further help, leaving Xiqi to face Lu Yue’s plague alone. Yang Jian, Nezha, and Huang Tianhua wounded Lu Yue but failed to capture him, and Huang Tianhua returned to camp stricken by the plague poison.

• Lu Ya told Jiang Ziya he would no longer interfere in the God Conferment tribulations and departed in a streak of red light.
• Yang Jian explained that Lu Yue relied on his Plague Pills and plague arts, while Jiang Ziya admitted Xiqi had found no cure or countermeasure.
• Nezha proposed capturing Lu Yue to obtain an antidote, and Jiang Ziya approved a joint attack by Nezha, Yang Jian, and Huang Tianhua.
• Nezha, Yang Jian, and Huang Tianhua challenged Lu Yue and wounded him in battle, but he escaped into the Shang camp behind a cloud of plague miasma.
• Huang Tianhua collapsed after being poisoned, and Yang Jian and Nezha carried him back to Jiang Ziya, where Yang Jian admitted they had underestimated Lu Yue’s poison.

Lu Yue spread plague poison throughout Xiqi and abducted the unconscious Huang Tianhua, leaving the city’s people and soldiers gravely ill. Jiang Ziya and the other Xiqi allies could find no way to cure the plague or rescue Tianhua.

• After taking a healing pill, Lu Yue recovered from his wounds and vowed revenge on Xiqi.
• Lu Yue infiltrated Xiqi at night and released plague poison across the city and military camp.
• Lu Yue entered the commander's tent, sealed Huang Tianhua's meridians, and carried him back to the Great Shang camp.
• By morning, the people and soldiers of Xiqi were afflicted, while Jiang Ziya struggled to suppress the poison in his body.
• Jiang Ziya asked the assembled Immortals for a way to break the crisis, but Yang Jian and the others could offer no solution.

As the Plague Poison ravaged Xiqi, a Buddhist disciple proposed seeking an antidote from True Man Yuding, and Jiang Ziya sent Yang Jian to request one while Nezha stayed behind to guard the camp. In the Great Shang dungeon, Su Quanzhong brought Huang Feihu an antidote for the poisoned Huang Tianhua.

• A Buddhist disciple suggested asking True Man Yuding for an Immortal Pill to cure Xiqi, with Taiqing Saint as a last resort.
• Jiang Ziya asked Yang Jian and Nezha to seek the pill because his own poisoning prevented him from traveling.
• Yang Jian decided to go alone and persuaded Nezha to remain in camp and protect Jiang Ziya and the other immortals.
• Huang Feihu found Huang Tianhua unconscious and suffering from Plague Poison in the Great Shang dungeon.
• Su Quanzhong gave Huang Feihu a pill he said would neutralize Lu Yue's Plague Poison and save Huang Tianhua.

Su Quanzhong saved Huang Tianhua and secretly passed Huang Feihu information before leaving the dungeon. Yang Jian traveled to Kunlun Mountain seeking True Man Yuding’s help against Lu Yue’s plague, and White Crane Boy sent him toward Yuding’s cave.

• Su Quanzhong gave Huang Tianhua a pill that purged the poison and restored his health.
• Su Quanzhong secretly conveyed information to Huang Feihu before leaving the dungeon.
• Yang Jian climbed Kunlun Mountain and encountered White Crane Boy, who recalled Yang Jian refusing True Man Yuding’s offer to join the Chan Sect.
• Yang Jian explained that Lu Yue’s Plague Pills had devastated Xiqi and asked for a way to break the Plague Poison.
• White Crane Boy sent Yang Jian toward True Man Yuding’s cave on the back of an Immortal Crane.

Yang Jian went to Jade Spring Cave to ask True Man Yuding for medicine to cure the plague devastating Xiqi, but Yuding nearly attacked him before learning why he had come. Yuding gave him Plague-Resolving Pills to prevent harm to the campaign, then seethed with hatred as Yang Jian departed.

• Yang Jian arrived at Jade Spring Cave and asked True Man Yuding for help against Lu Yue's Plague Poison in Xiqi.
• True Man Yuding angrily accused Yang Jian of disturbing his recovery and nearly struck him.
• Yang Jian explained Xiqi's crisis, then turned to leave when Yuding remained hostile.
• True Man Yuding panicked, apologized for his outburst, and gave Yang Jian a bottle of Plague-Resolving Pills.
• Yang Jian took the pills and left without another word, while True Man Yuding brooded over the humiliation and grew murderous toward him.

Yang Jian cured Xiqi of Lu Yue’s plague and led Nezha and Wei Hu in defeating Lu Yue’s disciples and driving Lu Yue away. Meanwhile, Yuding secretly planned to manipulate the Investiture of the Gods to make Yang Jian a Heavenly Court deity.

• Yuding suppressed his anger at Yang Jian and resolved to scheme to put Yang Jian on the Investiture of the Gods.
• Yang Jian used an immortal pill to cleanse Xiqi’s water and cure Jiang Ziya, Martial King Ji Fa, the soldiers, and the people of the plague.
• Yang Jian, Nezha, and Wei Hu attacked Lu Yue’s camp and killed Zhou Xin, Li Qi, Zhu Tianlin, and Yang Wenhui.
• Lu Yue fought the three heroes with his plague treasures but was gradually overwhelmed and lost an arm to Yang Jian.
• Lu Yue escaped with a Plague Escape Talisman, and Xiqi’s plague vanished as the city celebrated its recovery.

After Lu Yue’s defeat, Shen Gongbao sought more Jie Sect help while Kong Xuan sent Yin Hong to the battlefield. Yin Hong’s arrival restored Great Shang’s army morale, as Shen Gongbao continued deeper into Golden Ao Island to recruit the Jie Sect’s Inner Sect disciples.

• Shen Gongbao left the Great Shang camp to seek powerful Jie Sect immortals after Lu Yue’s defeat.
• Kong Xuan summoned Yin Hong, told him to aid Great Shang, and sent him toward the Xiqi battlefield with Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Shen Gongbao asked the Jie Sect immortals gathered on Golden Ao Island to help, but they hesitated to descend to the battlefield.
• Ma Yuan angrily vowed to avenge his fellow disciples and set out alone for Xiqi.
• Shen Gongbao decided to seek the Jie Sect’s Inner Sect disciples instead of persuading the fearful Outer Sect immortals.
• Yin Hong arrived at the Great Shang camp, and the soldiers’ morale surged when they recognized their second prince as a Golden Immortal.

Yin Hong returned to the Yin Shang army as a Golden Immortal and declared that he had come to defend the kingdom, not reclaim his royal status. He defeated Xiqi’s generals and forced Jiang Ziya to withdraw, leaving the Shang army’s morale restored while Su Hu and Su Quanzhong hesitated over their secret plans to defect.

• Yin Hong entered Su Hu and Su Quanzhong’s tent, identified himself as the former Second Prince, and said he wanted to protect Yin Shang and make amends.
• Su Hu and Su Quanzhong concealed their doubts after Yin Hong’s arrival disrupted their plans to surrender to Xiqi.
• Yin Hong faced the Xiqi army alone and used an Innate Spiritual Treasure to defeat the charging generals and shatter their weapons.
• Jiang Ziya ordered the Xiqi army to withdraw after judging that it could not overcome Yin Hong without suffering heavy losses.
• The Shang soldiers cheered as Yin Hong’s victory stabilized the battle and raised their hopes of counterattacking.

Jiang Ziya and the Xiqi immortals struggled to find a way to counter Yin Hong without endangering Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua. At dawn, Ma Yuan joined Yin Hong’s side and challenged the Chan Sect, seeking revenge for fallen Jie Sect disciples.

• Jinzha and Muzha told Jiang Ziya that Yin Hong had never become a Chan Sect disciple, leading Jiang Ziya to suspect a powerful hidden master stood behind him.
• Nezha offered to capture Yin Hong, but Jiang Ziya warned that a reckless attack could endanger the captive Huang Feihu and Huang Tianhua.
• Tu Xingsun proposed infiltrating the Shang Camp to rescue the Huangs, but Jiang Ziya rejected the plan because Yin Hong’s careful defenses might turn it into a trap.
• Jiang Ziya and the Xiqi immortals debated through the night but found no workable way to break the stalemate.
• At dawn, Ma Yuan appeared beside Yin Hong and challenged the Xiqi forces, declaring that he would avenge the Jie Sect disciples killed by the Chan Sect.
• Ma Yuan and Yin Hong had met the previous night in the Shang Camp and quickly formed an alliance.

The Shang Army caught Xiqi unprepared, and Ma Yuan killed Wu Rong by ripping out and eating his heart. Tu Xingsun confronted Ma Yuan but was defeated and captured, leaving Xiqi facing a savage enemy and the loss of another general.

• The Shang Army challenged Xiqi at daybreak before Jiang Ziya and the Immortal Officials could prepare their defenses.
• Wu Rong charged Ma Yuan, who seized him, tore out his heart, and ate it in front of both armies.
• Tu Xingsun denounced Ma Yuan and attacked him with his Refined Iron Staff and Earth Travel Technique.
• Ma Yuan withstood Tu Xingsun's attacks and forced him out of the earth with his Killing Intent.
• Ma Yuan grabbed Tu Xingsun by the back collar, suppressed his spiritual energy, and captured him.

Deng Chanyu rescued Tu Xingsun by striking Ma Yuan with her Five-colored Stone, forcing him to retreat. Watching from the Shang Army formation, Su Hu and Su Quanzhong recoiled at Ma Yuan’s brutality and feared that immortals had made ordinary people pawns in their conflict.

• Ma Yuan captured Tu Xingsun and challenged Xiqi’s generals, prompting Deng Chanyu to rush out to defend her husband.
• Deng Chanyu attacked Ma Yuan with the Five-colored Stone, badly injuring him and freeing Tu Xingsun.
• Ma Yuan fled back to the Shang Army formation, while Deng Chanyu stood guard beside Tu Xingsun.
• Su Hu and Su Quanzhong felt revulsion toward Ma Yuan’s conduct despite serving in the same camp.
• Su Hu reflected that immortals and gods treated human lives as expendable in their struggle over the Investiture of the Gods.

Deng Chanyu refused to withdraw while Ma Yuan remained a threat to the soldiers, fearing he would devour human hearts to heal his wounds. Yang Jian secretly used an arcane art to cripple Ma Yuan’s recovery, giving Deng Chanyu the confidence to call a truce and withdraw her troops.

• Deng Chanyu remained before the lines, terrified that the wounded Ma Yuan would prey on soldiers to restore his strength.
• Yang Jian recognized Deng Chanyu’s concern for the soldiers and urged her to sound a truce and withdraw to camp.
• Deng Chanyu refused to retreat, explaining that Ma Yuan would massacre people and eat their hearts to heal himself.
• Yang Jian secretly used the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to damage Ma Yuan’s organs, deplete his qi and blood, and prevent him from healing by consuming human vitality.
• Yang Jian told Deng Chanyu that Ma Yuan would be too weak to harm anyone for many days, and Deng Chanyu finally agreed to lower her guard and withdraw her troops.

After Ma Yuan’s brutal attack demoralized both armies, Jinzha brought Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun to help Xiqi devise a trap. Ma Yuan was lured out and sealed inside a deadly formation, while Yin Hong charged to rescue him and was intercepted.

• Yang Jian and Deng Chanyu told Jiang Ziya they had temporarily restrained Ma Yuan, but the Xiqi leaders agreed they needed to kill him to end the threat.
• Jinzha offered to fetch his master, Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun, from Kunlun Mountain, and Jiang Ziya approved.
• Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian, Jinzha, and the others planned five traps to isolate Ma Yuan and prevent his escape or rescue.
• Three Xiqi officers taunted Ma Yuan, provoking him to leave the Shang formation and charge toward them alone.
• Yang Jian, Jinzha, Muzha, Lei Zhenzi, and the Xiqi troops sealed Ma Yuan inside a formation, leaving him trapped in the wilderness.
• Yin Hong rushed out with the Yin Yang Mirror to rescue Ma Yuan, but two figures swooped down and blocked his way.

Yang Jian and Deng Chanyu prevented Yin Hong from rescuing Ma Yuan, while Wenshu suppressed Ma Yuan and prepared to execute him. Saint Zhunti then shattered the formation and took control of the battlefield, leaving Yang Jian furious but powerless to challenge him.

• Yang Jian blocked Yin Hong with his spear as Deng Chanyu disrupted the Yin Yang Mirror with Five-Colored Stone fragments.
• Wenshu descended and used his Dao resonance to suppress Ma Yuan and seal him inside the Tiangang Killing Formation.
• Ma Yuan lost hope as Wenshu's power subdued his demonic strength and left him trapped.
• Golden light shattered the formation and forced aside Wenshu's suppression just as he was about to strike.
• Saint Zhunti appeared, and his overwhelming presence forced everyone on the battlefield to bow.
• Yang Jian silently cursed Zhunti for interfering and taking Ma Yuan, but lowered his head to avoid provoking the Saint.

Saint Zhunti rescued Ma Yuan from the Xiqi army, removing the immediate danger but infuriating the assembled immortals. Xiqi rallied to attack Yin Hong, and Wenshu stepped forward to face him as he prepared to use the Yin Yang Mirror.

• Saint Zhunti declared that Ma Yuan had affinity with the West and took him away despite Xiqi's anger and helplessness.
• Jiang Ziya, Wenshu, and Yang Jian rallied Xiqi, deciding to press the attack now that Ma Yuan had left the battlefield.
• Nezha urged Xiqi to defeat Yin Hong, and Jiang Ziya called for an advance toward Zhaoge after breaking the Shang Army's line.
• Xiqi beat its war drums and taunted Yin Hong into coming out of the Shang Army camp.
• Yin Hong confronted Xiqi and activated the Yin Yang Mirror, but Wenshu stepped down before the formation to face him.

Wenshu used the Taiji Diagram to refine Yin Hong’s karma and secure his place among the gods, giving Xiqi a decisive victory. At Sanshan Pass, Queen Jiang and Yin Jiao sensed a blood bond snap, and Kong Xuan confirmed that something had happened to Yin Hong without yet explaining what.

• Wenshu overcame Yin Hong’s Yin Yang Mirror with the Taiji Diagram and swallowed him into the treasure.
• The Taiji Diagram refined Yin Hong’s Dao foundation and karma, preparing his soul for investiture.
• Wenshu declared Yin Hong’s karmic reckoning complete, and the heavenly Dao fixed his name among the gods.
• At Sanshan Pass, Queen Jiang and Yin Jiao felt their blood bond snap while they studied Dao arts under Kong Xuan.
• Kong Xuan soothed Queen Jiang’s physical distress, then confirmed her suspicion that something had happened to Yin Hong.

Kong Xuan revealed that entering the Investiture of the Gods was an opportunity rather than a death sentence and ordered Yin Jiao to descend the mountain for the Xiqi battlefield. Yin Jiao accepted the mission and rode from Sanshan Pass, while the Shang Army’s good fortune collapsed after Yin Hong entered the list.

• Kong Xuan sealed the cave dwelling from outside scrutiny and told Queen Jiang and Yin Jiao that Yin Hong had entered the Investiture of the Gods but had not necessarily died.
• Kong Xuan explained that the Investiture offered a chance to seize heavenly creation and instructed Yin Jiao to join the war at Xiqi.
• Queen Jiang and Yin Jiao considered Kong Xuan’s trustworthiness and the behavior of the Jie Sect’s disciples, then came to believe his explanation.
• Yin Jiao bowed to Kong Xuan, reassured Queen Jiang, and left Sanshan Pass on horseback for the Xiqi battlefield.
• After Yin Hong entered the list, the Auspicious Qi over the Shang Army camp collapsed, threatening the morale once supported by his leadership.