Chapter Summaries

Qi WuHuo discovered the Fire Luminary’s ascension ritual required killing an Emperor Venerable, then took up its Companion Divine Weapon as the Celestial Court’s battle escalated. The Circulatory Stars Great Formation returned, the Thunder Department marched out, and Yang Erlang asked Zhuling Great Emperor to take him to see who killed his elder brother.

• Qi WuHuo infused the Fire Luminary with Imperial Prenatal Qi and learned that its final ascension required defeating an Emperor Venerable and taking their place.
• The Fire Luminary formed its Companion Divine Weapon as a golden-flamed spear, which Qi WuHuo took before looking down toward the Celestial Realm.
• Taibai joined Lü Chunyang in battle against the Tian Shu Institute’s forces as the Exorcism Department swept through the battlefield.
• Duanmu Dongrui activated the Circulatory Stars Great Formation, but Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng shattered it with a single punch.
• The Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable led the Thunder Department into battle, while Yang Erlang asked Zhuling Great Emperor to take him to the Celestial Court to see who killed his elder brother.

Zhuling Great Emperor brought Erlang to the Celestial Court as the Tian Shu Institute’s forces closed in on Soaring Heavens Palace. Zhang Xiaoyu rejected Haotian’s Last Will, and a young warrior wielding a flaming spear arrived in time to save Old Celestial Lord and confront the advancing army.

• Erlang insisted on seeing who had harmed his elder brother, and Zhuling Great Emperor agreed to take him to the Celestial Court after changing his clothes.
• Duanmu Dongrui and the Tian Shu Institute’s battle generals fought through the Celestial Court and advanced on Soaring Heavens Palace while Old Celestial Lord fled toward its gates.
• Haotian’s Last Will tried to persuade Zhang Xiaoyu that Qi WuHuo and the Three Pure Dao Ancestors might be manipulating him, but Zhang Xiaoyu declared that he would remain himself and rejected the Shadow of Haotian.
• Duanmu Dongrui reached Soaring Heavens Palace, seized Old Celestial Lord, and prepared to strike him as Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng and Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable tried to intervene.
• A golden-red spear pierced the formation and reduced Duanmu Dongrui to ashes, then its wielder appeared in blazing armor beneath a colossal Mars and ordered the Tian Shu Institute’s army to stop.

Great Emperor Dongyang arrived at Soaring Heavens Palace and stopped the Tian Shu Institute’s advance, killing Duanmu with a spear thrust. After Yun Qin broke the Circulatory Stars Great Formation and the battle resumed, Dongyang annihilated seven pill-fueled True Lords with one strike and demanded that the surviving Tian Shu Institute generals come forward for judgment.

• Great Emperor Dongyang pierced the Circulatory Stars Great Formation and killed Duanmu with a spear thrust, halting the Tian Shu Institute generals.
• Zongzheng Cheng activated the jade slip and unleashed the formation’s full power, engulfing the heavenly palaces and many immortals.
• Yun Qin used the Tribulation Sword’s First Move, Rend, to expose the formation’s weakness, and the immortals broke through the Tian Shu Institute’s defenses.
• The Tian Shu Institute generals took Blood Sea secret pills and burned their foundations, but Great Emperor Dongyang killed seven of them with a single spear thrust.
• Great Emperor Dongyang ordered the advancing immortals to stand down and called the surviving Tian Shu Institute generals forward for judgment.

After Great Emperor Dongyang defeated the Tian Shu Institute’s forces, the immortals learned that the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable planned to use Heaven’s accumulated prestige to become a Sovereign. Qi WuHuo then arrived carrying the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable’s severed head, leaving the assembled immortals stunned.

• Great Emperor Dongyang’s attack killed Duanmu and seven True Lords, while the surviving Tian Shu Institute warriors surrendered and Yun Qin oversaw Ziwei Palace’s forces.
• Great Emperor Dongyang prepared to question the prisoners, and Zhuling Great Emperor told Second Brother that the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable had beheaded his Big Brother.
• Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng revealed that True Martial Demon Queller had sent word of the danger before disappearing, prompting the immortals to fear he had gone after the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable alone.
• Taibai reported that the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable planned to use Heaven’s accumulated prestige in a ritual to rise above the Great Grade and become a Sovereign.
• Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng and Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable ordered the departments to surround the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable.
• Qi WuHuo arrived carrying the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable’s severed head and declared that he had executed him.

Qi WuHuo revealed that he had reached Great Grade after killing the Judicial Heavenly Venerable, but a former subordinate of Great Emperor Gouchen stirred suspicion about the killing. The Jade Emperor and then the Three Pure Dao Ancestor vouched for Qi WuHuo, who arrived to announce a matter with Yuqing and Shangqing.

• Qi WuHuo told the Immortals that the Judicial Heavenly Venerable had invited him to the Tian Shu Institute, where he uncovered the plot and killed him.
• Qi WuHuo revealed that he had attained Great Grade and credited the Old Lord of Doushuai Palace with helping him.
• A former subordinate of Great Emperor Gouchen accused Qi WuHuo and his allies of killing the Judicial Heavenly Venerable and fabricating the charges against him.
• The Jade Emperor declared that he had sent Qi WuHuo to suppress the Judicial Heavenly Venerable, silencing the gathered Immortals’ objections for the moment.
• The Three Pure Dao Ancestor arrived on a blue ox, vouched for Qi WuHuo as his disciple, and said that he, Yuqing, and Shangqing had an announcement to make.

Dao Ancestor Tai Shang appeared in the Heavenly Court, announced that the Three Pure Ones would hold a Dharma Assembly after order was restored, and repaired the devastation with a thought. After True Martial Demon Queller entered the Soaring Heavens Palace at the Jade Emperor’s summons, Yun Zhiyi realized the Tian Shu Institute’s fall would spark a struggle for its power.

• Dao Ancestor Tai Shang announced that the Three Pure Ones would hold a Dharma Assembly at Great Luo Heaven once the Heavenly Court had settled, then departed after restoring the battle damage.
• The Immortals and Gods accepted True Martial Demon Queller after his role in defeating the Tian Shu Institute, and he exchanged greetings with the gathered gods, including the Northern Emperor's Son.
• The Northern Emperor's Son secretly tugged True Martial Demon Queller's finger while her father watched, and the Jade Emperor summoned him into the Soaring Heavens Palace.
• Star Lord Zuo Fu warned Yun Zhiyi that True Martial Demon Queller was poised to gain authority after the Tian Shu Institute fell, and Yun Zhiyi beat him when he realized Zuo Fu had praised his daughter.
• True Martial Demon Queller entered the Soaring Heavens Palace while a spirited young man watched his back.

Qi WuHuo visited the wounded Jade Emperor Zhang Xiaoyu after the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s death, returned the Sky-Covering Banner to him for safekeeping, and refused Zhang Xiaoyu’s offer to rule the Heavenly Court together. Zhang Xiaoyu persuaded Qi WuHuo to stay until the court was reorganized, then ordered him to loot the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s residence and divide the spoils.

• Qi WuHuo found Zhang Xiaoyu recovering from the spiritual injuries caused by breaking Fuxi’s backup plan, while Great Master Xuan Du rested outside after stabilizing him.
• Qi WuHuo offered Zhang Xiaoyu the Sky-Covering Banner in exchange for the Haotian Mirror, but Zhang Xiaoyu told him to keep it until he helped Empress Wa’s True Spirit merge with her body.
• Zhang Xiaoyu invited Qi WuHuo to stay and rule the Heavenly Court with him, but Qi WuHuo said he intended to leave and travel with Yun Qin as a Daoist cultivator.
• Zhang Xiaoyu asked Qi WuHuo to remain until the North Pole and South Pole returned and the court’s affairs were settled, then teased him about becoming Dao companions with Yun Qin.
• Qi WuHuo struck Zhang Xiaoyu on the forehead after the teasing, and Zhang Xiaoyu told him to help restore order in the Heavenly Court before leaving.
• Zhang Xiaoyu announced plans for a court assembly and ordered Qi WuHuo to loot the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s residence, dividing the wealth among the Heavenly Court, the gods, the True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor, and the Fire Luminary Great Emperor Dongyang.

Qi WuHuo raided the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s estate with Uncle Niu and a crowd of Gods of Wealth, uncovering a fortune vast enough to fund the True Martial Manor. They then found the hidden treasure vault, where the Twenty-Four Harmonious Pearls, a scroll, and a Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus were set apart among the treasures.

• The immortals dispersed after the Tian Shu Institute fell, while Old Celestial Lord remained behind, shaken by the turmoil.
• Zhuling Great Emperor took the young Erlang back to the lower realm and promised he would meet Qi WuHuo later.
• Qi WuHuo sensed Old Lord trying to contact Taiyi, concealed his presence, and decided to raid the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s estate for resources and records.
• Qi WuHuo recruited Uncle Niu, who gathered the Gods of Wealth to search the estate under the Jade Emperor’s decree.
• The Gods of Wealth uncovered and valued the estate’s vast treasures, and Qi WuHuo said he would receive twenty percent for the True Martial Manor.
• Two Luan birds revealed a hidden vault, where Qi WuHuo found the Twenty-Four Harmonious Pearls, a scroll, and a Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus.

Qi WuHuo discovered that the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus connected to the Western Heaven Buddha Kingdom and followed its invitation there. He appeared before the Buddha Ancestor beneath the Bodhi Tree, while Amitabha Buddha mistook the arrival for his return before realizing that Taiyi had come.

• The Gods of Wealth ignored the treasures beyond the opened formation and dispersed, while Qi WuHuo sent the attacking Luan birds flying.
• Qi WuHuo examined three mysterious treasures and awakened the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus, whose Buddha light drew his soul along a causal thread.
• Qi WuHuo arrived in the desolate Western Heaven Buddha Kingdom, where Amitabha Buddha sat as its sole remaining Buddha.
• Beneath the Bodhi Tree, Qi WuHuo saw a man who greeted him with, "You're here."
• Amitabha Buddha thought the Buddha Ancestor had returned, then recognized the imposing visitor as Taiyi.

Qi WuHuo clashed with the Buddha’s remnant Spirit Charm, uncovered the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s past and his role in Taiyi’s return, and set out for the Soaring Heavens Palace. In Great Luo Heaven, a young Daoist appeared before the Three Pure Ones and Empress Nuwa, identifying himself as the one who had stood victorious through the tribulation era.

• Taiyi appeared before Amitabha Buddha and Qi WuHuo, and the Buddha told Qi WuHuo that he was not the person he had expected.
• Qi WuHuo severed the Buddha’s Spirit Charm with his sword, collected the golden lotus, and sensed Imperial Pure Qi within a lotus seed.
• Qi WuHuo found the Judicial Heavenly Venerable’s records, which revealed that he had deliberately let a messenger go, enabling Taiyi’s return.
• Qi WuHuo left the Judicial Residence in Uncle Niu’s care and headed to the Soaring Heavens Palace to speak with the Jade Emperor.
• Shangqing Great Dao Lord said he would not join the effort to retrieve Empress Nuwa’s true body from the Sea of Blood, then a young Daoist appeared and declared that the tribulation-era Dao belonged to him alone.

Jade Firmament Daoist Lord confronted Shangqing Great Dao Lord on Great Luo Heaven, then challenged the Three Pure Dao Ancestors to meet him at the Sea of Blood. Meanwhile, Qi WuHuo showed Great Master Xuan Du and Zhang Xiaoyu Judicial’s records and arranged resources for his future manor, before preparing to go to the Sea of Blood.

• Jade Firmament Daoist Lord appeared on Great Luo Heaven and fought Shangqing Great Dao Lord, then challenged the Three Pure Dao Ancestors to come to the Sea of Blood.
• Qi WuHuo gave Great Master Xuan Du records revealing Judicial’s role in Empress Nuwa’s ordeal, and Great Master Xuan Du grieved over what he learned.
• Qi WuHuo showed Zhang Xiaoyu Judicial’s plan to replace Heaven’s Heart, and Zhang Xiaoyu agreed to expose it at the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony and authorized Qi WuHuo to recruit celestial generals.
• Zhang Xiaoyu offered Qi WuHuo money and treasures for his manor, while Qi WuHuo planned to establish it after Empress Nuwa returned and intended to visit the Sea of Blood and Zhuling.
• The Three Pure Dao Ancestors decided to accompany Qi WuHuo and Empress Nuwa to the Sea of Blood, where Jade Firmament Daoist Lord anticipated facing multiple opponents and grew excited about obtaining the Primordial Heavenly King’s blood.

Qi WuHuo met with his teachers, received purified Imperial Prenatal Qi, and agreed to travel to the Sea of Blood with the Three Pure Dao Ancestors. Empress Nuwa brought him to visit Yun Zhiyi and Weaver Girl, where she proposed that Yun Qin become Qi WuHuo’s Dao companion; Yun Qin returned home before anyone could answer.

• Qi WuHuo told the Three Pure Dao Ancestors about his battle, and Supreme purified the Lotus Seed’s Imperial Prenatal Qi for him to study and give to the Young Monk.
• The Three Pure Dao Ancestors agreed to accompany Qi WuHuo to the Sea of Blood, while Supreme told him to spare the ancient Kunpeng at Doushuai Palace.
• Empress Nuwa took Qi WuHuo to visit Yun Zhiyi and Weaver Girl, and Yun Zhiyi panicked when he learned Qi WuHuo hoped to become Dao companions with Yun Qin.
• Empress Nuwa explained her suspicions about Fuxi’s old schemes and proposed that Yun Qin and Qi WuHuo walk the Great Dao together.
• Yun Zhiyi struggled to respond to Empress Nuwa’s proposal, and Yun Qin arrived home after leaving her duties to Star Lord Zuo Fu and Star Lord You Bi.

Yun Qin’s arrival interrupted Empress Nuwa’s discussion with Qi WuHuo and Yun Zhiyi about whether Yun Qin and Qi WuHuo should become Dao companions. After Yun Qin realized they had already been bound together since childhood, Qi WuHuo planned to announce their relationship before the gods and Buddhas at the Three Realms Grand Ceremony, as the Celestial Realm prepared for the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony and True Martial’s promotion.

• Yun Qin greeted Empress Nuwa, then sat between Yun Zhiyi and Qi WuHuo and eased the tension with conversation.
• The Weaver Girl revealed that Empress Nuwa had come to ask whether Yun Qin would become Qi WuHuo’s Dao companion, then sent the pair outside to talk.
• Yun Zhiyi mourned the prospect of Yun Qin and Qi WuHuo becoming Dao companions, and Old Yellow Ox tried to console him by urging him to crash into a Jianmu pillar; Yun Zhiyi chased him through the starry river instead.
• Qi WuHuo caught a wisp of seven-colored starlight for Yun Qin as they walked beside the Celestial River and remembered their first meeting.
• Yun Qin asked what Dao companions were and concluded that she and Qi WuHuo had already been Dao companions since childhood; Qi WuHuo agreed to announce their bond at the Three Realms Grand Ceremony.
• The Jade Emperor announced the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony, and True Martial was promoted.

The Jade Emperor’s preparations to elevate True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor reshaped Heaven’s offices, while Qi WuHuo traveled to the mortal world with Empress Nuwa and Kunpeng. The chapter ended with Zhuling Great Emperor asking Qi WuHuo whether he was Zhuling or Yin.

• Old Yellow Ox organized betting pools to raise compensation for those harmed in the Tian Shu Institute upheaval and announced the formation of the True Martial Manor’s four departments.
• Taibai left the Exorcism Department, entered the True Martial Manor, and was appointed Taibai Celestial Lord after the Old Celestial Lord resigned.
• Qi WuHuo studied the ancient Buddha’s lotus seed and agreed to accompany Empress Nuwa to the mortal world to find Empress Houtu and seek Fuxi’s child.
• Qi WuHuo secretly brought Kunpeng along as protection, while the Old Lord mistook the arrangement for one of Taiyi’s elaborate schemes against Fuxi.
• Qi WuHuo and Kunpeng found Zhuling Great Emperor drinking and training Erlang, and Zhuling asked Qi WuHuo whether he was Zhuling or Yin.

Zhuling Great Emperor told Qi WuHuo that Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole planned to use the Reincarnation Tribulation to survive the End Tribulation and warned that he would try to kill Qi WuHuo. After reflecting on his identities as Zhuling and Yin, Zhuling recognized his concern for mortal lives but postponed his final decision, then asked Qi WuHuo to mentor Yang Jian.

• Zhuling Great Emperor described how his years traveling with Mingxin had left him questioning whether he was Zhuling or Yin, and Qi WuHuo said both were facets of him.
• Zhuling Great Emperor revealed that Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole planned to use the Reincarnation Tribulation to become imperishable and warned that he would target Qi WuHuo.
• Zhuling Great Emperor asked whether he should follow Yin by opposing the plan or follow his role as Changsheng's minister, and Qi WuHuo prompted him to examine why he hesitated to sacrifice mortal lives.
• Zhuling Great Emperor said even ants and weeds possessed a pride and will to survive worthy of respect, but asked Qi WuHuo to stay while he considered his choice.
• Zhuling Great Emperor introduced the boy as Yang Jian and asked Qi WuHuo to guide him, and Qi WuHuo accepted his tea and offered him a choice of divine abilities or weapons to learn.

Qi WuHuo healed Yang Jian’s brother and taught Yang Jian a powerful cultivation method, while Zhuling Great Emperor considered the Celestial Court’s request. The chapter ended with Zhuling handing Qi WuHuo the position of Master of the Fire Department.

• Yang Jian asked Zhuling Great Emperor for a spirit pill to heal his brother instead of asking for a cultivation method, and Qi WuHuo agreed to treat him.
• Qi WuHuo restored the reincarnated Judicial True Lord’s damaged soul with water from the Yellow Springs, while Yang Jian chose to cultivate a method that would keep his head from being cut off.
• Kun Peng Laojun confronted Zhuang Zhou outside, and Zhuang Zhou reunited with Qi WuHuo and Zhuling before explaining that Zhuling’s master wanted him to return for the annual recruitment and teachings.
• Qi WuHuo taught Yang Jian the Nine-Nine Origin Refining method, and Yang Jian’s brother gradually recovered enough to leave his bed and begin practicing.
• Zhuling explained that the Fire Department’s authority and inheritances were why the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole sought his cooperation.
• Zhuling summoned a blazing seal and declared that the position of Master of the Fire Department belonged to Qi WuHuo.

Great Emperor Zhuling gave Qi WuHuo the Fire Department Seal and asked him to protect Zhuling’s former attendants, then severed his connection to the seal. As the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony began to honor True Martial, Qi WuHuo and the Northern Emperor’s Son were both missing.

• Great Emperor Zhuling passed the Fire Department Seal to Qi WuHuo and asked him to take his attendants to Heaven and shelter them in True Martial Manor if Yang Jian proved reliable; Zhuling then relinquished his title and connection to the seal.
• The Immortal Registry officials discovered that Great Emperor Zhuling’s name had vanished, and Celestial Lord of Destiny panicked when he learned the news.
• Qi WuHuo taught Yang Jian to cultivate, while Kun Peng took Zhuang Zhou to the North Sea to demonstrate his true form; Zhuang Zhou questioned Kun Peng’s freedom and became airsick during the flight.
• After Yang Jian learned most of Nine Revolutions Refine Yuan, Qi WuHuo prepared to ascend with the Yang siblings, but they first needed to find Empress Nuwa and Yun Qin.
• As the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony began, Old Yellow Ox and Star Lord Zuo Fu discovered that both Qi WuHuo and the Northern Emperor’s Son were missing.

True Person Yin revealed that he expected to face Great Emperor Changsheng alone and gave Zhuang Zhou a name to seek if he died and reincarnated. Qi WuHuo brought the Yang siblings to the heavenly palace, where the Jade Emperor exposed his restored identity and invested Qi WuHuo with immense authority, ending by naming him Zhentian.

• True Person Yin told Zhuang Zhou that his hidden flaw would draw a dangerous old friend, and Zhuang Zhou vowed to find him if he died and reincarnated as a Yellow Turban.
• Qi WuHuo took the Yang siblings to Ruizhu Palace, where Empress Houtu praised Yang Chan’s potential and entrusted her to him.
• Qi WuHuo led Yang Jian and Yang Chan toward the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony, while Yang Jian admired the heavenly palace and asked why Qi WuHuo had not dressed in armor.
• The Jade Emperor read the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable’s crimes, revealed his youthful appearance, and explained that he had endured and drawn his enemy into rebellion.
• The Jade Emperor praised Qi WuHuo’s role in defeating the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable and bestowed on him sweeping civil and military titles as he entered the Soaring Heavens Palace.
• The Jade Emperor declared Qi WuHuo’s final honorific title to be Zhentian.

At the Lingxiao Grand Ceremony, Yang Jiao rejected the identity and regalia of his former life, while Zhang Xiaoyu and Qi WuHuo reflected on their fulfilled promise. Qi WuHuo began restoring Empress Nuwa, then faced a sword trial from Great Dao Lord Yuchen and discovered his Primordial Blood avatar had arrived.

• True Martial Great Emperor received the title Town Heaven, and Ju Ling Shen encouraged young Yang Jian to strive to become the strongest God of War.
• Yang Jiao told Zhang Xiaoyu he was not the person from the past, returned the imperial armor and treasures, and left to rejoin his siblings.
• Zhang Xiaoyu and Qi WuHuo confirmed that the Judicial Tribunal and Heavenly Pivot had been destroyed, and Qi WuHuo said he would free Empress Nuwa.
• Qi WuHuo brought Empress Nuwa's spirit to her body in the Blood Sea, but Great Dao Lord Yuchen suddenly attacked him with the Tribulation Sword.
• Qi WuHuo blocked Yuchen's sword strikes and recognized that Yuchen was demonstrating his [Extreme] state.
• Great Dao Lord Yuchen showed Qi WuHuo the blood-red Daoist within the ancient formation: his Primordial Blood avatar had arrived.

Qi WuHuo fought Great Dao Lord Yuchen for his Primordial Blood avatar, while Shangqing Great Dao Lord intervened and revealed that he had once reached the extreme of his path. After the Three Qi united, Yuchen used the Blood Sea formation and the Three Pure Ones’ blood to trigger Qi WuHuo’s breakthrough, leaving the immortals outside sensing a Great Grade breakthrough.

• Qi WuHuo’s Primordial Blood avatar began to draw him toward reunion, but Great Dao Lord Yuchen challenged him to take it by force.
• Qi WuHuo clashed with Yuchen, who criticized his unsettled and insufficiently extreme state and urged him to fight harder.
• Shangqing Great Dao Lord stepped in, overpowered Yuchen, and sent Qi WuHuo through the formation to reclaim his avatar.
• Shangqing told Yuchen he had once reached the limit of his path before choosing another, then fought him in the state of the Extreme.
• Qi WuHuo absorbed his Primordial Blood avatar, uniting his Primordial Spirit, primordial qi, and primordial blood.
• Yuchen struck Taiqing and Yuqing, causing their blood to fall into the Blood Sea formation and ignite it as Qi WuHuo’s foundation erupted.