Recaps

Empress Pingxin fought Venerable Yuanshi and Daoist Jieyin in the Netherworld, overwhelming them despite their powerful treasures and techniques. After Jieyin called for the other Heavenly Dao Saints to intervene, Saint Taiqing and Saint Nuwa appeared in the Netherworld.

• Daoist Jieyin used his Nirvana Buddha Thunder to resist Pingxin’s Netherworld Demon Thunder while Yuanshi attacked her with the Pangu Banner.
• Pingxin countered Yuanshi with the Human Book and Reincarnation Brush, then unleashed a barrage of blood-black spears that kept him occupied.
• Yuanshi gave Jieyin the Sudden Thunder Qin, and Jieyin used it with his Nirvana Buddha Thunder to destroy the demon thunder surrounding him.
• As Jieyin boasted about the treasure, Pingxin pierced him with a blood spear and pinned him to the Netherworld earth.
• Jieyin called on the other Heavenly Dao Saints to suppress the Earthly Dao, and Saint Taiqing and Saint Nuwa appeared in the Netherworld.

Taiqing and Nuwa confronted Empress Pingxin in the Netherworld, demanding control over part of the Earthly Dao in the name of the Primordial Wilderness’s greater trend. Pingxin refused and fought back against Taiqing, and Nuwa joined the battle.

• Taiqing and Nuwa arrived in the Netherworld and urged Pingxin to yield authority over the Earthly Dao and accept their plan to balance the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Pingxin rejected their demands and called on the Heavenly Dao Saints to withdraw their disciples and stop interfering in the Netherworld.
• Taiqing attacked Pingxin with the Xuandu Heavenly Plow, Heavenly Will Blade, and Five-Colored Treasure Box.
• Pingxin burned away Taiqing’s flood with Netherworld True Fire, knocked aside and suppressed two of his treasures, and forced his Lidiyanguang Banner into a deadlock with her flames.
• Nuwa praised Pingxin’s strength and attacked her with the Chaos Five Spirit Pearls.

Empress Pingxin fought five Heavenly Dao Saints who sought to control the Earthly Dao, while their attacks devastated the Netherworld and endangered its Lost Souls. She refused to yield as Saint Nuwa questioned whether personal resentment drove her resistance.

• Saint Nuwa used the Chaos Five Spirit Pearls to attack Pingxin, who raised the Bridge of Helplessness to suppress them.
• Nuwa worsened the Netherworld flood and fires while Zhunti urged Pingxin to compromise, warning that the Lost Souls and Witch Clan would perish.
• Pingxin heard the Lost Souls beg for help and condemned the Saints for destroying her realm, but Zhunti blamed her for the slaughter.
• Pingxin struck Zhunti with the Six Paths of Reincarnation and pinned Jieyin with blood spears as Taiqing and Yuanshi continued attacking.
• Pingxin used Netherworld True Flame and magical treasures against Taiqing's sword attack, while Nuwa wondered whether resentment motivated Pingxin's defiance.

Pingxin confronted the Heavenly Dao Saints over their attempt to seize control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Tongtian was drawn into the fight after Taiqing invoked the Mystic Gate’s authority. After Pingxin empowered herself with the Earth Dao Origin and the strength of ten Chaos Demon Gods, she smashed Jieyin apart, leaving the Saints stunned as his Primordial Spirit fled toward the Heavenly Dao.

• Taiqing attacked Pingxin with the Nine Dragon Golden Staff and demanded that she surrender, but she knocked the staff away.
• Tongtian came to the Netherworld after Taiqing’s words reached him and urged Pingxin to stop fighting.
• Taiqing pressed Tongtian to join the battle, and Tongtian apologized to Pingxin before attacking her with the Purple Lightning Hammer.
• Pingxin fused the token into her Primordial Spirit and drew upon the Earth Dao Origin, Netherworld authority, and the power of ten Chaos Demon Gods.
• Pingxin struck Jieyin with the Nether God’s iron hammer, shattered his Divine Staff, and killed his body as his Primordial Spirit fled toward the Heavenly Dao.

After Pingxin killed Jieyin, she battled the Heavenly Dao Saints in the Netherworld and held them off, prompting great powers across the Primordial Wilderness to question the Saints’ strength. The conflict remained unresolved as its disturbance reached the Dao Ancestor in Zixiao Palace.

• Beings across the Primordial Wilderness sensed Jieyin’s death and began doubting whether the Heavenly Dao Saints were truly powerful.
• Pingxin mocked the Saints for attacking her in numbers and then resenting her resistance.
• Saint Taiqing attacked Pingxin with the Taiji Diagram, but she blocked his moves and knocked away his Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.
• The other Saints joined the fight, while Sect Master Tongtian held back and made only token attacks.
• Jieyin revived and returned to battle, but Pingxin continued to fight the Heavenly Dao Saints without showing signs of defeat.
• The battle’s disturbance reached the Dao Ancestor in Zixiao Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun discovered that Pingxin’s power came from Great Love Heavenly Venerate’s hidden measures in the Netherworld and arrived to confront her. After Pingxin refused to yield the Netherworld’s reincarnation authority, Hongjun began to announce her suppression but stopped when he noticed something in the distance.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun used the Creation Jade Disk to analyze Pingxin’s battle against the Heavenly Dao Saints and traced her strength to Great Love Heavenly Venerate’s influence.
• Hongjun opened a rift into the Netherworld, where the Heavenly Dao Saints greeted him and Pingxin pinned Jieyin beneath her shield.
• Hongjun challenged Pingxin for resisting the general trend and wearing armor before him, while Pingxin said she would not surrender reincarnation authority for the Saints’ selfish purposes.
• Taiqing accused Pingxin of disregarding living beings, and Hongjun announced that he would suppress her before turning solemn and staring into the distance.

Qingyuan confronted Hongjun in Zixiao Palace and reclaimed the Great Dao Hall after matching the Dao Ancestor’s attack. He then pressed Hongjun to stop the Heavenly Dao Saints from fighting Pingxin, and Hongjun ordered them to cease hostilities.

• Hongjun halted his attempt to cripple Pingxin and vanished from the rift after noticing Qingyuan’s arrival in Zixiao Palace.
• Qingyuan and Hongjun exchanged palm strikes that destroyed Zixiao Palace, and Qingyuan blocked Hongjun’s attack with his physique.
• Qingyuan asked Hongjun to return the Great Dao Hall, and Hongjun handed it over without resistance.
• Qingyuan urged Hongjun to use his authority to end the Saints’ battle against Pingxin, and Hongjun agreed.
• Hongjun restored Zixiao Palace and sent a command for the Saints to cease hostilities, while Pingxin suspected Qingyuan had influenced the order.

Pingxin ended the Heavenly Dao Saints’ assault after Hongjun ordered them to withdraw, and Zhunti and Jieyin reconciled on their way to Zixiao Palace. There, Hongjun revealed that Great Love Heavenly Venerate had appeared before him again, leaving the Saints shocked that he was still alive.

• Hongjun ordered the Heavenly Dao Saints to cease fighting and leave the Netherworld, and Pingxin released Zhunti from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Zhunti apologized to Jieyin for believing Great Love Heavenly Venerate’s lies, and the two restored their bond and agreed to work together.
• The Two Shakya noticed lingering signs of a Great Dao clash near Zixiao Palace and hurried inside to join the other Saints.
• Zhunti asked Hongjun why he had called off the assault on Pingxin, and Hongjun said Great Love Heavenly Venerate had visited him again.
• The Heavenly Dao Saints reacted with alarm and anger when Hongjun’s revelation showed that Great Love Heavenly Venerate had survived being killed several times.

In Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Saints discussed Great Love Heavenly Venerate's survival and sudden increase in strength. Jieyin and Zhunti suspected he had caused their conflict by creating a duplicate of Jieyin, leaving the Saints to wonder whether he could turn Separate Thoughts into Hunyuan Saints.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun told the Saints that Great Love Heavenly Venerate had grown so powerful that Hongjun could no longer be certain he could subdue him.
• The Saints questioned how Great Love Heavenly Venerate had survived repeated deaths and improved so quickly, while Hongjun speculated that he used avatars or another hidden method.
• Zhunti explained that a recent incident had driven him and Jieyin apart, and Jieyin described how his arrangements were uprooted before a second version of him attacked.
• Jieyin suggested that Great Love Heavenly Venerate had gathered the Separate Thoughts embedded in his arrangements and fused them into an avatar.
• Yuanshi dismissed the idea that this could create a Hunyuan Saint so easily, while Taiqing wondered whether Great Love Heavenly Venerate could turn Separate Thoughts into Hunyuan Saints.

The Heavenly Dao Saints suspected that the rising Hunyuan Saints might be Great Love Heavenly Venerate’s incarnations and began to question whether Qingyuan had been replaced or was involved. Tongtian defended his disciple, but the other Saints agreed that Qingyuan should be investigated and that a junior must not control the Human Dao.

• Taiqing suggested that Great Love Heavenly Venerate might have created Great Dao incarnations to impersonate the Human Dao Saints and control the Human Dao.
• Jieyin recalled that his Separate Thoughts had failed to harm Qingyuan and proposed that Qingyuan might be connected to the Hunyuan Saint impersonating him.
• Jieyin questioned Great Sage Dao Venerate’s closeness to Qingyuan and urged the Saints to bring Qingyuan in for questioning.
• Tongtian angrily defended Qingyuan, saying his disciple had remained on Golden Ao Island and that Tongtian’s Separate Thoughts had watched over him.
• Zhunti suggested Qingyuan might have been replaced, while Yuanshi and Jieyin called for an investigation.
• The Heavenly Dao Saints agreed to investigate Qingyuan and prevent the Lord of Human Dao from falling into a junior’s hands.

The Heavenly Dao Saints suspected Qingyuan had been possessed and tried to use the accusation to pressure him over the Lord of Human Dao, but Sect Master Tongtian defended his disciple and Hongjun ended the dispute. The Sages then discussed how to deal with the foreign Hunyuan Saints and began devising ways to expose two hidden enemies.

• The Heavenly Dao Saints seized on Daoist Jieyin’s accusation to demand that Qingyuan be investigated and surrender the position of Lord of Human Dao.
• Sect Master Tongtian swore Qingyuan had not been possessed or turned into a puppet, and Hongjun ordered the Sages to stop raising the matter for now.
• Hongjun warned that the foreign Hunyuan Saints threatened peace in the Primordial Wilderness and asked the Sages for a plan.
• Saint Zhunti listed Great Sage Dao Venerate, the Human Dao Three Saints, the Hunyuan Saint behind Haotian, a false Daoist Jieyin, and a hidden Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal as dangers.
• Zhunti proposed provoking and tracking down the enemies, while Hongjun suggested the Two Sages of the West feign a bitter fight to draw out the false Daoist Jieyin.

Hongjun devised plans to divide and control the Hunyuan Saints, including granting titles to the Human Dao Three Saints and provoking Great Sage Dao Venerate. After Tongtian left Zixiao Palace, the remaining Saints agreed that the Interception Sect had to be eliminated.

• Hongjun outlined plans to capture hidden Hunyuan Saints, weaken Great Sage Dao Venerate, host a banquet, pressure Haotian, and set the Hunyuan Saints against one another.
• Hongjun explained that granting the Human Dao Three Saints titles and spreading praise of them would stir resentment in Great Sage Dao Venerate.
• Hongjun wrote a decree for Venerable Yuanshi to deliver to Queen Mother of the West.
• After the Saints returned to Zixiao Palace without Tongtian, Hongjun asked them for their views on the Interception Sect.
• Taiqing, Venerable Yuanshi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti all supported ending the Interception Sect.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun rejected the Saints’ call to eliminate the Interception Sect, then revealed that he could no longer divine anything about Qingyuan. Suspecting Qingyuan might be connected to the Hunyuan Saints from beyond, Hongjun proposed capturing him to uncover the truth.

• Saint Zhunti and Venerable Yuanshi condemned the Interception Sect’s unchecked growth, while Saint Taiqing also called for it to be dealt with.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun said the Interception Sect’s Destiny had not run its course and ordered the Saints not to raise the matter again.
• Hongjun told the Saints that Qingyuan was a great Variable whose Karma he could no longer divine.
• Venerable Yuanshi attributed Qingyuan’s power to the Human Dao, but Hongjun insisted that his concern was Qingyuan’s concealed Heavenly Secrets.
• Saint Zhunti wondered if Qingyuan was connected to the Hunyuan Saints from beyond, and Hongjun proposed capturing him to learn about the Great Love Heavenly Venerate and the other Hunyuan Saints.
• Saint Zhunti volunteered for the Western Sages to capture Qingyuan and convert him.

At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun ordered the Saints to focus on eliminating the Hunyuan Saints and postpone dealing with the Interception Sect. He then sent a decree appointing the Queen Mother of the West to rule Jade Pool Fairyland as Head of Female Immortals, leaving her troubled by the assignment.

• Zhunti proposed capturing Qingyuan, but Taiqing and Yuanshi rejected his plan, and Hongjun said Qingyuan was no immediate concern.
• Hongjun directed the Saints to stir up talk of a banquet and target the Human Dao Three Saints, while ordering them to leave the Interception Sect alone until the other threats were dealt with.
• Yuanshi gave White Crane Boy two copies of Hongjun's decree, one for the Queen Mother of the West and one for the Human Dao Three Saints.
• White Crane Boy delivered the decree to the Queen Mother of the West, and Hongjun commanded her to return to the Heavenly Court as Head of Female Immortals.
• The immortals in the Queen Mother of the West's hall celebrated the prospect of joining the Heavenly Court, while she worried about what had happened to Yaochi Golden Mother.

Queen Mother of the West prepared to enter the Heavenly Court as the Head of Female Immortals, troubled by the danger behind the appointment. She left her Good Corpse to guard West Kunlun and ordered her followers to sever their ties to the lower realm.

• White Crane Boy delivered magical treasures and congratulations to Queen Mother of the West, then left after receiving rewards.
• Queen Mother of the West recalled Yaochi Golden Mother's downfall and feared that the Dao Ancestor's appointment concealed a trap.
• She told her followers to pack and accompany her to Heaven, while they cheerfully imagined the benefits awaiting them.
• At the West Kunlun square, Queen Mother of the West summoned her Good Corpse to remain as Queen Mother of the West and guard the Dojo.
• Queen Mother Niangniang declared that she would enter the Heavenly Court under a new name and ordered her followers to cut off their ties to the mortal world.

Queen Mother Niangniang arrived at the Heavenly Gate, claiming the Dao Ancestor had appointed her Head of Female Immortals and ordered her to serve in the Heavenly Realm. Haotian came to meet her, and she told him she had come to assume office and assist him in governing the Primordial Wilderness.

• Queen Mother Niangniang warned the female immortals who followed her to obey the Heavenly Edicts, then sent them away in a colored ribbon.
• Queen Mother Niangniang reached the Heavenly Gate and declared herself the Dao Ancestor-appointed Head of Female Immortals.
• Juling Shen demanded proof of her appointment and refused to let her enter unless she showed the decree or Haotian came to inspect it.
• Queen Mother Niangniang said only Haotian was qualified to examine the decree, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Haotian arrived at the Heavenly Gate, and Queen Mother Niangniang explained that she had come to assume office and assist him in governing the Primordial Wilderness.

The Queen Mother of the West accepted Hongjun's Decree to become Head of Female Immortals, and Haotian appointed her Queen Mother Niangniang while asserting his authority over her. Taibai Golden Star escorted her to the ruined Jade Pool Fairyland, where her followers protested and she quickly silenced them.

• The Queen Mother of the West presented Hongjun's Decree, and Haotian confirmed it was genuine before asking how she would serve the Heavenly Court.
• The Queen Mother of the West pledged obedience to Haotian and said she had severed her ties with West Kunlun Mountains.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Golden Star to prepare Jade Pool Fairyland and gave the new Head of Female Immortals the title Queen Mother Niangniang.
• Haotian told the gathered immortals to honor the Queen Mother as they honored him, then returned to the Heavenly Realm with the others.
• Taibai Golden Star escorted Queen Mother Niangniang and her followers to Jade Pool Fairyland, where they found ruins and corpses.
• The female immortals protested their assignment, and Queen Mother Niangniang rebuked them for confronting Taibai Golden Star.

Queen Mother Niangniang settled into Jade Pool Fairyland while Taibai Golden Star warned her attendants about Heavenly Realm rules. After hearing of her patience, Haotian asked Qingyuan about her arrival and the recent deaths of the Heavenly Dao Saints.

• Taibai Golden Star rebuked the female immortals who criticized the Heavenly Emperor, then guided Queen Mother Niangniang around Jade Pool Fairyland.
• Queen Mother Niangniang said she could not attend court while rebuilding Jade Pool Fairyland, and Taibai Golden Star offered her Heavenly Realm workers.
• After Taibai Golden Star left, Queen Mother Niangniang calmed her angry attendants and led them in clearing the ruins.
• Taibai Golden Star reported Queen Mother Niangniang's behavior to the Heavenly Emperor, who decided to leave her alone unless she interfered with his plans.
• Haotian summoned Qingyuan, who told him Queen Mother of the West could not threaten him and could be deposed or appointed as he wished.
• Haotian asked Qingyuan what had happened in the depths of the Primordial Wilderness when the Heavenly Dao Saints died.

Qingyuan told Haotian how Great Love Heavenly Venerate had escaped the Saints’ trap and warned him that Hongjun planned to use a banquet at Zixiao Palace to kill the Primordial Wilderness’s Hunyuan Saints. Haotian was told to focus on building the Heavenly Court, while Qingyuan began considering how to exploit the coming chaos.

• Qingyuan recounted how Great Love Heavenly Venerate turned the Saints’ scheme against them, abducted Great Immortal Yang Mei, and later self-destructed after Hongjun forced him into a corner.
• Qingyuan told Haotian that Hongjun would bear the consequences and urged him to develop the Heavenly Court and the Myriad Immortals Scroll.
• Haotian asked Qingyuan why Hongjun had invited Grand Unity Golden Immortals to a banquet at Zixiao Palace, and Qingyuan recognized it as a plan to eliminate the Hunyuan Saints.
• Qingyuan explained that Hongjun feared the Hunyuan Saints and wanted to consolidate control of the Primordial Wilderness before facing Great Love Heavenly Venerate.
• Qingyuan considered using the resulting chaos to help new Hunyuan Saints emerge, and a killing intent flickered in his eyes.

Qingyuan warned Haotian about Hongjun’s threat and gave him treasures to strengthen himself and manage the Heavenly Court. Haotian discovered a way to send divided Primordial Spirits into reincarnation and then shared a Golden Elixir with Taibai Golden Star.

• Haotian worried that Hongjun would endanger Qingyuan, but Qingyuan said Haotian himself could face persecution because of their connection.
• Qingyuan gave Haotian Golden Elixirs, Physical Body Dao knowledge, a method for dividing his Primordial Spirit into reincarnated fragments, and a Netherworld token before departing.
• Haotian realized the gifts could strengthen his physical body and let his fragments gain experience while easing his burden as Heavenly Emperor.
• Haotian summoned Taibai Golden Star and gave him a Golden Elixir, saying it could raise his physical body to the ranks of Primordial Golden Immortals.

Haotian rewarded Taibai Golden Star with a Golden Core and convened the Heavenly Court's department leaders to address their understaffing, offer incentives, and announce a coming banquet at Zixiao Palace. After assigning Taibai Golden Star to assist Queen Mother Niangniang of Yaochi, Haotian sealed the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and swallowed a Golden Core.

• Haotian gave Taibai Golden Star a Golden Core, which he accepted with gratitude.
• The Heavenly Court's department leaders reported vacancies and recruitment difficulties, and Haotian promised salary increases and further rewards for completing their departments.
• Haotian warned the immortals against abusing their authority and announced that he would take qualified officials to Hongjun's banquet at Zixiao Palace in ten years.
• Haotian instructed Taibai Golden Star to provide Queen Mother Niangniang of Yaochi with people and materials for her Dojo in exchange for payment, and to report any changes.
• Haotian sealed the Lingxiao Treasure Hall with the Hunyuan River Luo Array and swallowed a Golden Core, triggering a terrifying explosion within his body.

After consuming a Hunyuan Nine-Refinement Golden Elixir, Heavenly Emperor Haotian forged a Hunyuan Golden Body and briefly entered the Sea of Laws, but its violent power damaged Lingxiao Treasure Hall. He ordered the hall repaired and withdrew to a Minor World to test a new method of cultivating his Primordial Spirit.

• Heavenly Emperor Haotian consumed the Hunyuan Nine-Refinement Golden Elixir and transformed his body into a powerful Hunyuan Golden Body.
• Haotian entered the edge of the Sea of Laws, where its Great Dao Laws pierced his body and forced him to flee back to Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• The returning laws unleashed destructive storms inside Lingxiao Treasure Hall, but Haotian's body healed within moments and grew slightly stronger.
• Haotian told Wang Lingguan that the hall's destruction was his fault, ordered the Ministry of Works to repair it, and instructed the immortals to keep court affairs running during his retreat.
• Haotian went to his Minor World to test severing his Primordial Spirit into countless divine thoughts and sending them into Reincarnation to undergo tribulations.

Haotian divided part of his Primordial Spirit into hundreds of millions of Dao Seeds and sent them through the Six Paths of Reincarnation with Meng Po’s permission. After returning to the Heavenly Realm, he resumed his duties, while Meng Po went to report to Empress Pingxin.

• Haotian created countless Primordial Spirit Dao Seeds, hoping to reclaim them later and strengthen his Primordial Spirit.
• Haotian used a pitch-black token to open a path to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, where Meng Po allowed him to send the Dao Seeds.
• Haotian returned to the Heavenly Realm, rewarded the immortals rebuilding the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and convened court.
• Great Witch Feng told Empress Pingxin that Meng Po requested an audience, and Pingxin allowed Meng Po to enter.
• Pingxin asked Meng Po why she had left her duties at the Bridge of Helplessness.

Empress Pingxin explained why she let Haotian use the Six Paths of Reincarnation, then announced Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s banquet at Zixiao Palace. White Crane Boy struggled to find the Human Dao Three Saints and, after reaching Huoyun Cave, called for Venerable Yuanshi’s help.

• Meng Po confronted Pingxin over Haotian using the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Pingxin explained that Haotian had not disrupted its normal operation and that she owed Great Sage Dao Venerate a favor.
• Meng Po realized she had misunderstood the situation, apologized to Pingxin, and left in shame.
• Pingxin received Hongjun’s invitation to a Zixiao Palace banquet three thousand years later and ordered Great Witch Feng to spread the news through the Netherworld.
• The banquet announcement stirred the Netherworld as ancient monsters and Late Primordial Unity Golden Immortals rushed to prepare or seek breakthroughs.
• White Crane Boy failed to find the Human Dao Three Saints, reached Huoyun Cave with Venerable Yuanshi’s help, and asked Shennong about their whereabouts.
• Shennong said he did not know where the Saints were, so White Crane Boy called for Venerable Yuanshi, who appeared in Huoyun Cave.

Venerable Yuanshi visited Shennong in Huoyun Cave and delivered Hongjun’s decree allowing the Human Dao Three Saints to establish dojos and attend a banquet at Zixiao Palace. Wary of the Dao Ancestor’s motives, Shennong summoned Fuxi and Xuanyuan, who called the three Saints to decide whether to accept the offer.

• Venerable Yuanshi shared tea with Shennong, argued that instruction should guide the quality of all things, and angrily rejected Shennong’s defense of the natural balance of the Dao.
• Venerable Yuanshi delivered Hongjun’s decree permitting the Human Dao Three Saints to establish dojos, teach across the Primordial Wilderness, and attend a Zixiao Palace banquet in three thousand years.
• Shennong worried that Hongjun’s offer might conceal a trap, so he summoned Fuxi and Xuanyuan and dismissed White Crane Boy.
• Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan weighed the offer’s benefits and used the Human Dao Seal to summon Daoist Zixu, Thunder Ancestor, and Daoist Feng.
• Shennong presented Hongjun’s decree to the Human Dao Three Saints and asked them to decide whether to accept.