Recaps

Haotian condemned the Primordial Wilderness’s destruction while Hongjun asked the Heavenly Dao Saints whether to kill the native Hunyuan Saints and how to divide the Five Emperors. The Saints spared the Hunyuan Saints and Taiqing arranged the Five Emperors among the Three Pure Ones, while Jieyin explained why the Western Sages and Nuwa had withdrawn from the dispute; a sudden voice then interrupted their conversation.

• Haotian’s Dharma Aspect rebuked those ravaging the Primordial Wilderness and stirred resentment toward the Heavenly Dao Saints and Hongjun.
• Hongjun asked the Six Heavenly Dao Saints whether the native Hunyuan Saints should be killed, and they opposed the idea; he ordered them to claim and restrain the Hunyuan Saints instead.
• Hongjun asked how the Five Emperors should be divided, and Tongtian agreed that the Interception Sect would not interfere.
• Yuanshi challenged Tongtian’s claim to any benefit, but Taiqing arranged for himself and Yuanshi to take two Emperors each and Tongtian to receive the remaining one.
• Jieyin warned Zhunti against seeking a share of the Five Emperors, and Zhunti realized Nuwa had withdrawn in order to advance indirectly.
• A sudden voice interrupted Jieyin and Zhunti as they spoke in the Ultimate Bliss World.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Heavenly Dao Saints to Zixiao Palace, praised the Interception Sect, then condemned its influence and declared that it had to be destroyed. Venerable Yuanshi enthusiastically backed the plan and rejected reconciliation with Tongtian, while Saint Taiqing fell silent.

• Hongjun summoned Jieyin and Zhunti to Zixiao Palace, where they found the other Heavenly Dao Saints present except Sect Master Tongtian.
• Hongjun praised the Interception Sect’s contributions before condemning its profit-seeking customs, livestreaming, and monopolies for fostering corruption and calamities.
• Venerable Yuanshi urged Hongjun to restrain the Interception Sect and declared he would not reconcile with Tongtian unless Tongtian abandoned the sect and his Dao.
• Hongjun said the Interception Sect had to be destroyed to avert an Immeasurable Calamity, shocking the Saints.
• Venerable Yuanshi supported destroying the sect, accused Saint Taiqing of taking Tongtian’s benefits, and threatened to sever ties with him if he continued defending Tongtian.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun persuaded the Heavenly Dao Saints to support an upcoming Investiture of the Gods that would remove wicked Interception Sect disciples and make them gods in heaven. Saint Taiqing accepted the plan and later decided to contact Sect Master Tongtian, while the Western Teachings Saints planned to exploit the Interception Sect’s decline and release White Bone.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun proposed destroying the Interception Sect, and Venerable Yuanshi supported him while Saint Taiqing hesitated.
• Venerable Yuanshi argued that eliminating the Interception Sect would help Sect Master Tongtian, but Saint Taiqing worried that joining outsiders against their third brother was wrong.
• Hongjun explained that the Investiture of the Gods would remove wicked Interception Sect disciples, preserve their True Spirits, and appoint them as gods under Haotian.
• Saint Taiqing accepted Hongjun’s plan, and Hongjun instructed the Saints to assist him in suppressing the coming Tribulation of Calamity.
• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti discussed using the Interception Sect’s decline to strengthen the Western Teachings, then agreed to release White Bone.
• Saint Taiqing sat in his tea room on Shouyang Mountain and decided to contact Sect Master Tongtian.

Sect Master Tongtian visited Saint Taiqing at Shouyang Mountain, where they discussed the mysterious force creating new Hunyuan Saints and the future of the Primordial Wilderness. Taiqing questioned Tongtian about his Interception Sect disciples and ended by asking whether he would accept a way to preserve their True Spirits if their destined deaths could otherwise not be avoided.

• Sect Master Tongtian praised his disciples’ Dao discussion and wondered how the mysterious existence was creating Hunyuan Saints.
• After Saint Taiqing summoned him, Tongtian judged the newly ascended Hunyuan Saints weak and agreed that the hidden force behind them was the real threat.
• Saint Taiqing warned that the new Saints might be disguises for the mysterious existence, leaving the Heavenly Dao Saints unsure how to respond.
• Tongtian explained that he gave his Interception Sect disciples opportunities but would not control their choices or interfere with their fates.
• Saint Taiqing asked whether Tongtian would accept an opportunity to preserve his disciples’ True Spirits if their bodies were destined to die and their Dao to vanish.

Saint Taiqing cautiously questioned Sect Master Tongtian about the fate of the Interception Sect’s ill-natured disciples, and Tongtian realized the concern hinted at a future calamity. After summoning his core disciples, he saw how powerful the Interception Sect had become and feared that its potential to produce many Saints was drawing the other Saints’ attention.

• Saint Taiqing asked Tongtian what he would do if troublesome disciples died in a calamity but gained a chance to improve, and Tongtian said he cared most about protecting his valued disciples.
• Taiqing described his plans to cultivate the Great Dao Law and invited Tongtian to discuss the Dao with him before Tongtian left Shouyang Mountain.
• Back at Biyou Palace, Tongtian suspected Taiqing had been testing him because something dangerous threatened the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian summoned his Personal Disciples, the Seven Attendant Immortals, second-generation Personal Disciples, and Elite Outer Disciples, numbering nearly one hundred thousand core disciples.
• Seeing the sect’s strength and the many Quasi-Saints among its disciples, Tongtian feared that the Interception Sect could one day produce many Hunyuan Saints and become a force the other Saints would target.

Sect Master Tongtian feared that the Interception Sect’s growing strength and his disciples’ excitement over the possibility of becoming Saints would provoke the Heavenly Dao Saints, so he ordered them to remain on Golden Ao Island and avoid entanglement in outside affairs. He expelled the disobedient disciples, then reassured Qingyuan and the other Court Pillars, leaving them unsettled by his warning.

• Sect Master Tongtian realized that the Interception Sect’s many potential Hunyuan Saints could threaten the Heavenly Dao Saints and bring danger upon the sect.
• The Interception Sect’s disciples celebrated their future prospects, but Sect Master Tongtian ordered them to stay on Golden Ao Island, avoid outside Karma, and diligently cultivate the Huangting Jing.
• Many disciples argued that confinement would damage the sect’s business, while Qingyuan wondered whether Tongtian’s caution signaled an approaching Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Sect Master Tongtian rebuked the disciples for defying him, expelled the hundred thousand Core Disciples, and warned them to bear the consequences if they ignored his orders.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Qingyuan and the other Court Pillars that he was not angry with them, invited them to sit, and stirred their concern with a remark.

Sect Master Tongtian questioned the Interception Sect disciples about what they would do as Saints, while Qingyuan’s restraint impressed the gathered disciples and deepened Duobao’s jealousy. After asking Qingyuan about Great Sage Dao Venerate and hearing a possible connection to the Primordial Dao Sea, Sect Master Tongtian gave him the Qingping Sword for protection.

• Sect Master Tongtian asked what the disciples wished to do after becoming Saints, and they eagerly described their ambitions.
• Qingyuan explained that he and his disciples avoided speculating about sainthood before attaining it, prompting the other disciples to apologize for their fanciful talk.
• Sect Master Tongtian said the Saints were seeking a method to create more Saints and urged the disciples to cultivate, while warning them not to leave the East Sea recklessly.
• Sect Master Tongtian dismissed Duobao and the other personal disciples, then privately asked Qingyuan how he had met Great Sage Dao Venerate.
• Qingyuan recalled that Great Sage Dao Venerate had mentioned the Primordial Dao Sea, and Sect Master Tongtian gave Qingyuan the Qingping Sword with three powerful sword-qi attacks for protection.

Qingyuan discussed Interception Sect’s looming danger with Sect Master Tongtian, who revealed he wanted to ally with Great Sage Dao Venerate against their enemies. Qingyuan said he could not contact Great Sage Dao Venerate and suggested seeking the more powerful Great Love Heavenly Venerate instead.

• Sect Master Tongtian warned Qingyuan that Great Sage Dao Venerate might still be alive and could have planted something in him, then promised Qingyuan first access to any method of becoming a Saint.
• Sect Master Tongtian revealed that Interception Sect faced possible destruction and explained that powerful factions treated its members as pieces in a larger struggle.
• Qingyuan admitted he had glimpsed fragments of the future and reasoned that Interception Sect’s growing power and the rise of Hunyuan Saints had made it a target.
• Qingyuan persuaded Sect Master Tongtian that withdrawing from the world would not prevent plots, and Sect Master Tongtian agreed to leave his disciples to their own fortunes.
• Sect Master Tongtian confessed he wanted to ally with Great Sage Dao Venerate, while Qingyuan said he could not contact him and suggested approaching Great Love Heavenly Venerate.

Sect Master Tongtian sent Qingyuan to seek an alliance with Empress Pingxin to protect the Interception Sect from other Heavenly Dao Saints. After Tongtian withdrew Biyou Palace from the East Sea, Qingyuan quelled the disciples’ unrest and restored their injuries, leaving Daoist Duobao resentful of his growing influence.

• Tongtian rejected Qingyuan’s suggestion to contact the Great Sage Dao Venerate and instead agreed to seek an alliance with Pingxin through the Underworld Bureau.
• Tongtian forced Qingyuan to undertake the mission, then withdrew into cultivation and vanished Biyou Palace from the East Sea.
• The Interception Sect disciples panicked over Tongtian’s disappearance and began fighting while arguing about whether he was hiding from danger.
• Qingyuan subdued the gathered disciples with his aura, reprimanded them for attacking fellow disciples, and had Daoist Duobao state the punishment for repeat offenses.
• Qingyuan healed the disciples’ wounds and lingering ailments, winning their gratitude and intensifying Daoist Duobao’s resentment toward him.

Qingyuan calmed the Interception Sect by telling its senior disciples that Sect Master Tongtian had entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough. After Daoist Duobao forbade them from revealing this explanation, rumors spread among the disciples, while Sect Master Tongtian watched Qingyuan head toward the Netherworld and hoped he could reach an agreement with the Earthly Dao Saint.

• Qingyuan dismissed the Interception Sect disciples after warning them against large-scale conflicts on Golden Ao Island, then kept the senior disciples to speak with them.
• Qingyuan claimed Sect Master Tongtian had entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough and asked the senior disciples to keep the matter secret.
• Daoist Duobao threatened the gathered disciples with severe punishment if they revealed what Qingyuan had told them.
• The senior disciples dodged their junior disciples' questions, leaving rumors and curiosity to spread through the Interception Sect.
• Sect Master Tongtian watched Qingyuan head toward the Netherworld and hoped he would reach an agreement with the Earthly Dao Saint.

Qingyuan visited the Underworld Bureau and quickly devised solutions to its administrative problems, impressing the Fengdu Great Emperor and the two Saints. After the Fengdu Great Emperor secured an audience for him, Empress Pingxin agreed to meet Qingyuan, who then arrived at Pingxin Hall.

• Empress Pingxin and Jiu Feng noticed Qingyuan arriving at the Underworld Court, and Pingxin chose to wait before meeting him.
• The Fengdu Great Emperor welcomed Qingyuan, who asked about the Underworld Bureau’s development and heard about its ongoing problems.
• Qingyuan proposed ways to organize records, manage lost souls, and curb rival powers, leaving the Fengdu Great Emperor impressed and grateful.
• Jiu Feng praised Qingyuan’s intelligence, and Empress Pingxin warned her not to let her new sainthood make her arrogant.
• The Fengdu Great Emperor asked Pingxin to receive Qingyuan, citing his past help, his new solutions, and his connection to Saint Shangqing.
• Empress Pingxin agreed to meet Qingyuan for the sake of Saint Shangqing, and Qingyuan arrived at Pingxin Hall.

Qingyuan warned Empress Pingxin that the Underworld Bureau faced three calamities, then argued that the Dao Ancestor’s campaign to control the Primordial Wilderness put Pingxin and the Earthly Dao in danger. He left the threat unresolved, with Pingxin listening as he pressed his case.

• Qingyuan visited Pingxin Hall and told Empress Pingxin and Jiu Feng that the Underworld Bureau faced three calamities.
• Qingyuan said the Heavenly Dao Saints could renew their attacks and that the departure of the Witch Clan left the Underworld Bureau unable to restrain the Netherworld’s rising powers.
• When Qingyuan called Pingxin’s own safety his third calamity, Jiu Feng erupted with killing intent, and Pingxin suppressed and struck her before ordering her to stay silent.
• Qingyuan linked the danger to the Dao Ancestor’s effort to control the Primordial Wilderness, citing the suppression of the Human Dao and past attempts to seize the Earth Dao Origin.
• Qingyuan asked whether Pingxin was truly safe, leaving her to consider the threat to the Earthly Dao.

Qingyuan warned Pingxin that the Underworld Bureau faced a hidden calamity, then proposed an alliance with the Interception Sect as the solution. Pingxin agreed to let him ask Sect Master Tongtian whether he would accept.

• Qingyuan's warning made Pingxin sense a grave danger, while Jiu Feng initially accused him of spreading alarmist nonsense.
• When Qingyuan tried to leave, Pingxin stopped him, restrained Jiu Feng, and pressed Qingyuan to explain the Underworld Bureau's problems and how to resolve them.
• Qingyuan claimed his master might help but pretended to leave before revealing his proposal, prompting Pingxin to bind him and demand an explanation.
• Qingyuan proposed that the Underworld Bureau and Interception Sect form an alliance, offering support against Netherworld factions and help modernizing lost-soul management.
• Qingyuan argued that both organizations needed allies, and Pingxin agreed to have him ask Sect Master Tongtian about the alliance.

Qingyuan maneuvered Pingxin into proposing an alliance with the Interception Sect, leaving Tongtian bewildered by the reversal. After Tongtian rejected the need for an alliance, Qingyuan pleaded that the sect faced future danger and asked Tongtian to agree to a one-Tribulation alliance with Pingxin.

• Qingyuan failed to contact Tongtian with the Shangqing Secret Art, so Pingxin used it to summon him herself.
• Pingxin asked Tongtian to ally with the Interception Sect, and Tongtian stared at Qingyuan in confusion over the unexpected proposal.
• Pingxin explained that the Underworld Bureau faced internal troubles and external threats, while Tongtian insisted the Interception Sect was secure and needed no allies.
• Qingyuan argued that Pingxin could become a valuable ally, prompting Tongtian to rebuke him and unleash his aura until Pingxin intervened.
• Qingyuan pleaded that he foresaw trouble for the Interception Sect and proposed a one-Tribulation alliance, offering to accept punishment if his prediction proved wrong.

Qingyuan secured an alliance between the Interception Sect and the Underworld Bureau, earning Sect Master Tongtian’s reluctant approval and a warning to stay in the East Sea. As Qingyuan headed back, Saint Zhunti ambushed him and demanded that he join the Western Teachings, while Qingyuan calmly offered him a chance to leave.

• Sect Master Tongtian agreed to a secret alliance between the Interception Sect and the Underworld Bureau and said Qingyuan would face restrictions if his prediction of danger proved wrong.
• Empress Pingxin thanked Qingyuan for helping the Underworld Bureau and promised to assist him if he ever needed help.
• Qingyuan discussed reorganizing the Underworld Bureau with Pingxin, then left the Netherworld to return to the Interception Sect.
• Saint Zhunti appeared on Qingyuan’s route and surrounded him with countless illusions when Qingyuan tried to flee.
• Zhunti claimed Tongtian could not sense the ambush and urged Qingyuan to join the Western Teachings, threatening to overpower him if he refused.
• Qingyuan remained composed and told Zhunti he could leave without consequences.

Qingyuan confronted Zhunti and Jieyin, who had come in separate thoughts to capture and convert him while revealing the Saints’ plan to destroy the Interception Sect. After Qingyuan took control of their sealed space, Zhunti attacked and was erased, leaving Jieyin stunned.

• Zhunti and Jieyin revealed themselves and demanded that Qingyuan join the Western Lands Teachings.
• Zhunti disclosed that the Saints had allied to destroy the Interception Sect and said their teacher was empowering them to capture Qingyuan.
• Qingyuan threw out a wooden box that seized control of the space Zhunti and Jieyin had sealed.
• Zhunti attacked Qingyuan with the Bitter Bamboo, but froze in midair and vanished without a trace.
• Jieyin searched the space for Zhunti’s aura and found nothing, leaving him dumbfounded.

Qingyuan killed Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin, then faced Sect Master Tongtian’s Separate Thought and revealed the gulf between their strengths. After Tongtian’s Separate Thought died in their exchange, Qingyuan resolved to protect the Interception Sect and let the world sense his power.

• Qingyuan made Daoist Zhunti vanish with a thought, then killed Daoist Jieyin after Jieyin accepted his fate.
• Qingyuan told Sect Master Tongtian that he remained his disciple and had no intention of harming him or the Interception Sect.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Qingyuan to demonstrate his strength, and Qingyuan’s power erased Tongtian’s Sword Dao attack.
• Tongtian burned the origin of his Separate Thought and unleashed One-Sword Heaven-Opening, but Qingyuan pierced him with Great Extinction Withered-Heaven Finger.
• Before vanishing, Tongtian said he trusted Qingyuan and urged him to seek help if he could no longer bear his burdens.
• Qingyuan bowed to Tongtian’s vanished Separate Thought, resolved to guard Tongtian and the Interception Sect, and let his aura spread to the world.

Sect Master Tongtian discovered that Qingyuan had vanished and confronted Saint Taiqing and Venerable Yuanshi, accusing them of taking his disciple. As his dispute with Yuanshi neared a battle, Tongtian suddenly identified the Western Saints as the ones who had targeted Qingyuan and departed to confront them.

• Sect Master Tongtian failed to locate Qingyuan and confronted Saint Taiqing on Shouyang Mountain, demanding to know whether he had schemed against his disciple.
• Taiqing denied harming Qingyuan, and Tongtian left for East Kunlun to confront Venerable Yuanshi.
• Tongtian accused Yuanshi of taking Qingyuan, drove the Chan Sect disciples from Jade Void Palace, and faced him with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and Pangu Banner at the ready.
• Taiqing arrived and tried to prevent Tongtian and Yuanshi from fighting, but the brothers continued arguing over Qingyuan and past attacks on Interception Sect disciples.
• Tongtian noticed a strange ripple in Taiqing's and Yuanshi's eyes, realized the Western Saints were responsible, and tore open the void to leave.

After Qingyuan disappeared, the Three Pure Ones besieged the Ultimate Bliss World and demanded that the Two Shakya return him. The Dao Ancestor stopped the destruction and revealed Qingyuan, promising to settle accounts with the Two Shakya.

• Taiqing asked Yuanshi whether he had secretly harmed Qingyuan, and Yuanshi denied it before blaming the Two Shakya.
• Yuanshi and Taiqing joined Tongtian outside the Ultimate Bliss World and demanded that the Two Shakya return Qingyuan.
• The Two Shakya pleaded with the Three Pure Ones, but Taiqing joined the siege and all three attacked them.
• Tongtian and Yuanshi wounded Jieyin and Zhunti as Yuanshi tore apart the Ultimate Bliss World, killing its inhabitants.
• The Dao Ancestor appeared, stopped the destruction, revealed Qingyuan, and said he would personally settle accounts with the Two Shakya.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped the Saints from deciding the Two Sages of the West’s fate and asked Qingyuan to speak for himself. Qingyuan demanded that the Two Sages die, leaving the gathered Saints stunned and Sect Master Tongtian laughing with approval.

• The Dao Ancestor arrived to stop the fighting, and Sect Master Tongtian and Saint Taiqing checked that Qingyuan was unharmed.
• Sect Master Tongtian and Saint Taiqing accused the Two Sages of repeatedly harming Mystic Gate disciples, while Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti pleaded for mercy and promised to take responsibility.
• The Two Sages wept and appealed to Qingyuan, while their followers grew angry and some prepared to sacrifice themselves.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun silenced the other Saints and told Qingyuan to speak for himself, prompting Sect Master Tongtian to object to what he saw as the Dao Ancestor’s bias.
• Qingyuan asked the two Saints of the Western Lands to die, stunning the assembled Saints and making Sect Master Tongtian laugh with approval.

Qingyuan defended his call for the Two Shakya to die as a matter of moral duty, leaving the Western Saints unable to answer without humiliation. Daoist Zhunti then turned the confrontation around by questioning how Qingyuan escaped their ambush and why he had been outside the Netherworld, putting Qingyuan and Sect Master Tongtian under suspicion.

• The Two Shakya pleaded with Qingyuan to spare them, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun silently pressured him to relent.
• Qingyuan rejected their moral appeals and argued that Heavenly Dao Saints who spread evil should atone with their deaths for the greater good.
• Sect Master Tongtian and Saint Taiqing showed their support as Qingyuan's argument left the Two Shakya unable to decide whether to die or refuse.
• Daoist Zhunti asked how Qingyuan had overcome the Western Saints' powerful Separate Thoughts and what he had been doing outside the Netherworld.
• Taiqing questioned Sect Master Tongtian as Zhunti's questions cast doubt on Qingyuan's actions and shifted the balance of the confrontation.

Qingyuan explained his visit to the Underworld Bureau, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun pressured him and Sect Master Tongtian to end the dispute with the Two Sages. After Zhunti offered compensation and Tongtian returned the treasures, Tongtian struck Zhunti down with the Slaying Immortal Sword.

• Qingyuan used the Qingping Sword and Tongtian’s power to answer the Two Sages’ questions and explain that Empress Pingxin had invited him to the Underworld Bureau.
• Qingyuan demanded that the Two Sages answer for attacking him, but Hongjun called the affair a misunderstanding and asked Qingyuan to let it go.
• Tongtian ordered Qingyuan to forgive his martial uncles, and Qingyuan obeyed; Hongjun and Taiqing then departed.
• Zhunti offered two Innate Spiritual Treasures and five hundred Houtian Spiritual Treasures, which Tongtian accepted before scolding the Two Sages.
• Tongtian returned the treasures to the Western Pure Land, then split Zhunti in two with the Slaying Immortal Sword and demanded that he give back what Qingyuan had suffered.

Sect Master Tongtian killed Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin despite their recent reconciliation, then went to Zixiao Palace to accept punishment and persuaded Dao Ancestor Hongjun that the killings served to deter hidden threats. Hongjun let the matter go, while the two Western sages departed after being warned not to complain further.

• Sect Master Tongtian split Daoist Zhunti apart with the Slaying Immortal Sword, then attacked Daoist Jieyin and cut off his arm.
• Sect Master Tongtian overwhelmed Daoist Jieyin with sword energies and killed him, warning the Western Teachings not to provoke the Interception Sect again.
• Sect Master Tongtian returned Qingyuan to Golden Ao Island and went to Zixiao Palace to accept punishment from Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Sect Master Tongtian claimed he had killed the two sages to display the Heavenly Dao Saints' strength and deter Hunyuan Saints and a hidden schemer.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun agreed not to pursue the killings, ordered Sect Master Tongtian not to trouble the Western Teachings again, and declared the old grudges settled.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin complained to Hongjun, but he silenced them and sent them back to the Ultimate Bliss World.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned Saint Nuwa and the Demon Race Saints, revealing that Qingyuan had killed the Two Shakya and asking them to deal with the First Disciple of Interception Sect. Back at Biyou Palace, Sect Master Tongtian realized Hongjun had secretly targeted Qingyuan and questioned why his teacher had turned against Interception Sect.

• Hongjun summoned Nuwa and the Demon Race Saints to Zixiao Palace after the Two Shakya failed to deal with Qingyuan.
• The Demon Race Saints feared Hongjun would order them to fight Tongtian, but Hongjun assured them they would not face him.
• Hongjun asked whether the Demon Saints could kill the Two Shakya, then revealed Qingyuan had killed them in a short time.
• Tongtian returned to Biyou Palace and concluded Hongjun had secretly enabled the attack on Qingyuan.
• Tongtian reflected on Hongjun's betrayal and sighed that Qingyuan was no ordinary disciple.

Sect Master Tongtian confronted Saint Taiqing over secretly joining outsiders against him, rejecting Taiqing’s claims that it was for his own good. After Tongtian left, the Demon Race Saints learned Qingyuan had killed the Two Shakya and feared his hidden power.

• Sect Master Tongtian met Saint Taiqing in Taiqing Hall, and the brothers argued over Taiqing’s secret actions and his failure to help reconcile Tongtian with Second Brother.
• Tongtian accused Taiqing of betraying him and the Interception Sect, then declared he would resist any attempt to target them and left the hall.
• Great Master Xuandu found Saint Taiqing distressed, asked if he was all right, and quietly left him alone.
• The Demon Race Saints in Zixiao Palace were shocked to hear Qingyuan had killed the Two Shakya in a short time.
• Saint Nuwa questioned whether Tongtian had given Qingyuan a special method, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun asked whether Tongtian could have killed the Two Shakya with only a Separate Thought.