Recaps

Sect Master Tongtian destroyed Venerable Yuanshi’s Three Powers Formation, but Yuanshi answered with the full force of the Pangu Banner and wounded him. Tongtian demanded to know whether Yuanshi was truly fighting in earnest.

• Sect Master Tongtian entered Yuanshi’s Three Powers Formation and fought three Chaos Demon Gods that grew stronger and learned from each defeat.
• Tongtian searched for the formation’s weaknesses while battling, then found a way to spread his sword qi through the formation and its treasures.
• Tongtian unleashed his Sword Dao and shattered the formation’s treasures, emerging unharmed as Yuanshi lamented his losses.
• Tongtian mocked Yuanshi’s formation skills, so Yuanshi furiously attacked him with the Pangu Banner at full power.
• The Pangu Banner wounded Tongtian over a hundred times, and Tongtian asked Yuanshi if he was really playing for keeps.

Sect Master Tongtian fought Venerable Yuanshi to a standstill with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, revealing strength that alarmed the observing Saints. Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin intervened under the pretense of protecting the Primordial Wilderness, then secretly attacked Tongtian and helped Yuanshi wound him.

• Venerable Yuanshi challenged Sect Master Tongtian to submit, and the two Saints began a devastating battle.
• Sect Master Tongtian used the Four Immortal Slaying Swords to counter the Pangu Banner, gradually turning the fight in his favor and astonishing the observing Saints.
• Saint Zhunti arrived and pleaded with the two to stop, but their clash sent him flying, and he pretended to be injured.
• Saint Jieyin arrived and threatened to interfere, then struck Tongtian from behind with the Anointing Divine Pestle.
• Saint Zhunti used the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to disrupt Tongtian's control of the Killing Immortal Sword, letting Yuanshi's Pangu Banner wound him.
• Sect Master Tongtian drove back the two Shakyas' attacks and demanded to know why they had interfered in his fight with Yuanshi.

Sect Master Tongtian trapped Venerable Yuanshi and the Two Shakya in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation after they urged him to stop fighting. When Yuanshi called for help, the Hunyuan Saints entered the formation on his side, and Tongtian demanded to know what they meant to do.

• The Two Shakya defended their intervention and urged Tongtian to stop fighting Yuanshi.
• Tongtian summoned the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and trapped Yuanshi, Saint Zhunti, and Saint Jieyin inside it.
• The formation overwhelmed the three Saints, wounding them as Tongtian refused to stop.
• Yuanshi admitted the formation could not be broken without four Saints and called on the others to act.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian, Yaochi Queen Mother, Chi You, Xing Tian, Jiu Feng, Kunpeng, Baize, Shang Yang, and other Hunyuan Saints entered the formation on Yuanshi's side.
• Tongtian asked the newly arrived Saints what they intended to do.

Sect Master Tongtian fought Venerable Yuanshi, the Two Sages of the West, and more than ten Hunyuan Saints inside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. As his opponents began to gain the upper hand, he ordered the Interception Sect disciples to form the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and gave Chang'er Dingguang Xian the Six Souls Banner, leaving him terrified by the names written on it.

• Ten Hunyuan Saints entered the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to challenge Sect Master Tongtian, who welcomed them and declared that he feared no one.
• Sect Master Tongtian divided the Saints within the formation and fought them separately, but Venerable Yuanshi, Saint Jieyin, Saint Zhunti, and the added attackers put him under mounting pressure.
• Saint Zhunti tried to provoke Tongtian by warning that his actions endangered the Primordial Wilderness and the Interception Sect's disciples.
• Tongtian ordered the disciples to summon their fellow sect members and set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, with Daoist Duobao leading them.
• Tongtian sent Chang'er Dingguang Xian the Six Souls Banner and ordered him to shake it when instructed; Chang'er saw the names of six Heavenly Dao Saints, including Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and panicked.

Chang'er Dingguang Xian hid the Six Souls Banner after Sect Master Tongtian mistook his silence for loyalty. The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation strengthened the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Saint Taiqing arrived to aid the Two Shakya, leaving Tongtian shaken.

• Chang'er Dingguang Xian concealed the Six Souls Banner and told the Jie Sect Disciples that Tongtian had given him a crucial treasure.
• Daoist Duobao questioned Immortal Dingguang, who refused to reveal the treasure’s secret.
• Sect Master Tongtian mistook Immortal Dingguang’s silence for loyalty and drew confidence as the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation neared completion.
• Tongtian activated the formation, and its amplified sword qi shattered the Two Shakya’s protective treasures and pierced their bodies.
• A mysterious Radiant Glow protected the Two Shakya, and Tongtian saw Saint Taiqing had arrived to intervene.

Sect Master Tongtian confronted Grand Pure Laozi over his broken promise, then fought the Saints as they entered the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. The formations collapsed, leaving Tongtian fleeing into the void to face four Saints without their protection.

• Grand Pure Laozi arrived and urged Sect Master Tongtian to accept defeat, prompting Tongtian to accuse him of breaking his promise.
• Venerable Yuanshi and Tongtian argued and resumed fighting, while Tongtian beat Daoist Zhunti inside the formation.
• Grand Pure Laozi entered the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and Tongtian fully activated it despite the Saints' demands that he surrender.
• The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation collapsed, the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram broke apart, and the four Immortal Slaying Swords were seized by the four Saints.
• Sect Master Tongtian fled into the void and fought Grand Pure Laozi, Venerable Yuanshi, Saint Jieyin, and Saint Zhunti without the formations.

Sect Master Tongtian threatened to use the Six Souls Banner against the Saints besieging him and ordered Chang'er Dingguang Xian to shake it. Instead, Dingguang Xian fled to Saint Taiqing and offered him the banner, betraying Tongtian.

• Sect Master Tongtian withdrew from the battle and rejoined his anxious Interception Sect disciples as Venerable Yuanshi demanded that he disband the sect.
• Tongtian warned the Saints that he still possessed the Six Souls Banner, which could damage their Primordial Spirits, and Venerable Yuanshi and the Two Shakya attacked him again.
• Outnumbered and badly wounded, Tongtian ordered Chang'er Dingguang Xian to shake the Six Souls Banner.
• Chang'er Dingguang Xian used an escape technique to reach Saint Taiqing, knelt, and offered him the banner as a sign that he had turned against Tongtian.

Chang'er Dingguang Xian handed the Six Souls Banner to Grand Pure Laozi, who destroyed it after seeing that Tongtian had written the Saints’ and Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s names on it. With the Interception Sect’s final trump card gone and its disciples despairing, the Four Directional Gods watched Tongtian’s slaughter from their prison and hoped Qingyuan would plead for them.

• Chang'er Dingguang Xian betrayed the Interception Sect by offering the Six Souls Banner to Grand Pure Laozi, while Daoist Duobao and the other disciples tried to stop him.
• Grand Pure Laozi froze everyone in place and accepted the Six Souls Banner from Chang'er Dingguang Xian.
• Grand Pure Laozi saw Tongtian’s name list, including the names of the Heavenly Dao Saints and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and angrily accused Tongtian of treachery.
• Venerable Yuanshi joined the battle against Tongtian, while Grand Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to smash the Six Souls Banner into powder.
• The Four Directional Gods watched the returning Heavenly Dao Saints and Tongtian’s massacre from their prison, then looked to Qingyuan for help.

The Four Directional Gods turned against Qingyuan and Liu Yuan after believing the Interception Sect had been defeated, but Liu Yuan revealed overwhelming strength when they attacked him. The chapter ended with Liu Yuan catching White Tiger’s palm and seizing Vermilion Bird by the throat.

• The Four Directional Gods dismissed Qingyuan’s warning and refused to let him leave.
• Azure Dragon showed guilt, while White Tiger and Vermilion Bird openly scorned Qingyuan and Liu Yuan.
• Liu Yuan insulted the Four Directional Gods as Qingyuan calmly drank tea.
• White Tiger attacked Liu Yuan with a tiger claw, and Vermilion Bird struck him with Southern Bright Separation Fire.
• Liu Yuan caught White Tiger’s palm barehanded, pierced the fire, and grabbed Vermilion Bird by the throat.

Liu Yuan overpowered the Four Directional Gods while Qingyuan prepared to leave for the East Sea Coast, warning that his teacher might be in danger. They reached the battlefield outside Chaoge City, where Sect Master Tongtian was wounded and fighting three Saints as the Jie Sect Disciples faced despair.

• Liu Yuan brutally subdued Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, while Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise watched in shock.
• Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise pleaded for mercy, but Liu Yuan rebuked them and knocked Black Tortoise away.
• Qingyuan told Liu Yuan to handle the Four Directional Gods and said they had to reach the East Sea Coast before his teacher suffered disaster.
• Liu Yuan imprisoned the Four Directional Gods in their respective Four Extremities Heaven to atone, then followed Qingyuan as he broke the cage.
• Qingyuan and Liu Yuan arrived outside Chaoge City, where the wounded Sect Master Tongtian fought three Saints and the Jie Sect Disciples saw little hope of survival.

Qingyuan arrived as the Interception Sect’s battle reached its height, prompting the Saints to stop fighting and compete to recruit him. He urged the Three Pure Ones to end the conflict and let the Interception Sect return to the East Sea, but warned he would fight if they refused.

• Interception Sect disciples welcomed Qingyuan and blamed Daoist Duobao for the sect’s collapse, while Duobao could not refute them.
• Grand Pure Laozi, Venerable Yuanshi, and the Two Shakya stopped fighting after Qingyuan appeared, and Sect Master Tongtian hurried to check on him.
• Venerable Yuanshi offered Qingyuan the Chan Sect’s vice leadership and a path to sainthood, while Grand Pure Laozi offered him the Human Dao Seal and the Human Sect’s vice leadership.
• Sect Master Tongtian rejected their offers and argued with Venerable Yuanshi over Qingyuan, as the other Saints watched closely.
• Qingyuan asked Grand Pure Laozi, Venerable Yuanshi, and Sect Master Tongtian to end the conflict and allow the Interception Sect to return to the East Sea, warning that he would fight if they refused.

Outside Chaoge, Qingyuan tried to persuade the Three Pure Ones to end their conflict, but Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin intervened and turned Venerable Yuanshi against him. The chapter ended with Yuanshi coldly considering a purge of the Interception Sect.

• Venerable Yuanshi and Saint Taiqing offered to examine Qingyuan for demonic influence, but Qingyuan said he truly meant his threat and urged the Three Sects to unite.
• Qingyuan argued that the Human Sect, Chan Sect, and Interception Sect were one lineage and asked why the Three Pure Ones were fighting.
• Daoist Zhunti accused the Interception Sect of defying the Heavenly Dao and blamed Sect Master Tongtian for abandoning his Pangu Orthodox Lineage.
• Venerable Yuanshi threatened to beat Qingyuan and disperse his Tribulation Qi, while Qingyuan rebuked Zhunti for meddling in Eastern affairs.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin urged Venerable Yuanshi to purge the Interception Sect, and Yuanshi's expression turned cold.

Qingyuan killed Daoist Zhunti with one finger, shocking the gathered immortals and prompting Daoist Jieyin to claim that Great Sage Dao Venerate had possessed Qingyuan. Qingyuan dismissed Jieyin’s accusations and pointed at him, preparing to send him after Zhunti.

• Qingyuan rebuked Daoist Zhunti for interfering in the East and insulting the Interception Sect.
• When Zhunti demanded an apology, Qingyuan struck him with one finger and destroyed his body, causing blood rain to fall.
• Venerable Yuanshi, Grand Pure Laozi, and Daoist Jieyin questioned whether Qingyuan was really himself, while Sect Master Tongtian remained confident in his disciple.
• Daoist Jieyin claimed Great Sage Dao Venerate had possessed Qingyuan and urged Taiqing and Yuqing to act against him.
• Qingyuan dismissed Jieyin’s accusations and pointed at him, telling him to join Zhunti.

Qingyuan shattered Daoist Jieyin’s Buddha Lotus with the Laws of Destruction, forcing Grand Pure Laozi and Venerable Yuanshi to intervene. He urged his martial uncles to abandon their attack on Interception Sect, but Yuanshi rejected his plea, and Qingyuan stepped in front of Sect Master Tongtian to face them.

• Qingyuan’s finger unleashed the Laws of Destruction, and Daoist Jieyin called on Grand Pure Laozi and Venerable Yuanshi to save him as his Buddha Lotus collapsed.
• Grand Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram while Venerable Yuanshi used the Pangu Banner to sever the destruction laws and help Jieyin recover.
• Venerable Yuanshi questioned Sect Master Tongtian about Qingyuan’s transformation, and Qingyuan offered the two martial uncles a chance to retreat and end the conflict.
• Grand Pure Laozi and Venerable Yuanshi urged Qingyuan to submit to the Heavenly Dao, but Qingyuan refused to abandon Interception Sect.
• Venerable Yuanshi demanded that Qingyuan kneel and confess, and Qingyuan instead stood before Sect Master Tongtian to protect him.
• Venerable Yuanshi seized the Pangu Banner and slashed at Qingyuan.

Qingyuan effortlessly crushed the Pangu Banner’s blade aura with his bare hand, shocking the gathered Saints. Taiqing sent him into Chaos with the Taiji Diagram, and the other Saints followed as the confrontation moved beyond the Primordial Wilderness.

• Venerable Yuanshi struck Qingyuan with the Pangu Banner, but Qingyuan caught and dissolved its blade aura barehanded.
• Chi You, Xing Tian, Jiu Feng, and the other Saints were stunned by Qingyuan’s physical strength, while Daoist Duobao and Guangchengzi felt ashamed of having underestimated him.
• Qingyuan mocked Venerable Yuanshi and told Taiqing and Yuanshi to leave if that was the best attack they could muster.
• Daoist Jieyin whispered to Taiqing and Yuanshi, and Taiqing used the Taiji Diagram to send Qingyuan into Chaos.
• Qingyuan called out from Chaos, and Taiqing and Venerable Yuanshi entered after him; Sect Master Tongtian followed with the Qingping Sword to protect his disciple.
• Daoist Jieyin urged the Hunyuan Saints to enter Chaos and help seize the Anomaly.

Qingyuan effortlessly withstood Venerable Yuanshi’s Pangu Banner and then trapped him in a giant palm. Yuanshi’s mana drained away until he was reduced to a powerless mortal, raging helplessly in captivity.

• The Hunyuan Saints followed Daoist Jieyin into Chaos to witness Qingyuan’s strength.
• Venerable Yuanshi summoned his treasures and warned Qingyuan to admit his mistake.
• Qingyuan caught and dissolved the Pangu Banner’s Heaven-Opening Qi Blade with his bare hand.
• Venerable Yuanshi poured his mana into the Pangu Banner and attacked again, but Qingyuan seized him with a vast arm emerging from an abyss in Chaos.
• Qingyuan’s palm trapped Venerable Yuanshi and drained his mana until he could no longer wield any, leaving him to rage helplessly inside it.

Qingyuan effortlessly imprisoned Yuanshi Tianzun, prompting the Heavenly Dao Saints to suspect that he was the vanished Great Love Heavenly Venerate, Fellow Daoist Fang. After Qingyuan challenged the Dao Ancestor, Hongjun appeared and addressed him as Fellow Daoist Fang.

• Qingyuan challenged the Heavenly Dao Saints to test his strength, but they avoided fighting him after seeing him imprison Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Saint Taiqing wondered whether Qingyuan was Great Love Heavenly Venerate, and the Saints questioned Qingyuan about his identity and whether someone had seized his body.
• Qingyuan said he was himself and accused the Dao Ancestor of orchestrating the Tribulation of Calamity and seeking control over every Dao.
• Qingyuan called on the Dao Ancestor to face him, and Hongjun emerged from Zixiao Palace and greeted him as Fellow Daoist Fang.

Hongjun revealed that Qingyuan, the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect, was also known as Great Love Heavenly Venerate, Great Sage Dao Venerate, Thunder Ancestor, Daoist Feng, and Daoist Zixu. The Saints and other figures reacted with shock, while Hongjun continued confronting Qingyuan in Chaos.

• Hongjun arrived from Zixiao Palace and greeted Qingyuan as Fellow Daoist Fang, prompting the Saints to suspect Qingyuan was Great Love Heavenly Venerate.
• Hongjun asked whether he should call Qingyuan Great Sage Dao Venerate, shocking the Saints and leaving Tongtian visibly astonished.
• Daoist Randeng realized his revered teacher, Great Sage Dao Venerate, was Qingyuan and worried about facing him after their past hostility.
• Hongjun named Thunder Ancestor, Daoist Feng, and Daoist Zixu as further identities of Qingyuan, stunning figures across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Haotian remarked to Chi You that the Witch Clan had an unexpected connection to Qingyuan.

Hongjun confronted Qingyuan about his role in opposing him and revealed that Qingyuan had secretly helped the Primordial Wilderness's Hunyuan Saints become Saints. Haotian, Chi You, and the Saints were left reeling as Hongjun pressed Qingyuan for an answer and his aura grew threatening.

• Hongjun asked Qingyuan whether he had stood behind Haotian and opposed him, leaving Haotian stunned by the implication that Qingyuan was his teacher.
• Haotian realized he had long suspected Qingyuan's identity, while Chi You struggled to reconcile Qingyuan with the Great Sage Dao Venerate he revered.
• Hongjun explained that he had noticed Qingyuan was a Variable and suggested he might use Qingyuan to find another path toward his Great Dao.
• Hongjun asked Qingyuan to explain how he had turned unqualified beings into Hunyuan Saints and whether he could teach him the method.
• The Hunyuan Saints and Heavenly Dao Saints realized Qingyuan had secretly helped the Hunyuan Saints become Saints, and their shock dispelled their amusement.
• Hongjun complained that Qingyuan had ignored him and let his aura grow increasingly imposing as though he might attack.

Qingyuan confronted Hongjun in the Chaos, and Hongjun unleashed nine ultimate Great Daos against him. The Primordial Wilderness remained protected as the Saints watched from a safe distance, awed by the two combatants’ power.

• Qingyuan accused Hongjun of stirring up conflict and said he would fight to protect the Interception Sect and the Human Race; he also revealed that Yang Mei was dead.
• Hongjun attacked Qingyuan with nine Great Daos, tearing apart the surrounding Chaos and Space-Time.
• The Hunyuan Saints and Heavenly Dao Saints fled back to the Primordial Wilderness as the Chaos became too dangerous to endure.
• An Ancient Bell and an Ancient Pagoda protected the Primordial Wilderness, allowing its inhabitants to watch the battle from afar.
• Saint Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin recalled Qingyuan’s humble beginnings and marveled that he could now fight Hongjun, while the other Saints felt powerless.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun used the Karma Wheel to locate Qingyuan and unleashed a full barrage of attacks at his apparent position. Qingyuan remained motionless and smiling amid the destruction, leaving Hongjun uncertain whether his attacks had truly reached him.

• Hongjun realized Qingyuan’s apparent position was a Karma illusion and retrieved fragments of the Earth-Splitting Chisel.
• Hongjun used the Karma Wheel to trace Qingyuan through countless Space-Times and identify a Karma Anchor Point.
• Hongjun attacked the anchor point with the Heavenly Dao Eye, the Earth-Splitting Chisel fragments, and other destructive techniques, but Qingyuan remained standing calmly.
• Confused that Qingyuan did not dodge or appear harmed, Hongjun repeatedly recalculated and restored his mana.
• Hongjun imprisoned the area and unleashed every attack at once, insisting Qingyuan could not remain unscathed even if Great God Pangu were present.
• As the destruction swallowed Qingyuan’s apparent position, Hongjun watched the storm until his pupils contracted.

Qingyuan survived Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s devastating attack, leaving Hongjun and the Primordial Wilderness’s Heavenly Dao Saints stunned. He revealed that he had endured the force head-on and died once in the process, while Hongjun remained unsure how Qingyuan could withstand his power.

• Hongjun unleashed the power of the Pangu Dao Fruit against Qingyuan, but the Ancient Pagoda remained and Qingyuan appeared unharmed.
• The Chaos turbulence subsided, revealing Qingyuan standing calmly as the Heavenly Dao Saints watched in shock.
• The Saints looked toward Sect Master Tongtian with envy, while Tongtian felt conflicted pride in his disciple.
• Qingyuan asked Hongjun whether he had any more methods and said he had endured the attack head-on.
• Qingyuan showed the destructive wounds on his palm, and Hongjun questioned how he had survived the strike.
• Qingyuan revealed that he had endured the attack and died once.

Qingyuan used the Substitute Death Puppet to escape Hongjun’s killing blow, then launched a counterattack with his Space-Time and Karma powers and the God Slaying Spear. Hongjun transformed into a towering Fiend God and caught the spear at his forehead, stopping its life-threatening strike.

• Qingyuan let the Substitute Death Puppet take Hongjun’s full-strength attack and appeared unharmed.
• Qingyuan attacked Hongjun with a Chaos Demon God finger that shattered Spacetime Fragments and disrupted Hongjun’s control of the Great Dao Laws.
• Qingyuan summoned the Karmic River, binding Hongjun with countless threads of karma and leaving him dazed.
• Qingyuan drove the God Slaying Spear toward Hongjun while the Heavenly Dao Saints feared the consequences of Hongjun’s death.
• Hongjun fused with the Creation Jade Disk, tore through the karmic bindings, and caught the God Slaying Spear in his palm.

Qingyuan attacked Hongjun with the Chaos Pearl, stunning him with how deeply he had refined the Chaos Supreme Treasure. While Hongjun dismissed a giant umbrella as an illusion and focused on the pearl and the God Slaying Spear, its chains and Demon God heads swarmed him and began biting his legs.

• Hongjun caught Qingyuan's God Slaying Spear with a hand coated in Chaos slime and taunted him for exhausting his mana.
• Qingyuan's Chaos Pearl struck Hongjun from behind, and Hongjun used his eight arms and Five-Colored Divine Light to resist it.
• Hongjun recognized the Chaos Pearl and questioned how Qingyuan had refined it so profoundly.
• A massive umbrella appeared beneath Hongjun, but he judged it to be an illusion and focused on the Chaos Pearl, the God Slaying Spear, and the Creation Jade Disk.
• The umbrella opened and released countless chains tipped with Chaos Demon God heads, which bit Hongjun's legs and made his expression turn ugly.

Hongjun struggled to contain Qingyuan’s strange treasures and more than a thousand Innate Spiritual Treasures, leaving the Heavenly Dao Saints and other observers stunned. Unable to suppress Qingyuan, Hongjun offered to spare the Interception Sect and Sect Master Tongtian, but Qingyuan rejected his claim that they were evenly matched.

• Mysterious heads and chains from Qingyuan’s giant umbrella bit Hongjun’s legs, numbed him with toxins, and nearly dragged him away before he summoned defensive treasures.
• Hongjun became distracted and increasingly strained as Qingyuan sent more unfamiliar Innate Spiritual Treasures against him.
• Over a thousand powerful Innate Spiritual Treasures clashed and restrained one another in Chaos, astonishing the Primordial Wilderness’s observers.
• Hongjun privately considered ending the fight and offered not to destroy the Interception Sect or punish Sect Master Tongtian.
• Qingyuan scorned Hongjun’s claim that they were evenly matched and challenged him to look at what Qingyuan could do.