Recaps

The Southern Lords Alliance joined forces with Demon Saints but was crushed at Three Mountains Pass, while Jiang Ziya surrendered the Investiture List to Di Xin. As the Western Teachings and West Qi maneuvered against Great Shang, Li Jing’s erased memories and Nezha’s birth left a lasting rift in his family, and Chong Heihu began plotting rebellion.

• Akasagarbha brought E Shun to Ying Zhao, who recruited Lu Wu and led Demon Saints and demons to Three Mountains Pass, where Kong Xuan killed Ying Zhao and the rebel army was routed.
• Di Xin revealed that he knew Jiang Ziya’s mission and secured the Investiture List from him, while Empress Nuwa confronted Jieyin and Zhunti over Ying Zhao’s death.
• Jieyin sent Zhunti to stir conflict between the Chan and Interception Sects and encourage rebellion against Great Shang, while Zhunti sought to influence Li Jing through his unborn child.
• Li Jing trusted Wood Daoist, who warned him that a powerful being had taken over his unborn child, but the River of Time swallowed Wood Daoist and someone erased Li Jing’s memories.
• Li Jing attacked the newborn Nezha, believing him to be an intruder, but Yun Zhongzi explained that Nezha was Ling Zhuzi reincarnated and took him as a disciple.
• Immortal Elder Nanji found that Great Shang’s Destiny had surged, yet urged Shen Gongbao to take the Investiture List from Jiang Ziya before Venerable Yuanshi ordered Nanji back to West Qi.
• Jieyin instructed Zhunti to seek the Sky-Mending Stone, while Chong Heihu, angered by Great Shang’s conquest and slaughter, planned to use Chong Houhu’s forces to rebel.

Shen Gongbao tried to reclaim his standing by intervening in the Northern Border, but after Chong Houhu was captured and Great Shang’s crisis widened, he secured power by manipulating the rebel lords. The arc ended with Shen Gongbao arriving in West Qi to seek an audience and defeating Fu Feng outside the Ji residence.

• Shen Gongbao pledged himself to Chong Houhu, warned him of danger, and then escaped to seek Wen Zhong’s help when Chong Houhu went alone to meet Chong Yingluan.
• Shen Gongbao became Wen Zhong’s military adviser, investigated the North Sea rebels, and returned to seek help after discovering their demonic backing and learning that Chong Houhu had been captured.
• Shen Gongbao proposed awakening Chong Houhu’s consciousness with his bell, then openly defected to Chong Heihu and won appointment as temporary prime minister.
• As Di Xin defied the Saint and rejected the Investiture Altar, Yuqing declared that a worthy man could replace him, prompting Ji Chang and the northern lords to rally behind the Conquest of Zhou.
• Shen Gongbao persuaded Yuan Futong to pursue the Human Emperor’s throne and helped him consolidate power, but the feudal lords killed Yuan Futong after learning of a plan to strip them of command.
• Shen Gongbao rallied E Chi’s forces and helped them defeat rival camps, but E Chi abused his followers and was killed by Liang Shang and the generals, who acclaimed Shen Gongbao as their ruler.
• Shen Gongbao suppressed the rebellion and stabilized the Northern Lands, then traveled secretly to West Qi, where Ji Kao’s retainers attacked him and Shen Gongbao destroyed Fu Feng.

Shen Gongbao helped Chong Houhu defeat the Northern Border’s demons and conquer Chong Heihu’s territory, while Shi Ji’s death sparked a confrontation between the Interception Sect and the Chan Sect. The arc ended with Daoist Duobao’s forces surrounding West Qi and Guangchengzi challenging him to negotiate.

• Shen Gongbao left West Qi after Immortal Elder Nanji humiliated him, joined Great Shang, and persuaded Chong Heihu to appoint him State Preceptor.
• Shen Gongbao used a formation to help Chong Houhu defeat the demons and recover the Northern Border, then joined Chong Houhu’s campaign against Chong Heihu.
• Nezha helped capture Heaven’s Gift and killed Chong Heihu, while the Sky-Shaking Arrow destroyed Shi Ji’s incarnation and a storm separated her from Jade Cloud.
• Shi Ji was killed by True Person Taiyi, Juliusun, and Daoist Tianzun after the Wind Calamity weakened her, and the Interception Sect learned of her death.
• Daoist Duobao led the Interception Sect’s investigation, while Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin captured Yun Zhongzi and concealed their involvement in Shi Ji’s death.
• A vision showed the Interception Sect that True Person Taiyi, Juliusun, and Daoxing had killed Shi Ji, prompting Daoist Duobao to lead millions of disciples to West Qi.
• Guangchengzi backed True Person Taiyi and led the Chan Sect immortals out to confront Daoist Duobao, who demanded that they hand over the culprit.

After the Saints vanished, Guangchengzi used the Human Dao Seal to establish Great Zhou and recruit powerful clans with promises of rank and cultivation. The Qilin Clan joined and gained a new Saint, while Lu Ya’s attempt to bring the Demon Race into the dynasty failed, leaving him to seek another way forward.

• Guangchengzi and the Interception Sect disputed Shi Ji’s death until Venerable Yuanshi punished Juliusun, True Person Taiyi, and Daoist Tianzun by stripping their cultivation.
• Venerable Yuanshi borrowed the Human Dao Seal from Saint Taiqing and tasked Guangchengzi with establishing a Divine Dynasty to defeat Great Shang.
• After Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Saints to Zixiao Palace, Di Xin expanded Great Shang while Ji Chang agreed to Guangchengzi’s plan for West Qi.
• Guangchengzi ordered Jiang Ziya to build an altar, recruited the Qilin Clan, and helped Ji Chang establish Great Zhou and declare war on Shang Zhou.
• Ji Chang named the Qilin Clan the Sacred Beast Clan, and the Qilin Old Ancestor became a Saint through Great Zhou’s national fortune.
• Guangchengzi announced that Great Zhou would offer official ranks and power to recruits, while Lu Ya gathered Demon Race cultivators and brought them to West Qi.
• Guangchengzi deliberately rejected Lu Ya’s party, and the demons left West Qi after Lu Ya killed the gatekeeper who obstructed them.
• The Qilin Old Ancestor brought Lin Xuan and other Qilin Clan members to join Great Zhou, and Lu Ya decided to use the trump card his father had left him.