Recaps

Jiu Feng and Chi You became Hunyuan Saints, and Chi You recovered the Pangu Blood Pool to rebuild the Witch Clan. As a mysterious cultivator raised more Saints among the Witch and Demon Clans, Haotian challenged them with Heavenly Punishment, while Great Sage Dao Venerate’s sacrifice left the Primordial Wilderness in turmoil.

• Haotian subjected Jiu Feng to Heavenly Punishment, and she survived with Zhurong’s three treasures before Empress Pingxin defeated her and kept her in the Netherworld.
• Great Sage Dao Venerate reunited with Chi You, gave him the power to become a Hunyuan Saint, and vanished after revealing that Hongjun had imprisoned him.
• Haotian challenged Chi You with Heavenly Punishment, but recognized him as a lawful Hunyuan Saint and let him return to the Witch Clan.
• Chi You retrieved the Pangu Blood Pool and began gathering witches to rebuild their people, while the mysterious black-robed cultivator helped Xing Tian and four Demon Race figures pursue Sainthood.
• Haotian killed Xing Tian and struck down Ying Zhao and Lu Wu, while Kunpeng endured his thunder and Candle Dragon faced Heavenly Punishment as a newly ascended Saint.
• Hongjun confronted Great Sage Dao Venerate in Zixiao Palace, where the Dao Venerate detonated himself and damaged the palace, and Chi You revived Xing Tian as cultivators mourned and sought those responsible.

As Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Saints moved against the Interception Sect, Tongtian prepared his disciples and Qingyuan secured an alliance with Pingxin. Qingyuan survived the Western Saints’ ambush, and Tongtian killed Jieyin and Zhunti before Hongjun settled the dispute, leaving Tongtian distrustful of Taiqing and Hongjun’s intentions.

• Hongjun ordered the Saints to restrain the Hunyuan Saints and later proposed destroying the Interception Sect through the Investiture of the Gods, with Taiqing eventually agreeing to the plan.
• Taiqing warned Tongtian about the rising Hunyuan Saints, and Tongtian ordered his disciples to remain on Golden Ao Island before privately confiding in Qingyuan about the threat to their sect.
• Qingyuan persuaded Tongtian to seek an alliance with Pingxin, and Tongtian and Pingxin secretly agreed to unite the Interception Sect and the Underworld Bureau for one Tribulation.
• Zhunti and Jieyin ambushed Qingyuan and demanded he join the Western Teachings, but Qingyuan used a wooden box to overcome their sealed space and made both Saints vanish.
• Tongtian searched for Qingyuan and confronted Taiqing and Yuanshi before discovering the Western Saints were responsible, and the Dao Ancestor then appeared with Qingyuan and stopped the fighting.
• Qingyuan demanded the deaths of Jieyin and Zhunti, but Hongjun pressured him to relent, and Tongtian accepted the Western Saints’ treasures before killing both of them and returning to Zixiao Palace.
• Hongjun declined to punish Tongtian for killing the Two Shakya and later told Nuwa and the Demon Race Saints that Qingyuan had killed them quickly.
• Tongtian accused Taiqing of betraying him and the Interception Sect, while Hongjun and Nuwa questioned whether Tongtian had given Qingyuan a special method.

Hongjun set the Saints against the Interception Sect as the World-Ending Demon Lotus heralded an approaching calamity, while Haotian asserted his authority over the Chan Sect and Heavenly Court. As the Investiture of the Gods loomed, Shen Gongbao died after enduring abuse from his fellow disciples and was approached by a mysterious old Daoist.

• Hongjun convened the Immortal Dao Assembly and accepted the Demon Saints as Outer Disciples, but the World-Ending Demon Lotus attacked Zixiao Palace and forced him to cancel the gathering.
• Hongjun warned the Saints that an Immeasurable Calamity was approaching and declared that the Interception Sect must be targeted in a Slaughter Tribulation.
• Haotian sent Taibai Golden Star to demand Chan Sect disciples for Heavenly Court service, then confronted Yuanshi and Hongjun when Yuanshi resisted.
• Tongtian chose to stand against the Saints’ plans, while Qingyuan assured the Interception Sect’s disciples that he would protect them and began preparing them for the calamity.
• Haotian demanded justice from Hongjun over Yuanshi’s refusal to surrender the Twelve Golden Immortals, and a mysterious power broke Hongjun’s fly whisk while possessing Haotian.
• Hongjun and the Saints agreed to eliminate the Interception Sect through the Investiture of the Gods, while Haotian secured a role in governing the Heavenly Realm and Primordial Wilderness.
• Chan Sect disciples abused Shen Gongbao, and after he collapsed and died, a mysterious old Daoist offered him a new cultivation path and told him the Chan Sect had treated him as expendable.

Shen Gongbao advanced under Venerable Yuanshi’s favor as Guangchengzi learned from Qingyuan and became Yu the Great’s teacher. Amid Haotian’s demand for immortals and growing conflict between the sects, Qingyuan guided Emperor Yu toward hereditary rule and the Nine Provinces Cauldron.

• Shen Gongbao cultivated the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, reached the True Immortal Realm, and earned Venerable Yuanshi’s recognition despite his fellow disciples’ hostility.
• Venerable Yuanshi sent Guangchengzi to Golden Ao Island, where Qingyuan repaired his flawed cultivation and helped him reach the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.
• Guangchengzi became Yu the Great’s teacher, but Yu’s flood-control effort stalled when Great Sage Xingshui defeated his forces and Guangchengzi.
• With Qingyuan’s permission, Guangchengzi subdued Wuzhiqi, who helped Yu channel the Huai River into the East Sea.
• Haotian demanded three million immortals from the Saints, while Xuandu and Qingyuan warned that the Interception Sect could become the target of a wider conflict.
• After Guangchengzi directed Emperor Yu to Qingyuan, Qingyuan proposed hereditary rule and National Fortune to protect the Human Race from demons and monsters.
• Emperor Yu gathered conviction-imbued iron implements, and Qingyuan forged the Nine Provinces Cauldron before directing him to seek the Twelve Golden Immortals’ help overcoming opposition.