Chapter Summaries

Daoist Duobao agreed to let Guangchengzi pursue the Conquest of Zhou while he waited to see the outcome, and he let Juliusun and the other two Chan Sect immortals stir up trouble in Heavenly Palace Immortal City under the Law Enforcement Department’s protection. When Wen Zhong led Interception Sect disciples toward the East Sea Coast, Daoist Randeng blocked their way.

• Guangchengzi and Daoist Duobao formed an alliance, and Duobao said he would not interfere with Guangchengzi’s move against Shang Zhou or stop him.
• Daoist Duobao publicly rebuked Juliusun and the other two immortals, who fled in shame, then allowed them to remain in Heavenly Palace Immortal City and cause trouble under the Law Enforcement Department’s strict rules.
• The Law Enforcement Department punished Interception Sect disciples who attacked the Chan Sect immortals and prevented Shi Ji’s allies from retaliating against them in the city.
• Wen Zhong led more than a hundred Interception Sect Outer Sect disciples toward the East Sea Coast to attack Chan Sect disciples.
• Daoist Randeng appeared at the shore and ordered Wen Zhong and the Interception Sect disciples to turn back, prompting them to challenge and threaten him.

Daoist Randeng blocked the East Sea Coast to keep Interception Sect disciples from entering the Primordial Wilderness, imprisoning those who challenged him. A Dragon Clan merchant fleet passed through his barrier unhindered, leaving the watching immortals baffled.

• Daoist Randeng used the Sky-Measuring Ruler to stop ships and travelers along the East Sea Coast, imprisoning those who attacked him.
• Wen Zhong confronted Randeng on behalf of the Interception Sect and demanded to know why he had closed the route.
• Randeng ignored Wen Zhong’s threats and imprisoned him after he attacked.
• Interception Sect disciples called for help, but Daoist Duobao and his circle did not respond, leaving the trade routes blocked.
• A Dragon Clan merchant fleet sailed through Randeng’s barrier without being stopped, astonishing the watching immortals.

Daoist Randeng let non-Jie Sect caravans cross into Past Branch while blocking Jie Sect Disciples bound to aid Shang Zhou, revealing that he acted under Guangchengzi’s edict. He then challenged Wen Zhong over the danger he was exposing fellow disciples to, leaving them questioning Wen Zhong’s motives.

• Immortals protested after Daoist Randeng let the Dragon Clan pass but barred caravans flying Interception Sect banners, and many removed their banners to cross.
• Wen Zhong and other Jie Sect Disciples condemned Randeng, who said Guangchengzi had ordered him to stop those aiding Zhou in committing Evil.
• Randeng opened a passage for Jie Sect Disciples who said they were not going to aid Shang Zhou.
• Randeng questioned Wen Zhong about whether he cared more for Shang Zhou than for his fellow disciples, prompting some of the disciples to doubt Wen Zhong.
• Wen Zhong denied using the disciples’ lives for sacrifice, and Randeng accused him of leading them into an unjust sacrifice despite knowing Shang Zhou’s Destiny was nearly exhausted.

Zhao Gongming arrived to lead the Interception Sect Disciples past Daoist Randeng, but Randeng refused to let them through. Their battle ended with Randeng striking Zhao Gongming down and smashing his body apart.

• Daoist Randeng's arguments caused more than half of Wen Zhong's followers to turn back toward Golden Ao Island.
• Zhao Gongming arrived on Black Tiger and warned Daoist Randeng to stop blocking the Interception Sect Disciples.
• Zhao Gongming revealed the aura of a Three-Corpse-Severed Quasi-Saint and ordered the group to move on, but Daoist Randeng again barred their way.
• Zhao Gongming attacked Daoist Randeng with his twin whips, and the two fought above the East Sea as the Three Xiāo shielded nearby Immortals.
• After several hundred exchanges, Daoist Randeng pierced Zhao Gongming's heart with the Divine Ability of Extinction, then used the Sky-Measuring Ruler to smash his body apart.

Daoist Randeng nearly killed Zhao Gongming, but the Three Xiāo intervened and used the Hunyuan Golden Dou to drive him into retreat. Randeng escaped after tricking the Three Xiāo with a feint, leaving Zhao Gongming and the Jie Sect Disciples in control of the East Sea.

• Daoist Randeng gained the upper hand against Zhao Gongming, shattered his protective treasure, and nearly burned him with the Yin-Yang Rebirth Lamp.
• The Three Xiāo attacked Daoist Randeng with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, giving Zhao Gongming a chance to escape.
• Bi Xiao wielded the Hunyuan Golden Dou with the Three Xiāo, threatening Daoist Randeng with a force that could injure his Dao foundation.
• Zhao Gongming recovered and blocked Daoist Randeng's retreat while the Jie Sect Disciples cheered the Three Xiāo.
• Daoist Randeng feigned an all-out attack, drew the Three Xiāo away, and escaped as a streak of gray light.

Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo confronted Daoist Randeng after he blocked Interception Sect traffic, then reported the incident to Daoist Duobao. Duobao responded with a cold, sarcastic question, and Bi Xiao challenged him, prompting him to rebuke the group for their insolence.

• Zhao Gongming attacked Daoist Randeng with his twin whips, but Randeng escaped before the Three Xiāo arrived to help.
• Zhao Gongming warned the Three Xiāo not to underestimate Randeng or seek revenge against him alone.
• Zhao Gongming concluded that Randeng's blockade of Interception Sect caravans threatened the sect's authority and might provoke its disciples.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo returned to Heavenly Palace Immortal City and told Daoist Duobao about the blockade.
• Daoist Duobao answered Zhao Gongming's report with a cold question, and Bi Xiao accused him of mocking Outer Disciples.
• Daoist Duobao cut off Zhao Gongming and Yun Xiao's attempts to explain and angrily demanded that they recognize their mistakes.

Daoist Duobao confronted Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo over their defiance and accusations, then unleashed the power he had secretly gathered through his treasures. He stopped short of attacking and demanded that they recall the Saint’s instructions to the Jie Sect Disciples.

• Bi Xiao accused Daoist Duobao of failing to defend the Interception Sect’s authority and rebuked him for criticizing them.
• Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao, and Qiong Xiao tried to apologize and restrain Bi Xiao, but she continued comparing Duobao unfavorably with the Senior Disciple Brother.
• Enraged by Bi Xiao’s remarks, Daoist Duobao activated 129,600 treasures and formed a world-spanning killing formation that threatened the four disciples.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo begged Duobao to spare them and offered to bear Bi Xiao’s punishment.
• Duobao restrained his aura and asked what instructions the Saint had given the Jie Sect Disciples before leaving.

Daoist Duobao confronted Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo for disobeying Sect Master Tongtian and accused them of misjudging Randeng. He threatened Bi Xiao, then agreed to spare her if the others obeyed his future commands, and Zhao Gongming hurried away with the group.

• Daoist Duobao invoked Sect Master Tongtian’s instructions to stay on Golden Ao Island, weakening Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo’s resolve.
• Daoist Duobao challenged Bi Xiao’s claim that Randeng had bullied the Jie Sect, arguing that Randeng had only stopped them from making a mistake.
• Bi Xiao reluctantly apologized, while Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao, and Qiong Xiao pleaded for mercy.
• Daoist Duobao demanded that Bi Xiao die, then offered to spare her if Zhao Gongming and the others obeyed his commands from then on.
• Zhao Gongming accepted the condition and hurried away with Bi Xiao, Yun Xiao, and Qiong Xiao.

Daoist Duobao assessed Guangchengzi’s dangerous plans and summoned more than twenty Quasi-Saints from the Interception Sect. He claimed he had discovered an ancient secret realm in the East Sea and invited them to seize it together, leaving them to weigh the opportunity.

• After Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo departed, Daoist Duobao considered Great Zhou’s and Great Shang’s fortunes and worried about the risks Guangchengzi faced.
• Daoist Duobao summoned Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Holy Mother Wudang, and the Interception Sect’s Quasi-Saints, while excluding the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect’s faction.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo reluctantly joined more than twenty Quasi-Saints at Daoist Duobao’s gathering.
• Daoist Duobao entertained the immortals before claiming that changes in the heavens had revealed an ancient East Sea secret realm, which he proposed they explore together.
• The gathered Quasi-Saints questioned the opportunity, since even Daoist Duobao seemed unable to enter the secret realm alone.

Daoist Duobao led Interception Sect Quasi-Saints into a supposed unexplored Spacetime Fragment, while Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo remained wary of his motives. As they traveled through Chaos, the many clearly visible Great Daos made the mysterious realm seem real.

• The Quasi-Saints grew excited at Daoist Duobao’s claim that an unexplored Spacetime Fragment might contain ancient Dao Traces and new paths to cultivate.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo sensed something was wrong and questioned why Daoist Duobao had summoned so many people instead of seeking help from Senior Disciple Brother.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother asked Daoist Duobao why he had not asked Senior Disciple Brother to help, but Duobao said they should first confirm the fragment’s nature rather than interrupt his secluded cultivation.
• Daoist Duobao opened a spatial tunnel and led Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Holy Mother Wudang, the other Quasi-Saints, Zhao Gongming, and the Three Xiāo inside.
• After traveling through Chaos, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiāo saw scattered Dao Resonance and many clearly visible Great Daos, and wondered whether the unexplored space-time was real.

Daoist Duobao led the Interception Sect’s Quasi-Saints to an unexplored Space-Time filled with ancient Dao Traces, and they began breaking its Innate Restriction to reach the opportunities within. The disturbance drew powerful beings from across the Primordial Wilderness to the East Sea, where the Interception Sect moved to keep outsiders away.

• The Quasi-Saints examined the ancient Dao Traces and praised Daoist Duobao for bringing them to the unexplored Space-Time.
• Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Zhao Gongming privately agreed to investigate before deciding whether to trust the opportunity.
• Daoist Duobao proposed breaking the world’s barriers and Innate Restriction, and nearly twenty Quasi-Saints joined forces to do so.
• The restriction’s collapse unleashed surging Dao auras and visions that alerted powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Daoist Duobao signaled for Interception Sect reinforcements as its disciples blocked outsiders from entering the East Sea.
• The Heavenly Court, Underworld Bureau, Demon Race, Witch Clan, Asura Race, and other powers converged above the East Sea.

Countless factions converged on the East Sea to seize the chance to comprehend an unprecedented Dao, while the Interception Sect gathered its forces to defend its territory. Guangchengzi formed an Immortal Dao Alliance with the rival factions and had them register their names, smiling as the roster filled.

• Immortals from across the Primordial Wilderness rushed to the East Sea after sensing a Dao that had never manifested before.
• Jie Sect Disciples and their allies, including the Dragon Clan, assembled thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, more than a hundred Quasi-Saints, and millions of followers.
• The factions looked to Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect for leadership, while the Interception Sect rejected their advances and threatened them.
• Guangchengzi welcomed the arriving powers and united them into an Immortal Dao Alliance, with himself as alliance leader and Qilin Old Ancestor and Phoenix Ancestor as deputies.
• Guangchengzi asked the alliance members to register their names in a roster, and the gathered powers agreed as his smile grew brighter.

Guangchengzi led the Immortal Dao Alliance through the East Sea toward the newly revealed spacetime fragment, provoking the Jie Sect Disciples as he passed Golden Ao Island. Daoist Duobao confronted him, and the two sides stood on the verge of a clash over access to the secret realm.

• Guangchengzi became leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance and led its cultivators toward the spacetime fragment north of Golden Ao Island.
• The Alliance’s followers stared at Heavenly Palace Immortal City and Golden Ao Island, sparking minor skirmishes with Jie Sect Disciples.
• Guangchengzi paused at Golden Ao Island and boasted that he had once studied there before rising to his current power.
• Jie Sect Disciples warned the Alliance that the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect would punish them, making the Quasi-Saints and Guangchengzi wary.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Holy Mother Wudang, Zhao Gongming, and Daoist Duobao confronted Guangchengzi and demanded to know why he had come.
• Guangchengzi claimed the secret realm had an affinity with the Chan Sect, and Daoist Duobao angrily challenged his attempt to share its benefits.

Guangchengzi and allied factions demanded a share of the Spacetime Fragment, but the Interception Sect refused and clashed with them. The Qilin Old Ancestor killed hundreds of Interception Sect disciples before an unknown figure emerged from the void.

• Guangchengzi threatened Daoist Duobao and demanded that the Interception Sect share the Spacetime Fragment with the other factions.
• Daoist Duobao refused, and the gathered immortals unleashed their auras until the Human Dao Saints overwhelmed the Interception Sect.
• The Qilin Old Ancestor killed several disciples who insulted him and warned the others not to disrespect Saints.
• The Interception Sect disciples continued to curse and challenge the Qilin Old Ancestor, who killed several hundred of them.
• As the Qilin Old Ancestor prepared to continue slaughtering the disciples, he sensed danger, and a figure stepped out of the void.

Liu Yuan confronted Qilin Old Ancestor above the East Sea and threatened to kill him and trap the Loose Immortals there. When several Immortals mocked Liu Yuan and insulted his master, he unleashed willow branches and slaughtered them.

• Liu Yuan arrived and warned Qilin Old Ancestor that he should fear losing his life.
• Qilin Old Ancestor claimed Liu Yuan could not possess a Saint’s life-saving method, while Daoist Duobao silently lamented that he had no such protection either.
• Liu Yuan declared that Qilin Old Ancestor must kill himself or every Loose Immortal in the East Sea would be unable to leave.
• Several Loose Immortals mocked Liu Yuan and insulted his master.
• Liu Yuan sent enormous willow branches through the disrespectful Immortals, killing Quasi-Saints and Grand Unity Golden Immortals alike.

Liu Yuan killed several Quasi-Saints and Grand Unity Golden Immortals, then demanded that the Qilin Old Ancestor choose between dying alone or bringing down the Qilin Clan and his allies. Pressured by Guangchengzi and the assembled factions, the Qilin Old Ancestor insulted Liu Yuan’s master and launched a deadly attack, while Liu Yuan drew his sword.

• Liu Yuan revealed his strength by killing three One-Corpse-Severed Quasi-Saints and dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortals without anyone noticing his attack.
• Liu Yuan threatened the gathered Immortals and demanded that the Qilin Old Ancestor choose between his own death and the destruction of the Qilin Clan and everyone who had come with him.
• The factions looked to the Qilin Old Ancestor to test Liu Yuan, and Guangchengzi silently urged him to attack while promising that the Chan Sect would protect the Qilin Clan.
• The Qilin Old Ancestor insulted Liu Yuan and his master, then unleashed his full strength and attacked through the River of Time.
• Liu Yuan remained expressionless and drew his sword as the Qilin Old Ancestor’s attack bore down on him.

Liu Yuan killed the Qilin Old Ancestor with a single sword, terrifying the assembled Immortals and deepening Daoist Duobao’s resentment over the trump cards he lacked. Liu Yuan challenged Duobao to deal with the invaders, leaving the Second Martial Uncle under pressure to act.

• Liu Yuan drew his sword and instantly slew the Qilin Old Ancestor, whose rampage had threatened the East Sea.
• The Immortals feared Liu Yuan’s Saint-killing power, while Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect Personal Disciples envied his apparent trump cards.
• Daoist Duobao brooded over the fact that Liu Yuan had received protective methods from their master while he had received none, and resolved to change his course.
• Daoist Duobao urged Liu Yuan not to waste the trump cards and said he wanted to speak with the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect about their use.
• Liu Yuan defended his actions and pointed out that Duobao had not stopped the Qilin Old Ancestor, then asked Duobao to handle the invading forces as the highest-ranking elder present.

Liu Yuan turned the Jie Sect Disciples’ anger against the invading forces and pressured Daoist Duobao to act, arguing that compensation could not excuse the deaths of their fellow disciples. Daoist Duobao resisted granting Liu Yuan authority to punish the outsiders, leaving the dispute unresolved as the crowd renewed its calls for slaughter.

• The Jie Sect Disciples erupted in cries for revenge after Liu Yuan’s words put Daoist Duobao in the public eye.
• Guangchengzi offered compensation and promised that the Chan Sect would stop competing for opportunities in the East Sea, and other forces made similar offers.
• Liu Yuan rejected the settlement as inadequate and reminded Daoist Duobao that Jie Sect Disciples had died defending their sect.
• Daoist Duobao urged Liu Yuan to show restraint, but Liu Yuan challenged him over treating the disciples’ lives as worthless.
• Liu Yuan asked Daoist Duobao for law enforcement authority to punish the invaders, but Daoist Duobao said his authority did not extend to outsiders.
• Liu Yuan argued that the invaders had violated the Interception Sect’s authority, stirring the disciples to demand slaughter while Daoist Duobao resisted taking responsibility.

Liu Yuan killed tens of thousands of Immortals who had insulted his master, then forced the gathered powers to sign an agreement and pay compensation before they left. Daoist Duobao ended by calling for the Interception Sect's Senior Disciple Brother to come out of seclusion and preside over the matter.

• Daoist Duobao told Liu Yuan to exercise his authority and kill if he dared, and Liu Yuan impaled and destroyed tens of thousands of Immortals.
• Guangchengzi pressed the Phoenix Ancestor to confront Liu Yuan, but she argued for retreat; Guangchengzi ultimately claimed responsibility for the failed scheme.
• Liu Yuan demanded that the gathered powers agree not to cause trouble in the East Sea and pay compensation, and they accepted before departing.
• Liu Yuan used the compensation to reimburse Jie Sect Disciples' relatives and clans, and gave them and other allies a chance to draw lots for secret-realm slots.
• Daoist Duobao announced that he wanted the Senior Disciple Brother to preside over the affairs and said he would not enter the secret realm otherwise.

Daoist Duobao urged the Interception Sect to invite Liu Yuan’s master to explore the newly discovered secret realm, but Liu Yuan suspected a hidden scheme and refused to decide for his master. Duobao agreed to reserve the realm’s core, and Liu Yuan returned to the Dojo to report what had happened to Qingyuan.

• Daoist Duobao proposed that Liu Yuan’s master be invited to lead the exploration of the secret realm, and many Interception Sect disciples praised his generosity while others objected.
• Liu Yuan told Daoist Duobao that his master was in Secluded Cultivation and declined to involve him, suspecting Duobao was hiding an ulterior motive.
• Daoist Duobao argued that the secret realm’s Dao Traces could help Liu Yuan’s master and pressed Liu Yuan to summon him.
• After Liu Yuan continued to refuse, Daoist Duobao said the disciples would explore the realm first but promised to reserve its core for Liu Yuan’s master.
• Liu Yuan left to report the matter, and Qingyuan shook his head and laughed after hearing what had happened.