Chapter Summaries

Guangchengzi urged Phoenix Ancestor to kill Daoist Randeng before he became a Hunyuan Saint, and she launched a full assault. Daoist Randeng fought back, repeatedly reviving as Phoenix Ancestor found it harder to destroy him.

• Guangchengzi resented Daoist Randeng's rise and secretly warned Phoenix Ancestor that he would destroy her clan if he became a Hunyuan Saint.
• Phoenix Ancestor decided the danger was too great to ignore and attacked Daoist Randeng with Phoenix True Fire and her treasures.
• Daoist Randeng declared that he had grasped the essence of the Primordial Nirvana Dao and summoned his treasures to fight Phoenix Ancestor.
• Daoist Randeng repeatedly revived from Phoenix Ancestor's attacks, and his Nirvana aura grew stronger as she struggled to damage him.

Daoist Randeng and Taibai Golden Star forced the Phoenix Ancestor to stop fighting, but Randeng rejected Guangchengzi’s attempt to claim credit and left the Chan Sect. Back in the Heavenly Court, Randeng revealed that his apparent breakthrough had come from a limited Trump Card Master had secretly given him.

• Daoist Randeng and Taibai Golden Star joined forces against the Phoenix Ancestor until Guangchengzi called off the attack by claiming it had all been a playful test.
• Guangchengzi congratulated Daoist Randeng on becoming a Hunyuan Saint and claimed the confrontation had been arranged to help him break through.
• Daoist Randeng declared that he was leaving the Chan Sect to found the Immortal Awakening Sect, then departed with Taibai Golden Star and the Heavenly Court immortals.
• Taibai Golden Star ordered Juling Shen to close the Heavenly Gate and activate the Hunyuan River Luo Array as the exhausted immortals collapsed.
• Daoist Randeng told Taibai Golden Star that Master’s limited Trump Card had enabled his apparent breakthrough, and that he had called for a ceasefire because he could not keep fighting.

After the battle left the Heavenly Court’s forces exhausted, Daoist Randeng told Taibai Golden Star that he truly could become a Hunyuan Saint but refused to join the Heavenly Court. He agreed to remain until the court recovered, while Phoenix Ancestor left the West Qi camp to recuperate after Guangchengzi apologized.

• Taibai Golden Star fainted after Daoist Randeng revealed that his apparent Saint-level power had relied on a trump card, then awoke and feared he had nearly risked the Heavenly Court’s foundations.
• Daoist Randeng admitted he had lied and had truly comprehended the path to becoming a Hunyuan Saint, prompting Taibai Golden Star to invite him to serve the Heavenly Court.
• Daoist Randeng refused to join any faction but agreed to stay until the Heavenly Court recovered, released the Yang siblings, and sent them to help restore order.
• Daoist Randeng told the Yang siblings he would bring White Deer, their father, and others to the Heavenly Court, then vanished while the siblings helped the exhausted immortals.
• At the West Qi camp, Guangchengzi apologized to Phoenix Ancestor for being unprepared, and Phoenix Ancestor said she was injured and left to recuperate.

Guangchengzi responded to Phoenix Ancestor’s defiance by seeking other candidates for Human Dao sainthood and tried to restore his alliance with Daoist Duobao. He claimed the Chan Sect would soon gain two more Human Dao Saints, but Duobao questioned who Guangchengzi could recruit.

• Guangchengzi summoned Immortal Elder Nanji and sent him with a letter to Great Immortal Zhenyuan at Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.
• Guangchengzi tasked Chijingzi with delivering a letter to Sect Master Minghe and inviting him to the East Sea Coast.
• Guangchengzi used the Human Dao Seal to contact Daoist Duobao, who blamed him for the Interception Sect’s turmoil and the losses caused by the Internet’s disappearance.
• Guangchengzi promised to make Duobao leader of a new alliance once the Chan Sect gained two more Human Dao Saints, and Duobao asked whom he could recruit.
• Guangchengzi laughed and declared that Duobao underestimated him.

Guangchengzi tried to recruit Great Immortal Zhenyuan and Sect Master Minghe as Human Dao Saints to support Great Zhou’s Conquest of Zhou, while asking Duobao to keep powerful Interception Sect disciples away from the conflict. Both potential allies were reported to be in death seclusion, leaving Guangchengzi’s plan uncertain.

• Guangchengzi told Duobao that he intended to replace Phoenix Ancestor and had invited Great Immortal Zhenyuan and Sect Master Minghe to oversee Great Zhou.
• Duobao recognized that Zhenyuan and Minghe could greatly strengthen Great Zhou, then congratulated Guangchengzi on his preparations.
• Guangchengzi asked Duobao to send Interception Sect disciples to aid Shang Zhou and to transfer away its powerful core disciples.
• Immortal Elder Nanji reported that Zhenyuan had entered death seclusion, and Guangchengzi accepted the explanation.
• Chijingzi returned and reported that Tian Bo Xun had said Minghe entered death seclusion long ago.

After Minghe and Zhenyuan refused to meet Chan Sect envoys, Guangchengzi abandoned his attempts to recruit them and ordered the Conquest of Zhou to begin. Jiang Ziya organized West Qi’s huge army and challenged Shang Zhou to fight.

• Chijingzi reported that Minghe and the Asura Kings had refused to let him into the Netherworld Sea of Blood, and Guangchengzi dismissed him.
• Daoist Duobao ended his connection with Guangchengzi and questioned whether the Interception Sect should continue working with the Chan Sect.
• Immortal Elder Nanji and Chijingzi confirmed that Minghe and Zhenyuan were in Secluded Cultivation, and Guangchengzi decided to proceed without their help.
• Guangchengzi ordered Ji Chang to begin the Conquest of Zhou, and Ji Chang eagerly prepared the campaign.
• Jiang Ziya gathered West Qi’s commanders and Chan Sect disciples, assigned duties for the attack on Jiameng Pass, and sent Shang Zhou a challenge.

Lu Ya organized Jiameng Pass to withstand West Qi’s attack, while Jiang Ziya sent Wei Hu’s vanguard to challenge the fortress. On Golden Ao Island, Jie Sect Disciples gathered to confront Daoist Duobao over their losses and the unresolved network crisis.

• Mo Liqing warned Lu Ya that West Qi was prepared for war and asked for his assessment.
• Lu Ya heard his commanders’ proposals and ordered Jiameng Pass to focus on defense, strengthening its walls, supplies, patrols, and other protections.
• Jiang Ziya sent Wei Hu with thirty thousand troops and Chan Sect and West Qi allies to challenge Jiameng Pass.
• Lu Ya went to the city walls and selected generals to face the vanguard.
• Jie Sect Disciples gathered on Golden Ao Island after the Yugu Drum sounded, and Daoist Duobao arrived with the Personal Disciples.
• Jie Sect Disciples questioned Daoist Duobao about failing to resolve the network crisis and demanded compensation for their losses.

On Golden Ao Island, Daoist Duobao faced angry Jie Sect Disciples furious over their lost Money and the chaos following the Internet’s collapse. He proposed summoning Senior Disciple Brother’s Personal Disciples to restore it, leaving the crowd convinced those disciples had to help.

• Jie Sect Disciples blamed Daoist Duobao for summoning Senior Disciple Brother away and for the turmoil, deaths, and lost business that followed.
• Daoist Duobao rebuked the crowd and hinted that he could help recover their losses, prompting disciples to voice support for him as Acting Sect Master.
• Daoist Duobao said Senior Disciple Brother’s disciples should know how to restore the Internet and proposed bringing them back to take charge.
• Daoist Duobao suggested the Personal Disciples might be unwilling to contribute, and the Jie Sect Disciples grew furious at the thought that they would refuse to help.

Daoist Duobao manipulated the Jie Sect Disciples into blaming Yun Zhongzi and the other Personal Disciples for the Internet crisis and their absence. He left the story having issued an order recalling them to the sect.

• Jie Sect Disciples accused Yun Zhongzi and the other Personal Disciples of abandoning the sect and possibly siphoning away Internet Money.
• Daoist Duobao claimed he knew nothing about the Internet and lamented that the Personal Disciples had ignored his pleas for help.
• Daoist Duobao feigned grief and sacrifice, inflaming the disciples' anger toward Yun Zhongzi and the others.
• Jie Sect Disciples urged Daoist Duobao, as Acting Sect Master, to recall the Personal Disciples and punish them if they refused.
• Daoist Duobao hesitated publicly but issued the recall order and had Jie Sect Disciples deliver it.

Interception Sect immortals led by Immortal Dingguang stormed Chentang Pass and slaughtered its defenders after the city resisted them. As Nezha arrived to confront Jiaorang Immortal, Jiaorang charged at him.

• Immortal Dingguang and thirty Interception Sect disciples flew over Chentang Pass, ignored the guards, and demanded to see Yun Zhongzi.
• Commander Yang Yong ordered the city’s defenses to attack the intruders, but the immortals brushed off the formation’s blast.
• Jiaorang Immortal seized and crushed Yang Yong and the other commanders, then sought Immortal Dingguang’s approval.
• Soldiers gathered to avenge their fallen comrades, but the Interception Sect disciples continued killing them as they advanced through the pass.
• Nezha arrived on his Wind Fire Wheels and challenged Jiaorang Immortal, who charged at him while telling the others not to interfere.

Nezha killed Jiaorang Immortal with a sudden strike and burned his Primordial Spirit with True Samadhi Fire, winning the people of Chentang Pass’s cheers. Immortal Dingguang then sent increasing numbers of Jie Sect Disciples against Nezha, who was still holding out against ten Daluo Golden Immortals when a sharp rebuke rang out from below.

• Jiaorang Immortal threatened Nezha’s family, enraging Nezha and prompting him to attack.
• Nezha used Three Heads Six Arms and his Innate Spiritual Treasures to destroy Jiaorang Immortal’s body and set his Primordial Spirit alight with True Samadhi Fire.
• Jiaorang Immortal burned to death, and his Primordial Spirit flew toward the Investiture Altar as the people of Chentang Pass cheered Nezha.
• Six Daluo Golden Immortals attacked Nezha, and Immortal Dingguang ordered two more Jie Sect Disciples to join the fight when Nezha held his own.
• Immortal Dingguang sent two more attackers, bringing the number to ten, while Nezha kept fighting until a sharp rebuke sounded from below.

Jin Zha and Muzha were badly wounded when they rushed at the Interception Sect’s Grand Unity Golden Immortals, and Li Jing arrived to confront the invaders. Chang'er Dingguang Xian identified himself as an emissary of the Interception Sect and demanded that Nezha be handed over, leaving Li Jing and the soldiers facing the sect’s accusations and threats.

• Jin Zha and Muzha charged Kui Mu and Cang Xing, who knocked them into Chentang Pass with a single clash.
• Immortal Dingguang ordered Kui Mu and Cang Xing to attack the wounded brothers again, but Li Jing used his official authority to force the two back.
• Jin Zha and Muzha urged Li Jing to kill the invaders, while wondering why Nezha had managed to defeat foes who overwhelmed them.
• Immortal Dingguang declared that he had come on the Acting Sect Master’s orders and accused Chentang Pass of obstructing Heaven’s Will.
• The Jie Sect Disciples stationed at Chentang Pass confirmed Immortal Dingguang’s identity, while some defended him and others questioned his conduct.
• A Grand Unity Golden Immortal accused Li Jing’s people of attacking first and demanded that they bind Nezha and hand him over.

Li Jing confronted the Interception Sect disciples over their killing of Chentang Pass soldiers and their demand that Nezha die for killing one of their own. After pretending to offer apologies and peace, Yang An demanded Nezha’s life and the Interception Sect disciples unleashed their overwhelming power upon Chentang Pass.

• Li Jing and the people of his residence condemned the Interception Sect disciples for demanding that Nezha be killed after they had attacked Chentang Pass and killed its soldiers.
• Yang An and the other disciples threatened to slaughter the city and insisted that Li Jing kill Nezha as an apology.
• Li Jing demanded that the disciples hand over the person who killed the soldiers, or he would report them to the Human Emperor.
• Yang An offered to surrender the murderer and apologize, but said Nezha must also pay with his life for killing a disciple.
• Yang An threatened Li Jing, and dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Immortal Dingguang released their auras over Chentang Pass.

Yang An and the Interception Sect disciples surrounded Chentang Pass with terrifying displays of power and pressured Li Jing to control Nezha. The chapter left Nezha obeying Li Jing’s order to come down while the city remained under threat.

• Yang An stopped the Interception Sect immortals from attacking Nezha further and persuaded them to pressure Li Jing instead.
• Jin Zha and Muzha blamed Nezha for provoking the Interception Sect, while the soldiers and citizens urged Li Jing to trust the boy who had protected them.
• Nezha recovered and charged at the immortals again, but Yang An warned Li Jing that Chentang Pass would suffer if he did not stop him.
• Li Jing shouted at Nezha to put away his Three Heads Six Arms form and come down, and Nezha reluctantly obeyed.

Yang An confronted Li Jing over Nezha’s killing of an Interception Sect disciple, while Li Jing tried to negotiate to protect Chentang Pass. Yang An revealed the slain civilians’ souls and demanded payment for the disciple whose True Spirit Nezha had destroyed.

• Yang An provoked Nezha by insulting his mother, and the Grand Unity Golden Immortals knocked Nezha down when he charged.
• Li Jing ordered Nezha to stop and stay beside him, then tried to discuss a settlement with Immortal Dingguang and Yang An.
• Yang An admitted that his side had killed Chentang Pass’s defenders but argued they had fought back after being attacked.
• Yang An displayed the dead civilians’ souls and said he could revive them, then demanded an answer for Nezha’s killing of an Interception Sect Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Nezha accused Yang An of lying about the civilians’ deaths, and Yang An mocked Li Jing as an unsuitable commander.

Li Jing tried to negotiate with Yang An and the Interception Sect Disciples, while Nezha insisted he could protect Chentang Pass. Li Jing’s silence convinced Nezha that his father would accept a life-for-a-life bargain, so Nezha slit his own throat.

• Li Jing scolded Nezha and asked Yang An and the immortals to let the matter go, but Yang An mocked him and demanded an apology or Chentang Pass’s destruction.
• Yang An and the other Daluo Golden Immortals unleashed terrifying celestial phenomena around Chentang Pass, while Nezha told Li Jing the threats were illusions and said they could hold out.
• Li Jing slapped Nezha, ordered him to stay silent, and blamed him for the danger facing the city.
• Yang An demanded that Li Jing die in exchange for the slain disciple, and Li Jing fell silent without answering.
• Nezha offered his own life in exchange for Chentang Pass’s safety, then drew the Slaying Demon Sword and slit his throat.

Lady Yin mourned Nezha’s death and confronted Li Jing over his indifference, while Jin Zha and Muzha talked themselves into blaming Nezha to escape their guilt. The chapter left Lady Yin demanding that Li Jing remember how devoted Nezha had been to him.

• Lady Yin rushed to Nezha’s blood-soaked body and pleaded for him to wake, while the crowd wept for the young master who had protected them.
• Muzha insisted that Nezha’s death was his own fault for killing an Interception Sect Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Jin Zha agreed, blaming Nezha’s bloodthirst and showmanship.
• Jin Zha and Muzha ignored the soldiers Nezha had been avenging and gradually replaced their guilt with resentment toward their dead brother.
• Li Jing rebuked Lady Yin for grieving publicly, showing indifference to Nezha’s death and concern only for the Li Family’s dignity.
• Lady Yin reminded Li Jing that Nezha had endured hardships to obtain armor and a bow for him, studied to avoid disappointing him, and secretly helped keep Chentang Pass peaceful.

Lady Yin condemned Li Jing for neglecting and mistreating Nezha, while Li Jing blamed his dead son for Chentang Pass’s troubles. Yang An then refused to accept Nezha’s death unless Li Jing chopped the corpse into pieces, leaving the soldiers in chaos as the Jie Sect Disciples mocked them.

• Lady Yin held Nezha’s bloodied body and denounced Li Jing as an unfit father, but Li Jing ordered her taken away and blamed Nezha for the danger to Chentang Pass.
• Li Jing asked the Jie Sect Disciples to leave, insisting Nezha had paid for the life he had taken.
• Yang An accused Li Jing of faking Nezha’s death and demanded that Li Jing chop the corpse into minced meat as proof.
• Li Jing agreed to Yang An’s demand, but the soldiers tried to stop him and the street erupted into a brawl.
• The Jie Sect Disciples laughed at Li Jing and the people of Chentang Pass, and Li Jing accused Yang An of playing him.

Jie Sect Disciples mocked Li Jing after revealing they had never intended to honor their bargain, and Yang An challenged his authority. A disciple then offered a new condition: Li Jing had to hand over every citizen of Chentang Pass as food before the group would leave.

• Jie Sect Disciples admitted they had been toying with Li Jing and ridiculed him for believing their promise to leave if Nezha died.
• Yang An revealed that the supposed victims had been refined into Ghost Servants and could not be revived, while Li Jing summoned his official robes, seal, and replica Xuanyuan Sword.
• Li Jing accused the Jie Sect Disciples of causing Nezha's death and threatening Great Shang, but Yang An taunted him and briefly left before returning.
• A Jie Sect Disciple offered to leave if Li Jing surrendered every citizen of Chentang Pass to be eaten, and Li Jing listened to the condition.

Li Jing fought Yang An and the Jie Sect Disciples after they demanded Chentang Pass, but his weakness let them overwhelm the defenders and ravage the city. As they tortured Li Jing, an unidentified figure appeared and froze everyone, prompting Immortal Dingguang to greet him as a martial nephew.

• Yang An demanded that Li Jing surrender Chentang Pass, and Li Jing charged him with his sword.
• Yang An taunted Li Jing about Nezha as three Grand Unity Golden Immortals wounded and overwhelmed him.
• The Jie Sect Disciples killed Chentang Pass’s generals and attacked its citizens while Li Jing was pinned in the air.
• Yang An and the others decided to torture Li Jing, blaming him for Nezha’s death and Chentang Pass’s destruction.
• An immense power froze everyone, and Immortal Dingguang greeted the newly arrived figure as his martial nephew.