Recaps

After Li Shimin accepted that Yuan Tiangang's deductions about the Heavenly Realm were likely true, he hesitated over how Great Tang should respond. Yuan Tiangang secretly spread the story that Tathagata Buddha had insulted Great Tang, leaving the people furious and waiting for Xuanzang's return.

• Li Shimin consulted Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, who advised him to handle the first two matters but wait for the scripture seeker to return before addressing the third.
• Yuan Hong arranged for immortals and gods to reveal themselves to Li Shimin, convincing him that Yuan Tiangang's deductions were true.
• At a Chang'an tea stall, Yuan Tiangang disguised as Zhang San told three townspeople that Tathagata Buddha had insulted Great Tang and its people.
• Yuan Tiangang continued spreading the rumor in disguise, and anger over Tathagata Buddha's alleged words spread throughout Great Tang.
• The people resolved to wait for Xuanzang's return in two months, while resentment brewed across Chang'an.

Pilgrim Tang Sanzang and his companions returned to the Tang Dynasty with the true scriptures, where Li Shimin welcomed them with a grand banquet. As Tang Sanzang began recounting the journey, the officials and Yuan Hong prepared to expose the scripture seekers’ story to the people.

• Saint Jieyin celebrated the scripture seekers’ arrival at Spirit Mountain and sent Pilgrim Tang Sanzang and his companions back to the Tang Dynasty.
• The Jade Emperor ordered Taibai Jinxing to pause divine manifestations in the eastern lands until the scripture seekers returned, then resume them across the Four Great Continents.
• Pilgrim Tang Sanzang and his companions arrived ostentatiously at the Tang imperial palace, where Li Shimin and the officials pretended to welcome them with excitement.
• Li Shimin held a grand banquet for the returning scripture seekers, and the officials urged Pilgrim Tang Sanzang to describe his journey west.
• Yuan Hong hid in the shadows and prepared to record Tang Sanzang’s account for the people of the Tang Dynasty.

At a palace feast, Li Shimin learned that Tathagata Buddha had insulted the Tang Dynasty and ordered Tang Sanzang and his companions executed. The chapter ended with Tang Sanzang beheaded while Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing realized they could not use their powers.

• Tang Sanzang recounted his journey to the west and described the demons of Lion Camel Ridge to Li Shimin and the officials.
• Li Shimin questioned Tang Sanzang about Lion Camel Ridge and learned it lay in Western Niuhe Continent near Spirit Mountain.
• Tang Sanzang repeated Tathagata Buddha's condemnation of Jambudvipa, enraging Li Shimin and the officials.
• Li Shimin ordered the guards to seize Tang Sanzang and his companions, who discovered that they could not circulate their dharma power.
• Li Shimin ordered Tang Sanzang executed, and a soldier cut off his head as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing watched in terror.

Li Shimin executed the new pilgrimage party, while Yuan Hong arranged for edited footage exposing Tathagata Buddha and the Western Teachings to spread through the Eastern Tang Dynasty. The people destroyed Buddhism across the dynasty, and the Jade Emperor began a manifestation campaign across all Four Great Continents.

• Li Shimin had Tang Sanzang executed, then ordered Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing killed after Yuan Hong’s plan left them unable to use their mana.
• Yuan Hong decided to distribute recorded footage of the pilgrims’ experiences, withholding the scenes of Li Shimin executing them.
• People across the Eastern Tang Dynasty watched Tang Sanzang describe the demons and Tathagata Buddha’s humiliation of the Tang people, then erupted in anger.
• Crowds destroyed temples and Buddha statues throughout the Eastern Tang Dynasty and killed several followers of the Western Teachings.
• The Jade Emperor watched the events through the Haotian Mirror and launched manifestations across all Four Great Continents.

In Buddha Lamp Country, Meng Xiaojiu and King Qin Guang used Old Man Wang’s neglect of his father to redirect his worship toward the Heavenly Emperor. After the Heavenly Emperor’s Earth God cured Old Lady Wang, the townspeople flocked to Old Man Wang’s home, believing a Bodhisattva had manifested.

• Old Man Wang chose to offer his only incense to the Bodhisattvas instead of his father, prompting Meng Xiaojiu and King Qin Guang to intervene.
• In a dream, Old Man Wang’s father beat him for neglecting him and told him to pray to the Heavenly Emperor, Haotian Shangdi.
• Old Man Wang awoke bruised, found a glowing statue of the Heavenly Emperor in his courtyard, and began worshipping it.
• After Old Man Wang prayed for Old Lady Wang’s recovery, an Earth God appeared and cured her, crediting the Heavenly Emperor.
• The townspeople saw the immortal light and rushed to Old Man Wang’s home, assuming a Bodhisattva had manifested.

After Old Lady Wang recovered, Old Man Wang convinced Liu Family Town that the Heavenly Emperor—not the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas—deserved their worship. The faith spread across Buddha Lamp Country and beyond, leaving a furious Bodhisattva to discover that hundreds of millions had turned away from Lingshan.

• Old Lady Wang recovered and demonstrated her strength, while Old Man Wang declared that the Heavenly Emperor had healed her and that Bodhisattvas and Buddhas were only fit to carry his shoes.
• The townspeople rushed into Old Man Wang’s home, and the Heavenly Emperor statue protected them when their crowded hut collapsed before revealing itself in a radiant palace.
• Meng Xiaojiu, the Earth God, the Mountain God, and other immortals secretly healed people who prayed, including Liu Dong and Liu Chuan, prompting the town to spread the Heavenly Emperor’s name.
• The king renamed Buddha Lamp Country Heavenly Emperor Country and ordered its Bodhisattva statues replaced with statues of the Heavenly Emperor.
• A Great Bodhisattva discovered that the country had stopped offering incense and was mocking Bodhisattvas as shoe carriers, then learned that the loss of faith was spreading across Western Niuhe Continent.

Saint Jieyin discovered that people across Western Niuhe Continent had stopped believing in Buddhism and that Buddhism had been eradicated from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, ruining the Journey to the West Tribulation. He found Western Teachings' fortune had shrunk by two-thirds, then vowed revenge on the Jade Emperor as Netherworld Patriarch Minghe learned that human faith across the Four Great Continents had flowed into the Heavenly Court.

• A Great Buddha told Saint Jieyin that Western Niuhe Continent's people had abandoned Buddhism and called its Buddhas and Bodhisattvas shoe carriers.
• Saint Jieyin discovered that people across Western Niuhe Continent were worshipping the Jade Emperor while Heavenly Court True Gods celebrated the spread of Heavenly Emperor Palaces and faith.
• Saint Jieyin learned that the scripture seekers had died and that the Eastern Tang Dynasty had destroyed its temples and expelled Buddhism.
• Saint Jieyin checked Western Teachings' fortune, found it had fallen by two-thirds, and wept before swearing revenge on the Jade Emperor.
• Netherworld Patriarch Minghe calculated that human faith from the Four Great Continents had entered the Heavenly Court and reacted in disbelief.

Saint Jieyin retaliated against the Celestial Court’s spread of Jade Emperor worship by massacring people and destroying Heavenly Emperor Palaces across Western Niuhe Continent. He then reached Chang'an and threatened to kill Li Shimin for the deaths of his scripture-seekers.

• Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi realized that the Celestial Court had established Heavenly Emperor Palaces across the Four Great Continents and seized humanity’s faith and destiny.
• Saint Jieyin destroyed the Heavenly Emperor Palaces and statues in Western Niuhe Continent, killing hundreds of millions of people.
• Saint Jieyin hunted down and slaughtered millions of Mountain Gods, Earth Gods, and River Gods across the continent.
• Saint Houtu silenced the ghosts in the Eighteen Levels of Hell as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva watched Saint Jieyin head for the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
• Saint Jieyin arrived above Chang'an, forced Li Shimin and the city’s people to their knees, tore away the imperial palace roof, and threatened to take Li Shimin’s head.

Saint Jieyin attacked Great Tang, shattering its Dragon of Destiny and laying waste to Chang'an before First Qilin intervened. After Li Shimin swore that Great Tang would destroy the Western Teachings, Saint Jieyin enveloped the Eastern Tang Dynasty and unleashed golden lotuses to kill its people.

• Saint Jieyin struck down Great Tang's Dragon of Destiny and prepared to attack Li Shimin and the ministers.
• First Qilin arrived and blocked Saint Jieyin's blow, while Heavenly Court gods rescued commoners from the destruction of Chang'an.
• Saint Jieyin and First Qilin fought, and Saint Jieyin's power destroyed Chang'an and killed countless people across the region.
• Li Shimin vowed that Great Tang would avenge its people and destroy the Western Teachings, and thunder marked his oath's acceptance.
• Saint Jieyin declared that he would destroy the Eastern Tang Dynasty and sent countless golden lotus petals crashing toward its people.

Saint Jieyin attacked Eastern Tang Dynasty, but First Qilin’s formation shielded the nation as the Jade Emperor arrived in a grand procession. When Jieyin struck at the Jade Emperor, Ancestor Dragon blocked him, and the Jade Emperor ordered his guards to slap Jieyin’s mouth.

• First Qilin activated a vast formation over Eastern Tang Dynasty, and the Nine Golden Crows helped hold it as it blocked Saint Jieyin’s attack.
• The Jade Emperor descended in the Eight Sceneries Imperial Carriage, and Tang’s citizens praised him while Jieyin grew angrier.
• Saint Jieyin manifested his Saint Dharma Form and struck at the Jade Emperor’s carriage, but Ancestor Dragon appeared and met his palm head-on.
• Ancestor Dragon identified himself, astonishing Saint Jieyin and the watching mighty beings, while he and First Qilin kept Zhang Yifan’s role in their resurrection secret.
• The Jade Emperor stepped from his carriage and received the salute of First Qilin, Ancestor Dragon, Li Shimin, the officials, and the people of Tang.
• After Saint Jieyin cursed the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor calmly ordered his guards to slap Jieyin’s mouth.

The Jade Emperor ordered Saint Jieyin’s mouth slapped, and First Qilin, the Dragon Ancestor, and a resurrected Golden Crow backed his threat. The Nine Great Golden Crows then joined them, leaving Jieyin surrounded by eleven powerful opponents as a battle loomed.

• The Jade Emperor told someone to slap Saint Jieyin’s mouth, stunning the gathered immortals and delighting the Tang court.
• Saint Jieyin laughed at the order and challenged the Jade Emperor, but First Qilin stepped forward and promised to slap him.
• The Dragon Ancestor joined First Qilin, and a gold-robed Daoist appeared, revealing that he was one of the Golden Crows whom Jieyin and Zhunti had lured to the Primordial Continent.
• Saint Jieyin refused to back down, declaring that a Heavenly Dao Saint was undying and indestructible.
• The Nine Great Golden Crows appeared and surrounded Jieyin with First Qilin and the Dragon Ancestor, leaving him terrified as the eleven opponents closed in.

Saint Jieyin tried to break through the encirclement of the Jade Emperor’s eleven allies, but the Nine Great Golden Crows’ fusion technique and the others’ power left him helpless as they repeatedly slapped him. As the Jade Emperor watched and the three realms looked on, Jieyin finally unleashed a devastating aura and attempted to self-destruct.

• Saint Jieyin attacked Fifth Golden Crow to escape, but the Golden Crow’s combined power let him repel the Sixth Heaven Saint.
• First Qilin and Dragon Ancestor joined the Nine Great Golden Crows in surrounding Saint Jieyin and striking him with repeated slaps.
• The Nine Great Golden Crows took turns slapping Saint Jieyin while he struggled to threaten them, and observers across the three realms watched in shock.
• Netherworld Patriarch Minghe grew disheartened, while Li Shimin and the Tang ministers cheered the beating and dreamed of gaining similar power.
• Saint Jieyin roared at the Jade Emperor and released a destructive aura as he attempted to self-destruct and take his attackers with him.

Saint Jieyin self-destructed in the mortal realm, devastated Jambudvipa, and revived through the Heavenly Dao, then chased First Qilin and the others toward chaos. As Jieyin turned toward the Jade Emperor, Hongjun appeared and blasted First Qilin’s group far away.

• Saint Jieyin self-destructed, tearing open the boundary between the mortal and Heavenly Realms, devastating Jambudvipa, and severely injuring First Qilin, the Dragon Ancestor, and the Nine Great Golden Crows.
• Saint Jieyin revived because his true spirit remained within the Heavenly Dao, then taunted First Qilin and the others and threatened to self-destruct again.
• First Qilin and the others fled toward chaos, but Jieyin stopped at its boundary and traded insults with them rather than enter.
• Saint Jieyin decided to attack the Jade Emperor instead, prompting First Qilin and the others to pursue him.
• Hongjun appeared and blasted First Qilin and the others tens of millions of miles back into chaos, leaving them badly injured and alarmed.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun captured First Qilin and subdued Dragon Ancestor in the chaos, while Saint Jieyin returned to attack the Jade Emperor. Sect Master Tongtian intervened and beheaded Jieyin with a single sword strike.

• Hongjun blocked First Qilin and the others from leaving, captured First Qilin, and subdued Dragon Ancestor after he helped the Nine Golden Crows escape.
• Jieyin returned to the Primordial Continent and attacked the Jade Emperor, threatening the Heavenly Court with another self-destruction.
• Sect Master Tongtian struck Jieyin’s Saint Dharma Form and severed one of its arms, stunning the Grand Pure Saint with his eighth-level cultivation.
• Jieyin threatened to self-destruct again, but Tongtian cut off his head before he could do so.

Sect Master Tongtian killed Saint Jieyin with a single strike, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened and blamed the Jade Emperor for the upheaval. Hongjun summoned the Jade Emperor and the other powers to Zixiao Palace in seven days, leaving the Jade Emperor wary about what would happen to First Qilin and the others.

• Sect Master Tongtian slew Saint Jieyin, whose cultivation fell to the Saint Third Heaven after he reappeared.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped Tongtian, restored the shattered land and resurrected the dead, then summoned the Grand Pure Saint, Saint Nuwa, Primeval Lord of Heaven, Netherworld Patriarch Minghe, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, and others.
• Hongjun accused the Jade Emperor of causing the calamity by sending Heavenly Court True Gods to claim the human race's incense offerings, but the Jade Emperor argued that Saint Jieyin and Tathagata Buddha had provoked the conflict.
• Hongjun warned that immortals and mortals should remain separate, and the Jade Emperor challenged his position by invoking the Human Dao and the Age of Dharma Decline.
• Hongjun ordered the gathered powers to attend a meeting at Zixiao Palace in seven days and said First Qilin and the others would be discussed there, leaving the Jade Emperor concerned for their safety.

After the conflict in Chang'an, the Jade Emperor chose to continue his divine manifestation plan despite Hongjun’s warning and became wary of Hongjun’s hidden intentions. He recruited Wu Meiniang as a loyal backup ruler and then returned to the Heavenly Court to hear the Queen of the Women’s Country’s urgent report, while a Great Buddha arrived in Chang'an.

• The Jade Emperor sent Li Shimin and his ministers back to the restored Chang'an and declared that the divine manifestation operation would continue to undermine the Journey to the West Tribulation.
• The Jade Emperor told Nuwa, Tongtian, and Primeval Lord of Heaven that Hongjun seemed smug and proposed that they seek their ancestor’s guidance before the Saints gathered at Zixiao Palace.
• The Jade Emperor met Wu Meiniang in Chang'an, asked whether she wanted to become emperor, and had her swear eternal loyalty before rewarding her with immortal wine.
• Wu Meiniang drank the wine, gained strength and a healthier body, and returned to the palace believing she might one day become emperor.
• Taibai Jinxing reported that Tang Sanzang and the Queen of the Women’s Country had come to the Heavenly Court with urgent news, so the Jade Emperor returned to hear their report.
• A Great Buddha of the Western Teachings descended into Chang'an on Saint Jieyin’s orders.

Saint Jieyin destroyed the Women's Country while Tang Sanzang, Queen of the Women's Country, and Sun Wukong met the Jade Emperor in Heaven. Queen of the Women's Country revealed that Grand Supreme Elder Laozi had founded the country to produce children for his schemes, and the Jade Emperor learned that a Saint's words had inspired a Heaven-Smiting Army.

• Saint Jieyin crushed Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the entire Women's Country before returning to Spirit Mountain.
• Tang Sanzang, Queen of the Women's Country, and Sun Wukong met the Jade Emperor, who said Zhang Yifan was his teacher and surpassed Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Queen of the Women's Country told the Jade Emperor that Grand Supreme Elder Laozi had confined orphan girls, forced them to bear children, and taken away 9,367,865 boys.
• Queen of the Women's Country explained that the women had secretly cultivated and resisted Laozi, then revealed that he had disclosed the Dao of Faith and the Heaven-Smiting Army.
• Queen of the Women's Country said Laozi had claimed the plan came from a Saint, and the Jade Emperor realized the Grand Pure Saint might intend to smite Heaven.

The Grand Pure Saint discovered that the Primordial Continent’s advancement could let Saints become Great Dao Saints and suspected the Jade Emperor’s father, Zhang Yifan, was behind it. He then investigated a strange coffin in Taiqing World whose inscriptions depicted a powerful man, but its contents remained unknown.

• The Grand Pure Saint saw that his faith body had reached the ninth level of the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal and resolved to claim a share of the Primordial Continent’s advancement.
• The Grand Pure Saint told Grand Master Xuandu that Zhang Yifan was the Jade Emperor’s father and that Primeval Lord of Heaven served him.
• The Grand Pure Saint encouraged Grand Master Xuandu to choose a Dao to attain, and Xuandu reported that his exploration team had found a coffin that drained cultivators’ power on contact.
• The Grand Pure Saint went to the coffin and studied its ancient aura and inscriptions depicting a man worshipped by people and later standing atop a heap of corpses.

The Grand Pure Saint opened a mysterious stone coffin and found a corpse identical to the Jade Emperor, then took control of it as a Heavenly Dao-level puppet. Back at the Taiqing Divine Hall, he gave Grand Master Xuandu Great Dao Law fragments and prepared to visit Zixiao Palace as a brutal war loomed.

• The Grand Pure Saint struck the stone coffin until its lid cracked open, releasing a decayed aura that killed every living being within ten thousand miles and a golden light that tore through the Taiqing World.
• The Grand Pure Saint and Grand Master Xuandu discovered a corpse resembling Haotian inside the coffin, wearing a golden imperial robe and clutching a notched sword.
• The Grand Pure Saint sent a divine-sense avatar into the corpse, awakened it, and tested its Heavenly Dao-level power with a sword strike before storing it as a puppet avatar.
• The Grand Pure Saint gave Grand Master Xuandu food containing Fragments of Great Dao Laws to share with Zhuangzi and the Taiqing Divine Sect’s elite disciples.
• The Grand Pure Saint urged his disciples to attain the Dao quickly because a brutal war might soon begin, then departed for Zixiao Palace to confront Old Man Hongjun.

At Zhang Yifan's courtyard, he named Yang Chan's unborn son Liu Chenxiang and revealed that the boy was fated to kill Yang Jian and take the Jade Emperor's throne, though he said proper guidance could change that future. The Jade Emperor then asked what Dao Ancestor Hongjun was planning as he summoned the saints and other powerful figures to Zixiao Palace, and Zhang Yifan suspected a larger scheme beyond targeting the Jade Emperor's manifestation campaign.

• Buddha Burning Lamp watched Zhang Yifan's household feast while the Howling Celestial Dog, Four Unlike, and Kong Xuan tormented him for the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• Zhang Yifan named Yang Chan's unborn son Liu Chenxiang and said the boy would be extraordinary and favored by destiny.
• Zhang Yifan revealed that Liu Chenxiang was fated to kill Yang Jian and seize the Jade Emperor's throne, prompting Yang Chan to consider ending her pregnancy.
• Zhang Yifan reassured Yang Chan, Yang Jian, and the Jade Emperor that they could raise Liu Chenxiang properly and keep the Western Teachings from misleading him.
• The Jade Emperor asked about Dao Ancestor Hongjun's summons to Zixiao Palace, and Zhang Yifan said Hongjun likely had a larger scheme beyond targeting the Jade Emperor's manifestation campaign.

Zhang Yifan revealed that Hongjun’s Heaven Sealing Plan was meant to use the Primordial Continent as a furnace to prove the Great Dao, destroying the world in the process. He explained that Hongjun had already gained the upper hand over the Heavenly Dao, then warned that Hongjun’s next scheme might be to slay a Saint and kill the Jade Emperor.

• Zhang Yifan told the Jade Emperor and the others that Hongjun’s ultimate goal was to prove the Great Dao, not merely rule the Primordial Continent.
• Zhang Yifan explained that Hongjun planned to unite the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws, which would return the Primordial Continent to Chaos and prevent its Status Advancement.
• Zhang Yifan said that Hongjun had advanced too far to turn back, making his death necessary for the Primordial Continent to survive and advance.
• Zhang Yifan inferred that Hongjun’s satisfaction meant the balance of power had shifted, and Hongjun had suppressed the Heavenly Dao.
• The Jade Emperor asked what Hongjun’s overbearing scheme in Zixiao Palace might be, and Zhang Yifan suggested he might slay a Saint and kill the Jade Emperor.

Zhang Yifan warned the Jade Emperor and the Saints that their visit to Zixiao Palace might turn deadly, then gave the Jade Emperor a conical hat for protection. After they left, Hongjun revealed that he planned to activate an ancient killing formation and hunt down the three fragments of the Heavenly Dao’s will.

• Zhang Yifan warned Yang Jian and the others that Hongjun might try to slay the Saints and kill the Jade Emperor, but said they still had to go to Zixiao Palace.
• The Jade Emperor told Zhang Yifan that he had mastered the Crimson Phoenix Heavenly Scripture, and Zhang Yifan praised him, delighting him.
• Zhang Yifan gave the Jade Emperor a bamboo conical hat and told him and the others to return to the Heavenly Court before their meeting at Zixiao Palace.
• The Jade Emperor, Saint Nuwa, Sect Master Tongtian, and the others departed, and the Jade Emperor took a jug of wine with him.
• Hongjun considered activating the ancient peerless killing formation and vowed to find and reunite the three Heavenly Dao fragments, Azure Heaven, Yellow Heaven, and Blue Heaven.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Saints and other powerful figures to Zixiao Palace, where he announced that they were all guilty and began judging Grand Pure Saint first. The Jade Emperor and several others cautiously drank Hongjun’s tea, unaware that he was pleased they had accepted it.

• Saint Jieyin, Netherworld Patriarch Minghe, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, Saint Nuwa, Grand Pure Saint, Sect Master Tongtian, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and the Jade Emperor gathered at Zixiao Palace before Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared.
• Saint Jieyin blamed the Jade Emperor for Junti’s death, and the Jade Emperor struck away Jieyin’s pointing hand and threatened to cut it off if he did it again.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped their argument and declared that everyone was guilty, telling the Jade Emperor that his sins were greatest and would be discussed last.
• Hongjun began judging Grand Pure Saint’s sins and offered tea to everyone before explaining them.
• Saint Jieyin, Netherworld Patriarch Minghe, and Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi drank first, while the Jade Emperor and several others checked for danger before drinking; Hongjun was secretly pleased when they accepted the tea.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun accused the Grand Pure Saint of greed, plotting through faith, and rebelling against the Heavenly Dao, while the Jade Emperor recognized their shared opposition to Hongjun. The Grand Pure Saint declared that Hongjun deserved death, but then challenged the Jade Emperor’s praise, leaving their alliance uncertain.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun accused the Grand Pure Saint of letting Laojun contend with the Jade Emperor and disrupt the Journey to the West Tribulation, then revealed suspicions about the Mother-Child Stone and the Way of Faith.
• The Grand Pure Saint denied responsibility for Laojun’s schemes, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun dismissed faith as a path to the Dao that could not succeed.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun charged the Grand Pure Saint with rebelling against the Heavenly Dao and declared that his crime warranted death ten thousand times over.
• The Grand Pure Saint laughed and retorted that Hongjun was the person most deserving of death on the Primordial Continent.
• The Jade Emperor applauded the Grand Pure Saint and praised his words, but the Grand Pure Saint mockingly asked what was so good about them.

Grand Pure Saint accused Dao Ancestor Hongjun of deliberately withholding the method needed to advance beyond sainthood and challenged him over his deception. Hongjun remained calm as Grand Pure Saint declared that he would kill him.

• Grand Pure Saint told Dao Ancestor Hongjun that he did not deserve to be called his master and accused him of teaching false methods at Zixiao Palace.
• Grand Pure Saint revealed that the Slaying Three Corpses method could lead to the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal or Heavenly Dao Realm only with suitable treasures of the same origin.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun admitted that he had taught the method of becoming a Saint but had never promised to teach the path to the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Grand Pure Saint cursed Hongjun for harming the Three Pure Ones and the great powers of the Primordial Continent, calling him the true sinner who deserved to die.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun stayed composed as Grand Pure Saint declared that he would slay him.