Recaps

Haotian brought Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Green Hill to force the Nine-Tailed Empress to join the Western Heavenly Court, but she fought back fiercely. Outmatched by the two Western Saints, she agreed to join, leaving her true intentions unclear.

• Qin Mu watched events at Green Hill and thought Haotian was unwise to target the Nine-Tailed Empress, whom he suspected had a powerful backer from another era.
• Haotian and the Three Saints confronted the Nine-Tailed Empress, who challenged Haotian’s authority and refused to be intimidated by their presence.
• Haotian attacked, but the Nine-Tailed Empress repelled his palm and drove him back with her nine tails.
• Jieyin and Zhunti joined the fight and overwhelmed the Nine-Tailed Empress with Buddhist light, while the battle devastated Green Hill.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress called for the fighting to stop and reluctantly agreed to have Green Hill Land join the Western Heavenly Court.

The Nine-Tailed Empress joined the Western Heavenly Court while retaining control of Green Hill Land, and the Dragon Emperor warned her to stay cautious as they worked to recover their strength. The Western Heavenly Court rapidly gained followers, prompting concern in the Eastern Heavenly Court, though Emperor Venerate only smiled at his officials’ pleas to act.

• The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to join the Western Heavenly Court on the condition that Green Hill Land remain under her autonomous rule, and Jieyin accepted.
• Haotian reflected that he had no power before the Saints and resolved to seek Sagehood.
• The Dragon Emperor rebuked the Nine-Tailed Empress for fighting Haotian, then discussed with her the possibility that Venerable Yuanshi was linked to another Primordial epoch.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress’s alliance with the Western Heavenly Court drew many beings to submit, and its strength and influence surged.
• Eastern Heavenly Court officials warned Emperor Venerate that the Western Heavenly Court was becoming a threat and urged him to suppress its growth, but he merely smiled.

A new Human Emperor aura erupted over the human race, alarming powerful figures across the Primordial World and signaling that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity might begin. Qin Mu recognized the omen as pointing to Ji Fa, leaving the coming struggle for the Human Emperor unresolved.

• Emperor Venerate reassured the Eastern Heavenly Court’s immortals that Qin Mu could protect them from the Western Heavenly Court, and its departments continued operating normally.
• After many years of quiet preparations for war, a pillar of violet light rose from human territory, revealing the arrival of another Human Emperor aura.
• Taishang Saint, Jieyin and Zhunti, Venerable Yuanshi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Nuwa Saint considered the omen and anticipated upheaval and the start of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• Zhenyuanzi warned Huang Tian that the human race might be changing, while Huang Tian replied that some Heaven-ordained events could be changed.
• Qin Mu sensed the new aura and identified it as an omen of Ji Fa in Western Qi.

Qin Mu realized that Ji Fa’s birth and the appearance of Human Emperor’s qi could change the fate of Yin-Shang, while Di Xin vowed to find and kill whoever had awakened it. Ji Fa’s body was taken over by a reincarnated consciousness plotting to obtain the Immortal Seed, and years later the appearance of Primordial Violet Qi sent powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness scrambling to claim it.

• Qin Mu recognized Ji Fa as the one who had drawn forth Human Emperor’s qi and wondered how his influence would alter the expected rise of Zhou.
• Di Xin sensed the new Human Emperor’s qi and resolved to find and kill the person responsible, suspecting the Western Heavenly Court or Western Teachings.
• Ji Chang and Tai Si welcomed their son, named him Ji Fa, and celebrated the violet qi that had appeared at his birth.
• A consciousness from another epoch awakened inside Ji Fa, took over his awareness, and planned to obtain the Immortal Seed.
• Years later, Primordial Violet Qi appeared in the heavens, and countless powerful figures sought to seize it as the foundation for becoming Saints.

The sudden appearance of Primordial Violet Qi stirred the Primordial World as the Eastern Heavenly Court, the human race, Kunpeng, and Haotian considered claiming it. Haotian became determined to seize the strand and attain Sagehood before the Tribulation of Calamity.

• The immortals in the Eastern Heavenly Court urged Emperor Venerate to compete for the Primordial Violet Qi, but he warned that it belonged to those fated to obtain it and did not stop them from trying.
• Saint Zhenyuanzi asked Huang Tian whether the human race should contend for the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian said he needed time to think.
• Kunpeng believed the newly appeared Primordial Violet Qi might be the strand that had once belonged to Hongyun and resolved that it should have been his.
• Haotian sensed the Primordial Violet Qi and excitedly decided that he could finally attain Sagehood and escape the coming Tribulation of Calamity.

Haotian, Qin Mu, Emperor Venerate, Taishang, and the Human Race’s leaders considered the newly appeared Primordial Violet Qi and the chance it offered to create another Saint. Emperor Venerate went to the Human Emperor Realm to discuss the strand with Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi, leaving Zhenyuanzi suspicious of his motives.

• Haotian viewed the Primordial Violet Qi as his chance to surpass Emperor Venerate and become ruler of the Three Realms.
• Qin Mu decided to let others fight for the strand before making his move, hoping to secure it for Yin Tianzi or Huang Tian.
• Emperor Venerate rejected the Eastern Heavenly Court’s proposal to compete for the strand, but resolved to prevent Haotian and the Western Heavenly Court from obtaining it and left to find allies.
• Taishang considered whether Xuandu should pursue the strand, but chose to let others fight over it after failing to calculate its origins.
• Fuxi and the other Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors urged Huang Tian to pursue the strand for the Human Race, while Huang Tian hesitated.
• Emperor Venerate arrived before Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi seeking the Primordial Violet Qi, and Zhenyuanzi questioned why an existing Saint wanted it.

Emperor Venerate allied the Eastern Heavenly Court with Huang Tian and the human race to contest the Primordial Violet Qi and keep it from the Western Heavenly Court. Sect Master Tongtian agreed to support the alliance, while Haotian began preparing for the contest as the Three Saints arrived at his court.

• Emperor Venerate told Huang Tian that he wanted to prevent the Western Heavenly Court from claiming the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian agreed to ally with him.
• Zhenyuanzi questioned the apparent estrangement between Huang Tian and the other Qin Mu clones, and Huang Tian said they were independent.
• Fuxi and the human leaders urged Huang Tian to pursue the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian told them he had already agreed to join forces with the Eastern Heavenly Court.
• The Eastern Heavenly Emperor asked Sect Master Tongtian to help suppress the Western Heavenly Court, and Tongtian agreed after hearing that Huang Tian had joined the alliance.
• Haotian planned for the coming struggle over the Primordial Violet Qi when Jieyin, Zhunti, and Venerable Yuanshi appeared at the Western Heavenly Court.

Venerable Yuanshi told Haotian the Three Saints would seize the Primordial Violet Qi for him, then revealed they had another Saint on their side. He led Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti back to Green Hill Land to meet that ally.

• Venerable Yuanshi declared that Haotian would absorb the Primordial Violet Qi if they seized it, and Haotian eagerly thanked the Three Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti warned that Tongtian, Emperor Venerate, and Qin Mu could threaten their bid for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Venerable Yuanshi claimed he had a way to break Tongtian's Immortal-Slaying Formation and hinted that their side had more than three Saints.
• Venerable Yuanshi rejected Zhunti's guess that Nuwa was their additional ally and led the others to Green Hill Land.
• Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti followed Venerable Yuanshi back to Green Hill Land, where Haotian had previously subdued the Nine-Tailed Empress.

Venerable Yuanshi brought Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Green Hill Land to recruit the Dragon Emperor for the struggle over the Primordial Violet Qi. The Dragon Emperor agreed to help the Western Heavenly Court, but he stopped Venerable Yuanshi as the group prepared to leave.

• Venerable Yuanshi led Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti into Green Hill Land, where the Nine-Tailed Empress greeted them.
• Venerable Yuanshi told the Nine-Tailed Empress that Green Hill Land would need to contribute to the fight for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Venerable Yuanshi revealed that he knew the Dragon Emperor was hiding in Green Hill Land and called for him to come out.
• The Dragon Emperor appeared, surprising Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti, who recalled his past conflict with the Heavenly Court and Qin Mu.
• The Dragon Emperor agreed to help Venerable Yuanshi seize the Primordial Violet Qi, and Haotian rejoiced at the Western Heavenly Court gaining his support.
• As Venerable Yuanshi turned to leave, the Dragon Emperor called out to stop him.

The Dragon Emperor and Nine-Tailed Empress suspected that someone was backing Venerable Yuanshi after he discovered the Dragon Emperor despite his concealed aura. As cultivators gathered to claim the Primordial Violet Qi, Venerable Yuanshi declared it belonged to the Western Heavenly Court and ordered his forces to attack those who remained.

• Venerable Yuanshi explained how he had tracked the Dragon Emperor to Green Hill Land, then warned him not to interfere with his plans and departed with Haotian, Guiding, and Zhunti.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress and Dragon Emperor agreed that Venerable Yuanshi's abilities and aura were suspicious, but decided to help the Western Heavenly Court while they remained weakened.
• Ancestor Minghe considered claiming the Primordial Violet Qi but gave up because Saints would contest it and he lacked allies.
• Cultivators gathered around the Primordial Violet Qi, hesitating to seize it for fear of becoming targets.
• Venerable Yuanshi arrived with the Western Heavenly Court, claimed the Primordial Violet Qi, and ordered outsiders to leave.
• When some cultivators stayed nearby, Venerable Yuanshi commanded an attack, and the Western Heavenly Court's forces began striking them down.

Venerable Yuanshi and the Western Heavenly Court tried to seize the newly born Primordial Violet Qi, but Emperor Venerate and the Human Race blocked them, backed by Sect Master Tongtian. The Dragon Emperor joined Venerable Yuanshi’s side, and Tongtian raised the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation against the Four Saints.

• Venerable Yuanshi wiped out cultivators who tried to resist and reached for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Emperor Venerate, Saint Zhenyuanzi, Huang Tian, and other Human Race and Eastern Heavenly Court figures arrived to oppose Venerable Yuanshi.
• Sect Master Tongtian joined them and told Emperor Venerate to claim the Primordial Violet Qi once it had fully formed.
• Venerable Yuanshi revealed that the Dragon Emperor had joined his side, giving the Western Heavenly Court four Saints.
• Sect Master Tongtian summoned the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and formation diagram, trapping Venerable Yuanshi and the other Saints inside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Venerable Yuanshi, Guiding, Zhunti, and the Dragon Emperor attacked the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation together, overwhelming its defenses. The formation shattered, and Sect Master Tongtian was left badly injured by its backlash.

• Sect Master Tongtian activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and Venerable Yuanshi found that his Pangu Banner could not break through it alone.
• The formation unleashed Sword Qi at the four Saints and the Dragon Emperor, who defended themselves against the attacks.
• Venerable Yuanshi ordered the others to attack the four formation eyes, and each of the Four Saints and the Dragon Emperor unleashed a powerful strike.
• The five attacks struck the formation eyes at once, and Sect Master Tongtian struggled to keep the formation intact.
• The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation shattered, its swords and Formation Diagram returned to Sect Master Tongtian, and the backlash left him pale and badly injured.

After the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was broken, Qin Mu remained in Fengdu City while the Eastern Heavenly Court and the Human Race fought the Western Heavenly Court for the Primordial Violet Qi. The Eastern side was defeated, leaving the Western Heavenly Court poised to claim it.

• Taishang, Nuwa, and Ancestor Minghe wondered why Qin Mu had not appeared after Tongtian's formation fell, while Qin Mu said Tongtian would have to hold out a little longer.
• Emperor Venerate rallied the Eastern Heavenly Court and Human Race to attack the Western Heavenly Court, and the two sides began fighting across the void battlefield.
• Haotian defeated the Five Emperors, while Jieyin and Zhunti overcame Zhenyuanzi, Huang Tian, and the Three Sovereigns; Zhenyuanzi wounded Jieyin before falling.
• Emperor Venerate and the injured Tongtian fought Yuanshi and the Dragon Emperor, but the Western Heavenly Court's forces joined the battle and defeated them.
• The onlookers concluded that the Western Heavenly Court would likely take the Primordial Violet Qi after defeating the entire Eastern side.

After Yuanshi Tianzun defeated Tongtian, Zhenyuanzi, and their allies, Qin Mu appeared just as Yuanshi Tianzun was about to take the Primordial Violet Qi. His arrival halted the Western Heavenly Court’s claim and left the defeated forces hopeful while their opponents grew wary.

• Taishang, Nuwa, and Ancestor Minghe reacted to the Eastern Heavenly Court’s defeat and wondered when Qin Mu would intervene.
• Yuanshi Tianzun mocked the defeated Tongtian, Zhenyuanzi, Emperor Venerate, and Human Race experts as Haotian announced that the Primordial Violet Qi was ready.
• Yuanshi Tianzun reached for the Primordial Violet Qi, but a powerful aura froze his hand and Qin Mu emerged from the void.
• Emperor Venerate, Tongtian, Zhenyuanzi, and Huang Tian welcomed Qin Mu, while Haotian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the Dragon Emperor regarded him with concern.
• The watching experts debated whether Qin Mu could face the Western Heavenly Court’s Saints as Yuanshi Tianzun fixed his gaze on him.

Qin Mu confronted Venerable Yuanshi and three other Saints over the Primordial Violet Qi, then repelled all four with a single palm strike. The Saints recovered, while Haotian feared Yuanshi might summon Demon Ancestor Luohu to defeat Qin Mu.

• Venerable Yuanshi accused Qin Mu of using Tongtian and the others to distract them, but Qin Mu denied the accusation and demanded the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Qin Mu struck once, scattering the Four Saints' combined attacks and blasting them backward.
• The watching experts and Tongtian, Emperor Venerate, and Zhenyuanzi were astonished by Qin Mu's strength.
• Haotian worried that Qin Mu's power would cost him his chance to become a Saint, but reassured himself that Yuanshi could summon Luohu through a void passage.
• Venerable Yuanshi and the other three Saints steadied themselves, livid after Qin Mu's attack.

Qin Mu used the Sacred Spirit Pearl to freeze the four Saints’ attacks and attacked the Dragon Emperor with the Destruction Divine Spear. The spear pierced through the Dragon Emperor’s Return-to-Void Pearl, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Venerable Yuanshi urged Saint Jieyin, Saint Zhunti, and the Dragon Emperor to fight Qin Mu with all their strength.
• Venerable Yuanshi, Saint Jieyin, Saint Zhunti, and the Dragon Emperor launched their strongest attacks at Qin Mu.
• Qin Mu summoned the Sacred Spirit Pearl, whose chime slowed the four attacks and froze time and space around them.
• Qin Mu appeared beside the Dragon Emperor and summoned the Destruction Divine Spear.
• The Dragon Emperor tried to block Qin Mu’s thrust with the Return-to-Void Pearl, but the spear pierced through it.

Qin Mu used the Sacred Spirit Pearl to restrict the Dragon Emperor and the Four Saints, then grievously wounded them with the Destruction Divine Spear. Venerable Yuanshi broke free of the seal but was also defeated, leaving the watching experts stunned.

• Qin Mu pierced the Dragon Emperor with the Destruction Divine Spear, draining his power and forcing him out of dragon form.
• Qin Mu appeared before Saint Zhunti and pierced his chest after the Sacred Spirit Pearl slowed his movements.
• Qin Mu struck Saint Jieyin and sent him flying with a spear wound.
• Venerable Yuanshi broke through the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s sealing power and attacked Qin Mu with the Pangu Banner’s Heaven and Earth Perish Together technique.
• Qin Mu shattered Venerable Yuanshi’s attack with his spear and sent him flying, leaving him severely weakened.

Qin Mu defeated Venerable Yuanshi and three other Saints, shocking the gathered cultivators and observers across the Primordial Wilderness. Venerable Yuanshi and his allies seethed at the loss, while Haotian expected Yuanshi’s unrevealed ultimate move or Demon Ancestor Luohu to challenge Qin Mu.

• Qin Mu easily defeated the four Saints, leaving the onlookers astonished by his strength and Destruction Divine Spear.
• Jieyin and Zhunti admitted that Qin Mu was beyond their power, while Venerable Yuanshi grew furious at his defeat.
• The wounded Dragon Emperor held back, deciding to wait until he recovered before confronting Qin Mu again.
• Sect Master Tongtian, Zhenyuanzi, and Emperor Venerate praised Qin Mu, while Haotian hoped Yuanshi or Demon Ancestor Luohu would still defeat him.
• Taishang Saint, Ancestor Minghe, and Nuwa Saint watched in awe as Qin Mu’s victory confirmed his overwhelming strength.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened just as Qin Mu was about to claim the Primordial Violet Qi, then awarded it to Haotian. Qin Mu accepted Hongjun’s decision, and Hongjun declared the dispute over.

• Qin Mu defeated Venerable Yuanshi and the others, mocked them, and prepared to collect the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Venerable Yuanshi resolved to open a passage to the Demon Realm, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun descended and stopped Qin Mu from taking the Violet Qi.
• Hongjun took the Primordial Violet Qi and bestowed it upon Haotian, who gratefully accepted it.
• Venerable Yuanshi and his allies rejoiced, while Qin Mu’s Eastern Heavenly Court allies reacted with anger and dismay.
• Qin Mu accepted Hongjun’s arrangement, and Hongjun ordered everyone to stop fighting over the Violet Qi.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun awarded the Primordial Violet Qi to Haotian, ending Qin Mu’s chance to claim it. After Venerable Yuanshi left celebrating, Qin Mu told Tongtian that the conflict was only beginning.

• Hongjun appeared, decreed that the Primordial Violet Qi belonged to Haotian, and departed as the Saints agreed to obey.
• Venerable Yuanshi taunted Qin Mu for failing to obtain the violet qi, while Tongtian, Emperor Venerate, Zhenyuanzi, and Huang Tian lamented the outcome.
• Qin Mu warned Venerable Yuanshi that he could kill him, but Saint Jieyin urged Yuanshi to avoid further conflict, and Yuanshi left with his group.
• Qin Mu told the gathered experts that the matter was settled, and Emperor Venerate and the others departed.
• Tongtian questioned why Qin Mu had accepted Hongjun’s decree so readily; Qin Mu said the struggle was only beginning, and Tongtian returned to Penglai.

A thousand years after Dao Ancestor Hongjun gave Haotian the Primordial Violet Qi, Haotian began to Attain Sagehood, alarming the Primordial Wilderness and shifting the balance between the two Heavenly Courts. The chapter ends with Venerable Yuanshi welcoming Haotian's rise as a powerful ally against Qin Mu's Eastern Heavenly Court.

• Over a thousand years, the Eastern and Western Heavenly Courts fought repeatedly over resources and through their allied factions.
• Haotian's aura erupted from the Western Heavenly Court, and experts across the Primordial Wilderness recognized that he was about to Attain Sagehood.
• Kunpeng resented Haotian's coming rise, remembering how he had lost his chance at a Saint's position and the merit he had gained.
• Emperor Venerate and the Eastern Heavenly Court's experts worried that Haotian's sainthood would strengthen their rival, but Emperor Venerate told them to let it happen.
• Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin welcomed Haotian's impending sainthood as a benefit to the Western Teachings, though they regretted that he was not their disciple.
• Venerable Yuanshi celebrated Haotian's impending sainthood as the arrival of a Saint-level ally and taunted Qin Mu's Eastern Heavenly Court.

As Haotian neared Sagehood, experts across the Primordial Wilderness considered what his rise meant for the Human Race and the two Heavenly Courts. The chapter left Huang Tian hinting that losing the Primordial Violet Qi might be no misfortune, while the Nine-Tailed Empress, Dragon Emperor, and Nuwa Saint anticipated the changes ahead.

• Huang Tian heard the Human Race's experts lament that Hongjun had given Haotian the Primordial Violet Qi, but he said losing it might not be a misfortune and offered no explanation.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress and Dragon Emperor discussed Haotian's impending Sagehood and recognized Qin Mu and Cult Master Tongtian as powerful variables in the coming changes.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress urged the Dragon Emperor to focus on restoring their strength so they could secure an advantage.
• Taishang Saint wondered whether Hongjun had arranged Haotian's rise, while Xuandu asked about his own chance to become a Saint and Taishang told him that Heaven ordained the number of Saints.
• Nuwa Saint sensed Haotian approaching Sagehood and wondered what schemes Qin Mu would make as the Eastern and Western Heavenly Courts faced off.

Haotian attained Sagehood in the Western Heavenly Court while Qin Mu considered the deeper forces and the Immortal Seed looming over the Great Desolation. The chapter ended with Haotian celebrating his breakthrough as his Saintly aura spread.

• Ancestor Minghe sensed Haotian nearing Sagehood and wondered why Qin Mu had allowed the Western Heavenly Court to rise.
• Qin Mu told Yin Tianzi that Haotian might become a pawn of the Primordial Heavenly Dao and that the Immortal Seed posed a greater concern than the Tribulation of Calamity.
• Sect Master Tongtian reflected on the failed struggle for the Primordial Violet Qi and trusted Qin Mu to have his own plans.
• Daoist Duobao lamented that he had not become a Saint and reminded himself that Qin Mu had promised to help him.
• Haotian opened his eyes in his secluded cultivation site and announced that he had attained Sagehood as holy light and his Saintly aura surged around him.

Haotian attained Sagehood and established the Western Heavenly Court as a rival to the Eastern Heavenly Court, drawing new followers. Meanwhile, Western Qi and other territories grew increasingly defiant, and Di Xin ordered a campaign against them.

• Haotian became a Saint, proclaimed the Western Heavenly Court the rightful orthodoxy of the Three Realms, and vowed to rule the Western Lands.
• Immortals and Gods flocked to the Western Heavenly Court after Haotian's ascension, increasing its strength.
• Ji Chang and Ji Fa strengthened Western Qi as the Northwestern States and Southern Miao tribes also moved toward independence from the Shang Dynasty.
• Di Xin heard his ministers warn about the rebellious forces and ordered an army to destroy the Northwestern States, pacify the Southern Miao tribes, and then deal with Western Qi.

Di Xin personally led the Shang army against Western Qi after its forces and mystical allies inflicted heavy losses, turning the campaign in Shang’s favor. Ji Fa then received permission to lead Western Qi’s troops against Di Xin, whom he privately dismissed as an ant.

• The Shang army subdued the northwestern states and southern Miao tribes but suffered defeats against Western Qi’s skilled forces and immortals.
• Di Xin rejected his officials’ pleas and personally marched from Chaoge to lead the campaign against Western Qi.
• With Di Xin at the front, the Shang army defeated Western Qi in successive clashes and drove its forces back.
• Ji Chang’s court learned of the defeats, and Ji Fa volunteered to lead troops against Di Xin.
• Ji Chang approved Ji Fa’s expedition, while Ji Fa privately believed Di Xin was beneath him.