Recaps

The San Xiao Fairies arrived in Chaoge under the Sect of Interception’s orders and revealed a plan to lure Western Qi to Sishui Pass, where they would deploy the Nine-Bend Yellow River Grand Formation. As Great Shang prepared for the decisive battle, Ji Fa and the Chan Teachings celebrated their victory over Kong Xuan at Three Mountains Pass, unaware of the trap ahead.

• Wen Zhong and Di Xin welcomed Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao, who said they had come to aid Great Shang under their Senior Brother’s decree.
• Yunxiao explained that the San Xiao Fairies would set up the Nine-Bend Yellow River Grand Formation at Sishui Pass and ordered Great Shang to feign retreats to draw Western Qi there.
• Di Xin ordered the defenders of Three Mountains Pass to retreat to Azure Dragon Pass, directed that army to withdraw toward Sishui Pass, and put Wen Zhong in charge of the front.
• Di Xin ordered the five Human Emperors to remain in Chaoge and stabilize Great Shang’s rear, then anticipated Ji Fa’s defeat.
• At Three Mountains Pass, Ji Fa hosted a victory banquet and praised Daoist Randeng for defeating Kong Xuan.
• Daoist Randeng, Chijingzi, and other Chan Teachings immortals boasted about their victory and mocked the Sect of Interception.

After Three Mountains Pass fell, Ji Fa and the Chan Teachings immortals feared that the Sect of Interception would send Saints to Sishui Pass, but Daoist Randeng rallied them by promising the Primordial Heavenly Demon Sect Master would deal with Qin Mu. Randeng then hinted that they had a Heavenly Dao Saint watching over them, just as a golden fissure tore open above Three Mountains Pass.

• Guangchengzi worried that the Sect of Interception's calm response to Three Mountains Pass's fall concealed a plan.
• Ji Fa warned that the Sect of Interception might send Saints to the battle at Sishui Pass, alarming the gathering.
• Daoist Randeng dismissed their fears, claimed he could contend with Duobao, and said the Primordial Heavenly Demon Sect Master would stop Qin Mu.
• Ji Fa and the others regained confidence and vowed to advance toward Sishui Pass and Chaoge City.
• Daoist Randeng teased that a Heavenly Dao Saint was watching over them, then an enormous golden fissure opened above Three Mountains Pass.

The Chan Teachings and Western Teachings joined forces, and Western Qi advanced through Azure Dragon Pass after Zhang Guifang staged a defeat according to Chaoge’s secret order. As Western Qi celebrated its apparent victories, Ancestor Minghe’s Asuras looted Mount Sumeru and set their sights on Zhunti’s Bodhi Tree.

• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at Three Mountains Pass, where Randeng announced that the Western Teachings would aid the Chan Teachings and Western Qi.
• Randeng ordered the army to march on Azure Dragon Pass, and Ji Fa led Western Qi’s forces against Zhang Guifang.
• Zhang Guifang obeyed Chaoge’s order to feign resistance, then withdrew with his army toward Sishui Pass while Western Qi believed it had won.
• News of Great Shang’s apparent defeat spread, and Western Qi celebrated its capture of Azure Dragon Pass as supporters flocked to its camp.
• Ancestor Minghe and his Asuras looted Mount Sumeru, destroying and plundering the Western Teachings’ treasures.
• Ancestor Minghe spotted Zhunti’s Bodhi Tree and declared that it was fated to belong to his Blood Sea.

Minghe plundered Mount Sumeru while the Western Qi army celebrated its victory, but Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti pressed on toward Sishui Pass rather than retreat. There, the San Xiao Fairies trapped the vanguard in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, while Qin Mu watched events unfold and waited for hidden forces to reveal themselves.

• Minghe uprooted Zhunti's Bodhi Tree and raided Mount Sumeru, destroying the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and killing Western Teachings disciples.
• Jieyin and Zhunti learned of the raid, blamed Qin Mu, and ordered Western Qi's army to march at full speed toward Sishui Pass instead of returning home.
• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao prepared the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, while Qin Mu watched the approaching army and anticipated the appearance of hidden enemies.
• Randeng led the assault on Sishui Pass, and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation swallowed the vanguard, draining the attackers' spiritual power and cultivation.
• Bixiao taunted the trapped Chijingzi and tossed the Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron toward him.

The San Xiao trapped Chijingzi and the Chan Teachings disciples in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, wearing down their strength despite Chijingzi’s attempts to resist and escape. Yunxiao’s attack shattered Chijingzi’s defenses and suppressed his Yin Yang Mirror, which Bixiao claimed as the fight continued.

• Bixiao used the Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron to pull Chijingzi and his Yin Yang Mirror toward it, while Qiongxiao’s Golden Flood Dragon Scissors broke his Yin Yang barrier.
• Chijingzi summoned his Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and joined forces with the Chan Teachings disciples to defend against the cauldron.
• Yunxiao turned the formation’s nine river bends toward the gathered disciples, shrinking their refuge and draining their mana.
• Chijingzi swallowed golden pills and opened a gate in the Yin Yang Mirror, but a muddy river burst through and hurled him back.
• Yunxiao activated Nine-Bend Rotation, Immortal Flower Severing, and the Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron struck Chijingzi’s Three Flowers.
• The Yin Yang Mirror lost control and fell into the yellow sand, and Bixiao retrieved it.

San Xiao used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to destroy Chijingzi’s Dao Fruit despite his pleas and threats. Chijingzi was reduced to a mortal, while Guangchengzi and the other Chan Teachings immortals heard his cries for help outside the formation.

• Chijingzi and the other Chan Teachings immortals attacked the formation, but San Xiao repelled them and trapped Yellow Dragon True Person in chains.
• Yunxiao’s Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron shattered Chijingzi’s first Great Dao Flower, and Bixiao refused his request to leave the formation.
• Chijingzi burned his primordial spirit and relied on the other immortals’ mana, but the cauldron destroyed his remaining Great Dao Flowers and Yunxiao severed his Dao Fruit.
• Chijingzi lost his cultivation and became a mortal, leaving the Chan Teachings disciples inside the formation terrified.
• True Man Taiyi challenged San Xiao to release Chijingzi, while True Man Yu Ding and Juliusun urged Guangchengzi to save him outside the formation.

Guangchengzi entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to challenge San Xiao, while Di Xin and Wen Zhong worried that his Fan Tian Yin could threaten the formation’s core. The chapter left Great Shang considering whether to send reinforcements as Guangchengzi’s battle inside remained unseen.

• Guangchengzi resolved to enter the formation after Chijingzi’s defeat, while Randeng and the Western Saints watched cautiously.
• Zhunti warned Guangchengzi that the formation drew power from earth veins and battlefield baleful aura, and Jieyin advised testing its strength first.
• Guangchengzi armed himself with the Fan Tian Yin and Soul-Seizing Bell, then entered through the gate Yunxiao opened for him.
• Yunxiao closed the formation gate behind Guangchengzi as his pressure shook the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and Sishui Pass.
• Di Xin asked Wen Zhong whether San Xiao could handle Guangchengzi, and Wen Zhong warned that the Fan Tian Yin could endanger the formation core.
• Di Xin considered sending help, while Wen Zhong weighed Kong Xuan’s injuries and the Five Emperors’ ability to challenge a Primordial Chaos expert.

Human Emperor Xuanyuan arrived at Sishui Pass as Guangchengzi entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and he persuaded Kong Xuan to join him in restraining Guangchengzi. They prepared to enter the formation while Di Xin and Wen Zhong worried that Randeng, Ji Fa, and the Nine-Tailed Fox might exploit their absence to attack the pass.

• Wen Zhong volunteered to enter the formation, but Di Xin refused and told him to remain at Sishui Pass.
• Xuanyuan arrived at Sishui Pass and learned from Di Xin that Guangchengzi had entered the formation.
• Xuanyuan found Kong Xuan recovered enough to fight and invited him to help restrain Guangchengzi inside the formation.
• Kong Xuan accepted after Xuanyuan explained that the San Xiao Fairies would empower them and suppress Guangchengzi.
• Di Xin and Wen Zhong warned that Randeng, Ji Fa, and the Nine-Tailed Fox might attack the pass while Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan were inside.
• Xuanyuan predicted that Randeng would stay outside to observe the fight unless the situation inside the formation became desperate.

Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to join San Xiao against Guangchengzi, while Randeng and the Western Teachings refused to intervene. Guangchengzi’s Primordial Chaos Immortal Light broke through parts of the formation, but cries for help revealed that his junior brothers were in danger as the battle continued.

• Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan concealed their auras and entered the formation from its western side.
• Ji Fa urged Randeng to help Guangchengzi, but Randeng chose to wait and let Guangchengzi test the formation.
• The Western Teachings declined to enter, while the Nine-Tailed Fox reassured Ji Fa that Guangchengzi would prevail.
• Guangchengzi released Primordial Chaos Immortal Light, splitting the Yellow River’s turbid waves and shattering formation patterns.
• A cry for help came from inside the formation, and Randeng stopped the Western Teachings from moving as Guangchengzi called for his junior brothers not to panic.

Guangchengzi broke the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation’s hold on the Golden Immortals of Chan Teachings and faced San Xiao, who chose to fight rather than retreat. The Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron’s golden light failed to penetrate his Great Dao Immortal Light, leaving Qiongxiao shaken by the gulf in their power.

• Guangchengzi used Primordial Chaos divine power to break open part of the formation and free Chijingzi, True Man Taiyi, True Man Yu Ding, Daoxing Tianzun, and the other trapped Golden Immortals.
• Guangchengzi dismissed Chijingzi’s warning about the Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron and began dismantling the formation from within its nodes.
• Yunxiao decided that San Xiao could not retreat without harming Great Shang’s morale, and Qiongxiao and Bixiao agreed to fight alongside her.
• San Xiao fully activated the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, aiming the Primal Chaos Golden Cauldron and Golden Flood Dragon Scissors at Guangchengzi.
• Guangchengzi walked into the cauldron’s golden light, but his Great Dao Immortal Light stopped it three feet away, and Qiongxiao wondered if this was the power of Primordial Grand Unity.

Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao fought Guangchengzi in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, but he shattered its western foundation and injured them. Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan entered through the breach, and Xuanyuan challenged Guangchengzi’s claim that Western Qi’s victory was ordained by Heaven.

• Bixiao attacked Guangchengzi with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, but he knocked them away and injured her through a backlash.
• Yunxiao used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to sever Guangchengzi’s connection to the Great Dao, but he broke the western formation foundation with a palm strike.
• Qiongxiao, Bixiao, and Yunxiao suffered backlash as the formation collapsed, while Guangchengzi warned them that he had used only thirty percent of his strength.
• Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan tore open the damaged formation space and entered, prompting the Chan Teachings immortals to prepare for their intervention.
• Guangchengzi accused Xuanyuan of opposing Heaven’s will by supporting Great Shang, and Xuanyuan replied that the Human Race should decide its own realm and condemned the Chan Teachings for killing human soldiers.

Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan joined the San Xiao Fairies to repair and strengthen the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, forcing Guangchengzi and the Chan Teachings immortals to face its combined power. The five completed their formation setup and prepared to clash with Guangchengzi, whose Primordial Chaos seal was gathering as the chapter ended.

• Guangchengzi dismissed Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan's challenge, while Kong Xuan and Bixiao taunted him for refusing to fight fairly before the formation was restored.
• Xuanyuan proposed using the Human Emperor Sword and Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light to repair the formation, and Yunxiao gave both Sub-Saints authority over it.
• Xuanyuan restored the western formation foundation with the Human Emperor Sword, while Kong Xuan used his Five-Colored Divine Light to stabilize the five elements.
• Guangchengzi condensed Primordial Chaos laws into a massive seal as Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao activated and closed the formation around him.
• The magic power of Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and the three sisters surged through the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, alarming Chijingzi, True Man Taiyi, Daoxing Celestial, and True Man Yu Ding.

Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and the San Xiao used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to attack Guangchengzi, who answered with the Fan Tian Yin. As the formation began to break, Kong Xuan took control of its Five Elements formation eye and revealed his true form, driving his power toward the Primordial Chaos barrier.

• Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan combined the Human Race's Fortune and the innate Five Elements to repair the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and attack Guangchengzi.
• Bixiao, Qiongxiao, Yunxiao, Xuanyuan, and Kong Xuan launched five attacks together, compressing Guangchengzi's Primordial Chaos Immortal Light.
• Guangchengzi broke Yunxiao's chains with the Fan Tian Yin and brought the massive seal down on the formation.
• Yunxiao redirected the formation's power into Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan as the Fan Tian Yin crushed the formation space and cracked the Five Elements formation eye.
• Kong Xuan took full authority over the formation eye, transformed into a giant Five-Colored Peacock, and raised his aura to the barrier of Primordial Chaos.

Kong Xuan used the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to halt Guangchengzi’s Fan Tian Yin, but Guangchengzi overwhelmed his divine light with Primordial Chaos power. Xuanyuan then awakened the Human Emperor’s True Body, stabilizing the formation and revealing the force Guangchengzi had overlooked.

• Kong Xuan channeled the formation’s power into his Five-Colored Divine Light and stopped Guangchengzi’s Fan Tian Yin in midair.
• Guangchengzi poured more Primordial Chaos power into the seal, cracked Kong Xuan’s divine light, and forced him downward.
• Kong Xuan told Yunxiao and Bixiao to hold the formation while he resisted the Fan Tian Yin.
• Xuanyuan released one hand from the Human Emperor Sword and awakened his True Body by gathering humanity’s power.
• Xuanyuan’s imperial presence steadied the collapsing formation, and Guangchengzi realized he had underestimated the Human Emperor.

Xuanyuan joined with the Humanity Dao and struck Guangchengzi with a sword powerful enough to threaten his life. Trapped by Kong Xuan and Yunxiao's formation, Guangchengzi sacrificed Chijingzi as a shield, and the Human Emperor Sword erased Chijingzi completely.

• Xuanyuan condemned Guangchengzi for interfering in human succession, defying the Human Emperor, and attacking Interception Sect cultivators, then struck him with the Humanity Dao.
• Kong Xuan restrained Guangchengzi's Fan Tian Yin while Yunxiao and her sisters sealed off his escape routes with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Guangchengzi called Chijingzi to help him, then seized him and used him to block Xuanyuan's sword.
• The Chan Teachings' Golden Immortals watched in horror as Chijingzi was erased by the Human Emperor Sword's power.

Guangchengzi sacrificed Chijingzi and detonated the Fan Tian Yin to survive Xuanyuan’s attack, but Chijingzi’s true spirit was drawn into the Investiture of the Gods. The remaining Golden Immortals of Chan Teachings turned against Guangchengzi as Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and Yunxiao’s sisters prepared to attack him again.

• Chijingzi gave Guangchengzi a moment to reconnect with the Fan Tian Yin, and Guangchengzi detonated the treasure to escape Xuanyuan’s sword strike.
• The explosion severely wounded Kong Xuan and destroyed Guangchengzi’s arm, while Chijingzi’s sacrifice weakened Xuanyuan’s Human Emperor Sword Qi.
• The Investiture of the Gods drew Chijingzi’s true spirit into its scroll, making him the first high-ranking member of Chan Teachings to enter it through the war.
• Guangchengzi defended sacrificing Chijingzi as necessary for Chan Teachings, shocking and alienating True Man Taiyi, True Man Yu Ding, Daoxing Tianzun, and the other Golden Immortals.
• Xuanyuan vowed to slay Guangchengzi, Kong Xuan renewed his challenge, and Yunxiao and her sisters restored the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

Xuanyuan and the others cornered Guangchengzi in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation after he sacrificed Chijingzi to save himself. As Xuanyuan moved to kill him, the demonic energy Venerable Yuanshi had left inside Guangchengzi erupted, unleashing power beyond that of an ordinary Heavenly Dao Saint.

• Guangchengzi admitted he had sacrificed Chijingzi for his own survival, claiming the death served the Chan Teachings, and his fellow disciples turned against him.
• Kong Xuan, Bixiao, and Xuanyuan condemned Guangchengzi as Yunxiao sealed the formation and Xuanyuan struck him with the Human Emperor Sword.
• Kong Xuan bound Guangchengzi with Five-Colored Divine Light while the Three Xiao Sisters crushed him with the formation, leaving him wounded and unable to recover.
• Xuanyuan raised his sword to execute Guangchengzi, who begged for his life and invoked Venerable Yuanshi.
• The demonic energy Venerable Yuanshi had left in Guangchengzi erupted, and his power surged beyond that of an ordinary Heavenly Dao Saint.

Daoist Duobao went to confront Guangchengzi after the Primordial Heavenly Demon’s power overwhelmed the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. As Guangchengzi’s attack on Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan was stopped by a mysterious voice, the story left the speaker’s identity unrevealed.

• Daoist Randeng watched Chijingzi die and enter the Investiture of the Gods while Ji Fa worried that Guangchengzi might fall.
• Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin watched the battle and welcomed the Chan Teachings’ turmoil as an opportunity for the Western Lands.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Daoist Duobao that the power corrupting Guangchengzi came from the Primordial Heavenly Demon, who had seized Venerable Yuanshi’s Saint position and Dao Fruit.
• Duobao volunteered to aid the Sect of Interception’s disciples, and Tongtian sent him to battle Guangchengzi.
• Guangchengzi’s demonic power suppressed Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and the Yunxiao sisters, but a mysterious voice halted his attack on Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan.

Daoist Duobao appeared in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation as a newly ascended Saint, stunning the watching powers and giving the Sect of Interception three Saints. He faced the demon-possessed Guangchengzi and began their contest.

• Daoist Duobao emerged inside the formation, and his Saintly pressure suppressed the demonic aura surrounding Guangchengzi.
• Randeng and the other onlookers recognized Duobao as the newly ascended Saint, while Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and the San Xiao sisters welcomed him.
• The remaining Golden Immortals of the Chan Teachings despaired at the arrival of a true Saint.
• Duobao asked Xuanyuan and Kong Xuan to step back, then challenged Guangchengzi to settle the conflict between their sects.
• Guangchengzi broke free of Duobao's pressure and mocked him for relying on Primordial Violet Qi to attain Sagehood.
• Duobao calmly raised his hand and prepared to make his move against Guangchengzi.

Duobao effortlessly overwhelmed the Primordial Heavenly Demon-possessed Guangchengzi and prepared to erase him, but Daoist Randeng intervened at the last moment. Randeng had entered the formation to protect an important piece from the Heavenly Demon’s anger.

• Guangchengzi attacked Duobao with a demonic claw, but Duobao stopped it with one finger and shattered it.
• Duobao subdued Guangchengzi by controlling the laws within the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and suppressed the Primordial Heavenly Demon’s source demonic qi.
• Duobao prepared to erase Guangchengzi and send him to the Investiture of the Gods, but a new Dao resonance disrupted his control.
• In the Western Qi camp, Daoist Randeng decided Guangchengzi could not die at Duobao’s hands because the Primordial Heavenly Demon would blame him.
• Daoist Randeng appeared inside the formation and blocked Duobao’s attack.

Randeng intervened to save Guangchengzi, but Duobao effortlessly overcame his attacks and refused to let him leave the formation. Duobao summoned more than a thousand powerful magic treasures, leaving Randeng stunned as the confrontation continued.

• Randeng entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and blocked Duobao from striking Guangchengzi, arguing that he had to protect the Chan Teachings’ foremost disciple.
• Duobao rejected Randeng’s warning about entering the calamity, while Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan, and Bixiao challenged Randeng’s attempt to interfere.
• Randeng attacked Duobao with the ancient lamp’s flames and reached for Guangchengzi, but Duobao erased the flames and knocked his hand away with Saint power.
• Randeng gathered his strength to fight despite knowing Duobao was stronger, and Duobao summoned more than a thousand powerful magic treasures, stunning him.

Duobao overwhelmed Randeng with a formation of magic treasures, but the Two Saints of the West intervened to rescue the Chan Teachings disciples. Duobao weighed whether to resist their interference and held back, leaving the outcome dependent on Qin Mu’s decision.

• Duobao unleashed wave after wave of magic treasures, breaking Randeng’s defenses and nearly shattering his ancient lamp.
• The observers on both sides reacted to Randeng’s defeat, while Tongtian praised Duobao and the Sect of Interception celebrated.
• Randeng heard a private assurance that help was coming and used his remaining mana to hold out against Duobao’s final attack.
• Jieyin and Zhunti sent Buddhist power from afar to interfere with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and asked Duobao to spare Guangchengzi and Randeng.
• Duobao considered blocking the rescue and killing them, but decided not to escalate matters before Qin Mu gave word.

Duobao spared Randeng and Guangchengzi after Jieyin and Zhunti intervened, then expelled the Chan Teachings and Western Lands forces from the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. As Western Qi’s leaders struggled to face their defeat, a mysterious figure emerged from a rift and froze everyone in the camp.

• Duobao accepted Jieyin and Zhunti’s plea to spare Randeng and Guangchengzi, but warned the Chan Teachings and Western Teachings not to target the Sect of Interception again.
• Duobao swept Randeng, Guangchengzi, and the Chan Teachings Golden Immortals out of the formation, and Randeng fled toward the Western Qi camp.
• Randeng, Ji Fa, and the Chan Teachings Golden Immortals confronted their defeat in the command tent while Guangchengzi suffered from his injuries.
• Jieyin and Zhunti appeared and lamented that Duobao’s sainthood had left the Sect of Interception with three Saints.
• A terrifying aura suppressed the Western Qi camp, and an unknown figure stepped through a rift and immobilized everyone present.

A mysterious figure called the Dark Night Monarch appeared in Ji Fa’s tent and overwhelmed everyone with his power. Ji Fa recognized him as one of the Fifty Monarchs, an existence from the end of the previous epoch.

• The Dark Night Monarch’s arrival immobilized everyone and nearly dispersed Jieyin and Zhunti’s Saint avatars.
• Guangchengzi challenged the Dark Night Monarch, who broke him with a single look and left him terrified.
• The Dark Night Monarch introduced himself, while Randeng, Jieyin, and Zhunti could not identify him.
• Ji Fa and Daji reacted with terror, and Ji Fa identified the Dark Night Monarch as one of the Fifty Monarchs who destroyed The End and commanded eternal stillness.
• The Dark Night Monarch said Ji Fa was a survivor from the previous epoch and expressed interest that he remembered the name.

The Dark Night Monarch revealed that the Primordial Wilderness was a bubble that would be destroyed in cycles, and that he and other survivors were Epoch Masters. After learning that Yuanshi had offered them as tools, Zhunti considered submitting to the Monarch as a way to help the Western Teachings rise and survive the coming destruction.

• The Dark Night Monarch revealed that Ji Fa and the Nine-Tailed Fox had survived from the previous epoch, and explained that the Primordial Wilderness would eventually be destroyed.
• The Dark Night Monarch explained that Epoch Masters survived past epochs, that the Fifty Monarchs stood among their strongest, and that Yuanshi had allied with him.
• The Dark Night Monarch told Jieyin and Zhunti that Yuanshi had presented them as tools for clearing away his troubles.
• Zhunti asked why the Dark Night Monarch had revealed these secrets, and the Monarch said he enjoyed watching Saints despair as their worldviews collapsed.
• The Dark Night Monarch demanded that Jieyin and Zhunti become his dogs, and Zhunti bowed as he considered the chance to gain power and help the Western Teachings survive the coming destruction.