Chapter Summaries

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.

Ji Fa and Di Xin confronted each other at Muye, where their armies clashed through a series of duels between generals. After the battles failed to decide the outcome, Di Xin challenged Ji Fa personally, and Ji Fa rode out to face him.

• Ji Fa and Di Xin exchanged accusations over Western Qi's rebellion, then Di Xin called for a general to fight Ji Fa.
• E Lai answered Di Xin's call, and Nangong Shi rode out to fight him for fifty exchanges without gaining an advantage.
• Di Xin ordered Fei Lian to shoot Nangong Shi, but Sanyi Sheng blocked the arrow and engaged Fei Lian in battle.
• The generals of both armies fought in turn, but neither side secured a decisive advantage.
• Wen Zhong advised Di Xin to defeat Ji Fa personally, and Di Xin rode forward and challenged him.
• Ji Fa accepted Di Xin's challenge and rode out of the Western Qi formation.

At Muye, Di Xin and Ji Fa fought, but Ji Fa blocked and absorbed Di Xin’s sword attacks, surprising the watching armies and experts. Qin Mu observed the unexpected strength Ji Fa displayed as the battle continued.

• Di Xin attacked Ji Fa with the Emperor Sword, and Ji Fa met his strike with a silver spear, matching him blow for blow.
• Di Xin unleashed the stronger Burn Heaven attack, but Ji Fa drew its fire-dragon Sword Qi into a silver vortex and destroyed it.
• Di Xin sent a storm of flaming Sword Qi at Ji Fa, whose spear formed a barrier that blocked every strike.
• Experts across the Primordial Wilderness watched and questioned Ji Fa’s strength, while Qin Mu observed from the Nether Underworld and reflected that events had changed.
• The armies at Muye paused to watch the duel, and Shang Dynasty generals debated Ji Fa’s power while insisting Di Xin had not yet fought seriously.

Di Xin and Ji Fa fought at Muye, matching each other’s giant forms and weapons before Di Xin used the Flame Flag to attack Ji Fa’s defenses. Ji Fa summoned a Dharma Protector Divine General, and Di Xin prepared to answer with a guardian of his own.

• Di Xin transformed into a giant and challenged Ji Fa, who manifested an equal-sized form of his own.
• Di Xin and Ji Fa fought dozens of exchanges with the Emperor Sword and silver spear but remained evenly matched.
• Di Xin unleashed the Flame Flag’s fire formation, while Ji Fa used the Heavenly Origin Umbrella to block its attacks.
• Di Xin intensified the flames until they threatened Ji Fa’s umbrella, prompting Ji Fa to crush a jade talisman.
• A golden-armored Dharma Protector Divine General appeared, and Di Xin said he also had one.

Di Xin and Ji Fa fought to a draw, leaving Qin Mu suspicious of Ji Fa’s hidden strength. Haotian sent Western Heavenly Court forces to aid Western Qi, and Ji Fa agreed to an alliance against Shang.

• Di Xin and Ji Fa fought from dawn until dusk, then withdrew their armies after neither could gain the upper hand.
• Qin Mu watched the battle from the Netherworld, failed to see through Ji Fa, and suspected someone was supporting him.
• Ji Fa privately claimed Di Xin would be easy to crush if he had his strength at its peak.
• Haotian decided to help Western Qi and ordered a Great Luo general to lead troops to assist Ji Fa in destroying Shang.
• The Western Heavenly Court general met Ji Fa at the Western Qi camp, and Ji Fa agreed to ally with Haotian against the Shang Dynasty.

After learning that the Western Heavenly Court was backing Western Qi, Di Xin agreed to Wen Zhong’s proposal to seek aid from the Sect of Interception. Wen Zhong went to the Nether Underworld to ask Golden Spirit Mother to help him approach Tongtian, and she learned of Western Qi’s alliance.

• Great experts speculated that the Western Heavenly Court backed Western Qi and that the Eastern Heavenly Court might support Great Shang.
• Di Xin learned of the Western Heavenly Court’s involvement and worried that Great Shang could not defeat Western Qi without help.
• Wen Zhong urged Di Xin to seek Tongtian’s aid, and Di Xin sent him to make the request.
• Wen Zhong visited his master Golden Spirit Mother in the Nether Underworld and explained Western Qi’s support and Great Shang’s need for Sect of Interception disciples.