Recaps

Lin Zhu guided Fuxi, Shennong, and the rival claimants for the Human Emperor positions while strengthening the Fetal Membrane of Heaven and confronting the Western Sect. After the tribes made peace and Lin Zhu destroyed Golden Roar’s last remnant, he returned to Golden Turtle Island to oversee Jie Sect and test the Three Xiaos’ formation.

• Lin Zhu helped Fuxi enter the Human Race, where Fuxi spread useful practices, derived the Eight Trigrams, and became the first Human Emperor before naming Lianshan Kuiwei his successor.
• Lin Zhu forged the Shennong Cauldron for Lianshan Kuiwei, whose healing work and sacrifice earned him the Earth Emperor position as Shennong.
• Lin Zhu and Hongjun strengthened the Fetal Membrane of Heaven, and Lin Zhu devised the All Stars Convergence Array that increased its production of spiritual qi more than tenfold.
• As Xuanyuan and Jiu Li rose as rival Human Emperor candidates, Lin Zhu stopped Maitreya and Amitabha from coercing Xuanyuan and helped prevent the conflict from escalating.
• Jiu Li offered peace and the Human Emperor position to Xuanyuan, and Shennong passed the position jointly to Xuanyuan and Jiu Li.
• Lin Zhu pursued Golden Roar’s remaining primordial spirit to the Netherworld Blood Sea and destroyed it, settling his karmic bond with Minghe.
• After returning to Golden Turtle Island, Lin Zhu agreed to manage Jie Sect while Tongtian entered seclusion, then tested the Three Xiaos’ Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and identified its flaws.

Lin Zhu entered the Chaotic Origin Realm, guided others along the same path, and helped avert disaster by arranging for powerful figures to take divine offices. As the God-Sealing Enterprise began to reshape the Primordial World, he recruited disciples and prepared key figures for the coming struggle.

• Lin Zhu improved the Three Xiaos’ formation, accepted the Azure Sky Great Emperor title, and broke through to the Chaotic Origin Realm after Ancestor Yang Mei’s instruction.
• Lin Zhu tested his strength against the Saints, established a branch of the Jie Sect at Zhaoyao Mountain, and was formally appointed Azure Sky Great Emperor by Haotian.
• Lin Zhu guided Cangjie in creating writing, protected people during the floods, killed Wuzhiqi, and helped Yu control the waters.
• Lin Zhu gathered disciples, lectured on the Chaotic Origin Dao, and helped Xuan Du and many other powerhouses pursue the Chaotic Origin Realm.
• Hongjun warned Lin Zhu that further breakthroughs within the Primordial World could trigger a Great Calamity, so Lin Zhu proposed divine offices and God-Sealing to govern the Three Realms.
• Hongjun entrusted Lin Zhu with the Investiture of the Gods List and God Beating Whip, and Lin Zhu began gathering the Five Elements Spirit Pearls and preparing candidates for God-Sealing.
• Lin Zhu helped Guan Longfeng confront Xia Jie, sent Yellow Bear’s soul into reincarnation, and arranged for Chang Geng and Zi Wei Daoist to take future roles in the Heavenly Court.
• Lin Zhu sent Ling Zhuzi into reincarnation and arranged for Jin Chan to find and accept Wen Zhong as his disciple.

Lin Zhu prepared his disciples for the coming God-Sealing Calamity as they helped the Heavenly Court and Da Shang confront demons and rebellion. Meanwhile, schemes against Da Shang advanced, Bi Gan was rescued after losing his heart, and Nezha’s conflict with Shi Ji was stopped by Lin Zhu.

• Lin Zhu recruited Wen Zhong, trained his disciples, and equipped them with refined treasures before Jin Chan led a mission to pacify the Four Seas.
• After learning that Princess Yunhua had secretly married Yang Tianyou, Lin Zhu helped secure her confinement instead of a harsher punishment, while Guang Chengzi took Yang Jian as his disciple and Long Ji brought Yang Chan to Azure Sky Palace.
• Wen Zhong fought demons aiding the northern barbarians, and Lin Zhu sent Mo Xie, Five Elements Child, Long Ji, and Jin Chan to help defeat Zhu Yan’s forces and free the possessed soldiers.
• Lin Zhu identified several reincarnated figures advancing the coming calamity, Guang Chengzi took Jiang Shang as his disciple, and Lin Zhu accepted Bo Yikao as his own.
• Di Xin became king as Yuan Futong rebelled, while Yaoshi and other Western Sect agents manipulated events, bewitched Di Xin at Nüwa Temple, and arranged for Daji to enter the palace.
• Daji and her companions corrupted Di Xin, and after Bi Gan and Huang Feihu burned Xuanyuan Tomb, Daji feigned illness and persuaded Di Xin to demand Bi Gan’s heart.
• Lin Zhu rescued Bi Gan and made him a temple priest, while Nezha killed Azure Cloud Disciple and began a fight with Shi Ji that Lin Zhu stopped.
• Daji turned Di Xin against Consort Huang and Huang Feihu, leading Di Xin to kill Consort Huang and order poisoned wine for Huang Feihu.

Huang Feihu’s rebellion helped establish Western Qi as a rival to Da Shang, while Bo Yikao and Jiang Ziya faced successive campaigns from Chaoge. Zhang Guifang’s techniques trapped key Western Qi generals, and Nezha arrived to aid Jiang Ziya.

• Huang Feihu rebelled after Di Xin killed his wife and sister, then escaped west with his family and eventually reached Western Qi, where Ji Chang welcomed him.
• After Di Xin poisoned Ji Chang, Bo Yikao founded Da Zhou as King Wu, and Lin Zhu’s three cups of wine awakened his past-life memories and raised his cultivation.
• Jiang Ziya helped Western Qi defeat Deng Jiugong’s forces, and Five Elements Child persuaded Deng Jiugong to surrender while bringing Deng Chanyu to Lin Zhu as a disciple.
• Chao Lei surrendered to Western Qi, but Chao Tian betrayed the arrangement and captured Huang Feihu before Jiang Ziya’s forces seized the Chao Brothers and sent Chao Lei back to Chaoge for his family.
• Di Xin followed Su Daji’s counsel to punish Mei Bo and Du Yuanxi, while Lin Zhu arranged for Chao Lei to retrieve his family and gave Bai Jian the Hundred Spirits Banner to guide the dead.
• Zhang Guifang marched against Western Qi, where Feng Lin killed Ji Shugan and Zhang Guifang’s techniques captured Nan Gongshi and Zhou Ji, forcing Jiang Ziya to retreat behind a truce sign.
• Lin Zhu recruited Long Xuhu and sent Nezha to assist Jiang Ziya, who asked the newly arrived martial nephew why the truce sign hung above the city.