Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ziya joined Western Qi and advised Ji Chang to travel to Chaoge, where Di Xin had him poisoned. After Lin Zhu brought Ji Chang’s soul to Fuxi, Ji Chang chose to remain with the Human Race, while Di Xin’s ministers warned that his death would drive Western Qi to rebel.

• Jiang Ziya arrived in Western Qi, explained that Ji Chang should go to Chaoge, and was appointed prime minister to defend the realm.
• Ji Chang arranged for Bo Yikao to succeed him if necessary, then traveled to Chaoge and met with Di Xin.
• Fei Zhong urged Di Xin to kill Ji Chang, and Di Xin poisoned him at the Chaoge Post House that night.
• Lin Zhu brought Ji Chang’s soul to the Human Race Ancestral Land, where Fuxi recognized him as the reincarnated body of his Good Corpse; Ji Chang chose to stay with the Human Race.
• Shang Rong and the other ministers confronted Di Xin over Ji Chang’s death, but Di Xin dismissed their warnings that Western Qi would rebel.

After Ji Chang died in Chaoge, Bo Yikao inherited the Marquis of Xi title, ended Western Qi’s allegiance to Shang, and founded Da Zhou as King Wu. Lin Zhu arrived at his coronation, bestowed three cups of wine that restored Bo Yikao’s past-life memories and raised his cultivation to the Quasi-Saint realm, then departed.

• Ji Chang’s death reached Western Qi, where the people mourned and demanded revenge against Di Xin.
• Bo Yikao announced that he would succeed his father, establish himself as king, and lead Western Qi against Shang, and Jiang Ziya and the officials supported him.
• After three months of mourning, Bo Yikao worshipped Heaven, founded Da Zhou, and took the throne as King Wu, honoring his father as King Wen.
• Lin Zhu arrived with Grand Master Xuan Du, Guang Chengzi, and his disciples, and Bo Yikao paid respects to his master.
• Lin Zhu gave Bo Yikao three cups of wine that promised blessings for him and Western Zhou and awakened his past-life memories, greatly increased his cultivation, and brought him into the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Lin Zhu and his companions left, and the gathered people bowed as they saw off the three great emperors.

Bo Yikao prepared Western Qi to punish Shang after declaring independence, and Jiang Ziya led its army against Deng Jiugong’s invasion. After a probing battle, Jiang Ziya launched a successful nighttime raid, forcing Deng Jiugong to retreat and leaving Western Qi with a major victory.

• Di Xin ordered Deng Jiugong and the Four Demonic Generals to lead troops against Western Qi after Fei Zhong urged him to crush the rebellion.
• Deng Jiugong marched with one hundred thousand soldiers to Xi Qi City, where Bo Yikao ordered Jiang Ziya to meet him in battle.
• Tai Luan fought Xin Jia and Xin Mian until Jiang Ziya sounded the retreat gong, ending the day’s probing battle.
• Jiang Ziya devised a surprise raid and sent Western Qi’s troops to attack the Shang camp at midnight.
• The raid killed or wounded many Shang soldiers and forced Deng Jiugong to retreat; Western Qi seized supplies and returned victorious.

Jiang Ziya's army fought the Four Demonic Generals, and Huang Tianhua arrived to kill Mo Liqing and help defend Xi Qi City. Afterward, Huang Tianhua reunited with his father Huang Feihu, while Jiang Ziya warned that the enemy would return.

• The Four Demonic Generals led their troops to Xi Qi City, where Mo Liqing killed Ji Xian with the Azure Cloud Treasure Sword.
• Huang Tianhua arrived as Jiang Ziya's fellow Jade Void disciple and killed Mo Liqing with the Heart Piercing Nail.
• The three remaining Demonic Generals attacked Huang Tianhua, but Jiang Ziya protected his army with the Apricot Yellow Banner and retreated into Xi Qi City.
• Huang Tianhua revealed that he was Huang Feihu's long-lost son, and the two reunited as the generals congratulated them.
• Jiang Ziya told the generals to prepare for the enemy's return the following day.

Bo Yikao secretly used the Fuxi Zither to kill the three Demonic Generals and save Xi Qi City from Deng Jiugong’s night attack. After Five Elements Child brought Deng Chanyu to Azure Sky Palace and urged Deng Jiugong to surrender, Deng Jiugong defected to Western Qi and Bo Yikao welcomed his army.

• Deng Jiugong joined forces with the Four Demonic Brothers, and the three surviving brothers attacked Xi Qi City at night while Deng’s soldiers stormed its walls.
• Bo Yikao played the Fuxi Zither and killed the three Demonic Generals with sound blades, allowing Jiang Ziya’s forces to repel Deng Jiugong’s army.
• Five Elements Child arrived on the Azure Sky Great Emperor’s orders, invited Deng Chanyu to Azure Sky Palace, and urged Deng Jiugong to surrender to Western Qi.
• Deng Chanyu left with Five Elements Child, and Deng Jiugong decided to defect after considering the Azure Sky Great Emperor’s counsel.
• Deng Jiugong and his generals surrendered to Bo Yikao, who welcomed them into Xi Qi City and granted them titles, land, and homes.

Lin Zhu accepted Deng Chanyu as his disciple and gave her treasures and a cultivation method to change her fate. As he left to arrange the Investiture of the Gods Platform, Fei Zhong began urging Di Xin to attack Xiqi.

• Deng Jiugong surrendered his army to Xiqi and received an appointment and lands from Bo Yikao.
• Five Elements Child brought Deng Chanyu to the Azure Sky Palace, where Lin Zhu accepted her as his disciple.
• Lin Zhu gave Deng Chanyu a Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill, Five-Colored Stones, and a cultivation method before she went to cultivate.
• Lin Zhu entrusted Jin Chan with overseeing the disciples' cultivation and left the Azure Sky Palace to travel through the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Xin flew into a rage upon hearing of Deng Jiugong's defection, and Fei Zhong urged him to send generals to destroy Xiqi.

Fei Zhong and You Hun persuaded Di Xin to send the Chao Brothers against Xiqi, while Lin Zhu went to the Eastern Sea and found Bai Jian. Bai Jian recognized and paid homage to the Azure Sky Great Emperor, and Lin Zhu prepared to learn whether he could serve his plans.

• Fei Zhong proposed that the Huang Brothers lead the campaign against Xiqi, and You Hun supported him.
• Su Daji used her seduction art to distract Di Xin from state affairs, and he ordered Chao Tian to march against Xiqi as Suppression Marshal.
• Chao Tian and Chao Lei discussed their doubts about facing Xiqi, then led fifty thousand troops out of Chaoge.
• Lin Zhu traveled to the Eastern Sea to find Bai Jian, whose role in the Investiture of the Gods had made him a candidate for an important task.
• Lin Zhu used his Saint Force to draw Bai Jian's fading remnant soul from the sea, and Bai Jian recognized him and bowed in homage.

Lin Zhu freed Bai Jian from the Sea of Suffering and brought him along to Qi Mountain, while the Chaoge army reached Western Qi and began testing its defenses. Bo Yikao ordered Western Qi to protect civilians and prepare for the campaign, and Jiang Shang sent Nan Gongshi to capture Chao Lei alive.

• Lin Zhu drew Bai Jian from the Sea of Suffering, accepted his oath of loyalty, and promised to make him a True God if he served well.
• Chao Tian and Chao Lei led fifty thousand Chaoge soldiers to Qi Mountain, where Chao Lei advised scouting Xi Qi City and received orders to lead five thousand troops there.
• Jiang Shang reported Chaoge's arrival to Bo Yikao, who ordered Western Qi to wait for the enemy and avoid harming common people.
• Chao Lei deployed outside Xi Qi City and called on Western Qi to surrender, prompting Jiang Shang's generals to demand a chance to fight.
• Jiang Shang ordered Nan Gongshi to capture Chao Lei alive.

Nan Gongshi defeated and captured Chao Lei alive beneath Xi Qi City, fulfilling his Military Order. Jiang Ziya approved Huang Feihu’s attempt to persuade Chao Lei to surrender, and Huang Feihu began speaking with him.

• Nan Gongshi issued a Military Order to capture Chao Lei alive before leading troops out of Xi Qi City.
• Chao Lei demanded that Western Qi return Huang Feihu and Deng Jiugong, but Nan Gongshi defended their choice to leave Di Xin and charged into battle.
• After more than thirty exchanges, Nan Gongshi disarmed Chao Lei, pulled him from his horse, and had him bound.
• Jiang Ziya ordered Chao Lei executed, but Huang Feihu offered to persuade him and win over his army, so Jiang Ziya granted permission.
• Huang Feihu had Chao Lei untied and sent the others away, then began urging him to understand the timing of Heaven, the advantage of terrain, and the harmony of men.

Chao Lei agreed to surrender to Da Zhou and planned to persuade his elder brother, Chao Tian, while Jiang Ziya promised to help retrieve his family. At Qi Mountain, Lin Zhu chose the site for the Investiture of the Gods Platform and compelled five ghosts to help build it under Bai Jian’s supervision.

• Huang Feihu persuaded Chao Lei that Di Xin’s rule would fall and that he should surrender to Da Zhou.
• Chao Lei surrendered to Jiang Ziya, then asked to persuade Chao Tian and bring his family back from Chaoge.
• Lin Zhu found a suitable site at Qi Mountain for the Investiture of the Gods Platform and discovered five ghosts cultivating there.
• Bai Jian rebuked the ghosts, and Lin Zhu made them submit by revealing his Saint’s might.
• Lin Zhu bound the five ghosts with his Soul-Locking Art and ordered them to supervise construction of the platform under Bai Jian.

Lin Zhu assigned Bai Jian to oversee construction of the Investiture of the Gods Platform on Qi Mountain. Meanwhile, Chao Tian tricked Huang Feihu into captivity and tried to return to Chaoge, but two Western Qi forces blocked the Chao Brothers’ retreat and demanded Huang Feihu’s release.

• Lin Zhu gave Bai Jian the blueprints and appointed him Supervisor of Construction, then settled into a cave mansion on Qi Mountain to cultivate.
• After Chao Lei returned from captivity and said he would surrender to Western Qi, Chao Tian decided to lure a Western Qi escort into a trap.
• Chao Lei reported Chao Tian’s request to Jiang Ziya, who sent Huang Feihu to escort the Chao Brothers and secretly dispatched Xin Jia, Xin Mian, and Nan Gongshi on separate orders.
• Chao Tian captured Huang Feihu in his tent, abandoned his surrender plan, and led the Chaoge army back toward Chaoge with Chao Lei.
• Two forces blocked the Chao Brothers’ route and demanded that they release the Martial Accomplishment King.

Chao Tian and Chao Lei tried to take Huang Feihu back to Chaoge, but Zhou forces defeated them and captured both brothers. Jiang Ziya spared them and sent Chao Lei to retrieve their family, while Bo Yikao worried that the trip to Chaoge could put them in danger.

• Chao Tian and Chao Lei fought Xin Jia and Xin Mian, who captured Chao Tian while Chao Lei fled and left Huang Feihu behind.
• Nan Gongshi ambushed Chao Lei and captured him after one exchange; Xin Jia and Xin Mian returned Huang Feihu to Xi Qi City.
• Jiang Ziya ordered the Chao Brothers executed, but Chao Lei argued that Chao Tian had deceived him, and Jiang Ziya spared them both.
• Jiang Ziya kept Chao Tian in Western Qi as a hostage and sent Chao Lei to Chaoge to retrieve their family.
• Bo Yikao approved Jiang Ziya's handling of the surrendered army but warned that Chao Lei might face danger in Chaoge.

Bo Yikao sought Lin Zhu’s guidance about the coming war, while Daji and her fellow demons plotted to hasten Da Shang’s downfall by corrupting Di Xin. Mei Bo recognized demonic energy around the palace and went to confront the Great King.

• Bo Yikao visited Lin Zhu, who told him to conceal his cultivation until the Thirty-Six Armies had passed and then lead his forces against the Five Passes.
• Lin Zhu revealed that Western Sect Yaoshi Buddha had taken control of Su Hu and warned Bo Yikao that the coming tribulation would bring conflict among masters, disciples, and brothers.
• Daji, the Jade Pipa Spirit, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit plotted to eliminate loyal officials and weaken Da Shang, then agreed to carry out the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit’s plan.
• Daji bewitched Di Xin into ordering the construction of Deer Terrace and a Pond of Wine and Forest of Meat, along with the selection of men and women for the palace.
• Mei Bo saw demonic energy hanging over the palace and went there to urge Di Xin to heed good counsel.

Mei Bo and the ministers confronted Di Xin over his wasteful palace construction and Da Shang’s mounting troubles, but Su Daji provoked a clash and turned Di Xin against them. The chapter ended with Di Xin ordering Mei Bo and Du Yuanxi executed for defending the state and condemning his rule.

• Mei Bo led ministers to the palace to remonstrate against Di Xin’s construction projects, but Di Xin initially refused to see them.
• Su Daji persuaded Di Xin to summon the ministers, then denounced Mei Bo when he warned of Da Shang’s crises and urged the king to curb palace spending.
• Mei Bo rebuked Su Daji for interfering in state affairs, and Di Xin ordered him to apologize and told the ministers to disperse.
• Mei Bo accused Su Daji of her crimes and refused to apologize, so Di Xin ordered guards to behead him.
• Du Yuanxi defended Mei Bo and identified Su Daji, the Jade Pipa, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit as demons, prompting Di Xin to order both men executed.

After Di Xin burned Mei Bo and Du Yuanxi to death, Lin Zhu sheltered their spirits in the Heavenly Emperor Temple and promised them divine positions. Lin Zhu then used his power to clear the way for Chao Lei to retrieve his family and return to Western Qi, leaving Chao Lei to report to Di Xin in Chaoge.

• Di Xin ordered Mei Bo and Du Yuanxi burned on Bronze Pillars after Su Daji proposed the punishment.
• Mei Bo and Du Yuanxi found the Heavenly Emperor Temple, where Bi Gan and Guan Longfeng welcomed them and offered them shelter.
• Lin Zhu appeared in the temple, explained that the God-Sealing calamity had claimed the two ministers, and promised they would receive divine positions.
• Lin Zhu learned that Chao Lei had arrived in Chaoge and used the Soul Locking Technique on the people connected to him to help him retrieve his family.
• Chao Lei passed through the Five Passes and entered Chaoge, then knelt before Di Xin to report back and seek a way to recover his family.

Chao Lei deceived Di Xin into giving him troops and provisions, allowing him to smuggle his family out of Chaoge. After the deception came to light, Fei Zhong urged Di Xin to send Zhang Guifang against Western Qi, while Lin Zhu prepared Bai Jian for the coming Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

• Chao Lei falsely claimed Han Rong had denied his army provisions, and Di Xin sent him three thousand soldiers and supplies to return to Western Qi.
• Chao Lei concealed his family among the troops and left Chaoge, while Di Xin and the Three Great Demons remained unaware of the deception for several days.
• After learning the truth, Di Xin summoned Fei Zhong and You Hun, and Fei Zhong urged him to appoint Zhang Guifang to campaign against Western Qi.
• Di Xin appointed Zhang Guifang commander of the Third Route and ordered him to defeat Western Qi.
• Lin Zhu gave Bai Jian a Hundred Spirits Banner and instructed him to complete the Investiture of the Gods Platform and guide only listed souls there.

Lin Zhu forged Deng Chanyu a powerful saber and sent his Jie Sect disciples into the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Zhang Guifang led a 100,000-strong army to Western Qi, where Jiang Ziya learned of Zhang’s dangerous name-calling technique.

• Lin Zhu told his disciples to descend the mountain and join either the Western Qi or Chaoge forces, warning them that evildoers could die in the tribulation.
• Lin Zhu forged the Embroidered Phoenix Splashing Wind Saber, which split its tribulation clouds with one slash.
• Lin Zhu gave Deng Chanyu the saber, warned her to beware of Tu Xingsun, and told her to await his command before descending the mountain.
• Zhang Guifang received Di Xin’s edict, appointed Feng Lin as Vanguard Officer, and marched 100,000 soldiers to Xi Qi City.
• Huang Feihu warned Jiang Ziya that Zhang Guifang could capture any general who answered when he called their name, leaving Jiang Ziya troubled.

Jiang Ziya’s forces faced Zhang Guifang’s army, and Ji Shugan was killed after Feng Lin lured him into a sorcerous trap. The chapter left Jiang Ziya leading Western Qi’s troops out of Xi Qi City to meet the enemy.

• Huang Feihu warned Jiang Ziya that Zhang Guifang could use sorcery to seize people, but the generals dismissed the warning and overlooked Feng Lin’s own Jie Sect art.
• Ji Shugan volunteered to fight Zhang Guifang, but met Feng Lin instead and wounded him after more than thirty exchanges.
• Feng Lin lured Ji Shugan into pursuit, then struck him with a red pearl and killed him; Bai Jian collected Ji Shugan’s soul in the Hundred Spirits Banner.
• Feng Lin returned to camp with Ji Shugan’s head, and Jiang Ziya and Bo Yikao mourned the fallen prince.
• When Zhang Guifang’s army challenged Xi Qi again, Jiang Ziya ordered the three armies to form five divisions and leave the city to fight.

Zhang Guifang defeated Xi Qi’s generals with his strange arts, leaving Jiang Ziya unable to break the stalemate. At the North Sea, Lin Zhu subdued Long Xuhu and gave the monster a chance to plead for his life.

• Jiang Ziya led Xi Qi’s army out to confront Zhang Guifang, and Nan Gongshi fought Feng Lin to a standstill.
• Zhang Guifang used his shout to knock Huang Feihu from his mount, but Zhou Ji intervened and Huang Feibao and Huang Feibiao rescued Huang Feihu.
• Zhang Guifang called Zhou Ji by name and caused him to fall from his horse, while Feng Lin used black smoke to capture Nan Gongshi.
• Zhang Guifang imprisoned Nan Gongshi and Zhou Ji, and Jiang Ziya withdrew behind a truce sign after failing to find a way to counter the enemy’s techniques.
• Lin Zhu traveled to the North Sea, subdued Long Xuhu, and told the monster to persuade him to spare its life.

Lin Zhu spared the innate beast Long Xuhu and sent it to cultivate at Zhaoyao Mountain before visiting Grand Yi Perfected Person to arrange for Nezha to aid Jiang Ziya in Western Qi. Nezha reached Xi Qi City and met Jiang Ziya, who explained that the Hang Up Truce Sign was flying above the city.

• Lin Zhu freed Long Xuhu and ordered it to cultivate at Zhaoyao Mountain under Golden Cicada Child’s supervision before entering the God-Sealing Tribulation.
• Lin Zhu rode to Golden Light Cave and told Grand Yi Perfected Person that Jiang Ziya was trapped in Xi Qi City after Zhang Guifang defeated him and captured Nan Gongshi and Zhou Ji.
• Grand Yi Perfected Person agreed to send Nezha to Western Qi and gave him seven treasures and the Divine Power of Three Heads Six Arms.
• Nezha rode the Wind Fire Wheels to Xi Qi City and introduced himself to Jiang Ziya as his martial nephew, sent to help drive back Chaoge’s forces.
• Nezha asked Jiang Ziya why the Hang Up Truce Sign was flying above the city walls.