Chapter Summaries

Nezha and Cihang Daoist broke Dong Tianjun’s Wind Howl Great Array, and Nezha killed him, sending his soul to the Investiture of the Gods Platform. In the North Sea, Yaoshi Buddha prepared the demon army to attack Silver Pass, where Fu Hao welcomed Wen Zhong’s arriving forces.

• Dong Tianjun killed Fang Bi in the Wind Howl Great Array, then fled from Nezha and Cihang Daoist back into the formation.
• Nezha and Cihang Daoist neutralized the array’s winds and blades, and Nezha struck Dong Tianjun with the Universe Ring, killing him.
• Bai Jian guided Dong Tianjun’s heroic soul to the Investiture of the Gods Platform, while Cihang Daoist retrieved his corpse and returned to Xi Qi City.
• Yaoshi Buddha told the Seventy-Two Great Demons to wait for Wen Zhong and Moonlight before attacking Silver Pass.
• Fu Hao learned that Wen Zhong had arrived from Chaoge and ordered Silver Pass’s gates opened to welcome his army.

Wen Zhong led Chaoge's army to Silver Pass and defeated the North Sea demons sent to test them. In Xi Qi, Long Ji explained the Freezing Ice Array and sent Samantabhadra Zhenren, Xue Ehu, and Long Xuhu to break it; Xue Ehu pursued Heavenly Lord Yuan into the array as ice closed around him.

• Wen Zhong arrived at Silver Pass, where Fu Hao reported the North Sea demons' advance and the unanswered requests for reinforcements.
• Wen Zhong led fifty thousand troops out of Silver Pass, and Yaoshi Buddha sent five great demons to test their strength.
• Wen Zhong used his Divine Eye to immobilize the Wolf Demon, allowing Xin Huan to kill him, then slew the four other demons with his Golden Whip.
• Wen Zhong's army routed the North Sea troops and returned victorious to Silver Pass.
• Long Ji explained the Freezing Ice Array to the immortals in Xi Qi and instructed Samantabhadra Zhenren, Xue Ehu, and Long Xuhu to break it.
• Xue Ehu pursued Heavenly Lord Yuan into the Freezing Ice Array, where Yuan activated the Black Banner and ice surged toward him from all sides.

Samantabhadra Zhenren and Long Xuhu broke the Freezing Ice Array, though Xue Ehu and Heavenly Lord Yuan died. Lin Zhu then obtained nearly ten thousand golden pills from Xuan Du, and Shi Zongheng swallowed them all, leaving Lin Zhu to feign alarm over the danger.

• Heavenly Lord Yuan lured Xue Ehu into the Freezing Ice Array, where Xue Ehu died and his heroic spirit drifted toward the Investiture of the Gods Platform.
• Samantabhadra Zhenren and Long Xuhu entered the array; Long Xuhu's flying stones held off the ice while Samantabhadra's Eight-Corner Golden Lamp melted it and broke the array.
• Long Xuhu struck Heavenly Lord Yuan with a flying stone as he tried to flee, killing him, and Samantabhadra led Long Xuhu back to camp in victory.
• Lin Zhu brought Shi Zongheng to Xuan Du's cave mansion and asked for a large batch of golden pills for his many disciples.
• Xuan Du gave Lin Zhu a bottle containing nearly ten thousand pills, and Shi Zongheng swallowed them all, then somersaulted as their medicinal power churned inside him.
• Lin Zhu told Xuan Du that Shi Zongheng risked exploding and dying from swallowing the pills improperly.

Lin Zhu had Shi Zongheng refined in Xuan Du’s Eight Trigrams Furnace, granting him a Golden Immortal body and Fiery Golden Eyes, then returned two stolen treasures to Xuan Du. In Western Qi, Princess Long Ji explained how to break the Golden Light Array, and Xiao Zhen volunteered as the party prepared to face Golden Light Holy Mother.

• Lin Zhu tricked Xuan Du into providing an Eight Trigrams Furnace and put Shi Zongheng inside to refine the golden pills he had swallowed.
• After forty-nine days, Shi Zongheng emerged with a Golden Immortal body and Fiery Golden Eyes, and Lin Zhu taught him how to control the light.
• Lin Zhu returned the Jade Purification Bottle and Diamond Cutter to Xuan Du and explained how the Green Ox Demon had taken them to Western Qi.
• Princess Long Ji described the Golden Light Array and its golden mirrors, explaining that Guang Chengzi was needed to break it.
• Xiao Zhen volunteered to challenge the array, and Guang Chengzi led Deng Chanyu and Xiao Zhen toward it.
• A scout told Golden Light Holy Mother that Western Qi had sent people to break the array.

Xiao Zhen died in the Golden Light Array, but Deng Chanyu destroyed its mirrors and killed Golden Light Holy Mother, allowing Guang Chengzi to return victorious. Meanwhile, Stone Monkey bathed in the Heavenly River, defeated River Patrol General Dao Gui, and drew the attention of Emperor Haotian, who sent Venus Deity to investigate.

• Xiao Zhen entered the Golden Light Array after Golden Light Holy Mother and was turned to ash by its mirrors.
• Deng Chanyu shattered several mirrors with the Five-Colored Divine Flying Stone and killed Golden Light Holy Mother with a strike to the forehead.
• Guang Chengzi returned to Western Qi's camp and reported the victory over the Golden Light Array.
• Stone Monkey bathed in the Heavenly River until Dao Gui arrived and accused him of spying on military affairs.
• Stone Monkey endured Dao Gui's three axe strikes, then smashed his shoulder with the Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff and sent him fleeing.
• Emperor Haotian reprimanded Dao Gui and ordered Venus Deity to investigate Stone Monkey.

After the Stone Monkey Shi Zongheng clashed with the Heavenly River patrol, Lin Zhu recognized River Patrol General Dao Gui as a figure from the Western Sect’s plans and urged the Haotian Emperor to send him into the God-Sealing tribulation. In Western Qi, Princess Long Ji sent Grand Yi Perfected Person, Yang Chan, and rogue cultivator Qiao Kun to challenge Sun Tianjun’s Blood-Transforming Array.

• Dao Gui brought Venus Deity to confront the sleeping Shi Zongheng, who identified himself as Lin Zhu’s disciple and explained why he had come to the Heavenly River.
• Venus Deity reported the encounter to the Haotian Emperor, who sent him back with gifts and an apology for Shi Zongheng.
• Lin Zhu recognized Dao Gui’s identity and instructed Venus Deity to tell Haotian to send him into the God-Sealing tribulation.
• Princess Long Ji arranged for Grand Yi Perfected Person, Yang Chan, and Qiao Kun to go out and break Sun Tianjun’s Blood-Transforming Array.
• On an auspicious three-yang day, Grand Yi Perfected Person and the others left Western Qi, and Sun Tianjun emerged from the array to confront Grand Yi.

Sun Tianjun’s Blood-Transforming Array killed Qiao Kun but failed against Yang Chan and Grand Yi Perfected Person, who slew Sun Tianjun. At Silver Pass, Jin Chan anticipated the North Sea Alliance’s next move, and Yaoshi Buddha ordered Yuan Futong and the Ten Route Lords to attack the next day.

• Grand Yi Perfected Person urged Sun Tianjun to retreat, but Sun Tianjun charged, and Qiao Kun pursued him into the Blood-Transforming Array, where the black sand killed Qiao Kun.
• Yang Chan entered the Blood-Transforming Array with Grand Yi Perfected Person and used Three Lights Divine Water to neutralize its sand.
• Sun Tianjun tried to flee after his array failed, but Yang Chan pierced him with the God-Slaying Spear, and Grand Yi Perfected Person burned his body with the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.
• The Assembly of Heavenly Lords grew furious over its losses, but Shen Gongbao calmed them.
• At Silver Pass, Jin Chan told Mo Xie that Yaoshi Buddha was likely commanding the North Sea Alliance and predicted a cautious attack the next day.
• Yaoshi Buddha ordered Yuan Futong to lead the Ten Route Lords against Silver Pass and told the other generals to slaughter Chaoge’s troops.

Yuan Futong’s North Sea army attacked Silver Pass with a plan to pin down Wen Zhong while its demons slaughtered the Chaoge forces. As Mo Xie went to aid Wen Zhong, Jin Chan and Yaoshi Buddha remained locked in a hidden clash of Divine Sense.

• Yuan Futong led the North Sea army to challenge Silver Pass, and Wen Zhong rode out with Xin Huan, Tao Rong, and Zhang Jie.
• The Lion Demon killed Tao Rong with its inner core, and Flower Maiden trapped Xin Huan among enchanted trees and killed him with falling petals.
• Wen Zhong fought Yuan Futong, but the demons surrounded him while the North Sea forces routed most of the Chaoge soldiers outside Silver Pass.
• Mo Xie left the city walls to help Wen Zhong while Jin Chan and Yaoshi Buddha continued their dangerous contest of Divine Sense unseen.

Mo Xie helped Wen Zhong escape the demons’ trap and joined forces with him to aid Jin Chan in his distant battle against Yaoshi Buddha. After Yaoshi Buddha recovered, he ordered the North Sea demons to attack Silver Pass in rotating groups, and their assault began the next day.

• Mo Xie broke through the demons’ formation and rescued Wen Zhong, then returned with him to Silver Pass.
• Wen Zhong and Mo Xie combined their mana to help Jin Chan strike Yaoshi Buddha, but the backlash injured them.
• Jin Chan identified Yaoshi Buddha as his opponent and ordered Silver Pass’s defenders to strengthen their defenses.
• Yaoshi Buddha told Yuan Futong that the North Sea should attack Silver Pass in rotating groups of ten to wear down its defenders.
• The North Sea Demon Soldiers assaulted Silver Pass’s defensive Great Array while Fu Hao entered it with the Five-Colored Flag to defend the city.

Precious Moon Daoist met Dao Gui on his way to the North Sea and persuaded him to join the demons against Chaoge. At Silver Pass, Jin Chan and the defenders survived another assault, but they learned that a Quasi-Saint and a Grand Yi Realm general had reinforced the enemy camp.

• At Silver Pass, Fu Hao led the defenders against the North Sea demons as their forces broke through the Gate of Life and Gate of Fright.
• Precious Moon Daoist encountered the lost Dao Gui and convinced him that Heaven's Will required him to aid the North Sea's righteous army against Di Xin.
• Precious Moon Daoist and Dao Gui traveled to the North Sea demons' main camp.
• Jin Chan held back from joining the battle after sensing a powerful expert in the demon camp, and the demons withdrew after a day of fighting.
• Mo Xie and Wen Zhong told Jin Chan that a Quasi-Saint and a Grand Yi Realm general had joined the North Sea forces, leaving Chaoge outmatched in powerful combatants.

Lin Zhu brought Shi Zongheng to Western Qi, where the Stone Monkey challenged Bai Tianjun’s Flame Array. Shi Zongheng withstood its fires and killed Bai Tianjun, whose spirit was drawn toward the Investiture of the Gods Platform.

• Long Ji explained that Western Qi had no one capable of breaking Bai Tianjun’s Flame Array.
• Lin Zhu arrived with Shi Zongheng and ordered his disciple to break the array alone.
• Shi Zongheng disarmed Bai Tianjun with his Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff and followed him into the Flame Array.
• Bai Tianjun activated the array’s Heavenly Fire, Earthly Fire, and Samadhi True Fire, but Shi Zongheng remained unharmed.
• Shi Zongheng struck Bai Tianjun in the forehead and killed him, and Qingfu God Bai Qian drew his spirit in with the Hundred Spirits Banner.

Shi Zongheng broke Yao Tianjun’s Soul Falling Array after destroying the Flame Array, leaving Chaoge with only the Red Water and Red Sand Arrays. In Western Qi, Yellow Dragon Perfected Person volunteered to challenge the Red Water Array with Cao Bao and Xiao Sheng.

• Lin Zhu sent Shi Zongheng to break Bai Tianjun’s Flame Array, and Shi Zongheng destroyed it with a single strike.
• Yao Tianjun attacked Shi Zongheng, but Shi Zongheng blew the Black Sand back through the Soul Falling Array and killed Yao Tianjun and his Divine Deer.
• Shi Zongheng returned to camp, where Yang Chan introduced him to the other disciples and he promised to support them.
• Shen Gongbao worried that Chaoge needed more allies, but Wang Tianjun and Zhang Tianjun confidently defended their remaining Red Water and Red Sand Arrays.
• Yellow Dragon Perfected Person volunteered to enter the Red Water Array, and Cao Bao and Xiao Sheng offered to accompany him.

Yellow Dragon Perfected Person entered the Red Water Array with Cao Bao and Xiao Sheng, but Wang Tianjun killed the two Rogue Cultivators and captured Yellow Dragon after he escaped the array. Lin Zhu sent Shi Zongheng and Yang Jian to rescue him, and Yellow Dragon returned safely to Western Qi.

• Princess Long Ji sent Yellow Dragon Perfected Person, Cao Bao, and Xiao Sheng to break Wang Tianjun's Red Water Array.
• Wang Tianjun lured the three into the array, where the red water killed Cao Bao and Xiao Sheng.
• Yellow Dragon transformed into a giant dragon, broke through one corner of the array, and escaped with part of his tail reduced to bone.
• Shen Gongbao called out to Yellow Dragon, causing him to fall unconscious; Wang Tianjun and Zhang Tianjun spared him, and Shen Gongbao demanded an exchange for Zhao Jiang.
• Lin Zhu sent Shi Zongheng and Yang Jian to rescue Yellow Dragon, and they removed the immobilizing Spiritual Talisman from his forehead.
• Yellow Dragon flew free and returned to Western Qi.

Yang Jian and Shi Zongheng tricked Shen Gongbao with a boulder disguised as Yellow Dragon Perfected Person, and Daoist Celestial Worthy of Morality and Long Xuhu broke the Red Water Array. Lin Zhu then chose Bo Yikao, Lei Zhenzi, and Nezha to face the Red Sand Array, with Bo Yikao leading the assault.

• Yang Jian and Shi Zongheng replaced the rescued Yellow Dragon Perfected Person with a boulder, fooling Shen Gongbao until the decoy crashed to the ground.
• Daoist Celestial Worthy of Morality and Long Xuhu entered the Red Water Array, where Long Xuhu resisted the water and Daoist Celestial Worthy of Morality burned Wang Tianjun with the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.
• Princess Long Ji told Lin Zhu that the Red Sand Array required a favored child of Fortune to enter and endure a hundred days of calamity.
• Lin Zhu selected Bo Yikao to lead the attempt, with Lei Zhenzi and Nezha accompanying him.
• Bo Yikao accepted Lin Zhu's order to break the Red Sand Array.

Bo Yikao, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi entered Zhang Tianjun’s Red Sand Array and were buried in its spiritual sand, while Lin Zhu assured the royal consorts that Bo Yikao would survive the hundred-day calamity. At Silver Pass, Jin Chan confronted Yaoshi Buddha and his allies, and the two prepared to fight.

• Zhang Tianjun mocked Western Qi’s challengers, but Nezha and Lei Zhenzi overwhelmed him and forced him to retreat into the Red Sand Array.
• Bo Yikao, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi entered the array, where Zhang Tianjun buried them under multiplying spiritual sand; Shen Gongbao celebrated what he believed was Western Qi’s defeat.
• Lin Zhu reassured Tai Si and the other royal consorts that Bo Yikao would survive the hundred-day calamity, then gave Long Ji instructions and returned to Azure Sky Palace.
• Wen Zhong led his forces outside Silver Pass to face the North Sea Alliance, where Jin Chan recognized Yaoshi Buddha among its leaders.
• Yaoshi Buddha introduced Precious Moon Daoist and General Dao Gui and urged Silver Pass to surrender, but Jin Chan challenged him and mentioned that he still held Yaoshi Buddha’s Glass Pagoda.
• Yaoshi Buddha, angered by the reminder and still weakened from their previous clash, threatened Jin Chan as their confrontation began.

At Silver Pass, Fu Hao and Mo Xie fought the Heavenly Court's River Patrol General Dao Gui, while Yaoshi Buddha and Precious Moon Daoist engaged Jin Chan. Wen Zhong entered the battle to protect Mo Xie and burned Dao Gui to ashes, then accidentally struck the last fragment of his soul with lightning.

• Dao Gui charged from the ranks, and Fu Hao used her Five-Colored Flag formation and Yin Yang Sword to fight him, but he broke her formation and grievously wounded her.
• Mo Xie stepped in to fight Dao Gui, then faced Dao Gui and Yuan Futong's great demons as they overwhelmed him with magical treasures.
• Precious Moon Daoist attacked Jin Chan with the Precious Moon Mirror, while Yaoshi Buddha fought Jin Chan's Sky Sweeping Bell, leaving the three Quasi-Saints in a stalemate.
• Wen Zhong charged out to protect Mo Xie, struck Dao Gui with his twin whips, and trapped him in flames with Fire Escape until he was burned to ashes.
• Wen Zhong unleashed the Chaos Thunder Incantation, and its lightning struck the last fragment of Dao Gui's soul.

After Jin Chan destroyed Yaoshi Buddha’s Glass Pagoda, both armies at Silver Pass suffered heavy losses, and Mo Xie sent Lin Zhu a report requesting aid. Lin Zhu recognized that Biyou Palace’s disciples needed to enter the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and went to persuade Tongtian Sect Leader to send them down the mountain.

• Wen Zhong killed Dao Gui with a single strike, while Mo Xie and Jin Chan fought to protect their side at Silver Pass.
• Jin Chan blew up Yaoshi Buddha’s Glass Pagoda, blasting Yaoshi Buddha away and severely wounding demons across the battlefield.
• Fu Hao thanked Jin Chan, and Mo Xie sent Lin Zhu a Divine Sense message reporting the battle and requesting help.
• Yaoshi Buddha reunited with Precious Moon Daoist, and they agreed to seek reinforcements while both armies recovered.
• Lin Zhu received Mo Xie’s message, realized Biyou Palace’s disciples should join the tribulation, and traveled to Golden Turtle Island.
• Lin Zhu told Tongtian Sect Leader that Biyou Palace’s disciples should descend the mountain and gain experience in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Hunyuan Saint Lin Zhu secured reinforcements from Biyou Palace for Wen Zhong’s forces at Silver Pass, while Yang Tianyou sent Zheng Lun and Maitreya Buddha headed toward the North Sea. Zhao Gongming arrived with over a hundred Jie Sect immortals, and the chapter ended with the North Sea demon alliance learning of the reinforcements.

• Hunyuan Saint Lin Zhu asked the Tongtian Sect Leader for help, and the Saint ordered Zhao Gongming to lead several dozen Biyou Palace disciples to Silver Pass.
• Yang Tianyou sent Zheng Lun and three thousand Crow Soldiers to reinforce the North Sea, while Maitreya Buddha set out for the battlefield.
• Jin Chan, Mo Xie, Wen Zhong, and Fu Hao discussed their lack of reinforcements and resolved to hold Silver Pass.
• Zhao Gongming arrived at Silver Pass with over a hundred Jie Sect immortals and heard Jin Chan recount the conflict with the North Sea demons.
• Zhao Gongming declared that his forces would leave the pass and fight the next day, as scouts informed the North Sea demon alliance of the reinforcements.

Zhao Gongming led Jie Sect reinforcements to face the North Sea Alliance, where Jin Chan and Zhao Gongming fought Precious Moon Daoist and Maitreya. The battle ended in a withdrawal after Maitreya revealed the Human Seed Bag, leaving Silver Pass concerned about how to counter the treasure.

• Zhao Gongming arrived at Silver Pass with nearly a hundred Jie Sect disciples and announced he would fight the North Sea Alliance the next day.
• Yaoshi Buddha reassured Yuan Futong that reinforcements were coming, and scouts reported the arrival of Zheng Lun, three thousand Crow Soldiers, and Maitreya Daoist.
• Zhao Gongming confronted Yaoshi Buddha, while Jin Chan fought Precious Moon Daoist and Zhao Gongming clashed with Maitreya.
• Maitreya used the Human Seed Bag against Zhao Gongming, who blocked its pull with the Four Symbols Pearls and withdrew with Jin Chan.
• Mo Xie questioned the retreat, and Zhao Gongming explained the Human Seed Bag could have drawn in everyone at Silver Pass; Wen Zhong then worried that Chaoge could not defeat the Monster Alliance.

Zhao Gongming devised a midnight plan to steal Maitreya’s Human Seed Bag, but Maitreya saw through the attempt and captured Zhao’s two disciples. The defenders at Silver Pass were left to plan another attack.

• Zhao Gongming proposed stealing Maitreya’s Human Seed Bag at midnight, and Mo Xie agreed that Chen Jiugong and Yao Shaosi should attempt it.
• Yaoshi Buddha warned Maitreya and Precious Moon that the Human Seed Bag could decide the battle for the North Sea Alliance.
• Chen Jiugong and Yao Shaosi found Maitreya’s tent, took the bag from his sleeping form, and stabbed him before trying to escape.
• Maitreya revealed that the sleeping figure was an illusion and captured Chen Jiugong and Yao Shaosi with a giant palm.
• Zhao Gongming realized his disciples had been captured, admitted his miscalculation, and heard Mo Xie propose overwhelming the North Sea Alliance in the next battle.