Chapter Summaries

Yang Chan lured Ma Shan away from the Chaoge camp so Burning Lamp Daoist could capture him and return him to the Glass Lamp. Yin Jiao then sent Luo Xuan and Liu Huan to challenge Western Qi, and the armies prepared to fight.

• Yang Chan drew Ma Shan into pursuit and led him to Burning Lamp Daoist, who turned him back into a lamp wick and sealed him in the Glass Lamp.
• Yin Jiao divined that Burning Lamp Daoist had captured Ma Shan and summoned Shen Gongbao and the other generals to plan a response.
• Shen Gongbao recommended that Luo Xuan and Liu Huan fight in Yin Jiao's place, and Yin Jiao sent them toward Xi Qi City.
• Jiang Ziya led Western Qi's army out to meet the challengers after a scout reported that two Daoists demanded his appearance.
• Luo Xuan and Liu Huan identified themselves as Qi Refiners from Flame Fire Island and declared that they had come to fight the Chan Sect disciples.

Luo Xuan and Liu Huan lost their battle against Western Qi, then plotted to burn the city in revenge. Lin Zhu prepared Ao Lie, the Dragon Girl, and Yang Chan to stop them, but the chapter ended as Luo Xuan’s fiery arrows set Xi Qi City ablaze.

• Burning Lamp Daoist collected Ma Shan into the Glass Lamp and returned to Western Qi with Yang Chan.
• Luo Xuan and Liu Huan fought Jiang Ziya and Nezha, but Western Qi’s disciples overwhelmed them and drove them from the battlefield.
• Luo Xuan and Liu Huan vowed to destroy Western Qi City by fire during the second watch.
• Lin Zhu summoned Ao Lie, the Dragon Girl, and Yang Chan, assigning the dragons to extinguish the flames and Yang Chan to confront the attackers.
• Luo Xuan and Liu Huan reached Xi Qi City, and Luo Xuan fired flaming arrows across the city, starting fires and sending civilians into panic.

Luo Xuan and Liu Huan set Western Qi ablaze, but Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl brought rain while Yang Chan defeated them and took their treasures. After fleeing, Luo Xuan encountered Li Jing, who had been waiting to capture him and bring him to Jiang Ziya.

• Luo Xuan and Liu Huan attacked Xi Qi City at night, setting buildings ablaze with their fire treasures.
• Bo Yikao prayed for Heaven to spare Western Qi as Guang Chengzi and Burning Lamp Daoist watched the city burn.
• Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl transformed into dragons and summoned torrential rain, extinguishing the flames and suppressing Luo Xuan's treasures.
• Yang Chan took Luo Xuan's Ten Thousand Crow Pot, Five Dragon Wheel, Ten Thousand Li Rising Clouds and Smoke, and Heaven Illuminating Seal, then killed Liu Huan with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Luo Xuan fled, and Li Jing confronted him at a wooded slope, declaring that he would capture him as a gift for Jiang Ziya.

Li Jing killed Luo Xuan and joined Jiang Ziya in Western Qi, while Lin Zhu arranged to counter Yin Jiao’s Fantian Seal by gathering four protective flags. Guang Chengzi borrowed the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag from Xuan Du, but the Western Sect’s leaders debated whether to lend him the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag.

• Yang Chan and the West Sea Dragon Prince and Dragon Girl extinguished Luo Xuan and Liu Huan’s fire in Western Qi, and Yang Chan killed Liu Huan while Luo Xuan fled.
• Li Jing encountered the exhausted Luo Xuan, killed him with the Thirty-Three Heavens Seven Treasures Golden Exquisite Pagoda, and went to Western Qi to join Jiang Ziya.
• Lin Zhu told Burning Lamp and Guang Chengzi that they needed four flags to counter Yin Jiao’s Fantian Seal, and Guang Chengzi volunteered to borrow two of them.
• Xuan Du gave Guang Chengzi the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag, which Guang Chengzi delivered to Lin Zhu before heading to Spirit Mountain.
• Zhun Ti and Daoist Jieyin discussed the Western Sect’s losses and questioned whether they should lend Guang Chengzi the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag.

After Luo Xuan died, Yin Jiao’s army remained stalled, while Guang Chengzi went to Spirit Mountain to borrow the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag for the campaign against Chaoge. Zhun Ti refused to lend it unless Guang Chengzi defeated him in a contest, and the two Saints went into the sky to fight.

• After Luo Xuan’s death, Yin Jiao ordered Shen Gongbao to send Chaoge for reinforcements.
• Guang Chengzi borrowed the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag from Xuan Du, then traveled to Spirit Mountain to request the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag from Zhun Ti.
• Guang Chengzi explained that he wanted the flag to defeat Yin Jiao’s Chaoge army and help King Wu pass the Five Passes, but Zhun Ti refused to lend it.
• Zhun Ti challenged Guang Chengzi to a contest, promising to lend him the flag if he won.
• Guang Chengzi agreed despite realizing he had given most of his treasures to Yin Jiao, and he followed Zhun Ti into the sky as Western Sect followers watched.

Guang Chengzi failed to borrow the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag after Daoist Zhunti defeated him in a contest of Dao techniques. Lin Zhu took Guang Chengzi back to Spirit Mountain, shattered its protective array, and confronted Jie Yin, who tried to calm him down.

• Zhunti challenged Guang Chengzi to a contest after refusing to lend him the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag, then struck him down with a powerful palm.
• Guang Chengzi returned injured to the State Preceptor's Mansion and told Lin Zhu and Burning Lamp Daoist what had happened.
• Lin Zhu blamed Zhunti and Jie Yin for deliberately humiliating Guang Chengzi, then took him back to Spirit Mountain to restore his face.
• Lin Zhu used his External Body Technique to strike Spirit Mountain's Protective Great Array until it shattered, sending Western Sect disciples flying and knocking Zhunti to the ground.
• Jie Yin hurried to stop Lin Zhu, who said Guang Chengzi had been robbed and invited everyone to help search Spirit Mountain for what he had lost.
• Jie Yin awkwardly offered to identify Guang Chengzi's lost property himself rather than let Lin Zhu search the mountain.

Lin Zhu reclaimed the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag from the Western Sect after striking Zhun Ti, then learned that Long Ji could ask her mother, Yaochi Golden Mother Xi Wangmu, for the final flag he needed. Long Ji headed to Yaochi to request the Cloud Realm Flag.

• Lin Zhu struck Zhun Ti and forced Daoist Jieyin to return the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag and provide pills as compensation.
• After Lin Zhu and Guang Chengzi left, Jieyin and Zhun Ti arranged for Spirit Mountain's Cave Mansions and Protective Great Array to be rebuilt.
• At Chaoge's camp, Yin Jiao and Shen Gongbao discussed their losses and decided to hold their position while awaiting reinforcements.
• Lin Zhu told Burning Lamp Daoist that the Plain Color Cloud Realm Flag belonged to Long Ji's mother, Yaochi Golden Mother Xi Wangmu.
• Long Ji explained that the Cloud Realm Flag was also called the Gathering Immortal Flag, and Lin Zhu sent her to Yaochi to ask for it.

Princess Long Ji returned to Yaochi, borrowed the Plain Color Cloud Realm Flag from her mother, and brought it to Lin Zhu in Western Qi. Lin Zhu assembled allies and assigned them to a battle plan to capture Yin Jiao as Jiang Ziya prepared to raid the Chaoge camp.

• Lin Zhu sent Princess Long Ji to Yaochi to borrow the Cloud Realm Flag, while Yin Jiao asked Di Xin for reinforcements from Chaoge.
• Princess Long Ji reunited with Yaochi Golden Mother and explained that Lin Zhu needed the flag to counter Yin Jiao and fulfill his oath.
• Yaochi Golden Mother lent Long Ji the Plain Color Cloud Realm Flag and sent Yaochi delicacies for Lin Zhu.
• Chi Jingzi and Manjushri arrived at the State Preceptor's Mansion, saying their disciples' ties to Yin Jiao compelled them to join the campaign.
• Lin Zhu assigned the Spirit Flags and positions to the immortals and King Wu, then ordered Jiang Ziya to lead a raid on the Chaoge camp.

Shen Gongbao sensed Western Qi’s imminent attack and fled the Chaoge camp, but Crown Prince Yin Jiao dismissed Zhang Shan’s warning and refused to retreat. Jiang Ziya’s forces launched a night raid, and Yin Jiao was surrounded as he fought Huang Feihu and the other Western Qi generals.

• Shen Gongbao saw the killing intent rising from Xi Qi City, calculated that danger was near, and fled toward Chaoge on his divine tiger.
• Deng Zhong reported Shen Gongbao’s departure, and Zhang Shan warned Yin Jiao that Western Qi might raid the camp and urged a withdrawal.
• Yin Jiao trusted the Fantian Seal and rejected Zhang Shan’s advice, while Zhang Shan and Deng Zhong went to patrol the camp.
• Jiang Ziya ordered Western Qi’s forces to attack after nightfall, and Long Xuhu, Huang Feihu, Deng Jiugong, and Nan Gongshi led assaults on the Chaoge camps.
• Huang Feihu engaged Yin Jiao, while Huang Gun, the other Huang Family generals, Nezha, and Yang Chan joined the fight; Yin Jiao then shook the Soul Falling Bell at Nezha and Yang Chan.

Shen Gongbao fled as Western Qi destroyed Yin Jiao’s camp, and Yin Jiao escaped with only a few soldiers. Manjushri blocked his retreat and forced him south, where Chi Jingzi confronted him next.

• Shen Gongbao calculated that Western Qi would raid the camp and fled on his divine tiger.
• Nezha, Shi Zongheng, and Yang Jian overwhelmed Yin Jiao’s magical treasures, while Western Qi generals killed Zhang Shan and Deng Zhong during the rout.
• Jiang Ziya led Western Qi’s victorious army back to the city after pursuing the Chaoge forces through the night.
• Yin Jiao escaped with fewer than ten soldiers and decided to withdraw toward the Five Passes for reinforcements.
• Manjushri confronted Yin Jiao, blocked his Fantian Seal with the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag, and guarded the road as Yin Jiao retreated south.
• Chi Jingzi appeared in Yin Jiao’s path and condemned him for defying his master’s instructions.

Yin Jiao tried to escape the Chan Sect immortals surrounding Xi Qi, but their treasures and an illusion array drove him north toward a mountain. He split the mountain with the Fantian Seal and fled through the opening as his pursuers caught up.

• After Chaoge's army was wiped out, Yin Jiao escaped Xi Qi with several followers but found Manjusri blocking his way.
• Chi Jingzi and Burning Lamp stopped Yin Jiao's southward and central routes, and their spirit banners turned aside his Fantian Seal.
• Yin Jiao spotted Bo Yikao, King Wu, and charged him, but Bo Yikao used the Plain Color Cloud Realm Flag to keep him at bay.
• Lin Zhu and Guang Chengzi watched as Yin Jiao fled north through Princess Long Ji and Yang Chan's illusion array.
• Yin Jiao prayed that the Fantian Seal would open a path, then smashed the mountain in two as Burning Lamp, Chi Jingzi, and Manjusri caught up.
• Yin Jiao leaped from his horse and used Earth Escape to flee through the mountain opening.

Yin Jiao was executed after the immortals defeated him, and his spirit warned Di Xin to reform his rule, but Su Daji dismissed the dream. After Chaoge learned of its army’s defeat, Di Xin sent Hong Jin against Western Qi, while Jiang Ziya asked Lin Zhu whether Western Qi should advance toward Chaoge.

• Lin Zhu trapped Yin Jiao between two peaks, and Guang Chengzi and the others oversaw his execution at Qi Mountain.
• Yin Jiao’s spirit appeared in Di Xin’s dream and urged him to govern benevolently, but Su Daji persuaded him to disregard the warning.
• Wei Zi presented reports confirming the defeat of Chaoge’s western expedition and the deaths of Yin Hong, Yin Jiao, and others.
• At Li Deng’s recommendation, Di Xin ordered Hong Jin to march with one hundred thousand troops against Western Qi.
• After the Golden Immortals departed, Jiang Ziya asked Lin Zhu whether Western Qi should pass through the Five Passes and attack Chaoge.

Hong Jin led Chaoge reinforcements to Western Qi, where Ji Kang defeated Nan Gongshi in a duel using an enchanted black hound. Nan Gongshi returned wounded, and Bai Xianzhong prepared to fight the next day.

• Di Xin sent Hong Jin and one hundred thousand troops to campaign against Western Qi, and Hong Jin marched from Three Mountains Pass.
• Lin Zhu told Jiang Ziya that Chaoge's reinforcements would arrive within days and advised Western Qi to rest before preparing for battle.
• Hong Jin met with his deputies Ji Kang and Bai Xianzhong, and Ji Kang volunteered to challenge Western Qi's generals.
• Jiang Ziya sent Nan Gongshi to meet Ji Kang outside Xi Qi City, where the two fought for more than thirty exchanges.
• Ji Kang summoned a black hound that mauled Nan Gongshi's right arm, forcing him to flee back to the city.
• Bai Xianzhong promised Hong Jin that he would take the field the next day, while Jiang Ziya treated Nan Gongshi's wounds and heard his account.

Deng Jiugong led Western Qi's forces to victory by killing Bai Xianzhong, prompting Hong Jin to personally challenge the city. Ji Shuming rode out to meet Hong Jin, and their battle began.

• Deng Jiugong volunteered to face Chaoge's challenger and led troops outside Xi Qi City.
• Deng Jiugong defeated and beheaded Bai Xianzhong, then pursued the Chaoge army before returning to the city.
• Hong Jin vowed revenge for Bai Xianzhong and led his troops to challenge Western Qi the next day.
• Jiang Ziya and Hong Jin traded accusations and threats before Hong Jin charged into battle.
• Ji Shuming rode out without waiting for orders and clashed with Hong Jin.

Ji Shuming died after Hong Jin lured him into a banner illusion, but Deng Chanyu drove Hong Jin from the field with her flying stone. Lin Zhu then sent Long Ji to borrow treasures and prepared her and Yang Chan to face Hong Jin, while both armies readied for battle the next morning.

• Deng Jiugong slew Bai Xianzhong, and Ji Shuming rode out to challenge Hong Jin.
• Hong Jin used a banner gate to conceal himself and killed Ji Shuming, prompting Jiang Ziya to prepare a retreat.
• Deng Chanyu refused to enter Hong Jin's banner gate and struck him in the face with her Five-Colored Divine Flying Stone.
• Lin Zhu told Deng Chanyu to summon Long Ji, then instructed Long Ji to borrow treasures from Yaochi and kill Hong Jin the next day.
• Long Ji and Yang Chan left to make preparations as Hong Jin healed and ordered his army to form up beneath Xi Qi City at dawn.

Princess Long Ji challenged Hong Jin with a plan from Lin Zhu to counter his Flag Gate Escape. She used a White Banner to appear behind him inside his formation, shattered his shoulder armor, and left him fleeing for his life.

• After Deng Chanyu struck Hong Jin with a flying stone, he vowed revenge and challenged Western Qi again the next morning.
• Princess Long Ji arrived at Jiang Ziya’s manor and said Lin Zhu had prepared her to capture Hong Jin.
• Long Ji faced Hong Jin in battle and forced him to retreat into his Flag Gate Escape.
• Long Ji entered the outer flag gate created by her White Banner and appeared behind Hong Jin inside his hidden formation.
• Hong Jin dodged Long Ji’s sword, but it shattered his shoulder armor, and he abandoned his black banner to save himself.

Princess Long Ji pursued Hong Jin from the battlefield to the North Sea, where she rode a Divine Kun after his Whale Dragon. Little Yang Chan waited there with Yu Yi Xian and blocked Hong Jin’s escape, setting up the next confrontation.

• Princess Long Ji ambushed Hong Jin, wounded him, and chased him as he fled from the battlefield.
• Hong Jin used Earth Escape, but Long Ji followed with Wood Escape and drove him to the North Sea.
• Hong Jin summoned a Whale Dragon and fled across the sea, while Long Ji mounted a Divine Kun borrowed from Yaochi Golden Mother to pursue him.
• Little Yang Chan waited in the North Sea with Yu Yi Xian and the God-Slaying Spear, having laid down the Three Lights Divine Water as a trap.
• Little Yang Chan and Yu Yi Xian spotted Hong Jin approaching on the Whale Dragon, and Yang Chan blocked his path.

Princess Long Ji and Yang Chan cornered Hong Jin over the North Sea, while Jiang Ziya’s forces prepared a surprise raid on the Chaoge camp. Hong Jin was left with a hidden fragment of his soul, and Yang Jian fought Ji Kang as the camp fell into disorder.

• Hong Jin fled across the North Sea on the Whale Dragon, but Yang Chan and Yu Yi Xian blocked his path while Princess Long Ji pursued him.
• Yang Chan struck Hong Jin and the Whale Dragon with Three Lights Divine Water, and Long Ji burned them to ash, though a fragment of Hong Jin’s soul escaped toward the Investiture of the Gods Platform.
• Ji Kang withdrew the Chaoge army to its main camp, and Jiang Ziya learned of Hong Jin’s defeat and ordered a three-route night raid.
• Western Qi’s troops broke into the Chaoge camp, announced Hong Jin’s death, and prompted many soldiers to surrender.
• Ji Kang charged Yang Jian, summoned a black dog to attack him, and faced Yang Jian’s Howling Celestial Hound as the summoned dog bit at Yang Jian’s head.

Western Qi destroyed Chaoge’s army, while Yaoshi Buddha persuaded Zhun Ti and Daoist Jieyin to draw the Asura race into the God-Sealing Tribulation and disrupt Western Qi. Jiang Ziya asked Lin Zhu to lead Western Qi’s campaign against Di Xin, and Lin Zhu hinted that his role as State Preceptor was temporary.

• Yang Jian and Nezha defeated Ji Kang and his black dog, and Western Qi slaughtered Chaoge’s leaderless troops.
• Yaoshi Buddha and his two brothers visited Zhun Ti and Daoist Jieyin to discuss Western Sect’s losses and lack of influence in the tribulation.
• Yaoshi Buddha proposed drawing the Asura race into the conflict and recruiting disciples from other sects, and the two Saints approved.
• Jiang Ziya urged Lin Zhu to lead Western Qi’s advance through the Five Passes and against Di Xin.
• Lin Zhu told Jiang Ziya that he had likely guessed his identity and that his position as State Preceptor was only temporary.

Lin Zhu arranged Western Qi’s commander appointment and preparations to receive immortals, while Shen Gongbao found Kong Xuan at South Sea of Fire Mountain and tried to persuade him to enter the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Kong Xuan recognized Shen Gongbao’s familiar recruitment tactic, leaving his response unresolved.

• Lin Zhu told Jiang Ziya to take command of Western Qi’s army and said he would explain the plan to King Wu.
• Lin Zhu instructed Bo Yikao to cooperate with Jiang Ziya, build a Commander Bestowal Platform, and set up a Reed Shed for visiting immortals.
• Lin Zhu assigned Princess Long Ji to lead the disciples receiving immortals and told the others to handle supporting tasks.
• Shen Gongbao wandered through the Primordial Wilderness and reached South Sea of Fire Mountain, where he met Kong Xuan.
• Shen Gongbao urged Kong Xuan to leave the mountain and join Da Shang against the Chan Sect, and Kong Xuan recognized the attempt to recruit him.