Chapter Summaries

Xiao Long comforted Bi Xiao by giving her the Precious Lotus Lantern and Heaven-Turning Seal, explaining that she would use them to protect her sisters and fight back. After the sisters embraced him, Cloud Heaven suggested they teach Xiao Long a lesson, and he took it as an invitation to be intimate.

• Bi Xiao felt useless because she had no magic treasures for the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Xiao Long gave Bi Xiao the Precious Lotus Lantern and Heaven-Turning Seal, assuring her that his armor and the Immortal Trapping Sword would keep him safe.
• Bi Xiao accepted Xiao Long's explanation and fell into his embrace, while Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao joined them.
• Xiao Long joked about the three beauties throwing themselves into his arms, and Qiong Xiao called him a bad Martial Uncle.
• Cloud Heaven suggested that the sisters teach Xiao Long a lesson, and Xiao Long eagerly agreed.

Nuwa arrived to find Xiao Long enjoying himself with San Xiao, then watched the Myriad Immortals Formation’s battles turn against the Monster Race and Jie Sect. After Qiong Xiao challenged Primordial Heavenly Venerate over Jieyin’s interference, he flew into a rage and attacked her.

• Nuwa came to ask Xiao Long to introduce her to the Jie Sect’s Monster Race disciples, but found him with San Xiao and left in anger.
• Tong Tian Cult Master sent Wuyun Xian to fight; after Wuyun Xian won, Zhunti captured him to use as a mount.
• Qiu Shou Xian, Ling Ya Xian, and Jin Guang Xian were captured in turn, upsetting Nuwa.
• Turtle Spirit Holy Mother defeated Ju Liusun, but Jieyin intervened and had White Lotus Boy collect her as a mount.
• Mosquito Daoist attacked Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, but Qiong Xiao’s golden scissors drove him off; he drained several grades from Jieyin’s Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform before Primordial Heavenly Venerate killed him.
• Qiong Xiao questioned Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s double standard, and he flew into a rage and moved to kill her.

Xiao Long urged Nuwa to join Tong Tian Cult Master against the other Saints, then exposed and killed Chang Er Ding Guang Xian when he tried to take the Six Souls Banner. The decisive battle began, and Nuwa questioned Xiao Long’s attack on his fellow disciple.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate struck at Qiong Xiao with the Pangu Banner, but Bi Xiao protected her with the Precious Lotus Lantern and the sisters escaped into the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Xiao Long warned Nuwa that the Saints could threaten the Monster Race if Tong Tian Cult Master fell, and Nuwa silently considered his words.
• As the decisive battle began, Xiao Long watched the Six Souls Banner, which Tong Tian Cult Master had altered to name Randeng instead of Jiang Ziya.
• Chang Er Ding Guang Xian claimed Tong Tian Cult Master had sent him to retrieve the Six Souls Banner, but Xiao Long recognized that he intended to betray the Jie Sect.
• Xiao Long killed Chang Er Ding Guang Xian with the Immortal Trapping Sword, sending his primordial spirit to the Investiture of the Gods, and Nuwa asked why he had attacked a fellow disciple.

Tong Tian Cult Master activated the Six Souls Banner, trapping six people in an assault by endless wronged souls while the Saints struggled to stop him. As Ji Fa and Randeng neared death and Nuwa studied the banner, Daoist Duobao attacked Xiao Long and demanded it.

• Tong Tian Cult Master explained Xiao Long’s actions, and Xiao Long activated the Six Souls Banner against the six people named on it.
• Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate defended themselves, while Laozi rescued Ji Fa and Tong Tian Cult Master helped Randeng; the wronged souls kept returning.
• Daoist Jieyin proposed subduing Tong Tian Cult Master, and Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate agreed to join the attack.
• Xiao Long urged Nuwa to act, but she continued studying the Six Souls Banner as Ji Fa and Randeng neared death.
• Daoist Duobao attacked Xiao Long with a flying sword and demanded that Xiao Long hand over the Six Souls Banner.

Daoist Duobao tried to recruit Xiao Long to his side, but Nuwa intervened and suppressed him with the Map of Mountains and Rivers. The Six Souls Banner’s power surged after a blood sacrifice, killing Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya and forcing the Six Sages to withstand its attacks.

• Daoist Duobao accused Xiao Long of serving the doomed Jie Sect and urged him to join the winning side.
• Xiao Long rejected Daoist Duobao, who attacked him with a golden bowl that had trapped Sun Wukong.
• Nuwa stopped the bowl with the Map of Mountains and Rivers and suppressed Daoist Duobao.
• Nuwa joined the battle, while Xiao Long watched as Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya died and the Six Souls Banner’s power overwhelmed the combatants.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, Laozi, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate endured the banner’s attacks, and Tong Tian declared that he would show no mercy.

Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate turned against the Jie Sect, while Nuwa blocked Zhunti and Tong Tian Cult Master was trapped. The battle escalated into a massacre, and Tong Tian answered by using a newly refined Small Gourd to capture Chan School and Western Buddhism disciples.

• Nuwa stopped Zhunti and rebuked Laozi for slaughtering members of the Monster Race, while Laozi vowed to destroy the entire race.
• Laozi used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to hold off Tong Tian Cult Master as Primordial Heavenly Venerate left their duel to attack the Jie Sect disciples.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate struck down Jie Sect disciples with the Pangu Banner, and San Xiao and Zhao Gongming used the Precious Lotus Lantern to resist him.
• Tong Tian Cult Master swept his Small Gourd toward the Chan School and Western Buddhism disciples, sucking in those it targeted.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate was stunned by the Small Gourd and moved to protect the Chan School disciples as Tong Tian declared he would turn his enemies to pus.

Fuxi and Shen Nong intervened in the battle between Tong Tian Cult Master and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, but their attempt to prevent further bloodshed failed. Just as the conflict seemed unavoidable, a purple light descended and the three Daoist leaders recognized their teacher.

• Tong Tian Cult Master trapped his enemies in the Small Gourd, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked the Precious Lotus Lantern with the Pangu Banner and Jade Ruyi.
• Fuxi used the Luo Writing and River Chart to block Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Shen Nong arrived to urge the four sects to reconcile.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate rejected Shen Nong's proposal and prepared to fight, while Tong Tian Cult Master refused to back down.
• A purple light descended, and Tong Tian Cult Master, Laozi, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate bowed to their teacher.

Old Ancestor Hongjun arrived and accused Tong Tian Cult Master of violating Heaven’s will, but Xiao Long defended his Master by blaming the Jie Sect’s downfall on Shen Gongbao and Primordial Heavenly Venerate. The evidence was not enough to prove Tong Tian Cult Master’s innocence, so Xiao Long asked Empress Nuwa to release Daoist Duobao.

• Old Ancestor Hongjun appeared and rebuked Tong Tian Cult Master for forming the Myriad Immortals Formation and interfering with the Investiture of the Gods.
• Tong Tian Cult Master explained that Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and the Buddhist Saints had forced him to defend himself.
• Xiao Long asked to speak in Tong Tian Cult Master’s defense, and Old Ancestor Hongjun allowed him to continue despite Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s protest.
• Xiao Long blamed Shen Gongbao for drawing Jie Sect disciples into the conflict and challenged Primordial Heavenly Venerate over letting Shen use the Chan School’s name.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun said Xiao Long had not provided enough evidence, so Xiao Long asked Empress Nuwa to release Daoist Duobao.

Xiao Long exposed Daoist Duobao and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian as traitors and accused Li Dan and Primordial Heavenly Venerate of conspiring against the Jie Sect. Old Ancestor Hongjun sided with Tong Tian Cult Master, ordering Li Dan and Primordial Heavenly Venerate to go to Lingxiao Palace and repent, leaving the Investiture of the Gods War in Tong Tian's hands.

• Xiao Long accused Daoist Duobao of colluding with the Western Buddhist Sect and Li Dan, and Duobao could not deny trying to seize the Six Souls Banner.
• Tong Tian Cult Master realized Daoist Duobao had betrayed him and demanded to know why.
• Xiao Long told Old Ancestor Hongjun that Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had also betrayed the Jie Sect and described how the Chan School had targeted its disciples.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun rebuked Li Dan and Primordial Heavenly Venerate and ordered them to accompany him to Lingxiao Palace to face the wall in repentance.
• Li Dan and Primordial Heavenly Venerate glared at Xiao Long but obeyed Hongjun, while Tong Tian Cult Master rejoiced at his senior brothers' punishment.

After Old Ancestor Hongjun ordered the Saints to leave, Tong Tian appointed Xiao Long acting Cult Master of the Jie Sect before departing. Xiao Long stopped Lu Ya from escaping and let Zhao Gongming confront him, then Bi Xiao addressed Xiao Long as Cult Master with a sarcastic tone.

• Old Ancestor Hongjun sent Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti back to the West, and they released their captured Monster Race disciples; Daoist Duobao went with them.
• Tong Tian freed the Chan School disciples, returned Xiao Long’s Small Gourd, and appointed Xiao Long acting Cult Master of the Jie Sect.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate told his disciples to stay in his cave abode, and the three Saints of the Daoist Sect left with Old Ancestor Hongjun.
• Xiao Long stopped Lu Ya from sneaking away and returned the Sea Calming Divine Pearls to Zhao Gongming.
• Zhao Gongming asked to deal with Lu Ya himself, and Xiao Long agreed.
• Bi Xiao greeted Xiao Long as Cult Master in a sarcastic tone.

After the Jie Sect disciples recognized Xiao Long as their acting Cult Master, Zhao Gongming returned with Lu Ya’s remains and treasures, which Xiao Long accepted with Bi Xiao’s help. Xiao Long then returned to Three Lives Island to assess his newfound wealth.

• The Jie Sect disciples saluted Xiao Long as Cult Master, and he humbly asked them not to tease him.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Wudang Holy Mother flirted with Xiao Long, while San Xiao watched with murderous looks.
• Zhao Gongming returned and reported that he had killed Lu Ya with the Sea Calming Divine Pearl.
• Zhao Gongming offered Xiao Long Lu Ya’s remains and treasures, and Xiao Long accepted them after Bi Xiao urged him to take everything.
• Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island and began taking stock of his gains.

Xiao Long stayed in the Myriad Immortals Archipelago, turned valuable treasures into avatars, and kept the Jie Sect out of the Shang Dynasty’s war. With Ji Fa still dead and Ji Dan leading Xi Qi, Xiao Long eventually went to the Marquis’s Mansion in Xi Qi.

• Xiao Long counted the Innate Spirit Treasures in his possession, including the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and several treasures taken from fallen enemies.
• Xiao Long refined the Essence of Innate Departing Fire and Daoist Zhunti’s three Sarira into avatars, assigning the Sarira avatars to cultivate Buddhism.
• Xiao Long stopped Shang Dynasty envoys from recruiting Jie Sect members to fight, while Ji Dan led Xi Qi’s army against the Shang Dynasty in Ji Fa’s absence.
• Xiao Long took Yang Chan and Lotus Fairy with him, then went to the Marquis’s Mansion in Xi Qi.

Xiao Long secretly reunited with Yi Jiang in Xi Qi and began an affair with her, while also boasting of his carefree life with Ji Chang’s young concubines. Jiang Ziya then returned to the Marquis’s Mansion on business and sought to see his daughter.

• Xiao Long surprised Yi Jiang in her room and reminded her that he was the father of her child.
• Yi Jiang stopped resisting as Xiao Long carried her to bed and slept with her.
• Xiao Long continued living happily in Xi Qi and pursued Ji Chang’s young concubines.
• Jiang Ziya returned to the Marquis’s Mansion on business and asked to see his daughter.

Jiang Ziya found Yi Jiang serving Xiao Long and learned that she was carrying Xiao Long’s child, but Xiao Long convinced him to keep the matter quiet. After Jiang Ziya left, Xiao Long teased Yi Jiang and offered her another child.

• Jiang Ziya searched for Yi Jiang and found her serving Xiao Long during a spring outing with the Marquis’s concubines.
• Yi Jiang told Jiang Ziya that she was devoted to Xiao Long and that her unborn child was Xiao Long’s, not Ji Fa’s.
• Xiao Long reminded Jiang Ziya that he had spared his life and changed the name on the Six Souls Banner, then urged him to hide the affair until the Investiture of the Gods ended.
• Jiang Ziya’s anger faded, and he left without confronting Xiao Long further.
• Xiao Long teased Yi Jiang after her father departed and offered to give her another child.

Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island and spent several years cultivating before Daji visited him to ask for help against Xi Qi. He learned that someone claiming to speak by the Cult Master's order had stopped Jie Sect members from aiding Chaoge.

• Xiao Long left Xi Qi after celebrating with Ji Fa and returned to Three Lives Island.
• Xiao Long spent several years studying and cultivating while his women and San Xiao cultivated in seclusion.
• Daji visited Xiao Long in her queen's attire and asked him to crush Xi Qi and aid Chaoge.
• Daji explained that Xi Qi had defeated the demons she recruited and that Shen Gongbao's effort to enlist Jie Sect members had been blocked by a woman's order forbidding them to aid Chaoge.

Daji visited Xiao Long on Three Lives Island and tried to persuade him to help Chaoge repel Xi Qi, but he rejected her offers and questioned her motives. After she offered herself to him, Xiao Long left the choice to her and said he would not force her.

• After Shen Gongbao failed to persuade the Jie Sect members to descend the mountain, he brought the news to Daji, who learned that Deng Chanyu was Xiao Long's disciple.
• Daji posed as a disciple of Nuwa and used the Nuwa Stone to gain the Jie Sect's courtesy and reach Xiao Long on Three Lives Island.
• Xiao Long refused to help Chaoge, explaining that he saw no benefit in risking support for the Shang Dynasty.
• Daji offered temples and widespread worship of the Jie Sect in exchange for Xiao Long's help, but he showed no interest.
• Daji offered to warm Xiao Long's bed, and he asked whether she was truly willing to sacrifice so much for the Yin Shang realm.

Xiao Long enjoyed Daji, then denied ever agreeing to help Chaoge. Daji realized he had deceived her, while Xiao Long remained intent on keeping her for himself.

• Daji approached Xiao Long and submitted to him.
• Afterward, Daji asked whether Xiao Long was satisfied, and he praised her.
• Daji reminded Xiao Long that their agreement required him to help Chaoge.
• Xiao Long denied making that promise, and Daji recalled that he had never actually agreed to help.
• Daji felt cheated, while Xiao Long spoke kindly to her and continued plotting to keep her for himself.

Xiao Long warned Daji about the consequences of opposing the Chan School and later sheltered her after the Shang Dynasty neared its fall. He went to Wa Huang Palace to bring his wives home, but Medusa, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing greeted him with indifference, leaving him uneasy.

• Xiao Long warned Daji that she had strayed from Nuwa's instructions and offered her three choices for avoiding the Chan School's revenge.
• Daji left Three Lives Island, but later returned with her two sisters and settled there as Xiao Long's maid when the Chan School began hunting her.
• The Chan School advanced to Chaoge, while Shen Gongbao was beaten to death by its people.
• Xiao Long went to Wa Huang Palace to bring Medusa, Yao Xueling, Bai Suzhen, Xiao Qing, and the others home as the Investiture of the Gods War neared its end.
• Yao Xueling was excited to see Xiao Long, but Medusa, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing treated him with indifference.

Xiao Long’s wives chose to remain with Empress Nuwa and continue cultivating, leaving him to depart with Yao Xueling. As Xiao Long struggled with being rejected, he asked Yao Xueling whether she would return to the God of Destruction, leaving her uncertain about whom she would choose.

• Empress Nuwa explained that Medusa, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing had decided to stay and cultivate at Wa Huang Palace.
• Medusa, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing told Xiao Long they would not leave with him, explaining that they wanted to follow their shared snake lineage’s ancestor, Nuwa.
• Xiao Long accepted their decision and left with Yao Xueling, while Nuwa told the three women they could still go after him if they wished.
• On the way, Xiao Long pulled Yao Xueling close and asked whether she would return to the God of Destruction if he sent her back.
• Yao Xueling could not clearly remember the God of Destruction’s face and wondered whom she would choose, while Xiao Long asked if she too would abandon him.

After the Investiture of the Gods War, Tong Tian Cult Master returned and Xiao Long lost his post as acting Cult Master. Xiao Long learned that the old man and Primordial Heavenly Venerate had also left Lingxiao Palace and were no longer in this world.

• Yao Xueling chose Xiao Long and asked him to bring Mu Yuwei along when they returned.
• Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island and spent time with Yao Xueling and Mu Yuwei.
• The Shang Dynasty fell, the Zhou Dynasty was established, and Xiao Long's child became Crown Prince.
• After the Investiture of the Gods War ended, Tong Tian Cult Master returned, and Xiao Long's tenure as acting Cult Master ended.
• Xiao Long asked Tong Tian Cult Master whether the old man and Primordial Heavenly Venerate had also left Lingxiao Palace.
• Tong Tian Cult Master said they had left Lingxiao Palace and were no longer in this world, puzzling Xiao Long.