Recaps

Dong Wanggong brought the Qilin Clan and Wangshu under his protection while Shennong and Xuan Yuan Shi led the Human Race through their trials. As the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation approached, the Saints filled the list and Yang Jian began his path beyond the Western Teachings.

• Dong Wanggong saved Mo Qilin and the poisoned Qilin Clan from Blood Qilin, then secured First Kirin’s release and led the clan into his service.
• Dong Wanggong found Wangshu injured in the Tai Xu Realm, restored her strength, and severed her bond to the realm before devouring it.
• Shennong ended the Human Race’s food shortage, recorded the properties of herbs, and survived death before completing the Shennong Ben Cao Jing.
• Dong Wanggong and Old Master Taiqing revived Nuwa after Wuzhiqi drowned her, then forced Eastern Emperor Taiyi to surrender the Fusang Tree.
• Xuan Yuan Shi defeated Chi You and won the Human Race’s leadership, while Nuwa recognized both men and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era concluded.
• Haotian asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun for help staffing the Heavenly Court, and Hongjun convened the Saints to explain the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and present its list.
• Dong Wanggong took Yao Ji to the Hongmeng Immortal Palace as Yang Jian was born into a mortal family, lost his family, and was taken to Spirit Mountain by Maitreya Buddha.
• Yang Jian rejected the Western Teachings after Maitreya Buddha crushed him, and Yuding Zhenren treated and trained him before he confronted the Three-Headed Flood Dragon.

As the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began, Dong Wanggong and the sects maneuvered around Di Xin, the Shang Dynasty, and the coming conflict. Su Hu rebelled, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate set Nezha against the Dragon Clan and the Interception Sect.

• Yang Jian accepted Haotian’s request to aid Shang Tang and target Western Teachings disciples, while the Saints entered the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation under Hongjun’s direction.
• Dong Wanggong recruited Shen Gongbao for the Chan Sect, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate accepted him and Jiang Ziya as nominal disciples, deepening Shen Gongbao’s resentment when the God-Striking Whip chose Jiang Ziya.
• Nezha became Zhao Gongming’s disciple after Zhao defeated Taiyi Zhenren, while Di Xin took the throne and moved Shang’s capital to Chaoge.
• Tongtian and Primordial Heavenly Venerate fought in the Primordial Starry Sky, where Tongtian wounded Yuanshi before Jieyin and Zhunti intervened to stop him.
• Kong Xuan rescued Grand Tutor Wen and his army, seized Lu Ya’s Immortal Slaying Flying Knife, and confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi after Di Xin’s oath cost Great Shang much of its fortune.
• Zhen Yuanzi established the Earth Immortal Gate, restored Mount Sumeru, and refused the Western Sages’ request to return it.
• Dong Wanggong took the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb from Eastern Emperor Taiyi, later claimed Su Daji as his Dao Companion, and left Jizhou as Su Hu’s rebellion gathered support.
• Su Hu rebelled against Di Xin while Hu Xian'er, Feng Qingqing, and Yu Qing advanced in cultivation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate sent Nezha into the East Sea to provoke conflict between the Dragon Clan and the Interception Sect.

Nezha severed his ties with Li Jing and Lady Yin as the Interception Sect came under attack, while Ying Long drew Tongtian’s disciples toward Hongmeng Immortal Palace. Shen Gongbao turned against the Chan Sect and served Di Xin, and Xi Qi’s attempt to free Ji Chang left Bo Yikao and Ji Fa facing demands for more treasure and a Nine Provinces Cauldron.

• Nezha defeated Ao Bing, but Ao Guang revealed that he had been part of the plan and arranged for Ao Bing to recover as the conflict spread to Chentang Pass.
• Nezha broke with Li Jing and Lady Yin, destroyed his body to sever their bonds, and was restored by Nuwa as Zhao Gongming returned to defend the Interception Sect.
• The Chan Sect and Western Teachings broke Golden Ao Island’s defenses, while Zhao Gongming, Yang Jian, Kong Xuan, and others fought back and several Interception Sect disciples defected.
• Ying Long negotiated with the trapped Tongtian and the Western Sages, then brought six of Tongtian’s female disciples to Hongmeng Immortal Palace as Dong Wanggong returned from cultivation.
• Shen Gongbao betrayed Jiang Ziya and Immortal Weng of the South Pole in Duobao and Zhao Gongming’s formation, then joined Tongtian as his personal disciple and went to serve Di Xin.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate sent Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to Xi Qi, while Di Xin imprisoned Ji Chang and Bo Yikao and Ji Fa planned to secure his release.
• Shen Gongbao became Di Xin’s Imperial Advisor, helped Wen Zhong and Bi Gan advance, and the court ministers tested the Wordless Heavenly Book as Bo Yikao and Ji Fa arrived in Chaoge.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun demanded Xi Qi’s treasure and a Nine Provinces Cauldron in exchange for Ji Chang’s release, so Arhat Dragon-Subduing went to Xi Qi to obtain them.

Great Shang defeated the Jiuli and Yao alliance, while Bai Ze forced Lu Ya toward Buddhism and Eastern Emperor Taiyi was left wounded. As the war at Golden Rooster Ridge continued, Su Hu framed Jiang Ziya for massacring Ji Chang’s family, and Jiang Ziya agreed to surrender himself to Shen Gongbao in exchange for Ji Fa.

• Bo Yikao was framed for Consort De’s death and executed, while Ji Chang was forced to eat food made from his son before being released from Chaoge.
• Yang Jian killed Ksitigarbha, and Shi Ji later killed Chang Er Ding Guang Xian before joining Dong Wanggong as his Dao Companion.
• Ji Chang proclaimed Great Zhou, and Great Shang prepared for war as the conflict spread to the Zhuolu Plains.
• Di Xin summoned Shang Tang, who fought Lu Ya, while Great Shang defeated True Man Gu and the Jiuli forces and captured several Nine Provinces Cauldrons.
• Bai Ze captured Lu Ya and pressed him to join the Western Teachings, while Old Ancestor Kunpeng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi tried to stop him.
• The Western Sages and Primordial Heavenly Venerate defeated Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Kunpeng rescued him as Lu Ya warned the Saints not to attack them.
• Su Hu killed Ji Chang and Lei Zhenzi, slaughtered Ji Chang’s family, and blamed Jiang Ziya before establishing the Jiang Dynasty in Xi Qi.
• Jiang Ziya killed Su Hu and Su Quanzhong after their accusations spread, but Guangchengzi subdued him, and Jiang Ziya later agreed to go with Shen Gongbao in exchange for Ji Fa’s release.