Chapter Summaries

Shen Gongbao exchanged Jiang Ziya for Ji Fa, and Di Xin revealed his Quasi-Saint strength before returning to the Great Shang camp. Ji Fa awoke in the Great Zhou camp and learned that Jiang Ziya had been traded away, ending with someone telling him his father was dead.

• Jiang Ziya let Shen Gongbao seal his magic power and went with him toward the Great Shang camp, while Future Buddha Bai Ze joined them to retrieve Ji Fa.
• Di Xin met the three in the Ninth Heaven, revealed that he had reached the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm, and exchanged Ji Fa for Jiang Ziya.
• Bai Ze tried to ambush Di Xin, but Kong Xuan's Five Elements Law appeared, so Bai Ze withdrew.
• Daoist Burning Lamp cleared the wine from Ji Fa, who woke in the Great Zhou camp and asked where Jiang Ziya was.
• Guangchengzi scolded Ji Fa for asking about Jiang Ziya after the exchange, and someone told him that his father was dead.

After Ji Fa learned that Ji Chang was dead, he became King Wu of Zhou and prepared to lead Great Zhou against Shang. In the Great Shang camp, Shen Gongbao tortured Jiang Ziya and revealed that his and Di Xin’s schemes had weakened Great Zhou and strengthened Shang.

• Arhat Dragon-Subduing told Ji Fa that Ji Chang had died after Su Hu killed Great Zhou’s royal family, and that Jiang Ziya had been exchanged for Ji Fa.
• Ji Fa mourned his father, then San Yisheng urged him to ascend the throne and restore Great Zhou before campaigning against Shang.
• Medicine Master Buddha and representatives of the various teachings pledged their support, and Ji Fa became King Wu of Zhou.
• Shen Gongbao tortured the bound Jiang Ziya and demanded to know Great Zhou’s plans.
• Jiang Ziya mocked Shen Gongbao, who explained how Ji Chang’s death, the loss of the Nine Provinces Cauldrons, and Jiang Ziya’s removal had advanced Great Shang’s plan to destroy Zhou and force the teachings into a decisive battle.
• Jiang Ziya insisted that Great Zhou’s campaign and Shang’s fall were ordained by the Heavenly Dao, while Shen Gongbao remained confident in his schemes.

As the decisive battle at Golden Rooster Ridge began, Shen Gongbao confronted Great Zhou while Jiang Ziya remained imprisoned. Deng Chanyu stepped forward to fight Tu Xingsun, but Nezha rushed onto the battlefield, prompting Julusun to challenge his interference.

• Shen Gongbao left Jiang Ziya imprisoned and declared that he could not be killed during the Kalpa Tribulation.
• Guangchengzi challenged Shen Gongbao, who proposed either a group battle or duels.
• Julusun and Tu Xingsun came forward to fight for Great Zhou, and Deng Chanyu volunteered to face Tu Xingsun.
• Yang Jian explained Deng Chanyu's strength and Five-Colored Stone to Nezha, who decided to help her and bring her to Penglai Immortal Island as a Dao Companion for the Immortal Emperor.
• Bi Gan and Grand Tutor Wen teased each other about the Immortal Emperor and Bi Gan's concubines as Nezha entered the battlefield.
• Julusun protested that Nezha was picking on honest people.

Sanxiao and Shi Ji arrived at Golden Rooster Ridge to protect Deng Chanyu, and Yunxiao killed Tu Xingsun after he and Julusun insulted her. Shen Gongbao then confronted the terrified Julusun inside a barrier Yunxiao had left behind.

• Julusun refused Nezha's challenge, so Shen Gongbao stepped forward to fight him.
• Julusun and Tu Xingsun leered at Deng Chanyu, prompting Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, and Shi Ji to arrive and bind them.
• Yunxiao and the other women comforted Deng Chanyu, while Guangchengzi pleaded for Julusun and Tu Xingsun's lives.
• Yunxiao erased Tu Xingsun's body, Primordial Spirit, and True Spirit, then took Deng Chanyu away with the others.
• Shen Gongbao challenged Julusun, who tried to flee, but Yunxiao's barrier trapped them together.

Shen Gongbao used the Law of Cause and Effect to subdue Julusun after Julusun attacked with his spiritual treasures. As Daoist Duobao and the Chan Sect disciples traded insults, Shen Gongbao obeyed Duobao’s command and drew the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

• Julusun fought Shen Gongbao with the Immortal Binding Rope and Ruyi Qiankun Bag, then unleashed a powerful attack using the Jade Pure Dao Method.
• Shen Gongbao said, “Fellow Daoist, please stay!” and froze Julusun with the Law of Cause and Effect.
• Julusun begged Shen Gongbao to spare him and offered to join Great Shang, while Guangchengzi condemned his cowardice.
• Daoist Duobao mocked Guangchengzi and the Chan Sect, and White Crane Boy insulted Duobao in return.
• Daoist Duobao instructed Shen Gongbao, who answered that he would obey and drew the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

Shen Gongbao killed Julusun, whose body was devoured by Howling Celestial Dog and whose soul was destroyed by Haotian’s thunder. With Yunxiao’s barrier gone, the forces of Great Shang and Great Zhou launched a massive battle that left many dead as Shen Gongbao pursued greater power through the tribulation.

• Shen Gongbao beheaded Julusun, and Haotian destroyed Julusun’s soul and True Spirit with Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.
• Howling Celestial Dog devoured Julusun’s corpse, while Yang Jian asked the allied fighters to spare Yuding Zhenren and Arhat Dragon-Subduing.
• Shen Gongbao declared that Great Zhou’s fallen would suffer under his oversight of the Investiture of the Gods, and Guangchengzi rallied the Three Teachings’ forces.
• Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming fought Guangchengzi and Grand Master Xuandu, Nezha faced Medicine Master Buddha, and Yang Jian attacked Golden Immortals and Arhats.
• Uncle Bi Gan led Great Shang’s soldiers into battle as Shen Gongbao gave Julusun’s Immortal Binding Rope and Ruyi Qiankun Bag to Zhao Gongming and Daoist Duobao before joining the fighting.

Dong Wanggong brought Pingxin to Penglai Immortal Island, where she joined his Dao Companions. At Golden Rooster Ridge, Yang Jian faced Yuding Zhenren and three other Heavenly Origin Sect disciples, who trapped him in the Jade Pure Absolute Heaven Great Formation.

• Dong Wanggong persuaded Pingxin to leave the Netherworld Realm with him, and she agreed to become his Dao Companion.
• Dong Wanggong, Pingxin, Xuan Ming, and Medusa traveled to Penglai Immortal Island, where Deng Chanyu was waiting.
• Yang Jian fought Yuding Zhenren, Huanglong Zhenren, Chijingzi, and Puxian Zhenren while Howling Celestial Dog battled four Western Teachings Arhats.
• Howling Celestial Dog swallowed Joyful Arhat with his Sky Dog Devours the Moon ability, but White Crane Boy joined the fight and pushed him onto the defensive.
• Yuding Zhenren and the other Heavenly Origin Sect disciples formed the Jade Pure Absolute Heaven Great Formation against Yang Jian.
• Huanglong Zhenren called on his fellow disciples to lend him strength as the Dragon Abyss Halberd revealed a Divine Dragon phantom.

Yang Jian defeated Huanglong Zhenren with the Primordial Law, but a mysterious demonic figure intervened and took Huanglong Zhenren into the void. As the battlefield turned against Great Zhou and its allies, Yang Jian urged True Lord Yu Ding to surrender, but Yu Ding refused and prepared to fight.

• Huanglong Zhenren used the Five-Thunder Talisman against Yang Jian, who endured its attack and unleashed the Primordial Law, destroying the Jade Pure Absolute Heaven Great Formation and badly injuring Huanglong Zhenren, True Lord Yu Ding, Chijingzi, and Puxian Zhenren.
• A mysterious black figure declared Huanglong Zhenren fated for the Devil Dao, transformed him into a demonic dragon, and carried him away.
• Howling Celestial Dog told Yang Jian he had defeated the four Arhats, then followed Yang Jian's order to help Shen Gongbao defeat Arhat Dragon-Subduing and carry the wounded Arhat toward Spirit Mountain.
• Yang Jian told True Lord Yu Ding that Great Zhou was retreating and its forces had suffered heavy losses, then urged him to surrender.
• True Lord Yu Ding refused, drank Spirit Wine, and raised his aura to its peak.

Yang Jian defeated True Lord Yu Ding and tried to persuade the Primordial Heavenly Venerate to end the fighting, but the Primordial Heavenly Venerate refused and sent him back to Golden Rooster Ridge. Yang Jian joined the battle against Medicine Master Buddha, while Future Buddha Bai Ze prompted Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya to turn on Daoist Burning Lamp.

• Yang Jian used the Netherworld Demonic Eye to defeat True Lord Yu Ding, then destroyed his body and took his primordial spirit and True Spirit to Kunlun Mountain.
• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate accepted True Lord Yu Ding and restored him, but refused Yang Jian's plea to stop fighting and sent Yang Jian back to Golden Rooster Ridge.
• Yang Jian returned to the battlefield and joined Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming against Medicine Master Buddha, Grand Master Xuandu, and Guangchengzi.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze signaled Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya to act, and Lu Ya engulfed Daoist Burning Lamp in True Sun Fire.

Lu Ya tried to recruit Daoist Burning Lamp into the Western Teachings, and the two fought while Future Buddha Bai Ze converted Jie Sect Disciples on the battlefield. After Daoist Duobao struck back at the Western Teachings, Bai Ze turned his attention to converting Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren.

• Lu Ya urged Daoist Burning Lamp to join the Western Teachings as Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, but Burning Lamp refused and fought him with his treasures.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze converted Wuyun Xian, Jingu Xian, Yuyi Xian, and thousands of Jie Sect Disciples, leaving fewer than a hundred resisting.
• Guangchengzi attacked Daoist Duobao and taunted him over the Jie Sect's losses, while Duobao refused to surrender.
• Bai Ze moved to convert Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren, so Guangchengzi charged him with the Sky-Turning Seal.
• Duobao used his spiritual treasures to kill Western Teachings disciples and the converted Jie Sect Disciples, then Bai Ze knocked Guangchengzi away and declared Duobao destined to become a Buddha.

At Golden Rooster Ridge, Shen Gongbao killed Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren as Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Sages tried to claim or punish them. Great Shang defeated Great Zhou, while Sect Master Tongtian intervened to protect Shen Gongbao and a battle among Heavenly Dao Saints loomed.

• Future Buddha Bai Ze persuaded Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren to take refuge in Buddhism, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked and reclaimed their treasures.
• Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin shielded Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren from Primordial Heavenly Venerate, but Shen Gongbao froze and killed them, and Howling Celestial Dog swallowed them.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Jieyin attacked Shen Gongbao, but Sect Master Tongtian arrived and blocked them with the Four Swords of Zhuxian, allowing Shen Gongbao to escape to Di Xin.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze captured Daoist Cihang and Manjushri, the Heavenly Lord of Broad Law, while White Crane Boy fled toward Kunlun Mountain.
• Bi Gan reported that Ji Fa had been captured, San Yisheng had died by suicide, and the remaining Great Zhou troops had surrendered.
• Di Xin ordered his forces to comfort Xi Qi’s people, punish those who resisted, and reward those who submitted as the four Heavenly Dao Saints prepared to clash.

Dong Wanggong received the Earth-Splitting Chisel after choosing to let the Saints fight and recruit Tongtian, then decided to intervene in the battle at Golden Rooster Ridge. He and Pingxin left the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to move the Saints’ fight to the Chaos Void and protect the Primordial Continent.

• Dong Wanggong chose to let the Saints fight and recruit Sect Master Tongtian, earning the Earth-Splitting Chisel.
• Dong Wanggong reviewed his status and noted his growing strength, treasures, and the threats posed by Chaos Demon Gods and the Reincarnation Alliance.
• Dong Wanggong and Pingxin discussed how the Saints’ battle could shatter the Primordial Continent and let the Western Teachings dominate after the tribulation.
• Dong Wanggong and Pingxin departed the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to send the Saints to fight in the Chaos Void.

Shen Gongbao killed Jiang Ziya and broke through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm, then moved to attack Medicine Master Buddha. Dong Wanggong and Pingxin arrived at Golden Rooster Ridge and asked the Saints to keep their battle away from the Primordial Continent.

• Shen Gongbao threatened Primordial Heavenly Venerate with Jiang Ziya's life, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate refused to yield and threatened Shen Gongbao instead.
• Shen Gongbao beheaded Jiang Ziya, whose soul and True Spirit drifted toward the Investiture of the Gods List, and tossed his head toward Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Shen Gongbao's hatred for the Chan Sect cleared his mind and helped him break through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm through the Law of Karma.
• Shen Gongbao attacked Medicine Master Buddha, but a Chaos Green Lotus appeared as Dong Wanggong and Pingxin arrived at Golden Rooster Ridge.
• Dong Wanggong told the Saints he would not stop their fight, but asked them not to make the Primordial Continent their battlefield.

As the saints departed to fight in the Chaos Void, Yang Jian and Shen Gongbao killed Medicine Master Buddha despite Future Buddha Bai Ze’s attempt to intervene. The chapter ended with Medicine Master Buddha’s spirit heading to the Investiture of the Gods List while Sect Master Tongtian thwarted Saint Zhunti’s rescue.

• Dong Wanggong proposed holding the saints’ final battle Outside the Chaos, and Tongtian, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Zhunti, and Jieyin went there.
• Di Xin stayed behind to govern Great Shang and voiced concern about the fight against Medicine Master Buddha and Bai Ze.
• Bai Ze tried to stop Yang Jian and Shen Gongbao from killing Medicine Master Buddha, but Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird trapped him.
• Shen Gongbao and Yang Jian attacked Medicine Master Buddha, while Zhunti tried to rescue him and Tongtian disrupted Zhunti’s spell.
• Medicine Master Buddha died, and his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit drifted toward the Investiture of the Gods List.

Yang Jian and Shen Gongbao ended the fighting after Medicine Master Buddha fell, while Zhao Gongming and Nezha reaffirmed their master-disciple bond. As the survivors gathered to watch the Sages’ battle, Old Master Taiqing appeared and faced Dong Wanggong’s reassurance about the Three Pure Ones’ estrangement.

• Shen Gongbao told Yang Jian that Medicine Master Buddha’s fall severed his ties with the Western Teachings and left him Yang Jian’s subordinate.
• Yang Jian proposed ending the fighting, and Shen Gongbao agreed; Yang Jian then stopped Guangchengzi and Daoist Duobao, while Zhao Gongming and Grand Master Xuandu ended their duel amicably.
• Zhao Gongming offered Nezha the Mountain and River Diagram, but Nezha urged him to keep it, and Zhao Gongming gained its final recognition and a deeper understanding of the Great Dao.
• Nezha and Zhao Gongming playfully raced toward the Chaos to watch the Sages fight, with Zhao Gongming chasing after and smacking his disciple.
• Dong Wanggong welcomed Old Master Taiqing, who arrived concerned and regretful about the conflict between Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Sect Master Tongtian; Dong Wanggong told him not to blame himself and explained that the Interception Sect’s disciples had finally met his standards.

Dong Wanggong hosted a gathering of powerful immortals, where Zhen Yuanzi introduced Fuyyao Fairy and Old Ancestor Cangtian. As the Saints’ battle approached, the guests debated whether Sect Master Tongtian could survive being besieged by Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Sages of the West.

• Old Master Taiqing offered his Nine-Revolutions Golden Elixirs, and Dong Wanggong shared them with Pingxin and the other guests.
• Zhen Yuanzi arrived with Demon Lord Hong Yun, Fuyyao Fairy, and Old Ancestor Cangtian, and introduced his two powerful subordinates to Dong Wanggong.
• Pingxin welcomed Fuyyao Fairy, while Ancestor Minghe teased Zhen Yuanzi and Demon Lord Hong Yun and admitted he had once considered seizing the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Nezha, Yang Jian, Shen Gongbao, Grand Master Xuandu, and others arrived and joined the gathering atop the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Dong Wanggong announced that the battle among the Saints was about to begin, and Thunderous Tyrant Dragon Qiongqi and Emperor Fuxi discussed whether Sect Master Tongtian could withstand the attack.

Sect Master Tongtian confronted Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Sages of the West in the Chaos Void, where their battle over the Investiture of the Gods losses escalated into a clash of sword formations and Dao Principles. The chapter left the fighters locked in combat as Dong Wanggong and the other onlookers watched.

• Sect Master Tongtian mocked Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Sages of the West over their losses in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, especially Medicine Master Buddha's death.
• Saint Jieyin taunted Sect Master Tongtian and threatened to send Future Buddha Bai Ze to guide Zhao Gongming and Duobao into the West after killing him.
• Sect Master Tongtian formed a powerful sword formation with the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Primordial Measure Sword, while Old Ancestor Cangtian explained that it was not the true Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate unleashed a Chaos Sword River with the Pangu Banner, and Saint Jieyin struck with the Azure Sky Divine Sword using his Gengjin Dao Principles.
• Dong Wanggong remarked on Saint Jieyin's mastery of both Gengjin and Great Dream Dao Principles, while Demon Lord Hong Yun joked that his own cultivation made him a good-for-nothing.

Sect Master Tongtian fought Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Sages of the West in the Chaos Void, while Saint Zhunti revealed a trump card that let him reach the middle stage of a Heavenly Dao Saint. Outnumbered and battered, Tongtian detonated the Interception Sect's fortune, apparently clearing the way to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

• Sect Master Tongtian attacked Saint Zhunti with the Primordial Measure Sword and the Four Swords of Zhuxian, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate wounded him with the Pangu Banner.
• Saint Zhunti revealed the Three Bodies of Buddha and advanced to the middle stage of a Heavenly Dao Saint, briefly multiplying his strength.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Saint Jieyin, Saint Zhunti, and Sect Master Tongtian unleashed their full power, but the three opponents still struggled to touch Tongtian.
• Dong Wanggong asked the assembled figures who would win, and Zhen Yuanzi predicted Tongtian would neither win nor lose, though he might take someone down with him.
• Tongtian sent the Four Swords of Zhuxian into the Heavenly Dao, then detonated the Interception Sect's Fortune Golden Dragon around his opponents.
• Old Master Taiqing concluded that Tongtian had agreed to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

Sect Master Tongtian battled Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Saint Zhunti, and Saint Jieyin by unleashing the Interception Sect’s fortune and sacrificing his body to defeat his enemies. He killed Saint Zhunti and entered the Heavenly Dao Origin to be reborn, while Saint Jieyin and Primordial Heavenly Venerate survived the battle badly wounded.

• Sect Master Tongtian overwhelmed Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Sages of the West, leaving all three gravely injured.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate detonated the Chan Sect’s fortune and struck Sect Master Tongtian, who fused his soul and True Spirit with the Primordial Measure Sword and sacrificed his body in a blast.
• Sect Master Tongtian pierced Saint Zhunti and destroyed his body, soul, and True Spirit, forcing him into the Heavenly Dao Origin to be reborn.
• Saint Jieyin seized the Primordial Measure Sword and attacked Sect Master Tongtian, but Tongtian’s remnants blasted him away before the sword carried Tongtian’s consciousness into the Heavenly Dao Origin.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate withdrew from the fight, while Saint Jieyin cursed Sect Master Tongtian amid the destruction of several powerful spiritual treasures.

After the Sages’ decisive battle ended the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the Western Teachings emerged as the Primordial World’s dominant sect. Saint Jieyin strengthened his followers and hinted that another Buddha would join them, while Old Master Taiqing returned to Shouyang Mountain.

• Dong Wanggong declared the decisive battle over and discussed how the Western Teachings had gained far more Heavenly Dao Destiny than the Human Teachings.
• Ancestor Minghe suggested that Old Master Taiqing send Xuandu to infiltrate the Western Teachings, but Taiqing declined and departed for Shouyang Mountain.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate left for Kunlun Mountain with Guangchengzi, while Saint Jieyin descended to Golden Rooster Ridge and welcomed the converted Daoist Cihang and Manjushri, the Heavenly Lord of Broad Law.
• Saint Jieyin renamed Daoist Cihang Namo Greatly Compassionate, Greatly Merciful, Savior from Suffering and Calamity, Vast and Responsive Guanyin Bodhisattva, and named Manjushri, the Heavenly Lord of Broad Law, Manjushri Bodhisattva.
• Saint Jieyin spent two-tenths of the Western Teachings’ destiny to help Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp cut off his Self Corpse and reach Quasi-Saint Peak cultivation.
• Saint Jieyin led the group toward Western Spirit Mountain and predicted that another Buddha would join the Western Teachings.