Chapter Summaries

Old Master Taiqing tried to persuade Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming to enter Buddhism undercover and weaken the Western Teachings. Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming both accepted the idea only if they could claim the Taiji Diagram, leaving Old Master Taiqing dumbfounded.

• Shen Gongbao left Golden Ao Island to hold the Investiture of the Gods ceremony on Mount Tai, and Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming said they would attend.
• Old Master Taiqing arrived and asked Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming to take refuge in Buddhism to divide the Western Teachings’ destiny.
• Zhao Gongming and Daoist Duobao attacked Old Master Taiqing, but his Saint’s Pressure stopped them and he explained that they would be working undercover.
• Daoist Duobao agreed to join Buddhism if Old Master Taiqing gave him the Taiji Diagram, and Zhao Gongming demanded it too, threatening to self-destruct otherwise.
• Daoist Duobao revealed Buddhist Golden Light and claimed he was destined for the Buddhist sect, prompting Zhao Gongming to accuse him of joining the Western Sages long ago.
• Old Master Taiqing stood dumbfounded when both men competed to join Buddhism for the Taiji Diagram, which he had never offered.

Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming pressured Old Master Taiqing into handing over the Taiji Diagram, ostensibly to help divide the Western Teachings' Destiny. Duobao swore to join Buddhism but sent the treasure to Sect Master Tongtian instead, while Zhao Gongming escaped with his belongings toward Penglai Immortal Island.

• Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming argued that Old Master Taiqing should give them the Taiji Diagram in exchange for their help against the Two Sages of the West.
• Old Master Taiqing gave Duobao the Taiji Diagram after deciding the Human Teachings' Destiny mattered more than keeping the treasure.
• Duobao swore before the Heavenly Dao to join the Western Teachings, then handed the Taiji Diagram to Zhao Gongming to deliver to Sect Master Tongtian.
• Daoist Duobao traveled to Spirit Mountain, where Saint Jieyin welcomed him despite regretting that the Taiji Diagram was gone.
• Zhao Gongming ushered Old Master Taiqing off Golden Ao Island, gathered his belongings, and rode the Mountain and River Diagram toward Penglai Immortal Island.

Dong Wanggong accepted the Taiji Diagram from Zhao Gongming and arranged for him to train under Ancestor Minghe. On Kunlun Mountain, Guangchengzi and White Crane Boy chose reincarnation, while True Lord Yu Ding had his past erased and departed as Bodhi.

• Zhao Gongming presented Duobao's Taiji Diagram to Dong Wanggong, who accepted it and sent Zhao to cultivate under Ancestor Minghe until Tongtian's revival.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate warned Guangchengzi, True Lord Yu Ding, and White Crane Boy to avoid the tribulation, then agreed to Guangchengzi's plan to reincarnate and seek the Human Race's destiny.
• White Crane Boy chose to reincarnate alongside Guangchengzi, and both abandoned their cultivation before entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• True Lord Yu Ding asked Primordial Heavenly Venerate to erase his past, declaring that he would become Bodhi; Primordial Heavenly Venerate used the Pangu Banner to grant his request.
• Bodhi departed, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate left the empty Jade Void Palace, vowing not to interfere in the three disciples' fates.

Daoist Duobao transformed into Buddha Tathagata, established Mahayana Buddhist Dharma, and reached Quasi-Saint Peak. He declined to lead the Western Teachings, leaving Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp as its first sect master while the other Buddhas watched warily.

• Daoist Duobao arrived at Spirit Mountain and meditated beneath the Bodhi tree, astonishing Saint Jieyin and the Buddhas with his Buddhist insight.
• Saint Jieyin declared that Duobao had a fated opportunity to preside over the Western Teachings.
• Duobao became Buddha Tathagata, established Mahayana Buddhist Dharma, reached Quasi-Saint Peak, and gained thirty percent of the Western Teachings' fortune.
• Saint Jieyin offered Tathagata leadership of the Western Teachings, but Tathagata declined and recommended Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp.
• Saint Jieyin appointed Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp the first sect master and withdrew into seclusion, while Tathagata and the other Buddhas offered congratulations and eyed one another warily.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp invited Tathagata to discuss Buddhist principles as the Investiture of the Gods ceremony approached.

Haotian, Yang Jian, and Di Xin gathered at Mount Tai as the Investiture of the Gods ceremony approached. Haotian discussed the Heavenly Court’s future and praised Di Xin’s rapid rise, while the ceremony had yet to begin.

• You Hun asked Fei Zhong what divine titles Wen Zhong and Bi Gan might receive, and Fei Zhong speculated about their ranks.
• Haotian arrived at Mount Tai and announced that he would observe the ceremony and bring the newly appointed gods to the Thirty-three Heavens.
• Yang Jian greeted Haotian, who praised his future as Great Emperor Ziwei and predicted that he might attain Hunyuan.
• Yang Jian and Haotian exchanged praise and discussed Haotian eventually leaving the Heavenly Court to cultivate on Penglai Immortal Island.
• Di Xin arrived with Shen Gongbao, Kong Xuan, the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird, and Great Shang officials, then expressed interest in visiting Penglai.
• Haotian lamented that Di Xin had reached Quasi-Saint Peak in decades while he remained at the same realm after enduring countless tribulations.

Old Master Taiqing and Primordial Heavenly Venerate traded insults at the Investiture of the Gods ceremony until Taiqing fell into Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s trap and suffered a severe backlash. Buddha Tathagata then revealed that the Taiji Diagram was gone for good, leaving Taiqing so enraged that his cultivation fell to Early-stage Heavenly Dao Saint.

• Old Master Taiqing arrived at the ceremony with Grand Master Xuandu and Xuandu’s new disciple, Bian Zhuang, and exchanged barbs with Primordial Heavenly Venerate over their disciples.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate challenged Old Master Taiqing to divine Guangchengzi’s fate, and Taiqing suffered a severe backlash that nearly damaged his Dao Fruit.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained that he had prepared at great cost to glimpse Guangchengzi’s fate, while Taiqing had tried without preparation.
• Saint Jieyin arrived with several Buddhist figures, and Buddha Tathagata privately told Old Master Taiqing that Zhao Gongming had sent the Taiji Diagram to the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Buddha Tathagata revealed his deception involving the Taiji Diagram and his true allegiance, and Old Master Taiqing collapsed in fury as his cultivation fell to Early-stage Heavenly Dao Saint.

Dong Wanggong arrived at Mount Tai with the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to attend the ceremony, where he guided his disciples Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird. The gathering ended with Dong Wanggong confronting Primordial Heavenly Venerate about Guangchengzi’s reincarnation and future allegiance.

• Old Master Taiqing collapsed after Buddha Tathagata’s words, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate mocked him.
• Dong Wanggong and the Hongmeng Immortal Palace appeared at Mount Tai, where the gathered beings welcomed them and shared a feast.
• Shennong and the Human Race’s Saints arrived and paid respects to Dong Wanggong and Nuwa.
• Dong Wanggong told Kong Xuan to seek enlightenment in the Six Paths of Reincarnation and explained that his future Dao lay beyond the Five Elements.
• Yuanfeng advised the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird to lead the Phoenix Race from Buzhou Mountain and cultivate the Phoenix Nine Revolutions Nirvana Scripture.
• Dong Wanggong asked Primordial Heavenly Venerate whether he feared that reincarnated Guangchengzi would favor the Human Race and reject his master.

The Investiture of the Gods Ceremony began, and Yang Jian was named the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole before joining Hongmeng Immortal Palace as Qiongqi’s disciple. Su Hu was then invested as the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole, while the ceremony continued toward the remaining appointments.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate declared that Guangchengzi’s reincarnation among the Human Race would not sever their bond as master and disciple.
• Shen Gongbao invested Yang Jian as the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, and Yang Jian advanced to the Mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• Yang Jian joined Hongmeng Immortal Palace and chose Thunderous Tyrant Dragon Qiongqi as his master.
• Qiongqi gave Yang Jian Ancestral Witch Qiangliang’s source blood and advised him to temper his Netherworld Demonic Eye with Netherworld Origin from Pingxin.
• Shen Gongbao invested Su Hu as the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole, and Dong Wanggong and Su Daji greeted him as father and father-in-law.

Shen Gongbao assigned the righteous gods their posts, giving Great Shang prominent divine offices and leaving many rival sect disciples with low-ranking roles. After completing the Investiture of the Gods, he used the Law of Karma to reach Quasi-Saint Peak.

• Di Xin ordered temples built for Su Hu, whom he named Great Emperor Changsheng, and the officials praised the king while Haotian discussed Fei Zhong and You Hun’s possible service in the Heavenly Court.
• Shen Gongbao appointed Bi Gan, Wen Zhong, Deng Jiugong, Huang Feihu, and Shang Rong as the Five Sacred Mountains Emperor Lords, and Wen Zhong also became the Heavenly Venerate of the Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder God.
• Shen Gongbao granted titles to all 365 righteous gods, assigning many disciples of Taishang Laojun, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Saint Jieyin to low-ranking posts.
• Bian Zhuang became Marshal Tianpeng and commander of the Heavenly River navy, while Nezha and Li Jing received familiar divine posts as the Investiture of the Gods ceremony ended.
• Shen Gongbao invoked the Heavenly Dao and gathered karma from the tribulation, attaining Quasi-Saint Peak as the assembled beings congratulated him.

At Di Xin’s ceremony, Da Yu foretold the rise of a Human Emperor within a thousand years, and Dong Wanggong identified Ying Zheng as that future ruler. Dong Wanggong offered the Half-step Chaos Supreme Treasure Earth-Splitting Chisel as a reward for supporting him, just as demonic figures arrived from Outside the Chaos.

• Di Xin used the Nine Provinces Cauldrons and Xuanyuan Sword as Human Dao Rules and the Human Race’s fortune manifested around him.
• Da Yu predicted that a Human Emperor would emerge within a thousand years and surpass the Three Human Emperors and Five Emperors.
• Old Master Taiqing hoped Xuandu could teach the future Human Emperor, but Dong Wanggong said the ruler would need no master.
• Dong Wanggong named Ying Zheng as the future Human Emperor and described Liu Bang and Xiang Yu as rivals who could take his place.
• Dong Wanggong revealed the Earth-Splitting Chisel, a Half-step Chaos Supreme Treasure, as a reward for the forces that supported the future Human Emperor.
• Several figures arrived from Outside the Chaos, and the summit fell silent.

Demon Ancestor Luohu brought the Demon Realm back to the Primordial World and engulfed Mount Sumeru, prompting the gathered immortals to weigh whether they could stop him. Luohu arrived at Mount Tai with his disciple Chonglou to meet Dong Wanggong, who served them Enlightenment Tea with a hint of killing intent.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu’s approaching Demon Realm alarmed the figures gathered at Mount Tai, and Old Master Taiqing said the Mystic Gate could not stop its return alone.
• Dong Wanggong explained that Luohu had seized part of the Heavenly Authority after the fall of Sect Master Tongtian and Saint Zhunti.
• The Demon Realm shattered Zhen Yuanzi’s barrier and engulfed Mount Sumeru, and Zhen Yuanzi failed to pull it free with the Earth Book.
• Saint Jieyin urged Zhen Yuanzi to join forces against Luohu, but Demon Lord Hongyun warned Jieyin not to worry about it.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu and Chonglou arrived at Mount Tai, where Luohu requested Dong Wanggong’s Enlightenment Tea and Chonglou paid his respects.
• Dong Wanggong served Luohu and Chonglou tea, his words carrying a faint killing intent.

Demon Ancestor Luohu negotiated with Dong Wanggong for control of Mount Sumeru and the Demon Realm’s Earth Dao Origin, which Zhen Yuanzi absorbed to greatly increase his cultivation. The chapter ended with Luohu eyeing Dong Wanggong’s Earth-Splitting Chisel, which only the future Human Emperor could claim.

• Dong Wanggong and Zhen Yuanzi confronted Demon Ancestor Luohu over his attempt to seize Mount Sumeru, while Saint Jieyin demanded that Luohu return it.
• Luohu struck Saint Jieyin aside, then offered Zhen Yuanzi authority over the Demon Realm’s Earth Dao Origin and Mount Sumeru’s Earth Veins.
• Dong Wanggong agreed, and Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to absorb the Demon Realm’s Earth Dao Origin, advancing to the late stages of Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal and Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Ancestor Minghe congratulated Zhen Yuanzi, while Demon Lord Hong Yun pushed Minghe’s hand away from him.
• Zhen Yuanzi accepted Mount Sumeru’s transfer to the Demon Sect, and Luohu asked whether Dong Wanggong truly intended to award the Earth-Splitting Chisel as a prize.
• Dong Wanggong declared that only the Human Emperor a thousand years later could claim the Earth-Splitting Chisel.

Dong Wanggong questioned Demon Ancestor Luohu about his connection to Eastern Emperor Taiyi and demanded to inspect the bones of a Dark Chaos Demon God. Luohu revealed that the bones contained a lingering consciousness, and Dong Wanggong agreed to let it appear without attacking it inside the Primordial World.

• Dong Wanggong praised Luohu while asking whether he had recruited Eastern Emperor Taiyi into the Demon Sect.
• Demon Lord Hong Yun proposed capturing Eastern Emperor Taiyi as a guardian divine beast, and Zhen Yuanzi rebuked him before asking Luohu about Taiyi.
• Luohu denied having recruited Taiyi and explained that he had found Dark Chaos Demon God bones connected to him.
• Dong Wanggong demanded to see the bones, suspecting that the lingering consciousness was part of a hidden plan for Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Luohu said the bones contained a powerful lingering consciousness and warned Dong Wanggong not to regret seeing it.
• Dong Wanggong told Luohu to reveal the Dark Chaos Demon God and promised not to attack it within the Primordial World.

Demon Ancestor Luohu and Dong Wanggong found Eastern Emperor Taiyi gravely injured on the Sun Star and offered him a chance to recover using bones from a Dark Chaos Demon God. The chapter ended with the enormous bones appearing before Taiyi as everyone reacted to their terrifying size and power.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu brought Dong Wanggong and the others to the Sun Star, where he summoned the skeletal, badly wounded Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Dong Wanggong offered Taiyi Enlightenment Tea and criticized Saint Jieyin and Primordial Heavenly Venerate for injuring him.
• Saint Jieyin and Buddha Tathagata urged Taiyi to join Buddhism, but Taiyi refused and threatened them with the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu offered Taiyi several bones of a Dark Chaos Demon God to refine into his body and recover from his injuries.
• The group saw that Luohu's so-called several bones included a complete skull, legs, wings, and a massive chest bone.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi chose to refine the Dark Chaos Demon God remains despite the risk that its primordial spirit’s will could take over his body. As he began shaping a new body with Sun Divine Fire and starlight, his old injuries and the lingering divine powers of Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Jieyin continued to threaten him.

• Di Xin, Haotian, and Zhao Gongming watched the darkness overtake the Sun Star and joked about Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s peril, while Zhao Gongming spanked Nezha.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi weighed the remains’ power against the danger of their consciousness, then told Demon Ancestor Luohu he was willing to refine them.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu warned that the remains might contain the Dark Chaos Demon God’s primordial spirit will and disclaimed responsibility if it took over Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya prepared to use his source of light to purify the remains if his uncle was endangered, knowing it would limit his future cultivation.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi revealed his true form and used Sun Divine Fire and starlight to rebuild his flesh, but lingering divine powers from Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Jieyin continued consuming his life force.
• Emperor Fuxi mocked Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Jieyin for their ruthlessness, while Saint Jieyin claimed he would be glad if Eastern Emperor Taiyi succeeded.

On the Sun Star, Eastern Emperor Taiyi struggled against the Dark Chaos Demon God's corruption while Lu Ya's light and the Myriad Stars held the demon at bay. Dong Wanggong chose to protect an emerging deity born from light and darkness, whose sudden appearance drained both sources and left the Dark Chaos Demon God's will in an unknown peril.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi absorbed the Dark Chaos Demon God's remains, but the demon's darkness began corrupting his body and spirit.
• Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya drew on the Sun Star's light source to help suppress the Dark Chaos Demon God's remnant consciousness.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi summoned the Myriad Stars, and their light joined Lu Ya's source in purifying the demon within his sea of consciousness.
• Dong Wanggong sensed an Innate Deity forming from the clash of light and darkness and chose the System's first option to protect it for a Life-Death Great Dao Fragment.
• The emerging deity drew in both the light and darkness, weakening the Dark Chaos Demon God and ending its possession of Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi expelled the demon's remains and regrew his bones, while the demon's primordial spirit and will vanished from his sea of consciousness and reappeared on the Sun Star.

The Dark Chaos Demon God's essence and the Primordial World's Light Dao Principles formed Xuanji, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi was reborn with a new origin and stronger cultivation. Xuanji emerged as a Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Dong Wanggong invited her to Penglai Immortal Island.

• The Dark Chaos Demon God's essence and Light Dao Principles gathered into a mass of energy as Demon Ancestor Luohu disclaimed responsibility for Taiyi's danger.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi was reborn with an Innate Dao Body, recovered to the middle stage of the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and comprehended the Darkness Dao Principles.
• Buddha Tathagata questioned Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya's loyalty, and Saint Jieyin said he would guide Lu Ya in Buddhist Dharma at Spirit Mountain.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze urged Buddha Tathagata to focus on governing the Western Teachings, and Saint Jieyin told him to perfect the Mahayana Buddhist Dharma.
• Xuanji took form with Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation and introduced herself to the beings on the Sun Star.
• Dong Wanggong invited Xuanji to visit Penglai Immortal Island and discuss the Dao.

Dong Wanggong welcomed Xuanji to Penglai Immortal Island, while Demon Ancestor Luohu sought to recruit Eastern Emperor Taiyi into the Demon Sect. The chapter ended with Luohu asking Eastern Emperor Taiyi to become his personal disciple.

• Xuanji accepted Dong Wanggong's invitation to visit Penglai Immortal Island, and he led her to share Spirit Wine and Enlightenment Tea.
• Dong Wanggong's Dao Companions and the gathered immortals reacted to his growing circle of beautiful companions, while Nezha, Li Jing, and Di Xin praised him.
• Demon Lord Chonglou asked Demon Ancestor Luohu what they should do after the Dark Chaos Demon God's remains were lost.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu declared that Eastern Emperor Taiyi was fated to join the Demon Sect and decided to take him as his personal disciple.
• Dong Wanggong agreed that Luohu could take Eastern Emperor Taiyi as his disciple, and Luohu asked Taiyi whether he was willing to accept him as his master.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi joined Demon Ancestor Luohu’s Demon Sect and received the Dao Heart Demonic Seed, while Dong Wanggong brought the assembled powers to Mount Tai for Di Xin’s investiture as Human Emperor. Nuwa declared Di Xin a Human Dao Saint, and the Kongtong Seal poured the Human Dao Rules into him.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi accepted Luohu as his master, swore loyalty to the Demon Sect, and gained insight into the Demonic Path.
• Luohu bestowed the Dao Heart Demonic Seed on Taiyi, strengthening his cultivation and combat power.
• Dong Wanggong warned Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Jieyin that the coming contest would pit the Mystic Gate against the Demon Sect, then led the gathered powers to Mount Tai.
• Xuan Yuan Shi and Chi You discussed Di Xin’s achievements and teased Chi You about taking Dao Companions.
• Nuwa invested Di Xin as Human Emperor and Human Dao Saint, and the Kongtong Seal infused him with the Human Dao Rules.

After Di Xin became Human Emperor and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended, Dong Wanggong agreed to help Ying Long search for her missing brother Ancestor Dragon. As they traveled to the Dragon Clan’s lair for Nezha and Ao Bing’s brotherhood ceremony, Nezha began scheming to match Ao Bing’s younger sister with Dong Wanggong.

• Di Xin received the Human Emperor title, reached Mid Heavenly Dao Saint, and shared his Heavenly Dao Merit with the gathered Human Race figures.
• The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended, and the gathered saints and factions departed from Mount Tai.
• Ao Guang invited Dong Wanggong to attend Nezha and Ao Bing’s brotherhood ceremony, and Dong Wanggong agreed to visit the Dragon Clan.
• Ying Long asked Dong Wanggong to help find Ancestor Dragon, and he promised to search the Chaos Void with her after the ceremony.
• Ao Bing claimed the role of elder brother, while Nezha asked whether Ao Bing’s younger sister was beautiful and hinted that he wanted her to win Dong Wanggong’s favor.