Recaps

After ninety-six thousand years, Bei Ming completed the Zhu Shen Gourd, an unprecedented Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure whose release briefly sent a terrifying surge of Baleful Aura across the North. Queen Mother of the West visited Great Void Palace and presented Bei Ming with three Huangzhong Li fruits.

• Bei Ming finished refining the Gourd of Gods, which contained forty-eight Innate Restrictions and was forged from Fierce Beast remains.
• A burst of Baleful Aura erupted from Great Void Palace, terrifying the Northern Continent’s inhabitants and Queen Mother of the West before quickly subsiding.
• Queen Mother of the West greeted Bei Ming outside Changbai Mountain, and Bei Ming sent Han Chi to guide her through the arrays.
• Han Chi led Queen Mother of the West into Great Void Palace, where she greeted Bei Ming and offered him three Huangzhong Li fruits.

Queen Mother of the West visited Bei Ming to ask for protection if the Immortal Court fell, offering him the Pure Water Bowl in exchange. Bei Ming questioned her request and had not yet agreed when she made her offer.

• Bei Ming welcomed Queen Mother of the West and heard her praise his work suppressing the northern Baleful Aura.
• Queen Mother of the West described the Immortal Court's weakness amid the Wu and Demon Clans' growing power and admitted she had come seeking a way to survive its possible destruction.
• Bei Ming asked whether she intended to abandon her duties as Immortal Chief, and she said she would serve until the Immortal Court fell, then hoped he would protect her.
• Queen Mother of the West revealed that the Three Pure Ones had agreed to help her at a critical moment, while Nüwa had declined to become deeply involved.
• Queen Mother of the West offered Bei Ming the Pure Water Bowl if he would protect her when the Immortal Court was destroyed.

Bei Ming accepted Queen Mother of the West’s offer of the Pure Water Bowl and promised to protect her once when the Immortal Court fell. After she left, he examined the treasures and prepared to continue purifying the North.

• Bei Ming agreed to protect Queen Mother of the West once in exchange for the Pure Water Bowl and three Huangzhong Li fruits.
• Queen Mother of the West gave Bei Ming the treasures, thanked him, and departed for the East Sea Purple Mansion Continent.
• Bei Ming tasted a Huangzhong Li fruit and gave another to Han Chi.
• Bei Ming ordered Han Chi to let Changbai Mountain’s native creatures leave if they wished, but to bar those who returned with deep Karma.
• Bei Ming inspected the Pure Water Bowl and concluded that it could help purify the Northern Spiritual Veins while conserving Three Lights Divine Water.
• Bei Ming began refining the Pure Water Bowl and the Gourd of Gods as long years passed.

Bei Ming advanced to the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage while refining Spirit Treasures, then prepared to purify the Northern Continent’s spiritual veins and sever his Good Corpse. He began drawing Three Lights Divine Water into Heavenly Lake to guide it through the Northern Spiritual Veins.

• Bei Ming deepened his Water Law comprehension with the Pure Water Bowl and broke through to the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage.
• Bei Ming worried that his Spirit Treasures offered too little support for the Wind Law and planned to balance his cultivation before severing his Second Corpse.
• Bei Ming chose the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag to house his Good Corpse, intending to sever it during the Revival of the North.
• After refining the Gourd of Gods, the Pure Water Bowl, and the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag, Bei Ming went to Heavenly Lake and placed the Pure World White Lotus and Pure Water Bowl there.
• Bei Ming activated the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag and drew Three Lights Divine Water from Penglai Immortal Island into Heavenly Lake, tracing the Northern Spiritual Veins through their resonance.

Bei Ming purified the Northern Spiritual Veins, restoring the North and earning immense Merit from Heaven and Earth. After severing his Good Corpse, Daoist Li Yan, he left the story amid the reactions of powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness.

• Bei Ming used the Three Lights Divine Water, the Pure World White Lotus, and Heavenly Lake Pure Water to cleanse the Northern Spiritual Veins and restore their vitality.
• Bei Ming severed his Good Corpse, Daoist Li Yan, who merged back into him as Bei Ming’s cultivation advanced to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage.
• The purification of the North triggered an immense descent of Merit that astonished powerful figures throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti each observed or discussed Bei Ming’s Merit and the revival of the North.
• Zhunti asked Jieyin whether greatly prospering the West could also earn them such Merit.

After reviving the North, Bei Ming received enough Merit to become a saint, and the stirring Hongmeng Purple Qi presented him with a choice. The chapter ended as he weighed proving the Dao immediately against another path.

• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti that their shared path was the West's great prosperity, while Bei Ming's revival of the North merely strengthened his own foundation.
• Experts across the Primordial Wilderness watched the north and wondered whether Bei Ming would become a saint with his Merit and Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Bei Ming received the Merit: most went to him, while portions strengthened the Gourd of Gods, the Pure World White Lotus, and the Northern Spiritual Veins.
• The Pure World White Lotus transformed into a Top-Grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure, gained stronger defenses, and prevented Karma from touching its wielder.
• The Hongmeng Purple Qi stirred, and Bei Ming realized he could become a saint through Merit immediately.
• Bei Ming considered two choices: become a saint and wield authority over the Primordial Wilderness, or choose another course.

Bei Ming weighed using his Merit to become a Saint against delaying his breakthrough to pursue the path of a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal. He chose to keep the Merit for now and left the story poised for him to attempt refining the Destruction Demon God's True Spirit, while considering how to create a script that could earn widespread use and Merit.

• Bei Ming considered the karmic debt owed by cultivators who sought to leave the Primordial Wilderness and concluded that Merit and service to Heaven and Earth were needed to transcend it.
• After completing Revival of the North, Bei Ming suppressed his Hongmeng Purple Qi and chose not to become a Saint immediately.
• Bei Ming planned to use his abundant Merit and the Heaven and Earth Three Talents Formation to safely attempt refining the Destruction Demon God's True Spirit.
• Bei Ming reflected on how Kun Peng's Demon Script earned immense Merit because it served a unified Demon Race, while Cangjie's writing spread among the Human Race.
• Bei Ming recognized that an outsider's script would fail unless it gained Di Jun's support or was tied to the Demon Race's unity and luck.

Bei Ming planned to spread Immortal Script under the Mystic Gate’s authority, while the Primordial Wilderness’s major powers prepared for renewed conflict. The chapter ended at Wuzhuang Temple, where Zhen Yuanzi warned Hong Yun that leaving Mount Wanshou could put his Hongmeng Purple Qi in danger.

• Bei Ming condensed his Merit into a Merit Golden Wheel, and the strange phenomenon over Heaven and Earth faded without a Saint appearing.
• Dong Wangong prepared to use the Ten Thousand Immortals Array against the Dragon Clan, while the Demon Race and Wu Clan mobilized their forces.
• Zhen Yuanzi sheltered Hong Yun at Wuzhuang Temple because Hong Yun possessed Hongmeng Purple Qi without the Mystic Gate’s protection.
• Hong Yun complained about being kept at Mount Wanshou and teased Zhen Yuanzi about coveting his Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Zhen Yuanzi warned Hong Yun that powerful Cultivators might try to kill him and seize his treasure if he left the mountain.

Zhen Yuanzi explained that the Earth Book could protect Hong Yun around Mount Wanshou but could not yet shield him across the Primordial Wilderness, and urged him to stay and cultivate. Hong Yun reluctantly accepted the delay, left gazing at the clouds with melancholy.

• Zhen Yuanzi explained that the Three Books required the proper authority to wield their full power and that his Earth Book currently protected only Mount Wanshou.
• Hong Yun dismissed the danger of pursuing Hongmeng Purple Qi, believing he and Zhen Yuanzi could defeat or escape their enemies together.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked about Hong Yun's progress and discussed why Merit and the path of cutting off the Three Corpses had not brought them to enlightenment.
• Hong Yun complained that Zhen Yuanzi's confinement at Wuzhuang Temple kept him from seeking Merit or studying the Law of Clouds while Zhen Yuanzi advised him to cultivate.
• Zhen Yuanzi promised to travel with Hong Yun after reaching the Quasi-Saint late stage, and Hong Yun reluctantly stayed behind and watched the clouds.

After reviving the North, Bei Ming visited Mystic Turtle to repay an old debt and learned that Mystic Turtle had chosen a Dao path of sacrificing his body to protect the Primordial Wilderness. Bei Ming offered to use the Qiankun Cauldron to let Mystic Turtle’s True Spirit be reborn, and Mystic Turtle learned that Bei Ming had obtained the supreme treasure.

• After storing his Spirit Treasures, Bei Ming saw that cleansing the Northern Spiritual Veins had reduced the Three Lights Divine Water Pool to one-third of its former amount.
• Bei Ming traveled to the North Sea and found that Mystic Turtle’s body had grown dozens of times larger since their last meeting.
• Mystic Turtle told Bei Ming that the revival of the North had restored his clarity and helped him comprehend his Dao path.
• Mystic Turtle explained that he intended to sacrifice his body to protect the Primordial Wilderness when the Immeasurable Kalpa reached its end.
• Bei Ming offered to use the Qiankun Cauldron to help Mystic Turtle’s True Spirit be reborn, and Mystic Turtle expressed surprise that Bei Ming had obtained it.

Bei Ming reunited with Mystic Turtle and began recounting his travels, while Dong Wangong ordered the Immortal Court to attack the Dragon Clan. Zhu Long prepared to lead the Dragon Guards and aquatic forces in a desperate battle, entrusting the Dragon Clan’s future to the Four Seas Dragon Kings.

• Mystic Turtle asked Bei Ming to tell him about his experiences traveling through Honghuang, and Bei Ming began with his departure from the North Sea.
• Dong Wangong announced that the Immortal Court would attack the Dragon Clan, and All Immortals pledged to follow his order.
• Queen Mother of the West agreed not to oppose the campaign, and the Immortal Court’s main forces marched toward the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Zhu Long warned the Four Seas Dragon Kings that the Dragon Clan’s defeat would bring humiliation and ordered them to preserve its future.
• Zhu Long took up Zu Long’s Dragon Emperor Sword and commanded the Dragon Guards to assemble for war.

Zhu Long led the Dragon Clan’s dwindling forces into battle against the Immortal Court, while Bei Ming set out for the East Sea to honor his appointments. Zhu Long mortally wounded Daoist Bengshan, but Dong Wangong and the Queen Mother of the West intervened, leaving Zhu Long to face the Immortal Court’s leaders.

• Zhu Long rallied the surviving Dragon Guards, old dragons, and Aquatic Race retainers and led them to confront the Immortal Court.
• Bei Ming sensed the upheaval in the East Sea, told the North Sea Black Tortoise he had appointments to keep, and raced toward the battle.
• The Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti also traveled to the East Sea to observe the conflict, though Zhunti had a separate purpose.
• Daoist Bengshan challenged Zhu Long, who pierced him with the Dragon Emperor Sword and froze his fleeing Primordial Spirit with Time Stasis.
• Dong Wangong and the Queen Mother of the West broke Zhu Long’s attack with the Pure Yang Sword and Kunlun Mirror, allowing Daoist Bengshan to retreat.
• Dong Wangong recognized Zhu Long’s strength as the Dragon Clan’s morale rose, though Zhu Long knew his strike had taken considerable effort.

Zhu Long faced Dong Wangong and the Immortal Court as their forces gathered over the East Sea, and both sides deployed battle formations before the leaders clashed. Mystic Gate figures watched from afar and detected the concealed Demon Race, leaving the battle poised to worsen.

• Zhu Long defied Dong Wangong as the Immortal Court’s Quasi-Saints appeared and surrounded him over the East Sea.
• Zhu Long ordered the Aquatic Race to form the Yulong Array, and Dong Wangong answered by forming the Ten Thousand Immortals Array.
• The two armies’ formations collided while the Quasi-Saints held back and guarded against a Demon Race ambush.
• Dong Wangong attacked Zhu Long with the Pure Yang Sword and Dragon Head Crutch, but Zhu Long used his Lifebound Dragon Pearl to immobilize the crutch and countered with his sword.
• Bei Ming, the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and Jieyin arrived to observe; Laozi and Yuanshi sensed the Demon Race concealed by the Chaos Bell.

Zhu Long sacrificed himself to break the Ten Thousand Immortals Array, allowing the Demon Race to enter the battle and overwhelm the Immortal Court. As Tai Yi attacked Dong Wangong and Queen Mother of the West, Laozi prepared the Xuan Sect Disciples to act.

• Zhu Long used his restored strength to crash into the Ten Thousand Immortals Array, shattering its defenses and killing every Taiyi Golden Immortal inside.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fuxi, and the Demon Race army appeared, and Zhu Long died after seeing them arrive.
• Di Jun justified the Demon Race's attack as self-defense, and Tai Yi led the Demon Race into a general assault on the Immortal Court's remnants.
• Tai Yi fought Dong Wangong with the Chaos Bell, while Queen Mother of the West joined the battle with the Kunlun Mirror.
• Laozi told the Xuan Sect Disciples to prepare to move, and Bei Ming reminded Tongtian that the outcome was already decided.

Tai Yi suppressed Dong Wangong with the Chaos Bell and attacked Queen Mother of the West, prompting the Mystic Gate disciples to intervene. The battle escalated as Yuanshi struck at Tai Yi, while Jieyin blocked Di Jun.

• Tai Yi shattered Queen Mother of the West's Kunlun Mirror and trapped Dong Wangong inside the Chaos Bell.
• Dong Wangong unleashed his Pure Yang Sword's ultimate attack, but Tai Yi erased it and suppressed him to death.
• Tai Yi turned the Chaos Bell toward Queen Mother of the West, and Laozi sheltered her with the Taiji Diagram as Bei Ming and Yuanshi attacked Tai Yi.
• Fuxi and Nüwa held back from the fight, while the Demon Race focused on eliminating the Immortal Court and planned to spare Queen Mother of the West.
• Di Jun advanced with the Solar Corona Divine Sword, but Jieyin blocked his path.

The Mystic Gate Disciples intervened to protect Queen Mother of the West after the Demon Race defeated the Immortal Court, and the two sides agreed to settle the dispute through a battle between their Quasi-Saints. As the armies withdrew and both sides took their positions, Emperor Taiyi of the East attacked Yuanshi with the Chaos Bell.

• Jieyin used the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus to defend against Di Jun, while Tongtian met him with the Qingping Sword, and Queen Mother of the West thanked the Xuan Sect Disciples for rescuing her.
• The Ten Great Demon Saints defeated the Immortal Court's Quasi-Saints: several were captured after their bodies were destroyed, while Old Ancestor Lieyun, Qixia Yuanjun, and Jingxu Zi perished.
• Di Jun insisted that the Immortal Court must fall, while Laozi urged him to spare Queen Mother of the West; Tongtian and Yuanshi escalated the confrontation with threats and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram.
• Bei Ming proposed settling the dispute through battle, and Di Jun agreed that the Quasi-Saints of both sides would fight without involving their armies.
• The Demon Race and Mystic Gate forces withdrew their soldiers and took opposing positions above the East Sea, with the Six Disciples of the Mystic Gate facing Di Jun, Emperor Taiyi of the East, Fuxi, and the Ten Great Demon Saints.
• Emperor Taiyi of the East opened the battle by sending the Chaos Bell at Yuanshi, who raised the All Heavens Celebrating Clouds, Pangu Banner, and Sanbao Jade Ruyi to defend himself.

Bei Ming faced Di Jun in the East Sea, rejecting his offer to become a Demon Emperor and countering the Corroding Sun Killing Light Flag with two of the Five Directional Flags. As the other Xuan Sect Disciples engaged the Demon Race, Tongtian trapped eight Demon Saints in the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

• Di Jun offered Bei Ming the position of Demon Emperor if he joined the Demon Race, but Bei Ming refused and said the Immortal Court's fate was not Di Jun's to decide.
• Di Jun used the Corroding Sun Killing Light Flag to create a solar eclipse and attacked Bei Ming with the Solar Corona Divine Sword.
• Bei Ming used the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag to weaken Di Jun's solar enhancement, then brought out the Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag to suppress Di Jun's Solar True Fire.
• Nüwa and Fuxi kept each other occupied, Jieyin prevented Guiche from leaving, and Queen Mother of the West attacked Qinyuan while holding back.
• Tongtian formed the Zhuxian Sword Formation and trapped Jimeng, Yingzhao, Baize, Feidan, Feilian, Jiuying, Cite, and Shangyang inside it.

Bei Ming used the Zhu Shen Gourd to defeat Di Jun, ending the battle and securing the Demon Race’s promise to stop troubling Queen Mother of the West. As both sides prepared to depart, a powerful aura suddenly surged from Purple Mansion Continent.

• Laozi lent Tongtian the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, and Tongtian controlled the Zhuxian Sword Formation as the eight Demon Saints fought within it.
• Bei Ming unleashed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s flying sword, shattered Di Jun’s Corroding Sun Killing Light Flag, and dispelled his Solar True Fire attack.
• Tai Yi rushed to Di Jun’s side, and Di Jun acknowledged Bei Ming’s victory and agreed that the Mystic Gate could decide the Immortal Court’s fate.
• Laozi asked Tongtian to release the eight Demon Saints, and Tongtian withdrew the Zhuxian Sword Formation.
• Bei Ming secured Di Jun’s promise that the Demon Race would no longer trouble Queen Mother of the West, who vowed to remain in West Kunlun and avoid Primordial Wilderness conflicts.
• As Bei Ming proposed that both sides leave peacefully, a heavy, wild aura erupted from Purple Mansion Continent and shook Heaven and Earth.

Zhunti raided Purple Mansion Continent, capturing Daoist Bengshan before he could loot the Immortal Court’s Treasure Trove. Meanwhile, the Wu Clan launched a surprise invasion, and its vanguard secured a passage for the army to land on the island.

• Zhunti entered the Immortal Court and swallowed the palace attendants and beasts with the Human Seed Bag.
• Zhunti offered Daoist Bengshan a place at Mount Sumeru, but Daoist Bengshan refused and attacked with the Bengshan Seal.
• Zhunti swept away the Bengshan Seal with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and captured Daoist Bengshan.
• Zhunti flew toward the Immortal Court’s Treasure Trove as the Wu Clan army attacked Purple Mansion Continent.
• Di Jiang opened a spatial passage from the coast, and Gonggong, Tian Wu, Xuanming, and She Bi Shi led the vanguard through to secure the landing.

The Wu Clan destroyed the Immortal Court’s stronghold in Purple Mansion Continent while Zhunti fled Tian Wu with the protection of a Five Directional Flag. Di Jiang planned the Wu Clan’s expansion across the East Sea, while Di Jun prepared to relocate the Demon Race and Dragon Clan to the Star Sky.

• Tian Wu attacked the Immortal Court’s Treasure Trove, forcing Zhunti to flee after his Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag broke through Tian Wu’s wind prison.
• Di Jiang arrived and ordered Tian Wu and Ju Mang to secure the East Sea while Houtu and Gonggong formed a Wu Clan Giant Island from the Sea Islands and Purple Mansion Continent.
• Di Jiang declared that the Wu Clan sought control of the Four Seas, the Star Sky, and the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun announced that the Demon Race would relocate to the Star Sky and bring the Four Seas Dragon King with them.
• Bei Ming, Nüwa, and Jieyin accepted Di Jun’s departure, while Jieyin learned that Zhunti had escaped Tian Wu.

After the Immortal Court fell, the Demon Race withdrew with the Four Seas’ elite while the Wu Clan’s expansion set the stage for the Witches and Demons Calamity. As the gathered powers departed, Laozi tried to assert his authority over the Mystic Gate by asking Beiming to entrust him with the Pure Water Bowl.

• Laozi demanded the Dragon Head Crutch from Di Jun, and Tai Yi handed it over.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to withdraw with selected members of the Four Seas races, while the Wu Clan’s seizure of the East Sea advanced its plans to conquer Honghuang.
• Jieyin and Zhunti returned to the West, and Queen Mother of the West announced that she would retreat to West Kunlun.
• Tongtian invited Beiming to return to Kunlun, but Beiming declined so he could travel through Honghuang.
• Laozi asked Beiming whether the Pure Water Bowl should also be placed in his safekeeping, seeking to consolidate his authority as the Mystic Gate’s Senior Brother.

Laozi tested Bei Ming’s willingness to recognize his authority over the Mystic Gate by demanding the Pure Water Bowl, but Bei Ming rejected the claim that seniority gave Laozi the right to manage its affairs. Their disagreement escalated into a challenge to test Bei Ming’s strength.

• Laozi inferred that Queen Mother of the West had entrusted the Pure Water Bowl to Bei Ming and used the treasure to test whether Bei Ming would defer to him.
• Bei Ming confirmed that he held the Pure Water Bowl for safekeeping and would return it if Hongjun reclaimed it.
• Nüwa defended Bei Ming, arguing that the treasure remained within the Mystic Gate and did not need to be handed to Laozi.
• Bei Ming challenged Laozi’s claim to manage the Mystic Gate, while Laozi invoked seniority and proper order.
• Laozi challenged Bei Ming to prove that his accomplishments justified rejecting his senior brother’s authority.

Laozi challenged Bei Ming to test his standing as Senior Brother of the Xuan Sect, and the two began a battle of cultivation and treasures. Bei Ming’s attack began to strain Laozi’s defenses, and he unleashed the Zhu Shen Gourd as the fight continued.

• Laozi agreed to face Bei Ming alone, while Yuanshi explained that the duel was meant to test Laozi’s authority within the Xuan Sect.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Nüwa assessed Bei Ming’s cultivation and debated whether he could defeat Laozi and become the Primordial Wilderness’s foremost figure.
• Laozi summoned the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, Taiji Diagram, and Panlong Bian Guai, while Bei Ming brought out his flags, Pure World White Lotus, Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, and Zhu Shen Gourd.
• Laozi attacked with Yin Yang power, but Bei Ming’s layered defenses dissolved the assault.
• Bei Ming struck the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, making its defense ripple and crack before Laozi’s Taiji Diagram reinforced it.
• Bei Ming activated the Zhu Shen Gourd and unleashed its surging Baleful Aura.

Bei Ming broke Laozi’s Three Pure Ones avatars and breached the defenses of his supreme treasures, but Laozi trapped him inside the Liangyi Weichen Great Array. Bei Ming remained confident in his layered defenses as Laozi concealed himself within the formation and sought to turn the battle around.

• Bei Ming drew power from the sea and sky while Laozi summoned the Three Pure Ones avatars.
• Bei Ming’s Zhu Shen Flying Sword destroyed Shangqing Daoist and Daoist Yuqing, then broke through Daoist Taiqing’s defenses and shattered him.
• Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to form the Liangyi Weichen Great Array, briefly lowering his defenses as he set it up.
• Bei Ming struck Laozi with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, wounding him and breaching the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda’s defense.
• Laozi merged into the formation and trapped Bei Ming, cutting him off from the sea and sky’s power.
• Bei Ming assessed the formation and his defensive treasures, while Laozi hid within the array and searched for a way to turn the battle around.

Laozi trapped Bei Ming in the Liangyi Weichen Great Array, but neither could overcome the other's defenses. As Bei Ming used the Qiankun Cauldron to restrain the formation and study its mysteries, the observers agreed to intervene if the battle remained deadlocked for ten thousand years.

• Laozi formed the Liangyi Weichen Great Array, sealing the battlefield and cutting off Bei Ming's borrowed power from the Sea and Sky.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Nüwa discussed the formation's limitations and agreed with Yuanshi's proposal to set a ten-thousand-year limit before intervening.
• Laozi offered to end the battle by counting it as a half-move victory, but Bei Ming refused to let him decide when the fight ended.
• Bei Ming summoned the Qiankun Cauldron to suppress the formation's shifting gates and began studying how to break it.
• Laozi drove the Taiji Diagram to maintain the formation and attack Bei Ming with Yin Yang qi, while Bei Ming used the Pure World White Lotus and two directional flags to defend.