Chapter Summaries

The Mystic Gate Saints agreed to hold a Kunlun gathering after Five Yuanhui to let their disciples compete and decide who would teach the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. After the others departed, Bei Ming and Nüwa prevented Jieyin from leaving and took him with them to Great Void Palace.

• Jieyin worried that Ling Yan could wield four of the Innate Five Directions Flags and feared Bei Ming might target him.
• Laozi proposed a Kunlun gathering after Five Yuanhui, and the Saints agreed to bring their disciples and discuss the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
• Haotian asked whether the Heavenly Court could observe the gathering, but Yuanshi rejected the request and rebuked him.
• Bei Ming stopped Jieyin from leaving, and Nüwa persuaded him to accompany them to Changbai Mountain despite his hesitation.
• Bei Ming, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Ling Yan returned to Great Void Palace, while Haotian and Yaochi set out for the Heavenly Court to look for the Demon Race's inheritance.

Haotian and Yaochi arrived at the ruined Heavenly Court, which the Heavenly Dao restored. At Great Void Palace, Bei Ming invoked Jieyin’s earlier promise to ask for the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag, leaving Jieyin in a bind.

• Haotian and Yaochi found the Heavenly Court in ruins, and the Heavenly Dao repaired its foundations and palaces.
• Ling Yan left Great Void Palace to refine the Plain Cloud Realm Flag bestowed by the Dao Ancestor.
• Bei Ming reminded Jieyin of the promise he had made on Mount Sumeru.
• Bei Ming asked Jieyin to give him the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag, and Jieyin inwardly lamented that Bei Ming wanted one of the Five Directional Flags.

Bei Ming offered Jieyin a chance for the Western Religion to enter the East by competing for a teaching position during the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Jieyin agreed to test the waters with the Three Pure Ones, despite realizing Bei Ming was using him to confront them.

• Jieyin pleaded with Bei Ming over the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag, and Bei Ming asked what he thought about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors ruling the world.
• Jieyin recognized that Bei Ming was hinting at an opportunity for the West to gain influence in the East and offered to part with the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag if the West received an explanation.
• Bei Ming said religions could spread their teachings by serving as teachers to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and told Jieyin the West could compete for a position among the Five Emperors.
• Bei Ming promised support while Nüwa urged Jieyin not to let the opportunity pass.
• Jieyin decided to approach the Three Pure Ones and test the waters for the Western Religion's eastward advance.

Bei Ming secured Jieyin’s cooperation in East-West integration and sent him to negotiate with the Underworld, while Ling Yan received the final Innate Five Directions Flag. Nüwa then revealed her plan for her older brother to become both Demon Emperor and Human Emperor, strengthening his future bid for the Heavenly Emperor position.

• Jieyin gave Bei Ming the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag in exchange for cooperation with the West’s eastward advance and East-West integration.
• Jieyin left Changbai Mountain to negotiate with Pingxin, and Ksitigarbha later entered the Underworld, made a great vow, and announced an alliance between the Underworld and the West.
• Bei Ming sent the Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag to Ling Yan, completing her set of Innate Five Directions Flags as she prepared to attempt Slash Corpse and enter the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Nüwa proposed that her older brother reincarnate into the Human Race as the Heavenly Sovereign and become both the Demon Emperor and Human Emperor, positioning him to seek the Heavenly Emperor title and rule the Ten Thousand Clans.

Nüwa and Bei Ming discussed securing a better Dao path for Fuxi and preparing the Literary Sect for the Kunlun Competition and Heavenly Court appointments. After Nüwa left, Bei Ming summoned his disciples and began refining the Chaos Bell, while Suyao and Moyuan considered the sect’s coming changes.

• Nüwa proposed supporting Fuxi in seeking the position of Saint of the Human Dao, and Bei Ming agreed that she should first ask Fuxi what he wanted.
• Bei Ming told Nüwa that Pingxin was unlikely to oppose their plan, and Nüwa decided to visit the Underworld after the Kunlun matters were settled.
• Nüwa returned to Mount Qixi, and Bei Ming ordered the Literary Sect disciples and selected Nominal Disciples to return to Changbai Mountain.
• Bei Ming took out the Chaos Bell and began refining its Restrictions in Great Void Palace.
• Han Chi and Guichenzi headed for Changbai Mountain as Suyao and Moyuan discussed the Kunlun Competition, Heavenly Court appointments, and the sect’s next priorities.

Moyuan and Suyao discussed the coming Kunlun Competition and the Literary Sect’s growing confidence as rival religions expanded their preaching. As the sects prepared to compete for influence and luck, Han Chi returned to Changbai Mountain and found a Giant Bear dozing outside Great Void Palace.

• Suyao warned Moyuan that the Chan Sect and Jie Sect were becoming active and that the Literary Sect might be targeted at the Kunlun Competition.
• Moyuan said the Literary Sect would accept any challenge, and Suyao observed that travel had made him sharper and more assertive.
• Moyuan explained that his travels had taught him that bone could both endure pressure and break through sharp edges, and that concealed strength should be revealed when the time came.
• Moyuan and Suyao continued traveling and preaching as Literary Sect disciples prepared to move south, while Chan Sect and Jie Sect expanded their influence and their rivalry intensified.
• Han Chi returned to Changbai Mountain and saw a Giant Bear sleeping beside the steps outside Great Void Palace.

Bei Ming gathered his disciples to assign them positions in the newly vacant Heavenly Court, naming Guichenzi Great Emperor Qinghua of the East Pole and Han Chi Great Emperor Ziwei. Han Chi accepted the command, facing a demanding role that could also help him advance his cultivation.

• Han Chi found Xiong Jun cultivating in his true form at the entrance to the Great Void Palace and entered the hall to greet Bei Ming.
• Bei Ming told Han Chi that he had summoned him because of the Heavenly Court and asked him to wait for the other disciples.
• Han Chi reflected on the difficulty of advancing as a Quasi-Saint and considered how the authority over the stars might temper his Daoxing.
• Guichenzi and 121 Nominal Disciples willing to serve in the Heavenly Court returned to the Great Void Palace.
• Bei Ming appointed Guichenzi Great Emperor Qinghua of the East Pole to manage Reincarnation and Han Chi Great Emperor Ziwei to command the Honghuang Starry Sky.
• Han Chi and Guichenzi accepted Bei Ming's commands.

Bei Ming assigned Han Chi, Guichenzi, and more than a hundred Literary Sect disciples Orthodox God positions in the Heavenly Court and instructed them to fulfill their duties. After they departed to meet Haotian, Bei Ming learned that Han Chi might resent not being made a Direct Disciple, particularly in comparison with Guichenzi.

• Bei Ming gave Han Chi a list of Heavenly Court positions for 121 Literary Sect disciples and told him to take Guichenzi and the others to claim them.
• Han Chi asked Bei Ming how the disciples should treat Haotian, and Bei Ming told them to focus on their divine duties and not neglect them.
• Han Chi and Guichenzi led more than a hundred disciples away from Changbai Mountain to visit Haotian in the Heavenly Court.
• After the disciples left, Bei Ming asked Xiong Jun what he thought of Han Chi, and Xiong Jun said Han Chi seemed dissatisfied at not being a Direct Disciple, especially compared with Guichenzi.

Bei Ming weighed the tensions among his disciples and tasked Xiong Jun with representing the Literary Sect in the Kunlun Competition. As the sects maneuvered for power in the Heavenly Court, the chapter outlined Tongtian's ideal for the Jie Sect and the danger its vast, unstable following faced.

• Bei Ming considered Han Chi and Guichenzi's differing strengths and asked Xiong Jun whether they would cooperate in the Heavenly Court; Xiong Jun said they should prioritize the larger cause.
• Bei Ming told Xiong Jun to lead the Literary Sect's effort in the Kunlun Competition, and Xiong Jun vowed to surpass the Four Teachings.
• After Xiong Jun left, Bei Ming returned to studying the Chaos Bell and the Dao of Destruction.
• Nanji Xianweng left Kunlun Mountain to secure the Chan Sect's claim to the position of Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole.
• The chapter explained that Tongtian sought to preserve a path of hope through the Jie Sect, whose enormous and varied membership brought great Luck but left it vulnerable to upheaval.

Duobao’s management of the Jie Sect and the division between its inner and outer disciples came into focus as Jin Ling was appointed Great Emperor Gouchen. Jin Ling went to Duobao to discuss how the Jie Sect should respond to the other sects gathering in the Heavenly Court.

• Tongtian left the Jie Sect’s daily affairs to Duobao, who divided its disciples into inner and outer sects to organize the sprawling community.
• Duobao used his artifact-forging skills to equip Inner Sect Disciples with powerful Postnatal Spirit Treasures and strengthen his standing.
• Tongtian assigned Jin Ling the position of Great Emperor Gouchen after the Heavenly Emperor role went elsewhere.
• Jin Ling visited Duobao and told him about Tongtian’s arrangement and her new position.
• Duobao said the appointment could not be changed, and Jin Ling urged them to consider how the Jie Sect would act alongside the Chan Sect and Literary Sect in the Heavenly Court.

Duobao prepared the Jie Sect to compete with the Literary Sect in the Heavenly Court, sending Jin Ling to lead a force of disciples while he stayed behind to coordinate the sect. He also ordered the Jie Sect to expand its influence across the Primordial Wilderness, as Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming remained on Three Immortal Islands, apart from the growing disputes.

• Duobao told Jin Ling that the Literary Sect posed the main threat in the Heavenly Court and appointed her to lead Jie Sect disciples there.
• Duobao revealed that he expected to Slash Corpse within a hundred years and promised to assist Jin Ling if she faced serious trouble.
• Duobao assigned eighty-one Inner Sect experts to Jin Ling and called for Outer Sect Disciples to join her expedition.
• After Qiushou Immortal was badly beaten by Yun Biao while proselytizing on the Eastern Region coast, Duobao sent more Inner Sect experts to expand the Jie Sect's reach.
• Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming stayed on Three Immortal Islands, where Sanxiao preferred cultivating to becoming involved in sect disputes.

Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao left the Three Immortal Islands to travel the Honghuang Continent, despite Clouds's concerns about the Jie Sect's growing conflicts. Saint Mother Jin Ling and Literary Sect disciples headed to the Heavenly Court, where Haotian welcomed them.

• Clouds warned Zhao Gongming that Duobao's aggressive Dharma spreading and Jin Ling's call to serve in the Heavenly Court could deepen the Jie Sect's conflicts.
• Zhao Gongming persuaded Clouds, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao to travel with him, and they agreed to return before the Kunlun Competition.
• The four siblings departed the Three Immortal Islands for the Honghuang Continent without answering Jin Ling's call.
• Jin Ling led elite Inner Sect Disciples to the Heavenly Court and invited willing Outer Sect Disciples to join them there.
• Han Chi and Guichenzi brought Literary Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court, where Haotian personally welcomed them outside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Haotian welcomed Han Chi and the Literary Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court, expecting them to help fill its vacant offices. After reading Bei Ming’s assignments for the disciples, Haotian realized they claimed many of the court’s most important positions, and Bei Ming’s phantom appeared in his Primordial Spirit to insist that he look after them.

• Haotian welcomed Han Chi and the Literary Sect disciples, while Yaochi brought celestial maidens to prepare the Heavenly Court and then left to visit Changxi.
• Han Chi and Guichenzi greeted Haotian and entered Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Guichenzi took the seat of Great Emperor Qinghua of the East Pole.
• Haotian asked whether Bei Ming had arranged divine offices for the Literary Sect disciples and invited the group to discuss their appointments.
• Han Chi told Haotian that Bei Ming had assigned offices to the other 121 disciples and handed him Bei Ming’s list.
• Haotian read the list and recognized that it covered many of the Heavenly Court’s most powerful offices, then Bei Ming’s phantom appeared in Haotian’s Primordial Spirit and told him to look after the disciples.

Haotian accepted Bei Ming’s demand that 121 Literary Sect disciples receive orthodox divine positions, though he planned to use the Chan Sect and Jie Sect to counter their influence. After the disciples took office and boosted the Heavenly Court’s luck, Bei Ming observed the sects’ responses and noted the Jie Sect’s greater commitment.

• Bei Ming’s phantom vanished after warning Haotian to accommodate the Literary Sect disciples’ divine appointments.
• Haotian approved the appointments, and Han Chi led the 121 disciples to their duties across the Heavenly Court.
• After the disciples departed, Haotian smashed his imperial desk and resolved to seek support from the Chan Sect and Jie Sect.
• The Literary Sect disciples’ appointments raised the Heavenly Court’s luck and strengthened the Literary Sect’s foundation.
• Bei Ming sensed that the Chan Sect had sent only Nanji Xianweng while the Jie Sect had sent many disciples, and he criticized Tongtian for being too restrained.

Bei Ming considered how the Jie Sect could use Heavenly Court offices to strengthen itself and reflected on Tongtian’s poor planning for his disciples. As Chan and Jie Sect disciples arrived, Nanji Xianweng took office without seeking Haotian’s favor, while Haotian personally welcomed Saint Mother Jin Ling and her followers.

• Bei Ming deduced that Duobao and Jin Ling were arranging the Jie Sect’s entry into the Heavenly Court without Tongtian directing the plan.
• Nanji Xianweng assumed the office of Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole, assigned duties to immortal officials, and avoided paying respects to Haotian.
• Haotian noticed Nanji Xianweng had not visited and sent Taibai Jinxing to greet him on his behalf.
• Saint Mother Jin Ling arrived at Lingxiao Treasure Hall with eighty-one elite inner disciples and more than three hundred Outer Sect Disciples, and Haotian went out to welcome them.

Jie Sect disciples rejected many of the Heavenly Court’s principal god positions and followed Jin Ling to serve in Great Emperor Gouchen’s Mansion, deepening Haotian’s dissatisfaction with the Saint sects. After the Chan Sect also declined to help, Haotian decided to seek talent among Rogue Cultivators and announced that he would descend to the lower realm, leaving Heavenly Court affairs to the Four Emperors.

• Jin Ling led Jie Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court and asked Haotian to let them choose their divine posts.
• Jin Ling objected to the Literary Sect having taken many core positions, and only two Jie Sect disciples were appointed principal gods.
• Jin Ling led her disciples to Jiangxiao Palace, where many joined Great Emperor Gouchen’s aides while others descended to the lower realm.
• Haotian resolved to recruit experts among Rogue Cultivators after Taibai Jinxing reported that the Chan Sect would not assist the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Jinxing to inform the Four Emperors that he would descend to the lower realm and that they should decide Heavenly Court affairs in his absence.

Haotian descended to recruit talent while the Heavenly Court’s factions consolidated their power, and Ling Yan completed her breakthrough to the Quasi-Saint realm by cutting off a corpse with the Five Directional Flags. After leaving seclusion, she met Xiong Jun, who was astonished by her new cultivation.

• Haotian left Yaochi in the Heavenly Court and descended to recruit capable cultivators for his cause.
• Taibai Jinxing delivered Haotian’s decree to the Four Emperors, while Nanji Xianweng stayed neutral, Jin Ling avoided confrontation, and Han Chi strengthened the Literary Sect’s influence.
• Ling Yan cultivated with the Five Directional Flags and manifested Immortal Lord Xuan Yuan, her Evil Corpse cut with the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag.
• Ling Yan sensed the changes from her Quasi-Saint breakthrough, finished her seclusion, and headed to the Great Void Palace’s main hall to thank her master.
• Xiong Jun transformed from a Giant Bear and exclaimed in surprise when he realized Ling Yan had reached the Quasi-Saint realm.

Ling Yan thanked Bei Ming for the Five Directional Flags after reaching the early Quasi-Saint realm, then joined the Literary Sect disciples as they gathered ahead of the Kunlun Competition. After hearing Yun Biao recount his clashes with Jie Sect, Ling Yan rejected an immediate open war and began assigning the sect’s disciples to strengthen its defenses.

• Ling Yan visited Bei Ming, credited the Five Directional Flags with helping her sever her Evil Corpse and reach the Quasi-Saint realm, and learned the disciples would soon set off for Kunlun.
• The Literary Sect disciples gathered in the main hall, where Yun Biao described his repeated fights against Qiushou Immortal, Piluxian, and Immortal Chang'er Dingguang and said their Taiji Formation had forced him to retreat.
• Lei Li urged the disciples to confront Jie Sect openly, while Suyao and Moyuan argued that the Literary Sect should avoid a war that could benefit their other rivals.
• Ling Yan decided the sect should use the Kunlun Competition to assess the other religions and strengthen its defenses rather than launch an open war against Jie Sect.
• Ling Yan ordered Lei Li to watch the Western Religion in the northwest, Xue Ling to stabilize the north, and Ranmu to move into the Southern Continent.

As the Mystic Gate Grand Assembly approached, the Saints dispatched their disciples and made their way to Kunlun, where Yuanshi Tianzun prepared Jade Void Palace to host the gathering. The Western Religion arrived first, and Zhunti calmly asked Chan Sect disciples to lead them in.

• Ling Yan assigned Yun Biao, Lan Sheng, and Wang Du to hold Jie Sect in check in the Eastern Continent, while Moyuan and Suyao were to spread Literary Sect's teachings.
• Bei Ming summoned Yinglong and led the Literary Sect disciples from Great Void Palace toward East Kunlun for the Kunlun Competition.
• Nüwa traveled toward Kunlun on Jin Ning, while Laozi and Xuandu set out from Mount Shouyang on the Green Ox.
• Tongtian led Jie Sect from Golden Turtle Island in a grand procession to demonstrate his teaching without distinction.
• Jieyin swept up the Western Religion disciples and brought them to Kunlun, where Yuanshi Tianzun had prepared Jade Void Palace for the assembly.
• Yuding Zhenren and Dao Xing Tianzun met the arriving Western Religion; after Dao Xing Tianzun disparaged them, Zhunti asked the two Chan Sect disciples to show the way.

The major sect leaders arrived at Kunlun for Yuanshi Tianzun’s grand gathering, where Jieyin tried to recruit Yuding Zhenren and the sects’ old rivalries resurfaced. Bei Ming arrived with the Literary Sect, invoking the Three Pure Ones’ past attack on Changbai Mountain as he entered the Jade Void Palace with Nüwa and Jieyin, while Laozi had yet to arrive.

• Dao Xing Tianzun escorted Zhunti and the Western Religion disciples to rest across East Kunlun, while Yuding Zhenren brought Jieyin to the Jade Void Palace.
• Jieyin tried to interest Yuding Zhenren in Western Religion methods, but Yuding reaffirmed his commitment to the Yuqing path, pleasing Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Yuanshi welcomed Nüwa and Jieyin, and Tongtian arrived with the Jie Sect disciples before heading to the Jade Void Palace.
• Bei Ming arrived with the Literary Sect and told Nüwa that his entrance repaid the Three Pure Ones’ past attack on Changbai Mountain.
• Bei Ming instructed Ling Yan to lead the Literary Sect disciples around Kunlun, then entered the Jade Void Palace with Nüwa and Jieyin; they waited for Laozi.