Chapter Summaries

The Saints gathered to discuss the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Xuan Sect disciples’ exchange of ideas. Nüwa secured Fuxi’s place as Heavenly Sovereign, and Bei Ming claimed the Literary Sect would seek to teach the Earth Emperor, leaving the Three Pure Ones to contend over the Human Emperor.

• Tongtian proposed rules for the disciples’ contests, while Bei Ming said the Literary Sect would accept either one-on-one battles or a melee.
• Laozi arrived and explained that the Saints had gathered to arrange teachers for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and hold an exchange among their disciples.
• Nüwa asked that her brother Fuxi be reborn as the Heavenly Sovereign and said she had her own arrangement for his teacher; the Saints raised no objections.
• Bei Ming claimed the Earth Emperor’s teaching position for the Literary Sect and left the Human Emperor’s teacher to the Three Pure Ones.
• Laozi saw Yuanshi and Tongtian preparing to compete for the Human Emperor’s position as tension rose in the hall.

Laozi proposed dividing the teaching positions among the Saints to ensure the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors returned smoothly. Bei Ming supported Jieyin, and Laozi set an allocation that won agreement from most of the group, while Tongtian accepted three positions despite wanting more for his disciples.

• Laozi yielded the positions he could have claimed and proposed that Yuanshi teach the Human Emperor while Tongtian received several Five Emperors' positions.
• Bei Ming said the Literary Sect wanted only the final Five Emperor position, then invoked Hongjun's instruction to support Jieyin's request for one position.
• Laozi assigned Yuanshi the Human Emperor, Tongtian the first three Five Emperors, Jieyin the fourth, and Beiming the final one.
• Bei Ming, Nüwa, and Jieyin accepted Laozi's arrangement, and Tongtian agreed to it after a pause.

The Saints agreed on rules for the Mystic Gate Competition, and Yuanshi created five arenas for the sects to contest. As the disciples gathered in Tianyi Pavilion, old tensions between Jie Sect and Chan Sect surfaced, and Yuanshi announced the Flowing Sound Qin as a prize.

• Tongtian accepted Laozi's arrangement for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, while Yuanshi agreed to follow it.
• Yuanshi proposed five arenas, set rules for challenges and defenses, and secured the other Saints' agreement.
• Yuanshi opened five minor worlds above East Kunlun and projected the competition rules for the sects' disciples.
• Jin Ling recalled Chan Sect disciples' insults toward Jie Sect during their earlier Dao discussion, while Duobao focused on Ling Yan as his main rival.
• Yuanshi announced the Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the Flowing Sound Qin, as one of the competition prizes.

The five religions began the Xuan Sect Competition across five arenas, with Ling Yan facing Duobao in the Quasi-Saint match. Ling Yan seized Duobao’s treasures and began overpowering his Supreme Pure Divine Thunder with Tai Xu Divine Thunder.

• Laozi, Tongtian, Bei Ming, and Jieyin offered treasures and pills as prizes for the competition.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian selected contestants, and the five arenas opened with disciples from the religions facing one another.
• Ling Yan and Duobao exchanged greetings before Duobao attacked with four Spirit Treasures.
• Ling Yan’s Five Elements Divine Light seized and suppressed all four of Duobao’s Spirit Treasures.
• Duobao unleashed Supreme Pure Divine Thunder, but Ling Yan countered with Tai Xu Divine Thunder and began forcing his lightning back toward him.

Ling Yan defeated Duobao by suppressing his Spirit Treasures and neutralizing his Myriad Swords Tomb, then returned his treasures after he conceded. Yuanshi declared her one of the final five victors, and the chapter ended as the duel between Guang Chengzi and Yao Shi concluded.

• Ling Yan trapped Duobao in a Five Elements Thunder Prison, forcing him to unleash over ten thousand immortal swords in Myriad Swords Tomb.
• Ling Yan used the Five Elements Law to restrain the swords and absorb their explosions, leaving Duobao with no remaining options.
• Duobao conceded, and Ling Yan returned his four Spirit Treasures to him.
• Yuanshi announced Ling Yan as the winner and one of the final five victors after no other Quasi-Saints from the Five Religions challenged her.
• Suyao congratulated Ling Yan, while Wudang and Guiling checked on Duobao, whose injuries Yuanshi had healed.
• The duel between Guang Chengzi and Yao Shi on Arena Four quickly reached its conclusion.

Guang Chengzi defeated Yao Shi with Fan Tian Yin, and Zhao Gongming defeated Taiyi Zhenren with the Purple Lightning Hammer. After the Western Religion declined to send another fighter, Bei Ming ordered Suyao to attack the third arena, leaving her next match about to begin.

• Guang Chengzi used Fan Tian Yin to shatter Yao Shi’s Dharma Form and Golden Body, and Jieyin rescued the defeated fighter.
• Tongtian sent Saint Mother Guiling to face Guang Chengzi, while Bei Ming recalled her earlier defeat by Fan Tian Yin.
• Taiyi Zhenren attacked Zhao Gongming with the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, but Zhao broke through the fire dragons with the Purple Lightning Hammer and won.
• Bixiao celebrated Zhao Gongming’s victory, while Clouds warned that more difficult opponents were ahead.
• Jieyin declined to send another Western Religion disciple, so Bei Ming ordered Suyao to attack the third arena.

Suyao entered the arena as Chijingzi and Immortal Wuyun, and Great Master Xuan Du and Moyuan fought to stalemates. Guang Chengzi defeated Saint Mother Guiling, leaving two arena battles decided and the remaining contests unresolved.

• Suyao leaped into the Arena Small World as a streak of light.
• Chijingzi and Immortal Wuyun exchanged attacks after Chijingzi used the Wuji Bracelet to take both of Wuyun's weapons, but neither fighter gained the advantage.
• Great Master Xuan Du and Moyuan countered each other's Spirit Treasures, leaving their Fifth Arena battle undecided.
• Laozi proposed declaring Xuan Du and Moyuan tied, but Bei Ming suggested waiting until the other undecided battles concluded.
• Guang Chengzi struck Saint Mother Guiling back into her original form with the Fan Tian Yin and forced her to retreat, winning his second consecutive battle.

Suyao defeated Zhao Gongming with the Piercing Heart Lock, then overcame Qingxu Moral True Monarch by countering his Spirit Treasures and breaking through his concealment. Yuanshi announced that Suyao had won two matches.

• Bei Ming sent Xiong Jun to test Guang Chengzi and the Fan Tian Yin in the First Arena.
• Suyao restrained Zhao Gongming with the Piercing Heart Lock, and he admitted defeat because he had no treasure to protect his Primordial Spirit.
• Qiongxiao, Clouds, and Bixiao discussed Suyao's victory, while Bixiao dismissed the Chan Sect disciples as no match for her.
• Yuanshi sent Qingxu Moral True Monarch to face Suyao in the Third Arena.
• Suyao countered Qingxu Moral True Monarch's attacks, used Star Luo Chess to expose his concealment, and captured him with the Piercing Heart Lock and Tai Xu Divine Thunder.
• Yuanshi pulled Qingxu Moral True Monarch out of the arena and announced Suyao's second victory.

Suyao defeated Saint Mother Jin Ling, while Guang Chengzi, Immortal Wuyun, and Yun Biao each won their arena battles. With the Jie Sect facing elimination from the competition, Tongtian sent Clouds to challenge Yun Biao in the remaining arena.

• Suyao used the Sunlight and Moonlight Divine Water to wear down Saint Mother Jin Ling's Four Symbols Pagoda, then bound her with the Piercing Heart Lock and claimed her third victory.
• Guang Chengzi defeated Xiong Jun with the Fan Tian Yin and became the third selected winner.
• Immortal Wuyun defeated Chijingzi, but Yun Biao then defeated Wuyun and Juliusun to take command of the Fifth Arena.
• Tongtian weighed whether to send Saint Mother Wudang or Clouds against Yun Biao and chose Clouds, whose Hunyuan Jindou and Golden Dragon Scissors offered stronger offense.
• Clouds entered the Second Arena under the Jie Sect's watchful gaze to face Yun Biao.

Clouds defeated Yun Biao and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun with the Hunyuan Jindou and Golden Dragon Scissors, giving the Jie Sect a significant victory in the Xuan Sect Competition. Tongtian waited to see whether Clouds could win one more match and secure a victorious position for the Jie Sect.

• Clouds trapped Yun Biao with the Hunyuan Jindou after the Golden Dragon Scissors broke free and forced him into a corner.
• Clouds returned Yun Biao to the arena in a daze, then defeated him with the Golden Dragon Scissors.
• Tongtian recognized Yun Biao's loss as a major victory for the Jie Sect, and Yuanshi sent Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun to challenge Clouds.
• Clouds absorbed Manjushri's Dunlong Pillar, snapped his Binding Demon Rope, and fought off his flat staff with her sword.
• Clouds swept Manjushri into the Hunyuan Jindou and defeated him with the Golden Dragon Scissors after tossing him back onto the arena.

Lan Sheng defeated Clouds by trapping her in an illusion created with the Illusion Mirage Pearl, and Tongtian pulled Clouds out before she collapsed. Clouds returned to Wanjing Garden shaken and uneasy, while Lan Sheng was declared the winner.

• Bei Ming sent Lan Sheng to fight Clouds, and Lan Sheng challenged her resolve on the Dao before the exchange began.
• Lan Sheng filled the arena with mist, then used the Illusion Mirage Pearl to draw Clouds into an illusion where Cut Acacia pierced her repeatedly.
• Duobao explained that the illusion could make Clouds suffer real harm if her mind collapsed, while Tongtian refused to let the elders observe the illusion directly.
• Tongtian pulled Clouds out of the illusion as she neared collapse, and Yuanshi declared Lan Sheng the winner.
• Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao comforted Clouds, who felt an unexplained unease after returning to Wanjing Garden.

After the Xuan Sect Competition, Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao sisters found a Spirit Treasure near Mount Qi, but Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor killed them and attacked Clouds. Clouds recognized that she was caught in an illusion, yet Lan Sheng’s Cut Acacia continued to wound her Primordial Spirit.

• Lan Sheng defeated Puxian Zhenren and Saint Mother Wudang, while Moyuan defeated Great Master Xuan Du, settling the five victor spots in the Xuan Sect Competition.
• Tongtian sent the Jie Sect disciples to travel and spread their teachings, and Zhao Gongming continued on with the Sanxiao sisters.
• Near Mount Qi, Zhao Gongming sensed an opportunity, and the Sanxiao sisters set up the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation around a fading Primordial Formation.
• Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor broke the formation and killed Zhao Gongming, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao despite their attempts to defend themselves.
• Shadow Tiger Old Ancestor struck Clouds, who found herself back in the Kunlun Competition Arena with Cut Acacia piercing her.
• Clouds used the Golden Dragon Scissors to attack herself and Lan Sheng, but the strike passed through his illusion as Cut Acacia wounded her Primordial Spirit.

Clouds escaped Lan Sheng’s illusion by severing one soul and two spirits, then defeated him in the arena. Tongtian restored her damaged soul and spirits and resolved to accept her as his fifth Direct Disciple, while noticing Disaster Qi tied to her family.

• Clouds realized Lan Sheng’s illusion was sustained by her emotions and severed Youjing, Yi Po, and De Po to break its hold.
• The illusion collapsed, and Clouds regained consciousness and attacked Lan Sheng with the Golden Dragon Scissors.
• Lan Sheng hid in mist summoned by the Wuyin Shenfan, but Clouds used the Hunyuan Jindou to draw it away, leaving him exposed and defeated.
• Yuanshi declared Clouds the victor, and Tongtian restored her Primordial Spirit injuries and returned her soul and spirits.
• Clouds asked why Lan Sheng had not attacked her true body; Lan Sheng said he valued testing his Dao over winning through an ambush.
• Tongtian decided to accept Clouds as his fifth Direct Disciple and noticed Disaster Qi connected to her elder brother and two younger sisters.

Clouds recounted the deadly illusion she had endured, then clashed with Bixiao and Lei Li over the Literary Sect’s conduct before Zhao Gongming urged caution. Meanwhile, Lan Sheng regretted her approach, and Xuandu and Moyuan remained locked in an evenly matched duel on the final arena.

• Clouds reunited with Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao and described how she severed her own soul to escape the illusion.
• Bixiao accused the Literary Sect of using crooked methods, and Lei Li challenged the Jie Sect group before Xue Ling ended the confrontation.
• Clouds warned Bixiao to show reverence toward powerful opponents, while Zhao Gongming said Lei Li was no ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Lan Sheng admitted to Wang Du that she had been too hasty and planned to seek punishment from their teacher.
• Xuandu and Moyuan continued fighting evenly on the Fifth Arena, each relying on formidable defenses.

Xuandu and Moyuan resumed their stalemated battle after refusing to settle for a draw, while Moyuan searched for a way to overcome the Qiankun Diagram. The chapter left him drawing insight from his Pangu origins and the Wu Clan’s overwhelming force as he fought on.

• Xuandu’s defenses and Moyuan’s attacks remained evenly matched, and Bei Ming watched in hopes that the pressure would awaken more of Moyuan’s inheritance.
• Laozi recognized Moyuan’s Pangu origins and objected to Xuandu serving as a whetstone for Bei Ming’s disciple.
• Laozi proposed ending the fight as a draw, but Moyuan challenged Xuandu to admit defeat, and Xuandu refused.
• Moyuan attacked again, and Xuandu resumed defending himself as the battle continued on the Fifth Arena.
• Moyuan realized his Zhan Kong Sword lacked the force to break the Qiankun Diagram and reflected on his Law of Force and the Wu Clan’s power.

Moyuan comprehended the Law of Force during his duel with Xuandu and broke through to the peak stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, then defeated him with Qigu Shenghua. Yuanshi declared Moyuan the winner and envied Bei Ming for having such outstanding disciples.

• Moyuan entered a state of Dao comprehension during Xuandu's assault and broke through to the peak stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Moyuan struck Xuandu with Qigu Shenghua, piercing his body with bone spikes and injuring his Primordial Spirit when he fled his physical form.
• Moyuan split the Qiankun Diagram's defenses with Severing Space and struck Xuandu's Primordial Spirit, which Laozi retrieved and restored to his body.
• Yuanshi declared Moyuan the victor and told Bei Ming that he had found a good path, praising the potential of Bei Ming's disciples.

The Mystic Gate Competition ended with Moyuan becoming the fifth victor, and the winners chose their prizes in Jade Void Palace. Nüwa added the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords as a bonus for Moyuan, hinting that Bei Ming might know their deeper uses.

• Tongtian sent Saint Mother Wudang to challenge Moyuan, who defeated her and the Chan Sect's Lingbao Grandmaster to claim the Fifth Arena.
• Yuanshi summoned the five victors—Ling Yan, Suyao, Guang Chengzi, Clouds, and Moyuan—to Jade Void Palace and presented their prizes.
• Ling Yan chose the gourd of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, Suyao took the Jinglei Pestle, Guang Chengzi selected the Flowing Sound Qin, and Clouds chose the Nahaipot.
• Moyuan accepted the remaining Sarira bead and considered refining it into a special Postnatal Spirit Treasure.
• Nüwa gave Moyuan the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords as a bonus and suggested he ask Bei Ming about their other uses.

After the Xuan Sect Competition, Bei Ming and the Saints prepared for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, while Nüwa arranged for Fuxi’s reincarnation and entrusted the Hetu and Luoshu to Bei Ming. Back at Changbai Mountain, Bei Ming told his three Direct Disciples that the struggle among the Five Religions was beginning and explained how the Human Race’s coming rulers would be taught.

• Nüwa gave Moyuan the seven Heavenly Mang God Swords, and Bei Ming recognized that his Qiankun Cauldron could fuse them into a stronger Spirit Treasure.
• Laozi proposed returning to prepare for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Saints and Bei Ming agreed to disperse and handle that task.
• Nüwa said Fuxi would enter Reincarnation to pursue Dao-Proving, and Bei Ming warned that the path was dangerous and the Saints might intervene directly.
• Nüwa entrusted the Hetu and Luoshu to Bei Ming, asking him to have Ling Yan pass them to Fuxi when the time came.
• Bei Ming returned with the Literary Sect disciples to Changbai Mountain and kept his three Direct Disciples behind to discuss the coming struggle among the Five Religions.
• Bei Ming told the disciples that Xuan Sect Disciples would teach the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with those assigned the task receiving one percent of the Merit.

Bei Ming assigned Ling Yan, Suyao, and Moyuan teaching roles tied to the Human Race’s future emperors and gave them the tools or duties needed to fulfill them. After the disciples departed, Lan Sheng apologized for her defeat in the Kunlun Competition, and Bei Ming accepted her new insights as more important than victory.

• Bei Ming appointed Ling Yan as Fuxi’s teacher and gave her the Hetu and Luoshu to pass to him at the crucial moment.
• Bei Ming made Suyao the Earth Emperor’s teacher and gave him the Ochre Whip to study the hundred herbs.
• Bei Ming tasked Moyuan with refining the treasures Dayu would need, then took Moyuan’s Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords to improve them.
• Ling Yan shared Nine Revolutions Golden Pills with Moyuan, Suyao, and the seven remaining Eight Immortals in Attendance before traveling to see the Human Race.
• Lan Sheng apologized to Bei Ming for losing to Clouds, but explained that the duel had taught her about the Illusion Law and souls; Bei Ming told her that insight mattered more than victory.

Lan Sheng and Wang Du joined Yun Biao to challenge Jie Sect disciples, while Bei Ming refined the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords. In the Underworld, Nüwa agreed to owe Pingxin a karmic debt, and Pingxin guided Fuxi’s True Spirit into reincarnation.

• Lan Sheng persuaded Wang Du to join Yun Biao in spreading the Literary Sect’s teachings and contending with Jie Sect.
• Lan Sheng and Wang Du helped Yun Biao overwhelm Jie Sect disciples with illusions and poison, while Duobao restrained himself from intervening.
• Bei Ming added Golden Elephant spirit materials as he refined the Seven Heavenly Mang God Swords in the Qiankun Cauldron.
• Nüwa asked Pingxin to help Fuxi reincarnate into the Human Race and become its Heavenly Sovereign.
• Pingxin asked Nüwa for a karmic debt to ensure Fuxi’s reincarnation went smoothly, and Nüwa agreed.
• Under Pingxin’s guidance, Nüwa escorted Fuxi’s True Spirit into Reincarnation.