Chapter Summaries

The saints debated who would fill the Investiture of the Gods List, but the list rejected most of Tongtian’s Jie Sect disciples. They agreed to suspend the list and let each teaching face the calamity by its own strength, leaving Laozi to ask Hongjun who would control the list and God-Smiting Whip.

• Bei Ming said his sect’s disciples had already become righteous gods, while Yuanshi refused to nominate Chan Sect disciples and Tongtian’s attempt to list Jie Sect disciples mostly failed.
• Yuanshi criticized Tongtian’s disciples, and Tongtian angrily defended his teaching before Laozi stopped their quarrel.
• Nüwa and Jieyin declined to nominate disciples, while Laozi placed his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun, on the list to secure the Human Religion a presence in the Heavenly Court.
• Bei Ming proposed suspending the Investiture of the Gods List and letting each teaching bear its own gains and losses; Yuanshi and Tongtian agreed.
• Laozi reported the decision to Hongjun and asked who would wield the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Smiting Whip.

After leaving Zixiao Palace, Tongtian challenged Bei Ming to a duel in the chaos and was decisively defeated. Back at Great Void Palace, Nüwa warned Bei Ming that Laozi and the Three Pure Ones could use the coming Investiture Cataclysm to challenge him and compete with the Literary Sect for Luck.

• The Five Saints, Bei Ming, and Haotian left Zixiao Palace, which then vanished into the chaos.
• Haotian, Jieyin, Laozi, and Yuanshi departed to attend to their own affairs and prepare for the coming cataclysm.
• Tongtian challenged Bei Ming to discuss the Dao, and Nüwa and the other Saints watched from afar.
• Tongtian unleashed the Jie Tian Sword Intent, but Bei Ming’s Destruction Will swallowed and destroyed it with ease.
• Tongtian admitted defeat and returned to Biyou Palace, while Bei Ming and Nüwa returned to Great Void Palace.
• Nüwa warned Bei Ming that Laozi and the Three Pure Ones might challenge him and the Literary Sect during the Investiture Cataclysm, but Bei Ming remained confident.

Bei Ming and Nüwa planned to use the Canonization of the Gods to maneuver between the Chan Sect and Jie Sect and build support for Fuxi. Meanwhile, Dayu and Moyuan completed the Nine Provinces and forged the Nine Cauldrons, leaving Dayu’s Merit fulfilled and the Human Race’s future entrusted to the Three Sovereigns.

• Bei Ming told Nüwa to let the Chan Sect and Jie Sect clash, then use Yuanshi’s need for help to gain his support for Fuxi’s rise as Heavenly Emperor.
• Nüwa agreed to wait on Mount Qixi and inspected the hidden Human Race she had prepared as reinforcements for Fuxi, while considering Shennong and Xuanyuan as potential rivals.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin sensed Bei Ming’s destructive power; Jieyin remained unmoved, Yuanshi suppressed his displeasure, and Laozi entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough.
• Dayu designated the Human Race’s core region as the Nine Provinces, and he and Moyuan carried the Nine Cauldrons through the provinces and outer regions as people added their blood to them.
• Moyuan refined the Nine Cauldrons at the ancestral land, making them sacred objects that suppressed Human Race luck; Dayu completed his Merit, advanced to Quasi-Saint Late Stage, and Moyuan received one percent of the Merit.

As Human Race luck reached its peak, Demon Spirit Saint moved to expand the Demon Sect and ordered Six Eared Macaque to infiltrate Jie Sect. The chapter ended with Six-Ears taking Qiongqi eastward to secretly plant Devil Seeds among Jie Sect’s disciples.

• Moyuan bade farewell to Dayu and returned to the Changbai Mountain Range as Fuxi joined the Human Race’s ceremonial procession.
• Laozi sensed the peak of Human Race luck and prepared to pursue a breakthrough, while Bei Ming sought a more direct way to comprehend the Laws of Destruction.
• Demon Spirit Saint ordered Six Eared Macaque to advance the Demon Sect’s infiltration of Jie Sect and continue stirring up forces in the West.
• Demon Spirit Saint awakened Qiongqi, a Fierce Beast remade into a Demon Sect servant, and assigned him to serve as Six-Ears’ enforcer.
• Six-Ears took Qiongqi eastward and planned to win Jie Sect disciples’ trust before secretly planting Devil Seeds in them.

The Demon Spirit Saint sent the Six Eared Macaque and Qiongqi to infiltrate the Jie Sect before traveling to Mount Sumeru to visit Jieyin. Bei Ming entrusted Ling Yan with hunting down Qiongqi using the Zhu Shen Gourd, whose hidden potential had begun to change.

• The Demon Spirit Saint directed the Six Eared Macaque and Qiongqi to exploit the Jie Sect’s lax management, then left Golden Vegetarian Mountain for Mount Sumeru to visit Jieyin.
• Bei Ming sensed Qiongqi’s appearance and summoned Ling Yan to Great Void Palace.
• Ling Yan volunteered to slay Qiongqi, and Bei Ming lent her the Zhu Shen Gourd and instructed her to return Qiongqi’s remains.
• Bei Ming warned Ling Yan that Qiongqi might self-destruct and told her to rely on the Precious Lotus Lantern unless the gourd became necessary.
• Ling Yan followed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s trace of Baleful Aura to intercept Qiongqi, while the Demon Spirit Saint reached the outskirts of Mount Sumeru.

Demon Spirit Saint visited Jieyin on Mount Sumeru and urged him to ally the Western Religion with the Demon Sect against the Mystic Gate. Jieyin considered breaking away from the Mystic Gate as the Investiture of the Gods War approached, while the chapter ended with Fuxi overseeing the Human Race from its ancestral land.

• Demon Spirit Saint entered Mount Sumeru while Zhunti was away and confronted Jieyin.
• Demon Spirit Saint argued that the Mystic Gate had constrained the West, and Jieyin released his suppression after considering the West’s plight.
• Demon Spirit Saint invited Jieyin to join forces with the Demon Sect and left him a Devil Seed before vanishing.
• Jieyin kept the Devil Seed and considered establishing an independent sect to give the West room to prosper.
• After Dayu entered Huoyun Cave, Fuxi returned to the Human Race’s ancestral land to oversee its affairs.

The chapter described the Human Race’s division of authority between the Nine Provinces, the Thirty-Six Regions, and the ancestral land. Qi seized power from Boyi and founded the Xia Dynasty, but Fuxi allowed him to govern only so long as he obeyed the ancestral land; the chapter ended by noting Qi was not the only person with influential backing.

• The Human Race maintained the Nine Provinces for mortal affairs, the Thirty-Six Regions for frontier defense, and the Central Army in the ancestral land for major crises.
• After Dayu stepped down, Boyi took charge of mortal affairs, but Dayu’s son Qi raised an army and seized power.
• Qi founded the Xia Dynasty, proclaimed himself king, and worried that Fuxi might punish him for taking the throne.
• An envoy delivered Fuxi’s decree allowing Qi to govern the Nine Provinces while requiring him to obey the ancestral land.
• The chapter explained that Qi’s authority came from Dayu’s influence and concluded that he was not the only person with such a background.

Fuxi decided that the Human Race’s ancestral land would withdraw from daily governance and let mortal dynasties exercise more authority. Meanwhile, Ling Yan tracked Qiongqi, whose companion the Six Eared Macaque suspected that Bei Ming’s old karma had revealed their location.

• Cangjie raised concerns about Xia Qi’s growing authority, and Fuxi explained that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were fixed while mortal kings and dynasties could change.
• Fuxi ordered the ancestral land to oversee the Nine Provinces, cultivate Cultivators, and interfere less in ordinary mortal affairs.
• Cangjie agreed to reorganize the institutions, and the ancestral land returned more political responsibilities to the Nine Provinces, giving Xia Qi’s Royal Court greater freedom.
• Ling Yan followed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s guidance through the mountains to track Qiongqi.
• The Six Eared Macaque sensed Ling Yan approaching and warned Qiongqi, who dismissed the threat and vowed to capture her.
• The Six Eared Macaque suspected that Bei Ming’s old karma with the Fierce Beasts had allowed Ling Yan to find them.

The Six Eared Macaque abandoned Qiongqi to face Ling Yan alone while planning to exploit scattered demonic cultivators to infiltrate the Jie Sect. Ling Yan confronted Qiongqi and used the Five Directional Flags to suppress his speed and contain their battle, leaving him raging against her defenses.

• The Six Eared Macaque persuaded Qiongqi to fight Ling Yan alone, then fled and planned to use demonic cultivators to befriend and corrupt Jie Sect disciples.
• Ling Yan followed the Zhu Shen Gourd’s guidance and found Qiongqi waiting in the mountain forest.
• Qiongqi demanded Ling Yan surrender the gourd and claimed the North for the Fierce Beasts, but Ling Yan attacked with a Five Elements Dharma Seal.
• Qiongqi countered with bone blades and Sha Qi, then charged at Ling Yan with his speed and killing intent.
• Ling Yan deployed the Innate Five Directions Flags, suppressing Qiongqi’s speed and containing his Baleful Aura within their barrier.
• Qiongqi unleashed demonic qi and attacked the barrier, but Ling Yan’s complete formation held firm.

Ling Yan defeated and killed Qiongqi, purified the battlefield, and received merit for her actions. The battle helped her break through to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage, and she set out for Changbai Mountain with Qiongqi’s remains as a hidden Six Eared Macaque listened from a nearby valley.

• Ling Yan used the Five Directional Flags and the Five Elements Mysterious Pivot Fan to overwhelm Qiongqi and destroy its physical body.
• Ling Yan burned away Qiongqi’s Primordial Spirit with the Pure Lotus Holy Flame, then restored and stored its empty body in the Zhu Shen Gourd.
• Ling Yan used the Precious Lotus Lantern to purify the remaining Baleful Aura across the battlefield, and merit descended upon her and the lantern.
• Ling Yan’s cultivation advanced from the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage after the fierce battle.
• Ling Yan departed for Changbai Mountain to deliver the Zhu Shen Gourd while the Six Eared Macaque secretly listened from a nearby valley.

After Ling Yan killed Qiongqi and brought his corpse to Bei Ming, he predicted that the Demon Sect and the West held a major opportunity for Dao-Proving and sent Ling Yan to watch them. Meanwhile, several Literary Sect disciples advanced to Quasi-Saint, leaving the sect stronger as the coming calamity approached.

• Six Eared Macaque sensed Qiongqi’s death and left to carry out his mission alone.
• Ling Yan reported to Bei Ming that she had killed Qiongqi and contained his corpse in the Zhu Shen Gourd, whose flying sword was absorbing the corpse’s baleful energy.
• Bei Ming told Ling Yan to monitor the Demon Sect and the West, suggesting that upheaval there could create an opportunity for Dao-Proving; Ling Yan headed west.
• Bei Ming considered whether the Zhu Shen Gourd could refine members of the Demon Sect, though he judged it unable to withstand a Chaos God.
• Suyao slashed her Evil Corpse and became a Quasi-Saint, while Guichenzi had already slashed his Good Corpse and reached the same realm.
• Moyuan slashed his Good Corpse and became a Quasi-Saint, bringing the number of Quasi-Saint disciples in the Literary Sect to five; the remaining seven Eight Immortals in Attendance had reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal peak.

After emerging from seclusion with his cultivation advanced, Moyuan took Yang Jian to meet their Grandmaster, Bei Ming. On the way, they encountered Wukong, who was tending a Peach Garden in the Great Void Palace and offered them its future peaches.

• Yang Jian cultivated in the Great Void Palace until his Golden Immortal cultivation neared a breakthrough, hoping to become strong enough to rescue his mother, Yunhua.
• Moyuan emerged from seclusion with a deeper aura and invited Yang Jian to pay respects to Bei Ming.
• Wukong collected Immortal Peach pits from fellow disciples and had Bai Nuo plant and tend a Peach Garden.
• Wukong met Moyuan and Yang Jian in the corridor, greeted them, and learned that Yang Jian was Moyuan's disciple.
• Yang Jian bowed to Wukong as his Uncle-Master, and Wukong invited everyone to eat peaches once his garden's fruit ripened.

Moyuan brought Yang Jian to meet Bei Ming, who accepted him as the Literary Sect’s second-generation Direct Disciple and gifted him a Superior-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure. The chapter then described how the sect’s other disciples handled inheritance, duties, and disputes with the Jie Sect.

• Moyuan reported his achievements to Bei Ming and introduced Yang Jian as his new Direct Disciple.
• Bei Ming approved Yang Jian’s place in the sect, advised him to set an example for future second-generation disciples, and gave him the Wind Forest Fire Mountain Armor.
• Bei Ming’s other Direct Disciples remained occupied with cultivation, official duties, preaching, or dueling, leaving Yang Jian as the only second-generation Direct Disciple.
• Yun Biao repeatedly fought Saint Mother Wudang and Immortal Wuyun while they competed to preach, and the three became friends after their duels.
• Xiong Jun accepted Xuanfengzi as his disciple, while Bai Nuo pursued alchemy under Ranmu and benefited from the Literary Sect’s abundant resources.
• Lan Sheng and Wang Du continued traveling and preaching together after becoming Dao Companions during Emperor Yao’s era.

Bei Ming ordered Moyuan and Yang Jian to reunite Yang Jian’s family before the approaching great calamity, while the Asura Race launched a campaign against the Western Religion. Lei Li’s past journey among the Wu Clan and his role in spreading the Literary Sect’s teachings in the West were recounted as the conflict intensified.

• Lei Li used his Ancestor Wizard bloodline to reach Pangu Hall, fought Xing Tian, and eventually became his sworn brother after Ju Mang let him cultivate there.
• Lei Li later led Literary Sect disciples into the West and coordinated its missionary work amid the Asura Race’s fighting with the Western Religion.
• Xue Ling established the Literary Sect’s presence in the North and accepted Fu Yaozi, Tao Yao, Bai Shuang, and Pei Yue as disciples.
• Bei Ming told Moyuan to take Yang Jian to Huoyun Cave to collect Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan, then help them rescue Yunhua at Peach Mountain.
• Zhunti led Western Religion Servant Army troops in an assault on Asura City as the Asura Race attacked Western Religion allies across the West.

The Asura Race and the Literary Sect weakened the Western Religion’s control of the West, prompting Zhunti to lead a counterattack against Asura City. The chapter ended with Zhunti and Old Ancestor Ming He facing off as their armies clashed within opposing formations.

• Old Ancestor Ming He led the Asura Race in conquering cities while Lei Li and the Literary Sect restored order and introduced new ideas, giving Western creatures alternatives to the Western Religion.
• The Asura Race swept through half the West, and many local creatures abandoned their exclusive faith in the Western Religion or journeyed toward the Eastern Continent.
• Zhunti gathered the Western Religion’s main Servant Army and attacked Asura City, while Old Ancestor Ming He trapped them inside the Sea of Blood Great Array.
• Zhunti and Old Ancestor Ming He confronted each other above Mount Wanshou as the Western Religion and Asura Race armies fought.
• Zhunti summoned his Golden Body Dharma Idol and accused Ming He of killing Chiming Daojun and attacking the West, and Ming He mocked him and accepted the challenge.

Jieyin sent Zhunti the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus, and Zhunti fought Ming He to a stalemate while the Asura Race and Western Religion's forces clashed at Asura City. As the Western Religion faced defeat and chaos, Kimnara's wavering faith drew the Demon Spirit Saint's attention as a possible vessel for Luo Hou.

• Jieyin sent the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus to Zhunti, who used it to defend against Ming He's attacks as their battle began.
• Ming He and Zhunti exchanged attacks with their lotus platforms and Spirit Treasures but neither gained the upper hand.
• The Asura Race and Western Religion's servant army fought brutally while their Sea of Blood Great Array and Bodhi Great Array clashed.
• Kimnara watched the battle and questioned whether the Western Religion could fulfill its promise to revive the West.
• The Demon Spirit Saint targeted Kimnara's faltering faith as a chance to make him a willing vessel for Luo Hou.
• Pajun, Ming He's Eldest Disciple, confronted Daoist Bengshan after advancing to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Pajun and Old Ancestor Ming He fought while the Asura Race drove the Western Servant Army toward defeat. Bei Ming’s plan was revealed: force Jieyin to rebel from the Mystic Gate, creating the only opening for the Demon Sect to emerge.

• Pajun used the Purgatory Demon Scythe and White Frost Mirror to hold Daoist Bengshan evenly in battle.
• The Asura Race overwhelmed the Western Servant Army as Ming He pinned down Zhunti and mocked the Western Religion.
• Jieyin watched the rout and prepared to act before the Western Servant Army was destroyed, hoping to learn Bei Ming’s true plan.
• Bei Ming’s scheme was revealed: he intended to force Jieyin to defect from the Mystic Gate and establish Buddhism, opening a brief chance for the Demon Sect to emerge.
• Bei Ming’s interference had limited the Demon Sect’s opportunity to the moment Jieyin rebelled, while the Investiture Cataclysm was set to settle the conflicts over the Dao-Demon War, Western Prosperity, the Earth Path, and the Two Saints.

Bei Ming drove Jieyin from the battlefield with a single strike, then hinted that Western Prosperity might require Jieyin to break with the Mystic Gate. Jieyin accepted Bei Ming’s terms for ending the battle at Asura City and returned with the possibility still weighing on him.

• Jieyin’s Saintly pressure halted the battle at Asura City until Bei Ming struck him with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and drove him to the Honghuang Membrane.
• With Jieyin’s protection gone, Ming He attacked Zhunti fiercely while the Asura Race renewed its charge against the Western Servant Army.
• Bei Ming praised Jieyin’s resolve for Western Prosperity and hinted that the West might need to rebel, while Jieyin privately weighed the dangerous possibility.
• Jieyin asked Bei Ming to stop the battle, and Bei Ming demanded that the Servant Army become resources for the Asura Race and that the eastern and western gates open to free preaching.
• Jieyin accepted Bei Ming’s terms and asked whether the Western Religion could preach in the Eastern Continent; Bei Ming allowed it and said its success would depend on its own abilities.

Bei Ming ended the Western war, declared that all beings could freely choose their faith, and called for the Five Regions to unite and rebuild the West. The Western Religion’s old order had been shattered, while the other Saints wondered what Bei Ming’s move meant for the balance of power.

• Old Ancestor Ming He and the Asura Race bowed to Bei Ming, while Zhunti and Jieyin led the Western Religion in greeting him.
• The Asura Race slaughtered the bewildered Servant Army, and Kimnara began to doubt that the Western Religion could save the West.
• Bei Ming declared that all beings had the right to receive Teach and Transform and choose their faith, inviting them to develop the West.
• Jieyin recognized that Bei Ming had broken the Western Religion’s system and opened a new path for the West, leaving him both unsettled and grateful.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian considered whether Bei Ming and the Literary Sect would lead the West’s development and how that would alter the balance between the regions.

After the Literary Sect entered the West, Jieyin urged Zhunti to adapt and pursue Universal Salvation by preaching in the East. As the Western Religion prepared to set out, Demon Spirit Saint kidnapped the troubled Kimnara and brought him to the Heavenly Demon Altar.

• Bei Ming returned to Great Void Palace while Lei Li led Literary Sect disciples and believers deeper into the West.
• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti that the reopening of the passage could help the West and urged him to preach eastward.
• Zhunti regained his resolve, summoned the Western Religion disciples, and prepared to lead them into the Eastern Continent.
• Jieyin watched Zhunti depart as dark clouds gathered over Mount Sumeru, where golden light and black qi intertwined.
• Kimnara questioned the purpose of preaching while gazing toward the Eastern Continent, and Demon Spirit Saint seized him.
• Demon Spirit Saint took Kimnara to Golden Vegetarian Mountain and threw him onto the Heavenly Demon Altar.