Chapter Summaries

Demon Spirit Saint persuaded Kimnara to embrace the Demon Sect as a path to the West’s prosperity, then used the World-Destroying Black Lotus to summon Demon Ancestor Luo Hou into his body. With the Soul Demon God’s help, Luo Hou erased Kimnara’s True Spirit and concealed his takeover from the Heavenly Dao.

• Demon Spirit Saint told Kimnara that Western Religion had failed the West and urged him to try the Demon Sect’s path.
• Kimnara agreed to sacrifice his body for the Demon Sect’s chance to prosper the West.
• Demon Spirit Saint used the Twelve Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus to draw demonic qi into Kimnara and summon a portion of Luo Hou’s True Spirit.
• Luo Hou took control of Kimnara’s body and asked Demon Spirit Saint to lend him strength.
• The Soul Demon God used the Curse of Lingering Doom to erase Kimnara’s True Spirit, allowing Luo Hou to occupy the body while remaining hidden from the Heavenly Dao.

Wutian took control of the Demon Sect and planned to wait for Jieyin to turn against the Mystic Gate before striking at Mount Sumeru and the Heavenly Court. After Yang Jian broke through to Taiyi Golden Immortal, Moyuan set out with him for Huoyun Cave to gather his family before rescuing Yunhua.

• Wutian declared himself Leader of the Demon Sect and explained that Bei Ming's actions had disrupted Luo Hou's plan to use a Mystic Gate civil war to weaken Hongjun.
• Wutian told Demon Spirit Saint to build up their forces and prepare to retake Mount Sumeru and attack the Heavenly Court when Jieyin acted.
• Wutian and Demon Spirit Saint quietly advanced east as the Demon Sect's schemes turned toward the Mystic Gate and the Human Race.
• Shang Tang raised a rebellion against Xia Jie, and the Xia Dynasty swiftly collapsed without drawing the Saints' attention.
• Yang Jian completed his initial refinement of the Wind Forest Fire Mountain Armor, broke through to early Taiyi Golden Immortal, and met with Moyuan.
• Moyuan and Yang Jian arrived at Huoyun Cave to collect Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan before going to rescue Yunhua.

Moyuan brought Yang Jian to Huoyun Cave to fulfill an old agreement, where Dayu arranged for Yang Jian to reunite with his family. The chapter left Yang Tianyou living a quiet, lonely life in the courtyard Dayu had prepared for him.

• Dayu greeted Moyuan and accepted his wish to continue calling him Teacher despite their bond having ended with the fulfillment of Heaven's Mandate.
• Moyuan introduced Yang Jian to Dayu, who called them fellow disciples and sent Yang Jian to see Yang Tianyou while assigning Yang Jiao and Yang Chan new duties.
• Dayu had an attendant escort Yang Jian to Yang Tianyou's courtyard and ordered Yang Jiao and Yang Chan to suspend their usual cultivation.
• The narration explained that Dayu had placed Yang Tianyou near Huoyun Cave for safety and observation, and that Shennong's pills had prolonged his life without enabling him to cultivate.
• Yang Tianyou spent his days tending livestock and farming while Yang Jiao and Yang Chan trained at Huoyun Cave and rarely visited him.

Yang Jian reunited with Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan at Huoyun Cave as the family prepared to rescue their mother. Meanwhile, Moyuan told Shennong and Xuanyuan that the Investiture Cataclysm was approaching, and they mistakenly hoped its Person of Heavenly Mandate would become a powerful Human Race expert.

• Yang Tianyou’s weasel neighbor Huang Xi was introduced as a spirit who had formed a contract with Yang Tianyou, letting him borrow Huang Xi’s magic power in exchange for cooking and raising chickens.
• Yang Jian arrived at Huoyun Cave and embraced Yang Tianyou, then Yang Jiao and Yang Chan returned after receiving leave from Dayu.
• Yang Tianyou introduced Huang Xi to his children as Uncle Huang, and Huang Xi greeted Yang Jian respectfully.
• Moyuan accompanied Dayu to meet Shennong and Xuanyuan, who hosted a banquet and asked him about the signs of an approaching tribulation.
• Moyuan explained that the Heavenly Court’s unfilled True God positions had brought about the Investiture Cataclysm and described the role of the Person of Heavenly Mandate.
• Shennong and Xuanyuan assumed the Person of Heavenly Mandate would be from the Human Race and become a strong expert, but the chapter revealed that this expectation was mistaken.

Moyuan and Dayu helped the Yang family prepare to rescue Yunhua from Peach Mountain, and Dayu lent Yang Jian the Mountain-Splitting Axe. After Moyuan sent Peach Mountain’s Mountain God and Earth God away, Yang Jian struck the mountain, shaking its restrictions and alerting Yunhua that her rescue had begun.

• Moyuan told Shennong and Xuanyuan that his Literary Sect’s disciples had already taken on more than a hundred divine positions, easing their concerns about the Investiture Cataclysm.
• Moyuan and Dayu visited the Yang family, and Dayu explained that Yang Jian needed to break Haotian’s restriction himself to rescue Yunhua.
• Dayu lent Yang Jian the Mountain-Splitting Axe, an Acquired Merit Spirit Treasure forged to break mountains and their restrictions.
• Moyuan took Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan to Peach Mountain and reassured its Mountain God and Earth God before sending them to seek new posts in the Heavenly Court.
• Yang Jian used the Mountain-Splitting Axe to strike Peach Mountain, and Yunhua rose inside her prison when the mountain trembled.

Yang Jian broke the Restriction on Peach Mountain and reunited Yunhua with her family. As they traveled toward Huoyun Cave, Moyuan captured the demonic Three-Headed Flood Dragon in his cauldron and warned that Disaster Qi was gathering across the Primordial Wilderness.

• Haotian watched Yang Jian attack Peach Mountain with the Haotian Mirror and chose not to interfere.
• Yang Jian struck Peach Mountain forty-nine times, broke the Restriction, and freed Yunhua, who embraced Yang Tianyou and their three children.
• Yunhua agreed to reunite with her family at Huoyun Cave and avoid meeting Haotian for a while longer.
• Moyuan stopped the family above a mountain range when the demonic Three-Headed Flood Dragon appeared and challenged Yunhua.
• Moyuan trapped the Three-Headed Flood Dragon in the Hunyuan Gathering Spirit Cauldron and began refining him into a weapon and artifact spirit for Yang Jian.
• Moyuan warned the Yang Family that Disaster Qi was gathering across the Primordial Wilderness.

After the Yang family reunited, Moyuan agreed to stay at Huoyun Cave and refine a Spirit Treasure for Yang Jian. Yuanshi Tianzun blamed the Western Religion for the division between East and West and began selecting Chan Sect disciples to spread their teachings in the West.

• Dayu returned the Mountain-Splitting Axe to Yang Jian and allowed the Yang family to stay at Huoyun Cave.
• Moyuan agreed to refine a Spirit Treasure for Yang Jian and offer guidance to Human Race artifact refiners.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told the Chan Sect disciples that they had to follow Heaven's Mandate and spread their teachings westward.
• Guang Chengzi supported the plan and accused the Western Religion of undermining unity in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Yuanshi Tianzun selected Randeng and Kushou as representatives, while the other disciples worried about the dangers of the West.

Yuanshi Tianzun sent Daoist Randeng and Kushou west to spread the Chan Sect's teachings and urged his disciples to seek suitable apprentices before the Investiture Cataclysm. Centuries later, Bei Ming noticed that the war against Shang had begun without Chan or Jie Sect disciples intervening, including Wenzhong, who had stayed with Great Emperor Gouchen.

• Yuanshi Tianzun ordered Daoist Randeng and Kushou to represent the Chan Sect and preach in the West.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told his disciples that master-disciple ties intertwined their luck and karma, and advised them to seek apprentices with whom they had fate.
• Daoist Randeng, dissatisfied with his treatment by the Chan Sect, told Kushou to cooperate with his plans as they traveled west.
• Tongtian Sect Master assigned Duobao to handle Jie Sect affairs in the West, and Duobao sent Piluxian with Inner Sect Disciples to establish a branch there.
• After several centuries, Bei Ming observed that Ji Fa and Xiqi had begun a broad war against Shang while Chan and Jie Sect disciples remained uninvolved.
• Bei Ming noted that Wenzhong had stayed with Saint Mother Jin Ling, now Great Emperor Gouchen, instead of supporting the Shang Dynasty.

Bei Ming deduced that the Investiture Cataclysm had shifted from the fall of Shang to the Warring States Period, bringing new complications for the sects. After Zhou destroyed Shang and established its rule, Randeng met Zhunti privately at Mount Ling to discuss matters.

• Bei Ming concluded that Qin’s rise and the Warring States turmoil would precede the Investiture of the Gods, drawing the various religions into a wider conflict.
• King Wu Ji Fa defeated Shang at Muye, and King Zhou burned himself to death as Chaoge fell.
• Ji Fa established the Western Zhou and granted Jiang Wenhuan the title of King of Qi despite Jiang Ziya’s absence.
• Randeng and Zhunti met at Mount Ling, where Zhunti welcomed Randeng and led him into a secluded quiet room to speak.

Randeng complained to Zhunti about his treatment in the Chan Sect and sought a place in the Western Religion. Jieyin explained that Randeng’s failure to Slash Corpse stemmed from pursuing the Qiankun Laws without a suitable foundation or opportunity, leaving him to consider what other support he needed.

• Randeng told Zhunti that the Chan Sect had mistreated him and asked to join the Western Religion.
• Zhunti refused to become Randeng’s master but brought him to Jieyin, intending to use him in a scheme against the Chan Sect.
• Randeng asked Jieyin why he had never been able to Slash Corpse and revealed that he cultivated the Qiankun Laws through the Qiankun Ruler.
• Jieyin explained that Randeng’s method was not the problem; he had not grasped the true meaning of his Dao and needed an opportunity or another external object to support his cultivation.
• Randeng realized that he had been relying on the Qiankun Ruler to pursue a Dao that did not match his innate foundation.

Randeng pledged himself to Jieyin and Zhunti, who planned to use him to recruit Chan Sect disciples during the Investiture of the Gods. As the Western Zhou fell and the Spring and Autumn Period began, Laozi broke through to the Saint Second Layer and headed for the Great Void Palace.

• Jieyin told Randeng that the treasure he needed could not yet be revealed, while Randeng explained that the Lingjiu Lamp’s missing wick prevented him from using it to Slash Corpse.
• Jieyin promised to recover the Lingjiu Lamp’s wick if the West succeeded, and Randeng pledged to serve him.
• Zhunti instructed Randeng to remain with the Chan Sect for now, and Randeng offered to help recruit Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Cihang, and Kushou.
• Wutian sent Bao Si into King You of Zhou’s palace, where she won the king’s favor and helped bring about the Western Zhou’s downfall.
• After King Ping of Zhou moved the capital to Luoyi, the Eastern Zhou and Spring and Autumn Period began as Disaster Qi increased.
• Laozi emerged from seclusion after reaching the Saint Second Layer and went to the Great Void Palace, drawing the notice of the other Saints.

Bei Ming challenged Laozi after interrupting his visit with the Chaos Bell and Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, then agreed to settle their dispute through a fight against the Three Pure Ones. The four entered Hundun, where Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian prepared to face Bei Ming.

• Laozi visited Bei Ming and was knocked into Great Void Palace by Bei Ming’s strike, losing face before the other Saints.
• Laozi proposed establishing rules for the Mystic Gate ahead of the Investiture Cataclysm, but Bei Ming dismissed the proposal and warned that Yuanshi and Tongtian had arrived in Hundun.
• Bei Ming challenged the Three Pure Ones to fight, saying they should stop bothering him during the cataclysm if he defeated them again.
• Laozi accepted the challenge on behalf of the Three Pure Ones, and they moved with Bei Ming into Hundun.
• Laozi urged Yuanshi and Tongtian to give the battle their all as the Three Pure Ones readied their treasures and weapons.

Bei Ming challenged the Three Pure Ones and overwhelmed them with his treasures, forcing Yuanshi to concede and blasting Laozi away. He released Tongtian from the Qiankun Cauldron’s suppression after the three brothers had been decisively defeated.

• Tongtian attacked Bei Ming with the Qingping Sword and four divine swords, but Bei Ming suppressed him with the Qiankun Cauldron.
• Yuanshi and Laozi joined the assault, but Bei Ming countered their treasures with the Chaos Bell, Zhu Shen Gourd, and Destruction Scepter.
• Bei Ming struck Yuanshi with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, and Yuanshi withdrew and conceded defeat.
• Bei Ming unleashed three treasures against Laozi, broke through his defenses, and blasted him away through chaos.
• Bei Ming recalled the Qiankun Cauldron and freed Tongtian from its suppression.

Bei Ming defeated Tongtian, and the Three Pure Ones agreed to delay further fighting until they grew stronger. Laozi urged his brothers to break through, while the chapter revealed that his Human Religion’s reliance on the Human Race’s fortune had become a limit on his path to greater cultivation.

• Tongtian accepted defeat, and Bei Ming, Yuanshi, and Tongtian proposed discussing the Dao instead of fighting again before they advanced.
• Bei Ming warned the Three Pure Ones that more defeats would damage their reputation, then left Hundun.
• Laozi told Yuanshi and Tongtian to reach the Saint Second Layer soon, calling it their final chance to fight Bei Ming.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian recognized that Laozi’s Human Religion had gained greatly from the Human Race’s fortune, while their own sects drew less from it.
• Laozi’s Human Religion faced a cultivation bottleneck because its doctrine was bound to the Human Race, whose fortune would decline as the other clans revived.

The Three Pure Ones clashed over the Investiture of the Gods List before Laozi urged them to return to cultivation. At Golden Vegetarian Mountain, Ling Yan destroyed the Demon Sect’s formation and drew out Kong Xuan.

• Laozi warned Yuanshi and Tongtian that their chance to break through was running out, and Yuanshi suggested that Jie Sect disciples be placed on the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Tongtian and Yuanshi argued over their disciples and blamed each other’s sects for the calamity until Laozi suppressed their auras and ended the dispute.
• The Three Pure Ones separated in Hundun, each heading in a different direction.
• Ling Yan entered the Demon Sect stronghold at Golden Vegetarian Mountain and destroyed its Heavenly Devil Great Formation with the Five Elements Mysterious Pivot Fan.
• Kong Xuan emerged from the mountain in demonic qi and confronted Ling Yan with killing intent.

Ling Yan interrupted Wutian’s attempt to demonize Kong Xuan and suppressed the half-demonized Quasi-Saint at Golden Vegetarian Mountain. After cleansing the mountain and deciding Kong Xuan could be saved, she encountered Zhunti and explained that she was returning to Changbai Mountain Range to report to her master.

• Kong Xuan returned to the Phoenix Race, resolved his karma, and later traveled toward the Shang Dynasty before Wutian intercepted and defeated him.
• Wutian imprisoned Kong Xuan at Golden Vegetarian Mountain and used the Heavenly Devil Great Formation to erode his Primordial Spirit.
• Ling Yan stormed into Golden Vegetarian Mountain, interrupted the demonization, and trapped the rampaging Kong Xuan in a Five Elements Cage.
• Ling Yan discovered that a thread of clarity remained in Kong Xuan and contained him, intending to seek her master’s Twelve Grade Pure World White Lotus to cleanse him.
• Ling Yan used the Precious Lotus Lantern’s Pure Lotus Holy Flame to purge demonic qi and destroy the Demon Sect stronghold’s formations and inheritances.
• Zhunti arrived at Golden Vegetarian Mountain, and Ling Yan told him she had destroyed a Demon Sect stronghold and was returning to Changbai Mountain Range to report to her master.

Ling Yan refused Zhunti’s demand to take Kong Xuan and challenged his claims about the Western Religion’s ties to the Demon Sect. Zhunti attacked to seize Kong Xuan, but Ling Yan trapped him with the Five Directional Flags.

• Zhunti offered to use Western Religion methods to remove Kong Xuan’s demonic qi, but Ling Yan refused to hand him over.
• Zhunti questioned whether Ling Yan was shielding a demonic cultivator, and Ling Yan invited him to bring his doubts before her master, Wen Zu.
• Ling Yan accused Zhunti and the Western Religion of tolerating the Demon Sect, but Zhunti denied any collusion.
• Zhunti attacked Ling Yan with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and she defended herself with the Five Elements Mysterious Pivot Fan while drawing Kong Xuan into her body.
• Zhunti summoned his Golden Body Dharma Idol and challenged Ling Yan to a fight for Kong Xuan.
• Ling Yan deployed the Five Directional Flags, whose Five Elements Divine Light swept Zhunti and his treasures into a Five Elements Heaven and Earth.

Ling Yan trapped Zhunti in a Five Elements Heaven and Earth after he provoked her and demanded compensation for his defeat. Zhunti tried to bargain down her price, leaving negotiations over his release unresolved.

• Ling Yan used the Five Directional Flags to confine Zhunti in a sealed Five Elements Heaven and Earth that he could not escape without Saint-level strength.
• Zhunti admitted defeat and offered compensation, but Ling Yan rejected his attempt to end the encounter cheaply.
• Ling Yan demanded one hundred innate Bodhi Seeds, one hundred Great Luo Golden Immortal Sariras, and twenty Quasi-Saint Sariras.
• Zhunti argued that the West could provide only three Bodhi Seeds, ten Great Luo Golden Immortal Sariras, and at most one Quasi-Saint Sarira.
• Ling Yan considered Zhunti's offer an opening to continue bargaining and kept him imprisoned.

Ling Yan forced Zhunti to surrender resources, then stripped away his Dharma Form before releasing him. As she headed for the Changbai Mountain Range, Zhunti considered the Hongmeng Purple Qi and Bei Ming, while Jieyin began to contemplate moving closer to Bei Ming.

• Ling Yan secured ten innate Bodhi Seeds, thirty Great Luo Golden Immortal sariras, and five Quasi-Saint sariras from Zhunti, then demanded an appearance fee for the Innate Five Directions Flags.
• Ling Yan activated the Five Elements Heaven and Earth and stripped away Zhunti's Dharma Form before releasing him.
• Zhunti reflected on Ling Yan's strength, wondered whether Ming He could oppose her, and considered pursuing clues to the remaining Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• After watching Bei Ming defeat the Three Pure Ones in Hundun, Nüwa and Jieyin connected the conflict to the Investiture Cataclysm.
• Jieyin decided he could accommodate outside forces in the West and considered moving closer to Bei Ming, prompted by an unbelievable thought about their earlier battle.

Jieyin met Nüwa at Changbai Mountain and secured her aid in the Investiture Cataclysm by supporting Fuxi as Heavenly Emperor. He then asked Bei Ming how to reshape the severed Western Spiritual Veins, leaving Bei Ming’s answer unresolved.

• Jieyin and Nüwa entered Great Void Palace after Bei Ming invited them in.
• Bei Ming revealed that he had reached an agreement with the Three Pure Ones to keep them from actively troubling the Literary Sect during the Canonization of the Gods.
• Jieyin asked Bei Ming to help protect the Western Religion, while Nüwa suggested sending some disciples to the Heavenly Court and placing others on the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Jieyin endorsed Fuxi as the next Heavenly Emperor, and Nüwa promised that Mount Qixi’s servants and retainers could enter the calamity.
• Jieyin asked Bei Ming what should serve as the model for reshaping the Western Spiritual Veins.