Chapter Summaries

After Haotian became a Sage, Yaochi realized he had concealed the Sage position from her and rushed to the Purple Heaven Palace. Meanwhile, Duke of the East decided to seek Haotian’s protection, but he and Kongming arrived at the Heavenly Court after Haotian had left and waited alongside other petitioners.

• Jieyin stopped Zhun Ti from revisiting the past, and they wondered who would claim the two remaining Sage positions.
• Yaochi deduced that Haotian had secretly brought a Sage position back from the Purple Heaven Palace, grew furious, and left to confront the Dao Ancestor.
• Haotian reveled in his new power and decided that it was time to set off the calamity.
• Duke of the East, fearing his enemies, decided to pledge himself and Kongming to Haotian, and Kongming praised his plan.
• Duke of the East and Kongming reached the Heavenly Court, learned Haotian was away, and waited as other immortals arrived to seek positions.

Ling Xiao emerged from seclusion with a Fate Altar treasure and learned that Laozi had established the All-Spirit Sect and Haotian had become a Sage. He told Di Jun and Ziwei to play along while hinting that he would soon establish a new heaven, as the Investiture of the Gods Catastrophe approached.

• Duke of the East tried to send the arriving immortals away from the Heavenly Court, then claimed they would be treated as guests when they refused to leave.
• Ao Qing adapted to the Chaos World and advanced to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm while Ling Xiao observed her progress through the Heavenly Dao.
• Ling Xiao inspected the system's reward, the Fate Altar, and learned it could help other life-forms change their destiny and break through their limits.
• Ling Xiao returned from the Chaos Bead and greeted Di Jun and Ziwei, who had been waiting outside his dojo.
• Di Jun told Ling Xiao that Laozi had founded the All-Spirit Sect and Haotian had become a Sage, and Ling Xiao advised them to play along while declaring that a new heaven would soon rise.

Ling Xiao decided to refine the Chaos Demon God, who had taken control of Tai Yi's body, in the Primordial Cauldron so Tai Yi could be freed. The Chaos Demon God threatened and bargained, but Ling Xiao began the refining, leaving Tai Yi's fate unresolved.

• Ling Xiao told Di Jun that he had left seclusion to deal with the matter of Tai Yi.
• Di Jun brought Tai Yi, whose magic power was sealed, before Ling Xiao while the Chaos Demon God still controlled his body.
• Ling Xiao released the seal on the Chaos Demon God's mouth, and the demon god tried to bargain for his freedom.
• Ling Xiao summoned the Primordial Cauldron and placed Tai Yi's body inside, telling the Chaos Demon God that only he would die.
• The Chaos Demon God threatened that refining him could kill Tai Yi and offered Ling Xiao part of his essence, but Ling Xiao rejected the offer.
• Ling Xiao activated the Primordial Cauldron and began refining the Chaos Demon God.

Ling Xiao used the Fate Altar, Primordial Cauldron, Dao Fire, and dream arts to refine the Chaos Demon God without harming Tai Yi. After the Chaos Demon God burned his origin in a final attempt to destroy them, Ling Xiao compressed the explosion and sealed it inside Tai Yi.

• Ling Xiao combined the Fate Altar with the Primordial Cauldron and began refining the Chaos Demon God while protecting Tai Yi.
• The Chaos Demon God entered Tai Yi’s sea of consciousness and tried to devour him, but Tai Yi broke from his protected world and fought back.
• Ling Xiao used Great Dream Three Thousand Worlds to trap the Chaos Demon God in a dreamscape as Dao Fire consumed him.
• Tai Yi and the Chaos Demon God battled across the collapsing dream worlds, and Tai Yi grew stronger as the Demon God’s power faded.
• The Chaos Demon God burned his origin to self-destruct, but Ling Xiao compressed the explosion with the Chaos Sealing Technique and suppressed it inside Tai Yi.

Ling Xiao fused the Qilin Seal and the Kongtong Seal into the Human Emperor Seal for Ziwei, then prepared to advise him on the Human Path granting Sainthood. Meanwhile, Haotian announced at Mount Kunlun that he was ready to set the Investiture of the Gods calamity in motion.

• Ling Xiao returned after refining the Chaos Demon God, gained the Chaos Heaven-Opening Divine Fist, and told Di Jun that Tai Yi had absorbed the demon god's Dao arts and origin.
• Di Jun resolved to return to cultivation while Tai Yi remained unconscious inside the Primordial Cauldron.
• Ling Xiao accepted Ziwei as his disciple and used the Primordial Cauldron to fuse the Qilin Seal and the Kongtong Seal into a stronger treasure.
• Ling Xiao named Ziwei's new treasure the Human Emperor Seal and gave it to him.
• Ziwei asked Ling Xiao for guidance on the Human Path granting Sainthood, and Ling Xiao showed interest in the subject.
• At Mount Kunlun, Haotian told the Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Sages that his new Sainthood meant it was time to begin the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Haotian persuaded the Sages to target the Human Race in the Investiture of the Gods and won their support to lead the plan. He returned confidently toward the Heavenly Court, where a crowd of immortals had gathered outside the South Heaven Gate.

• Haotian proposed placing powerful Human Race cultivators on the Investiture List to serve the Heavenly Court, and Zhun Ti and Yuanshi supported him.
• Master Tongtian warned that the Golden Crows would resist, but Haotian argued that Hongjun and the assembled Sages could defeat them.
• Laozi and Jieyin agreed to back Haotian, who asked the Sages to arrange the appointment of the two vacant Sage positions.
• Haotian left Mount Kunlun and hurried toward the Heavenly Court, where he spotted a dense crowd of immortals outside the South Heaven Gate.

Haotian appointed Duke of the East as Head of Male Immortals after mistaking the gathered immortals for his followers, then discovered the deception and privately warned him. Haotian revealed that Duke of the East would be his vanguard in the coming Investiture of the Gods calamity, whose targets would be the Human Race.

• Duke of the East greeted Haotian with the gathered immortals, and Haotian praised him for bringing them before appointing him Head of Male Immortals in the Heavenly Court.
• The powerful figures realized Duke of the East had let Haotian misunderstand their arrival, but stayed silent rather than challenge the Heavenly Emperor's decree.
• Haotian learned what had happened, summoned Duke of the East to the Audience Hall, and warned him not to deceive him again.
• Haotian told Duke of the East that a great calamity was coming and that he would serve as its vanguard.
• Haotian showed Duke of the East the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and explained that powerful figures who perished in the calamity against the Human Race would be listed on it.

Duke of the East joined Haotian’s Heavenly Court and agreed to recruit Queen Mother of the West. At Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun assigned the final two Sage positions to the Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng, leaving Yaochi disappointed.

• Duke of the East pledged himself to Haotian and offered to recruit Queen Mother of the West into the Heavenly Court.
• Hongjun summoned Laozi and Yuanshi to discuss the final two Sage positions while Yaochi waited, hoping to receive one.
• Yuanshi recommended one of his disciples, but Hongjun rejected the idea because their foundations were insufficient.
• Hongjun named the Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng as his chosen candidates and gave Laozi and Yuanshi two wisps of Primordial Violet Qi.
• Yaochi realized neither Sage position would be hers and left Purple Heaven Palace in resignation.

Ling Xiao taught Ziwei how to confer Human Path Sages using part of the Chaos Heaven-Sealing Technique and warned him that a great calamity would soon threaten the Human Race. Meanwhile, Duke of the East tried to recruit Queen Mother of the West to the Heavenly Court by revealing the coming Investiture of the Gods, and Laozi and Yuanshi began moving above the East Sea’s Sea Eye.

• Ling Xiao explained the Human Path to Ziwei and taught him a portion of the Heaven-Sealing Technique so he could confer Sages who remained under his control.
• Ling Xiao warned Ziwei that a great calamity would make the Human Race its protagonists, and Ziwei left to prepare.
• Duke of the East visited Queen Mother of the West and invited her to lead the Heavenly Court’s female immortals, but she questioned his motives and refused to show interest.
• Duke of the East revealed that the coming calamity was the Investiture of the Gods and argued that the Heavenly Court offered safety; Queen Mother of the West called after him as he prepared to leave.
• Laozi and Yuanshi descended above the Sea Eye of the East Sea.

Laozi and Yuanshi delivered Primordial Violet Qi to Ancestral Dragon on Hongjun’s order, offering him a chance to become a Sage. After they left, Zhulong warned that becoming a Heavenly Dao Sage could make Ancestral Dragon a target for Dao Venerable Ling Xiao, leaving Ancestral Dragon worried he had accepted a dangerous trap.

• Yuanshi presented Ancestral Dragon with Primordial Violet Qi and said Hongjun had chosen him for a chance to become a Sage.
• Ancestral Dragon accepted the Primordial Violet Qi and thanked Laozi and Yuanshi, who then left for their next destination.
• Ancestral Dragon suspected Hongjun had an ulterior motive for offering the gift.
• Zhulong emerged and asked whether Laozi and Yuanshi had seen him, and Ancestral Dragon struck him with the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Zhulong warned Ancestral Dragon that Heavenly Dao Sages were no longer powerful enough to withstand Dao Venerable Ling Xiao, who had crushed five Sages.
• Ancestral Dragon realized Hongjun might be recruiting him as a free thug and worried about backing out after accepting the Primordial Violet Qi.

Ancestral Dragon accepted the Primordial Violet Qi despite Zhulong’s warnings, while Yuanshi and Laozi went to South Ablaze Volcano to offer Yuan Feng the same path to Sagehood. Yuanshi interrupted Yuan Feng’s nirvana and ruined her progress, leaving her swearing to fight him until one of them died.

• Zhulong warned Ancestral Dragon that accepting the Primordial Violet Qi would entangle the Dragon Clan in Hongjun and Ling Xiao’s conflict, but Ancestral Dragon absorbed it anyway.
• Zhulong left the Sea Eye after Ancestral Dragon refused to reconsider, while Yuanshi and Laozi sensed the acceptance and headed to South Ablaze Volcano.
• Yuanshi called for Yuan Feng and his Dao resonance interrupted her nirvana, destroying her near-successful attempt to advance.
• Yuan Feng attacked Yuanshi with a flaming divine bird, but Yuanshi easily destroyed it and offered her Primordial Violet Qi.
• Yuan Feng rejected the offer and swore not to rest until she or Yuanshi was dead, and Yuanshi angrily challenged her courage.

Yuan Feng rejected the Primordial Violet Qi offered by Laozi and Yuanshi, insisting she would attain the Dao through her own strength, and Yuanshi attacked her. As Ling Xiao learned of her danger, he chose to intervene and help her.

• Laozi tossed the Primordial Violet Qi into South Ablaze Volcano, but Yuan Feng blasted it away and declared she wanted only to kill Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi shattered Yuan Feng’s fiery attack and struck her down, then sent her flying again when she charged him.
• Mighty experts watching condemned Yuan Feng for refusing the treasure, while Ancestral Dragon regretted her defiance and felt fortunate he had accepted his own chance.
• Jieyin and Zhun Ti discussed confirming the final two Sages before launching an attack on the Human Race.
• Ling Xiao received a system choice after sensing Yuan Feng was in trouble and selected the option to intervene and assist her.

Ling Xiao empowered Yuan Feng through the divine flames of South Ablaze Volcano, allowing her to turn the tables on Yuanshi and overwhelm him and Laozi. When they recognized a Golden Crow among the flames, they realized Ling Xiao was behind the power.

• Yuanshi suppressed Yuan Feng and taunted her, urging her to absorb Primordial Violet Qi and become a Sage.
• Yuan Feng insulted Yuanshi and Laozi, and Yuanshi struck at her with a deadly palm.
• As Yuan Feng prepared to meet the attack, a vast power filled her body and the divine fire of South Ablaze Volcano surged into her.
• Yuan Feng struck Yuanshi’s giant hand seal with an ordinary-looking palm and blasted him into a mist of blood.
• Yuan Feng gathered the volcano’s divine flames and used them to attack Laozi and Yuanshi, whose mana and bodies were overwhelmed.
• A Golden Crow appeared among the flames, and Laozi and Yuanshi recognized it as Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao’s divine-fire clone killed Laozi and Yuanshi, seized Yuan Feng, and brought her to Penglai Immortal Island. Hongjun revived the two Sages and let them choose a new candidate for the final Sage position, while Yuan Feng wondered why Ling Xiao had taken her.

• Ling Xiao’s Golden Crow clone killed Yuanshi and then defeated and killed Laozi at South Ablaze Volcano.
• Ling Xiao seized Yuan Feng and vanished with her, while Zhun Ti and Jieyin left the Eastern Wasteland and Ancestral Dragon hid in the Sea Eye.
• Hongjun revived Laozi and Yuanshi with Heavenly Dao origin after reflecting on their failure.
• Yuanshi and Laozi apologized to Hongjun and asked for a chance to make amends.
• Hongjun declared Yuan Feng unfit to become a Heavenly Dao Sage and left the final Sage position to Laozi and Yuanshi to arrange.
• Ling Xiao brought Yuan Feng to Penglai Immortal Island, where she anxiously asked why he had taken her there.

Ling Xiao offered to repair Yuan Feng’s damaged foundation so she could pursue the Dao of the Origin, and sent her into a world rich in unrestricted energy and laws. Meanwhile, Zhulong sought Ziwei’s help to meet Ling Xiao over fears for Ancestral Dragon, but learned that Ziwei planned to confer sainthood on his clan.

• Yuan Feng asked Ling Xiao how she could attain the Dao of the Origin after Yuanshi damaged her foundation, and Ling Xiao said he could help by conducting an experiment.
• Ling Xiao opened a gate and sent Yuan Feng into a new world where unrestricted laws and abundant innate energy accelerated her recovery.
• Yuan Feng discovered the World Tree and transformed into a divine phoenix to fly toward it and cultivate.
• After falling out with Ancestral Dragon, Zhulong hurried to Ziwei and asked him to arrange an audience with Ling Xiao.
• Zhulong told Ziwei what had happened at South Ablaze Volcano and worried that Ling Xiao might erase Ancestral Dragon.
• Ziwei said Ling Xiao could confer sainthood and revealed that he was preparing to return to his clan and begin that plan.

Ziwei offered the Dragon Clan one Human Path Sage position, and Zhulong chose to give it to Ao Zhan rather than claim it himself. After Ziwei and Zhulong parted ways, Yaochi returned to the Heavenly Court and found that Queen Mother of the West had taken charge of the female immortals.

• Ziwei explained that the Human Path could confer Sage positions and promised one to the Dragon Clan.
• Ziwei said only Zhulong, Ao Zhan, and Ancestral Dragon qualified, but Ancestral Dragon had betrayed the Dragon Clan, leaving Zhulong and Ao Zhan as candidates.
• Zhulong asked whether the Dragon Clan could receive another position, but Ziwei refused and Zhulong decided to let Ao Zhan become a Sage.
• Ziwei agreed to respect Zhulong's choice and promised to pass along his request after his master had finished dealing with Yuan Feng.
• Zhulong hurried off to tell Ao Zhan the news, while Ziwei returned to the Human Race to begin the Sage-enfeoffment plan.
• Yaochi returned to the Heavenly Court, discovered Queen Mother of the West had become Head of Female Immortals, and found Haotian unwilling to hear her complaints.

Laozi and Yuanshi offered Minghe Primordial Violet Qi to secure his support, but he rejected it and provoked Yuanshi. After Minghe called upon the power of reincarnation, a terrifying presence awakened and confronted the two Sages.

• Laozi and Yuanshi secretly entered the Nether Sea of Blood to offer Minghe Primordial Violet Qi and draw him to their side.
• Yuanshi told Minghe that the Dao Ancestor had chosen him to become the final Heavenly Dao Sage, but Minghe refused the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Minghe claimed he had renounced worldly affairs and said he would ignore the coming killing tribulation by staying in the Nether Sea of Blood.
• Yuanshi threatened Minghe and unleashed his killing aura, but Minghe challenged his authority and activated Asura Reincarnation.
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation trembled, and its ruling deity awakened, warning Laozi and Yuanshi that they would not be allowed to leave.

Houtu drove Laozi and Yuanshi from the Nether Sea of Blood after they threatened to destroy reincarnation. Concluding that Minghe would not accept the Primordial Violet Qi, the two Saints chose Duke of the East as their next candidate and summoned him to Mount Kunlun.

• Houtu struck Laozi and Yuanshi apart for trespassing in the Nether Hell, and they regenerated before threatening the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Laozi and Yuanshi fled Houtu's attacks, and she ultimately let them escape while Minghe regretted losing the chance to kill them.
• In the Primordial Galaxy, Laozi and Yuanshi reasoned that Houtu had won Minghe's allegiance and chose between Duke of the East and Yaochi as their next target.
• Yuanshi argued that Duke of the East could help restrain Haotian, and Laozi agreed that he was the better choice.
• Duke of the East left the Heavenly Court and went secretly to Jade Void Palace, where he bowed before Laozi and Yuanshi and asked why they had summoned him.

Duke of the East accepted Laozi’s Primordial Violet Qi and secretly planned to use his coming Sagehood to deal with Laozi and Yuanshi. Yaochi’s attempt to obtain the remaining strand failed when the two Sages refused to meet her, and Ancestral Dragon later announced his vow to become a Sage.

• Laozi offered Duke of the East a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, and Duke of the East accepted it with gratitude.
• Duke of the East left Mount Kunlun, hid his contempt for Laozi and Yuanshi, and hurried back to the Heavenly Court to pursue Sagehood.
• Yaochi set out to ask Laozi and Yuanshi for the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi, but they avoided her by claiming to be in secluded cultivation.
• Ancestral Dragon proclaimed above the East Sea that he would become a Sage and uphold the Celestial Sphere, and the Heavenly Dao responded with signs and merit.
• Powerhouses across the Primordial World were shocked that Ancestral Dragon had received Heavenly Dao recognition, while they recalled Yuan Feng’s lost chance to become a Sage.

Ancestral Dragon attained Sainthood, but Zhulong insisted that he had been expelled from the Dragon Clan and hinted that Ao Zhan might also become a Saint. Meanwhile, Duke of the East returned to his old grounds and prepared to prove his Dao.

• Ancestral Dragon absorbed Heavenly Dao Merit, reached the Primordial Origin Sage realm, and revealed his immense true form.
• Jieyin and Zhun Ti congratulated Ancestral Dragon and invited him to discuss the Dao, but he declined and departed.
• Zhulong told Ao Zhan that Ancestral Dragon was no longer part of the Dragon Clan and that members who disagreed could leave to join him.
• Zhulong hinted that Ao Zhan could become a Saint, leaving him astonished and eager to learn more.
• Duke of the East returned to his old grounds and prepared to prove his Dao after understanding the guidance within the Primordial Violet Qi.