Chapter Summaries

Shen Gongbao led the Four Saints of Jiulong Island in an assault on the newly completed Investiture Platform, and Jiang Ziya was killed before Taiyi Zhenren and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun defeated the attackers and revived him. Jiang Ziya returned to the campaign with new protectors and treasures, while Lu Tian obtained the Four Saints’ divine pearls and began studying their laws.

• Shen Gongbao persuaded Wang Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Yougan, and Li Xingba to help attack the Investiture Platform once it was completed.
• After Bai Jian became the platform’s Guardian Envoy and Jiang Ziya activated the Investiture of the Gods List, Shen Gongbao launched a surprise assault that routed the Zhou Army.
• Wang Mo struck Jiang Ziya down with a divine pearl, but Taiyi Zhenren and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun arrived, killed the Four Saints, and Manjushri revived Jiang Ziya.
• Taiyi Zhenren sent Nezha to serve Jiang Ziya, Manjushri sent Jin Zha, and Lu Tian secretly obtained the Four Saints’ three divine pearls and began comprehending their laws.
• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Jiang Ziya the Wuji Apricot-Yellow Banner and the Four Unlike, and Jiang Ziya returned to Qinglong Pass with Nezha, Jin Zha, and Muzha.
• Jiang Ziya confirmed that the Four Saints’ True Spirits had entered the divine list and reported the news to Yuanshi Tianzun, while Bai Jian kept his spirit pearl from Yin Tianzi concealed.

Lu Tian directed Bai Jian’s work with the Investiture Platform while the war between Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao escalated. At Chentang Pass, Zhending and the three Yang siblings defeated the defenders, killed Ji Chang, and captured four Phoenix Clan experts, leaving Lu Tian satisfied with his disciples’ strength.

• Lu Tian learned that the Four Saints of Jiulong Island had returned to the Investiture of the Gods List, then gave Bai Jian half a jade talisman and instructions for coordinating a covert ally.
• Jiang Ziya froze Shen Gongbao’s army with a blizzard, prompting Shen Gongbao to publicize the violation and recruit the Four Heavenly Kings, who defeated Jiang Ziya’s forces.
• Wen Zhong surrounded Chentang Pass as the three Yang siblings attacked; they fought the Phoenix Clan experts until Zhending arrived to assist them.
• Zhending used a treasure seal and Buddhist teachings to overwhelm the four Phoenix Clan Grand Unity experts while the Yang siblings cut through the defenders at Chentang Pass.
• Yang Jiao killed Ji Chang, and Zhending used the news to cow and capture the four phoenixes, securing a Western Teachings victory.
• Lu Tian watched the battle from Lu’s World and approved of Zhending and the three Yang siblings’ progress.

Lu Tian’s Evil Corpse confronted Xuandu to protect Zhending and the Yang siblings, and the two began a fierce battle. Xuandu revealed a radically different cultivation method and joined the Taiji Diagram with Supreme Purity’s Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace, leaving their clash unresolved as its shockwaves shattered the battlefield.

• After Zhending subdued the Phoenix tribe and the Yang siblings killed Ji Chang, the enemy forces retreated to Chentang Pass while Wen Zhong advanced.
• Xuandu, Daoist Cihang, and the Spirit Treasure Celestial Master arrived, blocked Wen Zhong’s army, and Xuandu tried to capture Zhending and the Yang siblings.
• Lu Tian’s Evil Corpse stopped Xuandu with the God Slaying Spear, returned Zhending’s seal, and created a separate demonic world for their fight.
• Xuandu used the Taiji Diagram to trap Lu Tian, but Lu Tian invoked the World Destroying Demonic Light and broke free.
• Lu Tian discovered Xuandu had replaced the Three Flowers on the Crown with a life-bound Human Pill, then attacked as Xuandu used the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace and Samadhi True Fire to transform the battlefield.
• Lu Tian and Xuandu fought at full strength until their clash shattered the barrier, forcing Cihang and the Spirit Treasure Celestial Master to shield the surroundings from the shockwaves.

Lu Tian used the Netherworld’s power to nearly defeat Xuandu, then escaped when Taiching intervened and had Jieyin hold Taiching’s attention. His true body reached Shouyang Mountain, received the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice Text, and quietly approached Eight Sceneries Palace.

• Lu Tian drew on the Nine Netherworlds to break Xuandu’s defenses and drain his Golden Core while the Yang siblings and Zhending watched from the small world.
• Taiching intervened to save Xuandu, but Jieyin cut apart his attempt to seize Lu Tian and confronted him with a supreme treasure.
• Lu Tian pretended to be injured and asked Jieyin to uphold justice, giving the two time to delay Taiching while his true body neared Shouyang Mountain.
• Lu Tian received the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice Text, which let him offer primordial treasures in exchange for Heavenly Dao Merit, though system rewards could not be offered.
• With Taiching occupied by Jieyin, Lu Tian concealed himself and slipped toward Eight Sceneries Palace.

Lu Tian infiltrated the Eight Sceneries Palace while Jieyin challenged Taiching, then discovered a hidden chaos-filled cellar and secretly took several strange objects. He escaped Mount Shouyang as the battle ended, leaving him with clues that Taiching’s secrets might be connected to the chaos realm.

• Jieyin provoked Taiching into fighting in the chaos, and the gathered Sages watched as their opening attacks revealed their formidable powers.
• Lu Tian slipped into the Eight Sceneries Palace, avoided Taishang Laojun, and found Green Ox guarding a cellar with a protected entrance.
• Lu Tian entered Green Ox’s shadow, received the Shadow Demon Incarnation technique, and used the shadow to bypass the domain and enter the cellar.
• Lu Tian discovered a chaos-filled small world containing spiritual roots and strange scraps, then hid in the Chaos Bead when Taishang Laojun came to collect herbs.
• Lu Tian took several unusual objects, escaped the palace, and left Mount Shouyang while Jieyin and Taiching continued their fight.
• Jieyin sensed Lu Tian’s departure, ended the exchange, and privately recognized that Taiching had grown stronger.