Chapter Summaries

Li Changshou defended the Heavenly Court’s identification of Xu Bodhi by invoking the Grand Pure Sage, then Saint Zhunti warned that a Red Lotus seed could revive Ancestor Minghe and urged the Jade Emperor to destroy it. The Jade Emperor assigned Li Changshou to handle the matter, and Li arranged for General Wei Shenmo to lead while he planned to gather Human Teaching allies and keep the three teachings from fighting.

• Zhunti challenged Li Changshou to prove that the troublemaker at the Immortal Alliance Conference was Xu Bodhi, and Li cited the Grand Pure Sage’s warning and Xu Bodhi’s public self-identification.
• Dong Mugong confirmed that the Heavenly Court’s case files named Xu Bodhi, and Zhunti conceded that the Western Teachings would explain their disciple’s actions.
• Zhunti showed the Jade Emperor a lifeless Red Lotus seed and warned that another seed might mature, revive Ancestor Minghe, and unleash calamity across the Three Realms.
• Zhunti suggested that the Jie Teaching might seek the Red Lotus to strengthen its destiny, while the Jade Emperor agreed to investigate the danger and called on Zhunti to help.
• Li Changshou warned the Jade Emperor that the Red Lotus affair could drive the Chan and Jie Teachings into conflict, so the Jade Emperor named General Wei Shenmo to lead the mission.
• Li Changshou planned to summon the Great Mage and assemble the Human Teaching Mount Squad to mediate among the teachings and deter further conflict.

Li Changshou investigated the Twelve-petal Red Lotus and assembled allies to prevent a conflict between Chan Teaching and Jie Teaching over the treasure. He stationed Heavenly Court and Netherworld forces by the Blood Sea while the rival teachings and the Asura Race searched for the lotus.

• Li Changshou and Bai Ze discussed who might have planted the Red Lotus, then watched Jiu Jiu preside over Lin Tian Hall as its Saintess.
• Li Changshou weighed the consequences of the Red Lotus falling to different factions and sought reinforcements, securing support from the Dragon Clan, the Netherworld, the Wu Tribe, and the Great Mage.
• Li Changshou sent Paper Daoists to investigate the Blood Sea and found Western Teaching, Asura, Chan Teaching, and Jie Teaching experts searching for the Red Lotus.
• Li Changshou deployed Heavenly Court troops, Netherworld ghost soldiers, Dragon Clan experts, and Wu Tribe experts at the Blood Sea’s edge, then summoned Golden-winged Great Peng and Azure Ox.
• Bai Ze arrived at the allied encampment and transformed into his auspicious beast form to defend his standing as Human Teaching’s First Mount.
• At Reincarnation Pagoda, the young Daoist asked Truth Listener how Li Changshou would prevail, while Truth Listener continued searching the Blood Sea for the Red Lotus.

As the Twelve-petal Red Lotus rumor drew more cultivators to the Blood Sea and fueled clashes with the Asura Race, Li Changshou worked to keep the Heavenly Court, Chan Teaching, and Jie Teaching from turning against one another. Chan Teaching’s leaders began considering a trip to the Netherworld, while the scene shifted to Three Immortal Island.

• Du'e’s claims that the Twelve-petal Red Lotus was about to emerge spread across the Primordial Five Continents, bringing cultivators to the Blood Sea and prompting fighting with the Asura Race.
• Li Changshou received a reassuring message from Yunxiao and a letter from Chi Jingzi asking him to decide his position on the Red Lotus.
• Bai Ze and Azure Ox reported that they had found no trace of the Red Lotus, and Li Changshou explained that the Heavenly Dao had shown him an image of it in a dream.
• Li Changshou proposed continuing the search, protecting the Netherworld, and bringing Chan Teaching and Jie Teaching together to negotiate; he then set out with Wei Shenmo and his companions to find Ksitigarbha and Truth Listener.
• At Golden Light Cave, Chi Jingzi, Daoist Huang Long, True Lord Yu Ding, and True Lord Taiyi discussed the Red Lotus and Chan Teaching’s dealings with Jie Teaching, then resolved to go to the Netherworld.
• The scene shifted to Three Immortal Island in the Eastern Sea.

Jie Teaching's disciples debated whether to pursue the rumored Twelve-petal Karmic Obstruction Red Lotus and agreed to send Duobao, Guiling, and Qiongxiao to discuss it with Li Changshou. At Fengdu, Li Changshou devised a way to track the lotus through karmic obstruction, but talks among the Human, Chan, and Jie Teachings began awkwardly when Qiongxiao clung to him and called him her brother-in-law.

• Zhao Gongming and the Jie Teaching disciples discussed the Red Lotus and whether Yunxiao should use her relationship with Li Changshou to sway him, but Yunxiao refused to mix personal feelings with sect duties.
• The Jie Teaching disciples chose Duobao, Holy Mother Guiling, and Qiongxiao to travel to the Netherworld and discuss the Red Lotus with Li Changshou.
• Truth Listener secretly revealed that the Red Lotus was absorbing karmic obstruction from fierce souls in Hell, and Li Changshou devised a plan to trace it by tracking those souls.
• Li Changshou sent Bai Ze and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird to select suitable souls while he stayed to receive Chi Jingzi, True Person Huang Long, True Lord Taiyi, True Lord Yu Ding, and Lingzhu Zi.
• Duobao, Holy Mother Guiling, and Qiongxiao arrived as the Chan and Jie Teaching representatives gathered, and Qiongxiao grabbed Li Changshou's arm and called him her brother-in-law.

Li Changshou tried to keep the Chan Teaching and Jie Teaching from fighting while he investigated how to locate the Twelve-petal Karmic Obstruction Red Lotus. He identified a narrow area in the Blood Sea where the red lotus’s pull seemed to originate, then prepared to return to the increasingly tense gathering.

• Li Changshou proposed that the Chan Teaching and Jie Teaching discuss the red lotus at the Blood Sea, and the immortals gathered in the Reincarnation Pagoda.
• Bai Ze and Li Changshou prepared a search method using souls burdened with Karmic Obstruction, while Li Changshou insisted their spirits be protected.
• Li Changshou and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird tested the method in the Blood Sea, where the souls’ Karmic Obstruction drifted toward the same direction.
• Li Changshou questioned a scholar soul, who explained that his indecision had repeatedly led to disasters during his life.
• After tracking the drift from ninety-nine locations, Li Changshou narrowed down the red lotus’s source and told Golden Peng to watch the area while he returned to the gathering.

Li Changshou returned to the Reincarnation Pagoda and used Xuandu’s authority to calm the Chan and Jie Teachings’ dispute over the Red Lotus. He exposed suspicious signs surrounding the lotus and proposed a Pact of Non-Aggression for the Three Teachings, leaving the immortals to decide whether to sign.

• Ksitigarbha tried to address the gathered immortals but retreated after their combined presence overwhelmed him, while Bai Ze announced that Li Changshou had found traces of the Red Lotus.
• Li Changshou returned and declined the central seat until Xuandu arrived, took charge of the assembly, and ordered Li Changshou to investigate those who had stoked the conflict for Western Teaching spies.
• Xuandu silenced the arguing immortals, and Li Changshou urged the Three Teachings to avoid internal conflict and treat the Western Teachings as their common rival.
• Li Changshou pointed out suspicious timing, Western Teaching searches of the Blood Sea, and the Asura Race’s confusion as reasons to suspect a scheme surrounding the Red Lotus.
• Li Changshou proposed a Pact of Non-Aggression requiring the Human, Chan, and Jie Teachings to avoid disputes until the Six Saints discussed the great tribulation at Purple Cloud Palace.

Li Changshou secured a non-aggression pact between Chan and Jie Teaching, then led the Dao Sect’s effort to find the Red Lotus. A phantom wielding a reforged God-Slaying Spear ambushed the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird, and the chapter ended as the Red Lotus neared its final petal in the guarded Asura city.

• Li Changshou helped the Three Teachings sign a non-aggression pact and proposed that they jointly retrieve the Red Lotus or leave its fate to their Teachers.
• The Dao Sect assembled a small search party, and Li Changshou asked Bai Ze to join while Azure Ox stayed behind to watch Qiongxiao.
• A phantom wielding a reforged God-Slaying Spear pierced Li Changshou’s Paper Daoist and wounded the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird before Grand Master Xuandu drove it off.
• Grand Master Xuandu reported that the attackers had taken Li Changshou’s Paper Daoist, while Li Changshou suspected they wanted the ninety-nine souls burdened by Karmic Obstruction in its storage tool.
• Li Changshou began seeking a way to locate the Red Lotus, but a crimson pillar appeared above the Asura city and drew its inhabitants toward it.
• Four black shadows watched the Red Lotus struggle to form its twelfth petal, then one supplied it with a sphere containing Karmic Obstruction.

Li Changshou and the Dao Sect experts entered the Blood Sea to stop Ancestor Minghe’s resurrection, but a dream trap incapacitated nearly everyone. After waking first, Li Changshou faced the looming threat of the Red Lotus while the cloaked Asura Princess Qiongxiao encountered the Azure Ox.

• Bai Ze sensed no danger ahead, and Li Changshou led the Dao Sect experts toward the Red Lotus after they saw Asuras sacrifice themselves to the crimson pillar.
• The group entered an illusion created by Origin Mirage Qi, and Li Changshou realized he was dreaming and awakened while the others remained unconscious.
• The Taiji Diagram explained that the others might sleep for three to five days, while Li Changshou used Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder to confirm the scene was real and discovered four enemies hiding in the hall.
• Qiongxiao returned to the Blood Sea to answer Ancestor Minghe’s summons, despite knowing she might die in the fight against the Dao Sect.
• The Azure Ox intercepted Qiongxiao and sealed her Primordial Slaughter Sword with the Vajra Ring, but stopped his attack when her cloak fell back and revealed her face.

Li Changshou worked to break through the Mirage Qi while the Blood Sea’s Asuras were drawn into a pillar of light, and reinforcements arrived to help secure the area. Azure Ox pursued a silver-haired Asura girl he had fallen for, and the chapter ended with her captured and Li Changshou considering how her connection to Azure Ox might affect the mission.

• True Lord Taiyi berated Li Changshou for using him and Bai Ze as test subjects for heavenly punishment, while Li Changshou explained how he had escaped the dream and began probing the Mirage Qi with Paper Daoists.
• Li Changshou sent Bai Ze to contact the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird and instructed him to bring reinforcements and keep the Asuras away from the pillar of light.
• Azure Ox caught up with the silver-haired Asura girl and repeatedly tried to court her, but she rejected him and hurried toward her ancestor.
• The Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird brought Fairy Qiongxiao, Holy Mother Guiling, Daoist Chi Jingzi, and True Person Huang Long to assist, and Bai Ze assigned them to guard the outskirts or help seize the red lotus.
• Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird captured the silver-haired girl after an anxious shout, and Azure Ox asked Bai Ze not to kill his friend among the Asura Race.
• Li Changshou recognized the Primordial Slaughter Sword and considered whether Azure Ox’s feelings for the girl could affect the mission and the safety of Teacher and Laojun.

Li Changshou’s plan to seize the Twelve-petal Red Lotus turned into a rescue mission when he learned Ancestor Minghe was consuming Asuras to revive himself. He broke the mirage barrier, rallied the Dao Sect, and helped Iron Fan reject her Ancestor, leaving Minghe surrounded and the Red Lotus within reach.

• Iron Fan woke beneath the Taiji Diagram, reclaimed her sealed Primordial Slaughter Sword, and learned that Li Changshou and the others had captured her; Azure Ox won her sympathy by apologizing, and Li Changshou let her leave.
• Ancestor Minghe’s blood-red hand dragged the sleeping Iron Fan back into the hall, where Li Changshou sent Paper Daoists to provoke the defenders and Qiongxiao and True Lord Taiyi damaged the array.
• Li Changshou wagered that he could break the Origin Mirage Qi, and the Four Yan Juns used resentful souls to exhaust it before retreating with their Ghost Gates.
• Ancestor Minghe awakened and began absorbing Asura souls to restore himself, while Iron Fan pleaded for her clansmen; the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird rescued her, and Dao Sect reinforcements surrounded the hall.
• Li Changshou used Balance of All Things to weaken Ancestor Minghe and told Iron Fan that his plan had been to save her; Iron Fan chose to stab Minghe with the Primordial Slaughter Sword, and Azure Ox caught her as the Dao Sect closed in.

After the Asura Ancient City battle, Li Changshou secured Iron Fan’s break from Ancestor Minghe’s influence and promised to leave the peaceful Asura Race alone. He went to Taiqing Temple to ask Laozi how to handle the red lotus, but his teacher’s deliberation stretched on for eighteen Day and Night Cycles.

• The Chan and Jie Teaching immortals swore to keep the battle secret, left the city, and entrusted Li Changshou with what came next.
• Li Changshou explained how he had persuaded Iron Fan to resist Ancestor Minghe, then accepted the Yuan Tu Sword in exchange for the Asura Race’s peace and passed it to Azure Ox.
• Li Changshou left the souls he had rescued with the Yama King, then ordered Ao Yi, Bian Zhuang, and Lingzhu Zi to recite deliverance scriptures for the sleeping resentful souls.
• Li Changshou reached Taiqing Temple and asked Laozi how to destroy Ancestor Minghe’s lingering soul while preserving the red lotus for Tongtian.
• Laozi asked Li Changshou how he wished to handle the lotus, then pondered silently for eighteen Day and Night Cycles before calling his disciple’s name.

Li Changshou visited Venerable Celestial of Primordial Beginning, secured permission to entrust the Red Lotus to Jie Teaching, and carried his advice to Lord Tongtian. After returning to the Blood Sea, he waited beside the still-sleeping Fairy Yunxiao until she woke, leaving her embarrassed by what she had dreamed.

• White Crane Boy escorted Li Changshou to the Three Pure Ones' Small Courtyard, where Venerable Celestial of Primordial Beginning told him to give the Red Lotus to Lord Tongtian after erasing Ancestor Minghe's remnant soul.
• Venerable Celestial of Primordial Beginning discussed Jie Teaching's flaws with Li Changshou and urged him to advise Lord Tongtian against using the Red Lotus to shelter disciples of poor character.
• Li Changshou returned to the Blood Sea and told Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming that the Red Lotus could be entrusted to Jie Teaching once Ancestor Minghe's remnant soul was erased.
• Ao Yi, Bian Zhuang, and Lingzhu Zi swore brotherhood while Li Changshou was away.
• Li Changshou stayed beside the sleeping Fairy Yunxiao for another month, and she woke with a blush after he asked what she had dreamed.

Li Changshou brought the Twelve-petal Red Lotus to Golden Ao Island and persuaded Lord Tongtian that Ancestor Minghe had plotted against the Dao Sect, but Tongtian could not destroy Minghe’s remnant soul without collapsing the lotus. Tongtian then spoke privately with Li Changshou in a hot spring about Yunxiao, his past choices, and the danger facing his disciples, and Li Changshou hinted that he had a risky way to deal with the lotus.

• Li Changshou arrived at Biyou Palace with Bai Ze, Zhao Gongming, and Daoist Duobao, then presented the red lotus to Lord Tongtian.
• Li Changshou reminded Tongtian that the Dao Sect’s three teachings needed to stand together, and Tongtian agreed to support his senior brothers.
• When Ancestor Minghe’s remnant soul appeared on the lotus, Yunxiao sealed it, and Li Changshou argued that Minghe had deliberately plotted against the Dao Sect.
• Tongtian used the Qingping Sword to weaken Minghe’s remnant soul but could not destroy it without causing the red lotus to collapse.
• Tongtian took Li Changshou aside to bathe and asked him to treat Yunxiao well, then explained why he had spread Jie Teaching so widely and worried over his disciples’ fate in the great tribulation.
• Li Changshou told Tongtian that he had a method to deal with the red lotus, though he claimed only ten percent confidence.

Li Changshou and Lord Tongtian used a scholar’s soul to replace Ancestor Minghe’s remnant soul in the Twelve-petal Karmic Obstruction Red Lotus, successfully preserving the treasure and giving Jie Teaching a spirit to help it suppress its destiny. When Lord Tongtian activated the Red Lotus, however, it drew in a huge mass of Jie Teaching’s karmic hindrances and calamities, and a pale-red tide erupted through Biyou Palace.

• Li Changshou presented Lord Tongtian with the scholar’s soul and persuaded the scholar to help them remove Ancestor Minghe’s remnant soul from the Red Lotus.
• Lord Tongtian tested Jie Teaching’s disciples’ plans, then asked Li Changshou to explain his strategy for saving the Red Lotus.
• Li Changshou balanced the scholar’s soul against Ancestor Minghe’s remnant soul while Lord Tongtian and the Jie Teaching disciples helped force Ancestor Minghe out of the Red Lotus.
• Daoist Duobao refined Ancestor Minghe’s remnant soul, and the scholar merged with the intact Red Lotus.
• Lord Tongtian activated the Red Lotus, which drew in Jie Teaching’s karmic hindrances and calamities before a pale-red tide burst through Biyou Palace.

Li Changshou helped Lord Tongtian suppress the exploding red lotus and used the crisis to urge the Jie Teaching to support the Heavenly Court’s role in upholding justice. Afterward, he traveled with Yunxiao to find a place for the scholar’s soul, then sensed Senior Brother Yuding waiting at the Sea God Temple in Anshui City.

• Lord Tongtian suppressed the red lotus’s explosion, and Li Changshou took the scholar’s soul and cleared its karmic obstruction.
• The Jie Teaching immortals debated whether to expel burdened disciples and who should keep the damaged lotus, while Li Changshou argued that the Heavenly Court could uphold justice and help people avoid taking vengeance into their own hands.
• Lord Tongtian left the red lotus with the Jie Teaching, and Li Changshou and Yunxiao traveled toward the Southern Jambu Continent while discussing the calamity and the Jie Teaching’s karmic burdens.
• Li Changshou found three possible locations for the scholar to become a minor god, but the scholar hesitated over his choices as Li Changshou sensed a visitor at the Sea God Temple.
• An Old Immortal Paper Daoist greeted Senior Brother Yuding in the Sea God Temple’s Inner Hall and asked why he had come.

Li Changshou gave True Lord Yuding Wu Tribe combat methods for Yang Jian and reflected on his feelings for Yunxiao, but a scholar interrupted their near-kiss and was appointed River God in a miserable location. After warning Yuding about the Red Lotus and its unknown third Lotus Seed, Li Changshou returned to his duties and discovered Ao Yi, Bian Zhuang, and Lingzhu Zi had become sworn brothers.

• Li Changshou gave True Lord Yuding copies of Wu Tribe combat methods for Yang Jian and explained that he hoped Yang Jian would eventually succeed him in serving the Heavenly Court.
• Li Changshou and Yunxiao nearly kissed, but the scholar interrupted them after choosing his preferred option; Li Changshou then appointed him River God of a remote river as punishment for missing better choices.
• Li Changshou told True Lord Yuding that the Red Lotus had shattered in Biyou Palace and wondered who had taken its third Lotus Seed; Yuding agreed that the matter deserved caution.
• Li Changshou returned to Lesser Qiong Peak, later found that Ao Yi, Bian Zhuang, and Lingzhu Zi had become sworn brothers, and worried about how this affected Nezha's future story.
• The new River God used a rotten wooden axe to trick a woodcutter after his family heirloom fell into the river.

Li Changshou let Ling'e host her visiting cousin at Black Pool Peak while he attended to Heavenly Court duties and visited Fairy Yunhua. After learning that the cousin had tried to persuade Ling'e to leave Du Xian Sect, he dressed carefully and went to back her up.

• Ling'e told Li Changshou that her cousin, a Registered Disciple of Empress Stone, planned to visit, and he helped her arrange a safe gathering at Black Pool Peak.
• Li Changshou kept his treasures nearby, managed Heavenly Court affairs, and reported the Red Lotus developments to the Jade Emperor.
• The Jade Emperor asked Li Changshou to visit Fairy Yunhua, and Li Changshou shared news of Yang Jian and Yang Chan while maintaining the appearance of her imprisonment.
• At Black Pool Peak, Ling'e's cousin urged her to leave Du Xian Sect and promised her resources and a Daoist companion, while Jiu Yushi listened.
• Li Changshou learned what the cousin had said, put on formal robes and displayed a Late Heavenly Immortal cultivation realm, then headed to Black Pool Peak to support Ling'e.

Li Changshou visited Black Pool Peak and protected Ling'e from her cousin Cai Yao and Cai Yao’s Dao companion, while learning about a trade in Jie Teaching registered-disciple status. He sent Daoist Duobao to investigate the scheme, leaving Ling'e overwhelmed by her senior brother’s unusual attention.

• Cai Yao urged Ling'e to leave Black Pool Peak, but Ling'e refused and Jiu Yushi challenged Cai Yao’s claims about her living conditions.
• Li Changshou arrived with an imposing display, treated Ling'e warmly, and unsettled Cai Yao and her Dao companion with his cultivation, treasures, pills, and hospitality.
• Li Changshou learned that Cai Yao had become a registered disciple of Empress Stone through a paid Dao exposition and that the practice had become a business.
• Cai Yao’s Dao companion invited Li Changshou to join a scheme selling access to Jie Teaching expositions, but Li Changshou declined and offered to introduce another pill refiner.
• Daoist Duobao received Li Changshou’s message and set out in disguise to investigate who was harming Jie Teaching’s fortune.

Li Changshou and Daoist Duobao went undercover to investigate Jie Teaching disciples who sold access to sermons and teachings for profit. Their trail led them to Shi Ji, who knowingly agreed to give a Golden Immortal lecture at a gathering arranged through the scheme.

• Li Changshou coached Daoist Duobao to pose as a down-on-his-luck pill refiner and warned him not to act impulsively or expose their investigation.
• Daoist Duobao learned that Jie Teaching disciples were selling access to sermons, grew furious, and agreed to help uncover the network.
• Daoist Duobao lured Bu Zhongyao into arranging a place at a sermon gathering by pretending to seek opportunities for his daughter.
• At the hidden valley, Daoist Duobao recognized two Jie Teaching immortals among the organizers and secretly recorded their conversation about replacing the scheduled lecturer.
• Shi Ji arrived and announced that she would lecture on the Dao of Golden Immortals, then noticed Daoist Duobao looking away and challenged him.

Li Changshou and Daoist Duobao investigated a Jie Teaching scheme that traded registered-disciple status for spirit stones, then lured Shi Ji away from the cloud ship. Duobao revealed himself as Jie Teaching’s chief disciple and forced Shi Ji to kneel, leaving her at his mercy.

• Daoist Duobao restrained his anger during Shi Ji’s sermon, while Li Changshou listened as the gathered cultivators paid for the lecture.
• Shi Ji rejected a Jie Teaching immortal’s offer of spirit stones and left after condemning the sale of registered-disciple status.
• Li Changshou and Duobao chose to investigate further, and Duobao used a forged Heavenly Court mission to enlist Shi Ji’s help.
• Shi Ji took Duobao aboard Bu Zhongyao’s cloud ship, then led him away under the pretense of visiting his master.
• Duobao sealed the void, revealed his identity to Shi Ji, and shouted “Kneel,” forcing her down in midair.