Recaps

Li Changshou spent years analyzing the Investiture of the Gods calamity and concluded that Princess Longji was central to a cautious plan to reshape it. When Zhao Gongming asked for help with Golden Light Holy Mother’s pursuit, Li Changshou used the upcoming Immortal Peach Banquet to arrange a visit to the Heavenly Court.

• Li Changshou returned to Lesser Qiong Peak, painted portraits of Yunxiao and Ling'e, and continued weighing how the Saints might influence the Investiture of the Gods.
• The Du Xian Sect held a graduation ceremony for more than seven hundred disciples and announced that its Founding Ceremony would take place in eighteen years.
• Li Changshou spent eleven and a half years analyzing the calamity, identifying Princess Longji as a key to his plans while also overseeing Southern Continent waterways and Dragon Clan affairs.
• Zhao Gongming told Li Changshou that Jie Teaching immortals were making a commotion over the romantic advice Li Changshou had given, and that Golden Light Holy Mother had taken an interest in him.
• Li Changshou proposed that he and Zhao Gongming attend the Immortal Peach Banquet and then consult the Heavenly Court’s Matchmaker about how to reject Golden Light Holy Mother; Zhao Gongming agreed.

Li Changshou prepared the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan for the Immortal Peach Banquet while the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother discussed his role in the coming confrontation with the Western Sect. As the banquet began, the Dragon Clan and Zhao Gongming headed for Heaven, and Li Changshou sensed that someone on Lesser Qiong Peak was about to wake.

• Li Changshou told the Jade Emperor that Zhao Gongming would attend the Immortal Peach Banquet, and the Jade Emperor guessed several strategic reasons for the invitation.
• The Queen Mother summoned Li Changshou to inspect the banquet preparations and asked how he had won the Dragon Clan over and whether the Western Sect would interfere; Li Changshou said the Sect's disciples would likely arrive uninvited.
• Li Changshou let Longji complete the Water Pattern Map for the final great river, sharing credit with her before sending her to the Middle Heavenly Gate with the finished maps.
• Li Changshou accompanied the Four Seas Dragon Kings and their delegation to the Middle Heavenly Gate, where sixty thousand Heavenly Court troops and nine Golden Immortal generals awaited them.
• Li Changshou sent Zhao Gongming and Ao Yi to join the gathering, giving Zhao Gongming fruit wine as a gift for the Matchmaker.
• As the Immortal Peach Banquet began, Li Changshou sensed that someone next door to his true body on Lesser Qiong Peak was about to wake.

At the Immortal Peach Banquet, the Dragon Clan formally met with the Jade Emperor while Li Changshou’s arrangements kept tensions with the Western Teachings in check. Li Changshou arrived with Princess Longji and presented maps of Southern Jambudvipa’s waterways, prompting the Jade Emperor to claim them for Heavenly Court and merit to descend.

• The Eastern Sea Dragon King presented the Dragon Clan’s gratitude to the Jade Emperor, who welcomed the delegation and led them to Jade Lake.
• Zhao Gongming arrived with Ao Yi, and his greeting as the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother’s Martial Nephews eased the Dragon Clan’s reservations about serving Heavenly Court.
• The Jade Emperor allowed six Western Teachings disciples into the banquet, while Zhao Gongming’s presence caused them to hold back their challenge.
• Bian Zhuang announced that the Sea God had returned, and Li Changshou arrived with Princess Longji carrying the Heavenly Emperor Demon Slaying Sword.
• Li Changshou presented 1,232 waterway maps of Southern Jambudvipa, and the Jade Emperor declared that Heavenly Court would govern its waterways as merit descended.

Li Changshou used his Waterway inspection merits to bolster his position at the Immortal Peach Banquet, where he confronted six Western Teachings disciples over the Six-winged Golden Cicada. As Laojun arrived and silenced the gathering, Li Changshou was left outside tying up the Azure Ox.

• Li Changshou concealed himself outside the Du Xian Sect to collect the merit from his Waterway inspection while preparing for the Immortal Peach Banquet.
• At the banquet, the Jade Emperor rewarded Longji for helping Li Changshou, and Li Changshou challenged six uninvited Western Teachings old Daoists over their denial of ties to the Six-winged Golden Cicada.
• Li Changshou explained that a Western Saint Lord had taken the defeated Jin Chan away, then demanded that the six prove they were disciples of the Western Teachings; the Four Seas Dragon Kings backed him with their presence.
• Laojun arrived at the banquet, and Li Changshou helped him down from the Azure Ox before leading the ox outside and tying it to a boulder.

At the Immortal Peach Banquet, Li Changshou used Laojun’s presence and a lengthy oath to blunt the Western Teachings’ influence before requesting that the Four Seas Dragon Kings become Heavenly Court Sea Gods. The Dragon Clan submitted to the Jade Emperor, but when a West Sea elder objected, Li Changshou ordered the Heavenly Generals to seize him and execute him.

• Li Changshou returned to the banquet and made the six Western Teachings disciples prove their identities by reciting Zhao Gongming’s lengthy Great Dao Oath template.
• After the Jade Emperor confirmed the six disciples’ identities, Li Changshou prompted Dong Mugong to resume the banquet’s festivities while he prepared a memorial.
• Li Changshou asked to divide his Sea God authority among the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and the Jade Emperor appointed him Heavenly Court Water God, ranked in the third tier.
• Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings led the Four Seas Dragon Clan in declaring submission to the Heavenly Court and obedience to the Jade Emperor.
• A West Sea Dragon Palace elder challenged the decision, and Li Changshou demanded authority to handle the matter before ordering the Heavenly Generals to seize and execute him.

At the Immortal Peach Banquet, Li Changshou stopped the Western Teachings’ plot by helping the West Sea Dragon King execute a rebellious elder, then secured the Four Seas Dragon Clan’s submission to the Heavenly Court. After earning a vast amount of merit, Li Changshou grew wary that Zhao Gongming knew his real name and resolved to strengthen his security as the banquet began.

• The West Sea Dragon King seized the rebellious Dragon Clan Elder, transformed into a black dragon, and subdued him before bringing him back to Li Changshou.
• Li Changshou ordered the Heavenly generals to execute the elder in the Heavenly Punishment Hall, and the Heavenly Court destroyed the elder with divine lightning.
• Li Changshou vouched for the Dragon Clan, and the Four Seas Dragon Kings pledged loyalty to the Jade Emperor, who appointed them Sea Gods and placed Ao Guang in overall command of the Four Seas.
• Heavenly Dao Merit cleansed the dragons’ karmic hindrances and greatly increased Li Changshou’s merit, after which his main body returned to hiding in a river.
• Zhao Gongming revealed that he had learned Li Changshou’s real name from Third sister and Fourth sister, prompting Li Changshou to ask him to keep it secret and decide to improve his security.
• A fairy announced that the Immortal Peaches had arrived, while a graceful figure rose from a bed in the grass cottage atop Lesser Qiong Peak.

Ling'e emerged from seclusion as a Heavenly Immortal, while Li Changshou continued managing the Dragon Clan’s submission to the Heavenly Court. After the Immortal Peach Banquet, he told Ling'e about Fairy Yunxiao and began preparing her to help with sect affairs.

• Ling'e discovered she had reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm and cautiously inspected the peaches Li Changshou had left for her.
• At the Immortal Peach Banquet, Li Changshou drafted a memorial proposing Heavenly Court support for the Dragon Clan and measures to restrain its dragons.
• Ao Yi asked the Jade Emperor to leave the Sea God's Divine Authority and serve under Li Changshou, and the Jade Emperor approved.
• Li Changshou returned to Lesser Qiong Peak and gave Ling'e a jade hairpin from Fairy Yunxiao, explaining their growing connection.
• Li Changshou showed Ling'e a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir and explained that he needed her help with sect affairs, then gave her information about Yunxiao and the Lesser Qiong Peak Wandering Plan.

Ling'e began documenting Lesser Qiong Peak for Li Changshou’s plan to move it near Tushita Palace, while Li Changshou secured the Jade Emperor’s permission to settle there. After helping Zhao Gongming seek advice about Golden Light Holy Mother, Li Changshou discussed the hidden Lu Ya with the Jade Emperor and learned that the Saint Empress protected him.

• Ling'e surveyed Lesser Qiong Peak and resolved to support Li Changshou’s elaborate plan to relocate and disguise the mountain.
• Li Changshou took Zhao Gongming to the Hall of Marriage, where Matchmaker advised Zhao to speak honestly with Golden Light Holy Mother, prompting Zhao to decide to write her a letter.
• Zhao Gongming praised the Heavenly Court’s spiritual resources but rejected its oversight, then left with Li Changshou’s help.
• Li Changshou asked Hua Ri Tian for land beside Tushita Palace, and the Jade Emperor gave him permission to settle there if Laojun allowed it.
• Li Changshou told Hua Ri Tian that Lu Ya was hiding in Golden Crow Palace and warned that the Saint Empress concealed him, making an attack difficult.

Li Changshou tried to dissuade the Jade Emperor from attacking the Demon Race before Heavenly Court was ready, while helping Zhao Gongming write and deliver a letter to Golden Light Holy Mother. After True Person Huang Long joined them for a meal, Li Changshou presented his warning memorial to the Jade Emperor, who abruptly halted his plan to lead troops toward the Sun Star.

• Li Changshou worried that the Jade Emperor might attack the Golden Crow Palace too soon and began drafting a memorial against provoking the Demon Race before Heavenly Court was stronger.
• Zhao Gongming asked Li Changshou for help writing a letter to Golden Light Holy Mother, then delivered it and returned in high spirits.
• Princess Longji thanked Li Changshou for his help, and True Person Huang Long visited to praise him for aiding the Dragon Clan.
• Li Changshou finished his memorials and presented his warning about the Demon Race to the Jade Emperor.
• The Jade Emperor read the memorial, realized the Demon Court Remnants should not be attacked yet, and stopped directing his incarnation toward the Sun Star.

Li Changshou stopped the Jade Emperor from attacking Lu Ya, then helped plan the Heavenly Court’s administration of the Netherworld while investigating a mysterious force that weakened the Black Panther’s curse. Years later, as he continued preparing for the Investiture of the Gods and the move from Lesser Qiong Peak, he discovered that a youth seeking apprenticeship was named Li Jing.

• Li Changshou’s memorial prompted the Jade Emperor to recall Hua Ri Tian’s troops from the Sun Star before they could ambush Lu Ya.
• Lu Ya suffered worsening injuries and misfortune, fled to the Sun Star’s core, and was carried away by a white shadow after hearing a sigh beside his mother’s coffin.
• The Black Panther fainted as the plaque bearing Lu Ya’s name vanished, and a black lingzhi above him crumbled; after waking, he said an embroidered ball had warned him not to worship again.
• Li Changshou discussed bringing the Netherworld under Heavenly Court rule with the Jade Emperor, received an appointment to oversee the undertaking, and later spent years revising his plans for the Investiture of the Gods.
• Li Changshou noticed a bruised youth seeking apprenticeship outside the mountain gate and learned that the boy was called Li Jing.

Li Changshou decided to guide young Li Jing into Du Xian Sect and shape his future, but struggled to find a suitable master for him. After deducing that Li Jing’s luck could help attract True Lord Du'e, Li Changshou put his plans into motion as the Founding Ceremony approached.

• Li Changshou recognized the kneeling youth as young Li Jing and reasoned that his future role in the Investiture of the Gods could make him useful to the Heavenly Court.
• Li Changshou arranged for Li Jing to enter Du Xian Sect, sent him Hunger-Filling Pills when he nearly fainted from hunger, and searched for a suitable master without taking him as his own disciple.
• Li Changshou deduced that Li Jing’s luck could persuade True Lord Du'e to accept him and sent a Paper Daoist to Tushita Palace to advance the plan.
• A Paper Daoist returned with a treasure pouch as crowds gathered for Du Xian Sect’s Founding Ceremony.
• Li Changshou used a luck-measuring artifact on his master, Ling'e, Jiu Jiu, Jiu Yushi, and Xiong Lingli, then concealed his own result and headed for Du Xian Hall.

Li Changshou managed the Du Xian Sect’s selection ceremony while watching the growing danger around the West Sea Dragon Palace and helping Golden Light Holy Mother interpret Zhao Gongming’s rejection letter. The chapter ended with True Lord Du'e learning from Ji Wuyou about an extraordinary figure at the sect, while Li Jing remained there as a disciple.

• True Lord Du'e secretly watched the Du Xian Sect’s Founding Ceremony, where Li Jing’s purple destiny startled the elders and led True Lord Du'e to choose him as a Registered Disciple.
• Li Changshou noticed suspicious troop movements around the West Sea Dragon Palace and prepared his Water Paper Daoist Legion as Ao Yi reported that Golden Light Holy Mother and other fairies had arrived at the Sea God Temple.
• Golden Light Holy Mother asked Li Changshou about Zhao Gongming and his letter, while Holy Mother Huoling privately asked him to help Golden Light Holy Mother hold onto hope without revealing the truth.
• Li Changshou agreed to assist and told Holy Mother Huoling to swear secrecy before he gave her three brocade pouches.
• Ji Wuyou persuaded True Lord Du'e to let Li Jing remain at Du Xian Sect, then began telling him about the sect’s extraordinary figure.

Rumors spread across the Five Continents that Grand Master Xuandu had a child, and Ji Wuyou sought Li Changshou’s help after discovering the rumor’s source was True Lord Du'e. Li Changshou cleared up Ji Wuyou’s misunderstanding and discussed the spreading gossip with Ling'e just as the Great Mage appeared.

• Rumors that Grand Master Xuandu had a daughter spread widely, and Ji Wuyou ordered Du Xian Sect to deny them after hearing they had reached the market towns.
• Ji Wuyou visited Li Changshou and mistakenly assumed Li Changshou was the Great Mage’s offspring, while Li Changshou thought the Sect Master had learned his hidden identity.
• Ling'e asked about the rumors, and Ji Wuyou explained that True Lord Du'e had started them after hearing that the Great Mage had an offspring cultivating at Du Xian Sect.
• Li Changshou gave Ji Wuyou a jade talisman and a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, leading Ji Wuyou to swear an oath of secrecy while misunderstanding Li Changshou’s identity even further.
• Li Changshou told Ling'e that the rumors could not be stopped and would likely fade, then the Great Mage appeared and teased him for speaking so convincingly.

Li Changshou briefed Grand Master Xuandu on the Western Sect’s threat to the Dragon Clan and prepared defenses across the Four Seas. After setting out with the Great Mage, he received help with his plans for Lesser Qiong Peak and was joined at the Great Sea God Temple by the approaching Yunxiao, Ox, and Horse.

• Li Changshou introduced Ling'e to Grand Master Xuandu, who praised her cultivation and discussed the rumors about Li Changshou and Yunxiao.
• Li Changshou explained that the Western Teachings controlled the West Sea sea eye and planned to extort the Dragon Palace, while the Dragon Clan and Heavenly Court prepared to resist.
• Li Changshou asked the Great Mage to help move Lesser Qiong Peak near Tushita Palace and turn it into an ornamental rock with a Qiankun Mustard Seed Array; the Great Mage agreed.
• The Great Mage placed Taiji Diagram marks at the Four Seas’ sea eyes, and Li Changshou prepared Paper Daoist armies and Earth Fiend Spirit Explosion arrays for the coming conflict.
• The Great Mage brought Yunxiao to the Great Sea God Temple and gave Li Changshou the Xuanhuang Pagoda for protection.
• The Great Mage spotted Ox and Horse heading for the Sea God Temple to congratulate him and ask Li Changshou for seasonings.

Li Changshou brought Yunxiao, the Great Mage Xuandu, Ox-Head, and Horse-Face to the West Sea Dragon Palace after learning that rebels were attacking the West Sea Dragon King. He began stalling the coup by directing Ox-Head and Horse-Face to make a dramatic entrance as Netherworld Soul Reaper Emissaries.

• Li Changshou greeted Yunxiao, who warned him that rumors about the Great Mage Xuandu were being used to target him, and she agreed to watch his coming battle from a distance.
• Ox-Head and Horse-Face arrived with congratulations based on the false rumor that the Great Mage had gained a daughter, then offered to help Li Changshou when they learned he was heading to the West Sea Dragon Palace.
• The Great Mage Xuandu, Yunxiao, Li Changshou, Ox-Head, and the two Netherworld officials traveled through a Water-Fire Taiji Diagram to the West Sea, where Li Changshou discovered that Ao Shi and the palace elders had trapped the West Sea Dragon King and the Dragon Mother.
• Li Changshou decided to stall the rebels until reinforcements arrived and guided Ox-Head and Horse-Face into the Dragon Palace's main hall.
• As Ao Shi confronted the West Sea Dragon King, Ox-Head and Horse-Face made a theatrical entrance and announced themselves as Underworld Officialdom Soul Reaper Emissaries.

Li Changshou stalled the West Sea Dragon Palace coup with Ox-Head and Horse-Face until he appeared and revealed seven mysterious gourd children. The chapter ended with the rebels facing the gourd siblings as Li Changshou waited for reinforcements and prepared to turn the situation around.

• Li Changshou coached Ox-Head and Horse-Face to pose as Underworld emissaries and stall Ao Shi’s forces while the West Sea Dragon King played along.
• Ox-Head and Horse-Face disrupted the rebels with threats about reincarnation, then stepped aside and announced they would provide soul-reaping services after the battle.
• Ao Shi prepared to attack the West Sea Dragon King, but Li Changshou appeared beneath a Gourd Vine and deflected a hidden Purple Arrow without moving.
• Li Changshou summoned Da Wa, Er Wa, San Wa, Si Wa, Wu Wa, and Liu Wa from the first six gourds.
• Li Changshou opened the seventh gourd, revealing Qi Wa, whose coy introduction left several young Dragon Clan members stumbling into a heap.

Li Changshou confronted Ao Shi and the Dragon Clan conspirators in the West Sea Dragon Palace, using the gourd spirits, protective arrays, and ingenious techniques to turn the battle in his favor. He captured Ao Shi and triggered an enhanced Spirit Explosion Array, unleashing a massive blast over the palace.

• Li Changshou introduced his gourd spirits as several Primordial Chaos Fierce Beasts attacked, and the first five gourd children struck them with silver needles laced with Love Flower Poison, driving them from the hall.
• Li Changshou formed a Five Elements Guardian Array around the West Sea Dragon King and his loyal forces while Ao Shi and the Dragon Clan elders attacked him to no effect.
• Ao Shi ordered the elders to trap Li Changshou and target Ao Run, prompting Li Changshou to use streams of evasion techniques to break through the defenders and capture Ao Shi with Da Yu's Flood Control Map.
• Li Changshou revealed that his apparent incarnation concealed an enhanced Golden Immortal Core Spirit Explosion Array, then used the transformed Ao Shi as a shield as the array detonated.
• The explosion sent a huge sphere of water rising above the West Sea Dragon Palace as Li Changshou claimed he was only a Heavenly Court Civil Official.

Li Changshou routed the Western Sect’s rebel dragons at the West Sea Dragon Palace, captured Ao Shi, and helped the West Sea Dragon King survive. As chaos spread to the other seas, Grand Master Xuandu sent Li Changshou and Yunxiao to the South Sea while he went to the North Sea.

• Li Changshou used Paper Daoists, treasures, and a spirit explosion to defeat the rebel dragons, capture Ao Shi, and drive their forces from the Crystal Palace.
• Li Changshou stopped the West Sea Dragon King from killing Ao Shi and urged him to let the Jade Emperor judge his son.
• Reinforcements arrived after the fighting had ended, and Li Changshou stored away poisoned Dragon King blood for later use.
• Li Changshou returned to the Sea God Temple with Grand Master Xuandu, Yunxiao, Ox-Head, and Horse-Face, then reported that rebel forces were attacking across the seas.
• Grand Master Xuandu sent Yunxiao with Li Changshou to the South Sea and went to the North Sea himself, lending Li Changshou the Universe Ruler.

Li Changshou explained his planning methods to Yunxiao while the Jade Emperor discovered them together and led Heavenly troops toward the Southern Sea. After Yunxiao detected a disturbance, Li Changshou and the others headed toward it to protect the sea eye, though the Western Sect’s true target remained uncertain.

• Bian Zhuang reported Ao Shi’s rebellion and the destruction of the West Sea Dragon Palace, and the Jade Emperor sent troops to reinforce the Eastern and Southern Seas.
• Hua Ri Tian searched for Li Changshou, discovered him speaking with Yunxiao, and led a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers toward them under the pretense of passing by.
• Li Changshou described how he planned for different possibilities, and he and Yunxiao discussed strategy while walking across the Southern Sea.
• Yunxiao detected an abnormal disturbance ninety thousand li southeast, so Li Changshou and Yunxiao led Hua Ri Tian’s troops toward it.
• Li Changshou said the disturbance might be a Western Sect feint but claimed he had prepared for every possibility and was about ninety-four or ninety-five percent confident.

Li Changshou watched Western Teachings attack the Sea Eyes in the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Seas, then realized their true target was the Eastern Sea and rushed to seek help. The battles were underway across the Four Seas as he set out with Yunxiao’s help to summon Zhao Gongming and the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.

• Li Changshou stayed hidden near the South Sea Sea Eye while Yunxiao reported the strength of the Western force and he weighed whether to alert the Dragon Clan.
• Western experts exposed the Eastern Sea Sea Eye, prompting the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace to send its forces into battle; Li Changshou then revealed the South Sea Sea Eye’s defenders and another battle began.
• Daoist Wen Jing led Western forces against the North Sea Sea Eye, where the Great Mage and North Sea Dragon Clan forces guarded the site.
• One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers led by Marshal Hua Ri Tian arrived to reinforce the South Sea, while Li Changshou and Yunxiao remained concealed.
• Li Changshou realized Western Teachings planned to destroy the Eastern Sea Eye to damage the Dragon Clan’s prestige and make it bear the resulting karma, so he asked Yunxiao to summon Brother Gongming and hurried toward the Eastern Sea.

Li Changshou arrived as the Eastern Sea Sea Eye broke under a Western Teachings assault, and the Dragon Clan faced the prospect of sacrificing itself to contain the flood. With help from the Heavenly Court, Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, and the dragons, he used the Sea-Calming Divine Needle to seal the Sea Eye, while Haotian gave his life to provide the merit needed to finish the task.

• Li Changshou warned Ao Yi that the Eastern Sea Sea Eye was in danger, but Western forces overwhelmed the Dragon Clan defenses and broke the seal.
• Ao Yi saw visions of the Dragon Clan sacrificing itself to contain the Sea Eye and tried to rush to help, but Li Changshou stopped him and promised to protect him.
• Li Changshou drove the Sea-Calming Divine Needle into the Sea Eye as Heavenly Soldiers, Dong Mugong, and the dragons joined him, while Yunxiao and Zhao Gongming helped hold it in place.
• When the Sea-Calming Divine Needle ran out of merit, Haotian sacrificed himself to provide enough merit to seal the Sea Eye.
• The Sea Eye stabilized as a gentle spring, and Ao Guang and the surviving dragons bowed before it and honored Haotian.

After the Dragon Clan’s Sea Eye crisis, Li Changshou managed the aftermath, accepted responsibility for the losses, and returned to Du Xian Sect to plan his next moves. The chapter ended with Great Mage appearing in the Blood Sea before the wounded Female Asura, while Li Changshou sensed the encounter through the Taiji Diagram.

• Li Changshou left the iron rod and nineteen strategies with the Eastern Sea Dragon King, returned Ao Yi safely, and urged the Dragon Clan to thank Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao.
• Zhao Gongming absorbed the Eastern Sea tsunami with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and Li Changshou told Dong Mugong to report the disaster without publicly accusing the Western Teachings.
• Yunxiao discovered Qiongxiao and Bixiao acting out a romantic scene as Li Changshou and Yunxiao, and punished them after destroying their Image Recording Orb.
• Zhao Gongming escorted Li Changshou to the Sea God Temple, after which Li Changshou returned to Lesser Qiong Peak and began planning his next steps, including arranging his master's ascension.
• Li Changshou sent Ling'e to copy the Steady Character Scripture in his place, then sensed a familiar Blood Sea aura through the Taiji Diagram.
• Great Mage emerged from the Taiji Diagram above the Blood Sea, confronting the wounded Female Asura as the sea fell still.

After the Great Mage’s destruction of the Asura Race, Li Changshou and the Jade Emperor discussed strengthening the Heavenly Court and countering the Western Teachings. Learning that Ksitigarbha had plotted against the Dragon Clan and may target the Netherworld, Li Changshou began preparing for a clash there, just as Zhao Gongming arrived with urgent news.

• The Great Mage pursued the Rakshasa Princess to Spirit Mountain, killed her before Saint Zhunti, and left the Primordial Slaughter Sword in the Western Teachings’ hands.
• Li Changshou presented the Jade Emperor with plans to expand the Heavenly Court and discussed the Western Teachings’ future and the Netherworld’s importance.
• Li Changshou reviewed his failure to anticipate the Eastern Sea attack and resolved to investigate the Wu Tribe and prepare the Heavenly Court for threats to the Netherworld.
• Daoist Wen Jing told Li Changshou that Ksitigarbha, a newly emerged disciple of a saint, had plotted against the Dragon Clan and had appeared riding a mount.
• Zhao Gongming rushed to Li Changshou and asked him to help deal with a major new problem.

Li Changshou accompanied Zhao Gongming to Northern Continent of Julu, hoping to build his interest in joining the Heavenly Court while they visited the Wu Tribe. Meanwhile, schemes involving Luofu Cave and rumors about the Water God began to spread, leaving the chapter on the verge of a potentially damaging revelation.

• Zhao Gongming told Li Changshou that he had suddenly developed feelings for Golden Light Holy Mother, and Li Changshou advised him to sort out his own heart before acting.
• Li Changshou invited Zhao Gongming to Northern Continent of Julu and tried to make him favor the Heavenly Court, but Zhao Gongming showed no sign of being persuaded.
• True Person Huang Long visited Luofu Cave seeking Zhao Gongming so he could ask the Water God how to make amends for missing the Eastern Sea crisis, then left when Holy Mother Huoling said Zhao Gongming was away.
• A young Daoist at Spirit Mountain learned that Holy Mother Huoling was at Luofu Cave and sent a jade talisman to probe tensions between Chan and Jie Teachings.
• Li Changshou and Zhao Gongming reached a Wu Tribe settlement, where Li Changshou cooked Spirit Beast Meat and the children mistook him for a Demon Race poisoner.
• At an immortal banquet, True Lord Du'e heard that True Person Huang Long had revealed major news concerning Li Changshou and the Jie Teachings' Chief Outer Disciple, and promised to keep it secret.

Li Changshou and Zhao Gongming visited a Northern Continent Wu Tribe settlement, where Li Changshou discovered that the tribe was struggling to have children and offered a preliminary remedy. As they returned toward Anshui City, a Daoist appeared and accused Zhao Gongming of harboring intentions toward his grand-disciple.

• Zhao Gongming immobilized hundreds of Wu Tribe members while Li Changshou fed their children roasted meat, drawing the attention of the Great Witch Sacrifice and other tribe leaders.
• Li Changshou introduced himself as the Heavenly Court Water God and explained that he had come at the request of Ox-Head and Horse-Face to check on the Wu Tribe.
• Li Changshou asked the Great Witch Sacrifice whether the Wu Tribe could still conceive and bear children, then learned that the tribe's births had sharply declined.
• Li Changshou proposed that two hundred Wu Tribe couples test a preliminary conception remedy and promised to investigate the cause with the Hall of Marriage and the Netherworld.
• Li Changshou told Zhao Gongming that the Wu Tribe children seemed nearly Witch-Human, then teased him about the Autumn Palace Portrait before giving him a treasured diagram.
• A slightly plump Daoist intercepted Li Changshou and Zhao Gongming near Anshui City and berated Zhao Gongming for his supposed intentions toward his grand-disciple.