Chapter Summaries

Ruthless destroyed the Great Sun Liuli Buddha with a single palm strike, leaving the Jade Emperor and other onlookers stunned. As Tianpeng and the Supreme Elder Lord discussed Ruthless’s power and a mysterious barrier blocking contact with the Saints, Tianpeng looked toward Ren.

• Ruthless shattered Liuli Buddha’s palm, then destroyed his Golden Body and obliterated the power he had drawn from the past and future.
• Liuli Buddha burst apart, and fragments of his body scattered through the Starry Sky and fell toward the Lower Realm.
• The Jade Emperor realized Buddhism’s defeat could trigger a war with the Expounding Sect, while Jin Ling, Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao discussed Ruthless’s strength and unknown origins.
• Tianpeng asked the Supreme Elder Lord who Ruthless was, and the Supreme Elder Lord said he could not identify her or reach his true self in Chaos.
• The Supreme Elder Lord warned Tianpeng that the Primordial World had changed and urged him to be careful; Tianpeng defended his decision to befriend Ren and looked toward him.

After Ruthless destroyed Liuli Buddha, Lingji Bodhisattva became a demon and attacked Ren. Ren and Lingji fought a fierce battle across the Starry Sky, ending with Ren's Army Breaker Sword clashing against Lingji's Flying Dragon Strike.

• Ruthless blew Liuli Buddha apart, leaving Lingji Bodhisattva stunned by his death.
• Lingji Bodhisattva tasted Liuli Buddha's blood, succumbed to despair, and transformed into a demon.
• Supreme Elder Lord explained to Tianpeng that Buddhism and the Devil Dao were connected and that Lingji had become a Greater Daemon.
• Lingji Bodhisattva attacked Ren with demonic power, and Ren countered with his Heaven-Covering Seal and Greedy Wolf Sword.
• Ren and Lingji fought across the Starry Sky until Ren's Army Breaker Sword collided with Lingji's Flying Dragon Strike.

Ren fought Lingji Bodhisattva in a desperate battle, enduring the Flying Dragon Treasure Staff and its Three-Flavored Divine Wind while striking back with killing techniques and the Ziwei Emperor Fist. Despite the Jade Emperor’s confusion and Yunxiao’s worry, Ren refused to retreat, and the fight remained unresolved as Lingji continued attacking him.

• Ren and Lingji Bodhisattva exchanged thousands of blows, suffering severe injuries as their divine weapons clashed.
• Lingji pierced Ren’s shoulder with the Flying Dragon Treasure Staff, and Ren severed Lingji’s left arm with the Replica Qingping Sword.
• Ren seized the staff and struck Lingji with his Killing Fist while Lingji sent the Three-Flavored Divine Wind into Ren’s body.
• Yunxiao worried that Ren was risking his life unnecessarily, while Jin Ling said that hardship was necessary for him to grow stronger.
• The Jade Emperor wondered why Ren fought so desperately, unable to understand his resolve after a life of easy cultivation.
• Ren kept attacking despite the divine wind ravaging his body, and Lingji unleashed it again as Ren shouted the name of the Ziwei Emperor Fist.

Ren killed Lingji Bodhisattva with his star-powered fist, but suffered severe injuries and was taken away by Ruthless. As the Heavenly Court grappled with Lingji’s demonic escape and the fallout, Jin Ling ordered the Interception Sect to handle the remaining affairs.

• Ren shattered Lingji Bodhisattva’s Flying Dragon Treasure Staff and blasted him to dust, though Lingji’s Primordial Spirit vanished under Demon Qi after invoking Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• Ren collapsed from his injuries as the Jade Emperor, Antarctic Immortal Elder, Supreme Elder Lord, and other Heavenly Court experts reacted to Lingji’s transformation into a demon.
• Ruthless stopped Yang Jian from reaching Ren, took the injured Ren in her arms, and flew with him toward Violet Myrtle Star.
• Jin Ling told Wen Zhong that Ren had regained the Ziwei Great Emperor’s authority and ordered him to deal with the Expounding Sect while purging Buddhism’s forces from the Heavenly Court.
• Jin Ling departed with the Three Xiao, and the Interception Sect left as the remaining Expounding Sect members gathered.

After Ren’s victory, the Heavenly Court’s factions prepared for Buddhism’s retaliation, while the Jade Emperor offered a precious Creation Pill in hopes of gaining Ren’s favor. The Jade Emperor and Nezha then helped purge Buddhist agents from the Heavenly Court.

• Yang Jian assigned Nezha to work with Wen Zhong and purge Buddhist agents, while Lei Zhenzi went to Kunlun to alert their masters.
• The Supreme Elder Lord said Jieyin might not learn of Liuli Buddha’s death because contact with their true selves was difficult, and noted Buddhism could revive Liuli Buddha through the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool.
• The Jade Emperor ordered Taibai Jinxing to take a Creation Pill to the injured Ziwei Great Emperor, hoping the gift would earn Ren and the mysterious woman’s goodwill.
• Wen Zhong and Nezha searched the Heavenly Court and uncovered Buddhist agents among the Loose Cultivators the Jade Emperor had recruited.
• The Jade Emperor realized Buddhism had nearly turned his plan to strengthen his own rule into a scheme that would make him their puppet.

Liuli Buddha recovered most of his Primordial Spirit using the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool, exhausting its Black-Yellow Qi, and told Maitreya Buddha that the Primordial World had been cut off from the Saints in Chaos. The two planned to rely on themselves, recruit Cihang and the others, and prepare for the Expounding Sect's retaliation as Liuli Buddha continued rebuilding his strength.

• Wen Zhong and Nezha slaughtered suspected Loose Cultivators in the Heavenly Court while the Jade Emperor approved the purge.
• Liuli Buddha told Maitreya Buddha that his Primordial Spirit had mostly recovered, but the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool's Black-Yellow Qi was exhausted.
• Liuli Buddha described how a mysterious woman had crushed his Great Sun Glazed Body and shattered his Primordial Spirit.
• Liuli Buddha revealed that Fiendish Qi had isolated the Primordial World from Chaos, preventing Buddhism from contacting Jieyin or Zhunti.
• Liuli Buddha urged Maitreya Buddha to recruit Cihang and the others and prepare for Yuding's retaliation over Ren.
• Maitreya Buddha asked how Liuli Buddha could recover faster, and Liuli Buddha warned him not to underestimate Yuding, a Quasi-Saint sword cultivator.

Liuli Buddha planned to rebuild his body as a Golden Crow and ordered Maitreya Buddha to seek Lu Ya's essence blood and inheritance, offering Buddhism's supreme divine abilities in return. In Kunlun, Huanglong confirmed Cihang had defected and become Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, prompting Yuding Zhenren and Taiyi Zhenren to set out after him.

• Liuli Buddha told Maitreya Buddha he would transform into a Golden Crow and asked him to negotiate with Lu Ya for essence blood and the Great Sun Golden Crow Art.
• Liuli Buddha instructed Maitreya Buddha to offer the Bodhi Divine Ability and, if Lu Ya recovered the Third-Grade Golden Lotus, the Great Dream Three Thousand Divine Ability as well.
• Yuding Zhenren and Taiyi Zhenren condemned Liuli Buddha for attacking Ren and Nezha, while Yun Zhongzi warned that Cihang might betray the Expounding Sect.
• Huanglong arrived with his restored Nine-Clawed Yellow Dragon body and reported that Cihang had declared himself Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva after meeting a Buddhist venerable.
• Yuding Zhenren summoned his sword and flew from Kunlun to confront Cihang, and Taiyi Zhenren followed on a Fire Dragon.

Ren recovered from his injuries in the Heavenly Court as Ruthless explained that Liuli Buddha’s flawed, demon-rooted Dao had made him an ideal opponent for her. The chapter ended with Ruthless judging that she could defeat the Jade Emperor but would probably lose against veteran Quasi-Saints.

• Yun Zhongzi sent Huanglong Zhenren and Lei Zhenzi to the Heavenly Court to check on Ren and investigate the mysterious person who had killed Liuli Buddha.
• Ren woke from his coma, and Ruthless refused to let him take the Creation Pill until she had studied it and judged him strong enough to digest it.
• Ren asked how Ruthless had defeated Liuli Buddha, and she explained that his Buddhist Dao suppressed demonic thoughts and was vulnerable to her knowledge of the Devil Dao.
• Ren recalled that Buddhism’s founders had incorporated Luo Hou’s demonic teachings after Hongjun withheld part of his teachings from them.
• Ruthless told Ren she could defeat the Jade Emperor but would likely lose more often than she won against veteran Quasi-Saints.

Ren recovered with the Creation Pill and learned that Ruthless had developed a technique to hide Lower Realm origins from the Heavenly Dao. He then heard that Cihang had defected to Buddhism and that Yuding had gone to confront him, leaving Ren to prepare for more betrayals within the Expounding Sect.

• Ruthless explained that the Creation Pill had helped her develop a Heaven-Shrouding Technique, which she had taught to Yan Ruyu.
• Ren met Huanglong Zhenren and Lei Zhenzi, learned that Yuding had gone to Mount Putuo after Cihang defected, and introduced Yan Ruyu as his wife.
• Huanglong Zhenren recounted how Yun Zhongzi had restored his body and told him to watch Cihang and others, while Ren suspected more Expounding Sect members might betray the sect.
• Ren told Lei Zhenzi to alert Yang Jian and Nezha to prepare, and Lei Zhenzi departed to deliver the message.

Ren prepared to confront traitors within the Expounding Sect, inviting Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Three Xiao while seeking help from the Supreme Elder Lord and Marshal Tianpeng. He and Tianpeng headed for Tusita Palace, with Tianpeng agreeing to speak for him and lend the Heavenly River Navy.

• Ren told Huanglong Zhenren to invite Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Three Xiao, and asked Yan Ruyu to receive them at Ziwei Palace.
• Ren used Nine Secrets: Xing to travel to the Celestial River and find Marshal Tianpeng at the Heavenly River Navy station.
• Ren asked Tianpeng to take him to Tusita Palace so he could meet the Supreme Elder Lord.
• Ren told Tianpeng that the Expounding Sect was facing internal turmoil and that he needed the Elder Lord's help and the Heavenly River Navy.
• Tianpeng agreed to speak for Ren and help him, then accompanied him toward Tusita Palace.

Ren visited the Tusita Palace with Tianpeng and asked the Supreme Elder Lord to undo the seal on Kirin Cliff so he could use Yunxiao’s body to win the Interception Sect’s support against Expounding Sect defectors and Buddhism. The Supreme Elder Lord listened to Ren’s plan, while Tianpeng eagerly anticipated the prospect of war.

• Tianpeng led Ren into the Tusita Palace and admitted that he often stole pills there.
• Ren and Tianpeng met Green Bull, who recognized Ren’s treasures and offered to help if the Supreme Elder Lord gave him trouble.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku escorted Ren and Tianpeng to the Supreme Elder Lord, where Ren saw several Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Ren asked the Supreme Elder Lord to undo Kirin Cliff’s seal, and Tianpeng questioned why he wanted access to Yunxiao’s sealed body.
• Ren explained that he hoped to secure the Interception Sect’s support, help the Expounding Sect deal with defectors, and confront Buddhism; Tianpeng grew excited at the prospect of battle.

Ren and Tianpeng secured Supreme Elder Lord’s support for the Three Sects’ alliance and received permission to take treasures from Tusita Palace. Ren chose the Eight-Scenery Palace Lamp, while Tianpeng took the Earth-Leaving Flame Banner and several pill gourds.

• Tianpeng urged Supreme Elder Lord to join forces with the Three Sects, and Supreme Elder Lord agreed while explaining that he could not personally lift Kirin Cliff’s seal.
• Ren thanked Supreme Elder Lord and said the alliance would help persuade the Interception Sect to act against Buddhism.
• Tianpeng asked for Spirit Treasures, and Supreme Elder Lord let him choose treasures and assigned Green Bull to accompany him to the mortal realm.
• Supreme Elder Lord invited Ren to take a Spirit Treasure, and Ren chose the Eight-Scenery Palace Lamp, a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure containing the Heaven-Burning Purple Flame.
• Tianpeng took several pill gourds and chose the Earth-Leaving Flame Banner, which Supreme Elder Lord identified as one of the Five Elements Banners of Heaven and Earth.

Ren obtained the talisman paper needed to remove Yunxiao’s seal and left Tusita Palace with Tianpeng, who planned to gather the Heavenly River Navy for a campaign against Buddhism. At Ziwei Palace, Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Three Xiao learned about the Expounding Sect’s betrayal, and Ren returned as Yunxiao said they already understood the matter.

• Ren took the talisman paper for removing the seal on Kirin Cliff, then left Tusita Palace with Tianpeng, who stole more pills on the way out.
• Ren resisted the God-Striking Whip’s pull toward the Investiture Hall and told Tianpeng to prepare the Heavenly River Navy while he dealt with the Intercepting Sect.
• Tianpeng departed to gather three hundred thousand troops, and Ren flew toward Ziwei Palace.
• At Ziwei Palace, Huanglong explained the Expounding Sect’s betrayal to Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Three Xiao while they waited for Ren.
• Ren returned to Ziwei Palace, where Yunxiao told him that she and the others already understood the matter.

Ren secured Jin Ling’s agreement to unite the Interception Sect with the Expounding Sect, while promising major concessions and a way to break the seal on Kirin Cliff. Their forces and allied Heavenly Court legions mobilized at the Southern Heavenly Gate, leaving the Jade Emperor alarmed and uncertain.

• Ren offered Jin Ling the method to break the seal on Kirin Cliff, and she confirmed that it could free Yunxiao’s body.
• Ren promised the Interception Sect the captured traitors, Daoist Randeng, and the Expounding Sect’s help in freeing Interception Immortals from the Investiture List.
• Jin Ling accepted Ren’s terms and agreed that the Interception and Expounding Sects would join forces.
• Tianpeng assembled the Celestial River’s three hundred thousand water troops and marched them to the Southern Heavenly Gate.
• Wen Zhong mobilized the Thunder Legion and the Myriad Spirits Legion, while the Jade Emperor called up his Imperial Guards in alarm.
• Jin Ling gathered the Interception Immortals, and Ren mobilized the Ziwei Legion and Ziwei Department star officials at the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Yang Jian delivered Ren’s plan to the Jade Emperor, who agreed to support the campaign against Buddhism in exchange for an elite legion and half of the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor’s authority. As the Heavenly Court prepared supplies and allies joined Ren’s forces, the Supreme Elder Lord went to meet Laozi in Supreme Clear Heaven.

• Yang Jian gave the Jade Emperor Ren’s scroll explaining the alliance of the Human Sect, Expounding Sect, and Interception Sect against Buddhism.
• The Jade Emperor placed the Four Directions Legions under Yang Jian’s command and agreed to supply Ren’s campaign in return for an elite legion and a share of the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor’s authority.
• The Jade Emperor ordered Taibai Jinxing to prepare supplies for Ren’s forces while Interception Sect immortals gathered across the Heavenly Court.
• The Supreme Elder Lord sent Green Bull to join Tianpeng and then left Tusita Palace.
• The Supreme Elder Lord arrived in Supreme Clear Heaven and met Laozi, Saint Laozi’s Obsessive Thought Corpse.

Ren gathered the Human, Expounding, and Intercepting Sects and Heavenly Court legions at the Southern Heavenly Gate to deal with an Expounding Sect rebellion and confront Buddhism. The assembled forces cheered his plan to march on Spirit Mountain, while Duobao watched the gathering from Supreme Clear Heaven in confusion.

• In Supreme Clear Heaven, Supreme Elder Lord and Obsession Corpse Laozi told Duobao that an Expounding Sect disciple had united the Three Sects against Buddhism.
• Duobao saw an image of the Southern Heavenly Gate and wondered why Jin Ling, Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Wen Zhong, and others had gathered there.
• Immortals of the Intercepting Sect and legions of the Heavenly Court assembled at the Southern Heavenly Gate, where Qiongxiao asked Wen Zhong for troops to command.
• Ren silenced the gathered forces and announced that they would eliminate the Expounding Sect rebellion and openly confront Buddhism.
• The Intercepting Sect immortals cheered Ren's proposal to march on and surround Spirit Mountain.

Ren sent the allied legions to the Lower Realm and revealed his plan to surround Spirit Mountain with powerful formations while Buddhism was weakened. Laozi’s Obsession Corpse and the Supreme Elder Lord monitored the plan and considered releasing Duobao if the battle required it.

• Ren placed Wen Zhong in command of the legions, then Wen Zhong dispatched Tianpeng, Lei Zhenzi, Yang Jian, and the allied forces toward the Lower Realm.
• Ren told Jin Ling that he intended to use battle-tested formations to surround Spirit Mountain and exploit Buddhism’s losses.
• Jin Ling agreed to train the army in the Myriad Immortals Formation, while Ren proposed reclaiming the Four Zhu Xian Swords and deploying the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
• Ren and his companions followed the army toward the Lower Realm as the Heavenly Court grew quiet.
• Laozi’s Obsession Corpse and the Supreme Elder Lord discussed Ren’s strategy and agreed to watch Buddhism’s Three Corpses, with Duobao’s release as a possibility.
• Duobao watched Ren in an image, questioned how Yuding had found such a capable disciple, and hoped the campaign might let him leave Supreme Clear Heaven.

The Flowing Sand Alliance learned that a million Heavenly Court troops had arrived, while Tianpeng and Lei Zhenzi chose its mountain city as a base. Tianpeng attacked with the Heavenly River Navy, and the chapter ended as the navy rapidly formed its battle arrays.

• Flowing Sand and his allies discussed Yuding Zhenren's slaughter across the region and worried the Heavenly Court might order them to confront him.
• A messenger warned Flowing Sand that a million Heavenly Court troops had arrived, and Flowing Sand prepared to defend the city with his alliance's Demon Soldiers and formations.
• Tianpeng and Lei Zhenzi found the city and decided to take it as a base for Wen Zhong's army.
• Tianpeng led three hundred thousand Heavenly River Navy soldiers toward the city, where Flowing Sand confronted him with nearly two million Demon Soldiers.
• Tianpeng announced the Heavenly Court's claim to the city and ordered the navy to summon Weak Water and capture Flowing Sand alive.
• The Heavenly River Navy swiftly divided into battle arrays, impressing Lei Zhenzi with its discipline and efficiency.

Marshal Tianpeng and the Heavenly River Navy unleashed One-Origin Heavy Water and weak waters against the Flowing Sand Alliance’s city. The city’s defensive formation ultimately shattered, and the flood swept over its walls and Demon Soldiers.

• Marshal Tianpeng formed the Heavenly River Navy into an array that rained One-Origin Heavy Water down on the city, killing many Demon Soldiers.
• The Flowing Sand Alliance leader activated a Heaven-Shrouding Formation that shielded the city from the rain.
• Tianpeng ordered the navy to summon weak waters, then struck the defensive formation with a towering rake of water.
• The navy’s weak waters formed a tsunami that smashed the mountains outside the city and surged toward its walls.
• Tianpeng shaped the flood into a huge Divine Dragon, which struck and shattered the city’s formation.
• The flood swept away the city wall and engulfed the Demon Soldiers inside.

Tianpeng's army crushed Flowing Sand's Demon Soldiers, and Ren questioned the captured fox about Bai Ze. Flowing Sand revealed that Bai Ze had visited the Qingqiu Clan and gained several followers, but he knew nothing of Bai Ze's plans.

• Tianpeng led the Heavenly River Navy against the Demon Soldiers, while Lei Zhenzi ordered the Thunder Legion to clear the battlefield and prepare the city.
• Tianpeng defeated Flowing Sand and discovered he was a six-tailed fox from the Qingqiu Clan.
• Ren arrived with his army, took control of the palace, and questioned the captured Flowing Sand about his ties to Bai Ze.
• Flowing Sand told Ren that Bai Ze had visited the Qingqiu Clan after leaving Northern Jambudvipa and that several clan members had followed him.
• Flowing Sand said his low standing and lack of trust meant he knew nothing about Bai Ze's intentions.