Chapter Summaries

Haotian declared that he would leave the Heavenly Court and establish a new one, persuading many immortals and gods to join him. Di Zun suppressed them with his Saintly might and struck Haotian, leaving the rebels trapped beneath his power.

• Haotian announced his departure from the Heavenly Court and called for others to follow him.
• When the immortals and gods hesitated, Haotian warned that Lingweizi had exposed their alliance and that Di Zun would eventually purge them.
• A Star Lord stepped forward, and many immortals and gods joined Haotian, declaring that they would leave the Heavenly Court.
• Di Zun released his Saintly might over Haotian and the rebels, while Yaochi struggled to decide whether to intervene.
• Di Zun warned Haotian that his status as Hongjun Dao Ancestor's attendant would not protect him, then struck him with a purple-gold palm and sent him flying.

Haotian continued to defy Di Zun after suffering two powerful attacks, and Di Zun prepared to kill him. A strange black disc stopped Di Zun’s Imperial Qi, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate emerged to confront him.

• Di Zun struck Haotian twice, leaving him badly injured as the gathered immortals and gods watched in fear.
• Haotian refused to submit, and Di Zun sent Imperial Qi toward him with lethal intent.
• A strange black disc appeared before Haotian and shattered Di Zun’s Imperial Qi.
• Haotian declared that he would establish the Western Heavenly Court and taunted Di Zun.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate emerged from the black disc and warned Di Zun to spare Haotian, citing his connection to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti arrived at Lingxiao Treasure Hall to protect Haotian and support his rebellion against Di Zun. Di Zun realized the three Saints planned to take Haotian and his followers away, but his true body had not yet appeared.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate confronted Di Zun and claimed he had come to protect Haotian, while Di Zun accused him of secretly directing Haotian’s rebellion.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate released his strange black aura and declared he could suppress Di Zun unless Qin Mu arrived.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti descended into Lingxiao Treasure Hall, astonishing the gods and encouraging Haotian’s supporters.
• Zhun Ti questioned Di Zun’s attempt to kill Haotian, and Di Zun recognized that all three Saints were backing the rebellion.
• Jie Yin argued that Haotian and the Heavenly Court’s gods had the right to leave, leaving Di Zun with no easy way to reason with the two Western Saints.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Teachings Saints backed Haotian as he led a rebellion against Di Zun in the Heavenly Court. Primordial Heavenly Venerate escaped with Haotian and the rebels while Jie Yin and Zhun Ti held off Di Zun, leaving the Heavenly Court in turmoil.

• Jie Yin tried to recruit the Heavenly Court's gods and forced Lord of Stars to his knees with Saintly pressure, but Di Zun intervened and freed him.
• Di Zun waited for Qin Mu to appear, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti prepared to leave with Haotian and the rebel gods.
• Haotian declared that he could govern the Heavenly Court better than Di Zun, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to hold Di Zun back.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate enveloped Haotian and the rebels in magical power and carried them out of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Di Zun attacked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, but they blocked his palm strike with the Precious Banner and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree before fleeing.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the two Saints of the Western Teachings led Haotian and many immortals away from the Heavenly Court, while Di Zun and the other powers wondered why Qin Mu had not intervened. The chapter ended with the upheaval drawing the attention of saints and leaders across the Primordial Wilderness, none of whom knew what Qin Mu was planning.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the two Western Teaching Saints departed with Haotian and a host of immortals, and Di Zun chose not to pursue them.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals protested the defection, and Di Zun dismissed them while hinting that someone else would settle the matter.
• Saint Taishang, Tongtian, and Saint Nuwa sensed the upheaval and questioned Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s motives and Qin Mu’s silence.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Huang Tian why Qin Mu’s true body had not acted, and Huang Tian said his avatars could not know his thoughts.

Old Ancestor Ming He and Yin Tianzi noticed that Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Teachings’ Saints had led Haotian and many immortals away from the Heavenly Court, but Qin Mu chose not to intervene. In the Western Realm, the Saints began planning to establish a Western Heavenly Court, while Haotian knew Primordial Heavenly Venerate had the Demon Ancestor’s backing.

• Old Ancestor Ming He sensed that Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Saints had left the Heavenly Realm with Haotian and many immortals, and wondered why Qin Mu had not reacted.
• Yin Tianzi asked Qin Mu whether he would stop the apparent betrayal, but Qin Mu let the disloyal immortals leave and said he would settle the matter later.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate brought Haotian and the immortals to the Western Realm, where they celebrated escaping the Heavenly Court.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Di Zun had struck once and then stopped fighting, prompting the Saints to wonder why Qin Mu had not intervened.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate dismissed concern about Qin Mu and proposed establishing a Western Heavenly Court, while Haotian recalled that the Demon Ancestor supported him.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti created a realm in the West for Haotian to establish the Western Heavenly Court. Haotian proclaimed himself its lord and, empowered by its Fortune, rose to the Sub-Saint Realm.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to join him in opening a realm in the Western Realm.
• The three Saints reshaped the space into a grand Immortal Court and declared it the domain of the Western Heavenly Court.
• Haotian proclaimed himself Lord of the Western Heavenly Court, and experts across the Primordial World learned of his break with the Eastern Heavenly Court.
• Haotian's aura surged as the Western Heavenly Court's Fortune empowered him, raising his cultivation from early Quasi-Saint to the Sub-Saint Realm.

Haotian established the Western Heavenly Court and advanced to the Sub-Saint realm, alarming powers across the Primordial Wilderness. As Saints and Huang Tian questioned Qin Mu’s silence, Huang Tian dismissed Haotian as unworthy of his true body’s attention, then began addressing the Saints who backed him.

• Haotian merged with the Western Heavenly Court’s Fortune, advanced to Sub-Saint, and dreamed of eventually gathering all Heavenly Court Fortune to attain Sainthood.
• The great powers of the Primordial Wilderness discussed Haotian’s betrayal and wondered why the Eastern Heavenly Court and Qin Mu had not responded.
• Laozi told Xuan Du that matters were more complicated than they appeared and that someone would eventually regret their actions.
• Tongtian suppressed his anger at Haotian’s provocation and chose not to disrupt Qin Mu’s apparent plans.
• Nuwa concluded that the Primordial World would become turbulent but chose to remain outside its conflicts.
• Huang Tian called Haotian an ungrateful ant and began criticizing Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the two Western Teaching Saints.

Huang Tian, Zhen Yuanzi, Ming He, and Di Zun dismissed Haotian’s new power, while Di Zun refused calls to attack the Western Heavenly Court. Jie Yin and Zhun Ti recruited Kunpeng as its second-in-command, and he set off to join Haotian.

• Huang Tian told Zhen Yuanzi that he had his own reasons for not acting against Haotian, and Zhen Yuanzi praised his strength.
• Ming He learned that Haotian had reached the Sub-Saint level and condemned his defiance of Qin Mu.
• Di Zun rejected Chi You’s request to destroy the Western Heavenly Court, telling the Heavenly Court’s officials that the matter would be addressed later.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate departed, and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti agreed to recruit Kunpeng to strengthen the Western Heavenly Court and the Western Teachings.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti invited Kunpeng to become the Western Heavenly Court’s second-in-command, and Kunpeng accepted and left to join Haotian.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned the Clarify Teachings disciples and urged them to join Haotian’s Western Heavenly Court to gain its Fortune. Most agreed despite their fear of Qin Mu, while Randeng chose to wait and see.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate told his disciples that Haotian had established the Western Heavenly Court and invited them to take official posts there.
• The disciples hesitated because joining Haotian could put them against the Eastern Heavenly Court and Qin Mu.
• Guangchengzi asked whether Haotian could be trusted, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate promised to protect the disciples if Haotian harmed them.
• Guangchengzi agreed to join, and the other Clarify Teachings disciples followed, hoping to share in the Western Heavenly Court’s Fortune.
• Randeng declined to commit and said he would wait and see before leaving Yuxu Palace.

After sensing Haotian’s alliance with Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Teachings Saints, Qin Mu left the Netherworld Underworld and appeared in the Primordial Wilderness. His arrival alarmed the Saints and raised hopes that he would respond to the Western Heavenly Court’s formation, but his next move remained unknown.

• Qin Mu learned that Haotian had become a Sub-Saint and concluded that Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Western Teachings Saints were using him as a puppet.
• Qin Mu left the Netherworld Underworld and appeared in the Primordial Wilderness, drawing attention from powerful figures across the realm.
• Saint Taishang, Saint Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Huang Tian, and Sect Master Tongtian speculated about whether Qin Mu would confront the Western Heavenly Court.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate dismissed Qin Mu’s appearance because he had secured Demon Ancestor Luohu’s support, while Jie Yin and Saint Zhun Ti worried Qin Mu might target them.
• Di Zun sensed Qin Mu’s return and hoped his true body would seek justice for the Heavenly Court.

Qin Mu wandered through the Human Realm after deciding not to interfere with Haotian and the Western Heavenly Court, then followed a system alert to a Special Red Packet in a valley near Chaoge. There he met a child named Zi Shou, whose powerful fortune and Human Emperor Destiny aura left Qin Mu wondering about the Investiture of the Gods Final Realm.

• Qin Mu sensed the Primordial Wilderness powers watching him and decided not to challenge Haotian or the Western Heavenly Court because of the immense Karma involved.
• Qin Mu strolled through the Human Realm, received a system alert for a Special Red Packet, and activated guidance to find it.
• Qin Mu followed the route to a valley near Chaoge and collected a Special Red Packet at the Investiture of the Gods Final Realm.
• Qin Mu noticed a child with a violet aura and discovered that the child had immense fortune and exceptional innate talent.
• The child introduced himself as Zi Shou and explained that he called Qin Mu an immortal after seeing him appear suddenly.

Qin Mu met the young Zi Shou, known as Di Xin, and offered to teach him cultivation despite the palace elders’ claim that a Human Emperor could not cultivate. Zi Shou became Qin Mu’s disciple, beginning a path that Qin Mu warned would be filled with hardship.

• Qin Mu recognized the child as Zi Shou, the future Zhou of Shang and the Human Race’s last Human Emperor.
• Qin Mu asked whether Zi Shou wanted to cultivate, and Zi Shou explained that his father and the palace elders said a Human Emperor could only govern and protect the people.
• Qin Mu rejected that restriction and told Zi Shou that Human Race rulers needed strength to protect their people.
• Qin Mu offered to teach Zi Shou Immortal Techniques and divine abilities if he became his disciple, and Zi Shou immediately accepted.
• Qin Mu cleansed Zi Shou’s marrow and opened his Meridians with his mana, then told him to build a foundation before learning the supreme Great Dao.
• Qin Mu warned Zi Shou that his future would bring hardships, and Zi Shou vowed to turn them into stepping stones on his path to strength.

Haotian planned to strengthen the newly established Western Heavenly Court by holding a grand banquet and inviting the Primordial Wilderness’s great powers. After the Two Sages of the West agreed to attend, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti discussed whether Qin Mu might interfere, but concluded that he probably would not act soon.

• Haotian summoned Kunpeng and ordered him to invite the factions’ great powers and immortals to a banquet one hundred years later, including the Eastern Heavenly Court.
• Haotian visited Mount Sumeru and asked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to attend the banquet and lend prestige to the Western Heavenly Court.
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti agreed to attend, and Haotian departed after thanking them.
• Zhun Ti worried that Haotian’s eagerness might provoke Qin Mu, but Jie Yin reasoned that Qin Mu was unlikely to interfere soon and that Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s support gave them confidence.

Haotian visited Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Saint Taishang to invite them to a celebration for the newly established Western Heavenly Court, planned for a hundred years later. Both agreed to attend, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate hoped Qin Mu would come so he could settle their score.

• Haotian traveled to Kunlun Mountain and invited Primordial Heavenly Venerate to the Western Heavenly Court's celebration.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate accepted the invitation and privately hoped Qin Mu would attend.
• Haotian went to Shouyang Mountain, where Xuan Du led him to Eight Sceneries Palace.
• Haotian invited Saint Taishang to the celebration, and Saint Taishang agreed to go.

Haotian visited Saint Taishang and then Tongtian to invite them to the Western Heavenly Court’s celebration, despite their ties to Qin Mu and the Heavenly Court he had left. Tongtian rebuked Haotian for plotting against the Heavenly Court and forced him to his knees with his aura.

• Haotian invited Saint Taishang to the Western Heavenly Court’s celebration, and Taishang wondered whether Qin Mu would be angered.
• Xuan Du told Saint Taishang that Haotian was heading to Penglai Immortal Island, and Taishang chose to let Tongtian deal with him.
• Haotian arrived at Penglai Immortal Island and politely requested an audience with Tongtian.
• Tongtian corrected Haotian for calling him a Saint and condemned him for colluding with Yuanshi and the Western Teachings.
• Haotian invited Tongtian to the celebration, and Tongtian accused him of plotting against the Heavenly Court before forcing him to his knees.

Haotian invited the Saints and powerful factions to the Western Heavenly Court’s celebration in a hundred years, hoping their attendance would bolster its prestige. After news of the celebration spread, East Hua Emperor Lord proposed that the Eastern Heavenly Court hold its own banquet to draw guests away.

• Sect Master Tongtian held back from killing Haotian, agreed to attend the celebration, and planned to see what the Western Heavenly Court was plotting.
• Haotian visited the Human Emperor Realm, where Zhen Yuanzi agreed to attend after consulting Huang Tian, then Haotian secured Saint Nuwa’s agreement as well.
• Haotian returned to the Western Heavenly Court pleased that the invited Saints had agreed, while deciding not to approach the Underworld or Eastern Heavenly Court.
• Kunpeng and others invited factions and Rogue Cultivators, and news of the centennial celebration spread throughout the Three Realms.
• Lord of Stars reported Haotian’s invitations to Di Zun, and East Hua Emperor Lord proposed that the Eastern Heavenly Court hold a competing celebration.

Di Zun rejected Dong Hua Emperor Lord’s proposal to stage a rival celebration, hinting at a better plan to answer Haotian’s attempt to build prestige for the Western Heavenly Court. A hundred years later, Qin Mu left Di Xin with protective treasures and guidance, while the Western Heavenly Court’s celebration began with a massive gathering at its gates.

• Dong Hua Emperor Lord urged Di Zun to counter Haotian’s celebration, but Di Zun said he had a better plan and dismissed the gathered immortals and gods.
• Qin Mu learned that Haotian was inviting Saints to the Western Heavenly Court’s celebration, but decided not to interfere because the court might help answer the tribulation.
• After a hundred years of instruction, Qin Mu told Di Xin that his training was complete and gave him the Yan Yang Sword, Houtu armor, and a jade pendant containing Qin Mu’s divine sense.
• Qin Mu urged Di Xin to govern the Human Race well and warned him against debauchery and lawlessness, then vanished as Di Xin bowed to him.
• The Western Heavenly Court’s hundred-year celebration began, drawing countless immortals, gods, and Rogue Cultivators to its gates.

The Western Heavenly Court’s celebration drew nearly every Saint in the Primordial Wilderness, including Tongtian, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Taishang, Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, Zhen Yuanzi, and Nuwa. The chapter ended with Di Zun arriving in person with a large delegation from the Eastern Heavenly Court, leaving the stunned guests wondering why they had come.

• Tongtian arrived first among the Saints and took a seat at the celebration.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived, exchanged a cold greeting with Tongtian, and sat down.
• Taishang arrived, followed by Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, Zhen Yuanzi, and Nuwa.
• Guests debated whether the Eastern Heavenly Court would attend the celebration.
• Di Zun arrived with Lord of Stars, East Hua Emperor Lord, Chi You, and many Eastern Heavenly Court officials and generals, silencing and then startling the venue.

Di Zun led the Eastern Heavenly Court to Haotian’s Western Heavenly Court celebration, making the gathered Saints wonder whether Qin Mu’s avatar had come to cause trouble. Haotian welcomed them despite his unease, and Di Zun took his seat while his companions remained uncertain of his intentions.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti worried that Di Zun might disrupt the celebration, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Sect Master Tongtian considered the possibility that Qin Mu might appear.
• Sect Master Tongtian privately confirmed that Zhen Yuanzi would support the Eastern Heavenly Court if conflict broke out; Saint Taishang and Saint Nuwa stayed uninvolved.
• Haotian saw Di Zun arrive and, after steadying himself, went to greet him at the entrance.
• Di Zun challenged Haotian’s assumption that he would not come, then followed him into the venue and calmly took his seat.
• East Hua Emperor Lord and the other Eastern Heavenly Court visitors wondered why Di Zun had rejected their plan to hold a competing celebration and brought them to the Western Heavenly Court instead.