Chapter Summaries

Sect Master Tongtian agreed to let Jie Teachings disciples aid Great Shang against Xiqi as the Western Heavenly Court intervened in the war. Meanwhile, Yao Ji pursued a Three-Headed Flood Dragon who stole the Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl, and Saint Zhun Ti sensed that a Buddha Son would soon be born among the Eastern Human Race.

• Saint Mother Jinling and Wen Zhong asked Sect Master Tongtian to let Jie Teachings help Great Shang, and he agreed to have Jinling select disciples to defeat Xiqi.
• Qin Mu and Yin Tianzi discussed how the competing powers' involvement could trigger the Great Calamity.
• A Three-Headed Flood Dragon stole the Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl from the Western Heavenly Court and fled toward the lower realm.
• Yao Ji caught up with the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, and the two began fighting.
• Saint Zhun Ti told Saint Jie Yin that a Buddha Son would soon be born among the Eastern Human Race and could become a great opportunity for the Western Teachings.

Saint Zhun Ti dispatched a disciple and concealed the heavenly secrets around Guanjiang Mouth while Yao Ji pursued the Three-Headed Flood Dragon there. Their battle escalated after the dragon unleashed the Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl, leaving its enhanced counterattack about to meet Yao Ji’s sword energy.

• Saint Zhun Ti secretly instructed a disciple, then used his magic power to conceal the heavenly secrets around Guanjiang Mouth.
• Yao Ji pursued the Three-Headed Flood Dragon for many days and confronted him at Guanjiang Mouth, demanding he surrender and return to the Western Heavenly Court.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon transformed into his thousand-zhang true form and attacked Yao Ji with three beams of light, but her sword energy pierced them and wounded him.
• Yao Ji struck again, and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon brought out the stolen Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl and forcibly absorbed its power.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon spat three newly strengthened pillars of light toward Yao Ji’s incoming sword energy.

The Three-Headed Flood Dragon used the Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl’s power to defeat Yao Ji, but backlash forced him to retreat into the river before he could kill her. Yang Tianyou, whose body was possessed by another, rescued the unconscious Yao Ji, who woke in his home wary of her apparent mortal savior.

• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon’s enhanced strength let him break Yao Ji’s sword attacks and batter her until she fell unconscious.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon suffered backlash from the Hall-Suppressing Dragon Pearl and fled into the river to refine its power.
• Yang Tianyou found the wounded Yao Ji, picked her up, and carried her away.
• Yao Ji woke in Yang Tianyou’s home, refused to drink the medicinal soup he brought, and suspected that the mortal had saved her.

Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou fell in love, married, and raised three children at Guanjiang Mouth. After Saint Zhun Ti withdrew the seal hiding their presence, Haotian discovered Yao Ji’s mortal family and ordered her return to the Western Heavenly Court.

• Yao Ji confessed that she had affection for Yang Tianyou, and the two married at Guanjiang Mouth.
• Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou settled into mortal life, and she gave birth to Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan.
• More than a decade passed as the family lived together at Guanjiang Mouth.
• Saint Zhun Ti withdrew the seal concealing Guanjiang Mouth from heavenly sight.
• Haotian discovered that Yao Ji had married Yang Tianyou and borne three children, then ordered a heavenly general to bring her back.

Qin Mu discovered that Yang Jian had grown up unnoticed, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate ordered Yu Ding to take him as a disciple. At Guanjiang Mouth, heavenly forces arrived to confront Yao Ji and her family.

• Haotian's heavenly general accepted his command, while Zhun Ti told Jie Yin that the Buddha Son would soon come to the Western Teachings.
• Qin Mu sensed Yang Jian at Guanjiang Mouth and resolved to stop whoever had concealed his heavenly secrets from influencing the coming Investiture of the Gods calamity.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate calculated that the Clarify Teachings' child of fortune had been born and ordered True Person Yu Ding to find Yang Jian and take him as his disciple.
• Yu Ding left Yuxu Palace, uneasy about his growing fear of Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the fading Yuqing aura around his Master.
• At the Yang family residence, Yao Ji sensed that Western Heavenly Court forces had sealed the area, and heavenly soldiers and generals appeared before her family.

Yao Ji revealed that she was the Eldest Princess of the Western Heavenly Court and agreed to return with its soldiers, after sending Yang Tianyou and their children away to protect them. During their flight, Yang Tianyou secretly split the family into two groups, leaving Yang Jian and Yang Chan separated from him and Yang Jiao.

• Yao Ji confessed to Yang Tianyou and their children that she was an immortal princess, and a Heavenly Court commander announced that she had to return for judgment.
• Yao Ji asked the commander to spare her family, then used immortal light to send Yang Tianyou and the children away while she stayed behind.
• Yao Ji confronted the commander and threatened to resist if he pursued her family, so he agreed to take her back alone.
• Yang Tianyou secretly cast a spell that divided the immortal light, sending himself and Yang Jiao west while Yang Jian and Yang Chan flew in another direction.
• Yang Jiao noticed Yang Tianyou seemed unmoved by the separation, while Yang Jian tried to comfort the crying Yang Chan as they continued flying.

Yao Ji was sentenced to eternal confinement beneath Peach Mountain, while Yang Jiao learned that Yang Tianyou had betrayed his family to bring him to Saint Zhun Ti as the Buddha Son of the West. When Zhun Ti tried to convert Yang Jiao, an unknown power erupted and shielded him from the Buddhist light.

• Haotian condemned Yao Ji for her relationship with Yang Tianyou and ordered her suppressed beneath Peach Mountain for all eternity.
• Yang Tianyou brought Yang Jiao to the Western Realm and revealed that he served Saint Zhun Ti, who rewarded him by raising his cultivation to the Quasi-Saint level.
• Yang Jiao realized that Yang Tianyou's kindness had been an act, and Yang Tianyou coldly dismissed their relationship as a passing chapter.
• Saint Zhun Ti urged Yang Jiao to become the Buddha Son of the West and sent Buddhist light to convert him.
• An unknown power erupted from Yang Jiao and formed a barrier that blocked Zhun Ti's Buddhist light.

Saint Zhun Ti failed to convert Yang Jiao when an unknown protective power shielded him, and he ordered Yang Tianyou to imprison him at Spirit Mountain for repeated conversion. Meanwhile, the Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix arrived to take Yang Chan to Nuwa Palace, promising that she could cultivate there and eventually help rescue her mother.

• An unknown force protected Yang Jiao from Saint Zhun Ti's conversion, and Yang Jiao accused Yang Tianyou and the Western Teachings of deceiving his family.
• Saint Zhun Ti ordered Yang Tianyou to imprison Yang Jiao at Spirit Mountain and have him converted without cease.
• Yang Jian and Yang Chan landed on flat ground, mourned their separated family, and Yang Jian promised to rescue their mother and protect his sister.
• The Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix descended, transformed into a woman, and introduced herself as an envoy of Saint Nuwa sent to bring Yang Chan to Nuwa Palace.
• Yang Chan refused to leave Yang Jian, but the Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix explained that Yang Chan had a special fate and could cultivate at Nuwa Palace and eventually rescue their mother.

Yang Chan left with the Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix for Nuwa Palace after Yang Jian urged her to cultivate so they could one day rescue their mother together. Left alone, Yang Jian resolved to seek a master, and True Person Yu Ding arrived to take him as a disciple, but an unseen voice stopped them as they prepared to leave.

• Yang Chan initially refused to go to Nuwa Palace without Yang Jian, but he persuaded her to go and promised they would reunite after learning to cultivate.
• Yang Chan embraced Yang Jian, promised to wait for him, and departed with the Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix for Nuwa Palace.
• Yang Jian mourned being left alone, then resolved to find an immortal master and become strong enough to rescue his mother and reunite with his family.
• True Person Yu Ding arrived and offered to take Yang Jian as his disciple; Yang Jian accepted and addressed him as Master.
• As True Person Yu Ding prepared to take Yang Jian to Kunlun Mountain, an unknown voice shouted for them to stop.

Qin Mu arrived just as True Person Yu Ding was about to take Yang Jian as a disciple, drove Yu Ding away, and accepted Yang Jian into his sect. True Person Yu Ding returned to Kunlun Mountain and told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Qin Mu had taken Yang Jian.

• True Person Yu Ding tried to take Yang Jian as his disciple under Primordial Heavenly Venerate's orders.
• Qin Mu appeared, and True Person Yu Ding bowed to him and asked him not to interfere.
• Qin Mu ordered True Person Yu Ding to leave, and Yu Ding fled without challenging him.
• Qin Mu asked Yang Jian to join his sect, and Yang Jian knelt and accepted him as Master.
• Qin Mu took Yang Jian away in a ray of profound light.
• True Person Yu Ding returned to Yuxu Palace and told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Qin Mu had taken Yang Jian.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate learned that Qin Mu had taken Yang Jian as a disciple and vowed revenge, while Qin Mu began training Yang Jian in the Netherworld Underworld. Years later, Yang Jian endured his Heavenly Immortal Tribulation and reached the Heavenly Immortal level, with Qin Mu appearing before him afterward.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate raged at Qin Mu after True Person Yu Ding reported what had happened and swore to make him suffer.
• Qin Mu brought Yang Jian to the Netherworld Underworld, accepted him as a disciple, and began teaching him foundational cultivation methods.
• Di Xing and Ji Fa continued their struggle, with the Western Heavenly Court supporting Ji Fa and Sect Master Tongtian allowing Jie Teachings disciples to aid Di Xing.
• Several years later, Yang Jian faced nine bolts of heavenly lightning and survived the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation by meeting the final bolt with a punch.
• Yang Jian celebrated reaching the Heavenly Immortal level, and Qin Mu appeared before him as he knelt to greet his master.

Qin Mu gave Yang Jian three Innate Spiritual Treasures and ordered him to remain in the Underworld until he reached the Golden Immortal realm. Qin Mu continued pursuing the Heavenly Dao Realm, while Yang Jian advanced rapidly to the Mystic Immortal realm.

• After Yang Jian endured nine bolts of heavenly lightning with his body, Qin Mu praised his foundation and gave him the Hunyuan Flag, Immortal Slaying Sword, and Protective Jade Talisman.
• Qin Mu ordered Yang Jian to cultivate in the Underworld and not leave until he reached the Golden Immortal realm, and Yang Jian vowed to obey and eventually rescue his mother from the Western Heavenly Court.
• Back in his Cave Mansion, Qin Mu reflected that he needed to reach the Heavenly Dao Realm to challenge Dao Ancestor Hongjun and face the hidden struggle over the Immortal Seed.
• Qin Mu resumed comprehending the Great Dao, and over the following years Yang Jian advanced through the True Immortal and Mystic Immortal realms.

Yang Jian reached the Golden Immortal realm and earned Qin Mu’s permission to leave the Underworld, with a warning that rescuing Yao Ji would require far greater strength. As Yang Jian traveled toward Guanjiang Mouth, Haotian learned he was alive and ordered Heavenly Soldiers to capture him.

• Yang Jian broke through from peak Mystic Immortal to Golden Immortal and told Qin Mu he wanted to leave the Underworld.
• Qin Mu allowed Yang Jian to go, warned him that he was still too weak to rescue Yao Ji, and suggested he visit Guanjiang Mouth.
• Yang Jian left the Underworld and traveled across the Primordial Land toward Guanjiang Mouth.
• Haotian heard from a heavenly general that Yang Jian had been seen in the lower realm and ordered Heavenly Soldiers to seize him.

Yang Jian journeyed toward Guanjiang Mouth, but Heavenly Soldiers intercepted him and demanded that he surrender for his mother Yao Ji’s alleged crimes. He shattered their formation with the Immortal Slaying Sword, then faced approaching reinforcements.

• Yang Jian reflected on his mother Yao Ji and resolved to grow stronger as he traveled toward Guanjiang Mouth.
• A heavenly general and several hundred Heavenly Soldiers confronted Yang Jian and ordered him to return to the Western Heavenly Court.
• Yang Jian challenged the Heavenly Court’s justification for suppressing his mother and refused to kneel.
• Yang Jian drew the Immortal Slaying Sword, struck down several Heavenly Soldiers, and shattered their golden Heavenly Net formation.
• The heavenly general rejoiced when stronger reinforcements appeared in the distant sky.

Yang Jian fought the Western Heavenly Court’s forces after Commander Lei trapped him in the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation. He broke through the formation and wounded Commander Lei, but the commander then used a token to draw power from the Heavenly Soldiers and prepared a stronger attack.

• Commander Lei arrived with more than a thousand Heavenly Soldiers and demanded Yang Jian surrender his treasure and return to the Western Heavenly Court.
• Commander Lei activated the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation, but Yang Jian studied its weak point and shattered the lightning chains with his physical strength.
• Yang Jian used the Hunyuan Flag and Protective Jade Talisman to force his way through the formation and disrupt its left side.
• Commander Lei attacked Yang Jian with his spear, but Yang Jian blocked the strike and wounded him with a sword blow.
• Commander Lei used a golden command token to draw the Heavenly Soldiers’ power into himself and summoned a thunder dragon as Yang Jian prepared to face him.

Yang Jian broke the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation and defeated the Heavenly Court force sent to kill him. He spared a few surviving Heavenly Soldiers to carry a warning to Haotian before continuing toward Guanjiang Mouth.

• The Golden-Armored Heavenly General sent the formation's Thunder Dragon diving at Yang Jian, but Yang Jian fought his way through it and shattered it with the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Yang Jian overwhelmed the Heavenly Generals guarding the command token and split it apart, collapsing the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation.
• Yang Jian defeated and killed the Golden-Armored Heavenly General as the remaining Heavenly Soldiers fled.
• Yang Jian pursued the fleeing soldiers and killed many, then spared a few to tell Haotian that he would go to Peach Mountain soon.
• The surviving Heavenly Soldiers rushed back toward the Western Heavenly Court, while Yang Jian continued toward Guanjiang Mouth.

Yang Jian returned to Guanjiang Mouth after defeating the Heavenly Court’s forces, revisited his ruined family home, and vowed to rescue his mother and avenge his family. The surviving Heavenly Soldiers reported his rebellion to Haotian, who questioned them in Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

• The surviving Heavenly Soldiers fled after Yang Jian broke their formation and routed their army, then hurried back to report to Haotian.
• Yang Jian arrived at his childhood home in Guanjiang Mouth, remembered his family, and vowed to save his mother and settle the debt with the Western Heavenly Court.
• Yang Jian met villagers who remembered the Yang family and his mother’s kindness, then used spiritual energy to heal them.
• Yang Jian looked toward Peach Mountain and resolved to carve a path to his mother through battle.
• The defeated Heavenly Soldiers reached the South Heaven Gate and reported that Yang Jian had rebelled.
• Haotian summoned the survivors to Lingxiao Treasure Hall and asked why only a few of his dispatched soldiers had returned.

After Commander Lei died trying to suppress Yang Jian, Haotian sent one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and powerful formations to guard Peach Mountain. Yang Jian set out to rescue Yao Ji, but at Guanjiang Mouth he first confronted a Black-Scaled Flood Dragon attacking fishermen.

• A surviving soldier reported that Yang Jian had broken the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation, killed Commander Lei, and vowed to split Peach Mountain open to save Yao Ji.
• Haotian ordered one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, the Seventy-Two Star Officials, and nine Mountain-Suppressing Divine Talismans to seal Peach Mountain.
• Yao Ji sensed the heavenly forces gathering around Peach Mountain and worried that Yang Jian would come for her.
• Yang Jian said farewell to the villagers at Guanjiang Mouth and promised that he would save his mother without letting the village suffer.
• A Black-Scaled Flood Dragon stirred the river to drag fishermen underwater, so Yang Jian rescued them and cut apart the flood dragon's water blades with the Immortal Slaying Sword.

Yang Jian defeated the Flood Dragon that threatened Guanjiang Mouth and bound its primordial spirit before it transformed into the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade. He set out to grow stronger before rescuing his mother from Peach Mountain and arrived at Luofu Cave to pay respects to Zhao Gongming.

• Yang Jian fought the Flood Dragon beneath the river, defeated it, and accepted its primordial spirit when it surrendered.
• The Flood Dragon transformed its body into the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, and Yang Jian reassured the people of Guanjiang Mouth before leaving for Peach Mountain.
• After the villagers built a temple in his likeness, Yang Jian decided he needed greater strength to overcome Haotian's forces and split Peach Mountain.
• Yang Jian chose to temper his body at Buzhou Mountain and decided to visit Zhao Gongming at Luofu Cave on the way.
• Yang Jian arrived at Luofu Cave, introduced himself, and bowed to Zhao Gongming.

Yang Jian visited Zhao Gongming on his way to Peach Mountain and received a Five-Turn Golden Pill, which helped him break through to the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm. He reaffirmed that he would save his mother despite Haotian’s power, then asked Zhao Gongming about the situation at Buzhou Mountain.

• Zhao Gongming welcomed Yang Jian and learned that he was Qin Mu’s disciple, praising his foundation and his defeat of Commander Lei and the Heavenly Net Demon-Subduing Formation.
• Yang Jian explained that he had come to pay his respects before heading to Peach Mountain, and Zhao Gongming warned him about Haotian’s killing formations and the Heavenly Soldiers.
• Zhao Gongming gave Yang Jian a Five-Turn Golden Pill and told him to refine it in Luofu Cave while he protected him.
• Yang Jian used the pill’s power to break through the Golden Immortal barrier and condense a Primordial Unity Dao fruit, reaching the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Yang Jian declared that he would split Heavenly Law if it stood between him and his mother, and Zhao Gongming said he resembled Qin Mu before Yang Jian asked about Buzhou Mountain.