Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan used Time Law and Five-Colored Divine Light to foil the Chan Sect’s ambush, while Duobao, Wudang, and Zhao Gongming arrived to support him. The Spirit Vine Sect then activated the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, overwhelming the Chan Sect’s formation as its disciples prepared to wipe out their opponents.

• Randeng, Guang Chengzi, and Yun Zhongzi ambushed Kong Xuan as the Two-Yi Dust Formation opened, but Kong Xuan disrupted time and neutralized their attacks with his Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Duobao, Wudang, and Zhao Gongming arrived to aid Kong Xuan, forcing the Chan Sect’s three Quasi-Saints to retreat through the Grand Formation.
• Yuanshi realized the Two-Yi Dust Formation had not stopped the Chan Sect’s losses, while a surge of killing intent revealed that the Spirit Vine Sect had activated a powerful formation of its own.
• The Spirit Vine Sect’s formation drew in the world’s killing intent, destabilized the Two-Yi Dust Formation, and concealed the Spirit Vine Sect’s position from onlookers.
• Within the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, Duobao, Kong Xuan, Holy Mother Wudang, and the other disciples urged their side to show no mercy and destroy the Chan Sect.

The Spirit Vine Sect established the Myriad Immortals Formation and prepared to destroy the Chan Sect, whose disciples were terrified and whose leaders refused to take command. Watching from the Eight Sceneries Palace, Taishang recognized the formation and wondered whether Lin Tian had recreated it himself.

• Daoist Duobao sensed the Spirit Vine Sect disciples’ positions and ordered them to begin the final battle, prompting them to cry out for the Chan Sect’s destruction.
• The Chan Sect disciples cowered before the Myriad Immortals Formation, while Guang Chengzi and Randeng each tried to make the other take charge and Yun Zhongzi stayed out of their dispute.
• Guang Chengzi and Randeng appealed to Yun Zhongzi to confirm that the other was the Chan Sect’s foremost disciple, leaving the disciples without anyone to organize their defense.
• The Chan Sect’s Two-Yi Dust Formation began to falter as its disciples remained paralyzed by fear.
• Taishang recognized the Myriad Immortals Formation and suspected Lin Tian had deduced it after seeing Eastern King Duke use it once.

The Spirit Vine Sect’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation overwhelmed the Chan Sect and destroyed its hopes of resisting with the Two-Yi Dust Formation. As the Saints weighed the consequences of the Chan Sect’s possible destruction, Wenshu fled Zhao Gongming while the Spirit Vine Sect launched its assault.

• Taishang realized that the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation had survived in Lin Tian’s hands and that the Chan Sect’s Two-Yi Dust Formation could not match it.
• Jieyin and Zhunti considered whether to aid the Chan Sect or ally with Lin Tian, but feared the dangers of either choice.
• The living beings of the Primordial World saw the Chan Sect’s defeat as inevitable, while Lin Tian watched Yuanshi in silence and Yuanshi concealed his thoughts.
• Kong Xuan, Duobao, and the other Quasi-Saints led the Spirit Vine Sect’s ten thousand immortals in a charge against the Chan Sect.
• Zhao Gongming confronted Wenshu, who fled rather than risk being caught by the Spirit Vine Sect’s Quasi-Saints.

Zhao Gongming pursued Wenshu into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and killed him with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls. With more Chan Sect disciples and several of its Twelve Golden Immortals dead, the battlefield seemed close to the sect’s destruction.

• Zhao Gongming chased Wenshu to the edge of the battlefield and dragged him into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
• Wenshu and Zhao Gongming fought, and Wenshu attacked with the Flat-Crook and Dragon-Subduing Pillar.
• Zhao Gongming avoided the Dragon-Subduing Pillar and struck Wenshu with the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, killing him and extinguishing his Dao.
• A golden light swept Wenshu’s remnant primordial spirit and true spirit into the Investiture of the Gods List.
• The battlefield’s casualties included Heavenly Venerable Dao Xing and Qingxu Daode True Lord, leaving the Chan Sect close to annihilation.

The Chan Sect gathered for a final stand against the Spirit Vine Sect, and Yun Zhongzi joined the fighting despite knowing defeat was inevitable. Kong Xuan overwhelmed him while the Chan Sect leaders chose not to intervene, leaving his fate hanging in the balance.

• Guang Chengzi and Randeng assembled the remaining Chan Sect disciples as Daoist Duobao and the Spirit Vine Sect surrounded them.
• Yun Zhongzi asked Guang Chengzi and Randeng for a way out, but they stayed silent, so he joined the battle.
• Lin Tian watched Yun Zhongzi fight and decided that, despite respecting his character, he could not spare one of the Chan Sect's three Quasi-Saints.
• Kong Xuan confronted Yun Zhongzi and quickly gained the upper hand with his Golden Blade.
• True Person Yuding urged the Chan Sect leaders to rescue Yun Zhongzi, but Daoist Puxian reminded him that the Chan Sect had no chance of turning the battle around.

As the Chan Sect retreated under the Spirit Vine Sect’s assault, Guang Chengzi, Randeng, and other experts deliberately let Yun Zhongzi die, hoping his death would collapse their resistance and force Yuanshi to intervene. Kong Xuan killed Yun Zhongzi with the Golden Blade after the Five-Colored Divine Light swept away his treasures, while Guang Chengzi and the others prepared to betray one another to escape.

• Guang Chengzi asked Randeng whether their plan would work, and Randeng said they had no other choice.
• Chan Sect experts began holding back, and Bai Ze, Yingzhao, and Shang Yang recognized that Guang Chengzi and Randeng were sacrificing Yun Zhongzi for their own chances of survival.
• Guang Chengzi planned an escape route and contacted Randeng, Immortal Elder Antarctic, and the other Golden Immortals about gathering together when the Chan Sect’s lines collapsed.
• Guang Chengzi suspected that each disciple intended to use a nearby fellow disciple as a decoy to buy time to flee.
• Kong Xuan swept away Yun Zhongzi’s treasures with the Five-Colored Divine Light and killed him with the Golden Blade.

Yuanshi broke his agreement with Lin Tian and tried to destroy the Spirit Vine Sect disciples after the Chan Sect collapsed, but Lin Tian forced him away from the battlefield. Guang Chengzi used Juliusun as a scapegoat to escape, and Juliusun’s true spirit was swept away by the Investiture of the Gods List.

• After Yun Zhongzi’s true spirit was swept away, the Chan Sect collapsed and Guang Chengzi and the other disciples fled.
• Yuanshi unleashed his full power against the Spirit Vine Sect disciples, but Lin Tian intervened and drove him away from the battlefield.
• Daoist Duobao and other Spirit Vine Sect experts pursued the fleeing Chan Sect disciples, while Guang Chengzi headed toward Randeng and the others.
• Guang Chengzi called out to Juliusun, then secretly used Turning Earth to Steel to prevent him from escaping underground.
• Daoist Duobao and the Spirit Vine Sect experts caught Juliusun and killed him, and the Investiture of the Gods List swept away his true spirit.

As Chan Sect disciples fell in battle, Yuanshi brought out the Pangu Banner and fought Lin Tian, hoping to exploit the fact that Lin Tian was using an incarnation. Lin Tian overwhelmed him by planting sword intent in the All-Heavens Celebratory Cloud’s golden lamps, leaving the treasure briefly unable to function.

• Juliusun plunged into darkness until the tribulation ended and the Investiture of the Gods began, while Daoist Tiaobao and the others pursued Guang Chengzi and killed Chan Sect disciples.
• Yuanshi watched his disciples die and summoned the Pangu Banner, preparing to fight Lin Tian to the death.
• Lin Tian attacked Yuanshi with a river of sword qi, and Yuanshi charged back, convinced Lin Tian’s incarnation would soon weaken.
• Yuanshi summoned the All-Heavens Celebratory Cloud, whose golden lamps blocked Lin Tian’s sword qi.
• Lin Tian ordered the sword intent hidden around the golden lamps to explode, disrupting all ten thousand lamps and briefly disabling Yuanshi’s treasure.

Lin Tian shattered Yuanshi’s All-Heavens Celebratory Cloud through precise control of his power, then met Yuanshi’s Pan Gu Banner with a sword strike. Their attacks locked together, and Yuanshi’s destructive power began tearing the surrounding void apart while Lin Tian’s sword light remained steady.

• Lin Tian slipped his power into the All-Heavens Celebratory Cloud’s defensive core and destroyed its golden lamps, leaving Yuanshi unprotected.
• Lin Tian gathered Sword Qi from across the Primordial World and launched a mighty strike at Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi suppressed his shock and regret, then used the Pan Gu Banner to answer Lin Tian’s attack with destructive force.
• Lin Tian’s sword light and Yuanshi’s Destruction Power collided and held against each other, while cracks spread through the void on Yuanshi’s side.

Lin Tian’s sword-wielding divine sense overwhelmed Yuanshi, whose attacks and defenses faltered despite his Pan Gu Banner and All-Heavens Celebratory Cloud. As the Chan Sect disciples lost hope in Yuanshi’s rescue, the Spirit Vine Sect gained momentum and Daoist Duobao offered Guang Chengzi a chance to surrender.

• Lin Tian’s concentrated sword light broke through Yuanshi’s destruction power and forced him onto the defensive, astonishing the living beings watching the battle.
• Lin Tian taunted Yuanshi as he drove him back, while Yuanshi struggled to protect himself and unleash effective attacks.
• The Chan Sect disciples watched Yuanshi lose ground and saw their hope of rescue collapse, causing their fighting spirit to falter.
• Daoist Duobao pursued Guang Chengzi and offered to spare his primordial spirit if he surrendered, but Guang Chengzi kept fleeing while preparing for the worst.

Taishang and the other Saints realized that Lin Tian was far stronger than they had imagined as he crushed Yuanshi with a wisp of divine sense and the Green Duckweed Divine Sword. Humiliated, Yuanshi began preparing to draw down the Heavenly Dao’s power, forcing Lin Tian to consider whether to ease his pursuit.

• Taishang watched Lin Tian overwhelm Yuanshi and realized Lin Tian surpassed him by far.
• Jieyin and Zhunti regretted helping force Lin Tian out of seclusion, while Nuwa regretted turning away from an opportunity to join him.
• Yuanshi struggled to accept being crushed by Lin Tian’s divided consciousness and considered unleashing his final trump card.
• Lin Tian sensed Yuanshi beginning to draw down the Heavenly Dao’s power and weighed the danger to the Primordial World.

Taishang persuaded Yuanshi not to destroy the Primordial World and proposed gathering the other Saints and asking Hongjun to restrain Lin Tian. Yuanshi agreed to the plan and prepared to save the surviving Chan Sect disciples.

• Taishang warned Yuanshi that destroying the Primordial World would bring devastating karma and leave him vulnerable to Lin Tian.
• Yuanshi ignored Taishang's warning and began drawing on the Heavenly Dao's power, but Taishang urged him to seek another way to turn the tables.
• Taishang admitted that Lin Tian and the Spirit Vine Sect were overwhelmingly powerful and proposed uniting the other Saints and appealing to Hongjun.
• Taishang volunteered to persuade Hongjun to intervene, and Yuanshi agreed to follow the plan.
• Taishang urged Yuanshi to rescue the surviving Chan Sect disciples as the foundation for opposing Lin Tian.

Yuanshi pretended to prepare a final attack against Lin Tian while secretly gathering the surviving Chan Sect disciples to escape. Lin Tian mistook his ruse for an attempt to draw on the Heavenly Dao, and Yuanshi fled with his disciples as the battlefield watched in shock.

• Taishang persuaded Yuanshi to prioritize rescuing his disciples, and Yuanshi found that fewer than a hundred Chan Sect disciples remained.
• Yuanshi feigned a powerful attack while secretly locking his divine sense onto the surviving Chan Sect disciples, and Lin Tian prepared to protect the Spirit Vine Sect's ten thousand immortals.
• Lin Tian met Yuanshi's attack with sword light and braced for a final eruption, while Yuanshi severed his connection to the laws and seized the moment to flee.
• Yuanshi swept up the surviving Chan Sect disciples and escaped, stunning Lin Tian and the witnesses at Mount Qianyuan.
• Shang Yang, Bai Ze, and Yingzhao watched from a nameless place as Shang Yang criticized Yuanshi for provoking the Spirit Vine Sect and then fleeing.

Bai Ze worried that Lin Tian’s victory would make the Saints and Dao Ancestor Hongjun wary of the Spirit Vine Sect. As Yuanshi fled with the surviving Chan Sect disciples, Lin Tian used the time law to intercept them, leaving Taishang astonished by the depth of Lin Tian’s hidden mastery.

• Bai Ze considered how Lin Tian’s strength would provoke the Saints and possibly Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Lin Tian watched Yuanshi flee with the surviving Chan Sect disciples and angrily declared that he would not let them leave.
• The Chan Sect disciples stayed silent as they feared Yuanshi would blame them for their defeat and for abandoning Juliusun.
• Lin Tian used the time law to cross the void and block Yuanshi’s escape.
• Taishang recognized that Lin Tian had used the time law and marveled that his mastery of it rivaled his sword dao law.

Lin Tian blocked Yuanshi’s escape after defeating him, while the Saints recognized Lin Tian as a growing threat. Jieyin and Zhunti considered joining Yuanshi to destroy Lin Tian’s divided spirit, but Jieyin stopped speaking before revealing his decision.

• The Saints realized Lin Tian’s power posed a threat, while the Primordial World’s admiration for him caused the Spirit Vine Sect’s fortune to rise.
• Lin Tian mocked Yuanshi’s claim that he had yielded and blocked his escape again.
• Yuanshi decided to flee rather than fight Lin Tian, hoping to discuss joining forces with the other Saints.
• Taishang hesitated over whether to intervene, fearing both Lin Tian’s retaliation and the consequences of leaving Yuanshi unsupported.
• Zhunti urged Jieyin to help Yuanshi destroy Lin Tian’s divided spirit, arguing that either outcome would draw the Spirit Vine Sect into the Primordial World Calamity.
• Jieyin began to agree with Zhunti’s plan but abruptly stopped mid-sentence.

Yuanshi used the karma law to escape Lin Tian’s blockade and return with the surviving Chan Sect disciples to the Jade Void Palace, where he activated its defenses and entered seclusion to recover. Lin Tian then sent the Four Zhuxian Swords toward Mount Qianyuan, making clear that Yuanshi’s retreat would not end the confrontation.

• Yuanshi secretly unleashed the karma law and transported himself and the surviving Chan Sect disciples back to the Jade Void Palace.
• Yuanshi activated the palace’s mountain-protecting formation, ordered the disciples to recover, and entered seclusion after suffering damage from his escape.
• Lin Tian reflected on Yuanshi’s hidden ability and shifted his thoughts toward Hongjun as his greater concern.
• Lin Tian looked toward Golden Turtle Island, and the Four Zhuxian Swords flew toward Mount Qianyuan.
• Jieyin and Zhunti realized that Yuanshi’s quick retreat had spared them from facing the Four Zhuxian Swords.

After defeating Yuanshi, Lin Tian rallied the Spirit Vine Sect’s ten thousand immortals and led them toward Mount Kunlun to attack the Jade Void Palace. Yuanshi’s surviving disciples withdrew into seclusion, despising one another for the schemes that had helped them survive.

• Lin Tian retrieved the Four Zhuxian Swords and gathered the Spirit Vine Sect disciples to ask whether they were satisfied with the battle.
• Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Wudang, Holy Mother Guiling, Holy Mother Jinling, and the other disciples declared that they were not satisfied.
• Lin Tian accused the Chan Sect of oppressing the Spirit Vine Sect and the Primordial World’s living beings, then vowed to destroy it.
• Lin Tian raised the Green Duckweed Sword and led the Spirit Vine Sect toward Mount Kunlun to attack the Jade Void Palace.
• At the Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi entered seclusion to recover while the surviving Chan Sect disciples returned to their quarters, resentful and suspicious of one another.

Lin Tian led the Spirit Vine Sect to the Jade Void Palace and discovered that Yuanshi and the surviving Chan Sect disciples had failed to notice their arrival. His shouted challenge jolted Yuanshi from an insight into the Karma Law, and Yuanshi saw that Lin Tian had surrounded his palace.

• Lin Tian arrived at Mount Kunlun with the Spirit Vine Sect, finding the Jade Void Palace unguarded and silent.
• Lin Tian deduced that Yuanshi was secluded and injured after forcibly using the power of Karma to escape.
• Lin Tian shouted for Yuanshi to come out, frightening Guang Chengzi, Randeng, and other Chan Sect disciples.
• Yuanshi was repairing his body and primordial spirit while pursuing new insight into the Karma Law.
• Lin Tian's shout interrupted Yuanshi's epiphany, and Yuanshi discovered the Spirit Vine Sect had surrounded the Jade Void Palace.

Lin Tian confronted Yuanshi at the Jade Void Palace, mocking him until Yuanshi finally unleashed the power of Mount Kunlun. Lin Tian answered with his sword, and their clash began as beings across the Primordial World felt its force within their minds.

• The Chan Sect members hid in their palaces and left Yuanshi to answer Lin Tian.
• Lin Tian mocked Yuanshi for refusing to welcome him, causing beings across the Primordial World to lose confidence in Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi overcame his confusion, grew furious at Lin Tian, and unleashed his aura from the Jade Void Palace.
• Yuanshi drew on Mount Kunlun's mountains, rivers, and earth veins to suppress Lin Tian.
• Lin Tian released his sword aura, making sword light appear in the minds of beings who witnessed or sensed the confrontation.
• Lin Tian and Yuanshi's divine wills clashed, terrifying nearby beings, while Lin Tian's protection kept the Spirit Vine Sect disciples unharmed.

Lin Tian's aura overwhelmed Yuanshi in the Jade Void Palace, devastating Mount Kunlun and killing several Chan Sect disciples. Lin Tian contained the damage to the earth veins and took control of Mount Kunlun, leaving Yuanshi trapped and furious.

• Lin Tian's aura drove Yuanshi's power back through the Jade Void Palace Grand Formation, injuring Guang Chengzi and Randeng and sending several Chan Sect disciples to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Yuanshi faltered when he realized Lin Tian's might had grown, and Lin Tian's aura struck him with overwhelming force.
• Mount Kunlun's earth veins fractured and erupted, shrouding the mountain in smoke and dust as the watching gods and Saints recognized Yuanshi's crushing defeat.
• Lin Tian suppressed the leaking earth-vein power and stripped Yuanshi of control over Mount Kunlun, turning the mountain into a prison around the Jade Void Palace.
• Yuanshi raged at Lin Tian but remained unable to fight back under Lin Tian's distant aura.