Recaps

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi tried to break free from Tongtian's Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, sacrificing treasures to withstand its attacks and battering the formation with the Pangu Banner. Lu Feng struck Yuanshi with the Jade Void Palace plaque and grabbed the Pangu Banner.

• Yuanshi realized the other three saints had abandoned him and brought out defensive treasures to endure the sword formation's attacks.
• Yuanshi used the Pangu Banner to strike the formation's edge while Tongtian reinforced the formation, destroying the Taiji Talisman Seal and Qiankun Fan.
• Yuanshi summoned the Monster-Suppressing Pagoda and poured his blood essence into empowering the Pangu Banner as he and Tongtian fought on.
• Lu Feng used the formation to appear behind Yuanshi and brought the Jade Void Palace plaque down on his head.
• Yuanshi's grip on the Pangu Banner loosened, and Lu Feng seized it.

Lu Feng struck Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi with the Jade Void Palace signboard and stole the Pangu Banner, leaving Yuanshi in danger inside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. As Yuanshi’s Monster-Suppressing Pagoda shattered, Taishang, Jieyin, and the third Saint set out to intervene.

• Lu Feng clubbed Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi with the Jade Void Palace signboard, stole the Pangu Banner, and severed Yuanshi’s connection to it.
• Lu Feng returned to Tongtian, offered him the damaged Taiji Talisman Seal and Qiankun Fan, and sat on the Jade Void Palace signboard while recovering his strength.
• Ji Fa and Jiang Shang watched Lu Feng’s daring theft and praised his boldness.
• The Monster-Suppressing Pagoda shattered, leaving Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi in greater danger inside the formation.
• Jieyin warned Taishang that Yuanshi was in danger, and Taishang agreed that they should act.
• Taishang, Jieyin, and the third Saint transformed into streaks of light and departed.

Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti came to Golden Ao Island to demand Yuanshi’s release, but Lu Feng mocked them and rejected their offer. When Zhunti threatened to slaughter the Jie Sect disciples, Lu Feng activated dozens of formations around the island and challenged the Saints to get inside.

• Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti arrived with their treasures as Tongtian withdrew the formation around Lu Feng and Yuanshi.
• Lu Feng taunted the three Saints, while Tongtian, Ji Fa, Jiang Shang, and the disciples watched and reacted to his boldness.
• Tongtian refused to release Yuanshi, and Nuwa arrived to stand beside Golden Ao Island, making a fight less likely.
• Taishang offered the Investiture of the Gods List and the God-Beating Whip in exchange for Yuanshi, but Lu Feng pointed out that the treasures could be taken by killing him.
• Zhunti threatened to slaughter the Jie Sect disciples, so Lu Feng activated dozens of formations around Golden Ao Island and dared the Saints to enter.

Lu Feng’s formations sealed Golden Ao Island, where the Tiger Monster taunted Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti while Lu Feng and Tongtian traded jokes. Taishang attacked the fused formation twice without breaking it, and Jieyin and Zhunti prepared to attack alongside him.

• Lu Feng surrounded Golden Ao Island with forty-nine formations, while the Tiger Monster called the Saints human pets and provoked them.
• The Tiger Monster insulted Taishang, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, making all three Saints furious.
• Tongtian questioned whether the others were safe, and Lu Feng’s relaxed banter showed he trusted the formations to protect them.
• Taishang charged Golden Ao Island with the Taiji Diagram and struck the formations, but his full-strength attack caused only ripples.
• The Tiger Monster mocked Taishang, whose second attack also failed to break through the fused formation.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discussed attacking the Tiger Monster, then agreed to deliver him to the next life together.

Lu Feng used Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s imprisonment to argue that Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti had no intention of rescuing him, while their attacks on Tongtian’s formation served as a show for Hongjun. Just as Lu Feng urged Tongtian to strengthen the formation, Hongjun arrived.

• Jieyin and Zhunti struck Tongtian’s formation but failed to damage it, and the Tiger Monster insulted them for being too shiny.
• Lu Feng had Tongtian weaken the formation, then taunted Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi about his destroyed treasures and threatened to feed his bones to Big Black.
• Lu Feng told Yuanshi that Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti had abandoned him and were only attacking the formation to appear helpful to Hongjun.
• Yuanshi realized the three Saints were avoiding a dangerous rescue and did not want to trade away their treasures for him.
• Lu Feng called for Tongtian to put more force into the formation, and Hongjun arrived in a purple robe.

Hongjun arrived as Tongtian’s disciples held Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, and Lu Feng negotiated over Yuanshi’s release and the divine treasures. Lu Feng proposed returning the person chosen by destiny to the Four Saints while demanding compensation, leaving them furious at the prospect of hosting a Jie Sect spy.

• Tongtian strengthened the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation at Lu Feng’s request, but Hongjun appeared before the formation could overwhelm Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.
• The Four Saints bowed to Hongjun, who acknowledged Lu Feng despite his casual greeting and ordered Tongtian to release Yuanshi.
• Lu Feng demanded compensation for their losses, claiming Yuanshi’s destroyed treasures as his own, and refused Hongjun’s offer of the Investiture of the Gods List and the God-Beating Whip.
• Jieyin and Zhunti criticized Lu Feng, so Tongtian threatened them with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and defended his disciple.
• Lu Feng proposed returning the person chosen by destiny in exchange for compensation, and the Four Saints realized this would leave a Jie Sect disciple with the treasures and under their protection.

Lu Feng received compensation from the Four Saints, then used the Chaos Bead to break through to the Saint realm while the Three Teachings disciples emerged from seclusion with greatly increased cultivation. He appeared at Biyou Palace as a Saint, shocking Tongtian.

• Hongjun ruled that the Four Saints had to compensate Lu Feng, and they handed over five Innate Spiritual Treasures, including two from Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi because of a Chan Sect disciple's IOU.
• After Hongjun warned that the Three Teachings disciples would soon emerge from seclusion, the Four Saints left, and Tongtian counted the treasures they had gained.
• The system rewarded Lu Feng with a Saint-realm breakthrough, mastery of sage Dao laws, a Pangu Secret Realm Key, a Jade Disc of Creation Fragment, and the Chaos Bead.
• Lu Feng entered the Chaos Bead and transformed eleven Dao principles into sage Dao laws, breaking through to the peak of the Saint realm's third stage.
• Randeng, Guangchengzi, and the other Three Teachings disciples emerged from seclusion at Kunlun Mountain with greatly improved cultivation, while Duobao, Yunxiao, and Qiu Shou Xian returned to Biyou Palace at the peak of the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Lu Feng appeared at Biyou Palace as a Saint, and Tongtian was shocked that the Jie Sect had gained another Saint.

The Three Teachings gathered on Kunlun Mountain and set out to destroy the Interception Sect, beginning the Investiture of the Gods war. As their forces headed for Golden Ao Island, Hongjun searched for the mysterious power behind the Interception Sect, while Zhen Yuanzi, Houtu, and Haotian reacted to the coming battle.

• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi rallied the Three Teachings on Kunlun Mountain and ordered them to kill Jie Sect disciples and destroy the Interception Sect.
• Countless disciples of the Three Teachings left Kunlun Mountain and flew toward Golden Ao Island.
• Hongjun watched the impending war and wondered who had created the powerful formation protecting Golden Ao Island.
• Zhen Yuanzi divined that the Investiture of the Gods war was about to begin and learned that the Chan Sect's Golden Immortals were heading to Golden Ao Island.
• Houtu saw the Chan Sect and Western Teachings forces on their way to Golden Ao Island, then decided to go there despite the danger.
• Haotian looked forward to the listed immortals becoming subjects of the Heavenly Court after the Investiture of the Gods.

Lu Feng revealed that he had become a third-stage Saint and gave Tongtian two keys to the Pangu Secret Realm. As the Chan Sect's Golden Immortals arrived to challenge the Interception Sect, Lu Feng assured Tongtian he would handle things and sent him off to cultivate.

• Lu Feng's fellow disciples congratulated him on becoming a Saint, and Tongtian discovered that Lu Feng had reached the third stage.
• Lu Feng teased Tongtian for being the only one in the sect who had not improved and questioned whether Hongjun could be relied upon.
• Lu Feng gave Tongtian two keys to the Pangu Secret Realm, explaining that they could lead him to Pangu's inheritance.
• The Chan Sect's Golden Immortals gathered outside Golden Ao Island and called on the Interception Sect to come out and die.
• Lu Feng told Tongtian not to worry and sent him away, then called after him to return alive.

The Three Teachings gathered outside Golden Ao Island to challenge the Interception Sect, while Lu Feng arranged a covert mission for four disciples and sent Nezha to face Daoist Taiyi. As the first duel began, Lu Feng predicted Nezha would win in one move.

• Daoist Taiyi called on the Interception Sect to surrender to Heaven's will, and Lu Feng's disciples prepared to fight.
• Lu Feng gave protective items and a teleportation formation to the demolition quartet, ordering them to dig up the new Jade Void Palace.
• Lu Feng sent Nezha out to fight Daoist Taiyi, citing their old grudge and Nezha's need to settle it.
• Daoist Taiyi accepted the duel, while the Chan Sect disciples denounced Nezha as a traitor.
• The Interception Sect disciples debated how many moves Nezha would need, and Lu Feng predicted one.

Nezha killed his former master Daoist Taiyi in one strike, and Jiang Shang placed Taiyi’s true spirit on the Investiture of the Gods List. Medicine Buddha then challenged Nezha for the Western Teachings, but Nezha killed him with another fire-dragon attack.

• Nezha summoned his Fire-Tipped Spear and Wind Fire Wheels and defeated Daoist Taiyi with a single strike.
• Jiang Shang used the God-Beating Whip to subdue Daoist Taiyi’s true spirit and drew it into the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Jieyin sent Medicine Buddha, a mid-Quasi-Sage, to fight for the Western Teachings after Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi challenged them to send a contender.
• Medicine Buddha attacked Nezha with blazing Buddha light, but Nezha answered with a fire dragon that swallowed and killed him.

Tongtian entered the Pangu Secret Realm and sensed a legacy connected to his origin. Meanwhile, after Nezha killed Daoist Taiyi and Medicine Buddha, Qiu Shou Xian took his place to face Chijingzi, who vowed to kill him and send him onto the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Tongtian used Lu Feng's keys to open the Pangu Secret Realm and entered after sensing a familiar aura within.
• Nezha killed Medicine Buddha, and Jiang Shang guided Medicine Buddha's true spirit onto the Investiture of the Gods List beside Daoist Taiyi.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi mocked Jieyin and Zhunti, then ordered the Chan Sect to send out a stronger fighter.
• Daoist Randeng chose Chijingzi, while Lu Feng sent Qiu Shou Xian to take Nezha's place.
• Qiu Shou Xian challenged Chijingzi and the Chan Sect disciples to attack him together, and Chijingzi vowed to slay him and send him onto the list.

Qiu Shou Xian killed Chijingzi, Daoist Cihang, and True Person Huang Long, while Jiang Shang gathered their true spirits into the Investiture of the Gods List. When Xuandu confronted Qiu Shou Xian as the Human Sect’s challenger, Zhao Gongming intervened and struck him for insulting Lu Feng.

• Chijingzi attacked Qiu Shou Xian, who defeated him, pierced his head with an Innate Spiritual Treasure longsword, and sent his true spirit into the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Randeng ordered Daoist Cihang and True Person Huang Long to fight Qiu Shou Xian together, but Qiu Shou Xian suppressed them and killed them with his eye technique.
• Jiang Shang collected Daoist Cihang and True Person Huang Long into the Investiture of the Gods List, leaving Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other leaders angered by their losses.
• Jieyin and Zhunti urged Taishang to send the Human Sect into battle, and Taishang ordered Xuandu to fight while warning him to retreat if the situation turned dangerous.
• Lu Feng sent Zhao Gongming to bring Qiu Shou Xian back, but Xuandu blocked Qiu Shou Xian’s retreat and insulted Lu Feng.
• Zhao Gongming struck Xuandu and declared that anyone who insulted Senior Brother would die as his demonic aura surged.

Hongjun, Haotian, Zhen Yuanzi, and Houtu reacted to the Interception Sect’s overwhelming victory in the Investiture of the Gods, which they attributed to its mysterious Senior Brother, Lu Feng. Houtu remained ready to help the sect and wondered whether Lu Feng could be a Saint.

• Hongjun was astonished that the Chan Sect and Western Teachings had suffered heavily while no Interception Sect disciples had entered the Investiture of the Gods List, and he could not divine Lu Feng’s origins.
• Haotian watched the battle’s outcome and worried that the Interception Sect had become too powerful for him to govern the Three Realms without its support.
• Zhen Yuanzi learned that Lu Feng had trained the Jie Sect Disciples and marveled that they had overcome the combined efforts of four Saints.
• Houtu was shocked by the Interception Sect’s victory and reaffirmed that she would intervene if it faced trouble.
• Houtu wondered how powerful Lu Feng was and whether he might also be a Saint.

Zhao Gongming killed Xuandu, and Jiang Shang drew Xuandu’s true spirit into the Investiture of the Gods List despite Taishang’s attempt to intervene. When the Chan Sect’s eight remaining Golden Immortals ganged up on Zhao Gongming, Lu Feng sent the Interception Sect disciples out to answer them with overwhelming numbers.

• Zhao Gongming slapped Xuandu, then killed him by snapping his neck after Xuandu threatened him.
• Jiang Shang struck Xuandu with his whip and drew his true spirit into the Investiture of the Gods List, while Nuwa and Lu Feng prevented Taishang from interfering.
• After the Saints withdrew, Randeng ordered the Chan Sect disciples to attack with all their strength, and eight Golden Immortals surrounded Zhao Gongming.
• Lu Feng opened the formation and sent the Interception Sect disciples onto the battlefield, where their many quasi-sage auras stunned the Three Teachings disciples.

Tongtian witnessed Pangu split heaven and earth and began meditating on the Great Dao, while Lu Feng sent the Interception Sect into battle against the Three Teachings. The Chan Sect’s Saints agreed to withdraw, but the fighting had already begun, and Zhao Gongming gravely wounded Juliusun and Daoist Yu Ding before the other Golden Immortals threatened him.

• Tongtian saw Pangu cleave Chaos with the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe as the Three Thousand Gods and Demons attacked, then sat down to pursue enlightenment.
• Lu Feng ordered the Interception Sect disciples to attack, and Jieyin and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi agreed to withdraw their forces.
• Randeng received the withdrawal message after the battle had started.
• Zhao Gongming charged the eight remaining Chan Sect Golden Immortals and gravely wounded Juliusun with a single blow.
• Zhao Gongming struck Daoist Yu Ding and drove him from the battle, prompting the remaining Chan Sect Golden Immortals to threaten him.

Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and the Tiger Monster helped Zhao Gongming rout the Three Teachings and kill many of their disciples. The Four Saints entered the battlefield to fight the Interception Sect, and Lu Feng welcomed the chance to send Saints onto the list.

• Yunxiao arrived to aid Zhao Gongming and killed Chan Sect disciples while Jiang Shang drew their true spirits into the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Qiongxiao trapped the Chan Sect’s six Golden Immortals in Immortal Lotus vortices, and Zhao Gongming destroyed the vortices, killing many and leaving Guangchengzi gravely wounded.
• Jiang Shang continued collecting true spirits as the Three Teachings’ forces collapsed and Daoist Randeng ordered a retreat.
• The Tiger Monster killed Juliusun with a Jade Void Palace plaque and chased Guangchengzi and Daoist Yu Ding as they fled.
• Jieyin urged Yuanshi, Taishang, and Zhunti to enter the battle, and the Four Saints appeared before Lu Feng declared that sending Saints onto the list was the real thrill.

After the Jie Sect routed the Chan Sect and Western Teachings, its leading disciples faced the four Saints outside Golden Ao Island. Duobao provoked Zhunti into attacking, preparing to use the mobile formation Lu Feng had arranged to contend with a Saint.

• The Jie Sect Disciples defeated the Chan Sect and Western Teachings, while their surviving leaders fled to the Saints and many weaker disciples died outright.
• Lu Feng ordered the weaker Jie Sect Disciples back to Golden Ao Island, leaving Duobao, the Eight Great True Disciples, the Seven Attendant Immortals except Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, the Tiger Monster, and the Snake Monster outside.
• Nuwa stayed back after Lu Feng told her the formation would let the Jie Sect Disciples fight a Saint, though she prepared to intervene if they were in danger.
• Zhunti stepped forward to send the Jie Sect Disciples onto the Investiture of the Gods List, and Duobao mocked him and Jieyin to provoke an attack.
• Duobao recalled that Lu Feng had arranged a mobile formation that could gather its members' power into one person, and prepared to use it against the Saints.

Duobao broke into the Saint Realm while Zhunti attacked him, then used the formation’s power to keep rising and repel Zhunti. He prepared to press his advantage and slay Zhunti.

• Zhunti froze Duobao in place and swung the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree at him while Jieyin blocked Nuwa from intervening.
• Duobao shattered Zhunti’s spatial seal and broke through to the Saint Realm, blocking Zhunti’s strike and forcing him back.
• Taishang, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Nuwa were stunned as Duobao’s cultivation continued climbing to the Saint Realm second stage.
• Zhunti attacked again to interrupt Duobao’s breakthrough, but Duobao’s palm strike nearly knocked the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree from Zhunti’s grip.
• Duobao prepared to strike again and kill Zhunti.

Hongjun detected traces suggesting Luohu was still alive, while Lu Feng forged the God-Slaying Spear to draw Hongjun out of Zixiao Palace. At the battle outside Golden Ao Island, Duobao reached the third stage of Quasi-Sage through a formation and resolved to kill Zhunti, but Zhunti and the other Saints dismissed him as no match for them.

• Hongjun examined the formation empowering Duobao, could not unravel its mysteries, and suspected that Luohu was still alive.
• Lu Feng forged a spear according to the God-Slaying Spear blueprint, intending to use Luohu's possible return to make Hongjun leave Zixiao Palace.
• Duobao's fellow Interception Sect disciples sensed his plan to slay Zhunti and enthusiastically urged him to lead them.
• Duobao's strength rose to the third stage of Quasi-Sage, and he fixed his killing intent on Zhunti.
• Zhunti mocked Duobao's confidence, and Guangchengzi and Daoist Yu Ding also ridiculed the Interception Sect disciples for thinking they could kill a Saint.

Duobao used Lu Feng’s Azure Edge Sword to stop Zhunti from attacking the Interception Sect disciples and proved himself evenly matched with the Saint. He then cut through Zhunti’s attack, severed his left arm, and struck again at his neck.

• The Interception Sect disciples mocked the surviving Three Teachings Disciples, and Tiger Monster and Snake Monster taunted them as well.
• Zhunti charged Tiger Monster and unleashed his Saintly might to attack all the Interception Sect disciples at once.
• Duobao drew Lu Feng’s Azure Edge Sword and shattered the space Zhunti had frozen around him.
• Duobao and Zhunti clashed evenly, shocking the onlookers.
• Zhunti attacked with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, but Duobao cut through his radiance, severed his left arm, and swung at his neck.

Lu Feng received major system rewards while refining the God-Slaying Spear, and Tongtian advanced his cultivation through contemplation in the Pangu Secret Realm. Hongjun sensed Rahu-like demonic qi but failed to locate its source, which remained concealed in an unknown world.

• Lu Feng began the final refinement of the God-Slaying Spear as the system announced that the Investiture of the Gods war was more than halfway over, with 357 names on the list.
• Lu Feng received three Saint Realm tiers of cultivation, five strands of primordial violet qi, increased sage Dao principles, and complete strength Dao principles sealed until he reached Saint Realm Peak.
• Tongtian contemplated the scene of Pangu opening the heavens and advanced from late Saint Realm Tier Six toward Tier Six Peak, possibly approaching Tier Seven.
• Hongjun sensed a brief trace of demonic qi matching Rahu's, divined for Rahu's location without success, and resolved to watch the war for related news.
• A concealed world filled with demonic qi remained hidden behind a barrier that prevented its energy from leaking out.

Demon Ancestor Rahu continued preparing to break through and vowed to return for revenge against Hongjun in a thousand years. At Golden Ao Island, Duobao defeated Zhunti and beheaded him while Nuwa prevented Jieyin from intervening.

• Rahu resumed cultivating in a distant world, believing he would become strong enough to defeat Hongjun after a thousand years.
• After Duobao severed Zhunti's arm, Nuwa blocked Jieyin from joining the fight.
• Duobao clashed with Zhunti again and used the Immortal Emperor figure behind him to shatter Zhunti's Buddha manifestation and grievously wound him.
• Jieyin tried to save Zhunti, but Nuwa held him back as Yuanshi and Taishang prepared to intervene.
• Duobao swung his sword and severed Zhunti's head, prompting Jieyin to roar in fury.

Zhunti was slain by Duobao, and the death sent sorrow across the Primordial World. As Zhen Yuanzi, Haotian, and Houtu reacted, Houtu suspected that a hidden hand had orchestrated the events behind the Saint’s apparent defeat.

• A wave of inexplicable sorrow spread throughout the Primordial World, and Zhen Yuanzi sensed that a Saint had been slain.
• Zhen Yuanzi recognized Zhunti’s aura, revealing to Qingfeng and Mingyue that the Western Saint had died.
• Haotian realized Zhunti might be placed on the Investiture of the Gods List and marveled that Duobao had slain a Saint.
• Houtu recalled that Duobao had killed Zhunti with a sudden, seemingly prepared strike and sensed someone had directed events from behind the scenes.
• Houtu recognized that Zhunti’s death had involved hidden complications and that, though Saints could not truly perish, they could suffer grievous injuries.

After Zhunti was slain, Lu Feng used his new reward to try to force Zhunti onto the Investiture of the Gods. Hongjun intervened within the Heavenly Dao to stop the mysterious power pulling out Zhunti’s primordial spirit, and the two forces began to clash.

• Lu Feng received a Saint Realm cultivation increase and a chance to forcibly place a slain person on the roll, then used the chance on Zhunti.
• Jieyin prepared to attack Duobao and the other Jie Sect disciples, but spiritual energy began gathering around Zhunti’s corpse as a true spirit started to form.
• The Tiger Monster and other disciples marveled that a Saint could be placed on the roll, while Taishang and Yuanshi questioned how it was possible.
• Hongjun sensed the interference with Zhunti’s primordial spirit, entered the place where the Heavenly Dao’s will resided, and found a mysterious power trying to pull Zhunti out.
• Hongjun attacked the mysterious power with Heavenly Dao principles, beginning a clash.