Chapter Summaries

Qiu Shou Xian reached the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, while Lu Feng used his system’s reward to spy on Zixiao Palace and saw Hongjun holding the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip. As the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation approached, Tongtian faced pressure from the other Saints to make the Interception Sect bear the calamity.

• Qiu Shou Xian broke through to the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm in the small world arranged by his senior brother.
• Lu Feng opened the system’s surprise gift and received an opportunity to spy on Zixiao Palace.
• Lu Feng saw Hongjun with the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip, signaling that the great tribulation was near.
• Zhen Yuanzi warned Qingfeng and Mingyue to cultivate quietly because the coming tribulation could endanger even Wuzhuang Temple.
• Tongtian proposed that the Interception Sect ally with the Chan Sect and shift the tribulation’s burden to the Western Teachings, but Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi opposed him.
• The Two Sages of the West asked the Saints for their views while directing their attention toward Tongtian, who resisted being singled out.

Tongtian argued that the Western Teachings should face the approaching Investiture of the Gods Calamity, but Yuanshi and the Two Sages of the West united to nominate the Interception Sect instead. Hongjun presented the God-Beating Whip and Investiture of the Gods List, leaving Tongtian betrayed and furious as the choice was put before their teacher.

• Tongtian proposed that the Western Teachings take on the calamity, but Yuanshi argued that the Interception Sect should face it.
• Hongjun appeared in the palace, asked the sages to settle their choice, and revealed the God-Beating Whip and Investiture of the Gods List.
• Yuanshi and the Two Sages of the West backed the Interception Sect as the candidate, citing its large and diverse membership.
• Tongtian asked Yuanshi why he had turned against him, and Yuanshi claimed the calamity could cleanse Tongtian's sect.
• Tongtian recognized Yuanshi's words as a pretext and stopped showing him leniency.

At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun discovered that the Interception Sect had disbanded, making it ineligible to face the tribulation. He left the Chan Sect and the Western Teachings to compete over which would bear it, and Jieyin and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi each tried to shift the burden onto the other.

• Tongtian asked Taishang Laozi for his view, and Laozi sided with Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, leaving Tongtian feeling betrayed.
• Hongjun sensed that the Interception Sect had disbanded and announced that it could not face the tribulation.
• The Saints reacted with shock, while Tongtian was confused and Lu Feng watched with satisfaction.
• Hongjun named the Chan Sect and Western Teachings as the remaining candidates to face the tribulation.
• Jieyin argued that the Chan Sect should face it, and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi countered that the Western Teachings were the better choice.

Tongtian rejected Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s attempt to make him support sending the Western Teachings into the tribulation, confronting him over how he had treated the Interception Sect. The Three Pure Ones’ alliance fractured further as Jieyin and Zhunti encouraged the dispute and again argued that the Chan Sect should face the tribulation.

• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Zhunti argued over whether the Chan Sect or the Western Teachings should face the tribulation, and their new alliance quickly fell apart.
• Tongtian told Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi that the Chan Sect might benefit from facing the tribulation, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to laugh.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi demanded to know whether Tongtian had a grievance against him, and Tongtian confronted him about sacrificing the Interception Sect and betraying him.
• Tongtian refused to help Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, while Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed the brothers’ growing division and insisted the Chan Sect should face the tribulation.

At Zixiao Palace, Jieyin and Zhunti mocked Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and urged Tongtian to join the Western Teachings, while Yuanshi tried to persuade Tongtian to cooperate with the Mystic Gate. Tongtian left Yuanshi stunned by declaring the Chan Sect best suited for the Investiture of the Gods ceremony, and Lu Feng watched from Golden Ao Island with satisfaction that the disbanded Interception Sect would avoid the calamity.

• Jieyin and Zhunti taunted Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and invited Tongtian to join the Western Teachings, while Tongtian remained silent.
• Jieyin and Zhunti drew Nuwa into their mockery, and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi slammed the table and told them to shut up.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi apologized to Tongtian and asked him to work with the Mystic Gate.
• Tongtian declared that the Chan Sect was best suited for the Investiture of the Gods ceremony, turning Yuanshi's own words against him.
• On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng watched the exchange and felt satisfied that the disbanded Interception Sect would not be used as a scapegoat in the tribulation.

Haotian learned that the Jie Sect Disciples were gaining great strength from mysterious opportunities and ordered a closer investigation. In Zixiao Palace, Tongtian insisted that the Chan Sect face the tribulation, and Laozi’s support for Yuanshi finally made Tongtian reject their old brotherly ties.

• Haotian heard that Jie Sect Disciples were seeking opportunities and growing much stronger, so he ordered his soldiers to investigate what they had obtained.
• Tongtian said the Chan Sect should face the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, angering Yuanshi and pleasing Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Yuanshi warned Tongtian not to betray the Mystic Gate, but Tongtian refused to be swayed by his appeal to their brotherhood.
• Tongtian appealed to Hongjun to assign the tribulation to the Chan Sect, and Hongjun nodded without announcing his decision.
• Laozi urged Tongtian to stop acting rashly, and Tongtian realized that Laozi’s supposed fairness had repeatedly come at his expense.

Tongtian rejected Laozi’s appeal to their ties within the Mystic Gate and argued that the Human Sect should share the calamity with Yuanshi’s Chan Sect. Yuanshi’s accusations escalated the feud, and the chapter left Tongtian and Yuanshi openly at odds while Hongjun and the other Saints watched.

• Tongtian proposed that Laozi’s Human Sect face the calamity alongside Yuanshi’s Chan Sect, citing their shared roots in the Mystic Gate.
• Yuanshi accused Tongtian of disbanding the Interception Sect to evade the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and of disregarding their elder brothers.
• Tongtian rejected Yuanshi’s accusations and challenged him for trying to send the Interception Sect to face the calamity while objecting to the Chan Sect doing so.
• Laozi tried to persuade Tongtian to preserve their brotherly ties, but Tongtian blamed the brothers for forcing the conflict.
• Hongjun remained placid as Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa watched the dispute, and Tongtian and Yuanshi continued their confrontation.

After Tongtian and Yuanshi failed to reconcile, Hongjun permitted them to fight in Chaos while Laozi and other Saints watched. Sensing that the Interception Sect disciples remained at risk, Lu Feng opened the Comprehension Secret Realm to help them grow stronger and began considering how to change the approaching Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

• Taishang Laozi asked Hongjun to settle the dispute between the Mystic Gate factions through battle, and Hongjun approved.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian appeared in Chaos, where Yuanshi stepped forward to fight Tongtian while Laozi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti watched.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian clashed after Tongtian summoned his Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Zhen Yuanzi, Haotian, and a figure in the Netherworld sensed the battle between Saints.
• Lu Feng worried that Yuanshi and the Western Sages might target Interception Sect disciples, so he opened the Comprehension Secret Realm for them.
• Lu Feng reflected that he might have to change the approaching Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Tongtian fought Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi in Chaos and revealed overwhelming strength, wounding him despite Yuanshi’s sneak attack. As observers across the Primordial World reacted to Tongtian’s power, Duobao and the others entered newly appeared Secret Realm gates.

• The system urged Lu Feng to change the course of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation for generous rewards.
• Duobao and the others entered the newly appeared Secret Realm gates at the same time, believing the opportunity had been prepared by their Senior Brother.
• Jieyin and Zhunti mocked Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s attacks as he fought Tongtian, while Taishang Laozi and Nuwa watched.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to attack Tongtian from behind, but Tongtian drew the Qingping Sword and unleashed thirty-six sword strikes.
• Tongtian’s attacks cut Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and drew golden saint blood, shocking Zhen Yuanzi and drawing recognition from Haotian and a woman in Reincarnation.

Tongtian overwhelmed Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi in their battle in Chaos, despite Yuanshi drawing on the Heavenly Dao’s aura. Hongjun told Taishang Laozi that Yuanshi would not win, and the chapter ended with the onlookers stunned and Zixiao Palace silent.

• Jieyin and Zhunti mocked Taishang Laozi over his misjudgment of Tongtian’s strength, while Laozi reconsidered his relationship with his junior brothers.
• Hongjun summoned Taishang Laozi to Zixiao Palace and told him that Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi would not win.
• As Tongtian and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi fought, the onlookers sensed that Yuanshi was strengthened by the Heavenly Dao’s aura.
• Tongtian unleashed a sword strike empowered by the Thirty-Six-Petaled Green Lotus and the Laws of the Sword and Formations.
• Tongtian’s sword light shattered the Jade Ruyi’s defenses and struck Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, leaving the onlookers astonished and Zixiao Palace silent.

Hongjun ordered Taishang Laozi, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin to reassemble the Interception Sect so it would face the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation while Tongtian's perception was blocked. As others reacted to Tongtian's victory, Lu Feng sensed movement in the Secret Realm.

• Hongjun told Taishang Laozi that the Interception Sect should face the tribulation and tasked him and Yuanshi with rebuilding it while Tongtian was distracted.
• Taishang Laozi agreed to Hongjun's plan, believing the Chan Sect would be spared the tribulation if the Interception Sect was restored.
• At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi learned that Tongtian had defeated Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and suspected the Interception Sect was pursuing a larger plan.
• At the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Great Emperor Haotian viewed Tongtian's victory as expected and wondered whether the Interception Sect had long outmaneuvered the Chan Sect.
• On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng worried that Hongjun and the other Saints might target the Jie Sect Disciples, resolved to grow stronger, and sensed movement in the Secret Realm.

Hongjun ordered the Interception Sect to be reunited and summoned Tongtian, while Taishang Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable set out to carry out the task. Primordial Heavenly Venerable planned to rely on his Twelve Golden Immortals, and the chapter ended with Nuwa watching from outside Zixiao Palace.

• Hongjun told Taishang Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Jieyin, and Zhunti that the Interception Sect would bear the tribulation and must be reunited.
• Hongjun suspected an unknown force had concealed the truth behind the Interception Sect's dissolution, then summoned Tongtian into Zixiao Palace.
• Jieyin and Zhunti declined to help, while Primordial Heavenly Venerable and Taishang Laozi agreed to handle the reunion themselves.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerable claimed his Twelve Golden Immortals could make Tongtian's disciples obey and planned to send their dharma bodies to inform the Chan Sect Disciples.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerable and Taishang Laozi reached the Primordial World, manifested avatars, and headed toward Kunlun Mountain as Nuwa watched from outside Zixiao Palace.

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Taishang Laozi returned to Kunlun Mountain, where they discovered that the Jade Void Palace had been stolen. Randeng blamed the Interception Sect, and Yuanshi demanded to know why his disciples had failed to stop the thieves.

• Nuwa watched the Saints enter Zixiao Palace and chose not to concern herself with their plans.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi invited Taishang Laozi to visit his Chan Sect, expecting the Interception Sect to bear the coming tribulation.
• Yuanshi and Taishang Laozi arrived at Kunlun Mountain and found the Jade Void Palace, its paving bricks, and its surrounding spirit herbs gone.
• Randeng and the Chan Sect disciples gathered as Yuanshi demanded to know who had stolen the palace.
• Randeng blamed the Interception Sect, and a disciple described the thieves as a donkey-faced leader accompanied by a Tiger Monster and a Snake Monster.
• Yuanshi questioned Randeng and the others for failing to stop the thieves.

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi learned that the Chan Sect had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Interception Sect, while Taishang Laozi investigated the cause. Their inquiry focused on Lu Feng, the Interception Sect’s reclusive Vice Leader, whose role remained unclear.

• Randeng explained that the Interception Sect had raided the Chan Sect’s cultivation grounds during their battle, and admitted that the Chan Sect had lost.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi struck out at Randeng and the others for losing, while Taishang Laozi quietly considered the implications of their defeat.
• Taishang Laozi tried to divine how the Interception Sect had gained strength but found that its heavenly secrets had been concealed.
• Randeng told Taishang Laozi that the Interception Sect’s Senior Brother had dissolved the sect and led its disciples to fortuitous opportunities, some of which granted mastery over laws.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi suspected Tongtian’s planning, but Taishang Laozi argued that Lu Feng might have played a part because Tongtian had been under their watch.

Lu Feng considered how to strengthen the Interception Sect's disciples and decided to forge artifacts for them. After Qiongxiao emerged from his Secret Realm, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi attacked her while Taishang Laozi watched warily.

• Lu Feng received a million years of cultivation after Qiongxiao made a major breakthrough in the Secret Realm, but the reward barely advanced his Quasi-Sage cultivation.
• Lu Feng decided to forge powerful artifacts to improve the Interception Sect disciples' strength.
• Qiongxiao left the Secret Realm and reflected on how it had accelerated her cultivation and deepened her understanding of the laws.
• Taishang Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi found Qiongxiao and decided to capture her to bring the Interception Sect's disciples together.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi approached Qiongxiao in disguise, confirmed her identity, and struck at her with his palm.

Qiongxiao fought Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s incarnation with her devouring law and a supreme art, drawing attention from powerful figures across the Primordial World. Houtu suspected that Tongtian had been plotted against as multiple incarnations entered the Primordial World despite the approaching Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

• Qiongxiao absorbed Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s attack with her devouring law and countered him, surprising him by matching his strength.
• Qiongxiao unleashed a supreme art that spread azure lotuses and sealed the surrounding space in devouring law.
• Zhen Yuanzi sensed the deadly aura near Wuzhuang Temple and speculated that Lu Feng, the Interception Sect’s Vice Leader, was responsible.
• Haotian monitored the clash and wondered whether Lu Feng would dare oppose a Saint’s incarnation.
• Houtu recognized the attacker as an incarnation and concluded that more than one had entered the Primordial World, suspecting Tongtian had been plotted against.

Qiongxiao used her devouring law and a Green Ghost Mask to defeat and destroy Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi’s incarnation. Primordial Heavenly Venerable threatened to kill her when he returned, and Qiongxiao dismissed him as his consciousness faded.

• Houtu and Taishang Laozi wondered whether the Interception Sect’s Senior Brother had empowered its disciples, while Yuanshi struggled against Qiongxiao’s devouring law.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi unleashed his saintly pressure, but Qiongxiao answered with the Green Ghost Mask and a surge of devouring law.
• Qiongxiao transformed her bracelet into an azure sword and struck Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, dissolving his incarnation.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerable threatened to kill the Interception Sect disciples when he returned, and Qiongxiao replied, “As you please.”

Qiongxiao destroyed Yuanshi’s incarnation and drove Taishang Laozi away when he tried to question her power. The two Saints returned to Zixiao Palace and invited Jieyin and Zhunti to join their mission against the Interception Sect.

• Qiongxiao sensed Taishang Laozi hiding nearby and attacked when he asked about her power, but he escaped by vanishing.
• Yuanshi returned to his true body in Chaos and complained to Taishang Laozi that Tongtian had schemed against them.
• Taishang Laozi suggested that they recruit Jieyin and Zhunti because the two Saints might not be enough to handle the Interception Sect’s disciples.
• Yuanshi agreed, and he and Taishang Laozi returned to Zixiao Palace, where Taishang Laozi asked Jieyin and Zhunti to join their mission.

Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to join Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Taishang Laozi in the Primordial World, while Nuwa followed them after suspecting they were targeting the Interception Sect. At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun told Tongtian that unexpected variables had emerged in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to send avatars to help Yuanshi and Taishang Laozi, but prepared powerful complete quasi-sage avatars before departing.
• Yuanshi created a late quasi-sage avatar after Zhunti questioned what had happened to his previous one, which Qiongxiao had destroyed.
• Nuwa inferred that the four Saints' avatars were likely heading for the Interception Sect and followed them with an avatar just one step short of the Saint Realm.
• Hongjun asked Tongtian what he thought of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and Tongtian said whoever caused the calamity should end it.
• Hongjun told Tongtian that unexpected variables had emerged in the tribulation, stirring a vague premonition in him.

Hongjun questioned Tongtian about the Interception Sect’s disbandment and learned that Lu Feng had managed the sect in his absence, but Tongtian found nothing unusual about him. Hongjun sent Tongtian to investigate a Dragon-Han Calamity Secret Realm, while Lu Feng received a cultivation reward and Nuwa returned to the Primordial World, surprised that the Interception Sect had defeated the Chan Sect.

• Hongjun asked Tongtian whether he had disbanded the Interception Sect, and Tongtian denied knowing that it had disbanded.
• Tongtian told Hongjun that he had entrusted Lu Feng with managing the Interception Sect, and Hongjun wondered whether Lu Feng had caused the unforeseen change.
• Hongjun informed Tongtian of a Secret Realm from the Dragon-Han Calamity, and Tongtian agreed to explore it.
• Lu Feng received 200,000 years of cultivation after Qiongxiao slew a powerful enemy, then checked on his Flat Peach Tree and the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar he was forging for her.
• Nuwa returned from Chaos to the Primordial World and was surprised to learn that the Interception Sect had defeated the Chan Sect.