Chapter Summaries

Nuwa and Tongtian returned to Zixiao Palace to decide who would take part in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. After Hongjun was badly injured by Lu Feng’s Devil Dao novel, Lu Feng advanced to great perfection of Quasi-Sage and reinforced Golden Ao Island with a fused formation infused with Devil Dao.

• Nuwa suggested that Tongtian ask Lu Feng for help, and Tongtian returned with her to Zixiao Palace to settle the calamity’s participants.
• Hongjun escaped the exploding world with severe injuries, lost an arm, and purged the demonic energy that had followed him out.
• Hongjun blamed Demon Ancestor Luohu and wondered why a chance meant for a Jie Sect Disciple contained traces of the Devil Dao.
• Lu Feng received one million years of cultivation and greater Devil Dao proficiency as a reward for the novel injuring its reader, then rose from mid-Quasi-Sage to great perfection of Quasi-Sage.
• Lu Feng suspected a powerful intruder might reach Golden Ao Island, so he fused his eleven formations into a new formation filled with Devil Dao aura, causing the island to rumble.

Lu Feng prepared an eleventh formation for the arrival of Hongjun, who entered Golden Ao Island and began smashing through the defenses with a sword of law. As Hongjun’s blade took on the devouring law, Lu Feng realized his opponent could absorb laws and turn them to his own use.

• Lu Feng told Nuwa that he had added a formation to prepare for a powerful visitor.
• Hongjun arrived at Golden Ao Island missing an arm, its wound tainted by demonic energy.
• Nuwa recognized Hongjun in Lu Feng’s Water Mirror and watched as he entered the formations.
• Hongjun sensed Lu Feng watching him and raised a law-forged sword to break through the formations by force.
• Hongjun’s sword broke through the devouring-law formation and began glowing red with the devouring law, revealing to Lu Feng that Hongjun could absorb laws and use them himself.

Lu Feng lured Hongjun into a grand formation that exploded, apparently defeating him, while Nuwa witnessed Lu Feng's trap. Back at Zixiao Palace, Hongjun announced that Tongtian had returned and that the Investiture of the Gods would proceed, leading Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the others to believe the Interception Sect would face the tribulation instead of them.

• Hongjun's attacks battered Lu Feng's formation, but Lu Feng revealed that it was a smokescreen and that he had planned for Hongjun to break through.
• The formation's laws spiraled out of control and it exploded, swallowing Hongjun as the Water Mirror shattered.
• Nuwa realized Lu Feng had trapped Dao Ancestor Hongjun and watched as Lu Feng calmly admired the explosion.
• At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun removed a trace of Devil Dao law from his arm and remained grimly silent before speaking.
• Hongjun said Tongtian had returned and the Investiture of the Gods would proceed, prompting Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the others to expect the Interception Sect to face the tribulation.

Taishang Laozi worried that a mysterious power of law had reached Hongjun in Zixiao Palace, while the formation’s explosion on Golden Ao Island shook the Primordial World. Zhen Yuanzi, Haotian, and Houtu each tried to identify the combatants, and Houtu concluded that Hongjun’s avatar had fought someone who could withstand him, leaving her wondering what Hongjun was planning.

• Taishang Laozi wondered whether Hongjun’s avatar had suffered a setback, then followed Hongjun and the others out of the hall.
• The formation’s explosion on Golden Ao Island sent violent spatial tremors throughout the Primordial World, leaving its inhabitants unable to identify the cause.
• Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to investigate Golden Ao Island, sensed many unfamiliar powers of law, and decided to keep his gates shut as the calamity approached.
• Haotian watched Golden Ao Island but refused to use the Haotian Mirror, fearing the force of the explosion and speculating about who the Interception Sect had fought.
• Houtu sensed the varied powers of law on Golden Ao Island, recognized them as the immortal Dao’s law, and suspected Hongjun’s avatar had fought someone capable of holding out against him.

On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng fortified the island against the coming Investiture of the Gods Tribulation while teasing Nuwa, who later agreed to stand with Tongtian. In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun opened the calamity proceedings, and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi proposed that only Jie Sect Disciples sign the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Lu Feng dismissed Nuwa's concerns with insults, then covered Golden Ao Island in formations to prepare for the coming conflict.
• Nuwa accepted fruit from Lu Feng, then told Tongtian in Zixiao Palace that she would stand with him.
• Tongtian promised to help bring Nuwa and Lu Feng together, frustrating Nuwa.
• Hongjun entered Zixiao Palace with the four Saints, and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi asked Tongtian if he was prepared for the Investiture of the Gods.
• Hongjun explained the purpose of the tribulation and presented two treasures, then Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi insisted that only Jie Sect Disciples should sign the list.

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti insisted that the Interception Sect should provide candidates for the Investiture of the Gods, but Hongjun revealed that it had disbanded and did not have to sign. He then ordered all Six Sages to sign the list together, leaving Yuanshi and the others alarmed.

• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti urged Tongtian to make the Interception Sect face the tribulation and provide the list's candidates.
• Tongtian asked Hongjun about the Interception Sect's condition, and Hongjun declared that it had disbanded and need not sign the list.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang Laozi realized Hongjun had failed to reunite the Interception Sect and were shaken by the revelation.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi asked Hongjun how the tribulation's candidates would be chosen, and Hongjun told all Six Sages to sign the Investiture of the Gods List together.

Hongjun ordered the Three Teachings to fill the Investiture of the Gods List together and forbade Saints from intervening in the calamity. Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi received the list and God-Beating Whip, while Tongtian left to strengthen his disciples and prepare for what was coming.

• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang Laozi argued against putting their own disciples on the Investiture of the Gods List, then turned toward Tongtian when Hongjun said they needed to gather three hundred and sixty-five Venerable Deities.
• Hongjun ordered the Three Teachings to sign the list together and warned that Saints must not intervene during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• The four Saints filled all three hundred and sixty-five positions, and Hongjun gave the completed list and the God-Beating Whip to Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.
• Tongtian viewed Hongjun's choice as favoritism toward Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other Saints, then left to use his spiritual roots and spirit herbs to strengthen his disciples.

Tongtian confronted Taishang Laozi, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti when they demanded the spirit treasures their avatars had left behind. Their dispute escalated into a clash of five Saints in Chaos, while Houtu and Haotian worried that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation would spread and force them to act.

• Tongtian tried to leave, but Taishang Laozi, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti blocked him and demanded their spirit treasures.
• Tongtian denied stealing anything, cursed the four Saints, and summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords as his saintly might spread through Chaos.
• Houtu sensed Tongtian's aura and then four more Saint auras, realizing that Tongtian would face four Saints and wondering whether the Netherworld should join the conflict.
• Haotian sensed five Saints entering the calamity and weighed his choices, fearing that one misstep could bring ruin.

Zhen Yuanzi sensed the Saints’ power and resolved to pursue sainthood as the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began. On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng and Nuwa sensed Tongtian confronting four Saints, and Tongtian declared before the Heavenly Dao that he had severed ties with Taishang Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.

• Zhen Yuanzi summoned the Earth Book, sensed the calamity beginning, and vowed to become a Saint.
• Lu Feng inspected his thriving spiritual-root garden while Nuwa teased him about Tongtian’s reaction to it.
• Lu Feng and Nuwa sensed Tongtian facing Taishang Laozi, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Zhunti, and another Western Saint in Chaos.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Zhunti demanded that Tongtian return their treasures, but Tongtian challenged all four to fight.
• Tongtian swore before the Heavenly Dao that he had severed ties with Taishang Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, shocking Houtu.

Tongtian swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, permanently severing ties with Taishang Laozi and Yuanshi and declaring his resolve to fight them. Taishang Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked together, and Tongtian responded by deploying the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

• Tongtian swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, shocking Houtu and stirring turmoil throughout the Primordial World.
• Haotian and Zhen Yuanzi realized that the Mystic Gate had split, and Zhen Yuanzi ordered Qingfeng Mingyue to keep Wuzhuang Temple sealed.
• Taishang Laozi and Yuanshi condemned Tongtian's oath, but Tongtian affirmed that he regretted not severing ties sooner.
• Taishang Laozi and Yuanshi decided to attack Tongtian, and Jieyin and Zhunti joined them with their treasures.
• Tongtian calmly deployed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, sending its four swords to the four directions and locking down the space with sword qi.

Nuwa joined Tongtian in controlling the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, forcing Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other Saints into retreat until Hongjun intervened. In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun barred the Saints from fighting in the Investiture of the Gods and asked how their disciples could possibly defeat the Jie Sect Disciples.

• Nuwa sided with Tongtian and helped him trap Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other Saints in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Hongjun appeared and ordered Tongtian and Nuwa to stop fighting, so Tongtian withdrew the formation.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi taunted Tongtian as he left, while Tongtian worried that the Three Teachings would target the Jie Sect Disciples.
• Hongjun summoned Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other three Saints to Zixiao Palace to discuss the Investiture of the Gods.
• Hongjun said the Saints could not take the field, and the four Saints realized their disciples had little chance against the Jie Sect Disciples.

Hongjun gave Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi a powerful Secret Realm for the Three Teachings’ disciples to train in, while planning to investigate the Interception Sect through others. After returning to the Primordial World, Tongtian worried that his disciples could not withstand their rivals, and Nuwa wondered whether they had only grown strong after he left.

• Hongjun gave Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi a Secret Realm imbued with formations, laws, and the Heavenly Dao’s power so the Three Teachings’ disciples could improve their cultivation.
• After Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the others left, Hongjun resolved to probe the Interception Sect through them because he could not descend to the lower realm himself.
• Tongtian thanked Nuwa for standing by him, then said he would return to Golden Ao Island to oversee the Interception Sect and strengthen his disciples.
• Nuwa said she would return to Wa Huang Palace, and Tongtian explained that he feared his disciples would be outmatched by the allied Chan Sect, Human Sect, and Western Teachings.
• Nuwa questioned how Tongtian could underestimate the Interception Sect’s disciples and wondered whether they had grown strong only after he left.

Nuwa persuaded Tongtian to disguise himself and test his disciples, then concealed the clash between the Jie Sect and Chan Sect. On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng received a blueprint that could restore the missing God-Slaying Spear.

• Nuwa suggested that Tongtian secretly test his disciples to sharpen their wits, and Tongtian agreed to her plan.
• Nuwa concealed the battle between the Jie Sect and Chan Sect, while Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi accepted that the incident would remain hidden.
• Lu Feng tended the spiritual roots and spirit herbs on Golden Ao Island as Nuwa told him the Investiture of the Gods seemed to have ended.
• Lu Feng received a system reward after a Jie Sect Disciple broke through and emerged from seclusion, then opened a gift package.
• Lu Feng obtained a God-Slaying Spear Blueprint and learned that he could use it to restore the damaged spear.

Lu Feng learned that the repaired God-Slaying Spear could locate Demon Ancestor Luohu and absorbed cultivation while Mighty Shockwave emerged from the Secret Realm. Tongtian disguised himself as a Daluo Golden Immortal and approached Mighty Shockwave, who immediately demanded that he become his pet.

• Lu Feng discovered the God-Slaying Spear could locate Luohu once repaired and realized the Tiger Monster had gained a new law after leaving the Secret Realm.
• Lu Feng absorbed the cultivation he had received while Mighty Shockwave emerged from the Secret Realm at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Mighty Shockwave changed into pink clothes and flew off to look for pets.
• Tongtian disguised himself as a middle-stage Daluo Golden Immortal and followed Mighty Shockwave to observe a Jie Sect Disciple.
• Mighty Shockwave mistook Tongtian for a potential pet and demanded that he submit, leaving Tongtian speechless.

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi rallied the Chan Sect by explaining the Investiture of the Gods List and promising them a secret realm for cultivation. Meanwhile, Tongtian watched in dismay as Mighty Shockwave tried to bewitch him into becoming a pet.

• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other Saints agreed to send their disciples into Hongjun's secret realm to improve their cultivation.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi told the Chan Sect that he had signed the Investiture of the Gods List and claimed it would let them put disciples from other sects through the tribulation.
• Taiyi Zhenren, Guangchengzi, Daoist Randeng, and the other Chan Sect disciples praised Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, who promised to take them into the secret realm in a few days.
• Tongtian endured Mighty Shockwave's strange appearance and behavior because he did not want to lose another Interception Sect disciple.
• Mighty Shockwave tried to bewitch Tongtian and recruit him as a pet, using a cultivation technique that could seize treasures and manipulate minds.

Tongtian struggled against Mighty Shockwave’s mind-bewitching technique while trapped by seals on his spiritual power, and Nuwa laughed after divining his predicament. Mighty Shockwave briefly made Tongtian bow and carry him, but Tongtian broke some seals and attacked, leaving the two fighting as Mighty Shockwave’s fur was sliced away.

• Mighty Shockwave used his bewitching technique to try to make Tongtian submit, while Tongtian struggled to undo the seals on his spiritual power.
• Nuwa divined what had happened to Tongtian and laughed at his predicament in Wa Huang Palace.
• Mighty Shockwave’s spell made Tongtian bow, and he climbed onto Tongtian’s neck and ordered him to move forward.
• Tongtian snapped out of the spell, forcibly broke the seals on his spiritual power, and drew the Qingping Sword.
• Tongtian attacked Mighty Shockwave, who dodged the first strike and then grew angry as Tongtian kept slicing away his fur.

Tongtian chased Mighty Shockwave through the forest, furious as the Tiger Monster taunted him and dodged his sword strikes. Mighty Shockwave escaped behind his senior brother Jinguang Xian, while Nuwa and Lu Feng watched and wondered at his unconventional behavior.

• Mighty Shockwave tried to flee Tongtian, who chased him through the forest and cut his clothes to shreds.
• Mighty Shockwave taunted Tongtian and begged him to stop, but Tongtian sliced his belt and left him holding up his trousers.
• Mighty Shockwave changed into tiger form, but Tongtian continued to pursue him until Jinguang Xian emerged from seclusion.
• Mighty Shockwave hid behind Jinguang Xian and asked him to avenge him, while Lu Feng received a reward of eight hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Nuwa asked Lu Feng about Mighty Shockwave, and Lu Feng asked whether she had suffered at the Tiger Monster's hands.

Lu Feng dismissed Nuwa’s concerns about Mighty Shockwave’s deceit, while Tongtian confronted the Tiger Monster after Jinguang Xian stepped in to protect him. Tongtian was stunned when Jinguang Xian blocked his strike and revealed powerful divine armaments, quasi-sage strength, and an aura of laws.

• Nuwa told Lu Feng that Mighty Shockwave had been hoodwinking people, but Lu Feng brushed off the matter.
• Jinguang Xian confronted Tongtian when Tongtian accused Mighty Shockwave of wrongdoing, unaware that Tongtian was his teacher.
• Mighty Shockwave claimed Tongtian had attacked him despite his honest intentions, provoking Tongtian into striking at him.
• Jinguang Xian blocked Tongtian’s sword strike with a shield and readied a spear, revealing that he had reached the early quasi-sage realm and acquired two divine armaments.
• Tongtian sensed a rare aura of laws around Jinguang Xian and realized his disciple had comprehended a law.

Tongtian tested Jinguang Xian and discovered that his disciple’s strength had grown enough to hold a Saint to a draw. As their fight continued, Jinguang Xian defended the Jie Sect Disciples and pressed Tongtian with the power of immortal law.

• Tongtian confronted Jinguang Xian and Mighty Shockwave, while Mighty Shockwave challenged him and demanded that he become a human pet.
• Tongtian attacked Mighty Shockwave, but Jinguang Xian blocked his blows with his shield and countered with his spear.
• Tongtian empowered his sword with the sword dao law and knocked Jinguang Xian back, but Jinguang Xian struck Tongtian with his shield and declared he would fight to the death to protect any Jie Sect Disciple.
• Tongtian removed one layer of his strength seal and fought Jinguang Xian while holding back, but Jinguang Xian kept finding openings and matched him in battle.
• Tongtian realized Jinguang Xian had become extraordinary, and Jinguang Xian unleashed the immortal law around him.

Jinguang Xian and Mighty Shockwave confronted Tongtian, while Nuwa watched and Lu Feng ate a ripe Flat Peach. Qiongxiao arrived to help her fellow disciple just as Jinguang Xian unleashed a powerful spear attack that threatened to surpass Tongtian’s strength.

• Jinguang Xian declared himself immortal and eternal, and Mighty Shockwave praised his boast while Tongtian questioned who had taught them to speak that way.
• Nuwa laughed at the disciples’ remarks and suspected Lu Feng was responsible, while Lu Feng enjoyed the Flat Peaches he had grown.
• Qiongxiao followed a mysterious pull for several days, refined her cultivation technique, and wondered whether it could eventually let her reach the Saint Realm.
• Qiongxiao sensed Jinguang Xian and Mighty Shockwave fighting someone and hurried over, determined to protect her fellow Interception Sect disciples.
• Tongtian knocked Jinguang Xian’s spear from his grasp, but Jinguang Xian empowered it with Immortal Law and sent it surging toward Tongtian.