Chapter Summaries

Jieyin completed the six-syllable Buddhist proclamation, transforming his Dao and spreading a Buddha Kingdom Pure Land across a tenth of the Primordial World. The chapter ended with him declaring his new name: Amitabha.

• Gu Changqing recognized that Jieyin’s six-syllable chant proclaimed a complete Great Dao and a new Buddhist lineage.
• Jieyin’s Buddha light swept across the Primordial World, purifying lands, calming living beings, and changing the laws of heaven and earth.
• A swastika rune appeared on the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and Houtu realized Buddhism could interfere with reincarnation.
• Nuwa recognized that Jieyin was creating a Buddha Kingdom Pure Land rather than merely opening a new Dao.
• After the Buddha light transformed a tenth of the Primordial World, Jieyin declared that his name was Amitabha.

Jieyin’s transformation into Buddha and the rise of Mahayana Buddhism alarmed Tongtian, whose Interception Sect faced a rival doctrine promising comfort and salvation. Gu Changqing urged his master not to rush, hinting that they should take up the sword before laying down the butcher’s blade.

• Jieyin’s name, Amitabha, resounded through the Primordial World as creatures chanted and felt the power of his Buddha Light.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Laozi recognized Mahayana Buddhism as a doctrine that could challenge the Interception Sect and welcomed the opportunity it presented.
• Tongtian visited Gu Changqing and asked how Buddhism differed from the Interception Sect’s path of teaching all without distinction.
• Gu Changqing explained that the Interception Sect urged creatures to struggle for a chance at life, while Buddhism promised salvation through karma and a future Pure Land.
• Tongtian realized Buddhism could draw in those unable to struggle and grew furious that it threatened the roots of his sect.
• Gu Changqing told Tongtian to take up the sword before laying down the butcher’s blade.

Gu Changqing declared that all living beings should fight for a chance in this life rather than place their hopes in the next, earning Tongtian’s full support. Meanwhile, in Zixiao Palace, Buddha light gathered beside Amitabha and began forming another figure.

• Tongtian sensed the hidden conviction and overwhelming intent beneath Gu Changqing’s drunken demeanor and asked what he planned to do.
• Gu Changqing proclaimed that he would have all living beings contend for this life instead of relying on the next.
• Tongtian accepted Gu Changqing’s vision and voiced his approval with renewed fervor.
• In Zixiao Palace, Laozi and Yuanshi regarded the newly ascended Amitabha without their former contempt.
• Buddha light gathered beside Amitabha and began taking the shape of a second figure with an aura and Dao rhythm like his own.

Amitabha created Zhunti Buddha Mother from his Buddhist Dharma, astounding Laozi and Yuanshi with her Sage-level power. As Hongjun sensed Gu Changqing’s challenge from Golden Ao Island, he concluded that the Profound Gate could still regain its former might.

• A golden figure took shape in Zixiao Palace, revealing Zhunti’s face and Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, though she lacked the old Zhunti’s Dao rhythm.
• Zhunti Buddha Mother greeted Amitabha as an equal, leaving Laozi and Yuanshi shocked that she seemed to be a genuine Sage.
• Hongjun explained that she was not resurrected Zhunti but a Buddha Amitabha had created as an embodiment of Buddhist Dharma.
• Laozi and Yuanshi recognized that Amitabha’s ability to create a Sage surpassed their own methods and left them looking up to him.
• Hongjun sensed Gu Changqing’s declaration from Golden Ao Island and said the Profound Gate could still restore its former might.

After Hongjun urged Laozi and Yuanshi to restore the Profound Gate’s former glory, Gu Changqing drank himself into a stupor on Golden Ao Island and entered a timeless state of cultivation. He awoke having attained enlightenment and begun forging an unprecedented Great Dao.

• Hongjun’s words renewed Laozi and Yuanshi’s confidence in the Profound Gate after Jieyin became Amitabha and Zhunti became Zhunti Buddha Mother.
• Sect Master Tongtian watched Gu Changqing drink in his cave abode and chose to leave him undisturbed.
• Gu Changqing collapsed drunk as ancient Dao patterns and visions appeared around his sleeping body, hidden from the outside world.
• Gu Changqing’s divine sense wandered beyond the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as he constructed a new Great Dao through countless passing seasons.
• The Dao patterns vanished, and Gu Changqing opened his eyes with perfect clarity after attaining enlightenment.

Gu Changqing emerged from a profound wine-fueled state with a new Dao method, the Forging the Sacred Court Method, which linked the Interception Sect’s disciples’ strength and fortune to his own. He appeared above Golden Ao Island, where the disciples eagerly wondered whether he would demonstrate his latest divine art.

• Gu Changqing drank from the Wine God Gourd and regained the clarity of his extraordinary state.
• Gu Changqing comprehended the Forging the Sacred Court Method, a cycle in which the Interception Sect’s disciples strengthened him while his power and protection benefited them.
• Gu Changqing left his cave abode and appeared above the disciples on Golden Ao Island.
• The Interception Sect disciples recognized Gu Changqing and excitedly speculated that he would reveal a newly comprehended divine art.

Gu Changqing announced that he would teach a method to the disciples of Golden Ao Island, astonishing them because he was famed for avoiding instruction. Tongtian and the Personal Disciples took notice and hurried to see what he would teach.

• Gu Changqing appeared above Golden Ao Island, and the disciples gathered, expecting him to reveal another divine ability.
• Gu Changqing said that he was not unleashing a divine ability but intended to pass on a method to his fellow disciples.
• The disciples erupted in disbelief, recalling that Gu Changqing had once refused Tongtian’s request to teach the Dao because it was too much trouble.
• Tongtian watched from Biyou Palace, wondered what Gu Changqing was planning, and went to see for himself.
• Duobao, Jin Ling, and the other Personal Disciples hurried over to hear Gu Changqing teach.

Gu Changqing expounded the unfamiliar sacred court Dao to more than a million Interception Sect disciples, teaching that all beings’ paths and fortunes were connected. Tongtian recognized Gu Changqing’s ambition and ordered the disciples to comprehend the Dao, leaving the gathered crowd meditating on it.

• More than a million Interception Sect disciples gathered as Gu Changqing prepared to lecture on the Dao.
• Gu Changqing said the Great Dao belonged to all living beings and called this teaching the sacred court Dao.
• Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother could not understand the unfamiliar doctrine, and the disciples grew confused and hesitant.
• Tongtian understood that Gu Changqing intended to gather the power of the Interception Sect’s disciples and approved of his ambition.
• Tongtian ordered the disciples to comprehend Gu Changqing’s teaching, and they sat down to meditate on the sacred court Dao.

Gu Changqing's lecture on the all living beings sacred court Dao linked the million-plus Interception Sect disciples and granted them profound insights and a sense of protection. After the visions faded and the disciples awoke, Tongtian and the Eight Great Personal Disciples were left astonished by the unprecedented method and its apparent bond to Gu Changqing.

• Gu Changqing's Dao proclamations spread across Golden Ao Island, connecting the minds, magic power, and fortune of the Interception Sect disciples to one another and to him.
• The disciples gained insights and cultivation advances as their bottlenecks broke and their understanding of the Great Dao deepened.
• Tongtian realized Gu Changqing's sacred court method proposed a new path for all the Interception Sect disciples and was shaken by its implications.
• The Dao lecture ended, and the disciples gradually awoke from their state of comprehension.
• Daoist Duobao told Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the others that he felt a supreme power sheltering him through Gu Changqing's method, and they agreed they felt the same.

After Gu Changqing's sermon, more than a million Interception Sect disciples felt their foundations strengthen and a mysterious power shelter them. Gu Changqing realized the All Living Beings Sacred Court had been established with him as its sovereign, then left the disciples behind without answering their questions.

• The Seven Attendant Immortals and the Interception Sect disciples awoke from their Dao comprehension and exclaimed over their strengthened foundations and loosened bottlenecks.
• The disciples looked to Gu Changqing for an explanation, but he casually drank from his Wine God Gourd instead.
• Gu Changqing realized that the disciples' fortune, Great Dao, and true spirits had formed the foundations of the Sacred Court, making him its sovereign.
• Sect Master Tongtian sensed the power uniting the disciples and recognized Gu Changqing's ambition to establish an unprecedented Cultivation Divine Dynasty.
• Gu Changqing finished his wine and staggered toward Changqing Hall, leaving the disciples' questions unanswered.

After Gu Changqing left without answering questions, Tongtian ordered the Interception Sect disciples to cultivate the Sacred Court Method, explaining that its mysteries could only be understood through practice. As the disciples dispersed with renewed excitement, Amitabha arrived at Golden Ao Island.

• Gu Changqing walked away after finishing his sermon, leaving the disciples confused about the method and its protective power.
• Tongtian quieted the disciples and ordered them to devote themselves fully to cultivating the Sacred Court Method.
• The disciples dispersed to study the method and shared their sense that it linked their primordial spirits, Great Dao, and the Interception Sect's fortune.
• Tongtian reflected that the method made every disciple a cornerstone of the sacred court and imagined the Interception Sect's future strength.
• A solemn aura descended across the heavens, and Amitabha appeared on a Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and approached Golden Ao Island.

Jieyin paused above Golden Ao Island after sensing the Sacred Court formed by the Interception Sect's united will, then departed without making a move. The disciples celebrated his retreat as a victory, while Tongtian remained silent and watched the western horizon with deep concern.

• Jieyin arrived above Golden Ao Island, and the Interception Sect's million disciples tensed at the sight of the Western sage.
• Tongtian sensed that Jieyin had reached Hunyuan Wuji and prepared to fight if he threatened the sect.
• Jieyin calmly regarded Tongtian and the disciples, then vanished westward without speaking or attacking.
• The disciples cheered and credited Tongtian and the Sacred Court Method with driving Jieyin away.
• Tongtian stayed silent as the disciples celebrated and continued staring toward the western horizon.

After witnessing Jieyin’s overwhelming strength, Tongtian ordered the Interception Sect to master Gu Changqing’s Sacred Court Method and decided to merge part of his Sage Dao Fruit into it. As Tongtian began to commit himself to the Sacred Court, a mysterious black-robed man appeared beyond Golden Ao Island and hinted that he intended to make the method his nourishment.

• Tongtian realized Jieyin’s power far surpassed his own, but hid that truth from the celebrating disciples to preserve their confidence.
• Tongtian ordered the disciples to ignore outside affairs and devote themselves to mastering Gu Changqing’s Sacred Court Method.
• Tongtian decided to join the Sacred Court and prepared to merge a wisp of his Sage Dao Fruit’s essence into it.
• A mysterious black-robed man appeared in the East Sea, watched Golden Ao Island, and suggested that the Sacred Court Method might become nourishment for him.

Demon Ancestor Luohu returned as a heart-demon, using the Interception Sect’s pride and fanaticism to plant seeds among its disciples. As their celebration grew dangerously frenzied, Luohu turned his attention to Tongtian and wondered what he could gain from a Sage’s heart-demon.

• Luohu revealed that he had survived as an undying demonic will and planned to control the heart-demons of all living beings.
• Luohu targeted Golden Ao Island and spread an unseen temptation among the Interception Sect’s million disciples.
• The disciples’ celebration turned into blind zeal and arrogance, while Daoist Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother sensed that something was wrong.
• Luohu fed on the disciples’ amplified emotions as black qi flowed from Golden Ao Island into him.
• Luohu pierced the seals around Biyou Palace with his gaze, fixed on Tongtian, and considered harvesting the heart-demon of a Sage.

Luohu restrained his plan to exploit Tongtian’s attachments and withdrew after deciding his quasi-saint strength could not safely challenge a Sage. Tongtian found no cause for the disciples’ frenzy, while Gu Changqing watched the chaos and remarked that things were getting livelier.

• Luohu considered using Tongtian’s attachments to provoke his inner demons but abandoned the plan because the risk was too great.
• Tongtian sensed that Golden Ao Island’s disciples were acting irrationally and used his divine art of deduction to investigate.
• Tongtian’s deduction found no outside influence, leaving him unable to explain the disciples’ frenzy.
• Gu Changqing remained unaffected by the shouting, drank from his Wine God Gourd, and observed that things were getting livelier.

Gu Changqing used Heavenly Reflection to discover that Demon Ancestor Luohu had stirred the Interception Sect disciples’ emotions with inner-demon energy. He chose not to stop the unrest, viewing Luohu as a useful enemy of the Profound Gate, and wondered what wine brewed from the Devil Dao would taste like.

• Gu Changqing saw through Heavenly Reflection that Luohu had secretly watched Golden Ao Island and spread inner-demon energy among its disciples.
• Gu Changqing understood that Luohu’s power magnified emotions already within people, concealing the cause even from Sage divination.
• Gu Changqing decided not to cleanse the disciples’ minds, believing their turmoil might temper them and Luohu could serve as a weapon against the Profound Gate’s enemies.
• Gu Changqing considered setting Luohu against Yuanshi, Jieyin, Zhunti, or Hongjun.
• Gu Changqing drank from his Wine God Gourd and wondered what wine brewed from the Devil Dao would taste like.

Jieyin’s attainment of Hunyuan Wuji brought the Buddhist School a surge of confidence, and countless beings gathered at Vulture Peak to seek refuge. Before Zhunti and Amitabha could accept them, Amitabha sensed the chaos on Golden Ao Island and condemned Tongtian’s doctrine.

• Maitreya, Medicine Tathagata, and the other Buddhist disciples celebrated Jieyin’s attainment and anticipated the Buddhist School’s rise.
• Zhunti and Jieyin noticed countless beings gathering outside Vulture Peak and kneeling to ask the Sages to accept them.
• Zhunti created a rainbow bridge to welcome the beings, while Amitabha prepared to proclaim his decree and accept them into the school.
• Amitabha sensed a destructive aura from the East, divined the events on Golden Ao Island, and declared that Tongtian’s doctrine had caused the Interception Sect’s chaos.

Amitabha revealed that the Interception Sect had fallen into chaos, and powerful experts confirmed that Jie Sect Disciples were slaughtering one another on Golden Ao Island. As the news drove the gathered beings toward Buddhism, Amitabha opened Vulture Peak to cultivators seeking the Buddhist School's Dao fruit, leaving Zhunti Buddha Mother about to act.

• Amitabha announced that the Interception Sect had fallen into chaos, shocking the vast crowd gathered outside Vulture Peak.
• A Dragon Race Great Luo, a Great Witch, and an ancient human immortal probed Golden Ao Island and confirmed that Jie Sect Disciples were killing one another amid demonic energy and heart-demons.
• The crowd took the news as proof that Buddhism was the safer path and praised Amitabha, while Zhunti Buddha Mother admired his calculated use of the calamity.
• Amitabha invited cultivators who turned toward Buddhism to enter Vulture Peak, attain the Buddhist School's Dao fruit, and escape reincarnation's suffering.
• Maitreya Buddha and the others celebrated the Buddhist School's coming prosperity, and Zhunti Buddha Mother moved from her lotus throne.

Zhunti Buddha Mother opened a Golden Light Great Dao into the Buddhist School, and beings flocked to take refuge after witnessing their transformations. As Buddhist light spread across the Primordial World, Zhunti recognized the Interception Sect’s turmoil as the Buddhist School’s opportunity to rise to greatness.

• Zhunti Buddha Mother manifested the Golden Light Great Dao and invited beings to join the Buddhist School.
• A Daluo Golden Immortal stepped onto the avenue, transformed beneath its Buddha light, and took the Daoist name Longchan.
• Other powerful figures witnessed Longchan’s transformation and began taking refuge, changing into Buddhist disciples and guardians.
• Countless beings streamed onto the Golden Light Great Dao as Buddha light and Buddhist chants spread through the Primordial World.
• Maitreya Buddha and the others celebrated the Buddhist School’s growth, while Zhunti saw the Interception Sect’s turmoil as its chance to rise.

Tongtian struggled to find the cause of heart-demons appearing among his million disciples when Houtu arrived at Golden Ao Island to investigate. After hearing Tongtian’s account, Houtu suspected the heart-demons might be karmic retribution, leaving Tongtian hopeful that she had uncovered a clue.

• Tongtian suppressed the hostility among his disciples but found that their heart-demons remained and that his divinations revealed nothing.
• Houtu arrived at Golden Ao Island, and Tongtian opened the protective formation to welcome her into Biyou Palace.
• Houtu sensed an ominous aura within the Interception Sect and told Tongtian she had come to investigate.
• Tongtian explained that his million disciples had developed heart-demons at once and nearly fought among themselves.
• Houtu wondered whether karmic retribution was weighing upon the disciples, and Tongtian reacted with hope that she had found the cause.