Ch. 1164Enlightenment and edification: was Order about to turn on itself?
Ren Ye used Saintly Qi to preserve Buddha's Son without erasing his chance at enlightenment, while Yunlu stabilized the Three-Headed Bird and sealed the Fourth Seat’s Dao Palace. As Order’s factions braced for infighting, Ren Ye arrived in a blaze of white light and challenged Yang Youtian, Ding Ying, and Lou Changfeng to face him.
- Ren Ye chose not to resurrect Buddha's Son or forcibly recruit him, and instead arranged for the First Seat to preserve the gravely injured Three-Headed Bird with Saintly Qi.
- Yunlu ordered the Fourth Seat’s Dao Palace sealed and its disciples detained, then left for the Heavenly Capital after the Divine Court summoned the three Seats.
- Ren Ye took Buddha's Son to the Internal Affairs Office while Deng Tongqi and Meng Anchen revealed that Yang Youtian had betrayed him, prompting Ren Ye to prepare a response.
- Melon, Zhang Biyun, Wei Tianbao, the Female Prophet, and other Travelers debated whether Ren Ye would retaliate and whether Order would fracture.
- Yang Youtian urged Wang Eryou and Ying Bocai to join the Fourth Seat and ally with Ding Ying and Lou Changfeng, while Meng Anchen secretly sent a Signal Arrow.
- Ren Ye appeared above the sealed Dao Palace surrounded by white light and purple qi, then called Yang Youtian, Ding Ying, and Lou Changfeng out to face him.