Chapter Summaries

Lord Tongtian warned the Jie Sect disciples that they would have to enter the tribulation and settle their karma, and told them to kill without pardon when faced with enemies harboring killing intent. Alone with Hongxuan, he identified the evil mist as the remnant aura of a Sage-level Extraterrestrial Demon and revealed that such demons had invaded the Primordial Wilderness when it was first opened.

• Lord Tongtian explained that the tribulation would fill the Heavenly Court’s posts and settle the karma accumulated among the Primordial Wilderness’s sects, with Jie Sect disciples beneath the Sage realm forced to participate.
• Hongxuan asked how the Jie Sect should treat Chan Sect disciples during the tribulation, and Lord Tongtian ordered his disciples to kill anyone who attacked them with killing intent.
• Holy Mother Jinling said the three sects had no real friendship left, while Lord Tongtian told his disciples they could choose mercy but would have to bear its consequences.
• After the other disciples left Biyou Palace, Lord Tongtian examined the evil mist and asked Hongxuan where he had found it; Hongxuan said the secret realm had collapsed after he escaped.
• Lord Tongtian said the mist came from an Extraterrestrial Demon of at least Sage-level strength and revealed that powerful Extraterrestrial Demons had invaded the Primordial Wilderness when it was first opened.

Hongxuan questioned Lord Tongtian about the Extraterrestrial Demon and discussed the dangers facing the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Lord Tongtian accepted that Hongxuan did not want to manage the sect, and Hongxuan learned that Holy Mother Guiling faced a death tribulation she would have to overcome herself.

• Hongxuan asked Lord Tongtian who had dealt with the Extraterrestrial Demon, and Lord Tongtian said even the Dao Ancestor had kept the matter secret.
• Lord Tongtian urged Hongxuan to survive the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation before seeking the Dao of the Primordial Unity, and promised to support him against anyone who tried to bully him.
• Hongxuan warned Lord Tongtian that Jie Sect disciples were colluding with the Chan Sect and the Western Sect, then advised him to discuss the sect’s response with Senior Brother Duobao.
• Lord Tongtian accepted that Hongxuan did not want to inherit responsibility for the Jie Sect and would focus on cultivation instead.
• Hongxuan revealed that Senior Sister Guiling faced a crisis that could destroy her body and soul, and Lord Tongtian said she had to overcome the death tribulation herself.

Hongxuan asked Lord Tongtian to let him use a portion of the Jie Sect’s fortune to save disciples during the coming Investiture of the Gods War. He secretly sent out concealed streams of light to prepare, while Lord Tongtian muddied the Heavenly Secret to protect his plans.

• Hongxuan gained Lord Tongtian’s permission to manipulate up to ten percent of the Jie Sect’s fortune and asked to let destiny’s backlash fall on traitorous disciples.
• Lord Tongtian told Hongxuan to give the potential traitors one chance before they harmed the Jie Sect, and kept crucial information about the Extraterrestrial Demons to himself.
• In his cave abode, Hongxuan used the Grand Karma Art and Grand Destiny Art to hide his aura, karma, and destiny as he sent streams of light across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan prepared to protect the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods War so it would remain strong and not become a target.
• Lord Tongtian sensed Hongxuan’s activity and obscured the Heavenly Secret, preventing other Sages from calculating what he was doing.

Hongxuan completed a Grand Dao Divine Ability and secretly used it to alter Holy Mother Guiling and Immortal Chang'er Dingguang. While Guiling resumed cultivation feeling inexplicably refreshed, Dingguang’s failed breakthrough deepened his resentment, and he decided to seek opportunities in the Primordial Wilderness before the great tribulation.

• Hongxuan finished his Divine Ability, confident it would conceal him from the Heavenly Dao more completely as his cultivation advanced.
• A mysterious stream of light entered Holy Mother Guiling, leaving her feeling relaxed and benefited, though she could not tell what had happened.
• Another stream of light entered Immortal Chang'er Dingguang and interrupted his near-breakthrough, leaving him furious at the lost opportunity.
• Dingguang brooded over how Yunxiao and Hongxuan had surpassed him and resented Lord Tongtian for showing him no special favor.
• Dingguang resolved to act during the coming great tribulation and set out for the Primordial Wilderness to seek opportunities.

Hongxuan integrated the Law of Destiny into his Great Dao and broke through to the sub-Sage realm, astonishing Lord Tongtian. As the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation approached, Nezha was born into Li Jing’s family, while Lei Zhenzi awakened as Lei Ze and was taken by Nüwa.

• Hongxuan advanced to the sub-Sage realm by integrating part of the Great Dao of Destiny into the Hongxuan Great Dao.
• Lord Tongtian sensed Hongxuan’s breakthrough and marveled at his strength and potential as the Jie Sect’s successor.
• Ling Zhuzi reincarnated as Nezha, Li Jing’s third son, and became Grand Yi’s disciple.
• Lei Zhenzi was born with Lei Ze’s origin intact, and Nüwa sent someone to take him before Yun Zhongzi could claim him.
• Hongxuan’s hidden strand of destiny power awakened Lei Zhenzi’s memories, restoring Lei Ze and setting him on course to become the Gouchen Emperor if he survived the tribulation.

Hongxuan secretly manipulated Destiny to protect the Jie Sect from future trouble and redirect the events surrounding Nezha and Shiji Niangniang. As Grand Yi’s trap threatened Shiji Niangniang, four of Lord Tongtian’s Seven Attendant Immortals arrived and rushed to help her, unaware that Hongxuan had drawn them into his plans.

• Hongxuan secretly prepared measures involving Lei Ze and began steering the Nezha incident toward an unexpected outcome.
• Nezha killed Shiji Niangniang’s attendant with the Xuanyuan Bow and Heaven-Shaking Arrow, prompting her to confront Li Jing and Nezha.
• Grand Yi’s scheme provoked Nezha into refusing to apologize, leading Shiji Niangniang to pursue him toward Grand Yi’s cave dwelling.
• Hongxuan’s karmic influence drew Immortal Chang'er Dingguang, Jinyu Xian, Qiu Shou Xian, and Ling Ya Xian into the conflict.
• The four attendant immortals spotted Shiji Niangniang in danger and hurried to help her.

Immortal Jinguang, Qiu Shou Xian, Immortal Lingya, and Immortal Chang'er Dingguang joined the fight to rescue Shiji from Grand Yi, and Grand Yi's taunts drove them into a deadly battle. The four Jie Sect immortals trapped Grand Yi in a formation, while Lord Tongtian's changed attitude left the conflict to be decided by their own strength and fate.

• Immortal Jinguang, Qiu Shou Xian, and Immortal Lingya rushed to rescue Shiji, and Immortal Chang'er Dingguang reluctantly followed.
• Grand Yi attacked the four Jie Sect immortals and provoked them as the Investiture Great Tribulation's aura clouded their minds.
• Shiji escaped the Nine Dragons Godly Fire Shroud and withdrew from the fight, unable to intervene in the Grand Luo Golden Immortals' battle.
• Immortal Chang'er Dingguang abandoned his hesitation, unleashed his strongest attacks, and brought out all his magical treasures.
• Immortal Jinguang and the other three formed a Jie Sect formation that trapped Grand Yi.
• Grand Yi panicked as he realized the Jie Sect intended to kill him, while Lord Tongtian's changed outlook meant disciples' deaths would be left to their own cultivation, fortune, and destiny.

Grand Yi was killed by Immortal Chang'er Dingguang and three Jie Sect immortals after their fury led them to detonate spiritual treasures and attack him together. His True Spirit reached Kunlun Mountain, where Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning restored his body and primordial spirit, leaving the conflict between the sects poised to escalate.

• Immortal Chang'er Dingguang and the other three Jie Sect immortals detonated their acquired spiritual treasures, severely injuring Grand Yi before killing him with a coordinated attack.
• Grand Yi’s True Spirit escaped to the Investiture of the Gods, and the four Jie Sect immortals realized what they had done as Shiji gratefully recognized that they had saved her.
• Hongxuan was revealed as the unseen instigator whose guidance had shaped the events surrounding Grand Yi’s death.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning erupted with fury, while powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness learned that Grand Yi had been killed by Jie Sect disciples.
• Grand Yi pleaded for justice and restoration before Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning, who used his power to restore Grand Yi’s body and primordial spirit.

After Grand Yi was placed on the Investiture of the Gods, Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning confronted the Jie Sect immortals who had killed him and prepared to punish them. Lord Tongtian sensed Grand Yi’s death and, unable to explain the immortals’ actions, suspected Hongxuan had influenced events.

• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning restored Grand Yi, but Grand Yi’s body immediately vanished again, leaving him a True Spirit bound for the Investiture of the Gods.
• Grand Yi blamed Shiji and the four Jie Sect immortals for his death and asked Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning to avenge him.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning sent Grand Yi’s True Spirit into the Investiture of the Gods, then confronted Shiji, Immortal Jinguang, Immortal Lingya, Qiu Shou Xian, and Immortal Chang'er Dingguang at the place where Grand Yi had fallen.
• Immortal Jinguang, Immortal Lingya, Qiu Shou Xian, and Shiji stood against Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning, who threatened to send them onto the Investiture of the Gods.
• Lord Tongtian learned of Grand Yi’s death and found that the four Jie Sect immortals had acted of their own accord, prompting him to suspect Hongxuan had used an unknown method.

Hongxuan learned that his destiny scheme had led to Grand Yi’s death, while Lord Tongtian confronted Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning over the attack on Jie Sect disciples. After Tongtian withdrew, Yuanshi decided to target Hongxuan during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

• Hongxuan recognized that his Grand Karma Art and Grand Destiny Art had guided Immortal Chang'er Dingguang and three other Jie Sect immortals to kill Grand Yi.
• Lord Tongtian stopped Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning from attacking the Jie Sect immortals and challenged Yuanshi over his attempt to avenge Grand Yi.
• Grand Pure Laozi arrived to mediate, but Tongtian accused him of siding with Yuanshi and declared that the Sages would settle matters through their own abilities in the coming war.
• Lord Tongtian left with Shiji and the four Jie Sect immortals, while Laozi wondered why Tongtian had changed and departed without getting involved further.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning vowed to make Tongtian suffer and chose Hongxuan as his target, driven by jealousy of Hongxuan’s late Quasi-Sage cultivation.

Hongxuan sensed Yuanshi’s intent to kill him and secretly prepared to strike back before returning to Mount Wuyi. After arranging a Dao lecture there, he discovered that his body refinement had advanced through its ninth transformation to complete perfection.

• Yuanshi decided Hongxuan had to be eliminated, while Nezha was left to face the consequences of Grand Yi’s death.
• Hongxuan sensed Yuanshi’s killing intent, traced it to him, and began preparing a plan against another target.
• Hongxuan concealed his aura and Heavenly Secret, then traveled from Golden Turtle Island to Mount Wuyi.
• Hongxuan praised Cangjie for managing Mount Wuyi and maintaining his cultivation, then ordered him to announce a Dao lecture in ten days.
• Hongxuan discovered that the ninth transformation of his body refinement had broken through to complete perfection.

Hongxuan worried that his body refinement breakthrough at the Sub-Sage Realm might unbalance his cultivation, so he resolved not to act rashly and turned his attention to lecturing at Mount Wuyi. As his lecture began, Lord Tongtian sent the disciples he had rescued away, leaving them bewildered about why they had killed Grand Yi.

• Hongxuan questioned whether his body refinement art should advance further and feared that an evolved Foundation would prevent him from reaching the Sub-Sage Ninth Heaven.
• After deciding to investigate the breakthrough carefully, Hongxuan prepared to give a Great Dao lecture to Mount Wuyi’s gathered beings.
• Cangjie, Yang Jiao, and the other attendees assembled at the lecture ground, while Ao Ling'er and Jingwei remained in the Netherworld.
• Hongxuan appeared on the cloud platform and began his lecture, filling the grounds with spiritual energy as listeners gained insights and made cultivation progress.
• Outside Golden Turtle Island, Lord Tongtian’s rescued followers bowed toward Biyou Palace and departed, still bewildered about why they had killed Grand Yi.

After Shiji thanked the Jie Sect disciples who had saved her, Immortal Chang'er Dingguang, Immortal Jinguang, Immortal Lingya, and Qiu Shou Xian decided to return to the Primordial Wilderness in search of the opportunity they sensed. Meanwhile, Holy Mother Guiling sensed a death tribulation and left her cave abode to face it herself, unaware that Hongxuan had guided her to act before her chance of survival vanished.

• Shiji thanked the senior brothers who had saved her after Lord Tongtian revealed Grand Yi’s scheme, while the disciples privately regretted intervening for her.
• Immortal Jinguang told Immortal Chang'er Dingguang, Immortal Lingya, and Qiu Shou Xian that they all felt restless and drawn toward the Primordial Continent.
• The four Jie Sect disciples agreed to enter the Primordial Wilderness again to seek the opportunity they believed they had missed.
• Holy Mother Guiling woke from meditation, calculated that a death tribulation awaited her, and chose to face it without asking Lord Tongtian for help.
• Holy Mother Guiling prepared to leave her cave abode for the Primordial Wilderness, while Hongxuan’s hidden guidance gave her a chance to confront the tribulation in time.

Cihang, Puxian, and Manjusri plotted to use Beast Taming Rings to capture Jie Sect disciples as mounts, while Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning set Jiang Ziya on the path to preside over the Investiture of the Gods. He also seized and remade a mosquito demon as a pawn against Lord Tongtian’s disciples, then sent it into the eastern region.

• Cihang, Puxian, and Manjusri discovered three Beast Taming Rings and planned to capture Jie Sect disciples as mounts.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning gave Jiang Ziya the Investiture of the Gods and the Divine Whip and sent him down Kunlun Mountain.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning intercepted a mosquito demon flying toward the western lands and decided to use it against the Jie Sect.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning controlled and transformed the mosquito demon, then sent it to the eastern region.

After discovering that Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning had redirected Mosquito Daoist to the eastern lands as part of a plot against him and the Jie Sect, Hongxuan decided to retaliate and strengthen his preparations for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. He resolved to rely on his own power to protect himself and the Three Xiao Sisters, and to disrupt his enemies’ plans before the final battle.

• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning returned to Jade Void Palace after secretly redirecting Mosquito Daoist to the eastern lands, where the demon began following tempting scents.
• Hongxuan sensed that Mosquito Daoist’s karma had changed and discovered that it was connected to him and several Jie Sect disciples.
• Using the Grand Destiny Art, Grand Karma Art, and Grand Deduction Art, Hongxuan uncovered Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning’s plot to target him and hurt Lord Tongtian.
• Hongxuan sent out concealed streams of power and prepared for further attacks from Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning and Laozi.
• Hongxuan decided to advance his body refinement sooner, protect himself and the Three Xiao Sisters, and disrupt his enemies’ plans.

Hongxuan comprehended several Rules from Chaos Supreme Treasures and prepared to complete the tenth transformation of his Body Refinement Art. He knew the Five Signs of Decay would expose him to grave danger from the Sages, and he resolved to prioritize Houtu if the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao came into conflict.

• Hongxuan comprehended traces of the Rules of Destiny, Creation, Chaos, Karma, Time, and Space, but paused his study of other Laws as the Investiture of the Gods War approached.
• Hongxuan used the Grand Deduction Art and learned that Jiang Ziya was still in Chaoge and the Shang-Zhou war had not begun.
• Hongxuan decided to cultivate the tenth transformation of his Body Refinement Art by condensing Innate Indestructible Divine Light.
• Hongxuan deduced that he would have to survive the Five Signs of Decay without using treasures or evasion, or his body and soul would be destroyed.
• Hongxuan foresaw danger from several Sages and remained wary of Lord Tongtian, deciding that he would side with Houtu if the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao came into conflict.

Hongxuan broke through to the Tenth Revolution Body and began the Great Dao trial of the Decline of Flesh. As his body vanished and unbearable pain tested his resolve, his perfected Dao Heart kept him resisting the trial.

• Hongxuan remained wary that Dao Ancestor Hongjun might interfere with Houtu’s efforts to gain control of the Earthly Dao during the Investiture Great Tribulation.
• Hongxuan cultivated the Hongxuan Body Refinement Art and broke through from the Ninth Revolution Body to the Tenth Revolution.
• Hongxuan condensed Undying Divine Light throughout his body and primordial spirit, then began the Decline of Flesh trial.
• The trial sealed Hongxuan’s mana and primordial spirit power as his flesh disappeared and intense pain threatened to overwhelm his will.
• Hongxuan resisted the trial’s torment, drawing strength from his flawless Dao Heart, which he had tempered by reading the Yellow Court Scripture.

Hongxuan survived the Decline of Flesh by using his Dao Heart and understanding of the Great Dao to rebuild his body, which fused with indestructible divine light. He entered the Tenth Revolution Body with a transformed foundation, while the remaining declines still threatened his primordial spirit and other aspects.

• Hongxuan endured the Great Dao's trial as his flesh vanished, leaving only a speck of spiritual light.
• Hongxuan carefully condensed a new body using the laws of the Great Dao while resisting the trial's power.
• Indestructible divine light fused throughout Hongxuan's newly formed body, making it impossible for even a Sage to destroy his flesh.
• Hongxuan considered how overcoming the remaining Four Signs of Decay could make his magical power, primordial spirit, and laws indestructible.
• Hongxuan officially entered the Tenth Revolution Body, and his foundation changed from Top-Tier Innate God Foundation to a low-grade Chaos Godfiend Origin.

After completing a major advance in cultivation, Hongxuan prepared to join the Investiture Great Tribulation and met with Haotian, who asked him to protect Princess Longji. Hongxuan agreed to preserve her life while warning that she would still suffer, then returned to an ordinary mountain range to drink tea.

• Hongxuan emerged from seclusion after turning multiple laws into rules, reaching the tenth turn in his physical cultivation, and surpassing the Six Sages of the Great Desolation in Foundation.
• Hongxuan learned that the Investiture Great Tribulation had begun and headed to the Heavenly Court after receiving a message from his divine path incarnation.
• Haotian told Hongxuan that Princess Longji was caught in the tribulation and asked him to protect her, saying he did not trust the Chan Sect disciples to save her.
• Hongxuan brought up appointing Yang Jiao as the new Dharma Protector Divine General of the Ziwei Imperial Palace, and Haotian approved the appointment.
• Hongxuan promised to keep Longji alive during the war but warned that she would still face pain and calamities; afterward, he sat and drank tea atop an ordinary mountain range.

Hongxuan continued guiding Princess Longji through the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, using missions to reduce the tribulation aura surrounding her. After Longji returned from killing Hong Jin, Hongxuan asked whether she felt relieved, leaving her question unanswered.

• Hongxuan stayed near the Shang-Zhou Battlefield with Princess Longji while the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation grew more chaotic.
• Hongxuan secretly guided Shen Gongbao to draw Western Sect disciples into the conflict alongside the Jie Sect and Chan Sect.
• Princess Longji returned and told Hongxuan that she had killed Hong Jin, the Jie Sect traitor he had targeted.
• Hongxuan reflected that Longji’s killing of Hong Jin had severed their karma and could help her escape her tribulation.
• Hongxuan asked Longji whether killing Hong Jin had brought her an inexplicable sense of relief.