Chapter Summaries

Haotian prepared to test the Gouchen Emperor, while Yuanshi decided to take control of Kunpeng after his failure. Yunxiao returned the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram to Lord Tongtian, who ordered the Jie Sect disciples to march against the Chan Sect.

• Haotian and Yaochi prepared probing remarks as the Gouchen Emperor headed to the Heavenly Court.
• Yuanshi left Jade Void Palace to make Kunpeng his pawn after Kunpeng fled and failed to defeat Holy Mother Jinling.
• Yunxiao asked Houtu to return the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram to Golden Turtle Island, but Houtu sent it through space and kept Yunxiao in the Netherworld Underworld.
• Lord Tongtian received the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram and prepared to settle matters with the Chan Sect.
• Duobao reported that preparations were complete, and Lord Tongtian ordered the Jie Sect disciples to march to the Shang-Zhou battle lines and show no mercy.

Jieyin and Zhunti decided to exploit the war between the Chan and Jie Sects, targeting disciples from both sects to strengthen the Western Sect. Meanwhile, the Jie Sect called a truce on the Shang-Zhou Battlefield and Lord Tongtian arrived with thousands of disciples.

• Jieyin proposed entering the Great Tribulation to seize disciples and benefits from both the Chan and Jie Sects, and Zhunti agreed despite fearing for their followers.
• Jieyin ordered Cihang and Juliusun seized during the tribulation, blaming Yuanshi for destroying the Western Sect's supreme treasure.
• After Lei Ze departed, the Chan and Jie Sects both raised signs calling for a truce on the Shang-Zhou Battlefield.
• Holy Mother Jinling and Duobao prepared the Shang Dynasty military camp to receive Lord Tongtian and the arriving Jie Sect disciples.
• Lord Tongtian descended in a display of auspicious clouds, followed by several thousand Jie Sect disciples of varying cultivation levels.

Lord Tongtian gathered the Jie Sect disciples and established the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation over the Shang-Zhou Battlefield, assigning his disciples to its four gates. As Laozi and Yuanshi arrived, the Jie Sect prepared for the confrontation ahead.

• Jiang Ziya strengthened Western Qi's defenses and hoped Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning and Laozi would arrive to counter Lord Tongtian's forces.
• Lord Tongtian summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, raising the formation over the battlefield.
• Lord Tongtian assigned Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Wudang, and Holy Mother Guiling to guard the formation's four gates with Jie Sect disciples.
• Lord Tongtian explained that the Three Xiao Sisters, Zhao Gongming, and Hongxuan would not take part in the tribulation at this stage.
• Laozi and Yuanshi appeared on the distant horizon, and the Jie Sect disciples sensed their arrival.

Laozi and Yuanshi assembled the Chan Sect, Human Sect, and secretly recruited Quasi-Sages to break Lord Tongtian’s Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and destroy the Jie Sect. Kunpeng endured the contempt of the assembled disciples as Yuanshi assigned forces to enter the formation.

• Lord Tongtian declared that he had set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to settle his karma with Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi planned to use his recruited Quasi-Sage pawns to kill Jie Sect disciples and take advantage of the chance to weaken the sect.
• Laozi and Yuanshi gathered their disciples and several Quasi-Sages, including Kunpeng, before the formation.
• Chan Sect and Human Sect disciples scorned Kunpeng, who silently endured their contempt while vowing to take revenge on Yuanshi and the others.
• Yuanshi ordered Guang Chengzi to lead Chan Sect disciples into the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and told Randeng to lead others into the Immortal-Trapping Sword Formation.

Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning and Laozi assigned their disciples to the gates of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation before entering to face Lord Tongtian. At the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation Gate, Duobao and Guang Chengzi led the Jie Sect and Chan Sect into battle, while mortal soldiers withdrew from the area.

• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning suspected Daoist Randeng had ties to the West and ordered Kunpeng to lead forces to the Absolute Immortal Sword Formation Gate.
• Laozi lent Grand Master Xuandu the Acquired Treasure Exquisite Pagoda and sent him with Human Sect disciples to the Slaughter Immortal Sword Formation Gate.
• Laozi and Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning entered the formation and appeared before Lord Tongtian.
• Duobao ordered the Jie Sect disciples to kill the attacking Chan Sect members, including the Twelve Golden Immortals, to avenge Holy Mother Fire Spirit.
• Guang Chengzi mocked Duobao and the Jie Sect, then led the Chan Sect disciples into battle at the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation Gate.
• Jiang Ziya and Deng Jiugong ordered their soldiers to withdraw from the area around the formation as the immortals began fighting.

Duobao and Guang Chengzi fought a fierce battle inside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation while the Chan and Jie Sects suffered heavy casualties. Hongxuan watched from hiding, intending to secretly create an opening for Duobao, and the chapter ended with Duobao retaliating after Guang Chengzi struck him with the Heaven Flipping Stamp.

• Guang Chengzi recalled the Heaven Flipping Stamp from Yin Jiao and Chijingzi reclaimed the Yin Yang Mirror from Yin Hong as the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation descended.
• Duobao and Guang Chengzi clashed with the Immortal-Slaying Sword and Heaven Flipping Stamp, while the explosion of their attacks killed nearby disciples from both sects.
• Duobao grieved as Jie Sect disciples died, but Guang Chengzi treated the Chan Sect disciples as expendable and took pleasure in their enemies' losses.
• Hongxuan watched from concealment and decided to secretly introduce variables because Duobao was holding back, while he guarded against the Two Sages of the West and other hidden schemes.
• Guang Chengzi ambushed Duobao with the Heaven Flipping Stamp, and Duobao retaliated by sending Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi tearing through the void toward him.

Duobao fought Guang Chengzi and wounded him, but Guang Chengzi called on two Quasi-Sages secretly placed among the Chan Sect forces to help kill Duobao. As the three moved to attack, Duobao recognized the danger and resolved to report Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning’s alliance with the sinister newcomers to Lord Tongtian.

• Duobao unleashed his full strength and wounded Guang Chengzi with his sword qi.
• Unwilling to lose or fail to capture the Zhuxian Sword Formation Gate, Guang Chengzi called for hidden reinforcements from the Chan Sect battlefield.
• Duobao warned the Jie Sect disciples that Quasi-Sages were hiding among the Chan Sect forces, but two of them emerged after killing nearly a hundred Jie Sect disciples.
• The two middle-stage Quasi-Sages joined Guang Chengzi and announced that Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning had ordered them to kill Duobao.
• Duobao ignored the three Quasi-Sages’ encirclement and decided he would report Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning’s conduct to Lord Tongtian.

Hongxuan decided Duobao had to survive the siege, believing him the best future leader for the Jie Sect and determined to prevent Laozi from transforming him into a Buddha. As Duobao neared defeat against three Quasi-Sages in the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Hongxuan sent a figure into the formation to intervene.

• Hongxuan suspected the two hidden Quasi-Sages had joined Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning in attacking the Jie Sect, but he lacked evidence.
• Hongxuan reflected that he could not save all the Jie Sect disciples from the Investiture of the Gods and recalled the great effort he had spent protecting Holy Mother Guiling.
• Hongxuan judged Duobao the most suitable person to lead the Jie Sect and resolved that he must not die or become a Buddha through Laozi's Transforming Hu into Buddha.
• As Guang Chengzi declared that Duobao was destined for the Investiture of the Gods, Hongxuan sent a figure into the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

Hongxuan arrived just as Guang Chengzi was about to kill Duobao and turned the Heaven Flipping Stamp back on him. He stopped Duobao from killing Guang Chengzi, warning that the consequences would endanger him, and took on the two Quasi-Sages who had disrupted Duobao’s primordial spirit.

• Duobao activated his magic treasures and prepared to self-destruct rather than let Chan Sect seize the gate of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
• The two mid-stage Quasi-Sages used a combined technique to briefly stall Duobao, foiling his plan as Guang Chengzi prepared to kill him with the Heaven Flipping Stamp.
• Hongxuan arrived, shrank the Heaven Flipping Stamp with a finger, and sent it crashing back into Guang Chengzi.
• Duobao thanked Hongxuan and offered to send Guang Chengzi to the Investiture, but Hongxuan warned that killing him would bring dangerous backlash.
• Duobao agreed to spare Guang Chengzi, while Hongxuan took on the two Quasi-Sages who cultivated the Laws of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

Hongxuan killed the two Quasi-Sages who had attacked Duobao and watched the other battles in the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation unfold. At the Absolute Immortal Sword Formation gate, Holy Mother Guiling drove back Daoist Randeng’s group and badly wounded Juliusun.

• Hongxuan saw through the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Laws, then killed the two mid-stage Quasi-Sages and sent their True Spirits toward the Investiture of the Gods.
• Duobao and Guang Chengzi watched Hongxuan’s overwhelming display, while Duobao yearned to reach the late Quasi-Sage realm.
• Hongxuan remained wary of Laozi and the Two Sages of the West as the Jie Sect disciples faced multiple Quasi-Sage opponents at the other formation gates.
• Holy Mother Guiling and her Jie Sect disciples overwhelmed Daoist Randeng’s group at the Absolute Immortal Sword Formation gate.
• Holy Mother Guiling targeted Cihang and Juliusun with her Sun-Moon Pearl, and Juliusun was gravely wounded before Randeng rescued him.

Holy Mother Guiling fought Juliusun and Mosquito Daoist after Randeng called on the disguised demon to attack her. She survived with Hongxuan’s protective methods and wounded Mosquito Daoist, who turned to flee.

• Holy Mother Guiling prepared to kill Juliusun, who called to Randeng for help.
• Randeng urged a disguised Chan Sect disciple to attack Holy Mother Guiling, revealing him as Mosquito Daoist.
• Mosquito Daoist transformed and struck at Holy Mother Guiling with his proboscis.
• Holy Mother Guiling activated a protective barrier from Hongxuan that repelled Mosquito Daoist’s attack and damaged his proboscis.
• Holy Mother Guiling used a jade talisman to release sword qi that wounded Mosquito Daoist, who abandoned the fight and tried to escape.

Mosquito Daoist fled after failing to kill Holy Mother Guiling, while Jieyin learned that Yuanshi had sent it to attack the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. Enraged, Jieyin entered the formation and tried to convert its fighters into Western Sect disciples, but Guiling’s defenses forced him to turn his attention to her.

• Mosquito Daoist escaped through a crack after realizing it could not kill Holy Mother Guiling, relying on protections secretly arranged by Hongxuan.
• Jieyin detected Mosquito Daoist outside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and concluded that Yuanshi had sent it to attack the Merit Golden Lotus.
• Jieyin lost track of Mosquito Daoist, entered the formation, and used the Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus to draw Chan and Jie Sect disciples inside for conversion.
• Jieyin forcibly converted Cihang and Juliusun and drew in Randeng and other disciples, then tried to convert Holy Mother Guiling.
• Holy Mother Guiling’s milky-white barrier and sword qi resisted Jieyin’s Merit Golden Lotus, prompting him to withdraw it and prepare to act against her himself.

Sage Receiving abducted disciples from the Chan Sect and Jie Sect before escaping the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, while Hongxuan reflected on his inability to change some disciples’ destinies. At the formation’s gates, Sage Zhunti saved Holy Mother Wudang by converting Kunpeng and two other Quasi-Sages, then claimed that Lord Tongtian owed the West a karmic debt.

• Sage Receiving converted Cihang, Kuliusun, and other disciples from the Chan Sect and Jie Sect, then escaped the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
• Lord Tongtian secretly sent sword qi from the Immortal-Ending Sword after Sage Receiving, but Sage Receiving left before it could stop him.
• Hongxuan realized he could not catch Sage Receiving and concluded that his Dao of Destiny still needed improvement.
• Holy Mother Wudang faced defeat against Kunpeng and two other Quasi-Sages at the gate of the Immortal-Trapping Sword Formation.
• Sage Zhunti arrived, saved Holy Mother Wudang, and converted Kunpeng and the two other Quasi-Sages for the Western Sect.
• Sage Zhunti told Holy Mother Wudang to inform Lord Tongtian that he owed the West a karmic debt.

Zhunti saved Holy Mother Wudang and accepted Lord Tongtian’s promise to repay the karmic debt, while Yuanshi and Laozi accused Tongtian of benefiting from the tribulation. Laozi revealed that he and Yuanshi had prepared to attack the Immortal-Slaying Sword formation, leaving Holy Mother Jinling in danger as they stopped Tongtian from aiding her.

• Zhunti chose not to recruit Holy Mother Wudang into the Western Sect, and Lord Tongtian told her he would accept the karmic debt for her rescue.
• Yuanshi accused Lord Tongtian of colluding with the Western Sect after Zhunti converted Kunpeng, two Quasi-Sages, and Chan Sect disciples.
• Laozi taunted Lord Tongtian about the damage to the Chan Sect and warned that the Immortal-Slaying Sword formation’s gates would not remain safe.
• Lord Tongtian realized that Laozi and Yuanshi had targeted Holy Mother Jinling and that Xuandu’s Exquisite Pagoda and a subdued Quasi-Sage put her at risk.
• Lord Tongtian tried to break away and help Jinling, but Laozi and Yuanshi intensified their attacks to stop him.

The battle between Sages intensified, while Jie Sect disciples suffered heavy losses inside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. Hongxuan intervened to save Holy Mother Jinling and challenged Grand Master Xuandu, intending to punish him without provoking Laozi into an open break.

• The escalating battle between Sages sent strange phenomena across the Primordial Wilderness, alarming cultivators who watched the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
• Grand Master Xuandu and two Quasi-Sages overwhelmed Holy Mother Jinling as Human Sect and Chan Sect disciples slaughtered the Jie Sect disciples.
• Xuandu prepared to strike Jinling with Taiqing Divine Lightning, but Hongxuan appeared and blocked the attack with a golden rain shield.
• Hongxuan challenged Xuandu to battle, deciding to spare his life while making him and the two Quasi-Sages suffer.

Hongxuan defeated Xuandu and killed the two Quasi-Sages who had joined him, sending their True Spirits to the Investiture Platform. He warned Xuandu not to attack more Jie Sect disciples, while Xuandu stayed silent.

• Hongxuan attacked Xuandu and the two Quasi-Sages, and his power of space pierced the Exquisite Pagoda’s defenses.
• Hongxuan explained how he had bypassed the meritorious supreme treasure and struck the two Quasi-Sages with his Surging Wave Palm.
• The two Quasi-Sages died, and their True Spirits returned to the Primordial Wilderness and drifted toward the Investiture Platform.
• Hongxuan accused Xuandu of joining the two Quasi-Sages to besiege Senior Sister Jinling and warned him against harming more Jie Sect disciples.
• Xuandu considered a rebuttal but said nothing.

Hongxuan rescued Holy Mother Jinling from three Quasi-Sages and expelled Xuandu from the Zhuxian Sword Formation, but he sensed that Jinling’s killing calamity still remained. At the formation’s core, Laozi and Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning attacked Hongxuan and Jinling with Chaos Sword Qi.

• Hongxuan hurled Xuandu beyond the Zhuxian Sword Formation and left the other disciples to settle their karmic debts.
• Hongxuan rescued Holy Mother Jinling, who was stunned by how much he had grown in power.
• Hongxuan sensed that Holy Mother Jinling still faced a deadly killing calamity despite his rescue.
• Laozi recognized that Hongxuan had reached the sub-Sage realm and considered him a threat to eliminate.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning sent two strands of Chaos Sword Qi toward Hongxuan and Holy Mother Jinling, and Hongxuan raised the Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification to defend himself.

Hongxuan retaliated against Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning after Holy Mother Jinling and the battlefield’s disciples were killed by Chaos Sword Qi. Lord Tongtian then turned the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation against Laozi and Yuanshi’s forces, while Hongxuan’s Karma Jade Tablet flew toward Yuanshi.

• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning struck Hongxuan and Holy Mother Jinling with Chaos Sword Qi, killing her and everyone on the battlefield.
• Hongxuan recognized Yuanshi’s attack, threw the Karma Jade Tablet through the void, and resolved to punish him.
• Lord Tongtian condemned Laozi and Yuanshi for their actions and unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation against the Human Sect and Chan Sect disciples.
• Lord Tongtian moved the Jie Sect disciples out of the formation and attacked Laozi and Yuanshi with the Chaos Bell.

Hongxuan used the Karma Jade Tablet to strike Yuanshi, while Laozi tried to seize the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and break Lord Tongtian’s formation. The Sages’ battle devastated the battlefield, and Hongxuan left the conflict after shielding the surviving mortals on both sides.

• Hongxuan’s Karma Jade Tablet struck Yuanshi, who flew into a rage and swung the Pangu Banner wildly.
• Laozi summoned three incarnations and attacked the formation’s four gates with them.
• Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to immobilize the Immortal-Slaying Sword and tried to erase Lord Tongtian’s control of it.
• Lord Tongtian recalled the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, ending the formation and denying Laozi the swords.
• The Sages continued fighting, shaking the Primordial Wilderness and devastating the Shang-Zhou battlefield.
• Hongxuan watched from the void and raised defensive barriers to protect mortals from both the Zhou Dynasty and Western Qi.

After the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation vanished, Laozi stopped Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian before their battle could destroy the Primordial Wilderness. The Sages withdrew with deepened hatred, while Laozi also resolved to eliminate Hongxuan, whom he saw as a dangerous variable.

• Laozi urged Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian to stop fighting, and they halted when they realized their attacks could destroy the Primordial Wilderness.
• Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian confronted each other over their losses, including Jinling Shenmu's death and the Chan Sect disciples killed by sword qi.
• Lord Tongtian returned the surviving Jie Sect disciples to Golden Turtle Island, while Yuanshi led the Chan Sect survivors back to Kunlun Mountain.
• Yuanshi suspected Laozi had manipulated the battle and resolved to deal with the Human Sect after defeating the Jie Sect.
• Laozi concealed his anger at his junior brothers and judged that Hongxuan had to be eliminated as soon as possible.