Recaps

Zhao Gongming visited Lin Tian’s courtyard and discovered that Zhunti and Jieyin had become servants there, while Lin Tian returned Zhao Gongming’s transformed Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and offered him a wooden zither for his coming battle with Randeng. When Nuwa refused to hand over the zither, Lin Tian struck her, leaving Zhao Gongming, Jieyin, and Zhunti stunned.

• Zhao Gongming saw Zhunti covered in mud and learned from Lin Tian that Zhunti and two others were his servants; he suspected one of them was Jieyin.
• Lin Tian returned Zhao Gongming’s ten Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and Zhao Gongming sensed that their power had grown enough to rival an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• Lin Tian offered Zhao Gongming the wooden zither to help him fight Randeng, and Zhao Gongming agreed to take it.
• Lin Tian approached Nuwa to retrieve the zither after she ignored his call, while Zhunti mocked her for hiding her identity.
• Lin Tian slapped Nuwa and demanded that she hand over the wooden zither, shocking Zhao Gongming, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

Zhao Gongming received Lin Tian’s wooden zither and discovered that Lin Tian’s maid was Nuwa, a Sage. After Zhao Gongming left, Nuwa swallowed her humiliation and entered Lin Tian’s main room, hoping to find treasures she could take.

• Lin Tian gave Zhao Gongming the wooden zither, reassured him about his coming battle, and accepted his respectful thanks.
• Zhao Gongming recognized Nuwa and feared she would blame him for Lin Tian’s anger, but he kept her identity secret and left the courtyard.
• Lin Tian ordered Nuwa to clean the three rooms, and she obeyed while concealing her face from Zhao Gongming.
• Nuwa regretted defying Lin Tian and decided to endure her punishment until she could escape the courtyard and reclaim a treasure.
• Nuwa entered Lin Tian’s main room, hoping to find something valuable she could take as compensation for the slap.

The Two Sages of the West worried that Nuwa would claim any treasures in Lin Tian’s house, but they dared not enter. Lin Tian considered dismissing his disobedient servants and turned to Shen Gongbao for an account of what had happened.

• The Two Sages of the West envied Nuwa for entering Lin Tian’s house and feared she would take any treasures inside.
• Zhunti asked Jieyin what they should do, and Jieyin urged him to obey Lin Tian and wait for an opportunity to enter.
• Lin Tian considered letting the Two Sages of the West go after Zhao Gongming returned and replacing the disobedient Nuwa.
• Lin Tian brewed tea with a wave of his hand and wondered whether Zhao Gongming would need help in his fight.
• Lin Tian noticed Shen Gongbao waiting in the courtyard and called him over to explain what had happened.

Nuwa entered Lin Tian’s house and discovered that its spiritual energy and laws surpassed even Purple Cloud Palace, making her fear that she could never take revenge on him. When she examined a blade painting, its power overwhelmed her consciousness, and she recovered shaken but unharmed before reaching to take the painting down.

• Nuwa sensed the immense spiritual energy and laws in Lin Tian’s house and concluded that Lin Tian might be as powerful as the Dao Ancestor or stronger.
• Nuwa explored the main hall and saw a painting of a saber hilt among Lin Tian’s wall art.
• Nuwa’s consciousness was drawn into the painting’s white space, where a blade law attacked her as a verse filled her mind.
• Nuwa’s consciousness was expelled from the painting, and she woke in the house unharmed, though exhausted.
• Nuwa realized the paintings and poems contained powerful laws and reached to take down the blade painting.

Nuwa was badly injured when she tried to steal Lin Tian’s mural and later his Great Dao Writing Brush, while the Great Dao Diary Copy inexplicably entered her sleeve. Convinced Lin Tian was a Great Dao Sage, she planned to use the diary to escape, but Lin Tian’s voice reached her before she could recover.

• Nuwa tried to take a mural, triggered its formation, and was severely injured by the blade depicted in it.
• Nuwa found the Great Dao Diary Copy and Writing Brush, then concluded that Lin Tian was a Great Dao Sage.
• Nuwa touched the diary, opened it, and watched it turn into light and slip into her sleeve.
• Nuwa decided to keep the diary and take the brush, but the brush’s power struck her and worsened her injuries.
• Nuwa considered dying and being reborn in the Heavenly Dao to escape, then sat down to recover as Lin Tian’s voice came from outside the courtyard.

Randeng used the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin against the Primordial Golden Dou, disrupting the Three Xiaos' Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. As the Primordial Golden Dou flew toward him, Randeng believed he had won, but the chapter ended before its arrival revealed what would happen.

• The Three Xiaos trapped Randeng in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, where they hid while its deadly phenomena filled the space.
• Randeng praised the formation's power but vowed to kill the Three Xiaos and send them to the Investiture of the Gods.
• Randeng used the Heaven-Measuring Ruler to clear a space around himself, then brought out the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin to find the formation core.
• The Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin drew the Primordial Golden Dou out of the mist, weakening the formation and revealing the Three Xiaos' figures.
• Randeng believed the Primordial Golden Dou had been subdued and prepared to seize it, but an astonishing change occurred as it neared him.

Randeng’s Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin shattered when it struck Yunxiao’s Primordial Golden Dou, revealing that the treasure was far more powerful than he expected. The Three Xiaos trapped Randeng in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, but he produced a magical treasure bearing a Sage’s power, leaving them terrified and uncertain whether they could hold him off.

• Randeng’s Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin failed to stop the Primordial Golden Dou and shattered on impact.
• The Primordial Golden Dou pursued Randeng, but Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao appeared and surrounded him.
• Yunxiao activated the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation with the Primordial Golden Dou as its core, trapping Randeng.
• Randeng declared that he had brought a powerful magical treasure and revealed its Sage-like presence.
• The Three Xiaos recognized the treasure as carrying a Sage’s power and feared it would end their plan to hold Randeng until Zhao Gongming arrived.

Randeng used Sage Yuanshi’s Pangu Banner against the Three Xiaos, overwhelming their Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and injuring them. He then appeared before the fallen sisters with several treasures prepared for defense, while they remained in danger.

• The Three Xiaos feared Randeng’s unknown treasure and prepared to hold him off until their senior brother arrived.
• Randeng revealed the Pangu Banner, and its pressure weakened the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Randeng attacked the Three Xiaos with the Pangu Banner, breaking their defenses and sending them crashing through mountains.
• The Three Xiaos’ formation collapsed, leaving the Primordial Golden Dou spinning as the sisters panicked.
• Randeng appeared before the injured Three Xiaos with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, Pangu Banner, and Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle, and they mocked his precautions.

Randeng attacked the badly wounded Three Xiaos with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, but Zhao Gongming arrived and used his modified Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to dispel the pressure and restore them. As the Three Xiaos prepared to fight beside him, Zhao Gongming condemned Randeng and the Chan Sect for making slaughter their path.

• Randeng dismissed Yunxiao’s warning about Zhao Gongming and swung the Heaven-Measuring Ruler at the Three Xiaos.
• Zhao Gongming appeared before the Three Xiaos, dispelled Randeng’s oppressive power, and revealed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• Zhao Gongming used a Sea-Calming Divine Pearl to heal the Three Xiaos enough to fight again.
• The Three Xiaos gathered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and prepared to join Zhao Gongming against Randeng.
• Randeng mocked Zhao Gongming and threatened to kill him, while Zhao Gongming condemned the Chan Sect’s slaughter and its role in the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Zhao Gongming used the modified Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to repel Randeng’s Heaven-Measuring Ruler, revealing that the pearls could unleash the power of the four seas. He then launched a close-range attack, forcing Randeng to abandon retrieving his weapon and defend himself with a golden lotus.

• Randeng attacked Zhao Gongming with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, but Zhao countered with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• The clash shattered the surrounding space and sent the Heaven-Measuring Ruler flying away.
• Zhao Gongming realized the modified pearls were far more powerful than he had expected and resolved to fight Randeng without holding back.
• Randeng tried to summon back the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, but Zhao Gongming appeared before him and attacked with the pearls.
• Randeng sensed the danger, recalled his attacking pearls, and formed a golden lotus beneath his feet to boost his speed and protect himself.

Zhao Gongming mocked Randeng after dodging his attack, but Randeng answered by unleashing the power of the Pangu Banner, which overwhelmed Zhao Gongming. Randeng challenged Zhao Gongming to summon the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords if he thought their battle was unfair.

• Randeng escaped Zhao Gongming's attack, and Zhao Gongming taunted him for fleeing as he had in the past.
• Randeng grew furious and threatened to use the Pangu Banner to destroy Zhao Gongming's body and soul.
• Zhao Gongming relied on his Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, wooden zither, Double Pupils, and the Three Xiaos' Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to believe they could withstand the banner.
• Randeng poured his power into the Pangu Banner, which shattered the space around them and made Zhao Gongming feel its overwhelming pressure.
• Zhao Gongming accused Randeng of shamelessly relying on Sage Yuanshi's treasure, but Randeng insisted wielding it was his own ability and challenged him to bring out the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.

Randeng used the Pangu Banner to overwhelm Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, crushing their defenses and leaving them trapped beneath its pressure. As they feared being killed and forced onto the Investiture of the Gods, Zhao Gongming revealed that Senior had given them another mysterious treasure and prepared to test it against Randeng.

• Randeng unleashed the Pangu Banner against Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, and their combined attack collided with its power.
• The returning force crushed Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, destroyed the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and dimmed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao feared they would die or be trapped on the Investiture of the Gods, and Yunxiao resolved to detonate her primordial spirit rather than be captured.
• Zhao Gongming reassured his three sisters that they still had a chance and pointed to a mysterious treasure belonging to Senior.
• Zhao Gongming calmly said he would unleash the treasure and test its power against Randeng.

Randeng wielded the Pangu Banner against Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, whose Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, Double Pupils, and Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation briefly suppressed its presence. Randeng then unleashed the banner’s full power at great cost to himself, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Randeng taunted Zhao Gongming and claimed the Pangu Banner surpassed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, while Zhao Gongming decided to save his xylophone as a final trump card.
• Zhao Gongming summoned the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and told the Three Xiaos to complete the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and hold Randeng back.
• The Three Xiaos used the Primordial Golden Dou to establish the formation, and Yunxiao brought its core to Zhao Gongming as the formation’s pressure spread across the surrounding world.
• The formation, Zhao Gongming’s Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and his Double Pupils weakened Randeng’s imposing presence and the Pangu Banner’s aura, surprising both sides.
• Randeng invoked the Pangu Banner’s full power to reverse space and time, collapsing the surrounding space and causing blood to flow from his seven orifices.

Zhao Gongming emerged unharmed from the Pangu Banner’s attack, protected by the mysterious wooden zither he carried. Randeng’s repeated attempts to strike him failed, and Zhao Gongming approached while Randeng grew increasingly frightened.

• Randeng believed the Pangu Banner had killed Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, then searched the mist for their souls.
• Zhao Gongming emerged uninjured with an ancient wooden qin and mocked Randeng’s use of the Pangu Banner.
• Randeng attacked Zhao Gongming again, but the banner’s power passed through him without causing harm.
• Randeng exhausted his energy unleashing repeated attacks, while Zhao Gongming remained protected by a gentle force around his body.
• Zhao Gongming floated through the void toward Randeng, whose confidence gave way to fear.

Zhao Gongming tried to bluff Randeng with the wooden zither’s strange ability to evade the Pangu Banner, but Randeng overcame his fear and attacked with his Peak Quasi-Saint power. After the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls failed to stop him, Zhao Gongming threw the wooden zither at Randeng and watched its power cut through space.

• Zhao Gongming claimed that his Great Dao power could overcome even the Jade Disc of Creation, hoping to scare Randeng into retreating.
• Randeng doubted Zhao Gongming’s claim but feared the zither’s ability to ignore the Pangu Banner, then decided he could not return to Sage Yuanshi in disgrace.
• Randeng attacked Zhao Gongming with his Peak Quasi-Saint power, and Zhao Gongming countered with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• Randeng’s enormous palm knocked the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls aside and pressed his attack, leaving Zhao Gongming with few options.
• Zhao Gongming hurled the wooden zither at Randeng, and its passage carved a strip of void through space.

Randeng fled from Zhao Gongming after the wooden zither revealed its immense power, but the treasure pursued him relentlessly. As the wooden zither caught up, Randeng brought out the Pangu Banner and the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle, and the chapter ended with the zither and banner colliding.

• Randeng sensed the wooden zither's power, abandoned his attack on Zhao Gongming, and fled.
• Zhao Gongming realized he could not control or recall the zither, then detected it chasing Randeng and thanked Lin Tian, believing Lin Tian was guiding it.
• Zhao Gongming sent a message to the Three Xiaos and flew after Randeng.
• The wooden zither continued pursuing Randeng wherever he ran and rapidly closed the distance.
• Randeng prepared the Pangu Banner and the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle, then struck at the approaching wooden zither with the banner.
• The Pangu Banner and the wooden zither collided with a deafening crash.

Zhao Gongming’s wooden zither overwhelmed Randeng’s Pangu Banner and trapped him, allowing Zhao Gongming to attack with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls. Just as Randeng seemed doomed, an unexpected change interrupted Zhao Gongming’s attempt to kill him.

• The wooden zither defeated the Pangu Banner and charged at Randeng, leaving the banner powerless and unresponsive to his commands.
• The wooden zither repeatedly blocked Randeng’s escape until Zhao Gongming appeared and taunted him.
• Zhao Gongming summoned the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and launched them at Randeng while the wooden zither held him in place.
• The wooden zither restrained Randeng’s body and primordial spirit as the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls rushed toward him.
• Just as Zhao Gongming declared that Randeng would die, a startling change occurred.

Yuanshi arrived to save Randeng from Zhao Gongming and empowered him, but Randeng still could not stop the wooden qin. Yuanshi tried to intervene himself, yet the qin pierced through his Sage power and continued onward, leaving both of them stunned.

• A golden Sage power erupted from Randeng, repelled Zhao Gongming and the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and revealed Yuanshi beside him.
• Yuanshi empowered Randeng and promised to help kill Zhao Gongming and seize the wooden qin and Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, but Randeng's attack failed to move the qin.
• Yuanshi scolded Randeng, stepped forward, and used Sage power to push the wooden qin back.
• The wooden qin broke free and rushed at Yuanshi, while Randeng dodged behind him and shielded himself with magical treasures.
• Yuanshi unleashed more Sage power, but the wooden qin pierced through it and continued onward, shocking Yuanshi and Randeng.

The wooden zither pierced Yuanshi’s Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and pursued him and Randeng, despite their attempts to flee. Yuanshi unleashed his full avatar power, but the zither smashed his Sage dharma body to pieces, leaving Randeng stunned.

• The wooden zither broke through the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, forcing Yuanshi to grab Randeng and flee.
• Yuanshi retrieved the badly damaged Pangu Banner and realized it would take tens of thousands of years to recover.
• When the wooden zither attacked again, Yuanshi cast aside his restraints and unleashed his avatar’s full Sage power.
• The wooden zither passed through Yuanshi’s blockade and struck his face, shattering his Sage dharma body into golden light.

The wooden zither destroyed Randeng’s body and cultivation, then devoured him after he was left near death. It flew after Zhao Gongming, who was fleeing from Yuanshi and heading toward safety.

• Yuanshi’s Sage Dharma body dissipated in a powerful blast, but the wooden zither remained unharmed and Randeng was injured by the force.
• The wooden zither caught up with Randeng and struck him, destroying his body and leaving his primordial spirit gravely wounded.
• Randeng realized his cultivation had vanished and hoped Yuanshi would rescue him, but the wooden zither appeared again and devoured him.
• The wooden zither absorbed Randeng’s scattered Qi and flew toward Zhao Gongming, who was fleeing from Yuanshi toward the Interception Sect or the courtyard where Senior lived.

Zhao Gongming discovered that the wooden zither had defeated Yuanshi's avatar, destroyed Randeng's body, and captured his injured primordial spirit. As Zhao Gongming took Randeng into custody, Yuanshi Tianzun ordered the Chan Sect to attack the Interception Sect and kill its disciples.

• Zhao Gongming turned to confront his pursuer and found the wooden zither carrying Randeng's wounded primordial spirit.
• Randeng accused Zhao Gongming of destroying his body and Yuanshi's avatar, while Zhao Gongming realized Senior Lin Tian had controlled the wooden zither from afar.
• Zhao Gongming sealed Randeng away and thanked the wooden zither before heading to Lin Tian's courtyard.
• Yuanshi Tianzun appeared above the Jade Void Palace and commanded the Chan Sect Disciples to attack the Interception Sect and exterminate its disciples.

Tongtian struggled to abandon his Sage position and was interrupted by news that Yuanshi was attacking the Interception Sect. A sheet of paper carrying Lin Tian’s Sword Dao filled the gap in Tongtian’s understanding, and he used a divine stone to protect the sect before returning to his meditation.

• Tongtian tried to comprehend Lin Tian’s Sword Dao poetry but found that abandoning his Sage position required him to transform his state of mind and disperse his previous cultivation.
• Tongtian sensed that Yuanshi was leading troops against the Interception Sect and prepared to leave Biyou Palace.
• The sheet of paper Lin Tian had given Tongtian entered his brow and filled the missing piece in his understanding of the Sword Dao.
• Tongtian decided to use the divine stone to protect the Interception Sect rather than abandon his sudden enlightenment to face Yuanshi.
• Tongtian activated the divine stone with his Sage’s origin Hunyuan Qi, spreading merit and defensive power across Jin'ao Island.
• Tongtian returned to the Wind and Fire Meditation Cushion and continued gaining sudden enlightenment of Lin Tian’s Sword Dao.

The Great Wall Divine Stone released golden merit and spiritual Qi that strengthened the Interception Sect, raised its providence, and helped its disciples advance. Duobao absorbed the power while studying the Dao book “Buddha Is the Dao,” reached Peak Quasi-Saint, and set out to visit the Western Teachings.

• Tongtian set up the Great Wall Divine Stone and went into seclusion, while its golden radiance spread across the Interception Sect and filled the disciples with merit and spiritual Qi.
• The Interception Sect disciples cultivated under the radiance, making breakthroughs as the sect’s providence rose and a golden protective dome surrounded Jin'ao Island.
• Duobao cultivated with the Dao book “Buddha Is the Dao” as the incoming merit and spiritual Qi merged with his power and transformed him.
• Duobao opened his eyes and discovered that he had advanced from Mid-stage Quasi-Sage to Peak Quasi-Saint.
• Duobao credited Senior Lin Tian with guiding him to his gentle Dao and Buddhist teachings, then announced that he would visit the Western Teachings.

Duobao left the Interception Sect for the Western Land while Yuanshi led the Chan Sect toward an attack, but Taishang stopped him and proposed using the Kongtong Seal to strengthen Xiqi. The Kongtong Seal suddenly escaped Taishang’s control, leaving Taishang and Yuanshi in pursuit.

• Duobao reflected on cultivating Buddhism within the Interception Sect, then set off for the Western Land to recruit disciples from the Western Teachings.
• Yuanshi led Chan Sect disciples toward the Interception Sect, seeking revenge for Randeng’s death and the damage to the Pangu Banner.
• Taishang appeared, halted Yuanshi, and confined them in a world formed by the Taiji Diagram while warning him against attacking the Interception Sect recklessly.
• Taishang persuaded Yuanshi to focus on the Human Clan, join forces with the Western Sages, and use the Kongtong Seal to manipulate Great Shang’s fate in Xiqi’s favor.
• Taishang brought out the Kongtong Seal and tried to infuse its Human Dao power into the Chan Sect disciples, but the seal broke free and flew away.
• Taishang and Yuanshi rushed after the escaping Kongtong Seal, and Yuanshi wondered whether the Human Dao was awakening.

Di Xin learned that Jiang Ziya had rampaged through Xiqi and fled after attempting to kill Ji Chang and Ji Fa, and he resolved to enforce Shang law against him. Before Di Xin could act, the Great Dao Diary Scroll revealed new information that he believed might help the Human Clan escape its predicament.

• Di Xin read secret reports stating that Jiang Ziya had slaughtered people in Xiqi, tried to kill Ji Chang and Ji Fa, and failed to stop them from fleeing to Chaoge.
• Di Xin condemned Jiang Ziya's actions and considered sending troops to seize Xiqi and arrest him.
• The Great Dao Diary Scroll began shining, and Di Xin set aside the Xiqi matter to retrieve it.
• The scroll opened and displayed new Dao characters, which Di Xin believed could show the Human Clan a way out of its predicament.