Recaps

Lin Tian repeatedly stabbed the injured Hongjun with the God-Slaying Spear, but Hongjun and the other three Heavenly Dao Sages self-dissolved to escape. Their explosions shattered the courtyard’s calm and strained its protective formation, leaving Lin Tian facing three more blasts.

• Hongjun recognized the God-Slaying Spear in Lin Tian’s hands, and Lin Tian pierced Hongjun’s chest twice despite his attempts to defend himself.
• Lin Tian aimed another strike at Hongjun’s head, but Hongjun formed a self-dissolution seal as Taishang and the Two Sages of the West prepared to flee.
• Hongjun persuaded the Two Sages of the West to self-dissolve with him by promising them power after their rebirth, and Taishang also joined them.
• Lin Tian’s spear pierced Hongjun’s head as Hongjun, Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti self-dissolved, triggering a blast that shook the courtyard and its protective formation.
• Three more explosions erupted elsewhere in the courtyard, and Lin Tian turned toward them.

Four Sages’ self-destructions destroyed Lin Tian’s courtyard formation and devastated more than half the Primordial World, while signs of a Sage’s death spread across the heavens. Yuanshi Tianzun learned that Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West had been imprisoned and fled by self-detonating, so he hurried to the Purple Cloud Palace.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West self-detonated, and their blasts wrecked Lin Tian’s courtyard and shattered its golden protective formation.
• The unleashed force spread through the opening, reducing much of the Primordial World to nothingness and killing countless living beings.
• Beings across the Primordial World witnessed blood rain and other signs of a Sage’s death, and they speculated about what had caused the catastrophe.
• Yuanshi Tianzun sensed Taishang’s and the Two Sages of the West’s scattered Qi around Kunlun Mountain and found the lands beyond its protective formation devastated.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun told Yuanshi Tianzun that the four Sages had been trapped in a formation and had self-detonated to escape, then ordered him to stabilize the Chan Sect and come to the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Yuanshi Tianzun set off for the Purple Cloud Palace to learn what had happened.

As Hongjun’s apparent downfall weakened the Heavenly Dao’s restraints, Empress Pingxin escaped her confinement in the Underworld and emerged above the Blood Sea. There, she encountered Asura beings and recognized Ancestor Minghe.

• The Underworld shook as Heavenly Dao chains weakened, lifting the pressure on its officials and loosening the restrictions around Pingxin.
• Pingxin sensed the presences of Taishang, the Two Sages of the West, and Hongjun’s blood Qi, and suspected they had been killed.
• Pingxin broke through the remaining Heavenly Dao runes with her spatial power and opened a passage out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Pingxin emerged above the Blood Sea and rejoiced that she had finally escaped the Underworld.
• Asura beings challenged Pingxin for trespassing, and she recognized Ancestor Minghe among them.

Pingxin met Ancestor Minghe after escaping the Underworld’s restraints and explained that Hongjun’s apparent defeat had weakened the Heavenly Dao. She planned to establish the Earth Dao’s independence by securing Sage positions for Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi, then left to investigate the power behind Hongjun’s collapse.

• Pingxin appeared beside Ancestor Minghe, concealed their presence, and revealed that Hongjun’s scheme had trapped her in the Underworld.
• Pingxin told Minghe she intended to become a true Saint of the Earthly Dao and offered him a Sage position in exchange for incorporating the Blood Sea into the Underworld.
• Pingxin asked Minghe to find Zhen Yuanzi and offered him a Sage position as well; Minghe said Zhen Yuanzi had last been heard of in the mortal world.
• As signs of the fallen Sage began to fade, Pingxin gave Minghe a bloodstone containing one of her full-force strikes and ordered him to guard the Blood Sea and Underworld.
• Pingxin departed to investigate the powerful figure behind Hongjun’s apparent downfall, while Minghe concluded that the Earth Dao’s chance to escape the Heavenly Dao’s control had arrived.

After escaping Lin Tian's courtyard through self-detonation, Hongjun, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West restored their bodies through the Heavenly Dao and gained immense power. Hongjun then learned that Pingxin had left the Underworld and rushed with the others toward the Interception Sect to stop him.

• Hongjun, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West escaped Lin Tian's courtyard as true spirits, while their self-detonations devastated more than half the Primordial World and threw the Heavenly Dao into chaos.
• At the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao's origin to restore their physical bodies, then granted the Two Sages of the West Hunyuan Ninth Heaven strength and Taishang Hunyuan Tenth Heaven strength.
• Hongjun told the three Sages to prepare to confront the expert in the courtyard and rescue Saint Nuwa.
• Hongjun sensed that Pingxin had left the Underworld and was heading south of the Interception Sect, then hurried out with Taishang and the Two Sages of the West to stop him.

Hongjun and the Three Heavenly Dao Sages searched for Pingxin while the Two Sages of the West tried to return to Mount Sumeru over a sudden crisis in their sect. Their search was interrupted by Duobao, who announced that he had arrived in the western lands to preach Buddhism and deliver its Buddhas.

• Zhunti and Jieyin sensed that the Western Ancestral Vein and the Western Teachings' power of faith were weakening, and they asked Hongjun to let them return.
• Hongjun refused to delay the search for Pingxin and ordered the Two Sages of the West to obey him.
• Hongjun, Taishang, Zhunti, and Jieyin searched the southern territory of the Interception Sect but could not locate Pingxin.
• A tremendous golden light and Buddhist phenomenon erupted from the west, startling the four Sages.
• Duobao declared that he had come to the western lands to expound Buddhist Dharma at Mount Sumeru and deliver the Buddhas of the west, shocking Hongjun, Taishang, Zhunti, and Jieyin.

Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang went to kill Duobao after Hongjun allowed them to leave, while Hongjun confronted Pingxin and fought her over the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. Their battle shattered much of the Primordial World and devastated Kunlun Mountain, where Yuanshi arrived to find three powerful figures approaching.

• Jieyin and Taishang urged Hongjun to let them kill Duobao, and Hongjun sent them west while he searched for Pingxin.
• Hongjun confronted Pingxin, who revealed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and challenged him with the power of the Earthly Dao.
• Pingxin and Hongjun fought in chaotic space, and their battle’s shockwaves destroyed regions across the Primordial World.
• The shockwaves sheared the peaks from Kunlun Mountain and destroyed the Chan Sect’s protective formation, prompting Yuanshi to rush back.
• Yuanshi found Kunlun Mountain in ruins, identified Pingxin and Hongjun as the source of the destruction, and sensed three powerful figures charging toward him.

Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang survived the shockwave from Hongjun and Pingxin’s clash and encountered Yuanshi while heading west. The Sages’ old resentments surfaced, and Jieyin challenged Yuanshi as Taishang chose not to intervene.

• Hongjun and Pingxin’s clash sent Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang flying despite their distance, and they realized the Primordial World was in danger.
• Taishang urged Jieyin and Zhunti to hurry west, but the three sensed Yuanshi nearby and encountered him at the ruined Kunlun Mountain.
• Yuanshi was shocked by the power of Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti, while Taishang and the Two Sages of the West regarded him with resentment.
• Jieyin asked Taishang not to interfere as he sought to settle old grievances with Yuanshi, and Taishang stayed silent.
• Yuanshi accepted the challenge and dared Jieyin and Zhunti to fight, alarming nearby living beings already confused by the clashes among the Sages.

The Two Sages of the West overwhelmed Yuanshi, who nearly self-destructed before Taishang stopped him and persuaded him to go to the West. Taishang revealed the threat posed by the Great Dao Sage and explained that they needed to stop Duobao from destroying the Western Teachings; he and Yuanshi then set off for the West.

• The Two Sages of the West clashed with Yuanshi and easily defeated his attack, revealing that they had reached the Seventh Heaven of the Sage Realm.
• Yuanshi prepared to self-destruct, but Taishang suppressed him and warned that the Dao Ancestor could not help him while fighting Pingxin.
• Taishang told Yuanshi that a Great Dao Sage had imprisoned Nuwa and once forced four Sages to self-destruct, and that Nuwa remained trapped in the courtyard.
• Taishang explained that Duobao had escaped the Two Sages of the West's control and planned to convert the Western Buddhists, threatening the Western Teachings and the Chan Sect.
• Yuanshi agreed to help stop Duobao, and Taishang took him to the West.

Duobao arrived at Mount Sumeru, proclaimed himself Duobao Tathagata, and founded Mahayana Buddhism. He challenged the Western Teachings’ disciples to join him, then declared that his Great Accomplishment Buddhist Dharma could save them from their inferior Hinayana teachings.

• Duobao reached the Western lands and revealed a radiant Buddhist wheel that astonished the cultivators there.
• Duobao announced that he had become Duobao Tathagata, founded Mahayana Buddhism, and would preach on Mount Sumeru.
• Fazhu, Tianzhu, and Dizhu confronted Duobao, and Fazhu introduced himself as Jieyin’s chief eldest disciple.
• Duobao invited the three Western Teachings disciples to join the Interception Sect, then offered to guide them in his new Buddhism when Fazhu refused.
• Duobao argued that Buddha was Dao by nature, and his words gave Fazhu an unexpected sense of comprehension.
• Duobao claimed to have attained Great Accomplishment Buddhist Dharma and condemned the Western cultivators’ Hinayana practice, stirring commotion throughout the West.

Duobao declared that the Western Teachings’ pursuit of external luxuries offered no path beyond the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and founded Buddhism as Duobao Tathagata. Fazhu, Tianzhu, and Dizhu gained a sense of enlightenment from his words, and Duobao began preparing to preach a Buddhist scripture to the Western beings.

• Duobao called the Western beings pitiful and announced that he would establish Buddhism to help them see their true selves.
• Fazhu, Tianzhu, and Dizhu defended the Western Teachings, but Duobao criticized their pursuit of externally created ultimate bliss and explained that true bliss came from within.
• Duobao’s teaching stirred a sense of enlightenment in the three disciples, who had been stuck at Daluo Golden Immortal bottlenecks.
• Fazhu asked Duobao how to create ultimate bliss, but his guess caused his sense of enlightenment to begin fading.
• Duobao named himself Duobao Tathagata and invited the Western beings to join Buddhism if they wanted their doubts answered.
• Duobao offered to recite a Buddhist scripture he had recently comprehended, drawing the attention of the surrounding Western beings.

Duobao publicly expounded the Mahaprajnaparamita Heart Sutra, declaring that his Mahayana Buddhism surpassed the Western Teachings’ Hinayana Dharma. His scripture captivated the Western disciples, including Fazhu, Dizhu, and Tianzhu, and Duobao resolved to lead them east so they could attain liberation.

• Duobao announced that he would expound the Dao publicly, and Fazhu urged him to discuss it privately to avoid embarrassing himself.
• Duobao declared that his Mahayana Buddhadharma surpassed the Western Teachings’ Hinayana Dharma, while Fazhu, Dizhu, and Tianzhu turned away, unconvinced.
• Duobao recited part of the Mahaprajnaparamita Heart Sutra and promised that followers of his Buddhism could obtain the full scripture.
• Sanskrit characters and Buddhist ripples spread across the West, drawing the departing disciples back and inspiring many to sit down and listen.
• Fazhu, Dizhu, and Tianzhu became absorbed in Duobao’s teaching despite their misgivings, as golden ripples appeared around them.
• Duobao watched the gathered Western disciples with compassion and resolved to bring them east and free them from suffering.

Duobao drew the Western cultivators to Mount Sumeru while claiming he would save them, then used his powers to shrink and uproot the Western Ancestral Vein. Fazhu realized Duobao had trapped them on the mountain just as the presences of four Sages approached.

• Duobao praised his Buddhist sutras and invited the Western cultivators to join his religion, while independent Buddhist cultivators accepted his offer and received Golden-Body Arhat status.
• Duobao sensed four powerful presences approaching from the east, including the Two Sages of the West, Taishang, and Yuanshi, and hurried to act.
• Duobao invited the Western disciples, including Fazhu, Dizhu, and Tianzhu, onto Mount Sumeru, claiming he would preach and guide them.
• Duobao cast Shrinking the Earth to an Inch and Sumeru Seed Pouch to envelop Mount Sumeru, shaking the mountain and trapping its inhabitants.
• Fazhu tried to leave Mount Sumeru, struck an invisible barrier, and realized that Duobao had shrunk and uprooted the mountain.

Duobao uprooted Mount Sumeru, devastating the western realm and taking the Western disciples with him as he fled. The Two Sages of the West arrived with Taishang and Yuanshi, discovered the damage, and pursued him.

• Duobao severed Mount Sumeru from the earth, leaving the western realm without spiritual Qi and fit for cultivation.
• Fazhu, Dizhu, Tianzhu, and other Western disciples reacted to Duobao taking them away, while many secretly welcomed the chance to join his Buddhism.
• Duobao shrank Mount Sumeru, brought it into his hand, and invited dozens of newly appointed arhats to enter it before he left for the east.
• The Two Sages of the West arrived with Taishang and Yuanshi, saw the ruined realm and missing Mount Sumeru, and blamed Duobao.
• Jieyin and Zhunti asked Taishang for help pursuing Duobao, and Taishang agreed before the group set off after him.

Duobao was cornered by Jieyin, Zhunti, Taishang, and Yuanshi after he stole Mount Sumeru, but Lin Tian’s book Buddha Is the Dao healed him and helped him resist their power. As Jieyin and Zhunti attacked, Taishang tried to contain their force, and an astonishing event left Taishang and Yuanshi horrified.

• Jieyin destroyed and sealed the surrounding space, trapping Duobao and badly injuring him with his Sage power.
• Duobao used Buddha Is the Dao to recover much of his weakened primordial spirit.
• Duobao refused to hand over Mount Sumeru and threatened to self-destruct, making Taishang suspect that the expert in the Interception Sect’s courtyard was backing him.
• Jieyin and Zhunti attacked Duobao together, while Taishang reinforced his formation to keep their power from damaging the Primordial World.
• Something unexpected happened as Taishang prepared to stop the attack, leaving him and Yuanshi stunned.

Duobao used Buddha Is the Dao to withstand the Two Sages of the West and tried to escape with Mount Sumeru, but Taishang joined Jieyin and Zhunti to trap him. With nowhere left to flee, Duobao poured nearly all his restored power into the Dao book, which unleashed golden light across the Primordial World.

• Jieyin and Zhunti struck Duobao with power comparable to an Eighth Heaven Sage, but Buddha Is the Dao protected him and restored his primordial spirit.
• Taishang warned Jieyin and Zhunti that Duobao might be protected by the peerless master, and they hesitated to attack him directly.
• Duobao mocked Jieyin, refused to return Mount Sumeru, and broke free of Taishang’s cage, but Jieyin and Zhunti blocked his escape.
• Taishang blocked Duobao from behind and urged him to surrender Mount Sumeru, leaving him surrounded by three Sages.
• Duobao threw Buddha Is the Dao at the Two Sages of the West, then fed nearly all his remaining power into it.
• Buddha Is the Dao released a golden wave that broke through Taishang’s formation and spread across the Primordial World, shocking the four Sages.

Duobao’s golden-light treasure overwhelmed Jieyin and Zhunti, while Taishang and Yuanshi refused to help the Western Sages. As Taishang and Yuanshi thought they might avoid being targeted, the golden light suddenly sped toward them.

• Taishang and Yuanshi watched Duobao’s golden light destroy Taishang’s formation, and Taishang suspected a powerful expert had supplied Duobao with the treasure.
• The Two Sages of the West fled through space, but Duobao’s golden light pursued them, shattered a vast stretch of space, and sent Jieyin and Zhunti flying.
• Taishang refused Zhunti’s demand for help, saying he could not oppose the expert behind Duobao, and Zhunti accused him of cowardice.
• Duobao’s golden light pierced Zhunti’s chest, left rules embedded in the wound, and struck him toward the ground.
• Yuanshi assured Taishang that Duobao would not attack them because of their ties to the Interception Sect, but the golden light turned toward Taishang and Yuanshi.

Duobao used Buddha Is the Dao to defeat Taishang and Yuanshi, then founded Buddhism and established the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm. He hurried to Lin Tian’s courtyard, worried that the destruction around the Interception Sect meant Lin Tian had fought someone powerful and might be injured.

• Taishang fled with Yuanshi as Duobao’s golden treasure pursued them, but Taishang’s counterattack failed and the treasure sent both Sages flying.
• Duobao attained enlightenment, declared himself Duobao Tathagata, founded Buddhism, and named Mount Sumeru the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
• Duobao received two strands of Heavenly Dao merit and decided to visit Lin Tian, believing the four Sages had been frightened away.
• Duobao returned to the Interception Sect and found the surrounding land reduced to ruins, while the area protected around the sacred ground remained intact.
• Duobao spotted traces of Lin Tian’s courtyard on a distant stone platform, worried Lin Tian might be injured, and hurried toward him.

After Duobao defeated them, Jieyin rescued the gravely wounded Zhunti while Taishang and Yuanshi recovered nearby. Both groups set out toward the Interception Sect to find Dao Ancestor Hongjun, whose battle with Pingxin had gone quiet.

• Jieyin recovered in the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and searched for Zhunti, whom he found unconscious and critically injured in a huge crater.
• Jieyin revived Zhunti and placed him on the golden lotus to recuperate, but they decided to seek Dao Ancestor Hongjun rather than wait for him to heal.
• Taishang regained enough strength to travel, and he and Yuanshi agreed to look for Dao Ancestor Hongjun near the Interception Sect.
• Yuanshi used Hunyuan Qi to carry himself and Taishang toward the Interception Sect's cultivation grounds.

Taishang and Yuanshi saw the Interception Sect’s immense providence and met the Two Sages of the West while searching for Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Hongjun was thrown into their midst after battling Empress Pingxin, and the chapter ended with Heavenly Dao storm clouds gathering over the Interception Sect and striking Biyou Palace.

• Taishang and Yuanshi arrived near the Interception Sect and marveled at its vast providence, while Yuanshi feared its power could not be stopped.
• Jieyin and Zhunti confronted Taishang and Yuanshi, but they set aside their quarrel when Hongjun came hurtling out of shattered space.
• Jieyin and Zhunti caught Hongjun inside the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, and Hongjun blamed Pingxin for injuring him.
• Jieyin gave Hongjun the lotus’s merit power to stabilize him and told Zhunti to wait for Hongjun to recover.
• Jieyin and Zhunti saw Heavenly Dao storm clouds gather over the Interception Sect and lightning strike Biyou Palace, and they wondered what Tongtian was doing.

Pingxin searched for Lin Tian after sensing Tongtian’s defiance, while Tongtian tried to sever the Heavenly Dao’s power and renounce his Sage position. The Interception Sect’s protective formation repelled the Heavenly Dao’s first assault, but the Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared and Hongjun demanded that Tongtian stop.

• After fighting Hongjun, Pingxin sensed the commotion at the Interception Sect and decided to seek out the mysterious senior she believed was near Duobao.
• Tongtian used Lin Tian’s scroll and the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords to protect himself as he tried to cast off the Heavenly Dao’s power.
• The Heavenly Dao attacked Biyou Palace from within and without, but the Interception Sect’s nine golden dragons drove away its dark clouds.
• The Heavenly Dao returned with a vast storm and revealed its enormous silver-and-gray Eye, forcing nearby onlookers to their knees.
• Hongjun called out to Tongtian, demanded to know why he was casting aside the Sage position, and warned that he could not save him if he continued.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun learned that Tongtian planned to abandon his Sage position and tried to stop him, but Tongtian attacked with the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. Hongjun then struck the Interception Sect’s protective formation and summoned the other Sages, whom the Heavenly Dao empowered for battle.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun awakened, sensed Tongtian’s plan to abandon his Sage position, and warned him to release Yuanshi and submit to the Heavenly Dao.
• Tongtian sent the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords from Biyou Palace to attack Hongjun, forcing him to block them with the Jade Disc of Creation and the Heavenly Dao’s power.
• Hongjun descended above the Interception Sect and struck its protective formation, causing a devastating clash that killed or injured many nearby living beings.
• Hongjun called Taishang, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West to fight the Interception Sect and warned them that Tongtian’s departure could remake the world and destroy their power.
• The Heavenly Dao restored Taishang’s injuries, raised Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti to the Sage Ninth Heaven of Hunyuan, and repaired or manifested their treasures.

Hongjun, Taishang, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West attacked the Interception Sect with the Heavenly Dao's power, but its Immortal Ancient Great Wall formation repelled their treasures. Unable to break in, they tried to lure Tongtian out, while Zhao Gongming reassured the sect's disciples as Tongtian remained in seclusion.

• Hongjun led Taishang, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West in a combined attack on the Interception Sect, devastating the Primordial World.
• The formation's five golden dragons clashed with the Sages' treasures, and the Immortal Ancient Great Wall appeared and bounced the treasures back.
• Taishang suspected that an expert had helped Tongtian build the formation, and Hongjun resolved to eliminate the Interception Sect and rebuild the Primordial World.
• Yuanshi called on Tongtian to leave the sect and submit to Hongjun, then threatened the Interception Sect's disciples to pressure him into coming out.
• Zhao Gongming and other powerful disciples calmed the frightened immortals, while Zhao Gongming worried that Tongtian had not emerged from seclusion.

Lin Tian learned from the system that the Primordial World had been shattered and that four Sages were attacking the Interception Sect, so he received a Sage Experience Card. Duobao and Pingxin arrived to defend the sect, and Pingxin left Yuanshi badly beaten as Tongtian remained in seclusion.

• Lin Tian pressed the system for the truth, learned the Primordial World had been shattered, and accepted a Sage Experience Card to survive the crisis.
• Duobao left Lin Tian’s courtyard to aid the Interception Sect and met Pingxin, who agreed to help in exchange for an introduction to Lin Tian.
• Duobao rallied the Interception Sect’s disciples with a speech about fighting for a sliver of hope, and they formed the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• Pingxin appeared before Yuanshi and smashed his physical body with a single blow despite Hongjun’s attempt to stop her.
• Taishang and the Two Sages of the West retreated in alarm as Pingxin’s power became clear.

Pingxin revealed that she had gained control of the Earth Dao and used its power to confront Hongjun after declaring she would protect the Interception Sect. Hongjun realized the Heavenly Dao's weakened restraints had allowed her to break free, and Pingxin attacked while he was still weighing his response.

• Hongjun summoned Yuanshi's primordial spirit and sent it into the Eye of the Heavenly Dao after Yuanshi's body burst apart.
• Hongjun threatened Pingxin and warned that she could not defeat him and the Heavenly Dao.
• Pingxin declared that she would protect the Interception Sect and summoned the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
• The Six Paths Reincarnation Disk's power clashed with the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, and Hongjun was shocked to learn Pingxin controlled the Earth Dao.
• Hongjun worried that the damaged Primordial World and his inability to use the Jade Disc of Creation left him at a disadvantage, and Pingxin attacked without waiting.