Recaps

Yuanshi uncovered the Western Sages’ schemes, killed Taiyi and Yu Ding, and drove Jieyin away after his promised treasure led nowhere. At Lin Tian’s hidden courtyard, the Three Xiaos gained the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, while Chan Sect disciples arrived at Jin'ao Island to challenge the Interception Sect.

• Yuanshi accused Taiyi and Yu Ding of betraying the Chan Sect, killed them, and pursued Jieyin until Jieyin offered treasures and help with the Investiture of the Gods.
• Jieyin led Yuanshi and Taishang to a southern-coast courtyard that had vanished, and Taishang secretly followed Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos toward Lin Tian’s hidden residence.
• Lin Tian discovered the Primordial Golden Dou in his drained pond, while Taishang disguised himself as a young disciple but could neither see nor enter the courtyard.
• The Three Xiaos found that the Primordial Golden Dou had revealed the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Art to them, and Lin Tian refused their offer of the treasure.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos discovered Qingxu missing from the Primordial Golden Dou, then retrieved Guangchengzi’s Sumeru Bag to share its contents with Lin Tian.
• Chijingzi, Yun Zhongzi, the Antarctic Immortal, and Grand Master Lingbao defied orders and went to Jin'ao Island to challenge the Interception Sect.
• Zhao Gongming knocked Guangchengzi unconscious, and Yunxiao challenged the four Chan Sect disciples to a three-on-four contest, with Yun Zhongzi, Chijingzi, and Grand Master Lingbao assigned to face the Three Xiaos.

Hongjun announced the Investiture of the Gods, setting the Chan and Interception Sects on a course to contest the Human Clan’s future. As both sides chose their mortal-world allies, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos brought Wen Zhong to Lin Tian’s hidden courtyard, where Tongtian lost track of them.

• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao trapped Yun Zhongzi, Chijingzi, and Grand Master Lingbao in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, while Zhao Gongming drove off the Antarctic Immortal.
• Hongjun confronted the Sages over their fighting and announced that the Investiture of the Gods would unfold in the Human Clan’s lands.
• Lin Tian broke through to the Profound Immortal realm, received new rewards from the system, and wrote diary entries about the calamity and the Human Clan.
• Tongtian chose to support Yin Shang and sent Wen Zhong, Zhang Guifang, and Yu Hua to aid its ruler, while Yuanshi and Taishang decided to back Xiqi.
• Yuanshi and Taishang selected Jiang Ziya to aid Ji Chang and Ji Fa, while Tongtian ordered Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos to prepare for the Investiture.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos brought Dharma treasures to Lin Tian, and the system warned Lin Tian that they and Wen Zhong were nearby.
• Wen Zhong told Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos that he had emerged from a strange space, and they entered Lin Tian’s courtyard together.
• Tongtian found that he could no longer detect Zhao Gongming and the others, resolved to question Zhao Gongming, and noticed the Great Dao Diary glowing.

Tongtian learned that the Investiture of the Gods would devastate the Interception Sect and visited Lin Tian, where he received Great Wall models and guidance toward his own Sword Dao. As Hongjun moved to eliminate a threat and the sects prepared for war, Shen Gongbao was carried to Lin Tian’s courtyard.

• Tongtian read the Great Dao Diary, learned of the planned assault on the Interception Sect, and resolved to renounce his Sainthood and pursue his own Dao.
• Zhao Gongming, the Three Xiaos, and Wen Zhong visited Lin Tian, whose tea improved their cultivation and whose Great Wall model Zhao recognized as a powerful treasure.
• Yuanshi Tianzun sent Jiang Ziya and the Chan Sect disciples to support Xiqi and wage war against Great Shang, while Jiang Ziya rejected Shen Gongbao and drove him to leave the sect.
• Tongtian followed Zhao Gongming to Lin Tian’s courtyard, exchanged treasures for two Great Wall models, and asked Lin Tian how to choose his own Dao.
• Lin Tian wrote Tongtian a Sword Dao poem, and Tongtian discovered Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree among Lin Tian’s courtyard ornaments.
• Tongtian gave one Great Wall model to Wen Zhong to protect Great Shang, learned the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation from the Three Xiaos, and prepared to study Lin Tian’s guidance before renouncing Sagehood.
• Hongjun failed to probe Biyou Palace through its defenses and ordered the Heavenly Dao to eliminate the unfavorable factor, while Randeng broke through to Peak Quasi-Saint and pledged to act against Interception Sect disciples.
• Jiang Ziya departed for the North Sea as Shen Gongbao set out to seek the Interception Sect, but a bank of white mist carried Shen Gongbao to Lin Tian’s courtyard.

Lin Tian gained the World-Destroying Black Lotus, took in the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb, and unknowingly sent the Great Dao Diary Scroll to Di Xin. After reading its predictions, Di Xin began investigating the schemes against Great Shang, while Wen Zhong proposed taking Su Daji to the Interception Sect for answers.

• Lin Tian won and bonded with the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, then welcomed Shen Gongbao and lent him Covering the Heavens with One Hand.
• Shen Gongbao gained power from the Tongtian Underworld Treasure and joined the Interception Sect as Zhao Gongming’s disciple, while Tongtian received Lin Tian’s Sword Dao guidance and prepared to relinquish his Sagehood.
• Jieyin and Zhunti used their arts to influence Di Xin, who insulted Nuwa with a poem at her palace, prompting Nuwa to send the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to bring down Great Shang.
• Lin Tian intercepted the Three Demons, kept them in his courtyard, and made Nine-Tailed Fox his pet while the other two demons were assigned tasks.
• Nuwa forced Jieyin and Zhunti to promise her thirty percent of their gains, then found the Three Demons and their treasures at Lin Tian’s hidden courtyard.
• The Great Dao Diary Scroll reached Di Xin and predicted his death and Great Shang’s fall, leading him to investigate Fei Zhong, You Hun, Su Daji, and Xiqi.
• Di Xin stripped Fei Zhong and You Hun of their offices and ordered Su Daji returned home, while Wen Zhong warned that she might bring down Great Shang and proposed taking her to the Interception Sect for an expert’s counsel.