Chapter Summaries

After the spiritual tea helped hundreds of Jie Sect Disciples break through and strengthened the sect’s providence, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos prepared to enter seclusion before the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. They discovered Shen Gongbao at Lin Tian’s courtyard and, after the formation opened for them, went in to pay their respects and bid Lin Tian farewell.

• Zhao Gongming and Wen Zhong gave the Jie Sect Disciples Lin Tian’s spiritual tea, and more than four hundred disciples broke through, boosting the Interception Sect’s providence.
• Zhao Gongming sent Wen Zhong, Shi Ji, Hong Jin, and several other disciples toward Great Shang to prepare for the calamity, then urged the remaining disciples to cultivate.
• The Three Xiaos told Zhao Gongming that Tongtian was entering seclusion, and they planned to return to the Three Immortal Islands to study their Dao book and improve the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos headed to Lin Tian’s courtyard to bid him farewell, but sensed an unfamiliar presence and found Shen Gongbao there.
• Zhao Gongming cautioned the Three Xiaos against suspecting Lin Tian of favoring the Chan Sect, then respectfully announced their arrival; the courtyard formation opened its gate.

Lin Tian received Shen Gongbao’s returned copy of Covering the Heavens with One Hand and arranged for Zhao Gongming to guide him to the Interception Sect. He warned the group that Shen Gongbao was taking a desperate risk and that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity offered no safe refuge, then vanished before they could ask what he meant.

• Shen Gongbao returned Covering the Heavens with One Hand, and Lin Tian noticed his improved cultivation and heard him thank him for the insights he had gained.
• Zhao Gongming arrived with Yunzhi, Bizhi, and Qiong'er, and Lin Tian learned that Zhao Gongming planned to return to his cultivation abode during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• Lin Tian told Zhao Gongming that Shen Bao wanted to join the Interception Sect and asked him to lead Shen Bao there; Zhao Gongming agreed.
• Lin Tian warned Shen Bao that joining the Interception Sect during the calamity was a desperate risk and urged him to make his own way, while assuring Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos that they could protect themselves.
• Zhao Gongming, the Three Xiaos, and Shen Gongbao tried to understand Lin Tian’s warning, but Lin Tian disappeared before they could question him.

Zhao Gongming brought Shen Gongbao to the Interception Sect after Senior Lin Tian introduced them, and Saint Tongtian agreed to accept Shen Gongbao into the sect. Tongtian then named Zhao Gongming as Shen Gongbao’s personal master, leaving both of them and the Three Xiaos stunned.

• Zhao Gongming questioned Shen Gongbao about leaving the Chan Sect, and Shen explained his mistreatment and his desire to join the Interception Sect.
• Yunxiao vouched for Shen Gongbao, and Zhao Gongming offered to bring him to Tongtian while warning him to consider Senior Lin Tian’s words.
• Shen Gongbao chose to go to the Interception Sect, and the Three Xiaos decided to accompany Zhao Gongming so they could tell Tongtian about Lin Tian’s warning.
• Zhao Gongming brought Shen Gongbao and the Three Xiaos to Biyou Palace and explained Shen Gongbao’s situation to Tongtian.
• Tongtian accepted Shen Gongbao into the Interception Sect but, unable to take another disciple himself, ordered Zhao Gongming to take Shen Gongbao as his personal disciple.

Shen Gongbao joined the Interception Sect as Zhao Gongming’s final disciple, while Zhao and the Three Xiaos tried to interpret Lin Tian’s warning about the sect’s danger. After they left, Tongtian considered whether the Interception Sect’s downfall in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was destined.

• Tongtian accepted Shen Gongbao into the Interception Sect and assigned Zhao Gongming to teach him, then gave Shen Gongbao a disciple’s token and sword.
• Zhao Gongming relayed Lin Tian’s warning about the Interception Sect and Shen Gongbao, but Tongtian dismissed the matter and ordered everyone to leave.
• Zhao Gongming cautioned Shen Gongbao against betraying the Interception Sect, and Shen proposed training before going to Great Shang to fight Chan Sect disciples.
• Zhao Gongming sent Shen Gongbao to his cultivation grounds and planned to consult other Interception Sect leaders with the Three Xiaos about Lin Tian’s warning.
• After Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos departed, Tongtian’s formation concealed his divine sense as he heard their discussion and wondered whether the Interception Sect’s fall was destined.

Tongtian studied the Great Dao Diary and prepared to use Lin Tian’s Sword Dao guidance to seek a way beyond the Heavenly Dao’s control. As he unfolded Lin Tian’s writing, it unleashed a vast sword intent that drew Tongtian into a world devoted entirely to the Sword Dao.

• Tongtian concluded that breaking free of the Heavenly Dao might require surrendering his Sage position and gaining sudden enlightenment of the Great Dao.
• Tongtian summoned the Great Dao Diary, found no new entries, and used its power to conceal Biyou Palace and suppress the baleful Qi of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords Formation.
• Tongtian decided he would relinquish his Sage position if Lin Tian’s Sword Dao guidance gave him at least a fifty percent chance of success.
• Tongtian unfolded Lin Tian’s paper and found its Dao characters difficult to understand or remember.
• The paper vanished as its characters appeared in midair, unleashing overwhelming sword intent that pulled Tongtian toward a void world of the Sword Dao.

Tongtian studied Lin Tian’s Sword Dao insights in a hidden void within the Great Dao Diary and received a complete inheritance of sword intent. Newly enlightened and convinced his old cultivation had been mistaken, he prepared to relinquish his Sagehood.

• Tongtian entered the void contained in Lin Tian’s paper and witnessed a vision of an unrestrained Sword Dao immortal reciting a poem.
• Tongtian read Lin Tian’s Sword Dao verses, including one declaring that three million Sword Sages in heaven must lower their eyes before him.
• The black Dao characters entered Tongtian’s brow and transformed into sword intent, imparting Lin Tian’s understanding of the Sword Dao.
• Tongtian’s Sword Qi shattered the void and threatened Biyou Palace, but the Great Dao Diary absorbed the released energy.
• Tongtian realized Lin Tian’s Sword Dao surpassed his own and decided he was ready to begin relinquishing his Sagehood.

Jieyin and Zhunti plotted to hasten Great Shang’s decline by changing Di Xin’s temperament through Jieyin’s dream technique and Zhunti’s soul-bewitching art. They arrived above Great Shang, ready to begin their plan against the Human Emperor.

• Zhunti reported that Great Shang’s fortune was declining, Wen Zhong had led Jie Sect Disciples to Chaoge, and Jiang Ziya had left the Chan Sect’s mountain.
• Jieyin proposed exploiting Great Shang’s decline to attack the Interception Sect and reclaim Western Teachings’ treasures, while keeping their longer-term plans against the Chan Sect secret.
• Jieyin decided to target Di Xin’s disposition, and Zhunti explained that the Human Emperor’s fortune made his soul-bewitching technique difficult to use without a medium.
• Jieyin offered to use his dream technique alongside Zhunti’s art to intensify Di Xin’s desires and drive Great Shang’s fortune downward.
• Jieyin and Zhunti set off on the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and reached the lands of Great Shang in less than an hour.

The Two Sages of the West discovered that Great Shang’s providence was declining and that no higher power was protecting Di Xin from their influence. Jieyin and Zhunti successfully sent their dream techniques into Chaoge, leaving Di Xin’s temperament poised to change drastically.

• Zhunti found that the Human Clan’s spiritual Qi and providence were weak, while Taishang and Nuwa had long been absent from the Human Clan.
• Jieyin concluded that the Heavenly Dao was allowing Great Shang’s providence to decline and planned to accelerate its fall to help defeat the Interception Sect.
• Jieyin and Zhunti used the Law of the Great Dream and the Six Roots Soul-Bewitching Sacred Technique to reach Di Xin in Chaoge.
• Jieyin said the dream had met little resistance and would drastically change Di Xin’s temperament when he woke.

Jiang Ziya obtained the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and headed for Xiqi with Sibuxiang, while Wen Zhong rode toward Great Shang carrying a treasure meant to protect Chaoge. The chapter left both sides racing to prepare for the coming conflict.

• Jiang Ziya tested the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and saw it sweep away the surrounding cold, Qi, icebergs, and stones.
• Sibuxiang warned Jiang Ziya that Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos could defeat him even with the banner, so Jiang Ziya resolved to avoid fighting them himself.
• Sibuxiang carried Jiang Ziya toward Xiqi, aiming to arrive before the Interception Sect gained further advantage.
• Wen Zhong sent Shi Ji and the other Jie Sect Disciples to a place near Human Clan territory to cultivate, then set out for Great Shang.
• Wen Zhong planned to urge the king to build a Great Wall around Chaoge and use the treasure his grandmaster had given him to protect the capital and its fortune.

Di Xin went to Nuwa Palace to offer incense, but his anger at the Human Clan’s poverty and Nuwa’s lavish palace intensified under a strange influence. He carved a poem praising Nuwa’s beauty and declaring he would take her as his wife, then left for Chaoge despite Shang Rong and Huang Feihu’s warnings.

• Di Xin rebuked Shang Rong for arranging an extravagant procession and ordered him to reduce the attendants and bear the cost of the preparations.
• At Nuwa Palace, Di Xin compared its splendor with the Human Clan’s poverty and grew angry at Nuwa’s apparent indifference to humanity.
• A demonic wind and an alluring vision stirred Di Xin’s lust, and he ordered Shang Rong to bring him his sword.
• Di Xin carved a poem on the cliff praising Nuwa’s beauty and saying he would take her back to Chaoge to serve him.
• Shang Rong and Huang Feihu warned Di Xin that the poem insulted Nuwa and could endanger the Human Clan, but Di Xin dismissed their concerns.
• Di Xin ordered the procession back to Chaoge, while Shang Rong resolved to consult Grand Tutor Wen about what had happened.

Jieyin and Zhunti manipulated Di Xin into insulting Nuwa, then drew her attention to the insult and provoked her into acting against Great Shang. Nuwa sent the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to Chaoge to bewitch Di Xin, and then sought out the Two Sages of the West to demand benefits.

• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated their success in interfering with Di Xin’s emotions and decided to make Nuwa see the poem he carved at her palace.
• Jieyin and Zhunti projected themselves into Wa Huang Palace and told Nuwa that Di Xin had profaned her.
• Nuwa divined what had happened at her mortal palace and grew furious at Di Xin’s lewd poem.
• Nuwa summoned the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb, concealed their Yao Qi, and ordered them to enter Chaoge and help bring down Great Shang.
• Nuwa realized the Two Sages of the West had provoked her into joining the calamity and sent her divine sense to find them and claim benefits.

After the system’s bug caused a copy of Lin Tian’s diary to reach a loyal Human Clan minister in Chaoge, Lin Tian wrote warnings about Di Xin and received a sudden cultivation boost. He then learned that three demons were approaching his courtyard and recognized them as the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Ancient Tomb before moving to capture them.

• Lin Tian reflected on the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and resumed writing after the system urged him to finish his diary.
• The system revealed that a diary copy had reached a loyal Human Clan minister near Chaoge, so Lin Tian wrote about Di Xin’s fate and the schemes surrounding him.
• Lin Tian claimed his diary reward and rose to the Grand Unity Middle Profound Immortal Stage.
• The system warned Lin Tian that a Pheasant Spirit, a Pipa Spirit, and a Nine-Tailed Fox were approaching with different intentions.
• Lin Tian recognized the three demons as the legendary Three Demons of Xuanyuan Ancient Tomb and unleashed a devouring force toward them.

The Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb strayed from their route to the Human Clan and stumbled upon Lin Tian's golden courtyard, where its formation dragged them inside. They were pinned down by Yazi and awaited his master, whose sudden appearance left them terrified.

• The Nine-Tailed Fox landed with the Pheasant Spirit and the Pipa Spirit in barren mountains near the Interception Sect, far from their destination of Chaoge.
• The Pheasant Spirit recognized the area and led the group toward the Human Clan, but the three demons noticed a golden courtyard on a distant mountaintop.
• The Pheasant Spirit and the Pipa Spirit approached the courtyard to seek an opportunity, and the hesitant Nine-Tailed Fox followed them.
• The courtyard's gate opened and a powerful force pulled all three demons inside, where Yazi pressed the Pheasant Spirit to the ground and ordered them to wait for his master.
• Lin Tian suddenly appeared before the three demons, who were startled by his profound presence.

Lin Tian recognized the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb and learned they were bound for Chaoge to carry out Nuwa’s decree, so he imprisoned them to disrupt their mission. After Pheasant Spirit and Pipa Spirit failed to escape his courtyard, he assigned them chores and kept Nine-Tailed Fox as his pet.

• Lin Tian identified the Pheasant Spirit, Pipa Spirit, and Nine-Tailed Fox and revealed that he knew they planned to bewitch the ruler of Chaoge for Nuwa.
• Lin Tian decided to keep the Three Demons in his courtyard, making Nine-Tailed Fox his pet and ordering Pheasant Spirit to crow and Pipa Spirit to play music.
• The system assured Lin Tian that holding the demons and warning the Human Clan would interfere with Hongjun and Nuwa’s plans without disrupting the Heavenly Dao’s governance.
• Pheasant Spirit and Pipa Spirit tried to flee through the open gate, but the courtyard’s golden barrier repelled them and left them badly injured.
• Lin Tian closed the gate, ordered Erha to guard the two demons, and placed Nine-Tailed Fox on his lap while Yazi watched enviously.

Nuwa confronted Jieyin and Zhunti after realizing they had manipulated her into targeting Di Xin, and demanded thirty percent of their gains from the Human Clan. When they denied responsibility, she revealed evidence that they had secretly interfered in Great Shang, leaving them threatened with exposure to Tongtian.

• Zhunti reported that Di Xin had returned to the main hall, and Jieyin told him to withdraw his divine sense because their plan was proceeding as intended.
• As Jieyin and Zhunti prepared to leave, Nuwa appeared before them in a Sage projection and accused them of using her to act against Di Xin.
• Nuwa demanded thirty percent of the benefits the Two Sages of the West gained from the Human Clan, but Jieyin and Zhunti denied owing her anything.
• Nuwa summoned images showing the Two Sages of the West above the Human Clan, where they had secretly cast a spell and interfered in Great Shang.
• Nuwa warned that she could reveal their actions to Tongtian and made them choose between sharing their benefits with her or being exposed.

Nuwa agreed to take thirty percent of the Two Sages of the West’s gains in exchange for joining their plot against Great Shang, then discovered that the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb had vanished near the Interception Sect. She found them inside a mysterious courtyard and decided to lure the Two Sages there to attack it, recover their treasures, and let her take the demons.

• Nuwa threatened to expose the Two Sages of the West to Tongtian, then secured a Heavenly Dao contract promising her thirty percent of their gains.
• Nuwa told the Two Sages of the West that she had sent the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to corrupt Di Xin, and they departed after agreeing to work with her.
• Nuwa discovered that she could no longer locate the Three Demons, used the Demon-Summoning Banner to find their last traces near the Interception Sect, and traveled there.
• Nuwa encountered a mysterious mist and a hidden courtyard, where she spotted Zhunti’s Six Roots Pure Bamboo, the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb.
• Nuwa decided to lure the Two Sages of the West to the courtyard so they could attack it and recover their treasures while she secretly took the Three Demons away.

Di Xin struggled to control his growing irritability after paying tribute to Nuwa, then received a mysterious golden scroll that calmed his mind and revealed its writing to him. Reading the Great Dao Diary Scroll, he discovered a prediction that he would die and Great Shang would be destroyed.

• Di Xin noticed his emotions had become volatile after visiting Nuwa Palace, but he could not understand why.
• Di Xin became increasingly frustrated while reviewing officials’ memorials and decided to visit Consort Huang.
• A golden scroll fell from above and struck Di Xin on the forehead; he picked it up and felt his agitation ease.
• The Great Dao Diary Scroll unfurled, and its golden light entered Di Xin’s brow, allowing him to read its writing.
• Di Xin read that he would die and Great Shang would be destroyed, and he reacted with shock and disbelief.

Di Xin read the Great Dao Diary Scroll’s account of Great Shang’s coming fall and the conspiracies surrounding the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, but he struggled to believe it. The scroll left off before explaining Su Daji’s role, and Di Xin resolved to investigate Fei Zhong, You Hun, and Xiqi.

• Di Xin read that Great Shang would fall and that he would die amid the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, and he angrily smashed his stone table.
• The scroll claimed that the Heavenly Dao, Nuwa, and Hongjun had plotted against Di Xin and that Xiqi would bring about Great Shang’s downfall.
• Di Xin read that his poem at Nuwa Palace had led to his changed conduct, and that Fei Zhong and You Hun would find Su Daji, but the account stopped before explaining what happened next.
• Di Xin concluded that the scroll was likely an immortal artifact and decided to verify its claims by investigating Fei Zhong, You Hun, and Xiqi.

After confirming that Fei Zhong and You Hun had committed serious crimes, Di Xin stripped them of their offices and ordered them imprisoned. He then summoned Su Daji, whose extraordinary beauty astonished him as she entered the hall.

• Di Xin received the deathsworn’s reports and found records of Fei Zhong’s and You Hun’s crimes, along with a note that Fei Zhong had brought Su Daji to Chaoge.
• Di Xin realized the Great Dao Diary Scroll had accurately predicted Su Daji’s arrival and summoned Fei Zhong and You Hun to answer for their crimes.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun denied the accusations, but Di Xin ordered their offices, titles, and fiefs stripped and had guards take them to prison.
• Fei Zhong and You Hun pleaded for mercy and claimed they had brought a peerless beauty for Di Xin, but the guards dragged them away.
• Di Xin ordered Su Daji brought in, then stared in astonishment as she entered the hall.

Di Xin welcomed Wen Zhong back to Chaoge and learned that the Chan Sect had chosen Xiqi to oppose Great Shang in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. After Wen Zhong discovered that Su Daji was drawing in Human Clan fortune and might bring Great Shang to ruin, he proposed taking her to the Interception Sect’s immortal island for help.

• Di Xin learned that Fei Zhong and You Hun had forcibly brought Su Daji to Chaoge, so he imprisoned them and arranged for Su Daji to return home.
• Wen Zhong returned to Chaoge, warned Di Xin against taking Su Daji as a consort, and revealed that the Chan Sect had chosen Xiqi to fight Great Shang.
• Wen Zhong told Di Xin that Great Shang’s national fortune was declining and promised to use a powerful treasure to protect the kingdom.
• At Di Xin’s request, Wen Zhong used his third eye to examine Su Daji, saw her drawing on Human Clan fortune, and suffered a backlash.
• Wen Zhong warned Di Xin that Su Daji might cause Great Shang to fall and could not be killed because of her immense fate.
• Wen Zhong proposed taking Su Daji to the Interception Sect’s immortal island and consulting a senior expert about her origins.