Chapter Summaries

Wen Zhong planned to take Su Daji to the Interception Sect and seek help from a mysterious senior, while leaving Di Xin a powerful brocade pouch to protect Chaoge. As Di Xin opened a scroll delivered by the bell, its contents shocked and enraged him.

• Di Xin asked to meet the senior Wen Zhong had described, but Wen Zhong said he would seek the senior’s consent first.
• Wen Zhong planned to consult the Interception Sect about the strange presence around Su Daji, then ask the senior if necessary, and prepared to leave with her.
• Wen Zhong gave Di Xin a brocade pouch containing a supreme treasure that could protect Chaoge, warning him not to open it until Wen Zhong returned.
• After Wen Zhong left, Di Xin wondered whether the Great Dao Diary Scroll would have a new entry, then heard a bell and received a scroll about Xiqi.
• Di Xin read the scroll and reacted with shock and anger, exclaiming that its contents were impossible.

Shen Gongbao arrived at Zhao Gongming’s Luofu Island and refined Duan De’s cultivation experience and Tongtian Underworld Treasure. After Zhao Gongming gave him permission to cultivate or seek experience, Shen Gongbao decided to ambush Chan Sect Disciples and take the Investiture of the Gods from Jiang Ziya.

• Shen Gongbao reached Luofu Island, confirmed it was Zhao Gongming’s sanctum, and waited outside Luofu Palace to cultivate.
• Shen Gongbao refined the insights and treasure he had gained from Duan De, strengthening his presence and primordial spirit.
• Shen Gongbao resolved to kill Chan Sect Disciples and prevent them from returning.
• Zhao Gongming told Shen Gongbao he would be away for several months, gave him access to the Interception Sect’s cultivation art, and promised to rescue him if he faced danger.
• Shen Gongbao decided to ambush Chan Sect Disciples on their route to the Human Clan and seize the Investiture of the Gods from Jiang Ziya.

Shen Gongbao ambushed three Chan Sect disciples in the Misty Mountain Range after hearing them insult him and boast about killing him. He overpowered and buried them in craters, then prepared to cripple them as they threatened him with Jiang Ziya’s arrival.

• Three Chan Sect disciples rested in the Misty Mountain Range while waiting for Jiang Ziya and disparaged the Interception Sect and Shen Gongbao.
• Shen Gongbao descended on them, and his overwhelming pressure sent them crashing into the ground.
• Shen Gongbao used a giant palm technique that split the earth and buried the three disciples, leaving their heads above the soil.
• Shen Gongbao mocked the disciples for their arrogance and said he would cripple them and cut off their cultivation.
• The disciples threatened him with Jiang Ziya’s arrival and Chan Sect retaliation, but Shen Gongbao enveloped them in black mist and vowed to bury them alive.

Shen Gongbao buried three Chan Sect Disciples, discovered he could drain their spiritual power through Duan De’s burial arts, and grew stronger. He waited for Jiang Ziya in the Misty Mountain Range, where Jiang arrived and found insulting tombstones before Shen Gongbao appeared.

• Shen Gongbao sealed Senior Brother Chen and two other Chan Sect Disciples underground, then used his newly understood burial art to drain their spiritual power.
• Shen Gongbao absorbed the three disciples’ spiritual power, neared the Taiyi realm, and decided to wait for Jiang Ziya and bury him too.
• Jiang Ziya and Sibuxiang reached the Misty Mountain Range, where Sibuxiang left Jiang to meet Manjushri Guangfa.
• Jiang Ziya descended with the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and called for the Chan Sect Disciples, but no one answered.
• Jiang Ziya illuminated the area, found more than twenty graves with insulting Chan Sect tombstones, and saw Shen Gongbao approach.

Shen Gongbao ambushed Jiang Ziya with the Tongtian Underworld Treasure, defeated him, and sealed the Sage’s mark inside him. Shen Gongbao stole Jiang Ziya’s treasures and fled, but a colossal figure descended and demanded them back.

• Shen Gongbao told Jiang Ziya he had buried twenty-one Chan Sect Disciples and attacked him, but Jiang Ziya repelled him with the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
• Shen Gongbao used the Tongtian Underworld Treasure to bypass the banner and smash Jiang Ziya into the ground.
• Shen Gongbao’s black mist detected and sealed the Sage’s mark inside Jiang Ziya, prompting Shen Gongbao to fear Yuanshi might notice.
• Shen Gongbao took the Investiture of the Gods, the God-Beating Whip, and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner before fleeing.
• A colossal figure descended and rebuked Shen Gongbao, demanding that he return the supreme treasure.

Sibuxiang intercepted Shen Gongbao and nearly killed him after Shen Gongbao severed one of Sibuxiang’s toes with the Tongtian Underworld Treasure. Zhao Gongming rescued Shen Gongbao, declared him a Jie Sect disciple, and confronted Sibuxiang with overwhelming Quasi-Sage power.

• Sibuxiang caught up with Shen Gongbao and struck him with a devastating attack that left him gravely injured.
• Shen Gongbao used the Tongtian Underworld Treasure to sever Sibuxiang’s toe, but his dwindling strength left him unable to escape Sibuxiang’s furious counterattack.
• Zhao Gongming arrived and pulled Shen Gongbao away from Sibuxiang’s fatal blow, then restored some of Shen Gongbao’s strength.
• Sibuxiang accused Shen Gongbao of betraying the Chan Sect and demanded that Zhao Gongming stay out of the matter.
• Zhao Gongming praised Shen Gongbao, revealed that he had joined the Jie Sect as Zhao Gongming’s disciple, and ordered Sibuxiang to leave.
• When Sibuxiang refused to back down, Zhao Gongming unleashed his Mid-stage Quasi-Sage power and crushed him with pressure and baleful Qi.

Zhao Gongming gravely injured Sibuxiang, then learned that Shen Gongbao had used an inheritance from Covering the Heavens with One Hand to seize the Investiture of the Gods and other treasures. Convinced Lin Tian had planned the Interception Sect’s victories, Zhao Gongming took Shen Gongbao to seek Lin Tian, while Yuanshi erupted in rage at the Jade Void Palace.

• Zhao Gongming used his presence to gravely injure Sibuxiang, then refused to take the treasures Shen Gongbao had seized from Jiang Ziya.
• Shen Gongbao explained that Lin Tian had given him Covering the Heavens with One Hand, through which he gained Duan De’s techniques and used them to defeat the Chan Sect Disciples and take the treasures.
• Zhao Gongming concluded that Lin Tian had arranged Shen Gongbao’s role to help the Interception Sect withstand the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, and he took Shen Gongbao to find Lin Tian.
• Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun healed Sibuxiang with Three Lights Divine Water, urged him to take Jiang Ziya to Great Shang, then secretly practiced Western Wondrous Dharma instead of reporting back at once.
• The formations around the Jade Void Palace shattered as Yuanshi unleashed his anger, obliterating the surrounding area and forcing nearby Chan Sect Disciples to their knees.

Yuanshi learned that Shen Gongbao had joined the Interception Sect, humiliated the Chan Sect, and taken the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip, so he approved Randeng’s plan to attack the Interception Sect’s personal disciples. Randeng set out alone, unaware that Zhao Gongming and Shen Gongbao had gone to the South Sea to visit Senior Lin Tian and entrust him with the sacred treasures.

• Yuanshi raged at Shen Gongbao for joining the Interception Sect, burying Chan Sect disciples, and taking the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip.
• Randeng offered to kill Shen Gongbao, but Yuanshi warned him that Zhao Gongming and the Interception Sect would protect their new disciple.
• Randeng declared that he could defeat the Interception Sect’s personal disciples and proposed killing them to avenge the Chan Sect and end the calamity early.
• Yuanshi approved Randeng’s plan and promised him two tenths of the Chan Sect’s providence and help seeking Sagehood.
• Randeng departed to challenge the Interception Sect’s personal disciples, while Zhao Gongming and Shen Gongbao went to the South Sea to see Senior Lin Tian and planned to entrust him with the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip.

Lin Tian woke to the Pheasant Spirit and Pipa Spirit making noise, then learned from the system that a beautiful woman had returned to his courtyard and decided to make her his maid. Seeing two familiar Daoists with her, he ordered the system to let all three enter so he could confront the men.

• Yazi made the Pheasant Spirit crow and the Pipa Spirit play before dawn, and Lin Tian angrily ordered them to be quiet.
• Lin Tian learned that an unfamiliar woman had visited his courtyard earlier, watched the system's recording, and decided he wanted to hire her as a maid.
• The system reported that the woman had returned with two familiar Daoists, whom Lin Tian suspected of taking advantage of her.
• Lin Tian ordered the system to let the woman and both Daoists inside, then carried the Nine-Tailed Fox out as the courtyard gate opened.

Nuwa persuaded the Two Sages of the West to follow her to Lin Tian's courtyard, promising them help in exchange for half the providence. When the courtyard pulled all three Sages inside, they realized its owner could overpower even Nuwa.

• Nuwa found Jieyin and Zhunti and offered to lead them to the Six Roots Pure Bamboo in exchange for half the providence.
• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed, and the Heavenly Dao recognized their verbal contract.
• Nuwa brought the Two Sages of the West to Lin Tian's courtyard, then hid herself and left them to approach it first.
• Jieyin and Zhunti found the courtyard and its gate open, but hesitated when an unfamiliar voice ordered all three of them inside.
• A powerful force dragged Jieyin, Zhunti, and the hidden Nuwa into the courtyard, leaving the Two Sages wondering whether Tongtian was its owner.

The Pheasant Spirit and Pipa Spirit expected Nuwa to rescue them, but she was swallowed into Lin Tian's courtyard along with the Two Sages of the West. Lin Tian restrained Nuwa and asked her to become his maid, leaving the demons and the two Sages stunned.

• The Pheasant Spirit reassured the Pipa Spirit that Nuwa would come and save them.
• Nuwa and the Two Sages of the West were pulled into Lin Tian's courtyard by its formation.
• The Pheasant Spirit and Pipa Spirit recognized Nuwa and realized she had been captured by the same force that trapped them.
• Lin Tian came outside carrying the Nine-Tailed Fox and lifted Nuwa's chin.
• Nuwa found herself unable to move or use her power as Lin Tian asked her to serve as his maid and care for his pets.

Lin Tian declared that Nuwa would be his maid and forced the Two Sages of the West to clean his courtyard, leaving them to search the pond for Zhunti's missing treasure. The Two Sages discovered the pond was in a shocking state just as they reached it.

• Lin Tian rejected Nuwa's threats and used an inexplicable force to keep her from resisting, while Nuwa decided to wait for a chance to escape.
• The Two Sages of the West examined Lin Tian, were overwhelmed by his presence, and fell to their knees in fear.
• Lin Tian accused the Two Sages of bullying Nuwa, pinched her cheek, and ordered them to clean the courtyard and pavilion and apologize to her.
• Zhunti persuaded Jieyin that cleaning could give them a chance to find Zhunti's Six Roots Pure Bamboo, and they hurried toward the pond.
• Zhunti and Jieyin reached the pond and were dumbfounded by its condition, while Zhunti's anger began to surface.

Zhunti failed to reclaim the Six Roots Pure Bamboo after the courtyard erased his bond to it, while Jieyin discovered that the teacups and a bottle holding Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree were powerful treasures. When Jieyin tried to take the tree, it blasted him into the muddy, feces-filled pond.

• Zhunti tried to draw the Six Roots Pure Bamboo into himself, but it repelled his Origin Qi and he realized the treasure no longer recognized him.
• Lin Tian ordered Zhunti to clean the pond and Jieyin to tidy the pavilion, warning them to finish before dark.
• Jieyin discovered that the four teacups released spiritual Qi befitting Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Jieyin spotted Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree inside a jade-green bottle and decided to take it.
• The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree repelled Jieyin’s power and struck him into the pond, where he plunged headfirst into the mud and feces.

Jieyin fell into the cesspit after a formation blasted him while he tried to retrieve the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, then he and Zhunti were drenched in mud and feces when they approached the Six Roots Pure Bamboo. The treasures and other objects suddenly flew toward Lin Tian and Nuwa, leaving the two Western sages horrified as they watched what happened next.

• Jieyin landed in the cesspit, and Zhunti refused to help him climb out, instead asking him to fetch the Six Roots Pure Bamboo.
• Jieyin told Zhunti that the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree had been hidden in the pavilion and had blasted him into the cesspit when he tried to retrieve it.
• Zhunti realized he could no longer sense his presence on either treasure and feared that an expert had refined them.
• As Jieyin approached the Six Roots Pure Bamboo, mud and feces erupted from the pond and covered both sages.
• The Six Roots Pure Bamboo, Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, tea set, and wooden zither floated up and shot toward Lin Tian and Nuwa, horrifying Jieyin and Zhunti.

Lin Tian restrained Nuwa and ordered her to become his maid, then revealed that his teapot, cups, and zither held immense power. Nuwa recognized the treasures as Chaos Supreme Treasures and reached for them, stunned by their nature.

• Lin Tian told Nuwa he had never left his courtyard and declared that she and the Two Sages of the West would be punished for plotting against him.
• When Nuwa tried to strike Lin Tian, the courtyard's laws restrained her and prevented her from acting against him.
• Lin Tian assigned Nuwa the courtyard's cleaning and household duties, including attending to him and giving him massages.
• Lin Tian summoned his teapot, cups, and wooden zither before Nuwa, and their released Power of Chaos shocked her.
• Nuwa reached for the treasures and realized they were Chaos Supreme Treasures.

Nuwa discovered that Lin Tian’s wooden zither and jade teapot were Chaos Supreme Treasures and decided to stay so she could claim them. When Lin Tian ordered her to clean them, she obediently went to the well, leaving the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb terrified of his power.

• Nuwa sensed Chaos Qi in the wooden zither and jade teapot and recognized them as two Chaos Supreme Treasures.
• Nuwa decided to remain as Lin Tian’s maidservant and try to refine the treasures rather than risk taking them and escaping.
• Lin Tian called the treasures decorative trinkets and told Nuwa to clean them for a promised reward.
• The Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb expected Nuwa to attack Lin Tian, so they hid and feared the battle’s shockwaves.
• Nuwa curtsied to Lin Tian, agreed to go at once, and cleaned the teapot and wooden zither by the well.
• The Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb concluded that Nuwa had submitted because she feared Lin Tian and worried they would remain trapped.

Lin Tian ordered Zhunti and Jieyin to clean the courtyard, while Nuwa worked nearby with the treasures they had lost. As Zhunti cleaned the muddy pond, he found a powerful pearl and suspected it was one of the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.

• Lin Tian scolded Zhunti and Jieyin for leaving the pond and courtyard in disarray, then ordered them to finish cleaning before nightfall.
• After Lin Tian went inside, Jieyin and Zhunti worried that he had deliberately given their treasures to Nuwa and decided not to confront her yet.
• Jieyin made Zhunti clean the pond while he cleaned the pavilion, and Zhunti reluctantly stepped into the mud.
• While clearing weeds, Zhunti felt a sharp object beneath his foot and secretly found a mud-covered pearl in the pond.
• Zhunti sensed the pearl's ocean power and ability to stabilize Qiankun, then recognized it as possibly a Sea-Calming Divine Pearl.

Zhunti discovered seven Sea-Calming Divine Pearls in the pond and tried to hide them, but they burst through his Sumeru Bag and scattered his treasures. Lin Tian caught Zhunti in the resulting mess and noticed the possessions floating in the pond.

• Zhunti cleaned a little ball and recognized it as a Sea-Calming Divine Pearl.
• While searching the pond, Zhunti found six more pearls and tried to hide them in his Sumeru Bag.
• The pearls tore through the Sumeru Bag, spilling Zhunti's treasures into the pond and churning mud and excrement over him.
• Zhunti struggled out of the pond and told Lin Tian that an explosion had covered him in mud.
• Lin Tian rebuked Zhunti for making a mess, and Zhunti saw his spilled treasures floating in the pond.

Lin Tian collected the treasures blasted from the courtyard pond, dismissed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and casually mishandled Zhunti’s other belongings while Zhunti seethed. When Zhao Gongming arrived at the courtyard, Zhunti feared being recognized and decided to hide in the pond.

• Lin Tian summoned the objects blasted from the pond and claimed them as his own after the system confirmed that treasures lay beneath it.
• The seven Sea-Calming Divine Pearls flew toward Lin Tian, but he kicked them back into the pond while Zhunti watched in dismay.
• Lin Tian put Zhunti’s Dao-Attainment Sacred Beads on the Nine-Tailed Fox and tossed Zhunti’s other treasures aside, enraging him.
• Zhunti resolved to retrieve the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and search the pond for more treasures after Lin Tian left.
• Zhao Gongming arrived at the courtyard with companions, and Zhunti hurried toward the pond to bury himself in the mud and avoid being recognized.

Daoist Randeng discovered Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun practicing Western Wondrous Dharma and sealed the Misty Mountain Range to protect him. He then pursued Zhao Gongming and Shen Gongbao, who fled toward Lin Tian’s courtyard with the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip, as Randeng summoned the Heaven-Measuring Ruler to attack.

• Daoist Randeng recalled his past defeat by Zhao Gongming, revealed that he had reached the Peak Quasi-Saint realm, and resolved to settle his grievances with the Interception Sect.
• Daoist Randeng found Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun cultivating Western Wondrous Dharma in the Misty Mountain Range and created a formation to conceal and protect him.
• Zhao Gongming warned Shen Gongbao that Randeng and the Chan Sect disciples could pursue them, and told him to seek safety at Lin Tian’s courtyard with the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip.
• Daoist Randeng’s pressure struck Zhao Gongming and Shen Gongbao from behind, forcing Zhao Gongming to shield Shen Gongbao and hurry toward Lin Tian’s courtyard.
• Daoist Randeng challenged Zhao Gongming to fight, but Zhao Gongming kept fleeing toward the Interception Sect, so Randeng summoned the Heaven-Measuring Ruler and threatened to kill him.