Chapter Summaries

Di Xin used his power and the Kongtong Seal to resist Taishang and Yuanshi, but Taishang threatened to destroy the seal with the Taiji Diagram. With the diagram bearing down on him, Di Xin sent the Great Dao Diary Scroll to meet it, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Fuxi could not reach Di Xin in time as Taishang and Yuanshi advanced on the Kongtong Seal.
• Di Xin unleashed red light that resonated with the Kongtong Seal, but Taishang and Yuanshi broke through it and continued their attack.
• Taishang threatened to smash the Kongtong Seal with the Taiji Diagram unless Di Xin handed it over.
• Di Xin feared losing the Kongtong Seal and considered using the Great Dao Diary Scroll as a magic treasure.
• As the Taiji Diagram descended on Di Xin and the Kongtong Seal, Di Xin released the Great Dao Diary Scroll, which flew up and struck toward it.

Di Xin’s red-lit Great Dao Diary Scroll shattered the Taiji Diagram’s formation and drove Taishang and Yuanshi back. After recognizing the scroll, Yuanshi fled, leaving Taishang to face the pursuit alone.

• Di Xin’s scroll pierced the Taiji Diagram’s black-and-white formation, broke Taishang’s restrictions, and blasted Taishang and Yuanshi away.
• The Three Sovereigns regrouped beside Di Xin as Taishang wondered whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun had intervened, then realized no trace of Hongjun’s presence remained.
• The scroll’s red light pursued Taishang and Yuanshi, forcing both Sages to dodge rather than confront it directly.
• Yuanshi recognized the scroll as a Great Dao Diary Scroll and fled, claiming he had to return to the Interception Sect.
• Taishang watched Yuanshi escape and wondered whether the scroll was truly so frightening.

Di Xin’s Great Dao Diary Scroll drove Yuanshi to flee and chased Taishang across the sky, astonishing the Human Clan and the Three Sovereigns. As Di Xin began explaining the scroll’s secrets to them, Taishang summoned the Taiji Diagram’s true form in anger.

• Yuanshi fled from the red light, and Taishang realized its power was too great to face alone.
• The Great Dao Diary Scroll pursued Taishang while onlookers marveled that Di Xin’s treasure had forced two Sages into retreat.
• Di Xin reflected that he had thrown the scroll to protect himself and was surprised by how powerful it was.
• Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan questioned Di Xin about the scroll, and he explained how it had fallen into his hands and revealed hidden knowledge of the Primordial World.
• As Di Xin began to tell the Three Sovereigns what the scroll recorded, Taishang angrily summoned the Taiji Diagram’s true form.

Taishang attacked Di Xin and the Three Sovereigns with the Taiji Diagram, but Di Xin’s red-lit Great Dao Diary Scroll drove back its power. Enraged, Taishang tried to unleash even more of the treasure’s strength, only for the Taiji Diagram to recoil from the red light as he prepared to pour in eighty percent of his Hunyuan Qi.

• Taishang pursued Di Xin and the Three Sovereigns and struck at them with the Taiji Diagram.
• Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan manifested their Dharma treasures and charged Taishang, but the Taiji Diagram overwhelmed their attacks and suppressed them.
• A brilliant red light spread from Di Xin’s treasure and caused the Taiji Diagram’s suppressive force to withdraw.
• Taishang attacked the red-lit Great Dao Diary Scroll, but the Taiji Diagram pulled its power and black-and-white manifestation back into itself.
• Taishang gritted his teeth and began pouring eighty percent of his Hunyuan Qi into the Taiji Diagram.

Taishang’s attack on the Great Dao Diary Scroll failed, and the scroll’s power damaged the Taiji Diagram badly enough to drive him away. Di Xin and the Three Sovereigns turned back to strengthening the Human Clan, but the scroll suddenly flew after Taishang.

• Taishang infused the Taiji Diagram with Hunyuan Qi and smashed it into the red light, unleashing a blast that devastated nearby lands and killed many onlookers while leaving the Human Clan’s territory unharmed.
• Taishang sensed fear in the Taiji Diagram’s consciousness and saw that the collision had cracked the treasure, so he abandoned his plans to attack Di Xin and fled.
• The watching beings marveled that the red light had driven off both Taishang and Yuanshi, while Di Xin and the Three Sovereigns were shocked by the scroll’s power.
• The Three Sovereigns urged Di Xin to return with them and strengthen the Human Clan before the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, and Di Xin also resolved to deal with Xiqi.
• As Di Xin moved to retrieve the Great Dao Diary Scroll, it flew after Taishang in the direction he had escaped.

Di Xin’s Great Dao Diary Scroll pursued Taishang, overwhelmed him, and returned with his Taiji Diagram, leaving the Three Sovereigns astonished by its power. Di Xin revealed the scroll to them, and they were shocked by the prophecy recorded inside.

• Di Xin told the Three Sovereigns that his treasure had gone after Taishang, and Fuxi urged him to recall it before it left Human Clan territory.
• A distant clash sent destructive red waves across the Primordial World, but the Great Dao Diary Scroll returned to Di Xin with Taishang’s Taiji Diagram.
• Di Xin admitted he could sense the scroll but could not control it, and the Three Sovereigns suspected a mighty figure was secretly helping the Human Clan.
• Xuanyuan reached toward the red light and was blasted away, then recovered with help from Fuxi, Shennong, and Di Xin.
• Di Xin revealed the scroll, and the Three Sovereigns saw its Dao resonance and read its contents, reacting with shock to what seemed to be a prophecy.

Taishang recovered after a red light stole his Taiji Diagram and searched in vain for the vanished Sages, then found the Interception Sect’s fortune rising dramatically. As he prepared to warn Yuanshi and Hongjun, Hongjun summoned him and revealed that the other Sages had vanished, Yuanshi was gravely wounded, and Tongtian was about to abandon his Sage position.

• The red light swallowed Taishang’s Taiji Diagram, severed much of its connection to his primordial spirit, and injured him with the backlash.
• Taishang searched for Nuwa, the Two Sages of the West, and Tongtian, but found none of them; Haotian told him Hongjun had gone down to the Primordial World.
• Taishang saw Jin'ao Island protected by immense golden fortune and concluded the Interception Sect had become stronger than the Chan Sect.
• Taishang resolved to find Yuanshi and alert Hongjun that the Interception Sect must be destroyed, but purple mist pulled him away.
• Hongjun told Taishang that the other Sages had vanished, Yuanshi was gravely wounded, and Tongtian was about to cast aside his Sage position.

Hongjun and Taishang searched an ordinary mountain for the hidden space where the other Sages had disappeared. After a mysterious entrance appeared, Hongjun entered, and a powerful force dragged Taishang inside as well.

• Hongjun questioned Taishang about the mountain, and Taishang explained that Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos had described a mysterious courtyard there.
• Hongjun searched the mountain but found nothing, then decided to investigate the Interception Sect and stop Tongtian.
• A golden barrier and an open gate appeared in the cliff, and Taishang recognized the power associated with Zhao Gongming's disappearance.
• Hongjun entered the fenced enclosure, while Taishang hesitated, fearing he might be trapped inside.
• A terrifying devouring force overwhelmed Taishang and pulled him through the gate; the strange phenomena then vanished from the mountain.

Shen Gongbao stayed in Lin Tian’s courtyard while Jieyin and Zhunti failed to escape its golden formation. Hongjun entered the courtyard and went to meet its master, leaving Taishang and the Two Sages of the West behind.

• Lin Tian let Shen Gongbao stay in his courtyard, where Shen Gongbao began cultivating.
• Jieyin touched the golden barrier, burned his palm, and realized the Two Sages of the West could not escape.
• Jieyin and Zhunti saw Hongjun outside the courtyard and feared he could not find its concealed entrance.
• The courtyard gate opened, and Hongjun entered while the Two Sages of the West explained their situation and described the powerful master.
• Taishang tumbled into the courtyard, and Hongjun left the others behind as he hurried inside to meet the master.

Lin Tian mistakenly let Dao Ancestor Hongjun into his room while he was teasing the injured Nuwa, then angrily ordered him to leave. Hongjun unleashed Heavenly Dao power and confronted Lin Tian, but Lin Tian remained unimpressed and threatened to kill him if he stayed.

• Lin Tian found Nuwa lying on his bed after she was injured by the Great Dao Diary, and he teased her before touching her as she lay unable to move.
• Lin Tian impatiently told the system to let the approaching presence into the courtyard, unaware that it was Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Hongjun entered and found Lin Tian holding Nuwa, then unleashed the power of the Heavenly Dao to test Lin Tian's strength.
• Nuwa expected Hongjun to punish Lin Tian, but Hongjun's power did not affect him, and Lin Tian repeatedly cursed at Hongjun and ordered him out.
• Hongjun demanded to know whether Lin Tian knew who he was, but Lin Tian refused to care and threatened to leave him dead if he did not leave.

Taishang arrived in Lin Tian’s courtyard and discovered Shen Gongbao carrying the Investiture of the Gods, but Hongjun’s furious confrontation with Lin Tian interrupted his plan to seize it. Lin Tian cursed Hongjun from inside the room, and after a muffled impact the courtyard fell silent, leaving Taishang and the Two Sages of the West wondering what had happened.

• Jieyin mocked Taishang for falling into the courtyard, and Taishang retorted that Jieyin and Zhunti were prisoners who would owe him a great karmic debt if he helped free them.
• Taishang sensed the courtyard’s extraordinary spiritual Qi, recognized Shen Gongbao, and discovered that the Investiture of the Gods was on him.
• Taishang considered taking the Investiture of the Gods from Shen Gongbao when Hongjun roared from inside the room, awakening Shen Gongbao and the others.
• Taishang predicted that Hongjun would defeat the courtyard’s owner, while Jieyin and Zhunti hoped their battle might break the formation and let them escape.
• Lin Tian furiously cursed Hongjun and threatened to kill him, shocking Taishang, the Two Sages of the West, Shen Gongbao, the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb, and Yazi.
• A muffled impact sounded from the wooden hut, then the room went silent, leaving Taishang and the Two Sages of the West astonished.

Lin Tian discovered that the stranger who had entered his room was Dao Ancestor Hongjun, whom he had just insulted, and used a Great Dao Sage Experience Card to transform into a being far stronger than Hongjun. He left Hongjun, Nuwa, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West stunned as he challenged Hongjun to fight.

• Hongjun declared his authority as Heavenly Dao Hongjun and threatened Lin Tian, while Lin Tian mocked him and initially refused to believe his identity.
• The system confirmed Hongjun's identity and reminded Lin Tian that he had allowed him into the room without asking for details, then revealed that Lin Tian had a Great Dao Sage Experience Card.
• Lin Tian activated the card, and his body filled with the power and divine light of a Great Dao Sage, shocking Nuwa.
• Hongjun realized Lin Tian himself possessed the power of the Great Dao and understood that his earlier assumptions about a treasure protecting Lin Tian were wrong.
• Lin Tian asked whether Hongjun wanted to fight and declared that even Heavenly Dao Hongjun was an ant before him, leaving Hongjun, Nuwa, Taishang, and the Two Sages of the West astonished.

Lin Tian faced Hongjun’s challenge and demonstrated that Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao power and Jade Disc of Creation could not threaten him. After Lin Tian effortlessly seized the treasure, Hongjun and Nuwa were left stunned by the gap in their strength.

• Taishang and the Two Sages of the West learned that Lin Tian was a Great Dao Sage, and Taishang feared they would be trapped if Hongjun lost.
• Hongjun overcame his initial shock, challenged Lin Tian, and proposed fighting in the Sea of Chaos, but Lin Tian insisted the courtyard was safe.
• Hongjun attacked with the Jade Disc of Creation, channeling his power into it while preparing a way to escape if he was defeated.
• Lin Tian approached the Jade Disc of Creation and mocked its battered appearance, prompting Hongjun to unleash more of its power.
• Lin Tian casually seized the Jade Disc of Creation, extinguishing its power, then tossed it between his hands and suggested Hongjun throw it away.
• Nuwa realized Lin Tian was stronger than Hongjun, while Hongjun stood stunned by Lin Tian’s effortless control of his treasure.

Lin Tian suppressed the Jade Disc of Creation and turned it against Hongjun, severing the treasure’s ties to its former master. Hongjun was struck down outside the courtyard, leaving Nuwa shocked and both of them still trapped.

• Lin Tian held the Jade Disc of Creation under his power, stunning Hongjun and Nuwa.
• Hongjun poured his remaining power into the disc and tried to call it back.
• Lin Tian unleashed the Jade Disc of Creation’s power and severed its connection to Hongjun.
• The Jade Disc of Creation flew at Hongjun, shattered his defenses, and struck him in the face.
• Hongjun crashed through the door and courtyard formation before landing outside, while Nuwa realized he had been defeated.

Lin Tian overwhelmed Taishang and the Two Sages of the West, then attacked Hongjun and tried to kill him with the Jade Disc of Creation. When Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao power protected him from the disc, Lin Tian summoned the God-Slaying Spear and aimed it at Hongjun’s neck.

• Lin Tian’s presence sent the Two Sages of the West and Taishang crashing into the courtyard formation, leaving them unable to move.
• Lin Tian struck Hongjun, charred his body, and declared that he would kill him to prevent him from causing trouble again.
• Lin Tian hurled the Jade Disc of Creation at Hongjun, but Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao power protected him from its attack.
• Jieyin argued that Lin Tian lacked a treasure capable of harming Hongjun, while Zhunti questioned whether Lin Tian had another weapon.
• Lin Tian summoned the God-Slaying Spear, and Taishang and the Two Sages of the West recognized it as Luohu’s former weapon.
• Lin Tian pointed the God-Slaying Spear at Hongjun’s neck, terrifying Taishang and the Two Sages of the West.

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.