Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan used the human race’s fortune to suppress Yuanshi Tianzun’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, but Yuanshi ultimately backed down and called the clash even. After the other Saints’ weapons departed, Ye Xuan returned to Chaoge with the treasure and Dragon King Ao Guang.

• Ye Xuan invoked the human race’s fortune to suppress the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and took it into his hands.
• Yuanshi Tianzun unleashed his presence over Chaoge, but Taishang Laozi urged him to stop.
• Yuanshi Tianzun called the dispute even and lent Ye Xuan the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi for a few days, asking him to return it in person at Kunlun.
• Ye Xuan thanked Saint Tongtian through the Qingping Sword and thanked Empress Nuwa, whose Red Embroidered Ball struck him before departing.
• After the mighty figures withdrew, Ye Xuan criticized the trembling Dragon King Ao Guang and called everyone back to drink.

After the Human Emperor suppressed a Sage’s treasure, the Dragon King asked him to let Wushuang stay in Chaoge, claiming Immortal Wuming had suggested it. Ye Xuan agreed, and Wushuang began attending to him at the banquet.

• Wushuang and Su Daji were deeply impressed by the Human Emperor’s clash with the Sage, while Su Daji’s two personalities developed favorable feelings toward him.
• The Dragon King, convinced that submitting to the human race had been fortunate, drank heavily at the banquet.
• Dragon King Ao Guang knelt before Ye Xuan with Wushuang and claimed Immortal Wuming had suggested bringing her to Chaoge.
• Ye Xuan recognized Ao Guang’s cunning attempt to shift responsibility onto Wuming, but agreed that Wushuang could stay as his personal maid and that the other Dragon Clan women could assist her.
• Wushuang joined Ye Xuan, refilled his wine, fed him venison, and urged him to take care of his health.

After Dragon King Ao Guang’s banquet in Chaoge, Ye Xuan warned Wushuang that her loyalty must belong to him even if it conflicted with her father’s wishes. He then prepared to meet Su Daji and discover why the Nine-Tails Demon Fox had come to serve him.

• Ye Xuan admired Wushuang’s beauty and rested against her while Ao Guang’s banquet raised Yin Shang’s national strength and fortune.
• Ao Guang left Chaoge satisfied that the Dragon Clan had gained the Human Emperor’s favor and protection, and that Wushuang would remain at his side.
• Wushuang massaged Ye Xuan as he reflected on the burdens of restoring Yin Shang and governing the Primordial World.
• Ye Xuan told Wushuang that she and her father must choose loyalty to him, and Wushuang firmly pledged her allegiance.
• Ye Xuan ordered Wushuang’s nine sisters to stay with her and serve him, then prepared to meet Su Daji and learn the Nine-Tails Demon Fox’s intentions.

Ye Xuan confronted Su Daji and learned that the Nine-Tails Demon Fox was the Fox Lord of Green Mound, who had fused with the human Su Daji rather than taking over her body. The chapter ended with Su Daji telling Ye Xuan she had missed him since they parted in Jizhou.

• Ye Xuan visited Su Daji and noticed how her manner had changed since their first meeting.
• Ye Xuan exposed Su Daji as the Nine-Tails Demon Fox, and she revealed her identity as the Fox Lord of Green Mound.
• The Fox Lord explained the histories of the Green Mound and Tushan lineages and how they had become one.
• Ye Xuan asked her to show her true face and let Su Daji rest in peace, prompting her to explain that she was both the Fox Lord and the human Su Daji.
• Ye Xuan realized that the two women had fused, and Su Daji told him she had missed him since they parted in Jizhou.

Ye Xuan questioned Su Daji about her mission, while she insisted Nuwa had sent her to protect him. Nuwa secretly heard Ye Xuan’s thoughts, became furious at his insults, and learned he planned to win her over by acting devoted.

• Ye Xuan asked Su Daji to reveal her face and challenged her about whether Nuwa had sent her to ruin Yin Shang.
• Su Daji removed her veil and told Ye Xuan that Nuwa had sent her to protect him because they were bound by karma.
• Nuwa listened to Ye Xuan’s thoughts through the Fox Lord of Green Mound and realized he believed she might have sent Su Daji to destroy Yin Shang.
• Ye Xuan privately called Nuwa a silly woman and questioned whether she could be trusted, and Nuwa heard his insults and grew furious.
• Ye Xuan decided he might have to act like a devoted admirer to win Nuwa to his side.

Nuwa reconsidered her isolation after hearing Ye Xuan’s thoughts and decided to build her own force and align with Ye Xuan and Tongtian. In Chaoge, Ye Xuan allowed Su Daji to remain in the imperial harem and told her he considered humans, demons, and witches equal.

• Nuwa overheard Ye Xuan’s thoughts, recognized that she had failed to use her advantages, and resolved to gather the demons into a force of her own.
• Nuwa decided to join Ye Xuan and Tongtian’s camp, then left Wa Huang Palace to put her plan into action.
• Ye Xuan accepted Su Daji into the imperial harem after recognizing her apparent fondness for him.
• Su Daji asked Ye Xuan how he regarded the Demon Clan, and he said humans, demons, and witches were neither superior nor inferior to one another.

Ye Xuan learned the strength of Su Daji’s Green Mound demon fox lineage and persuaded her to establish an intelligence network for Yin Shang. As they began planning the Green Mound Shadow Guards, Saint Nuwa arrived at the person she had been seeking.

• Su Daji praised Ye Xuan and willingly offered to serve him, while Ye Xuan remained wary and asked how many demon foxes her lineage had.
• Su Daji reported that Green Mound had over a hundred thousand intelligent foxes, including tens of thousands capable of taking human form and thousands of powerful multi-tailed foxes.
• Ye Xuan asked to borrow members of the lineage and explained that Yin Shang needed an intelligence organization to monitor the realm’s political turmoil.
• Su Daji agreed to organize the foxes as an intelligence network, and Ye Xuan named it the Green Mound Shadow Guards with her as its leader.
• Ye Xuan and Su Daji discussed the organization’s plans and structure, while Saint Nuwa arrived at the person she had been seeking.

Empress Nuwa visited her old friend, the Queen Mother of the West, on Kunlun Mountain and beat her at chess. As they walked among the flowers, Nuwa revealed her weariness with immortal life and envy of mortals, leaving the Queen Mother of the West to warn her against speaking recklessly.

• Empress Nuwa visited the Queen Mother of the West in seclusion on Kunlun Mountain, hoping to build a force of her own with her friend's help.
• Empress Nuwa overturned the Queen Mother of the West's apparent advantage and won their chess game, prompting the Queen Mother of the West to end the match.
• Empress Nuwa and the Queen Mother of the West walked among the flowers and spoke about their long, solitary lives.
• Empress Nuwa said she had grown tired of being an immortal and envied mortals for experiencing emotions and desires.
• The Queen Mother of the West warned Empress Nuwa that her words went too far, and Nuwa scoffed.

Nuwa asked the Queen Mother of the West to accompany her into the mortal world and enter the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, driven by resentment toward the other sages. The Queen Mother of the West agreed, and Nuwa departed to prepare for the coming conflict.

• Nuwa recalled the Human Emperor’s insults and warned the Queen Mother of the West that the Western sages and the Three Pure Ones had wronged her.
• Nuwa said she planned to enter the mortal world and asked the Queen Mother of the West to join her in confronting the other sages.
• The Queen Mother of the West cautioned Nuwa about the dangers of entering the great tribulation and clashing with four sages.
• Nuwa insisted she would not keep allowing the other sages to deceive her, and the Queen Mother of the West agreed to accompany her.
• Nuwa thanked the Queen Mother of the West and vanished, while the Queen Mother of the West resolved to prepare to enter the mortal world.

Haotian Shangdi learned that the Dragon Clan had rebelled and suspected it had allied with the Human Emperor after Ao Guang became a True Dragon. He sent the Heaven-Supporting Strongman to the East Sea to demand the East Sea Dragon King come to the Heavenly Court and submit to punishment.

• A courtier told Haotian Shangdi about the Dragon Clan's rebellion and the clash between Saints at Chaoge.
• Taibai Jinxing warned that the Dragon Clan might have gained support from the Human Emperor and connected Ao Guang's transformation to the missing Ancestral Dragon's corpse.
• Haotian Shangdi recalled his plan to use the Dragon Kings to weaken Yin Shang and blamed the Human Emperor for thwarting it.
• Haotian Shangdi ordered the Heaven-Supporting Strongman to confront the East Sea Dragon King and threaten the Four Seas with destruction.
• The Heaven-Supporting Strongman arrived above the East Sea, mocking the Dragon Clan as he prepared to carry out Haotian Shangdi's command.