Recaps

Tieguai Li battered Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong rose from the rubble in a savage, demonic state and fought him to a standstill. As their clash destroyed the fighting platform and shook the void, Tieguai Li decided he had to deal with Sun Wukong first.

• Tieguai Li struck Sun Wukong into the ground beneath the collapsed fighting platform and mocked him.
• Li Sichen rang the Chaos Bell, while Tieguai Li charged at Sun Wukong despite sensing danger.
• Sun Wukong climbed out of the rubble wreathed in demonic flames, with black lightning in his eyes.
• Tieguai Li unleashed repeated sword attacks, and Sun Wukong dodged and counterattacked as their battle shattered the platform.
• Tieguai Li and Sun Wukong clashed repeatedly, and Tieguai Li stomped on the void as he resolved to deal with Sun Wukong first.

Sun Wukong used a ruse to test Tieguai Li, but Tieguai Li saw through it and attacked him. Yang Jian intervened to protect Sun Wukong, and Tieguai Li struck them both down.

• Sun Wukong vanished into a collapsing void after a golden claw tore open space, and Tieguai Li emerged as the arena and nearby city wall were damaged.
• Tieguai Li questioned Sun Wukong about the move he had used, and Sun Wukong named it Heaven and Earth Prison.
• Six-Eared Macaque realized Sun Wukong had deliberately used him to test Tieguai Li, and Tieguai Li grew furious at being tricked.
• Tieguai Li charged Sun Wukong and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
• Yang Jian and Wu Xuantong moved to protect Sun Wukong, but Tieguai Li struck Yang Jian down as well.

Yang Jian accepted Ao Changsheng’s challenge to find a piece that could break his game, then climbed to the summit and encountered the Demon Venerable. The Demon Venerable attacked him, and Yang Jian answered with a Heavenly Soldier before the confrontation escalated.

• Ao Changsheng told Yang Jian to find a piece that could break his game, and Yang Jian took a black piece and endured its explosive force as he climbed the mountain.
• After three days, Yang Jian reached the summit and saw hundreds of white-robed cultivators, including the Hall of Yama’s master and the Demon Venerable.
• The Demon Venerable recognized Yang Jian and threatened to kill him, then struck at him with a black claw.
• Yang Jian used a jade tablet called the Heavenly Soldier to unleash Sword Qi, but the Demon Venerable shattered the tablet with a punch.
• Yang Jian claimed the Heavenly Soldier was enough to defeat the Demon Venerable, who then vowed to purge him on behalf of Lord King Yama.

Yang Jian fought the Devil Lord, who shattered his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword and drove him to the brink of defeat. After Yang Jian unleashed his Second Nascent Soul, a strange force pulled him into another world, where ferocious beasts emerged from caves around him.

• The Devil Lord attacked Yang Jian with a devil spear, shattered his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword, and wounded him in their clash.
• Yang Jian gathered the Power of Principle into his sword and confronted the Devil Lord, who taunted him about Lord King Yama.
• Yang Jian unleashed the Second Nascent Soul within his golden core, causing a huge explosion that stunned the Devil Lord.
• A terrifying suction pulled Yang Jian into another world and deposited him atop a mountain riddled with caves.
• Ferocious beasts rushed from the caves as the Three Thousand Thunder Punishment Divine Spear released a soul attack, filling Yang Jian's vision with enormous eyes.

Yang Jian fought the Demon Venerable while badly wounded, and Lotus-Sitting Child and Yang Chan left to seek reinforcements and an antidote. The Demon Venerable revealed that they were trapped in his sealed place and promised to let Yang Jian leave after he settled things there.

• Yang Jian used the Nine Provinces Seal to repel the Demon Venerable, then attacked him again.
• The Demon Venerable struck Yang Jian, leaving him grievously injured as blood rained down from the void.
• Lotus-Sitting Child took Yang Chan away to find the antidote and ask Old Master Xuanyuan for reinforcements.
• Yang Jian faced the Demon Venerable alone and threatened to fight to the death rather than surrender.
• The Demon Venerable told Yang Jian that the sealed place belonged to him and that he would help Yang Jian leave once he had settled things there.

Yang Jian confronted the Devil Venerable at the sealing barrier, taunting him and fighting off his attacks while striking the restriction with the Purple Flame Devil Saber. The Devil Venerable unleashed his ultimate technique, but Yang Jian shattered its skulls and sent a saber beam toward him.

• Yang Jian claimed he would enter the place where the Devil Venerable had been sealed and threatened to destroy it, provoking the Devil Venerable.
• The Devil Venerable attacked Yang Jian with a sword that transformed into a black dragon, but Yang Jian repelled it with a golden lotus and purple lightning.
• Yang Jian struck the sealing barrier with the Purple Flame Devil Saber, and the backlash made the Devil Venerable spit blood.
• Yang Jian revealed the God-Slaying Spear and warned the Devil Venerable that his divine soul was weaker, but the Devil Venerable refused to back down.
• The Devil Venerable unleashed Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, Ten Thousand Devils Return to One, and Yang Jian shattered the black skulls before sending a saber beam at him.

Yang Jian broke the Devil Venerable’s spear attack, discovered a weakness in the formation, and cultivated until he reached the Peak Golden Immortal level. Elsewhere, the Devil Venerable and the girl in white were shocked that Yang Jian had survived his attack.

• The Devil Venerable attacked Yang Jian with Devil Dragon Thrust, but Yang Jian shattered the black python with his God-Slaying Spear.
• Yang Jian tested the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron against the Devil Venerable’s Law Treasure and noticed a fatal flaw in the formation.
• Yang Jian took pills and cultivated while the Devil Venerable absorbed heaven-and-earth primordial Qi and devoured Yang Jian’s True Essence.
• Yang Jian drew in primordial Qi with the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron and reached the Peak Golden Immortal level, one step from the Half-Step Immortal Realm.
• In another valley, the Devil Venerable and the girl in white were shocked that Yang Jian had survived, and the Devil Venerable threatened him if he returned.

Yang Jian faced the Azure Flame Demon Serpent and drew on his Nascent Soul and Nine Netherworlds Divine Art to fight it. After defeating the serpent, he found a fist-sized dragon egg among its remains.

• The girl in white left the valley after hearing the Demon Venerable's words, uncertain whether Yang Jian was alive.
• The Azure Flame Demon Serpent appeared in a violent storm and attacked Yang Jian, who recognized it as the beast that had nearly swallowed him before.
• Yang Jian activated his Nascent Soul and unleashed the Nine Netherworlds Divine Art, summoning a purplish-red dragon soul that collided with the serpent's dragon soul.
• Yang Jian was injured by the clash but struck the Azure Flame Demon Serpent with a black Sword-Ray, killing it.
• Yang Jian crushed the serpent's corpse and discovered a fist-sized dragon egg among its remains.

Yang Jian took the god-level Demon Beast’s demon core, prompting the girl in white to attack him with her whip. Their battle left both fighters injured, and the chapter ended as Yang Jian rose into the air and swung the Scarlet Firmament Sword at her again.

• Yang Jian seized the god-level Demon Beast’s demon core and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• The girl in white attacked Yang Jian with her whip, and he drew the Golden Crow Divine Sword before countering with the Scarlet Firmament Sword.
• Yang Jian’s sword shattered the girl’s whip shadow and wounded her, though he was surprised by her strength.
• The girl in white struck Yang Jian and sent him crashing into a tree, leaving him coughing blood.
• The girl in white lashed her whip toward Yang Jian, who channeled the Power of the Five Elements and slashed down at her.

Yang Jian battled the girl in white while the gods on Penglai Immortal Island discussed their need for stronger allies. Celestial Venerable Yuanshi asked the Heavenly Emperor and Western Queen Mother to help attack Mount Kunlun and investigate True Person Taiyi’s successor.

• Yang Jian cut down the girl in white’s defenses and wounded her with the Scarlet Firmament Sword.
• The girl in white attacked Yang Jian with her white jade whip, and the two exchanged blows.
• On Penglai Immortal Island, the Western Queen Mother questioned the Heavenly Emperor about Yang Jian, while Celestial Venerable Yuanshi urged the gods to focus on their lack of strength.
• The Western Queen Mother reminded the gods that they had powerful allies, and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi said he needed the Heavenly Emperor and Queen Mother Niangniang’s help.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi asked them to attack Mount Kunlun, where True Person Taiyi had left a successor.

Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother discussed True Person Taiyi’s powerful inheritor and the Kunlun Sect. Yuanshi revealed that they had discovered a secret realm beneath Mount Kunlun and, confident in their trump cards, prepared to confront its dangers.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi warned the Heavenly Emperor and the Western Queen Mother that True Person Taiyi’s inheritor was a Half-Step Sage whose Great Void Sect had powerful allies.
• The Western Queen Mother described the Kunlun Sect’s strength and suggested it might be backed by an ancient power, prompting the others to consider joining forces with it.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi claimed the Kunlun Sect was a ragtag mob and revealed that he and the Heavenly Emperor had discovered a secret realm beneath Mount Kunlun.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi explained that the secret realm contained abundant medicines and ores but posed dangers, including a possible encounter with True Person Taiyi’s inheritor.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi expressed confidence that their trump cards would let them deal with the inheritor and the Kunlun Sect.

Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother set out to kill True Person Taiyi's successor before confronting the Kunlun Sect. True Person Taiyi later emerged from seclusion and prepared to travel to West Ox Hezhou with his eldest disciple, suspecting the Western Queen Mother was behind the events.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother agreed to head for the Heavenly Palace and kill True Person Taiyi's successor first.
• At the Kunlun Sect, a red-robed monk warned True Person Taiyi that Yang Fan was a major threat and that the Western Queen Mother and her allies might not be responsible for the trouble.
• True Person Taiyi put the monk in charge of the matter and went into seclusion to cultivate.
• True Person Taiyi formed a powerful soul lotus in seclusion, and his eldest disciple came to meet him after he emerged.
• True Person Taiyi told his eldest disciple he would travel to West Ox Hezhou and instructed him to flee if the Kunlun Sect faced danger.

Yang Jian watched Heavenly Punishment appear over the Heavenly Court and learned from Dragon Turtle that its enormous eye was an ancient force no one alive could withstand. The Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit urged Yang Jian to prepare for the eye’s master to retaliate, leaving him considering how to protect himself.

• Yang Jian mocked True Person Taiyi and flew toward West Ox Hezhou.
• The Western Queen Mother learned that someone had seized her territory, blamed her ministers, and went to seek a countermeasure from her third junior brother.
• A golden-robed man vowed to find and punish whoever had taken his territory.
• Thunder and pressure shook the world as dark clouds gathered above the Heavenly Court, and a massive eye appeared in the sky.
• Yang Jian’s lightning attack failed to harm the eye, and Dragon Turtle identified it as Heavenly Punishment unleashed in ancient times.
• The Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit warned Yang Jian that the eye’s master might retaliate and told him to prepare for the worst.

Yang Jian agreed to consider the Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit’s plan, but Heavenly Punishment attacked and pursued him across the void. After Heavenly Punishment badly wounded him, Yang Jian used a treasured blade to split a continent and launched a counterattack against the Nascent Souls.

• Yang Jian agreed to think carefully about the Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit’s plan and avoid risking the Primordial World Great World recklessly.
• Heavenly Punishment attacked Yang Jian, who fled as the two raced through the void.
• Heavenly Punishment caught Yang Jian and struck him, shattering his breastbone and nearly every bone in his body.
• Yang Jian drew a treasured blade and cleaved a continent in two, releasing a flood of magma.
• Yang Jian sent a Nascent Soul toward his opponent and attacked the Nascent Souls with the blade, triggering a wave of explosions.

Yang Jian countered Heavenly Punishment’s sword attack by devouring it, then struck at him with the Black-Yellow Divine Weapon. Heavenly Punishment dodged and threatened to kill Yang Jian after recovering, but Yang Jian revealed he knew Heavenly Punishment was still injured and unleashed a devouring presence.

• Heavenly Punishment mocked Yang Jian and claimed his three Nascent Soul allies left Yang Jian no chance of winning.
• Heavenly Punishment slashed at Yang Jian, who used his Cultivation Method to devour the Sword-Ray.
• Yang Jian attacked Heavenly Punishment with the Black-Yellow Divine Weapon, but Heavenly Punishment dodged the strike.
• Heavenly Punishment threatened to kill Yang Jian after healing, and Yang Jian taunted him about his lingering injuries.
• Yang Jian released a terrifying devouring presence around himself.

Yang Jian used the black divine spear’s Devouring power to shatter Heavenly Punishment’s weapon and overwhelm his attacks. When Heavenly Punishment tried to flee, Yang Jian struck at him with a pitch-black spear light.

• Heavenly Punishment attacked Yang Jian, but Yang Jian seized the black divine spear and shattered Heavenly Punishment’s halberd, injuring his hand and Divine Sense.
• Heavenly Punishment summoned hundreds of spear shadows, and Yang Jian’s spear devoured them.
• Heavenly Punishment unleashed a golden handprint as Yang Jian tried to move the battle elsewhere, but Heavenly Punishment pursued him and intensified his attacks.
• Yang Jian enveloped Heavenly Punishment with a stronger soul attack, causing him to cry out in shock.
• Heavenly Punishment vanished to escape, and Yang Jian swept his divine spear at him with a pitch-black spear light.

Yang Jian overwhelmed Heavenly Punishment, who escaped after threatening revenge, while Ao Changsheng confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi over his past betrayal. Ao Changsheng shattered and devoured Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Vajra Ring, leaving him gravely injured and astonished.

• Yang Jian’s attack failed to kill Heavenly Punishment, and the onlookers realized the power of Yang Jian’s Devouring Qi might explain his rapid growth.
• Heavenly Punishment, shocked by Yang Jian’s strength, vowed revenge and fled; Yang Jian sneered that he should return to life before making threats.
• Ao Changsheng rejected Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s demand for submission and defended himself with the Nine Heavens Blazing Sun Divine Fire Lotus.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi recognized Ao Changsheng and accused him of using the Primordial World’s living beings to exact revenge for an old betrayal; Ao Changsheng admitted it.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi trapped Ao Changsheng with the Vajra Ring, but Ao Changsheng broke it with a pillar of fire and devoured its fragments.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi spat blood and, pale-faced, cried out in disbelief that Ao Changsheng had defeated his Vajra Ring.

Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi fought over who was stronger, with Ao initially gaining the upper hand before Taiyi overwhelmed him with the Vajra Ring. Their Divine Sparks then clashed, and the chapter ended with Ao realizing Taiyi’s Divine Spark was superior and insisting they settle the fight.

• Ao Changsheng blocked Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s attacks with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art and knocked him down, claiming he had used a trick.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi strengthened the Vajra Ring and blasted Ao Changsheng into a crater.
• Ao summoned his Divine Spirit, while a colossal golden-scaled tiger appeared and was injured after biting the Vajra Ring.
• A streak of golden light entered Ao Changsheng, enlarging him and giving him a vajra staff, and he attacked Taiyi with a fireball.
• Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Divine Sparks collided, damaging the surrounding land before both fighters staggered back.
• Ao Changsheng recognized that Taiyi’s Divine Spark was stronger and declared that they would settle the contest.

Lan Caihe learned that the Vajra Ring was a high-grade Immortal Artifact called the Golden Yama Wheel, then watched it mysteriously disappear after he and Yuxuzi struck it. A black-robed man appeared and attacked him, forcing Lan Caihe to defend himself with the Power and Body of the Heavenly Dao.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi transformed to resemble Ao Changsheng and claimed they should be friends as people of the Heavenly Dao.
• Yuxuzi found Lan Caihe and explained that he had followed him to the Kunlun Secret Realm after discovering his connection to the Power of the Heavenly Dao.
• Yuxuzi identified the Vajra Ring as the Golden Yama Wheel, a high-grade Immortal Artifact rumored to open a gate containing rare treasures.
• Lan Caihe and Yuxuzi struck the Vajra Ring together, but it vanished before Lan Caihe could seize it.
• A black-robed man appeared, threatened Lan Caihe, and attacked him with a black saber, but Lan Caihe suppressed its killing intent with the Power of the Heavenly Dao.
• The black-robed man claimed his speed and body would let him defeat Lan Caihe, who formed a protective barrier and activated the Body of the Heavenly Dao.

Lan Caihe survived an attack by a man in black with help from the Sword Immortal, who took him away and asked about his friend. The man in black intercepted them and attacked, leaving Lan Caihe fighting to defend himself.

• The man in black struck Lan Caihe, then vanished as a rockfall buried him.
• A beam of white light destroyed the falling rocks, and Lan Caihe found the Sword Immortal who had saved him.
• Lan Caihe told the Sword Immortal how the man in black had pursued him, and the Sword Immortal took him away.
• The man in black intercepted Lan Caihe and the Sword Immortal, demanded revenge for a sneak attack, and unleashed black lightning.
• Lan Caihe blocked the lightning with his Spirit Artifact and probed the area with his soul as the man in black attacked again.

Lan Caihe fought the black-clad man, whose black lightning overwhelmed him and formed a strange ancient city that attacked with golden lightning. Lan Caihe was badly wounded, and the black-clad man struck him into a mountain peak.

• Lan Caihe and the black-clad man clashed with soul attacks, destroying the surrounding trees and ground.
• The black-clad man intensified his assault with black lightning, forcing Lan Caihe to evade and summon his spirit beast.
• The black lightning enveloped Lan Caihe in a vast black city and corroded his body and soul, while a gray bead exploded near his golden ring of light.
• The city revealed an ancient wall with a gigantic mouth that fired golden lightning, destroying Lan Caihe's shield and injuring him.
• Lan Caihe fled, but the black-clad man appeared in front of him and punched him into a mountain peak.

Lan Caihe's Primordial Spirit was devoured amid a brutal attack, while the Western Queen Mother confronted Ao Changsheng over the coming conflict in the Primordial World. Ao Changsheng returned to his residence to cultivate, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi suddenly appeared in a rage.

• A black giant battered Lan Caihe, and a giant mouth revealed that its master had already refined Lan Caihe's Primordial Spirit.
• The giant mouth devoured Lan Caihe's Primordial Spirit and struck him with golden lightning as he fought back with soul power and dragon might.
• The Western Queen Mother questioned Ao Changsheng about the Primordial World's crisis, but he said he would only act if the demons provoked him.
• Ao Changsheng left the Western Queen Mother and returned to his residence to study, cultivate, and seek a way to undo his seal.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared beside Ao Changsheng and angrily confronted him.

Ao Changsheng clashed with Eastern Emperor Taiyi, then met Chang'e, who questioned him about the spatial rift and the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth. Chang'e told him the rift was linked to the death of a Sage and urged him to seize the Great Tribulation, leaving him to consider her proposal.

• Ao Changsheng dismissed Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s accusations and left, while Taiyi watched him go angrily.
• Ao Changsheng worried that the Primordial World Heavenly Court might attack him and decided he needed to restore his cultivation.
• Ao Changsheng encountered Chang'e and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, then followed Chang'e to a cave to talk.
• Chang'e questioned Ao Changsheng about the spatial rift, and he admitted it had formed because of him but said he did not know how.
• Chang'e explained that a Sage’s death had caused the rift and described the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth as a battle among Daluo Golden Immortals for control of a realm.
• Chang'e told Ao Changsheng that the tribulation might be his only chance to reclaim it and asked whether he would take the gamble.

Chang'e led Ao Changsheng into a dangerous formation on the banks of the Heavenly River and challenged him to a wagered match. Ao Changsheng entered the formation despite sensing its deadly power, while Chang'e prepared to use its central hub against him.

• Ao Changsheng and Chang'e argued over whether he should intervene in the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, and Chang'e challenged him to a competition.
• Ao Changsheng accepted Chang'e's wager that he would never return to the Thirty-Three Heavens if he lost.
• Chang'e brought Ao Changsheng to the Heavenly River, where Dragon Race and Demon Race experts faced off, and led him into the grand formation.
• Chang'e explained that the formation carried the Rules of Heaven and Earth, which could destroy even Sages, and Ao Changsheng agreed to the wagered match.
• Chang'e showed Ao Changsheng the formation's central hub, surrounded by Demon Beasts, and warned that entering would expose him to endless attacks.
• Ao Changsheng stepped into the formation, where a vast wave of Qi came rolling toward him.

Ao Changsheng challenged Chang'e despite her warning about the Demon-Locking Tower's eighth floor, but her power overwhelmed him. After he conceded while vowing to keep challenging her, Chang'e dragged him into a black vortex and swallowed him into a space surrounded by Chaos void.

• Chang'e explained the Demon-Locking Tower's escalating power and warned Ao Changsheng not to violate the eighth floor's rules, but he insisted on their wagered fight.
• Chang'e attacked Ao Changsheng with a tribulation cloud, and he dispersed part of it with a golden divine ape.
• Ao Changsheng summoned the Immortal-Slaying Sword, but its sword light wounded him and showed him that he was no match for Chang'e.
• Chang'e formed a devouring black hole that drained Ao Changsheng's power, and he conceded while promising to challenge her again.
• Chang'e rejected his concession, enveloped him in her power, and swallowed him into a space surrounded by Chaos void.