Recaps

Zhu Zi'an devoured Nether Souls, grew powerful, and pursued the Future Self's missions through several secret realms. After recovering the Key of National Destiny and killing Zhang Weiyong, he left with his army to fight Shuda.

• Yang An absorbed the One Qi Source, and Chi Yu revealed that he had fabricated it while the Future Self infiltrated the Xuan Yuan Saint Palace.
• Zhu Zishan awakened in the Nine Underworlds Sect, devoured Mei Yingyin's Nether Soul, and consumed Nine Nether to reach Platinum Rank Peak.
• Zhu Zi'an defeated the Nine Underworlds Sect Leader and elders, then arranged for Mei Yingyin to act as a double agent for Chi Yu's Future Self.
• Zhu Zi'an and Mei Yingyin infiltrated Azure Sparrow Holy Source Palace, where Chi Yu entered the Azure Sparrow Holy Realm with Xue Qingyao.
• Zhu Zi'an completed the realm's trials, collected the Azure Sparrow Holy Source, and joined Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi on the journey to Three Source City.
• Xiao Bi collected her Divided Source beneath Three Source City, then Zhu Zi'an, Mei Yingyin, and Xiao Bi entered the pagoda and cleared its first layer.
• Zhu Zi'an was reincarnated as the son of a disgraced prefect, reunited with Princess Ling Yue, and accepted the Emperor's order to lead troops against Shuda.
• Zhu Zi'an recovered the Key of National Destiny, killed Zhang Weiyong, and marched toward the battlefield after bidding farewell to Princess Ling Yue.

Zhu Zi'an conquered lands and rose through the Jet-Black Treasure Pagoda’s trials alongside Xiao Bi, while Chi Yu’s interventions led to a new world shaped by the struggle between Calamity Source and Future Self. Dust and Huan guided that world through successive calamities, and Horizontal Sky’s lectures ushered its spirits into higher realms.

• Zhu Zi'an crushed Shuda’s army at Chang Jing City, conquered Shuda and Zhu Luo, founded the Xuan Empire, and eventually became World Emperor before returning to the pagoda.
• On the pagoda’s third floor, Zhu Zi'an met Xu Miaomiao and Wan Jun, inherited the Yin Yang Source Law, and helped the sect survive a devastating invasion that transformed its world.
• Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi received inheritances in the Profound Vein Secret Realm, but Mei Yingyin failed her trial and was erased by Chi Yu after becoming a vengeful ghost.
• Zhu Zi'an, Xiao Bi, and the Black Robe Man passed the pagoda’s trials, defeated their counterparts, and received divided inheritances from the Lingtai Old Man.
• The three entered the Holy Source Realm, where crimson vines absorbed them and rebirthed them as Calamity Source, who invaded realms and pursued Future Self.
• Future Self escaped through myriad sources, and a surviving source created Heaven and Earth before Chi Yu sent a soul fragment that awakened as Dust.
• Dust protected Huan through the world’s early calamities, then helped him defeat Tu and directed living beings away from the Evil Sect’s source of power.
• After peace returned, Horizontal Sky lectured the spirits, raised the Eighteen Spirits to Mythical Great Luo, and appointed Approaching Heaven to govern Heaven and Earth.

The Future Self lived through a new life as Chen Shi Mao, while Chen Sheng’s rise and fall sent Hua Rong toward the Dragon Clan and Calamity Source. The Future Self recovered his memories and pursued Chi Yu’s source through a parallel Primordial World, where the Witch-Demon conflict continued and Kunpeng and Nether River moved against Hong Yun.

• Spirit Eye and Wisdom Eye established Immortal Void Heaven, and the Future Self’s remnant soul replaced Horizontal Sky before leading the Eighteen Spirits toward a great tribulation.
• Dust preserved the Future Self’s Divided Source in a new life as Chen Shi Mao, who gained power, became Chen Xiao’s lover, and settled at the Chen Residence with Tang Wan and the Second Madam.
• Chen Sheng escaped imprisonment, devoured people across several towns, and attacked Emperor Xuan, but the Future Self later killed him after reaching the Primordial Supreme Source Venerable realm.
• Hua Rong reached the peak of the Primordial Supreme Source Venerable realm, defended the Dragon Clan, and discovered Calamity Source’s imprisoned victims before Calamity Source attacked the Future Self.
• The Future Self recovered his memories, destroyed Calamity Source’s attacking body, and then joined Calamity Source through the Mutual Assistance and Fusion Method while searching for Chi Yu’s Source Body.
• Parallel Chi Yu witnessed the rise and fall of the Primordial World’s powers as Hongjun defeated Luo Hou, became the first Saint, and preached at Purple Firmament Palace.
• Hongjun appointed leaders, instructed the Three Thousand Guests, and distributed treasures and Primordial Purple Qi, while the Demon and Witch Clans began their war.
• Dijun and Taiyi fought the Witches and Duke of the East, then targeted Hong Yun’s Primordial Purple Qi, as Nether River followed Hong Yun to Flame Cloud Cave and Kunpeng arrived.

The Witch-Demon era gave way to the Investiture of the Gods, and Sun Wukong’s defiance of Heaven ended with his imprisonment beneath Five Finger Mountain. After Xuanzang began the westward journey and freed Sun Wukong, the pair set out together, but bandits captured Xuanzang while Sun Wukong was away.

• Kunpeng and Nether River attacked Hong Yun, who self-destructed and returned the Primordial Purple Qi to the Heavenly Dao Space, while Nüwa created the Human Clan and became a Saint.
• The Witch-Demon Tribulation ended, the six Sages established their sects, and the Investiture of the Gods led to Shang’s defeat and Jiang Ziya’s appointment over gods and mortals.
• Sun Wukong learned magic from Subhuti, claimed treasures from the Dragon Kings, defied the Jade Emperor, and was trapped beneath Five Finger Mountain by Tathagata.
• Chi Yu intervened in the affairs of Heng'e, Yaochi, and the Seven Fairy Maidens, while Tathagata arranged Golden Cicada’s tenth reincarnation as Xuanzang.
• Xuanzang survived the murder of his family, grew up at a temple, and was chosen by Guanyin to travel west for the scriptures.
• Xuanzang removed the Buddhist Mantra and freed Sun Wukong, who received the Dharma name Xingzhe and agreed to accompany him west.
• After Guanyin arranged a trial for Sun Wukong, he bounded ahead through a forest, leaving Xuanzang behind as Three Mountain Bandits trapped him and approached his horse and luggage.