Recaps

Wutian came to Five Villages Temple and demanded Zhenyuanzi hand over the Sarira, triggering a battle that destroyed the temple and Mount Wanshou. With the two powerful figures locked in a stalemate, Zhenyuanzi called upon the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

• Wutian appeared at Five Villages Temple and demanded that Zhenyuanzi give him the Sarira.
• Zhenyuanzi refused, and he and Wutian unleashed their powers against each other.
• Wutian joined with his Black Lotus and pressed his attack, while Zhenyuanzi summoned the Book of Earth and struck back.
• Their collision flattened Five Villages Temple and Mount Wanshou, while the Ginseng Fruit Tree shielded itself and Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie escaped.
• Zhenyuanzi saw the surviving Ginseng Fruit Tree and shouted, "Tree, come!"

Zhenyuanzi used the Book of Earth and Ginseng Fruit Tree to break Wutian’s Black Lotus barrier, but the Black Lotus Guardian ambushed him and Wutian seized the Book of Earth. Wutian offered to return it in exchange for Zhenyuanzi’s three Sariras, leaving Zhenyuanzi to consider the bargain.

• Zhenyuanzi summoned the Ginseng Fruit Tree, whose roots battered the Black Lotus barrier until it shattered.
• Zhenyuanzi struck the exposed Wutian and taunted him after Wutian spat blood.
• The Black Lotus Guardian, disguised as Zhu Bajie, pierced Zhenyuanzi’s heart with the Nine-Toothed Rake, and Wutian took the Book of Earth.
• Zhenyuanzi struck the Black Lotus Guardian and drove him back, while Sun Wukong reached Zhenyuanzi too late to prevent the theft.
• Wutian suppressed the Book of Earth and offered to return it if Zhenyuanzi gave him the three Sariras, leaving Zhenyuanzi hesitant.

Wutian traded three Sarira to Zhenyuanzi but deceived him and kept the Book of Earth. Back at Spirit Mountain, Hun Xiu offered to turn the Sarira into Demonic Beads using Wutian’s Black Lotus, and Wutian trusted him with it.

• Zhenyuanzi gave Wutian three Sarira in exchange for the Book of Earth, but Wutian refused to return the book and escaped with the wounded Black Lotus Guardian.
• Wutian healed the Black Lotus Guardian at the Great Hero Hall, then coughed up blood when the Sarira proved impossible for him to control.
• Hun Xiu explained that Wutian could not use the Sarira because he was incomplete and proposed refining them into Demonic Beads.
• Wutian lent Hun Xiu the Black Lotus, and Hun Xiu placed the three Sarira inside it.

Hun Xiu turned three Buddhist relics into Demonic Beads that strengthened Wutian, then erased Zhenyuanzi's Soul Imprint from the Book of Earth. Zhenyuanzi sensed the severed connection and hurried to search for the remaining relics with Sun Wukong, while the Book of Earth ended up back with Wutian.

• Hun Xiu used the Black Lotus to transform three relics into Demonic Beads and gave them to Wutian.
• Wutian absorbed the Demonic Beads, grew stronger, and considered refining all the relics for himself.
• Hun Xiu took the sealed Book of Earth, erased its seal and Zhenyuanzi's Soul Imprint, then tossed it back to Wutian.
• Zhenyuanzi sensed that his connection to the Book of Earth had vanished and feared that the Three Realms' calamity had changed.
• Zhenyuanzi told Sun Wukong they had to hurry and search for the remaining relics.

Hun Xiu gave Wutian the Book of Earth, strengthening him for his inevitable battle with Tathagata. The gods and Buddhas defeated Wutian’s demons and confronted him at Spirit Mountain, where Wutian refused to surrender.

• Hun Xiu told Wutian that Zhenyuanzi’s Soul Imprint had been erased from the Book of Earth, and Wutian claimed it with his own demonic blood.
• Hun Xiu explained that he helped Wutian because he favored him and wanted to see him rule the Three Realms.
• Wutian summoned the demons of the Three Realms to Spirit Mountain and prepared for his final battle with Tathagata.
• Tathagata arrived at Spirit Mountain with the gods and Buddhas, who routed Wutian’s demons and captured his loyal subordinates.
• Tathagata demanded that Wutian surrender, but Wutian refused and challenged him to prove his strength.

Tathagata and Wutian began their battle, but Wutian’s strength had grown so much that he easily repelled Tathagata and Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong failed to break Wutian’s barrier, and Wutian challenged them to prove they could withstand his power.

• Tathagata attacked Wutian with the Tathagata Divine Palm, but Wutian’s purple barrier repelled the strike and left Tathagata’s palm bleeding.
• Wutian admitted he had grown stronger over the tens of thousands of years, while Tathagata realized his plan to seize the seventeen Sariras had gone awry.
• Tathagata healed his injured palm and argued that he and the assembled Gods and Buddhas could defeat Wutian through their numbers.
• Sun Wukong, who had fused with thirteen Sariras and was the Bone-Less Sarira, struck Wutian’s barrier with his Golden Cudgel but was blasted backward.
• Sun Wukong asked Wutian to put away his barrier and fight fairly, but Wutian mocked him and dared him to endure even a little of his strength.

Tathagata led the immortals and Buddhas in breaking Wutian’s barrier, but Wutian survived their combined attack with the Black Lotus and Book of Earth. After the other fighters were knocked out of the battle, Wutian challenged Tathagata to a duel.

• Tathagata ordered the immortals and Buddhas to attack Wutian’s barrier, and their combined mana shattered it.
• Wutian blocked the attack with the Black Lotus and Book of Earth, though its shockwaves destroyed the Great Hero Hall and Spirit Mountain.
• Zhenyuanzi questioned Tathagata about the Book of Earth, and Tathagata promised to return it after Wutian was suppressed.
• Wutian’s mana sent the immortals and Buddhas flying, leaving only Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong able to fight.
• Wutian called on Tathagata to face him alone, confident that he could defeat him and avenge his past humiliations.

Wutian challenged Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong, but Tathagata refused to fight him one-on-one and the three joined forces instead. Their strongest attacks collided with Wutian’s power in a massive explosion that blasted them all away.

• Wutian taunted Tathagata and proposed a duel, but Tathagata refused, claiming Wutian wanted to defeat them one by one.
• Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong prepared to fight Wutian together, while Wutian challenged all three at once.
• Tathagata unleashed the Tathagata Divine Palm, Zhenyuanzi merged with the tree, and Sun Wukong powered up the Golden Cudgel with the fourteen relics.
• Wutian wielded the Black Lotus and Book of Earth and pushed his three Demonic Beads to their limits as he launched his strongest attack.
• The four forces collided and exploded, blasting Wutian, Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong backward until they crashed to the ground.

Wutian and the three strongest opponents were left injured after their battle, but an unseen intervention made the Black Lotus absorb the gods’ and Buddhas’ attacks to heal and empower him. With his enemies weakened and the demons freed, Wutian claimed he would rule the Three Realms forever, while Tathagata refused to accept defeat.

• Wutian, Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong were injured after their battle destroyed Spirit Mountain.
• Tathagata ordered the gods and Buddhas to attack Wutian’s Black Lotus while he, Zhenyuanzi, and Sun Wukong recovered.
• The Black Lotus absorbed the gods’ and Buddhas’ power, healing Wutian and leaving them too weak to fight.
• Wutian recognized Hun Xiu as the one who had secretly caused the Black Lotus to absorb the attacks.
• Wutian freed the demons and declared he would rule the Three Realms forever, while Tathagata insisted he would not get the chance.

Wutian began merging with Tathagata, and Zhenyuanzi revealed that they were two halves of the same person. With Wutian gaining control, Zhenyuanzi urged Sun Wukong to use the fourteen Sarira within him to help Tathagata suppress Wutian, and Sun Wukong accepted the task.

• Tathagata told Wutian that evil was destined to lose, but Wutian declared that victory made him righteous and prepared to merge with Tathagata.
• Wutian swallowed Tathagata and began merging with him as the Black Lotus protected him, causing his appearance to shift between the two forms.
• Sun Wukong asked Zhenyuanzi what was happening, and Zhenyuanzi explained that Wutian and Tathagata were the good and evil halves of one person.
• Zhenyuanzi warned Sun Wukong that Wutian's complete victory would plunge the Three Realms into darkness and urged him to help Tathagata regain control.
• Zhenyuanzi told Sun Wukong to merge the fourteen Sarira within him into Tathagata, and Sun Wukong agreed, saying, "If I do not enter hell, who will?"

Sun Wukong sacrificed himself as the Bone-Less Sarira, helping Tathagata suppress Wutian and take control of their shared body. Tathagata then destroyed the Demons, rewarded the Buddhas, and moved to choose a new Jade Emperor, naming Sun Wukong as his candidate.

• Sun Wukong transformed into the Bone-Less Sarira, and the fourteen Sariras entered Wutian's body, giving Tathagata strength to resist him.
• Hun Xiu urged Wutian to yield control, and Wutian chose to trust him; Tathagata seized the chance and sealed Wutian within their shared body.
• Tathagata took control of the Black Lotus, the Book of Earth, and the three Demonic Beads, then erased the fleeing Demons with a wave of his hand.
• Tathagata restored the immortals' and Buddhas' magical power, rewarded the Buddhas, and proposed appointing a new Jade Emperor for the leaderless Heavenly Court.
• Tathagata told the immortals that Sun Wukong, whose merit and sacrifice had ended the calamity, was his choice for the ruler of the Three Realms.

Tathagata presented a puppet-like Sun Wukong, created from the Bone-Less Sarira, and arranged for him to become the Jade Emperor. With the Book of Earth still in Tathagata’s possession, Zhenyuanzi confronted him in the Great Hero Hall and demanded its return.

• Tathagata revealed Sun Wukong, whom the immortals and Buddhas welcomed back, while Zhenyuanzi recognized that he was controlled by Tathagata.
• Tathagata arranged for Sun Wukong to become the Jade Emperor as the Three Realms returned to normal.
• Zhenyuanzi repeatedly asked Tathagata to return the Book of Earth, but Tathagata kept delaying.
• Zhenyuanzi stormed into the Great Hero Hall and demanded the Book of Earth, while Tathagata insisted he would send it back in a few days.
• Tathagata grew angry when Zhenyuanzi refused to leave without the book, and Zhenyuanzi insisted that Tathagata return it immediately.

Tathagata kept the Book of Earth and humiliated Zhenyuanzi, who swallowed his anger because he could not challenge the ruler of the Three Realms. Hun Xiu appeared and offered to help Zhenyuanzi oppose Tathagata, urging him to stand his ground.

• Tathagata refused to return the Book of Earth and ordered Zhenyuanzi to wait until he was in a good mood.
• Zhenyuanzi left the Great Hero Hall and returned to Five Villages Temple, seething over Tathagata's insults.
• Hun Xiu appeared in Zhenyuanzi's room and offered to help him reclaim the Book of Earth.
• Zhenyuanzi recognized Hun Xiu as an unfathomable expert and asked why he was helping.
• Hun Xiu urged Zhenyuanzi to confront Tathagata, and Zhenyuanzi grew angry as he recalled Tathagata's behavior.

Zhenyuanzi confronted Tathagata at Spirit Mountain and demanded the return of his Book of Earth, emboldened by Hun Xiu's backing. Tathagata refused and threatened Zhenyuanzi, leaving them on the verge of a fight in the Great Hero Hall.

• Hun Xiu encouraged Zhenyuanzi, who headed to Spirit Mountain to reclaim the Book of Earth.
• Zhenyuanzi demanded the Book of Earth from Tathagata, but rejected Tathagata's promise to return it later.
• Tathagata said Zhenyuanzi's forceful attitude had changed his mind and that he would not return the Book of Earth for now.
• Zhenyuanzi mocked Tathagata and insisted he was courting death by keeping the book.
• Tathagata refused to return the Book of Earth and warned that Zhenyuanzi was the one courting death as an oppressive aura filled the hall.

Tathagata overpowered Zhenyuanzi and demanded his submission, but Zhenyuanzi refused and accepted death. An unseen force dissolved Tathagata’s attacks, revealing a hidden presence in the Great Hero Hall.

• Tathagata’s pressure forced Zhenyuanzi to his knees, and Tathagata offered to spare him if he submitted.
• Zhenyuanzi refused to become Tathagata’s servant and declared that he would die with his pride intact.
• Tathagata formed his Tathagata Divine Palm and struck at Zhenyuanzi, but an invisible force dissolved the attack.
• Tathagata searched the Great Hero Hall, found no one besides himself and Zhenyuanzi, and launched a second palm strike.
• The second strike also vanished near Zhenyuanzi, confirming to Tathagata that a third person was hidden in the hall.

Hun Xiu stopped Tathagata from killing Zhenyuanzi and revealed himself as the ally helping him recover the Book of Earth. Recognizing Hun Xiu’s name and sensing his unfathomable strength, Tathagata prepared to hand over the Book of Earth.

• Tathagata searched the Great Hero Hall for the hidden expert and demanded that Zhenyuanzi reveal who had brought him.
• Tathagata attacked Zhenyuanzi at close range, but Hun Xiu caught his wrist and dispelled the attack.
• Hun Xiu freed Zhenyuanzi from Tathagata’s oppressive force, and Zhenyuanzi thanked him.
• Hun Xiu told Tathagata his name and explained that he would not let Zhenyuanzi die before helping him recover the Book of Earth.
• Tathagata remembered that Wutian had mentioned Hun Xiu and, recognizing Hun Xiu’s formidable presence, decided to give him the Book of Earth.

Hun Xiu revealed that he had come to help Wutian take control of the Three Realms, not merely to help Zhenyuanzi retrieve the Book of Earth. Tathagata confronted Hun Xiu and asked what would happen if he refused.

• Tathagata erased his Soul Imprint and returned the Book of Earth to Zhenyuanzi.
• Zhenyuanzi confirmed the book was genuine, accepted it, and asked Hun Xiu if they should leave.
• Hun Xiu said Zhenyuanzi could leave, but he had other matters to attend to.
• Hun Xiu explained that he had promised to help someone unify the Three Realms and now intended to fulfill that promise.
• Zhenyuanzi guessed that Hun Xiu meant Wutian, and Hun Xiu confirmed it.
• Hun Xiu told Tathagata that he would have to accept this grievance, and Tathagata asked what if he refused.

Hun Xiu freed Wutian from the Five Elements Mountain in Tathagata’s spiritual world and brought the two rivals face to face. Wutian asked Hun Xiu not to interfere, leaving him to confront Tathagata alone as their battle loomed.

• Hun Xiu revealed that he had persuaded Wutian to stop resisting Tathagata and bound Tathagata before sending him into a stupor.
• Hun Xiu entered Tathagata’s spiritual world and destroyed the Five Elements Mountain suppressing Wutian.
• Hun Xiu freed Wutian, who thanked him for keeping his promise.
• Tathagata appeared in the spiritual world, and Wutian asked Hun Xiu to let him handle their conflict alone.
• Tathagata claimed he would suppress Wutian again, while Wutian challenged his confidence before their fight began.

Wutian called on Hun Xiu to help defeat Tathagata, who was captured and suppressed beneath a Five Elements Mountain in Wutian’s spiritual world. Wutian returned to the Great Hero Hall and took Tathagata’s place, intending to rule the Three Realms and revive Axiu.

• Wutian mocked Tathagata’s certainty and asked Hun Xiu to join the fight against him.
• Hun Xiu seized Tathagata and suppressed him beneath a Five Elements Mountain in the spiritual world.
• Wutian refused to release Tathagata and left him imprisoned as the spiritual world became Wutian’s.
• Wutian returned to the Great Hero Hall, shocking Zhenyuanzi, and took Tathagata’s place.
• Wutian ruled the Three Realms and planned to revive Axiu.

Hun Xiu sealed the world of Journey to the West Sequel in a scroll and traveled to A Chinese Odyssey, where he unexpectedly kissed Spring Thirteenth Mother. The Axe Gang bandits fled to report his arrival to Joker, leaving Hun Xiu and Spring Thirteenth Mother facing each other.

• Wutian gave Hun Xiu the Black Lotus, and Hun Xiu accepted it before leaving the world.
• Hun Xiu used a scroll to absorb the world of Journey to the West Sequel, then traveled through Chaos to a world he identified as A Chinese Odyssey.
• Hun Xiu arrived at Five Peaks Mountain as Spring Thirteenth Mother disciplined the Axe Gang bandits.
• Second Boss and the other bandits noticed Hun Xiu and reacted to his appearance, but Spring Thirteenth Mother turned and unexpectedly kissed him.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother pushed Hun Xiu away and called him a pervert, while the distracted bandits lost their coins and escaped to tell Joker about him.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother stayed behind and cautiously assessed Hun Xiu, suspecting he was no ordinary mortal.

Hun Xiu met Spring Thirteenth Mother at Five Peaks Mountain, where both were waiting for Tang Sanzang to appear. Spring Thirteenth Mother believed Hun Xiu was a dragon hiding his identity, and the two agreed to cooperate in getting Tang Sanzang’s Flesh.

• Spring Thirteenth Mother accused Hun Xiu of being a lecher after recalling that she had kissed him, then questioned why he had appeared at Five Peaks Mountain.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother explained that Patriarch Bodhi had told her Sun Wukong’s reincarnation and Tang Sanzang would appear at Five Peaks Mountain, so she had come to eat Tang Sanzang’s Flesh.
• Hun Xiu said he was more or less there for Tang Sanzang’s Flesh, and Spring Thirteenth Mother invited him to cooperate.
• Hun Xiu introduced himself as the Little White Dragon Who Crosses Rivers Without Oars, Relying Entirely on Waves—Hun Xiu, then clarified that he was not from the Dragon Clan.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother introduced herself and privately decided Hun Xiu was a dragon concealing his identity.

Joker, blinded by the Seven Injuries Fist, attacked Blind Man after mistaking him for Second Boss, then tried to beat Second Boss as well. He ended the incident convinced he had defended his handsome face, while Second Boss escaped harm by dodging and letting Joker attack weeds.

• Joker asked Second Boss how a handsome man at Five Peaks Mountain compared with him, and Second Boss said Joker could not compare.
• Joker mistook Blind Man for Second Boss and beat him for supposedly saying Joker was not handsome.
• Blind Man revealed his identity and begged Joker to stop, and Joker finally withdrew when Blind Man threatened to soil himself.
• Joker called for Second Boss, who dodged his punches and let Joker mistake weeds for him.
• Joker battered the weeds and declared that this would be the fate of anyone who called him unattractive.

Joker tried to protect his reputation when Spring Thirteenth Mother and Hun Xiu arrived, but his fear and blindness left him stumbling around. Hun Xiu returned Joker's axe to him, and Joker froze when Hun Xiu introduced himself by name.

• Spring Thirteenth Mother and Hun Xiu entered, and the Axe Gang bandits hid behind Joker.
• Joker denied being afraid of Spring Thirteenth Mother, then charged at her with an axe and fell before reaching her.
• Joker crawled around searching for his axe while Hun Xiu picked it up and approached him.
• Hun Xiu blocked Joker's path and placed the axe back in his hand.
• Joker asked Hun Xiu's name, then froze when Hun Xiu introduced himself as Hun Xiu.

Joker recognized Hun Xiu as the man rumored to be handsome and attacked him, but his axe shattered against Hun Xiu’s body. Hun Xiu threw Joker aside and confronted him again after Joker tried to act friendly, leaving Joker wary and backing away.

• Joker confirmed Hun Xiu’s name and attacked him to defend his reputation as the most handsome man, but the axe broke on Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu grabbed Joker, threw him away, and dispelled the Seven Injuries Fist’s force from his body.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother checked on Hun Xiu, who reassured her that he was fine and super hard.
• Joker recovered, saw Hun Xiu’s face clearly, and admitted that he was extremely handsome.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Joker at high speed, proved he was human by pointing out his shadow, and warned him that his attack would not be forgotten.
• Joker tried to treat Hun Xiu like an old friend, but Hun Xiu’s warning made him back away again.

Hun Xiu made Joker and the Axe Gang submit, then Spring Thirteenth Mother searched their feet for Sun Wukong’s three moles but found none. Hun Xiu revealed that Patriarch Bodhi had taught Sun Wukong, but left Spring Thirteenth Mother with only the cryptic answer that heaven’s secrets could not be revealed.

• Hun Xiu agreed to spare Joker and the Axe Gang in exchange for Joker obeying him from then on.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother ordered the bandits to expose their feet and searched for three moles, even shaving the hair off their leader’s foot, but found nothing.
• Spring Thirteenth Mother dismissed Joker and the bandits, then Hun Xiu tried to reassure her that Sun Wukong might not have arrived yet or might not have had three moles.
• Hun Xiu suggested Patriarch Bodhi could have deceived Spring Thirteenth Mother, and she learned from him that Patriarch Bodhi had taught Sun Wukong’s magic and divine abilities.
• When Spring Thirteenth Mother asked how he knew, Hun Xiu leaned close and told her that heaven’s secrets could not be revealed.