Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He, the Imperial Yin Ghost Immortal, desires the Upper Clarity Qi but lacks the capability to obtain it.
• He empathizes with Benbo'erba's helplessness and understands the Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning's instruction to eliminate Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
• The conflict between the Sages is intense, with the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation nearing collapse.
• Yang He plans to help Grandmaster Taiyi resurrect using the Immortal Skin to minimize the cost of resurrection.
• He communicates with the Three Corpses Daoist and enters the lore world, facing challenges in the Hun Yuan Golden Dou.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Struggles with his desire for the Upper Clarity Qi and his loyalty to his master, Grandmaster Taiyi. He decides to help Taiyi resurrect to reduce the difficulty of the sect's lore.
• Daoist Rādharana: A double agent, he holds high authority in the Chan Sect and is entrusted with a grave responsibility by the Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning.
• Yang He (as Three Corpses Daoist): He enters the lore world and faces challenges, demonstrating his determination and resourcefulness.

Significant Themes

• Desire vs. Loyalty: Yang He grapples with his desire for power and his loyalty to his master.
• The Cost of Resurrection: Yang He considers the potential costs of resurrecting the Twelve Golden Immortals, including qi deviation and damaged foundations.
• The Power of Sages: The conflict between the Sages showcases their immense power and the danger they pose to those around them.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Daoist Rādharana: They engage in a contest of patience, with Yang He feigning sending a telepathic message to the Three Corpses Daoist.
• Yang He and Daoist Lu Ya: They interact briefly, with Lu Ya sending Yang He to the street adjacent to the mansion and giving him a straw effigy for protection.
• The Four Great Disciples: They are engaged in a battle with Empress Yunxiao, with Duobao Daoist stalling for time and the Hun Yuan Golden Dou still relatively safe.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He discovers a golden light above his head, indicating Golden Spirit Holy Mother's involvement.
• He struggles to move through the city due to the intense pressure and the Seven Attendant Immortals' presence.
• Lingya Xian, an attendant immortal, confronts Yang He, severely injuring him.
• Yang He observes the city's layout and the Seven Attendant Immortals' positions.
• He attempts to lure Lingya Xian away to protect Grandmaster Taiyi's skin.
• Lingya Xian reveals his true power, and Yang He uses the Nuo Xiang Ghost to protect himself.

Character Developments

• Yang He demonstrates resilience and strategic thinking under pressure.
• Lingya Xian reveals his immense power and underestimates Yang He.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between immortals and mortals.
• The struggle for survival and adaptation in a dangerous environment.
• The strategic use of resources and knowledge.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Lingya Xian: Yang He tries to outsmart Lingya Xian, while Lingya Xian underestimates and mocks Yang He.
• The Nuo Xiang Ghost and Yang He: The Nuo Xiang Ghost merges with Grandmaster Taiyi's skin to protect Yang He.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lingya Xian encounters an old man (Grandmaster Taiyi) who is actually a consciousness lingering in Yang He's body.
• Lingya Xian attacks the old man but is terrified to find it's Grandmaster Taiyi, who then possesses Lingya Xian.
• Lingya Xian escapes, and Yang He, now possessing Grandmaster Taiyi's skin pouch, decides to meet the Four Great Disciples.

Character Developments

• Lingya Xian: Shows fear and panic upon realizing the old man is Grandmaster Taiyi, and his Dao Heart cracks.
• Yang He: Demonstrates loyalty to his master (Grandmaster Taiyi) and willingness to take risks.
• Grandmaster Taiyi: Despite being a lingering consciousness, he shows cunning and strength, scaring Lingya Xian.

Significant Themes

• Fear and its consequences (Lingya Xian's fear leads to his defeat).
• Possession and its implications (Yang He and Grandmaster Taiyi).
• Loyalty and its limits (Yang He's loyalty to Grandmaster Taiyi).

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Grandmaster Taiyi: They interact through the Nuo Xiang Ghost, with Yang He showing respect and Grandmaster Taiyi guiding him.
• Lingya Xian and Grandmaster Taiyi: Their interaction is hostile, with Grandmaster Taiyi possessing Lingya Xian and causing him extreme fear.
• The Four Great Disciples: They discuss Yang He and Grandmaster Taiyi, deciding to meet them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He is transported into the mansion, surrounded by the Four Great Disciples.
• Grandmaster Taiyi, inhabiting Yang He's body, asks the Four Great Disciples to help him retrieve the skin pouches of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
• Yang He is taken by Empress Yunxiao into the Hun Yuan Golden Dou.
• Yang He returns to the Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple, where Grandmaster Taiyi reveals the true fate of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Character Developments

• Yang He demonstrates calmness and composure in the face of powerful enemies, showing growth and maturity.
• Grandmaster Taiyi reveals his true intentions and the fate of the Twelve Golden Immortals, showing his strategic mind and deep understanding of the situation.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and fate: Yang He's survival and growth despite the odds.
• Sacrifice for advancement: The Twelve Golden Immortals' decision to die to gain a chance at further progression.
• Betrayal and plotting: Daoist Rādharana's actions and Grandmaster Taiyi's suspicions about the Buddhist sect leader.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Grandmaster Taiyi: Master-disciple bond, with Grandmaster Taiyi guiding Yang He and revealing secrets to help him grow.
• The Four Great Disciples and Grandmaster Taiyi: Tension and negotiation, with Grandmaster Taiyi trying to convince them to help him retrieve the skin pouches.
• Yang He and Empress Yunxiao: Brief interaction, with Empress Yunxiao taking Yang He into the Hun Yuan Golden Dou.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Heyi decides to save Grandmaster Taiyi despite the vast difference in their strengths.
• Grandmaster Taiyi reveals that he's participating in the tribulation willingly and asks Yang Heyi to secure an immortal-ascending method for Nezha from Daoist Rādharana.
• Yang Heyi decides to keep the skins of four immortals for future use, including Grandmaster Taiyi's skin to try the Immortal Skin technique.
• Grandmaster Taiyi's consciousness fades, and he leaves Yang Heyi a cryptic message about the old Daoist riding a green ox at Jiepai Pass.
• Yang Heyi plans to refine the second banner using the skins of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
• Empress Yunxiao appears, and Yang Heyi asks her to send him to Grandmaster Taiyi's mountain.

Character Developments

• Yang Heyi: He becomes more determined to save Grandmaster Taiyi, showing his growth and resolve. He also demonstrates his skill in artifact forging by refining the second banner.
• Grandmaster Taiyi: His resolve to participate in the tribulation remains firm, showing his selflessness and dedication to his Dao. He reveals crucial information about the old Daoist riding a green ox to Yang Heyi.
• Empress Yunxiao: She shows her devotion to Yang Heyi, waiting for him even as her life is threatened by the collapsing Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.

Significant Themes

• The theme of sacrifice and selflessness is emphasized through Grandmaster Taiyi's decision to participate in the tribulation and Empress Yunxiao's unwavering devotion to Yang Heyi.
• The theme of growth and determination is shown through Yang Heyi's resolve to save Grandmaster Taiyi and his skill in refining the second banner.
• The theme of fate and destiny is hinted at with Grandmaster Taiyi's mention of the old Daoist riding a green ox and the potential opportunity it presents.

Character Interactions

• Yang Heyi and Grandmaster Taiyi: Their interaction shows the deep bond between master and disciple, with Yang Heyi determined to save Grandmaster Taiyi despite the odds.
• Yang Heyi and Empress Yunxiao: Their interaction shows Empress Yunxiao's devotion to Yang Heyi, with her waiting for him even in her dire situation. Yang Heyi, in turn, shows concern for her well-being.
• Grandmaster Taiyi and Yang Heyi: Their interaction reveals Grandmaster Taiyi's trust in Yang Heyi's potential, calling him the world's first Corpse Saint and leaving him crucial information.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He wakes up at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by the Four Great Disciples who don't stop him this time.
• He observes the Twelve Golden Immortals' mountains, seeing thousands of exhausted soldiers carving into the mountainsides.
• The sky is torn, revealing a blood-red river of stars, and the battlefield is frozen in a bizarre tableau.
• Yang He plans to switch roles after taking the bones and flesh from the mountain.
• He digs out a small amount of bone and flesh, refining them into a skin pouch resembling Grandmaster Taiyi.
• Grandmaster Taiyi's voice echoes in the cavern, and a figure resembling him appears, asking for the skin pouch.
• Yang He decides to end his role-playing scenario, severing his life force and falling backward.

Character Developments

• Yang He demonstrates his cunning and resourcefulness in gathering bones and flesh, and his determination to achieve immortality.
• Grandmaster Taiyi's clone exhibits unnatural behavior, revealing the instability of the reshaped body and soul.

Significant Themes

• The theme of transformation and reshaping is emphasized, with Yang He's actions and Grandmaster Taiyi's clone highlighting the consequences of such changes.
• The pursuit of immortality remains a central theme, with Yang He's decision to end the scenario and achieve immortality in the next one.

Character Interactions

• Yang He interacts with Grandmaster Taiyi's clone, who demands the skin pouch, leading to Yang He's decision to end his role-playing scenario.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters, but Yang He's thoughts reveal his awareness of the Jie Sect's peril and his hope in Grand Supreme Elder Lao.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Nine Bends Yellow River Formation has become a hellish landscape, with countless cultivators annihilated and their bodies fused with the buildings.
• Daoist Rādharana, the main antagonist, is frustrated as his plans have been disrupted, and he's unsure who's behind the interference.
• Yang He, the protagonist, sacrifices his Corpse Wheel Small World to strengthen the Twenty-Four Heavens, causing his realm to plummet.
• The Nine Bends Yellow River Formation begins to collapse, and Daoist Rādharana attempts to capture Yang He, but Yang He disperses his soul and dies, leaving behind the Twenty-Four Heavens.
• The Twenty-Four Heavens merge with Yang He's avatar, Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple, creating a new permanent character.

Character Developments

• Yang He: He starts as a Body Integration Realm cultivator with a Corpse Wheel Small World and an Immortal Court. He sacrifices himself to strengthen the Twenty-Four Heavens, causing his realm to plummet, but his soul persists, and he leaves behind a powerful avatar.
• Daoist Rādharana: He becomes increasingly frustrated and suspicious as his plans are disrupted. He successfully refines the Twenty-Four Heavens but feels uneasy after Yang He's dying words.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and Unpredictability: The story explores themes of manipulation and unpredictability, with an unknown force disrupting Daoist Rādharana's plans.
• Sacrifice and Gain: Yang He's sacrifice to strengthen the Twenty-Four Heavens illustrates the theme of sacrifice leading to gain, even if it's not immediate or obvious.
• Power and Ambition: Both Yang He and Daoist Rādharana exhibit power and ambition, driving their actions and decisions.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Daoist Rādharana: Their interactions are minimal but tense, with Daoist Rādharana trying to capture or kill Yang He, and Yang He remaining focused on the Twenty-Four Heavens until his death.
• Yang He and the Twenty-Four Heavens: Yang He's interaction with the Twenty-Four Heavens is central to the story, as he sacrifices his small world to strengthen them, ultimately leading to his death.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He cancels the exchange of the Twenty-Four Heavens, giving them to Daoist Rādharana.
• He plans to use the Immaculate Ghost Buddha to increase his Buddhist affinity.
• Yang He enters the historical event 'Ghost Slaying Immortal' to find the remaining piece of the Hun Yuan Golden Dou.
• He encounters Empress Yunxiao, who is severely weakened, and they perform a wedding ceremony. She gives him the Hun Yuan Golden Dou as a dowry before disappearing.

Character Developments

• Yang He demonstrates his strategic thinking and generosity by giving away the Twenty-Four Heavens to Daoist Rādharana.
• He shows respect and care for his past relationships, honoring Empress Yunxiao's final wish.
• Daoist Rādharana is portrayed as a potential ally and a strategic thinker, similar to a protagonist in web novels.

Significant Themes

• Friendship and Alliance: Yang He's decision to give the Twenty-Four Heavens to Daoist Rādharana highlights the theme of friendship and alliance.
• Karma and Consequences: The destruction of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and Empress Yunxiao's fate emphasize the theme of karma and consequences.
• Respect for the Past: Yang He's actions towards Empress Yunxiao show respect for his past experiences and relationships.

Character Interactions

• Yang He interacts with Daoist Rādharana, showing trust and friendship.
• He interacts with Empress Yunxiao, honoring their past relationship and performing a final wedding ceremony.
• Yang He also interacts with Daoist Lu Ya, Yang Jian, and Nezha, who assist in the wedding ceremony.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Empress Yunxiao's true spirit enters the Investiture of the Gods after her resentment qi disperses.
• Yang He retrieves the Hun Yuan Golden Dou and considers burying it but decides against it.
• The Twelve Golden Immortals, now with reshaped bodies and souls, head towards Qinglong Pass, ignoring the others.
• Daoist Rādharana appears and gives the group elixirs, asking them to join the Western Zhou army.
• Yang He communicates with his Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple and hears the chanting of the Twenty-Four Heavens.
• Daoist Rādharana meets with four of the Twelve Golden Immortals on a remote peak, discussing their plans.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Becomes a Corpse Immortal, gains the Hun Yuan Golden Dou, and communicates with his Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple.
• The Twelve Golden Immortals: Appear to have shed their shells, with some using Buddhist reincarnation techniques.
• Daoist Rādharana: Suspects Shen Gongbao's involvement with his Twenty-Four Heavens and plans to use the Twelve Golden Immortals to seize an opportunity at Jiepai Pass.

Significant Themes

• Karma and entanglements: Yang He's wives are spirits born from corpses, leading to karmic entanglements.
• Daoist Rādharana's unease: He senses something amiss with his Twenty-Four Heavens and is determined to protect his interests.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and his group: They discuss their plans and decide to join the Western Zhou army.
• Daoist Rādharana and the four immortals: They meet secretly to discuss their plans for Jiepai Pass and the Investiture of the Gods.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He observes the Western Zhou army's march towards the Great Shang, led by Lei Zhenzi and the Chan Sect cultivators to combat malevolent spirits.
• Yang He parts ways with Nezha, giving him the refined Chaos Tunic and instructing him to convey his regards to Jiang Taigong.
• Yang He arrives at Jiepai Pass, where he plans to wait for Grand Supreme Elder Lao under an ancient banyan tree.
• Yang He goes into seclusion, preparing for a two-year closed-door cultivation period to reach the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
• He refines a Yin treasure, the Five-Colored Kasaya, from Daoist Cihang's skin sac, using it to control the Black Cat's Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Yang He begins cultivating the Five Directions Mysterious Light Cave True Secret Record with the Black Cat.

Character Developments

• Yang He demonstrates his artifact refining skills by creating the Five-Colored Kasaya, showing his resourcefulness and adaptability.
• The Black Cat, despite its limited intelligence, shows dedication and patience in learning the Five Directions Mysterious Light Cave True Secret Record from Yang He.

Significant Themes

• The theme of patience and perseverance is highlighted through the Black Cat's diligent learning of the cultivation technique.
• The theme of adaptation and resourcefulness is shown through Yang He's ability to create a Yin treasure from an unusual material.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Nezha part ways, with Yang He expressing concern for Nezha's safety and instructing him to convey a message.
• Yang He interacts with the Black Cat, patiently guiding it through the cultivation technique and showing affection towards it.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Immortal Slaying Array is about to open, an event that occurs once every 100 years, attracting cultivators from across the world.
• Grand Supreme Elder Lao, a highly respected figure, makes an appearance, signaling the array's imminent activation.

Character Developments

• The author expresses dissatisfaction with the current plot direction and decides to take a break to "sort out the plot," indicating a potential shift in the story's trajectory.

Significant Themes

• The chapter emphasizes the importance of the Immortal Slaying Array, hinting at its significance in the cultivation world and the power it bestows upon those who successfully navigate it.
• It also touches on the theme of reflection and improvement, as the author's decision to pause the story suggests a desire to refine the plot.

Character Interactions

• The chapter primarily focuses on the author's interaction with the readers, expressing dissatisfaction with the current plot and apologizing for any shortcomings, while also announcing a temporary break.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He attempts to fully integrate his small world into his Purple Mansion Heavenly Palace (Numinous Palace), facing significant resistance due to the extraordinary size of the small world.
• He decides to use auxiliary methods to speed up the process, despite the risk of damaging his Numinous Palace.
• Yang He notices the perilous state of the world, with Malevolent Spirits breeding even from slight stimulation of yin qi.
• He sets up living stakes to protect mortals passing by the banyan tree and decides to help as much as he can without interfering with the general trend of the world.
• Yang He successfully completes the Dao Embedding, merging his Numinous Palace and Corpse Wheel Small World, and confirming the grotto-heaven within the small world as the Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple.
• The black cat completes its re-cultivation and demonstrates its ability to transform into various forms using the Five Directions Mysterious Light Cave True Secret Record.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Becomes more determined to help mortals while accepting the limitations of his power. Successfully completes the Dao Embedding, merging his Numinous Palace and Corpse Wheel Small World.
• Black Cat: Completes its re-cultivation and gains the ability to transform into various forms using the Five Directions Mysterious Light Cave True Secret Record, becoming a living Five-Colored Divine Light.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and determination in cultivation and self-improvement.
• The acceptance of limitations and the understanding of one's role in the grand scheme of things.
• The interconnectedness of life and the responsibility towards others.

Character Interactions

• Yang He interacts with the refugees and decides to help them by setting up living stakes to protect them from Malevolent Spirits.
• Yang He interacts with the black cat, guiding it through its re-cultivation and witnessing its newfound abilities.
• Yang He's thoughts and actions reveal his growing concern for the world and its inhabitants, showing a deeper connection with the mortals he protects.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He uses the Five-Colored Divine Light to expand his cave dwelling and obtain pure metals.
• He refines the second banner, the Corpse Banner, into the Puppet Banner, gaining a new trump card.
• Two years later, Yang He finds Jiepai Pass abnormally normal, with no Malevolent Spirits and an Immortal Slaying Array protecting it.
• He discovers a banyan tree with magical properties and learns about Door Gods manifesting their divinity to protect the city.

Character Developments

• Yang He's cultivation reaches Body Integration Realm Perfection.
• The Black Cat's Five-Colored Divine Light is nullified by the invisible force at Jiepai Pass.

Significant Themes

• The power of divine abilities and artifacts.
• The protection of mortals by divine beings and arrays.
• The mysterious force at Jiepai Pass that nullifies Malevolent Spirits and Yang He's divine abilities.

Character Interactions

• Yang He interacts with the Nuo Xiang Ghost to learn about the Immortal Transformation Art.
• Yang He observes the local people worshipping the banyan tree as a Mountain God and learns about the Door Gods.
• Yang He's divine sense communicates with the three ghosts in his small world before they are destroyed by the mysterious force.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He's four ghosts dissipate, but their consciousness is in a daze, and their bodies are being eroded by the heavenly tribulation.
• Yang He enters Jiepai Pass, where he finds the city filled with joy and immortal gods enshrined everywhere.
• He learns that the Immortal Lord's offerings of animal heads are believed to protect travelers and bring good fortune.
• Yang He witnesses a resurrection event, where a man, Zhang Chunhan, is brought back to life after being declared dead, causing the people to worship King Yama.

Character Developments

• Yang He's body ages rapidly due to the heavenly tribulation, and he struggles to understand the strange occurrences in Jiepai Pass.
• The people of Jiepai Pass are shown to be devout believers, worshipping various immortal gods and experiencing good fortune as a result.

Significant Themes

• Belief and Reality: The chapter explores the idea that belief can make something real and disbelief can make it not exist. This is demonstrated through the resurrection of Zhang Chunhan and the worship of King Yama.
• Utopia and Dystopia: Jiepai Pass appears to be a utopia, with people living happily and without fear of demons or monsters. However, Yang He suspects that something is amiss, hinting at a potential dystopian undercurrent.

Character Interactions

• Yang He interacts with the temple attendants, learning about their daily rituals and beliefs.
• He also witnesses the interactions between the townspeople, who display strong camaraderie and mutual support.
• Yang He's conversation with Yu San provides insight into the beliefs and practices of the people in Jiepai Pass.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He becomes a mortal in the allusion world, but his gains from the exchange remain.
• The Black Cat, experiencing death for the first time, is traumatized and needs to cultivate.
• Yang He enters a new allusion, "Ghost Slaying Immortal," as an Ascetic Monk.
• Daoist Rādharana and Daoist Cihang discuss the nature of Jiepai Pass and their plans.

Character Developments

• Yang He: He continues to explore different roles and allusions, adapting to new situations.
• The Black Cat: It faces the challenge of death and needs to cultivate to temper its Dao Heart.
• Daoist Rādharana: He reveals his understanding of Jiepai Pass's nature and his plans to proactively influence mortal perceptions.
• Daoist Cihang: He shows deference to Daoist Rādharana and understands the importance of controlling mortal perceptions of immortal gods.

Significant Themes

• The influence of mortal thoughts on immortal gods.
• The need for immortals to proactively shape their image among mortals.
• The consequences of distorting mortal perceptions of immortal gods.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and the Black Cat: Yang He tosses the Black Cat out to cultivate, showing a lack of concern for its progress.
• Daoist Rādharana and Daoist Cihang: They discuss their plans for Jiepai Pass, showing a mentor-student relationship.
• Mortals and immortal gods: The collective thoughts of mortals can create and influence immortal gods within the pass.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He, disguised as an ascetic monk, enters Jiepai Pass to find the bull's head.
• Ascetics led by an old monk spread Buddhist teachings and a scripture mixed with pill powder, causing a Buddhist statue to come alive.
• Yang He discovers a Green Ox bull's head in Granny Li's house, which recites the Tao Te Ching jumbledly.
• Yang He takes the bull's head and leaves Jiepai Pass, witnessing the city's increasing activity due to the influence of immortals and gods.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Struggles with the heavenly tribulation's effects, becoming more desperate to find the bull's head and survive.
• Fahui: Shows excitement and devotion to the Buddhist teachings and the possibility of meeting Immortal Rādharana.
• Granny Li: Becomes pregnant in her old age due to the Immortal Slaying Array's influence, giving birth to a young man who had previously died.

Significant Themes

• The unpredictable nature of human hearts and desires, leading to chaos and potential danger.
• The influence of immortals and gods on mortals, causing them to become complacent and lose their sense of good and evil.
• The struggle for survival and the desperation it can cause, as seen in Yang He's actions.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and Fahui: Interact frequently during their journey, with Fahui expressing his excitement about meeting Immortal Rādharana.
• Yang He and Granny Li: Yang He takes the Green Ox bull's head from Granny Li's house, causing her to wail in pain and give birth to a young man.
• Yang He and the ascetics: Yang He observes the ascetics spreading Buddhist teachings and causing a Buddhist statue to come alive, understanding Daoist Rādharana's plan.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He, an Ascetic Monk, uses Talisman Seals to invite mortals on the brink of death to spread the name of the Immaculate Ghost Buddha at Jiepai Pass, knowing they'll encounter accidents along the way.
• Ten days later, Jiepai Pass is sealed, and gods and immortals gather around, waiting for the situation to develop.
• Nine elderly Nuwa temple keepers, including Chai Fu, arrive at Jiepai Pass, unaware of its eerie state.

Character Developments

• Yang He (Ascetic Monk): He changes his view on the Talisman Seals, using them to indirectly send mortals to Jiepai Pass to serve the Immaculate Ghost Buddha.
• Chai Fu: Despite his old age and frailty, Chai Fu remains devout and brave, leading his fellow temple keepers to Jiepai Pass to fulfill their mission.

Significant Themes

• Faith and Devotion: The temple keepers' unyielding faith in Empress Nuwa and their willingness to face danger to spread her teachings.
• Illusion vs. Reality: The stark contrast between the seemingly prosperous Jiepai Pass and the true, eerie state of the city.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and the Mortals: Yang He uses the Talisman Seals to indirectly communicate with the mortals, inviting them to Jiepai Pass.
• Chai Fu and his Fellow Temple Keepers: The group interacts, supporting each other as they navigate the strange and dangerous situation in Jiepai Pass.
• The Temple Keepers and the Inhabitants of Jiepai Pass: The temple keepers encounter the inhabitants of Jiepai Pass, who are revealed to be something other than human.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group discovers a simple wooden Buddha statue, which they initially dismiss as unremarkable.
• Upon contact with the statue, the group experiences illusions of satisfaction and desire, leading them to the Nuwa Temple.
• The Nuwa Temple comes to life, consuming the dead and healing the injured, further fueling the crowd's desire.
• Yang He, outside Jiepai Pass, begins his Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation, facing severe weakening effects.
• Immortal gods' disciples enter Jiepai Pass, and the Door Gods are found missing.

Character Developments

• Chai Fu and the group become increasingly entangled in the illusions and desires created by the Nuwa Temple.
• Yang He, despite the challenges of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, remains determined to advance his cultivation.

Significant Themes

• The dangers of unchecked desire and its potential for self-destruction.
• The challenges and consequences of advancing through the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

Character Interactions

• Chai Fu and the group interact with the crowd, who are increasingly consumed by their desires.
• Yang He interacts with the Black Cat, who is concerned about his condition during cultivation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He, transformed into a Black Cat, enters Jiepai Pass, observed by Daoist Rādharana.
• Daoist Rādharana sends Daoist Cihang and an Incarnation to search for Kong Xuan within Jiepai Pass.
• A fat cook in Jiepai Pass offers his body to the Kitchen God statue, becoming a demonic entity in the Void Returning Realm.
• The right Door God attacks Yang He and the Black Cat, cornering them in an alley.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Struggles to maintain his strength and survive the heavenly tribulation, relying on Ha Ji Mi's guidance.
• Daoist Rādharana: Shows interest in Yang He's progress and sends Daoist Cihang to investigate Jiepai Pass.
• Daoist Cihang: Dispatched to find Kong Xuan, he sends an Incarnation into Jiepai Pass.
• The Black Cat: Demonstrates its agility and combat prowess, helping Yang He evade the right Door God.
• The right Door God: Reveals its bloodthirsty nature and pursues Yang He and the Black Cat.

Significant Themes

• The boundless nature of human desires, leading to rapid progression and chaos in Jiepai Pass.
• The inevitability of conflict and danger in the pursuit of immortality and enlightenment.
• The guidance and aid of powerful entities (like the Green Ox head and Ha Ji Mi) in overcoming challenges.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and the Black Cat: Work together to evade the right Door God, showcasing their teamwork and mutual reliance.
• Daoist Rādharana and Daoist Cihang: The master sends his disciple to investigate Jiepai Pass, displaying their hierarchical relationship.
• The fat cook and the Kitchen God statue: The cook offers his body to the statue, illustrating the power dynamics between mortals and divine entities in Jiepai Pass.
• The right Door God and Yang He/Black Cat: The Door God pursues Yang He and the Black Cat, highlighting the deadly threat they pose.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang He encounters the Green Ox Head, which reveals that Grand Supreme Elder Lao knows the Sages' secrets and that Jiepai Pass's arrangements began long ago, possibly involving the Heavenly Court.
• Yang He faces Right Door Gods at Jiepai Pass, loses a leg, and is rescued by an unknown figure who takes him to the Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple.
• At the temple, Yang He meets Empress Bixiao, who helps him regenerate his limbs and aids the Black Cat's cultivation.
• The Immaculate Buddha statue comes alive, terrifying the temple's inhabitants. The Green Ox Head suggests waking the statue for an unexpected reward.
• Yang He absorbs the temple's inhabitants into the Corpse Wheel Small World to save them from mental collapse and closes his eyes to cultivate, hoping to survive the heavenly tribulation.

Character Developments

• Yang He: Struggles with the heavenly tribulation, faces danger at Jiepai Pass, and meets Empress Bixiao, who aids his cultivation.
• Bixiao: Appears at Jiepai Pass, exhibits Five-Colored Divine Light, and helps Yang He and the Black Cat.
• The Black Cat: Receives Bixiao's aid to advance its cultivation, remains indifferent to Yang He's awakening.
• The Immaculate Buddha Statue: Comes alive, revealing a terrifying visage, and is suggested to be awakened for a reward.

Significant Themes

• Greed and its consequences, as seen in the populace's control by greed and the Immaculate Buddha statue's manifestation.
• The Sages' secrets and their connection to Jiepai Pass.
• The struggle for survival and enlightenment during the heavenly tribulation.

Character Interactions

• Yang He and the Green Ox Head: The Green Ox Head provides information and advice, suggesting waking the Immaculate Buddha statue.
• Yang He and Bixiao: Bixiao aids Yang He's cultivation and protects him from the Immaculate Buddha statue.
• Yang He and the temple inhabitants: Yang He saves them from mental collapse by absorbing them into the Corpse Wheel Small World.
• Bixiao and the Black Cat: Bixiao aids the Black Cat's cultivation, and they interact playfully.