Laojun! What Did You Refine?

Over in the Prehistoric Universe's Heavenly Realm, golden light tore apart the clouds.

Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha fought with increasing ferocity, their battle intent soaring into the heavens as they shouted in unison, "Stand equal to Heaven! If Buddha stands in our way, kill Buddha!"

Meanwhile, the Westward Journey had long since gone completely off the rails.

Tang Sanzang strode toward the Western Heaven, with the Six-Eared Macaque, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha following closely behind him.

When they reached the eight-hundred-li Lion Camel Ridge, Demonic Energy churned as evil ghosts howled.

The Six-Eared Macaque sneered, spinning the iron staff in his hand with a fierce whistle. "Sun Wukong has a staff, and so do I. Today, I'll give you demon Buddhas a proper taste of the staff!"

Before his words had even faded, the iron staff smashed down, splitting mountains and shattering the earth.

Tang Sanzang charged forward even more directly, his iron fist blasting out as fierce energy shook the heavens. His sheer physical strength crushed the demons in every direction, an unrivaled display of brutal muscle.

Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha stood atop the mountain cracking sunflower seeds and watching the show, slacking off the entire time.

As for the three demons—the lion monster, old elephant, and great roc—they sensed disaster and fled first. Buddha Ancestor, we want to convert to Buddhism...

We can love Buddhism too. We can talk this out.

Above Spirit Mountain in the Western Heaven, Tathagata looked at the completely derailed situation with helpless exhaustion written all over his face.

"One rebellion to stand equal to Heaven, one shortcut down a crooked road—every one of them is here to stir up trouble... How is this Westward Journey supposed to continue?"

On the battlefield of Equal Heaven, a streak of clear