Chapter Summaries

After Sun Wukong destroyed Lion and Camel Ridge, Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian restored the Green Lion Spirit and White Elephant Spirit from their true spirits, then devoured and refined them. As he absorbed a lotus platform of Belief Power, the sealed Faith Demon God stirred, and Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian sensed that the Martial Ancestor had returned to the Primordial World.

• Sun Wukong smashed Lion and Camel Ridge into the earth, and Tang Sanzang led the disciples onward.
• A lotus platform of Belief Power appeared above the Great Hero Hall and carried the Green Lion Spirit and White Elephant Spirit into Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian's inner world, where they regained their forms.
• The two Great Demons begged Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian for bodies and revenge, but he blamed the Green Lion Spirit for his failure and decided they were useless.
• Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian devoured and refined both Great Demons' true spirits, leaving them no chance to reincarnate.
• Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian swallowed the lotus platform, and the Faith Demon God stirred beneath the seals in his primordial spirit before he suppressed it again.
• Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian sensed the changes in the Primordial World and realized that the Martial Ancestor had returned.

After reaching Mount Ling, Tang Sanzang and his disciples confronted Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian, who defended his claim to the title by questioning the distinction between Buddhism and the demonic path. He revealed that he was the reincarnation of Demon Ancestor Luohu and challenged Tang Sanzang’s criticism of his rule.

• Wu Tian reflected that he had taken the World Honored One’s position but was now a piece in Martial Ancestor Wu Tian’s game.
• Sun Wukong and his companions continued west after burying Lion and Camel Ridge, killing any gods or Buddhas who blocked their path.
• At the Foot of Spirit Mountain, Sun Wukong asked Tang Sanzang which scriptures he intended to seek, and Tang Sanzang questioned the purpose of the journey.
• Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian appeared before the group and praised Sun Wukong, then asked Tang Sanzang why he would not call him Buddha Ancestor.
• Wu Tian explained that the demonic path had been labeled evil because Hongjun defeated Luohu, and revealed that he was Luohu reincarnated.
• Tang Sanzang accused Wu Tian’s Buddhism of enslaving beings for Belief Power, and Wu Tian argued that orthodox Buddhism had also exploited living beings and questioned Tang Sanzang’s loyalty to it.

Tang Sanzang challenged Wu Tian over the suffering caused by his rule, but his respectful words strengthened Wu Tian’s fortune. Sun Wukong attacked Mount Ling and was caught in the Myriad Buddhas Great Array as Tang Sanzang joined the fight.

• Tang Sanzang questioned why Wu Tian had continued Buddhism’s old ways and spread an even harsher Method of Faith.
• Wu Tian argued that living beings’ reliance on faith and desire for shortcuts made their suffering inevitable, regardless of who collected their prayers.
• Sun Wukong noticed Tang Sanzang’s words had gathered Buddhism’s fortune around Wu Tian and realized something was wrong.
• Sun Wukong struck toward Wu Tian, but Wu Tian used the power of the Western World to stop the blow and protect Mount Ling.
• Buddhist disciples formed the Myriad Buddhas Great Array and attacked Sun Wukong, who charged into it.
• Tang Sanzang admitted he had fallen back into arguing and launched himself into the battle with the Great Vajra Dragon.

Sun Wukong and the Scripture Seeking Group charged into Wu Tian’s Myriad Buddhas Great Array, but the formation trapped and overpowered them. As Wu Tian drained power from the Western World to strengthen it, Kong Xuan and the others watched from the Origin Realm and suspected Luohu had a deeper plan.

• Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and Little White Dragon followed Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong into the Myriad Buddhas Great Array.
• Wu Tian separated the four disciples within the formation and tried to persuade Sun Wukong to join him by offering him authority over Buddhism.
• Sun Wukong rejected Wu Tian’s offer and attacked, prompting Wu Tian to unleash the array’s full power.
• Wu Tian drew vitality from the Western World and Calamity Qi into the array, which began draining the disciples’ strength and attacks.
• Kong Xuan and the others discussed whether Sun Wukong would be safe, and Kong Xuan warned that Luohu’s actions were not simple.

Chi You emerged at Mount Ling and challenged Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian over control of the Demonic Realm and the Demon Ancestor position. Wu Tian tried to reclaim Chi You’s Demon Ancestor Luck, and their battle left Mount Ling and the surrounding Western world in turmoil.

• Chi You’s appearance startled Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian, Kong Xuan, Zhao Gongming, and Lu Ya, while Kong Xuan advised the others to wait before acting.
• Chi You accused Luohu of stealing power from his Demonic Realm and attacked Wu Tian with a punch fueled by the realm’s demonic qi.
• Wu Tian stood up to meet Chi You’s blow, then stabilized the Myriad Buddhas Great Array and declared that he would reclaim the Demon Ancestor position.
• Wu Tian drew on the Western World, the array, and the Demonic Realm as he attacked Chi You and reached for his Demon Ancestor Luck.
• Chi You resisted Wu Tian’s attempt to take his luck, and the two fought fiercely until Chi You was knocked back wounded, laughed, and charged into battle again.

Sun Wukong shattered the Myriad Buddhas Great Array and joined Chi You in battle against Wu Tian, who split into Buddha Ancestor and Devil Ancestor bodies to fight them both. Sun Wukong gained the upper hand against the Devil Ancestor body, while Chi You’s battle intent surged as he refused to be outdone.

• Kong Xuan stopped Zhao Gongming from intervening and watched for Sun Wukong’s chance to break through the array.
• Chi You’s assault shook the connection between the Demonic Realm and the Myriad Buddhas Great Array, exposing a flaw.
• Sun Wukong struck the array’s weakest node with the Golden Cudgel and shattered the Myriad Buddhas Great Array, sending its trapped Buddhas, Galans, and Arhats falling.
• Wu Tian split into a Devil Ancestor body to fight Sun Wukong and a Buddha Ancestor body to fight Chi You.
• Chi You and Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian traded powerful blows as Sun Wukong overwhelmed the Devil Ancestor body and sent it crashing through Spirit Mountain’s last pagoda.
• Sun Wukong taunted Wu Tian, and Chi You’s battle intent rose as he refused to be outdone by the monkey.

Chi You drew on the Demonic Realm’s power and joined Sun Wukong in battling Wu Tian, turning the fight against the Buddha Ancestor. As Wu Tian faced the two attackers, a voice within him urged him to accept its help and warned that Tang Sanzang had left him little chance to recover.

• Chi You activated his Demon Ancestor Luck, drew power from the Demonic Realm, and struck Wu Tian while Sun Wukong attacked Wu Tian’s Demon Ancestor manifestation.
• Sun Wukong escaped the grand formation, and Chi You and Sun Wukong battered Wu Tian until he merged his Buddha and demon forms atop Peak of Spirit Mountain.
• Chi You and Sun Wukong attacked together after Chi You declared that Wu Tian would die, and Wu Tian’s thoughts shifted amid the mounting pressure.
• A voice within Wu Tian urged him to open his heart and accept help, warning that he would die otherwise; Wu Tian resisted and restrained the thought.
• The voice warned Wu Tian that Tang Sanzang’s position left him no chance to reverse the situation, and Wu Tian turned his gaze toward Tang Sanzang.

After the Myriad Buddhas Great Array collapsed, Tang Sanzang witnessed the Buddhas Wu Tian had sacrificed and began questioning what it meant to be a Buddha. As the fallen Buddhas’ remaining light and insights gathered around him, he began to attain true Buddhahood while Wu Tian faced pressure from the sealed Faith Demon God.

• Tang Sanzang and his companions emerged from the collapsed array, weakened, and saw the Buddhas falling as Wu Tian ignored their deaths.
• Tang Sanzang reflected on the Buddhas’ fate and questioned whether rank or spiritual understanding made someone a Buddha, as memories of his past lives returned.
• Tang Sanzang sat in meditation and chanted, drawing the fallen Buddhas’ remaining Buddha Light and spiritual insights into himself.
• Tang Sanzang’s Merit Golden Wheel blazed anew, and his power rose past the Quasi-Saint realm as the Western Sect’s destiny gathered around him.
• Kong Xuan recognized that Tang Sanzang was becoming a true Buddha, while Sun Wukong positioned himself to protect Tang Sanzang as he advanced.
• Wu Tian silently watched as the Faith Demon God urged him to release it and join forces to overturn the Tribulation.

The Faith Demon God broke the seal inside Wu Tian and seized control of his body during the battle at Mount Ling. After repelling Sun Wukong and Chi You, he absorbed the Primordial World’s vital energy and challenged Wu Tian to appear.

• The Faith Demon God shattered Wu Tian’s Primordial Spirit seal and began taking over his body.
• Sun Wukong recognized the Faith Demon God’s Belief Power and charged at Wu Tian, while Chi You joined the attack.
• The Faith Demon God blasted Sun Wukong and Chi You away and emerged through the cracks in Wu Tian’s body.
• The Faith Demon God devoured the Primordial World’s vital energy and asked Wu Tian to appear before he continued.

The Faith Demon God demanded that Wu Tian appear, but Wu Tian remained silent while Kong Xuan urged his fellow disciples to wait and questioned whether Luohu had deliberately allowed events to unfold this way. The Faith Demon God then began draining faith and power from living beings across the Western lands, killing countless people as Tang Sanzang watched helplessly.

• The Faith Demon God called for Wu Tian, drawing mocking responses from cultivators across the Primordial World when Wu Tian did not answer.
• Zhao Gongming and Lu Ya urged Kong Xuan to attack the Faith Demon God, but Kong Xuan told them to wait for their teacher’s instructions.
• Kong Xuan wondered whether Luohu had deliberately planned to be possessed by the Faith Demon God.
• The Faith Demon God gathered faith, magical power, Essence, Qi, and Spirit from living beings across the Western lands, causing countless deaths and drawing Karmic Force.
• Tang Sanzang condemned the slaughter as the Faith Demon God began pulling at the Buddha Light behind him.

The Faith Demon God drained Tang Sanzang’s power while transforming Western Heaven and Earth into the Faith True Realm, and Kong Xuan realized Luohu intended to use this process to reach the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Sun Wukong and Chi You attacked the Faith Demon God, but his shield held, and he taunted them as their attacks hastened the deaths of living beings.

• The Faith Demon God absorbed Tang Sanzang’s Buddha Light and grew closer to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Kong Xuan realized Luohu meant to use the Faith Demon God as a stepping stone to attain the Dao.
• Sun Wukong ordered Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing to protect Tang Sanzang while Little White Dragon failed to sever the draining power.
• Sun Wukong transformed into his Chaos Demon Ape form and attacked the Faith Demon God alongside Chi You.
• The Faith Demon God blocked their attacks with a shield of Belief Power, expanded his domain, and intensified the deaths of living beings.
• Chi You urged Sun Wukong to ignore the Faith Demon God’s taunts and keep attacking.

Sun Wukong rejected the Faith Demon God's attempt to break his resolve and fought back after the demon revealed Primordial Origin power. The chapter ended with Sun Wukong, battered and bleeding, swinging his Golden Cudgel at the Faith Demon God.

• Chi You ignored the Faith Demon God's words and struck the Belief Power barrier with increasingly fierce blows.
• Sun Wukong regained his resolve, awakened the Chaos Demon Ape's source power, and challenged the Faith Demon God.
• The Faith Demon God sensed Wu Tian's aura on Sun Wukong and used Primordial Origin power to send him flying, then struck Chi You aside.
• The Faith Demon God suppressed Sun Wukong with Belief Power and demanded that he either die or submit and believe in him.
• Sun Wukong resisted the demon's control, tore through the laws binding him, and swung his Golden Cudgel while declaring himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Sun Wukong and Chi You fought the Faith Demon God but were overwhelmed by his Primordial Origin power. Kong Xuan and the others arrived in the Primordial Wilderness, where Xuan Wu revealed he had attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and prepared to face the Faith Demon God alone.

• Sun Wukong broke the Faith Demon God's restraints and shattered his palm with a powerful strike, but the Faith Demon God healed himself with Belief Power.
• The Faith Demon God attacked Sun Wukong and Chi You, who fought on despite being exhausted and unable to draw Origin Energy to recover.
• Kong Xuan opened a spatial passage from the Origin Realm and led Zhao Gongming and the others into the Primordial Wilderness.
• Zhao Gongming and the others met Xuan Wu, who explained that he had come to deal with the revived Faith Demon God.
• Xuan Wu revealed his Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura, told the others to watch, and prepared to head toward the Western World alone.

Taiqing Sage appeared before Xuan Wu and the others, reassuring them that Sun Wukong and Chi You were safe despite being suppressed by the Faith Demon God. He asked Xuan Wu to let him claim the merit from suppressing the demon, and, with Wu Tian’s approval, promised to reward Sun Wukong and Chi You.

• Taiqing Sage appeared and told Xuan Wu, Kong Xuan, and the others that Sun Wukong and Chi You would benefit from fighting an opponent at the Primordial Origin level.
• Kong Xuan asked why Taiqing Sage had come, and Taiqing Sage requested the merit from suppressing the Faith Demon God as a fortuitous opportunity.
• Wu Tian told Kong Xuan to agree, and Kong Xuan accepted Taiqing Sage’s request on behalf of the group.
• Xuan Wu said the benefits should go to Sun Wukong and Chi You, who were enduring the fight, and Taiqing Sage agreed to reward them after the Tribulation.

The Taiqing Sage appeared at the Western World’s border while Sun Wukong and Chi You endured the Faith Demon God’s attacks. He revealed the Heaven-Opening Mark, leaving Kong Xuan to realize the purpose of his intervention.

• The Taiqing Sage told Xuan Wu that Sun Wukong and Lord Taishang had a close relationship, then walked toward the border between the eastern and western heavens and earth.
• The Faith Demon God intensified his assault on Sun Wukong and Chi You, but they continued to rise and fight back.
• The Faith Demon God launched a vast sphere of light at Sun Wukong and Chi You, then paused when he sensed the Taiqing Sage’s arrival.
• The Taiqing Sage inspected the battered pair and recognized their strong bodies and unyielding wills, but chose not to rescue them from the tribulation.
• The Taiqing Sage agreed that he could not interfere with the Heavenly Dao’s rules, then revealed the Heaven-Opening Mark.
• Kong Xuan recognized the Taiqing Sage’s purpose and exclaimed that he understood.

The Taiqing Sage used the Three Pure Ones' Heaven-Opening Mark to awaken Yuanshi Tianzun from the depths of the Heavenly Dao. Yuanshi returned to the Primordial World and vowed to slay the Faith Demon God.

• Kong Xuan realized the Taiqing Sage had arranged to use the Journey to the West Tribulation to awaken Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Zhao Gongming speculated that the Taiqing Sage had stolen his brothers' source essences, and Kong Xuan told him to focus on the battle.
• The Taiqing Sage sent the Three Pure Ones' Heaven-Opening Mark into the Heavenly Dao, triggering a transformation in its silver eye.
• Yuanshi Tianzun emerged from the Heavenly Dao, thanked the Taiqing Sage, and acknowledged Kong Xuan and the others.
• Yuanshi surveyed the ravaged Primordial World and declared that he would slay the Faith Demon God.

Yuanshi confronted Faith Demon God with Pangu Banner after Faith Demon God seized control of the western lands, promising to kill him within three moves. Yuanshi began his second attack by combining Pangu Banner with Taiqing Sage’s three Heaven-Opening Marks, and the axe shadow appeared as the strike descended.

• Faith Demon God blasted Sun Wukong and Chi You out of the Western Heaven and Earth, but Xuan Wu caught them and helped stabilize their injuries while Kong Xuan urged them to focus on comprehending the Primordial Origin realm.
• Faith Demon God spread the Law of Faith across the west and more than half of the Demonic Realm, then gathered the region’s power to attack Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi summoned Pangu Banner and sent Chaos-colored sword qi at Faith Demon God, whose attack and barriers were cut through until the strike was exhausted.
• Taiqing Sage used the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to suppress the battle’s aftershocks and denied that he had joined the fight.
• Yuanshi promised to settle the outcome in three moves, then swung Pangu Banner for his second attack as Taiqing Sage’s three Heaven-Opening Marks entered it and formed an illusory axe shadow.

Yuanshi used the Heaven-Opening Marks of the Three Pure Ones to strike down the Faith Demon God, shattering the Western Heaven and Earth and splitting his true spirit. The Faith Demon God revived through the faith of the surviving beings and began drawing on their belief to rebuild his body.

• Yuanshi unleashed a phantom of the Heaven-Opening Axe that broke through the Faith Demon God's defenses and cleaved the Western Heaven and Earth apart.
• The axe's remaining aura split the Faith Demon God's true spirit, leaving him apparently lifeless.
• Surviving beings in the Western Heaven and Earth prayed to their god, then died as their Essence, Qi, and Spirit became Belief Power that poured into him.
• The Faith Demon God revived, mocked Yuanshi, and declared that faith would keep him alive as long as living beings needed something to worship.
• The Faith Demon God drew on the faith of hundreds of millions of beings and the Western World to begin rebuilding his Chaos Demon God body.

Yuanshi Tianzun invoked Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao to gather the Primordial World's Calamity Qi, Karmic Force, and resentment into the Pangu Banner and call all living beings to help slay the Faith Demon God. The banner transformed into an illusory Heaven-Opening Axe, raised by the united will of the world as the chapter ended.

• The Faith Demon God's extraction of Belief Power spread beyond the Western World, and Taiqing used the Taiji Diagram to block its effects from reaching the east.
• Yuanshi denounced the Faith Demon God and pointed out that faith was a Dao, not an immortal being, while Karmic Force and resentment gathered over the Western World.
• Yuanshi cast the Pangu Banner into the black clouds, and it began devouring the Calamity Qi and resentment.
• Yuanshi called Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao to witness his vow to use the Pangu Banner and his position as a Heavenly Dao Saint to gather the world's forces and slay the Demon God.
• The Primordial World's Calamity Qi, resentment, and some living beings' power surged into the Pangu Banner, which formed an illusory Heaven-Opening Axe held aloft by the will of Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao and countless beings.

Yuanshi unleashed the Pangu Banner’s ultimate strike, forcing the Faith Demon God to sacrifice most of his power and split his spirit to survive. As the attack closed in, Luohu suddenly took control and called himself one of Yuanshi’s own.

• Yuanshi used the power of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao to launch a killing strike with the Pangu Banner.
• The Faith Demon God fled toward the edge of the Primordial World, but the axe followed and threatened to annihilate him completely.
• The Faith Demon God shed most of his cultivation and split off a body that absorbed Belief Power, then detonated it to halt the axe.
• The explosion devastated much of the Western World, while Taiqing Sage used the Taiji Diagram and Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to contain the chaos.
• The Pangu Banner’s Calamity Qi and Karmic Force tore at the Faith Demon God’s spirit, and its remaining momentum continued toward his body.
• The Faith Demon God’s body changed, and Luohu’s voice pleaded with Yuanshi to stop, claiming he was one of their own.