Chapter Summaries

Luohu returned after the Faith Demon God’s defeat, but Yuanshi stopped the Pangu Banner when Luohu argued that the demonic path belonged to the Heavenly Dao. Chi You challenged Luohu’s claim to be the Devil Ancestor, and Luohu yielded the Devil Ancestor Luck to him, leaving Chi You on the verge of proving the Dao and becoming Primordial.

• Luohu emerged after the Faith Demon God’s defeat, having taken its remaining true spirit and Laws and gained its body.
• Yuanshi halted the Pangu Banner after Luohu argued that demons were part of the Heavenly Dao.
• Chi You rejected Luohu’s claim to be the Devil Ancestor and charged at him, while Luohu chose to yield.
• Luohu relinquished the Devil Ancestor Luck, and it flowed entirely to Chi You.
• Chi You absorbed the surging devil qi as his aura battered against the boundary of Primordialhood.

Chi You approached the Primordial Origin realm, and Xuan Wu revealed his own Primordial Origin strength to protect him. Yuanshi then confronted Luohu over his role in the Journey to the West Tribulation, and Luohu agreed to guard the Western Sect and mend its earth veins, though Wu Tian’s disciples objected to him using their master’s name.

• Chi You’s aura shifted as he endured the painful tempering of his body while attempting to attain the Primordial Origin Dao.
• Xuan Wu used his tortoise shell treasure to stabilize the surroundings and protect Chi You, revealing that he had become a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Yuanshi silently reflected on how Wu Tian’s disciples surpassed his own before turning his attention back to Luohu.
• Yuanshi accused Luohu of causing the Faith Demon God’s appearance and the deaths of countless beings, and Luohu accepted responsibility for his role in the Tribulation.
• Luohu vowed to guard the Western Sect and mend its shattered earth veins, but Xuan Wu, Kong Xuan, and the others rejected his claim to the name Wu Tian.
• Luohu changed his title to the Buddha of Self-Transformation and looked to Wu Tian’s disciples for approval.

Luohu adopted the title Buddha of Self-Transformation and prepared to oversee the shattered Western Heaven, but the Faith Demon God's lingering will disrupted him. After Luohu revealed that the demon's final obsession was to see Wu Tian, Wu Tian appeared as the Tribulation ended and greeted Yuanshi.

• Luohu named himself the Buddha of Self-Transformation, and the Heavenly Dao's laws responded as Buddhism and demonic aura began to merge within him.
• Yuanshi put away the Pangu Banner and accepted Luohu's offer to remain and oversee the Western Heaven.
• The Faith Demon God's lingering spirit struck Luohu again, and Yuanshi raised the Pangu Banner while Luohu asked him not to intervene.
• Luohu erased the Faith Demon God's will but could not remove its obsession with seeing the Martial Ancestor.
• Wu Tian appeared in the void, and he greeted Yuanshi as the gathered crowd watched.

Wu Tian reunited with Yuanshi, Taiqing, his disciples, and Luohu after the Journey to the West Tribulation, as old rivalries gave way to gratitude and respect. The Faith Demon God's remnant will then awakened behind Luohu and roared at Wu Tian.

• Yuanshi thanked Wu Tian for giving him the opportunity to confront the Faith Demon God during the Tribulation, and Taiqing felt relieved that Yuanshi had let go of his grievances.
• Wu Tian welcomed Yuanshi's return and exchanged respectful greetings with Taiqing.
• Wu Tian greeted Xuan Wu, Kong Xuan, and his other disciples, and promised Sun Wukong they would talk after the immediate matters were settled.
• Luohu humbly thanked Wu Tian for allowing him to return, and Wu Tian accepted his respectful approach.
• The Faith Demon God's lingering will sensed Wu Tian, manifested behind Luohu, and roared his name.

Wu Tian removed the Faith Demon God's obsession from Luohu and let it speak before dispersing it. The obsession warned that the Immeasurable Tribulation would bring everything that had passed away back, leaving Wu Tian wondering what its final words meant.

• Wu Tian stripped the Faith Demon God's obsession from Luohu and sent it into the void, where it re-formed before him.
• The Faith Demon God challenged Wu Tian and warned that the Primordial Wilderness and Chaos were destined to face extinction in the Immeasurable Tribulation.
• Taiqing and Yuanshi took the warning seriously, while Wu Tian acknowledged the eventual tribulation but refused to abandon his efforts to strengthen the Primordial Wilderness.
• Wu Tian dispersed the Faith Demon God's obsession, which claimed that everything that had passed away would return when the Immeasurable Tribulation came.
• Wu Tian wondered what the Faith Demon God's final warning meant.

Wu Tian explained that the future Immeasurable Tribulation would test the Primordial World against beings who had perished, but urged Taiqing and Yuanshi to fight for its survival despite having no certainty. After Taiqing declined the honor, Wu Tian formally ended the Journey to the West Tribulation, and the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao absorbed the Laws of Faith.

• Wu Tian explained that the Faith Demon God's return referred to a future Great Dao trial involving beings who had perished, possibly including Hongjun and the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods.
• Taiqing asked about Wu Tian's cultivation and confidence, and Wu Tian admitted he had no certainty but said they still had to fight for the Primordial World's survival.
• Taiqing and Yuanshi accepted Wu Tian's resolve, and Taiqing refused to claim the merit of ending the Tribulation.
• Wu Tian invoked Pangu, the Primordial World, the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao, and Empress Pingxin as witnesses, then declared the Journey to the West Tribulation over.
• Empress Pingxin and the three Dao responded, the Calamity Qi dispersed, and the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao absorbed the Laws of Faith.
• Haotian, Maitreya, the Bodhisattvas, and others gathered and thanked Wu Tian for ending the Tribulation.

After the Journey to the West Tribulation ended, Yuanshi broke free from the Heavenly Dao and reunited with Taiqing. Wu Tian then bestowed a drop of essence blood on Chi You, helping him surge toward the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

• The Law of Faith changed so immortals and deities had to give something in return for the Belief Power they received.
• Yuanshi used the Tribulation's merit to break free from the Heavenly Dao and return to the Primordial World.
• Yuanshi reunited with Taiqing, and they agreed to visit Tongtian together when he returned from Chaos.
• Wu Tian noticed Chi You struggling to break through despite the merit and Devil Ancestor Luck he had gained.
• Wu Tian sent Chi You a drop of his essence blood, causing Chi You's aura to erupt with the might of a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Chi You attained the Primordial Origin with Wu Tian’s help, while Luohu kept the Demonic Realm in the west so he could repair and stabilize it. Wu Tian then proposed that Luohu become a Heavenly Dao Saint, leaving Luohu uneasy about binding himself to the west.

• Chi You absorbed the Demonic Realm’s demonic energy and completed his breakthrough to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, while Luohu prevented the realm from leaving the west.
• Chi You thanked Wu Tian, but Wu Tian stopped him from bowing and told him to stand beside him.
• Luohu asked Wu Tian and Chi You to leave the Demonic Realm in the west, and Chi You agreed to let Luohu keep it there.
• Wu Tian told Luohu that the merit from suppressing the west could make him a Heavenly Dao Saint, and Luohu worried that the offer would bind him to the west.

Wu Tian arranged for Luohu to become a Heavenly Dao Saint and stabilize the Western Heaven and Earth, while Duobao Tathagata returned from nirvana expecting the same honor. The chapter ended with Duobao appealing to Wu Tian and Taiqing, who gave him no promise of a saintly seat.

• Luohu reluctantly agreed to become a Heavenly Dao Saint and use his saintly destiny to suppress the West.
• Yuanshi reassured Taiqing that Luohu would repay the benefits he had received by contributing to the Primordial Wilderness.
• Wu Tian helped Luohu swear an oath to unite Buddha and demon, and the Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao recognized him.
• Luohu attained the saintly position, restored Mount Ling, suppressed the Demonic Realm, and helped stabilize the West's destiny.
• Duobao Tathagata returned from nirvana, realized Luohu had become a saint in his place, and appealed to Wu Tian and Taiqing for help.

After Duobao accepted Luohu’s offer to return to Mount Ling and continue earning merit through tribulations, Sun Wukong revealed that Wu Tian was his master and reunited with him. Wu Tian welcomed him among his fellow disciples and invited him to ask whatever he wanted to know.

• Taiqing advised Duobao to continue undergoing tribulations until his merit was complete, and Wu Tian agreed.
• Luohu invited Duobao to reside on Mount Ling and spread Buddhist teachings while sending incarnations through mortal lives to complete his tribulations; Duobao accepted.
• Sun Wukong knelt before Wu Tian and declared himself his disciple, shocking those across the Primordial Wilderness who had not known their connection.
• Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong’s companions watched the reunion, while Zhu Bajie wondered whether Wukong’s fellow disciples now counted as his senior brothers too.
• Wu Tian teased the emotional Sun Wukong, and Xuan Wu lifted him to his feet before Wu Tian invited him to ask whatever he wanted to know.

Sun Wukong asked Wu Tian whether his memories of another life were true, and Wu Tian explained that they were true in one sense but that Sun Wukong's fate had changed. With his heart knot resolved, Sun Wukong began breaking through toward the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and Taiqing Sage offered to help him repay his debt to Wukong.

• Sun Wukong asked Wu Tian whether his memories of a different life and journey west were true.
• Wu Tian explained how Sun Wukong could see another version of his fate even though his destiny had changed.
• Sun Wukong let go of his lingering doubts and thanked Wu Tian, recognizing that his master and senior brothers had cared for him.
• Sun Wukong's resolved heart knot triggered a breakthrough, and Kong Xuan said he would attain the Dao.
• Wu Tian prepared to help Sun Wukong cross the final step, but Taiqing Sage asked to act so he could repay his Karma to Wukong.

Taiqing Sage used the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to help Sun Wukong comprehend the Dao and refine his power. Sun Wukong completed his transformation and attained the Primordial Origin as a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

• Wu Tian agreed to let Taiqing Sage help Sun Wukong settle his Karma by attaining the Primordial Origin.
• Taiqing Sage spread the Taiji Diagram beneath Sun Wukong, drawing in the laws and primordial energy of heaven and earth and revealing the Dao of Yin Yang.
• Sun Wukong's Four Mixed-World Monkey origins and Innate Yin and Yang Qi emerged and were refined through the Taiji Diagram.
• Taiqing Sage used the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to suppress Sun Wukong's physical turmoil and mana while he comprehended the Dao.
• Sun Wukong transformed his mana into Primordial Unity Power, and Taiqing Sage recalled both treasures after the transformation was complete.
• Sun Wukong's aura erupted, confirming that he had attained the Primordial Origin as a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

After attaining the Dao and becoming a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Sun Wukong thanked Wu Tian, Taiqing Sage, and his senior brothers. He chose to return to Tang Sanzang and the others at the Foot of Spirit Mountain to complete the scripture pilgrimage.

• Sun Wukong emerged from his Dao attainment with his true nature restored and thanked Wu Tian, who credited his success to his own fortune.
• Wu Tian told Sun Wukong to thank Taiqing Sage for helping him refine the Innate Yin and Yang Qi and merge the origin of the Four Primordial Monkeys.
• Sun Wukong thanked Taiqing Sage and asked about his relationship with Lord Taishang; Taiqing Sage replied that he was Taishang, but Taishang was not him.
• Sun Wukong greeted his senior brothers, and Zhao Gongming and Bixiao welcomed him while Chi You challenged him to fight in Chaos.
• Sun Wukong looked toward Tang Sanzang and his group at the Foot of Spirit Mountain and asked Wu Tian to let him see the scripture pilgrimage through to the end.

Sun Wukong returned to Tang Sanzang and the others after attaining the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, reaffirmed that Tang Sanzang was still his master, and learned that his master's body-tempering method came from Wu Tian. As the group prepared to continue to Spirit Mountain, Sun Wukong promised to help Zhu Bajie meet the God of Wealth and improve his fortune.

• Sun Wukong left Zhao Gongming, Xuan Wu, and Kong Xuan, then returned to Tang Sanzang and the others at the Foot of Spirit Mountain.
• Sun Wukong reassured Tang Sanzang that he still regarded him as his master, and Tang Sanzang happily accepted his words.
• Sun Wukong identified Tang Sanzang's body-tempering method as a Witch Clan cultivation art passed down by Wu Tian, and Tang Sanzang thanked Wu Tian for it.
• Zhu Bajie asked Sun Wukong to introduce him to the God of Wealth so he could gain riches after the journey for scriptures.
• Sun Wukong promised to help Zhu Bajie's wealth fortune and asked Tang Sanzang whether they should continue onward.

Luohu bestowed Buddhist fruitions on Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Little White Dragon after the Journey to the West ended. As Luohu turned to Tang Sanzang, Tang Sanzang suddenly rose into the air amid boundless Buddha Light.

• Luohu awarded Sun Wukong the fruition of Victorious Fighting Buddha, and Sun Wukong sent an avatar to Mount Ling while keeping his true body free to follow Tang Sanzang and return to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Luohu bestowed the fruition of Altar Cleansing Envoy on Zhu Bajie, who accepted it and secretly saluted Zhao Gongming.
• Luohu granted Sha Wujing the fruition of Golden Body Arhat, and Sha Wujing accepted the decree.
• Luohu bestowed the fruition of Eight Legions Heavenly Dragon on Little White Dragon, whose karma was dissolved and whose power broke through to the next realm.
• As Luohu began addressing Tang Sanzang, Tang Sanzang erupted with Buddha Light, rose into the air, and sat cross-legged in an aura more majestic than the Buddhas on Mount Ling.

Tang Sanzang earned the recognition of Heaven and the Western Sect by attaining Buddhahood through a path of his own, prompting Taiqing Sage to offer him a share of the Primordial Violet Qi and a Sage position. The chapter ended with Taiqing asking whether Tang Sanzang was willing to accept.

• The imprints of people Tang Sanzang had helped appeared to bow to him, and their Buddha Light and the Western Sect's Fortune gathered beneath him as he attained the rank of Buddha.
• Wu Tian and Taiqing Sage discussed offering the vacant Sage position to Tang Sanzang, while Duobao realized that Tang Sanzang had forged a path distinct from both Greater and Lesser Vehicle Buddhism.
• Tang Sanzang's injuries healed as his aura rose to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, and Luohu sensed that Heaven and Earth were recognizing him as a potential Sage.
• Taiqing Sage appeared at the edge of the Western World and asked Tang Xuanzang whether he was willing to receive a share of the Primordial Violet Qi and become a Sage.

Tang Sanzang declined the Primordial Violet Qi and the offer of a Heavenly Dao Saint’s seat, choosing instead to return to the Great Tang and spread his Dharma among ordinary people. Wu Tian and Taiqing accepted his decision, while Duobao acknowledged that he was inferior to Tang Sanzang.

• Taiqing offered Tang Sanzang the Primordial Violet Qi and a Heavenly Dao Saint’s seat, leaving Duobao and the gathered observers shocked.
• Tang Sanzang respectfully refused, saying he felt unworthy of the seat.
• Zhu Bajie urged Tang Sanzang to reconsider, but Tang Sanzang replied that he understood what sainthood meant.
• Tang Sanzang said his Dharma belonged among the people, and declared that he would return to the Eastern Tang Dynasty to spread it.
• Wu Tian approved Tang Sanzang’s choice, Taiqing accepted it, and Duobao solemnly admitted that he was inferior to Tang Sanzang.

After the Journey to the West Tribulation ended, Tang Sanzang chose to continue to Mount Ling to obtain the scriptures despite having realized his own Buddhist teachings. Wu Tian departed after advising Kong Xuan to seek enlightenment at the Undying Volcano, while Taiqing Sage and Sage Yuanshi decided to reopen the Chan Sect’s mountain gates without recalling its scattered disciples.

• Duobao was moved by Tang Sanzang’s persistence, and Taiqing Sage hoped he would resolve the confusion in his heart.
• Luohu declared the scripture pilgrimage complete and asked Tang Sanzang whether he would go to Mount Ling or return to the Eastern Tang Dynasty; Tang Sanzang chose to obtain the scriptures.
• Tang Sanzang and his disciples set off for Mount Ling, joking as they climbed, while Wu Tian praised Tang Sanzang as a Child of the Kalpa and departed.
• Wu Tian told Kong Xuan to go to the Undying Volcano to pursue the Dao, and Xuan Wu accompanied him while sending an incarnation to guard the Heavenly Court.
• Sage Yuanshi declined to recall the Chan Sect’s scattered disciples, and he and Taiqing Sage left to reopen the Chan Sect’s mountain gates.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples returned to Chang'an, where Li Shimin rewarded them for completing the scripture journey. After the others departed, Tang Sanzang confided in Sun Wukong that he foresaw Buddhism suffering another decline and possible persecution.

• Sun Wukong teased Tang Sanzang about visiting the Queen of Women's Country, but Tang Sanzang insisted they return to Chang'an and meet Li Shimin first.
• Li Shimin welcomed Tang Sanzang and his disciples, praised Tang Sanzang's transformation, and invited them to call him Martial Uncle.
• Li Shimin bestowed treasures and rewards; the disciples declined temples and official worship, while a temple was built for Tang Sanzang.
• Tang Sanzang told his disciples to attend to their own affairs, and Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and Little White Dragon each departed for home.
• Sun Wukong noticed Tang Sanzang's worry, and Tang Sanzang revealed that he foresaw Buddhism's fortune being shadowed by another decline and possible persecution.

Sun Wukong visited the Underworld after realizing that he might have wrongly interfered with the lives of the Flower-Fruit Mountain monkeys. King Yama revealed the true nature of the Book of Life and Death, but Sun Wukong still wanted to know why his monkeys lived so long.

• Sun Wukong told Tang Sanzang to accept Buddhism’s rise and decline, then flew to the Underworld to reconsider his past actions.
• The ghostly officials fled when Sun Wukong arrived at the Hall of Yama, and he caught King Yama trying to hide beneath his desk.
• Sun Wukong called King Yama his senior uncle and complained that he had let him make a fool of himself by altering the Book of Life and Death.
• Sun Wukong apologized and asked whether he could undo his interference, but King Yama explained that the book he had altered was only a projection of the true Book of Humanity.
• Sun Wukong learned that Empress Pingxin held the original and asked why the Flower-Fruit Mountain monkeys still had such long lifespans if the book had not been changed.