Chapter Summaries

Daoist Hong Meng defeated Ying Zheng’s Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation and used the Kongtong Seal to destroy his Human Emperor Dao Fruit. The chapter ended with Ying Zheng forbidden from cultivating the Great Dao and destined to live only as an ordinary mortal.

• Ying Zheng used the twelve golden men to form the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation and summon Pangu's True Body.
• Daoist Hong Meng repelled Pangu's True Body with a Battle Axe formed from chaotic mist, then shattered it with a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
• Ying Zheng’s formation collapsed, and he begged for mercy by invoking his status as Human Co-Lord and his Human Race Destiny.
• Daoist Hong Meng revealed the Kongtong Seal, which he had borrowed from the sacred land of Huoyun Cave.
• Daoist Hong Meng used the Kongtong Seal to declare that the Human Emperor could no longer cultivate the Great Dao, destroying Ying Zheng’s Human Emperor Dao Fruit.

Daoist Hong Meng deposed Ying Zheng, and the Great Qin Empire fell as Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and founded the Han Dynasty. Centuries later, Gu Changsheng sought the Pangu Banner from Primordial Heavenly Venerate to advance his understanding of the Law of Strength, and left Jade Void Palace with the treasure.

• Daoist Hong Meng stripped Ying Zheng of his cultivation, left Xunzi to find a new Human Emperor, and departed with the twelve golden men.
• The Great Qin Empire collapsed; Xiang Yu captured Xianyang, then lost to Liu Bang and died by the Wu River, while Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty.
• With Confucian support, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang pacified the people, honored Confucianism alone, and elevated the Confucian school for centuries.
• After comprehending the Law of Strength on Purple Mansion Continent, Gu Changsheng left Ziwei to guard the place and traveled to Jade Void Palace.
• Gu Changsheng asked Primordial Heavenly Venerate to lend him the Pangu Banner, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate handed it to him without asking why.
• Gu Changsheng put away the Pangu Banner and left Jade Void Palace to comprehend it.

Gu Changsheng secluded himself to comprehend the Law of Strength in the Pangu Banner and discovered that it contained the Power of Creation. Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Bodhi sent five figures into reincarnation for Buddhism, but Great Emperor Fengdu secretly tampered with the Six Paths, and tens of thousands of years later the chapter left Duobao Tathagata still in the Saha Buddhist Kingdom.

• Gu Changsheng returned to Purple Mansion Continent, ordered that he not be disturbed, and began comprehending the Pangu Banner’s Law of Strength.
• Gu Changsheng discovered a strand of the Power of Creation in the Pangu Banner and continued his cultivation while Chang Xi tended the flowers and herbs on Purple Mansion Continent.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi took five figures from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool toward the underworld to send them into reincarnation.
• Lady Pingxin confronted Zhunti’s incarnation for disrupting the underworld, but Zhunti sent the five figures into reincarnation before she could stop him.
• Great Emperor Fengdu secretly tampered with the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and tens of thousands of years later Duobao Tathagata remained in the Saha Buddhist Kingdom.

Old Ancestor Bodhi persuaded Duobao Tathagata to unite Theravada Buddhism with Mahayana Buddhism, and Duobao became Buddhism’s leader as its influence spread. Meanwhile, Gu Changsheng severed his benevolence corpse, leaving his path toward Hunyuan Daluo within reach.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi proposed that Theravada Buddhism merge into Mahayana Buddhism and offered Duobao Tathagata the position of Buddhist leader.
• Duobao Tathagata agreed, gathered the Saha Buddhist Kingdom into his palm, and brought it to Spirit Mountain.
• Duobao Tathagata declared the two Buddhist branches united and proclaimed himself their leader, causing Buddhism’s providence to surge.
• Tens of thousands of years later, an ascetic monk left Spirit Mountain and preached Buddhist teachings throughout the Primordial world.
• Gu Changsheng sensed the monk’s activity, summoned the Chaos Bell, and prepared to sever a corpse.
• Gu Changsheng severed his benevolence corpse, and Golden Venerable greeted his true self.

Gu Changsheng completed the severing of his Golden Venerable corpse and prepared to enter the Primordial Land’s turmoil. Meanwhile, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vowed to deliver the wandering ghosts of the Netherworld Blood Sea, severed a corpse, and clashed with Ancestor Minghe over the ghosts he was taking from the Asura Race.

• Gu Changsheng’s Golden Venerable, born from the Law of Strength, reached the Late-stage Quasi-Saint realm, and Gu Changsheng resolved to pursue Hunyuan Daluo through all three corpses.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva reached the Netherworld Blood Sea, witnessed the suffering of its wandering ghosts, and vowed not to become a Buddha until hell was empty.
• The Heavenly Dao answered Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s vow with merit, raising him to the complete Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva severed a corpse from his golden Buddhist beads and began delivering the wandering ghosts, drawing their resentment and soul power into himself.
• Ancestor Minghe and the four Grand Unity Golden Immortals Tathagata Mara, Brahma, Deva of Desire and Form, and Shiva confronted Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
• Ancestor Minghe objected that delivering the ghosts would leave the Asura Race without food, then launched the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Ancestor Minghe fought Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the Netherworld Blood Sea and drove him away after severely wounding his Good Corpse. Ksitigarbha fled to Western Spirit Mountain, where Duobao Tathagata came to his aid.

• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva pleaded with Ancestor Minghe to let him save wandering souls, but Minghe attacked him with the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva used his prayer beads and Buddhist light to defend himself, but Minghe overwhelmed him with his swords and the Karma Red Lotus.
• Ancestor Minghe wounded Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Good Corpse with the twin swords and the Six-Syllable Mantra was cleaved apart.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva fled the Netherworld Blood Sea and headed to Western Spirit Mountain, while Ancestor Minghe returned to the depths of the Blood Sea, confident he could defeat any reinforcements.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva arrived at the Western Saha Buddhist Kingdom engulfed in karmic fire, and Duobao Tathagata enveloped him in a ray of light.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva told Duobao Tathagata that Ancestor Minghe had harmed him and obstructed his Buddhist mission, prompting Buddhism to march on the Netherworld Blood Sea. Duobao Tathagata and Ancestor Minghe began a battle, which was still raging when Minghe launched his swords at the Buddha.

• Duobao Tathagata extinguished the karma fire on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and heard how Ancestor Minghe had attacked him.
• Duobao Tathagata led the Three Thousand Buddhas and countless Buddhist disciples toward the Netherworld Blood Sea to confront Minghe.
• Great Emperor Fengdu realized that Buddhism’s plan to convert wandering ghosts threatened the underworld and noted that they had overlooked Gu Changsheng.
• Duobao Tathagata confronted Ancestor Minghe, who accused Buddhism of seeking to seize the Netherworld Blood Sea, and the two sides prepared to fight.
• Ancestor Minghe led the Asura forces against Buddhism and launched the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords at Duobao Tathagata.

Duobao Tathagata fought Ancestor Minghe in the Netherworld Blood Sea, unleashing his ten thousand-armed true body and its spiritual treasures. Minghe survived the assault and raised the Blood River Great Formation, which began burning Buddhist disciples with karmic fire and absorbing them.

• Duobao Tathagata blocked Ancestor Minghe’s sword qi and revealed his ten thousand-armed My Buddha True Body.
• Ancestor Minghe struck with the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords, but Duobao Tathagata countered with a thousand spiritual treasures.
• Duobao Tathagata unleashed Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage, blasting Ancestor Minghe into a collapsed space.
• Ancestor Minghe emerged with little injury and summoned the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus to establish the Blood River Great Formation.
• The formation’s karmic fire burned many Buddhist disciples to ashes and absorbed them, leaving Duobao Tathagata grim and uncertain.

Duobao Tathagata used the Myriad Buddhas Great Formation to overpower Ancestor Minghe and damage the Netherworld Blood Sea. He proposed that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stay for one Yuan Epoch and that the Asura Race join the Buddhist Sect, but Minghe remained silent and did not agree.

• Duobao Tathagata led the Buddhist disciples in forming the Myriad Buddhas Great Formation, broke through much of the Blood River Great Formation, and advanced to the Late-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• Duobao Tathagata struck Ancestor Minghe with Buddhist power, sent his Yuantu Abi Twin Swords flying, and suppressed him into the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Ancestor Minghe unleashed tens of millions of Blood God Son incarnations, who attacked the Buddhist formation and killed many disciples.
• Chan Master Wu Chao and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva lent their power to Duobao Tathagata, who drew the Blood God Sons into the Saha Buddhist Kingdom and struck the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Duobao Tathagata shattered the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus and damaged the Netherworld Blood Sea’s origin, then offered terms for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Asura Race.
• Ancestor Minghe gave no agreement to Duobao Tathagata’s proposal, and Duobao withdrew his power.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva attempted to spread Buddhism in the Netherworld Blood Sea, but Great Emperor Fengdu and Gu Changsheng stopped him. Duobao Tathagata withdrew with the Buddhist disciples, leaving the Buddhist Sect unable to preach there.

• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva accepted Duobao Tathagata’s decree to deliver the lonely ghosts and wandering spirits in the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Great Emperor Fengdu appeared and ordered Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Duobao Tathagata to leave.
• Duobao Tathagata challenged Great Emperor Fengdu, who used the Judge’s Brush to crush many of Duobao Tathagata’s arms and spiritual treasures.
• Gu Changsheng’s consciousness descended and confronted Duobao Tathagata, rejecting his appeal to the Buddhist Sect’s rise as the Heavenly Dao’s Great Trend.
• Duobao Tathagata ended the fight and swept the Buddhist disciples back toward Western Spirit Mountain.

Gu Changsheng foresaw a calamity that could threaten even Saints and sent Golden Venerable away on a mission. Meanwhile, Kinnara fled with Axiu after revealing his identity, but Chan Master Wu Chao confronted them.

• The Buddhist sect’s preaching in the Central Land met resistance from the Hundred Schools of Thought, so the Three Thousand Buddhas began granting worshippers’ requests.
• Gu Changsheng foresaw a great calamity arriving in a million years and suspected it might be the Demon Mara Calamity.
• Gu Changsheng decided he needed to pursue a higher realm of cultivation and sent Golden Venerable on a journey.
• Kinnara hurried Axiu out of their home and revealed that he was the Buddhist sect’s chief protector.
• Chan Master Wu Chao appeared, sealed the surrounding void, and questioned Kinnara about his relationship with Axiu.

Chan Master Wu Chao forced Kinnara to choose between Axiu and returning to Spirit Mountain, and Axiu killed herself to save him. Kinnara fell into demonic corruption, but the Golden Venerable appeared and claimed Kinnara was destined to become his disciple.

• Chan Master Wu Chao suppressed Kinnara and ordered him to kill Axiu and return to Spirit Mountain.
• Axiu recalled meeting Kinnara, then begged Chan Master Wu Chao to spare him and plunged the treasured sword into her chest.
• Kinnara erupted with demonic aura after Axiu died, and Chan Master Wu Chao attacked him with True Sun Fire.
• The Golden Venerable appeared, declared that Kinnara was fated to become his disciple, and faced Chan Master Wu Chao's threat to kill him.

Golden Venerable saved Kinnara from Chan Master Wu Chao, accepted him as a disciple, renamed him Wutian, and established Moluo Heaven as his cultivation ground. After Wutian cultivated for thousands of years, Gu Changsheng met the Six-winged Golden Cicada and accepted him as a disciple.

• Golden Venerable revealed his Late-stage Quasi-Saint strength, causing Chan Master Wu Chao to abandon his attempt to pursue Kinnara and leave.
• Kinnara vowed to seize the Buddhist Sect and avenge Axiu, then begged Golden Venerable to accept him as a disciple.
• Golden Venerable named Kinnara Wutian and brought him to a desolate mountain range he called Moluo Heaven.
• Wutian cultivated in Moluo Heaven for thousands of years and gained control over the demonic qi in his body.
• Gu Changsheng met the Six-winged Golden Cicada on Eastern Continent of Divine Light and accepted him as his disciple.

Gu Changsheng accepted Golden Cicada as his disciple and warned him that Western Buddhism would try to convert him, then began the next stage of his plan at Flower-Fruit Mountain. Yang Jian arrived there and used the Chaos Demon Ape’s Origin Power to envelop the Immortal Embryo containing the Intelligent Stone Monkey, who struggled and begged for mercy.

• Gu Changsheng accepted Golden Cicada as his disciple, promised him a chance to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and told him to weigh the Buddhist sect’s attempt to convert him.
• Duobao Tathagata arrived nearly a year later, took Golden Cicada to the west, and brought him to Spirit Mountain to cultivate Buddhist teachings.
• Gu Changsheng sensed that the Heavenly Secrets at Flower-Fruit Mountain had appeared and sent Yang Jian a jade talisman ordering him to go there.
• Yang Jian found the Immortal Embryo nurturing the Intelligent Stone Monkey and recognized that they shared the Chaos Demon Ape origin.
• Yang Jian released his Origin Power into the Immortal Embryo and began extracting its power as the Intelligent Stone Monkey shook and begged for mercy.

Yang Jian absorbed the Intelligent Stone Monkey’s Origin Power and returned to Guanjiang Pass, while Old Ancestor Bodhi later visited Flower-Fruit Mountain and discovered the Immortal Embryo had been drained. He went to Purple Mansion Continent to meet Changsheng Heavenly Venerate, where Kong Xuan confronted him.

• Yang Jian absorbed the Intelligent Stone Monkey’s Origin Power, fragments of the Law of War, and its innate divine abilities, then returned to Guanjiang Pass to enter seclusion.
• Several hundred years after Yang Jian left, Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain and swept away the Seventy-two Cave Demon Kings with Seven-Colored Divine Light.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi found the cracked, moss-covered Immortal Embryo and divined that Yang Jian had taken its origin.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi traveled to Purple Mansion Continent and called out to Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.
• Kong Xuan appeared and challenged Old Ancestor Bodhi, who greeted him as a fellow Daoist.

Old Ancestor Bodhi visited Gu Changsheng to discuss the Buddhist Sect’s plan to spread its teachings eastward during a calamity a thousand years later. Gu Changsheng accepted one pilgrimage slot while secretly confident that the Journey to the West would ultimately serve the Chan Sect.

• Kong Xuan escorted Old Ancestor Bodhi into Purple Mansion Continent and brought him to the Purple Mansion Grand Hall.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi explained the Buddhist Sect’s plan to spread its teachings eastward and asked Gu Changsheng for support from the Chan Sect and Human Sect.
• Gu Changsheng said he had never opposed the plan, and Old Ancestor Bodhi offered him one slot in the Journey to the West.
• Gu Changsheng accepted the slot and discussed the Dao with Old Ancestor Bodhi before he departed.
• Gu Changsheng recalled that Golden Cicada had been converted by Duobao Tathagata, but his destiny still belonged to the Chan Sect, and he anticipated the Buddhist Sect’s reaction after the journey ended.

Zhang Bairen, revealed as Haotian, returned to the Heavenly Court after countless reincarnations and recovered his power, reaching the Late-stage Quasi-Saint realm. His return shook the Primordial World and drew the attention of powerful beings beyond it.

• Zhang Bairen overcame his lightning tribulation and entered the Immortal Pond at the South Heavenly Gate.
• Zhang Bairen awakened with memories of millions of reincarnations and announced that he had returned.
• Rainbow Light and Merit Golden Light poured into Zhang Bairen, raising his cultivation to the Late-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• Queen Mother recognized Zhang Bairen as Haotian and welcomed his return as Jade Emperor.
• Haotian's aura shook the Primordial World and drew the attention of Old Ancestor Bodhi as he left Eight Sceneries Palace.

Old Ancestor Bodhi found Haotian transformed after his return from reincarnation, while Ancient Buddha Randeng and four former Chan Sect figures returned to Spirit Mountain and entered Buddhism. As Gu Changsheng prepared for the approaching Western Journey tribulation, Duobao Tathagata condemned Golden Cicada to one hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, and Golden Cicada accepted his decree.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi visited Haotian at the Heavenly Court, learned that he had returned from reincarnation as a Late-stage Quasi-Saint, and left after suspecting his return was a calculated bid for control.
• Duobao Tathagata welcomed Ancient Buddha Randeng, Daoist Cihang, Puxian, and the others back to Spirit Mountain, where they resumed their positions and entered Buddhism.
• Daoist Cihang remembered that Great Emperor Fengdu had caused him to be reborn in a female womb and grew angry.
• Gu Changsheng sensed Buddhism's rising providence, deduced that Randeng and the others no longer affected Chan Sect's providence, and began planning for the Western Journey tribulation.
• Duobao Tathagata rebuked Golden Cicada for sleeping during scripture recitation and sent him into one hundred lifetimes of reincarnation; Golden Cicada accepted the decree.

Golden Cicada entered reincarnation with Great Emperor Fengdu’s help, while Yuan Hong left Old Ancestor Bodhi’s mountain and became a powerful demon king. After Yuan Hong stole the South Sea Dragon Palace’s Bohai Sky Pillar, the South Sea Dragon King appealed to Haotian, and Taibai Jinxing proposed recruiting him into the Heavenly Court.

• Great Emperor Fengdu intercepted Golden Cicada, gave him the ability to retain his past-life memories and a Mana Seed, then sent him into reincarnation.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi sent Yuan Hong away from Mount Fangcun after warning him not to reveal his master or lineage.
• Yuan Hong settled on Western Ox Continent as the Ape Demon King and befriended Bull Demon King, Flood Dragon Demon King, Peng Demon King, Lion Camel King, Macaca Monkey King, and other demon kings.
• Yuan Hong stole the Bohai Sky Pillar from the South Sea Dragon Palace and became known as Great Sage Tongtian, one of the Seven Great Sages.
• The South Sea Dragon King complained to Haotian, but the Heavenly Court immortals were reluctant to confront Yuan Hong.
• Taibai Jinxing suggested that Haotian use Imperial Recruitment to bring Yuan Hong into the Heavenly Court.

Haotian recruited Yuan Hong into the Heavenly Court and appointed him to manage the Peach Garden. After learning how the garden’s Immortal Peaches granted longevity, Yuan Hong stared at them with obvious greed.

• Haotian ordered Taibai Jinxing to bring Yuan Hong to the Heavenly Court, despite the South Sea Dragon King's objections.
• Yuan Hong entered the Heavenly Court and declared himself the Great Sage Tongtian before Haotian.
• Haotian granted Yuan Hong the title of Great Sage Tongtian and appointed him to manage the Peach Garden as a Seventh-rank Immortal Official.
• The garden's Earth Deity showed Yuan Hong the three kinds of Immortal Peaches and explained how long they took to ripen and what their benefits were.
• Yuan Hong stared greedily at the Immortal Peaches until the garden's Earth Deity called out to him.