Chapter Summaries

Gu Changsheng sent Kong Xuan to recruit demon kings and gods, hoping to gather half the Demon Clan and pit it against the Buddhist Sect. After Kong Xuan set out, Gu Changsheng turned his attention to Yunxiao in the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa, where a hidden figure watched her.

• Gu Changsheng summoned Kong Xuan to the Purple Mansion Grand Hall and asked him to gather members of the Demon Clan.
• Kong Xuan explained that the Demon Clan's independent factions made gathering everyone impossible, but agreed he could recruit half.
• Gu Changsheng promised to advance Kong Xuan's cultivation if he completed the task, and Kong Xuan flew north to begin recruiting.
• Gu Changsheng watched Yunxiao's situation in the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa and saw a concealed figure above her.

Kong Xuan traveled to the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru to visit Kunpeng at the Demon Master Palace. He told the wary Demon Master that he had come on behalf of Buddhism.

• Gu Changsheng saw Old Ancestor Bodhi leave after looking at Yunxiao and expected further trouble for him.
• Kong Xuan crossed the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru and reached the Sea of the Northern Abyss after more than a month.
• Kong Xuan called out to Kunpeng, who emerged from the Demon Master Palace and wondered whether Kong Xuan sought an alliance against Gu Changsheng.
• Kong Xuan bowed to Kunpeng, then said that he had come for Buddhism.

Kong Xuan recruited Kunpeng Demon Master to join the demon kings’ confrontation with the Buddhist Sect, offering him a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Kong Xuan then went to invite Demon God Ying Zhao, arriving at his palace as its gates opened.

• Kong Xuan told Kunpeng Demon Master that Xuanzang had been captured and invited him to challenge the Buddhist Sect.
• Kunpeng warned that the capture might be a Buddhist Sect scheme, but Kong Xuan dismissed the danger and appealed to him as the Demon Master.
• Kong Xuan offered Kunpeng a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and Kunpeng accepted the invitation.
• Kong Xuan left to recruit other Northern Continent demon powers and arrived at Ying Zhao’s Demon God Palace.
• Ying Zhao’s palace opened, revealing the demon god, who had refused to take part in the past slaughter of humans to forge the Tushou Sword.

Kong Xuan tried to recruit Ying Zhao to join a gathering of the demon race in the Western Ox Continent to oppose the Buddhist Sect. Ying Zhao initially refused, but agreed to go to the Demon Master Palace after learning Kunpeng had joined and hearing Kong Xuan’s appeal to restore the demon race.

• Kong Xuan visited Ying Zhao in the Demon God Palace and invited him to the Western Ox Continent gathering against the Buddhist Sect.
• Ying Zhao refused the invitation, even when Kong Xuan offered him a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in the form of a battle spear.
• Kong Xuan told Ying Zhao that Kunpeng had agreed to join the cause, prompting Ying Zhao to reconsider.
• Kong Xuan urged Ying Zhao to help the demon race rise again and end its oppression by the Buddhist Sect.
• Ying Zhao agreed to go to the Demon Master Palace and accepted the battle spear, then stopped Kong Xuan to tell him something.

Kong Xuan traveled to Congji Abyss to recruit Demon God Bing Yi to fight for the demon race, but she refused and challenged him. Their battle devastated the surrounding land, and neither had gained the upper hand by the end.

• Kong Xuan learned from Ying Zhao that Bing Yi resided in Xuan Bing Palace at Congji Abyss, then flew there to seek her help.
• Bing Yi emerged as an ice dragon and refused Kong Xuan’s request before he could explain it.
• Kong Xuan challenged Bing Yi to a fight, and she agreed on the condition that he defeat her first.
• Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light melted Bing Yi’s frost, and his Indestructible Flames scorched part of her body.
• Bing Yi and Kong Xuan shifted forms and continued battling, causing the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru and Congji Abyss to tremble as neither gained the upper hand.

Kong Xuan gathered demon gods and demon kings across the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru to unite against the Buddhist Sect, then led them toward the Western Ox Continent. At Tongtian Hall on Demon Mountain, Yang Jian welcomed Bull Demon King and the others who had answered his invitation.

• Bing Yi agreed to go to Demon Master Palace after learning that Ying Zhao had joined Kong Xuan’s cause.
• Kong Xuan recruited demon gods and demon kings across the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru, using spiritual treasures supplied by Gu Changsheng.
• Kong Xuan and Kunpeng Demon Master rallied hundreds of demons to destroy the Buddhist Sect.
• Kong Xuan led the assembled demons toward the Western Ox Continent, their Demonic Qi alarming hidden Primordial Great Experts.
• Yang Jian welcomed Bull Demon King and the other guests at Tongtian Hall and invited them inside.

Yuan Hong and the Seven Great Sages decided to rally demons from the Four Great Continents against the Buddhist Sect’s oppression, while demon kings began gathering at Demon Mountain. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing continued searching for Xuanzang as the assembly prepared to welcome its guests.

• The Seven Great Sages discussed the Buddhist Sect’s growing persecution of demons and agreed that they could no longer endure it.
• The Bull Demon King proposed inviting demon kings from all Four Great Continents, and the Seven Great Sages sent out demon invitations.
• Ape Demon King and the other demon kings talked about eating Tang Monk’s flesh after reinforcements arrived.
• Demon kings and their lesser demons began traveling to Demon Mountain, where Yang Jian arranged food and preparations for the gathering.
• Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing continued searching for Xuanzang.

Demon kings gathered at Demon Mountain to support Great Sage Tongtian and oppose the Buddhist Sect, while Tang Sanzang was brought forward as bait for the gathering. After his wounds healed, Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva turned his attention to mobilizing against the demons and vowed to capture Yunxiao.

• Yang Jiao and Yang Jian agreed to use Xuanzang as bait and planned to secretly send him away if battle broke out.
• True Lord Tai Xuan arrived at Demon Mountain and pledged to help the demons resist the Buddhist Sect.
• Nine-Headed Worm and Princess Wansheng arrived, followed by Nine Spirit Yuan Sage and the Unicorn Demon King.
• The Bull Demon King welcomed the assembled demon kings and ordered Tang Sanzang brought into Tongtian Hall.
• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva recovered from Yunxiao's injuries and vowed to capture her.

Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva led the Buddhist forces to attack Yuan Hong’s demon gathering, while Yang Jiao, disguised as Xuanzang, was taken away to be cured and eaten. The demons’ feast was interrupted by a thunderous Buddhist arrival.

• Duobao Tathagata told Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva that Yuan Hong had abducted Xuanzang and ordered him to lead the Buddhist forces against the demons.
• Duobao Tathagata planned to destroy the gathered demon kings and use the campaign to strengthen Buddhism and surpass Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.
• Yang Jiao, disguised as Xuanzang, calmly faced the demon kings as they debated how to prepare Tang Monk’s flesh.
• Bull Demon King proposed curing Xuanzang’s flesh so every demon could gain Immortal Longevity, and Yang Jian agreed.
• Yang Jian sent the disguised Xuanzang away with the Demon Monkeys as the demon kings began drinking.
• A deafening boom shook the demon mountain as a Buddhist invocation rang through the air.

The Buddhist sect arrived at the demon mountain in force, demanding Xuanzang and threatening to wipe out the demons. Bull Demon King and the other demon kings rallied against them, but the Buddhist army’s overwhelming numbers left the impending battle uncertain.

• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva demanded that Yuan Hong surrender Xuanzang and return to Great Thunderclap Monastery, threatening to destroy the demon mountain.
• Bull Demon King summoned his Steel Rod and challenged the Buddhist sect as the demon kings condemned its past oppression of demons and the sea race.
• Flood Dragon Demon King accused the Buddhist sect of persecuting his sea race, and a Bodhisattva answered that the sect would exterminate them.
• A demon king called on the gathered demons to avenge their grievances, and the demon kings vowed to destroy the Buddhist sect.
• The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas unleashed their power as hundreds of thousands of Arhat Venerables gathered above the Sky Dome, making the demon kings realize how outnumbered they were.

Yang Jian urged the demons to fight Buddhism and challenged Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva, while the demon kings wavered under Buddhism’s overwhelming force. Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva engulfed Yang Jian in golden light, believing he had won as Buddhism moved to wipe out the demon clans.

• Yang Jian declared that the demons had no choice but to fight and flung out the Bohai Sky Pillar, prompting Yuan Hong and Bull Demon King to face Buddhism.
• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva warned Yuan Hong that he would suffer worse than being suppressed beneath Five Finger Mountain, while Buddhism’s forces surrounded the demon mountain.
• Yuan Hong attacked Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva, and their clash revealed that the Bodhisattva had reached the middle stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva secretly instructed Yang Jian to pretend to be captured so he could provoke the demons, and Yang Jian pretended to agree.
• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva unleashed his treasure and engulfed Yang Jian in golden light, while Bull Demon King and the other Seven Great Sages feared for him.
• Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva believed Yang Jian had been defeated as Buddhism prepared to wipe out the demons of Western Ox Continent.

Yang Jian, disguised as Yuan Hong, killed Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva and crushed his primordial spirit, igniting a full-scale battle between Buddhism and the demons on Demon Mountain. The chapter leaves both sides locked in a devastating fight, with neither able to retreat.

• Yang Jian struck Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva with the Bohai Sky Pillar while Manjushri was off guard, destroying his body.
• Yang Jian caught and crushed Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva's primordial spirit, killing him completely.
• Bull Demon King and the other demon kings recovered from their shock and rallied to fight Buddhism.
• Buddhism ordered its Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to destroy Demon Mountain, exterminate the demons, and rescue Tang Xuanzang.
• The Seven Great Sages and other demons charged into battle as Buddhist forces attacked, devastating Demon Mountain and the surrounding lands.

The Buddhist Sect slaughtered the Western Ox Continent’s demons, claiming they had come to rescue Xuanzang, until Kong Xuan, Kunpeng, and other powerful demon ancestors arrived. With Xuanzang dead and both sides facing off, the demons condemned the Buddhist Sect for its massacre, but the Buddhas ignored them and provoked the demon kings.

• The Bull Demon King and the other Seven Great Sages led the Western Ox Continent’s demons in a desperate fight as the Buddhist Sect’s ten thousand Buddhas overwhelmed them.
• Juliusun Buddha ordered the Buddhas to exterminate the demons, seeking revenge for Manjushri Guangfa Bodhisattva’s death.
• A quasi-sage’s arrival shattered the Buddhist Sect’s suppression, and a hundred demon experts appeared above the demon mountains.
• The demons recognized Kunpeng Demon Master, Ying Zhao Demon God, Bing Yi Demon God, and Kong Xuan, and rejoiced at the reinforcements.
• Juliusun Buddha said the Buddhist Sect had come to rescue Xuanzang, but Yang Jian pointed out that Xuanzang was already dead.
• Bing Yi Demon God condemned the Buddhist Sect for slaughtering the demons, and Juliusun Buddha and the Buddhas answered with Amitabha, enraging the demon kings.

Kong Xuan shattered the Myriad Buddhas Great Formation and killed two Buddhas, leaving the Buddhist sect badly injured. As the demons celebrated their advantage, Duobao Tathagata arrived with millions of Buddhist forces, and Kong Xuan faced the reinforcements.

• Juliusun Buddha led the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in forming the Myriad Buddhas Great Formation to hold off the demon race.
• Kong Xuan attacked the formation with his Five-Colored Divine Light, killing two Buddhas and breaking the formation apart.
• The demon race celebrated as the Buddhist sect suffered heavy casualties, and one Demon King was suddenly reduced to dust.
• The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas welcomed Buddha Ancestor as Duobao Tathagata arrived on a golden lotus with millions of Buddhist forces, including Chan Master Wu Chao and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
• Kong Xuan descended before the demons and faced the arriving Buddhist reinforcements.

The Buddhist Sect mobilized its forces to suppress the demon race, but Kong Xuan and the assembled Demon Gods refused to submit. Duobao Tathagata ordered the extermination of the demons, and the two sides began a devastating battle that remained undecided.

• Duobao Tathagata led three Quasi-Saints, Ancient Buddha Randeng, and the Buddhist Sect’s assembled forces to confront the demons.
• Bing Yi Demon God challenged the Buddhists over the demons they had killed, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva threatened the demon race.
• Kong Xuan attacked the Buddhist formation with his Five-Colored Divine Light and traded taunts with Chan Master Wu Chao.
• Duobao Tathagata ordered the Buddhists to exterminate the demon race, and both sides unleashed their treasures and powers in battle.
• The Primordial Great Experts watched as the battlefield shattered, while the Buddhists were shocked by the demon race’s many Innate Spirit Treasures.

The demon race and the Buddhist Sect fought for days, suffering enormous casualties before Duobao Tathagata called an end to the battle. Kong Xuan’s hidden aim of weakening the Buddhist Sect succeeded, and Duobao withdrew while vowing to remember the day.

• The demon race and the Buddhist Sect clashed in a brutal battle, with Demon Kings and Buddhist figures dying on both sides.
• Duobao Tathagata formed the Myriad Buddhas Great Formation and unleashed Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage against Kong Xuan and the demon leaders.
• Kong Xuan, Kunpeng, Ying Zhao, and the demon forces charged into the Buddhist ranks as the fighting devastated vast regions.
• After several days, more than half of the Buddhist Sect’s Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and more than half of the demon gods from the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru had been killed or wounded.
• Duobao Tathagata questioned Kong Xuan about Changsheng Heavenly Venerate’s involvement, but Kong Xuan mocked him and the demons showed no interest in leaving.
• Duobao Tathagata ended the battle, warned Kong Xuan and Kunpeng that he would remember the day, and withdrew as the Buddhist Sect’s attempt to take the Western Ox Continent faltered.

After the demons forced Buddhism to withdraw, Kong Xuan returned to Gu Changsheng and received the Five Elements Law. As demons hunted for Xuanzang and Buddhism planned its revenge, Haotian considered whether to send Heavenly Court troops against the demon race.

• Duobao Tathagata ended the battle and led Buddhism back to the Great Thunderclap Monastery while Kong Xuan and the demons withdrew.
• Kong Xuan reported to Gu Changsheng, who gave him the Five Elements Law and told him to cultivate before taking on another task.
• Gu Changsheng anticipated that Xuanzang’s journey would continue past Jilei Mountain as demon kings searched for him to obtain Tang Monk’s flesh.
• Duobao Tathagata ordered Guanyin Bodhisattva and Puxian Bodhisattva to rebuild their bodies and planned to destroy the Western Ox Continent demons after Buddhism prospered.
• An immortal official urged Haotian to send troops against the demons, and Haotian questioned whether he wanted Heavenly Court to repeat Buddhism’s mistakes.

Haotian sent an immortal official to subdue demons in the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru and told Yaochi that the conflict between demons and Buddhism offered the Heavenly Court a chance to rise. Xuanzang’s party continued west, while Old Dragon Wansheng and Nine-Headed Worm plotted to capture him at Jade Wave Pool.

• Haotian demoted an immortal official to the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru and ordered Taibai Jinxing to withdraw after he tried to intervene.
• Haotian told Yaochi that the War between Demons and Buddhism was an opportunity for the Heavenly Court, but warned that nothing could disrupt the westward journey’s conclusion.
• Xuanzang returned to Yang Jian, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Yuan Hong, and they continued traveling west without discussing the conflict between demons and Buddhism.
• At Jade Wave Pool, Nine-Headed Worm proposed abducting Xuanzang, and Old Dragon Wansheng agreed while advising him to treat Yuan Hong with respect.
• Nine-Headed Worm sent the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to track Xuanzang, and Xuanzang and his companions eventually arrived at Jade Wave Pool.

Yang Jian and Xuanzang’s companions accepted Nine-Headed Worm and Old Dragon Wansheng’s invitation into the Crystal Palace at Jade Wave Pool, where Yang Jian suspected a trap. Nine-Headed Worm’s poisoned wine was exposed, but Old Dragon Wansheng drank it before anyone could stop him.

• Nine-Headed Worm split Jade Wave Pool with a spell and led Xuanzang, Yang Jian, Zhu Bajie, and the others along a path to the Crystal Palace.
• Old Dragon Wansheng welcomed Xuanzang and Yang Jian, while Zhu Bajie eagerly asked where the vegetarian meal was.
• The group entered the palace and gathered in the reception hall, where Dragon Maiden served the meal and Nine-Headed Worm offered Yang Jian wine.
• Yang Jian seized Nine-Headed Worm and demanded that he drink the wine, suspecting it was poisoned.
• Old Dragon Wansheng denied that the wine was poisoned and drank it before Nine-Headed Worm could react.

Yang Jian and his companions destroyed Jade Wave Pool, killed Nine-Headed Worm, and continued west toward Lion Camel Ridge. At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Duobao Tathagata ordered the Three Demons of Lion Camel Ridge to stop Xuanzang so Buddhism would have an excuse to destroy them.

• Old Dragon Wansheng died after eating poisoned food, and Yang Jian’s group fought the Dragon Sons and Grandsons of Jade Wave Pool.
• Zhu Bajie killed Princess Wansheng, while Yang Jiao killed Nine-Headed Worm and Yang Jian crushed his fleeing primordial spirit.
• Xuanzang’s group continued west, passing through desolate lands and foreign kingdoms as their journey drew the attention of Buddhism and the Heavenly Court.
• Duobao Tathagata learned that Xuanzang’s group would soon reach Lion Camel Ridge, where three demons commanded hundreds of thousands of lesser demons.
• Duobao Tathagata sent a Buddha to tell the Three Demons of Lion Camel Ridge to stop Xuanzang, intending to use their resistance as an excuse to exterminate them.