Chapter Summaries

Kunpeng Demon Master defeated Ancient Buddha Randeng and agreed to let Great Roc enter reincarnation after Old Ancestor Bodhi intervened. When Ancient Buddha Randeng brought Great Roc's primordial spirit to the Underworld, Great Emperor Fengdu confronted him, and the two began to clash.

• Kunpeng Demon Master ambushed Ancient Buddha Randeng with a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and repeatedly struck him until he spat blood.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived and persuaded Kunpeng Demon Master to let Great Roc enter reincarnation instead of killing him.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng took Great Roc's primordial spirit to the Underworld to begin the reincarnation process.
• Great Emperor Fengdu appeared and stopped Great Roc's primordial spirit, then confronted Ancient Buddha Randeng.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng unleashed Buddhist light across the Underworld and roared at Great Emperor Fengdu as Fengdu surged toward him.

Ancient Buddha Randeng and Old Ancestor Bodhi secured permission for the Great Roc to enter reincarnation, unaware that Great Emperor Fengdu had tampered with the process. True Man Wenmei followed the Great Roc into reincarnation, and the chapter ended with the Great Roc born in Cao Prefecture as a potential Human Co-Lord.

• Lady Pingxin drove Ancient Buddha Randeng back, then allowed the Great Roc to enter reincarnation after Old Ancestor Bodhi offered Buddhist merit to the underworld.
• Great Emperor Fengdu agreed to the proposal and secretly tampered with the Great Roc as Ancient Buddha Randeng sent him into reincarnation.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi and Ancient Buddha Randeng left believing the Great Roc’s reincarnation would help Buddhism spread eastward.
• Gu Changsheng sent True Man Wenmei through a spatial rift to the underworld, where Great Emperor Fengdu permitted him to enter reincarnation.
• The Great Roc was born to a wealthy salt-selling household in Cao Prefecture, and Ancient Buddha Randeng declared that he would become the Human Co-Lord.

Ancient Buddha Randeng sent Huang Chao to rebel against the declining Tang Dynasty, while Gu Changsheng sent his disciple Li Cunxiao to quell the rebellion and protect the people. Li Cunxiao joined Li Keyong’s army, where he proved his strength by killing a demon rebel leader and was named Great General of Pacification.

• Ancient Buddha Randeng named the newborn Huang Chao and later taught him Buddhist teachings and spells.
• After Huang Chao repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, Ancient Buddha Randeng revealed he was the reincarnation of the Great Roc and ordered him to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.
• Huang Chao gathered tens of thousands of followers, became the Sky-Rending Great General after Wang Xianzhi died, and captured Luoyang.
• Gu Changsheng sent his disciple Li Cunxiao, a Human Immortal, down the mountain with a Houtian Spiritual Treasure halberd to quell the rebellion and save the people.
• Li Cunxiao joined Li Keyong’s army and killed a demon rebel leader with his halberd.
• Li Keyong rewarded Li Cunxiao by naming him Great General of Pacification.

Huang Chao established Great Qi and defended Chang’an against Li Keyong’s forces, but Li Cunxiao killed the Tiger-headed Great Demon and routed the rebel troops. As Zhu Wen joined the siege, Huang Chao confronted Li Cunxiao above the city and greeted him as an old adversary.

• Duobao Tathagata and the Buddhas celebrated Huang Chao’s establishment of Great Qi, which increased the Buddhist Sect’s fortune.
• Huang Chao sent the Tiger-headed Great Demon to attack Li Keyong’s forces outside Chang’an, and the demon beheaded several generals.
• Li Cunxiao killed the Tiger-headed Great Demon and routed the rebel troops, forcing them to retreat into Chang’an.
• Zhu Wen arrived and attacked Chang’an with Li Keyong, but the city’s defenses held against their forces.
• Gu Changsheng recognized Zhu Wen as an immortal official banished from the Heavenly Court.
• Li Cunxiao approached Chang’an and deflected the rebel troops’ crossbow bolts, then Huang Chao stepped into the air to face him.

Li Cunxiao and the Tang forces defeated Huang Chao’s army and breached Chang’an, while Li Cunxiao fatally wounded Huang Chao. Old Ancestor Bodhi intervened to save Huang Chao’s fleeing primordial spirit, and Gu Changsheng confronted him over Huang Chao’s bid to become Human Co-Lord.

• Li Cunxiao fought Huang Chao in the air as Zhu Wen and Li Keyong’s troops attacked the rebels outside Chang’an.
• Zhu Wen and Li Keyong’s forces broke through Chang’an’s gates and fought the rebels and demon-race fighters inside the city.
• Li Cunxiao defeated Huang Chao, pierced his body, and cut through his neck, forcing Huang Chao’s primordial spirit to flee.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi knocked Li Cunxiao back and tried to seize Huang Chao’s primordial spirit, but Gu Changsheng intercepted him and identified Li Cunxiao as his disciple.
• Gu Changsheng declared that Huang Chao deserved to die for seeking to become Human Co-Lord, while Old Ancestor Bodhi insisted that Huang Chao’s rise was Heaven’s Will.

Gu Changsheng used the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to strip Huang Chao of his status as Human Co-Lord, and Li Cunxiao killed him before Old Ancestor Bodhi could take him away. Years later, as Li Cunxiao fought a Buddhist Buddha amid the struggle between Later Liang and Jin, Grand Unity True Person recognized him as Gu Changsheng’s disciple.

• Gu Changsheng summoned the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who declared that Huang Chao could not become Human Co-Lord, and the Heavenly Dao stripped him of the title.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi tried to flee with Huang Chao’s primordial spirit, but Li Cunxiao pierced Huang Chao with his halberd, killing him.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi secretly supported Zhu Wen, who founded Liang and defeated Li Keyong; Li Keyong killed himself as Jin’s army fell into chaos.
• Li Cunxiao rallied the Jin army and later confronted a Buddha who appeared to aid Zhu Wen, fighting him in the void.
• Grand Unity True Person arrived, recognized Li Cunxiao as Gu Changsheng’s disciple, and understood that the Buddha was fighting him.

Grand Unity True Person rescued Li Cunxiao from Buddha, allowing Li Cunxiao to resume his campaign against Later Liang. After Zhu Wen's army was routed by an ambush, Li Cunxiao asked who the young general fighting in his ranks was.

• Grand Unity True Person attacked Buddha with the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Hood and helped Li Cunxiao pierce and drive him away.
• Li Cunxiao thanked Grand Unity True Person, then led his army to attack Later Liang.
• Zhu Wen killed the generals who had returned defeated and led a new army against Li Cunxiao.
• Ambushers struck Zhu Wen's forces with crossbow bolts, routing the Later Liang army as Li Cunxiao and a young general attacked.
• Li Cunxiao rode forward and asked who the young general was.

Li Cunxiao conquered Later Liang and became the Human Co-Lord, but he longed to leave the throne and return to cultivation. With Gu Changsheng’s help, he passed the throne to Chai Rong and resumed his proper identity as True Man Wenmei, while Chai Rong’s reign ended abruptly when he died on the night of his campaign against the Western Ox Continent.

• Chai Rong became Li Cunxiao’s adopted son, and Li Cunxiao’s disciplined army advanced toward Zhu Wen’s capital as several Later Liang cities surrendered.
• Duobao Tathagata and Ancient Buddha Randeng decided not to intervene against Li Cunxiao, who breached the capital and defeated Zhu Wen’s forces.
• Zhu Wen’s Crown Prince stabbed and beheaded his father, then was killed by arrows as Li Cunxiao’s army entered the palace and destroyed Later Liang.
• Gu Changsheng visited Li Cunxiao and agreed to release him from his role as Human Co-Lord, naming Chai Rong as his successor.
• Li Cunxiao handed the throne to Chai Rong and secretly departed; Gu Changsheng restored him to his identity as True Man Wenmei, who then left for the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru.
• Chai Rong ruled Great Jin for several decades, then died of illness in the palace on the night he personally set out to campaign against the Western Ox Continent.

After Cao Er murdered an innocent man, Bao Zheng tried him and ordered his execution despite his status as the imperial uncle. Cao Da arrived and pleaded for exile instead, but the Great Song Emperor reached Kaifeng as Cao Er was about to be executed and refused to save him.

• Tieguai Li and Lu Dongbin declared that the eighth of the Eight Immortals was about to take his place.
• Cao Da left home to cultivate after failing to stop his younger brother Cao Er from committing evil deeds.
• After Cao Er killed a man, Bao Zheng ordered Wang Chao and Ma Han to arrest him and put him on trial.
• Cao Da arrived at court, struck Cao Er, and asked Bao Zheng whether his brother could be exiled instead of executed.
• Bao Zheng ruled that Cao Er deserved death and ordered him taken to the Tiger-Head Guillotine.
• The Great Song Emperor arrived just before the execution and rejected Cao Er's plea for rescue.

Bao Zheng rejected the Emperor of Great Song’s wish to spare Cao Er and executed him, while Cao Da left to pursue the Dao. Three years later, Zhongli Quan and Lu Dongbin guided Cao Da to join the Eight Immortals, as Cao Er’s resentful ghost remained in Great Song.

• Bao Zheng persuaded the Emperor of Great Song not to pardon Cao Er, and Cao Er was executed by the Tiger-Head Guillotine.
• Cao Da vanished from Great Song, and Empress Cao’s search for him found no trace.
• After three years of cultivation in a barren mountain, Cao Da met Zhongli Quan and Lu Dongbin, who enlightened him and brought him to take his place among the Eight Immortals.
• Cao Er’s soul refused to go to the Netherworld and became a resentful wandering ghost, alerting someone.

Old Ancestor Bodhi sent Cao Er into reincarnation to pursue revenge, while the Eight Immortals went to Penglai Island seeking a gift for the Peach Banquet and confronted an Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon. The chapter ended as Lu Dongbin attacked the demon with his Yin-Yang Twin Swords.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi accepted Cao Er as a Buddhist disciple and sent his soul into reincarnation after Great Emperor Fengdu secretly tampered with the process.
• The Northern Barbarian Dragon Mother was born, and Uncle Cao joined the Eight Immortals at Dang Mountain.
• Taibai Jinxing invited the Eight Immortals to Queen Mother's Peach Banquet, prompting them to seek spiritual treasures or fruits as a gift.
• Uncle Cao suggested Penglai Immortal Island, and the Eight Immortals traveled there, sensing Demonic Qi.
• The Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon confronted the Eight Immortals for trespassing, and Lu Dongbin attacked it with his Yin-Yang Twin Swords.

The Eight Immortals battled the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon on Penglai Immortal Island, while the East Sea Dragon King decided to let them fight rather than risk confronting them. After the Eight Immortals beheaded the dragon, Tieguai Li struck at its escaping primordial spirit.

• The Eight Immortals attacked the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon with their treasures as Lu Dongbin fought him, and their battle shook the East Sea.
• The Sea-Patrolling Yaksha investigated the fighting on Penglai Immortal Island but was killed by a ray of light.
• The East Sea Dragon King learned that the Eight Immortals were fighting the dragon, and the Turtle Prime Minister persuaded him to let the battle continue.
• The East Sea Dragon King ordered the Water Tribe to hide beneath the sea while the Eight Immortals overwhelmed the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon.
• Lu Dongbin beheaded the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon with the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, and Tieguai Li struck at its escaping primordial spirit.

The Eight Immortals killed the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon, settled on Penglai Immortal Island, and later attended the Peach Banquet, where Haotian asked about their treasures. After the banquet, the Eight Immortals headed toward the East Sea, while Ao Moang and an East Sea Dragon Prince plotted to seize their treasures.

• The Eight Immortals killed the Azure Blood Poisonous Flood Dragon, purified Penglai Immortal Island, and chose to settle there.
• The Eight Immortals found the Flood Dragon's treasure-filled cave and selected a treasure to offer at the Peach Banquet.
• The Eight Immortals traveled to Heaven, presented their gifts, and joined the Peach Banquet, where they reunited with Yang Jiao and Yang Jian.
• Haotian asked the Eight Immortals about their protective treasures, and they described the powers of their magic items.
• Ao Moang and an East Sea Dragon Prince coveted the Eight Immortals' treasures, and Ao Moang again wanted to abduct He Xiangu.
• After the Peach Banquet ended, the Eight Immortals left the South Heavenly Gate and rode their clouds toward the East Sea.

The Eight Immortals crossed the East Sea on their magical treasures, but Moji abducted Lan Caihe and took his jade board to the Dragon Palace. After learning Caihe was missing, Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu set out to demand his release while the other immortals waited on Penglai Immortal Island.

• Lan Caihe suggested that the Eight Immortals use their magical treasures to cross the sea, and their passage stirred the East Sea and shook the Crystal Palace.
• Moji sent the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to investigate, then used a whirlpool to seize Lan Caihe and his jade board.
• The East Sea Dragon King ordered Moji to hold Lan Caihe until the Eight Immortals came to demand an explanation.
• After the immortals noticed Lan Caihe was missing, Zhang Guolao divined that the East Sea Dragon Clan had abducted him.
• Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu rode toward the East Sea to demand Lan Caihe's release while the others waited on Penglai Immortal Island.

Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu fought the East Sea Dragon Palace forces after demanding Lan Caihe’s release, and Lu Dongbin killed Prince Moji. Ao Guang gathered a million soldiers, while the other Eight Immortals arrived to confront him, leaving both sides on the brink of battle.

• Prince Moji led the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to challenge Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu above the East Sea.
• He Xiangu attacked the Dragon Palace troops with her lotus while Lu Dongbin fought Prince Moji with the Yin-Yang Twin Swords.
• Lu Dongbin killed Prince Moji and severed his primordial spirit as He Xiangu drove back the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals.
• Ao Guang learned that Prince Moji had been killed, mustered a million soldiers, and confronted Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu.
• Tieguai Li, Zhang Guolao, Zhongli Quan, and the other Eight Immortals arrived, and Ao Guang accused them of killing his son.

The Eight Immortals battled the East Sea Dragon King’s army until Lan Caihe escaped with the little Dragon Maiden’s help and urged both sides to stop. The Dragon King withdrew his forces, and the Eight Immortals returned to Penglai Immortal Island, learning that the Dragon Maiden had freed Lan Caihe.

• The East Sea Dragon King sent his million-strong Water Tribe army against the Eight Immortals, and the fighting killed or wounded many soldiers.
• Tieguai Li struck Crown Prince Moyun, while Lu Dongbin fought the East Sea Dragon King, who transformed into a colossal dragon.
• The little Dragon Maiden freed Lan Caihe from his prison, and Lan Caihe escaped the Crystal Palace.
• Lan Caihe reached the battlefield and called for the fighting to stop; Zhang Guolao described the Crown Prince’s death as a misunderstanding.
• The East Sea Dragon King ordered his soldiers to retreat despite Prince Moyun’s protests, and both sides ended the battle.
• On the way back to Penglai Immortal Island, Lan Caihe told the Eight Immortals that the little Dragon Maiden had saved him.

After discovering the jade tablet remained in the Dragon Palace, the Eight Immortals returned to demand it from the grieving East Sea Dragon King. Crown Prince Moyun led an attack against them, and Lu Dongbin began fighting him as he transformed into a divine dragon.

• Lan Caihe remembered that the jade tablet was still in the Dragon Palace, so the Eight Immortals returned to demand it.
• The East Sea Dragon King learned that the Eight Immortals had returned and ordered Crown Prince Moyun to lead troops against them.
• Crown Prince Moyun accused the Dragon Maiden of releasing Lan Caihe, and the East Sea Dragon King had her imprisoned.
• Crown Prince Moyun led the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to attack the Eight Immortals over Prince Moji's death and the jade tablet.
• Lu Dongbin fought Crown Prince Moyun, who transformed into a divine dragon and charged at him.

The Eight Immortals killed Crown Prince Moyun and set the East Sea ablaze, forcing Ao Guang to flee to the South Sea. The Four Dragon Kings gathered their forces and learned that the Eight Immortals were searching the East Sea Dragon Palace for treasure.

• The Eight Immortals killed Crown Prince Moyun, routed the East Sea army, and burned the surrounding waters with Tieguai Li’s flames.
• Ao Guang fled to the South Sea Dragon Palace and told the South Sea Dragon King that Mo Jie and Moyun had been killed and the Eight Immortals had occupied his palace.
• The South Sea Dragon King summoned the West Sea Dragon King and North Sea Dragon King, then proposed investigating before flooding the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• The Four Dragon Kings mustered their Water Tribe forces while the Sea-Patrolling Yaksha investigated.
• The Sea-Patrolling Yaksha reported that the waters around the East Sea Dragon Palace had been burned away and the Eight Immortals were searching it for treasure.

The Eight Immortals escaped the Four Dragon Kings’ flood and decided to retaliate by moving Mount Tai to fill the East Sea. As the Dragon Kings celebrated in the Crystal Palace, the mountain descended upon them.

• The Four Dragon Kings flooded the Crystal Palace with the waters of the Four Seas, sweeping the Eight Immortals away while their spiritual treasures protected them.
• After escaping to shore, the furious Eight Immortals agreed to move Mount Tai and fill the East Sea.
• The Eight Immortals used the Jade Purity Immortal Art to lift Mount Tai and carry it toward the East Sea.
• The Four Dragon Kings celebrated in the Crystal Palace, unaware that a tremendous pressure was descending upon them.

After the Four Dragon Kings appealed to Haotian, he sent Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and a vast army to capture the Eight Immortals. Yang Jian and Yang Jiao arrived to help them, and the chapter ended as Giant Spirit God volunteered to attack.

• The Four Dragon Kings fled to the Heavenly Court and asked Haotian to punish the Eight Immortals for killing Dragon Princes and wrecking the East Sea.
• Gu Changsheng sent Yang Jian to summon Yang Jiao, and the brothers traveled to Penglai Immortal Island to assist the Eight Immortals.
• Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Nezha led one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to surround Penglai Immortal Island alongside the Four Dragon Kings.
• Yang Jiao warned the Eight Immortals that Haotian had sent troops, while Yang Jian praised their actions and both brothers prepared to join the fight.
• Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li demanded the Eight Immortals surrender, but they blamed the Dragon Kings and refused to back down.
• Giant Spirit God volunteered to capture the Eight Immortals.