Chapter Summaries

Bai Suzhen warned the Eight Immortals that the Plague Gods would bring disaster and taught people how to treat the illness. As the plague spread through Suzhou and Hangzhou, Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu found Bai Mudan, Peony Fairy’s reincarnation, but she died from the plague in Lu Dongbin’s arms.

• Bai Suzhen told the Eight Immortals about the coming plague and taught spiritually gifted people the Art of Healing before parting ways with them.
• Xu Xian continued searching for Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing with their Oiled Paper Umbrella, then encountered Fa Hai, who sensed Demonic Qi around him and warned him of danger.
• An old man on a donkey interrupted Fa Hai, allowing Xu Xian to leave; the Eight Immortals suspected Fa Hai was targeting Bai Suzhen and decided to watch him.
• The plague spread rapidly through Suzhou and Hangzhou, while Bai Suzhen’s treatments helped the sick and the Eight Immortals destroyed plague ghosts.
• Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu found Bai Mudan and tried to persuade her to become an immortal; Bai Mudan and Lu Dongbin fell in love, but she contracted the plague.
• Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu cured Bai Mudan temporarily, but the powerful Plague God overwhelmed Lu Dongbin, and Bai Mudan died in his arms.

Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu learned that Hundred Flowers Fairy had reincarnated as Bai Huaxiu in Zhuluo Village, while Bai Mudan was reborn into a wealthy merchant’s family. In Zhuluo Village, Bai Huaxiu’s tears revived her grandmother, drawing the attention of a demon king who had just emerged from seclusion.

• Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu visited Great Emperor Fengdu, who revealed Hundred Flowers Fairy’s reincarnation in Zhuluo Village and arranged Bai Mudan’s rebirth.
• Lu Dongbin placed Bai Mudan’s soul in the womb of a wealthy merchant’s wife, then reunited with the Eight Immortals near West Lake.
• The Eight Immortals learned that Hundred Flowers Fairy alone could cure the plague and set out for Zhuluo Village.
• Bai Huaxiu returned home and found her grandmother gravely ill, but her tears released a gentle light that revived the old woman.
• Villagers spread word of the old woman’s recovery, and a demon king who emerged from seclusion asked about Zhuluo Village and Bai Huaxiu.

Bai Huaxiu left Zhuluo Village to kill the Green Scale Demon King after he announced he would make her his wife. She reached Demon Mountain armed with a treasured sword, and the Demon King prepared to confront her.

• The villagers of Zhuluo Village argued over how to respond to the Green Scale Demon King's demand to marry Bai Huaxiu.
• Bai Huaxiu declared that she would kill the Demon King, demonstrated her sword magic, and entrusted her grandmother to the villagers.
• Bai Huaxiu left Zhuluo Village and traveled through the night toward Demon Mountain.
• Bai Huaxiu reached Demon Mountain by dawn and began climbing to confront the demons.
• A lesser demon told the Green Scale Demon King that Bai Huaxiu had arrived carrying a sword, and he led his demons into battle.

Bai Huaxiu was defeated and captured by the Green Scale Demon King, who planned to make her his wife. Lu Dongbin arrived to rescue her, killed Tiger Vanguard and the little demons, and left the Green Scale Demon King recoiling after revealing his identity.

• The Green Scale Demon King attacked Bai Huaxiu, disarmed her, and had the little demons bind and drag her into the cave.
• A little demon reported that an intruder had broken through the gate and killed Tiger Vanguard.
• Lu Dongbin confronted the Green Scale Demon King and slaughtered the little demons with his twin swords.
• Lu Dongbin broke the Green Scale Demon King's demon staff and identified himself, making the Green Scale Demon King retreat in fear.

Lu Dongbin rescued Bai Huaxiu from Green Scale Demon King, and Grand Unity True Person revealed her past as the Heavenly Court’s Hundred Flowers Fairy. After receiving an immortal pill, Bai Huaxiu reached the Golden Immortal realm and was tasked with helping save the human race from the plague.

• Lu Dongbin attacked Green Scale Demon King when he refused to hand over Bai Huaxiu, and Chan Master Wu Chao appeared and destroyed the demon and his primordial spirit.
• Chan Master Wu Chao told Lu Dongbin to rescue Bai Huaxiu, and Lu Dongbin freed her from the demon cave and brought her to the Eight Immortals.
• He Xiangu revealed that Bai Huaxiu had once been the Hundred Flowers Fairy, and Grand Unity True Person arrived, saying he had sensed her danger.
• Grand Unity True Person gave Bai Huaxiu an immortal pill, which raised her cultivation to the Golden Immortal realm.
• Grand Unity True Person charged Bai Huaxiu with helping save the human race from the plague, and she agreed.

Hundred Flowers Fairy returned to her immortal position and joined the Eight Immortals in lifting the plague, while Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian treated the sick. The Plague God revealed that Duobao Tathagata had persuaded him to spread the plague and rebel against the Heavenly Court, then faced the immortals who demanded he stop.

• Grand Unity True Person gave Hundred Flowers Fairy the Immortal Crane and departed, and she joined the Eight Immortals in going to save humanity.
• Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian treated plague victims at West Lake as their feelings grew, while Fa Hai could offer only Buddhist scriptures.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy’s rain of petals pierced the miasma, prompting the Plague God to confront her and the Eight Immortals.
• Bai Suzhen recognized the Plague God as her Interception Sect senior brother, and he urged her to help restore the sect by rebelling against the Heavenly Court.
• The Plague God revealed that Duobao Tathagata had promised to gather the Jie Sect disciples and restore the Interception Sect if he spread the plague.
• Bai Suzhen and Hundred Flowers Fairy accused the Plague God of being used and urged him to lift the plague, but he dismissed them as the Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy readied their treasures.

Chan Master Wu Chao and the Eight Immortals battled and destroyed the Plague God while Bai Suzhen and Hundred Flowers Fairy cured the afflicted humans. Bai Suzhen married Xu Xian, Hundred Flowers Fairy settled on Penglai Immortal Island, and Chan Master Wu Chao ordered Fa Hai to subdue Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.

• Chan Master Wu Chao attacked the Plague God, and the Eight Immortals joined the battle while Bai Suzhen and Hundred Flowers Fairy treated the sick.
• The Buddha Ancestor's dharma manifestation destroyed the Plague God, and the cured humans recovered as rain fell.
• Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian became husband and wife with the Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy as witnesses.
• Queen Mother permitted Hundred Flowers Fairy to establish a cave abode on Penglai Immortal Island and rewarded the immortals with peaches of immortality.
• Chan Master Wu Chao ordered Fa Hai to subdue Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing near West Lake.

Fa Hai traveled to West Lake with the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to suppress Bai Suzhen, while Bai Suzhen learned she was pregnant and worried about a dream of a monk trapping her beneath a pagoda. After Fa Hai confronted Xu Xian, Qing'er went to investigate and found herself facing the monk’s attack.

• Chan Master Wu Chao gave Fa Hai the Purple Gold Alms Bowl and ordered him to suppress Bai Suzhen.
• Bai Suzhen became pregnant, and she told Qing'er about her weakened cultivation and her dream of being trapped beneath a pagoda.
• Fa Hai stopped Xu Xian and accused him of carrying Demonic Qi, but bystanders defended Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.
• Xu Xian told Bai Suzhen about the encounter, deepening her unease, so she asked Qing'er to investigate Fa Hai.
• Qing'er went to the ruined temple as a stream of Demonic Qi, and Fa Hai sensed her and struck at her with his Nine-Ringed Monk's Staff.

Fa Hai hunted Qing'er and captured her with the Purple Gold Alms Bowl, intending to draw Bai Suzhen out and have her revealed as a demon. Qing'er was sealed inside the bowl, leaving Bai Suzhen unaware that Fa Hai had set his plan in motion.

• Qing'er escaped Fa Hai and hid in an old grave, while Fa Hai killed a fox demon that appeared nearby.
• Qing'er returned to Bai Suzhen and warned her about Fa Hai's Buddhist weapons, so Bai Suzhen told her not to provoke him.
• Bai Suzhen told Xu Xian about Fa Hai and asked him to go out less, while Fa Hai secretly stayed near the ruined temple and investigated the Demonic Qi.
• Fa Hai ambushed Qing'er when she left Xu Xian's residence and trapped her beneath the Brocade Kasaya.
• Fa Hai revealed that he had told Xu Xian Bai Suzhen was a demon and planned to use Qing'er to make Bai Suzhen reveal herself.
• Fa Hai used the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to suppress Qing'er and seal her inside it.

Xu Xian gave Bai Suzhen medicine from Fa Hai that forced her to reveal her white snake form, and she escaped into the storm to confront him. Fa Hai prepared to destroy her while holding Qing'er captive.

• Fa Hai used the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to force Qing'er to reveal her green snake form and waited for Bai Suzhen.
• Bai Suzhen sensed that Qing'er was in danger, but Xu Xian gave her calming soup that contained medicine from Fa Hai.
• Xu Xian accused Bai Suzhen of being a demon and threatened her with a dagger as the medicine made her reveal her true form.
• Bai Suzhen transformed into a giant white snake, broke through the window, and flew toward Fa Hai.
• Bai Suzhen demanded that Fa Hai release Qing'er, but Fa Hai rose into the air with his staff, alms bowl, and kasaya, preparing to attack.

Fa Hai defeated Bai Suzhen and sealed her inside a treasure pagoda at Golden Mountain Temple, while Xiaoqing escaped. He then persuaded Xu Xian to expose Bai Suzhen as a demon in exchange for the chance to become a Buddhist disciple, but the townspeople refused to believe him.

• Bai Suzhen fought Fa Hai, overturned his Brocade Kasaya and Purple Gold Alms Bowl, and reunited with Xiaoqing.
• Fa Hai trapped Bai Suzhen in a treasure pagoda and sent it to Golden Mountain Temple.
• Fa Hai tried to capture Xiaoqing, but she escaped, and he planned to use Bai Suzhen as bait to catch her.
• Fa Hai revived Xu Xian and offered to accept him as a disciple if he told the townspeople Bai Suzhen was a demon.
• Xu Xian told the townspeople, but they rejected his claim because Bai Suzhen had saved them.

Green Snake sought help from the Eight Immortals after Fa Hai imprisoned Bai Suzhen beneath the pagoda. The Eight Immortals set out to rescue Bai Suzhen, while Chan Master Wu Chao warned Fa Hai that they were coming.

• Green Snake fled to the sea and told the local Earth God that Fa Hai had imprisoned Bai Suzhen.
• The Earth God advised Green Snake to ask the Eight Immortals for help, and she hurried to Penglai Immortal Island.
• Lu Dongbin divined that Bai Suzhen had been captured by Buddhism, and Green Snake arrived and explained what had happened.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy and the Eight Immortals agreed to rescue Bai Suzhen and flew toward Golden Mountain Temple with Green Snake.
• Fa Hai told Chan Master Wu Chao that Green Snake had escaped and said he would imprison any rescuers, but Wu Chao warned him that the Eight Immortals were coming.

The Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy confronted Fa Hai at Golden Mountain Temple to free Bai Suzhen, while Gu Changsheng sent Kong Xuan to rescue her. Chan Master Wu Chao, Ksitigarbha, and Maitreya joined the battle against the immortals, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Chan Master Wu Chao told Fa Hai to guard the pagoda while he handled the Eight Immortals, and Maitreya and Ksitigarbha arrived at the nest.
• Gu Changsheng sent Kong Xuan to rescue Bai Suzhen from the Buddhist sect’s suppression in the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa.
• Green Snake arrived at Golden Mountain Temple, followed by the Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy, who demanded Bai Suzhen’s release.
• Fa Hai fought the immortals but was overwhelmed, prompting Chan Master Wu Chao to appear and defend the Buddhist sect’s actions.
• Chan Master Wu Chao summoned Ksitigarbha and Maitreya to capture the Eight Immortals, while Green Snake and Hundred Flowers Fairy fought Fa Hai.

Kong Xuan arrived to help the Eight Immortals and defeated Maitreya’s attempt to capture them, then fought Chan Master Wu Chao while the others attacked Ksitigarbha and Fa Hai. The battle battered Golden Mountain Temple as Green Snake and Hundred Flowers Fairy pressed Fa Hai back and the Eight Immortals began destroying the pagoda.

• Maitreya used the Human Seed Bag to capture Han Xiangzi and Uncle Cao while the Eight Immortals fought the Buddhist powerhouses.
• Kong Xuan arrived, destroyed the Human Seed Bag with his Five-Colored Divine Light, freed Han Xiangzi and Uncle Cao, and sent Maitreya fleeing.
• Kong Xuan confronted Chan Master Wu Chao as the Eight Immortals engaged Ksitigarbha and Green Snake and Hundred Flowers Fairy attacked Fa Hai.
• He Xiangu and Tieguai Li struck the pagoda, causing it to collapse and its Buddhas to fall.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy blocked Fa Hai’s Purple Gold Alms Bowl and cut his robes with flower petals as Fa Hai sank back.
• Kong Xuan battled Chan Master Wu Chao amid enormous waves that crashed against Golden Mountain Temple, sending its monks fleeing.

Bai Suzhen emerged from the shattered pagoda and fought Fa Hai after he badly injured Green Snake, while Kong Xuan captured Chan Master Wu Chao. The Eight Immortals offered to take the wounded Green Snake to Penglai Immortal Island, but Bai Suzhen hesitated because she had planned to return to Qingcheng Mountain.

• Kong Xuan shattered Chan Master Wu Chao's treasures, then captured him with the Five-Colored Divine Light and carried him toward Purple Mansion Continent.
• Fa Hai struck Green Snake, and Bai Suzhen emerged from the broken pagoda to rescue her and attack Fa Hai.
• Bai Suzhen suppressed Fa Hai, seized his primordial spirit, and crushed it, while Hundred Flowers Fairy tried to kill Xu Xian.
• Bai Suzhen stopped Hundred Flowers Fairy from killing Xu Xian and let him flee.
• He Xiangu invited Bai Suzhen to take Green Snake to Penglai Immortal Island for treatment, but Bai Suzhen hesitated because she had planned to return to Qingcheng Mountain.

After Bai Suzhen left with the Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy, Xu Xian jumped into the river and his soul headed for the underworld. At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Duobao Tathagata learned that Kong Xuan had captured Chan Master Wu Chao and led Buddhism’s forces toward Purple Mansion Continent to demand his release; Great Immortal Zhenyuan prepared to aid Changsheng Heavenly Venerate if Buddhism invaded.

• The Eight Immortals and Hundred Flowers Fairy escorted Bai Suzhen away, while Xu Xian jumped into the river and his soul went to the underworld.
• Ksitigarbha and Maitreya reported to Duobao Tathagata that Kong Xuan had captured Chan Master Wu Chao.
• Duobao Tathagata blamed Ksitigarbha and Maitreya, then decided to lead Buddhism’s forces to Purple Mansion Continent and demand Chan Master Wu Chao’s release.
• The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas left Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain in a vast procession, drawing attention from across the primordial world.
• Great Immortal Zhenyuan learned that Buddhism was heading toward Purple Mansion Continent and told Qingfeng Mingyue he would go help Changsheng Heavenly Venerate if Buddhism invaded.

Kong Xuan captured Chan Master Wu Chao, prompting the Buddhist army to march on Purple Mansion Continent and demand his release. Gu Changsheng’s forces confronted Duobao Tathagata’s host, and Kong Xuan attacked a Buddha with his Five-Colored Divine Light.

• The Queen Mother ordered the Heavenly Court Immortals not to descend to the mortal realm after learning that the Buddhist army was heading for Purple Mansion Continent.
• Kong Xuan told Gu Changsheng he had captured Chan Master Wu Chao, and Gu Changsheng ordered him sealed away because he would be useful when the Buddhist army arrived.
• Grand Unity True Person, True Person Yuding, and Chijingzi hurried toward Purple Mansion Continent after learning of the Buddhist advance.
• Duobao Tathagata demanded that Gu Changsheng answer for bullying Buddhism, and Gu Changsheng killed a threatening Bodhisattva with a streak of light.
• Kong Xuan and the Three Xiao confronted Duobao Tathagata; the Three Xiao condemned his betrayal of the Interception Sect, and Kong Xuan attacked an enraged Buddha with the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Kong Xuan defeated Duobao Tathagata’s attack, and the Buddhist Sect gathered its forces to confront the Chan Sect on Purple Mansion Continent. The Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Great Immortal Zhenyuan arrived to support Gu Changsheng’s side, leaving both armies poised for battle.

• Kong Xuan swept away Duobao Tathagata’s Demon Subduing Pestle and pierced him with the Five-Colored Divine Light, prompting the Buddhist army to surround Purple Mansion Continent.
• Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, Grand Unity True Person, True Person Yuding, Ancient Buddha Randeng, and Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived as tensions between the Chan and Buddhist Sects escalated.
• Duobao Tathagata declared that the Buddhist Sect would settle its grievances with the Chan Sect in battle, and Old Ancestor Bodhi agreed that fighting was unavoidable.
• The Four Dragon Kings, Ancestor Candle Dragon, and Ancestor Azure Dragon arrived with the Dragon Clan and pledged support to Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.
• Honghu, Pengniao, Qingluan, and the Phoenix Clan arrived, bowed to Kong Xuan, and joined the Dragon Clan in surrounding the Buddhist army.
• Great Immortal Zhenyuan arrived and condemned the Buddhist Sect, while the rival forces remained poised for battle.

Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, Yang Chan, and the human Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors joined Gu Changsheng as the Buddhist sect faced a coalition on Purple Mansion Continent. As the Heavenly Court stayed out of the conflict, the Buddhist sect, Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Chan Sect began a devastating battle.

• Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan arrived to support Gu Changsheng, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race paid their respects to him.
• Queen Mother refused Taibai Jinxing's proposal to intervene and ordered the Heavenly Court's immortals to stay inside and conserve their strength.
• Queen Mother told Taibai Jinxing to let the Chan Sect and Buddhist sect fight, and he relayed her order to the immortal officials.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi declared war as the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan prepared to fight the Buddhist sect on Purple Mansion Continent.
• Guang Chengzi led the Chan Sect immortals into battle, and Grand Unity True Person's Nine Dragon Divine Fire Hood destroyed a Buddha.

The Chan Sect and its allies fought the Buddhist Sect on Purple Mansion Continent, while the Buddhas believed Changsheng Heavenly Venerate was in seclusion. As the battle intensified, Kong Xuan vanished into the Azure Nether and several Buddhas pursued him.

• Chijingzi, True Person Yuding, Kong Xuan, and the Three Xiao attacked the Buddhist Sect with their magical treasures, killing or suppressing several Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
• Duobao Tathagata unleashed Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage, suppressing Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan followers, while Kong Xuan destroyed Ancient Buddha Randeng's Buddhist beads and fought him.
• Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan attacked Old Ancestor Bodhi, then fought and killed the Buddhist Sect's Four Vajra Warriors.
• Guang Chengzi and Chijingzi blocked the Buddhas as they clashed with Old Ancestor Bodhi; Duobao Tathagata declared Changsheng Heavenly Venerate was in seclusion and ordered the Buddhist Sect to exterminate their opponents.
• Kong Xuan transformed into a cloud and disappeared into the Azure Nether, prompting several Buddhas to pursue him, while the Three Xiao and Great Immortal Zhenyuan continued attacking.