Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan recruited Kunpeng Demon Master and Ancestor Minghe to attack Great Thunderclap Monastery while the Buddhist faction fought at Purple Mansion Continent. The Buddhist figures arrived, and Minghe immediately attacked them, cutting one Buddha in half.

• Kong Xuan showed Kunpeng Demon Master the battle at Purple Mansion Continent and urged him to raid Great Thunderclap Monastery.
• Ancestor Minghe emerged from seclusion and agreed with Kunpeng to attack the Buddhist faction, seeking revenge for its past atrocities in the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Several Buddhist figures appeared and confronted Kong Xuan.
• Minghe attacked the Buddhas with the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords and cut one of them in half.

The Three Xiao's strengthened Nine Bends Yellow River Formation was broken by Old Ancestor Bodhi, and Gu Changsheng drew Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata into the Chaos while the Chan Sect and Phoenix Clan fought the Buddhist forces. As the battle continued, Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master set out to destroy the Great Thunderclap Monastery, where Blood Fiend Qi began gathering over Spiritual Mountain.

• Ancestor Minghe, Kunpeng Demon Master, and Kong Xuan surrounded and killed the Buddhas, then Minghe and Kunpeng agreed to attack the Great Thunderclap Monastery.
• The Three Xiao trapped Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, but Old Ancestor Bodhi entered and shattered it, wounding the Three Xiao.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi blocked Guang Chengzi and the Chan Sect disciples while Duobao Tathagata's Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage struck the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan.
• Kong Xuan rescued Ancestor Crimson Dragon, and Gu Changsheng arrived and lured Old Ancestor Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata into the Chaos.
• Kong Xuan led the Phoenix Clan against the Buddhist forces as Guang Chengzi and the Chan Sect disciples defended Purple Mansion Continent.
• Blood Fiend Qi gathered over Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain as the Great Thunderclap Monastery trembled.

Ancestor Minghe and the Kunpeng Demon Master attacked the Great Thunderclap Monastery, slaughtering its Buddhas and Bodhisattvas while sealing the area. In the Chaos Domain, Gu Changsheng destroyed Duobao Tathagata’s attack with the Chaos Bell, leaving Old Ancestor Bodhi wary of his growing strength.

• Ancestor Minghe appeared at the Great Thunderclap Monastery, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas recognized him.
• The Kunpeng Demon Master arrived and sealed the area, preventing the monastery’s defenders from sending word.
• Ancestor Minghe and the Kunpeng Demon Master attacked, killing Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as the defenders tried to resist.
• In the Chaos Void, Duobao Tathagata and Old Ancestor Bodhi confronted Gu Changsheng.
• Duobao Tathagata unleashed Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage, but Gu Changsheng used the Chaos Bell to shatter the Buddha hands and reduce the attack to dust.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi realized Gu Changsheng had grown stronger and considered how much more dangerous he might become if he attained sainthood.

Gu Changsheng trapped Duobao Tathagata in his Chaos Domain and defeated him with the Chaos Bell, leaving the Buddhist Sect’s forces on Purple Mansion Continent close to collapse. As Old Ancestor Bodhi watched Duobao fall, he faced Gu Changsheng in the Endless Chaos.

• Duobao Tathagata attacked Gu Changsheng with countless spiritual treasures, but Gu Changsheng destroyed them with the Chaos Bell.
• Gu Changsheng enclosed himself and Duobao Tathagata in a Chaos Domain and declared they would settle things with a battle of Dharma.
• Duobao Tathagata’s Golden Alms Bowl and Buddhist attacks failed to break the domain, and Gu Changsheng shattered his defenses and struck him down.
• Duobao Tathagata fell from Chaos onto Purple Mansion Continent as the Chan Sect, Kong Xuan, and the Three Xiao pressed the Buddhist Sect’s forces.
• Queen Mother lamented that Haotian had made Gu Changsheng an enemy, while Taishang Laojun watched the battle from Doushuai Palace.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi faced Gu Changsheng in the Endless Chaos.

Gu Changsheng fought Old Ancestor Bodhi in the chaos and overpowered his Buddhist treasures with the Chaos Bell. After Bodhi brought out the Pure World White Lotus, Gu Changsheng transformed the bell into a black rod and shattered it, leaving the surrounding chaos in ruins.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi manifested his Heaven and Earth Manifestation body and attacked Gu Changsheng with Buddhist treasures, but the Chaos Bell forced him back.
• Bodhi summoned a lotus throne and unleashed Buddhist light, yet Gu Changsheng struck him down again with the Chaos Bell.
• Bodhi used the Nirvana Golden Wheel to fire Nirvana Divine Thunder at Gu Changsheng, but the Chaos Bell absorbed the attacks and shattered the wheel.
• Bodhi unleashed the Pure World White Lotus to suppress Gu Changsheng, but Gu transformed the Chaos Bell into a black rod and smashed the lotus apart.

Gu Changsheng overwhelmed Old Ancestor Bodhi in the Chaos Space, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate blocked Zhunti’s attempt to intervene. Old Ancestor Bodhi fled back to the battle above Purple Mansion Continent, arriving battered and without Gu Changsheng in sight.

• Gu Changsheng struck Old Ancestor Bodhi’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and Pure World White Lotus with his black staff, forcing him back.
• Zhunti’s Saintly might descended on Gu Changsheng, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate used the Du Tian Killing Banner to repel it.
• Gu Changsheng and Old Ancestor Bodhi continued their battle until Old Ancestor Bodhi sensed something and fled the Chaos Space.
• The fighting between Purple Mansion Continent and the Buddhist Sect continued, with members of both sides dying.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi emerged above Purple Mansion Continent in torn robes, and Kong Xuan and the others worried when Gu Changsheng was nowhere to be seen.

Changsheng Heavenly Venerate ended the battle on Purple Mansion Continent, while Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master raided and destroyed Great Thunderclap Monastery. After the Buddhists discovered their ruined sanctuary and empty treasure vault, Gu Changsheng held a feast and expounded the Dao to the beings who had fought alongside him.

• Gu Changsheng stopped the dragon and phoenix clans from pursuing the retreating Buddhists and ordered Kong Xuan to arrange a victory banquet.
• Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master left the ruins of Great Thunderclap Monastery after looting the Buddhist treasure vault.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi identified Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master as the attackers, while Duobao Tathagata vowed to capture them after recovering from his injuries.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi restored Great Thunderclap Monastery, but a Buddha reported that the treasure vault had been emptied.
• Gu Changsheng feasted the gathered beings for several days, then expounded the Dao, helping members of the dragon and phoenix clans break through their bottlenecks.

After Gu Changsheng’s sermon, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors foresaw a human calamity and sought someone who could save humanity. In the Northern Darkness Sea, Kong Xuan revealed that Kunpeng Demon Master and Ancestor Minghe had been maneuvered into attacking the Buddhist Sect so they would have to seek refuge with Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.

• Gu Changsheng sent radiance into the listeners’ brows, and the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors departed while Zhenyuanzi and the Chan Sect Immortals stayed to discuss the Dao.
• The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors passed through the human capital, judged that its ruler’s neglect would bring calamity, and resolved to find a savior for humanity.
• A palace attendant summoned the young Human Co-Lord to the palace, and he said he would go after changing his clothes.
• Kunpeng Demon Master warned Ancestor Minghe that the Buddhist Sect might retaliate for the destruction of the Great Thunderclap Monastery, but Minghe argued that they could withstand an attack.
• Kong Xuan visited Kunpeng and Minghe, warned that the Buddhist Sect would not forgive them, and urged them to submit to Changsheng Heavenly Venerate.
• Kunpeng and Minghe realized Kong Xuan had incited their attack as part of Changsheng Heavenly Venerate’s scheme, and they regarded the plan with hostility.

Kong Xuan and Ancestor Minghe fought above the Northern Darkness Sea after Kong Xuan taunted Minghe about his previous defeat by the Buddhist Sect. As the battle shook the Northern Continent, Queen Mother ordered the North Heavenly Gate closed, while the North Sea Dragon King decided not to intervene.

• Kong Xuan mocked Ancestor Minghe, who summoned the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords and challenged him to fight.
• Ancestor Minghe and Kong Xuan flew out of the Demon Master Palace and clashed above the Northern Darkness Sea, with Minghe wielding his swords against Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Queen Mother used the Haotian Mirror to see the battle and ordered the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to close the North Heavenly Gate.
• The North Sea Dragon King prepared to muster troops to help Kong Xuan, but the North Sea Dragon Crown Prince warned him they would be no match for the Quasi-Sages.
• The North Sea Dragon King accepted his son's advice and stayed to guard the North Sea instead of joining the fight.

Kong Xuan used the Five Elements Law taught to him by Changsheng Heavenly Venerate to overpower Ancestor Minghe in the Northern Darkness Sea. He ended the fight without forcing Minghe to submit, warned him and Kunpeng Demon Master about the Buddhist Sect, and left them to prepare for its retaliation.

• Kong Xuan and Ancestor Minghe resumed their battle while Kunpeng Demon Master watched from the Northern Darkness Sea.
• Kong Xuan trapped Ancestor Minghe with the Five-Colored Divine Light infused with the Five Elements Law, and Minghe's Blood God Sons and Yuantu Abi Twin Swords failed to break free.
• Kunpeng Demon Master asked them to stop before their battle destroyed more of the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru, and Kong Xuan withdrew his divine light.
• Kong Xuan urged Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master to submit to Purple Mansion Continent for protection from the Buddhist Sect, but they refused.
• Kong Xuan warned that the Buddhist Sect would retaliate for their attack on the Great Thunderclap Monastery and left, while Ancestor Minghe returned to the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Kunpeng Demon Master returned to the Demon Master Palace, then took it deeper into the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru.

Ancestor Minghe prepared the Netherworld Blood Sea for the Buddhist Sect’s coming attack, while Kunpeng Demon Master gathered surviving demon gods to help resist them. Gu Changsheng expected Minghe and Kunpeng to eventually submit and told Kong Xuan to wait until they were weakened before approaching them again.

• Ancestor Minghe ordered the Four Great Demon Kings and Four Great Demon Generals to establish the Blood River Great Formation against the Buddhist Sect.
• Kong Xuan returned to Gu Changsheng and reported that Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master had refused to submit; Gu Changsheng said this was expected and told Kong Xuan to return when they could no longer hold on.
• Kunpeng Demon Master invited Zhu Yan to join the resistance against the Buddhist Sect, and Zhu Yan agreed to go to the Northern Darkness Sea in a few months.
• Kunpeng Demon Master found Taotie and explained the conflict with the Buddhist Sect; Taotie agreed to go to the Northern Darkness Sea at once.

Kunpeng Demon Master gathered demon gods and demon kings in the Northern Darkness Sea and urged them to avoid another costly war with the Buddhist Sect. Meanwhile, Zhang Daoxian reached the Golden Immortal realm but was barred from the Hall of the Exalted, and Taibai Jinxing asked why he had not entered.

• Kunpeng Demon Master summoned Gou Snake and invited demon gods and demon kings from across the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru to the Northern Darkness Sea.
• Taotie Demon God asked when the Buddhist Sect would arrive, and Kunpeng Demon Master said he would wait to learn whether it would target the Netherworld Blood Sea or their territory.
• Kunpeng Demon Master explained that the demon race could not endure another war and had the gathered demons cultivate in the Demon Master Palace while he awaited news.
• Zhang Daoxian broke through to the Golden Immortal realm with an immortal pill from Taibai Jinxing and went to the Hall of the Exalted.
• Two immortal generals refused Zhang Daoxian entry because his cultivation was too low, so he turned away and met Taibai Jinxing, who asked why he had not gone inside.

Ancient Buddha Randeng persuaded Zhang Daoxian to join the Buddhist Sect while remaining in the Heavenly Court as an informant, promising to raise his cultivation and grant him a Buddha Fruit Position. At the Great Thunderclap Monastery, Duobao Tathagata rallied the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to attack Ancestor Minghe and the Kunpeng Demon Master.

• Zhang Daoxian returned to his immortal cave after leaving the South Heavenly Gate, and Ancient Buddha Randeng visited him.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng learned that Zhang Daoxian had been rejected from the Hall of the Exalted and offered him a place in the Buddhist Sect.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng promised to help Zhang Daoxian reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and earn a Buddha Fruit Position if he persuaded Heavenly Court officials to join Buddhism.
• Zhang Daoxian accepted the offer, received immortal pills from Ancient Buddha Randeng, and resumed cultivating.
• Duobao Tathagata declared that Ancestor Minghe and the Kunpeng Demon Master must be eradicated, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas pledged to follow him.

Duobao Tathagata ordered the Buddhist army to attack the Netherworld Blood Sea, prompting Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng Demon Master to mobilize their forces. Chan Master Wu Chao tried to stop the demons from joining the conflict, but Kunpeng attacked him and the demon gods rejected him.

• Duobao Tathagata ordered the Buddhist army to launch a campaign against the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Ancestor Minghe sent Mahabrahma, Shiva, Tathagata Mara, and other Blood Sea experts to meet the Buddhist forces.
• Kunpeng Demon Master led the demon race toward the Netherworld Blood Sea, arguing that the Buddhist Sect would threaten them if it conquered the Blood Sea.
• Chan Master Wu Chao appeared above the Northern Darkness Sea and offered to reconcile the demon race with the Buddhist Sect.
• Kunpeng Demon Master attacked Chan Master Wu Chao with the Demon Master Palace, and Demon God Zhu Yan rebuked Wu Chao for betraying the demon race.

Kunpeng Demon Master led the demon race toward the Netherworld Blood Sea, where the Buddhist Sect and Asura forces confronted one another. As the battle began, Mahabrahma and Shiva betrayed Tathagata Mara and killed him, terrifying the Asuras.

• Kunpeng Demon Master struck Chan Master Wu Chao with the Demon Master Palace, and Wu Chao fled when the demon gods moved to suppress him.
• Kunpeng Demon Master rallied the demon race and led them toward the Netherworld Blood Sea, where the Buddhist Sect and Asura forces formed battle lines.
• Tathagata Mara killed a Buddhist monk who challenged him, and Ancient Buddha Randeng began fighting him.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng suppressed Tathagata Mara and sent him into the blood sea.
• Mahabrahma and Shiva attacked Tathagata Mara instead of joining him against Randeng, killing him and shocking the Asuras.

Ancestor Minghe fought Duobao Tathagata and the Buddhist Sect after they attacked the Netherworld Blood Sea and demanded that he surrender it. Though the Buddhist Sect suppressed Minghe, he unleashed blood shadows against them, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Mahabrahma urged the Netherworld Blood Sea forces to join the Buddhist Sect, but Ancestor Minghe appeared, killed Mahabrahma with the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords, and pursued the fleeing Shiva.
• Duobao Tathagata blocked Minghe's attack on Shiva and summoned countless Buddha phantoms to strike the Blood River Great Formation.
• The Buddhist Sect's palms battered the formation, and Duobao Tathagata suppressed Minghe before demanding that he hand over the Netherworld Blood Sea and submit.
• Ancestor Minghe refused, then used the Karma Red Lotus and Blood River Great Formation to summon blood shadows that attacked the Buddhist Sect.
• Duobao Tathagata destroyed many blood shadows with a Demon Subduing Pestle, but more appeared and killed Buddhist disciples.

The Buddhist Sect attacked Ancestor Minghe and the Netherworld Blood Sea, but Old Ancestor Bodhi overwhelmed Minghe and seized members of the Asura Race. Kong Xuan and Kunpeng Demon Master arrived with reinforcements, setting up a confrontation with the Buddhist forces.

• Ancestor Minghe sent waves of blood shadows against Duobao Tathagata and the Buddhist followers, killing and corrupting many of them.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived, shattered the Blood River Great Formation, defeated Ancestor Minghe, and seized members of the Asura Race.
• Kong Xuan arrived and challenged Old Ancestor Bodhi after Minghe feared the Buddhist Sect would suppress him.
• Kunpeng Demon Master arrived with Demon Master Palace and a hundred demon gods to support Minghe.

The demon race and Ancestor Minghe’s Asura Race attacked the Buddhist Sect, beginning a bloody battle in the Netherworld Blood Sea. Kong Xuan and the demon leaders fought Old Ancestor Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata, with the fighting still raging as Minghe shattered Duobao’s lotus platform.

• Duobao Tathagata and Old Ancestor Bodhi confronted the demon race, but Kunpeng Demon Master ordered the demons to fight the Buddhist Sect.
• Ancestor Minghe commanded the Asura Race to attack, and Kong Xuan, Kunpeng, and the demon gods joined the slaughter against the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
• Kong Xuan used Five-Colored Divine Light and the Five Elements Law to break Old Ancestor Bodhi’s attacks and protect Kunpeng.
• Kunpeng and Ancestor Minghe battled Duobao Tathagata, while Old Ancestor Bodhi killed several demon gods and struck Kong Xuan and Kunpeng with a saint’s spiritual treasure.
• Kong Xuan returned to battle Old Ancestor Bodhi, and Ancestor Minghe’s Yuantu Abi Twin Swords shattered Duobao Tathagata’s lotus platform.

The demon race joined the Buddhist Sect’s assault on the Netherworld Blood Sea, turning the battle into a brutal clash with Kong Xuan, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng Demon Master confronting Old Ancestor Bodhi. Kong Xuan used a Chaos Qi-wreathed staff to shatter Bodhi’s spiritual treasures and bring his Manifestation of Ten Thousand Buddhas to the brink of collapse.

• The demon gods joined the battle in the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas fell amid the fighting.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi broke Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light and demanded that he tell his master to stop interfering.
• Kong Xuan, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng Demon Master attacked Old Ancestor Bodhi while Duobao Tathagata fought the demon gods.
• Kong Xuan revealed a staff wreathed in Chaos Qi, and Old Ancestor Bodhi recognized that Gu Changsheng had arranged the confrontation.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi summoned the Manifestation of Ten Thousand Buddhas, but Kong Xuan’s staff shattered its spiritual treasures and battered the Buddha phantoms until the manifestation began to collapse.

Kong Xuan, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng Demon Master fought Old Ancestor Bodhi and the Buddhist Sect in the Netherworld Blood Sea. The Buddhist army retreated, and Ancestor Minghe thanked Kong Xuan and Kunpeng before inviting them to the Blood Sea Palace.

• Kong Xuan, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng Demon Master attacked Old Ancestor Bodhi as the demon race and Buddhist Sect fought across the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata realized they could not gain an advantage and ordered the Buddhist Sect to retreat, wary that Changsheng Heavenly Venerate might arrive.
• Duobao Tathagata declared that the Buddhist Sect would spare the Netherworld Blood Sea and led the surviving Buddhas and Bodhisattvas back to Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain.
• Ancestor Minghe thanked Kong Xuan for coming to help and learned that Changsheng Heavenly Venerate had sent him after discovering a traitor in the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Ancestor Minghe thanked Kunpeng Demon Master for his aid and invited him and Kong Xuan to the Blood Sea Palace.