Chapter Summaries

Confucius and Duobao Tathagata battled with Dao techniques as Buddhist forces attacked Lesser Sage Village. At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Kong Xuan and the dragon ancestors led an assault that devastated the Buddhist holy land and weakened Buddhist fortune, which Duobao Tathagata sensed during his fight.

• Confucius and Duobao Tathagata fought in the chaos, where Confucius’s characters destroyed many Buddhas summoned by Duobao Tathagata.
• Mencius, Yanzi, Zhu Zi, Zeng Zi, and the other Confucian sages defended Lesser Sage Village as Buddhas and Bodhisattvas attacked its barrier.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng spotted Kong Xuan and the dragon ancestors gathering outside Great Thunderclap Monastery and warned the Buddhist forces to prepare.
• Kong Xuan shook the monastery’s formation with his Five-Colored Divine Light, and Ancestor Azure Dragon led the dragons through the breach.
• The dragons and Buddhist disciples fought across Great Thunderclap Monastery as the South Sea Dragon King killed Buddhist disciples and blood filled the holy land.
• Duobao Tathagata sensed Buddhist fortune declining during his battle with Confucius and wondered what had happened.

Buddhism and Confucianism fought over Confucian Destiny while Kong Xuan and the Dragon Clan attacked the Great Thunderclap Monastery. Buddha Mother Bodhi arrived to confront Kong Xuan as the battle continued.

• Confucius and Duobao Tathagata continued battling in the chaos while the fighting at Lesser Sage Village weakened both schools’ destiny and killed Confucian Disciples, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas.
• Duobao Tathagata demanded half of Human Race Destiny, but Confucius refused and countered the Buddhas’ attacks with Righteous Qi.
• Kong Xuan and the Dragon Clan broke through the Great Thunderclap Monastery, overpowering Ancient Buddha Randeng and declaring they would level the Buddhist school.
• Buddha Mother Bodhi appeared, and Ancient Buddha Randeng welcomed her as Kong Xuan mocked the Buddhist school.
• Ancestor Candle Dragon challenged Ancient Buddha Randeng, and the two began fighting while the Buddhist side gained morale from Buddha Mother Bodhi’s arrival.

The Dragon Clan fought the Buddhist Sect at Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain as Kong Xuan battled Old Ancestor Bodhi, while the Buddhist Sect also clashed with the Confucian School at Lesser Sage Village. Haotian sent Taibai Jinxing and Ke Han Zhangren to mediate the two conflicts, leaving them on their way to demand a ceasefire.

• The Dragon Clan and Buddhist Sect fought fiercely at Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain as Ancestor Candle Dragon battled Ancient Buddha Randeng.
• Kong Xuan used the Five-Colored Divine Light and Five Elements Divine Ability against Old Ancestor Bodhi, who summoned the Nine-Ranked Lotus Platform to suppress him.
• Ancient Buddha Randeng blamed Changsheng Heavenly Venerate for the fighting, while Kong Xuan accused the Buddhist Sect of plotting against the Dragon Clan.
• After viewing the battles at Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain and Lesser Sage Village in the Haotian Mirror, Haotian agreed to mediate.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Jinxing to the Great Thunderclap Monastery and Ke Han Zhangren to Lesser Sage Village to deliver ceasefire decrees.

Haotian’s decree failed to stop the Buddhist Sect, the dragon race, or the Confucian school from fighting, leaving him angry and searching for a way to restore the Heavenly Court’s authority. After Queen Mother advised him to seek the Dao Ancestor, Haotian traveled to Purple Sky Palace while Confucius and Duobao Tathagata continued their battle in the chaos.

• Taibai Jinxing and Ke Han Zhangren were rebuffed while delivering Haotian’s order to end the fighting, and Ke Han reported their failure to Haotian.
• Haotian questioned Ke Han about Duobao Tathagata and Sage Kong, then dismissed the immortal ministers when Taibai returned with the same news.
• Queen Mother advised Haotian to ask the Dao Ancestor for help, and Haotian left Yaochi for Chaos Beyond the Heavens.
• Confucius wrote the character “Slay,” cleaving apart Duobao Tathagata’s Dharma form, but Duobao resumed fighting him.
• Haotian reached the gates of Purple Sky Palace and stood before them.

Haotian sought Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s help as Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Dragon Clan devastated the Primordial world, but Hongjun sent him back. As the factions continued fighting, the Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared, bringing the battles to a halt.

• Haotian went to Purple Heaven Palace and asked Hongjun to intervene and let him cultivate at Hongjun’s side, but Hongjun only told him to return.
• Duobao Tathagata and Confucius resumed fighting in chaos while the ruins of Great Thunderclap Monastery weakened Buddhism’s fortune.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi attacked Kong Xuan, but Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light shattered his Buddha Palm and freed the trapped Dragon Clan members.
• Ancestor Candle Dragon and Ancestor Azure Dragon fought Ancient Buddha Randeng, and Candle Dragon’s Ancestor Dragon Spear destroyed Randeng’s spiritual treasure.
• Haotian returned to the Heavenly Court and vowed to make Buddhism, the Dragon Clan, Confucianism, and Changsheng Heavenly Venerate submit.
• The Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared above the Primordial world, stopping the fighting as Duobao Tathagata and Confucius emerged above Lesser Sage Village.

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao punished the Buddhist Sect and the Confucian Disciples for their conflict, then transferred their lost destiny to Haotian’s Heavenly Court. As Haotian celebrated with his officials, a powerful figure entered the Hall of the Exalted.

• The Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared and declared that the Buddhist Sect and the Confucian Disciples had defied Heaven’s Will, taking one-tenth of each group’s destiny.
• The Heavenly Dao transferred the confiscated destiny to the Heavenly Court and commanded the Primordial World’s living beings to obey Haotian.
• Kong Xuan withdrew the Dragon Clan from the Great Thunderclap Monastery, while Duobao Tathagata led the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas away and Confucius ordered the wounded tended and the dead buried.
• Haotian and the Queen Mother thanked the Dao Ancestor, and Haotian went to the Hall of the Exalted to celebrate the Heavenly Court’s rising destiny with his officials.
• A wave of pressure struck the South Heavenly Gate, sent its guards flying, and an unknown figure entered the Hall of the Exalted.

Old Ancestor Bodhi confronted Haotian in the Heavenly Court, and Taishang Laojun intervened before the two could fight. The Buddhist Sect and Heavenly Court declared themselves enemies, while Gu Changsheng rewarded Kong Xuan for his service by teaching him more of the Five Elements Law.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived in the Hall of the Exalted and challenged Haotian, accusing him of scheming against the Buddhist Sect.
• Taishang Laojun appeared and mediated, after which Old Ancestor Bodhi left the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian returned to Yaochi, where he vowed to make the Buddhist Sect his enemy despite Queen Mother's efforts to calm him.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi returned to the Great Thunderclap Monastery and declared that the Buddhist Sect and Heavenly Court would be enemies.
• Gu Changsheng summoned Kong Xuan and offered to teach him more of the Five Elements Law as a reward for his service.

Kong Xuan received Gu Changsheng’s Five Elements insight and began comprehending a new divine ability, while Confucianism’s response to Buddhism’s defeat further weakened Buddhist influence. The Dragon Clan returned to seclusion and began to suspect that their long-lost Big Brother might still be alive, imprisoned somewhere.

• Gu Changsheng imparted his understanding of the Five Elements Law to Kong Xuan, who began comprehending the Five Elements Divine Ability in his cave abode.
• Sage Kong ordered memorial tablets and temples built for the Confucian scholars who died defending Lesser Sage Village, and Confucianism’s influence caused Buddhism’s providence to decline further.
• Duobao Tathagata blamed Changsheng Heavenly Venerate for Buddhism’s repeated losses and grew even more hateful toward him.
• Ancestor Azure Dragon confined the South Sea Dragon King to the South Sea Dragon Palace for a hundred years, while the Dragon Clan’s leaders discussed how Buddhism had suffered from its plot.
• Ancestor Azure Dragon suggested that their Big Brother might still be alive and imprisoned, shocking the Dragon Clan figures.

Ancestor Azure Dragon left the Dragon Clan Holy Land to search for Eldest Brother, while Ancestor Candle Dragon ordered the clan to remain in the ancestral land. In the human lands, a newborn survived a wolf attack through a burst of crimson light, and Old Ancestor Bodhi declared the child fated to join him.

• Ancestor Candle Dragon gave Ancestor Azure Dragon one of Eldest Brother's scales, which would react if he found a clue, and Ancestor Azure Dragon departed to search the prehistoric world.
• Ancestor Candle Dragon ordered the Dragon Clan followers to cultivate in the ancestral land and told the East Sea Dragon King to keep guarding the Four Seas.
• A wolf pack attacked a hut where a woman was giving birth, and the man inside fought the wolves with a steel pitchfork.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi sent a streak of light into the hut and called for Void Treasury to return to his rightful place.
• When the infant cried, crimson light and Buddhist chants filled the hut, killing the wolves and leaving the man unconscious.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi entered the hut after the man awoke and said the newborn was fated to be with him.

Old Ancestor Bodhi saved a family and accepted their infant as his disciple, promising to return in three years. Later, Great King White Deer attacked Northern Border City over humans hunting demons, and Zhang Qingxuan fought to defend the city before the demon king confronted him.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi destroyed the wolves, accepted the infant as his disciple, and said he would return in three years to take him for cultivation.
• Great King White Deer learned that humans from Northern Border City had killed demons and led his lesser demons to seize the city.
• Zhang Qingxuan confronted Great King White Deer and tried to resolve the dispute, but the demon king ordered his forces to attack.
• Zhang Qingxuan fought off the lesser demons and summoned Sage Kong's Dharma image, which scattered Demonic Qi and destroyed many demons.
• Great King White Deer roared at Zhang Qingxuan and brought forth his Wolf Tooth Hammer.

Chijingzi intervened when Great King White Deer attacked Northern Border City, then spared the demon king at Zhang Qingxuan’s request. After learning that the demon clans were descendants of Demon God Yuanji, Chijingzi traveled to the Immortal Mountain Blessed Land, where he encountered someone who called him Martial Uncle.

• Great King White Deer shattered Zhang Qingxuan’s sword and nearly killed him until Chijingzi blocked the demon king’s hammer.
• Chijingzi immobilized Great King White Deer, but released him after Zhang Qingxuan pleaded for his life.
• Chijingzi left for the Immortal Mountain Blessed Land as Great King White Deer fled and vowed to return.
• The North Sea Dragon King told Chijingzi that Great King White Deer and other demon clans descended from Demon God Yuanji.
• Chijingzi entered the Immortal Mountain Blessed Land and met a man who respectfully greeted him as Martial Uncle Chijingzi.

Chijingzi and True Man Wenmei traveled across the vast Immortal Mountain to retrieve a hidden treasure. Meanwhile, Great King White Deer returned to Northern Border City and slaughtered civilians, prompting Zhang Qingxuan to confront him.

• Chijingzi learned that the Immortal Mountain belonged to True Man Wenmei, and they agreed to search together for its treasure.
• Chijingzi gave True Man Wenmei an Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, and the two gathered spiritual roots as they traveled for several days.
• Great King White Deer asked Demon God Yuanji for help against Chijingzi, but Yuanji refused and sent him away.
• Great King White Deer returned to Northern Border City and killed many civilians.
• Zhang Qingxuan confronted Great King White Deer, who attacked him with his Wolf Tooth Hammer as Zhang Qingxuan fought back with the Gentleman's Sword.

Zhang Qingxuan killed Great King White Deer, but Demon God Yuanji attacked Northern Border City in revenge and threatened its people. Chijingzi arrived to confront Yuanji, whose Buddhist Sect connection was revealed, but Chijingzi’s sword failed to harm him.

• Zhang Qingxuan overcame Great King White Deer’s resistance and killed him with the Gentleman's Sword.
• Demon God Yuanji summoned a Sky-Supporting Demon Palm over Northern Border City, extracting the townspeople’s souls as Zhang Qingxuan failed to stop him.
• Chijingzi and True Man Wenmei found the High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Divine Firmament Sword in the Immortal Mountain Blessed Land, and Chijingzi let Wenmei hold it for later.
• Chijingzi sensed danger and left True Man Wenmei behind before arriving at Northern Border City.
• Kunpeng Demon Master, Bodhisattva Yuanji, accused Demon God Yuanji of serving the Buddhist Sect, and Yuanji recognized Chijingzi.
• Chijingzi attacked Yuanji with his sword, but Yuanji brushed off the Sword Intent and mocked Chijingzi’s skill.

Chijingzi battled Demon God Yuanji until Old Ancestor Bodhi intervened, then Demon Master Kunpeng arrived and condemned Yuanji for slaughtering humans and joining the Buddhist Sect. Kunpeng prepared to execute Yuanji as a traitor, while Old Ancestor Bodhi opposed him and tribulation clouds gathered over Northern Continent of Uttarakuru.

• Chijingzi attacked Demon God Yuanji with his sword and Yin Yang Mirror, but Old Ancestor Bodhi blocked the mirror and urged him to spare Yuanji.
• Demon Master Kunpeng arrived with the Demon Master Palace and forced Old Ancestor Bodhi to retreat with Yuanji.
• Kunpeng rebuked Yuanji for massacring humans and endangering the demon race's fortune.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi declared that Yuanji had become Bodhisattva Yuanji of the Buddhist Sect, and Kunpeng called him a traitor to the demon race.
• Kunpeng moved to execute Yuanji, while Old Ancestor Bodhi challenged him and Chijingzi stood aside; tribulation clouds gathered overhead.

Kunpeng Demon Master and Old Ancestor Bodhi fought while Chijingzi attacked Bodhisattva Yuanji. Ancestor Minghe arrived to aid Kunpeng, leaving Yuanji to flee as Kunpeng pursued him with the Demon Master Palace.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi and Kunpeng Demon Master clashed with their treasures, devastating the surrounding lands.
• Chijingzi attacked Bodhisattva Yuanji with the Yin Yang Mirror and his treasured sword while Old Ancestor Bodhi tried to intervene.
• Ancestor Minghe arrived and agreed to hold off Old Ancestor Bodhi while Kunpeng dealt with Yuanji.
• Bodhisattva Yuanji fled, and Kunpeng sent the Demon Master Palace crashing after him.

Kunpeng Demon Master and Ancestor Minghe fought Old Ancestor Bodhi and Chan Master Wu Chao while Chijingzi killed Bodhisattva Yuanji. The battle continued as Kunpeng Demon Master vowed to purge Chan Master Wu Chao, and Ancestor Minghe resumed his assault on Old Ancestor Bodhi.

• Kunpeng Demon Master shattered Bodhisattva Yuanji's body with the Demon Master Palace, but Chan Master Wu Chao arrived and protected Yuanji's primordial spirit with the Bird's Nest.
• Kunpeng Demon Master and Chan Master Wu Chao began fighting, while Old Ancestor Bodhi battled Ancestor Minghe.
• Chijingzi used the Yin Yang Mirror to shatter Bodhisattva Yuanji's primordial spirit, prompting Chan Master Wu Chao to attack him.
• Kunpeng Demon Master stopped Chijingzi from joining the fight and pressed his attack on Chan Master Wu Chao, whose Bird's Nest neared shattering.
• Ancestor Minghe was sent flying by Old Ancestor Bodhi, then charged back at him with the Yuantu Abi Twin Swords.

Kong Xuan arrived in Northern Continent of Uttarakuru to aid Kunpeng Demon Master as the Buddhist Sect clashed with its opponents. The battle raged on, and a report of the fighting reached Haotian at the Heavenly Court.

• Ancient Buddha Randeng attacked Chijingzi, but Kong Xuan appeared and declared that he had come to aid Kunpeng Demon Master.
• Ancestor Minghe fought Ancient Buddha Randeng while Kong Xuan battled Old Ancestor Bodhi, and Kunpeng Demon Master clashed with Chan Master Wu Chao.
• The North Sea Dragon King ordered the Northern Sea seafolk to retreat beneath the sea and avoid the battle.
• Heavenly Soldiers and Generals reported to Haotian that Tribulation Clouds had risen across Northern Continent of Uttarakuru and a battle was underway.

Haotian learned that the Buddhist Sect was fighting the demon race in Northern Continent of Uttarakuru but chose not to intervene. Kong Xuan, Ancestor Minghe, and Kunpeng Demon Master defeated the Buddhist forces, and the chapter ended with the injured Buddhist leaders returning to Spiritual Mountain and learning Bodhisattva Yuanji had been reduced to ashes.

• Haotian sent Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear to investigate the battle and learned the Buddhist Sect was fighting the demon race, with Ancestor Minghe and Chijingzi also present.
• Taibai Jinxing advised Haotian that the battle was not worth worrying about, and Haotian told the immortal officials he would not concern himself with it.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi attacked Kong Xuan while Kunpeng Demon Master battered Chan Master Wu Chao and Ancestor Minghe drove back Ancient Buddha Randeng.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi called for the Buddhist forces to retreat, but Kong Xuan wounded Ancient Buddha Randeng and Ancestor Minghe pierced Chan Master Wu Chao as they fled.
• Kong Xuan and Chijingzi returned to Purple Mansion Continent, while Kunpeng Demon Master invited Ancestor Minghe to the Demon Master Palace.
• Chan Master Wu Chao, Ancient Buddha Randeng, and Old Ancestor Bodhi returned to Great Thunderclap Monastery, where the Buddhas learned Bodhisattva Yuanji had been reduced to ashes.

After the battle in the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru ended, Gu Changsheng left his seclusion and gathered the Chan Sect immortals at Purple Mansion Continent to expound the Dao. Meanwhile, Duobao Tathagata ordered the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to remain at the Great Thunderclap Monastery, while Old Ancestor Bodhi departed with a plan of his own.

• Duobao Tathagata healed Ancient Buddha Randeng and Chan Master Wu Chao with golden pills, then sent them to recover in the Treasure Pavilion and ordered the other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to await his decree.
• Haotian learned that the battle over the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru had ended and accepted his officials' claim that his heavenly might had stopped it.
• Kong Xuan reported to Gu Changsheng that his task was complete, and Gu Changsheng sent him to comprehend the Five Elements Law.
• Chijingzi, Guang Chengzi, Grand Unity True Person, True Person Yuding, and the other Chan Sect immortals gathered at Purple Mansion Continent and entered Gu Changsheng's hall after he emerged from seclusion.
• Gu Changsheng welcomed the Chan Sect immortals and began teaching them the Dao arts he had comprehended.

Gu Changsheng finished teaching the Dao to Chan Sect’s immortals and discussed the Buddhist Sect’s growing influence in Northern Continent of Uttarakuru. He ordered invitations sent to the Heavenly Court, Buddhist Sect, and demon race to discuss the situation, then helped Three Xiao clarify their understanding of his teachings.

• Gu Changsheng’s Dao sermon enlightened the Chan Sect immortals and reached Three Xiao and Kong Xuan across Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng warned Guang Chengzi that Chan Sect must be strict about accepting disciples and not repeat the mistakes of Interception Sect or the Buddhist Sect.
• Chijingzi told the immortals about Bodhisattva Yuanji and the Buddhist Sect’s efforts to gain influence among the demon race in Northern Continent of Uttarakuru.
• True Person Yuding proposed eliminating some demons, and Gu Changsheng agreed to invite the Heavenly Court, Buddhist Sect, and demon race to Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng sent Guang Chengzi to the Great Thunderclap Monastery and Chijingzi to the Hall of the Exalted, then explained difficult points from his sermon to Three Xiao.