Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan and the Chan Sect confronted the Buddhist Sect when it came to demand Chan Master Wu Chao’s release. Gu Changsheng agreed to release Wu Chao only if Ancient Buddha Randeng stayed behind, and the confrontation erupted into battle.

• Kong Xuan went to meet Duobao Tathagata and the Buddhist Sect outside Purple Mansion Continent, then defeated one Buddha and fought Ancient Buddha Randeng.
• Gu Changsheng appeared with the Chan Sect Immortals and agreed to release Chan Master Wu Chao on the condition that Ancient Buddha Randeng remained behind.
• Guang Chengzi called Randeng a traitor, and Grand Unity True Person challenged the Buddhas to fight.
• Grand Unity True Person used the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Hood to burn a Buddha to ash.
• The enraged Buddhas charged at the Chan Sect, but Old Ancestor Bodhi ordered them to stop.

Gu Changsheng demanded that Old Ancestor Bodhi hand over Ancient Buddha Randeng, but Randeng fled and Gu Changsheng struck him down with the Chaos Bell. The Buddhist forces then fought Gu Changsheng and the Immortals of Chan Sect, ending with Old Ancestor Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata charging Gu Changsheng.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi refused to let the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas attack, while Gu Changsheng demanded Ancient Buddha Randeng in exchange for Chan Master Wu Chao.
• Kong Xuan challenged Randeng, who fled after seeing Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light; Gu Changsheng struck Randeng down with the Chaos Bell.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi tried to save Randeng, but Gu Changsheng shattered his Buddhist treasures and sent him flying.
• Duobao Tathagata attacked Gu Changsheng with the Great Luo Buddha Hand and Twenty-Four Heavens Dharma Idol, but the Chaos Bell shattered the Dharma Idols.
• Duobao Tathagata ordered the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to attack Purple Mansion Continent, and the Chan Sect Immortals fought back as Kong Xuan blasted a Buddha to death.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi and Duobao Tathagata charged toward Gu Changsheng, who struck the Chaos Bell again.

Gu Changsheng lured Duobao Tathagata and Old Ancestor Bodhi into the Chaos, where Tongtian supplied the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and Gu Changsheng defeated them. Duobao Tathagata fell from the Chaos badly wounded, while Old Ancestor Bodhi escaped after sustaining severe injuries.

• Duobao Tathagata and Old Ancestor Bodhi attacked Gu Changsheng, but he shattered their spiritual treasures with the Chaos Bell and challenged them to fight in the Chaos.
• Gu Changsheng revealed that Tongtian had entered the Chaos, and Tongtian appeared with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords as Saint Zhunti protested.
• Gu Changsheng used the Four Immortal Slaying Swords to destroy the attackers' treasures and sever Duobao Tathagata's arms.
• Jieyin and Zhunti intervened as Duobao Tathagata tried to flee, but a Jade Ruler struck him and sent him tumbling out of the Chaos, spitting blood.
• Gu Changsheng wounded Old Ancestor Bodhi with the swords and a punch, then struck him with the Jade Ruler until Bodhi fled severely injured.

Gu Changsheng arrived at Purple Mansion Continent and helped the Chan Sect defeat the Buddhist forces there, capturing Ancient Buddha Randeng. He declared that he would erase Randeng completely and brought down the Jade Ruler.

• Kong Xuan trapped Ancient Buddha Randeng with the Five-Colored Divine Light while the Chan Sect Immortals slew the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
• Gu Changsheng arrived and struck Randeng with the Jade Ruler, then bound him with the Immortal Binding Rope.
• The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas retreated from Purple Mansion Continent as Gu Changsheng’s Chaos Bell blasted them away.
• Gu Changsheng rebuked Randeng for betraying the Chan Sect and rejected his warning about the Western Saints.
• Gu Changsheng raised his sleeve and sent the Jade Ruler down, declaring that he would erase Randeng completely.

Gu Changsheng killed Ancient Buddha Randeng, causing Buddhism’s fortune to decline and sending shockwaves through the Primordial World. As Haotian worried about his position, Taishang Laojun ordered his attendants to turn visitors away while he claimed to be in seclusion.

• Gu Changsheng annihilated Ancient Buddha Randeng’s primordial spirit, and Chan Sect’s fortune rose as Buddhism’s fell.
• Duobao Tathagata and Old Ancestor Bodhi felt Ancient Buddha Randeng’s death, while Buddhist light dimmed and blood rain fell over Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain.
• Ancestor Minghe, Kunpeng Demon Master, and Great Immortal Zhenyuan learned of the killing and considered its consequences.
• Haotian worried that Ziwei the Great Emperor might replace him and went to Doushuai Palace.
• Taishang Laojun told Golden Horn and Silver Horn Twin Attendants to guard the entrance and say he was in seclusion.

Haotian visited Doushuai Palace to see Taishang Laojun, who avoided him and reflected on the consequences of Gu Changsheng killing Ran Deng. Zhunti confronted Primordial Heavenly Venerate in the Chaos and demanded either Gu Changsheng’s life or the Pangu Banner as compensation.

• Haotian came to Doushuai Palace, but the Golden Horn and Silver Horn Twin Attendants told him Taishang Laojun had gone out.
• After Haotian left, Taishang Laojun told the attendants to claim he was absent whenever anyone came, then considered whether Zhunti and Jieyin would retaliate for Ran Deng’s death.
• Zhunti and Jieyin set out through the Chaos to demand an explanation from Primordial Heavenly Venerate for Gu Changsheng killing Ran Deng.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate said Ran Deng had betrayed the Chan Sect by joining the Buddhist Sect and dismissed Zhunti’s accusations.
• Zhunti demanded the Pangu Banner as compensation, or else insisted that Primordial Heavenly Venerate hand over Gu Changsheng.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate confronted Zhunti and Jieyin over their demand to seize Gu Changsheng, and the threat of a battle drew Tongtian and Taiqing Laozi to his side. The Three Pure Ones faced the Two Sages of the West, who continued to demand Gu Changsheng be handed over for killing Ran Deng.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned the Pangu Banner when Zhunti demanded that he hand over Gu Changsheng, and Jieyin tried to prevent the two sides from fighting.
• Zhunti and Jieyin brought out their treasures, but Sect Leader Tongtian arrived and stood with Primordial Heavenly Venerate, challenging the Two Sages of the West to fight.
• Taiqing Laozi arrived on a golden bridge and rebuked Zhunti and Jieyin for disobeying the Dao Ancestor's order not to interfere in the Primordial World.
• Zhunti and Jieyin insisted that Gu Changsheng should be captured for killing Ran Deng, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate warned that he would suppress them if they tried.

The Two Sages of the West demanded the Pangu Banner as compensation for Gu Changsheng killing Ancient Buddha Randeng, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered the saints to remain in Chaos and stop interfering in the Primordial World. Back at Spiritual Mountain, Old Ancestor Bodhi abruptly ordered the Buddhist Sect to withdraw behind closed doors, leaving Duobao Tathagata and the others puzzled.

• Zhunti and Jieyin demanded the Pangu Banner from Saint Taiqing, and Sect Leader Tongtian threatened to fight them when Taiqing refused.
• Zhunti and Jieyin appealed to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who rebuked the saints and ordered them all to cultivate in Chaos without interfering in the Primordial World.
• The Two Sages of the West departed, while Saint Taiqing and Sect Leader Tongtian left separately and Primordial Heavenly Venerate remained in Chaos with the Pangu Banner.
• At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Old Ancestor Bodhi told the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas that the Two Sages would seek justice for them, then suddenly ordered the Buddhist Sect to close Spiritual Mountain.
• Duobao Tathagata and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas obeyed Old Ancestor Bodhi, who then went with Duobao Tathagata beneath the Bodhi Tree.

After the Buddhist Sect’s defeat, Gu Changsheng relied on his Master’s decree to keep his Chan Sect disciples from attacking Great Thunderclap Monastery and left Chan Master Wu Chao imprisoned. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Court and Buddhist Sect recruited immortals to strengthen their destinies, and Duobao Tathagata resumed cultivation while plotting to surpass Gu Changsheng.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi told Duobao Tathagata that Saint Zhunti had warned them not to act against Gu Changsheng, and Duobao agreed to wait despite his hatred over Ran Deng’s death.
• True Person Yuding urged Gu Changsheng and the Chan Sect immortals to attack Great Thunderclap Monastery, but Gu Changsheng said his Master’s decree meant the Buddhist Sect would not act recklessly.
• Gu Changsheng shared a Dao mystery with the Chan Sect immortals, sent them away to cultivate, and ordered Kong Xuan to guard Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng visited Chan Master Wu Chao’s sealed cave and told him to remain there, dismissing his protest by reminding him that Ran Deng had been killed.
• Taibai Jinxing recruited Primordial immortals for the Heavenly Court, while Old Ancestor Bodhi persuaded others to join the Buddhist Sect, raising both groups’ destinies.
• Duobao Tathagata resolved to become a Saint and suppress Gu Changsheng, then cultivated beneath the Bodhi Tree as Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also trained.

Ziwei the Great Emperor gathered surviving demon gods and secured their oaths to help her overthrow Haotian’s Heavenly Court. Zhu Zi arrived to spread Confucian teachings in the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru, while the Eight Immortals pledged to serve as the vanguard in the coming attack.

• Ziwei the Great Emperor summoned the surviving demon gods into the Zhou Tian Star Banner and revealed her plan to replace Haotian and take down the Heavenly Court.
• Gou Chen and the other demon gods agreed to follow Ziwei and swore a Heavenly Dao Oath never to betray her.
• Ziwei ordered the demon gods to cultivate the Grand Formation of the Stars until the time came to attack the Heavenly Court.
• Zhu Zi arrived at Ziwei Palace to spread Confucian teachings in the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru, and Ziwei welcomed him.
• The Eight Immortals offered to lead the vanguard in the attack on the Heavenly Court, and Ziwei accepted their offer.

Zhu Zi’s preaching strengthened the Northern Pole Exorcism Courtyard, while Haotian restrained his anger and sent Taibai Jinxing to recruit immortals. True Man Miaoyi, True Man Zizhang, and Crimson Fiend Divine Lord attacked the Myriad Demon Cave to seize a supposed supreme treasure and confronted the North Sea Demon Ancestor.

• Zhu Zi preached across the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru, accepted a great demon as his disciple, and slew demons who resisted Buddhist teachings.
• Haotian held back from attacking the Northern Pole Exorcism Courtyard, while Taibai Jinxing continued recruiting immortal cultivators for the Heavenly Court.
• True Man Miaoyi and True Man Zizhang agreed to join Taibai Jinxing, and Crimson Fiend Divine Lord arrived seeking their help to claim a treasure in the Myriad Demon Cave.
• Crimson Fiend Divine Lord persuaded True Man Miaoyi and True Man Zizhang to attack while the North Sea Demon Ancestor was injured and recovering.
• The three immortals entered the Myriad Demon Cave, killed many demons, and drew the North Sea Demon Ancestor out of his palace.

Crimson Fiend Divine Lord betrayed True Men Miaoyi and Zizhang, feeding them to the North Sea Demon Ancestor so the demon could advance to the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. The North Sea Demon Ancestor then turned on Crimson Fiend Divine Lord, but discovered that he had been deceived and was being devoured by the Great Devouring Technique.

• True Men Miaoyi and Zizhang joined Crimson Fiend Divine Lord in attacking the North Sea Demon Ancestor, who overpowered Miaoyi.
• Crimson Fiend Divine Lord ambushed Zizhang and revealed that the North Sea Demon Ancestor needed his essence blood to break through.
• The North Sea Demon Ancestor devoured Zizhang, then captured and devoured Miaoyi after Miaoyi tried to flee.
• The North Sea Demon Ancestor advanced to the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal and praised Crimson Fiend Divine Lord for his help.
• The North Sea Demon Ancestor tried to kill Crimson Fiend Divine Lord, but Crimson Fiend Divine Lord revealed his mid-stage cultivation and trapped him with the Great Devouring Technique.

Huaguang and Nezha killed Crimson Fiend Divine Lord after he devoured North Sea Demon Ancestor, then attacked Taibai Jinxing when he tried to stop them. Taibai Jinxing returned to the Heavenly Court and reported the incident to Haotian, while immortal officials urged him to apprehend Huaguang and Nezha.

• Crimson Fiend Divine Lord swallowed North Sea Demon Ancestor and began refining his flesh and blood.
• Huaguang challenged Crimson Fiend Divine Lord, and Nezha struck him with the Golden Brick before Huaguang killed him with his spear.
• Taibai Jinxing arrived too late to save Crimson Fiend Divine Lord, and Nezha and Huaguang beat him as he tried to leave.
• Taibai Jinxing fled to the North Heavenly Gate and reported to Haotian that Huaguang and Nezha had killed Crimson Fiend Divine Lord and attacked him.
• Immortal officials urged Haotian to apprehend Huaguang and Nezha.

Heavenly Venerate Dangmo led his divine generals to capture Huaguang and Nezha, while the two heroes went to the North Sea to subdue the Giant Demon of the North Sea. They confronted the demon at his palace, where he attacked them with a powerful demonic net.

• Emperor Haotian ordered Heavenly Venerate Dangmo to capture Huaguang and Nezha, and Dangmo gathered his divine generals and five hundred spirit officials.
• Huaguang and Nezha visited the North Sea Dragon King, who told them where the Giant Demon of the North Sea lived.
• Huaguang and Nezha fought through the demons guarding the Demon God Palace and drew out the Giant Demon of the North Sea.
• The Giant Demon of the North Sea attacked Huaguang and Nezha with a vast demonic net, which Huaguang struck with his golden spear and Nezha attacked with the Golden Brick and Samadhi True Fire.

Huaguang and Nezha fought the Giant Demon of the North Sea, but Heavenly Venerate Dangmo captured Huaguang while Nezha escaped. Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, Nezha, and Lu Dongbin went to Wudang Mountain to rescue him, only to learn that he had been taken to the Heavenly Court.

• Huaguang and Nezha fought the Giant Demon of the North Sea, then fled toward the surface as the demon pursued them.
• Heavenly Venerate Dangmo captured Huaguang with an Immortal Binding Rope and a net, while Nezha fought off the Turtle-Snake Two Generals and fled.
• Nezha told Yang Jiao and Yang Jian that Huaguang had been captured, and they set out for the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa with Lu Dongbin.
• Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, Nezha, and Lu Dongbin confronted the guards at Wudang Mountain, where Yang Jian revealed himself as True Lord Erlang.
• The Turtle-Snake Two Generals told Nezha that Huaguang had gone with Heavenly Venerate Dangmo to the Heavenly Court, and Nezha urged the others to rescue him.

Yang Jiao revealed that Huaguang was on Wudang Mountain, prompting Yang Jian, Nezha, Yang Jiao, and Lu Dongbin to fight the mountain’s divine generals and Spirit Officials. The battle left the five Dragon Gods dead and the defenders suffering heavy losses, while Huaguang’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Yang Jiao told Nezha that Huaguang was on Wudang Mountain, and Nezha demanded that the defenders hand him over.
• Yang Jian charged the five Dragon Gods while Nezha, Yang Jiao, and Lu Dongbin engaged the Turtle-Snake Two Generals and the Five Thunder Divine Generals.
• Yang Jiao and Yang Jian killed several divine generals and Dragon Gods as the battle damaged Wudang Mountain.
• Yang Jian demanded to know where Huaguang was being held, but a Dragon God refused to answer and Yang Jian killed him.
• Yang Jian killed the last of the five Dragon Gods, while the Turtle-Snake Two Generals attacked him and the Spirit Officials were forced back.

Nezha, Lu Dongbin, Yang Jiao, and Yang Jian fought through Heavenly Venerate Dangmo’s forces to reach Huaguang, killing the Five Thunder Divine Generals and the Turtle-Snake Two Generals. Heavenly Venerate Dangmo arrived and confronted them, and Lu Dongbin’s first attack was swallowed by the True Martial Black Eagle Banner as the Heavenly Venerate counterattacked.

• Nezha and Lu Dongbin fought through the spirit officers while Yang Jiao killed the Five Thunder Divine Generals and Yang Jian and Yang Jiao killed the Turtle-Snake Two Generals.
• Nezha and Lu Dongbin reached Huaguang’s prison, but Heavenly Venerate Dangmo blasted them away when he arrived.
• Yang Jian and Yang Jiao killed the Turtle-Snake Two Generals as Heavenly Venerate Dangmo confronted the group and threatened to exterminate them.
• Heavenly Venerate Dangmo revealed his Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure sword and the True Martial Black Eagle Banner, then challenged the intruders to fight.
• Lu Dongbin charged Heavenly Venerate Dangmo with the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, but the banner’s black fiendish aura swallowed his sword lights and forced him to retreat.

Heavenly Venerate Dangmo overwhelmed Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, Lu Dongbin, and Nezha with his sword and True Martial Black Eagle Banner. A bell shattered his black baleful qi and weakened the banner, and Kong Xuan arrived to capture him; Dangmo rejected Kong Xuan’s threat and attacked him.

• Lu Dongbin’s Yin-Yang Twin Swords were shredded by Heavenly Venerate Dangmo’s sword strike, and Nezha pulled him to safety while Yang Jian blocked the attack with his halberd.
• Yang Jian and Yang Jiao fought Heavenly Venerate Dangmo as he used his treasured sword and True Martial Black Eagle Banner to summon black-bale qi beasts and Primordial Stars.
• Yang Jian awakened his Chaos Demon Ape bloodline and used the Law of Strength to strike the banner, while Yang Jiao destroyed the soaring serpent and divine turtle.
• Heavenly Venerate Dangmo swept the banner toward the brothers and blasted Nezha and Lu Dongbin away when they joined the attack.
• A bell rang from the void, dispersing the black baleful qi and tearing at the True Martial Black Eagle Banner.
• Kong Xuan appeared on Changsheng Heavenly Venerate’s orders to capture Heavenly Venerate Dangmo, who dismissed him and slashed at him with his treasured sword.

Kong Xuan, Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and their allies battled Heavenly Venerate Dangmo, who was repeatedly driven back as his treasures were destroyed. Dangmo charged at Yang Jian again while Nezha, Lu Dongbin, Huaguang, and Yang Jiao joined the fight.

• Kong Xuan used the Chaos Bell and Five Elements Law to repel Heavenly Venerate Dangmo's attacks and shatter the Primordial Stars he sent against him.
• Yang Jian transformed into Heaven and Earth Manifestation and struck Heavenly Venerate Dangmo, while Yang Jiao joined the battle and Nezha and the others rescued Huaguang.
• Kong Xuan, Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Huaguang landed repeated blows on Heavenly Venerate Dangmo, and the Chaos Bell shattered the spiritual treasures he summoned.
• Heavenly Venerate Dangmo sent Yang Jiao flying, exchanged blows with Yang Jian, and charged at him again as Nezha, Lu Dongbin, Huaguang, and Yang Jiao rushed to attack.

Ziwei the Great Emperor activated the Grand Formation of the Stars, alarming powerful figures across the Primordial World as they suspected Changsheng Heavenly Venerate was preparing a major move. Heavenly Venerate Dangmo reported his defeat and losses to Haotian in the Heavenly Court.

• Kong Xuan and the others forced Heavenly Venerate Dangmo to flee, then Kong Xuan delivered the master's order for Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and the others to return to the Northern Pole Exorcism Courtyard.
• Ziwei the Great Emperor raised the three hundred and sixty-five Zhou Tian Star Banners and activated the Grand Formation of the Stars, covering the Four Great Continents with its power.
• Kunpeng Demon Master recognized Ziwei the Great Emperor's formation and suspected Changsheng Heavenly Venerate was behind a new scheme, but chose to remain in Demon Master Palace and cultivate.
• Ancestor Minghe and Lady Pingxin sensed the formation and concluded that Changsheng Heavenly Venerate was making another major move; Minghe vowed to lead the Netherworld Blood Clan if summoned.
• Heavenly Venerate Dangmo arrived at the Hall of the Exalted and told Haotian that Kong Xuan had defeated him and that his generals and dragon gods had perished.