Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen told the myna bird that Dog Head Ridge residents had gained strength after being struck by lightning and revealed that the Buddhist Land had produced six Quasi-Emperors after a mysterious Falling Radiance descended there. He said he planned to investigate the Buddhist Land once Little Crane returned from Yunxiang Mountain, where she had gone to find Chi You and Little Star.

• Chef Wang went back to bed, while Wu Qingfeng fell asleep face-first on the dining table.
• The myna bird arrived, and Fang Chen explained how a lightning strike had left Dog Head Ridge residents prone to vivid dreams that strengthened their Soul Power and cultivation.
• Fang Chen and the myna bird discussed whether Dog Head Ridge held some hidden power behind the lightning and the residents' unexpected rise to the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Fang Chen told the myna bird that a mysterious Falling Radiance had landed in the Buddhist Land, where six Quasi-Emperors had emerged in less than three months.
• Fang Chen said he intended to investigate the Buddhist Land after Little Crane returned from Yunxiang Mountain, where she had gone to find Chi You and Little Star, who was undergoing Tribulation Transcendence.

Fang Chen and the myna bird compared the Beads they had received after clearing the second trial in the Ninth Secret Realm. The myna bird gave Fang Chen his Bead because its Source Power of Emperors could not help him break the Seals inside his body.

• The myna bird complained that his Bead contained far less Source Power of Emperors than Fang Chen's and that the energy was useless to him.
• Fang Chen showed the myna bird his Bead, which contained almost ten times more Source Power of Emperors.
• The myna bird explained that he had cleared the second trial in two days, but the Source Power could not loosen the powerful Seals inside him.
• Fang Chen said he had defeated his opponent in less than One Incense Stick, leaving the myna bird astonished by his speed.
• The myna bird gave his unusable Bead to Fang Chen.

Fang Chen returned to the Buddhist Land with Myna bird and Little Crane to investigate the sudden rise of Quasi-Emperors. After Little Crane dropped him in a secluded cave, Fang Chen agreed to take her home once they had dealt with matters in the Buddhist Land, hoping to uncover the secrets of her mysterious home.

• Fang Chen accepted the Bead from Myna bird and explained why he had planned to travel to the Buddhist Land without waiting for him.
• Little Crane returned, and Fang Chen set out with her and Myna bird for the Buddhist Land.
• Little Crane carried Fang Chen into a cave and explained that their increased strength made it difficult for her to transport them.
• Fang Chen told Little Crane that his strength had surged after he mastered the Ninth Layer of the Glazed Golden Body and formed the Darkness Devouring God Domain.
• Little Crane said she wanted to visit her home, and Fang Chen agreed to take her there after they handled matters in the Buddhist Land.

Fang Chen awakened a golden lotus in the scripture-covered cave and fell asleep after inhaling its fragrance. He found himself in a dream of Little Stone Village as his ten-year-old self, with the Floating Immortal Sword still in hand.

• Little Crane left Fang Chen in the cave and took Huahua and the other companions into the Void to investigate.
• Fang Chen illuminated the cave with the Bai Ling Emperor Fire and noticed strange Buddhist scriptures on its walls.
• Fang Chen struck the wall with the Floating Immortal Sword, absorbing energy as the damaged stone healed.
• The scriptures formed a golden lotus whose fragrance made Fang Chen collapse into a deep sleep.
• Fang Chen awoke in a dream of Little Stone Village in his ten-year-old body and realized the lotus fragrance had drawn him into an inheritance dream.

Fang Chen revisited Little Stone Village in the Dream Realm and spent time with his deceased parents, Jiang Rong and Fang Qian. He entered the house and found a painting of a Buddha statue where he remembered an Eight Trigrams mirror hanging.

• Fang Chen walked through the Dream Realm version of Little Stone Village and recognized his childhood friend Fang Shi.
• Fang Chen found Jiang Rong beneath the village banyan tree and went home with her, cherishing their time together.
• Fang Chen reunited with Fang Qian, who was carving him a Peachwood Sword after hearing him talk in his sleep about becoming an Immortal.
• Fang Chen entered the house and saw a painting of a Buddha statue in place of the Eight Trigrams mirror.

Fang Chen encountered the War Buddha in the Inheritance Space, where the ancient warrior offered to make him his successor despite their factions’ enmity. The War Buddha revealed that his soul had waited for more than Three Thousand ten thousand years and declared Fang Chen the perfect heir.

• Fang Chen confronted the Buddha statue for altering his childhood memory, and it offered to send him back before he turned ten.
• The War Buddha explained that Fang Chen’s talent for killing both people and demons made him the successor he had been seeking.
• Fang Chen questioned the War Buddha’s identity and motives, then refused to take him as master because he belonged to the Glazed Sword Sect.
• The War Buddha said he was a fading wisp of soul and that his true self might have died or become a True Buddha.
• The War Buddha praised Fang Chen’s exceptional Talent and eagerly called him the perfect successor.

Fang Chen endured the War Buddha’s forced inheritance in a dream and woke in the cave after ten days with greatly strengthened soul power. He discovered that the War Buddha had passed on the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.

• The War Buddha took the form of Fang Chen’s father and whipped him, forcing unfamiliar information into his mind.
• Fang Chen’s mother joined in after the War Buddha accused him of talking back to Master Qin, and the two beat him until the inheritance transfer ended.
• The War Buddha praised Fang Chen’s spirit, then vanished along with the image of Fang Chen’s mother as the dream collapsed.
• Fang Chen woke in the cave, found the Buddhist scriptures and golden lotus gone, and confirmed that only ten days had passed.
• Fang Chen sorted through the information in his mind and learned that the War Buddha had passed on the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.

Fang Chen tested the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture and discovered it gave him powerful Buddha Light, but prolonged recitation unleashed a dangerous killing urge. After the Myna bird revealed that the Falling Radiance had landed in the Cloud Barren Sand Sea, Fang Chen and his companions reached the golden lotus-shaped Barrier around the Forbidden Grounds and found they could not pass through it.

• Fang Chen recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, which made his Vital Blood burn and filled his body with golden Buddha Light.
• As Fang Chen continued reciting, his killing intent surged, so he stopped before it overwhelmed him.
• Little Crane returned with the Myna bird, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and the Demon Star Vine, and the Myna bird told Fang Chen that the Falling Radiance had landed in the Cloud Barren Sand Sea.
• Fang Chen absorbed the Myna bird's map and information, then had Little Crane take them to the Cloud Barren Sand Sea.
• Little Crane followed Divine Ships to the golden lotus-shaped Barrier, but could not penetrate it.
• Fang Chen had the Myna bird bring out the unconscious Sacred Buddhas whose souls he had searched.

Fang Chen disguised himself as Calm Heart Saint Buddha and passed the Eighteen Arhats’ inspection to enter the lotus Barrier. After Little Crane found another Barrier deeper inside, Fang Chen prepared to investigate what lay in the depths of the Cloud Barren Sand Sea.

• Fang Chen took Calm Heart Saint Buddha’s memories from the myna bird and used the Mask of Oblivion to assume his appearance.
• Fang Chen used the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture to radiate Buddha light matching Calm Heart Saint Buddha’s, then joined the inspection queue.
• The Eighteen Arhats inspected Fang Chen and let him enter the lotus Barrier without detecting his disguise.
• Fang Chen advanced through the crowded Buddhist cultivation ground to the area where Sacred Buddhas chanted and absorbed energy.
• Little Crane explored ahead, found another Barrier she could not enter, and returned to Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen told Little Crane to return to him as he set out to investigate the depths of the Cloud Barren Sand Sea.

Fang Chen entered the Buddhist Land’s Forbidden Grounds disguised as Calm Heart Saint Buddha and discovered a cracked Stone leaking the Source Power of Emperors. After Great Sun Buddha Emperor exposed his disguise, Fang Chen faced seven Quasi-Emperors and declared that he would slay emperors.

• Fang Chen sped into the Sand Sea and passed through the Heavenly Buddha Barrier, shocking the Sacred Buddhas gathered outside.
• Inside the Barrier, Fang Chen found a cracked Stone emitting the Source Power of Emperors and encountered Great Sun Buddha Emperor and six other powerful figures.
• Great Sun Buddha Emperor recognized that Fang Chen was not Calm Heart Saint Buddha and exposed his identity to the others.
• Fang Chen revealed his true appearance and told Little Crane to record the coming fight, despite her and the Myna bird warning him about the odds.
• Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword and vowed to slay emperors, while Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor stepped forward to fight him.

Fang Chen fought the Buddhist Land’s Quasi-Emperors inside the Heavenly Buddha Barrier and cut down the Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and Tiger-Subduing Buddha Emperor with single strikes. The two joined their Emperor Seals and transformed into a Dragon-Tiger Monster to attack him.

• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor attacked Fang Chen with the Coiled Dragon Staff, but Fang Chen cut him in two with the Floating Immortal Sword.
• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor rejoined his halves, badly wounded, while the Great Sun Buddha Emperor and the others were shocked by Fang Chen’s strength.
• The Tiger-Subduing Buddha Emperor charged Fang Chen with his saber and Manifestation, but Fang Chen split him in two and grievously wounded his soul.
• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the Tiger-Subduing Buddha Emperor summoned their Emperor Seals and fused them into a Dragon-Tiger Monster.
• The Dragon-Tiger Monster took up the Coiled Dragon Staff and Tiger-Subduing Saber and charged Fang Chen.

Fang Chen defeated the Dragon-Subduing Saint Buddha and the Tiger-Subduing Saint Buddha, then cut down four more Buddha Emperors with a single strike. He attacked the Great Sun Buddha Emperor as he chanted, but the emperor’s red Kasaya repelled him, revealing itself as a Supreme Emperor Weapon.

• Fang Chen split the Dragon-Tiger Monster with Heaven and Earth Creation, grievously injuring the Dragon-Subduing Saint Buddha and the Tiger-Subduing Saint Buddha.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the four other Buddha Emperors to attack Fang Chen together.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Absolute Shadow Movement Technique to split the Ancient Mountain Buddha Emperor, the Golden Ape Buddha Emperor, the Heavenly Sunflower Buddha Emperor, and the Skeleton Buddha Emperor in two.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor sat on the Golden Lotus Platform and chanted the Golden Light Incantation, strengthening his Buddhist radiance.
• Fang Chen struck at the Great Sun Buddha Emperor with Heaven and Earth Creation, but the emperor’s red Kasaya stopped the sword and hurled Fang Chen backward.
• Fang Chen recognized that the Great Sun Buddha Emperor’s Kasaya was a Supreme Emperor Weapon.

Fang Chen fought the Buddhist Emperors inside the Heavenly Buddha Barrier as they gathered strength through the Golden Light Incantation to summon the Golden Light Buddha. He flew toward the mysterious Meteorite to investigate it, but an invisible force blocked his approach.

• Great Sun Buddha Emperor urged the other Buddha Emperors and Buddhist Cultivators to chant the Golden Light Incantation together.
• Fang Chen attacked Great Sun Buddha Emperor, Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor, and Tiger-Subduing Buddha Emperor, but golden Light Screens repeatedly blocked his strikes and let them evade.
• Golden Runes gathered from the chanting, increasing the Spatial Pressure around Fang Chen and preparing to summon the Golden Light Buddha.
• Fang Chen ignored Great Sun Buddha Emperor and flew toward the mysterious Meteorite while the Buddha Emperors let him go, believing the force around it would keep him away.
• Fang Chen discovered an invisible force barring his approach to the mysterious Meteorite.

Fang Chen absorbed Source Power of Emperors while the Buddhist Cultivators completed the Golden Light Incantation. A gigantic Golden Light Buddha descended from the Vortex, and the Great Sun Buddha Emperor celebrated their success.

• Fang Chen struck an invisible Qi Wall with the Floating Immortal Sword and absorbed its surging power, rapidly strengthening his Soul Perception and drawing in Source Power of Emperors.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor and the other Buddhist Cultivators watched Fang Chen absorb Source Power far faster than they could, but they could not stop him before completing their incantation.
• As a golden Vortex formed above the Heavenly Buddha Barrier, Myna bird and Little Crane urged Fang Chen to flee, but Fang Chen chose to stay and face the Buddhist Cultivators’ ultimate move.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor declared, "Buddha, descend upon this world!" and the golden Vortex expanded as the Buddha Emperors and other Buddhist Cultivators watched.
• A Buddha over a thousand zhang tall descended from the Vortex, and the Great Sun Buddha Emperor excitedly proclaimed that they had summoned the Golden Light Buddha.

The Great Sun Buddha Emperor merged with the Golden Light Buddha and battered Fang Chen with its overwhelming power. Pinned beneath its feet, Fang Chen began reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, declaring that the real fight was just beginning.

• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor entered the Golden Light Buddha and unleashed Buddha's Palm at Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen struck the palm with the Floating Immortal Sword, but its force sent him flying into the mysterious meteorite's cushioning force.
• The Golden Light Buddha punched Fang Chen and then drove him into a pit, where it repeatedly stomped on him.
• Little Crane and the Myna bird urged Fang Chen to escape, but Fang Chen began reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.
• A golden light surrounded Fang Chen as his aura strengthened and a devouring force emerged within him.

Fang Chen absorbed energy from the Heavenly Buddha Sarira while reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, gaining the power to battle the Great Sun Buddha Emperor’s Golden Light Buddha. The fight continued with both sides wielding powerful weapons, as Fang Chen’s Buddha Light nearly matched his opponent’s.

• Fang Chen erupted from the pit, and his Buddha Light grew as he absorbed the Heavenly Buddha Grand Array’s energy.
• Fang Chen attacked the Golden Light Buddha with the Floating Immortal Sword, forcing it back and injuring its hands.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor summoned the Red Cloud Kasaya and a golden Zen staff, both Supreme Emperor Weapons.
• Fang Chen and the Golden Light Buddha clashed repeatedly in midair while Fang Chen’s strength and Buddha Light continued to increase.

Fang Chen overwhelmed the Golden Light Buddha by absorbing its power and the energy of the Heavenly Buddha Barrier, then unleashed the Darkness Devouring God Domain. The Domain trapped all seven Quasi-Emperors of the Buddhist Kingdom and began devouring their strength as well as the Heavenly Buddha Sarira’s energy.

• Fang Chen’s Buddhist light grew stronger as he fought the Golden Light Buddha and absorbed the Runes knocked loose by his attacks.
• Fang Chen struck the Golden Light Buddha in two, causing the Great Sun Buddha Emperor to scream.
• Fang Chen unleashed the Darkness Devouring God Domain and used its tentacles to keep the Golden Light Buddha’s halves apart while draining its energy.
• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the other Buddha Emperors attacked the Domain to rescue the Great Sun Buddha Emperor.
• Fang Chen expanded the Domain to twenty li and trapped the Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the other Buddha Emperors, draining their strength.
• Myna bird and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm recognized the power of Fang Chen’s Domain, which was also devouring the Heavenly Buddha Sarira’s energy.

The Great Sun Buddha Emperor and the other Buddha Emperors escaped Fang Chen’s Darkness Devouring God Domain after the Heavenly Sunflower Buddha Emperor sacrificed himself to tear it open. The Skeleton Buddha Emperor tried to exploit Fang Chen’s apparent weakness, but Fang Chen trapped him again, forcing the Great Sun Buddha Emperor to retreat without him.

• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor said a Quasi-Emperor had to self-destruct to break the domain, and the Buddha Emperors drew lots that chose the Heavenly Sunflower Buddha Emperor.
• The Heavenly Sunflower Buddha Emperor self-destructed, tearing open the Darkness Devouring God Domain, and Fang Chen spat out blood as the others broke free.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the Buddha Emperors to flee, but the Skeleton Buddha Emperor charged Fang Chen with his White Bones Scepter, believing Fang Chen was badly injured.
• Fang Chen caught the White Bones Scepter, revealed that he was unharmed, and trapped the Skeleton Buddha Emperor in his domain again.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor abandoned the Skeleton Buddha Emperor and ordered the others to run.

Fang Chen killed the Skeleton Buddha Emperor by trapping him in his Darkness Devouring God Domain and draining away his strength. The Great Sun Buddha Emperor retreated with the other Buddhist Cultivators, and Fang Chen was left alone with the mysterious Meteorite.

• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the Buddhist Cultivators to retreat while Fang Chen trapped the Skeleton Buddha Emperor in his Darkness Devouring God Domain.
• Fang Chen stabbed the Skeleton Buddha Emperor with the Floating Immortal Sword and drained him until his soul scattered.
• Fang Chen taunted the watching Great Sun Buddha Emperor, who admitted through his actions that he could not stop Fang Chen.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor and the other Buddhas removed the Heavenly Buddha Sarira, causing the Heavenly Buddha Barrier to vanish.
• Fang Chen found that the Buddhist Cultivators had fled and turned his attention to claiming the enormous mysterious Meteorite.

After defeating the Great Sun Buddha Emperor and his companions, Fang Chen tried to claim the mysterious Meteorite, hoping to bring its Emperor Source Power back to the Glazed Sword Sect. His Heaven Mending Goddess Manifestation showed no interest in the stone, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Fang Chen reflected on how the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture had helped him defeat two Quasi-Emperors, then stopped chanting and let its golden radiance fade.
• Little Crane released the Myna bird, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and the Chaos Demonic Star Vine, and they praised Fang Chen for his victory.
• Fang Chen and his companions tried to approach the Meteorite, but its invisible force blocked them and prevented Little Crane from taking it into the Spirit Crane Space.
• Fang Chen summoned the Heaven Mending Goddess Manifestation, but she only glanced at the Meteorite and showed no interest.