Chapter Summaries

Ye Qingci's eyes healed after the Nether Flower transformed them into Reborn Eyes, and she and Fang Chen thanked it before leaving the Glazed Hall. After hearing that support for him was growing in the Buddhist Kingdom, Fang Chen agreed to bring Ye Qingci and Ye Kong there and went to meet the Black Flame Saint, whom he found studying Buddhist scriptures.

• Ye Qingci opened her healed eyes, embraced Ye Kong and Fang Chen, and said her Reborn Eyes felt more powerful than her Nirvana Immortal Eyes.
• The Nether Flower carried Fang Chen and the others out of the magma world, and Ye Qingci promised to visit it again.
• Fang Chen received the Black Flame Saint's message that leaflets had encouraged support for him in the Buddhist Kingdom and that the authorities were cracking down on his supporters.
• Fang Chen agreed to let Ye Qingci and Ye Kong join his planned journey through the Buddhist Kingdom, then took them, Little Crane, and Myna Bird to the Glazed Palace.
• Fang Chen found the Black Flame Saint and the others reading Buddhist scriptures and asked what they were doing.

Fang Chen agreed to enter the Buddhist Land posing as a reincarnated Buddha called War Buddha, while the Glazed Sword Sect hoped he could help them seize it. After memorizing a trove of Buddhist scriptures with the Myna bird’s help, Fang Chen decided to leave at once to protect his followers from the Buddhist Kingdom’s suppression.

• Black Flame Saint and the others urged Fang Chen to pose as a reincarnated Buddha and prepare by studying Buddhist scriptures.
• Fang Chen agreed to try and chose the identity of War Buddha, despite there being no War Buddha in the records.
• The Myna bird used its Clones to read the scriptures and passed their contents to Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen told Black Flame Saint he had memorized the scriptures and would head to the Buddhist Land immediately.
• Black Flame Saint questioned whether Fang Chen was leaving too soon, and Fang Chen reminded him to strike while the iron was hot.

Fang Chen accompanied Little Crane back to Paper Crane Space, where they found its abundant Source Power of Emperors and the unchanged Bronze Coffin. Little Crane fell asleep on the coffin while Fang Chen cultivated, but black paper cranes soon approached and clashed with the Colored ones.

• Fang Chen told the Black Flame Saint he would visit Little Crane’s home before setting out for the Buddhist Land, then left with her for Paper Crane Space.
• Fang Chen saw that Paper Crane Space remained intact and that its Source Power of Emperors grew denser toward its Core Region.
• Little Crane greeted the Colored paper cranes and flew with them to the Bronze Coffin, where she settled down and fell asleep.
• Fang Chen tried to see through the Bronze Coffin with the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique, then began cultivating beside Little Crane.
• Fang Chen noticed a mass of black paper cranes approaching, and the Colored paper cranes flew to meet them.

Fang Chen destroyed the black Paper Cranes with his Darkness Devouring God Domain and entered their Dark Forest territory. The forest’s mysterious force strengthened as he flew deeper, but the Floating Immortal Sword protected him, and he had yet to reach the forest’s end.

• Fang Chen used the Darkness Devouring God Domain to destroy the black Paper Cranes, absorbing the energy they released.
• After the sky cleared, Fang Chen left Little Crane on the Bronze Coffin and flew toward the black Paper Cranes’ territory.
• Fang Chen found the boundary between the Colored forest and the Dark Forest and discovered that a mysterious force affected anything crossing it.
• Fang Chen tested the force with the Floating Immortal Sword, crossed the boundary, and relied on the sword to absorb the harmful energy.
• Fang Chen flew through the Dark Forest for half an hour and realized it was at least ten times larger than the Colored forest.

Fang Chen discovered that a gigantic dead Colorful Paper Crane nourished a colorful forest and traced the River of Light through the Dark Forest. At the river’s end, he found a colossal Black Coffin bound by nine colorful chains, spilling black water into a vast lake.

• Fang Chen found a gigantic dead Colorful Paper Crane buried in a colorful forest and absorbed its power through the Floating Immortal Sword.
• Fang Chen struck an enormous tree beneath the crane and absorbed more power before the ground began to tremble.
• Fang Chen followed colorful lights flowing from the forest into the Dark Forest, where they transformed black trees into colorful ones.
• Fang Chen found another dead Colorful Paper Crane at the source of a tributary feeding the River of Light.
• Fang Chen reached the river’s end and saw a colossal Black Coffin bound by nine colorful chains, with black water pouring from it into a vast lake.

Fang Chen brought the Mysterious Bead to the Black Coffin, where it absorbed energy from the coffin and the remains of the Paper Crane. The Bead cracked apart and became a sprout, which began to grow before Fang Chen.

• Fang Chen climbed the Colored chains to the Black Coffin and saw a massive Paper Crane, badly burned and containing bones, lying atop it.
• Fang Chen struck the Black Coffin with the Floating Immortal Sword, but the coffin repelled the blow and sent the sword flying from his hand.
• Fang Chen took the trembling Mysterious Bead from the Floating Immortal Ring, and it flew into the Paper Crane's remains.
• The Bead burned away the Paper Crane's remains as Colored Runes streamed into the Floating Immortal Sword and strengthened Fang Chen.
• The Bead settled into a ring of light on the Black Coffin and absorbed energy from its Formation Runes, the surrounding area, and the Paper Crane's remains.
• Colored roots sprouted from the Bead and drained the remaining energy before it cracked apart and became a growing sprout.

Fang Chen found that the Little Tree had devoured the Paper Crane's remains and was draining energy from the Black Coffin, the Dark Forest, and the Colored River of Light. The tree bore one black fruit and one Colored fruit, which Fang Chen picked and brought back to Little Crane, who remained stunned by his account of the Black Coffin.

• Fang Chen tried to pull down and chop the Little Tree, but it repeatedly threw him back while the Floating Immortal Sword's power strengthened him.
• The Little Tree consumed the Paper Crane's remains, grew to ten feet tall, and wrapped its roots around the Black Coffin as its Black Water dwindled.
• The Little Tree drained energy from the surrounding black trees, Colored trees, and Colored River of Light, then produced a black fruit and a Colored fruit.
• Fang Chen picked both fruits, saw that the Little Tree had stopped absorbing energy, and flew west toward the Bronze Coffin.
• Fang Chen woke Little Crane and showed him the fruits, then described the Little Tree and the Black Coffin in the Dark Forest.

After eating the black Fruits, Fang Chen cultivated by striking the little tree atop the Black Coffin, absorbing its energy and strengthening his body and Soul Perception. Ten days later, the Buddhist scriptures in his mind formed a massive golden Buddha statue in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Little Crane swallowed the Colored Fruits and absorbed their Runes, rapidly drawing in Space Dao Patterns to cultivate.
• Fang Chen ate the black Fruits and absorbed their Runes, gaining a powerful Devouring Power and strengthening his Soul Perception.
• Fang Chen flew to the Dark Forest and tried striking the Black Coffin with the Floating Immortal Sword, but the little tree's roots blocked the blade and sent energy into him.
• Fang Chen repeatedly struck the little tree, absorbing scorching energy from its black branches and cool energy from its Colored branches as the black Fruits released more Runes.
• After a day of striking the tree, Fang Chen heard Buddhist chanting that further strengthened his Soul Perception.
• Ten days later, countless lines of Scripture formed a golden, three-headed, six-armed Buddha statue in Fang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Fang Chen fought the chanting Buddha statues in his Sea of Consciousness while reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture. He destroyed the statues and absorbed their golden light, leaving his Sea of Consciousness silent and his power greatly increased.

• Fang Chen formed a golden version of himself in his Sea of Consciousness and attacked the first Buddha statue, but the three-headed, six-armed statue overpowered him.
• Fang Chen kept chanting and fought the statue repeatedly, growing stronger over the course of half a year.
• Fang Chen broke through an unseen shackle, grew to thirty thousand zhang tall, and pierced the Buddha statues with his sword.
• Fang Chen used Destroy All Beings to dissolve every Buddha statue and silence the chanting.
• Fang Chen absorbed the golden light, grew to ninety thousand zhang tall, and stopped chanting as his murderous fury faded.

After three years in the Dark Forest, Fang Chen returned to the Glazed Sword Sect and learned that several new Quasi-Emperors had emerged across the Barbaric Continent, including an unknown one in the Buddhist Kingdom. He asked Ye Qingci where she was after hearing that the Ye Family remained occupied by internal troubles.

• Fang Chen completed his transformation in the Sea of Consciousness, discovered three years had passed, and left the sapling behind in the Dark Forest.
• Fang Chen reunited with Little Crane, who had grown dramatically stronger after absorbing the Colored Fruits and could now carry him with ease.
• Little Crane brought Fang Chen back to the Glazed Sword Sect, where Fang Chen contacted the Black Flame Saint.
• The Black Flame Saint told Fang Chen that Senior Qing Yuan, Ye Mian, the North Nether Saint, and several others had become Quasi-Emperors, and that the Buddhist Kingdom's new Quasi-Emperor remained unidentified.
• The Black Flame Saint explained that the Ye Family had not attacked Yunxiang Mountain because the stone Fang Chen left behind was draining its Xuanhuang Origin Realm while oppressed powers rebelled.
• Fang Chen contacted Ye Qingci and asked where she was.

Fang Chen reunited with Ye Qingci in the Qingyang Realm and discussed his plans to confront a powerful new Quasi-Emperor in the Buddhist Land. He visited Elder Yun and the others at Dog Head Ridge and offered them Ten-Thousand-Year Peaches, but they protested that the gifts were too precious.

• Fang Chen met Ye Qingci in the Qingyang Realm and learned that Ye Kong had entered the Ninth Secret Realm with Huahua and the others.
• Fang Chen decided to wait for Myna bird and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm to emerge before traveling to the Buddhist Land.
• Fang Chen and Ye Qingci went to Dog Head Ridge, where Little Six alerted Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, Wu Qingfeng, and Chef Wang to their arrival.
• Elder Yun led Fang Chen and the others into a spacious Cave Abode that Little Six had found by chance.
• Fang Chen offered Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, Wu Qingfeng, and Chef Wang one Ten-Thousand-Year Peach each, but they said the peaches were too precious to accept.

Fang Chen and Ye Qingci visited Dog Head Ridge, where Elder Yun and the others explained how being struck by lightning had left them able to enter dreams that rapidly increased their Cultivation. Fang Chen left still puzzled by the ridge’s mystery, while its residents hoped more Heavenly Thunder would strike.

• Fang Chen gave Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, and the others the peaches he had saved for them, then joined them for a drink.
• Elder Yun told Fang Chen and Ye Qingci that Dog Head Ridge’s residents grew drowsy and entered their wondrous dreams only while they were on the ridge.
• Fang Chen and Ye Qingci heard how Dog Head Ridge’s residents had advanced to Quasi-Saint or Saint levels, while Little Six and Little Donkey had become Sacred Beasts.
• Elder Yun explained that the people on the south bank could also enter the dreams, but the lightning had struck only those on the north bank.
• Elder Yun and the others said they had arranged for more people to live on the north bank in the hope that Heavenly Thunder would strike again.
• Fang Chen and Ye Qingci shared a meal with the residents, said goodbye, and left Dog Head Ridge.

Fang Chen and his companions prepared to travel to the Buddhist Land while learning that the Black Flame Saint and the Glazed Sword Sect Saints were cultivating in the Stone Skin Great Array. Little Crane carried the group through the Void and arrived quickly, leaving Fang Chen impressed by how much her spatial travel had improved.

• Fang Chen told Myna bird that he trusted his nine Clones to clear the Ninth Secret Realm and said they would head for the Buddhist Land.
• Ye Kong explained that clearing the Ninth Secret Realm had earned him a Bead containing sealed Source Power of Emperors, and the others noted that their strength had also increased.
• The Black Flame Saint told Fang Chen that Ye Qingci's cultivation had formed the Stone Skin Great Array in the Qingyang Realm, where he and the Glazed Sword Sect Saints were training as the stone skin's energy faded.
• Fang Chen told the Black Flame Saint to stay in the Qingyang Realm, then Little Crane carried Fang Chen and the others through the Void toward the Buddhist Land.
• Little Crane arrived before an incense stick had burned and said her increased strength had greatly improved her ability to travel through space.

Fang Chen entered Heavenly Buddha City and recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, drawing the city’s Buddhist Cultivators to join him. Their gathered golden light strengthened his Buddhist radiance, power, and Soul Perception.

• Fang Chen told Ye Kong and Ye Qingci to remain hidden in Spirit Crane Space, then had Little Crane release him near the Kunshan Mountain Range.
• Fang Chen flew to Heavenly Buddha City, where the Patrol Team recognized him and hurried off to report his arrival to the Great Sun Buddha Emperor.
• Fang Chen entered the city and recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture as its residents recognized him as the War Buddha and Reincarnated Buddha.
• Fang Chen summoned the Golden Lotus Emperor Fire and continued reciting while Buddhist Cultivators began repeating the scripture with him.
• Fang Chen absorbed golden light rising from the reciting crowd, increasing his Buddhist radiance, strength, and Soul Perception.

Fang Chen drew Faith Power as people across Heavenly Buddha City chanted his scriptures, prompting the Great Sun Buddha Emperor to order the entire Buddhist Kingdom to summon the Diamond Buddha and unleash the Boundless Buddhist Sea. The kingdom’s response left the western sky glowing gold as Ye Mian questioned the Great Sun Buddha Emperor’s decision to risk so many lives against a Quasi-Emperor.

• Fang Chen’s chanting inspired people throughout Heavenly Buddha City, including some guards, to join him and send Faith Power streaming toward him.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor learned Fang Chen had returned and ordered Buddhist Cultivators across the kingdom to chant the Diamond Sutra and unleash the Boundless Buddhist Sea.
• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the other Buddha Emperors carried out the order, despite the danger that ordinary people would drown and Buddhist Cultivators would exhaust their power.
• Golden Scriptures and Runes filled the western sky, alarming Human powerhouses and prompting Ye Mian to contact the Great Sun Buddha Emperor.
• Ye Mian questioned whether the kingdom’s drastic response was necessary, but the Great Sun Buddha Emperor insisted Fang Chen had to die at any cost.

Fang Chen preached in Heavenly Buddha City, prompting the Great Sun Buddha Emperor to summon the Diamond Buddha and form the Boundless Buddhist Sea. Fang Chen remained undaunted and had Little Crane spread news of the confrontation to the Central Barrens, leaving the Human Race stunned by his challenge to the Buddhist Kingdom.

• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor rejected Ye Mian's offer of help and left to prepare for the fight with Fang Chen.
• Ye Mian told the Ye Family Saints that Fang Chen was preaching in Heavenly Buddha City and that the Buddhist Kingdom was forming the Boundless Buddhist Sea.
• Little Crane reported the Buddhist Kingdom's preparations to Fang Chen, who said he did not fear the Boundless Buddhist Sea and ordered Little Crane to monitor events and inform Daoist Misty.
• Little Crane sent images of Heavenly Buddha City and the Buddhist Land to the Misty Saint, who explained the Boundless Buddhist Sea's power and spread the news to the major forces.
• The images and reports spread across the Human Race, whose cultivators were shocked that Fang Chen appeared ready to face the entire Buddhist Kingdom alone.

Fang Chen preached in Heavenly Buddha City as the Buddhist Kingdom unleashed the Boundless Buddhist Sea, but his chant let the city’s cultivators absorb its power. The chapter ended with more and more people abandoning the Diamond Sutra and becoming Fang Chen’s believers.

• Fang Chen’s preaching drew growing crowds in Heavenly Buddha City as golden clouds gathered over the Buddhist Land.
• The Buddhist Kingdom activated the Boundless Buddhist Sea, whose golden water submerged the land and dissolved cultivators without Buddha Light.
• Fang Chen stood above Heavenly Buddha City on a Golden Lotus and absorbed the golden water while his followers gained strength by chanting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.
• Fang Chen’s followers realized they could absorb the sea’s energy, while those chanting the Diamond Sutra could not.
• More of the city’s residents joined Fang Chen’s chant, gained Buddhist power, and urged their friends and family to follow him.

As Fang Chen gained believers in Heavenly Buddha City, the Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered his forces to kill those heading there. His subordinates hesitated, fearing the order would undermine the Buddhist Kingdom’s claim to freedom and equality.

• Believers gathered around Fang Chen in Heavenly Buddha City, strengthening his Faith Power and advancing their cultivation through shared recitation.
• Little Crane sent images of the Boundless Buddhist Sea to the Misty Saint, who passed them to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion for circulation.
• Buddhist Cultivators joined Fang Chen after seeing their Buddha Power and understanding of Buddhist Principles improve, despite fearing persecution as heretics.
• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the others to kill anyone approaching Heavenly Buddha City.
• The Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor questioned the order, warning that attacking their own people could disrupt the Buddhist Kingdom and betray its ideals of freedom and equality.

Fang Chen went to Tianzhu City after the Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered his forces to kill Buddhist Cultivators trying to reach Heavenly Buddha City. His arrival stopped the fighting, and even the Buddhist Kingdom’s warriors began reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture with him.

• The Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor and the Buddhist Kingdom’s warriors to kill anyone trying to go to Heavenly Buddha City.
• Buddhist Cultivators resisted the warriors’ attacks across the Buddhist Land, and Little Crane told Fang Chen about the growing chaos.
• Fang Chen set out for Tianzhu City, while his followers and other Buddhist Cultivators followed or recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture together.
• Fang Chen arrived in Tianzhu City, and his Buddhist light stopped the warriors’ attacks from reaching his followers.
• Fang Chen killed a Nine Tribulations Sacred Buddha who attacked, and the remaining warriors dropped their Buddhist Artifacts and began reciting the scripture with him.

Fang Chen’s growing influence let him withstand the Boundless Buddhist Sea and win over Buddhist Cultivators in the Buddhist Kingdom’s core cities, throwing the kingdom into chaos. As observers across the Human Race recognized the Great Sun Buddha Emperor’s peril, the latest images showed Fang Chen’s golden radiance continuing to strengthen.

• The Buddhist warriors who recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture with Fang Chen felt their cultivation surge and began praising the War Buddha.
• Fang Chen’s followers took Tianzhu City, adding to the believers who had already joined him in Heavenly Buddha City.
• The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion’s master predicted the Buddhist Kingdom would fall as its warriors fought among themselves and the Boundless Buddhist Sea failed to hinder Fang Chen.
• The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion shared images of Fang Chen with the Human Race’s powerful figures, who were astonished by his growing following and the kingdom’s turmoil.
• Chaos Holy Lord Yue Canglan concluded that the Great Sun Buddha Emperor was in danger as Fang Chen’s assault undermined the Buddhist Kingdom’s faith.
• At the Glazed Sword Sect, Black Flame Saint and others gathered to watch images of Fang Chen leading Buddhist Cultivators through the golden sea.