Arc 25Spirit Mountain and the West Sea

Sect Master Tongtian defeated the demons of Lion Camel Ridge and fought his way through Spirit Mountain, then completed the pilgrimage with the Wordless True Scripture. After returning to Chang'an and leaving for Nirvana Mountain, he followed Little White Dragon to the West Sea, where a new outsider threat emerged.

  • Sect Master Tongtian defeated Huoyun Jiuxiao, helped deliver Jiang Liuer’s son, and arranged a new Spiritual Qi Pool for Women's Country.
  • A mysterious black ring drew Tai Sui and the White-Clad Man to Sect Master Tongtian before he left Women's Country with Jiang Liuer and the others.
  • At Lion Camel Ridge, Sect Master Tongtian uncovered the dead city, killed the Green-Maned Lion Monster, and was trapped by the Golden-Winged Great Peng until he escaped and defeated him.
  • Sect Master Tongtian discovered Li Wugou’s hidden identity and defeated her, then restored Lion Camel Ridge’s city and inhabitants.
  • At Spirit Mountain, Sect Master Tongtian killed Manjushri Bodhisattva, Great Sun Tathagata, Guanyin, and Puxian Bodhisattva before taking the Wordless True Scripture with Jiang Liuer’s party.
  • Back in Chang'an, the scripture revealed warnings about the future, while Tang Emperor Li Shimin became a puppet of the Three-Pupil Tribe’s National Preceptor, whom Sect Master Tongtian defeated.
  • At Nirvana Mountain, Little White Dragon returned to the West Sea Dragon Palace and challenged Ao Zheng, but the Nine-Headed Insect captured him as Sect Master Tongtian recognized the creature as an outsider.
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Ch. 601The Holy Monk Gives Birth, Boundless Evil

Jiang Liuer endured a mysterious pregnancy as Huoyun Jiuxiao ambushed Sect Master Tongtian, who counterattacked and drove her away. Sect Master Tongtian restored the people killed in the attack and delivered the baby from Jiang Liuer's swollen belly.

  • Her Majesty the Empress worried over Jiang Liuer as he assured her his ordeal was a tribulation, while Huoyun Jiuxiao transformed and launched a killing formation at Sect Master Tongtian.
  • Huoyun Jiuxiao destroyed Sect Master Tongtian's sacred body and attacked his primordial spirit, while Jiang Liuer and his disciples were too weakened to help.
  • Sect Master Tongtian swallowed Huoyun Jiuxiao's artifacts with his primordial spirit and ambushed her with a black spear, destroying her sacred body.
  • Huoyun Jiuxiao's primordial spirit became a sea of blood-red flames that killed the officials and guards, but Sect Master Tongtian dispersed the flames and drove her true spirit into Infinite Deep Space.
  • Sect Master Tongtian returned to Women's Country, restored the dead officials and guards, and cut open Jiang Liuer's belly to deliver a handsome baby resembling him.

Ch. 602The Sect Master Takes a Godson, and Her Majesty Entrusts Her Orphan to Him

Jiang Liuer and Sect Master Tongtian welcomed a chubby baby whose uncanny charm made everyone adore him, and Jiang Liuer agreed to leave the child in Women's Country while he continued his Journey to the West. Her Majesty the Empress promised to care for him and declared that he would become the country's future ruler, leaving everyone stunned.

  • The newborn bit Sect Master Tongtian, who unexpectedly told him to call him Godfather, and the baby clearly did so.
  • Jiang Liuer took the child and accepted him as his son, while Sect Master Tongtian warned that the boy would bring great Karma.
  • The three disciples and Her Majesty the Empress were charmed by the child, who called the Empress Mother when she held him.
  • Her Majesty the Empress offered to raise the child in Women's Country, and Jiang Liuer agreed, naming Flower-Fruit Mountain as a fallback if he did not return.
  • Her Majesty the Empress announced that the boy would become Women's Country's future ruler, astonishing the officials and the travelers.

Ch. 603Crisis at Mother-Child River, Trouble with the Spiritual Qi Pool

Her Majesty the Empress learned that Mother-Child River would soon lose its ability to cause pregnancy, threatening Women's Country's future. Sect Master Tongtian proposed using the Spiritual Qi Pool beneath the city to support a new reproduction formation, but after failing to seal the rift connected to another domain, he suggested relocating the pool's spiritual energy.

  • Her Majesty the Empress told Sect Master Tongtian that Mother-Child River's source had stopped producing water and its remaining reserves would soon run out.
  • Sect Master Tongtian offered to create a formation that would allow Women's Country to reproduce normally while ensuring every child was a daughter, using the Spiritual Qi Pool beneath the city as its power source.
  • Her Majesty the Empress asked Sect Master Tongtian to seal the entrance to the other domain so Women's Country could use the pool's energy for a hundred thousand years.
  • Sect Master Tongtian brought the court officials underground to see the Spacetime Rift, then watched as the vortex swallowed his formation and barrier.
  • Sect Master Tongtian proposed moving the spiritual energy to a protected location and showed Her Majesty the Empress the place he had chosen.

Ch. 604Ancestral Land Must Not Be Entered, Shadow in the Dead of Night

Sect Master Tongtian searched for a place to move Women's Country's Spiritual Qi Pool, while Her Majesty the Empress weighed the danger of entering the forbidden Ancestral Land. He relocated the spiritual qi to a safer site and declined the Empress's mysterious family heirloom, leaving its contents unknown.

  • Her Majesty the Empress revealed that the only suitable site for the Spiritual Qi Pool was Women's Country's forbidden Ancestral Land, and Sect Master Tongtian offered to find another place.
  • Her Majesty the Empress said she would enter the Ancestral Land if necessary to save Women's Country, but Sect Master Tongtian found no other site suitable for both the pool and the formation.
  • Her Majesty the Empress asked Sect Master Tongtian to move the Spiritual Qi Pool to one of three safer locations, and he spent three days and nights establishing a new pool there.
  • Her Majesty the Empress gave Sect Master Tongtian a pitch-black family heirloom box that no one in her family had been able to open.
  • Sect Master Tongtian failed to see through the box and returned it to Her Majesty the Empress, saying she should keep her family heirloom.

Ch. 605Empress Gives Away a Treasure Box, Ring Hides a Secret

Sect Master Tongtian opened the treasure box given by Her Majesty the Empress and found a mysterious black ring inside. That night, a powerful shadow entered his dream and asked to see the ring, leaving him trapped and unable to summon the box.

  • Her Majesty the Empress gave Sect Master Tongtian the box, explaining that her mother had reserved it as payment for a benefactor who could help the Women's Country.
  • The box opened in Sect Master Tongtian's hands and released dazzling light across the Women's Country before revealing a pitch-black ring.
  • Her Majesty the Empress admitted she knew little about the ring and hosted a lavish feast for Holy Monk and his companions.
  • Later that night, a mysterious black shadow appeared beside Sect Master Tongtian's bed and weakened and restrained him with her aura.
  • The shadow praised Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong and said she had come to see the ring, while Sect Master Tongtian realized he was dreaming after failing to summon the box.

Ch. 606The Terror of Dreams, the Fear of Tai Sui

Sect Master Tongtian discovered that the ring and his encounter with Her Majesty the Empress had been real, then fought off a disguised attacker who tried to steal the ring. After identifying the creature as Tai Sui from the Tai Sui Tribulation Realm, he sensed another danger but reacted too late.

  • Sect Master Tongtian dispelled the shadow around Her Majesty the Empress and realized someone had controlled her mind and sent her into his room.
  • Sect Master Tongtian woke from what he thought was a dream, only to find the same black ring on his finger.
  • Marshal Tian Peng attacked Sect Master Tongtian and demanded the ring, but Sect Master Tongtian tore away his human disguise.
  • The black liquid creature invaded Sect Master Tongtian’s body, where he broke it into particles and analyzed its scattered true spirits.
  • Sect Master Tongtian recognized the creature as Tai Sui from the Tai Sui Tribulation Realm, then sensed danger and turned incorporeal too late.

Ch. 607Origin of Extraordinary Lineage, Letting the Tiger Return to the Mountains

Sect Master Tongtian fought a powerful White-Clad Man who had come seeking his daughter’s true spirit, learned much from the man’s memories, and restored his daughter before letting her go. After leaving the Women's Country with Jiang Liuer and the others, the group reached the Western Ox Continent and neared Spirit Mountain.

  • The White-Clad Man appeared and demanded that Sect Master Tongtian hand over his daughter’s true spirit.
  • Sect Master Tongtian revealed his identity and battled the White-Clad Man, eventually using the Power of Ten Thousand Worlds to read his memories.
  • The White-Clad Man’s true spirit escaped, and Sect Master Tongtian used the Supreme Art of Creation to reconstruct the man’s daughter and release her.
  • Sect Master Tongtian and Jiang Liuer prepared to leave the Women's Country, while the child Jiang Liuer had fathered stayed with Her Majesty the Empress.
  • Jiang Liuer and the others continued their journey and arrived in the Western Ox Continent near Spirit Mountain.

Ch. 608Eight Hundred Li Lion Camel Ridge, Demonic Winds Rise in the Great City

Sect Master Tongtian and his companions reached Lion Camel Ridge and discovered that its bustling city was populated entirely by walking corpses controlled by Great King Yellow Elephant. After revealing the city’s true, ruined appearance, a powerful elephant demon trapped them in a barrier and attacked.

  • The group arrived at Lion Camel Ridge and entered a prosperous city whose residents seemed unnaturally stiff.
  • Sect Master Tongtian examined several pedestrians and discovered that all the city’s residents were dead and controlled by Great King Yellow Elephant.
  • At the inn, Sect Master Tongtian exposed the illusion, turning the food into insects and the courtyard into ruins.
  • A tall demon appeared, sealed the group inside a barrier, and identified Sect Master Tongtian as Sun Wukong and Jiang Liuer as the Tang Monk.
  • Marshal Tian Peng attacked the demon with his Nine-Toothed Rake, but the demon repelled him with a breath and used golden runes to draw the group toward a vortex.

Ch. 609Yellow-Tusked Old Elephant Shows His Might, Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Staff Runs Red

Sect Master Tongtian defeated Yellow-Tusked Old Elephant at Lion Camel Ridge and learned that the Outer Realm Forces controlled the region and had infiltrated Spirit Mountain. The system offered him a choice between destroying Lion Camel Ridge and facing the danger there or going to Spirit Mountain, and he rejected the latter as contrary to his principles.

  • Yellow-Tusked Old Elephant revealed his enormous Dharma Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, and he and Sect Master Tongtian fought until both were forced apart.
  • Yellow-Tusked Old Elephant mocked Sect Master Tongtian, who snapped his fingers and shattered the demon's body before absorbing the information from his fleeing primordial spirit.
  • Sect Master Tongtian learned that the Outer Realm Forces controlled Lion Camel Ridge and had severely infiltrated Spirit Mountain.
  • The system offered Sect Master Tongtian rewards for either destroying Lion Camel Ridge and capturing the three demon kings' primordial spirits or leaving for Spirit Mountain.
  • Sect Master Tongtian ruled out going to Spirit Mountain, while recognizing the grave danger posed by the stronger Green-Maned Lion Monster and Golden-Winged Great Peng.

Ch. 610The Battle Against Two Demon Kings, Killing the Lion Monster

Sect Master Tongtian received the Power of Myriad Phenomena and the Wheel of Myriad Phenomena before fighting the Green-Maned Lion Monster and the Golden-Winged Great Peng. After disguising a counterattack as his own defeat, he killed the Green-Maned Lion Monster, leaving the Golden-Winged Great Peng horrified.

  • Sect Master Tongtian accepted the danger of the fight and claimed a reward that gave him the Power of Myriad Phenomena and the Wheel of Myriad Phenomena.
  • The Green-Maned Lion Monster and the Golden-Winged Great Peng manifested and attacked Sect Master Tongtian, but their opening beams canceled one another out.
  • The three fought amid magical treasures and invading Foreign Realm Creatures, which their Dharma Manifestations devoured.
  • Sect Master Tongtian transformed into the Golden-haired Monkey and struck the Golden-Winged Great Peng with the Golden Great Rod, then appeared to be destroyed by the Great Peng's spear.
  • The Golden-Maned Lion Monster turned to speak to the Golden-Winged Great Peng, and Sect Master Tongtian secretly killed him, making the Great Peng realize the apparent defeat had been a trick.

Ch. 611Golden Wings Shroud the Heavens, the Great Peng's Secret Treasure

Sect Master Tongtian seized the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s soul and read his memories, but the Great Peng trapped him in a mysterious Time Prison. While Sect Master Tongtian experimented with his abilities inside, Jiang Liuer and the others remained imprisoned as the Golden-Winged Great Peng planned to eat Tang Sanzang.

  • Sect Master Tongtian killed the Green-Maned Lion Monster, then seized control of the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s soul and read it.
  • The Golden-Winged Great Peng trapped Sect Master Tongtian in a cavern-like space sealed by indestructible golden webs.
  • Sect Master Tongtian tested his divine abilities, Dao techniques, and treasures while searching for a way out of the strange space.
  • The Golden-Winged Great Peng captured Jiang Liuer and the others and imprisoned them in a cage in his palace.
  • After forty-nine days, the Golden-Winged Great Peng told them that only he could release Sect Master Tongtian from the Time Prison and threatened to cook Tang Sanzang in a few days.

Ch. 612Tang Monk's Flesh Is Hard to Eat, the Heavenly King's Daughter Without Stain

Golden-Winged Great Peng decided to eat Jiang Liuer, but the monk survived a blow from a giant saber without injury. He then met Li Wugou, the daughter of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and sister of Third Prince Nezha, whose touch proved Jiang Liuer was not entirely unharmed.

  • Tang Sanzang reassured General Juanlian, Marshal Tian Peng, and Little White Dragon while they worried about Senior Disciple Brother's imprisonment.
  • Two days later, Golden-Winged Great Peng ordered Jiang Liuer to be prepared and placed on a chopping block to be killed and eaten.
  • Marshal Tian Peng, General Juanlian, and Little White Dragon each pleaded for the demons to kill them instead of their master.
  • Jiang Liuer told his disciples that he could not be killed, and the executioner's saber shattered when it struck his neck.
  • Golden-Winged Great Peng summoned a young girl who plucked several of Jiang Liuer's eyelashes, showing he was not completely impervious to harm.
  • The young girl introduced herself as Li Wugou, daughter of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and sister of Third Prince Nezha.

Ch. 613Sole Hand Rips Out a Buddha's Heart, Sanzang Explodes Without a Trace

Li Wugou tore out and crushed Jiang Liuer’s heart and head, but he showed no signs of dying. Sect Master Tongtian then appeared, killed Golden-Winged Great Peng, and faced Li Wugou as she asked whether he had killed her master.

  • Li Wugou identified herself as Li Jing’s youngest daughter and Nezha’s younger sister, then tore out Jiang Liuer’s heart.
  • Jiang Liuer remained alive after Li Wugou crushed his heart and head, leaving her and the others baffled.
  • Golden-Winged Great Peng urged Li Wugou to destroy Jiang Liuer’s head, primordial spirit, and true spirit, but no spirit appeared.
  • Sect Master Tongtian appeared and repeatedly smashed Golden-Winged Great Peng into the ground before swallowing his primordial spirit.
  • The Lion Camel Ridge lackeys fled, and Li Wugou stared at Sect Master Tongtian and asked whether he had killed her master.

Ch. 614Wugou Emerges from Another Realm, Originally a Qilin

Sect Master Tongtian confronted Li Wugou, who revealed that she was an illegitimate daughter of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing and transformed into a strange rat-and-qilin hybrid. He realized her power and unusual aura likely came from an extraterrestrial race, and their fight continued as she lunged at him.

  • Li Wugou admitted that she had killed Sect Master Tongtian's master and attacked him by grabbing one of his hearts.
  • Sect Master Tongtian crushed both of Li Wugou's hands, and she threatened him with the power of her father, Li Jing, and her elder brother, Nezha.
  • Sect Master Tongtian called Li Wugou a bastard, and she changed into a white, scaled creature with a rat's head, horns, and blood-red eyes.
  • Sect Master Tongtian recalled that Li Jing secretly carried Qilin blood from Ancestor Yuan Qilin and concluded that Li Wugou was his hidden illegitimate daughter.
  • Li Wugou lunged at Sect Master Tongtian, who sensed that her strange aura came from an existence beyond the Primordial Tribulation Realm.

Ch. 615Great Sage Sun Eradicates the Wild Breed, Tongtian Saves All Living Beings

Sect Master Tongtian defeated Li Wugou, sealed her primordial-spirit pearl, and sent her away before Jiang Liuer and his disciples left the demon kings’ lairs. Tongtian restored the ruined city and its dead inhabitants, but a sudden explosion interrupted them.

  • Li Wugou attacked Sect Master Tongtian, but he survived her assaults and captured her primordial-spirit pearl after she was destroyed.
  • Li Wugou’s pearl fused with Tongtian’s true spirit and took control of him, but he separated and sealed it, then placed a copy inside her recovered body and sent her away.
  • Jiang Liuer freed himself from his restraints, took the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s throne, and led the group away from the demon kings’ lairs.
  • Tongtian restored the city’s ruins, bones, and primordial spirits, bringing the city and its inhabitants back to life.
  • A sudden explosion rang out as Jiang Liuer and his disciples stood in the restored city.

Ch. 616Mirage Heralded an Ominous Sign

Sect Master Tongtian and his disciples witnessed a destructive vision in the sky, then continued their pilgrimage and reached Spirit Mountain. Along the way, Tongtian received a mysterious treasure box, while the chapter revealed why Jiang Liuer and the others viewed the Western Teachings differently.

  • Sect Master Tongtian and his disciples saw a mushroom-cloud-like vision that Tongtian recognized as a sign of the Primordial World's future apocalypse.
  • Sect Master Tongtian used his system reward to draw a Myriad Manifestations Treasure Box.
  • At Tongtian River, the old turtle asked Tang Monk to learn his final destination from Buddha Ancestor, and Tang Monk drunkenly promised to ask.
  • Sect Master Tongtian and his group crossed Tongtian River and Lingyun Ferry, then arrived at Spirit Mountain.
  • Sect Master Tongtian reflected that the pilgrimage's destination had shifted from Nirvana Mountain to Spirit Mountain after his involvement with Sun Wukong.
  • The chapter revealed that Jiang Liuer's past as Golden Cicada made him resent the Western Teachings, where Amitabha Buddha and Juliusun had once consumed his flesh.

Ch. 617Manjushri Became Fierce, and the Great Sage Developed Killing Intent

Jiang Liuer and his companions met Manjushri Bodhisattva at Spirit Mountain, where Manjushri confronted Sect Master Tongtian over the death of his mount. Sect Master Tongtian revealed his overwhelming strength, and their clash drew the attention of Spirit Mountain.

  • Manjushri Bodhisattva ordered Jiang Liuer and his companions to meet Buddha Ancestor at Sumeru Palace, while Jiang Liuer wondered why Manjushri seemed hostile.
  • Sect Master Tongtian recognized Manjushri’s anger over the death of Green Lion Roar, and Jiang Liuer asked Manjushri what grievance he had against them.
  • Sect Master Tongtian declared that he had killed Guanyin Bodhisattva and Amitabha Buddha, stunning his junior brothers and prompting Manjushri to doubt his claim.
  • Manjushri Bodhisattva attacked Sect Master Tongtian with a powerful golden palm, but Sect Master Tongtian took the blow without injury.
  • Manjushri Bodhisattva used Dharma Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, and Sect Master Tongtian transformed into a giant golden macaque and struck him with the Golden Great Rod.
  • The two clashed with their weapons, drawing countless onlookers across Spirit Mountain, who questioned why Sun Wukong dared fight Manjushri.

Ch. 618Slaughtering Two Bodhisattvas in Seconds, the Funeral Bell Rings at Spirit Mountain

Sect Master Tongtian killed Manjushri Bodhisattva at Spirit Mountain, prompting a funeral bell and celestial signs that a powerful Sage had fallen. As the Western Teachings surrounded Tongtian and his companions, Jiang Liuer and his three disciples revealed their Dharma Manifestations, while Little White Dragon discovered he had attained sainthood and cast off his old insecurity.

  • Sect Master Tongtian smashed Manjushri Bodhisattva's body and primordial spirit, leaving only a strand of true spirit as a funeral bell rang and blood-red rain fell across the Infinite Primordial World.
  • Cultivators across the world speculated about the fallen Sage, while Spirit Mountain's formations concealed the identity of the dead.
  • Great Sun Tathagata led the Western Teachings in surrounding Sect Master Tongtian and his group and launching an indiscriminate attack.
  • Jiang Liuer, Marshal Tian Peng, General Juanlian, and Little White Dragon manifested their Dharma Manifestations to face Spirit Mountain's forces.
  • Little White Dragon realized that his new Dharma Manifestation meant he had attained a Sage position without a lightning tribulation, and he shed his former inferiority complex.

Ch. 619Four Saints Vanquished over a Cup of Tea, the Great Sage Displays His Might

Sect Master Tongtian defeated Great Sun Tathagata and killed Guanyin at Spirit Mountain, while its Buddhas and Bodhisattvas wavered over whether to fight or flee. Amitabha Buddha’s chant rallied them into a killing formation, and Sect Master Tongtian struck Puxian Bodhisattva with the Golden Great Rod.

  • Sect Master Tongtian caught Great Sun Tathagata’s golden palm attack unharmed, then pierced him with the Golden Great Rod and swallowed his fleeing primordial spirit.
  • Funeral bells rang and blood rain fell as another Saint died, leaving Spirit Mountain’s Buddhas and Bodhisattvas afraid to confront Sect Master Tongtian.
  • Sect Master Tongtian evaded Guanyin’s sneak attack, shattered her golden body, and crushed her primordial spirit.
  • Amitabha Buddha’s chanting prompted Spirit Mountain’s central figures to form a killing formation and launch a ferocious attack.
  • Sect Master Tongtian swung the Golden Great Rod at Puxian Bodhisattva and shattered his golden body.

Ch. 620Ksitigarbha Recognizes His True Nature, Amitabha Lets Spit Dry on His Face

Sect Master Tongtian defeated Spirit Mountain’s Hinayana leaders and exposed Amitabha Buddha’s claim that his shattered body had only been an incarnation. He then helped Jiang Liuer’s group obtain the Wordless True Scripture and left the old turtle to begin a new life in the East Sea.

  • Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva recognized Sect Master Tongtian within Sun Wukong and remained calm, trusting their connection and his loyalty to Houtu.
  • Sect Master Tongtian killed Puxian Bodhisattva and smashed Amitabha Buddha’s golden body and Meritorious Golden Lotuses.
  • Amitabha Buddha claimed he had been in seclusion and that the destroyed body was only an incarnation, then urged the group to take their scriptures and leave.
  • Jiang Liuer chose the Wordless True Scripture, and the group took it from the repository beside Sumeru Palace.
  • At Tongtian River, Sect Master Tongtian sent the old turtle to the East Sea to become an honorary disciple of Golden Ao Island and named him True Person Longevity.

Ch. 621A Group Returns to the Eastern Lands, Sanzang Expounds the True Scriptures

Sect Master Tongtian and his companions returned to Chang'an, where Amitabha Buddha bestowed titles on them and Jiang Liuer revealed that the Wordless True Scripture could foretell the future. The scripture produced cryptic predictions that Sect Master Tongtian connected to Wu Zetian, An Lushan, and the future fall of Great Tang.

  • Sect Master Tongtian and his companions returned to Chang'an and were welcomed by Li Shimin and the city's citizens.
  • Amitabha Buddha conferred Buddhist titles on Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, and Little White Dragon, though only Little White Dragon appeared pleased.
  • Li Shimin and his ministers discovered that the scriptures were blank, and Jiang Liuer explained that the Wordless True Scripture could foresee the future.
  • Jiang Liuer demonstrated the scripture, which revealed the predictions “Sun and Moon Shine Together” and “Danger Upon Encountering Mountains”; Sect Master Tongtian linked them to Wu Zetian and An Lushan.
  • The scripture revealed “Fiery Sun Stands in Peril,” which Sect Master Tongtian interpreted as a warning about Great Tang falling under Li Yu.

Ch. 622Warning of the Tang Empire's Downfall, the Tang Emperor Seeks Immortality

After Jiang Liuer’s cryptic prediction about the Tang Dynasty’s eventual fall, he told Tang Emperor Li Shimin that his party would soon leave for Nirvana Mountain and seek daoist grounds beyond the Infinite Primordial World. Confronted with his mortality, Li Shimin demanded immortality, then threatened the group when Jiang Liuer refused; Marshal Tian Peng struck down the Tang military officer Li Jing, leaving the court stunned.

  • Sect Master Tongtian interpreted “Walk, and Zhao perishes” as a possible hint about Zhao Kuangyin, while recognizing that changes to the future made the prophecy uncertain.
  • Jiang Liuer told Tang Emperor Li Shimin that his party would leave Chang'an the next day for Nirvana Mountain and later seek daoist grounds beyond the Infinite Primordial World.
  • Realizing that his imperial power could not overcome death, Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked Jiang Liuer to grant him immortality, but Jiang Liuer refused.
  • Tang Emperor Li Shimin reacted with anger, and a military officer moved against Sect Master Tongtian after he challenged the emperor’s belief in the power of authority.
  • The God of War Li Jing warned Sun Wukong that an army could overwhelm even a cultivator, and Marshal Tian Peng struck Li Jing into a wall, knocking him unconscious.

Ch. 623The Three-Pupil Appears in Rakshasa, the National Preceptor's Killing Intent Runs Deep

Sect Master Tongtian and his companions confronted the Three-Pupil National Preceptor, a dangerous Rakshasa Tribulation Realm figure, after Tang Emperor Li Shimin summoned him. They discovered Li Shimin had already been possessed, and the group prepared for a fight.

  • Tang Emperor Li Shimin summoned the National Preceptor, whose three-pupil eyes revealed him as a member and future clan leader of the Three-Pupil Tribe.
  • Sect Master Tongtian recognized the tribe’s terrifying abilities and secretly attacked the National Preceptor while exchanging polite greetings.
  • Li Shimin asked the National Preceptor whether he was unworthy of immortality, then revealed three pupils in his eyes and showed that he had become the tribe’s puppet.
  • Sect Master Tongtian and Jiang Liuer sensed the danger, while Marshal Tian Peng and General Juanlian readied their weapons.
  • Little White Dragon donned his battle armor and blocked the civil and military officials’ escape route.

Ch. 624Three-Pupil National Preceptor Falls, White Dragon Returns to the West Sea

Sect Master Tongtian defeated the Three-Pupil National Preceptor and spared Tang Emperor Li Shimin before traveling with his disciples to Nirvana Mountain. Little White Dragon returned to West Sea Dragon Palace to confront his family, only to find his brother Ao Zheng had taken power and was driving him away.

  • The Three-Pupil National Preceptor swallowed Sect Master Tongtian, but Tongtian burst out, defeated him, and sealed his remains into a bead.
  • Sect Master Tongtian mocked Tang Emperor Li Shimin for his crimes, then left him alive and traveled with his disciples toward Nirvana Mountain.
  • The group arrived at Nirvana Mountain, where Sakyamuni Buddha welcomed them and arranged a place for them to stay.
  • Little White Dragon decided to return to West Sea Dragon Palace to seek revenge for his humiliation, despite Marshal Tian Peng's warning that the journey would be difficult.
  • Little White Dragon found that Ao Zheng had taken control of West Sea Dragon Palace and refused to help him against Nine-Headed Insect.
  • Ao Zheng told Little White Dragon to leave the West Sea, and the palace's shrimp soldiers and crab generals surrounded him as he challenged his brother.

Ch. 625The Third Prince Runs Amok in the West Sea

Little White Dragon fought Ao Zheng and the West Sea Dragon Palace’s forces, but the Nine-Headed Insect intervened and bound him. As Sect Master Tongtian watched, he suspected the Nine-Headed Insect was an outsider tied to a larger scheme, while Jiang Liuer warned that the realms faced a dangerous calamity and urged finding a refuge beyond the Primordial Tribulation Realm.

  • Little White Dragon destroyed Ao Zheng’s battle formation after the shrimp soldiers and crab generals attacked him.
  • Little White Dragon tried to kill Ao Zheng, but the Nine-Headed Insect appeared and stopped his strike.
  • Ao Zheng called on the Nine-Headed Insect, now the West Sea Dragon Palace’s Imperial Preceptor, to kill Little White Dragon.
  • The Nine-Headed Insect bound Little White Dragon with a strange rope as Little White Dragon tried to self-detonate.
  • Sect Master Tongtian identified the Nine-Headed Insect as an outsider and suspected his presence in the West Sea was part of a scheme.
  • Jiang Liuer warned Sect Master Tongtian that a dangerous calamity threatened the realms and said they needed to find a refuge beyond the Primordial Tribulation Realm.
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