Chapter Summaries

Zhou Qingqing helped Houtu unite the Witch Race with King Pan’s witchcraft, enabling Houtu to establish the Witch Sect and redefine witches as all who stand between heaven and earth. The Witch Race gained a new path, while King Pan abandoned his plan to sacrifice himself to create Pangu True Person and shared the method with Zhou Qingqing.

• Zhou Qingqing had King Pan fuse his Gu insects, then transformed the resulting witchcraft into a Fate Star while Houtu manifested the Dao of the Witch Race.
• Houtu absorbed the Fate Star and declared the Witch Sect and Witch Gate, naming herself sect leader and King Pan deputy sect leader.
• Houtu proclaimed the Witch Sect to the Primordial World, and the Witch Race received witchcraft that deepened its members’ understanding of the Great Dao.
• Di Jun and Nuwa observed the Witch Race’s transformation, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun recognized King Pan and questioned why he had not used the Three Corpse Brain God Gu.
• King Pan revealed that he had intended to sacrifice himself to help Houtu and the Ancestral Witches become Pangu True Person, but Houtu urged him to live for himself.
• Zhou Qingqing questioned King Pan about the sacrifice method, considering its possible use as a reference for her own cultivation.

Zhou Qingqing left Reincarnation Space after the Intelligent Stone Monkey was about to be born and went to Eastern Kunlun to witness his emergence. She disguised herself as Zhou Jinjing, and the newly born monkey immediately bowed to her.

• The Three Pure Ones worried that King Pan might reveal their past, but learned he had never encountered them in other reincarnated Primordial Worlds.
• Houtu told King Pan and Nether Mosquito how Zhou Qingqing had shaped events in the Primordial World and discussed the Witch Gate’s future.
• Zhou Qingqing and Bai Ze reached the Lotus Pond as the Intelligent Stone Monkey gathered spiritual energy to be born.
• Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian suppressed Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti inside the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin as they tried to break free.
• The stone monkey emerged with dazzling golden eyes, and Zhou Qingqing disguised herself in golden battle dress as Zhou Jinjing.
• The stone monkey saw Zhou Qingqing’s matching Golden Eyes and bowed to her.

Zhou Jinjing accepted Sun Wukong as her disciple, gave him the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, and began preparing teachings suited to him. She decided to take him back to the Ferocious Beast Calamity for training, leaving Bai Ze to report to the Three Pure Ones and handle matters on Blue Planet.

• Sun Wukong bowed to Zhou Jinjing and asked her to accept him as his master, and she agreed.
• Zhou Jinjing gave Sun Wukong the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, which he empowered with spiritual energy and reduced to a size he could carry in his ear.
• Sun Wukong asked for a name, and Zhou Jinjing named him Sun Wukong and Sun Xingzhe.
• Zhou Jinjing prepared to teach Sun Wukong cultivation methods, including transformations and the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, and considered developing his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.
• Zhou Jinjing decided to take Sun Wukong to the Ferocious Beast Calamity to temper him and told Bai Ze to inform the Three Pure Ones and manage Blue Planet.
• Bai Ze returned to report, but the Three Pure Ones told him they already knew what he had come to say.

Zhou Jinjing took Sun Wukong back to the Ferocious Beast Calamity, where she left him to fight the beasts while she investigated an omen of great misfortune. After failing to sense Beast Emperor Shenni, she wondered whether he had hidden himself or had not yet been born.

• Zhou Jinjing brought Sun Wukong through a dangerous fissure into the Ferocious Beast Calamity, overcoming a sudden attack along the way.
• Sun Wukong sensed a nearby Ferocious Beast and struck at it with his Gold-Banded Staff.
• Zhou Jinjing threw Sun Wukong into the wilderness to train on his own while she searched for the source of the omen.
• Zhou Jinjing discovered that the four great Ferocious Beasts ruled their own dynasties, but sensed no great misfortune coming from them.
• Zhou Jinjing searched for Beast Emperor Shenni and, unable to find him, considered whether he was concealed or had yet to be born.

Zhou Jinjing watched Sun Wukong grow into a leader during the Ferocious Beast Calamity, but she could find no trace of Shenni, Hongjun, or the other Chaos Demon Gods. The Three Pure Ones confronted Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who admitted he had altered the past and warned them not to return to help Zhou Jinjing.

• Zhou Jinjing failed to locate Shenni with the Great Dao of Fate and observed the Four Great Ferocious Beasts destroying the Primordial World.
• After several dozen yuanhui, Zhou Jinjing saw Sun Wukong become king of a troop of monkeys and battle the ferocious beasts with his Golden-Hooped Staff.
• Zhou Jinjing searched with her full power but could find no trace of Hongjun, Shenni, or the other Chaos Demon Gods, leading the Three Pure Ones to suspect history had been altered.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun revealed that he had erased the past of himself, several Chaos Demon Gods, and Shenni to test whether Zhou Jinjing could survive the calamity.
• The Three Pure Ones went to Purple Cloud Palace, where Heavenly Dao Hongjun admitted responsibility and warned them that returning to the past would make Zhou Jinjing's predicament worse.

The Three Pure Ones stopped themselves from entering the Ferocious Beast Calamity and confronted Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who had changed history to test Qingqing. Hearing Qingqing calmly plan to restore the calamity’s history and make Sun Wukong its protagonist, they became confident that she could turn the supposed misfortune to her advantage.

• The Three Pure Ones halted their journey to the Ferocious Beast Calamity and refused Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s offer to help during the final Immeasurable Calamity.
• The Three Pure Ones surrounded Heavenly Dao Hongjun to prevent him from interfering while he waited to see whether Qingqing would face danger.
• Qingqing decided she could recreate Shenni and fill the missing roles of the Chaos Demon Gods, despite the changed history.
• Qingqing considered having Sun Wukong become Shenni and lead his monkeys during the Ferocious Beast Calamity.
• Qingqing realized she could use the Qiankun Cauldron, the Godslaying Spear, and King Pan’s Sacrificial Dao to sacrifice the calamity qi and reverse the altered events.
• The Three Pure Ones grew relaxed as they listened to Qingqing’s plans, leaving Heavenly Dao Hongjun puzzled by their confidence.

Zhou Jinjing and the Three Pure Ones connected Shenni’s birthplace to the southern Undying Fire Mountain, where Zhou Jinjing had gone to investigate during the Ferocious Beast Calamity. They discovered that the ancient volcano differed greatly from the later one where Primal Phoenix was suppressed.

• The Three Pure Ones deduced that Shenni had been born at the southern Undying Fire Mountain, startling Heavenly Dao Hongjun.
• Master Tongtian told Heavenly Dao Hongjun that they had discovered a mystery linking the mountain to the Ferocious Beast Calamity.
• The Three Pure Ones refrained from visiting the mountain because they were already following Zhou Jinjing’s investigation through her thoughts.
• Zhou Jinjing found no trace of the Dragon, Phoenix, or Qilin Clans at the mountain during the Ferocious Beast Calamity.
• Zhou Jinjing headed for the volcano where Primal Phoenix had been suppressed and realized that the ancient Undying Fire Mountain was unlike its later, extinct state.

Zhou Jinjing explored the southern Undying Fire Mountain and discovered that the lava’s undying trait came from the blood and resentment of countless Chaos Demon Gods buried beneath it. She used her Godslaying Spear to draw out that power, then brought out her Qiankun Cauldron as Heavenly Dao Hongjun watched the Three Pure Ones react.

• Zhou Jinjing saw the flames and undying quality of the southern Undying Fire Mountain as she traveled deeper into it.
• At the lava’s source, Zhou Jinjing discovered the blood and resentment of countless Chaos Demon Gods beneath the mountain.
• Zhou Jinjing drove her Godslaying Spear into the mountain, drawing out the Chaos Demon Gods’ blood and resentment.
• The Three Pure Ones smiled at Zhou Jinjing’s actions while Heavenly Dao Hongjun watched them, unable to understand their reaction.
• Zhou Jinjing took out her Qiankun Cauldron as power surged from the southern Undying Fire Mountain.

Zhou Jinjing sacrificed power from the Godslaying Spear and the Calamity aura to refine something in the Qiankun Cauldron, while the Three Pure Ones waited confidently for her return. Sun Wukong continued fighting the Ferocious Beasts to protect his monkey troop and grew stronger.

• Zhou Jinjing used Path of Sacrifice to offer the power drawn from the Godslaying Spear and the Calamity aura into the Qiankun Cauldron for refinement.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun noticed the Three Pure Ones' differing expressions and suspected that something had happened.
• The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances, kept their changed expressions visible, and waited for their disciple to return in triumph.
• Sun Wukong resolved to protect the monkey troop from the Ferocious Beasts and struck at them with his Golden-Hooped Staff, breaking through in cultivation again.

Zhou Jinjing secured the power of reversal and checked on Sun Wukong’s progress during the Ferocious Beast Calamity. Sun Wukong had begun gathering monkeys to challenge the Four Great Ferocious Beasts, while the Three Pure Ones praised both their disciple and the monkey’s remarkable growth.

• Zhou Jinjing completed her effort to draw out and claim Shenni’s power of reversal using her reversed Three Flowers.
• The Three Pure Ones reflected that Zhou Jinjing had overcome a challenge they likely could not have managed themselves.
• Zhou Jinjing looked in on Sun Wukong and saw that he had gone searching for the Four Great Ferocious Beasts.
• Sun Wukong plucked hairs and transformed them into countless monkeys, expanding his horde as his Nine Revolutions Profound Art advanced.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate recognized that Sun Wukong’s transformed hairs and growing horde reflected his exceptional talent and Zhou Jinjing’s teaching.

Qingqing discovered the karmic sin buried beneath Undying Fire Mountain and began trying to absorb it, while sending an incarnation to assist Sun Wukong. The Three Pure Ones watched as Sun Wukong withdrew his transformed hairs, and he saw a golden figure appear just as he hoped for his master's guidance.

• The Three Pure Ones and Heavenly Dao Hongjun recognized that the karmic sin beneath Undying Fire Mountain could erupt during the Immeasurable Calamity and become original sin.
• Qingqing sent her Three Flowers of reversal beneath Undying Fire Mountain to absorb the karmic sin.
• Qingqing sent an incarnation in Zhou Qingqing's appearance to handle matters while she focused on Undying Fire Mountain.
• The Three Pure Ones concealed their changing thoughts from Heavenly Dao Hongjun as they watched Qingqing's plans unfold.
• Sun Wukong recalled the hairs that had become his monkey troop and realized he was still too weak to face the Four Great Ferocious Beasts.
• Sun Wukong saw a golden figure appear as he wished for his master to guide him.

Zhou Jinjing arrived during the Ferocious Beast Calamity and agreed to bring Sun Wukong’s monkey troop back with him, restoring their intelligence as well. She secretly placed the monkeys in her Lotus Space, leaving Sun Wukong amazed by what seemed to be her power to seal time and space.

• Sun Wukong saw Zhou Jinjing for the first time since the Ferocious Beast Calamity began and asked her to take his monkey troop back with him.
• Zhou Jinjing agreed, noting that the monkeys would not affect the greater course of events.
• Zhou Jinjing froze the monkeys and secretly moved them into her Lotus Space.
• Sun Wukong thanked Zhou Jinjing, unaware of her trick, while the Three Pure Ones reflected on how much his cultivation had advanced.

Zhou Jinjing offered Sun Wukong two paths to Daluo Golden Immortal and explained that defying the current offered the chance to pursue the Great Sage’s true path. Sun Wukong chose defiance, received a Gu insect carrying its power, and began transforming into a Chaos Demon Ape as the calamity recognized him as Shenni.

• Zhou Jinjing explained that Sun Wukong could follow the current or defy it to reach Daluo Golden Immortal, and said the latter might lead to the true path of the Great Sage.
• Sun Wukong chose defiance, declaring that he would overcome every barrier and would not fear the hardships ahead.
• Zhou Jinjing gave Sun Wukong a Gu insect containing the power of defiance, and he began condensing the Three Flowers with his staff in hand.
• The power of reversal spread through Sun Wukong, and the calamity began treating him as Shenni as he transformed into a gigantic Chaos Demon Ape.
• The Three Pure Ones understood that Sun Wukong would have to endure the calamity and break free of his Shenni state, while Zhou Jinjing intended to use his shell as the calamity’s protagonist.

Sun Wukong fought the Four Great Ferocious Beasts while Shenni’s inherited calamity power awakened his instinct. As the Three Pure Ones watched and Hongjun abandoned his attempt to interfere, Sun Wukong unleashed the Eight-Nine Profound Art and turned his hair-clones into ferocious beasts.

• Sun Wukong became wreathed in Shenni’s legacy and faced the Four Great Ferocious Beasts as the Three Pure Ones recognized how far he had advanced.
• Hongjun tried to use the Creation Jade Disc to inspect the altered calamity, but the Three Pure Ones placed their supreme treasures before him, and he gave up interfering.
• Zhou Jinjing cheered for the Four Great Ferocious Beasts while Sun Wukong endured their attacks and finally roused his instinct to fight back.
• Sun Wukong plucked out his hair to create a multitude of clones, prompting Zhou Jinjing to recall Journey to the West: The Later Story and the Three Pure Ones to puzzle over her thoughts.
• Sun Wukong used the Eight-Nine Profound Art to transform his clones into ferocious beasts.

Sun Wukong became the Beast Emperor, but the calamity’s power transformed him into a Chaos Demon Ape controlled by instinct. With Zhou Jinjing’s intervention, Sun Wukong regained control and began to subdue the mind ape.

• Sun Wukong defeated the Four Great Ferocious Beasts and took Shenni’s place as the Beast Emperor, becoming the calamity’s protagonist.
• Zhou Jinjing prepared to confront Sun Wukong and awaken him, but the Four Great Ferocious Beasts poured their remaining Demon God and calamity auras into him.
• The gathered power transformed Sun Wukong into a Chaos Demon Ape, while fortune and battle aura from the calamity converged upon him.
• Sun Wukong, aware within the Demon Ape’s body, realized instinct had taken control and worried about Zhou Jinjing facing his overwhelming power.
• Zhou Jinjing’s merit and divine might drove back the Demon God aura, allowing Sun Wukong to understand how to subdue himself.
• Sun Wukong spun his As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, drew upon his reversed Three Flowers, and began taking control of his powers.

Zhou Jinjing helped Sun Wukong subdue Shenni during the Ferocious Beast Calamity, earning merit and sending him and the monkey troop back to the present Primordial World. The Three Pure Ones helped guide them to Blue Planet, while Zhou Jinjing remained behind in the calamity.

• Sun Wukong subdued Shenni, gained merit, and absorbed Shenni's power into his three flowers.
• Zhou Jinjing sent Sun Wukong and the monkey troop from the Ferocious Beast Calamity back to the present Primordial World.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun noticed Sun Wukong and the monkeys had returned, and the Three Pure Ones recognized their disciple had sent them ahead.
• Supreme Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram's Golden Bridge to carry Sun Wukong and the monkey troop to Blue Planet.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun questioned the Three Pure Ones about their composure and whether they worried about Zhou Jinjing remaining in the Ferocious Beast Calamity.

In Purple Cloud Palace, the Three Pure Ones and Heavenly Dao Hongjun watched Zhou Qingqing’s progress through the Ferocious Beast Calamity. After the Ferocious Beast Dynasty members entered Undying Fire Mountain in the south, the volcanoes erupted into sudden activity.

• The Three Pure Ones worried over Zhou Qingqing’s confidence but trusted her strength, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun doubted she would survive changing history.
• Zhou Qingqing realized the Four Great Ferocious Beasts and Ferocious Beast Dynasty members had gathered at Undying Fire Mountain in the south.
• Zhou Qingqing watched the Ferocious Beast Dynasty members plunge into the volcanoes and considered how the blood sacrifice might affect Primal Phoenix.
• The Three Pure Ones and Heavenly Dao Hongjun turned their attention to Undying Fire Mountain in the south as it erupted, sending magma into the sky and turning the region crimson.

The southern Undying Fire Mountain erupted as changes from the Ferocious Beast Calamity resonated with the present, revealing that Primal Phoenix had survived and attained the Primordial Saint Dao. After Primal Phoenix suppressed the upheaval, Supreme Pure Laozi warned her it would continue and could resolve the mountain’s hidden danger; another eruption began as the calamity changed again.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun recognized a connection between the Three Pure Ones and Zhou Qingqing but refused to explain the southern Undying Fire Mountain’s changes.
• Kong Xuan and Golden Roc tried to suppress the volcanoes, while Primal Phoenix emerged and quelled the central volcanic cluster.
• Cultivators realized Primal Phoenix was alive and had attained the Primordial Saint Dao, and Yaochi sensed that the Dao Venerable had helped her.
• Supreme Pure Laozi told Primal Phoenix that changes during the Ferocious Beast Calamity were causing the present upheavals and could eliminate the mountain’s hidden danger.
• The southern Undying Fire Mountain erupted again, and Primal Phoenix sensed that the Ferocious Beast Calamity was still changing.

Primal Phoenix suppressed the upheaval at Undying Fire Mountain in the south as Heavenly Dao Hongjun revealed that it could become an anchor for the returning Chaos Demon Gods. When black beacon smoke formed a projection of the World-Destroying Mill, Hongjun tried to seize it, but the Three Pure Ones stopped him and chose to trust Zhou Qingqing to handle the danger herself.

• Primal Phoenix used Nirvana Flame and Red Lotus Karmic Fire to suppress the frenzy at Undying Fire Mountain in the south.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun warned that the mountain could anchor the return of Chaos Demon Gods who would threaten the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos and Mount Zhou.
• Black beacon smoke appeared, and fragments of Great Dao laws gathered into a projection of the World-Destroying Mill.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun tried to seize the projection, but the Three Pure Ones blocked him.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun offered to help rescue Zhou Qingqing if they let him go, but the Three Pure Ones refused and trusted Zhou Qingqing to face the projection.

Zhou Qingqing entered the World-Destroying Mill to confront its power, while the Three Pure Ones watched from Purple Cloud Palace. As the mill ground away Primal Phoenix’s attack and began consuming the southern Undying Fire Mountain, the Three Pure Ones chose to wait and see how it would grind.

• The Three Pure Ones realized the World-Destroying Mill contained the fallen Chaos Demon Gods and reflected on how their outlook had changed since meeting Qingqing.
• Zhou Qingqing stepped into the World-Destroying Mill and examined its world-destroying power.
• The mill ground away Primal Phoenix’s Red Lotus Phoenixes and began using the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos to consume the southern Undying Fire Mountain.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun urged the Three Pure Ones to act before the mill grew beyond its ability to stop.
• The Three Pure Ones said they were in no rush and wanted to see how the World-Destroying Mill would grind.