Chapter Summaries

Qingqing’s Vajra Gourd devoured the Vajra Realm and gained spiritual awareness, drawing Shakra and Great Brahma into the Dream World. Amitabha Buddha treated Qingqing with deference, and the chapter ended with her preparing to leave.

• Little Vajra Gourd finished devouring the Vajra Realm as Shakra and Great Brahma arrived and mistook it for a Buddhist treasure.
• Amitabha Buddha conjured golden steps for the displaced Buddhist followers and addressed Qingqing as a Dao Venerable.
• Qingqing thanked Amitabha Buddha for helping Little Vajra Gourd develop spiritual awareness, and he accepted her thanks humbly.
• Amitabha Buddha told Qingqing that new guests had arrived in his Dream World and asked her to leave.
• Shakra and Great Brahma abandoned their expectation of a confrontation and no longer looked down on Qingqing.

Zhou Qingqing left the Dream World after Amitabha Buddha brought Buddhist followers from the future into the Twenty-Eight Heavens, taking the Vajra Realm into Little Vajra Gourd. She explained the Buddha Path would flourish in the Calamity, and Queen Mother of the West discovered the gourd had developed spiritual awareness.

• Zhou Qingqing ended her sleeping state and left the Dream World with Little Vajra Gourd after Amitabha Buddha admitted defeat.
• Queen Mother of the West sensed that Shakra, Great Brahma, and other Buddhist followers had brought order to the Twenty-Eight Heavens.
• Zhou Qingqing told Queen Mother of the West that Amitabha Buddha had brought followers from the future and that Little Vajra Gourd had absorbed the Vajra Realm from his dream.
• Zhou Qingqing said the Buddha Path was destined to flourish in the Calamity, though she had been unable to stop Buddhism's development.
• Queen Mother of the West sensed spiritual awareness within Little Vajra Gourd and realized it was the second supreme treasure after Fairy Qingqing to awaken.

Buddha Mother Zhunti learned that Zhou Qingqing had invaded Amitabha Buddha’s Dream World and absorbed the Vajra Realm into the gourd, giving it spiritual consciousness. Amitabha Buddha ordered him to continue projecting into myriad worlds and resolved to treat Zhou Qingqing as a powerful individual in her own right.

• Buddha Mother Zhunti watched Shakra, Great Brahma, and the other followers establish the Buddha Path in the Twenty-Eight Heavens.
• Amitabha Buddha told Buddha Mother Zhunti that Zhou Qingqing had visited his Dream World and absorbed the Vajra Realm into the gourd.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti stayed silent rather than aggravate his senior brother over the loss of the Vajra Realm.
• Amitabha Buddha instructed Buddha Mother Zhunti to continue projecting into myriad worlds to gather Buddhist followers and faith.
• Amitabha Buddha said he would no longer overlook Zhou Qingqing and would treat her as an individual entity in her own right.

Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti concluded that Daoism was obstructing the Buddha Path’s rise and that they needed to bring about Journey to the West. They agreed that a journey from east to west could shift destiny and fortune in the Buddha Path’s favor.

• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti recognized Zhou Qingqing as their chief opponent and suspected Daoism was acting to obstruct the Buddha Path.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti reflected that Supreme Pure Laozi may have used the Sarira Great Dao to ensnare them, while Amitabha Buddha admitted he had not understood the trap at the time.
• Amitabha Buddha declared that the Buddha Path could still rise because it had become an independent Great Dao and retained destiny and fortune.
• Amitabha Buddha identified Journey to the West as the key to the Buddha Path’s rise.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti sensed karma converging and agreed with Amitabha Buddha that they had to make Journey to the West happen.

Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti discovered that their destined scripture seeker, the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, had already been reborn as a human on Blue Planet. As Amitabha Buddha prepared to investigate his situation, Zhou Qingqing considered the eras following the Mythic Three Kingdoms and wondered whether the Buddhist Saints could see what she was seeing.

• Amitabha Buddha told Buddha Mother Zhunti that the Six-Winged Golden Cicada would be reborn as a human and become a destined protagonist for Buddhism.
• Amitabha Buddha used the Buddha Path to locate the Six-Winged Golden Cicada and found that he had already been reborn on Blue Planet.
• Amitabha Buddha's agitation stirred a sinister wind across the Twenty-Eight Heavens, alarming Shakra, Great Brahma, and the other Buddhas.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti asked about the Six-Winged Golden Cicada's current situation, and Amitabha Buddha said he would investigate with a supreme divine ability.
• Zhou Qingqing looked toward Blue Planet, recalled that the Mythic Three Kingdoms had departed for the myriad worlds, and wondered whether the Elegant Jin era and a new Tripitaka Master would follow.

Yun Zhongzi learned that Qingqing had used the Buddha Path’s Vajra Realm to trick Buddhism’s Two Sages, while the Three Pure Ones discussed the approaching calamity and the rise of Buddhism. The Three Pure Ones remained pleased with Qingqing’s actions, and Bai Ze sensed their joy outside the hall.

• Yun Zhongzi served warmed wine to the Three Pure Ones and wondered why they had suddenly changed their minds.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate told Yun Zhongzi that Qingqing had placed the Buddha Path’s Vajra Realm in her gourd and tricked Buddhism’s Two Sages.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained that Buddhism would become the protagonist of the coming calamity, and Yun Zhongzi realized the calamity had begun.
• Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian supported Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s instruction and expected Buddhism’s Two Sages to witness Qingqing’s actions.
• Bai Ze sensed a clear wind from the Three Pure Ones’ joy and credited Fairy Qingqing for it.

Queen Mother of the West learned that Sha Wujin was completing a reincarnation on Blue Planet and watched as Buddhist Saints noticed his unusual origins. Yun Zhongzi located Sha Wujin through his Kitchen God power, impressing Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

• Queen Mother of the West asked Zhou Qingqing why she was pleased, and Zhou Qingqing explained that a protagonist of Buddhism's Calamity was nearing another reincarnation on Blue Planet.
• Queen Mother of the West traced Sha Wujin to the Eight Hundred Flowing Sand Realms and learned from Zhou Qingqing that he had been General Curtain-Lifting under Haotian.
• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti recognized Sha Wujin's Heavenly Court and Daoist auras, and they discussed making him a Buddhist Arhat or Bodhisattva.
• Yun Zhongzi sensed the change in Buddhism's aura and used his cooking smoke to locate Sha Wujin in the Flowing Sand Realms.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate realized how much Yun Zhongzi had grown under Zhou Qingqing's guidance and thought he embodied the idea that elegance never went out of style.

Yun Zhongzi learned that Sha Wujin had mastered the Three Xiao Sisters’ abilities as the Six-Winged Golden Cicada appeared on Blue Planet. Sha Wujin immediately attacked Dharma Master Sanzang, and the Buddhas decided to wait for the right moment to act, revealing they had another candidate for the flourishing of the Buddha Path.

• Yun Zhongzi learned from Upper Pure Master Tongtian that Sha Wujin was a disciple of the Three Xiao Sisters and had learned some of their abilities.
• Yun Zhongzi sensed the arrival of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, whom his senior brother said Eldest Senior Sister had dealt with before attaining the Dao.
• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti watched Jin Sanzang appear on Blue Planet with his Buddha-nature intact.
• Sha Wujin struck Dharma Master Sanzang with his crescent-moon shovel and Quicksand Domain, rapidly diminishing Sanzang’s Buddha-nature.
• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti agreed to wait until the crucial moment to intervene, and Amitabha Buddha said they had another candidate for the Buddha Path.

Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti decided to pursue Wukong after learning that the Mending Heaven Stone could disrupt attachments and affect Buddhism. They watched Wukong’s appearance in the Nine Heavens, where he encountered Patriarch Bodhi in the Imperial Horse Stables.

• Amitabha Buddha revealed that a leftover piece of Mending Heaven Stone carried great merit and could shatter attachments, so he decided to set Wukong’s matter in motion before resolving Golden Cicada’s affair.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti persuaded Amitabha Buddha that Wukong could not threaten the foundations of their Buddha Path, and Amitabha Buddha sought him through the golden Swastika Symbol.
• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti saw that Wukong was in the Nine Heavens, where Patriarch Bodhi had been projected as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.
• Zhou Qingqing turned her attention from the Quicksand Domain to the Heavenly Court and watched Monkey Brother’s progress in the Nine Heavens.
• Yun Zhongzi learned from Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Wukong had entered the Nine Heavens and encountered the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.

Buddha Mother Zhunti and Amitabha Buddha watched a projection of Sun Wukong leading his monkey troop to the Imperial Horse Stables as part of an assault on the Heavenly Court. Patriarch Bodhi recognized Sun Wukong and prepared to attack him, leaving the Buddhas to suspect that the encounter was part of a larger scheme.

• Buddha Mother Zhunti saw his good corpse incarnation, Patriarch Bodhi, serving as the Imperial Horse Stables' Keeper in humiliating official robes.
• Sun Wukong arrived with a troop of monkeys, who eyed the heavenly horses, while the Three Pure Ones inferred that the Four Monkeys of the World had split up to attack the Heavenly Court's four gates.
• Patriarch Bodhi realized Sun Wukong intended to fight his way into the Ninth Heaven and decided to stop him.
• Patriarch Bodhi invoked the Bodhi Heart and prepared to use a great divine ability against Sun Wukong.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti suspected Zhou Qingqing had arranged for Patriarch Bodhi to kill the Buddha Path's fated protagonist, but Amitabha Buddha felt the situation was more complicated.

Sun Wukong revealed the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff and its lotus powers, exposing his connection to Zhou Qingqing as he fought Bimawen. Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti realized that Buddhism’s fated protagonists had turned out to be tied to their enemy.

• Sun Wukong drew the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, whose lotus flowers revealed Zhou Qingqing’s influence.
• The Three Pure Ones recognized the signs of Zhou Qingqing’s teachings in Sun Wukong’s weapon and abilities.
• Yun Zhongzi learned that Bimawen was Patriarch Bodhi, Buddha Mother Zhunti’s Good Corpse incarnation.
• Yun Zhongzi’s master and uncles revealed that the Daoist Four Pure Ones knew Bimawen’s identity, though the Buddhist Saints did not know they knew.
• Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti saw Sun Wukong’s lotus-marked staff and realized Zhou Qingqing was tied to Buddhism’s second fated protagonist.

Sun Wukong shattered the Horse Warden, a projection of Patriarch Bodhi, with a strike imbued with Shenni’s power, while the Three Pure Ones recognized Zhou Qingqing’s influence on his strength. In the Land of Ultimate Bliss, Amitabha Buddha concluded that Buddhism had fallen behind Zhou Qingqing and decided to abandon both Sun Wukong and Six-Winged Golden Cicada, leaving Buddha Mother Zhunti alarmed.

• Sun Wukong used the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff to smash the Horse Warden into a mirage and a bubble.
• Yun Zhongzi recognized that Sun Wukong’s attack drew on a mysterious divine ability, and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained that Zhou Qingqing had given him Shenni’s power during the Ferocious Beast Calamity.
• Zhou Qingqing thought Sun Wukong’s strike had erased the Horse Warden’s dark history, while the Three Pure Ones understood that she was teasing him.
• Amitabha Buddha stopped watching Sun Wukong and told Buddha Mother Zhunti that Buddhism had fallen behind Zhou Qingqing in its plans for Sun Wukong and Six-Winged Golden Cicada.
• Amitabha Buddha decided that Buddhism should abandon Sun Wukong and Six-Winged Golden Cicada, but Buddha Mother Zhunti questioned whether giving up both protagonists would surrender all their cards.

Zhou Qingqing considered how the Buddhist sages might respond after Sun Wukong and the Six-Winged Golden Cicada joined the Daoist side, while the Three Pure Ones watched the altered Journey to the West unfold. Her thoughts turned to Bodhidharma as a possible new figure who could open a blocked path with his fists, leaving the Buddhist sages’ next move uncertain.

• The Three Pure Ones noted that Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti had turned their attention away from Sun Wukong and wondered how they would respond to Zhou Qingqing’s plans.
• Yun Zhongzi learned that three other members of the Four Monkeys of the World had concealed their auras and joined Sun Wukong’s troop.
• Zhou Qingqing trusted Sun Wukong to handle the Heavenly Court and Underworld trials while she considered how the Buddhist sages might break the deadlock.
• Zhou Qingqing wondered whether Shakra’s appearance meant Bodhidharma would also emerge and open a blocked road with his fists.
• Supreme Pure Laozi concluded that Bodhidharma’s appearance would likely disrupt the Buddhist sages’ plans again.

Amitabha Buddha and Buddha Mother Zhunti planned to spread the Buddha Path by creating a new scripture and a bloodline protagonist to replace the lost scripture seekers. Buddha Mother Zhunti created Bodhidharma and weakened himself, while Amitabha Buddha spent the Buddha Path's origin to help restore his strength.

• Amitabha Buddha told Buddha Mother Zhunti that Zhou Qingqing's plans had made Six-Winged Golden Cicada and Sun Wukong unreliable as protagonists of the Buddha Path.
• Amitabha Buddha asked Buddha Mother Zhunti to create the Mahayana Sutra using the Karma Buddha Path.
• Amitabha Buddha proposed that Buddha Mother Zhunti create a bloodline descendant to spread the teachings and serve as the Buddha Path's new protagonist.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti used his essence blood and a Bodhi branch to create a young man named Bodhidharma, disguising their connection with jade-green eyes.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti's cultivation fell and red fur appeared, so Amitabha Buddha used the Buddha Path's origin to stabilize his realm and grant him a higher-level Karma Great Dao ability.

Amitabha Buddha used the Buddha Path origin to help Buddha Mother Zhunti awaken Causal Law Manipulation and restore his cultivation, while concealing the change from Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate. The Three Pure Ones detected Bodhidharma’s birth, and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate promptly sent the news to Qingqing.

• Buddha Mother Zhunti and Bodhidharma chanted the Mahayana Sutra as Amitabha Buddha spent the Buddha Path origin to transform them.
• Buddha Mother Zhunti comprehended Causal Law Manipulation and rapidly recovered his cultivation.
• Amitabha Buddha hid the karma changes by using the Nirvana Buddha Path to sever the Land of Ultimate Bliss from outside detection.
• Supreme Purity Dao Virtue Heavenly Venerate opened the Taiji Diagram, allowing Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate to sense Buddha Mother Zhunti’s change and Bodhidharma’s bloodline karma.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate told Qingqing that Bodhidharma had been born, while Yun Zhongzi wondered at how quickly his master passed along the news.

Zhou Qingqing considered Bodhidharma’s bloodline karma with Buddha Mother Zhunti and proposed that Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate use karma as a path to the Dao Creation Realm. Her insight convinced him that he could learn from the Karma Demon God and pursue becoming the First Cause.

• Zhou Qingqing noticed that Amitabha Buddha’s severance divine ability had concealed changes in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, while the Three Pure Ones listened to her thoughts.
• Zhou Qingqing focused on Bodhidharma’s bloodline karma with Buddha Mother Zhunti and reasoned that it could help Zhunti improve his cultivation.
• Zhou Qingqing joked that Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate could create descendants with his blood essence, prompting Upper Pure Master Tongtian to suggest he do so.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate rejected the idea of creating descendants and followed his own judgment instead.
• Zhou Qingqing realized that the karma between her masters and the Creation Azure Lotus could offer a path beyond karma, and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate decided he could use Causal Law Manipulation to pursue the Dao Creation Realm.

Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate attempted to use his karma to uncover Buddha Mother Zhunti’s secrets, following Qingqing’s suggestion. He triggered a severe karmic backlash but discovered that Zhunti’s transformation had also permanently consumed part of the Buddha Path’s origin.

• Qingqing’s suggestion to exploit the karma between master and disciple prompted Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate to attempt a new path, with Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian supporting him.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate used his Primordial Golden Chapter and the Cause of All Effects to probe Buddha Mother Zhunti’s karma from Three Pure Ones Hall.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate declared that he could uncover Zhunti’s secrets through their karma, then burst into flames as karmic backlash struck him.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate revealed that Zhunti’s transformation had been disrupted by the Buddha Path’s origin and had permanently expended some of it.
• Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian recognized that the Buddha Path’s origin had now been spent twice, weakening its foundation.

As Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate manifested the Dao Star to transfer karma, Yun Zhongzi aligned his Fortune Star with it and unexpectedly attained a Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit. The chapter left Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate using the Dao Star to extinguish the flames of karmic backlash.

• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate manifested the Dao Star as he prepared to transfer karma.
• Yun Zhongzi aligned his Fortune Star with the Dao Star and gained insights that let him cook a Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit in his One Qi Spirit Transformation Cauldron.
• Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian concealed Yun Zhongzi's aura as he attained sainthood inside Three Pure Ones Hall.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate noticed Yun Zhongzi's breakthrough and drew strength from the Dao Star.
• Yun Zhongzi absorbed his Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit, and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate extinguished the flames of karmic backlash with the Dao Star.

After Yun Zhongzi attained the Primordial Chaos Realm, Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate used his karmic bond with Zhou Qingqing to advance his cultivation. The chapter ended with him gaining enlightenment and declaring that karma could serve as a ladder to the true realm.

• Yun Zhongzi attained the Primordial Chaos Realm and recognized the depth of Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate's power.
• Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian offered guidance on transcending karma as Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate faced west toward Zhou Qingqing.
• Zhou Qingqing endured the karmic burden and hoped that Second Master would remember her help in pushing him toward Dao attainment.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate used his karma with Zhou Qingqing to transform it into cultivation and raise his aura.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate gained enlightenment and said, "Using karma as a ladder, ascend the pavilion of true realm."

Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate traced the Three Pure Ones’ karma while Zhou Qingqing cooperated with him and demonstrated her power over karmic threads. The chapter ended with him smiling as the lotuses representing karma swayed before him.

• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate began sorting through the Three Pure Ones’ karma, intending to sever past ties, accept present ones, and preserve his bond with Zhou Qingqing.
• Zhou Qingqing told Queen Mother of the West that Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate was using Buddha Mother Zhunti’s trick to trace karma and step above it.
• After Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate entered his meditative state, Zhou Qingqing used the power of fate to snap the karmic threads around her.
• Zhou Qingqing sang about fate while Queen Mother of the West watched in astonishment, and Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Master Tongtian listened.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate saw the lotuses swaying despite the severed karma and smiled.