Chapter Summaries

Zhu Bajie arranged a wedding inside the Purple Mansion Vermilion Gate to bring the Preaching Squad in and buy time against Jianjian and her daughters. The ceremony proceeded without him striking back, leaving the squad puzzled about his intentions as he bowed to Jianjian and called her Mother.

• Zhu Bajie asked Jianjian for new wedding clothes, a feast, and permission to invite the Preaching Squad into the Purple Mansion Vermilion Gate.
• The Purple Mansion Vermilion Gate opened, and Zhu Bajie brought Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, and the rest of the Preaching Squad inside as wedding guests.
• Jianjian and her daughters prepared the clothes and feast without complaint, while Zhu Bajie failed to make things difficult for them.
• Jianjian began the wedding ceremony, and Zhu Bajie and the three daughters bowed to heaven and earth.
• Jianjian called for the couple to bow to their parents, and Zhu Bajie bowed to her and called her Mother without attacking.

At Zhu Bajie's wedding feast, he halted the final bow and insisted that his master, Du'e True Person, take the elders' seat. Jianjian and the other Four Delusion Demon Gods agreed to summon him, while Amitabha Buddha gave up trying to block the prayer when Taiqing Qi rose in the Three Pure Ones Heaven.

• Jianjian prepared to continue the wedding ceremony, but Zhu Bajie stopped her and said his master had to occupy the elders' seat.
• Jianjian agreed to try summoning Du'e True Person once, with the wedding ending if he failed to come.
• Zhu Bajie asked Jianjian, Manman, Chichi, and Aiai to pray with him for his master to attend.
• Amitabha Buddha tried to block their prayer, but he sensed Taiqing Qi rising in the Three Pure Ones Heaven and dispelled his golden Swastika Symbol.
• Amitabha Buddha concluded he could not interfere and blamed Jianjian for invoking Du'e True Person as Fusheng Boundless Heavenly Venerate.

Heavenly Venerate Du'e answered Zhu Bajie's prayer and descended to the Blue Planet, where he learned Zhu Bajie wanted to marry Jianjian and her daughters. Jianjian faced the Saint and proposed they marry at once.

• Heavenly Venerate Du'e tried to reach Zhu Bajie but found his prayers blocked by the Journey to the West Calamity, and his divination of the Blue Planet showed only mosaics.
• Four Buddhist women called upon Fusheng Boundless Heavenly Venerate, allowing Heavenly Venerate Du'e to establish a connection and descend to the Blue Planet.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e saw Zhu Bajie, Tang Sanzang, and their companions gathered in a festive setting, then realized Zhu Bajie intended to marry Jianjian and her daughters.
• Zhu Bajie asked Heavenly Venerate Du'e to witness and bless his marriage to Jianjian and her daughters.
• Jianjian, afraid of the Saint but urged by her daughters, forced a smile and asked whether they should marry at once.

Heavenly Venerate Du'e approved Zhu Bajie’s marriage to Jianjian and her daughters, then changed their trial so they faced the same risk as his disciple. With the odds now equal, Zhu Bajie called on the four women to pay respects to their family elder and marry immediately.

• Heavenly Venerate Du'e recognized that the marriage trial was meant to shake Zhu Bajie’s Dao heart, but decided to take part rather than stop it.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e approved Zhu Bajie marrying Jianjian, Chichi, Manman, and Aiai, and forgave their earlier schemes.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e added a rule to the trial: if any of the four women’s Buddhist hearts wavered, they would all die.
• Zhu Bajie realized the new rule gave him a fair chance to win and called on Jianjian and her daughters to pay their respects and marry him immediately.

With Heavenly Venerate Du'e’s hints, Zhu Bajie realized he could use his mortal heart against the Buddhist Four Delusions in the bridal chamber. He unleashed his worldly desires, and the mother and daughters’ expressions changed, leaving the contest poised to begin.

• Heavenly Venerate Du'e’s added wedding rule shifted the mood between Zhu Bajie and Jianjian and her daughters.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e secretly hinted that Zhu Bajie could unleash his mortal heart, and he noticed the message.
• Zhu Bajie entered the bridal chamber with a plan to use his mortal heart against the Buddhist Four Delusions’ pure Dharma Bodies.
• Zhu Bajie displayed his mortal heart, earning proficiency from his system and causing the mother and daughters’ expressions to change.

Zhu Bajie used calamities and his growing Mortal Heart to overcome the Four Delusions Divine Ability, ultimately shaking all four women’s Dao hearts. He completed the trial with an absolutely peak ranking after his Mortal Heart advanced into Chaos Mortal Root.

• Jianjian, Chichi, Manman, and Aiai joined forces to attack Zhu Bajie with the Four Delusions Divine Ability.
• Zhu Bajie used calamities to divide the divine ability and countered it while increasing his Mortal Heart proficiency.
• Chichi, Aiai, and Jianjian realized Zhu Bajie had shaken all four of their Dao hearts, and the mother and daughters perished together.
• Zhu Bajie's Mortal Heart advanced into Chaos Mortal Root, which broke the Four Delusions Divine Ability.
• The Ranking System announced that Zhu Bajie had resolved the trial alone and awarded him an absolutely peak ranking.

After the Buddhist Four Delusions’ mothers and daughters were defeated, Heavenly Venerate Du'e left Zhu Bajie and the Preaching Squad to continue their Journey to the West. Back in his cultivation sanctuary, he received a reward from his eldest senior sister that let him study how she transferred the Primordial World’s calamity to the Blue Planet and greatly improved his cultivation.

• Amitabha Buddha accepted the defeat of the Buddhist Four Delusions’ mothers and daughters, while Shiva resolved to learn from the Preaching Squad’s use of reinforcements.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e praised Zhu Bajie and the others, then noticed the squad members reacting strangely and decided not to interfere further.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e departed before Zhu Bajie could tell him about his ranking, and Supreme Pure Laozi approved of his quick exit.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e returned to his cultivation sanctuary, where a message from his eldest senior sister revealed how she transferred the Primordial World’s calamity to the Blue Planet.
• Heavenly Venerate Du'e studied the message, integrated Dao trials into himself, and rapidly increased his cultivation, but found he still could not break through the barrier between the two worlds.

The Preaching Squad reached Mount Longevity and approached Five Manor Temple, the sacred grounds of Earth Dao Saint Zhen Yuanzi. They stood at the temple gates, where Ao Lie knocked as the group prepared to meet its master.

• After Heavenly Venerate Du'e left, the punished Ao Lie continued driving the dragon car while Sun Wukong resolved to cultivate and avoid another poor ranking.
• Zhou Qingqing told the group that no one would be excluded from the next trial, which would take place at the inferno version of Five Manor Temple.
• Zhen Yuanzi sensed the Preaching Squad nearing his sacred grounds and anticipated the coming events from within Five Manor Temple.
• Ao Lie announced that the group had reached Longevity Mountain, and Zhu Bajie suggested visiting Zhen Yuanzi's temple to seek Ginseng Fruit.
• Tang Sanzang agreed to visit, and the Preaching Squad traveled to Five Manor Temple, where Ao Lie took human form and knocked on the door.

At Five Manor Temple, Clear Wind and Bright Moon served the Preaching Squad spoiled Ginseng Fruit, but Sun Wukong noticed their unnatural lack of envy and exposed the trap. The group turned the attendants’ own fruit against them, revealing their grotesque reactions as the chapter ended.

• Clear Wind and Bright Moon welcomed the Preaching Squad and presented them with Ginseng Fruit, claiming Zhen Yuanzi had left it for them.
• The Preaching Squad prepared to eat the fruit, while Sun Wukong warned that something was wrong and questioned Clear Wind and Bright Moon’s lack of envy.
• Clear Wind and Bright Moon defended themselves, but Sun Wukong knocked their fruit into the air and forced the attendants toward it.
• Clear Wind and Bright Moon’s faces twisted grotesquely as they neared the spoiled fruit, exposing the danger.
• The Preaching Squad knocked their own Ginseng Fruit into the air to send it toward the attendants as well.

The Preaching Squad discovered that the Ginseng Fruits Clear Wind and Bright Moon had served were spoiled, killing the two boys and destroying their foundations. They headed to inspect the Ginseng Fruit Tree to learn what had happened in Five Manor Temple, but the chapter left them counting its fruits without yet finding an answer.

• Clear Wind and Bright Moon ate the spoiled Ginseng Fruits and died as turbid yin energy destroyed their foundations.
• Zhu Bajie complained about the spoiled fruits, while Little White Dragon Ao Lie confirmed the boys had been sincere.
• Tang Sanzang wondered whether their opponent was Zhen Yuanzi, and Sun Wukong suggested inspecting the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
• Tang Sanzang and Sha Wujin tried to use their Burial and Extraction Systems on the boys, but their bodies turned to ash before either could act.
• The Preaching Squad followed the boys' route to the Ginseng Fruit Tree and began counting its fruits.

The Preaching Squad confirmed that Qingfeng and Bright Moon’s Ginseng Fruits came from the Ginseng Fruit Tree, which seemed to have rotted from its roots. They found a formation blocking the way, and Sha Wujin offered to break it without damaging Mount Longevity.

• The Preaching Squad counted the Ginseng Fruits and confirmed they had come from the tree before them.
• Sun Wukong suggested investigating the tree, but Sha Wujin revealed a Primordial Chaos Earth Formation connected to Mount Longevity’s earth veins.
• Sun Wukong struck the formation with his As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, but the blow only caused ripples.
• Sha Wujin warned that brute force could destroy Mount Longevity and offered to use his knowledge and the system to break the formation.

Sha Wujin broke the Primordial Chaos Earth Formation by extracting its Earth source and using it to empower his Eight Hundred Quicksand Domain. With the Ginseng Fruit Tree exposed, Sun Wukong prepared to topple it, and Tang Sanzang promised the team would face the consequences together.

• Sha Wujin used the Endless Extraction System and his Eight Hundred Quicksand Domain to break the Primordial Chaos Earth Formation.
• The Preaching Squad saw that the formation's Earth source had changed the color of Sha Wujin's sand and watched the formation shatter.
• Zhu Bajie wondered whether the formation was meant to protect Mount Longevity's Ginseng Fruit Tree, while Little White Dragon Ao Lie worried about the lack of any Buddhist presence.
• Tang Sanzang told Sun Wukong to act as he wished and assured him the team would stand by him.
• Zhou Qingqing realized Sun Wukong intended to topple the Ginseng Fruit Tree and inspect its roots.

Sun Wukong knocked down the Ginseng Fruit Tree at Five Manor Temple and uncovered Zhen Yuanzi’s corpse beneath its roots. The Preaching Squad realized the trial involved an enemy powerful enough to kill an Earth Dao Saint, while Zhen Yuanzi in the Primordial World felt humiliated that his corpse had been used by Buddhism.

• Zhen Yuanzi cheered from the Nine Nether Realm for Sun Wukong to knock down the Ginseng Fruit Tree, hoping he would uncover the truth beneath it.
• Sun Wukong struck the Ginseng Fruit Tree with the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, scattering its spoiled fruit and tearing up its roots.
• The Preaching Squad discovered Zhen Yuanzi’s corpse buried beneath the tree and understood that it had rotted from absorbing his corpse poison.
• Tang Sanzang warned that the trial would be difficult because an unknown enemy had killed Zhen Yuanzi, an Earth Dao Saint.
• Zhen Yuanzi in the Primordial World felt embarrassed that Buddhism had used his corpse and hoped the Preaching Squad would deal with it quickly.

Shiva and his allies, concealed inside Zhen Yuanzi’s corpse, prepared to use Universe in the Sleeve against the Preaching Squad. At Five Manor Temple, the corpse’s sleeve expanded and began pulling the squad members inside.

• Amitabha Buddha judged that the Preaching Squad had nearly been caught by the spoiled Ginseng Fruit, but Sun Wukong had noticed the danger and Sha Wujin had later broken the Primordial Chaos Earth Formation.
• Amitabha Buddha realized Shiva and the others were inside Zhen Yuanzi’s corpse, ready to control it and attack the Preaching Squad with Universe in the Sleeve.
• Zhen Yuanzi learned in the Nine Nether Realm that his corpse was about to use Universe in the Sleeve, but trusted that the Preaching Squad would find escape difficult.
• The Preaching Squad continued examining Zhen Yuanzi’s corpse at Five Manor Temple, and its sleeve suddenly expanded into a chaotic world and drew them in with powerful suction.

Zhen Yuanzi trapped the Preaching Squad inside his powerful Universe in the Sleeve, where the crushing heaven and earth threatened to suppress and destroy them. Sun Wukong stayed with the group and led them in resisting, but they remained trapped with little time to find a way out.

• Sun Wukong chose not to use his upgraded Somersault Cloud to escape, entering the sleeve with the Preaching Squad instead.
• Zhen Yuanzi’s Universe in the Sleeve swallowed the squad and surrounded them with a dark, shrinking crevice between heaven and earth.
• Sun Wukong ordered the others to enlarge their spiritual treasures to keep heaven and earth apart.
• The sleeve’s heaven and earth ignored the treasures and continued closing in as Chaos qi emerged.
• Zhen Yuanzi declared that the squad had to escape his sleeve before they could preach the Dao, while Zhou Qingqing noted that he was using the divine ability to kill them in earnest.

Trapped inside Universe in the Sleeve, the Preaching Squad searched for a way to escape by countering its spatial power with time. With Sun Wukong buying time, Little White Dragon Ao Lie spent his remaining emotion points on one final prize draw, choosing the Dragon Pearl pool.

• Amitabha Buddha realized Sun Wukong had entered Universe in the Sleeve with the Preaching Squad, leaving the group in grave danger.
• Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujin, and Ao Lie discussed using time-related powers to overcome the sleeve's spatial restrictions.
• Ao Lie suggested transforming into Candle Dragon, but Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie failed to transform into Candle Dragon or Zhu Jiuyin.
• Sun Wukong promised to buy time while Ao Lie searched the prize pools for a time-related power or Dragon Pearls.
• After his draws produced no useful results and his emotion points ran low, Ao Lie chose to spend his last draw on the Dragon Pearl pool.

Little White Dragon Ao Lie drew the Seven-Star Great Void Universe Dragon Pearl and used its Time Great Dao to stabilize the collapsing Qiankun. After he acquired the Time Tunnel divine ability and restored the Preaching Squad, Sun Wukong assigned the group to destroy both the heaven and earth layers of Universe in the Sleeve.

• Ao Lie obtained the Great Void Universe Dragon Pearl just as his final emotion point vanished.
• Ao Lie transformed into the Great Void Universe Dragon and used his time-infused body to stabilize the Qiankun for the Preaching Squad.
• Ao Lie gained the Time Tunnel divine ability and used his dragon body as its coordinate to restore the Preaching Squad to their original state.
• Sun Wukong explained that the group had to destroy the heaven and earth layers simultaneously to break Universe in the Sleeve.
• Sha Wujin volunteered to destroy heaven, while Zhu Bajie took responsibility for earth.

Sun Wukong kept Tang Sanzang in reserve and entrusted Sha Wujin and Zhu Bajie with breaking the inversion of heaven and earth inside Universe in the Sleeve. With Little White Dragon Ao Lie's Time Tunnel buying them time, the two synchronized their attacks on the sky and earth, leaving the Preaching Squad poised to see whether their efforts would succeed.

• Sun Wukong decided to let Sha Wujin and Zhu Bajie try to break the inversion while keeping Tang Sanzang ready to handle changes related to lifespan.
• Little White Dragon Ao Lie's Time Tunnel withstood the inversion and gave the Preaching Squad time to act.
• Zhu Bajie struck the earth with the Nine-Toothed Rake as Sha Wujin attacked the sky with the Moonlight Shovel.
• The Preaching Squad noticed that Sha Wujin and Zhu Bajie were swinging their treasures in sync, and Sun Wukong approved of his choice to entrust them with the task.
• The Heavenly Venerates in the Three Pure Ones Hall silently rooted for the Zhu-Sha Duo while Sha Wujin and Zhu Bajie stayed focused on their work.

Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujin synchronized their efforts and shattered all seven layers of Zhen Yuanzi’s Qiankun, escaping the inversion of heaven and earth. Their victory revealed another dimension within Universe in the Sleeve, one connected to lifespan and shaped by Zhen Yuanzi’s deeper understanding of life, death, and Reincarnation.

• Zhen Yuanzi watched as Little White Dragon Ao Lie’s transformation into a Great Void Universe Dragon froze his Universe in the Sleeve and gave Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujin a chance to escape.
• Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujin coordinated their strength across the seven nested layers, matching force on the final sliver of Qiankun.
• Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujin shattered all seven layers simultaneously, ending the inversion of heaven and earth.
• Zhen Yuanzi acknowledged their coordination and anticipated the next ordeal beyond the shattered Qiankun.
• Qingqing sang lyrics that suggested the Zhu-Sha Duo should stab each other as spacetime collapsed and the next dimension appeared.
• The Heavenly Venerates recognized that the revealed dimension was connected to lifespan and Zhen Yuanzi’s understanding of life, death, and Reincarnation.

The Zhu-Sha Duo’s Life-Stealing in the Sleeve drained the Preaching Squad’s lifespans, but Tang Sanzang used his scriptures and Burial System to expose and bury the source: Mount Longevity. Zhen Yuanzi watched from the Nine Nether Realm as the stolen lifespans collapsed, and Tang Sanzang continued draining Mount Longevity’s lifespan.

• The Zhu-Sha Duo’s Life-Stealing in the Sleeve began stripping lifespans from the Preaching Squad, severely aging Tang Sanzang and weakening Little White Dragon, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujin.
• Tang Sanzang drew on two scripture scrolls and declared that he could bury anything with a lifespan.
• Tang Sanzang sent scriptures into the void and stamped it with the character “Bury,” revealing Mount Longevity as the source of the lifespan theft.
• Zhen Yuanzi watched from the Nine Nether Realm and realized Tang Sanzang could bury Mount Longevity.
• Tang Sanzang’s Great Dao of Burial caused Mount Longevity’s stolen lifespans to collapse, and he calmly continued the burial.