Arc 45The Calamities Unravel

Ao Lie defeated the Dragon Kings, while Sha Wujin and Zhu Bajie escaped Amitabha Buddha’s planned calamities with Qingqing’s systems. Amitabha turned to Sun Wukong, but Violet Fairy’s arrival gave the imprisoned monkey new hope.

  • Ao Lie overcame Yamata no Orochi and the Dragon Kings, then summoned Yinglong with seven Dragon Pearls, defeating his enemies in Izumo Kingdom.
  • Amitabha Buddha arranged for Sha Wujin to break a Glazed Glass Cup, but Sha Wujin used Qingqing’s Endless Extraction System to see through the illusion, absorb the Eastern Glazed World, and defeat the forces sent against him.
  • Amitabha Buddha targeted Zhu Bajie with a black-pig transformation and a cleansing altar, but Zhu Bajie activated his system and trained his transformations and Heavenly Canopy Seal while fighting back.
  • Zhou Qingqing held a heavenly horse race that an ordinary black horse won, and Amitabha Buddha lost his bet before deciding to seek Sun Wukong.
  • Amitabha Buddha secretly reinforced the Six-Character True Words pinning Sun Wukong beneath five divine mountains, while Sun Wukong tried several ways to escape and Zhou Qingqing chose not to give him a system.
  • Sun Wukong’s monkey doubles struck the seal with his staff, awakening Burning Lamp’s radiance as Violet Fairy, who tried to break the seal with her Violet-Cyan Sword.
  • Amitabha Buddha recognized Violet Fairy as a new source of hope for Sun Wukong, and the Three Pure Ones concluded that Zhou Qingqing had brought her into being through Fate and the Chaos Pearl.
Chapters 1101–1125 Vol. 12 Read

Ch. 1101No Means No

Little White Dragon Ao Lie fought the revived Guangcai Dragon King, who had transformed into Yamata no Orochi and wielded the Kusanagi Sword. Ao Lie defeated him with his dragon body and claws, leaving Amitabha Buddha to realize that Yamata no Orochi could not stop him.

  • The Guangcai Dragon King revived in an eight-headed, eight-tailed form and extinguished the Heavenly Dao Dragon Flame around Ao Lie.
  • Ao Lie called on the Myriad Saints Dragon King and the Myriad Saints Princess for help, but the Guangcai Dragon King injured them with one strike and knocked them out of the fight.
  • Ao Lie transformed into his true dragon form and chose to battle Yamata no Orochi using close combat rather than his system-granted abilities.
  • Ao Lie blocked the Kusanagi Sword with his body and claws, then sliced apart Yamata no Orochi's eight valleys and eight peaks.
  • Amitabha Buddha accepted that Yamata no Orochi was no match for Ao Lie and decided he could no longer treat the confrontation as play.

Ch. 1102The Loyal Ministers Rebelled

Little White Dragon Ao Lie cut off Guangcai Dragon King's eight heads and took aim at the Kusanagi Sword, but the Dragon King and his allies suddenly revealed their killing intent. After Ao Lie's Heavenly Dao Dragon Flame faded, Guangcai Dragon King reappeared with a nine-hundred-headed Dharma body, its hundred bloody holes showing that the flame had destroyed the rest.

  • Ao Lie swept away Guangcai Dragon King's eight heads and reached for the Kusanagi Sword.
  • Ao Lie planned to strike Guangcai Dragon King with Heavenly Dao Dragon Flame again, then noticed symbols of killing intent above him and among Myriad Saints Dragon King and Myriad Saints Princess.
  • Guangcai Dragon King, Myriad Saints Dragon King, and Myriad Saints Princess revealed their murderous intent, with Myriad Saints Princess showing the strongest killing intent.
  • Ao Lie's Heavenly Dao Dragon Flame extinguished and revealed Guangcai Dragon King's nine-hundred-headed Dharma body, with a hundred bloody holes where heads had been.

Ch. 1103This Life

Little White Dragon Ao Lie fought Guangcai Dragon King and Myriad Saints Dragon King after they dropped their disguises and turned against him. He injured Myriad Saints Princess to weaken his enemies and gain emotion points, while Amitabha Buddha judged his restraint to be a weakness.

  • Guangcai Dragon King revealed his nine hundred heads, causing the Heavenly Dao Dragon Flame to stop harming him, while Myriad Saints Dragon King and Myriad Saints Princess launched a sneak attack.
  • Ao Lie struck Myriad Saints Princess first with the pressure of the Five Mountains Prison-Suppressing Dragon, severely injuring her and earning emotion points from his enemies.
  • Ao Lie left Myriad Saints Princess alive so he could continue collecting emotion points, and prepared to use stored divine abilities, treasures, and dragon pearls against the two Dragon Kings.
  • Amitabha Buddha concluded that Ao Lie still had feelings for Myriad Saints Princess and considered his restraint a weakness.
  • Myriad Saints Dragon King protested that he had wanted Ao Lie to marry his daughter, not attack her, and Ao Lie sensed genuine concern in his emotions.

Ch. 1104Sarira

Little White Dragon Ao Lie held off the Myriad Saints Dragon King and Guangcai Dragon King with a flood of divine abilities and treasures. Myriad Saints Princess retrieved the Sarira and returned to Izumo Kingdom, where its light enveloped the battlefield and transformed the two Dragon Kings.

  • Myriad Saints Princess watched Ao Lie withstand the two Dragon Kings, then left Izumo Kingdom to pursue another objective.
  • Qingqing's draws supplied Ao Lie with more Dragon Clan abilities and treasures, while the Three Pure Ones observed that he was fighting above his level.
  • Ao Lie used an expanding arsenal of abilities, including Primordial Blood Spirit Dragon powers, to fight the Myriad Saints Dragon King and Guangcai Dragon King to a standstill.
  • Myriad Saints Princess used dragon saliva incense to weaken the Buddhist barrier, endured the Sarira's golden rays, and took the Sarira away.
  • Myriad Saints Princess returned injured and hurled the boxed Sarira toward Ao Lie, whose light enveloped Izumo Kingdom and caused a great change in the two Dragon Kings.

Ch. 1105Summoning the Divine Dragon

Little White Dragon Ao Lie summoned Yinglong by gathering seven Dragon Pearls, overcoming the Buddhist Bone Sarira-enhanced dragon kings. The battle ended with Guangcai Dragon King, Myriad Saints Dragon King, and Myriad Saints Princess dead.

  • Guangcai Dragon King and Myriad Saints Dragon King used the Buddhist Bone Sarira to strengthen themselves while Myriad Saints Princess continued to suffer from her injuries.
  • Little White Dragon Ao Lie revealed seven Dragon Pearls and explained that gathering them would summon a Divine Dragon.
  • Amitabha Buddha recognized the summoned Divine Dragon as Yinglong, whose aura Yellow Dragon True Person had left on Blue Planet.
  • Yinglong appeared over Izumo Kingdom, and Little White Dragon Ao Lie rode its body as its power shattered the Buddhist light.
  • Guangcai Dragon King and Myriad Saints Dragon King perished under Yinglong's might, while Myriad Saints Princess died from the aftershock.

Ch. 1106Glazed Glass

Amitabha Buddha assessed how the Journey to the West figures had strayed from their original roles and resolved to intervene with Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie. On Three Corpses Star, Medicine Master Tathagata shared a Buddhist insight with Burning Lamp and Maitreya, but his expression suddenly changed.

  • Amitabha Buddha reflected on the Three Pure Ones' changes and concluded that Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing had departed from their original trajectories.
  • Amitabha Buddha planned to restore Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie to their former identities, intending to make Sha Wujing break a Glazed Glass Cup and send Zhu Bajie to live among pigs.
  • On Three Corpses Star, Burning Lamp acknowledged Medicine Master Tathagata and Maitreya Buddha's abilities and lamented their fate on the Investiture of the Gods List.
  • Medicine Master Tathagata urged Burning Lamp and Maitreya to let go of the past and future and remain devoted to the present.
  • Burning Lamp and Maitreya considered Medicine Master's teaching, then noticed that his expression had suddenly changed.

Ch. 1107Heartbroken

Medicine Master Tathagata discovered that Amitabha Buddha had stripped away his Eastern Glazed World, while the Three Pure Ones guessed it was being sent to Sha Wujin. Sha Wujin welcomed the transformed world into his domain, and Zhou Qingqing noticed the Buddhists’ reactions.

  • Medicine Master Tathagata revealed that the restriction on his Eastern Glazed World had been removed, leaving Past Buddha Burning Lamp and Maitreya Buddha to conclude the sect leader had acted.
  • Medicine Master Tathagata accepted the loss as proof that Amitabha Buddha had not forgotten them, though he, Maitreya Buddha, and Past Buddha Burning Lamp fell silent.
  • The Three Pure Ones speculated that Amitabha Buddha was bringing the Eastern Glazed World to Sha Wujin because of his connection to the Glazed Glass Cup.
  • The sand in Sha Wujin’s Quicksand Domain gathered and transformed into the Eastern Glazed World, which he believed held beings sent to target him.
  • Zhou Qingqing sensed the Buddhists’ sorrow and wondered why Past Buddha Burning Lamp seemed ready to speak up for Daoism.

Ch. 1108Eastern Glazed World

Amitabha Buddha used Medicine Master Tathagata’s Eastern Glazed World to make Sha Wujin relive his past as the Curtain-Rolling General and approach the Glazed Glass Cup calamity. Sha Wujin believed he was serving at the High Heaven Palace and carrying the cup to Zhou Qingqing, while she and the Three Pure Ones Hall recognized the illusion’s setup.

  • Amitabha Buddha decided to use Medicine Master Tathagata’s Eastern Glazed World to bring about Sha Wujin’s Glazed Glass Cup calamity.
  • The Three Pure Ones discussed the Eastern Glazed World’s illusion and wondered whether Past Buddha Burning Lamp might change his attitude toward Daoism.
  • Sha Wujin mistook the glazed pure land for the High Heaven Palace and remembered himself as the Curtain-Rolling General.
  • The Heavenly Emperor sent Sha Wujin to help at the Immortal Peach Festival and told him to enjoy the flat peaches afterward.
  • Sha Wujin prepared to deliver the Glazed Glass Cup of immortal brew to Zhou Qingqing at the Three Pure Ones Heaven.
  • Zhou Qingqing and the Heavenly Venerates laughed at the illusion, recognizing it as a setup that could make Sha Wujin seem responsible for breaking the cup.

Ch. 1109Mastermind

Zhou Qingqing watched Amitabha Buddha’s script cast her as the one who smashed the Glazed Glass Cup and took issue with its inaccuracies and slander. As she resolved not to tolerate the story defiling her image, the Three Pure Ones anticipated she would intervene on Junior Brother Sha’s behalf.

  • The Three Pure Ones laughed as Zhou Qingqing mentally criticized Amitabha Buddha’s script and its use of the phrase “Erlang leg.”
  • Yang Jian felt a warning he could not explain, while the Sky-Howling Hound barked toward Three Pure Ones Heaven and he scolded it.
  • Zhou Qingqing questioned why Junior Brother Sha would bring her the Glazed Glass Cup and look her in the eye, then objected to the script blaming her for smashing it.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi reasoned that Amitabha Buddha had shifted blame onto Zhou Qingqing because he and Buddha Mother Zhunti often pushed their own deeds onto others.
  • Zhou Qingqing vowed not to tolerate the slander, and the Three Pure Ones wondered what system she might use to help Junior Brother Sha.

Ch. 1110Endless Extraction

Qingqing gave Sha Wujin an Endless Extraction System while he was trapped in the Immortal Peach Festival illusion and offering wine to Azure Lotus Dao Ancestor, Creation Dao Venerate Zhou Qingqing. Sha Wujin was stunned by the system’s activation prompt as the chapter ended.

  • The Three Pure Ones speculated that Qingqing might give Sha Wujin a Slaughter System, but hoped she would not.
  • Qingqing decided to give Sha Wujin an Endless Extraction System that could extract abilities from people or objects before him.
  • Sha Wujin remained trapped in the Immortal Peach Festival illusion while Azure Lotus Dao Ancestor, Creation Dao Venerate Zhou Qingqing, watched him coldly through the Glazed Glass Cup.
  • Sha Wujin heard the system announce that preloading was complete and ask whether he wished to activate it.
  • Sha Wujin was stunned that a system had appeared while he was offering wine to a supreme Dao Venerable.

Ch. 1111Extracting All Things

Sha Wujin repeatedly extracted abilities from the Glazed Glass Cup, using Indestructible Glazed Light to thwart the illusion’s attempt to shatter it. After noticing the scene was unreal, he extracted Myriad Forms Glazed Eye and activated it to investigate the Eastern Glazed World.

  • Sha Wujin extracted Indestructible Glazed Light from the Glazed Glass Cup, gaining the ability to restore it.
  • Amitabha Buddha’s illusion made the cup shatter, but Sha Wujin repaired it with Indestructible Glazed Light; the cup then repeatedly cracked and was restored again.
  • Sha Wujin noticed the strange scene and asked the Endless Extraction System to let him extract again, learning that the system had limits.
  • Sha Wujin extracted Myriad Forms Glazed Eye from the cup, gaining a chance to see through disguises and illusions.
  • Sha Wujin activated Myriad Forms Glazed Eye, and the Immortal Peach Festival grounds appeared to radiate the same light as the Glazed Glass Cup.

Ch. 1112Extracting the Eastern Glazed World

Sha Wujin extracted Medicine Master Thought from the Eastern Glazed World’s light and recovered his identity, learning that Buddhism had trapped him in an illusion. He kept up the Glazed Glass Cup ritual to extract more from the world, and replaced the shattered cup with a Glazed Primordial Yang Lamp, leaving the Eastern Glazed World’s inhabitants scrambling to keep their scheme intact.

  • Sha Wujin realized that the Yaochi Immortal Realm’s inhabitants appeared as masks and suspected that the Glazed Glass Cup and the Eastern Glazed World were real.
  • Sha Wujin extracted Medicine Master Thought from the world’s glazed light, refined it, and saw the Eastern Glazed World and the Eight Hundred Flowing Sand Realms clearly.
  • Sha Wujin recovered his identity and learned that Buddhism had plotted against him, but he continued playing along so he could extract more abilities and items.
  • Sha Wujin extracted the Glazed Artifact Refining Method and forged a Glazed Primordial Yang Lamp, which replaced the shattered Glazed Glass Cup and preserved the ritual.
  • Sha Wujin extracted the Present-Life Causal Thread and Illusory Delusion Fragment, while the beings of the Eastern Glazed World were stunned by his repeated replacements of the cup.

Ch. 1113The House of Cards Came Crashing Down

Sha Wujin saw through the illusion surrounding the Eastern Glazed World and discovered the Pure Glazed Palace’s true nature as he extracted its contents. Amitabha Buddha’s Glazed Tribulation had faltered, but he and the Twelve Yaksha remained patient as Sha Wujin continued his efforts.

  • Sha Wujin used the Endless Extraction System and Myriad Forms Glazed Eye to reveal the Pure Glazed Palace’s true appearance and identify its inhabitants.
  • Qingqing explained that Upper Pure Master Tongtian had severed the lotus’s connection to Buddhism with a sword strike.
  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian praised Sha Wujin’s decision to extract the ownerless Eastern Glazed World, which let him make progress without interference from Medicine Master Tathagata.
  • Sha Wujin suspected Dao Venerable had arranged for Sunlight Bodhisattva and Moonlight Bodhisattva to be placed on the Investiture of the Gods List, then admitted he had wrongly suspected Dao Venerable and the Three Xiao Sisters.
  • Amitabha Buddha remained confident that Sha Wujin’s Glazed Primordial Yang Lamp would eventually reach its limit and the tribulation would begin again.

Ch. 1114Sha Wujin

Sha Wujin absorbed the Eastern Glazed World, turning the battle against its Buddhist defenders in his favor, but Amitabha Buddha raised the stakes by sending another Glazed Land. Sha Wujin extracted its powers, defeated the Twelve Yakshas, and destroyed the land, while Amitabha Buddha withdrew to study how Daoism’s other protagonist would fare.

  • Past Buddha Burning Lamp and Maitreya learned that Sha Wujin had absorbed the Eastern Glazed World and speculated that Dao Venerable Zhou Qingqing had intervened.
  • Sha Wujin absorbed the Eastern Glazed World, restoring his spiritual energy and leaving its defenders without their former support.
  • Amitabha Buddha sent a piece of Glazed Land into the battle, replacing Sha Wujin’s territory and allowing the Twelve Yakshas to surround him with time-affecting powers.
  • Sha Wujin used the Endless Extraction System to obtain lights and Buddhist insights from the Glazed Land, then fought back and killed the Glazed Celestials and Twelve Yakshas.
  • Sha Wujin performed rites of deliverance for the slain beings, and the Glazed Land shattered; Amitabha Buddha withdrew, intending to observe Zhu Bajie’s calamity next.

Ch. 1115Gao Family Manor

Zhou Qingqing discovered that Zhu Bajie was farming at Gao Family Manor while Master Gao and his daughters secretly watched him. Meanwhile, Maitreya Buddha realized Amitabha Buddha was stripping away his Pure Land World to target Marshal Heavenly Canopy, and he accepted that the loss was inevitable.

  • The Three Pure Ones learned that Zhu Bajie was farming at Gao Family Manor and discussed whether Gao Cuilan could be used against him.
  • Zhou Qingqing saw Master Gao and his three daughters secretly watching Zhu Bajie work with his Nine-Toothed Rake.
  • Medicine Master noticed that Maitreya Buddha had lost his smile and learned that Maitreya's Pure Land World was being stripped away.
  • Maitreya Buddha accepted the loss of his Pure Land World and wondered how Amitabha Buddha would use it against Marshal Heavenly Canopy.

Ch. 1116The Pig Song

In Three Pure Ones Hall, the Heavenly Venerates debated what system Qingqing would give Zhu Bajie, with Supreme Pure Laozi arguing that the Nine-Toothed Rake was the key. Qingqing instead began singing a song about pigs while Second Senior Brother faced wild boars.

  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate guessed Zhu Bajie would receive a foodie system, and Upper Pure Master Tongtian argued that he would get stronger by spacing out.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi dismissed both guesses as labels from the past and said Qingqing created systems based on her own Dao.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi pointed to the Nine-Toothed Rake as the likely basis for Zhu Bajie's system.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian wondered whether Zhu Bajie's system would involve farming or pigs.
  • Qingqing thought of Second Senior Brother facing wild boars and sang a song about a pig, leaving the Three Pure Ones wishing she would stop.

Ch. 1117Diligence can make up for a lack of talent

Zhu Bajie tried to escape the black pigs by transforming, but his disguise failed and he realized he might need the system to improve his transformation arts. He chose to bind after the window expired, leaving him to swing the Nine-Toothed Rake one hundred thousand times before he could try again.

  • The Three Pure Ones learned that Zhu Bajie mistakenly blamed Qingqing for moving the Gao father and daughter, who had actually been released by Amitabha Buddha.
  • Zhu Bajie turned into a pig and tried to hide among the black pigs, but they still recognized him.
  • Zhu Bajie returned to human form and fought the black pigs with the Nine-Toothed Rake, questioning his lack of talent for transformation arts.
  • Zhu Bajie realized the system might help his shortcomings and chose to bind to it.
  • The system told Zhu Bajie that his binding window had expired and required him to swing the Nine-Toothed Rake one hundred thousand times before it would send another verification code.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi pointed out that the system's condition involved the Nine-Toothed Rake, while Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian lamented his good luck.

Ch. 1118No More Clumsiness?

Zhu Bajie completed the system’s demand to swing the Nine-Toothed Rake one hundred thousand times, then successfully bound the diligence makes up for clumsiness system. Its rewards strengthened him and his connection to the rake, allowing him to wound the black pigs pursuing him, though he still considered himself the weaker side.

  • Zhu Bajie tried and failed to dig his way out of the Human Realm Pure Land while fleeing the black pigs.
  • After Zhu Bajie completed one hundred thousand swings, the system demanded a verification code praising it before binding could be completed.
  • The system increased Zhu Bajie’s attributes, doubled his base attributes, and unlocked three divine abilities.
  • Zhu Bajie received additional rewards for submitting the verification code, including increased wisdom and greater compatibility with the Nine-Toothed Rake.
  • Zhu Bajie used a newly strengthened divine ability to sweep away the pursuing black pigs and tear open some of their hides.

Ch. 1119Maxing Everything Out

Zhu Bajie discovered that repeatedly using Thirty-Six Transformations increased his proficiency, so he began training the lifesaving ability while fighting the black pigs. Amitabha Buddha watched in bewilderment as Zhu Bajie repeatedly transformed into a pig, and the battle continued.

  • Zhu Bajie confirmed that using Thirty-Six Transformations raised its proficiency and decided to prioritize improving the divine ability.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi reflected that Zhu Bajie's Thirty-Six Transformations had been an important but underused ability, and dismissed concern about Amitabha Buddha's reaction.
  • Amitabha Buddha recalled how Zhu Bajie had swung the Nine-Toothed Rake a hundred thousand times, gained associated divine abilities, and wiped out a group of black pigs.
  • When the black pigs regrouped and attacked again, Zhu Bajie repeatedly transformed into a pig to train Thirty-Six Transformations, leaving Amitabha Buddha baffled.

Ch. 1120Heaven's Will

Zhu Bajie improved his Thirty-Six Transformations and cultivation while fleeing the Human Realm Pure Land, but Amitabha Buddha turned the black pigs into a vow-powered cleansing altar to trap him. Zhu Bajie activated his Heavenly Canopy Seal and transformed into Kunpeng, leaving Amitabha Buddha sensing that the situation might turn against him.

  • Zhu Bajie repeatedly transformed into a black pig, improving his Thirty-Six Transformations until his aura became harder to detect, but the herd eventually exposed him.
  • Zhu Bajie strengthened his qi and cultivation methods while fleeing, and Zhou Qingqing’s system notifications helped his endurance and abilities grow.
  • Amitabha Buddha transformed the black pigs into a vast cleansing altar that surrounded Zhu Bajie with baleful power and vow shackles.
  • Zhu Bajie activated the Heavenly Canopy Seal and began increasing its proficiency to counter the altar’s pressure.
  • Zhu Bajie transformed into Kunpeng, drawing on the fearsome beast’s abilities, and Amitabha Buddha recognized the form and sensed the possibility of defeat.

Ch. 1121New Year Event

Zhou Qingqing launched a New Year heavenly horse championship to fill the vacant Bimawen position, drawing participants and bettors from the Primordial World and the Blue Planet. A mortal named Bole won by betting on the black horse that crossed the course on a hidden glass path.

  • Zhou Qingqing announced a heavenly horse race and betting event, with Zhao Gongming overseeing bets and the Star Lord of the Heavenly Pivot posting the odds.
  • Haotian, Yaochi, Yang Jian, Nezha, Lu Ya, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Tang Sanzang, Little White Dragon, Zhu Bajie, Gao Cuilan, and Amitabha Buddha placed bets on different horses.
  • The race began, and the heavenly horses struggled through obstacles, with several falling or being disqualified as spectators followed the results.
  • Amitabha Buddha's white horse advanced to the lead, but the bodhi tree it used to cross the void snapped and sent it falling.
  • An ordinary black horse walked across a transparent glass path through the void and reached the finish, and the crowd learned that the mortal Bole had bet on it.

Ch. 1122Bring in Wealth

Bole became Keeper of the Heavenly Stables, while Zhao Gongming profited from the Heavenly Horse Championship and reached the Half-Saint realm. After losing his bet, Amitabha Buddha secretly targeted Sun Wukong beneath the five divine mountains, and the chapter left Burning Lamp wondering whether the Buddha would succeed in the Calamity.

  • Zhou Qingqing appointed Bole Keeper of the Heavenly Stables and tasked him with organizing a larger competition for the New Year.
  • Zhao Gongming paid out the championship bets, made a large profit, and advanced to the Half-Saint realm.
  • Zhou Qingqing saw that Amitabha Buddha had lost his entire bet, and Amitabha Buddha vowed to regain his dignity by seeking Sun Wukong.
  • Zhou Qingqing discovered Sun Wukong pinned beneath five divine mountains in the Underworld, and Amitabha Buddha secretly used the Earth-Splitting Chisel to send his Six-Character True Words toward the mountains.
  • Past Buddha Burning Lamp feared Amitabha Buddha might strip away his Pure Land World, then realized he had never created one.
  • Burning Lamp Buddha asked Medicine Master and Maitreya whether they hoped Amitabha Buddha would win or lose the Calamity, and they fell silent.

Ch. 1123One Miserable Monkey

Sun Wukong tried to escape the Five Directional Divine Mountains while Amitabha Buddha watched for signs of a system Zhou Qingqing might have given him. His first attempts failed, but he created a troop from his body hair, leaving Amitabha Buddha surprised.

  • Sun Wukong remained trapped beneath the Five Directional Divine Mountains while Six Ears, Yuan Hong, and Wuzhiqi trained elsewhere in the Underworld.
  • Amitabha Buddha used the Earth-Splitting Chisel to conceal his actions, and Zhou Qingqing chose not to give Sun Wukong a system.
  • Sun Wukong tried to lift the mountains with his As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, then used Heavenly Law, Earthly Manifestation and transformed into a Black Tortoise, but none of these attempts worked.
  • Sun Wukong plucked three hairs that became a shovel, a drill, and an axe, then blew on his body hair to create a troop of monkeys and tools.
  • Amitabha Buddha watched in surprise as Sun Wukong revealed that his entire body seemed covered in life-saving hairs.

Ch. 1124The Difference Is Too Great

Amitabha Buddha strengthened the Six-Character True Words with Past Buddha Burning Lamp’s power to keep Sun Wukong trapped beneath the five divine mountains. He then sent Ksitigarbha to pull Tang Taizong out of the Underworld, while Zhou Qingqing remained determined to help Sun Wukong without giving him a system.

  • Sun Wukong used his Golden Eyes to spot Amitabha Buddha’s Six-Character True Words across the five divine mountains.
  • Amitabha Buddha called on Past Buddha Burning Lamp, whose lamplight strengthened the Six-Character True Words and made Sun Wukong’s trial harder.
  • The Three Pure Ones considered how Tang Sanzang might later help Sun Wukong, while Zhou Qingqing resolved to use other methods instead of giving him a system.
  • Amitabha Buddha noticed Tang Taizong entering the Underworld and asked Ksitigarbha to return him to the human world.
  • Ksitigarbha agreed and sent Dao essence through his Blue Planet projection to retrieve Tang Taizong.

Ch. 1125Violet Fairy

Zhou Qingqing used Shenni’s power and Fate to transform Burning Lamp’s light into Violet Fairy, who appeared to help Sun Wukong break free from the Six-Character True Words. The seal remained intact, but Violet Fairy’s arrival inspired Wukong and disrupted Amitabha Buddha’s plans.

  • Sun Wukong sent his monkey doubles to strike the Six-Character True Words with the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff infused with Shenni’s power.
  • The staff failed to break the seal, but its power reached Burning Lamp’s radiance and awakened it into Violet Fairy.
  • Violet Fairy offered to help Sun Wukong, then attacked the Six-Character True Words with the Violet-Cyan Sword and was injured by the rebound.
  • Burning Lamp told Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata and Maitreya Buddha that his light had become a woman who was fighting Buddhism’s seal.
  • Amitabha Buddha realized Violet Fairy’s appearance had become a new source of hope for Sun Wukong and threatened to disrupt his plan.
  • The Three Pure Ones concluded that Zhou Qingqing had used Fate, aided by the Chaos Pearl, to bring Violet Fairy into being.
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