Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling entered the Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons world and freed Sun Wukong from his five-hundred-year imprisonment. Sun Wukong returned in full power and demanded that Ding Ling kneel and become his servant.

• Ding Ling ascended to Great Luo Immortal, exchanged medals for Root Bone-enhancing pills, and chose the Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons world.
• While traveling through dead Inner Worlds, Ding Ling inferred that the First Game World's master had suffered severe damage before he arrived at a lotus pond and activated the Path of Glory task.
• Ding Ling found Sun Wukong imprisoned in a cave and agreed to free him, removing Mahavairocana's talisman and pulling out the white lotus.
• Sun Wukong transformed, reclaimed the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and confronted Ding Ling, astonished that he showed no fear.
• Sun Wukong offered Ding Ling two choices and demanded that he kneel, submit, and become his servant.

Ding Ling trapped Sun Wukong in the Ancient Starry Sky Map after Sun Wukong threatened him, then released him and offered him a choice between servitude and death. Sun Wukong’s punches could not harm Ding Ling, so he surrendered and agreed to become his servant.

• Sun Wukong rejected Ding Ling’s help and threatened to kill him, so Ding Ling trapped him inside the Ancient Starry Sky Map.
• Sun Wukong smashed the map’s stars and roads, but watched them restore themselves; he broke down and begged Ding Ling to release him.
• Ding Ling let Sun Wukong out, but Sun Wukong tried to leave and was sent back into the map before returning and agreeing to stay.
• Ding Ling offered Sun Wukong a choice between becoming his slave and being beaten to death; Sun Wukong refused and attacked Ding Ling’s arms.
• Sun Wukong’s punches rebounded without harming Ding Ling, so he dropped to his knees and agreed to become Ding Ling’s subordinate.

Ding Ling subdued Sun Wukong with a Golden Hoop empowered by Curse Sources, breaking his resistance through repeated torture until he agreed to obey and write down his secret techniques. After reading Sun Wukong’s notes, Ding Ling instantly mastered several powerful arts, leaving Sun Wukong convinced he might be a hidden supreme expert.

• Ding Ling used amplified Curse Sources to bind Sun Wukong with a Golden Hoop that punished his hostile thoughts and repeatedly revived him from near death.
• After several hundred failed attacks and cycles of torture, Sun Wukong became docile and agreed to follow Ding Ling’s rules.
• Sun Wukong worried the Golden Hoop might punish him for killing evildoers, but Ding Ling assured him it could judge people’s virtue and wickedness.
• Ding Ling made Sun Wukong write down his secret teachings, and Sun Wukong complied after fearing another curse.
• Ding Ling instantly mastered the Vajra Indestructible Body and several other techniques from Sun Wukong’s notes, astonishing Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong suspected Ding Ling was a hidden supreme expert and wondered how such a figure could have appeared during his five hundred years of imprisonment.

Ding Ling took the subdued Sun Wukong out of the sealed region and brought him along as the future guardian of the World's Finest Sect. On the mountain road, Sun Wukong defeated several challengers, and Heavenly Crippled Foot Gao Xiong Ying knelt before Ding Ling after seeing how Sun Wukong obeyed him.

• Ding Ling decided to spare Sun Wukong and make him the guardian of the World's Finest Sect, while Sun Wukong pledged his obedience and called him Sect Master.
• Ding Ling and Sun Wukong emerged from the sealed region and met a burly man who challenged Sun Wukong with Mantis Fist.
• Sun Wukong caught the burly man's attack and punched him into a mountain, then overpowered Heavenly Crippled Foot by lifting and smashing his enormous transformed foot into the ground.
• Young Master Empty attacked Sun Wukong with flying swords and a giant divine sword, but Sun Wukong shattered the weapon with his head.
• When Sun Wukong prepared to attack the remaining challengers, Ding Ling called him over, revealing his authority over the monkey and astonishing Young Master Empty, Heavenly Crippled Foot, and the burly man.
• Heavenly Crippled Foot Gao Xiong Ying knelt before Ding Ling and paid his respects, prompting Young Master Empty to worry that he would be left behind.

Ding Ling asked Young Master Empty, Chen Beidou, and Gao Xiong Ying to write down their sect techniques, then mastered every art at maximum level with a single glance. The three were astonished and asked about his origins, learning that he was the sect master of the Nine Provinces Divine Sect, a sect none of them had heard of.

• Yue Wuwei and Chen Beidou knelt alongside Heavenly Crippled Foot to pay their respects to Ding Ling and explain their sects.
• Ding Ling asked the three men to write down their secret arts, and Sun Wukong pressured Young Master Empty and Chen Beidou to comply.
• Gao Xiong Ying handed over the Heavenly Crippled Foot methods, which Ding Ling mastered at maximum level, manifesting the Heavenly Crippled God.
• Chen Beidou gave Ding Ling the Five Elements Fist techniques, and Ding Ling mastered them all, producing a five-colored halo.
• Young Master Empty handed over the Emptiness Sword Sect techniques, and Ding Ling mastered them, manifesting a holy sword that cut through the void.
• When the three men asked Ding Ling about his origins, he identified himself as the sect master of the Nine Provinces Divine Sect, leaving Chen Beidou wondering why he had never heard of it.

Ding Ling traveled through the world in a lavish sedan carried by Sun Wukong and three demon exorcists. They encountered Chen Xuanzang, who had come to find Sun Wukong and ask him to exterminate demons, but doubted that the short, comical-looking sedan bearer was the legendary King of Demon Kings.

• Ding Ling explained that the Nine Provinces Divine Sect came from the Lower Realm, then agreed to let Young Master Empty, Chen Beidou, and Heavenly Crippled Foot follow him as guides and attendants.
• Young Master Empty, Chen Beidou, Heavenly Crippled Foot, and Sun Wukong carried Ding Ling in a luxurious sedan, hoping to make the journey grand and imposing.
• The group passed the old women who had previously carried Young Master Empty's sedan, and they admired Ding Ling's appearance while complaining that the bearers moved too quickly for them to follow.
• Chen Xuanzang caught up with the group and was startled to see Sun Wukong, whom he had believed was still trapped; he then hurried after the sedan.
• Ding Ling stopped the group, and Chen Xuanzang asked Sun Wukong to help exterminate demons, while questioning whether the short, fierce-looking bearer was really the legendary King of Demon Kings.

Ding Ling agreed to help Chen Xuanzang deal with the Pig Demon and discovered that Chen Xuanzang was destined to become the sacrifice that would prevent the Devil’s Cave from erupting. On the way, the group encountered Duan Xiaoxiao and her exorcists, and the Fourth Fiend fell in love with Ding Ling at first sight.

• Chen Xuanzang asked Sun Wukong to exorcise a demon, then appealed to Ding Ling, who agreed to lead the way to the Pig Demon.
• Ding Ling used their karmic connection to learn that Chen Xuanzang’s Buddha Heart and sacrifice were tied to stopping the Devil’s Cave from erupting.
• Sun Wukong carried Chen Xuanzang while the group hurried toward the Pig Demon’s territory.
• Duan Xiaoxiao and her Five Fiends stopped the group, and Chen Xuanzang explained that they were friends traveling to exterminate demons.
• The Fourth Fiend saw Ding Ling and immediately became lovestruck, alarming her companions.

Ding Ling subdued Zhu Ganglie by using a Golden Hoop to repeatedly torture away nearly all of his demonic nature, then accepted the Fourth Fiend as a traveling follower. Chen Xuanzang declined Ding Ling’s offer to become his disciple and left to find his own master, while Ding Ling’s party continued its journey with Zhu Ganglie as his attendant.

• Duan Xiaoxiao and the Four Fiends joined Ding Ling’s group as they hurried to Gao Family Village to deal with the Pig Demon.
• The group found Zhu Ganglie already subdued, and Chen Xuanzang pleaded for his life by explaining how betrayal had turned him into a demon.
• Chen Beidou argued that Zhu Ganglie’s many murders made him beyond saving, and Duan Xiaoxiao urged Ding Ling to kill him.
• Ding Ling placed a Golden Hoop on Zhu Ganglie and repeatedly tortured him until most of his demonic nature vanished and Zhu Ganglie pledged himself to Ding Ling as his sect master.
• Ding Ling offered to teach Chen Xuanzang if he changed masters, but Chen Xuanzang declined and left to find his own master.
• Ding Ling’s group set out again with Zhu Ganglie serving as his attendant, and the Fourth Fiend joined the journey after Ding Ling agreed to let her follow.

Ding Ling accepted Fourth Fiend and the other fiends as followers, while Duan Xiaoxiao chose to pursue Chen Xuanzang despite her growing admiration for Ding Ling. The group reached Great Tang Chang'an, where Yuwen Chengdu invited them to drink as players began recognizing Ding Ling and his unusual sedan bearers.

• Ding Ling agreed to let Fourth Fiend, First Fiend, Second Fiend, and the other fiends follow him, but Duan Xiaoxiao refused and set out after Chen Xuanzang.
• Sun Wukong and Zhu Ganglie changed into human forms to enter Great Tang Chang'an, while Ding Ling used Divine Concealment to avoid notice.
• Chen Beidou led the group toward the Five Elements Fist Sect's headquarters, and Yuwen Chengdu appeared in golden armor and explained that he had returned from the Northern Lands for the New Year.
• Players in Chang'an recognized Sun Wukong and the others as Ding Ling's sedan bearers and gathered to watch them.
• Yuwen Chengdu invited Chen Beidou and the others to drink at the North Garrison General's Manor and began recounting how he had obtained wine from a Monster Clan in the Northern Lands.

Ding Ling arrived in Chang'an in a sedan carried by Chen Beidou and other formidable attendants, and Yuwen Chengdu recognized him as an extraordinary figure and personally cleared the way. The crowd learned of Ding Ling’s status as the Lord of the Myriad Heavens Divine Gate, and Chang'an’s families began considering marriage proposals for their daughters.

• Yuwen Chengdu encountered Chen Beidou carrying Ding Ling’s sedan, recognized Ding Ling’s imposing presence, and bowed to him before escorting him toward the North Garrison General's Manor.
• Fourth Fiend rebuked Yuwen Chengdu for asking Ding Ling’s name, while Yuwen Chengdu restrained his anger and treated Ding Ling’s attendants with newfound respect.
• People along the street noticed Ding Ling’s beauty and bearing, and countless women tossed handkerchiefs and called out to him.
• Cheng Yaojin’s daughter Cheng Tie Feng asked a player about marrying Ding Ling, rejected the player as an unsuitable match, and left to have her father arrange a proposal.
• Players revealed Ding Ling’s identity and their ability to log in and out, leaving the crowd astonished and spreading news of his status throughout Chang'an.
• Families in Chang'an discussed presenting their daughters to Ding Ling, encouraged by reports that he preferred graceful, delicate women.

New Players told a mysterious fat monk about Ding Ling’s legendary feats and received Buddha's Palm in return. Meanwhile, Yuwen Chengdu hosted Ding Ling before Fang Xuanling and other officials arrived to pay their respects.

• New Players described Ding Ling’s triumphs in the New Legend of Madame White Snake World to a fat monk, who grew increasingly astonished by his abilities.
• The fat monk gave the Players the Buddha's Palm manual as promised, then vanished, leaving them excited about their reward and inspired to tell Ding Ling’s stories for profit.
• Yuwen Chengdu welcomed Ding Ling and his companions to the North Suppressing General’s residence and hosted them with food and wine.
• After Cheng Yaojin arrived to visit, Yuwen Chengdu found Fang Xuanling and other important officials at the entrance.
• Fang Xuanling told Yuwen Chengdu that he had come to pay his respects to Senior Ding Ling.

Yuwen Chengdu tried to manage the growing crowd seeking Ding Ling, but Cheng Yaojin arrived with his daughter Cheng Tie Feng to ask for her marriage to him. After seeing Ding Ling’s overwhelming presence, Cheng Yaojin struggled to make his request, while Cheng Tie Feng remained determined to marry him.

• Fang Xuanling visited Yuwen Chengdu on behalf of the emperor and asked to pay his respects to Ding Ling.
• Cheng Yaojin brought Cheng Tie Feng to Yuwen Chengdu’s residence and demanded help arranging a marriage with Ding Ling.
• Yuwen Chengdu insulted Cheng Tie Feng’s appearance, but Cheng Yaojin and his daughter brushed off his remarks and followed him inside.
• Cheng Yaojin saw Ding Ling and was awed by his bearing, while Cheng Tie Feng shyly insisted on marrying him.
• Cheng Yaojin bowed to Ding Ling and began to ask him a favor, unable to bring himself to address him as Senior.

Cheng Yaojin brought his daughter Cheng Tie Feng to propose marriage to Ding Ling, but Zhu Ganglie and Young Master Empty blocked him and the family left after being insulted. Yuwen Chengdu then learned that Ding Ling was the Lord of the Myriad Heavens Divine Gate and the Number One Player, leaving him stunned.

• Cheng Yaojin asked Ding Ling whether he was unmarried in this world, then offered Cheng Tie Feng’s hand and a thousand gold pieces in betrothal gifts.
• Zhu Ganglie rejected the proposal on Ding Ling’s behalf and insulted Cheng Tie Feng and Cheng Yaojin, prompting Cheng Yaojin to confront him.
• Cheng Yaojin claimed his marriage proposal had been a joke and challenged Ding Ling to exchange moves, but Young Master Empty offered to fight him first.
• Cheng Yaojin withdrew with the tearful Cheng Tie Feng after Young Master Empty questioned whether he was worthy of challenging Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling declined to consider marrying someone without first getting to know her, while his companions praised him.
• Yuwen Chengdu sent for Fang Xuanling, then learned from a trusted aide that Ding Ling was the Lord of the Myriad Heavens Divine Gate and the Number One Player.

Fang Xuanling invited Ding Ling to the Great Tang Imperial Palace and offered him access to its library, while Yuwen Chengdu presented his clan’s secret art. Ding Ling mastered the Undying Golden Body Art at a glance, leaving Fang Xuanling and Yuwen Chengdu astonished as the group prepared to visit the library.

• Yuwen Chengdu learned that Fang Xuanling had come to assess Ding Ling and decided to prepare a gift for him.
• Fang Xuanling advised Yuwen Chengdu to offer a martial arts manual, so Yuwen Chengdu hurriedly copied his clan’s secret art.
• Fang Xuanling invited Ding Ling to the Imperial Palace and offered him the position of National Protector Great Master, but Ding Ling declined and requested access to the library instead.
• Yuwen Chengdu presented the Yuwen Clan’s ancestral secret art, and Ding Ling mastered the Undying Golden Body Art as soon as he read it.
• Chen Beidou and Young Master Empty told Fang Xuanling and Yuwen Chengdu that Ding Ling had instantly mastered several other secret arts as well.

Ding Ling escorted Fang Xuanling to the Great Tang Imperial Palace, where the demonic Li Yuanba attacked Sun Wukong and Zhu Ganglie. After Sun Wukong defeated Li Yuanba and obeyed Ding Ling’s call, Li Shimin arrived and bowed deeply to Ding Ling, leaving the court stunned.

• Fang Xuanling invited Ding Ling to the Imperial Palace, and Yuwen Chengdu grew even more devoted to him after receiving pointers on the Undying Golden Body Art.
• As Ding Ling’s party headed toward the Library Pavilion, Li Yuanba charged at them in a demonic frenzy and attacked Zhu Ganglie and Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong fought Li Yuanba, transformed into a Great Ape, shattered his hammers, and pinned him beneath one foot.
• Sun Wukong’s roar turned more than a thousand soldiers to ash before Ding Ling ordered him to stop, and Sun Wukong promptly returned to carrying the sedan chair.
• Li Shimin arrived, ordered the wounded Li Yuanba dug out, and bowed deeply to Ding Ling as the ministers watched in shock.

Ding Ling visited the Great Tang Library Pavilion and rapidly mastered its martial and immortal manuals, leaving Li Shimin determined to win him over. Li Shimin arranged for Fang Xuanling to seek a marriage alliance with the princesses, who agreed to meet Ding Ling and decide among themselves.

• Li Shimin welcomed Ding Ling after Fang Xuanling explained that Ding Ling had come to read, and led him to the Great Tang Library Pavilion.
• Ding Ling read through the library’s manuals, mastering techniques such as the Devil-Subduing Curse while the gathered ministers watched in amazement.
• Li Shimin learned from Fang Xuanling about Ding Ling’s powers and decided to keep him in Great Tang, proposing a marriage alliance and offering him more manuals.
• Fang Xuanling told six Great Tang Princesses about Ding Ling, and they agreed to consider marrying him after meeting him.

Fang Xuanling arranged for the Great Tang princesses to see Ding Ling, and all six fell for him, prompting Li Shimin to approve their marriage to him. The princesses began courting Ding Ling at the Library Pavilion, leaving Fourth Fiend jealous and Zhu Ganglie envious as Sun Wukong mocked him.

• Fang Xuanling secretly brought the princesses to observe Ding Ling, and they were captivated by him.
• The six princesses all volunteered to marry Ding Ling, argued over who would marry first, and then agreed to let Li Shimin decide.
• Fang Xuanling persuaded Li Shimin that marrying all six princesses to Ding Ling could secure his ties to Great Tang, and Li Shimin approved the plan.
• Li Shimin sent the princesses to serve Ding Ling at the Library Pavilion, where they competed to bring him tea and feed him fruit.
• Fourth Fiend grew jealous as the princesses monopolized Ding Ling, while Zhu Ganglie envied his appeal to women.
• Sun Wukong mocked Zhu Ganglie, who taunted him to attack while Ding Ling was nearby.

Ding Ling finished reading the Great Tang’s secret manuals, married six of Li Shimin’s princesses, and became a celebrated ally of the empire. Meanwhile, the news reached Chen Xuanzang and his master, who considered meeting Ding Ling to confront the Devil’s Cave.

• Sun Wukong learned about Ding Ling’s overwhelming power and resolved to remain cautious while continuing to resent Zhu Ganglie.
• Ding Ling read the Great Tang’s library and secret manuals as the princesses grew increasingly affectionate toward him.
• After the princesses clung to him and pleaded for him to stay, Ding Ling married six of them, and Li Shimin ordered the marriage celebrated throughout the realms.
• Li Shimin and the Great Tang officials rejoiced at gaining Ding Ling as an ally, while Yuchi Jingde and the others celebrated the empire’s protection.
• In a fishing village, Chen Xuanzang heard of the wedding, and his fat monk master considered meeting Ding Ling to ask whether he could destroy the Devil’s Cave.

After instructing Chen Xuanzang to focus on Buddhist scriptures, the fat monk again hesitated to approach Ding Ling in Chang'an. Ding Ling set out west with his six Princesses and Li Yuanba, leaving amid crowds of adoring Players and Ascenders.

• The fat monk advised Chen Xuanzang to stop worrying about subduing demons and spend time reciting Buddhist Scriptures, then considered sending a spy to approach Ding Ling instead of going himself.
• Cheng Tie Feng regretted missing her chance to pursue Ding Ling, while Cheng Yaojin explained that the Princesses were guarding their husband too closely for her to get near him.
• Li Shimin brought Li Yuanba to see Ding Ling and asked him to take Li Yuanba along as a guard and guide.
• Ding Ling agreed to let Li Yuanba join the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and told him he would have to follow its rules.
• Ding Ling, the six Princesses, Li Yuanba, and their companions departed Chang'an in a luxurious sedan chair and headed west.
• Players and Ascenders cheered for Ding Ling along the road, while the Princesses crowded around him and Zhu Ganglie watched enviously.

Ding Ling and his party reached Li Yuanji’s western frontier, where Li Yuanji welcomed them and described the worsening demon threat. While Ding Ling read in the Wang Residence, demons attacked and overran the frontier; Xiong Kuohai fought White Dragon and then hurled his weapon at Huang Feng-guai as Wu Yunzhao faced defeat.

• Li Yuanba explained that demons had grown rampant in the west and that he had handed frontier defense to his brother Li Yuanji.
• Li Yuanji welcomed Ding Ling, Zhu Ganglie, and their companions, then described how demon kingdoms had spread across the western lands.
• Xiong Kuohai reported that Huang Feng-guai, White Dragon, and other demons had captured the frontier while key generals were away.
• Li Yuanji and Xiong Kuohai rushed to the barracks and found demons slaughtering soldiers and civilians.
• Xiong Kuohai fought White Dragon, was wounded, and threw his Mixed Iron Rod at Huang Feng-guai to save Wu Yunzhao.