Chapter Summaries

Golden Cicada recovered his memories and true nature after taking the Barrier Breaking Pill, then gained powerful rewards from Wu Feng’s store and planned to strike back at the Western Buddhas with Sun Wukong and their companions. Meanwhile, Tathagata failed to locate him and went to apologize to the two Saints.

• Sun Wukong asked Wu Feng to help Golden Cicada, and Wu Feng assured him that Golden Cicada would survive the pill’s effects.
• Golden Cicada broke a shackle, regained his memories, and vowed to make Tathagata pay for imprisoning and manipulating him.
• Golden Cicada read Journey to the West, thanked Wu Feng, and left the General Store with Sun Wukong and the others.
• Golden Cicada gained Ancient Chaos Demon Insect essence blood and the Heavenly Derivation Art, then resolved to gather more treasures from the West.
• Golden Cicada shared his plan to teach the Western Buddhas a lesson, and the four of them began plotting together.
• Tathagata could not locate Golden Cicada through divination, so he went to apologize to the two Saints.

Tathagata reported that Golden Cicada had disappeared, and Zhunti’s attempt to deduce what happened injured him. Suspecting Tongtian and the Interception Sect might be behind the Western Sect’s repeated losses, Zhunti and Jieyin went to Biyou Palace to investigate, while Tathagata realized they did not trust him.

• Tathagata told Zhunti and Jieyin that Golden Cicada had disappeared from under his protection.
• Zhunti’s attempt to deduce Golden Cicada’s whereabouts caused a backlash, but he concealed what he knew and dismissed Tathagata.
• After Tathagata left, Zhunti coughed up blood and lamented the Western Sect’s losses.
• Jieyin suggested Golden Cicada might have recovered his memories and left on his own, but Zhunti suspected Tongtian and the Interception Sect.
• Zhunti proposed visiting Tongtian to sound him out, and Jieyin agreed.
• After the two Saints left for Biyou Palace, Tathagata returned and complained that they had never truly trusted him.

The Two Sages visited Tongtian to accuse him of plotting against the West’s Journey to the West Tribulation, but he denied wanting its fortune and drove them from Biyou Palace. Tongtian secretly resolved to disrupt the tribulation and punish the West, while the Two Sages left wondering who had targeted Golden Cicada.

• Tongtian sent Holy Mother Jin Ling to welcome the Two Sages to Biyou Palace.
• Zhunti complained about Tongtian’s welcome, and Tongtian threatened him with the Qingping Sword.
• Jieyin accused Tongtian of scheming against the West’s Journey to the West Tribulation, but Tongtian denied seeking its fortune and ordered them to leave.
• The Two Sages concluded Tongtian would not risk a losing bargain and left Biyou Palace, satisfied with their guess.
• Tongtian privately decided to disrupt the tribulation and make the Two Sages pay for the Interception Sect’s past suffering.
• After leaving, the Two Sages wondered who would dare interfere with their tribulation and target Golden Cicada.

Golden Cicada returned to the Buddhist Sect after secretly aligning himself with plans to plunder the West, while Tathagata grew suspicious of the Two Sages and resolved to act for himself. The Two Sages summoned Golden Cicada, leaving him kneeling before them as he tried to avoid arousing their suspicions.

• Golden Cicada planned to join Sun Wukong and the others in draining the West of its treasures.
• Hongjun let Tongtian interfere with the calamity, while Ksitigarbha and Taishang remained aligned with Tongtian.
• Tathagata heard the Two Sages summon Golden Cicada and suspected they no longer trusted him.
• The Two Sages ordered Tathagata to stay on Spirit Mountain and prepare for the Journey to the West, stirring his rebellious resolve to live for himself as Duobao.
• Golden Cicada entered the Two Sages' dojo for the first time, felt their overwhelming pressure, and knelt with his palms pressed together.

Golden Cicada convinced Jieyin and Zhunti that he had wandered into the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield, then concealed Sun Wukong, Tianpeng, and Juanlian from the Saints and Tathagata. The group planned to raid the Buddhas’ Daoist temples during Tathagata’s upcoming lecture.

• Golden Cicada pretended to fear punishment and told Jieyin and Zhunti that a mysterious place full of vengeful souls had trapped him.
• Jieyin and Zhunti concluded that Golden Cicada had entered the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield and sent him away without further suspicion.
• Tathagata questioned Golden Cicada, who hid the truth behind a false mark that made Tathagata suspect the Saints had sealed him.
• Golden Cicada released Sun Wukong, Tianpeng, and Juanlian from his Secret Treasure in his Daoist temple.
• Golden Cicada and his companions planned to rob the Buddhas’ Daoist temples while the Buddhas attended Tathagata’s lecture, and Sun Wukong promised to keep Golden Cicada awake.

During the Buddhas’ lecture, Jieyin and Zhunti tried to hypnotize Golden Cicada, but Sun Wukong helped him resist while his group carried out a secret attack. The Saints withdrew, and Tathagata concluded they had used him as a puppet, leaving him furious and questioning whether his efforts had been meaningless.

• Tathagata began the lecture while the Buddhas watched Golden Cicada, who secretly prepared with Sun Wukong for the Saints’ plan.
• Jieyin’s power tried to put Golden Cicada to sleep, but Sun Wukong kept him awake by causing pain whenever he felt drowsy.
• Sun Wukong’s trio attacked a Buddha’s divided soul in its cave while Tianpeng muffled the sound.
• Jieyin and Zhunti suspected Tathagata had helped Golden Cicada resist, then withdrew their power and abandoned the plan for the day.
• Tathagata suspected the Saints had played him for a fool and grew furious, wondering whether his past efforts had been meaningless.

Tathagata abandoned his lecture and went to Biyou Palace, while Golden Cicada attacked the Buddhas before escaping to join Sun Wukong and the others. With Buddhism thrown into confusion, Randeng appeared and began asserting his claim to leadership.

• Tathagata left Spirit Mountain for Biyou Palace, and the Two Saints concluded that he intended to rebel.
• Golden Cicada slaughtered a Buddha, declared his grievance against Buddhism, and fled when Guanyin prepared to attack.
• Golden Cicada found Sun Wukong and the others and urged them to seize the treasures and leave.
• Guanyin and the other Buddhas failed to track Golden Cicada and decided to report the upheaval to the Two Saints.
• Randeng arrived at the temple, called on the Buddhas to follow him through the crisis, and suggested replacing Golden Cicada as they had replaced Sun Wukong.

Randeng proposed Kinnara as Buddhism’s replacement for Golden Cicada and gained the Buddhas’ respect. Meanwhile, Tathagata returned to the Interception Sect as Duobao, asking Tongtian for help, but Holy Mother Jin Ling challenged whether he deserved their support.

• Randeng named Kinnara as a candidate for the journey to the West, and Kinnara agreed to sacrifice everything for Buddhism.
• Randeng took Tathagata’s place and continued the Buddhist lecture, earning the Buddhas’ trust and respect.
• Tathagata went to Biyou Palace, called himself Duobao, and asked Tongtian to hear an important matter.
• Duobao bowed to Tongtian, admitted he had gone astray, and explained how the Two Sages of the West had failed to trust him.
• Tongtian asked Holy Mother Jin Ling for her view, and she questioned whether Duobao deserved the Interception Sect’s help.

Duobao apologized to the Interception Sect and began abandoning Buddhism, while Golden Cicada and his companions looted Spirit Mountain and exchanged their treasures at Wu Feng’s General Store. Golden Cicada bought pills that could strengthen his body to a level comparable to a Saint.

• Duobao admitted his past wrongs, vowed to oppose the West, and felt his Buddhist aura fade as his Daoist aura grew stronger.
• Tongtian stabilized Duobao’s changing aura and told him to announce his return to the Interception Sect to Heaven and Earth.
• Golden Cicada, Sun Wukong, Tianpeng, and Juanlian escaped Spirit Mountain after taking its remaining treasures and returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• The four exchanged their loot with Wu Feng, receiving nearly 800,000 Exchange Points in total, with Juanlian earning the most.
• Tianpeng and Juanlian bought Primordial Chaos Refined Iron, while Golden Cicada spent 200,000 Exchange Points on two Limitless Body Tempering Pills to strengthen his body to a level comparable to a Saint.

Ao Lie exchanged the West Sea Dragon Palace’s treasures for the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God, awakening his Ancestral Dragon bloodline and advancing his cultivation. After Wu Feng’s store amplified the technique into the Twelve Transformations of the Dragon Soul, Ao Lie returned to the West Sea Dragon Palace and found it engulfed in flames.

• The four visitors returned to the Water Curtain Cave, while Wu Feng received notifications that their treasures had been amplified.
• Ao Lie brought a mountain of treasures to Wu Feng’s General Store and received two hundred thousand Exchange Points for them.
• Ao Lie exchanged ninety thousand points for the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God and, after comprehending it, advanced to the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage and awakened a six-clawed dragon form.
• Ao Lie thanked Wu Feng and left for the West Sea Dragon Palace, while Wu Feng’s store amplified the technique into the Twelve Transformations of the Dragon Soul.
• Ao Lie returned to the West Sea Dragon Palace and found it surrounded by a sea of flames.

After the West Sea Dragon Palace was destroyed, Ao Lie revealed that he had awakened his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, giving Ao Guang hope for the Dragon Clan’s revival. Ao Guang and the West Sea Dragon King received permission for Ao Lie to visit a mysterious being in the Dragon Clan Forbidden Land.

• Ao Lie returned to find the West Sea Dragon Palace destroyed and learned that a young dragon’s fire had destroyed the Sea Calming Dragon Pearl.
• The Jade Emperor ordered the West Sea Dragon King to come see him, intending to use the disaster as an opportunity to punish the Dragon Clan.
• Ao Lie opposed his father and Ao Guang’s plan to compromise with the Heavenly Court and declared that he would fight anyone who threatened the Dragon Clan.
• Ao Lie revealed his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, and Ao Guang praised him as hope for the Dragon Clan’s revival.
• Ao Guang told the West Sea Dragon King that Ao Lie could meet the being in the Dragon Clan Forbidden Land, and a deep voice granted permission.

Ao Lie entered the Dragon Clan’s forbidden grounds and met Azure Dragon, the ancient Great Elder imprisoned there after making a transaction with the Heavenly Dao to preserve the clan. Azure Dragon passed on his bloodline insights, then asked Ao Lie what had become of the Dragon Clan, leaving Ao Lie struggling to answer.

• Ao Guang brought Ao Lie to the forbidden grounds and warned him to remain respectful and patient.
• Ao Lie passed ancient corpses and Dragon Clan remains as he followed the eerie light deeper into the grounds.
• Ao Lie found a Divine Pillar entwined by a dragon, knelt under its bloodline pressure, and met the living Azure Dragon.
• Azure Dragon praised Ao Lie’s talent and bloodline, then gave him memories and insights about awakening the Dragon Clan’s bloodline.
• Ao Lie learned that Azure Dragon and the other ancient Dragon Clan leaders had imprisoned themselves after a transaction with the Heavenly Dao to protect their bloodline and guard the four seas.
• Azure Dragon asked Ao Lie about the Dragon Clan and the outside world, but Ao Lie hesitated to reveal how far the clan had declined.

Ao Lie told Azure Dragon how badly the dragon race had declined, renewing the elder’s fury and resolve. Azure Dragon entrusted Ao Lie with ancient treasures and the Ancestral Dragon Divine Pearl, leaving him to rescue the elder and lead the race’s revival.

• Ao Lie revealed that the dragon race had lost its Six-Clawed Golden Dragons and depended on the Four Sea Dragon Kings while cooperating with the Heavenly Court.
• Azure Dragon raged at the Heavenly Dao’s deception, then praised Ao Lie and asked him to repay Wu Feng for the opportunity that awakened his bloodline.
• Ao Lie told Azure Dragon that Wu Feng’s General Store might hold a treasure capable of breaking the seal, and Azure Dragon opened the dragon race’s ancient treasure vault for him.
• Ao Lie took the vault’s treasures, including ancient relics, and noticed Azure Dragon’s strength weakening as a result of the seal.
• Azure Dragon gave Ao Lie the Ancestral Dragon Divine Pearl so the Four Sea Dragon Kings could learn ancient techniques and awaken the dragon race’s bloodline.
• Ao Lie vowed to fulfill his responsibility and left the secret realm with the treasures and divine pearl.

Ao Lie told Ao Guang and the West Sea Dragon King that he had met the dragon clan’s Great Elder and entrusted them with the Golden Dragon Pearl’s cultivation inheritance. Meanwhile, the Jade Emperor learned that his scouts at the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield had died and sent Li Jing and Nezha to investigate.

• Ao Lie reunited with Ao Guang and the West Sea Dragon King, then told them he had met the dragon clan’s Great Elder.
• Ao Lie concealed that Azure Dragon could be rescued and revealed the Golden Dragon Pearl and its cultivation inheritance to the Dragon Kings.
• Ao Lie gave the Golden Dragon Pearl to Ao Guang and planned to cultivate in seclusion before attempting to free Azure Dragon.
• The Jade Emperor asked Taibai Jinxing about the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield and learned that the dispatched scouts had all died.
• The Jade Emperor ordered Li Jing to take Nezha to investigate the battlefield and warned them to proceed cautiously.

Duobao renounced Buddhism and returned to the Interception Sect, prompting the Two Sages to confront Tongtian. Tongtian and Duobao stood firm, leaving the Two Sages unable to reclaim him or challenge them without risking defeat.

• Li Jing felt reassured that the Heavenly Court still valued him and set out with Nezha, while the anxious Jade Emperor went to Yaochi to consult the Queen Mother.
• Duobao returned to Biyou Palace, removed his Buddhist nature, and accepted Tongtian's condition that he begin as an ordinary disciple.
• Duobao publicly severed his ties with the West and declared that he would never return, enraging the Two Sages and surprising Sun Wukong and the others at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Zhunti and Jieyin confronted Tongtian at the Interception Sect and accused him of secretly poaching Duobao.
• Tongtian challenged the Two Sages to explain their accusations, and Duobao insisted that leaving Buddhism had been his own decision and that he would not change his mind.
• The Two Sages recognized that they could not defeat Tongtian and, after Duobao rejected their claims, Zhunti swallowed his anger.

Tongtian forced Jieyin and Zhunti to accept compensation for the West’s losses, while Jieyin suspected Flower-Fruit Mountain held a major secret. Wu Feng received a dangerous mission to enter the Norse Mythology World and prevent Ragnarok.

• Duobao denied responsibility for the West’s lost treasures, and Zhunti accused him and Tongtian of plotting against the West.
• Tongtian sent sword intent into Zhunti’s soul and intimidated Jieyin, who apologized and agreed to accept compensation.
• Jieyin and Zhunti left Biyou Palace, and Jieyin removed Tongtian’s lingering sword intent from Zhunti before concluding Tongtian’s strength approached the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin proposed observing the Interception Sect and investigating Flower-Fruit Mountain, which he suspected concealed a secret.
• Wu Feng received a six-person mission to save Asgard, defeat its enemies, and stop Ragnarok in the Norse Mythology World.

Wu Feng resolved to investigate the outsiders threatening the Norse Mythology World, while a new mission recruited six people to stop Ragnarok and protect Asgard. Powerful figures across the Primordial World prepared to claim a place, and Zhao Gongming asked whether the mission had anyone they especially needed to protect.

• Wu Feng considered the outsiders' motives and the danger that their influence could eventually reach the Primordial World, then vowed to investigate and stop them.
• Tongtian and others sensed that something was about to happen at the General Store, while Duobao questioned them and received no answers.
• The General Store issued a mission for six people to enter the Norse Mythology World, kill the invading outsiders, and prevent Ragnarok and Asgard's destruction.
• Sun Wukong and his companions judged the mission beyond their strength, and Ksitigarbha arrived and declared that he would claim a place.
• Taishang and Hongjun also decided to pursue the mission, with Hongjun confident its rewards could buy him a Great Dao-level treasure.
• Zhao Gongming asked whether there were special people in the Norse Mythology World whom the team needed to protect.

Wu Feng warned the Chat Group that the Asgard mission was exceptionally dangerous and urged anyone below Quasi-Saint strength to stay out. Hongjun, Tongtian, Taishang, Holy Mother Jin Ling, Ksitigarbha, and Yunxiao secured the limited places, and the chapter left them preparing to depart as Tongtian cautioned his disciples to prioritize survival.

• Wu Feng explained that the group had to protect Asgard, stop Ragnarok, and kill the outsiders, warning that the mission could permanently kill participants.
• Ksitigarbha declared that he would risk joining the mission, while the others weighed the danger and the countdown began.
• Hongjun, Tongtian, Taishang, Holy Mother Jin Ling, Ksitigarbha, and Yunxiao successfully registered for the mission.
• The group praised the roster's strength, and Taishang expressed confidence that they could defeat their opponents.
• Taishang left youths to watch his furnace, while Tongtian told Holy Mother Jin Ling and Yunxiao to contribute carefully and put their lives first.

Tongtian led a group of six into the Norse Mythology World to investigate Ragnarok and locate Asgard. After the group split up to explore, Ksitigarbha found Asgard and returned with information for the others.

• Tongtian told his disciples to follow Duobao and Zhao Gongming while he was away, then the six participants entered a spatial passage to the mission world.
• Hongjun cautioned Taishang against letting curiosity unsettle him and helped Ksitigarbha and Yunxiao steady their auras before they arrived.
• The group found themselves in an ice-covered world, confirmed they could use their powers, and agreed to search separately for fifteen minutes before regrouping.
• Ksitigarbha reached Asgard's royal city, where its guards mistook him for a Giant Race spy and surrounded him.
• Ksitigarbha secretly explained his purpose to the guards' leader, learned basic information about Asgard, and returned to share what he had found.
• The others returned from exploring different regions of the Nine Realms and envied Ksitigarbha's good fortune.

Hongjun and the others arrived in Asgard to help resist Ragnarok, and Tongtian demonstrated power that convinced Odin they could change fate. Loki, still driven by hatred of Asgard and Thor, secretly began cooperating with a dark figure.

• Odin welcomed Ksitigarbha and the others to Asgard after a soldier reported their arrival and their promise to help resist Ragnarok.
• Odin hosted the visitors in his palace and asked how they intended to overcome the Nine Realms' fate.
• At Hongjun's suggestion, Tongtian summoned the Qingping Sword and unleashed sword intent that shook the Nine Realms and overwhelmed Odin.
• Odin ordered Asgard to prepare for resistance and announced that they would change their fate, treating the visitors as heroes.
• Loki returned to his palace, contacted a dark figure, and discussed cooperating to pursue his hatred of Asgard and kill Thor.