Chapter Summaries

The Jade Emperor went to Flower-Fruit Mountain to investigate General Juanlian’s disappearance, but Sun Wukong and the others agreed to introduce him to Wu Feng in exchange for his promise not to oppose them. Upon entering the General Store, the Jade Emperor was stunned by its mysterious power and isolation from the outside world.

• The Jade Emperor arrived at Water Curtain Cave, where General Juanlian identified him and Sun Wukong challenged him to explain his visit.
• The Jade Emperor said he had only come to check on Juanlian, then left without confronting the group.
• Sun Wukong and Tianpeng realized the Jade Emperor was searching for the senior and led the group to offer him a meeting in exchange for his promise to stay friendly and not interfere.
• The Jade Emperor agreed, and Sun Wukong, Tianpeng, Golden Cicada, and Juanlian took him to the General Store.
• After entering the shop, the Jade Emperor sensed that it was cut off from the Primordial World and was stunned by its power.

The Jade Emperor visited Wu Feng’s General Store, exchanged treasures for points, and discovered that Hongjun was also a customer there. Meanwhile, Ao Lie reached the Great Principal Realm and prepared to seek talismans to break the dragon clan’s seal, with Azure Dragon reassuring him that the clan could endure.

• The Jade Emperor mistook Wu Feng for Master of the Heavens, then learned about the General Store and its Exchange Points.
• The Jade Emperor exchanged treasures for 150,000 Exchange Points and marveled at the costly treasures on display.
• Wu Feng brought Haotian into the chatroom, where the Jade Emperor was shocked to see Hongjun and greeted the other customers respectfully.
• Ao Lie reached the early stage of the Great Principal Realm, gained the might of a seven-clawed golden dragon, and planned to obtain talismans to break the dragon clan’s seal.
• Ao Lie visited Azure Dragon before leaving, and Azure Dragon encouraged him to act as he saw fit, reminding him that the dragon clan’s ancient powers remained in the Four Seas.

Ao Lie learned more about the ancient dragon race and set out to build an alliance with Sun Wukong and his companions, while the Four Sea Dragon Kings discovered that their race might be revived. After Hongjun refused the Two Sages’ request to intervene in the Witch-Demon Battlefield, they sought help elsewhere, and Tongtian saw the possible return of the Witch and Demon races as an opportunity for the Interception Sect.

• Azure Dragon shared the ancient dragon race’s secrets with Ao Lie, who promised to fulfill his expectations and left to seek treasures and allies at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• The Four Sea Dragon Kings learned from Azure Dragon’s remnant consciousness that the dragon race had hope of revival and looked forward to Ao Lie’s growth.
• Zhunti and Jieyin asked Hongjun to intervene in the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield, but Hongjun refused and sent them away.
• The Two Sages returned to Heaven and discussed the upheaval with the Jade Emperor and Tongtian.
• Tongtian welcomed the possibility that the Witch and Demon races might revive, seeing it as an opportunity for the Interception Sect’s disciples.

The Jade Emperor rejected Zhunti and Jieyin’s request to aid the West and planned an Eastern Journey with the Queen Mother. Meanwhile, the Western Saints decided to ally with the Demon Race, and Ao Lie returned to Wu Feng’s General Store to trade treasures for talismans.

• The Jade Emperor refused to help Zhunti and Jieyin with the Journey to the West Tribulation, and Jieyin concluded that the Teacher had influenced his changed attitude.
• Zhunti and Jieyin learned that Randeng had chosen the Six-eared Macaque and Buddhist disciples for the journey, then decided to recruit Daoist Lu Ya as the Buddhist Child and ally with the Demon Race.
• The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother decided to create an Eastern Journey, and the Jade Emperor chose to seek Empress Houtu’s support.
• Ao Lie arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain, greeted Wu Feng and Sun Wukong, and offered his treasures in exchange for talismans.

Ao Lie agreed to support Sun Wukong’s plan to unify the Demon Realm, while Ksitigarbha learned that the Creation God Realm was invading other worlds. After Ksitigarbha shared the news and hesitated over the unification plan, Wutian appeared at Water Curtain Cave and introduced himself as Mara’s reincarnated body.

• Ao Lie exchanged his treasures for 150,000 Exchange Points, obtained a Curse-Breaking Talisman, and agreed to persuade the Dragon Clan to support Sun Wukong’s plan to unify the Demon Realm.
• Wu Feng amplified Ao Lie’s talisman into a Myriad Laws Annihilation Talisman and hoped the Primordial World would grow more active so the General Store could advance.
• Ksitigarbha learned that the Creation God Realm used Elemental Power and sought to invade worlds and become the only realm, then shared this information with Sun Wukong and the others.
• Sun Wukong declared that he would fight the Creation God Realm and asked Ksitigarbha to support his plan, but Ksitigarbha requested time to consider.
• Wutian appeared in Water Curtain Cave, identified himself as Mara’s reincarnated body, and drew Ksitigarbha’s interest before Sun Wukong challenged him about entering his territory.

Wutian revealed the Demon Realm’s connection to Buddhism and persuaded Ksitigarbha to join him in creating a new Buddhist world. As Wutian began preparing the Demon Realm’s return, Hongjun sensed the same danger he had felt during the ancient war against Lohur.

• Wutian offered to help Sun Wukong rule the Demon Realm while he and Ksitigarbha governed Buddhism as equals.
• Wutian explained that the West had once been the source of the Demon Realm and still contained lingering Demonic Energy.
• Ksitigarbha realized that he was Buddha, and his Buddha and demon natures fused as he reached the state of an Ascended Saint.
• Ksitigarbha agreed to cooperate with Wutian, who revealed that his visitor had been a clone and vowed to restore the Demon Realm.
• Wutian ordered Great Protector Black Robe to release more baleful energy from the Witch-Demon Battlefield and prepare for the Demon Realm’s return.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun sensed an ominous disturbance, recalled the ancient battle against Lohur, and divined that the Witch and Demon clans and the Demon Realm were stirring again.

Ao Lie maimed the Nine-Headed Worm, who persuaded the Myriad Saints Dragon King to confront the Four Sea Dragon Kings. At the East Sea Dragon Palace, Ao Guang had both visitors seized, and the Nine-Headed Worm began exposing the Myriad Saints Dragon King’s secrets.

• Ao Lie cut off one of the Nine-Headed Worm’s heads and burned it away with sunfire before returning to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• The Nine-Headed Worm appealed to the Myriad Saints Dragon King, who agreed to demand justice and seek a share of the dragon clan’s treasure.
• The Four Sea Dragon Kings hid the dragon pearl when they learned that the Myriad Saints Dragon King had arrived with the Nine-Headed Worm.
• The Nine-Headed Worm exaggerated his account of Ao Lie’s attack, but Ao Guang ordered the guards to seize him and the Myriad Saints Dragon King.
• The Myriad Saints Dragon King blamed the Nine-Headed Worm, who retaliated by revealing secrets about him.

Ao Lie used a talisman to break the Azure Dragon’s seal, allowing the ancient Dragon Clan elder to regain his full strength and return to the world. The Jade Emperor then visited Houtu in the Netherworld to discuss the Witch-Demon War and the Eastern Journey, ending by asking whether the Witch Race might have won if the war had been fought again.

• The Four Sea Dragon Kings agreed to let Ao Lie handle the Azure Dragon after he was freed.
• Ao Lie used a talisman to shatter the Azure Dragon’s seal, and the Azure Dragon recovered his strength.
• The Azure Dragon emerged from the collapsing secret realm and stirred storms and thunder across the Four Seas.
• The Jade Emperor saw the Azure Dragon through the Haotian Mirror and decided to visit Houtu about the Eastern Journey.
• The Jade Emperor met Houtu in the Netherworld and asked whether the Witch Race might have won the Witch-Demon War if it could begin again.

The Jade Emperor proposed that Houtu cooperate with him on the Eastern Journey, but she withheld her answer while reaffirming her plans with Daoist Lu Ya to revive the Witch and demon races. The Jade Emperor then went to seek an alliance with the Dragon Race, where Azure Dragon had reunited with the Four Sea Dragon Kings and left the Myriad Saints Dragon King and Nine-Headed Worm alarmed.

• The Jade Emperor offered Houtu a plan to help the Witch Race rise again through the Eastern Journey, and Houtu said she would consider it.
• After the Jade Emperor left, Daoist Lu Ya emerged from hiding and apologized to Houtu for doubting her commitment to their agreement.
• Houtu and Lu Ya discussed reviving the Witch and demon powerhouses through the Netherworld and agreed that their return was approaching.
• The Jade Emperor set out for the Dragon Race, hoping to win its support and strengthen his authority in the Heavenly Realm.
• Azure Dragon appeared at the East Sea Dragon Palace with Ao Lie, and the Four Sea Dragon Kings greeted him as their Old Ancestor.
• The Myriad Saints Dragon King panicked at Azure Dragon's bloodline pressure, while Nine-Headed Worm realized he had provoked the wrong person and began considering a bold idea.

Azure Dragon executed Nine-Headed Worm and Myriad Saints Dragon King, then made Ao Lie the dragon clan’s leader and considered joining Sun Wukong’s effort to unite the Demon Realm. The Jade Emperor arrived to propose cooperation with the dragon clan and explained the threats gathering in the Primordial Wilderness.

• Nine-Headed Worm reported Ao Lie to Azure Dragon, who killed him and Myriad Saints Dragon King for slandering the dragon clan’s bloodline.
• Azure Dragon declared Ao Lie the dragon clan’s leader and ordered the clan to pursue its rise under his direction.
• Ao Lie urged the Four Sea Dragon Kings to support Sun Wukong’s plan to unite the Demon Realm, and Azure Dragon approved considering the alliance.
• The Jade Emperor arrived at the dragon palace and proposed cooperation with the dragon clan.
• The Jade Emperor explained the situation at the Ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield and revealed his concerns about the demon race threatening the Heavenly Court.

After Azure Dragon rejected the Jade Emperor’s offer of an alliance, he ordered the dragon race to cultivate and sent Ao Lie to Flower-Fruit Mountain to befriend Sun Wukong and observe Wu Feng. The Jade Emperor then gathered the Heavenly Court’s immortals and revealed signs that the Witch and Demon races were reviving, leaving them alarmed about the court’s survival.

• The Jade Emperor offered to establish a Dragon Hall for the dragon race, but Azure Dragon refused to commit and sent him away.
• Azure Dragon ordered the dragon race into seclusion, assigned Ao Lie to cultivate with Sun Wukong, and stayed behind to train the Four Sea Dragon Kings.
• The Jade Emperor summoned Li Jing, Nezha, Yang Jian, and the other immortals to discuss a threat to the Heavenly Court.
• At the Jade Emperor’s request, Li Jing told the assembled immortals that baleful energy was gathering at the ancient Witch-Demon Battlefield and that the Witch and Demon races showed signs of revival.
• The immortals feared the revived demons could overwhelm the Heavenly Court and wondered whether they would have to surrender it.

The Jade Emperor planned an Eastern Journey to counter the Western Buddhist Sect and assigned Emperor Donghua to lead it, with a Witch Race companion to be found later. He sent Li Jing to invite Tian Peng from Flower-Fruit Mountain, but Li Jing’s arrival immediately angered Sun Wukong.

• The Jade Emperor rejected the immortals’ objections and declared that Heaven would establish an Eastern Journey to oppose the West.
• The Jade Emperor appointed Emperor Donghua to lead the journey and told Taibai Jinxing to seek Empress Houtu once the Witch Race revived.
• Li Jing proposed recruiting Tian Peng, and the Jade Emperor ordered Li Jing to invite him while Nezha went to Biyou Palace to reassure Tongtian.
• Li Jing dismissed the importance of Tian Peng’s connection to Tongtian and went to Flower-Fruit Mountain to demand that Sun Wukong bring Tian Peng out.
• Sun Wukong heard the monkey’s report and wondered why Li Jing had come.

Li Jing came to Flower-Fruit Mountain to summon Tian Peng to the Heavenly Palace, but Tian Peng refused and defeated him in a fight. Li Jing left injured, while Nezha arrived outside Biyou Palace.

• Sun Wukong, Tian Peng, and their brothers met Li Jing, who said the Jade Emperor wanted to see Tian Peng.
• Tian Peng refused Li Jing's summons, and Sun Wukong threatened Li Jing after he insulted the monkeys.
• Li Jing challenged Tian Peng, wagering that Tian Peng would return to the Heavenly Palace if he lost and that the court would leave them alone if Li Jing lost.
• Tian Peng severely injured Li Jing with one punch and left with the others.
• Li Jing departed to recover, and Nezha arrived outside Biyou Palace.

Nezha brought the Jade Emperor’s Eastern Journey proposal to the Interception Sect, and Duobao agreed to help establish Eastern Buddhism and coordinate with the Heavenly Court. When Li Jing failed to return from Flower-Fruit Mountain, Nezha rushed there and confronted Sun Wukong and the others, demanding his father’s release.

• Nezha explained the Eastern Journey plan to Tongtian, who asked his disciples for their views.
• Duobao proposed liaising with the Jade Emperor and founding Eastern Buddhism, and Tongtian sent him with Nezha to the Heavenly Court.
• Duobao presented his plan to the Jade Emperor, who welcomed the Interception Sect’s support.
• Taibai Jinxing noticed Li Jing was missing, and Nezha asked permission to search for him.
• Nezha arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain and demanded that Sun Wukong hand over his father.

Nezha confronted Sun Wukong and the others on Flower-Fruit Mountain, demanding to know where Li Jing was. After they fought him and he broke down crying, Golden Cicada told him Li Jing had been injured and might be recovering elsewhere.

• Nezha demanded that Sun Wukong reveal where Li Jing was and threatened to smash Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Sun Wukong effortlessly dodged Nezha's spear attacks, then sent General Juanlian to face him.
• General Juanlian fought Nezha for over a hundred exchanges, with neither gaining a clear advantage.
• Tianpeng stopped Nezha from striking General Juanlian after he revealed an opening, and Nezha accused them of ganging up on him.
• Nezha began crying, and Golden Cicada told him they had not captured Li Jing, who might be recovering from his injuries elsewhere.

Nezha left Flower-Fruit Mountain after Tianpeng invited him to learn the truth, then rescued Li Jing from two demons. Back in the Heavenly Palace, Li Jing reported his defeat to the Jade Emperor, who asked why Tianpeng had attacked him.

• Tianpeng offered to help Nezha grow stronger and invited him to Flower-Fruit Mountain, while Sun Wukong insisted he had not hidden Li Jing.
• Nezha departed to search for Li Jing, and Sun Wukong and the others returned to the Water Curtain Cave to cultivate and discuss the Dao.
• Li Jing encountered a cat demon and a wolf demon, who attacked him while he was weakened.
• Nezha arrived and killed the two demons with the Universe Ring, then helped Li Jing recover enough to return to the Heavenly Palace.
• Li Jing apologized to the Jade Emperor for losing to Tianpeng, and the Jade Emperor asked what had caused their conflict.

The Jade Emperor punished Li Jing for mishandling his attempt to recruit Tianpeng, then sent Nezha to invite Tianpeng and his companions to a feast. At Flower-Fruit Mountain, Ao Lie announced the Dragon Clan’s support for Sun Wukong’s plan to unify the Demon Realm, and the group prepared to invite its leading powers.

• Li Jing admitted that his arrogance had caused his dispute with Tianpeng and accepted the Jade Emperor’s order to serve as an escort envoy for the Eastern Journey.
• Nezha reported that Juanlian had fought him to a draw, and the Jade Emperor ordered him to invite Sun Wukong, Juanlian, Golden Cicada, and Tianpeng to a feast at the Heavenly Palace.
• Nezha accepted the order and left through the South Heavenly Gate while Li Jing returned to prepare for the Eastern Journey.
• Ao Lie arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain and told Sun Wukong that the Dragon Clan would help him unify the Demon Realm.
• Sun Wukong and his companions prepared a feast and decided to invite the Seventy-two Cave Lords of the Eastern Continent of Divine Sands and the Eight Great Demon Kings.

Sun Wukong delayed Nezha’s invitation to Heaven so the demons could hold their own banquet, while the Western Saints pressured Daoist Lu Ya to accept the West’s involvement in the demon race’s revival. The chapter left Lu Ya under Zhunti’s scrutiny as Zhunti demanded his agreement.

• Sun Wukong arranged a grand banquet for the demons three days later to discuss forming the Number One Demon Alliance Under Heaven.
• Nezha returned to apologize for Li Jing and invite Sun Wukong’s group to the Jade Emperor’s banquet, but Sun Wukong postponed the visit so they could host their own gathering.
• Tianpeng persuaded Nezha to stay at Flower-Fruit Mountain for the demons’ banquet, and Nezha agreed.
• Randeng brought Daoist Lu Ya to meet Zhunti and Jieyin after the Western Saints had taken the Six-eared Macaque to Spirit Mountain for training.
• Daoist Lu Ya told Zhunti that the demon race’s revival was virtuous because it followed Heaven’s will.
• Zhunti declared that the West should help the demon race and pressed Daoist Lu Ya for his agreement.

Daoist Lu Ya accepted the Western Saints’ proposal to join the Western Sect temporarily, while they marked his soul with a Buddhist seal. At Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong and the other kings arrived to begin their gathering of Demon Kings.

• Zhunti proposed cooperation between the West and the Demon Clan, and Jieyin asked Daoist Lu Ya to become a Buddhist Child for the Journey to the West.
• Daoist Lu Ya agreed insincerely but asked for time to handle the Demon Clan’s revival, and the Two Saints allowed him to leave after placing a Buddhist seal in his soul.
• The Two Saints summoned Randeng after Daoist Lu Ya departed to discuss the Journey to the West.
• Demon Kings at Flower-Fruit Mountain speculated about Nezha’s presence and Sun Wukong’s intentions as the banquet preparations continued.
• Sun Wukong arrived with the Elder and the Second, Third, and Fourth Great Kings, drawing the gathered demons’ attention.

Sun Wukong urged the Demon Kings to unite under his leadership, but Nezha suggested they settle who would rule through combat. Sun Wukong then overwhelmed Bull Demon King in their opening clash, leaving the other Demon Kings to witness his strength.

• Sun Wukong toasted Bull Demon King and the other Demon Kings, and the gathering turned into a drinking contest.
• Sun Wukong called on the Demon Kings to unify the Demon Realm under his leadership, but the six other self-proclaimed sages stayed silent.
• Nezha suggested that the Demon Kings fight to decide who would rule the Eastern Continent of Divine Sands, and Bull Demon King agreed.
• Sun Wukong caught Bull Demon King's punch with one hand, then struck back with a golden, wind-charged punch.
• Sun Wukong's blow sent Bull Demon King flying ten li.