Chapter Summaries

Marshal Tian Peng and Nezha the Third Prince fought Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, but the demons’ Samadhi Divine Wind repeatedly thwarted them. Nezha tried to counter it with rain, but Great King Yellow Wind unleashed a powerful sandstorm that left Nezha reeling and Marshal Tian Peng exposed to Tiger Vanguard’s attack.

• Marshal Tian Peng and Nezha the Third Prince attacked Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, gradually gaining the upper hand in close combat.
• Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard used the Samadhi Divine Wind to turn into sand, evade decisive blows, and obstruct their opponents’ vision.
• Nezha the Third Prince broke away from Tiger Vanguard and summoned rain over Yellow Wind Cave to weaken the demons’ sand form.
• Great King Yellow Wind retreated from Marshal Tian Peng, returned to human form, and unleashed a vast Samadhi Divine Wind that scattered Nezha’s clouds and nearly knocked him unconscious.
• Tiger Vanguard attacked Marshal Tian Peng while the wind prevented him from seeing or fighting back, and Marshal Tian Peng strengthened his body to protect himself.

Marshal Tian Peng and Nezha the Third Prince failed to defeat Great King Yellow Wind and retreated, leaving them to seek reinforcements. Sun Wukong advised Marshal Tian Peng to ask the Western Buddhist Sect for help, and Venerable Kashyapa directed him to Bodhisattva Lingji at Lesser Sumeru Mountain.

• Tiger Vanguard struck Marshal Tian Peng in the neck but could not injure him, and Marshal Tian Peng kicked Tiger Vanguard away before carrying Nezha the Third Prince out of Great King Yellow Wind's Samadhi Divine Wind.
• Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard returned to Yellow Wind Cave, while Marshal Tian Peng and Nezha the Third Prince stopped to discuss finding reinforcements.
• Sun Wukong told Marshal Tian Peng in the Chat Group to seek help from the Western Buddhist Sect rather than the Interception Sect, so Great King Yellow Wind's valuable treasure would not be claimed by others.
• Marshal Tian Peng left Nezha the Third Prince to recover and set out to find Western Buddhist reinforcements.
• Venerable Kashyapa declined to confront Great King Yellow Wind himself and directed Marshal Tian Peng to seek Bodhisattva Lingji at Lesser Sumeru Mountain.

Nezha discovered Sun Wukong disguised as Tang Sanzang inside Yellow Wind Cave, while Marshal Tian Peng brought Venerable Lingji to confront Great King Yellow Wind. Great King Yellow Wind planned to use Tiger Vanguard to destroy the Wind-Calming Pearl, and the confrontation was about to begin.

• Nezha entered the steamer and discovered that Sun Wukong was disguised as Tang Sanzang, then joined him in the sauna.
• Marshal Tian Peng returned to Yellow Wind Cave with Venerable Lingji, who carried the Wind-Calming Pearl.
• Great King Yellow Wind saw Venerable Lingji and instinctively recoiled, remembering how he had once been subdued by him.
• Great King Yellow Wind told Tiger Vanguard to destroy the Wind-Calming Pearl while he unleashed the Samadhi Divine Wind.
• Tiger Vanguard agreed to attack the pearl, and Marshal Tian Peng prepared to dodge as Great King Yellow Wind took a deep breath.

Bodhisattva Lingji used the Wind-Calming Pearl to withstand Great King Yellow Wind’s Samadhi Divine Wind, but Tiger Vanguard destroyed the treasure. Great King Yellow Wind then turned the wind against Bodhisattva Lingji, while Sun Wukong escaped Yellow Wind Cave disguised as Tang Sanzang.

• Bodhisattva Lingji brought out the Wind-Calming Pearl, and Marshal Tian Peng believed they could capture Great King Yellow Wind.
• Great King Yellow Wind unleashed the Samadhi Divine Wind, but Bodhisattva Lingji noticed it was affecting him despite the pearl.
• Tiger Vanguard destroyed the Wind-Calming Pearl and was severely wounded by Bodhisattva Lingji’s furious palm strike.
• Great King Yellow Wind praised Tiger Vanguard and promised him the first bite of Tang Monk flesh, unaware that Sun Wukong had already escaped Yellow Wind Cave.
• Great King Yellow Wind unleashed the Samadhi Divine Wind against Bodhisattva Lingji and taunted him for losing the pearl.

Marshal Tian Peng fled the Samadhi Divine Wind, leaving Bodhisattva Lingji to face Great King Yellow Wind alone. Bodhisattva Lingji adapted to the storm and countered Great King Yellow Wind, but the fight remained unresolved when Great King Yellow Wind vanished into the sand.

• Marshal Tian Peng abandoned Bodhisattva Lingji and left to join Sun Wukong and Nezha the Third Prince.
• Great King Yellow Wind attacked Bodhisattva Lingji, who countered with his magical artifact despite being nearly blind in the storm.
• Great King Yellow Wind instinctively turned to sand to evade Bodhisattva Lingji’s attacks and then resumed his assault.
• Bodhisattva Lingji adapted to the Samadhi Divine Wind, learned to see within fifty meters, and locked onto Great King Yellow Wind’s aura.
• Great King Yellow Wind merged with the yellow sand and disappeared from Bodhisattva Lingji’s perception.

Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard tried to wear down Bodhisattva Lingji with sand attacks and ambushes, but Bodhisattva Lingji answered by manifesting a towering Bodhisattva Golden Body. He ignored their wind and stones and struck at Great King Yellow Wind, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Great King Yellow Wind attacked Bodhisattva Lingji’s ears with the Samadhi Divine Wind, but Bodhisattva Lingji protected himself and retaliated with the Flying Dragon Staff.
• Great King Yellow Wind turned into sand to evade most of the staff’s impact, then resumed attacking Bodhisattva Lingji’s other ear.
• Tiger Vanguard emerged from the sand and slashed Bodhisattva Lingji’s thigh, but his blade broke without causing harm, and he turned back into sand.
• Bodhisattva Lingji calmed himself and formed a ten-thousand-zhang Bodhisattva Golden Body.
• Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard retreated a hundred li and unleashed the Samadhi Divine Wind, but Bodhisattva Lingji ignored it and struck toward Great King Yellow Wind with one palm.

Great King Yellow Wind used the Samadhi Divine Wind and his ability to turn into sand to withstand Bodhisattva Lingji’s Dharma Body, leaving the two in an increasingly even fight. The Heavenly Court stayed on the sidelines, while Maitreya Buddha and the other Buddhist figures worried that Lingji would lose and wondered why Venerable Kashyapa had not intervened.

• Great King Yellow Wind repeatedly turned into sand to evade Bodhisattva Lingji’s attacks, while the Samadhi Divine Wind gradually corroded Lingji despite his Dharma Body.
• Great King Yellow Wind grew more confident as Bodhisattva Lingji struggled to capture him and feared the disgrace of returning to Spirit Mountain defeated.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian and Grand Supreme Elder Lao agreed to watch the battle longer rather than send help.
• Maitreya Buddha wondered who had empowered Great King Yellow Wind and suspected an unknown force was trying to disrupt the Journey to the West plan.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva warned that Bodhisattva Lingji was likely to lose, prompting Maitreya Buddha to ask why nearby Venerable Kashyapa had not appeared.

Venerable Kashyapa refused to help Bodhisattva Lingji, resentful that the Western Buddhist sect had left him responsible for the Journey to the West plan while denying him a share of its benefits. Sun Wukong and Nezha the Third Prince sheltered in a tunnel as Great King Yellow Wind's Samadhi Divine Wind engulfed Yellow Wind Ridge, leaving Bodhisattva Lingji to fight alone.

• Maitreya Buddha and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas wondered why Venerable Kashyapa had not intervened, unaware that he was nearby and deliberately staying out of the battle.
• Venerable Kashyapa remained motionless because he resented the Western Buddhist sect's unfair distribution of responsibility and benefits, and considered seeking refuge with Daoist Duobao if necessary.
• Sun Wukong rejected Nezha the Third Prince's plan to escape through Yellow Wind Cave's entrance and led him in digging a tunnel instead.
• Sun Wukong and Nezha emerged from the tunnel into the Samadhi Divine Wind, so Sun Wukong blocked the entrance and decided they would shelter until the wind weakened.
• Marshal Tian Peng and Little White Dragon Ao Lie protected Tang Sanzang while Sun Wukong and Nezha hid separately, leaving Bodhisattva Lingji without support as he fought Great King Yellow Wind and struggled to maintain his Bodhisattva Dharma Body.

Bodhisattva Lingji struggled against Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard without receiving reinforcements. Realizing that no one was coming to help, he stopped caring about his dignity or merits as the battle continued.

• Bodhisattva Lingji withdrew his Dharma Body, but Great King Yellow Wind kept him trapped in the Samadhi Divine Wind and sealed his sight and hearing.
• Tiger Vanguard attacked Bodhisattva Lingji with steel sabers, circling him and striking whenever his attention wavered.
• After four hours without support, Bodhisattva Lingji complained that Sun Wukong, Marshal Tian Peng, and Venerable Kashyapa had left him to fight alone.
• Sun Wukong and Nezha the Third Prince rested in a cave, Marshal Tian Peng guarded Tang Sanzang, and Maitreya Buddha chose not to intervene.
• Bodhisattva Lingji realized that continuing to hold out was meaningless and stopped caring about his dignity or merits.

Bodhisattva Lingji fled Yellow Wind Ridge after failing to defeat Great King Yellow Wind, abandoning Tang Sanzang and shocking cultivators across the Three Realms. Sun Wukong and Nezha escaped Yellow Wind Cave as the Samadhi Divine Wind weakened, then reunited with Tang Sanzang and Marshal Tian Peng, who had seen Lingji fleeing and planned to hide his master.

• Bodhisattva Lingji used his remaining magical power to flee Yellow Wind Ridge, leaving Tang Sanzang behind.
• Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard were stunned by Lingji's retreat, while cultivators across the Three Realms reacted to his abandonment of the Journey to the West plan.
• Great King Yellow Wind stopped maintaining the Samadhi Divine Wind and mocked Lingji as a coward.
• Sun Wukong noticed the wind and sand weakening and escaped Yellow Wind Cave with Nezha the Third Prince.
• Sun Wukong reunited with Tang Sanzang and Marshal Tian Peng, who had seen Lingji flee and was preparing to take Tang Sanzang somewhere safe.

After Bodhisattva Lingji lost to Great King Yellow Wind, Sun Wukong and his companions decided to take refuge in Heaven. Heavenly Emperor Haotian first objected, but Grand Supreme Elder Lao persuaded him that Yellow Wind’s arrival could let Heaven capture him for a reward; Haotian then worried that Heaven lacked anyone who could defeat him.

• Marshal Tian Peng told Sun Wukong and Nezha the Third Prince that Great King Yellow Wind had defeated Bodhisattva Lingji after Tiger Vanguard destroyed the Wind-Calming Pearl.
• Sun Wukong warned Tang Sanzang that Great King Yellow Wind would discover his escape and come after them, so the group agreed to hide.
• Nezha the Third Prince proposed that Tang Sanzang and his companions take refuge in Heaven, and Sun Wukong led the group there.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian criticized Nezha the Third Prince for bringing the group to Heaven, but Grand Supreme Elder Lao argued that Yellow Wind’s attack would give Heaven a chance to capture him.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian warmed to the plan but realized that Heaven had no one he could command to subdue Great King Yellow Wind, and he looked to Grand Supreme Elder Lao for help.

After Tang Sanzang reached the Heavenly Court, Heavenly Emperor Haotian sent Sun Wukong to Western Spirit Mountain to get help against Great King Yellow Wind. Sun Wukong set out while Tang Sanzang stayed under Haotian’s protection, and Western Spirit Mountain waited for Venerable Kashyapa to act.

• Grand Supreme Elder Lao proposed that the Heavenly Court protect Tang Sanzang while making the Western Buddhist Sect handle Great King Yellow Wind.
• Bodhisattva Lingji returned to Western Spirit Mountain and explained that Great King Yellow Wind’s strength and sand-transformation ability had defeated him.
• Maitreya Buddha decided Venerable Kashyapa could subdue Great King Yellow Wind and complained that the little demons had dared to attack Tang Sanzang.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian told Sun Wukong to seek help from Western Spirit Mountain and promised to keep Tang Sanzang safe in the Hall of Lingxiao.
• Sun Wukong flew toward Western Spirit Mountain, while Tang Sanzang thanked Haotian and spoke with him.
• The Buddhas and bodhisattvas at Western Spirit Mountain waited for Venerable Kashyapa to return.

Sun Wukong went to Spirit Mountain to ask Maitreya Buddha for help against Great King Yellow Wind, while Venerable Kashyapa used the crisis to bargain for a greater share of the Journey to the West’s benefits. Maitreya agreed to Kashyapa’s demand and gave Sun Wukong a token, and Sun Wukong returned to Yellow Wind Ridge to find him.

• Venerable Kashyapa stayed at Yellow Wind Ridge after Bodhisattva Lingji’s defeat, planning to bargain with Maitreya Buddha for a share of the benefits.
• Sun Wukong went to Spirit Mountain and told Maitreya Buddha that Great King Yellow Wind had blocked his group at Yellow Wind Ridge.
• Maitreya Buddha pretended to be surprised, then realized Kashyapa had withheld help to demand benefits.
• Maitreya Buddha agreed to Kashyapa’s demand and gave Sun Wukong a token for him.
• Sun Wukong returned to Yellow Wind Ridge and quickly found Venerable Kashyapa.

Sun Wukong persuaded Venerable Kashyapa to help capture Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, then lured the demons into Kashyapa’s barrier. Great King Yellow Wind panicked when Kashyapa appeared, while Tiger Vanguard remained confident and unaware of the danger.

• Sun Wukong handed Venerable Kashyapa Maitreya Buddha’s token, prompting Kashyapa to agree to deal with Great King Yellow Wind.
• Venerable Kashyapa told Sun Wukong to lure the demons away from Yellow Wind Cave so he could trap them.
• Sun Wukong provoked Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, then led them farther from the cave as Great King Yellow Wind followed.
• Sun Wukong called for Venerable Kashyapa after the demons entered the prepared trap, and Kashyapa raised a barrier around them.
• Great King Yellow Wind grew panicked at Kashyapa’s arrival, but Tiger Vanguard remained confident and did not notice the barrier.

Venerable Kashyapa fought Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, who relied on Samadhi Divine Wind and sandification to withstand his attacks. Kashyapa used the Jade Pure Bottle to counter their assault, and the chapter ended with him reflecting that the treasure would eventually have to be returned to the Goddess of Mercy.

• Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard refused Venerable Kashyapa's offer to surrender and attacked him with Samadhi Divine Wind.
• Sun Wukong flew ten thousand li away to watch from a distance, then dozed because he could not see through the wind.
• Venerable Kashyapa turned the yellow sand into a Tathagata Divine Palm, but Great King Yellow Wind evaded the strike by turning into sand.
• Great King Yellow Wind spat Samadhi Divine Wind at Kashyapa while Tiger Vanguard approached in sand form and attacked with his saber.
• Venerable Kashyapa brought out the Jade Pure Bottle to defend himself and lamented that he would eventually have to return it to the Goddess of Mercy.

Venerable Kashyapa flooded Yellow Wind Ridge with water from Goddess of Mercy's Jade Pure Bottle, neutralizing Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard's sandification and trapping them. As Kashyapa struck with the Tathagata Divine Palm, Tiger Vanguard turned to sand to evade it, while Great King Yellow Wind hesitated.

• Venerable Kashyapa used Goddess of Mercy's Jade Pure Bottle to flood Yellow Wind Ridge with water from the Four Seas.
• Great King Yellow Wind unleashed the Samadhi Divine Wind, but it could not stop the endless water from covering the ridge and turning his yellow sand to mud.
• Great King Yellow Wind sacrificed his vital essence and damaged his foundation to delay defeat, but the water kept closing in and left him and Tiger Vanguard trapped.
• Venerable Kashyapa summoned the Tathagata Divine Palm and sent it crashing toward Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard.
• Tiger Vanguard turned into sand to evade the strike, while Great King Yellow Wind also wanted to transform but hesitated.

Great King Yellow Wind transformed into sand to evade Venerable Kashyapa’s palm, but lost the shelter that let him use his powers. Maitreya Buddha ordered Kashyapa to take Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard to the Western Spirit Mountain for questioning, while Tang Sanzang’s party left Heaven to continue west.

• Great King Yellow Wind waited until the last moment to transform into sand, saving himself and Tiger Vanguard from Venerable Kashyapa’s Tathagata Divine Palm as the Four Seas swallowed their pure land.
• Venerable Kashyapa prepared to kill the helpless pair, but Maitreya Buddha ordered him to bring them to the Western Spirit Mountain for interrogation, so Kashyapa sealed them in the Jade Pure Bottle.
• Sun Wukong worried that Kashyapa’s capture had cost him the chance to hand Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard to Senior Wu Feng for Exchange Points, but kept his thoughts hidden.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian lamented losing the valuable captives, while Taishang Grand Supreme Elder Lao appeared to form a plan.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian told Tang Sanzang to resume the journey west, and Marshal Tian Peng led the party out of Heaven toward Yellow Wind Ridge with Little White Dragon Ao Lie and Monk Cihang following.

Heavenly Emperor Haotian abandoned his plan to seize Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard after Grand Supreme Elder Lao warned that it would provoke the Western Buddhist Sect. Laozi of the Taiqing lineage then secretly took the captives, while Tang Sanzang’s group resumed their pilgrimage and reached the Flowing Sand River.

• Grand Supreme Elder Lao warned Heavenly Emperor Haotian that taking Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard from Venerable Kashyapa would expose him as the mastermind and cost the Heavenly Court its alliance with the Western Buddhist Sect, so Haotian gave up the idea.
• Bodhisattva Lingji lamented losing the Wind-Calming Pearl, his chance to earn merit, and the prospect of reclaiming his spirit pet after Maitreya Buddha punished him.
• The Saints rolled dice in Senior Wu Feng's Chat Group to choose who would rescue the captives, and Laozi of the Taiqing lineage won with a six.
• Laozi of the Taiqing lineage secretly made Venerable Kashyapa lose consciousness and took Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard, while Master of the Heavens obscured the heavenly secrets from Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Tang Sanzang and his companions resumed their journey west, with Sun Wukong and Marshal Tian Peng ignoring Monk Cihang, and reached the Flowing Sand River after more than a month of peaceful travel.

Dark clouds and lightning over Flowing Sand River signaled that General Juanlian’s tribulation was underway, and Sun Wukong and Marshal Tian Peng initially wanted to avoid confronting him. After Tang Sanzang explained that their westward journey was meant to help them understand themselves and find their own paths, Sun Wukong decided to face Sha Wujing in battle as the first step toward rediscovering his purpose.

• Dark clouds, lightning, and thunder appeared over Flowing Sand River, leading Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong to suspect a monster was there.
• Tang Sanzang asked Sun Wukong and Marshal Tian Peng to test the river, but both ignored him because they expected General Juanlian to be much stronger after his tribulation.
• Tang Sanzang explained that the journey west was meant to help the disciples understand their true natures and find their own paths, not merely deliver Buddhist teachings.
• Tang Sanzang urged Sun Wukong and Marshal Tian Peng to stop drifting through the journey and seek their own ways of self-understanding.
• Sun Wukong concluded that battle was how he could question his true nature, and resolved to face Sha Wujing at Flowing Sand River.

Sun Wukong plunged into Flowing Sand River to confront General Juanlian while Heavenly Court and the Western Buddhist Sect reacted to the disturbances surrounding the journey west. The chapter ended with Maitreya Buddha worried when an unusual phenomenon appeared in Flowing Sand River.

• Sun Wukong told Marshal Tian Peng to guard Tang Sanzang, then dived into Flowing Sand River to seek out General Juanlian.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian wondered which Saint had taken Great King Yellow Wind and Tiger Vanguard from Venerable Kashyapa, while Grand Supreme Elder Lao kept his knowledge of Laozi's actions to himself.
• Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li warned that the Flowing Sand River disturbance might make the Western Buddhist Sect blame Heavenly Court, and Grand Supreme Elder Lao argued that Maitreya Buddha might recognize an attempt to divide their alliance.
• Heavenly Emperor Haotian stopped worrying about a potential accusation and focused on the changes in Flowing Sand River.
• Maitreya Buddha grew worried when an unusual phenomenon appeared in Flowing Sand River after Venerable Kashyapa returned empty-handed.