Chapter Summaries

Xu Yunfan used arrays to temper his body with Star Metal Origin Qi and Nine Heavens Lightning Fire as he cultivated the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens. The Geng Metal reshaped his body, and the lightning began refining his golden body, leaving him enduring unbearable pain as the array barrier shattered.

• Xu Yunfan examined the arrays in his cave and realized he needed higher-tier Array Dao knowledge from the Primal Beginning Sect.
• Xu Yunfan drew down Geng Metal Qi from the Nine Heavens Stars and endured it piercing and reshaping his body while Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi helped repair him.
• After nearly two hours, Xu Yunfan began drawing Nine Heavens Divine Thunder into his cave to refine his golden body.
• The Divine Thunder shattered the cave dwelling's defensive array, and Xu Yunfan guided the remaining lightning into his body.
• The lightning fire surged through Xu Yunfan's Geng Metal Meridians, convulsing his organs and producing Attribute Panel prompts as his bones developed a jade-like glow and purple lightning patterns.

Xu Yunfan spent nearly ten years cultivating the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens to major completion, reaching Mid Foundation Establishment Peak. When a Myriad Chariots Sword Sect Foundation Establishment True Person challenged him at Cold Crow Pass, Xu Yunfan unleashed Divine Vault Thunders without appearing and drove him away.

• Xu Yunfan used the Attribute Panel and the Lin Character Secret to guide Lightning Fire Power through the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens and finally reached its beginner level.
• Xu Yunfan devoted himself to cultivation at Cold Crow Pass while monitoring his clone in the Eastern Wasteland.
• After nearly ten years, Xu Yunfan cultivated the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens to major completion and reached Mid Foundation Establishment Peak.
• A Myriad Chariots Sword Sect Foundation Establishment True Person arrived at Cold Crow Pass and directed his sword momentum toward the Garrison Commander's residence.
• Xu Yunfan summoned a storm of Divine Vault Thunders that battered the sword cultivator until he fled Cold Crow Pass using a life-saving treasure.

Xu Yunfan watched his clones Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing travel with Sanzang through the Eastern Wasteland, while their experiences strengthened his own combat power. The group reached an unusually pure and ancient daoist temple, where Sanzang addressed his disciples with solemnity.

• After Xu Yunfan crushed the Myriad Chariots Sword Sect’s attack, the factions in Cold Crow Pass became cautious and stopped testing his authority.
• Wukong subdued Sha Wujing and Zhu Ganglie, who received the names Wujing and Wuneng and joined Sanzang’s group.
• Sanzang and his three disciples traveled across the Eastern Wasteland, fighting demons as Wukong displayed formidable combat instincts.
• Xu Yunfan gained strength through his clones’ experiences and saw them arrive at an ancient daoist temple surrounded by unusually pure energy.
• Sanzang solemnly called Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing to his attention.

Sanzang and his disciples arrived at Zhenyuan Temple, where a True Monarch of the Primal Beginning Sect had been waiting along their route. Xu Yunfan discovered that the temple's Heavenly Fiend and Earthly Fiend Immortal Peach Tree bore rare qi needed for his cultivation, and resolved to obtain its peaches.

• Sanzang warned his disciples that the temple belonged to the powerful Nine Heavens Clear Source, Thunder-Answering, Transformation-Bearing, Wondrous Existence Pudu True Monarch and urged them to behave respectfully.
• Xu Yunfan suspected the Primal Beginning Sect or Myriad Chariots Sword Sect had arranged the encounter to obstruct or test the Bodhi Zen Pure Land's Buddhist Path Ritual.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue welcomed Sanzang and his disciples into the temple on their master's behalf.
• The group saw an ancient peach tree bearing fruits infused with different kinds of Heavenly Fiend and Earthly Fiend Qi.
• Xu Yunfan identified several peaches useful for his True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens cultivation and decided that he had to obtain them.

Xu Yunfan used the immortal peaches to test the Bodhi Zen Pure Land, while Sanzang refused to eat them but allowed his disciples to accept them. Qingfeng and Mingyue brought four peaches to the group, and Wukong stopped Wuneng from grabbing one immediately.

• Qingfeng offered Sanzang an immortal peach, but Sanzang refused, citing its baleful origins and the karma it carried.
• Wuneng and Wujing urged Sanzang to let them eat the peaches, but Sanzang told them not to entertain improper thoughts.
• Xu Yunfan argued that the disciples had earned a share and asked Qingfeng and Mingyue to count Sanzang's portion as theirs.
• Sanzang silently accepted the arrangement after recognizing that Pudu True Monarch had set a trap the group could not simply avoid.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue picked four immortal peaches and placed them before the group, and Wukong stopped Wuneng from grabbing one.

Pudu True Monarch offered the travelers immortal peaches and left them in his temple for three days, while Xu Yunfan used the exchange method to obtain peaches suited to his cultivation. After discovering four rare source fruits on the tree, Xu Yunfan resolved to get them, and Wukong began planning to take the bait.

• Pudu True Monarch appeared, gave the guests four immortal peaches, and said he would return in three days.
• Wuneng, Sha Wujing, Xu Yunfan, and Sanzang consumed or held their peaches, while Xu Yunfan exchanged two peaches to his main body in Cold Crow Pass.
• Xu Yunfan recognized that two exchanged peaches could help him recover his cultivation and break through his bottleneck.
• Xu Yunfan sensed four rare source peaches in the tree and decided that obtaining them was worth sacrificing Wukong's avatar.
• Wuneng and Sha Wujing regretted swallowing their peaches too quickly and asked Wukong about tasting more.
• Wukong concluded that Pudu True Monarch had left the peaches as bait and resolved to pursue them for their cultivation value.

Xu Yunfan prompted Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing to sneak into the temple orchard and eat Immortal Peaches, while Wukong secretly secured four crucial fruits for Xu Yunfan. Their feast unleashed a storm of Fiend Qi around Wukong, making the theft impossible to hide.

• Wukong persuaded hesitant Wuneng and Wujing to sneak out and pick fruit, while Xu Yunfan planned to obtain the four peaches he needed.
• Wukong plucked the four targeted Immortal Peaches and sent them to Xu Yunfan through the Cloud Register Mutual Exchange Method.
• Wukong urged Wuneng and Wujing to eat more peaches, and the three greedily devoured fruit rich in Fiend Qi.
• Wukong's body erupted with Fiend Qi of many attributes as he circulated the Battle Tathagata True Scripture to absorb and refine it.
• Wuneng warned that they had gone too far as the commotion and leaking Fiend Qi threatened to alert the temple.

Wukong and his companions were caught stealing Immortal Peaches, and Qingfeng and Mingyue’s insults provoked Wukong into attacking the tree. His Purple Gold Staff struck the Immortal Peach Tree, whose powerful protective restriction suddenly appeared.

• Qingfeng and Mingyue discovered Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing picking and eating peaches in Zhenyuan Temple’s courtyard.
• Wukong denied stealing the peaches and argued with the Taoist children, while Wuneng and Wujing stopped eating and watched uneasily.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue threatened Wukong, and their curses triggered his violent fury as Xu Yunfan welcomed the chance to disrupt the situation.
• Wukong swung his Purple Gold Staff at the Immortal Peach Tree rather than the Taoist children.
• The staff struck the tree, revealing layers of Dao inscriptions and talismans in a burst of nine-colored light.

Wukong shattered Pudu True Monarch’s protective formation and destroyed the Immortal Peach Tree with one strike, then defeated Qingfeng and Mingyue when they attacked him. Pig Wuneng and Sha Wujing feared the consequences as a furious Buddhist chant sounded from the entrance.

• Wukong’s staff broke through the Guardian Dao Patterns and struck the Immortal Peach Tree, releasing a storm of fiend qi that reduced it to charcoal.
• Pig Wuneng and Sha Wujing panicked over the destruction, while Qingfeng and Mingyue reacted with grief and fury.
• Qingfeng attacked Wukong with a flying sword, and Mingyue struck at him with palm thunder.
• Wukong swept his staff and knocked Qingfeng unconscious, then broke Mingyue’s shoulder and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Pig Wuneng and Sha Wujing collapsed in despair as a shocked, furious Buddhist chant rang out from the entrance.

Wukong destroyed Pudu True Monarch’s immortal peach tree and injured Qingfeng and Mingyue, leaving Sanzang horrified that the damage would ruin Bodhi Zen Pure Land’s plans to spread Buddhism eastward. Pudu True Monarch arrived and condemned the travelers as calamity-bringing guests.

• Sanzang saw the charred Heavenly Fiend and Earthly Fiend Immortal Peach Tree and the wounded Daoist Children, then furiously blamed Wukong for causing a catastrophe.
• Sanzang realized Wukong’s actions had given Primal Beginning Sect grounds to obstruct Bodhi Zen Pure Land’s plans in the Eastern Wasteland.
• Xu Yunfan watched from Cold Crow Pass and rejoiced that the incident had handed Primal Beginning Sect leverage over Bodhi Zen Pure Land.
• As the tree’s aura faded, Wukong regained his senses, regretted his actions, and offered to apologize to Pudu True Monarch.
• Pudu True Monarch appeared beside the ruined tree and injured Qingfeng and Mingyue, then accused Sanzang and his disciples of bringing calamity upon the world.

Pudu True Monarch restrained Wukong and his companions after Wukong destroyed a treasured tree, but Subtle Truth Bodhisattva arrived to protect them and negotiate. Pudu rejected her explanations and compensation offer, leaving his demands unresolved.

• Pudu True Monarch froze the courtyard and pinned Wuneng, Wujing, Sanzang, and Wukong beneath his overwhelming power.
• Subtle Truth Bodhisattva appeared and halted Pudu True Monarch's descending hand with her Buddhist vows.
• Pudu True Monarch accused Wukong of theft, destruction, and assault, and threatened to execute him and refine his soul.
• Subtle Truth Bodhisattva accepted responsibility on behalf of Wukong and offered to compensate Pudu True Monarch.
• Pudu True Monarch mocked the offer and began stating what he demanded.

Pudu True Monarch demanded that Subtle Truth Bodhisattva surrender the root qi of her King of Freedom Buddha fruit position, revealing that the treasured tree was only an excuse to provoke her. When she refused, he attacked her and destroyed her Jade Purification Vase, leaving their confrontation at the brink of a greater battle.

• Pudu True Monarch demanded that Subtle Truth Bodhisattva serve him for a thousand years as compensation for the destroyed immortal peach tree.
• Subtle Truth Bodhisattva rejected his demand, and the two clashed as his Immortal Light overwhelmed the protections of Zhenyuan Temple.
• Subtle Truth Bodhisattva accused Pudu True Monarch and the Primal Beginning Sect of scheming plunder beneath their respectable appearances.
• Pudu True Monarch revealed that he wanted the root qi of Subtle Truth Bodhisattva's King of Freedom Buddha fruit position and demanded that she surrender it.
• Pudu True Monarch struck, shattering Subtle Truth Bodhisattva's Jade Purification Vase as she invoked Vajra wrathful eyes.

Subtle Truth Bodhisattva summoned three Bodhisattvas to confront Pudu True Monarch, but he revealed that he had lured them into a prepared battle. Cave Bright True Monarch and Clear Source True Monarch joined the Primal Beginning Sect’s side, and the two sects’ forces clashed across the Eastern Wasteland.

• Subtle Truth Bodhisattva opened three gateways and summoned Great Awakening Bodhisattva, Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva, and Dharma Seal Bodhisattva.
• Great Awakening Bodhisattva attacked Pudu True Monarch with Nirvana Red Lotus fire, but Pudu laughed and revealed that the Bodhi Zen Pure Land had taken his bait.
• Pudu True Monarch burned a black decree and summoned Cave Bright True Monarch from beneath Zhenyuan Temple.
• Cave Bright True Monarch attacked Great Awakening Bodhisattva with a net of Nine Hells Profound Fiend qi.
• Clear Source True Monarch descended on a mountain phantom and attacked Dharma Seal Bodhisattva with a giant jade palm.
• Great Awakening Bodhisattva’s Nirvana flames collided with Cave Bright True Monarch’s fiendish pythons as Dharma Seal Bodhisattva met Clear Source True Monarch’s attack with a Buddhist seal.

A catastrophic clash between the Primal Beginning Sect and the Bodhi Zen Pure Land destroyed Zhenyuan Temple and left Tang Sanzang and his disciples gravely injured. At Cold Crow Pass, Xu Yunfan harvested the erupting Innate Pure and Turbid Qi, witnessed the battle through Wukong, and was approached by an unknown figure.

• Pudu True Monarch and Subtle Truth Bodhisattva’s forces clashed, wiping out Zhenyuan Temple and devastating the surrounding land.
• Tang Sanzang and his three disciples were hurled away by the shockwave, while Sanzang realized his connection with World Honored One Tathagata had ended.
• Xu Yunfan used jade bottles to gather the erupting Innate Pure and Turbid Qi at Cold Crow Pass.
• A distant shock from the battle struck Xu Yunfan, and he stabilized the bottles before viewing the devastation through Wukong’s perspective.
• Xu Yunfan recognized that the Primal Beginning Sect was provoking a war to bring the calamity forward, then an unknown figure appeared behind him.

Xu Yunfan met Chu Chengnan at Cold Crow Pass and revealed that he cultivated the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens, explaining his ties to the Pure Yang Ancestor. Chu Chengnan accepted the explanation and asked Xu Yunfan to help him attain the Golden Core Dao Fruit.

• Chu Chengnan arrived and recognized Xu Yunfan while the jade bottles gathered Innate Turbid Qi.
• Xu Yunfan told Chu Chengnan that he cultivated the True Scripture of the Unyielding Nine Heavens and described how the Pure Yang Ancestor had bestowed it on him.
• Xu Yunfan explained that the Bodhi Zen Pure Land had claimed the True Martial Subduing Demon Scripture and that the Pure Yang Ancestor had saved him from being taken.
• Chu Chengnan accepted Xu Yunfan's explanation and said he had come to ask for help with his Dao path.
• Chu Chengnan revealed that he sought the Immovable Profound Mountain Dao Fruit, which he believed was a Golden Core fruit rank.

Xu Yunfan was drawn into Chu Chengnan’s imminent attempt to inherit the Immovable Profound Mountain Golden Core Dao Fruit, first through generous promises and then through Clear Source True Monarch’s binding decree. With Xu Yunfan compelled to help, Chu Chengnan prepared to begin his breakthrough amid the chaotic conflict in the Eastern Wasteland.

• Xu Yunfan weighed the danger of helping Chu Chengnan and demanded compensation for the risk.
• Chu Chengnan promised to protect Xu Yunfan’s future Golden Core tribulation, give him most of his accumulated wealth, and grant access to a cultivation method and two secret arts if he succeeded.
• Chu Chengnan revealed Clear Source True Monarch’s decree commanding Xu Yunfan to assist and protect his ritual.
• Xu Yunfan obeyed the decree, and Chu Chengnan said his chances had increased by thirty percent.
• Chu Chengnan declared the timing favorable and prepared to draw down the Dao Fruit using the Innate Pure and Turbid Qi surging through Cold Crow Pass.

Chu Chengnan began seeking the Golden Core Dao fruit at Cold Crow Pass, using earth-meridian qi and the Innate Pure and Turbid Qi to summon the Immovable Profound Mountain’s origin. He withstood the Five Decays and disrupted the gathering tribulation lightning, leaving Xu Yunfan to realize how Chu had turned the land itself into a shield against Heaven’s Punishment.

• Xu Yunfan understood that the gathered Innate Pure and Turbid Qi was meant for Chu Chengnan’s Dao-fruit ritual, and chose to observe him.
• Chu Chengnan commanded the earth meridians around Cold Crow Pass to rise, drawing Mystic Yellow Qi from mountains and underground veins into the turbid evil torrent.
• Chu Chengnan fused the earth-meridian essence with the turbid evil qi and entered the resulting giant pillar to communicate with the Immovable Profound Mountain Dao fruit.
• Xu Yunfan watched as Chu Chengnan’s mountain-heavy mana and Dao Heart overcame the Five Decays tribulation.
• Chu Chengnan used the earth’s qi veins and turbid qi to scatter the gathering tribulation thunderclouds before Heaven’s Punishment could descend.
• Xu Yunfan realized that Chu Chengnan had bound the surrounding earth’s energy so that a full heavenly tribulation would threaten the land itself.

As Chu Chengnan attempted to condense the Immovable Profound Mountain Dao Fruit, the Myriad Chariots Sword Sect and Bodhi Zen Pure Land attacked to stop him. Xu Yunfan chose to protect Chu Chengnan from the sword strike and used Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi to entangle and wear it down.

• The Human Tribulation arose as killing intent spread among people, but Chu Chengnan continued drawing power from the rank.
• A Foundation Establishment True Person from the Myriad Chariots Sword Sect sent a sword light toward the rank and Chu Chengnan’s connection to it.
• The Great Awakening Bodhisattva struck from afar with the Nirvana Red Lotus Dao Fruit’s power, targeting Chu Chengnan’s soul and Dao Heart.
• Chu Chengnan told Xu Yunfan to block the sword, saying a Primal Beginning Sect True Monarch would stop the Bodhisattva’s attack.
• Xu Yunfan decided to stay and defend Chu Chengnan, transforming his Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi into a vast hand to wrap around and wear down the sword light.

Xu Yunfan used the Eight Sceneries Primordial Qi to trap and wear down a sword strike from the Myriad Chariots Sword Sect, though he feared another attack would force him to retreat. Meanwhile, Clear Source True Monarch intervened from afar and erased the Nirvana Buddha Hand’s assault on Chu Chengnan.

• Xu Yunfan combined the Eight Sceneries Primordial Qi with the Unyielding Nine Heavens’ Army-Breaker force to slow and erode the sword light.
• Xu Yunfan’s layered cloud qi trapped the sword strike and visibly weakened it, but he worried he could not withstand another one.
• Clear Source True Monarch sensed the Nirvana Buddha Hand threatening Chu Chengnan and sent his natal Dao art, the Wonderful Dao True Method of Universe Pure Qi.
• Clear Source True Monarch’s Immortal Light purified the Buddhist power and karmic force aimed at Chu Chengnan, wiping away the invisible attack.

Clear Source True Monarch stopped Great Awakening Bodhisattva from attacking Chu Chengnan, then clashed with him over Bodhi Zen Pure Land’s intervention in the Golden Core Fruit Position Dispute. As the True Monarchs fought, Chu Chengnan’s Immoveable Profound Mountain Dao Fruit began to form, while Xu Yunfan watched and wondered whether he could succeed.

• Clear Source True Monarch dissolved Great Awakening Bodhisattva’s Flower-Plucking Finger and rebuked him for bullying juniors in the Golden Core Fruit Position Dispute.
• Great Awakening Bodhisattva justified his attack as slaying a devil, and Clear Source True Monarch accused Bodhi Zen Pure Land of disguising its selfishness as compassion.
• Great Awakening Bodhisattva launched a vast Buddhist attack to convert Clear Source True Monarch, who shielded himself with Immortal Palace Pure Qi and countered with Immortal Light.
• Chu Chengnan’s Mysterious Yellow Turbid Evil condensed as the embryonic Immoveable Profound Mountain Dao Fruit formed behind him.
• Xu Yunfan kept the sword light entwined with the Eight Sceneries Primordial Qi and wondered whether Chu Chengnan could become a True Monarch.