Chapter Summaries

After Professor Song Ze publicly revealed that monsters existed on Longyuan Mountain, the 749 Bureau planned to investigate and communicate with them. A powerful meteorite then struck the Wushan Mountains, where an archaeological team was searching for an ancient tomb.

• Wang Xuehao decided to report the 749 Bureau’s findings and postpone further operations on Longyuan Mountain.
• Professor Song Ze held a press conference in Kyoto, describing the monsters and strange events his team had witnessed, prompting public disbelief and debate.
• Wang Xuehao told Professor Song Ze that the leadership wanted the 749 Bureau to keep investigating Longyuan Mountain and find a way to communicate with the monsters.
• An observatory detected a powerful meteorite approaching Earth and predicted it would land in the Wushan Mountains near Fog City.
• Archaeologists from Fog City and Kyoto exchanged accounts of strange events at Zuo Ci’s Tomb and the Zhi Dun ruins.
• The meteorite crashed into the Wushan Mountains, and Professor Zhang led the archaeological team toward the impact site.

A golden meteor struck the Wushan Mountains, exposing an ancient tomb and drawing researchers and foreign forces to investigate. As the archaeological team discovered the meteor’s strange golden mist and patterns, the Siberian Tiger sensed its unusual aura and raced toward Wushan.

• Videos of the golden meteor’s impact spread across Daxia, and Professor Song Ze worried that the disturbance might alarm monsters in the connected mountain ranges.
• Professor Zhang and the archaeological team entered the newly exposed tomb, where faint golden mist illuminated the passage and poisonous insects lay dead.
• The team found a damaged bronze gate and discovered the meteor in the main chamber, surrounded by dense golden mist and covered in strange patterns that seemed human-made.
• The Siberian Tiger sensed an unusual fluctuation, left its cooking behind, and sped toward the Wushan Mountains.

As Great Xia officials searched the Wushan Mountains for a meteor, Professor Zhang’s archaeological team discovered it in an ancient tomb and hid when M Country special forces arrived to seize it. When the soldiers prepared to destroy the meteor rather than leave it behind, a giant, apron-wearing Siberian Tiger burst into the tomb, killed several soldiers, survived their gunfire, and spoke.

• Great Xia’s emergency expedition team struggled to locate the meteor because it had disrupted the Wushan Mountains’ magnetic field.
• Professor Zhang and his archaeological team found the golden meteor in a tomb, discovered it was too heavy to move, and hid when armed M Country special forces entered.
• The M Country soldiers tried to take the meteor and then prepared explosives to destroy it, while Professor Zhang’s team could not contact the authorities.
• A huge shadow entered the tomb and killed two soldiers, revealing itself as an upright, apron-wearing Siberian Tiger.
• The Siberian Tiger smashed another soldier, taunted the remaining troops with a middle-finger gesture, and emerged unharmed from their gunfire.
• The Siberian Tiger spoke, asking the soldiers whether they were merely scratching Tiger-Grandpa.

The Siberian Tiger slaughtered the M Country special forces in the tomb and carried away the mysterious golden meteorite to show his Master. The archaeological team escaped, but Great Xia officials learned the meteorite was missing and ordered the Wushan Mountains sealed off.

• The Siberian Tiger defeated the M Country special forces, blocked their escape, and killed them when their captain tried to detonate a device.
• Professor Zhang and the archaeological team watched in hiding as the Siberian Tiger examined the meteorite, lifted it effortlessly, and left with it.
• After the tiger departed, Professor Zhang’s team emerged, reported the incident, and left the tomb without collecting its other relics.
• A Great Xia scientific expedition team and its guards reached the tomb, found the dead M Country soldiers, and discovered the meteorite was gone.
• Great Xia officials reviewed photographs of the carnage and heard that the footprints and claw wounds appeared to belong to a tiger.
• The officials ordered the Wushan Mountains sealed off and demanded that the meteorite and those responsible be found.

Great Xia forces hunted foreign agents in the Wushan Mountains, while a powerful monkey on Longyuan Mountain killed Kohensen’s group after they trespassed. Professor Zhang told military commanders that a tiger demon had taken the meteorite, and the 749 Bureau confirmed demons might be real and proposed investigating Longyuan Mountain.

• Great Xia troops sealed the Wushan Mountains and pursued foreign agents, while Kohensen led his surviving team toward the Dragon Origin Mountain Range.
• Kohensen’s group encountered a giant, speaking monkey gathering medicinal herbs, and the monkey killed them after they threatened it and opened fire.
• Chen Yanbo’s special forces found Kohensen’s group dead but uncovered no clues, and Chen Yanbo reported the strange deaths to Xu Guohua.
• Professor Zhang told Xu Guohua and Chen Yanbo that a talking tiger demon had taken the meteorite from the tomb, leaving them doubtful until the whole archaeological team confirmed the account.
• Chen Zhijun told Xu Guohua that Professor Song Ze had encountered a demon on Longyuan Mountain and that the 749 Bureau planned another investigation there.

After emerging from seclusion, Ye Qin recognized writing on a golden meteorite as the words “Signal Tower,” linking it to a dream about the Heavenly Sect and a possible threat to Earth. He used spiritual soil to create bodies for the ancients and brought their true spirits into them, but Heaven reacted to their return as a delegation arrived at Longyuan Mountain.

• Siberian Tiger brought a golden meteorite to the monsters, and their attacks failed to crack it.
• Ye Qin emerged from seclusion, examined the meteorite, and recognized its writing as “Signal Tower” from his dream about the Heavenly Sect’s plans near Earth.
• Ye Qin ordered the monsters to gather spiritual soil and spent several days shaping statues for Long Ling, Qin Shi Huang, and other ancient figures.
• Ye Qin summoned Shangqing Temple, and Long Ling’s true spirit entered her statue, followed by Qin Shi Huang and the other ancients.
• Heavy black clouds gathered over Longyuan Mountain as Heaven noticed the ancients’ return, while the capital’s discussion delegation arrived at the mountain’s foot.

Ye Qin explained that he had infused ancient True Spirits into clay statues and needed human offerings for their resurrection, so he sent a monkey and a golden eagle to establish the first outposts at famous mountains and rivers. As thunder continued to cover Longyuan Mountain, the officials waiting in the village received word that something was happening near the mountain.

• The Heavenly Dao reacted with thunder to Ye Qin's resurrection plan, while the villagers and an official expedition party decided to wait in the village rather than enter Longyuan Mountain.
• The monsters discovered Ye Qin's clay statues, and Ye Qin told them the True Spirits within were his old friends from fragments of historical time.
• Ye Qin explained that the ancients needed human offerings and that the monsters should leave Longyuan Mountain to guard famous mountains and rivers alongside them.
• The monsters volunteered to go, and Ye Qin selected a monkey and a golden eagle as the first pioneers, giving them spirit talismans and instructions to build temples.
• As evening came, the thunder still raged, and a soldier reported that something was happening near the mountain; Wang Xuehao hurried out to investigate.

The monkey and the golden eagle left Longyuan Mountain carrying the True Spirit Statues, triggering a furious storm of heavenly lightning and strange reactions from animals across the region. After the delegation witnessed supernatural figures and heard proclamations invoking the First Emperor and the Buddha, the thunder faded, but officials had to wait for the mountain’s dangerous residual electricity to subside before investigating.

• Animals throughout the villages, towns, and zoo panicked and turned toward Longyuan Mountain as an unseen force stirred them.
• Ye Qin instructed the monkey and the golden eagle before they departed with the True Spirit Statues.
• When the golden eagle crossed beyond Longyuan Mountain, the will of Heaven and Earth unleashed lightning against it, but the monkey and the golden eagle formed a barrier and continued through the storm.
• The animals fell silent and bowed as the official delegation saw a figure proclaim itself the First Emperor and heard a voice speak of the Buddha attaining the Great Dao.
• After the thunder dispersed, Professor Song Ze measured dangerous residual current in the mountain and told the delegation to wait before entering.

The Great Sage Monkey King traveled to Mount Hua to establish a base for the Demon Race and begin building his own force. After attracting hundreds of animals with his scripture recitation, he set out to make Mount Hua a spiritual mountain and become its Demon King.

• The monkey parted from Old Golden and arrived at Mount Hua, where it used its divine ability to appear small to human visitors.
• The monkey declared itself the Great Sage Monkey King and resolved to make its name resound through the heavens, choosing Mount Hua as its first step.
• The Great Sage Monkey King placed talismans around Mount Hua, carved a Spirit Gathering Array, and buried the Spirit Artifact Ye Qin had given it beneath the mountain.
• The Great Sage Monkey King recited scriptures to hundreds of gathered animals while holding a statue, and a little novice monk discovered the scene.
• The little novice fled in terror after realizing the scripture-preaching monkey was a demon, while the Great Sage Monkey King planned to recruit followers and become the Demon King of Huashan.

The Monkey King’s purple mist caused Flight AF999 to lose control over Mount Hua, and it used its Great Sage True Form to stop the plane from crashing, saving everyone aboard. Search teams later found the wreckage, but no passengers or bodies, leaving the fate of the survivors unclear.

• The little novice told the monks that the Monkey King was chanting scriptures with animals gathered around it, while purple mist spread across Mount Hua.
• The purple mist engulfed Flight AF999, damaging its wings, engines, and instruments and sending it plunging toward the mountains.
• The Monkey King flew beneath the falling plane and used its golden light and Great Sage True Form to slow and land it, preserving the passenger cabin and everyone aboard.
• The Monkey King left the wreck site as purple mist concealed the plane, and Huashan Airport’s command center lost contact with Flight AF999 and learned it had been seen falling in the mountains.
• Search-and-rescue teams found aircraft fragments and signs of the crash but no bodies, then discovered the wrecked Flight AF999 in the jungle.

After Flight AF999 crashed near Huashan, rescue workers found all 356 people alive, and witnesses reported a golden figure and strange roars. Officials linked the accounts to a golden monkey worshiped by gathered animals, sealed Huashan, and received a Secrecy Agreement from the capital as negotiations near Mist City Longyuan Mountain advanced.

• Rescuers found the damaged Flight AF999 with all passengers and crew alive, and investigators heard accounts of golden light and a strange roar.
• Captain Su and the copilot described a golden humanoid figure, while passengers also reported seeing the light and hearing a roar.
• The mayor watched footage of animals gathering peacefully around a radiant golden monkey and ordered officials to seal related information and monitor Huashan.
• The city announced that all 356 people aboard Flight AF999 had survived, prompting widespread online discussion about the golden light.
• Officials closed Huashan and stationed troops around it, while nearby residents speculated about the restrictions.
• The city government received a Secrecy Agreement from the capital as official negotiations near Mist City Longyuan Mountain made unknown progress.

Great Xia officials entered Longyuan Mountain hoping to negotiate with its monsters, while the monsters agreed to meet them and hear their request. After the officials encountered the Siberian Tiger, he told them that negotiations depended on his master, who remained in seclusion, and they returned to report the meeting to their superiors.

• Wang Xuehao and the expedition team debated whether Longyuan Mountain’s monsters could be trusted as they entered the mountain to negotiate.
• The Siberian Tiger and the other monsters agreed to meet the officials, deciding that refusing them would only invite more visits.
• Thick fog disoriented the officials, and Xiao Li discovered a beast beside him before the Siberian Tiger appeared wearing an apron and carrying a kitchen knife.
• Wang Xuehao asked to negotiate, and the Siberian Tiger explained that only his master could represent the monsters and ordered the officials not to return until they heard from him.
• The officials left Longyuan Mountain and reported the encounter, prompting the director of the 749 Bureau to order them to stay away from the mountain while monitoring it.

Wang Xuehao reported that intelligent monsters lived in Longyuan Mountain and obeyed a mysterious master, prompting Great Xia’s leaders to investigate the mountain’s strange history and assess the threat. The meeting ended with plans to prepare for both peaceful coexistence and conflict while keeping the truth from the public until formal talks.

• Chen Zhijun reported Wang Xuehao’s account of the monsters in Longyuan Mountain to his superiors, and Great Xia’s leaders convened a meeting about the Bai Ze Initiative.
• Wang Xuehao told the leaders that his team had met a human-speaking tiger monster, which said that all the monsters obeyed a master.
• The leaders reviewed records of strange incidents in Longyuan Mountain and across the country, and concluded that the monsters were likely connected to them.
• Academician Li presented an analysis suggesting that modern weapons could harm the monsters, while the leaders acknowledged that they knew nothing about the master’s strength.
• The leaders agreed to prepare for possible conflict while seeking peaceful coexistence, and decided to keep the monsters’ existence secret from the public for now.

Ye Qin emerged from seclusion, agreed to let the humans approach him for peace talks, then prepared to enter seclusion again to investigate the universe through a divine ability. At Mount Hua, Great Sage Monkey King cultivated and built his following, while Golden Eagle discovered something unusual in a valley on Changbai Mountain and unsuccessfully tried to summon the Monkey King.

• Ye Qin emerged from seclusion, learned that human authorities had sought negotiations, and told the demons to wait for the humans to make contact again.
• Ye Qin announced that he would enter seclusion to investigate the universe through his spirit, and the demons agreed to guard Longyuan Mountain.
• Great Sage Monkey King lectured animals on Mount Hua, checked news from Longyuan Mountain, and received an urgent call from Golden Eagle.
• Great Sage Monkey King refused Golden Eagle's repeated requests to come to Changbai Mountain, suspecting he had caused trouble.
• Golden Eagle recalled failing to attract animals to his lectures and explained that he had called the Monkey King after seeing a meteor fall into a valley and sensing an unusual aura.

The Golden Eagle discovers an eerie valley of bones in Changbai Mountain, where a violent supernatural pressure begins to erupt, and calls the Monkey King for help. The Monkey King decides to lead tens of thousands of Huashan animals on a migration to seize Changbai Mountain, while an official survey team in Huashan encounters a terrifying animal stampede.

• The Golden Eagle enters a bone-filled valley in Changbai Mountain and is struck by an overwhelming force as strange music and dense fog erupt.
• The Monkey King senses the disturbance, speaks with the Golden Eagle, and agrees that Changbai Mountain may hold a treasure.
• The Monkey King announces plans to lead Huashan's animals to Changbai Mountain, forming an alliance with the Golden Eagle and ordering the animals to gather.
• The Monkey King lays out a long route across Great Xia for the migration, while the Golden Eagle prepares formations to conceal the valley.
• An official survey team climbs Huashan and finds the forest unnaturally silent before the ground begins to shake.
• A wild boar races past the survey team, followed by a deafening rush of animals emerging from the bushes.

A massive beast tide erupted on Huashan and swept southwest, with a golden monkey at its center as people and officials struggled to understand the migration. The animals crossed roads and settlements without harming people, while authorities tracked their route and evacuated civilians.

• Soldiers and researchers fled the approaching beast tide, climbed trees, and watched the animals pass beneath them.
• Monks at Huashan recognized the golden monkey as the one a novice had seen chanting and wondered whether it had caused the beast tide.
• The beast tide reached the Hu-Shaan Expressway, where birds darkened the sky and animals crossed the road amid traffic chaos.
• Troops failed to hold the tide back, and officials issued warnings, mobilized experts and satellites, and began evacuating civilians along its southwest route.
• Online videos showed the animals moving in an orderly manner, avoiding people and sometimes waiting for traffic before crossing roads.
• Southwestern officials halted rail and highway traffic, sent helicopters to follow the migration, and ordered personnel to protect and evacuate civilians.

Ye Qin's Nascent Soul traveled into the Solar System and confirmed that the pagoda-like structure from his dream was a Signal Tower built by the Heavenly Sect. He learned from Qing Huan that the towers could endanger Earth, leaving him alarmed by the threat and puzzled when she said she had never heard of the Demon Race.

• The beast tide crossed the Qilian and Helan Mountains without harming civilians, while Ye Qin cultivated in seclusion on Longyuan Mountain.
• Ye Qin sent his Nascent Soul into the Solar System and found a structure resembling the one from his dream on a distant planet.
• Ye Qin met Qing Huan, who identified the structure as an unfinished Signal Tower built by the Heavenly Sect.
• Qing Huan explained that the towers would enclose Earth and could trigger disaster or lead the Heavenly Sect to move the planet.
• Ye Qin asked Qing Huan about the Demon Race, and she said she had never heard of it.

Ye Qin returned to Longyuan Mountain and warned its monsters that the Heavenly Sect’s Signal Tower threatened Earth, urging them to cultivate while there was still time. Meanwhile, the beast tide led by the Great Sage Monkey King reached Longyuan Mountain and bowed toward the mountain range before continuing its journey.

• After leaving Qing Huan, Ye Qin returned to Longyuan Mountain and told the monsters that the Heavenly Sect was building a Signal Tower whose completion could bring disaster to Earth.
• Ye Qin urged the monsters to focus on cultivation and said he would accelerate his plans to gather more allies for Earth's defense.
• The monsters of Longyuan Mountain began cultivating day and night as Ye Qin warned them to prepare for the coming crisis.
• At Changbai Mountain, the Golden Eagle angrily called the Great Sage Monkey King to hurry over because the valley's spiritual phenomena were becoming harder to suppress.
• The Great Sage Monkey King ordered the beast tide to move faster, then stopped it when Longyuan Mountain came into view and gave a long howl.
• The beast tide halted, and its wild beasts roared before kneeling and bowing toward Longyuan Mountain.

Great Sage Monkey King led the Mount Hua Demon Race to bow before Longyuan Mountain, then received the Ruyi Jingu Bang from Ye Qin and set out for Changbai Mountain to investigate a possible treasure. As the beast tide moved on and public attention returned to Longyuan Mountain, Hu Xiaocao began considering the creation of a human cultivation sect.

• Great Sage Monkey King led the Mount Hua Demon Race in worshiping Longyuan Mountain, while the monsters inside recognized his aura.
• Ye Qin gave the Siberian Tiger the Ruyi Jingu Bang and sent him to deliver it to Great Sage Monkey King.
• The Siberian Tiger told Great Sage Monkey King about the Signal Tower and warned that the Changbai Mountain anomaly might involve another fallen component.
• Great Sage Monkey King thanked Ye Qin, then led the beast tide toward Changbai Mountain to investigate alongside Golden Eagle.
• Officials struggled to contain public speculation about Longyuan Mountain as the beast tide moved on.
• Hu Xiaocao saw the reports and decided to ask Grandpa Mountain God about building a human cultivation sect.

Tsarist State soldiers crossed into Daxia’s Changbai Mountain Range to investigate strange lights and sounds, but the Changbai Mountain Demon King attacked them when they ignored his warning. After surviving their gunfire, the Golden Eagle revealed his identity and allegiance, leaving the soldiers facing the Dragon Origin Demon Immortal’s power.

• Tsarist State soldiers followed strange lights and rumbling across the border and discovered a mist-filled valley in Changbai Mountain.
• The Golden Eagle descended, warned the soldiers away from the forbidden area, and threatened the Tsarist State when they mocked him and aimed their guns.
• The Golden Eagle killed one soldier with his feathers after the soldiers refused to retreat.
• The soldiers fired a shotgun and grenades at the Golden Eagle, but he emerged unharmed and killed another soldier with a feather.
• The Golden Eagle identified himself as the Changbai Demon King from the Dragon Origin Mountain Range and named Dragon Origin Demon Immortal as his master.