Chapter Summaries

Jinchi took Tang Sanzang’s place and left Guanyin Zen Temple with Sun Wukong, carrying the cassock and staff westward. After Guangzhi helped him pass the angry monks, Jinchi stopped more than a hundred li from the temple and told Wukong that his master was worried about something.

• Jinchi celebrated having gained Tang Sanzang’s young body and identity, while Sun Wukong and the Four Heavenly Kings arrived at the ruins.
• After the Four Heavenly Kings departed, Sun Wukong addressed Jinchi as his master but watched him with suspicion as Jinchi retrieved the cassock and staff from a side hall.
• The monks of Guanyin Zen Temple accused Jinchi of causing the fire, but Guangzhi ordered them to let the elder pass.
• Jinchi mounted White Dragon Horse and continued west with Sun Wukong following, while Guangzhi believed his master had succeeded in replacing the scripture pilgrim.
• More than a hundred li from the temple, Jinchi stopped White Dragon Horse and told Wukong that his master was worried about something.

Jinchi ordered Sun Wukong to kill Black Wind Mountain’s demon and every monk at the temple, alarming Sun Wukong with his changed demeanor. Sun Wukong fought the powerful Black Bear Spirit, but the battle left him wondering who was behind the bear and what had happened to his master.

• Jinchi told Sun Wukong to kill the demon and all the monks at Guanyin Zen Temple so they could not damage their reputations.
• Sun Wukong drew a protective circle around Tang Sanzang and went to Black Wind Mountain to confront the demon.
• Black Bear Spirit emerged from his cave, and Sun Wukong attacked him before the bear could explain himself.
• Sun Wukong and Black Bear Spirit traded powerful weapons and spells, then both grew to enormous size and fought across the mountains.
• Sun Wukong realized Black Bear Spirit could withstand much of his strength and wondered who was behind the bear and whether his master held another secret.

Sun Wukong fought the Black Bear Spirit, who escaped, then returned to Guanyin Zen Temple and killed its monks before burning the ruins. He reported back to Jinchi, whose approval made Sun Wukong suspect that the monk before him was not the same person he had known.

• The Black Bear Spirit questioned Sun Wukong's attack, fought him with a black iron rod, and fled into the mountain shrubs when Sun Wukong unleashed the Jingu Bang's power.
• Sun Wukong flew back to Guanyin Zen Temple and attacked the monks, killing Guangzhi and the others among the ruins.
• Sun Wukong used the Fire Tinder to set the temple wreckage alight and left as smoke rose into the sky.
• Sun Wukong told Jinchi that he had killed every monk and burned the temple, and Jinchi praised him for pulling out the weeds by the roots.
• Sun Wukong watched Jinchi's pleased reaction and wondered how the monk he knew could have changed so completely.

Sun Wukong tested Jinchi by leading him to a ruined temple, where Jinchi’s worship summoned Tathagata Buddha Patriarch. After Sun Wukong questioned the Buddha, he released a mist that brought a group of resentful monk souls into the clearing.

• Sun Wukong noticed Jinchi’s unusual silence and resolve to test him.
• Sun Wukong suggested they clean and worship at a ruined temple, and Jinchi agreed.
• Jinchi cleaned the temple and offered incense, causing the damaged Buddha statue to shine with golden light.
• Tathagata Buddha Patriarch appeared through the statue’s radiance and asked Sun Wukong why he had summoned him.
• Sun Wukong blew out a cloud of mist, and resentful monk souls appeared in the clearing.

Sun Wukong brought the Lost Souls of Guanyin Zen Temple before the Buddha and questioned Jinchi’s order to massacre the monks. Jinchi’s claim that he was acting to purge corruption collapsed when Guangzhi revealed that Jinchi had stolen Tang Xuanzang’s identity, and the chapter left Jinchi exposed and seemingly doomed.

• Sun Wukong presented the Lost Souls of Guanyin Zen Temple to Jinchi and told the Buddha that Jinchi had ordered the monks killed.
• The Buddha examined Jinchi and asked him to explain why he had called for the massacre.
• Jinchi claimed the monks were corrupt arsonists and said he had ordered their deaths to protect the Buddhist Sect’s reputation.
• Sun Wukong summoned Guangzhi to contradict Jinchi’s account.
• Guangzhi revealed that Jinchi had exchanged souls with Tang Xuanzang, ordered the fire to seize the scripture pilgrim’s identity, and later had Sun Wukong kill the temple’s monks.
• Jinchi was left pale and speechless as the Buddha, Sun Wukong, and the Lost Souls faced him.

Tathagata restored Tang Sanzang’s scripture-seeker destiny after discovering that Jinchi had used a Soul-Life Conversion Formation under the guidance of a false Buddha Patriarch. Suspecting Universal Manifestation Tathagata, Tathagata traveled to the Present-Moment Pure Land to investigate.

• Tathagata examined Jinchi, confirmed Tang Sanzang’s destiny had been transferred, and questioned Jinchi about the false Buddha Patriarch who instructed him.
• Jinchi revealed how he had used the Soul-Life Conversion Formation, and Tathagata took Jinchi’s soul and returned Jin Chanzi’s destiny and the scripture-seeker’s Heavenly Mandate to Tang Sanzang.
• Tang Sanzang awoke, apologized to Sun Wukong for distrusting him, and thanked him for saving his life.
• Tathagata searched Jinchi’s memories, saw the false Buddha Patriarch’s blurred face, and concluded that a powerful Variable had interfered with the Journey to the West.
• Suspecting Universal Manifestation Tathagata of plotting to divert the scripture-seeking Merit, Tathagata left the Hall of the Great Hero and went alone to the Present-Moment Pure Land.

Tathagata confronted Universal Manifestation Tathagata over the attempted theft of Tang Xuanzang’s destiny and the Journey to the West’s merit, but his attacks failed to break through the White Bone Buddha Patriarch’s defenses. Furious, Tathagata flew to the Ultimate Bliss World to report the matter to Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, presenting Jinchi’s soul as evidence.

• Tathagata accused Universal Manifestation Tathagata of sending Jinchi to steal Tang Xuanzang’s destiny and divert the Journey to the West’s merit to the Present-Moment Pure Land.
• Tathagata presented Jinchi’s soul, and Jinchi testified that a Buddha Patriarch who resembled Universal Manifestation Tathagata had taught him the Soul-Life Conversion Formation.
• Universal Manifestation Tathagata denied the accusation, while Tathagata attacked him with several Divine Abilities that failed to overcome his defenses.
• Universal Manifestation Tathagata called Tathagata weak and accused him of picking a fight based on a lost soul’s testimony, provoking Tathagata to leave for the Ultimate Bliss World.
• Tathagata reported the affair to Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, presented Jinchi’s soul as evidence, and described the false Buddha Patriarch.

Jieyin and Zhunti concluded that Universal Manifestation Tathagata was not behind Jinchi’s replacement of Tang Sanzang and traveled to the East Sea to ask Qingyuan to investigate. They found Qingyuan missing from his usual fishing spot on Golden Ao Island and encountered the Willow Tree instead.

• Tathagata accused Universal Manifestation Tathagata of arranging for Jinchi to replace the pilgrim, but Jieyin and Zhunti doubted the claim.
• Zhunti visited Universal Manifestation Tathagata and found no connection between him and Jinchi or the Journey to the West’s Merit.
• Jieyin and Zhunti decided that Qingyuan was the only one capable of uncovering the culprit and set out for the East Sea.
• The two Saints arrived at Qingyuan’s usual fishing spot on Golden Ao Island but found no sign of him.
• Jieyin noticed an ancient Willow Tree near the beach, and Zhunti recognized it as Little Friend Willow.

Liu Yuan was interrupted in his cultivation by Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, who asked Qingyuan to investigate the false Tang Sanzang. When Liu Yuan reached his master, he discovered Qingyuan was reviving Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He, and Qingyuan agreed to meet the two Saints later.

• Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti visited Liu Yuan beneath the Hollow Willow Tree and asked him to seek Qingyuan's help with the Journey to the West's false Tang Sanzang.
• Liu Yuan rebuked the Two Shakya for repeatedly bringing the Western Teachings' problems to the Dao Sect, but went to ask Qingyuan after they continued pleading.
• Liu Yuan crossed into the Chaos World and found Qingyuan on the Sun Star, using Solar Origin to restore Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He.
• Qingyuan listened as Liu Yuan explained the Two Shakya's request and told him to have them wait until he had time to visit.

Qingyuan revived Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He within his own Chaos World, but told Liu Yuan they could never return to the Primordial Wilderness without facing death. He refused to help Jieyin and Zhunti investigate the tampering with the Journey to the West and announced a Dao lecture, leaving the Two Shakya without answers about who was behind the scheme.

• Qingyuan explained that the three beings forming within the recreated Sun Star were revived from imprints in the Chaos Blood Pool, but could only remain in his Chaos World.
• Qingyuan told Liu Yuan to send Jieyin and Zhunti away and summon his senior brothers to Golden Ao Island for a Dao lecture.
• Liu Yuan returned to the beach and told Jieyin and Zhunti that Qingyuan would not intervene and did not know who was behind the interference.
• Jieyin and Zhunti were left wondering who had placed a pawn within the Journey to the West Calamity.

Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin went to Zixiao Palace to ask Hongjun for help after the Journey to the West was disrupted. Hongjun told them to continue the pilgrimage and promised to investigate if another accident occurred, while the two Saints left suspecting Qingyuan was behind the trouble.

• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin decided to seek Hongjun at Zixiao Palace after Qingyuan denied knowing who had disrupted the Journey to the West.
• The Two Shakya knelt before Hongjun and described the scripture pilgrim’s near-replacement, their efforts to repair the Western Land, and their inability to find the culprit.
• Hongjun questioned their loyalty after they had sought help from Qingyuan and the Interception Sect, prompting Zhunti and Jieyin to insist they had only acted out of necessity.
• Hongjun told the Two Shakya to continue preparing the westward journey, asking what they could do even if Qingyuan had plotted against them.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin concluded Qingyuan was a likely suspect, but admitted they had no evidence and asked Hongjun what to do next.
• Hongjun told them to continue the journey and promised to help identify the culprit if another accident occurred.

Hongjun redirected the Two Shakya’s suspicions toward Qingyuan while believing he remained the hidden mastermind, unaware that Qingyuan was monitoring him. As Qingyuan’s Myriad Worlds stirred, Di Jun revived on the Sun Star and questioned Qingyuan, whom he did not recognize.

• Hongjun reassured the Two Shakya, sent them back to continue Journey to the West, and privately celebrated having misled them toward Qingyuan.
• Qingyuan watched Hongjun’s conversation through the methods he had placed on the Two Shakya and realized Hongjun’s phone and forum activity were also within his network’s reach.
• A cocoon on the Sun Star cracked, and Di Jun awakened in a restored body as Qingyuan considered whether his Myriad Worlds could become a new heaven and earth.
• Hongjun felt an unexplained chill in Zixiao Palace, performed a divination, and found no clear sign of danger.
• Di Jun remembered dying in the Witch-Demon battle, saw Qingyuan standing before him, and asked who had revived him and what era it was.
• Di Jun said he had never seen Qingyuan before, and Qingyuan reacted with surprise at not being recognized.

Qingyuan revived Di Jun from another space-time and learned that Di Jun believed Hongjun had engineered the Witch-Demon Tribulation to destroy both clans. Di Jun thanked Qingyuan and questioned whether the Twelve Ancestor Witches might also be revived, then wondered whether he would choose to fight them again.

• Di Jun recounted his origins, the rise of the Demon Heavenly Court, and his death in the final battle between the Witch and Demon Clans.
• Qingyuan realized that the revived Di Jun came from another space-time and explained that he had retrieved the Sun Star from the end of the River of Time.
• Di Jun thanked Qingyuan for reviving him, and Qingyuan invited him to speak freely about the cause of his death.
• Di Jun accused Hongjun of manipulating the Witch and Demon Clans as chess pieces and arranging for both to perish.
• Qingyuan considered how Di Jun's strength and knowledge of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Array could serve future plans.
• Di Jun asked whether the Twelve Ancestor Witches would be revived, then reflected that he might not want to fight them again.

Qingyuan accepted Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He as disciples after resurrecting them, then gave them powerful treasures and ordered them to rebuild their strength on the Sun Star. After Qingyuan departed, Tai Yi pressed Di Jun for answers about their resurrection and their new master.

• Di Jun asked Qingyuan to take him as his master, and Tai Yi and Xi He emerged from the Sun Star and reunited with him.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He knelt and became Qingyuan's disciples, then heard his instructions to restore their foundations and remain on the Sun Star.
• Qingyuan received system rewards, including the Chaos Great Flame and three sets of top-grade treasures, and bestowed one set on each disciple.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He thanked Qingyuan, who vanished into the chaotic void after accepting their gratitude.
• Tai Yi questioned Di Jun about their resurrection, Qingyuan, and whether they could return to the Primordial Wilderness, and Di Jun told him to slow down.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He discussed their revival and Qingyuan’s mysterious power before beginning to cultivate on the Sun Star. Meanwhile, Qingyuan considered using Myriad Worlds to revive beings lost in past calamities and eventually turn it into a new Primordial Wilderness capable of devouring the old one.

• Tai Yi questioned Di Jun about Qingyuan, and Di Jun explained that Qingyuan had pulled him from the end of the River of Time and showed no fear of Hongjun.
• Xi He observed that Qingyuan seemed to recognize all three of them, and Di Jun urged them to repay their lifesaving benefactor by restoring their strength.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He returned to their dojos on the Sun Star and began refining their three sets of Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Qingyuan watched the three cultivate through his divine sense and decided to let them recover until he had a use for them.
• Qingyuan considered using the Chaos Blood Pool to revive more fallen beings and completing Myriad Worlds until it could replace the Primordial Wilderness Heavenly Dao and devour the old world.

Qingyuan strengthened the Sun Star in the Myriad Worlds and decided to unite its scattered realms into a world capable of matching the Primordial Wilderness. Realizing it also needed a Moon Star to balance its yang, he fished through the River of Time and felt the fallen Moon Star take the hook.

• Qingyuan used ninety-nine masses of Sun Star Origin to expand the Sun Star to nearly a hundred times its former size and awaken its power of Creation.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He accepted their roles as Qingyuan's disciples and pioneers of the Myriad Worlds.
• Qingyuan explored the Three Thousand Realms and considered merging them with the Chaos Pearl into one vast world.
• Qingyuan concluded that the Myriad Worlds needed a Moon Star to balance the Sun Star's yang and sustain a complete cycle of Yin-Yang.
• Qingyuan cast his Dao-patterned fishing rod into the River of Time to retrieve the fallen Moon Star, and the line suddenly caught something.

Qingyuan used the power of the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws to pull the Moon Star from the River of Time, crushing the Chaos Demon God Phantoms that held it back. The Primordial Wilderness Heavenly Dao unleashed Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, and Hongjun appeared above Golden Ao Island to tell Qingyuan to stop.

• Qingyuan resisted the Chaos Demon God Phantoms’ attempts to keep the Moon Star in the River of Time.
• Qingyuan summoned the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws and destroyed the phantoms’ grasp on the Moon Star.
• Qingyuan pulled the Moon Star from the River of Time and sent it through a spatial rift.
• The Heavenly Dao darkened the sky and unleashed a massive storm of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Taishang Laojun, Venerable Yuanshi, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Hongjun reacted to the upheaval, while Hongjun sensed the Heavenly Dao’s fear.
• Hongjun appeared above Golden Ao Island and told Qingyuan to stop, saying there was nothing but heavenly lightning outside.

Qingyuan rebuffed Hongjun’s attempts to make him stop, then stood unharmed as the Heavenly Dao unleashed Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and Great Dao Thunder upon him. Realizing the lightning could strengthen his Myriad Worlds, he began devouring it.

• Qingyuan taunted Hongjun and rejected his pleas to halt his actions, insisting the Primordial Wilderness would not collapse.
• Hongjun withdrew after warning Qingyuan that he could not protect him from the Heavenly Dao’s wrath.
• The Heavenly Dao covered Golden Ao Island with Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and Great Dao Thunder, but Qingyuan stood unharmed at the center of the storm.
• Taiqing, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti watched Qingyuan withstand the punishment and recognized how far he surpassed them.
• Qingyuan realized the thunder contained power his Myriad Worlds needed and opened his mouth to devour it.

Qingyuan absorbed the Heavenly Dao’s strongest thunder strike and forced both Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao to retreat. He then used the Chaos Demon God Blood Pool to revive the Moon Star, where two female figures began to take shape.

• Qingyuan devoured wave after wave of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder until the Heavenly Dao fused its lightning into a final strike capable of destroying the Primordial Wilderness.
• Qingyuan caught the fused strike in one hand, refined it into Heavenly Dao Origin, and ordered the Heavenly Dao to stop; the clouds dispersed and Hongjun left.
• The Primordial Wilderness’s cultivators and Saints reacted with shock as reports of Qingyuan’s victory spread across the forum before the posts were erased.
• Qingyuan entered the Myriad Worlds and placed the Chaos Demon God Blood Pool beneath the Moon Star to restore its exhausted origin.
• As the Moon Star revived, two female figures and the phantom of the Moon Laurel appeared within its core.

Qingyuan restored the Moon Star and strengthened Wang Shu’s origin with Creation Source, while Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He wondered about his connection to her and how he knew them. After protecting Wang Shu’s nascent origin with treasures and a formation, Qingyuan left the Myriad Worlds.

• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He witnessed the revived Moon Star and sensed the sleeping origins of Chang Xi, Wang Shu, and Chang'e within it.
• The returning Moon Star joined with the Sun Star, and their Yin-Yang resonance brought greater harmony and vitality to the Three Thousand Realms.
• Qingyuan walked across the Moon Star and found Wang Shu’s unformed origin on a lunar plain.
• Qingyuan bestowed Creation Source upon Wang Shu’s origin, making her outline grow clearer and strengthening her foundation.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Xi He speculated about Qingyuan’s special connection to Wang Shu and his familiarity with them.
• Qingyuan placed Innate Spiritual Treasures beside Wang Shu’s origin, shielded the area with a formation, and vanished from the Myriad Worlds.