Recaps

Yang Jian was badly wounded by Tathagata Buddha, but Howling Celestial Dog stepped in and revealed strength equal to the Heavenly Dao Realm. Tathagata Buddha gained a sudden cultivation boost from Black Gold Tathagata, only for Howling Celestial Dog to match it and wound him before charging in again.

• Tathagata Buddha’s Buddhist Dao pillar was blocked when Howling Celestial Dog intervened to protect the battered Yang Jian.
• Howling Celestial Dog fought Tathagata Buddha across the formation universe, and Tathagata realized the dog possessed Heavenly Dao Realm strength.
• Black Gold Tathagata lent Tathagata Buddha power, raising his cultivation, but Howling Celestial Dog also surged to the same realm.
• Howling Celestial Dog seized Tathagata Buddha’s moment of shock and slashed his neck, leaving three deep wounds.
• Howling Celestial Dog taunted the enraged Tathagata Buddha and charged at him again.

Tathagata Buddha and Black Gold Tathagata discovered that the Howling Celestial Dog’s Fifty-Fifty Power made his cultivation match his opponent’s, whether it rose or fell. Tathagata Buddha exploited the weakness by lowering his cultivation to the Qi Refining Stage, leaving the Howling Celestial Dog in danger as Yang Jian realized the secret had been exposed.

• The Howling Celestial Dog matched Tathagata Buddha’s cultivation increases and forced him to continue fighting.
• Black Gold Tathagata reasoned that the Howling Celestial Dog had not hidden his strength and suspected his power depended on his opponent’s strength.
• Black Gold Tathagata proposed that the Howling Celestial Dog grew strong against strong enemies and weak against weak ones.
• Tathagata Buddha tested the theory by lowering his cultivation, and the Howling Celestial Dog’s cultivation fell in step with his.
• Tathagata Buddha lowered himself to the Qi Refining Stage, reducing the Howling Celestial Dog to the same level, while Yang Jian realized the weakness had been exposed.

Tathagata Buddha exposed the weakness of the Howling Celestial Dog’s Fifty-Fifty Great Divine Ability and trapped him in a grand killing formation, then tried to kill Yang Jian as well. Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog survived with Great Dao level bowls, leaving Tathagata furious and unable to harm them.

• Tathagata Buddha discovered that the Howling Celestial Dog’s power matched his opponent’s and used a hostile-free avatar to set a grand killing formation around their battle.
• Tathagata Buddha withdrew from the fight and activated the formation, forcing the Howling Celestial Dog to dismiss his divine ability and suffer severe injuries.
• Yang Jian rushed to rescue the Howling Celestial Dog, but Tathagata Buddha blocked him and attacked with a Pillar of Buddhist Dao Law.
• Yang Jian protected himself with a Great Dao level rice bowl, and the Howling Celestial Dog survived the formation with a Great Dao level dog food bowl.
• Tathagata Buddha raged when he saw both bowls, while Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog sneered at him.

Tathagata Buddha and Black Gold Tathagata trapped Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog in a formation, then used the Star Absorption Formation to steal power from their Great Dao artifacts and strengthen the Twenty-Four Buddhist Kingdoms. As Tathagata Buddha left to pursue other plans, the trapped Howling Celestial Dog resolved to try Zhang Yifan’s dangerous method for overcoming the flaw in his Fifty-Fifty Great Divine Ability.

• Black Gold Tathagata calmed Tathagata Buddha and persuaded him that trapping Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog could be an opportunity.
• Tathagata Buddha created clones to watch the prisoners, summoned Buddha Burning Lamp, and gave him the Star Absorption Formation.
• Buddha Burning Lamp formed the Star Absorption Formation with the Twenty-Four Buddhist Kingdoms, which began draining Great Dao power from the rice bowls above Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog.
• The stolen power transformed and expanded the Twenty-Four Heavens, while Buddha Burning Lamp swore loyalty to Tathagata Buddha.
• Tathagata Buddha ordered Buddha Burning Lamp to restore Buddhism’s influence in Western Niuhe Continent and left to visit the Netherworld Blood River and find Xuandu and Zhuangzi.
• Trapped apart and unable to communicate, Yang Jian considered breaking through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, while the Howling Celestial Dog decided to attempt Zhang Yifan’s perilous method for fixing his divine ability’s flaw.

Yang Jian cultivated inside the Great Dao Profound Light while Tathagata’s avatar kept him trapped. In a flashback, Zhang Yifan explained how the Howling Celestial Dog could use the Fifty-Fifty Great Divine Ability to borrow an opponent’s strength and cultivate true understanding, then hinted at a second, more dangerous method.

• Yang Jian regretted not cultivating harder, then sat down to study the Great Dao Laws made clearer by Randeng’s Twenty-four Heavens.
• Tathagata’s avatar kept his aura locked onto Yang Jian while also comprehending the sixth level of the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• In a flashback, the Howling Celestial Dog begged Zhang Yifan to help him overcome the Fifty-Fifty Great Divine Ability’s flaw.
• Zhang Yifan taught that fighting a stronger opponent would temporarily grant the Howling Celestial Dog that opponent’s realm and insight, which he could retain after the battle.
• Zhang Yifan revealed that Borrowing the False to Cultivate the True had a second, more dangerous method, leaving the others eager to hear it.

Zhang Yifan taught the Howling Celestial Dog a dangerous second method of Borrowing the False to Cultivate the True, which let him create a powerful clone that tried to kill him. The Howling Celestial Dog used the method to kill Tathagata Buddha's trapped avatar, while Tathagata Buddha's true body secretly entered the Netherworld to scheme against the Jade Emperor.

• Zhang Yifan explained that the Howling Celestial Dog could transfer his experienced cultivation to a clone and command it to kill his original body, while synchronizing their growth.
• The Howling Celestial Dog released his white clone inside the Great Dao Profound Light, and the two fought fiercely as they grew stronger.
• The Howling Celestial Dog left the barrier, overpowered Tathagata Buddha's avatar despite its attempt to suppress his cultivation, and bit off its head.
• The Howling Celestial Dog returned to the barrier to fight Hua Lao Er and planned to watch Buddha Burning Lamp for a chance to strike.
• Tathagata Buddha secretly entered the Netherworld's Blood River and went to the Asura Clan's lair, intending to disrupt the Jade Emperor's plans for the human realm.

Tathagata Buddha recruited the Asura Clan by promising to avenge Netherworld Patriarch Minghe and raising its leaders to Saint-level cultivation. The clan began a scheme involving the Eastern Tang Dynasty, as Desire Color Heaven was reborn as Yang Yuhuan, whose birth caused a mysterious thunderclap over the imperial palace.

• Tathagata Buddha confronted the grieving Asura Kings and revealed that their clan was destined to join Buddhism's Eight Legions.
• Tathagata Buddha displayed Heavenly Dao Realm power and raised Zi Zaitian Boxun, Great Brahma, Shiva, Desire Color Heaven, and the other leaders to Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Zi Zaitian Boxun agreed that the Asura Clan would follow Tathagata Buddha if he avenged Netherworld Patriarch Minghe, and Tathagata Buddha shared his plan to seize the Human Clan's fortune.
• The Asura Clan prepared to attack the Eastern Tang Dynasty and target the protagonist of the human realm, while Tathagata Buddha sent Desire Color Heaven through the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Desire Color Heaven was born into a Yang family household and was named Yang Yuhuan, as thunder suddenly sounded above the Eastern Tang Dynasty's imperial palace.

After eighteen years of prosperity under Li Longji, Great Tang ruled all of Jambudvipa and reached a population of nine hundred billion, with humans and demons living together. Tathagata Buddha’s long-running influence began to sour Li Longji’s attitude toward Di Renjie, and the chapter ended when an official openly challenged the prime minister in court.

• Over eighteen years, Great Tang flourished under Li Longji, and humans and demons from across the human realm came to admire it.
• Tathagata Buddha secretly influenced Li Longji and stirred up trouble in Great Tang, seeking to turn him against the Heavenly Court.
• In Xingqing Palace, Li Longji angrily told Di Renjie he wanted to enjoy himself and rejected warnings about growing social tensions.
• An unidentified official interrupted Di Renjie and agreed with Li Longji, shocking the court.

Li Linfu provoked Di Renjie in court by spreading rumors that he was an immortal manipulating the Great Tang, and Li Longji turned against his longtime prime minister. Li Longji ordered Di Renjie to retire, leaving the court in an uproar and Li Linfu eager to claim the vacant position.

• Di Renjie confronted Li Linfu after he insulted him, but Li Linfu mocked Di Renjie's age and accused him of being an immortal sent to control the Great Tang.
• Li Linfu suggested Di Renjie might remain prime minister for centuries after Li Longji's death, and Li Longji grew angry as he blamed Di Renjie for his stalled cultivation and loss of authority.
• Li Longji silenced Di Renjie and publicly agreed that he was too old to serve as prime minister.
• Li Longji told Di Renjie to retire, prompting an uproar in court and delighting Li Linfu.

Li Longji dismissed Di Renjie from his position as Prime Minister after Li Linfu accused him of monopolizing power, then appointed Li Linfu to replace him. As Li Bai learned of Di Renjie's dismissal and prepared to confront Li Longji, Li Linfu arrived at the Di Residence and blocked his way.

• Li Longji ordered Di Renjie to retire, and Li Linfu silenced him with accusations of selfishly holding power and obstructing other officials.
• Li Longji dismissed Di Renjie, had his Prime Ministerial robes removed, and sent him away from Xingqing Palace.
• A middle-aged man formed by Tathagata Buddha said Li Longji's soul had been corrupted, praised Li Linfu as a useful pawn, and went to investigate activity at Kunlun Mountain while searching for Xuandu.
• Li Longji appointed Li Linfu Prime Minister, and Li Linfu declared himself the emperor's loyal dog.
• Li Bai learned of Di Renjie's dismissal at the Di Residence and set off to confront Li Longji, but Li Linfu arrived with men and blocked him, prompting Li Bai to draw his immortal sword.

Li Bai attacked Li Linfu at the Prime Minister's Residence, defied Li Longji, and revealed his Quasi-Saint power. The chapter ended with Li Longji drawing the Emperor's Sword as Great Tang's Destiny Golden Dragon turned toward the confrontation.

• Li Bai ignored Li Linfu's Imperial Edict, struck him, and kicked apart the guards who tried to intervene.
• Li Linfu accused Li Bai of defying the throne and attacking the Prime Minister, but Li Bai slapped and beat him again.
• Li Longji arrived with soldiers, and Li Linfu pleaded for justice while describing Li Bai's attack.
• Li Bai challenged Li Longji over dismissing Di Renjie and said they had once fought together as brothers.
• Li Longji ordered the Jinwu Guard to seize Li Bai, but Li Bai's Quasi-Saint pressure stopped them from approaching.
• Li Longji drew the Emperor's Sword as Great Tang's Destiny Golden Dragon reached toward the Prime Minister's Residence.

Li Longji confronted Li Bai at the Prime Minister's Residence, using Great Tang's destiny to force him to kneel and whipping him for his offenses. He dismissed Di Renjie, expelled Li Bai from Great Tang, and declared that he would no longer tolerate Heavenly Court interference in the dynasty.

• Li Longji drew the Emperor Sword and accused Li Bai of disrespecting his sovereign, while Li Bai demanded to know why Di Renjie had been dismissed.
• Li Longji used the Emperor Sword's power to force Li Bai to his knees, then whipped him before Di Renjie restrained Li Bai from retaliating.
• Li Longji realized Di Renjie and Li Bai had ties to the Heavenly Court and declared that he would not allow it to interfere in Great Tang's affairs.
• Li Longji ordered Di Renjie to leave the Prime Minister's Residence and told Li Bai that his crimes were forgiven only because of his past merits.
• Li Longji expelled Li Bai from Great Tang and warned that he would execute him if he defied his superior again.

Li Longji ordered Li Bai to leave Great Tang, while Li Linfu secured authority to purge and appoint court officials. Wandering Chang'an in disguise, Li Longji met Yang Guozhong and learned that his sister was Yang Yuhuan.

• Li Linfu urged Li Longji to imprison and execute Li Bai, but Li Longji instead gave Li Bai three days to leave Great Tang.
• Li Bai defied Li Longji, and Di Renjie rebuked him, warned him not to provoke the emperor, and prepared to send him away from Jambudvipa.
• Li Longji entrusted Li Linfu with dismissing officials tied to the Heavenly Court and promoting capable officials loyal to the emperor and Great Tang.
• Li Longji wandered through Chang'an in disguise, reflecting on his dream of a vigorous Great Tang free from Heavenly Court influence.
• Li Longji helped Yang Guozhong search for his younger sister, and Yang Guozhong introduced himself and named her Yang Yuhuan.

Li Longji fell in love at first sight with Yang Yuhuan in Chang'an, but he left without trying to pursue her. Annoyed and intrigued by his refusal to look back, Yang Yuhuan ran after him to confront him.

• Yang Yuhuan delighted in Chang'an's bustling streets while Yang Guozhong tried to keep up with her.
• Li Longji saw Yang Yuhuan's face and became captivated by her beauty.
• After Yang Guozhong interrupted Li Longji's daze, Li Longji apologized to Yang Yuhuan and then departed without looking back.
• Yang Yuhuan waited for Li Longji to turn around, grew frustrated when he did not, and decided that he had caught her attention.
• Yang Yuhuan ran after Li Longji to ask whether he wanted a wife, leaving Yang Guozhong to chase after her again.

Golden Mouse and Great White Snake, living as noodle-shop owners in Chang'an, sensed that their long-awaited opportunity to prove the Dao might be near when Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan entered their shop. Li Longji sat down with Yang Yuhuan, whose charm startled him with an unexpected physical reaction.

• Old Jin and Old Bai wondered whether their opportunity to prove the Dao had passed, though Old Bai still felt it was in Great Tang.
• Li Longji entered their noodle shop, and Old Bai recognized the emperor’s imposing aura and the nation’s vast destiny around him.
• Yang Yuhuan followed Li Longji into the shop, and both ancient beings were shaken by her mysterious Dao charm.
• Old Bai glimpsed a vision of war, destruction, and countless deaths behind Yang Yuhuan, then told Old Jin that their opportunity was about to arrive.
• Yang Yuhuan said she had followed Li Longji because she was hungry, and her playful charm caused him to react involuntarily.

Yang Yuhuan revealed that she possessed a Pure Yin Body, while Li Longji recognized that he had a Pure Yang Body and realized their union could transform their cultivation. The discovery left Yang Yuhuan excitedly calling him her future husband.

• Li Longji reacted intensely to Yang Yuhuan’s playful manner, and she teased him about his arousal.
• Yang Yuhuan explained that her Pure Yin Body naturally affected men and let her sense their reactions.
• Li Longji remembered that he possessed a Pure Yang Body and that joining with a Pure Yin Body could greatly advance their cultivation.
• Yang Yuhuan was shocked and delighted when Li Longji disclosed his Pure Yang Body, then called him her future husband.

Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan agreed to become husband and wife because his Pure Yang Body could withstand her Pure Yin Body, and they went upstairs to consummate their marriage. Yang Guozhong arrived too late and feared Li Longji might die from Yang Yuhuan's powers.

• Old Bai and Old Jin discussed Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan's rare complementary bodies and their potential importance to the human race.
• Yang Yuhuan told Li Longji that an expert had identified him as her future husband because his Pure Yang Body could withstand her Pure Yin Body.
• Li Longji admitted his interest in Yang Yuhuan despite already having a wife, and she confidently said she would become the one he cherished most.
• Li Longji rented the best room, took Yang Yuhuan upstairs, and announced they would consummate their marriage.
• Yang Guozhong arrived at the noodle shop and realized Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan had gone upstairs, then worried that Li Longji might die.

Li Longji broke through the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions with Yang Yuhuan’s aid and the Human Dao’s power, becoming the Primordial Continent’s first Mortal Immortal Emperor. The Jade Emperor revealed that Li Longji’s ascension fit his plans, while ominous clouds and lightning gathered above Chang'an City.

• Yang Yuhuan and Li Longji joined their Pure Yin and Pure Yang powers, allowing Li Longji to reach the Tribulation Transcendence Stage but leaving him blocked by the Heavenly Dao’s chains.
• Li Longji called for Suirenshi, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Human Dao to help him break the final chains.
• The Human Dao, Suirenshi, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors lent Li Longji their power, and he broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm as the first Mortal Immortal Emperor.
• Nuwa, Sect Master Tongtian, Primeval Lord of Heaven, Taiqing, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed Li Longji’s breakthrough, while Tathagata Buddha revealed that Yang Yuhuan’s union with him had been part of his scheme.
• The Jade Emperor told Di Renjie and Li Bai that Li Longji’s rise was necessary for the Human Dao’s advancement and that his ascension was part of a larger plan.
• Dark clouds and immense lightning suddenly gathered over Chang'an City, alarming its residents.

The Great Tang’s Destiny Golden Dragon transformed, raising the dynasty and Li Longji to immortal status, then received further aid from Zhang Yifan that elevated it toward sainthood. Li Longji celebrated with Yang Yuhuan and promised to make her the Great Tang’s only Imperial Consort, while she secretly sneered in his arms.

• The Great Tang’s Destiny Golden Dragon cracked and burst with golden light, alarming Chang’an’s citizens before transforming into a dragon with the aura of a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Di Renjie, Li Bai, the Jade Emperor, and Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi witnessed the transformation and recognized that the Great Tang had begun its rise as an immortal dynasty.
• Zhang Yifan sent the Destiny Golden Dragon a power of the Great Dao, further strengthening its foundation and causing it to transform toward an immortal-saint status.
• The Destiny Golden Dragon sent a red beam into the imperial seal, transforming it as Li Longji and the Great Tang advanced into an immortal dynasty.
• Li Longji credited Yang Yuhuan for his rise, promised to make her the Great Tang’s only Imperial Consort, and celebrated with her as she concealed a chilling sneer.

Great Tang’s transformation into the seed of an immortal court shook the Three Realms, while Tathagata Buddha continued plotting to provoke a clash between Great Tang and the Heavenly Court. After locating Buddha Burning Lamp’s true body on Kunlun Mountain, Tathagata tore open the void and revealed a world Black Gold Tathagata recognized as Perfect World.

• Great Tang’s Destiny Golden Dragon ascended, and the nation’s people felt their strength and prospects rise with its surging fortune.
• In Yan State, An Lushan learned the king had ordered him to surrender his troops, so he planned to seize the capital and then march on Chang’an.
• Tathagata Buddha explained that he wanted Li Longji and Great Tang to gain enough power to challenge the Heavenly Court and divert its attention from the Western Teachings.
• Black Gold Tathagata said their allies expected a great army from beyond the Primordial Continent to arrive within a hundred years.
• A lamp flared, allowing Tathagata Buddha to locate Buddha Burning Lamp’s true body; he struck Kunlun Mountain and opened a tear in the void.
• Black Gold Tathagata recognized the world beyond the tear as Perfect World.

Tathagata Buddha recognized Taiqing World as a fragment of the shattered Perfect World and tried to break through its barrier. Inside Taiqing World, Xuandu and Zhuangzi asked the injured, bound Randeng to help investigate a mysterious corpse they had unearthed.

• Black Gold Tathagata identified Taiqing World as a fragment of the Perfect World, and Tathagata Buddha attacked its barrier.
• Xuandu and Zhuangzi kept Randeng bound after he awoke from more than twenty years of unconsciousness.
• Xuandu and Zhuangzi told Randeng that Taiqing World’s exploration team had unearthed a mysterious corpse fifty years earlier.
• Xuandu revealed the faith body of the Taiqing Saint King and explained that Taiqing World was not the Primordial Continent.
• Zhuangzi described the corpse as a dead general still sitting on his dead horse, and Randeng agreed to inspect it.

Xuandu and Zhuangzi brought Saint Randeng into a guarded formation to inspect a mysterious corpse. Randeng was terrified by a phantom of an ancient warrior, and Xuandu led him closer to the corpse.

• Xuandu asked Taiyi and Tai Er about the formation, and Taiyi reported that there had been no progress and two Quasi-Saint Peak experts had died.
• Xuandu reassured Randeng that he had brought him only to see the corpse, then entered the formation with Zhuangzi and the bound Randeng.
• Randeng sensed a primordial killing aura and saw a phantom battlefield appear over the ordinary dirt.
• A phantom general charged Randeng with a spear, but Xuandu steadied him and explained that the phantom could not harm anyone.
• Xuandu led the shaken Randeng toward the mysterious corpse to inspect it more closely.

Grand Master Xuandu and Zhuangzi explained that they had brought Saint Randeng to the corpse general because an inscription said the Great Dao artifact beneath it could be used when Randeng’s name was spoken. After Xuandu promised to let him go, Randeng approached the general to say the required words.

• Grand Master Xuandu and Zhuangzi recalled that the corpse general resisted possession and attacks, while Zhuangzi discovered its killing intent was aimed at something underground.
• Grand Master Xuandu and Zhuangzi unearthed an ancient hammer, and a Taiqing World native expert was killed by lightning when he grabbed it.
• A hidden inscription said the general’s wrapped corpse would disperse upon encountering the Spirit Coffin and the Great Dao artifact could be used upon hearing Randeng’s name.
• Grand Master Xuandu and Zhuangzi realized the inscription referred to Randeng and later captured him after his ambush against Yang Jian and the others failed.
• Grand Master Xuandu promised to release Randeng if he said the required words, and Randeng strode toward the corpse general.

Saint Randeng’s call awakened an evil force within him, which took over his body and fought the mounted corpse general, devastating part of Taiqing World before both combatants exploded. Randeng survived, but after Xuandu sensed a world-destroying evil aura and virus within him, Tathagata Buddha arrived to find him.

• Xuandu freed Saint Randeng, who called out to the mounted corpse general, prompting the corpse general to spear him and drain his life force.
• A scarlet evil qi entered Randeng, revived an ancient being within him, and sent him into battle against the corpse general.
• After months of fighting, the corpse general set itself ablaze and exploded with Randeng, destroying a vast region of Taiqing World; Randeng survived but fainted badly injured.
• The Taiqing Saint King’s body of faith retrieved the Great Dao artifact hammer, while Xuandu and Zhuangzi found Randeng and Xuandu attempted to heal him.
• Xuandu sensed a terrifying evil aura and virus inside Randeng, kicked him away, and warned Zhuangzi that he had to leave Taiqing World.
• Tathagata Buddha entered Taiqing World and pursued Randeng after Xuandu and Zhuangzi pointed him in Randeng’s direction.

Tathagata Buddha found Saint Randeng grievously injured and tried to heal him, but a terrifying evil aura hidden within Randeng attacked and attempted to seize Tathagata’s body. Old Black Tathagata fought off the intruder, then discovered that the Evil Lord was also a disciple of Black Supreme and heard his proposal to join forces.

• Grand Master Xuandu and Zhuangzi left to remove the entrance to the Taiqing World while Tathagata Buddha rushed to find Saint Randeng.
• Tathagata Buddha found Randeng badly wounded, healed him, and asked how he had been injured.
• The Evil Lord’s evil aura surged out of Randeng and attacked Tathagata Buddha, but Old Black Tathagata emerged within his primordial spirit to fight it.
• Old Black Tathagata and the Evil Lord recognized their shared connection to Black Supreme and stopped fighting.
• The Evil Lord proposed that he and Old Black Tathagata join forces to take the shattered world.