Chapter Summaries

Demon Buddha Zhunti tried to convert Sun Wukong and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey after no one could distinguish them. Their resistance summoned a towering Chaos Demon Ape above the Great Thunderclap Monastery, leaving Zhunti and the assembled Buddhas facing its wrath.

• Guanyin Bodhisattva and Future Buddha Bai Ze failed to identify which of the two crowned figures was the real Sun Wukong, and the Buddhas regretted arranging the True and False Monkey King tribulation.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp summoned Saint Jieyin and Demon Buddha Zhunti, who froze both figures and tried to uncover the truth.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti announced that he would convert both Sun Wukongs, drawing threats from Patriarch Bodhi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Tongtian, and others.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dong Wanggong revealed that the conversion was expected to awaken the Chaos Demon Ape origin and give the Six-Eared Macaque and Wuzhiqi cause to enter the Great Thunderclap Monastery.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti intensified the conversion as Sun Wukong and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey weakened, but a towering Chaos Demon Ape appeared and shattered the conversion power.
• The Chaos Demon Ape confronted Demon Buddha Zhunti, while Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp realized the situation he had feared had come to pass.

The Four Mixed Monkeys merged into the Chaos Demon Ape at Western Spirit Mountain, and the newly empowered demon overwhelmed the Buddhas who tried to stop them. Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dong Wanggong arrived and refused to intervene, leaving Demon Buddha Zhunti to face the Chaos Demon Ape.

• The Six-Eared Macaque and Wuzhiqi reached the Chaos Demon Ape's phantom, and four Buddhas attacked them but were sent flying by their Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao.
• The Four Mixed Monkeys merged, completing the Chaos Demon Ape's return and upgrading the Sky-Supporting Giant Staff to a High-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dong Wanggong arrived at Western Spirit Mountain after Great Thunderclap Monastery was destroyed.
• Saint Jieyin asked Hongjun and Dong Wanggong to help suppress the Chaos Demon Ape, but they blamed the Demon Sect and declined to act.
• The Chaos Demon Ape struck Demon Buddha Zhunti in the head, and Zhunti charged at it in fury.

The Chaos Demon Ape fought Demon Buddha Zhunti and Saint Jieyin at Western Spirit Mountain, where its attack killed Jieyin and the Four Mixed Monkeys regained their senses. Dao Ancestor Hongjun sent Jieyin toward the Animal Path of reincarnation, and Demon Ancestor Luohu confronted him over it.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun imposed karmic retribution on Demon Buddha Zhunti and Saint Jieyin for the destruction caused by their battle with the Chaos Demon Ape.
• Saint Jieyin struck the Chaos Demon Ape with his divine arts, but the Chaos Demon Ape counterattacked and dragged Jieyin into a devastating explosion.
• The Four Mixed Monkeys returned to their true forms and bowed to Dong Wanggong and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who absolved them and sent Six-Eared Macaque, Wuzhiqi, and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey back to Penglai Immortal Island.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti found Saint Jieyin dead, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun imprisoned Jieyin in the Six Paths of Reincarnation and directed him toward the Animal Path.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu confronted Dao Ancestor Hongjun over Jieyin's fate, and Hongjun claimed Jieyin was under his jurisdiction.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun humiliated Demon Ancestor Luohu and overpowered him when he attacked. An Immortal Chaos Demon God arrived, refused to fight Hongjun yet, and revealed his title: Exiled Immortal Dao Yan.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun altered the Heavenly Dao Rules and sent Saint Jieyin to be reborn, prompting Demon Ancestor Luohu to demand that he undo it.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun trapped Demon Ancestor Luohu and slapped him twice, declaring that his rules were the only rules.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu attacked Hongjun with the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, but Hongjun used the Primordial World's power to crush him and force him to bend.
• The Immortal Chaos Demon God crossed the World Barrier and arrived at Western Spirit Mountain, drawing Demon Ancestor Luohu's hopes for help.
• The Immortal Chaos Demon God declined to fight until the End-of-Dharma Kalpa Tribulation and revealed his title as Exiled Immortal Dao Yan.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun stripped Jieyin of his Heavenly Dao Saint status and reclaimed his Primordial Violet Qi. Dong Wanggong chose Wutian to receive it, and Wutian appeared with both his Buddhist Path aura and Demonic Dao Aura gone.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun demanded that Jieyin give up his Heavenly Dao Saint status and cultivate as a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti objected, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun struck him down, and Demon Ancestor Luohu made him stand down and accepted Hongjun's demand.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun restored Jieyin's body and spirit, then removed his Saint status and returned his accumulated Heavenly Dao Merit to the Primordial World.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun asked Dong Wanggong who should receive Jieyin's Primordial Violet Qi, and Dong Wanggong chose Wutian.
• Jieyin accused Dong Wanggong and Dao Ancestor Hongjun of plotting against him, but Dong Wanggong summoned Wutian, who appeared without Buddhist Path or Demonic Dao auras.

Wutian received the Primordial Violet Qi and created the True Law, becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint. Dao Ancestor Hongjun destroyed Exiled Immortal Dao Yan’s phantom, and Dong Wanggong welcomed Wutian into the Hongmeng Immortal Palace as a trusted aide.

• Dong Wanggong gave Wutian the Primordial Violet Qi, and Wutian absorbed it as Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised his potential.
• Exiled Immortal Dao Yan challenged Demon Ancestor Luohu and departed, but Dao Ancestor Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao Origin to destroy his phantom.
• Wutian declared that he had created the True Law and attained the Heavenly Dao Saint realm.
• Dong Wanggong named Wutian a trusted aide of the Hongmeng Immortal Palace and instructed him to guard the Six Paths of Reincarnation and visit Penglai Immortal Island.
• Wutian accepted Dong Wanggong’s instructions, and the others departed while the Demon Sect handled the aftermath.

Dong Wanggong arrived at Yao Saint Mountain and persuaded the Myriad Demon Queen to leave the Myriad Demon Kingdom’s rule to its inhabitants. Meanwhile, the Myriad Demon Ancestor captured Tang Sanzang, and Dong Wanggong secretly weakened the magic binding him as he prepared a scheme.

• Dong Wanggong appeared before the Myriad Demon Queen, declared they were fated to be Dao Companions, and eased her worries about ruling the demons.
• A Demon General secretly brought Tang Sanzang to the imprisoned Myriad Demon Ancestor, who revealed his plan to escape and ally with Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Tang Sanzang refused to join the Demon Sect, so the Myriad Demon Ancestor swallowed him and celebrated his coming escape.
• The Myriad Demon Queen asked Dong Wanggong what to do, and he assured her the Myriad Demon Ancestor was not fated to die while secretly weakening the magic around Tang Sanzang.
• The Myriad Demon Queen issued an edict giving the kingdom’s inhabitants the choice to await the ancestor or leave for other powers; nearly all stayed, while a dozen or so departed.

After Tang Sanzang was captured by the Myriad Demon Ancestor’s forces, Sun Wukong led his companions to Yao Saint Mountain to confront the demon. The Myriad Demon Ancestor demanded they free him from the Earth Veins in exchange for Tang Sanzang, but Sun Wukong refused, and the battle began.

• Sun Wukong learned that the Myriad Demon Ancestor had captured Tang Sanzang and warned his companions to prepare for danger.
• Huanglong revealed that Sun Wukong had reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Sun Wukong recounted how the Four Mixed Monkeys had become the Chaos Demon Ape and suppressed Jieyin.
• Sun Wukong and his companions went to Yao Saint Mountain, where the Myriad Demon Ancestor split the mountain open and invited them into the Earth Veins.
• The Myriad Demon Ancestor offered to return Tang Sanzang if Sun Wukong’s group broke the restraints binding him, but Sun Wukong refused and attacked.
• Huanglong’s dragon might overwhelmed the demons as Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang fought the five Demon Generals and left them badly wounded.

The Vast-Arm Ape Monkey arrived at Yao Saint Mountain and confronted Lu Ya over the fate of the Myriad Demon Ancestor and his generals. After killing the five Demon Generals and warning Lu Ya, he left Sun Wukong and the others to free the Myriad Demon Ancestor from the Earth Veins.

• Zhu Bajie threatened to kill the five Demon Generals, prompting the Myriad Demon Ancestor to offer Tang Sanzang in exchange for their release.
• The Vast-Arm Ape Monkey arrived, overpowered the Myriad Demon Ancestor with his Heavenly Burial Demonic Fire, and warned him not to harm humans again.
• Lu Ya challenged the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey, who threatened to make him the Chaos Demon Ape's mortal enemy.
• The Vast-Arm Ape Monkey killed the five Demon Generals, leaving their souls to be reborn through the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Lu Ya ordered Sun Wukong, Huanglong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Heshang to break the Earth Veins' restrictions, and they freed the Myriad Demon Ancestor.

After Tang Sanzang died inside the Myriad Demon Ancestor, Golden Cicada emerged but began disintegrating, leaving the Demon Sect desperate to prevent the Journey to the West Tribulation from turning catastrophic. Future Buddha Bai Ze proposed reshaping Tang Sanzang's body and using Golden Cicada to revive him.

• The Myriad Demon Ancestor returned to Yao Saint Mountain as an Early-stage Quasi-Saint, but his thoughts of revenge against the Myriad Demon Queen triggered heavenly punishment that destroyed his Innate Dao Body.
• The Myriad Demon Ancestor opened his Devouring Dimension and revealed Tang Sanzang inside, while Sun Wukong demanded his master's release.
• Tang Sanzang exploded into origin energy within the Myriad Demon Ancestor, awakening Golden Cicada, who burst through the demon's abdomen.
• Sun Wukong, Huanglong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Heshang attacked the Myriad Demon Ancestor as Lu Ya realized Tang Sanzang was dead.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, Guanyin Buddha, and Future Buddha Bai Ze tried to suppress Golden Cicada's disintegration, but Bai Ze could not trace who had caused Tang Sanzang's death.
• Future Buddha Bai Ze said they could revive Tang Sanzang by reshaping his body with suitable innate spiritual treasures and using Golden Cicada to open the River of Fate.

Dong Wanggong revealed that he had arranged Tang Sanzang’s death to force Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp to sacrifice the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin and revive him. Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp agreed and planned to use the sacrifice, along with Buddhist resources, to reshape his true form and pursue Hunyuan.

• The Myriad Demon Queen questioned Dong Wanggong about letting the Myriad Demon Ancestor swallow Tang Sanzang, and Dong Wanggong explained his plan to use the Sacrifice Dao Great Dao and the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin to revive him.
• In the abyss, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp asked Future Buddha Bai Ze what treasure could restore Tang Sanzang, and Bai Ze said Burning Lamp’s true form, the Funeral Heaven Profound Coffin, was the only way.
• Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya urged Burning Lamp not to sacrifice his true form, while Sun Wukong accused Lu Ya of letting his master die and the pilgrims united in anger.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp said he would give up the coffin and use a Buddha Kingdom in Palm and the Western Pure Land to rebuild his foundations, revealing his ambition to become the embodiment of the Buddhist Path.
• Demon Lord Jieyin and Demon Buddha Zhunti supported Burning Lamp’s plan, and Zhunti told him to begin.

Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp sacrificed the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin, while Demon Buddha Zhunti and Demon Lord Jieyin helped Tang Sanzang merge with it. Burning Lamp rebuilt his body and attained the Hunyuan realm, and Tang Sanzang emerged as an Innate Deity who had reached the Early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp manifested the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin and stripped away his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti and Demon Lord Jieyin drew Tang Sanzang's phantom out of Golden Cicada, and Tang Sanzang merged with the coffin.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti, Demon Lord Jieyin, and the other Buddhas offered their Buddha Kingdoms in Palm and the Western Pure Land to rebuild Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp's foundation.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp rebuilt his true body, attained the Hunyuan Dao, and took control of the Buddhist Path.
• The Funeral Dao Profound Coffin shattered, and Tang Sanzang absorbed its Origin to become an Innate Deity at the Early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples left Yao Saint Mountain under Demon Buddha Zhunti’s orders, while the Demon Sect prepared to establish the Western Demon Court at the Heavenly Emperor’s Dao-Proving Ceremony. Dong Wanggong and Myriad Demon Queen emerged from a time-accelerated retreat and set off for Penglai Immortal Island before attending the ceremony.

• Tang Sanzang asked to visit Lingxiao Treasure Hall for the Heavenly Emperor’s Dao-Proving Ceremony, but Demon Buddha Zhunti ordered him to continue west toward Mount Sumeru.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp merged Golden Cicada’s consciousness into Tang Sanzang, and Tang Sanzang led his disciples away.
• Demon Lord Jieyin accepted Lu Ya’s proposal to have Myriad Demon Ancestor lead his demons to restore the Demon Tribe and serve the Western Demon Court.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti announced that the Demon Sect would attend the ceremony with Demon Ancestor Luohu and establish the Western Demon Court.
• Myriad Demon Queen told Dong Wanggong she had reached Quasi-Saint Peak after nearly a thousand years inside the palace, and he promised to help her advance further.
• Dong Wanggong and Myriad Demon Queen rode the Chaos Green Lotus to Penglai Immortal Island, planning to meet his other Dao Companions before going to the ceremony.

Haotian prepared Lingxiao Treasure Hall for his ceremony of attaining the Dao and welcomed Taiqing, who arrived with Doumu Yuanjun and Grand Master Xuandu. As the Demon Sect arrived, Taiqing struck Lu Ya for disrespecting Haotian, and Haotian asserted the Mystic Gate’s authority over the gathering.

• Haotian welcomed Taiqing and joked with him about his marriage and the danger of facing Pangu’s will when the Pangu Axe was reforged.
• Doumu Yuanjun urged Taiqing not to worry about the Three Pure Ones’ split, while Haotian advised him to swallow his pride and reconcile with Tongtian and Yuanshi.
• Celestial officials and deities arrived at Lingxiao Treasure Hall for Haotian’s ceremony.
• Lu Ya demanded that Haotian come out to welcome the Demon Sect, but Haotian used the Primordial World’s rules to force him down.
• Taiqing slapped Lu Ya and warned Luohu to restrain the Demon Sect’s domineering behavior.
• Haotian invited the Demon Ancestor and his followers to sit, declaring the Mystic Gate’s rules supreme as his immortal Dao Resonance overwhelmed the Demonic Path Rules.

At the Heavenly Court ceremony, Old Master Taiqing and Doumu Yuanjun joined the Hongmeng Immortal Palace and the Three Pure Ones reconciled. The gathering continued, and Vermilion Bird met Dong Wanggong, revealing her admiration for him.

• Taiyi Zhenren teased Medicine Master Buddha about joining the Demon Sect, and Medicine Master Buddha said he had long since left the Western Teachings and was now the Medicine King.
• Dong Wanggong, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor, Beast Emperor Shen Ni, and the Hongmeng Immortal Palace arrived at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and were welcomed by the assembled beings.
• Old Master Taiqing and Doumu Yuanjun knelt before Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dong Wanggong, asking to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, and Grand Master Xuandu knelt with them.
• Tongtian and Primordial Heavenly Venerate forgave Old Master Taiqing, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dong Wanggong welcomed him and Doumu Yuanjun into the palace.
• The Three Pure Ones reunited and joined the celebration, while Nuwa invited Doumu Yuanjun onto the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Yuanfeng introduced Vermilion Bird to Dong Wanggong, and Vermilion Bird confessed that she had admired him for thousands of years.

At Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Dong Wanggong welcomed Vermillion Bird as his newest Dao Companion while Eastern Emperor Taiyi sought to establish the Western Demon Court. When the Great Dao sent merit to approve Taiyi’s oath, Dong Wanggong used the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to repel it, leaving Demon Ancestor Luohu stunned.

• Dong Wanggong accepted Vermillion Bird as his Dao Companion, and his other companions welcomed her with gifts.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to recognize the Western Demon Court, but Hongjun allowed it to rule only the Western Continent.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu defended Taiyi’s plan, while Qiongqi and Beast Emperor Shen Ni opposed the Demon Sect’s claims to the seas and Chaos Void.
• Luohu accepted Hongjun’s limits and ordered Taiyi to swear an oath establishing the Western Demon Court.
• The Great Dao sent golden merit toward Taiyi, but Dong Wanggong used the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to repel it and make the Great Dao withdraw.

Dong Wanggong forced the Great Dao to retreat, then punished Eastern Emperor Taiyi after he lost the Great Dao Merit he had sought. Taiyi established the Western Demon Court, but Nuwa ordered the Human Race to leave the Western Continent, weakening the court’s foundations.

• Dong Wanggong told Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor that he would postpone proving the Primordial Great Dao until he claimed the Reincarnation Masters’ Great Dao Origins.
• Dong Wanggong rebuked Eastern Emperor Taiyi for seeking the Great Dao’s recognition, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor attacked him with Heavenly Burial Demonic Fire.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu shielded Eastern Emperor Taiyi from the fire and accepted the blow, so Dong Wanggong forgave Taiyi’s offense.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu told Eastern Emperor Taiyi to renew his Heavenly Dao Oath, and Taiyi established the Western Demon Court with little Heavenly Dao Merit or Destiny.
• Nuwa ordered the Human Race to withdraw from the Western Continent, and other races aligned with the Heavenly Court withdrew as well.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi established the Western Demon Court at Lingxiao Treasure Hall and appointed Lu Ya as its Young Emperor, while Lu Ya’s boastful attempt to attain the Hunyuan Dao was interrupted by Qiangliang. Haotian then confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi about using his dojo and asked him to help uncover hidden traitors.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appointed Lu Ya Young Emperor of the Western Demon Court and bestowed the court’s destiny on him.
• Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird mocked Lu Ya over his past, and Qiangliang struck him with lightning as he proclaimed his power.
• Demon Lord Jieyin restrained Lu Ya and urged him to avoid provoking Qiangliang, so Lu Ya returned to his seat.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appointed six Demon Saints, completing the Western Demon Court’s framework.
• Haotian challenged Eastern Emperor Taiyi for establishing the court in his dojo and asked him to help find traitors hiding in Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Haotian exposed Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Demon Ancestor Luohu’s effort to recruit Heavenly Court officials and sentenced the conspirators to destruction. The traitors were punished, while Taiyi and Luohu remained under Haotian’s questioning in Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

• Haotian summoned Medicine Master Buddha to reveal the Western Demon Court’s recruitment efforts, and Medicine Master Buddha declared that he rejected their cause.
• Immortal Weng of the South Pole revealed that he and the Heavenly Origin Sect Disciples had resisted Manjushri Bodhisattva’s recruitment and investigated the plot.
• Haotian confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Demon Ancestor Luohu, but Demon Lord Jieyin denied the charges and claimed the officials were destined to join the Demon Sect.
• Haotian ordered the Nine Heavens Thunder God Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerate to strip the conspirators of their immortal bones, destroy their primordial spirits, and erase their True Spirits.
• Wen Zhong led the punishment of the rebels as Yang Jian, Mosquito Daoist, and other powers guarded the hall, and Haotian demanded to know whether Eastern Emperor Taiyi had anything else to say.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun forced Demon Ancestor Luohu to compensate the Heavenly Court with his Bone Pagoda, which Beast Emperor Shen Ni used as the final material for forging an unparalleled treasure. Dong Wanggong, Hongjun, the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor, and Shen Ni began refining the remains of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods together.

• Haotian confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Demon Ancestor Luohu admitted that Taiyi had acted on his orders.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun demanded compensation for the Heavenly Court's losses, and Luohu handed over his Bone Pagoda.
• Beast Emperor Shen Ni revealed that he had gathered Chaos Demon God remains, including fresh bones stolen by the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor.
• Howling Celestial Dog suggested Luohu might have lost bones if he had refused to pay, and Shen Ni defended his actions.
• Demon Lord Chonglou warned Luohu to be wary of the Mystic Gate and Hongmeng Immortal Palace, while Luohu lamented his misfortune.
• Dong Wanggong, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor, and Beast Emperor Shen Ni used their magical power to begin refining the remains into an unparalleled treasure.