Chapter Summaries

Dong Wanggong led the forging of the Top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure Slaughter Calamity Spear for Beast Emperor Shen Ni. Shen Ni tested it by killing the Destiny Chaos Demon God and bringing back the Fate Roulette and the pure origin of the Fate Dao Principles.

• Dong Wanggong drew slaughter calamity qi from five tribulations and used the bones of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods to forge a treasure.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed and guided the hidden slaughter calamity qi, while the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor refined the bones and Beast Emperor Shen Ni shaped them into a throne and spear.
• Dong Wanggong completed the Chaos Restrictions, and the Slaughter Calamity Spear flew to Beast Emperor Shen Ni.
• Beast Emperor Shen Ni thanked Dong Wanggong, then wielded the spear to pierce and kill the meditating Destiny Chaos Demon God beyond the Primordial World.
• The Slaughter Calamity Spear destroyed the Destiny Chaos Demon God's remains, recovered the Fate Roulette and the pure origin of the Fate Dao Principles, and returned to Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Shen Gongbao told Future Buddha Bai Ze that his master was gone.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni killed Destiny Chaos Demon God, and Dong Wanggong absolved him while securing Demon Ancestor Luohu’s pledge to restrain the Demon Sect during the Journey to the West Tribulation. Time Chaos Demon God Shichen then confronted Dong Wanggong, who ordered Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor to slap him and used two Chaos Supreme Treasures to pull Shichen and the other Chaos Demon Gods into Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

• Beast Emperor Shen Ni knelt before Dong Wanggong and presented Destiny Chaos Demon God’s Fate Roulette and source of Destiny.
• Dong Wanggong declared Shen Ni blameless, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor backed him up.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu voiced concern about being ambushed and promised to restrain the Demon Sect during the Journey to the West Tribulation.
• Time Chaos Demon God Shichen arrived with several Chaos Demon Gods and accused Dong Wanggong of going too far.
• Dong Wanggong ordered Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor to slap Shichen, then used the Chaos Green Lotus and Jade Disk of Creation to pull Shichen and the other Chaos Demon Gods into Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Dong Wanggong intimidated Shichen and the Chaos Demon Gods into leaving the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, while demonstrating his Half-step Primordial Great Dao cultivation. After the guests fled, he warned that the hidden Reincarnation Alliance remained a serious threat.

• Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor slapped Shichen twice, and Exiled Immortal Dao Yan accepted Dong Wanggong’s invitation to sit at the jade table.
• Shichen threatened to unleash slaughter, while the Reincarnation Chaos Demon God demanded the Fate Roulette and Origin of Destiny.
• Dong Wanggong used Sacrifice Dao to sever the Reincarnation Chaos Demon God’s connection to the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and revealed his Half-step Primordial Great Dao cultivation.
• Dong Wanggong threatened Shichen with the Chaos Green Lotus and Jade Disk of Creation, and Shichen carried the Chaos Demon Gods away through the River of Time.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu slipped away, and Dong Wanggong warned that the Reincarnation Alliance remained a threat.

Dong Wanggong completed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and gave it to Empress Pingxin, then welcomed the Heavenly Dao as his new Dao Companion. At the Dao Attainment Ceremony, he began reforging Pangu's axe to bring Great God Pangu temporarily into the Primordial World.

• Dong Wanggong merged the two incomplete portions of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk into a Top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure and entrusted it to Empress Pingxin.
• Empress Pingxin said she would use the disk to refine the Earth Dao and reach the Half-step Primordial Great Dao Realm before the Journey to the West Tribulation ended.
• As the Heavenly Dao emerged, Dong Wanggong welcomed her, called her his wife, and introduced her to his other Dao Companions.
• Dong Wanggong summoned the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches to form a Great Dao Gate with their origins.
• Dong Wanggong used the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Chaos Bell to begin reforging Pangu's divine axe.

Dong Wanggong summoned Great God Pangu, who revealed the secrets of Primordial Origin and the Primordial Five Primes before being forced to return to the Hongmeng World. Pangu left gifts for the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches, while Dong Wanggong resolved to grow strong enough to confront Primordial Origin.

• Dong Wanggong used the Pangu Axe, the Chaos Green Lotus, and the Jade Disk of Creation to summon Great God Pangu through the Gate of the Great Dao.
• Pangu told Dong Wanggong that Primordial Origin governed nine Great Dao laws and planned to use the end of the current Reincarnation Era to ascend to the Hongmeng Ancestral Realm.
• Pangu explained that the Primordial Five Primes were the five Hongmeng Ancestors, and that they struggled against one another for supremacy.
• Dong Wanggong said he would not fight Primordial Origin without absolute strength and asked about the Primordial Five Primes' relationship.
• Pangu revealed that he had joined the Tai Initial Ancestor's faction, then vanished as the laws of order pulled him back to the Hongmeng World.
• Dong Wanggong identified Pangu's gifts as the Great Dao of Alchemy, the Great Dao of Artifacts, the Great Dao of Sword, and essence blood bearing Great Dao principles for the Ancestral Witches.

The Three Pure Ones received Pangu’s Great Dao Orders, while the Ancestral Witches were sent to cultivate with Pangu’s Blood Essence. The Heavenly Dao chose Taixuan to wield the Destiny Origin and Fate Roulette, and Dong Wanggong charged him with guiding Shen Gongbao toward a flawless Daoist heart.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun lamented that Pangu’s three Great Dao Orders gave the Three Pure Ones an advantage beyond his own achievements, while Dong Wanggong reassured him that mastering them would take time.
• Gong Gong grumbled that Pangu should have left more Great Dao Orders for the Ancestral Witches, and Dijiang led them to refine Pangu’s Blood Essence.
• Taiqing, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Tongtian absorbed the Great Dao Orders of Alchemy, Crafting, and Sword before entering the Heavenly Dao Origin to cultivate.
• The Heavenly Dao selected Taixuan to wield the Destiny Origin and Fate Roulette, and Dong Wanggong placed them in his True Spirit with protective restrictions.
• Dong Wanggong warned Taixuan to remain grounded and told him to guide Shen Gongbao, who vowed to forge a flawless Daoist heart.

Dong Wanggong returned to Penglai Immortal Island after the Proving Dao Grand Ceremony, while Tang Sanzang and his disciples crossed the blazing Flames Mountain and reunited with the Bull Demon King. The Bull Demon King sheltered them beneath the earth and named three powerful figures nearby.

• Dong Wanggong dismissed the gathered immortals, then returned to Penglai Immortal Island and entered the Hongmeng Immortal Palace with the Heavenly Dao and his Dao Companions.
• Tang Sanzang complained about the scorching Flames Mountain as Sun Wukong explained that he had lost track of the Bull Demon King's relocated dojo.
• The Bull Demon King appeared, embraced Sun Wukong, and invited the pilgrims to his underground immortal cave.
• The Bull Demon King used his divine power to take the group beneath the earth, where demons served them food and wine.
• Tang Sanzang asked about powerful figures nearby, and the Bull Demon King named Yan Lingji, Princess Iron Fan, and Jade Faced Fox as Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.

Tang Sanzang and his companions decided to seek Dong Wanggong’s help in securing Yan Lingji, Princess Iron Fan, and the Jade Faced Fox as Dao Companions so they could obtain the Banana Leaf Fan and cross Flames Mountain. Sun Wukong and Ao Bing reached Penglai Immortal Island, where the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey told them to wait because Dong Wanggong already knew why they had come.

• Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang proposed introducing the three female immortals to the Immortal Emperor, and the Bull Demon King suggested asking him to come in person.
• Tang Sanzang sent Sun Wukong to Penglai Immortal Island, while the others stayed behind to drink with the Bull Demon King.
• Sun Wukong met Ao Bing at sea and told him about Yan Lingji, Princess Iron Fan, and the Jade Faced Fox.
• Ao Bing joined Sun Wukong on the journey and arranged for the East Sea Dragon Clan to prepare rare gifts for the Immortal Emperor.
• Sun Wukong and Ao Bing reached Penglai Immortal Island, where the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey told them to wait for Dong Wanggong.

Dong Wanggong visited Yan Lingji at Flames Mountain, where she and her sisters, Princess Iron Fan and Jade Faced Fox, became his Dao Companions. While they were together, Sun Wukong began fusing the Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao with his other laws and stood on the verge of becoming a Quasi-Saint.

• Dong Wanggong brought Sun Wukong to Flames Mountain and left him with the source of the Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao.
• Sun Wukong absorbed the demonic Dao and began combining it with the Chaotic Dao and the Law of Battle.
• Dong Wanggong met Yan Lingji, whose true cultivation was Late Quasi-Saint, and she offered to become his Dao Companion alongside Princess Iron Fan and Jade Faced Fox.
• Dong Wanggong embraced the three women, and the Samadhi True Fire flowed into their palace as Flames Mountain turned fertile.
• Tang Sanzang and the others watched over Sun Wukong as he cultivated, and Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and Five Energies Returning to the Origin appeared around him.
• Huanglong realized that Sun Wukong was about to attain Quasi-Saint status.

Sun Wukong broke through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm, and the Bull Demon King sought a safe place amid the rise of the Western Demon Court. With Zhu Bajie’s help, the Bull Demon King joined Great Emperor Ziwei’s forces and was appointed commander of a hundred thousand Demon-Slaying Heavenly Soldiers.

• Sun Wukong merged the Chaotic Dao, Heavenly Burial Demonic Dao, and Battle Dao with his Dao Heart and reached the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• The Bull Demon King asked Sun Wukong for help finding a safe position, and Zhu Bajie suggested he join the Heavenly Court.
• Zhu Bajie brought the Bull Demon King to Ziwei Star, where Yang Jian appointed him commander of a hundred thousand Demon-Slaying Heavenly Soldiers.
• Sun Wukong bade the Bull Demon King farewell and continued west with Tang Sanzang.
• Taibai Jinxing delivered Haotian’s decree, stripping the Bull Demon King of his self-proclaimed title and naming him Great Sage of Demon Slaying.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples arrived in Jisae Kingdom, where monks were persecuted after the kingdom’s sacred Sarira disappeared. After hearing how the theft had damaged relations with neighboring kingdoms, Tang Sanzang set out to investigate at Jinguang Temple.

• Dong Wanggong returned to Penglai Immortal Island with Yan Lingji, Princess Iron Fan, and Jade Faced Fox after their long stay in Flames Mountain.
• Tang Sanzang and his disciples reached Jisae Kingdom, where constables killed a starving monk and fled after Zhu Bajie fought them off.
• Tang Sanzang learned that the Sarira had vanished from Jinguang Temple months earlier, prompting neighboring kingdoms to withhold tribute and the king to blame the monks.
• Tang Sanzang decided to visit Jinguang Temple, clean its pagoda, and investigate the Sarira’s disappearance.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie traced the stolen Sarira to Dragon King Wansheng’s palace at Bibo Pool and forced their way inside. Dragon King Wansheng learned that his son-in-law, the Nine-Headed Insect, had stolen it, while Princess Wansheng’s reaction revealed she knew the truth.

• Sun Wukong exposed Benboba and Baboben in Jinguang Temple’s pagoda, and Baboben revealed that the Nine-Headed Insect had stolen the Sarira for Dragon King Wansheng.
• Tang Sanzang judged the two fish demons guilty of harming mortals and killed them with his Law of Burial.
• Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie went to Bibo Pool and fought their way through Dragon King Wansheng’s guards, killing thousands while sparing those with pure auras.
• Dragon King Wansheng and Princess Wansheng appeared and stopped the intruders, and Sun Wukong demanded the Sarira’s return.
• Dragon King Wansheng realized the Pilgrims had come over the Sarira and questioned Princess Wansheng, whose response showed she had known about the theft.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie killed Dragon King Wansheng and Princess Wansheng, only to learn that Nine-Headed Insect had manipulated them to obtain the Sarira and perform a sacrificial ritual. Nine-Headed Insect activated his array to transform himself into a dragon, while Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie escaped above Bibo Pool and confronted him.

• Dragon King Wansheng claimed that Nine-Headed Insect was the adopted son of the Demon Saint Eight-headed Serpent, and Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie realized the situation was more complicated than they had expected.
• Sun Wukong killed Dragon King Wansheng, and Princess Wansheng swallowed the Sarira before Zhu Bajie killed her with his Shang Bao Qin Jin Pa.
• Nine-Headed Insect appeared, retrieved the Sarira from Princess Wansheng, and activated a Sacrificial Refining Array that consumed the father and daughter's bodies and Dragon Pearls, the dead soldiers, and every living creature in Bibo Pool.
• Nine-Headed Insect revealed that he had spent nearly a century planning to use the Dragon Clan bloodline and a forbidden technique to become a Quasi-Saint and transform into a Nine-Headed Divine Dragon.
• Sun Wukong took Zhu Bajie out of the array, and Nine-Headed Insect declared that he would not attack them but warned them to stop interfering with his plan.

Sun Wukong summoned Ao Bing to punish the Nine-Headed Insect for using Dragon Clan bodies and a Dragon Pearl in a forbidden spell. Ao Bing destroyed the insect’s body, but the Eight-Headed Serpent intervened and protected his adopted son, forcing Ao Bing to prepare to break through to Quasi-Sainthood through thunder.

• Sun Wukong summoned Ao Bing to Bibo Pool after deciding the Dragon Clan could punish the Nine-Headed Insect without implicating the pilgrims.
• Ao Bing confronted the Nine-Headed Insect, who defended his right to use Dragon King Wansheng and Princess Wansheng’s remains and Dragon Pearl.
• Ao Bing struck the Nine-Headed Insect with Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, destroying his physical body and leaving his True Spirit.
• The Eight-Headed Serpent appeared, put the Nine-Headed Insect into a Sacrificial Refining Array, and warned Ao Bing not to interfere further.
• Ao Bing put away his spear and gathered lightning to attain the Dao while Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie watched.

Ao Bing attained Early-stage Quasi-Saint status and fought the Eight-headed Serpent in a witnessed duel at Bibo Pool. With First Kirin stopping the Blood Ancestor from interfering, Ao Bing killed the Eight-headed Serpent and the Nine-Headed Insect, then gave the recovered Sarira to Sun Wukong.

• Ao Bing attained Early-stage Quasi-Saint status, revealed his Divine Dragon form, and agreed to a witnessed fight to the death with the Eight-headed Serpent.
• First Kirin arrived to witness the duel, struck the Blood Ancestor aside, and sealed Bibo Pool inside a space cage.
• Ao Bing used his Myriad Dragon Armor to summon tens of thousands of dragon phantoms and launched Thunder Annihilation at the Eight-headed Serpent.
• The Blood Ancestor tried to pull the Eight-headed Serpent from the cage, but First Kirin forced him to his knees as Ao Bing destroyed the serpent’s body, soul, and True Spirit.
• Ao Bing reduced the Nine-Headed Insect to ashes, gave its Sarira to Sun Wukong, and thanked First Kirin for his support.

First Kirin drove Blood Ancestor away after defending Ao Bing, who received Heavenly Dao Merit for killing the Eight-headed Serpent. Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie then planned to replace Jisae Kingdom’s Buddhist worship with worship of the Dragon King before Tang Sanzang and his disciples attended an audience with the king.

• First Kirin warned Blood Ancestor not to involve Demon Ancestor Luohu in the dispute, and both figures departed as the ruined Bibo Pool’s skies cleared.
• Ao Bing credited Myriad Dragon Armor for his victory, then received Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny that stabilized his Early-stage Quasi-Saint cultivation.
• Zhu Bajie proposed that Jisae Kingdom stop enshrining the Sarira and worship the East Sea Dragon King and Third Prince instead.
• Sun Wukong agreed to present the plan to Jisae Kingdom’s king and threatened to replace him if he refused, while Zhu Bajie escaped his teasing and raced toward Jinguang Temple.
• Tang Sanzang and his four disciples appeared before Jisae Kingdom’s king, and Tang Sanzang introduced himself and his companions.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples helped Jisae Kingdom replace its Buddhist worship with worship of the Dragon Clan, then continued west. Meanwhile, Dong Wanggong chose to pursue the Apricot Fairy for insights into the Great Dao of Strength and set out for Jingji Ridge.

• Sun Wukong revealed the Sarira and explained that the Nine-Headed Insect had been killed by Third Prince Ao Bing.
• The King of Jisae Kingdom ordered Jinguang Temple demolished, a Dragon King Temple built, and a canal dug to connect it to the Yellow River.
• Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie created golden statues of the East Sea Dragon King and Third Prince, and removed the Buddhist laws from the Sarira.
• After the Dragon King Temple was completed and the Travel Document stamped, Tang Sanzang and his disciples left Jisae Kingdom amid a large farewell.
• Dong Wanggong chose the system mission to take the Apricot Fairy into his harem, received insights into the Great Dao of Strength, and headed for Jingji Ridge.

Dong Wanggong arrived at Jingji Ridge and asked Apricot Fairy to become his Dao Companion, rescuing her and the Four Old Freaks from their fear of the Pilgrim’s tribulation. Apricot Fairy accepted, and Dong Wanggong arranged future posts for the Four Old Freaks before sealing the valley with her.

• The Four Old Freaks urged Apricot Fairy to flee rather than risk dying while helping the Pilgrim overcome his tribulation.
• Dong Wanggong descended into the valley, and Apricot Fairy was captivated by him.
• Dong Wanggong asked Apricot Fairy to become his Dao Companion, and she agreed.
• Dong Wanggong told the Four Old Freaks to seek out Zhen Yuanzi at Wuzhuang Temple after the tribulation so they could receive immortal posts.
• The Four Old Freaks left, and Dong Wanggong sealed the valley as he and Apricot Fairy began cultivating together.

Manjushri Bodhisattva learned that the Jingji Ridge tribulation was missing a female immortal and transformed himself to fill the role. Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong switched appearances with Zhu Bajie before the group entered the ridge, where a powerful monster separated them and captured Tang Sanzang in Zhu Bajie’s form.

• Gu Songzhi told Manjushri Bodhisattva that Apricot Fairy had become the Dao Companion of Immortal Emperor East King Duke, leaving the tribulation without a female immortal.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva transformed into a beautiful female immortal and prepared a restriction to await Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
• Sun Wukong suggested Zhu Bajie impersonate Tang Sanzang so that Zhu Bajie would be captured in his place, and Tang Sanzang agreed.
• Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong used the Central Wuyi Apricot Yellow Banner to switch Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie's appearances.
• A monster's storm separated the scripture-seeking party at Jingji Ridge, and Tang Sanzang, disguised as Zhu Bajie, disappeared after hearing a scream.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples secretly watched Zhu Bajie, disguised as Tang Sanzang, after Manjushri Bodhisattva lured him to Jingji Ridge. Sun Wukong identified the seductive dancer, while Zhu Bajie drank Manjushri Bodhisattva’s wine and became absorbed in the performance.

• Tang Sanzang and his disciples hid above the Nine Heavens to watch Zhu Bajie face the Jingji Ridge Four Old Monsters and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
• Zhu Bajie used Tang Sanzang’s stored mana and laws to pass as the Holy Monk, then rejected the monsters’ invitation to discuss the Dao and compose poetry.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva flirted with Zhu Bajie and began dancing when he refused the invitation.
• Zhu Bajie drank the wine Manjushri Bodhisattva offered and stared at the dance, while Tang Sanzang and his disciples watched from hiding.
• Sun Wukong used his Eye of Delusion to discover that the seductive beauty was Manjushri Bodhisattva.