Chapter Summaries

Dong Wanggong answered Tang Sanzang’s prayer, bestowed the Destructive Demonic Lotus on Huanglong, and took Huanglong and Jin Sheng Gong to Fengqi Mountain. There, he met Zixuan, who said she was destined to become his Dao Companion.

• Tang Sanzang and his disciples prepared an altar at Yellow Flower Temple and prayed for the Immortal Emperor to appear.
• Dong Wanggong arrived with Jin Sheng Gong and ordered Huanglong to accompany him to Fengqi Mountain.
• Dong Wanggong gave Huanglong the Destructive Demonic Lotus, then departed with Huanglong and Jin Sheng Gong.
• At Fengqi Mountain, Dong Wanggong dispelled the mist and revealed Zixuan waiting there.
• Zixuan introduced herself to Dong Wanggong and said her fate was to become his Dao Companion.

Huanglong received Zixuan’s Creation Immortal Herb to heal the ravaged lands and aid Sha Heshang, while Ao Bing prepared to absorb the female demons’ lustful energy to advance his cultivation. Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird arrived and recognized Ao Bing’s greater potential in mastering chaos, yin and yang, and the five elements.

• Zixuan gave Huanglong a Creation Immortal Herb to restore the desolate lands and instructed him to brew a leaf to ease Sha Heshang’s suffering.
• Zixuan told Dong Wanggong that she could not dispel the seven female Spider Spirits’ lustful energy, and Dong Wanggong said Dragon Clan creatures would handle it before taking her into the palace.
• At Yellow Flower Temple, Ao Bing announced he would absorb the seven female demons’ lustful energy and use their Yin-Yang Rules to seek a breakthrough to Mid-stage Quasi-Saint.
• Tang Sanzang entrusted the seven female demons to Ao Bing and said the merit and destiny he earned after the tribulation would aid his advancement.
• Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird arrived, praised Ao Bing’s origins, and said mastering chaos alongside yin and yang and the five elements was his true opportunity.
• The Golden-winged Great Peng Bird suggested that Kong Xuan take Ao Bing as his disciple.

Ao Bing defeated the seven female demons and used his share of the tribulation’s merit to advance, while Zixuan spread the remaining merit across the land. At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp gave Golden Cicada the remaining Buddhist share and two treasures, leaving Golden Cicada confident he could rival Tang Sanzang.

• Kong Xuan suggested teaching Ao Bing the Hunyuan Law, and Golden-winged Great Peng Bird said Ao Bing had already grasped a fragment of the Hunyuan Dao.
• Huanglong fed Sha Heshang a leaf from the Creation Immortal Herb, raising him to the mid stage of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Huanglong and Zhu Bajie planted the herb near Yellow Flower Temple, restoring poisoned creatures and bringing life back to the ravaged land.
• Ao Bing merged the Yin-Yang Rule, Thunder Law, and Chaos Law, transformed into a massive divine dragon, and killed the seven female demons.
• The Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny were divided among Mount Sumeru, Ao Bing, and the land after Zixuan redirected the share meant for Fengqi Mountain.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp gave Golden Cicada the Buddhist share of the merit along with the Qiankun Ruler and Spirit Coffin Lamp, urging him to become a Quasi-Saint.

Ao Bing broke through to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint and learned that Shituoling might become the site of a scheme to replace Tang Sanzang and his disciples. At Great Thunderclap Monastery, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp prepared to send Arhat Dragon-Subduing into the tribulation to replace Huanglong.

• Ao Bing refined Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny, broke through to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint, and thanked Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird for their help.
• The Golden-winged Great Peng Bird warned Tang Sanzang and his disciples that Shituoling would be a dangerous tribulation, and Tang Sanzang accepted the warning before leading them west.
• Kong Xuan warned that the Demon Sect might try to replace the five Pilgrims, and Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp admitted that he planned to overturn the tribulation and replace them.
• Guanyin Buddha explained that the Demon Sect could only alter the Shituoling tribulation, while Manjushri Bodhisattva proposed sending Arhat Dragon-Subduing to replace Huanglong.
• Arhat Dragon-Subduing agreed to enter the tribulation, secretly hoping to force Huanglong to reveal the Dragon Clan's methods for improving cultivation.

Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu persuaded Dao Ancestor Hongjun to let them overturn the Shituoling tribulation under strict conditions. As the tribulation changed, Hongjun realized Luohu planned to create Evil Sword Immortal from the Human Race's evil thoughts and use him to replace Tang Sanzang.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun confronted Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu over their plan to change the Shituoling tribulation.
• Hongjun agreed to their plan on the condition that the Demon Sect's Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal did not interfere and that everyone accepted the consequences of death.
• Supreme Being Shanggu objected that Hongjun could revive Tang Sanzang, but Demon Ancestor Luohu convinced him to accept the conditions.
• Luohu and Shanggu channeled their power into the River of Life and the Primordial World, changing the course of the Shituoling tribulation and making its outcome uncertain.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun saw that Luohu intended to create Evil Sword Immortal from the Human Race's evil thoughts and have him replace Tang Sanzang.
• Hongjun concluded Evil Sword Immortal could be defeated by Tang Sanzang and his disciples, while Luohu taunted Hongjun over having to bestow Heavenly Dao Merit upon him.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun overwhelmed Demon Ancestor Luohu, while Supreme Being Shanggu and Luohu plotted to use Evil Sword Immortal and Arhat Dragon-Subduing to disrupt the Journey to the West Tribulation. Tang Sanzang’s party faced Arhat Dragon-Subduing at Shituoling, where he attacked Huanglong and Zhu Bajie.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s Great Dao aura terrified Luohu and shook Shichen, Exiled Immortal Dao Yan, and the other Chaos Demon Gods.
• Supreme Being Shanggu assured Luohu that he would regain his peak cultivation after the Journey to the West Tribulation, and Luohu laid out plans for Evil Sword Immortal and Arhat Dragon-Subduing.
• Sun Wukong told Tang Sanzang that the Demon Sect had overturned the Shituoling calamity and left their party without support.
• Tang Sanzang said their party could grow stronger by defeating their assigned enemies and use the changed Heavenly Dao Trend to weaken the Demon Sect.
• Huanglong summoned Arhat Dragon-Subduing, who challenged him and drew out Zhu Bajie’s threat before his killing intent surged.

Huanglong fought Arhat Dragon-Subduing after revealing the Destructive Demonic Lotus and breaking through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm. He stole the Arhat Seal, renamed it the Demon-Subduing Treasure Seal, and gave it to Sha Heshang.

• Zhu Bajie hid behind Sun Wukong while Huanglong confronted Arhat Dragon-Subduing with the Destructive Demonic Lotus.
• Tang Sanzang joked that he wanted Arhat Dragon-Subduing's dragon loins and dragon root for food and liquor.
• Huanglong severed his Self Corpse, advanced to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm, and challenged Arhat Dragon-Subduing to attack first.
• Arhat Dragon-Subduing used the Arhat Seal to summon a dragon shadow, but Huanglong's demonic shadows devoured it and seized the seal.
• Huanglong erased Arhat Dragon-Subduing's Primordial Spirit Mark, renamed the seal the Demon-Subduing Treasure Seal, and gave it to Sha Heshang.
• Huanglong told Sha Heshang that he would ask the Heavenly Venerate to reforge the seal into an innate treasure.

Huanglong defeated and killed Arhat Dragon-Subduing, claiming the Jinghong Sword and reclaiming his dragon essence. At Spirit Mountain, Burning Lamp and Guanyin questioned the purpose of the Journey to the West tribulations, while Bai Ze urged them to continue and watch what Evil Sword Immortal did next.

• Arhat Dragon-Subduing drew the Jinghong Sword and charged Huanglong, who countered with the Destructive Demonic Lotus’s power.
• Huanglong overwhelmed Arhat Dragon-Subduing, leaving him badly wounded and unable to fight back.
• Tang Sanzang collected Arhat Dragon-Subduing’s blood while Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang refined its life force.
• Huanglong took the Jinghong Sword, tore out Arhat Dragon-Subduing’s tendons, and killed him by destroying his True Spirit and primordial spirit.
• Huanglong used the Dragon Transformation Pool to absorb Arhat Dragon-Subduing’s corpse and reclaim its Dragon Essence.
• At Spirit Mountain, Burning Lamp and Guanyin doubted whether the tribulations benefited the Demon Sect, but Bai Ze urged them to continue and see what Evil Sword Immortal did next.

The Evil Sword Immortal set out to replace Tang Sanzang and gain Heavenly Dao Merit, while Tang Sanzang’s group arrived in Jiang Kingdom amid growing monster attacks and the spread of the Evil Sword Immortal’s influence. The Evil Sword Immortal appeared before Long Kui and General Feipeng, claiming he had come to discuss the Dao with Tang Sanzang and help Jiang Kingdom’s people.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu sent the Evil Sword Immortal toward Shituoling to replace Tang Sanzang as the Pilgrim.
• Zhu Bajie and Huanglong told Tang Sanzang about Jiang Kingdom, Princess Long Kui, and General Feipeng, while Sun Wukong warned that the kingdom’s destiny was draining away.
• Tang Sanzang and his disciples entered Jiang Kingdom’s Imperial Court and greeted Long Kui and General Feipeng.
• The Evil Sword Immortal appeared in the great hall with a bright Merit Golden Wheel, and Huanglong recognized the danger of his influence.
• General Feipeng challenged the Evil Sword Immortal, who dismissed him and said he had come to discuss the Dao with Tang Sanzang and help Jiang Kingdom’s people.

Evil Sword Immortal confronted Tang Sanzang’s group in Jiang Kingdom, claiming he wanted to debate the Dao while defending his plan to absorb humanity’s evil thoughts. Goddess Xi Yao’s appearance forced him to halt his attack on Long Kui, and Evil Sword Immortal challenged Tang Sanzang to a debate with the Pilgrim’s sacred treasures at stake.

• General Feipeng accused Evil Sword Immortal of stripping the people of their emotions for cultivation, and Zhu Bajie dispelled his oppressive presence from the great hall.
• Evil Sword Immortal claimed he had come to debate Tang Sanzang and threatened Long Kui when she challenged him.
• Xue Jian appeared with the visions of Goddess Xi Yao, causing Evil Sword Immortal to withdraw his attack; Xue Jian then fainted.
• Sun Wukong identified Xi Yao as the guardian of Tongtian Jianmu, whose power gave her an aura rivaling a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Evil Sword Immortal challenged Tang Sanzang to debate their Dao paths, wagering his Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel against Tang Sanzang’s travel document, alms bowl, kasaya, and monk’s staff.

Tang Sanzang agreed to debate Evil Sword Immortal over their treasures, while Jiang Kingdom feared for its people and hoped the Holy Monk would prevail. Before the debate began, Daoist Duobao gave Tang Sanzang four words revealing the Buddhist Path’s essence, and Evil Sword Immortal prepared to start.

• Evil Sword Immortal challenged Tang Sanzang to wager his treasures against the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel, and Tang agreed to settle their contest with a debate on the Dao.
• General Feipeng and Long Kui worried that Evil Sword Immortal would devour Jiang Kingdom’s people’s emotions, while Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang discussed Tang’s chances.
• Sun Wukong summoned Daoist Duobao, who appeared and privately told Tang Sanzang four words that revealed the true meaning of the Buddhist Path.
• Daoist Duobao encouraged Tang to follow his heart, and Evil Sword Immortal, suspecting no trickery after Duobao’s help, asked to begin the debate.

Tang Sanzang debated the Dao with Evil Sword Immortal in Jiang Kingdom, overcoming his visions with Buddhist wisdom while revealing that he planned to take Evil Sword Immortal’s treasure and later kill him. Daoist Duobao began refining Sha Heshang’s Demon-Subduing Treasure Seal into a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, while the debate continued.

• Sun Wukong asked Daoist Duobao what he had told Tang Sanzang, and Duobao hinted that Tang’s coming words would affect Buddhist cultivators and Demon Sect Buddhas.
• Tang Sanzang explained Evil Sword Immortal’s origins and said he intended to take his treasure and kill him when they reached Shituoling.
• Tang Sanzang and Evil Sword Immortal displayed their Dao insights above Jiang Kingdom, drawing the people and cultivators into visions and worship.
• Evil Sword Immortal used Buddhist imagery to argue that human desires made people impure, but Tang Sanzang dispelled his visions with his words, awakening the people.
• Daoist Duobao took Sha Heshang’s Demon-Subduing Treasure Seal and used the Qiankun Cauldron, Innate Spirit Materials, and Innate Restrictions to refine it, spending his life essence and origin.
• Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang, and Zhu Bajie tended to Daoist Duobao as Tang Sanzang and Evil Sword Immortal continued their debate amid Five-Colored Divine Light.

Evil Sword Immortal drained the people of Jiang Kingdom of their emotions, prompting Long Kui and General Feipeng to prepare to sacrifice the kingdom’s fortune. Dong Wanggong arrived to stop them, then left with Long Kui and the unconscious Xue Jian, while Tang Sanzang remained to face Evil Sword Immortal.

• Evil Sword Immortal used the Evil Path to consume the people’s evil thoughts and emotions, plunging Jiang Kingdom into chaos.
• Long Kui and General Feipeng began forming seals to burn Jiang Kingdom’s fortune, while their father joined them from the palace’s forbidden grounds.
• Dong Wanggong and Zixuan arrived and told Long Kui that Tang Sanzang could counter Evil Sword Immortal without sacrificing the kingdom’s fortune.
• Zixuan invited Long Kui to become her sister and told her that she was destined to meet Dong Wanggong; Long Kui agreed to go with them and brought the unconscious Xue Jian.
• Dong Wanggong recognized that Xue Jian’s foundation was incomplete and left with her, Long Kui, and Zixuan.
• The ruler of Jiang Kingdom asked General Feipeng where Dong Wanggong had gone, and Feipeng said Long Kui and Xue Jian had left with him.

Tang Sanzang faced the Evil Sword Immortal as the villain drew strength from the people of Jiang Kingdom, while Sun Wukong and his companions discussed how to restrain and exploit him. Tang Sanzang revealed the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin and invoked Earth Dao Yin Virtue, leaving the confrontation poised for his counterattack.

• The King of Jiang Kingdom celebrated Long Kui’s chance to become the Dao Companion of Immortal Emperor East King Duke, and General Feipeng teased him.
• The King of Jiang Kingdom held a lavish banquet, where Zhu Bajie feasted with Sun Wukong, Huanglong, and Sha Heshang.
• The Evil Sword Immortal taunted Tang Sanzang and used the common folk’s seven emotions and six desires to unleash immense power and summon five laws.
• Sun Wukong assessed the Evil Sword Immortal’s strength while Zhu Bajie and Huanglong suggested binding him in Hell and harvesting his powers.
• Tang Sanzang revealed his true form and the Funeral Dao Profound Coffin, then asked whether the Evil Sword Immortal knew of Earth Dao Yin Virtue.

Tang Sanzang confronted Evil Sword Immortal and the Buddhist forces, stripping away the emotions and cultivation he had stolen before challenging them to a Buddhist debate. He revealed the Buddhist Path’s hidden truth with the declaration that the Buddha was originally the Dao.

• Tang Sanzang used Earth Dao Yin Virtue to return Evil Sword Immortal’s stolen emotions and weaken his cultivation.
• Evil Sword Immortal summoned Manjushri Bodhisattva, Golden Cicada, and the Buddhist practitioners to help him defeat Tang Sanzang.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva and Golden Cicada backed Evil Sword Immortal, while Sun Wukong and Huanglong mocked their relationship.
• Evil Sword Immortal drew on the Buddhist Path insights of the gathered Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Tang Sanzang prepared to expose the Path’s true essence.
• Daoist Duobao, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, Future Buddha Bai Ze, Guanyin Buddha, Demon Buddha Zhunti, and Demon Lord Jieyin sensed danger in the Buddhist Path.
• Tang Sanzang declared, “The Buddha is originally the Dao!”

Tang Sanzang revealed that the Buddhist Path originated in the Mystic Gate, shattering the Dao hearts and cultivation of many in the Demon Sect and at Spirit Mountain. After Evil Sword Immortal surrendered the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel, Tang Sanzang began cultivating under guard while Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp succumbed to the revelation.

• Tang Sanzang’s declaration that Buddha was originally Dao destroyed Golden Cicada’s Buddhist cultivation and caused many Demon Sect Buddhists and believers to perish.
• Evil Sword Immortal’s Dao heart cracked and his cultivation fell as Tang Sanzang defeated him in the debate and demanded the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel.
• Evil Sword Immortal handed over the Golden Wheel, and the King of Jiang Kingdom, General Feipeng, Sun Wukong, and others formed a protective array around Tang Sanzang.
• Golden Cicada and the surviving Buddhas and Bodhisattvas withdrew toward Spirit Mountain as the backlash spread.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp’s Dao fruit and Buddhist Golden Wheel were corrupted, and Demon Buddha Zhunti, Demon Lord Jieyin, and Future Buddha Bai Ze tried to suppress the backlash.

Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp survived a crisis as the Demon Sect lost much of its fortune, while Tang Sanzang broke through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm after defeating Buddhism’s influence in Jiang Kingdom. Dong Wanggong reunited with Long Kui and Zixuan, and Sea Goddess Mazu found herself captivated by him.

• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp stabilized after Demon Buddha Zhunti, Demon Lord Jieyin, and Future Buddha Bai Ze poured their power into his primordial spirit, then lamented the Demon Sect’s losses and the Mystic Gate’s rising fortune.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti doubted the Heavenly Dao’s intentions, and Demon Lord Jieyin urged him to take Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Future Buddha Bai Ze to Mount Sumeru to apologize to the Demon Ancestor.
• Tang Sanzang proclaimed that Buddhism was Dao, advanced his Law of Burial and Buddhist Path Law to minor achievement, and broke through to the Early-stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• The ruler of Jiang Kingdom and General Feipeng thanked Tang Sanzang for eliminating the evil Buddhist forces, then invited him, Sun Wukong, and their companions to celebrate.
• Dong Wanggong explained Tongtian Jianmu’s origins to Long Kui and Zixuan, then set off with them on the Chaos Green Lotus to find Xi Yao while Xue Jian remained unconscious.
• Sea Goddess Mazu watched Dong Wanggong pass and blushed, and her female attendant pointed out her growing attraction to him.

Dong Wanggong transferred Tongtian Jianmu’s origin into Xue Jian, raising her cultivation and beginning the spiritual root’s merger with the Primordial World. After Xue Jian awoke, he drew her and Xi Yao together with Zixuan and Long Kui, while Mazu admitted nothing but continued to blush at thoughts of the Immortal Emperor.

• Dong Wanggong entered Tongtian Jianmu’s inner world with Zixuan and Long Kui, where Xi Yao greeted them.
• Dong Wanggong poured Tongtian Jianmu’s origin into unconscious Xue Jian, raising her to the peak of the Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin.
• Tongtian Jianmu turned to stone as its inner world and spiritual life began merging with the Primordial World.
• Xue Jian awoke, and Zixuan welcomed her and Xi Yao as Dong Wanggong’s companions before drawing them into his arms with Long Kui.
• In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Mazu denied that she hoped for the Immortal Emperor, but her blush betrayed her feelings.

Tang Sanzang and his four disciples arrived at Shituoling, where they witnessed the devastation inflicted on the Human Race and faced the three Demon Kings. The Elephant Spirit erupted in anger after Sha Heshang called him a bastard, and the confrontation began.

• Sun Wukong killed the lesser demons surrounding the group after Tang Sanzang ordered him to wipe them out.
• Zhu Bajie warned that Shituoling's three Demon Kings were powerful, and Tang Sanzang promised to protect Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang.
• A mysterious force swept Tang Sanzang and his disciples to Shituoling's summit, where they saw evidence that hundreds of millions of Human Race beings had been eaten.
• Tang Sanzang grew furious at the demons' atrocities, but Sun Wukong calmed him by pointing out that no Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal was intervening.
• The Elephant Spirit and Nine-Headed Lion Spirit declared that they would kill and eat the pilgrims, while Sha Heshang complained that the Elephant Spirit had ignored him.
• The Elephant Spirit took offense when Sha Heshang called him a bastard and flew into a rage.

Sun Wukong bet the Void Divine Eagle that Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang would be ready to fight in three days, then sent them to seek help. At Shouyang Mountain, Doumu Yuanjun gave Grand Master Xuandu a formula and treasures to create Zhu Bajie a pill that could reshape his foundations and help him attain Hunyuan.

• The Void Divine Eagle invoked the Heaven and Earth Trend to demand three bloody battles, and Sun Wukong wagered that Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang would be ready after three days.
• Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang left while Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, and Huanglong stayed behind to wait for the battles.
• Zhu Bajie reached Shouyang Mountain and asked Grand Master Xuandu to help him defeat the Elephant Spirit.
• Grand Master Xuandu admitted he could not raise Zhu Bajie's cultivation enough, but Doumu Yuanjun appeared and gave him a special elixir formula and treasures.
• Grand Master Xuandu identified the recipe as the Creation Profound Pill, which could reshape Zhu Bajie's foundations and help him attain Hunyuan.