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Guiguzi completed his Dao of Strategy and Vertical and Horizontal Alliances and attained the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. He met Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who immediately argued over whether he would join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

• Dong Wanggong reassured Primordial Heavenly Venerate that Guiguzi’s master-disciple karma with him would remain after Guiguzi attained the Dao.
• Guiguzi thanked Confucius and Laozi for their discussion of the Dao and urged them to guide the Human Race.
• White Crane Boy appeared as a Mid-stage Quasi-Saint, prompting Primordial Heavenly Venerate to taunt Old Master Taiqing about Grand Master Xuandu.
• Guiguzi proclaimed the Dao of Strategy and Vertical and Horizontal Alliances, gathered its laws into his primordial spirit, and became a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Guiguzi’s attainment moved Patriarch Bodhi and astonished beings across the Primordial World, while Bai Qi and Guiguzi’s disciples bowed in reverence.
• Guiguzi greeted Dong Wanggong, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Old Master Taiqing, then Primordial Heavenly Venerate warned Dong Wanggong not to recruit his disciple.

Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched Laozi ride west through Hangu Pass to spread Daoism and claim the Western Teachings’ fortunes. Laozi began to attain Hunyuan as purple qi and Dao Sound filled the heavens.

• Old Master Taiqing urged Dong Wanggong to recruit Guiguzi, provoking Primordial Heavenly Venerate, while Dong Wanggong tried to persuade Primordial Heavenly Venerate to join Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Guiguzi renounced the name Guangchengzi and chose to travel the Primordial Wilderness, offering to help Dong Wanggong or Primordial Heavenly Venerate if needed.
• Dong Wanggong gave Guiguzi Enlightenment Tea leaves and sent him on his way.
• Dong Wanggong, Old Master Taiqing, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate gathered above Hangu Pass and discussed Laozi’s plan to spread Daoism in the West and divide the Western Teachings’ fortunes.
• Laozi rode his Green Ox through Hangu Pass as purple qi, Dao Sound, and golden lotuses appeared, and he began attaining Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Saint Jieyin intervened at Hangu Pass to stop Laozi from attaining the Hunyuan realm, forcing Old Master Taiqing to defend him. As Saint Jieyin and Taiqing battled, Primordial Heavenly Venerate secretly disrupted the Heavenly Secrets, and the four Buddhas joined Jieyin to imprison Taiqing and his clones.

• Saint Jieyin confronted Laozi at Hangu Pass and tried to stop him from completing his Daoist breakthrough.
• Old Master Taiqing appeared to protect Laozi, and Saint Jieyin attacked him in Chaos after Taiqing summoned three clones with One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate used the Pangu Banner to stir the Heavenly Secrets and seal the area around Hangu Pass, while Dong Wanggong questioned his motives.
• Saint Jieyin summoned Future Buddha Bai Ze, Great Sun Supreme Bright Buddha Lu Ya, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, and Buddha Tathagata to aid him against Taiqing.
• Saint Jieyin and the four Buddhas used their Buddha Kingdoms in Palm to create a Western Pure Land and imprison Old Master Taiqing and his three clones.

Saint Zhunti killed Laozi at Hangu Pass before he could attain Hunyuan, while Dong Wanggong guided Confucius toward a more forceful Confucian Dao. Old Master Taiqing arrived too late to save Laozi and faced Zhunti, Jieyin, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who had manipulated the Heavenly Secrets.

• Saint Zhunti attacked Laozi at Hangu Pass, and Confucius watched without intervening.
• Dong Wanggong arrived with Primordial Heavenly Venerate, taught Confucius to blend the Great Dao of Strength into Confucian Dao, and Confucius left with his disciples to discuss it.
• Saint Zhunti captured Laozi with the Buddha Kingdom in Palm and killed him, while the Green Ox escaped toward Heaven.
• Old Master Taiqing arrived after Laozi's death, and Saint Zhunti taunted him alongside Saint Jieyin and the four Buddhas.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate summoned the Pangu Banner and offered to uphold justice, as Old Master Taiqing realized he had meddled with the Heavenly Secrets.

At Hangu Pass, Primordial Heavenly Venerate helped Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti drive Old Master Taiqing away, then rejected Dong Wanggong’s offer to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace and regretted turning down the Jade Disk of Creation. As the saints bickered, Confucius’s Confucian Dao merged with Dong Wanggong’s Great Dao of Strength, leaving Confucius transformed and his robe in tatters.

• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti pressured Old Master Taiqing to leave, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s support helped force him back toward Shouyang Mountain.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained that he had intervened because he resented the Human Teachings remaining intact while the Chan Sect and Interception Sect had fallen.
• Dong Wanggong invited Primordial Heavenly Venerate to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate refused and declared he would never submit to anyone.
• Dong Wanggong mentioned that he had considered lending Primordial Heavenly Venerate the Jade Disk of Creation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate regretted refusing the offer.
• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti teased Primordial Heavenly Venerate, while Dong Wanggong reflected on how the Great Dao had set the former allies against one another.
• Confucius’s Confucian Dao merged with Dong Wanggong’s Great Dao of Strength, making Confucius’s figure grow larger and causing his Daoist robe to burst apart.

Confucius proved the Dao of a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal, then revealed himself as Kong Xuan, Dong Wanggong’s disciple. Dong Wanggong told the gathered immortals that several people could become the Human Emperor, leaving the Seven States’ struggle for supremacy unresolved.

• Confucius used his martial interpretation of Confucian teachings to gather the Dao’s rules and attain early-stage Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Kong Xuan revealed his true identity to his three thousand disciples, who inherited Confucianism and set out to persuade the Seven States to follow its teachings, resorting to force if needed.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate praised Kong Xuan and Guiguzi, while Jieyin and Zhunti regretted missing the chance to recruit Kong Xuan and Guangchengzi.
• Dong Wanggong explained that at least three people could become Human Emperors and that rulers such as Duke Huan of Qi, King Wei of Chu, and King Wuling of Zhao could become Human Kings if they unified the Seven States.

Ying Zheng was born amid auspicious signs and grew up under Zhao Gongming’s protection and tutelage. At thirteen, he prepared to lead Qin in a campaign to conquer the Six States and unite the Human Race.

• Zhao Gongming arrived after Ying Yiren named the newborn Ying Zheng, declaring that he would protect and teach the child and bestowing the Xuanyuan Sword upon him.
• Zhao Gongming concealed Ying Zheng’s Human Emperor destiny, and he remained hidden from the Western Teachings, Human Teachings, and Demon Sect for years.
• At thirteen, Ying Zheng inherited Qin’s throne and took control of state affairs with Zhao Gongming’s support, while the rebellion of Lao Ai and Lu Buwei’s usurpation never occurred.
• Ying Zheng declared his intention to sweep across the Six States to the First Emperor of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who urged him to proceed and warned him about King Wuling of Zhao and Duke Huan of Qi.
• Ying Zheng addressed Qin’s gathered soldiers with the Mountain and River Diagram and the Xuanyuan Sword, proclaiming that only Great Qin was worthy to rule as the army roared its support.

Ying Zheng’s court chose to invade Zhao first, and Bai Qi led Qin’s army toward Handan. Zhao’s generals gathered at Pingyang to defend the state as the Qin forces approached.

• Bai Qi argued that Qin should destroy Zhao first, and Lu Buwei and the other officials supported the plan.
• Ying Ji, Sima Cuo, Shang Yang, and Zhang Yi arrived at court and pledged to help Ying Zheng unite the Central Plains.
• Ying Zheng appointed Bai Qi commander-in-chief, ordered Wang Jian, Meng Tian, Ying Ji, and Sima Cuo to assist him, and gave him the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Bai Qi and Wang Jian advanced rapidly through Zhao’s territory and brought the Qin army to Pingyang, the last major defense before Handan.
• Lian Po and Zhao She prepared to defend Pingyang, while Zhao’s generals worried that the other states would not send help.

Saint Jieyin planned to support Liu Bang in overthrowing Qin after it unified the Central Plains, while the Qin army fought Zhao at Pingyang. The chapter left Zhao’s army defeated, Lian Po and other generals dead, and Handan close to falling.

• Saint Jieyin told Saint Zhunti that he had identified Liu Bang as a future Human Emperor who was destined to overthrow Qin, and that Buddhist disciples had secretly gathered supplies and weapons to support his uprising.
• Bai Qi ordered Qin’s generals and troops to launch a final assault on Pingyang, where their battle formation’s Black Bird slaughtered a million Zhao soldiers.
• Bai Qi fought Lian Po and killed him after several days and nights of battle.
• Wang Jian called on Zhao’s soldiers to surrender, and they laid down their weapons after Lian Po fell.
• Ying Ji reported that Zhao She, Li Mu, and Zhao Kuo had died and that Meng Tian’s troops were close to breaking through Handan.

Ying Zheng’s Qin conquered Zhao and defeated the allied forces of the remaining states, making him Co-Lord of the Human Race and later the First Emperor. Decades later, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu gathered followers with the aid of hidden enemies of Qin, and the story left their planned rebellion approaching.

• Qin captured Handan in less than ten days, and King Wuling of Zhao killed himself as the city fell.
• Ying Zheng sent Li Si, Lu Buwei, and others to settle displaced Zhao people, while Qin’s armies invaded Yan, Han, and Wei.
• At Hangu Pass, Bai Qi led Qin’s soldiers against Su Qin’s coalition of the five states, and Qin annihilated the allied army and its leaders.
• Ying Zheng unified the Central Plains, styled himself the First Emperor of Qin, standardized writing, chariots, roads, and currency, and performed the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai.
• Decades later, Liu Bang, a lay disciple of the Western Teachings, and Xiang Yu, secretly supported by the Demon Sect, gathered followers and prepared to strike at Ying Zheng and Qin.

First Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng, tasked Fusu with crushing Buddhism in Great Qin while Bai Qi and other generals suppressed the rebels. After the Six States’ remnants were nearly eliminated, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu joined forces and marched on the capital, where Bai Qi’s army met them in battle.

• Fusu told First Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng, that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu led the two most dangerous rebellions, backed by the Western Teachings and the Demon Sect.
• First Emperor Qin ordered Bai Qi, Meng Tian, and the other generals to defeat the rebels and gave Fusu authority to destroy Buddhist temples and punish treacherous monks.
• Fusu burned temples and scriptures across Great Qin, driving Buddhism from the realm as Martial Dao and immortal cultivation flourished.
• The Six States’ remnants were nearly wiped out, while Liu Bang and Xiang Yu each gathered armies of more than ten million and agreed to attack Qin’s capital together.
• Xiang Yu and Liu Bang’s forces advanced on the capital, and Bai Qi led billions of Great Qin soldiers in a battle against them as the Western Teachings and Demon Sect watched from the shadows.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi severed Great Qin’s Fortune Golden Dragon and injured Zhao Gongming, but Ancestor Minghe swiftly defeated him and gave the Witch-Slaying Sword to Zhao Gongming. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu’s armies were ultimately trapped and the two leaders died at Bai Qi’s hands, clearing the way for First Emperor Qin to achieve Perfection of Merit.

• Buddha Tathagata and Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp urged Eastern Emperor Taiyi to use the Witch-Slaying Sword against Great Qin’s fortune.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi wounded the Fortune Golden Dragon and struck down Zhao Gongming, but Ancestor Minghe appeared and overwhelmed him.
• Ancestor Minghe took the Witch-Slaying Sword from Eastern Emperor Taiyi and gave it to Zhao Gongming, accepting him as a disciple in name only.
• Liu Bang and Xiang Yu attacked Great Qin while its fortune was weakened, but Bai Qi and the Great Qin Elite Soldiers held their ground.
• After weeks of fighting, Bai Qi killed Liu Bang and Xiang Yu by the Wu River, leaving First Emperor Qin poised to achieve Perfection of Merit.

At Mount Tai, Nuwa prepared to crown Ying Zheng as Human Emperor, while the Human Race’s ancestors, Great Qin’s officials, and other notable figures gathered for the ceremony. The celebration ended with Old Ancestor Kunpeng kneeling before Dong Wanggong and asking to join the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

• Ying Zheng welcomed the Human Race’s ancestors and representatives of the Hundred Schools of Thought to Mount Tai.
• Xuan Yuan Shi, Chi You, and Di Xin praised Ying Zheng, who credited Great Qin’s people and soldiers for his accomplishments.
• Dong Wanggong and Nuwa arrived, and guests gathered to celebrate ahead of the coronation.
• Zhao Gongming offered the Witch-Slaying Sword to Six-Eared Macaque and Wu Zhiqi, before Nezha took it to admire.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng arrived from the North Sea, knelt before Dong Wanggong, and asked to serve the Hongmeng Immortal Palace.

Dong Wanggong accepted Old Ancestor Kunpeng into Hongmeng Immortal Palace and helped him prove the Dao of Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As Kunpeng’s new companions celebrated, Zhuangzi began to comprehend the Dao.

• Dong Wanggong chose to accept Old Ancestor Kunpeng as a subordinate and welcomed him into Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng apologized to Demon Lord Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi for their past conflict, and they welcomed him as family.
• Dong Wanggong gave Old Ancestor Kunpeng the remnant origin of Chaos Demon God Hun Kun and used Space-Time Dao Principles to aid his cultivation.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng refined Hun Kun’s origin, reshaped his body, and proved the Dao of Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Zhuangzi took out his writing tools and began to comprehend the Dao, astonishing Guiguzi and Mozi.

At the Mount Tai summit, Zhuangzi attained the Quasi-Saint realm, then Dong Wanggong and Nuwa invested Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng as Human Emperor. Ying Zheng became a Mid Heavenly Dao Saint, and the celebration continued as Cangjie also proved Dao to become a Saint.

• Zhuangzi wrote the Carefree Journey after Old Ancestor Kunpeng revealed his true form and attained the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Dong Wanggong instructed Zhuangzi to spread Daoist teachings and discuss the Dao with Kong Xuan, Guiguzi, and others.
• Dong Wanggong and Nuwa used the Jade Disk of Creation and Kongtong Seal to invest Ying Zheng as Human Emperor.
• Ying Zheng vowed to defend the realm and protect Huaxia, then gained the strength of a Mid Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Cangjie proved Dao to become a Saint during the festivities.
• Dong Wanggong gave Ying Zheng the Earth-Splitting Chisel and told him to take it.

Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, claimed the Earth-Splitting Chisel and agreed to help Zhen Yuanzi open worlds in the Chaos Void after handing Qin’s throne to Fusu. At Mount Tai, Tongtian arrived with a stronger cultivation than before and greeted Dong Wanggong and the others.

• Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, bound the Earth-Splitting Chisel to himself, and Zhen Yuanzi proposed that he use it to open worlds and strengthen the Primordial World.
• Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, accepted Zhen Yuanzi’s invitation and said he would discuss opening the Chaos Void after passing Qin to Fusu.
• Fusu pleaded for more time before taking the throne, but Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, urged him to assume responsibility and ordered Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and the others to join him in exploring chaos.
• Tongtian arrived at Mount Tai as a Late-stage Heavenly Dao Saint, having gained strength by comprehending the Great Dao of the Mortal World and the Mortal World Sword Dao.
• Dong Wanggong poured Tongtian a cup of wine, and Tongtian praised him while glancing toward Demon Lord Hong Yun.

At Mount Tai, Tongtian joined Hongmeng Immortal Palace and reclaimed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation diagram, while he reunited with Zhao Gongming and learned what had become of his disciples. Dong Wanggong celebrated with his subordinates and began planning for the Journey to the West Tribulation.

• Demon Lord Hong Yun handed Tongtian the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation diagram after the group teased him about Zhen Yuanzi.
• Dong Wanggong welcomed Tongtian into Hongmeng Immortal Palace and told him to visit Penglai Immortal Island often.
• Tongtian divined that Daoist Duobao had become Buddha Tathagata and learned that Zhao Gongming had become Ancestor Minghe’s nominal disciple.
• Tongtian inspected Zhao Gongming’s Witch-Slaying Sword, returned it, and agreed to guide Zhao Gongming in the Mortal World Sword Dao.
• Dong Wanggong declared that the Hundred Schools of Thought and Great Qin Era had ended and began plotting for the Journey to the West Tribulation.
• Zhen Yuanzi toasted Dong Wanggong as the celebration gradually ended.

After a thousand years of Buddhist teachings, Golden Cicada emerged in human form and became Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp’s disciple. With the Journey to the West Tribulation approaching, Burning Lamp gained fortune and merit through the appointment and sent Golden Cicada into reincarnation to begin his ten mortal lives.

• Buddha Tathagata told the Western Teachings that a new Kalpa Tribulation would arrive within a thousand years and urged them to help Burning Lamp attain the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao.
• Arhat Dragon-Subduing reported that Golden Cicada was about to emerge in his true form, and Buddha Tathagata summoned Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp.
• Golden Cicada emerged as a handsome man and bowed to Buddha Tathagata and Burning Lamp.
• Buddha Tathagata persuaded Burning Lamp to accept Golden Cicada as his disciple by warning that the Journey to the West fortune and merit would otherwise pass to someone else.
• Burning Lamp accepted Golden Cicada, received a surge of fortune and Heavenly Dao Merit, and bestowed the Law of Burial upon him.
• Within ten years, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp sent Golden Cicada into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, beginning his first mortal life.

Dong Wanggong visited Haotian to discuss the Journey to the West Tribulation and arranged for the Curtain Rolling General to reincarnate as one of the pilgrims. The Curtain Rolling General reached Flowing Sand River, swallowed Golden Cicada’s reincarnation, and advanced a minor realm.

• Haotian welcomed Dong Wanggong to the Heavenly Court and hosted him in Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Dong Wanggong revealed that he had come to discuss the Journey to the West Tribulation, and the Curtain Rolling General broke Haotian’s Glazed Lamp in fright.
• Dong Wanggong proposed that the Curtain Rolling General reincarnate and join the pilgrims, and Haotian agreed.
• The Curtain Rolling General descended to Flowing Sand River, lost his immortal bones, and became a monster.
• The Curtain Rolling General swallowed Golden Cicada’s reincarnation and left behind a white skull for his necklace.
• The deities watching through the Haotian Mirror discovered that the Curtain Rolling General had advanced to mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Dong Wanggong lent Haotian the Jade Disk of Creation, while Haotian arranged for Taibai Jinxing to find seven beautiful women as potential Dao Companions for Dong Wanggong. Dong Wanggong then arrived at Guanghan Palace on the Moon Star.

• The Curtain Rolling General broke through to the early Taiyi Golden Immortal realm after eating Golden Cicada's reincarnation, and Dong Wanggong explained the merit behind his breakthrough.
• Dong Wanggong lent Haotian the Jade Disk of Creation so he could study the Three Thousand Laws.
• Haotian asked Taibai Jinxing about the search for the Seven Fairies, and Taibai Jinxing named Bao Si, Xi Shi, Yu Ji, and Wang Zhaojun as the four women he had found.
• Marshal Tianpeng envied Taibai Jinxing for earning Dong Wanggong's favor, while Taibai Jinxing proudly anticipated a reward.
• Dong Wanggong traveled to the Moon Star on the Chaos Green Lotus and arrived before Guanghan Palace.

Dong Wanggong met Chang'e on the Moon Star, and she and the Jade Rabbit became his Dao Companions through cultivation in the Heavenly Dao Nirvana Pool. Meanwhile, Taibai Jinxing reported to Haotian that he had gathered eleven exceptional beauties for Dong Wanggong, just as three figures entered the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

• Dong Wanggong arrived at Guanghan Palace on the Moon Star and met Chang'e, who welcomed him inside.
• Chang'e kissed Dong Wanggong, and he brought her and the Jade Rabbit into the Heavenly Dao Nirvana Pool to cultivate the Great Dao Yin-Yang Art.
• Haotian speculated that Chang'e had become Dong Wanggong's Dao Companion and reflected on the strength he gained through the Jade Disk of Creation.
• Taibai Jinxing reported that he had found eleven beauties, including Diao Chan, Cai Wenji, Zhen Mi, the two Qiaos, and Yang Yuhuan.
• Haotian praised Taibai Jinxing, and three figures entered the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Dong Wanggong arrived at the Heavenly Court with Chang'e and Jade Rabbit to say goodbye to Haotian before taking them to Penglai Immortal Island. Haotian surprised him by presenting eleven female immortals he had gathered as potential Dao Companions, and Dong Wanggong accepted them after his system rewarded him for taking them into his harem.

• Dong Wanggong told Haotian that he was taking Chang'e and Jade Rabbit to Penglai Immortal Island to meet his other Dao Companions.
• Haotian revealed that he had ordered Taibai Jinxing to find eleven female immortals for Dong Wanggong.
• Taibai Jinxing brought Bao Si, Xi Shi, Yu Ji, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, Zhao Feiyan, Cai Wenji, Zhen Mi, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, and Yang Yuhuan into Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Dong Wanggong's system offered him a choice, and he chose to take all eleven women as Dao Companions in exchange for a hundred Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and a weapon.
• Chang'e welcomed the eleven women to sit with Dong Wanggong, who gave Taibai Jinxing the Star Ancient Lamp as thanks for finding them.

Dong Wanggong gave Taibai Jinxing the Star Ancient Lamp, then returned to Penglai Immortal Island with Chang'e and more than a dozen new Dao Companions. He reunited with his companions, while Six-Eared Macaque, Nezha, and Wuzhiqi brawled after joking about an Imperial Heir, and Dong Wanggong carried Wangshu to bed.

• Dong Wanggong gave Taibai Jinxing the Star Ancient Lamp, allowing him to begin preparing to sever his Good Corpse and become a Quasi-Saint.
• Dong Wanggong left the Heavenly Court and traveled to Penglai Immortal Island with Chang'e, Bao Si, Wang Zhaojun, and the other women.
• Nezha, Six-Eared Macaque, and Wuzhiqi greeted Dong Wanggong and received praise for keeping up their cultivation.
• Six-Eared Macaque joked about using Dong Wanggong's future child to command the immortals, and Nezha and Wuzhiqi joined him in a fight.
• Dong Wanggong entered Hongmeng Immortal Palace, where his Dao Companions welcomed the new women and Wangshu teased him before he carried her to bed.

Dong Wanggong watched the divine stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain as the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey was born, intending to guide him through the Journey to the West Tribulation. The monkey’s birth sent beams of light to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Haotian and the gods staged a panicked response.

• Dong Wanggong gave his Dao Companions Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and told them the Journey to the West Tribulation was about to begin.
• Dong Wanggong went to Flower-Fruit Mountain and saw the divine stone absorbing the essence of the sun, moon, and stars.
• Dong Wanggong considered the monkey’s future trials and the demon kingdoms, including the Myriad Demon Queen’s, that would challenge the pilgrims.
• Dong Wanggong watched celestial phenomena and Heavenly Dao Merit gather around the divine stone as it cracked open.
• Two beams of light from the newly born Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey struck the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and Haotian ordered the gods to investigate while pretending to panic.

Dong Wanggong tested the newly born Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey and warned him about the dangers of the Primordial World. The monkey vowed to seek the Great Dao and join Dong Wanggong’s sect, then became king of Flower-Fruit Mountain and found Water Curtain Cave.

• On Spirit Mountain, Bai Ze failed to foresee the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey’s future, while Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp declared that the monkey was destined to join Buddhism.
• Dong Wanggong confronted the arrogant Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey and told him to use his Eye of Delusion to see who he was.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey used the Eye of Delusion, suffered unbearable pain, and recognized Dong Wanggong as a figure before whom countless powerful beings bowed.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey knelt and asked Dong Wanggong for guidance, and Dong Wanggong warned him about the world’s powerful factions and told him not to eat mortal food.
• Dong Wanggong vanished, and the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey resolved to attain enlightenment and join his sect.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey roamed Flower-Fruit Mountain, became its king, and discovered Water Curtain Cave, while Haotian and the four Buddhas did not notice Dong Wanggong.