Recaps

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.

Zhu Bajie’s disguise led him into an intimate encounter with Manjushri Bodhisattva, while Tang Sanzang and the others summoned Guanyin Buddha and exposed what was happening. The chapter ended with Zhu Bajie admitting the experience had been quite something.

• Fu Yun Sou and the other elders left Manjushri Bodhisattva and Zhu Bajie alone on the mountaintop.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva tried to pull away, but Zhu Bajie embraced him and tore his clothes, and Manjushri Bodhisattva lost himself in passion.
• Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Huanglong, and Sha Heshang summoned Guanyin Buddha and blamed the incident on the monster below.
• Guanyin Buddha divined that Zhu Bajie was with Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Sun Wukong loudly revealed the truth to the gathered powers.
• Zhu Bajie’s disguise and the spells concealing the truth faded, and he vomited on Manjushri Bodhisattva before washing himself in a stream.
• Sun Wukong teased Zhu Bajie about the encounter, and Zhu Bajie admitted it had been quite an experience.

Tang Sanzang blamed Manjushri Bodhisattva for the scandal at Jingji Ridge, and Guanyin Buddha sent him to the Demon Sect’s forbidden grounds, where the demonic beast army awaited. Meanwhile, Dong Wanggong prepared to pursue the Primordial Great Dao in the Hongmeng Immortal Palace while his Dao Companions stayed with him.

• Tang Sanzang defended Zhu Bajie and accused Manjushri Bodhisattva of bringing ridicule upon the Demon Sect and Buddhist Path.
• Manjushri Bodhisattva admitted his mistake and offered to enter the Demon Sect’s forbidden grounds to feed the demonic beast army.
• Guanyin Buddha sent Manjushri Bodhisattva to the forbidden grounds, ended the Jingji Ridge trial, and ordered Tang Sanzang and his disciples to continue west without changing identities.
• Heavenly Dao Merit fell upon the Jingji Ridge Four Old Monsters and Guanyin Buddha, while Manjushri Bodhisattva received none.
• Apricot Fairy thanked Dong Wanggong after her cultivation rose to Quasi-Saint Peak, and he promised that his Dao breakthrough would help his Dao Companions advance.
• Dong Wanggong took Apricot Fairy to Penglai Immortal Island and invited his Dao Companions into the Hongmeng Immortal Palace to cultivate with him as he pursued the Primordial Great Dao.

Dong Wanggong perfected the Great Dao of Strength and reached the Primordial Great Dao Realm after several eras of cultivation in the Hongmeng Immortal Palace. He discovered that the palace had become a Primordial Supreme Treasure and would eventually produce Primordial Violet Qi that could help his Dao Companions advance.

• Dong Wanggong told his Dao Companions that they could cultivate in the palace for several eras and draw on the Dao Resonance to pursue breakthroughs.
• After several dozen days passed in the Primordial World, Dong Wanggong perfected the Great Dao of Strength and formed the Primordial Great Dao Dao Fruit.
• Dong Wanggong checked his updated system panel and planned to use the World Tree to perfect the Reincarnation Master's Great Dao embryonic form.
• West Queen Mother noticed the Hongmeng Immortal Palace condensing Primordial Violet Qi, and Dong Wanggong explained that it would eventually produce more than a hundred strands to help his Dao Companions prove the Primordial Great Dao.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples avoided the suspicious Lesser Thunderclap Monastery, then launched a devastating attack on it from a distance. Old Demon Yellow Brow and Bodhisattva Lingji took shelter in the Golden Cymbals as the monastery came under fire, while Tang Sanzang wondered whether innocents might be hurt.

• Tang Sanzang and his disciples recognized that the seemingly sacred Lesser Thunderclap Monastery was suspicious and decided to circle the mountain before attacking it from a hundred miles away.
• Old Demon Yellow Brow summoned Bodhisattva Lingji after Tang Sanzang and his disciples bypassed Little Western Heaven.
• Bodhisattva Lingji spotted Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Heshang launching a barrage at Lesser Thunderclap Monastery and rushed to defend himself.
• Old Demon Yellow Brow and Bodhisattva Lingji hid inside the Golden Cymbals while Lingji arranged the Human Seed Bag and Short Soft Wolf Tooth Club as defenses.
• Sun Wukong stopped Tang Sanzang from preparing another attack, and Tang Sanzang asked whether they might have harmed innocent people.

After the destruction of Lesser Thunderclap Monastery, Zhu Bajie accidentally killed Old Demon Yellow Brow and nearly struck Bodhisattva Lingji, who had hidden inside the Golden Cymbals. Lingji received only a small share of the resulting merit before leaving, while Tang Sanzang and his disciples continued west and discussed killing more Demon Sect members along the way.

• The divine attacks destroyed Lesser Thunderclap Monastery, but Bodhisattva Lingji and Old Demon Yellow Brow survived behind the Golden Cymbals, badly injured.
• Zhu Bajie shattered the Golden Cymbals with the Shang Bao Qin Jin Pa, and Lingji pushed Old Demon Yellow Brow into its path; Yellow Brow died, his primordial spirit and True Spirit destroyed.
• Tang Sanzang questioned Lingji, then denied responsibility for the monastery’s destruction and let him fall while backing away.
• Heavenly Dao merit and destiny appeared, but only a small amount entered Lingji, barely enough to heal his injuries.
• Lingji warned Tang Sanzang and his disciples to complete their ordeals properly, then left to report to Guanyin Buddha.
• Tang Sanzang and his disciples resumed their journey west, hoping they might kill Lingji later and agreeing to target Demon Sect members when they had a reasonable excuse.

Tang Sanzang and his companions arrived in Zhu Zi Kingdom, where they saw a notice seeking a doctor for the ill king. Meanwhile, Jin Sheng Gong attained the Great Luo and waited for Dong Wanggong, who set off to meet her after Haotian revealed the arrangement.

• Tang Sanzang entered Zhu Zi Kingdom and went to the palace to exchange the group’s Travel Document while Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Heshang, and Huanglong explored the city.
• Zhu Bajie spotted a royal notice seeking a doctor for the sick king, and Sun Wukong predicted their master would have the group treat him.
• Jin Sheng Gong reached the Great Luo after over twenty years of cultivation under True Person Ziyang and continued waiting for the Immortal Emperor.
• Haotian visited Dong Wanggong and told him he had cultivated Jin Sheng Gong as a potential Dao Companion.
• The Heavenly Dao revealed the arrangement, and Dong Wanggong left with Haotian to meet Jin Sheng Gong.

Dong Wanggong rewarded True Person Ziyang and shared Dao cultivation with Jin Sheng Gong, while Tang Sanzang told his disciples that Sai Taishui, Guanyin Buddha’s mount, was behind the king of Zhu Zi Kingdom’s illness. The group planned to confront Sai Taishui cautiously the next day.

• Dong Wanggong gave True Person Ziyang purple qi that would help him reach the Quasi-Saint Realm, and Haotian took him back to the Heavenly Court.
• After Haotian and the others left, Jin Sheng Gong joined Dong Wanggong in the palace to cultivate through Dual Cultivation.
• Tang Sanzang returned to the inn, where Zhu Bajie complained that he had gone to a feast without bringing food back.
• Tang Sanzang explained that Sai Taishui had caused the king of Zhu Zi Kingdom’s illness and would come to abduct women the next day.
• Tang Sanzang revealed that Sai Taishui was Guanyin Buddha’s Golden Mane Lion mount, so Sun Wukong suggested crippling him for now and dealing with him after the Journey to the West Tribulation.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples faced Sai Taishui when the demon returned to Zhu Zi Kingdom, and Tang Sanzang offered the king a way to get revenge despite their inability to kill Sai Taishui themselves. The chapter left the king considering a sacrifice that could restore his rule eighteen years later.

• Tang Sanzang told the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom that Sai Taishui was Guanyin Buddha’s mount and that they could not kill him, prompting the officials and king to condemn Buddhism and order its temples destroyed.
• Sai Taishui arrived and taunted the king by calling himself his father, while the king vowed to subdue him with the help of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
• Sun Wukong challenged Sai Taishui to a fight to the death, but Sai Taishui refused and demanded that the king kowtow to him and recognize him as his father.
• Sai Taishui threatened to claim Zhu Zi Kingdom’s title, incense offerings, and fortune, and Tang Sanzang quietly asked the king whether he wanted the demon dead.
• Tang Sanzang told the king that sacrificing himself could earn Human Path fortune and let him return as Zhu Zi Kingdom’s ruler eighteen years later, with a chance to cultivate.

Tang Sanzang persuaded the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom to sacrifice his life and destiny to destroy Sai Taishui, and the king chose to fight the demon. As Sai Taishui unleashed the Purple Gold Bell, Huanglong and Zhu Bajie went to rescue the captives from his cave.

• Tang Sanzang told the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom that Sai Taishui would die if he killed the king, who could gain merit and destiny through his sacrifice.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom agreed to face Sai Taishui and asked Tang Sanzang to protect the kingdom and secure his son's succession.
• The king challenged Sai Taishui from the city wall, while Sun Wukong recognized that the king's burning destiny could raise him to Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength.
• Tang Sanzang sent Huanglong and Zhu Bajie to rescue the king's mother and concubines and deal with Sai Taishui's forces at the cave.
• Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Bodhisattva Lingji watched from the Nine Heavens, expecting Sai Taishui to humiliate the king.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom burned his blood essence and destiny, transformed into a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and confronted Sai Taishui as the demon activated the Purple Gold Bell.

The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom fought Sai Taishui while Tang Sanzang's group secured the Queen Mother and the concubines. After the king provoked Sai Taishui into a murderous rage, Sai Taishui prepared to attack, unaware that the king was baiting him into a fatal trap.

• Zhu Bajie reported that Huanglong had rescued the Queen Mother and the concubines and was escorting them back to the palace.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom burned his power to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and attacked Sai Taishui, but Sai Taishui wounded him with the Purple Gold Bell.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom spent his life force launching another attack, and Zhu Bajie praised his resolve to protect the Human Race.
• Sun Wukong arrived and told Sai Taishui that Huanglong had rescued the Queen Mother and the concubines, then taunted him to return to Western Mount Sumeru as Guanyin Buddha's mount.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom taunted Sai Taishui and urged him to kill, while Sai Taishui threatened to devour the king and claim his concubines.

Sai Taishui swallowed the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Bodhisattva Lingji hurried to contain him and answer for their failure to intervene. Tang Sanzang and his disciples challenged the Bodhisattvas’ accusations as Zhu Zi Kingdom’s general demanded justice, while the king’s soul drifted toward reincarnation.

• Samantabhadra Bodhisattva reassured Bodhisattva Lingji that Sai Taishui would not kill the king, but Sai Taishui swallowed the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom.
• Tang Sanzang comforted the grieving Queen Mother, knowing the king would return in eighteen years with greater fortune.
• Samantabhadra Bodhisattva suppressed Sai Taishui, and Sai Taishui realized that the Kalpa Tribulation had driven him to kill the king.
• Tang Sanzang defended his group’s decision not to attack Sai Taishui and reminded the Bodhisattvas that they should have intervened.
• Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie protested the Bodhisattvas’ treatment of their group, while Zhu Zi Kingdom’s general presented tens of thousands of severed heads and demanded an explanation.
• The King of Zhu Zi Kingdom’s soul, glowing with golden light, drifted toward the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Bodhisattva Lingji faced blame for Sai Taishui’s killing of the king of Zhu Zi Kingdom, so they summoned Guanyin Buddha to handle the crisis. Tang Sanzang calmed the palace guards, and Guanyin Buddha promised to punish Sai Taishui in a way that would satisfy the Human Sacred Land.

• Bodhisattva Lingji and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva summoned Guanyin Buddha after the people of Zhu Zi Kingdom blamed them for the king’s death.
• A general confronted the two bodhisattvas as palace guards formed a battle array and gathered their fighting will into a giant dragon.
• Bodhisattva Lingji warned Samantabhadra Bodhisattva not to let the tribulation aura cloud his mind, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva thanked him.
• Guanyin Buddha arrived, questioned the two bodhisattvas, and heard them admit their fault.
• Tang Sanzang praised Guanyin Buddha and persuaded the general to stand down, ending the palace guards’ uprising.
• Huanglong warned that Sai Taishui’s punishment had to satisfy the Human Sacred Land, and Guanyin Buddha said she already had a plan.

Guanyin Buddha confronted Sai Taishui over his crimes, but his confused accusations enraged her, and she erased him completely. Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny were divided among Guanyin Buddha, the general, and the deceased King of Zhu Zi Kingdom as the pilgrimage continued.

• Guanyin Buddha condemned Sai Taishui’s crimes and offered him a chance to atone, but Sai Taishui misread her intentions and accused her of cruelty.
• Bodhisattva Lingji tried to correct Sai Taishui, but Sai Taishui insulted him, transformed into his Golden-Haired Hou form, and prepared to fight Guanyin Buddha.
• Guanyin Buddha destroyed Sai Taishui’s body, Primordial Spirit, and True Spirit, leaving him no chance to reincarnate.
• Heavenly Dao Merit and Destiny descended, with three-tenths going to Guanyin Buddha and two-tenths granting the general the Dao of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Bai Qi recognized the general and promised to teach him battle formations, while the remaining five-tenths entered the Six Paths of Reincarnation and merged into the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom.
• Guanyin Buddha told Samantabhadra Bodhisattva that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had decided the merit’s distribution, then departed for Mount Sumeru as the five pilgrims continued westward.

Wutian visited Tang Sanzang and revealed a scheme to free him from Golden Cicada during the Pansi Cave and Yellow Flower Temple tribulations. Tang Sanzang agreed to go to Pansi Cave alone, while Wutian’s plan left Sun Wukong and the others stunned.

• Sun Wukong sensed a demonic presence ahead and discovered seven female demons in Pansi Cave and their senior brother, a Thousand-Eyed Centipede, at Yellow Flower Temple.
• Zhu Bajie volunteered to visit the seven female demons, prompting Sha Heshang and Huanglong to tease him about his lustful motives.
• Wutian appeared before Tang Sanzang and his four disciples, saying he had come to help Tang Sanzang become his true self again.
• Wutian explained that he would lift Buddha’s restriction on Golden Cicada after Tang Sanzang went alone to Pansi Cave, setting up events tied to Golden Cicada’s past romance with Baihua Xiu.
• Tang Sanzang agreed to follow Wutian’s arrangements and said he would not let Golden Cicada claim the merit from the Journey to the West.
• Sun Wukong praised Wutian’s scheme, while Zhu Bajie called him even more devious than his master.

Wutian dissolved Golden Cicada’s restriction and sent Tang Sanzang to Pansi Cave to lure him into taking over the body. After the seven Spider Spirits drained Tang Sanzang’s apparent soul and left him unconscious, Golden Cicada awakened in his body.

• Wutian told Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie that Tang Sanzang could break free of Golden Cicada, then dissolved the restriction and vanished.
• Tang Sanzang bid his disciples farewell and traveled to Pansi Cave while Sun Wukong, Huanglong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Heshang waited and feasted.
• The seven Spider Spirits watched Tang Sanzang enter their hut, then transported him to Pansi Cave and bound him with their webs.
• Tang Sanzang pretended to struggle, then let the Spider Spirits drain his primordial spirit and soul while hiding his true vital core.
• Golden Cicada’s consciousness awakened in Tang Sanzang’s body after the restriction disappeared, and he exclaimed that taking control had been exhilarating.