Chapter Summaries

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.

Dong Wanggong visited the Netherworld to arrange roles for the Journey to the West Tribulation, rewarding the Mosquito Daoist and appointing Huanglong as Tang Sanzang’s mount. He also instructed Wutian to teach Golden Cicada when his tenth life was born, five hundred years later.

• The Mosquito Daoist greeted Dong Wanggong, who praised his cultivation and bestowed the Hunyuan Golden Dou upon him.
• The Mosquito Daoist discovered that the Hunyuan Golden Dou contained the Law of Devouring and realized it could help him sever his final corpse.
• Wutian and Huanglong Zhenren greeted Dong Wanggong in the Eighteen Layers of Hell.
• Dong Wanggong sent Huanglong Zhenren to Snake Coil Mountain’s Eagle Sorrow Ravine to serve as the future pilgrim’s mount.
• Dong Wanggong told Wutian to teach Buddhist law to Golden Cicada when his tenth life was born five hundred years later.

After Old Monkey Lord died, the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey left Flower-Fruit Mountain to seek a master at Spiritual Terrace, Square Inch Mountain. On the way, he met a mysterious old man who knew his origins and offered him Jade Nectar.

• Old Monkey Lord succumbed to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man and urged the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey to seek a master at Spiritual Terrace, Square Inch Mountain.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey mourned Old Monkey Lord, settled the monkeys, and sailed away from Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• After enduring storms and battles with the Water Tribe, the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey reached the Western lands near Spiritual Terrace, Square Inch Mountain.
• An old man saw through the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey's identity and brought him to a cliff to fish.
• The old man offered the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey Jade Nectar, while the monkey hesitated because he had vowed not to consume food or drink before attaining the Dao of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Shen Gongbao revealed himself to the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey and advised him to master Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism on his journey to Patriarch Bodhi. After reaching Square Inch Mountain and enduring a long wait, the monkey was accepted as a disciple and named Sun Wukong.

• Shen Gongbao revealed his identity to the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey, then sent him toward Patriarch Bodhi and warned him not to focus solely on transformation techniques.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey reached Square Inch Mountain, found Three Stars Cave, and knelt outside for dozens of days.
• Two attendants opened the cave and brought the Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey before Patriarch Bodhi.
• The Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey asked Patriarch Bodhi to accept him as a disciple and grant him a name.
• Patriarch Bodhi named him Sun Wukong, and the newly named monkey rejoiced.

After ten years serving at Square Inch Mountain, Sun Wukong was summoned by Patriarch Bodhi and asked to learn powerful transformation arts. Sun Wukong explained his desire to protect living beings and revealed Shen Gongbao had sent him to seek instruction; Patriarch Bodhi took him to his secluded world and asked who Sun Wukong considered the most powerful expert.

• Sun Wukong spent ten years doing chores at Square Inch Mountain while studying classic texts and longing to learn the Dao.
• Patriarch Bodhi offered Sun Wukong the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations, but Sun Wukong asked whether they could lead to the Great Dao.
• Patriarch Bodhi rebuked Sun Wukong for reaching beyond his cultivation, then urged him to build an invincible Dao heart and explain his true intentions.
• Sun Wukong told Patriarch Bodhi that Shen Gongbao had directed him to seek instruction in the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ways, and said he wanted power to protect living beings.
• Patriarch Bodhi reflected on Shen Gongbao discovering his existence, brought Sun Wukong to his secluded small world, and asked who Sun Wukong considered the most powerful expert.

Patriarch Bodhi taught Sun Wukong the arts of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, and helped him cultivate until he reached the early stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. When the Journey to the West Tribulation began, Sun Wukong left for Flower-Fruit Mountain, while Patriarch Bodhi resolved to protect his disciple.

• Sun Wukong asked Patriarch Bodhi whether he was more powerful than the Immortal Emperor, and Patriarch Bodhi urged him to cultivate and seek a place in Hongmeng Immortal Palace.
• Patriarch Bodhi demonstrated the arts of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, and Sun Wukong explained what he had learned from years of reading.
• Patriarch Bodhi granted Sun Wukong his knowledge of the three traditions, and Sun Wukong began comprehending the arts.
• Patriarch Bodhi reflected on the Journey to the West Tribulation and the figures involved, then decided he would keep Sun Wukong as his disciple.
• After decades of guidance, Sun Wukong mastered the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, and Buddhism's Dharma Form of Heaven and Earth, and reached the early stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Sun Wukong took leave of Patriarch Bodhi and set out for Flower-Fruit Mountain, while Patriarch Bodhi promised himself that no one would bully his disciple.