Chapter Summaries

Yaochi opened the Purple Palace gates for the second sermon while the Ancestor Witches traveled rapidly toward the Western Lands. Li Hao’s uncontrollable sneezing briefly disrupted their journey, but they reached their destination, where Ru Shou eagerly explored the region.

• Yaochi heard Hongjun’s instruction and opened the Purple Palace gates as Haotian announced the start of the second sermon.
• The Ancestor Witches traveled toward the Western Lands much faster than on their previous journey.
• Li Hao sneezed repeatedly, prompting Dijiang to ask him to keep the noise down while the others manipulated their laws.
• Li Hao wondered who was causing his sneezing, and the sneezes soon became less frequent.
• The Ancestor Witches arrived in the Western Lands, where Ru Shou felt at home and excitedly looked around.

The Ancestor Witches entered the Western Lands, where Ru Shou’s questions about their past visit made Zhu Rong cover up their secret. Li Hao then led them toward the Bodhi Tree to search for more of the Immortal Court’s scattered treasures.

• Ru Shou asked why the Ancestor Witches seemed uneasy about the Western Lands, but they denied having bad memories and concealed their secret about the Earth Vein Origin.
• Ru Shou pressed Zhu Rong for an explanation, and Zhu Rong swore that the brothers were hiding nothing from him.
• Ru Shou happily explored the Western Lands while Zhu Rong nearly confessed the truth, then held back after seeing Ru Shou’s excited behavior.
• Li Hao asked Dijiang to set out, and Dijiang ordered the Ancestor Witches to move on.
• Li Hao led the group toward the former Bodhi Tree site, reasoning that Jieyin and Zhunti might have hidden more treasures there and that the Immortal Court’s hoard had been divided among multiple locations.

Li Hao opened the restrictions around the Bodhi Tree, but Ru Shou’s sudden breakthrough revealed a chance to absorb the Metal Element Law gathering in the Western Lands. While Ru Shou’s transformation continued, Li Hao and Dijiang assembled a fast, powerful group to retrieve the treasures before leaving.

• Li Hao spent 150,000 Points to break the restrictions around the Bodhi Tree and opened a passage for the witches.
• Ru Shou shouted that he could no longer hold back, drawing the Ancestor Witches’ attention as Spiritual Energy and Metal Element Law gathered around him.
• Li Hao recognized that the Metal Qi was flowing into Ru Shou and realized his return to the Western Lands had brought him a major opportunity.
• A golden light erupted as Ru Shou’s expression turned solemn, and Dijiang showed concern for him.
• Li Hao urged Dijiang to retrieve the treasures with a small group, then recruited Qiang Liang and Xi Zi for their speed and strength.

Li Hao and the others moved the treasures from beneath the Bodhi Tree into Dijiang’s spatial storage while Ru Shou completed his seventh revolution. In the Western Lands, Jia Ye and Medicine Master noticed the dwindling Spiritual Energy and hurried toward the Bodhi Tree, suspecting Luohu had returned.

• Li Hao, Qiang Liang, Xi Zi, and Dijiang moved the sorted treasures into the open and stored them with Dijiang’s Space Law.
• Ru Shou absorbed the remaining Golden Qi and celebrated his successful seventh revolution.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master noticed strange phenomena near their Teacher’s location and decided to investigate while Dizang guarded the area.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master sensed the Western Lands’ Spiritual Energy growing even scarcer and feared the situation was worsening.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master suspected Luohu had resurrected and rushed toward the Bodhi Tree to investigate without engaging anyone.

Jia Ye and Medicine Master reached the Bodhi Tree expecting to find signs of Luohu’s return, but found the restrictions intact and no trace of anyone. Meanwhile, Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches had already collected the treasures, and Ru Shou’s breakthrough to the seventh revolution left him struggling to control his immense new strength.

• Jia Ye and Medicine Master cautiously approached the Bodhi Tree and found its restrictions intact, with no sign of Luohu or any visitors.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master wondered whether the omen they had seen was an illusion or a trick, but concluded that Dizang had witnessed it too.
• Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches finished collecting the treasures before Jia Ye and Medicine Master arrived, and Li Hao restored the restrictions.
• Ru Shou broke through to the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Technique and discovered that even small movements from his enhanced body could unleash tremendous force.

After Ru Shou reached the seventh revolution and the Ancestor Witches decided to head for Mount Sumeru, Li Hao stayed behind with Houtu, Tian Wu, and Zhu Jiuyin to conceal the Witch Tribe’s traces. Zhu Jiuyin began using his law to erase the fluctuations left by their powers.

• Ru Shou gained control of ninety percent of his physical strength after reaching the seventh revolution.
• Li Hao urged the Ancestor Witches to leave the area, and they chose to travel to Mount Sumeru.
• Dijiang led the other Ancestor Witches away while Li Hao asked Zhu Jiuyin and Tian Wu to stay behind.
• Houtu used her Law of Earth to smooth the ground and conceal the marks left by the group.
• Tian Wu swept the area with his law to carry away their scent.
• Li Hao asked Zhu Jiuyin to speed up time with his law and erase the traces their powers had left behind.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches concealed their raid’s traces, reunited with Dijiang’s group, and searched Mount Sumeru for treasures. While seeking another treasure site, they encountered Dizang guarding it.

• Zhu Jiuyin erased the traces of the witches’ disturbance, and Li Hao led the group away on clouds to avoid leaving new ones.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master searched the scene but found no clues to the Witch Tribe’s involvement.
• Li Hao, Houtu, Zhu Jiuyin, and Tian Wu reunited with Dijiang’s group after about two years of travel.
• The Ancestor Witches searched Mount Sumeru, uncovered its treasure sites, and claimed another haul.
• The Ancestor Witches found another guarded site, where Dizang spotted them and demanded they reveal themselves.

Li Hao distracted Dizang with a fabricated story about Dijiang’s marriage pact while Dijiang slipped into the hidden treasury. The Ancestor Witches prepared to leave, but Dizang offered to see them off after calling back his senior brothers.

• Li Hao laughed at the thought of Guanyin’s bald head, prompting Dizang to question why the group had come to the Western region.
• Li Hao claimed the Ancestor Witches had wandered west after drinking at Dijiang’s marriage banquet and introduced Xihe and Changxi as his future sisters-in-law.
• While Li Hao kept Dizang occupied with conversation and faux-profound verses, Dijiang used his Spatial Divine Power to enter the hidden treasury, with Zhu Jiuyin ready to use his Law of Time if needed.
• Dijiang pretended the group needed to return, but Li Hao said he wanted to keep talking with Dizang, who offered to see them off after his senior brothers returned.
• Dizang sent a signal to call his senior brothers back, and Xihe watched Li Hao’s performance in awe while hesitating over how to address Dijiang.

Li Hao lectured Dizang on the Future Buddhist School, leading Dizang into sudden enlightenment and a major advance in cultivation. Jia Ye and Medicine Master mistook Dizang’s emergency message for a sign of danger, chose to flee instead of helping him, and Dizang awoke near the peak of his realm.

• Dijiang told Xihe that Li Hao was usually much like his calm, refined appearance, though he had never seen him act that way before.
• Li Hao taught Dizang Buddhist doctrines, and Dizang listened closely as he experienced sudden enlightenment.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master received Dizang’s emergency transmission and feared a powerful enemy had attacked him.
• Jia Ye and Medicine Master decided to run south and hide rather than go to Dizang’s aid.
• Dizang awoke from enlightenment with his cultivation near the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Dizang thanked Li Hao for helping him advance, then asked the Witch Tribe to wait while he contacted Mahasthamaprapta about Jia Ye and Medicine Master. Mahasthamaprapta rushed to the treasure trove assuming Dizang was under attack, and his arrival left the Witch Tribe bewildered.

• Dizang credited Li Hao's guidance with helping him advance through three minor realms.
• Li Hao asked Dizang whether Jia Ye could return, and Dizang explained that Jia Ye and Medicine Master had run into trouble.
• Dijiang agreed to wait one last time while Dizang sent a message to Mahasthamaprapta and offered the Ancestor Witches fruit and tea.
• Mahasthamaprapta arrived, mistook the Witch Tribe for enemies, and declared that he had come to rescue Dizang.
• Dizang hurried to stop Mahasthamaprapta from provoking the witches, but Mahasthamaprapta checked him for injuries and asked where Jia Ye and Medicine Master were.

Dizang escorted Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches from the Western Lands after Mahasthamaprapta discovered Dizang’s extraordinary cultivation and urged him to acknowledge the Witch Tribe’s guidance. As their route passed near the Bodhi Tree, Li Hao tried to conceal their interest, but Dizang unexpectedly called him “Teacher.”

• Mahasthamaprapta mistook the Ancestor Witches for enemies, and Dizang explained that they were friends and that he was leaving Mahasthamaprapta to watch the area.
• Mahasthamaprapta noticed Dizang’s immense power and learned that the Witch Tribe’s teachings had helped him advance rapidly; he encouraged Dizang to honor the bond of master and disciple.
• Dizang departed with Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches, while Mahasthamaprapta stayed behind and regretted that Jia Ye and Medicine Master had missed the opportunity.
• Li Hao and Dijiang realized their route passed near the Bodhi Tree and told the Ancestor Witches to hide their interest from Dizang.
• Dizang noticed the group’s curious behavior, addressed Li Hao as his teacher, and left Li Hao stunned.

Li Hao persuaded Dizang to abandon his insistence on becoming his disciple and agree to be his fellow Daoist instead. As they traveled toward Mount Sumeru, Li Hao invented an explanation for the Witch Tribe’s earlier mountain digging, and Dizang believed him.

• Li Hao warned Dizang that accepting him as a disciple would be improper while his teachers were away, and Dizang agreed to wait for their consent.
• Li Hao argued that they should be fellow Daoists rather than master and disciple, and the Ancestor Witches backed him by claiming they lacked Primordial Spirits and knowledge of Primordial Spirit cultivation.
• Dizang dropped the matter and agreed to address Li Hao as a fellow Daoist.
• Li Hao asked where they were heading, and Dizang explained they were on the road to Mount Sumeru.
• Dizang questioned why the Witch Tribe had previously dug through the mountains, so Li Hao claimed they had tried to clear a mountain blocking their path.
• Dizang accepted Li Hao’s explanation, leaving the Ancestor Witches astonished that he believed it.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches accompanied Dizang to the restriction around Jieyin and Zhunti’s dojo, while Dizang searched for his missing senior brothers. After confirming Jia Ye and Medicine Master had left safely, the group prepared to continue their journey back.

• Li Hao warned Dizang against revealing the location of the dojo, strengthening Dizang’s trust in the Witch Tribe.
• Dizang showed the group the restriction around the Bodhi Tree dojo, and the witches pretended to be curious about entering.
• Dizang found Jia Ye and Medicine Master’s footprints and concluded they had left safely, though he could not tell where they had gone.
• Dizang asked whether the group had rested enough, and the Ancestor Witches silently scoffed at the idea that they could be tired.
• Li Hao urged everyone to set off, deciding they had already found the treasures worth seeking beneath the Bodhi Tree.

Li Hao parted ways with Dizang on the outskirts of the Western Lands after offering him advice on cultivation and benefiting all living beings. Li Hao then left with the Ancestor Witches, while Dizang remained behind, dazed by his words.

• Dizang thanked Li Hao and vowed to redouble his cultivation efforts as they reached the outskirts of the Western Lands.
• Li Hao told Dizang that cultivation required more than painstaking effort and urged him to keep all living beings in his heart.
• Li Hao gave Dizang further guidance: he should set his ambition high, accumulate virtue, and dedicate his good deeds to all living beings through wisdom.
• Li Hao departed with the Ancestor Witches, leaving Dizang standing dazed in the Western Lands.
• After the group left the Western Lands, the Six-Eared Macaque cautiously poked his head out from Li Hao's lapel.

After leaving the Western Lands, Li Hao reassured the Six-Eared Macaque and explained to Dijiang that his guidance to Dizang served a hidden purpose. He resolved to prevent Houtu from transforming into the reincarnation cycle, while Dijiang decided to raise Li Hao’s status within the Witch Tribe.

• The Six-Eared Macaque said he felt relieved after leaving the Western Lands, and Li Hao comforted him and urged him to cultivate diligently.
• Dijiang privately asked Li Hao why he had guided Dizang twice, despite saying he wanted no ties to the Western Lands.
• Li Hao kept his plan secret and told Dijiang, “If he doesn't enter hell, who will?”
• Dijiang decided to announce at a meeting that Li Hao should become the Witch Tribe’s second-in-command.
• Li Hao resolved that Houtu would not transform herself into the reincarnation cycle, though he did not know why she had originally chosen to do so.

Li Hao reassured Dijiang that he would prevent Houtu from sacrificing herself, while privately planning to have Dizang establish reincarnation instead. As the Ancestor Witches traveled home, Li Hao diverted them toward a greener mountain range, hinting that it might hold a legacy from Father God.

• Li Hao reasoned that reincarnation and the Earthly Dao still had to emerge, and planned for Dizang to take Houtu's place by becoming reincarnation.
• Dijiang accepted Li Hao's explanation, and Li Hao led the Ancestor Witches leisurely toward their Ancestral Land.
• Houtu asked whether Li Hao liked Xihe and Changxi, and Li Hao soothed her by saying she was the best while asking her not to tell Dijiang.
• Li Hao pointed out a verdant mountain range and suggested it might hold a legacy from Father God.
• Zhu Rong urged the Ancestor Witches to head for the mountains, and they set off with renewed expectations.

Li Hao and Dijiang followed the Ancestor Witches to an unusually green area that Li Hao suspected was Longevity Mountain, where Zhen Yuanzi’s Wuzhuang Temple stood. The Ancestor Witches returned disappointed after judging the temple dilapidated, but Li Hao stayed confident because they had not gone inside.

• The Ancestor Witches rushed toward the green oasis, while Li Hao followed and worried that they might cause trouble in Zhen Yuanzi’s territory.
• Li Hao reflected on Zhen Yuanzi’s strength, his protection of the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and how he had forced the Buddhist Sect to help save it.
• Dijiang and Li Hao caught up as the Ancestor Witches turned back, calling the place no good.
• Zhu Rong said the area was a barren wasteland and that Wuzhuang Temple looked dilapidated, and the other Ancestor Witches agreed.
• Dijiang asked Li Hao whether he had calculated incorrectly, but Li Hao reassured him and learned that none of the Ancestor Witches had entered the temple.

Li Hao and the Ancestor Witches returned to Wuzhuang Temple, where its ruinous state and empty halls left Li Hao wondering whether Qingfeng and Mingyue had appeared yet. Zhu Rong discovered the Ginseng Fruit Tree and reacted with disbelief, angering Dijiang; Li Hao asked what had happened.

• Li Hao convinced Dijiang and the Ancestor Witches to visit Wuzhuang Temple despite its shabby appearance.
• Li Hao entered Wuzhuang Temple, confirmed its identity, and found its rooms and furnishings in even worse condition than its exterior.
• Li Hao wondered whether Qingfeng and Mingyue had left to play or had not yet become Zhen Yuanzi's attendants.
• Zhu Rong shouted that the Ginseng Fruit Tree was nothing special, and Dijiang scolded him for yelling.
• Li Hao asked Zhu Rong what he had seen and then asked Dijiang why he was angry.

Zhu Rong found a Ginseng Fruit Tree at Wuzhuang Temple, and Li Hao explained that it was an innate ancestral tree unlike the many lesser trees in the Witch Clan Ancestral Land. The group reached its courtyard, where Li Hao saw more than twenty fruits still growing on it.

• Zhu Rong reported that he had broken through minor restrictions and discovered a Ginseng Fruit Tree.
• Li Hao told Dijiang and Zhu Rong that this tree was an ancestral tree carrying Innate Qi, unlike the artificially cultivated trees at home.
• Li Hao explained that he wanted to study the tree and see whether their own trees could be made to become ancestral trees.
• Dijiang ordered Zhu Rong to lead the way to the tree, and the group crossed Wuzhuang Temple to its intact side courtyard.
• Li Hao entered the courtyard and saw more than twenty infant-shaped Ginseng Fruits still hanging from the tree.

Li Hao took a branch from the Ginseng Fruit Tree, planning to graft it onto the Witch Tribe’s spiritual root to help it become like their Ancestral Tree. He and Dijiang left to try the method, though Li Hao remained unsure whether his grafting technique would succeed.

• Li Hao concluded that Hong Yun had probably eaten the Ginseng Fruit Tree’s fruit and then told Dijiang he had found a way to help the tribe’s spiritual root.
• Li Hao asked Zhu Rong to pluck the tree’s thickest branch, and Dijiang urged Zhu Rong to do it when he hesitated.
• Zhu Rong manifested his true divine avatar, removed the branch, and apologized to Li Hao for his earlier remarks.
• Li Hao carried the branch away with Dijiang and explained that their next step was grafting.
• Dijiang asked whether grafting could make the tribe’s spiritual root like the Ancestral Tree, and Li Hao said he thought it could work but was uncertain about his technique.