Arc 36Awakening the Human Dao

Qing Mo traveled through the world beyond his own, gathering treasures and allies while awakening the Human Dao and granting Saint Fruition to its guardians. At Mount Emei, Son Goku and Yang Jian grew stronger through battle as Liu Chenxiang continued seeking Son Goku as his master, and Qing Mo departed with the powerless Howling Sky Dog.

  • Mu Yan'er severed her ties with the Mu Family, crippled Mu Shiyao and Mu Ruoxing, and led her companions in slaughtering the Qin Clan, while Qing Mo's group destroyed the Feather God Sect.
  • Qing Mo collected a karmic debt from Su Lie, then opened the Jade Valley Secret Realm and sent his companions to explore and refine it into small worlds.
  • Qing Mo entered another world, defeated Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, and secured an audience with the Jade Emperor to trade a Chaos Origin Stone for Heavenly Court treasures.
  • Qing Mo revived Yaoji, enlisted Big Yellow and a Zhao royal to introduce innovations in Great Song, and gathered the human race's fortune to awaken the Human Dao.
  • Qing Mo recruited Zhenyuanzi and the Three Sovereigns, restored Di Xin, and granted Saint Fruition to five guardians of humanity, who were charged with protecting the human race.
  • At Longevity Mountain and Mount Emei, Qing Mo met Son Goku and refused to take Liu Chenxiang as a disciple, while Yang Jian and Son Goku fought before Qing Mo stopped them and restored the damage they had caused.
  • Qing Mo gave Son Goku a pill to restore his potential and Yang Jian a Supreme Bone, then fought both of them and Nezha in a painted world where they gained new insights and abilities.
  • Liu Chenxiang continued kneeling outside Son Goku's cave, while Qing Mo left Mount Emei and took the powerless Howling Sky Dog with him after hearing Yang Jian had banished it.
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Ch. 876Speak to Me Kneeling! (Two-in-one)

Mu Yan'er took revenge on the Mu Family and Qin Xiangwei, then joined Qing Mo’s group as they prepared to challenge the Feather God Sect. The chapter ended with Ning Yue confronting sect master Bing Shicheng and knocking him away with a single move.

  • Mu Huaian whipped Mu Shiyao and Mu Ruoxing at Mu Yan'er’s command, and Mu Yan'er crippled Mu Ruoxing’s cultivation.
  • Mu Yan'er gave Mu Huaian a breakthrough pill, severed her ties with the Mu Family, and crippled Mu Shiyao’s cultivation.
  • Mu Yan'er brought Qin Xiangwei to Liangmu City, where she and her companions slaughtered the Qin Clan while Qin Xiangwei watched.
  • Qing Mo’s group traveled to the Feather God Sect to use it as a whetstone, while Su Yu and Bai Shuang sought its cultivation resources.
  • Ning Yue confronted Bing Shicheng in his room and sent him flying with one move.

Ch. 877The Grand Ceremony of Sect Annihilation! (Two-in-one)

Ning Yue captured and subdued Bing Shicheng while Little Green, Su Yu, and their companions stormed the Feather God Sect and wiped out its forces. After looting the sect and eliminating its survivors, they gathered with Ning Yue and taunted the helpless sect master.

  • Ning Yue defeated Bing Shicheng with one strike and refused his offer of resources in exchange for his life.
  • Little Green and her companions killed the Feather God Sect gate guards and fought their way through the sect.
  • Little Green and Su Yu used Weapon Extremity Blast to kill the sect's arriving Immortal Venerable elders and many disciples.
  • Little Green split up the group to search for and eliminate survivors, while Ning Yue kept Bing Shicheng pinned down.
  • Bing Shicheng recognized Ning Yue as one of the people present when Little Green killed his daughter, and the group finished looting and clearing the sect.
  • Little Green mocked Bing Shicheng, and Mu Yan'er massaged Ning Yue's shoulders as the others returned to regroup.

Ch. 878The Original Karma Owed! (Two-in-one)

After destroying the Feather God Sect, Qing Mo sensed an old karmic debt in the western region and led his companions to find Su Lie, who had ascended and become the Supreme Mystery Immortal Palace’s Divine Son. Su Lie remembered his promise to repay Qing Mo, who demanded the Radiant Jade Immortal Stone from the palace, leaving Su Lie and his fellow disciples terrified.

  • Little Green and her companions looted the Feather God Sect before burning its ruins and continuing their search for heavenly treasures.
  • Qing Mo sensed that someone in the western region owed him a karmic debt and recalled helping Su Lie avenge his parents years earlier.
  • Qing Mo told his companions how Su Lie had asked him to spare his parents’ enemy so he could take revenge himself, promising a favor in return.
  • Qing Mo and his group found Su Lie in Dusk Harmony City, where he was preparing to enter the Nine Lofty Peaks Secret Realm with fellow Supreme Mystery Immortal Palace disciples.
  • After Qing Mo reminded him of their past, Su Lie acknowledged his debt and asked what Qing Mo wanted.
  • Qing Mo demanded that Su Lie bring him the Radiant Jade Immortal Stone from the Supreme Mystery Immortal Palace, frightening Su Lie and his companions.

Ch. 879Refining the Secret Realm! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo demanded the Radiant Jade Immortal Stone from Su Lie as repayment for an old karmic debt, then left him to decide whether he could obtain it. Qing Mo and his companions entered the Jade Valley Secret Realm ahead of its scheduled opening, where he sent them to gather treasures and announced that he would teach several companions to refine the realm into their own little worlds.

  • Su Lie's fellow disciples urged him to refuse Qing Mo's demand for the Radiant Jade Immortal Stone, and Qing Mo left after warning that Su Lie would owe him his life if he failed to repay the debt.
  • Yueji recalled that Qing Mo had killed the son of Immortal Emperor Yun Chuan and that Jingming, Yun Chuan's wife, had become Mo Chou's pet after being captured.
  • Qing Mo led his companions to the Jade Valley Secret Realm, which would not normally open for more than seven thousand years, and forcibly opened a passage into it.
  • Qing Mo gave his companions two days to explore and assigned Mu Yan'er to find a Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Void Vine.
  • Qing Mo told Yueji, Youji, Ning Yue, and Little Green that he would teach them to refine the secret realm into their own little worlds, with each receiving a quarter.

Ch. 880The World That Collapsed in an Instant! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo explained that his companions could refine the secret realm into small worlds, then entered another world and destroyed it when its Heavenly Dao attacked him. After the System berated him, Qing Mo rewound time and restored the world, leaving the lightning tribulation erased.

  • Qing Mo explained the requirements and limits for refining secret realms into small worlds, then sent his companions to explore while Mu Yan'er trained.
  • After two days, Mu Yan'er brought Qing Mo a Ten-Thousand-Year Skyblue Vine, and Qing Mo gave Yueji, Youji, Little Green, and Ning Yue jade vessels to refine the secret realm.
  • Qing Mo entered an alternate-space passage and arrived in a new world, where Dao Ancestor Hongjun warned him to leave and a vast purple lightning tribulation gathered overhead.
  • When the lightning struck, Qing Mo unleashed his power, causing the entire world and everything in it to collapse into chaos.
  • The System angrily blamed Qing Mo for destroying its world origin, and Qing Mo snapped his fingers to reverse time and restore the world, while erasing the lightning tribulation.

Ch. 881Heading to the Heavenly Court! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo pursued Hongjun to the Purple Cloud Palace, beat him unconscious, and slapped the Heavenly Dao before returning to the restored world. After discovering the world was the Lotus Lantern world and sensing the Lotus Lantern, he agreed to visit the Heavenly Court, where the Jade Emperor prepared a grand welcome.

  • Qing Mo kicked open the Purple Cloud Palace gates and beat Hongjun, who had merged with the Heavenly Dao, until he begged for mercy.
  • Qing Mo took Hongjun's incomplete Creation Jade Disc, tossed it aside, slapped the Heavenly Dao, and returned to the world below.
  • The Jade Emperor asked his officials to contact Qing Mo, and Venus Star accepted the task after Li Jing and Nezha refused.
  • Qing Mo erased the catastrophe from the resurrected mortals' memories and noticed the Lotus Lantern hidden in a village house.
  • Venus Star met Qing Mo, who revealed that he had surveyed the world's past and future and wanted to collect items from the Heavenly Court.
  • Qing Mo agreed to visit the Heavenly Court, and the Jade Emperor ordered his court to prepare treasures and receive him at the South Heaven Gate.

Ch. 882Chaos Origin Stone! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo attended a banquet in Heaven and offered the Jade Emperor a Chaos Origin Stone that loosened his cultivation bottleneck. He promised Heaven more treasures in exchange for peach trees and delicacies, leaving the immortals eager to curry favor with him.

  • The Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and celestial officials welcomed Qing Mo at the South Heaven Gate and escorted him to a banquet in the Hall of High Heaven.
  • Qing Mo asked the Jade Emperor for three hundred peach trees, divine nectar, dragon liver, and phoenix marrow, offering to exchange other items in return.
  • Qing Mo explained that the Heavenly Dao Saints had reached their status through borrowed power, then produced a Chaos Origin Stone dense with chaos qi and law power.
  • The Jade Emperor caught the stone and felt his cultivation bottleneck loosen as the gathered immortals and watching Saints reacted with shock and envy.
  • Qing Mo summoned a much larger Chaos Origin Stone, prompting the Jade Emperor to order the Queen Mother to prepare the requested goods and the immortals to toast Qing Mo eagerly.

Ch. 883Revive Yaoji! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo traveled through Cow Family Village, encountered Liu Chenxiang and Howling Sky Dog, and learned that powerful figures were searching for him. When Yang Jian came to meet him, Qing Mo restored Yaoji to life, leaving Yang Jian and his mother grateful.

  • Qing Mo watched Liu Chenxiang cause a hornet attack at the village school, then bought a lantern from Liu Yanchang's shop.
  • Howling Sky Dog recognized Qing Mo as the great god from beyond the realm, accepted a nine-thousand-year peach, and reported that powerful figures were searching for him.
  • Qing Mo told Howling Sky Dog to keep their meeting secret, though he allowed it to tell Yang Jian.
  • Yang Jian descended to meet Qing Mo by the river, where Qing Mo questioned him about the Heavenly Laws and asked for the stone containing Yaoji.
  • Qing Mo restored Yaoji to life, and Yang Jian, Yaoji, and Howling Sky Dog thanked him.

Ch. 884I am also Human! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo had Howling Sky Dog capture a weasel spirit called Big Yellow and offered it human fortune as merit. He revealed that he had reclaimed most of humanity’s fortune to awaken the Human Dao and choose a protector, then left after praising Yang Jian for protecting the people.

  • Yang Jian and Howling Sky Dog both offered to handle Qing Mo’s request, but Qing Mo sent Howling Sky Dog to capture a small demon instead.
  • Howling Sky Dog brought back a frightened weasel spirit, whom Qing Mo renamed Big Yellow and asked whether it wanted Heaven-sent merit.
  • Qing Mo gathered the human race’s fortune, explaining that he had reclaimed all of it except the portion held by Nuwa.
  • Qing Mo said he would awaken the Human Dao, entrust the fortune to a guardian of humanity, and revealed, “I am human too.”
  • Qing Mo condemned the immortals and Buddhists for exploiting humanity and recounted the slaughter at Lion Camel Ridge, which Yang Jian confirmed.
  • Qing Mo praised Yang Jian for protecting the people at Guan River Crossing, warned him not to reveal his whereabouts, and vanished with Big Yellow.

Ch. 885Merit Descends from the Heavens! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo guided Big Yellow and a Zhao imperial clansman to introduce useful inventions in the Northern Song, earning heavenly merit for them. Big Yellow rose to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, while Venus Star arrived with the Jade Emperor’s decree granting both menials in Heaven.

  • Qing Mo took Big Yellow into the mortal world, bought candied hawthorns, and explained the purpose of heavenly rules and restraint.
  • Qing Mo secretly guided Big Yellow to approach a direct-line Zhao imperial clansman and reveal future events in Song history, stirring his ambition to change the dynasty’s fate.
  • Over several months, Big Yellow and the Zhao clansman introduced pinyin, punctuation, improved looms, cement, bricks, coal briquettes, waterwheels, and other innovations to benefit the people.
  • Big Yellow reported the inventions to Heaven, and merit descended upon him and the Zhao clansman, raising Big Yellow to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal and granting the prince True Immortal cultivation.
  • Venus Star arrived with the Jade Emperor’s decree and gave Big Yellow and the Zhao clansman honorary heavenly posts that did not require them to report to Heaven immediately.

Ch. 886Not Afraid At All! (Two-in-one)

Venus Star appointed Big Yellow and the Zhao royal as immortals, prompting the prince to pursue the throne and a stronger Great Song. At Mount Hua, Qing Mo encountered Liu Chenxiang as he sought help rescuing his mother, and Chenxiang became convinced Qing Mo could defy Yang Jian.

  • Venus Star delivered the Jade Emperor’s decree appointing Big Yellow and the Zhao royal as immortals and allowing them to remain in the mortal realm.
  • Big Yellow urged the Zhao royal to act on his ambition to become emperor and strengthen Great Song, while Qing Mo departed after giving Big Yellow instructions.
  • Yaoji recognized that Yang Jian had secretly suppressed Yang Chan to protect her, and Liu Chenxiang began his journey to rescue his mother with Yang Jian covertly guiding him.
  • Liu Chenxiang, Xiao Yu, Ao Chun, and Dingxiang encountered Qing Mo at Mount Hua while Howling Sky Dog and Boss Kang pursued them.
  • Liu Chenxiang remembered Qing Mo from Liu’s Lantern Shop and begged him to save his mother after Boss Kang’s fear and Howling Sky Dog’s concern convinced him Qing Mo surpassed Yang Jian.

Ch. 887A Miserable Liu Chenxiang! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo split Mount Hua to take the Seven-Colored Divine Stone containing the New Heavenly Rules, but left Yang Chan imprisoned and restored the mountain. After Liu Chenxiang angrily confronted him, Yang Jian beat his nephew to keep Qing Mo from killing him.

  • Ao Chun, Xiao Yu, and Liu Chenxiang pleaded with Qing Mo to rescue Yang Chan, but Qing Mo refused and continued toward Mount Hua.
  • Liu Chenxiang offered his life in exchange for his mother's rescue, but Qing Mo told him to go after he hesitated, while Yang Jian watched anxiously from hiding.
  • Qing Mo split Mount Hua, removed the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, transferred the New Heavenly Rules into an ordinary stone, and restored the mountain without freeing Yang Chan.
  • Liu Chenxiang confronted Qing Mo in despair, and Yang Jian struck him and drove Ao Chun and Xiao Yu away.
  • Yang Jian savagely beat Liu Chenxiang while accusing him of defying the God of Justice.

Ch. 888Heaven-Origin Chaos Cauldron! (Two-in-one)

Yang Jian beat Liu Chenxiang nearly to death for offending Qing Mo, who forgave him after Ao Tingxin apologized on his behalf. Qing Mo traded Nuwa the Heaven-Origin Chaos Cauldron for the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, while Liu Chenxiang recovered in the East Sea and learned to fear the powerful deity.

  • Yang Jian continued beating Liu Chenxiang under Qing Mo’s watch until Ao Tingxin arrived and tried to intervene.
  • Qing Mo revealed he came from beyond the realm, and Ao Tingxin apologized for Liu Chenxiang; Qing Mo forgave the boy and Yang Jian stopped beating him.
  • Qing Mo gave Nuwa the Heaven-Origin Chaos Cauldron in exchange for the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, and Nuwa welcomed the other five Heavenly Dao Saints to study it with her.
  • Ao Tingxin took the injured Liu Chenxiang, Ao Chun, and Xiao Yu to the East Sea, where Liu Chenxiang recovered after more than a month.
  • Ao Tingxin rebuked Liu Chenxiang for speaking disrespectfully of Qing Mo and reassured him and his friends that Qing Mo had forgiven him.

Ch. 889Selecting the Human Dao Saints! (Two-in-one)

Ao Tingxin rejected Liu Chenxiang’s plan to become Qing Mo’s disciple and suggested finding Son Goku through Zhu Bajie to help rescue the Third Holy Mother. Meanwhile, Qing Mo visited Zhenyuanzi to request a branch of the Ginseng Fruit Tree and offered him a chance to become a Saint in exchange for helping awaken the Human Dao.

  • Ao Chun suggested that Liu Chenxiang seek Qing Mo as his master, but Ao Tingxin said Qing Mo would be difficult to find and unlikely to accept him.
  • Ao Tingxin proposed that they locate Zhu Bajie to learn where Son Goku was, and said Chang'e might know how to find Zhu Bajie.
  • Qing Mo visited Patriarch Bodhi, discussed the Dao with him, and requested a Bodhi leaf and ripe peaches before leaving for Five Villages Temple.
  • Mingyue welcomed Qing Mo to Five Villages Temple and hurried to notify Zhenyuanzi, who came to meet him.
  • Qing Mo asked Zhenyuanzi for a branch of the Ginseng Fruit Tree and offered to help him become a Saint if he would assist in awakening the Human Dao and selecting Human Dao Saints.

Ch. 890The Great God Knows, The Little Monk Knows! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo recruited Zhenyuanzi, the Three Sovereigns, and Di Xin as Human Dao Saints, freeing the Three Sovereigns and reclaiming the Kongtong Seal from Laozi. After returning to Five Villages Temple, Qing Mo received the Buddhist treasures from Miroku and gave the Future Buddha a cultivation technique, while Zhenyuanzi continued his retreat in chaos.

  • Qing Mo promised to help Zhenyuanzi attain the Dao through the Law of Space, and Zhenyuanzi accepted the task of protecting humanity before entering seclusion in chaos.
  • Qing Mo broke Laozi's seal on Suiren, Fuxi, and Shennong, who left Fire Cloud Cave for Longevity Mountain, then demanded and received the Kongtong Seal from Laozi.
  • Qing Mo asked Zhunti and Jieyin to send four-fifths of Spirit Mountain's Dragon Transformation Pool and ten Merit Golden Lotus seeds to Five Villages Temple, offering them a bottle of law origins in return.
  • Qing Mo restored Di Xin from the River of Time, and Di Xin agreed to become a Human Dao Sage; Qing Mo then returned to Longevity Mountain, where the Three Sovereigns and Miroku were waiting.
  • Miroku delivered the requested Buddhist treasures, and Qing Mo gave him a cultivation technique from another world that could unleash the power of a Sage.

Ch. 891The Escaped One! (Two-in-one)

Zhen Yuanzi returned to the Three Realms as a Grand Golden Immortal, and Qing Mo awakened the Human Dao and granted Human Dao Saint Fruition to Zhen Yuanzi, the Three Sovereigns, and Di Xin. As Zhen Yuanzi prepared to preach at Longevity Mountain, Zhu Bajie led Liu Chenxiang and the others there, hoping Chenxiang could meet Son Goku.

  • Zhen Yuanzi returned to Five Villages Temple after breaking through to become a Grand Golden Immortal, and Qing Mo explained that he had strength but not Saint Fruition.
  • Qing Mo awakened the Human Dao and granted Saint Fruition to Zhen Yuanzi, Suiren, Fuxi, Shennong, and Di Xin, then gave them treasures and charged them with protecting humanity.
  • Qing Mo gave Zhen Yuanzi the Chaos Pearl and urged him to preach the Dao; Zhen Yuanzi announced that he would establish a dais at Longevity Mountain in three days.
  • Qing Mo distributed the human race's growing fortune between the Heavenly Court and the Three Sovereigns, who were to suppress part of it with the Kongtong Seal.
  • Zhu Bajie led Liu Chenxiang, Ao Chun, Dingxiang, and Xiao Yu toward Longevity Mountain, where they hoped to hear Zhen Yuanzi preach and for Chenxiang to meet Son Goku.

Ch. 892Bodhi Leaf! (Two-in-one)

Saint Zhenyuan preached the Dao at Longevity Mountain, where Liu Chenxiang and the others listened alongside the great powers of the Three Realms. After Son Goku left for Mount Emei with Qing Mo, Qing Mo presented him with a Bodhi Leaf, leaving Son Goku stunned by the reminder of his original master.

  • Son Goku secretly visited Saint Zhenyuan before the sermon and asked Qing Mo to guide his cultivation, and Qing Mo agreed to visit Mount Emei with him afterward.
  • Saint Zhenyuan preached for seven days and seven nights, and the gathered immortals and cultivators gradually awakened from their meditation.
  • Dingxiang awakened first, followed by Zhu Bajie, Ao Chun, and Xiao Yu, while Liu Chenxiang and Son Goku remained immersed in the Dao.
  • Liu Chenxiang and Son Goku awakened, but Son Goku immediately vanished, so Zhu Bajie led Liu Chenxiang and the others away when Yang Jian awakened.
  • At Mount Emei, Qing Mo offered Son Goku a Bodhi Leaf, and Son Goku recognized it and fell silent.

Ch. 893A Handshake Oath! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo gave Son Goku gifts from his former master and introduced him to a game based on his life before accompanying him to Heaven. The Jade Emperor sounded out Son Goku about Liu Chenxiang and made him swear not to take the young man as his disciple, though Qing Mo’s knowing smile suggested their entanglement was not over.

  • Qing Mo gave Son Goku a Bodhi leaf and peaches from Mount Fangcun, and assured him that his old Daoist master was well.
  • Qing Mo showed Son Goku Black Myth: Wukong, and Son Goku played until he defeated the blue-headed enemy before Venus Star interrupted them.
  • Venus Star invited Son Goku to Heaven on the Jade Emperor’s behalf, and Qing Mo accompanied them to Yaochi.
  • The Jade Emperor asked about Liu Chenxiang, and Qing Mo said he had declined to take him as a disciple.
  • Son Goku said he owed the Third Holy Mother a favor but denied intending to teach Liu Chenxiang, so the Jade Emperor made him clap hands in an oath not to take the boy as his disciple.

Ch. 894Three Punches Shatter Goku's Great Sage Dream! (Two-in-one)

At Holy Buddha Cave, Son Goku refused Zhu Bajie’s request to take Liu Chenxiang as his disciple, while Nezha and Son Goku bickered over Black Myth: Wukong. After Yang Jian pursued Liu Chenxiang to Mount Emei, Qing Mo opened the cave doors and was met by the charging Howling Sky Dog.

  • Nezha took the controller from Son Goku and boasted that he would unlock the Great Sage Equal to Heaven achievement, while Son Goku protested that Nezha was in the game too.
  • Zhu Bajie brought Liu Chenxiang to Mount Emei, where Son Goku arrived after hearing Zhu Bajie joke about his smell.
  • Zhu Bajie tried to persuade Son Goku to take Liu Chenxiang as his disciple, but Son Goku refused despite Zhu Bajie’s praise and curses.
  • Liu Chenxiang ran from Mount Emei after Son Goku rejected him, and Yang Jian, the Howling Sky Dog, and the Meishan Brothers arrived in pursuit.
  • Zhu Bajie told Liu Chenxiang to seek Son Goku’s help, but Son Goku kept fighting Tiger Vanguard in the game with Nezha.
  • Qing Mo opened Holy Buddha Cave’s doors, and the Howling Sky Dog crashed into him while chasing Liu Chenxiang.

Ch. 895Minefield Mutual Explosions! (Two-in-one)

At Holy Buddha Cave, Liu Chenxiang sought help for Zhu Bajie, but Qing Mo refused to interfere and Sun Goku initially swore he would not intervene. After Sun Goku discovered how badly Yang Jian had injured Zhu Bajie, he attacked Yang Jian, whose counterforce injured the Meishan Brothers, turning the confrontation into a fight between them.

  • Liu Chenxiang asked Qing Mo and Sun Goku for help after Yang Jian captured Zhu Bajie, while Qing Mo declared he would only watch.
  • Yang Jian brought Zhu Bajie to Holy Buddha Cave, and Sun Goku said he would not interfere in Liu Chenxiang’s family affairs.
  • Yang Jian had Kang the Boss return to Heaven to summon the immortals as witnesses to Sun Goku’s oath, then released Zhu Bajie.
  • Liu Chenxiang provoked Sun Goku, who angrily refused to take him as a disciple before noticing Zhu Bajie’s pain.
  • Sun Goku examined Zhu Bajie, discovered the severity of his injuries, and attacked Yang Jian with the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
  • Yang Jian blocked the strike, but its force grievously injured the Meishan Brothers, prompting Yang Jian and Sun Goku to prepare to fight.

Ch. 896A Clear Understanding! (Two-in-one)

Son Goku and Yang Jian fought a furious battle that devastated parts of the Northern Kuru Continent, while Qing Mo watched until the others pleaded with him to intervene. Qing Mo stopped the two, restored the land, and revived the demons killed in the fight, leaving Son Goku and Yang Jian free of their karmic burden.

  • Son Goku and Yang Jian fought with deadly seriousness as Qing Mo, Nezha, Liu Chenxiang, and Zhu Bajie watched through a light screen.
  • Qing Mo explained Yang Jian’s formidable abilities and treasures, leaving Liu Chenxiang despairing over the gap between them.
  • Son Goku and Yang Jian transformed with Dharma Heaven Earth Form and moved their battle to the Northern Kuru Continent, where their fighting killed demons and destroyed the landscape.
  • Zhu Bajie, Nezha, and the Meishan Brothers pleaded with Qing Mo to stop the battle, so he froze Son Goku and Yang Jian and opened a passage to them.
  • Yang Jian and Son Goku ended their transformations and thanked Qing Mo, who restored the Northern Kuru Continent and revived the demons, removing their karmic burden.

Ch. 897Intervening in Karma! (Two chapters in one)

Qing Mo offered Son Goku a pill that restored his damaged innate foundation in exchange for the concealed Golden Headband, then agreed to strengthen Yang Jian with a Supreme Bone. Yang Jian accepted the painful fusion and traded away his Mountains and Rivers State Painting, leaving the fusion about to begin.

  • Qing Mo gave Son Goku a potential-restoring pill in exchange for the Golden Headband he had kept concealed.
  • Son Goku swallowed the pill, and his recovered innate foundation briefly sent beams of golden light through the heavens and into the netherworld.
  • Yang Jian asked Qing Mo to improve his strength, and Qing Mo explained that his mortal heritage had limited his progress.
  • Qing Mo offered Yang Jian a Supreme Bone containing the Hand of Heaven divine ability and warned that fusing it would cause extreme pain.
  • Yang Jian accepted the Supreme Bone in exchange for his Mountains and Rivers State Painting and rose to begin the fusion.

Ch. 898One-on-One Against the Three Traitors! (Two-in-One)

Yang Jian fused with the Supreme Bone, and Qing Mo brought Sun Goku, Yang Jian, and Nezha into a painted world to fight and draw out their potential. After a day and night of combat, Nezha fell, while Sun Goku and Yang Jian—badly injured but newly strengthened—launched one final attack against Qing Mo.

  • Yang Jian endured the Supreme Bone’s painful fusion, then thanked Qing Mo and promised to bring him the Mountains and Rivers State Painting.
  • Qing Mo challenged Sun Goku to a fight, and Yang Jian persuaded Nezha to join by promising to steal Li Jing’s pagoda afterward.
  • Qing Mo painted a world and sent everyone into it, then taught Nezha an improved Dharma Heaven Earth Form before fighting all three at once.
  • Sun Goku, Yang Jian, and Nezha battled Qing Mo for a day and a night, suffering severe injuries as they developed new abilities.
  • Nezha fell first; Yang Jian gained control of the Supreme Bone and its hidden divine ability, while Sun Goku neared the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and learned a new staff technique.
  • Sun Goku and Yang Jian charged Qing Mo for one final strike despite their injuries.

Ch. 899Be a Grandson First, Then a Grandpa! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo defeated Sun Goku, Yang Jian, and Nezha in the painting, then sent everyone back to Holy Buddha Cave, where Nezha and Zhu Bajie fought over the painting. Liu Chenxiang regained his resolve and knelt outside the cave to seek Sun Goku as his master, while Nezha played Black Myth: Wukong and asked Qing Mo about a story featuring him.

  • Qing Mo explained that Yang Jian and Sun Goku would recover, while Nezha woke and said he had gained insight from their battle.
  • The Meishan Brothers and Howling Sky Dog took Yang Jian to True Lord Divine Hall, while Nezha and Zhu Bajie fought over Qing Mo’s unwanted painting.
  • Liu Chenxiang despaired over his inability to save his mother, but Zhu Bajie encouraged him to persist, so Liu Chenxiang returned to Holy Buddha Cave and knelt outside.
  • Qing Mo told Nezha to let Liu Chenxiang endure hardship while seeking Sun Goku as his master, and Nezha continued playing Black Myth: Wukong.
  • Nezha defeated Red Boy’s second form in the game, admired its portrayal of himself, and asked Qing Mo about a game or movie starring him.

Ch. 900The Dog Demoted to the Mortal Realm! (Two-in-one)

Nezha watched a film about himself with Son Goku, who recovered from his fight with Qing Mo and later broke through to Daluo Golden Immortal. After traveling for more than a year, Qing Mo found Yang Jian’s powerless Howling Sky Dog in the mortal world and took it in, leaving to help it find a female dog.

  • Nezha praised the film’s Nezha for defying fate and watched it with Qing Mo until Son Goku awoke; Son Goku learned that he and Yang Jian had fainted at the same time.
  • Liu Chenxiang insisted outside Son Goku’s cave that he would kneel until Son Goku accepted him as a disciple, but Son Goku refused to relent.
  • Qing Mo spent more than half a year at Mount Emei before leaving, while Nezha returned to the Heavenly Court; Son Goku recovered and advanced to Daluo Golden Immortal.
  • Qing Mo found Yang Jian’s powerless Howling Sky Dog being chased for stealing food, paid off the mortals, and bought the dog a roast chicken.
  • Howling Sky Dog told Qing Mo that Yang Jian had stripped it of its powers and banished it over the missing Lotus Lantern; Qing Mo invited it to travel with him and urged it not to resent Yang Jian.
  • Howling Sky Dog agreed to Qing Mo’s conditions about enjoying mortal life while powerless, and Qing Mo led it into the city to find female dogs.
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