Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue, calling herself Tang Xue, defeated Flender with her Angel True Body and captured him in its hand. Shrek’s fighters watched in terror as Flender’s defeat left them helpless and despairing.

• Flender poured his remaining Soul Power into his Four-Eyed Cat Owl True Body and charged Qian Renxue’s Angel True Body, but she effortlessly knocked him back.
• Qian Renxue formed a Spirit Sword from Sun True Fire and struck Flender with her Fifth Soul Skill, Sacred Sword, severing a wing and shattering his True Body.
• Flender was severely injured and fell from the sky as Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Xiaogang, and Niu Da Gang watched in shock.
• Qian Renxue caught the falling Flender in the Angel True Body’s palm and taunted him for daring to provoke the Tang Sect.

Qian Renxue defeated Flender and forced him to beg for his life, while Gu Yue Na overwhelmed Qin Ming in their battle. After revealing herself as the Tang Sect’s Dragon Hall Master, Na’er faced Qin Ming’s strongest Soul Skill as he made a final stand for Shrek Academy.

• Flender surrendered Shrek Academy’s Gold Soul Coins and begged Qian Renxue to spare him, so she dropped him to the ground.
• Gu Yue Na’s Frost Barrier blocked Qin Ming’s flames, and she dodged his close-range attack before kicking him flying.
• Gu Yue Na identified herself as Na’er, Dragon Hall Master of the Tang Sect, while Qin Ming realized Flender had already been defeated.
• Qin Ming challenged Gu Yue Na to settle the fight in one move and unleashed his sixth Soul Skill, Heaven Burning Flames.
• Gu Yue Na stood calmly as Qin Ming’s Flame Storm surged toward her, confident that it could not threaten her.

Tang Chuan escaped Chu Yun City as the sect conflict erupted, then traveled through the Virtual Realm to Medicine King Manor in search of Cheng Lingsu’s help. After a deadly clash involving Cheng Lingsu and Lu Guanying, Tang Chuan returned to the Illusory Hero Realm and was captured by the Fierce Wind Tribe, whose forces were marching toward Chu Yun City.

• Tang Chuan used Bao Xiruo’s medicinal-herb senses to locate Medicine King Manor, where Cheng Lingsu paralyzed and killed him with Seven Star Begonia.
• Han Hu was captured as the Divine Hall forces defeated Qing Yun Sect, while Red Robe and Green Dress tried to seize Tang Chuan; Tang Chuan escaped Qi Mansion with Wang Chun’s help.
• Tang Chuan left Chu Yun City, sent Ningyu Lady a note identifying Qi Da Shan as Yun Xiuqing, and traveled through the Virtual Realm to Medicine King Manor.
• Tang Chuan returned to Cheng Lingsu and became entangled in a confrontation with Lu Guanying, Sun Bu'er, and Cheng Yaojia; he incapacitated Sun Bu'er before Cheng Lingsu helped him defeat the group.
• Tang Chuan recovered with Bao Xiruo and Cheng Lingsu, then fled a Fierce Wind Tribe encirclement before Peng Yun captured him and Peng Zhui questioned him about Chu Yun City.
• Tang Chuan was imprisoned among city-state captives and witnessed Da Qi beaten while A Yu pleaded for him, just as Peng Zhui arrived at their camp.

Tang Hao and Sun Wukong reached Eagle Sorrow Stream, where they recruited Little White Dragon as Tang Hao’s mount. After Guanyin Bodhisattva persuaded Sun Wukong to continue the pilgrimage and gave him three life-saving hairs, Tang Hao rode the White Dragon Horse west with Sun Wukong following.

• Tang Hao learned that he and Sun Wukong had reached Eagle Sorrow Stream and asked Sun Wukong to draw out the Little White Dragon.
• Sun Wukong churned the stream with his Ruyi Jingu Bang, and the Little White Dragon emerged and fought him before agreeing to join Tang Hao’s journey.
• Little White Dragon examined Tang Hao’s travel permit and accepted his role as Tang Hao’s mount; Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared, gave him a spiritual pearl, and transformed him into the White Dragon Horse.
• Sun Wukong announced that he would abandon the pilgrimage, but Guanyin Bodhisattva persuaded him to continue and granted him three life-saving hairs.
• After Guanyin Bodhisattva departed, Tang Hao mounted the White Dragon Horse and rode west while Sun Wukong followed with the bundle.

Tang San trained under Sun Wukong to recover the magical power sealed in his Upper Dantian, mastering Magic Arts, transformations, Martial Arts, and the Body Freezing Spell. After leaving the Time Barrier, the pair continued westward, and Tang San successfully froze a rabbit before sharing it with Sun Wukong for lunch.

• Sun Wukong used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze to discover Tang San's magical power was sealed and explained that breaking the seal required greater cultivation and help from a spiritually connected expert.
• After years of cultivation and searching, Tang San found a hidden immortal master who helped him break the seal, while Sun Wukong taught him cultivation methods and created a Time Barrier.
• Tang San trained inside the Time Barrier, learning basic Magic Arts, transformations, and Martial Arts as his body and cultivation grew stronger.
• Sun Wukong explained that the Body Freezing Spell only worked on targets with weaker cultivation, and Tang San later froze a wild rabbit during their westward journey.
• Tang San and Sun Wukong prepared the frozen rabbit for lunch, and Tang San praised Sun Wukong's cooking.

Tang San and Sun Wukong shared a meal of rabbit meat, and Sun Wukong gave Tang San the Demon Trapping Tower, which Tang San studied and began learning to use. After months of traveling and cultivation, they reached a Buddhist temple, where a young monk welcomed Tang San but was startled by Sun Wukong.

• Sun Wukong roasted rabbit skewers for Tang San, and the two agreed to keep their forbidden meal secret from Tathagata Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva.
• Sun Wukong gave Tang San the Demon Trapping Tower, and Tang San recognized it with his blood and learned that its ninth level could trap a demon immortal as powerful as Sun Wukong.
• Tang San cultivated in the Time Barrier for a month, but his spiritual power grew little, so Sun Wukong encouraged him to be patient and keep practicing during their journey.
• Tang San's cultivation gradually improved over two months of travel, strengthening his spiritual power and allowing his Body Freezing Spell to affect larger animals.
• Tang San and Sun Wukong arrived at a Buddhist temple and asked to stay the night; a young monk welcomed Tang San but recoiled at Sun Wukong's appearance.

At Guanyin Temple, Tang San and Sun Wukong anticipated the old abbot’s attempt to steal the Brocade Robe, while Tang San cultivated and gained access to the Demon Trapping Tower. After Sun Wukong obtained an Immortal Pill for him and helped him survive its dangerous power, the pair recovered the robe with Guanyin’s help and prepared to resume their journey.

• Tang San paid respects at Guanyin Temple while Sun Wukong played with the great bell, and the old abbot became greedy for Sun Wukong’s Brocade Robe.
• Sun Wukong borrowed three Immortal Pills from Taishang Laojun, and Tang San consumed one inside the Time Barrier.
• Sun Wukong helped Tang San refine the pill’s power for seven or eight days, strengthening Tang San’s Golden Core and bringing him close to the first rank of a demon immortal.
• Tang San opened the Demon Trapping Tower’s first floor and discovered that its landscape and buildings changed according to his thoughts, but he could not access the second floor.
• After Sun Wukong failed to find the Brocade Robe, Tang San sent him to seek Guanyin, who subdued the Black Bear Monster and returned the robe.
• Tang San recovered the Brocade Robe and told Sun Wukong they should continue their journey west.

Tang San and his disciples left Gao Family Village after bidding farewell to Gao Cuilan, whom Tang San said had taken an Immortal Pill and was about to become an immortal. As they continued west, Pigsy was caught shirking his duties, promised to reform, and the group was finally offered lodging by an old man and his daughter.

• Pigsy finished plowing the fields in Gao Family Village, and Gao Taigong asked Tang San and his disciples to deal with a nearby demon lair before they departed after a vegetarian meal.
• Tang San refused Gao Taigong's silver but accepted three monk's robes from the villagers, then said farewell to Gao Cuilan and left with his disciples.
• Tang San warned Pigsy not to pursue Gao Cuilan because she had taken an Immortal Pill and was about to become an immortal.
• Tang San switched Pigsy's baggage duty with Sun Wukong's scouting and alms-seeking work, but Sun Wukong later found Pigsy asleep in a ditch instead of doing his assigned task.
• Tang San reprimanded Pigsy and threatened to send him back, prompting Pigsy to beg forgiveness and promise not to slack off again.
• An old man initially told Tang San to go east rather than seek scriptures west, but his daughter persuaded him to let the pilgrims stay the night.

Tang San was captured by Yellow Wind Monster after Tiger Vanguard lured Sun Wukong away, but he used his knowledge of Journey to the West to frighten the demon and negotiate. As Sun Wukong and Pigsy fought outside Yellow Wind Cave, Tang San recounted the events that would follow, leaving Yellow Wind Monster shaken and uncertain what to do.

• Tang San, Sun Wukong, and Bajie shared a meal with an old man before setting out toward a dangerous mountain.
• Tiger Vanguard used a tiger decoy and demon wind to distract Sun Wukong, then carried Tang San to Yellow Wind Cave.
• Tang San persuaded Yellow Wind Monster to unbind him by invoking Lingji Bodhisattva and warning him about the consequences of capturing the scripture-seeker.
• Tang San described Tiger Vanguard's defeat by Sun Wukong, and Yellow Wind Monster sent him out to fight despite his fear.
• After Tiger Vanguard was killed by Sun Wukong, Tang San continued his account of Yellow Wind Monster's coming defeat and subjugation by Lingji Bodhisattva.
• Yellow Wind Monster listened in silence, shaken by Tang San's apparent foreknowledge, while a minor demon asked what they should do.

Tang San persuaded the Yellow Wind Monster to abandon evil and help the scripture journey, then crossed paths with Sha Wujing at the Flowing Sand River and brought him into the group. After the pilgrims reunited, Sun Wukong helped Tang San cultivate, greatly strengthening Tang San as their journey continued.

• Tang San convinced the Yellow Wind Monster to stop harming living beings, do good deeds, and support the journey in exchange for a chance at Buddha's favor.
• The Yellow Wind Monster released his captives, treated Tang San and his disciples to mountain peaches, and tearfully saw them off from Eight Hundred Li Yellow Wind Ridge.
• At the Flowing Sand River, Tang San recognized Sha Wujing and told Sun Wukong and Pigsy that he was their destined junior brother.
• Sun Wukong churned the river until Sha Wujing emerged, and Pigsy fought him before the group welcomed him as a companion on the scripture journey.
• Sun Wukong transmitted spiritual power to Tang San and guided him through cultivation, leaving Tang San's body and aura greatly transformed.

Tang San and his disciples recruited Sha Wujing, crossed the Flowing Sand River with Muzha Honored One’s help, and stopped at an estate for the night. There, a widow offered her daughters to the disciples, but Sandy urged the group to leave, and Tang San agreed to continue their journey.

• Pigsy and Sha Monk fought a demon until Sun Wukong intervened, then Sun Wukong summoned Sha Wujing and showed him the scripture token and Tang San’s travel document.
• Sha Wujing joined Tang San’s party, accepted the task of carrying the baggage, and crossed the Flowing Sand River with the others aboard a Dharma vessel formed with Muzha Honored One’s gourd and his skulls.
• The group traveled west and sought lodging at a secluded estate, where a widow welcomed Tang San and his disciples and introduced her three daughters.
• The widow proposed that Tang San’s disciples marry into her family, but Sandy advised the group to leave, and Tang San declined her offer and chose to continue the journey.

Pigsy was tempted by a wealthy woman and her three daughters, only to discover that the apparent marriage was a Bodhisattva test and suffer for his lust. After repenting and rejoining Tang San and the others, he helped pursue and cook a deer for lunch, using Sun Wukong’s Time Barrier to hide their meal from the Buddha.

• Pigsy agreed to become the woman’s son-in-law after boasting of his household skills, while Sun Wukong watched and reported the exchange to Tang San.
• The woman brought out her daughters Zhenzhen, Aiai, and Lianlian, and Pigsy accepted a mock wedding before being trapped in a binding garment.
• Tang San, Sun Wukong, and Sandy woke in a forest and realized the mansion and marriage had been an illusion created by the Bodhisattvas to test them.
• Pigsy repented after the Bodhisattvas freed him, and Sun Wukong later untied him from a tree when Tang San and the others found him.
• Tang San froze a deer with his Body Freezing Spell, but it escaped, so Pigsy and Sandy chased it and prepared venison inside Sun Wukong’s Time Barrier.

Tang San and his disciples shared a secret venison feast, and Tang San later advanced to a Third Level Demon Immortal and explored the Demon Trapping God Tower. On a dangerous mountain, a White Bone Demon disguised herself as a beautiful woman to approach Tang San, but Sun Wukong returned before she could strike.

• Tang San, Sun Wukong, Bajie, and Sandy ate venison inside the Time Barrier and agreed to keep the meal secret.
• Tang San cultivated for several days, absorbed more of the golden pill’s energy, and reached the Third Level Demon Immortal realm.
• Tang San opened the second and third floors of the Demon Trapping God Tower, finding an adaptable private space on the second floor and a desolate, unreadable realm on the third.
• The group traveled to a perilous mountain, where Sun Wukong cleared away the beasts and later returned with mountain peaches for Tang San and the others.
• The White Bone Demon spotted Tang San without Sun Wukong nearby, transformed into a beautiful woman, and approached the group while Tang San pretended not to recognize her.
• Bajie flirted with the disguised demon until Sun Wukong returned and scolded him, interrupting her approach.

Tang San reunited with his disciples after leaving the Demon Trapping God Tower, learned from Sun Wukong how cultivators could absorb the power of defeated enemies, and agreed to keep the method secret from Bajie and Sandy. He explored the tower’s third floor, learned its incantations and powers, and left White Lotus admiring him and asking for his protection.

• Tang San told Bajie that he had refined White Bone Demon, then had the group rest and cultivate inside Sun Wukong’s Time Barrier.
• Sun Wukong explained that absorbing the power of defeated cultivators could speed cultivation, and Tang San agreed to learn the method while concealing their plan from Bajie and Sandy.
• Tang San entered the Demon Trapping God Tower to cultivate with White Bone Demon, who said the Immortal Pill had restored her strength and revealed that her former name was White Lotus.
• Tang San explored the third floor, discovered the Demon Trapping Divine Incantation, and learned that the tower could subdue powerful demons and imprison immortals.
• Tang San told White Lotus about the tower’s power, and she praised him and asked him to protect her.

Tang San and his disciples encountered the Yellow Robe Monster, whom Tang San identified as Kui Mulang Star, and tried to persuade him to return to Heaven. Their confrontation ended with Kui Mulang refusing to go back but promising to stop harming mortals.

• Tang San cultivated in the Demon Trapping God Tower, advanced to the strength of a Fourth Level Immortal, and learned that Sun Wukong remained a Level Nine Demon Immortal because Tathagata Buddha had restricted his cultivation.
• Tang San and his disciples resumed their journey, entered a pine forest, and found a pagoda where Sun Wukong startled the Yellow Robe Monster, who escaped into a cave.
• Tang San identified the monster as Kui Mulang Star and the princess of Baoxiang Kingdom as his wife; the group found her clothing and confronted the monster alongside more than two hundred lesser demons.
• Sun Wukong pressured Kui Mulang to return to the Heavenly Court, but after questioning Tang San about White Bone Demon and mocking Bajie, Kui Mulang refused to surrender.
• Tang San struck Kui Mulang and urged him to repent and return to Heaven; Kui Mulang refused to turn back but promised not to commit evil or harm mortals.

Kui Mulang abducted Tang San, but Baihua Shame helped him escape, and Wukong's investigation prompted Heaven to summon Kui Mulang back. Tang San reunited with his disciples, received Kui Mulang's Inner Core Relic, and escorted Baihua Shame home to Baoxiang Kingdom.

• Kui Mulang tricked Tang San and carried him away in a black wind, so Wukong, Bajie, and Sandy set out to find or rescue him.
• Tang San was captured in Kui Mulang's cave, where Baihua Shame freed him and hid him in a thatched hut before their paths diverged.
• Tang San later encountered Baihua Shame again while bound, persuaded her to remove his spirit-fixing talisman, and hid her inside the Demon Trapping God Tower.
• Wukong investigated in Heaven and discovered Kui Mulang had left his post for thirteen days; the other twenty-seven members of the Twenty-Eight Constellations summoned and captured him.
• Kui Mulang entrusted Tang San with the Inner Core Relic and asked him to escort Baihua Shame home; Tang San reunited with Wukong and his disciples and brought her safely back to Baoxiang Kingdom.

Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Tang San and his disciples reach Baoxiang Kingdom, where they encounter a single-plank bridge over a bottomless river.
• Pigsy (Bajie) volunteers to carry Princess Baihua Shame across the bridge, but she is initially repulsed by his appearance.
• Tang San mediates the situation, and Pigsy successfully carries the princess across the bridge.
• Upon reaching Baoxiang Kingdom, they enjoy its prosperity and food, only to be interrupted by the arrival of the King, who welcomes his daughter back after thirteen years.

Character Developments

• Tang San: Shows wisdom and patience in handling Pigsy's behavior and mediating the situation with the princess. He also demonstrates his understanding of the precepts by not partaking in meat dishes.
• Pigsy (Bajie): Initially crude and lecherous, he shows kindness and strength in carrying the princess across the bridge. His actions reveal his hidden good nature.
• Princess Baihua Shame: Initially fearful and repulsed by Pigsy, she gradually warms up to the group and enjoys their company.
• King of Baoxiang Kingdom: Overjoyed at his daughter's return, he personally leads his officials to welcome her back.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs. Reality: Pigsy's ugly appearance initially deceives the princess, but his kind actions reveal his true nature.
• Unity and Cooperation: The group works together to overcome obstacles, such as crossing the bridge and welcoming the King.
• Cultural Exchange: The group experiences the prosperity and food of Baoxiang Kingdom, highlighting the theme of cultural exchange and appreciation of differences.

Character Interactions

• Tang San and Pigsy (Bajie): Tang San's patience and understanding help Pigsy reveal his good nature. Their interaction shows the importance of guidance and understanding.
• Pigsy (Bajie) and Princess Baihua Shame: Pigsy's actions help the princess overcome her initial fear and prejudice, leading to a warmer interaction.
• Princess Baihua Shame and her father: Their reunion highlights the theme of family and the joy of being together after a long separation.

After Tang San and his companions returned Baihua Shame to Baoxiang Kingdom, the king stamped their travel permit and hosted them before they retired for the night. Tang San entered the Demon Trapping God Tower to meet White Bone Demon, while Bajie secretly went to the Moon Palace and demanded the Sky Dragon Pill from Old Man of the Moon.

• Bajie asked the king for ten thousand taels of gold, but Tang San refused the offer and requested that the king stamp their travel permit instead.
• The king stamped the permit, and Baihua Shame later confessed to him that she admired Tang San.
• Sandy left the lavish lodgings to tend White Dragon Horse, while Tang San set up a Time Barrier and entered the Demon Trapping God Tower to approach White Bone Demon.
• Bajie sneaked away to the Moon Palace, where Chang'e directed him to Old Man of the Moon's residence.
• Bajie asked Old Man of the Moon for the Sky Dragon Pill, and Old Man of the Moon challenged him about his intentions toward Chang'e.

Gu Yue Na used her Silver Dragon Spear and Chaos Fire to destroy Qin Ming’s Flame Storm, then forced him to the ground with the spear at his throat. She spared him and turned away, leaving Oscar and Yu Xiaogang stunned by how easily the Tang Sect fighters had defeated Flender and Qin Ming.

• Gu Yue Na summoned her Silver Dragon Spear and used Chaos Fire to extinguish Qin Ming’s Flame Storm.
• Gu Yue Na passed through the flames and pressed her spear tip against Qin Ming’s throat.
• Qin Ming trembled in fear as Gu Yue Na withdrew her spear and turned away.
• Oscar watched in disbelief as Flender and Qin Ming were defeated, while Yu Xiaogang feared the Tang Sect.

Xiao Wu stopped Niu Da Gang from using his so-called secret weapon and condemned Yu Xiaogang and Flender for demanding their wager back after losing. Flender offered Tang Sect Xue Er three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as an apology, but Qian Renxue demanded that everyone kneel and kowtow ten times, and Dai Mubai refused to submit.

• Niu Da Gang prepared to use his fart against Gu Yue Na, but Xiao Wu kicked him away and scolded him.
• Xiao Wu mocked Yu Xiaogang and Flender for trying to reclaim their Gold Soul Coins after losing the match.
• Flender admitted Shrek Academy was at fault and offered three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as an apology.
• Gu Yue Na caught the bag of Gold Soul Coins and accepted the apology on Qian Renxue's behalf.
• Qian Renxue demanded that everyone kneel and kowtow ten times or face her wrath.
• Dai Mubai refused to kneel, declaring that Shrek Academy would rather die standing than live on its knees.