Chapter Summaries

In Biyou Palace, Gu Changqing told Sect Master Tongtian that the Chaos Ape might one day reappear and hinted that this would serve two purposes. He withheld the details, leaving Tongtian reassured but uncertain about what his disciple was planning.

• Sect Master Tongtian recognized the Chaos Ape as the ancient War Demon God slain by Pangu and asked why Gu Changqing had brought him up.
• Gu Changqing said the Chaos Ape might one day reappear between heaven and earth, adding that it would be two birds with one stone.
• Tongtian questioned how the Chaos Ape could return and asked what the second purpose was, but Gu Changqing said there was no need to worry because it would not happen overnight.
• Tongtian asked whether Gu Changqing's plan would bring fortune or disaster to the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing told Tongtian to rest easy without making a firm promise, and Tongtian's concern gradually eased.

Gu Changqing and Sect Master Tongtian spoke in Biyou Palace about Gu Changqing’s secretive ways before Luohu arrived to report on his protection of Golden Ao Island. Luohu said he had cleared the area around the island, leaving no one willing to spy on or covet the Interception Sect.

• Sect Master Tongtian accepted that Gu Changqing would not explain his plans, and Gu Changqing said some things were more fun left unsaid.
• Luohu requested an audience with Sect Master Tongtian and Gu Changqing, and Gu Changqing casually invited him inside.
• Luohu appeared in Biyou Palace and reported that, under Gu Changqing’s orders, he had cleared the area within a million li of Golden Ao Island.
• Luohu said no one now dared spy on or covet the Interception Sect, while Sect Master Tongtian watched the Demon Ancestor report to Gu Changqing with evident deference.

Luohu reported that he had eliminated threats to the Interception Sect, but Gu Changqing offered only a casual thanks, leaving Luohu to accept that he would need to prove his worth through further service. As Luohu began to leave, Gu Changqing called him back.

• Luohu told Sect Master Tongtian and Gu Changqing that he had eliminated factions within a million li that coveted the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing thanked Luohu without praising him, disappointing Luohu, who had hoped to earn recognition.
• Luohu compared his deeds with Gu Changqing's achievements and accepted that his work had not impressed him.
• Luohu said protecting the Interception Sect's Dao was his duty and began to leave, resolving to keep working to prove his worth.
• Gu Changqing called Luohu back as he turned to depart.

Gu Changqing invited Luohu to discuss the Dao as equals in Biyou Palace, giving Luohu hope of finding a path to restore his cultivation and independence. Gu Changqing transported them into position, and wondrous phenomena began to rise as they prepared to exchange insights.

• Gu Changqing asked Luohu if he would be willing to discuss the Dao with him.
• Luohu reflected on Gu Changqing’s past actions and realized the invitation treated him as a fellow Daoist rather than a tool.
• Luohu accepted the invitation and thanked Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing enveloped Biyou Palace in his power and seated himself opposite Luohu as an equal.
• Luohu composed himself and began meditating, and wondrous phenomena arose inside Biyou Palace.

Gu Changqing expounded the Dao to Luohu in Biyou Palace, helping Luohu clarify the foundations of his Devil Dao and begin to advance after countless stagnant epochs. The lingering Dao rhythm spread across Golden Ao Island, where Interception Sect disciples gained insights and some broke through their bottlenecks.

• Gu Changqing began expounding the Great Dao to Luohu in Biyou Palace.
• Luohu heard the shared origin beneath the Dao of Hunyuan and the Devil Dao, and his turbulent laws began to settle into order.
• Luohu's stagnant cultivation stirred as his understanding of the Devil Dao deepened and his aura changed.
• Lingering Dao rhythm from Gu Changqing's discourse drifted out of Biyou Palace and spread across Golden Ao Island.
• Interception Sect disciples sat facing Biyou Palace, and some broke through bottlenecks while others gained new insights.

Gu Changqing finished expounding the Great Dao to Luohu, whose sea of consciousness had been transformed by the teachings. Gu Changqing then invited Luohu to share the Devil Dao, and Luohu began his discourse.

• Cultivators across the Primordial World envied the Jie Sect Disciples as they sensed the lingering Dao resonance from Golden Ao Island.
• Luohu listened intently to Gu Changqing's teachings and absorbed insights into the shared source of all laws and paths.
• Gu Changqing ended his discourse and asked Luohu to expound the mysteries of the Devil Dao.
• Luohu thanked Gu Changqing and began teaching the Great Dao of devils.

Luohu expounded the Devil Dao in Biyou Palace, but Gu Changqing resonated with it almost immediately. As Luohu went deeper, Gu Changqing rose and began to reveal an abyssal aura of the Devil Dao, leaving Luohu stunned.

• Luohu filled Biyou Palace with the violent aura, demonic tones, and visions of the Devil Dao as he began his exposition.
• Gu Changqing achieved Dao resonance before Luohu had reached the profound parts of his teaching, shocking Luohu with the gulf between them.
• Luohu continued his exposition at greater depth, while the demonic visions and sounds in Biyou Palace intensified.
• Gu Changqing rose while still hazy with drunkenness, and Luohu sensed in him an abyssal aura that seemed to come from the origin of the Devil Dao.
• Gu Changqing began to speak, as Luohu wondered whether he was about to reveal his own understanding of the Great Dao of demons.

Gu Changqing spoke four words that made the Devil Dao laws gather in homage and surpass Luohu’s understanding of the path. As the laws condensed into a Devil Dao Battle Spear before him, Luohu watched in shock.

• Gu Changqing uttered “Myriad Dao End Finality,” unleashing an aura of ending that brought heaven and earth to silence.
• The Devil Dao laws, demonic phantoms, and Devil Dao aura converged around Gu Changqing and paid homage to him.
• Luohu realized that Gu Changqing’s understanding of the Devil Dao surpassed his own and that the laws willingly submitted to him.
• The gathered Devil Dao laws condensed into a pitch-black Devil Dao Battle Spear.
• The Devil Dao Battle Spear began to move before Luohu could speak.

Gu Changqing unleashed a devastating Devil Dao Battle Spear that tore through the Primordial World’s barrier and entered Chaos, terrifying beings across Heaven and Earth. Mistaking the attack for Luohu’s work, cultivators blamed the Demon Ancestor, while Luohu heard their accusations from Biyou Palace.

• Gu Changqing’s Devil Dao Battle Spear annihilated the space, spiritual qi, laws, and order in its path before breaking into the Chaos Universe.
• Jie Sect Disciples on Golden Ao Island remained stunned by the attack’s overwhelming power.
• Cultivators throughout Heaven and Earth witnessed the spectacle and concluded that Luohu had unleashed the Devil Dao divine ability.
• Mighty Experts suspected the attack’s source might be someone else but could not identify who had created it.
• Luohu heard cultivators blaming him and grimaced at their accusations.

After Gu Changqing manifested a Devil Dao Battle Spear beyond Luohu’s understanding, Luohu was wrongly credited with it by everyone watching and conceded to Gu Changqing. In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun sensed the spear’s power and was left wondering what Gu Changqing truly was.

• Luohu realized everyone blamed him for Gu Changqing’s Devil Dao Battle Spear, though he had not created or unleashed it.
• Luohu recognized that Gu Changqing had used his exposition of the Devil Dao as a springboard to reach a realm beyond Luohu’s own understanding.
• Luohu solemnly told Gu Changqing that he conceded, and Gu Changqing responded with a carefree chuckle.
• In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun calmed the trembling Heavenly Dao Laws after witnessing the Devil Dao Battle Spear.
• Hongjun reflected on Gu Changqing’s power and wondered who he was, sensing a presence reminiscent of Pangu.

Hongjun feared that Gu Changqing might be connected to Pangu, whose power could overturn the order of the world. The Elder of Chaos arrived at Zixiao Palace intent on killing Gu Changqing and revealed that Gu Changqing had grown powerful by refining the Chaos Bead, then said he had received Lord Taisu's inheritance.

• Hongjun sensed a possible trace of Pangu in Gu Changqing and worried that Pangu might return or that a comparable being could overturn his plans.
• The Elder of Chaos appeared at Zixiao Palace, and Hongjun questioned why he had returned after withdrawing from Primordial World affairs.
• The Elder of Chaos declared that he had come to kill Gu Changqing.
• The Elder of Chaos revealed that Gu Changqing had stolen and refined his Chaos Bead, using its world of three thousand Great Dao laws to grow rapidly.
• The Elder of Chaos said he had met Lord Taisu in Chaos and received his inheritance, allowing him to see Gu Changqing's true foundations more clearly.

The Elder of Chaos told Hongjun that he had received Lord Taisu’s Taisu True Exposition, a method that could reveal the essence of things and expose hidden abilities. Hongjun believed it would let them uncover Gu Changqing’s secrets and prepare for revenge, while Gu Changqing sensed that an old acquaintance had returned.

• Hongjun reacted with shock when the Elder of Chaos claimed to have encountered Lord Taisu and received his personal teaching.
• The Elder of Chaos explained that the Taisu True Exposition could pierce acquired disguises, reveal the innate essence of things, and even alter their essence.
• Hongjun realized the method might expose Gu Changqing’s Sword Dao, Way of Wine, Dao of Hunyuan, and other abilities.
• The Elder of Chaos agreed that the Taisu True Exposition could reveal Gu Changqing’s weaknesses and make him easier to defeat.
• On Golden Ao Island, Gu Changqing sensed that an old acquaintance had returned.

Gu Changqing sensed the Elder of Chaos had returned and guessed that Lord Taisu had given him a powerful opportunity, but he remained confident and waited to see what the Elder and Hongjun would do. After several centuries of peace, a sudden Dao sound erupted at Vulture Peak in the Western World, shocking the Buddhist disciples.

• Gu Changqing sensed the Elder of Chaos's familiar aura and inferred that he had returned seeking revenge.
• Gu Changqing guessed that the Elder of Chaos had encountered one of the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates and gained a chance to contend with him.
• Gu Changqing dismissed the threat posed by the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates and turned his attention toward Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos plotting in Zixiao Palace.
• The Elder of Chaos and Hongjun refrained from attacking the Interception Sect while laws and order surged within Zixiao Palace.
• Several centuries passed in peace before a deep Dao sound burst forth at Vulture Peak, leaving the Buddhist disciples frozen in shock.

The Sky-Mending Stone cracked and exploded after centuries of Buddhist School disciples preaching scriptures to it, and a powerful being began to emerge. Zhunti watched with anticipation and worry that the wild, battle-hungry being would not join the Buddhist School; the chapter ended as its immense might swept across the square.

• The Sky-Mending Stone trembled, cracked, and blazed with light, prompting the Buddhist School disciples to speculate that a being was about to emerge.
• Zhunti arrived and saw the light within the stone had grown vastly stronger, while he wondered whether its unruly nature would defy his plans for it to join the Buddhist School.
• Zhunti resolved that the stone-born being should become a Buddhist School disciple and Dharma Protector, and enveloped the square in buddha light.
• The Sky-Mending Stone exploded, a figure flickered amid the light, and immense might swept outward.

A Stone Monkey emerged from the Sky-Mending Stone with the cultivation of a daluo golden immortal and an aura bearing a trace of Chaos. It chose Zhunti as its master, leaving the Buddhist School disciples stunned by the contrast between its ferocious presence and its peaceful devotion.

• The Stone Monkey’s overwhelming aura and trace of Chaos startled the Buddhist School disciples, while Zhunti welcomed its extraordinary birth.
• The Sky-Mending Stone shattered, revealing a golden Stone Monkey whose blazing eyes and powerful presence frightened the disciples.
• The Stone Monkey sensed an affinity with Zhunti, formed through centuries of Buddhist sutra chanting and teachings.
• The Stone Monkey approached Zhunti, bowed, and asked to take him as its master.
• The disciples watched in stunned silence as the fierce Stone Monkey chose to join the Buddhist School out of gratitude.

Zhunti accepted the newly emerged Stone Monkey as his disciple and named him Sun Wukong after divining that he was tied to the Heavenly Mandate. He declared Sun Wukong the shared personal disciple of himself and Jieyin, and the announcement rang throughout the Primordial World.

• The Buddhist School Disciples were shocked when the fierce Stone Monkey immediately knelt and asked Zhunti to accept him as a disciple.
• Maitreya explained that centuries of Buddhist scriptures and chants had planted a Buddhist connection in the Stone Monkey’s Primordial Spirit.
• Zhunti divined the Heavenly Mandate surrounding the Stone Monkey and named him Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong accepted his new name, kowtowed three times, and paid respects to Zhunti as his master.
• Zhunti declared Sun Wukong a personal disciple shared by himself and Jieyin, broadcasting the announcement across the Primordial World.

Zhunti announced that Sun Wukong had become the shared personal disciple of Jieyin and himself, stirring debate across the Primordial World. Nuwa recognized Sun Wukong as the being born from her Sky-Mending Stone, uncovered that his origins were extraordinary, and decided to discuss the matter with Nephew Changqing.

• Zhunti declared that Sun Wukong was the shared disciple of Jieyin and himself, prompting cultivators throughout the Primordial World to debate his origins and the Buddhist School’s motives.
• Nuwa heard Zhunti’s announcement in Wa Huang Heaven and looked toward Western Spirit Mountain to examine the newly born Sun Wukong.
• Nuwa recognized the aura of the Sky-Mending Stone she had left behind after mending the heavens.
• Nuwa suspected that Sun Wukong’s origins went beyond his birth from the Sky-Mending Stone and investigated his body and primordial spirit.
• Nuwa discerned that Sun Wukong’s origins were extraordinary and decided to discuss him with Nephew Changqing.

Nuwa discovered that Sun Wukong carried the aura of a Chaos Demon God and realized the Buddhist School was cultivating him for its own purposes. She went to Golden Ao Island to consult Gu Changqing, where she was astonished to find three monkeys gathered outside his cave abode.

• Nuwa sensed the ancient Chaos Demon God aura within Sun Wukong and understood why Zhunti had arranged for his awakening and recruitment.
• Nuwa considered the Buddhist School a threat to the alliance between Wa Huang Heaven, the Interception Sect, and the Underworld, and decided to discuss Sun Wukong with Gu Changqing.
• On Golden Ao Island, Wuzhiqi and two unfamiliar monkeys gathered daily outside Gu Changqing's cave abode, prompting speculation among the Jie Sect Disciples.
• Nuwa arrived at Gu Changqing's cave abode and froze in astonishment at the sight of the three monkeys.

Nuwa visited Gu Changqing to discuss the Buddhist School's Sun Wukong, but was stunned to discover three other members of the Four Mischievous Monkeys gathered outside his cave. She concluded that Gu Changqing had planned far ahead, while he merely smiled at her over a mouthful of wine.

• Nuwa recognized the primordial chaos auras of the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, the Long-Armed Ape, and the Six-Eared Macaque as kin to Sun Wukong's origin.
• Nuwa realized the Interception Sect had three of the Four Mischievous Monkeys, while the Buddhist School had only Sun Wukong.
• Nuwa recalled Gu Changqing taking Wuzhiqi as his disciple and concluded that he had known the monkeys' origins and planned to gather them.
• Gu Changqing emerged from his cave with the Wine God Gourd and teased Nuwa by asking whether she had come for his wine.
• Nuwa told Gu Changqing that his plans ran far deeper than the Buddhist School's, and he answered with a meaningful smile.

Gu Changqing revealed that the Four Mischievous Monkeys came from the shattered origin of the Chaos Ape, and that gathering them might revive the ancient War Demon God’s power. Nuwa realized why the Buddhist School prized Sun Wukong and asked whether Gu Changqing had taken in the other three monkeys for the same reason.

• Nuwa pressed Gu Changqing to explain the monkeys’ secrets, the Buddhist School’s interest in Sun Wukong, and how he knew about them.
• Gu Changqing said the Buddhist School had found only a quarter of the Heavenly Mandate by obtaining one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys.
• Gu Changqing revealed that the Stone Monkey of Numinous Wisdom, the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, the Long-Armed Ape, and the Six-Eared Macaque all originated from the Chaos Ape’s scattered origin.
• Gu Changqing explained that gathering the four monkeys might manifest the Chaos Ape’s supreme might again.
• Nuwa understood the Buddhist School’s interest in Sun Wukong and asked Gu Changqing whether he had taken in Wuzhiqi, the Long-Armed Ape, and the Six-Eared Macaque for the sake of the Chaos Ape.