Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren exposed Wucai as a Buddha-Destroying Seed, overwhelmed him with Papiyas power, and let the Desire Flower devour him. Welcomed as a guest of the Elysium Pure Land, Chu Kuangren prepared to visit the Glazed Land and mastered a new Great Encompassment Intent after reading the Heart Sutra of Unfettered Avalokiteśvara.

• Chu Kuangren revealed that his Papiyas aspect vastly surpassed Wucai's and shattered Wucai's Buddha Manifestation.
• Yunlan Buddha sensed an angry presence near the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land and decided to summon the other four Pure Lands.
• Chu Kuangren asked Wucai where the other Buddha-Destroying Seeds were, but Wucai answered that everyone was one before the Desire Flower devoured him.
• Chu Kuangren reunited with Shi Ying and said he wanted to visit an old friend and enter the Glazed Land; Yunlan Buddha agreed to the visit.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Heart Sutra of Unfettered Avalokiteśvara, studied it overnight, and mastered a new Great Encompassment Intent.

Chu Kuangren condensed the Buddhist compassion Great Encompassment Intent while Yunlan Buddha investigated the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s suspicious growth. He returned to the Glazed Land with Shi Ying, where the Chaos Green Lotus reacted to the Merit Golden Lotus and confirmed his conjecture about absorbing treasures formed from the Green Lotus.

• Chu Kuangren condensed the compassion Great Encompassment Intent, shocking the monks who sensed it.
• Yunlan Buddha learned of the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s rapid expansion, widespread pagodas, and mysterious Dao Integration Great Power, Sin Tathagata, and ordered a probe.
• Sin Tathagata learned that Wucai had been killed by Chu Kuangren but decided to proceed with his plan, which was set to begin in three days.
• Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying mediated a fight between two groups accusing each other of worshipping a false Buddha, and Shi Ying blamed the growing unrest on the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land.
• Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying returned to the Glazed Land, where the Chaos Green Lotus sensed the Merit Golden Lotus beneath Vulture Peak and confirmed it could grow by absorbing supreme Green Lotus treasures.

Vulture Peak opened as Jianxing Buddha warned that a calamity was about to befall Buddhism and entrusted Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying with stopping it. They discovered the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s Wufa using a Buddha-Destroying Bell to control Buddhist monks, but Chu Kuangren remained completely unaffected by its toll.

• Chu Kuangren confirmed the Chaos Green Lotus could be enhanced with Chaos Fragments and treasures, while Vulture Peak opened unexpectedly before him and Shi Ying.
• Jianxing Buddha foresaw a great calamity for Buddhism, recognized the Chaos Green Lotus, and passed Buddhist knowledge to Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying as the Desire Realm Heaven Demons attacked the cracking barrier.
• Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying left the barrier and found a Blood-colored Papiyas Aspect attacking it, while Shi Ying received warnings about the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land and a mysterious bell.
• Wufa of the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land arrived with monks from several Buddhist groups who chanted to destroy Buddhism, and Shi Ying recognized him as a Buddha-Destroying Seed.
• The Buddha-Destroying Bell rang and assaulted Shi Ying’s mind despite her Mind-Calming Mantra, but Chu Kuangren stood unaffected, astonishing Wufa.

Chu Kuangren resisted the Buddha-destroying bells and destroyed one of the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s Bell Towers, then refused Wufa’s demand to stay out of their conflict. Wutian arrived and clashed with Chu Kuangren while Wufa and Wude attacked Shi Ying.

• Chu Kuangren traced the bells to a distant golden tower and used Zhou's Sword, No Dao to destroy it, stopping the tolling in the area.
• Chu Kuangren realized that many more Bell Towers were spread across the far western land and suspected the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land had been planning a major assault on Buddhism.
• Wufa asked Chu Kuangren to leave the conflict, but Chu Kuangren refused.
• Wutian arrived as a Peerless Monster and attacked Chu Kuangren with his Dark Red Long Saber.
• Wufa and Wude attacked Shi Ying while controlled monks rushed toward her, chanting to destroy Buddhism.

Shi Ying broke through to the Great Encompassment Realm while fighting the monks controlled by Wude and Wufa, then trapped them with Dreamlike Bubbles. With her breakthrough complete, Chu Kuangren stopped holding back against Wutian and prepared to test how many sword strikes he could withstand.

• Wude and Wufa’s controlled monks attacked Shi Ying, while Wutian tried to distract Chu Kuangren by claiming she would die.
• Chu Kuangren parried Wutian’s saber attacks as Wude and Wufa moved to kill Shi Ying and destroy the Buddha-Words Barrier.
• After Jianxing Buddha’s insight helped her find an opening, Shi Ying broke through to the Great Encompassment Realm.
• Shi Ying trapped the controlled monks in Dreamlike Bubbles and declared that Wude and Wufa would atone with their deaths.
• Wutian unleashed Avici Sin, but Chu Kuangren cut through his saber light and challenged him to endure his sword strikes.

Chu Kuangren defeated Wutian with the Skanda Sword Art as the Buddha-Words Barrier broke and Desire Realm Heaven emerged. The Heavenly Dragon Abbot used the Buddha-destroying bell chimes and Papiyas’s Six Dust Demon Hooks to turn the Far West against Buddhism, leaving Yunlan Buddha struggling against the spreading calamity.

• Chu Kuangren overpowered Wutian with two strikes of the Skanda Sword Art and mocked him for failing to withstand them.
• The Buddha-Words Barrier exploded, releasing Desire Realm Heaven and sending its power across the Far West.
• Yunlan Buddha recognized that the Heavenly Dragon Abbot was twisting believers’ faith into power through the Buddha-destroying bell chimes.
• The Heavenly Dragon Abbot used three of Papiyas’s Six Dust Demon Hooks, strengthened by Desire Realm Heaven, to trap Yunlan Buddha in an illusion.
• Across the Far West, people from ordinary mortals to eminent monks shouted that they wanted to destroy Buddhism, while other Immortal Realm Great Powers stayed out of the conflict.

Chu Kuangren used the Desire Flower to drive back the Heavenly Demons and killed Wude and Wufa, while Wutian escaped during a clash with controlled bodhisattvas. He fought the bodhisattvas who attacked him and Shi Ying, leaving them wounded but still pressing forward.

• Desire Realm Heaven opened and unleashed demons that corrupted monks and kingdoms, while Wutian celebrated Buddhism’s impending destruction.
• Shi Ying began to succumb to the demons’ influence, but Chu Kuangren’s shout brought her back to her senses.
• Chu Kuangren invoked the Desire Flower, which frightened the Heavenly Demons into fleeing toward Desire Realm Heaven.
• Chu Kuangren killed Wude and Wufa with his sword, but Wutian escaped when bodhisattvas arrived and attacked.
• Chu Kuangren countered the controlled bodhisattvas’ Buddhist techniques with his Great Encompassment Intents and sword qi, wounding them as they continued to fight.

Chu Kuangren cut his way through the bell-controlled monks and cultivators as he headed for the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land, where Abbot Tianlong was trying to subdue Yunlan Buddha. In the midst of the slaughter, Chu Kuangren suddenly comprehended Slaughter Great Encompassment intent.

• Chu Kuangren killed the Bodhisattvas attacking him, then decided the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land was the likely source of the Buddha-destroying bells.
• Shi Ying told Chu Kuangren she could protect herself and urged him to act without restraint; he left her behind and rushed toward the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land.
• Abbot Tianlong sensed Chu Kuangren approaching and ordered bell-controlled monks and cultivators throughout the Far West to stop him.
• Chu Kuangren charged into the assembled forces and slaughtered them as he fought his way toward the Pure Land.
• Amid the unrelenting battle, Chu Kuangren gained sudden enlightenment and formed Slaughter Great Encompassment intent.

Chu Kuangren carved a bloody path through the monks controlled by the Buddha-destroying chimes and reached the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land. He confronted the Heavenly Dragon Abbot, who trapped Yunlan Buddha behind Heavenly Dragon Restrictions and activated the chimes’ source against him.

• Chu Kuangren wielded the Great Wilderness Halberd with Slaughter Great Encompassment Intent and slaughtered the monks blocking his way.
• The Heavenly Dragon Abbot used the Buddha-destroying chimes to make monks burn their vital essence and help him hold Yunlan Buddha in check.
• Chu Kuangren arrived at the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land, leaving a trail of dead monks that shocked the watching Great Powers.
• The Heavenly Dragon Abbot called Chu Kuangren the true Buddha-Destroying Seed, while Chu Kuangren declared that he only wanted to kill him.
• The Heavenly Dragon Abbot blocked Chu Kuangren’s attack with Heavenly Dragon Restrictions and tried to recruit him as a Dharma Protector Heavenly God.
• Chu Kuangren mocked the Heavenly Dragon Abbot, who activated the source of the Buddha-destroying chimes against him.

Chu Kuangren shattered Abbot Tianlong’s Heavenly Dragon Restriction and detonated the Six Dust Demon Hooks, giving Yunlan Buddha the chance to break free of the illusion. Yunlan Buddha awakened and attacked Abbot Tianlong, declaring that he must die.

• Chu Kuangren combined the Chaos Green Lotus’s power with his small universe’s power to destroy the Heavenly Dragon Restriction.
• Yunlan Buddha began to regain control, but Abbot Tianlong tried to use the Six Dust Demon Hooks to restrain her again.
• Chu Kuangren revealed the other three Six Dust Demon Hooks and threw them to Abbot Tianlong, then detonated them.
• Abbot Tianlong cast the resonating hooks into the Deep Void and survived the blast, though he was injured and thrown back.
• Yunlan Buddha broke free of the illusion and struck at Abbot Tianlong with a massive Buddha-light palm.

Yunlan Buddha destroyed the Buddha-Destroying Bell Chime and killed Abbot Tianlong, but the power it released opened a passage to the Netherworld Sea of Blood. Sin Tathagata, Abbot Tianlong’s true form, emerged and confronted Yunlan Buddha while Chu Kuangren sensed something in the Sea of Blood calling to him.

• Yunlan Buddha overwhelmed Abbot Tianlong, destroyed the tower powering the Buddha-Destroying Bell Chime, and killed him with a strike infused with Dao Laws.
• Chu Kuangren promised to arrange reincarnation for the fallen monks, easing Yunlan Buddha’s grief over the Five Directions Pure Lands’ losses.
• A blood-colored pillar and vortex appeared beneath the ruined tower, revealing the Netherworld Sea of Blood and shocking the Immortal Realm’s Great Powers.
• Sin Tathagata emerged from the vortex and revealed himself as Abbot Tianlong’s true form, then shattered Yunlan Buddha’s attack with a blood-colored swastika.
• Chu Kuangren sensed something in the Sea of Blood calling to him, while Sin Tathagata explained that he had been trapped there for countless years before sending out an avatar.

Sin Tathagata revealed his plan to merge the Netherworld Sea of Blood with the Immortal Realm, then faced Jianxing Buddha and Yunlan Buddha in battle. While they fought, Chu Kuangren entered the Sea of Blood, leaving his purpose unknown.

• Sin Tathagata declared that he would use the Sea of Blood and its forces to conquer the Immortal Realm, and he again offered Chu Kuangren a place at his side.
• Jianxing Buddha arrived to join Yunlan Buddha against Sin Tathagata, who drew the swords Yuantu and A Bi.
• Jianxing Buddha and Yunlan Buddha attacked Sin Tathagata, and their clash shook the surrounding area with Dao laws and sword light.
• Chu Kuangren sent the monks of the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land to safety but stayed near the battle to observe it.
• Chu Kuangren flew into the blood-colored vortex and entered the Netherworld Sea of Blood.

Chu Kuangren entered the Netherworld Sea of Blood to follow a mysterious resonance and discovered that it led beneath the dangerous Sea of Wraiths. After clashing with three Asura cultivators, he plunged into the wraith-filled waters, leaving them certain he was dead.

• Chu Kuangren entered the Sea of Blood, resisted its resentful qi with his Green Lotus Mark, and spotted the Blood God Spawn.
• Chu Kuangren followed the growing resonance and confronted Ba Tian, who demanded that he leave the Sea of Blood.
• Chu Kuangren and Ba Tian's attacks stirred the Sea of Wraiths, revealing countless powerful wraiths beneath the blood-red waters.
• An Asura woman and another Asura joined Ba Tian, and the three attacked Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed the Chaos Green Lotus's destructive light, then plunged into the Sea of Wraiths to pursue the resonance.
• Ba Tian and his companions assumed Chu Kuangren had died and discussed preparing for the Sea of Blood's descent under Sin Tathagata.

Chu Kuangren subdued the departed souls in the Sea of Departed Souls and learned how the Minghe Patriarch created the Asura Clan and abandoned the remaining souls. He found the Karma Fire Red Lotus and let the Chaos Green Lotus devour it, while Minghe sensed the loss and reincarnated into the Heavenly Dao.

• Chu Kuangren used Ghost Emperor Authority to make the departed souls submit, then examined their memories.
• Chu Kuangren learned that Minghe had stolen departed souls to create the Asura Clan and abandoned the rest in the Sea of Blood.
• Chu Kuangren followed a strange resonance deeper into the Sea of Departed Souls and found the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
• Chu Kuangren summoned the Chaos Green Lotus, which began devouring the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
• Minghe sensed that his remnant soul on the red lotus had vanished, vowed to repay the debt, and entered the Heavenly Dao to reincarnate.

Chu Kuangren refined the Karma Fire Red Lotus, disrupting the Netherworld Sea of Blood and stopping its descent into the Immortal Realm. Sin Tathagata fled after realizing Chu Kuangren might have ruined his plan, while the Shiva Goddess was left shaken by the danger she sensed.

• Chu Kuangren discovered and erased the Minghe Patriarch's imprint on the Karma Fire Red Lotus, then sat on the Chaos Green Lotus to comprehend as it devoured the red lotus.
• The Netherworld Sea of Blood churned violently, unsettling the Blood God Sons and the gathered Asuras as the Chaos Green Lotus absorbed the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
• The Shiva Goddess used her divine eye to glimpse a terrifying upheaval in the Sea of Blood and withdrew her probe when she sensed that continuing could destroy the Asura Clan.
• The blood-colored Pillar of Faith weakened and shattered, banishing the Sea of Blood into the deep void and ending its attempted descent into the Immortal Realm.
• Sin Tathagata suspected Chu Kuangren had caused the disruption, broke Yunlan Buddha and Jianxing Buddha's attack, and fled while they stayed to handle the aftermath.

With Chu Kuangren trapped in the Netherworld Sea of Blood, Yin-Yang Tribulation emerged from a Void Egg after sensing that Chu had left the Immortal Realm. As Chu refined the Karma Fire Red Lotus in the Sea of Wraiths, the Asura Clan traced the Sea of Blood’s disturbance to his location and surrounded it.

• Jianxing Buddha returned to Vulture Peak after revealing that Shi Ying had burned her Lifespan Origin to suppress its Dao-corruption Qi in his place.
• A black-and-white Void Egg cracked open, and its newly emerged occupant named himself Yin-Yang Tribulation and vowed to bring calamity to the Immortal Realm.
• Chu Kuangren refined the Karma Fire Red Lotus within the Chaos Green Lotus and received its mysteries, including the Blood God Great Art.
• The Asura Kings ordered an investigation into the Sea of Blood’s disturbance, and Ba Tian connected it to Chu Kuangren’s entry into the Sea of Wraiths.
• The Asura Clan deployed troops and Great Encompassment elites around the Sea of Wraiths to capture Chu Kuangren if he emerged.

After absorbing the red lotus, Chu Kuangren gained the Blood God Great Art and devised a risky plan to use lost souls to control the Blood God Sons and turn the Sea of Blood to his advantage. He prepared to lure the Blood God Sons into the Sea of Lost Souls with the Minghe Patriarch’s remnant soul.

• Chu Kuangren refined the red lotus, strengthening his Chaos Green Lotus and Red Lotus Karma Fire and gaining the Blood God Great Art.
• Chu Kuangren assessed the powerful Asura forces surrounding the Sea of Lost Souls and realized he could not safely leave its protection.
• Chu Kuangren drew several useless rewards before a lost soul passing through his bloodwater shapes inspired a new plan.
• Chu Kuangren proposed merging lost souls into the Blood God Sons and using the Blood God Great Art and Ghost Emperor Authority to control them.
• Xiao Ai estimated the plan’s feasibility at twenty percent, then thirty percent after further analysis.
• Chu Kuangren took out the Minghe Patriarch’s remnant soul as a lure and decided to study the Blood God Great Art before acting.

Chu Kuangren used the Blood God Great Art and Minghe Patriarch’s remnant soul to draw the Blood God Sons into the Sea of Wraiths, then began merging them with the wraiths. Green lotus creation power accelerated the transformation, while the Asura Clan watched in alarm and Luo Qiantuo roared toward the Sea of Wraiths.

• Chu Kuangren mastered the Blood God Great Art and activated Minghe Patriarch’s remnant soul beneath the Sea of Wraiths.
• The four Asura Kings and ancient monsters sensed Minghe Patriarch’s aura, and the Asura Kings headed to investigate.
• Countless Blood God Sons surged into the Sea of Wraiths and clashed with its wraiths, shocking the Asura Clan.
• Chu Kuangren combined the Blood God Barrier with Reincarnation Heaven and Earth, causing the Blood God Sons and wraiths to begin merging.
• Green lotus creation power emerged from Chu Kuangren’s Green Lotus Mark and greatly accelerated the merging process.
• Luo Qiantuo failed to persuade anyone to enter the Sea of Wraiths, then roared toward it with killing intent.

Chu Kuangren used the Sea of Wraiths to create a new kind of Blood God Son and manipulated Ba Tian into considering a bid for power among the Asura Clan. He left Ba Tian with the promise of becoming an Asura King in exchange for control of the Netherworld Sea of Blood.

• Luo Qiantuo's roar shook the Sea of Wraiths, and Vayasi sent Ba Tian inside to investigate.
• Ba Tian discovered that Chu Kuangren was merging wraiths with Blood God Sons to create a new race.
• Chu Kuangren told Ba Tian that he would not destroy the Asura Clan and asked why Ba Tian had been sent into the forbidden sea.
• Chu Kuangren persuaded Ba Tian that the Asura King had used him as a disposable scout and urged him to claim the throne himself.
• Chu Kuangren promised to make Ba Tian an Asura King, saying he would gain the entire Netherworld Sea of Blood.

Chu Kuangren used the Blood God Sons to kill Ba Tian and emerged as the new master of the Sea of Blood. The Four Great Demon Generals and the Four Great Asura Kings confronted him, and Rudra attacked after discovering Chu Kuangren was only in the Great Encompassment Three-Flowers Realm.

• Chu Kuangren asked Ba Tian to help him control the Asura Clan, but Ba Tian refused and tried to leave.
• Chu Kuangren sent millions of Blood God Sons against Ba Tian, who was overwhelmed and worn away by their killing light.
• The Sea of Blood changed after Ba Tian fell, awakening the Four Great Demon Generals and drawing the Four Great Asura Kings to the Sea of Wraiths.
• Indra, Rudra, Ghost Mother, and Vishnu recognized that the Sea of Blood had a new master, and Chu Kuangren emerged from a blood-colored pillar of light.
• Indra identified Chu Kuangren as an outsider, and Rudra sneered at his cultivation before thrusting his trident at him.