Arc 22The Journey to the West Begins
Su Yi freed Jiuying, forced Bian Zhuang into his plans, and assembled a new group for a journey to retrieve Sun Wukong. He left Ye Xiaxuan to find her own way through the Immortal Realm while weighing the Heavenly Dao’s influence over them.
- Su Yi pressured the demons and demigods to share the ancient true dragon’s treasures, then invited them to join the Jie Sect.
- Su Yi made Jinchanzi discard his cultivation and arranged for him to take the Buddha’s place, then recruited Jiang Wuying and freed Jiuying from God-Weeping Ridge.
- Su Yi defeated Bian Zhuang’s forces, gave him the name Zhu Bajie, and secured Great Emperor Ziwei’s agreement to lend him to the Jie Sect.
- Su Yi renamed Zhu Bajie Tang Sanzang and decided to recruit Sun Wukong, while the ancient true dragon accepted the name Little White Dragon.
- Su Yi arranged for the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and Sect Leader Tongtian to teach Xu Diandian, giving her their wooden carvings and powerful treasures.
- Su Yi and Ye Xiaxuan entered the Heavenly Palace, where Su Yi reunited with Zhao Gongming and subdued Yang Jian after Yang Jian tried to protect the Heaven-Howling Dog.
- Ye Xiaxuan fought a sword immortal to earn access to the higher heavens and advanced to second-grade Mortal Immortal, while Su Yi bought a residence and learned that Taoism and Buddhism were competing through the Journey to the West Calamity.