Recaps

Han Xiangzi brought Yaoji to the immortal island and reported her story to the Immortal Emperor, who recognized that she carried the bloodline of an ancient divine dragon. Han Xiangzi proposed that a Jiaolong heart might be the key to saving her, and the Immortal Emperor wondered whether they should return her to her parents.

• Yaoji introduced herself to Han Xiangzi, then watched him leave and cursed him in her thoughts.
• The Golden-Winged Peng Bird told Han Xiangzi that Yaoji might be the demon who had fought him for food on Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.
• Han Xiangzi reported that the Dragon King of the East Sea had attacked him for his Nine-Bend Azure Vine and that Yaoji had repeatedly helped him.
• The Immortal Emperor explained that Jiaolong were rare ancient divine beasts whose bloodlines could be strengthened by consuming other extraordinary beasts.
• The Immortal Emperor revealed that Yaoji was of the Dragon Race, with divine-dragon parents, and had been sealed away after one parent was trapped in the Dragon Tomb.
• Han Xiangzi said Yaoji might have a Jiaolong heart that could help save and awaken her, then asked whether they should send her to her parents.

The Immortal Emperor arranged for Han Xiangzi to take a young woman as his disciple and ordered an investigation into her identity and master. Five years later, the Dragon King of the West Sea and Fairy Azure Luan asked to bring Han Zhongli to the West Sea and proposed a marriage alliance, which the Immortal Emperor agreed to consider favorably.

• The Immortal Emperor asked Han Xiangzi to take the young woman as his disciple, and Han Xiangzi reluctantly agreed.
• The Immortal Emperor ordered an investigation into the woman’s identity and master, then suspected she carried a dragon’s bloodline.
• Five years passed as Han Zhongli stayed with Han Xiangzi, cultivating and helping him recover from his injuries.
• The Dragon King of the West Sea and Fairy Azure Luan arrived with a young woman and asked the Immortal Emperor to let Han Zhongli go to the West Sea.
• Fairy Azure Luan explained that they intended to arrange a marriage between their elder sister and Han Zhongli, and the Immortal Emperor welcomed the proposal.

Han Xiangzi arranged to take Fairy Azure Luan to the West Sea, believing the Jiaolong Dragon King had agreed to offer her to the Jiaolong Clan. After arriving, Han Xiangzi found Fairy Azure Luan alone on a deserted island and approached her, but she challenged his boldness.

• The Immortal Emperor approved the plan to send Fairy Azure Luan to the West Sea, and Han Xiangzi assured him his forces could protect her.
• Han Xiangzi told his subordinates that the Jiaolong Dragon King had agreed to offer Fairy Azure Luan to the Jiaolong Clan if they brought her back safely.
• A man warned Han Xiangzi that the three visitors from the Jiaolong Clan might be plotting something, but Han Xiangzi dismissed the concern and vowed to defend himself.
• The next morning, Han Xiangzi and his party set out for the West Sea, where they found Fairy Azure Luan on a deserted island.
• Han Xiangzi approached Fairy Azure Luan and asked whom she was waiting for, and she questioned how he had come so close without her noticing.

Fairy Azure Luan refused Han Xiangzi’s request to travel together and questioned his motives for pursuing the Jiaolong Dragon King. Their discussion was interrupted when Ao arrived and greeted them.

• Fairy Azure Luan declined to accompany Han Xiangzi to Jiaolong City and told him to go to the West Sea first.
• Han Xiangzi admitted that his group wanted to deal with the Jiaolong Dragon King and asked Fairy Azure Luan for help.
• Han Xiangzi explained that the Jiaolong Dragon King had defeated the Jiao Demon King, prompting Fairy Azure Luan to question whether the Jiao Demon King would dare act in the West Sea.
• Han Xiangzi privately worried that obtaining the Jiaolong Treasure Pearl from Fairy Azure Luan would be difficult.
• Ao greeted Han Xiangzi and Fairy Azure Luan, and Han Xiangzi asked what had brought him to the West Sea.

Ao Changsheng confronted Han Xiangzi about seeking the Jiaolong Dragon Pearl, while Fairy Azure Luan directed them toward the Jiao Demon King. After Ao Changsheng left, Han Xiangzi flew deeper into the West Sea, and Fairy Azure Luan regrouped with the senior members of the Azure Luan Palace.

• Ao Changsheng asked Han Xiangzi whether he had come to the West Sea to obtain the Jiaolong Dragon Pearl, and Han Xiangzi admitted that he had.
• Ao Changsheng asked Fairy Azure Luan whether she knew where to find the Jiaolong Dragon King, and she advised him to ask the Jiao Demon King.
• Han Xiangzi prepared to leave, but Ao Changsheng teased him about Fairy Azure Luan and then departed.
• Han Xiangzi worried that Ao Changsheng might expose his scheme and flew toward the depths of the West Sea.
• Fairy Azure Luan and the senior members of the Azure Luan Palace approached after Ao Changsheng disappeared, and she led them inside.

The Dragon Kings and the Western Queen Mother plotted to test the Eight Immortals’ formation, while the Eight Immortals planned to kill Ao Guang and transform the world. Ao Run then led demons to invite Lü Dongbin’s group to the Dragon Palace, where they taunted him and the nine-tailed fox flattered Ao Run.

• Ao Bing and the Dragon Kings gathered with the Western Queen Mother to discuss how to deal with the Eight Immortals.
• The Western Queen Mother proposed testing the Eight Immortals’ formation, and Ao Run agreed to lead shrimp soldiers and crab generals to investigate.
• The Eight Immortals discussed killing Ao Guang, using his treasures to transform the world, and bringing monkeys along to help.
• Ao Run arrived with demons and invited Lü Dongbin and his companions to the Dragon Palace for a discussion.
• The demons mocked Lü Dongbin and urged him to surrender, while the nine-tailed fox praised Ao Run.

Ao Run offered Lü Dongbin an alliance against Ao Guang, then revealed his forces had come to attack the Eight Immortals. Ao Run’s assault overwhelmed Lü Dongbin’s defenses, and their battle escalated as Ao Run displayed the Darkness Demon God’s Principle of Darkness and Lü Dongbin unleashed a sudden counterattack.

• Ao Run asked Lü Dongbin to join the Eight Immortals in defeating Ao Guang, but Lü Dongbin and Nine-Tailed Fox rejected his proposal.
• Ao Run left with his Yaomo, and Lü Dongbin and his companions set up barriers before the Demon Race cultivators appeared.
• Ao Run charged Lü Dongbin, shattered his barriers, and sent him crashing into a boulder with a powerful kick.
• Lü Dongbin confronted Ao Run, who revealed black demonic markings and wielded the Principle of Darkness.
• Ao Run attacked Lü Dongbin to kill him, and Lü Dongbin fired two beams of golden light from his eyes.

Lü Dongbin revealed overwhelming physical strength and fought Ao Run, who sought to seize or eat him. When Ao Run's speed put Lü Dongbin at a disadvantage, Lü Dongbin offered him a Nine Mysteries Pill, which made Ao Run even greedier.

• Ao Run blocked Lü Dongbin's golden-light attacks with one punch and reached for him, astonished by his strength.
• Lü Dongbin summoned armor and surged with power, then met Ao Run in a head-on clash that sent them both staggering back.
• Ao Run coveted Lü Dongbin's physical strength and threatened to eat him unless he submitted.
• Ao Run transformed into streaks of golden light and attacked at high speed, forcing Lü Dongbin to retreat.
• Lü Dongbin produced a Nine Mysteries Pill and offered Ao Run a chance to take it, prompting Ao Run to react with shock and greed.

Lü Dongbin fought Ao Run over the Nine Mysteries Pill, first forcing him to retreat and then clashing with him directly. Ao Run unleashed his Law Power and manifested a great black dragon around himself.

• Lü Dongbin used a crushing punch to send Ao Run flying, and Ao Run claimed he would give up the Nine Mysteries Pill.
• Lü Dongbin told Ao Run to leave, but Ao Run threatened him and insulted the human race’s ancestors.
• Lü Dongbin charged at Ao Run, and they collided in the void in a contest of physical strength.
• Ao Run struggled to overpower Lü Dongbin, who suspected he was pretending to lose to seize the pill.
• Ao Run roared and released his Law Power, summoning a great black dragon around himself.

Lü Dongbin defeated Ao Run, drove the other immortals from the valley, and returned to the Primordial World Continent to tell Jiang He what had happened. Ao Run continued seeking the remaining immortal fruits and watching Lü Dongbin, hoping to leave before Lü Dongbin reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.

• Lü Dongbin smashed Ao Run's head with a palm strike, causing Ao Run to vanish in black smoke.
• Lü Dongbin gave the immortals a chance to leave, then chased them from the valley and closed its stone gate.
• Lü Dongbin cleaned up Ao Run's remains, returned to the Primordial World Continent, and told Jiang He about the Peach of Immortality Grand Banquet.
• Ao Run watched the immortals and observed Lü Dongbin while waiting for him to break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Ao Run searched with Bai Suzhen for the remaining immortal fruits and questioned her about where to find them.

After twenty thousand years of secluded cultivation, Lü Dongbin broke through, and Ao Run tried to keep him from leaving the Primordial World Continent by drawing him into a plan against two powerful human cultivators. Lü Dongbin agreed to confront them and entered a concealed city with Ao Run.

• Bai Suzhen appeared on the Primordial World Continent, settled on an island, and entered secluded cultivation.
• Ao Run watched Lü Dongbin’s cave abode as Lü Dongbin’s cultivation grew stronger over twenty thousand years.
• Lü Dongbin emerged after breaking through, and Ao Run told him about plans to establish a Demon Race base on Heavenly Star Planet and attack the Dragon Race, Phoenix Race, and Kunpeng Race.
• Ao Run chased after Lü Dongbin and claimed two powerful human cultivators with ties to the Heavenly Court might harm him.
• Lü Dongbin agreed to confront the cultivators, and he and Ao Run entered a concealed city where they were gathered.

Ao Run tried to use Lü Dongbin’s interest in meeting the Dragon Emperor to set a trap for Jiang He and his companions. He sent Demon Race cultivators to escort them to Cloud Spirit Kingdom, where he planned to punish the Dragon Emperor, and an old man appeared at the encampment.

• Jiang He, the Dragon Emperor, and the Dragon King drank in a tavern while planning to establish a teleportation array near Azure Flood Dragon Island.
• Ao Run met Lü Dongbin and claimed that the Dragon Emperor was an Immortal Realm cultivator who had been coerced into opposing him.
• Lü Dongbin said he wanted to meet the Dragon Emperor, and Ao Run promised to arrange it.
• Ao Run returned to his encampment and ordered several dozen Demon Race cultivators to escort Jiang He and the others to Cloud Spirit Kingdom.
• Ao Run declared that he would show the Dragon Emperor the consequences of offending the Demon Race, then greeted an old man who appeared nearby.

Ao Run and a mysterious elder planned to take revenge on a human by targeting the Cloud Spirit Kingdom, while Han Zhongli continued refining a treasure before setting out to rescue Yun Lingzi. Han Zhongli remained confident in his ability to finish refining it, despite his master's worries about the delay.

• Ao Run told the elder that he held a deep grudge against the human and vowed not to let him escape.
• The elder ordered Ao Run to send Demon Race cultivators to the Cloud Spirit Kingdom and planned to make the human's friends witness his death.
• Ao Run sent the Demon Race cultivators ahead and promised the elder that he would destroy his enemies and earn the Dragon Race's favor.
• Five thousand kilometers from Azure Cloud Mountain, Han Zhongli used Law Power to refine a huge emerald sword as the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King waited with him.
• Han Zhongli said he would go to rescue Yun Lingzi after finishing the treasure and assured his master that he could refine it successfully.

Han Zhongli began refining the round crystal into a Life-Bound Law Treasure while the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King stood guard. The process triggered a sudden surge in Han Zhongli’s cultivation, and he ended by crushing the red sphere within the crystal.

• Han Zhongli showed the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King the round crystal and said he planned to refine it using an ordinary iron rod.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King agreed to stand guard as Han Zhongli began refining the crystal with purple-gold divine fire and True Essence.
• A thunderous surge of Qi erupted from Han Zhongli, leveling a nearby mountain peak and revealing that his cultivation was about to advance.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and converted it into True Essence for Han Zhongli.
• Han Zhongli thrust his hand through the round crystal, seized the red sphere inside, and crushed it.

Han Zhongli broke through to the Early Divine Emperor Stage while working with the round crystal stone and formed the Ten Thousand Beasts Devouring Formation on his right arm. He revealed that he had also obtained the powerful Xuanming Chaos Formation, which he planned to save for improving his cultivation.

• Han Zhongli absorbed the crystal stone’s Spiritual Qi, broke through to the Early Divine Emperor Stage, and shook the cave with the surge of power.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King urged Han Zhongli to merge his True Essence and soul power into the round crystal stone.
• Han Zhongli endured severe pain as a circular formation of dense lines appeared on his right arm.
• Han Zhongli told the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King that he had mastered the Ten Thousand Beasts Devouring Formation.
• Han Zhongli revealed that he had also obtained the Xuanming Chaos Formation, which could devour soul power and refine an opponent’s body, but consumed too much to use casually.

Han Zhongli mastered the Ten Thousand Beasts Devouring Formation and used it to greatly strengthen his spiritual soul, drawing attention across the Three Realms of the Primordial World. As Zhurong confronted the Sages of the Three Purities in the cultivation ground, a hidden immortal abode was exposed, and he realized they planned to use it against the Daoists there.

• Han Zhongli studied the Ten Thousand Beasts Devouring Formation and used his Divine Eye Technique to imprint its vast information, greatly increasing his spiritual soul power.
• Ao Changsheng sensed that a new round of immortal tribulation reincarnations was about to begin, while Zhurong grew furious that Han Zhongli had found a devouring method first.
• Dao Lord Chisong warned Zhurong that thirty-six Quasi-Sages and three supreme Sages had come to the cultivation ground, so Zhurong and Chisong went to prepare for them.
• Zhurong confronted Pangu, Yuanshi, and Nüwa, who claimed they had come to investigate the Three Realms of the Primordial World, and threatened to retaliate if they entered it.
• Zhurong left the cultivation ground, then saw a mountain explode and an immortal abode appear; he realized the Sages of the Three Purities intended to use it against the Daoists inside.

Zhurong confronted Nüwa and Sage Yuanshi over their claims about the Three Realms and the fate of his disciple, then attacked Sage Yuanshi and demanded a duel. The chapter ended with Sage Yuanshi revealing that Houtu had severed ties with the Three Purities and loved Demon Emperor Dijun.

• Nüwa and Sage Yuanshi mocked Zhurong and used his captured disciple to pressure him for information about the Three Realms of the Primordial World.
• Zhurong rejected their claims and launched his strongest attack at Sage Yuanshi, who blocked it with the Pangu Banner.
• The collision's shockwave injured the assembled Sages and shook the Three Realms of the Primordial World.
• Zhurong challenged Sage Yuanshi to a duel and accused the Three Purities of joining forces against Lady Houtu.
• Sage Yuanshi said Houtu had severed her master-disciple relationship with the Three Purities and loved Demon Emperor Dijun.

Sage Yuanshi challenged Zhurong to a fight, boasting that his Quasi-Sage power made him vastly superior. Zhurong held off his first attack with the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower, but Sage Yuanshi’s next blow wounded him and left the fight unresolved.

• Zhurong said Sage Yuanshi and Lady Houtu had gone together to Dao Ancestor Hongjun's palace, and Lady Nüwa confirmed she had seen them.
• Sage Yuanshi became furious over Houtu severing her master-disciple relationship with the Three Purities and vowed to make her pay once he broke through to the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Sage Yuanshi displayed his strength and challenged Zhurong, declaring that the loser would become Monkey Sun's servant.
• Sage Yuanshi attacked Zhurong with a palm strike, and Zhurong blocked it with the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower.
• Sage Yuanshi followed with a powerful golden palm strike that forced Zhurong back and made him spit blood, then demanded that he kneel and confess his guilt.

Zhurong and Sage Yuanshi fought with their Seven-Colored Lotus Flowers, and Yuanshi’s attacks damaged Zhurong’s lotus and injured him. Their clash devastated the battlefield, and the chapter ended as Zhurong counterattacked Yuanshi with a seven-colored spear.

• Zhurong used lotus rain to bombard Sage Yuanshi, but Yuanshi’s defensive treasure protected him despite his injuries.
• Sage Yuanshi unleashed a seven-colored Sword-Ray, which broke through Zhurong’s lotus defenses and badly wounded him.
• Zhurong fired a seven-colored pillar of light at Sage Yuanshi, and their attacks destroyed a mountain peak while stray radiance killed cultivators and burned a Sage expert to a skeleton.
• Sage Yuanshi rushed at Zhurong to seize him, and Zhurong sent the lotus toward him and formed a seven-colored spear to thrust at Yuanshi.

Sage Yuanshi smashed Zhurong into the ground while Sun Wukong tried to reach him, but the Golden-Winged Peng Bird blocked the way. Twelve masked Demon Race cultivators arrived, followed by Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi and Demon Venerable Moluo, and Sun Wukong attacked Taiyi with the Jingu Bang.

• Sage Yuanshi shattered Zhurong's Seven-Colored Lotus Flower and drove him into the ground with a crushing punch.
• Sun Wukong charged to help Zhurong, but the Golden-Winged Peng Bird stopped him and warned him not to interfere.
• Twelve masked cultivators in white arrived, and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird identified them as Demon Race powerhouses.
• Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi and Demon Venerable Moluo approached, prompting Sun Wukong and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird to recognize them.
• Sun Wukong summoned the Jingu Bang and swung it at Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi.

Sun Wukong and Golden Cicada fought Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi, whose overwhelming attacks injured them and destroyed a Jingu Bang that proved to be a copy. Sun Wukong then unleashed the power of the real Jingu Bang, and the battle continued with Golden Cicada wary of Taiyi’s strength.

• The black-robed man struck Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi with Vajra Demon-Subduing Claw, then crushed the Jingu Bang in his grasp into golden light.
• Golden Cicada transformed and clashed with Sun Wukong’s Jingu Bang, but the blow injured him as Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi recognized the staff as a top-tier spirit treasure.
• Sun Wukong told Golden Cicada to leave, but Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi attacked them both and injured Golden Cicada with a devouring palm strike.
• Sun Wukong summoned a golden bowl to block Taiyi’s attack, then poured his power into the Jingu Bang and swung it at him.
• Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi dodged Sun Wukong’s blow, which split a vast chasm through the ground, and Sun Wukong vowed to make him pay.

Sun Wukong and Golden Cicada fought Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi, who summoned the Heavenly Devil Holy City and wounded Sun Wukong with its golden spear. Sun Wukong later endured Taiyi’s punch thanks to a Hongmeng Spirit Treasure, then revealed that his power had risen again as the battle threatened the Three Realms of the Primordial World.

• Sun Wukong and Golden Cicada combined their power and attacked Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi, but Taiyi blocked them with a golden barrier.
• Golden Cicada urged Sun Wukong to escape, but Taiyi summoned the Heavenly Devil Holy City and launched its golden spear at them.
• Sun Wukong tried to block the spear with the Jingu Bang, but it injured his chest, so Golden Cicada attacked Taiyi with bolts of golden lightning.
• Sun Wukong and Taiyi clashed again, and Sun Wukong survived Taiyi’s powerful punch with little injury because a Hongmeng Spirit Treasure protected him.
• Sun Wukong’s presence surged once more, astonishing Taiyi and the watching experts.

Sun Wukong unleashed his strongest attack against Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi, whose enormous form and skull proved unnervingly resilient. Sun Wukong’s power rose to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm, and he shattered the skull, leaving Taiyi’s condition uncertain and the onlookers shocked.

• The Jade Emperor told Li Jing to wait until Sun Wukong and Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi were badly wounded, then capture them for the Dayu Kingdom.
• Sun Wukong attacked Taiyi with the second form of the Golden Monkey Staff Technique, but Taiyi swallowed the staff shadows and struck at him with a giant hand.
• Sun Wukong dodged Taiyi’s attack and dropped an enormous Ruyi Jingu Bang onto his head, shattering it and sending his body falling.
• Sun Wukong questioned whether Taiyi was a Devil God, then raised his power to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm and attacked the skull with golden spear Qi.
• Sun Wukong smashed the skull into scattered bones, shocking Taiyi’s allies and the surrounding observers.

Sun Wukong pursued Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi’s remains, but a powerful restriction and Lightning Tribulation began destroying his body. He seized and tore apart a black python that had emerged, leaving its connection to Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi unclear.

• Sun Wukong ordered the demons to collect Heavenly Sovereign Taiyi’s skull and skeleton, then chased them into the forest but found no trace of him.
• Sun Wukong appeared in another forest amid a massive explosion and faced a destructive purple Lightning Tribulation.
• The lightning cracked Sun Wukong’s body, and he suspected that a restriction placed on him by a Heavenly Emperor-level expert had been triggered.
• A huge black python emerged, and Sun Wukong identified it as a Heavenly King-level ferocious beast.
• The black python shrank into a small snake, and Sun Wukong seized it and tore it in two.

Sun Wukong found the formation’s core and was sent into another world as the Tribulation of the Eight Immortals began. There, Tieguai Li investigated a cave and was knocked away by a black shadow.

• Heavenly Punishment struck Sun Wukong repeatedly, while strange symbols enveloped his Primordial Spirit and sent it to another world.
• Sun Wukong’s presence surged as he entered a vast darkness, and the space twisted before returning even darker.
• Ao Changsheng realized Sun Wukong had found the formation’s core and declared that the Tribulation of the Eight Immortals had begun.
• Tieguai Li found a cave in the Primordial World, sensed a familiar presence inside, and approached it in search of treasure.
• Tieguai Li became unable to lift his right foot, then blocked a black shadow that burst from the cave and sent him flying.