Chapter Summaries

Sun Wukong accepted the Jade Emperor’s appointment as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and settled into his new residence. After Nezha asked for Flower-Fruit Mountain’s Hundred-Fragrance Wine, the two hurried back to the Water Curtain Cave together.

• Sun Wukong left Flower-Fruit Mountain after a month of preparing its affairs and traveled with Taibai Changgengxing to the Heavenly Court.
• The Jade Emperor appointed Sun Wukong the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, built him a residence beside the Peach Garden, and assigned the Five Dipper Star Lords to escort him there.
• Sun Wukong spent his first few days in his new residence relaxing and making friends with immortals.
• Nezha visited Sun Wukong, declined the Heavenly Court wine, and asked for some of Flower-Fruit Mountain’s Hundred-Fragrance Wine.
• Sun Wukong invited Nezha to drink at the Water Curtain Cave, and the two raced back to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain with Nezha, whom the little monkeys recognized as their friend Oppa. Nezha gave them immortal wine and received more than a hundred and twenty jars of their beloved Hundred-Fragrance Wine, while the monkeys quickly got drunk on their gifts.

• Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain and reassured the old clan chief that his life in the Heavenly Court was comfortable.
• Nezha revealed his familiar appearance, and the little monkeys recognized and enthusiastically crowded around him.
• Sun Wukong calmed the monkeys and helped them welcome Nezha with Hundred-Fragrance Wine and a feast.
• Nezha gave each little monkey a bottle of immortal brew he had saved from the Heavenly Court.
• The monkeys offered Nezha more than a hundred and twenty jars of surplus Hundred-Fragrance Wine in thanks.
• The little monkeys drank the immortal brew and quickly fell asleep drunk.

After finding Sun Wukong drinking with Nezha among the unconscious monkeys, Taibai Changgengxing brought him the Jade Emperor’s assignment to manage the Peach Garden. Wukong learned about its immortal peaches and, after making the garden his new routine, decided to taste some once they ripened.

• Sun Wukong and Nezha drank together while the little monkeys lay unconscious after drinking Nezha’s brew.
• The Jade Emperor sent Taibai Changgengxing to find Sun Wukong and assign him to manage the Peach Garden.
• Sun Wukong asked Nezha to watch over the monkeys, then returned with Taibai Changgengxing to accept the Jade Emperor’s order.
• The land god explained that the Peach Garden held three thousand six hundred trees whose fruit ripened at different intervals and granted different benefits.
• Sun Wukong began visiting the garden every few days, and when many peaches ripened, he decided to taste the Heavenly Court’s fruit.

Sun Wukong stole the ripe peaches, disrupted Queen Mother Niangniang’s Peach Grand Assembly, and devoured nearly all the pills in Taishang Laojun’s Alchemy Chamber. Realizing the trouble he had caused, he fled the Heavenly Court and returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

• Sun Wukong repeatedly sneaked away from his attendants to eat the ripe peaches in the Peach Garden.
• The Seven Fairies arrived to pick peaches, and Sun Wukong woke and confronted them after they found the back orchard stripped of ripe fruit.
• After learning he had not been invited to the Peach Grand Assembly, Sun Wukong immobilized the Seven Fairies and set off for the banquet.
• Sun Wukong tricked the Barefoot Great Immortal, took his likeness, and went to Yaochi, where he put the guests to sleep and feasted.
• Sun Wukong wandered into Tushita Palace, ate nearly all the alchemy pills, then escaped through the Western Heavenly Gate and returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain and confessed that he had stolen the Peach Banquet’s peaches and wine and eaten Taishang Laojun’s elixirs. After learning of his actions, the Jade Emperor sent 100,000 heavenly soldiers to surround the mountain and capture him, where the Nine Luminary Star Officials challenged him to surrender.

• Sun Wukong told the little monkeys he had stolen the immortal peaches and wine at Yaochi and eaten all the elixirs in Taishang Laojun’s palace, then shared immortal wine with them.
• The Seven Fairies reported to Queen Mother Niangniang that Sun Wukong had immobilized them and taken the 9,000-year peaches.
• Queen Mother Niangniang, the banquet officials, Taishang Laojun, and Barefoot Great Immortal informed the Jade Emperor of Sun Wukong’s misdeeds and deception.
• The Jade Emperor ordered 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to surround Flower-Fruit Mountain and capture Sun Wukong.
• The Nine Luminary Star Officials called on Sun Wukong to come out and surrender, and he accused them of refusing to fight him one-on-one.

Sun Wukong attacked the Nine Luminaries Star Lords after they threatened and mocked him, then faced their coordinated assault with hair clones armed with Jingu Bangs. The battle continued as his clones fought the star lords, with one pair of opponents still locked in a close exchange.

• The Nine Luminaries Star Lords threatened to destroy the Water Curtain Cave unless Sun Wukong surrendered, so he flew out to confront them.
• After one star lord mocked him, Sun Wukong swung an enlarged Jingu Bang at the group, forcing all nine to raise a protective barrier.
• Sun Wukong taunted the dust-covered star lords, and the Sun Star Lord and Supreme Yin Star Lord attacked while the others joined the battle or formed a formation.
• Sun Wukong made eight hair clones, each armed with a Jingu Bang; two disarmed and battered the Sun Star Lord and Supreme Yin Star Lord.
• Two other clones fought Jidu Star Lord and Luohou Star Lord, and one clone parried Jidu Star Lord’s precise sword strikes before counterattacking.

Sun Wukong’s doubles defeated the Jidu Star Lord in swordsmanship and overwhelmed the Luohou Star Lord with brute force. The Jidu Star Lord was left unable to fight, while the Luohou Star Lord narrowly evaded a crushing blow and remained under attack.

• Sun Wukong’s double outmatched the Jidu Star Lord’s renowned swordsmanship, leaving him wounded and humiliated.
• The Jidu Star Lord lost the will to continue fighting, and Sun Wukong’s double stayed alert in case he was pretending to be defeated.
• The Luohou Star Lord attacked Sun Wukong’s double with a heavy-looking sword strike, but the double blocked it without budging and swept him aside.
• The double chased the Luohou Star Lord with staff strikes as he rolled across the ground to evade them.
• The double anticipated where the Luohou Star Lord would roll and swung down at him, but the Star Lord stopped and launched himself away just in time.

Sun Wukong’s double defeated Luohou Star Lord by humiliating and injuring him, while the Jade Emperor asked Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er for news of the battle at Flower-Fruit Mountain. The chapter left the Jade Emperor hearing how the Nine Luminaries Star Lords had provoked Sun Wukong into charging out to fight.

• Sun Wukong’s double struck Luohou Star Lord with a shockwave, sending him crashing into an ancient tree.
• Luohou Star Lord attacked again, but Sun Wukong’s double deflected his sword and accidentally impaled him with the Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong’s true body prompted his double to kick and shake the staff whenever Luohou Star Lord cursed, until Luohou Star Lord collapsed.
• Sun Wukong’s double carried Luohou Star Lord toward a river to wash the Jingu Bang and keep watch over him.
• The Jade Emperor summoned Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er and demanded an account of the battle at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Qianliyan reported that the Nine Luminaries Star Lords had provoked Sun Wukong by threatening his mountain and its monkeys, and then mocked him as he charged out.

Shunfeng'er and Qianliyan reported how Sun Wukong’s fight against the Nine Luminaries Star Lords unfolded, leaving the Jade Emperor furious as the Star Lords struggled against Sun Wukong’s doubles.

• Shunfeng'er repeated the Nine Luminaries Star Lords’ curses about Sun Wukong, and the Jade Emperor praised them.
• Qianliyan described Sun Wukong smashing down his Jingu Bang and leaving the Nine Luminaries Star Lords dusty and bedraggled.
• Qianliyan reported that Sun Wukong created eight doubles, two of whom disarmed the Sun Star Lord and the Supreme Yin Star Lord and kept them chasing their swords.
• The Jade Emperor cursed the Sun Star Lord and the Supreme Yin Star Lord for repeating their old mistake of being led around by their opponents.
• Qianliyan said two more Sun Wukong doubles fought the Jidu Star Lord and the Luohou Star Lord, and one double deflected the Jidu Star Lord’s sword strikes and landed several heavy blows on him.

The Jade Emperor heard Qianliyan’s account of Jidu Star Lord and Luohou Star Lord being defeated by Sun Wukong’s double, then ordered Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er back to watch the battle. At Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong shattered the formation of the five remaining Nine Luminaries Star Lords, sending them flying.

• Qianliyan reported that Jidu Star Lord lost a sword-speed contest to Sun Wukong’s double and was wounded.
• Qianliyan recounted how Sun Wukong’s double knocked Luohou Star Lord down, humiliated him, and struck him with the Jingu Bang before taking him to the riverbank.
• The Jade Emperor sent Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er back to Flower-Fruit Mountain to observe and report on the battle.
• Sun Wukong’s double tested the formation of Metal Virtue Star Lord, Wood Virtue Star Lord, Water Virtue Star Lord, Fire Virtue Star Lord, and Earth Virtue Star Lord.
• Sun Wukong struck the five Star Lords’ formation with the Jingu Bang, breaking it and scattering them without injuring them.

Sun Wukong defeated the Nine Luminaries Star Lords and let them leave unharmed after mocking their failed attempt to capture him. He returned to Water Curtain Cave, where his monkeys celebrated him, while the Star Lords prepared to report their defeat to the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

• Sun Wukong and his clones defeated the Metal, Wood, Earth, Fire, and Water Virtue Star Lords, subduing all nine Star Lords.
• Sun Wukong recalled his clones, taunted the defeated Star Lords, and refused to kill them, telling them to leave and not bother him again.
• Sun Wukong entered Water Curtain Cave, where the little monkeys cheered; he asked them to prepare food and complained that dealing with his excited followers had worn him out.
• The old patriarch explained that the monkeys were overenthusiastic because they had missed Sun Wukong for decades.
• Outside the cave, the Sun Star Lord and Jidu Star Lord urged the others to return and report their defeat, while one Star Lord vowed revenge.

After the Nine Luminaries Star Lords failed to capture Sun Wukong, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing prepared to send the Four Heavenly Kings against him. Nezha admitted that he wanted to warn Sun Wukong how to escape, but Li Jing explained that the encirclement had no gaps and cautioned him that the Jade Emperor was monitoring everything.

• Luohou Star Lord argued with the other Star Lords after they mocked the beating he had suffered from Sun Wukong’s false body.
• The Nine Luminaries Star Lords reported their defeat to Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, who dismissed them and ordered the Four Heavenly Kings to attack Sun Wukong.
• Nezha stopped the messenger and volunteered to fight Sun Wukong, but Li Jing accused him of wanting to help Sun Wukong escape.
• Nezha confessed that he wanted to repay Sun Wukong for helping him grow stronger and treating him as a brother.
• Li Jing told Nezha that eighteen Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formations surrounded Water Curtain Cave and warned that the Jade Emperor was monitoring the battlefield through Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er.
• Li Jing warned that if Nezha tried to help Sun Wukong, the army would capture Nezha before dealing with Sun Wukong.

Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing warned Nezha to avoid speaking with Sun Wukong, but Nezha went to Flower-Fruit Mountain and secretly explained that the Jade Emperor had sent them to capture him. Sun Wukong emerged to fight Nezha as the two immortals Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er watched and listened.

• Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing advised Nezha to avoid contact with Sun Wukong and warned him that they might never meet again.
• Nezha left Li Jing's tent and rode his Wind Fire Wheels to Sun Wukong's Water Curtain Cave, telling a little monkey to summon its king while disguising his purpose.
• Sun Wukong recognized Nezha from the little monkey's description and prepared to meet him.
• Nezha used the Sound Transmission Method to tell Sun Wukong to fight him for real and explained that Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er were observing them.
• Sun Wukong emerged from the waterfall, and Nezha told him that the Jade Emperor had sent them to capture him.

Nezha told Sun Wukong that the Heavenly Court had surrounded Flower-Fruit Mountain and offered to help him by revealing the weaknesses of their forces, though he could not openly betray the court because his family served it. They staged a fight for the Heavenly Court’s spies, ending with their weapons narrowly missing each other.

• Nezha explained that the Heavenly Court had sealed Flower-Fruit Mountain with eighteen Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Grand Formations and planned to capture Sun Wukong for the Jade Emperor.
• Nezha offered to reveal the weaknesses of the Heavenly Court’s fighters, while explaining that he could not rebel openly because his father and brothers depended on the court.
• Nezha warned Sun Wukong that Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er were watching them, and the two agreed to talk while fighting.
• Nezha sent his Universe Ring at Sun Wukong, who struck it away with his Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong and Nezha charged at each other and crossed weapons, then turned their attacks aside just before either could be hurt.

Nezha used the Heaven-Chaos Sash to retrieve his Universe Ring and send it flying into Li Jing’s tent, where it knocked Li Jing unconscious. After recovering the ring, Nezha prepared to show Sun Wukong another trick by tying the ring to his sash and swinging it like a lasso.

• Nezha stretched the Heaven-Chaos Sash to retrieve the Universe Ring and hurled it at Sun Wukong, who batted it toward Li Jing’s camp.
• The Universe Ring smashed through Li Jing’s tent and struck him unconscious, and two guards discovered him beside the bloodstained ring.
• Li Jing regained consciousness, found Nezha’s Universe Ring, and wondered whether Nezha or Sun Wukong had sent it flying at him.
• Nezha used the Heaven-Chaos Sash to snatch the ring from Li Jing and pull it back to the battlefield.
• Nezha tied the Universe Ring to the sash and began swinging it like a lasso, while Sun Wukong watched expectantly.

Nezha trapped Sun Wukong with his treasures, then attacked him alongside the Universe Ring and Heaven-Chaos Sash. Sun Wukong defeated Nezha by turning the Jingu Bang into an iron pillar, and Nezha secretly began revealing the weaknesses of the forces sent to capture him.

• Nezha bound Sun Wukong's neck and Jingu Bang with the Universe Ring, and Qianliyan reported the apparent success to the Jade Emperor.
• Sun Wukong expanded the Jingu Bang until the Universe Ring slipped free, then asked Nezha to fight him at full strength.
• Nezha sent the Universe Ring and Heaven-Chaos Sash to attack Sun Wukong while charging him with the Fire Arrow Spear and Wind Fire Wheels.
• Sun Wukong knocked aside Nezha's treasures and turned the Jingu Bang into an iron pillar, which Nezha struck and fell unconscious against.
• After waking, Nezha used voice transmission to tell Sun Wukong the weaknesses of the forces sent to capture him, beginning with the Four Heavenly Kings.

Nezha secretly told Sun Wukong the Four Heavenly Kings’ weaknesses, then pretended to be defeated as he returned to Li Jing. Li Jing sent all four Heavenly Kings to capture Sun Wukong, and they arrived at Water Curtain Cave ready to fight.

• Nezha explained the Four Heavenly Kings’ weaknesses to Sun Wukong, then acted as though he had just awakened and been defeated.
• Nezha reported his failure to Li Jing, who summoned the Four Heavenly Kings to attack Sun Wukong together.
• The Four Heavenly Kings discussed Li Jing’s decision, then agreed to confront Sun Wukong as a group.
• The Four Heavenly Kings reached Water Curtain Cave and demanded that Sun Wukong surrender, but a little monkey told them their king would come later.
• The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King grew angry at the delay, while the Growth Heavenly King and the Much-Hearing Heavenly King urged him to wait for the fight.

The Four Heavenly Kings waited outside the Water Curtain Cave for Sun Wukong, then tried to provoke him into coming out by shouting insults. Sun Wukong stayed inside while his monkeys came out and mocked the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• The Broad-Wood Heavenly King agreed to wait outside the Water Curtain Cave after the other Heavenly Kings warned him against rushing in.
• After waiting more than half a shichen without seeing Sun Wukong, the King Who Upholds the Nation suggested insulting him to draw him out.
• The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King and the King Who Upholds the Nation shouted insults toward the cave, but Sun Wukong remained unmoved.
• Sun Wukong's monkeys emerged from the cave and formed up, but Sun Wukong did not follow them.
• When the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King demanded to know where Sun Wukong was, a monkey insulted him, and the troop joined in calling him a stupid and dumb pig.

The little monkeys of Flower-Fruit Mountain provoked the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King while he waited for Sun Wukong at the Water Curtain Cave. After the Heavenly King finally attacked, the monkeys fled and called for Sun Wukong to help.

• The little monkeys repeatedly insulted the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, who sealed off his hearing and endured their taunts.
• One monkey made an insulting gesture and another waggled his bottom at the Heavenly King, but he ignored them.
• Two monkeys acted out a skit in which one played Sun Wukong and beat the other, who played the Heavenly King.
• The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King lost his temper and hurled Law Seals at the two monkeys.
• The monkeys dodged the attack, and one called to Sun Wukong for help while cursing the Four Heavenly Kings.

Sun Wukong refused to surrender to the Four Heavenly Kings and agreed to face them in battle under terms that would decide whether he returned to Heaven or they left Flower-Fruit Mountain alone. As the fight was about to begin, he asked the kings to identify themselves, and Mo Lishou and Mo Lihong introduced themselves.

• The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King tried to frighten two monkeys with Law Seals, but Sun Wukong intervened and warned the kings not to bully his monkeys on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King demanded that Sun Wukong surrender or be captured, and Sun Wukong refused.
• Sun Wukong declared he would fight all four kings, either one after another or all at once, and accepted the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King's terms for the contest.
• At the chosen clearing, the King Who Upholds the Nation offered Sun Wukong the first strike, but Sun Wukong asked the four kings for their names.
• Mo Lishou introduced himself as the King Who Upholds the Nation, and Mo Lihong introduced himself as the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King.