Chapter Summaries

Sun Wukong fought Cao Guojiu, who overpowered him with his Integrated Body Great Perfection strength and battered him into a mountain. Though injured and trapped in a crater, Sun Wukong mocked Cao Guojiu as he approached to kill him.

• Sun Wukong clashed with Cao Guojiu’s golden palms, was injured, and staggered backward as the watching cultivators cheered his strength.
• Cao Guojiu launched another powerful attack, and Sun Wukong met it with the Jingu Bang, which cracked under the force.
• Cao Guojiu struck Sun Wukong in the chest and sent him crashing into a mountain, while the cultivators fled the area.
• Cao Guojiu approached the injured Sun Wukong and threatened to kill him, but Sun Wukong laughed at him disdainfully.

Sun Wukong mocked Cao Guojiu, then dodged his attack and countered with earth-attribute techniques. After Cao Guojiu’s Earth Dragon Overturns the Sea clashed with Sun Wukong’s power, Cao Guojiu charged through the chaos and unleashed a barrage of punches.

• Sun Wukong dismissed Cao Guojiu as no threat, while Cao Guojiu vowed to torture him and attacked with a crushing wave of force.
• Sun Wukong dodged the attack and summoned enormous earth-yellow apes whose blade-like Power of Principle rushed at Cao Guojiu.
• Cao Guojiu shattered the incoming earth-attribute force with streams of fire, then charged at Sun Wukong and cast Earth Dragon Overturns the Sea.
• Sun Wukong countered the earth dragon with his own earth-attribute Power of Principle, and their collision shattered parts of the dragon and blasted the ground apart.
• Cao Guojiu pressed forward through the dust and struck at Sun Wukong with a barrage of fist shadows carrying earth-attribute Power of Principle.

Sun Wukong and Cao Guojiu clashed with earth-attribute powers, and Cao Guojiu struck Sun Wukong’s chest with bone spikes. Meanwhile, Han Xiangzi sought guidance from Ao Changsheng on how to address the Primordial World’s plight and was sent to find Ao Guang.

• Sun Wukong defended himself from Cao Guojiu’s fists with multicolored lotuses as their clash shook the void.
• Cao Guojiu enlarged an earth-attribute sphere and collided with Sun Wukong, sending them both crashing into a distant mountain peak.
• Sun Wukong charged back at Cao Guojiu, who formed long black bone spikes and stabbed them into Sun Wukong’s chest.
• Han Xiangzi arrived at Ao Changsheng’s cave abode to ask for a solution to the Primordial World’s plight.
• Ao Changsheng told Han Xiangzi to confront injustice with kindness and without resentment or hatred, then directed him to find Ao Guang.

Han Xiangzi reported discovering three extraordinary Divergent Flame Mountains to Ao Guang, then confronted Ao Guang and revealed his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation. Ao Guang asked him to help resist the Devil Race and Demon Race and said he would test him before trusting him.

• Ao Changsheng told Han Xiangzi that he could offer no further help and hoped Han would soon break through and lead his followers into battle.
• Han Xiangzi told Ao Guang he had found three extraordinary Divergent Flame Mountains and planned to refine their flames into pills for his senior brothers.
• Ao Guang ordered Han Xiangzi to keep the discovery secret and dismissed him.
• Ao Guang attacked Han Xiangzi with black Qi, but Han Xiangzi recovered and revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Ao Guang asked Han Xiangzi to help resist the Devil Race and Demon Race, then said he needed to test Han before trusting him.

Han Xiangzi and Ao Guang returned to the Primordial World and went to the Azure Cloud Sect, where Han Xiangzi’s Nascent Soul Realm cultivation and Dao of Chaos were revealed. After discussing the danger from the Devil Lord, they left for the Heavenly Court, where Han Xiangzi said his stationed forces would meet them.

• Han Xiangzi proved his cultivation to Ao Guang by joining their souls and Essence Blood, then demanded that Ao Guang take him back to the Primordial World.
• Ao Guang returned with Han Xiangzi, received the Primordial World’s mighty figures’ greetings, and led them toward the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Ao Guang’s subordinate informed the Azure Cloud Sect elders that Han Xiangzi was a Nascent Soul Realm expert who had cultivated the Dao of Chaos, prompting the elders to debate how to respond.
• At the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate, Han Xiangzi warned Ao Guang about the Devil Lord and said they should hurry to the Heavenly Court, where his stationed experts would meet them.
• Han Xiangzi and Ao Guang flew toward the Heavenly Court.

Han Xiangzi and Ao Guang traveled to the Heavenly Court, where Han Xiangzi slaughtered the gold-armored soldiers guarding their path. As Han Xiangzi prepared to enter the Heavenly Emperor’s gates, Ao Guang warned him not to disturb the Emperor during his seclusion.

• Ao Guang questioned Han Xiangzi’s plan to attack the Heavenly Court, but agreed to follow him after Han Xiangzi promised he had a way to succeed.
• Han Xiangzi and Ao Guang encountered a vast force of gold-armored soldiers, and Han Xiangzi killed them and subdued their Primordial Spirits.
• Ao Guang asked about Han Xiangzi’s plans for Earth, and Han Xiangzi said he intended to find spirit herbs to help cultivators reach the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
• Han Xiangzi reached the Heavenly Court’s gates and prepared to enter, but Ao Guang stopped him and warned that disturbing the Heavenly Emperor’s seclusion could bring danger.

Han Xiangzi entered the Heavenly Court and met the Heavenly Emperor, revealing that he had come to search for a ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree. The Heavenly Emperor woke from secluded cultivation and asked Han Xiangzi to explain his purpose.

• Han Xiangzi told Ao Guang he could pass the Heavenly Court's restrictions and refused Ao Guang's offer to accompany him.
• Ao Guang hurried into the Heavenly Court to inform the Heavenly Emperor that Han Xiangzi had arrived, while Han Xiangzi secretly waited outside the Heavenly Emperor's bedchamber.
• Great Emperor Heavenly Gang saw Han Xiangzi and suspected he and Ao Guang were plotting against the Heavenly Court.
• Han Xiangzi caught up with Ao Guang, and Ao Guang used a secret teleportation technique to bring him to the Heavenly Emperor's bedchamber.
• The Heavenly Emperor opened his eyes, and Han Xiangzi revealed that he had come to find a ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree.

Han Xiangzi agreed to help the Heavenly Emperor obtain a ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree, believing he would receive a ten-million-year-old one in return. After Han Xiangzi left, the Heavenly Emperor and Ao Guang prepared to capture him and assembled a large force in the Heavenly Court.

• Han Xiangzi revealed that he wanted a ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree to advance his cultivation, and the Heavenly Emperor promised him one if he brought back another.
• Han Xiangzi agreed to return to the Demon Race and seek the tree with Great Emperor Ao Guang and the Heavenly Court's heavenly soldiers.
• After Han Xiangzi left Yaochi, the Heavenly Emperor privately resolved to keep the Chaos Tree for himself and deal with Han Xiangzi.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Ao Guang agreed to capture Han Xiangzi, then went to the Heavenly Realm to summon their forces.
• Ao Guang gathered over five hundred thousand Demon Race disciples, including several thousand at the Early Golden Core Stage, and they asked the Heavenly Emperor for instructions.

Han Xiangzi entered the Demon Race’s territory, determined to claim the ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree, while the Heavenly Emperor and his followers tracked his movements. At the Heavenly Emperor’s palace, Han Xiangzi unexpectedly told the guard he had come to seek refuge with the Heavenly Court.

• The Heavenly Emperor ordered his followers to watch Han Xiangzi and seize him when he found the Chaos Tree, then sent them toward the Demon Race.
• Han Xiangzi arrived at the Demon Race’s gates and declared that he would obtain the Chaos Tree and destroy the Demon Race.
• Han Xiangzi and the Heavenly Emperor argued about the Chaos Tree and their relative strength before Han Xiangzi entered the Demon Race’s territory unopposed.
• The Heavenly Emperor told an elder to let Han Xiangzi proceed, then sent his followers to search for him and went to inspect the Chaos Tree’s branches.
• Han Xiangzi went to the Heavenly Emperor’s palace and asked an armored general to tell the Heavenly Emperor that he had come to seek refuge with the Heavenly Court.

Han Xiangzi entered the Heavenly Court and claimed the ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree, but the Heavenly Emperor delayed giving him an answer. Han Xiangzi then tried to seize the tree’s fruits and was caught by its golden soul fire.

• Han Xiangzi kowtowed a hundred times to persuade the general to let him enter the palace.
• Han Xiangzi told the Heavenly Emperor he wanted the ten-thousand-year-old Chaos Tree and presented his jade pendant as proof of ownership.
• The Heavenly Emperor kept the Chaos Tree for the time being, saying he would report the matter and give Han Xiangzi an answer later.
• After the Heavenly Emperor left, Han Xiangzi used his Nine-Toothed Rake to attack and tried to seize military authority.
• Han Xiangzi reached for the Chaos Tree’s remaining fruits, but golden soul fire enveloped him as he tried to take one.

The Heavenly Emperor and the artifact spirit’s black rope attacked Han Xiangzi, who survived and traded threats with the God Race old woman. After she left with the green bull, she instructed him to capture Han Xiangzi and bring him to her.

• The Heavenly Emperor struck Han Xiangzi with a golden palm, while a black rope hit him and drove him into the ground.
• Han Xiangzi realized the old God Race woman had arranged the attack and threatened that a powerful expert in the Han Tribe would help his clan rise again.
• The old God Race woman appeared and told the green bull she would help him take revenge on Han Xiangzi, then departed with him.
• The green bull thanked the old God Race woman for protecting him, and she ordered him to capture Han Xiangzi and bring him to her.

Han Xiangzi fought the azure bull and the God Race old woman, surviving their attacks before the old woman blasted him apart. As the Han Tribe mourned him, Han Xiangzi claimed the God Race patriarch was his master and warned the old woman that he was a God King.

• The azure bull charged Han Xiangzi, who vanished and struck the God Race old woman, apparently killing her with one blow.
• Han Xiangzi fought the azure bull, but the bull punched him into a mountain and smashed it to pieces.
• The God Race old woman praised Han Xiangzi’s strength, while the azure bull reflected that his mistress’s Essence Blood had helped him defeat Han Xiangzi earlier.
• Han Xiangzi attacked the old woman, who struck him with a powerful palm and blasted him to pieces.
• Han Xiangzi told the old woman that the God Race patriarch was his master and a God King, and warned her that his master would not spare her.

Nüwa sought Ao Changsheng’s help to save the living beings of the Primordial World, while secretly aiming to restore the Chaos Divine Tree. She found the tree’s weakness and attacked it, leaving it trapped and fleeing toward the mountain peak as Nüwa pursued.

• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng to help her save the living beings of the Primordial World, and he agreed as long as she returned the Chaos Divine Tree safely.
• Nüwa stayed behind to inspect the Chaos Divine Tree while Ao Changsheng left to search his memories for its weakness.
• Nüwa discovered that deadly Sha Qi at the summit of the Chaos-formed mountain was the Chaos Divine Tree’s weakness.
• Nüwa attacked the mountain with a golden dragon, forcing the Chaos Divine Tree to emerge.
• Nüwa trapped the Chaos Divine Tree and said it would meet her master, prompting it to flee toward the mountain peak.

Nüwa subdued and sealed the Chaos Divine Tree, then visited the World of Disorder before returning to cultivate in the Hunyuan Mountain Range. Thirty thousand years passed as the Chaos Divine Tree remained under her control and continued growing stronger.

• Nüwa struck the Chaos Divine Tree and offered a wager, then used her power to put its soul to sleep and seal it inside the Chaos Pearl.
• The Chaos Divine Tree protested and threatened Nüwa with the Heavenly Court, but she left it under her control.
• Nüwa entered the World of Disorder, identified the Divine Tree of Disorder as her target, and left without proceeding farther.
• Nüwa returned to the Hunyuan Mountain Range and cultivated while the sealed Chaos Divine Tree stayed by her side.
• Thirty thousand years passed, and the Chaos Divine Tree grew stronger by cultivating with the Qi of Chaos in the World of Disorder.

After sealing the Chaos Divine Tree, Nüwa captured another one and spent thirty thousand years helping it recover and hide inside Nüwa Palace. Meanwhile, Yang Jian learned about the Chaos Divine Tree’s rare properties from a Jade Slip.

• Nüwa sealed a Chaos Divine Tree, then captured another one as it fell from the void near the Hunyuan Mountain Range.
• Nüwa brought the tree to Nüwa Palace and asked it to restore the palace’s power; it said it needed Qi of Disorder to recover while doing so.
• Nüwa fed the tree divine herbs and immortal stones and supplied it with Qi of Chaos for thirty thousand years.
• The recovered Chaos Divine Tree grew into a towering tree and hid inside Nüwa Palace, where it remained safe.
• Yang Jian read a Jade Slip describing the Chaos Divine Tree’s ability to absorb Qi of Chaos and the essence of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Yang Jian discovered that Water of Chaos had emerged within the Chaos Divine Tree and watched it absorb Qi of Chaos. A tremendous surge of energy shook the continent, leaving Yang Jian to suspect the Water of Chaos had caused the upheaval.

• Lady Nüwa congratulated Yang Jian on reaching the Hongmeng Sage realm and said she would search for the Hongmeng Sacred Beast.
• Yang Jian entered the Chaos Divine Tree and released the Hongmeng Divine Wood, then noticed the tree’s roots trembling and black vapor gathering into a sphere of Water of Chaos.
• The Water of Chaos climbed onto the tree’s crown, absorbed nearby Qi of Chaos, and scorched black marks into the surrounding space.
• A powerful fluctuation erupted from the Chaos Divine Tree, forcing Yang Jian to flee as the energy tore through the area.
• The continent shook violently, prompting cultivators and mortals to flee in panic, while Yang Jian wondered whether the Water of Chaos had triggered the disaster.

Yang Jian entered the Chaos Divine Tree to investigate the Water of Chaos and discovered a Dragon of Chaos connected to the Blood of Chaos. After absorbing the blood and strengthening his Fire of Chaos, he sensed more Qi of Hongmeng and found another Fruit of Hongmeng.

• Yang Jian entered the crown of the Chaos Divine Tree and struggled against the thick black fog until he spotted the Blood of Chaos.
• Yang Jian used the Nine Dragons Prison-Suppressing Cauldron to capture the Blood of Chaos and discovered a Dragon of Chaos beside the Water of Chaos.
• Ancestor Hongjun explained that the Dragon of Chaos was formed from the Qi of Hongmeng and the Water of Chaos and could grow by consuming Chaos treasures and primordial energy.
• Yang Jian absorbed the Blood of Chaos, which greatly strengthened the Fire of Chaos within his body.
• Yang Jian sensed Qi of Hongmeng approaching the valley, put away the Blood of Chaos, and found another Fruit of Hongmeng containing a small bird.

Yang Jian encountered the Fruit of Hongmeng but was attacked by lightning and discovered two powerful Immortal Lords nearby. He hid from the blue-robed Immortal Lord, who searched the area and concealed it with formations, leaving Yang Jian still undetected on the mountain.

• Yang Jian spotted the Fruit of Hongmeng and considered refining the Fire of Chaos within it, but dodged a sudden lightning strike before collecting it.
• Yang Jian found two Immortal Lords with Three Thousand Dao Marks; the blue-robed Immortal Lord pursued him while the red-robed Immortal Lord attacked the mountain with his immortal sword.
• Yang Jian used the Dao of Time to flee and concealed himself inside a boulder as the blue-robed Immortal Lord followed.
• The blue-robed Immortal Lord searched for Yang Jian and placed concealment formations around the area, while Yang Jian hid on the mountain with his immortal Qi concealed.

Yang Jian watched the blue-robed Immortal Lord battle a Golden-Armored Devil Ape inside the Nine Provinces Cauldron, whose defenses withstood the beast’s full-powered attack. When black chains tried to drag the cauldron away, Yang Jian summoned the Nine Netherworlds Sword to ambush the Immortal Lord, leaving him staggered and shaken.

• The blue-robed Immortal Lord mocked the Golden-Armored Devil Ape and attacked it with a colossal cyan spear.
• The Golden-Armored Devil Ape swallowed the spear, grew to enormous size, and struck the Nine Provinces Cauldron without damaging it.
• The Nine Provinces Cauldron shook as two black vortexes appeared and chains tried to drag it away.
• The blue-robed Immortal Lord smashed one giant black chain, felt pain from the impact, and tried to leave.
• The Nine Netherworlds Sword attacked the blue-robed Immortal Lord from behind, and their clash sent him staggering back.

Lü Dongbin discovered that the masked Immortal Lord wielded two powerful Immortal weapons, and their clash shattered the void despite the city owner’s warning. Elsewhere, Ao Changsheng accepted an immortal pill from Lan Caihe, teleported to Mount Kunlun, and found a giant python swallowing a little girl who appeared to be an immortal.

• Lü Dongbin revealed himself and attacked, but the masked Immortal Lord’s two swords destroyed his force and severed one of his arms.
• Lü Dongbin challenged the masked Immortal Lord to fight, and the city owner warned them that their battle would damage the city.
• Lü Dongbin and the masked Immortal Lord attacked each other, causing the void to crack and explode.
• Lan Caihe gave Ao Changsheng an immortal pill meant to help someone undergo tribulation and ascend after three years.
• Ao Changsheng used a teleportation talisman to reach Mount Kunlun, where he saw a giant python swallowing a little girl he suspected was the fellow Daoist he had mentioned.