Chapter Summaries

Lan Caihe was overwhelmed by the Azure Cloud Swordsman's terrifying saber attacks, then fought back against him after the swordsman charged in. Their battle continued as they traded blows, leaving Lan Caihe facing a fierce counterattack.

• The Azure Cloud Swordsman unleashed devastating saber rays, and Lan Caihe was blasted into a wall and injured while the crowd watched in shock.
• Lan Caihe realized his opponent was far stronger and stayed wary of making a reckless move.
• The Azure Cloud Swordsman rushed at Lan Caihe with his longsword, and Lan Caihe dodged before striking back with both fists.
• Lan Caihe's fist shattered the swordsman's treasured blade, but the Sword-Ray blasted Lan Caihe's right arm into bloody mist.
• The Azure Cloud Swordsman attacked again, and Lan Caihe met his sword with a fist and kicked toward him as their clash continued.

Cao Guojiu fought Lan Caihe, who was forced to flee after realizing he was outmatched. Lan Caihe unleashed a powerful attack, but after their strikes collided, he gained the advantage in speed and dodged Cao Guojiu’s Sword-Rays.

• Cao Guojiu revealed his Nascent Soul Early Stage strength and overwhelmed Lan Caihe in their clash.
• Lan Caihe turned and fled, while Cao Guojiu pursued him.
• Lan Caihe attacked Cao Guojiu with his strongest killing move, and Cao Guojiu countered with Dragon Soars Through the Nine Heavens.
• Their attacks collided, blasting a crater into the ground and leaving Lan Caihe’s movements sluggish.
• Lan Caihe’s reactions then grew faster, allowing him to evade Cao Guojiu’s Sword-Rays.

Cao Guojiu overwhelmed Lan Caihe in their fight, forcing him to abandon his attempt to negotiate and draw a blood-red saber. After Cao Guojiu withstood the saber’s attack and struck back with tremendous power, he appeared beside Lan Caihe and drove a fist toward his abdomen.

• Cao Guojiu appeared less than three inches from Lan Caihe, frightening him with his intent to kill.
• Lan Caihe tried to persuade Cao Guojiu to stop fighting, then vowed to avenge his junior sister.
• Lan Caihe summoned a blood-red treasured saber and unleashed a powerful slash that Cao Guojiu withstood.
• Cao Guojiu punched Lan Caihe, and their clash shattered the surrounding trees into powder.
• Cao Guojiu vanished and reappeared beside the stunned Lan Caihe, striking toward his abdomen.

Cao Guojiu badly injured Lan Caihe with a single punch, then escaped as Lan Caihe pursued him. Lan Caihe unleashed a frost attack, but Cao Guojiu’s flames burned it away, leaving Lan Caihe shocked.

• Cao Guojiu shattered Lan Caihe’s shield with one punch and left him gravely injured.
• Lan Caihe threatened to capture Cao Guojiu after recovering, then left, while Cao Guojiu recognized the encounter as a trap and fled.
• Lan Caihe chased Cao Guojiu, who tried to escape at high speed but was pursued by the faster Lan Caihe.
• Lan Caihe attacked with hundreds of strikes and enveloped Cao Guojiu in powerful frost.
• Cao Guojiu’s flames burned away the frost, astonishing Lan Caihe.

Cao Guojiu battled Lan Caihe, repeatedly breaking through his frost attacks and forcing him to reveal his strongest defensive technique. After they identified each other, Lan Caihe launched another fierce spear attack, and Cao Guojiu met it with Sword Qi.

• Lan Caihe attacked Cao Guojiu with streams of frost power, but Cao Guojiu dodged and shattered them with Sword Qi.
• Cao Guojiu pressed Lan Caihe with a net of Sword Qi, forcing Lan Caihe to retreat and then use a black-fog defensive technique.
• Lan Caihe summoned an ice dragon and unleashed more frost attacks, but Cao Guojiu evaded or destroyed each assault without being hurt.
• Cao Guojiu revealed that he was seeking revenge for his younger sister, and Lan Caihe recognized him as the renowned genius from the Cao Household.
• Lan Caihe identified himself as one of the Four Heroes of the Devil Dao and attacked with his spear, while Cao Guojiu countered with Sword Qi.

Cao Guojiu and Lan Caihe fought fiercely in Lan Caihe’s domain, trading powerful sword and spear attacks. Lan Caihe trapped Cao Guojiu in a raging blaze and launched a freezing spear strike at him.

• Lan Caihe’s icy attack shattered Cao Guojiu’s Sword Qi, but Cao Guojiu countered with sword strikes that made Lan Caihe panic when they could not be dodged.
• Lan Caihe plunged into a deep pit to evade Cao Guojiu, who shielded himself and unleashed a storm of golden Sword Qi.
• Lan Caihe formed an icy spear and attacked Cao Guojiu with countless spear strikes, and their clash sent shockwaves through the surrounding area.
• Cao Guojiu tried to close in, but ripples in Lan Caihe’s domain hindered his movement.
• Lan Caihe retreated, ignited paper talismans, and engulfed them both in flames before thrusting his icy spear at Cao Guojiu.

Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu exchanged attacks, with Cao Guojiu discovering that his dagger could wound Lan Caihe but struggling against Lan Caihe’s spear. Lan Caihe pierced Cao Guojiu’s back and then drove his spear toward Cao Guojiu’s chest.

• Cao Guojiu’s powerful aura and armor withstood Lan Caihe’s attacks, while Lan Caihe’s cold froze him beneath a layer of frost.
• Lan Caihe withdrew his spear and prepared another attack, but Cao Guojiu rushed in and slashed Lan Caihe’s arm with his dagger.
• Cao Guojiu aimed for Lan Caihe’s chest, but Lan Caihe struck him with repeated punches and sent him crashing through ancient trees.
• Lan Caihe charged again, and Cao Guojiu attacked with his dagger as Lan Caihe thrust his spear toward his chest.
• Cao Guojiu threw his dagger and dodged, but Lan Caihe controlled his spear to pierce Cao Guojiu’s back and then thrust toward his chest.

Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu exchanged threats and fought, with Lan Caihe believing his spear had badly wounded Cao Guojiu. Cao Guojiu used an unseen force to trap Lan Caihe in midair, leaving him frightened and unable to move.

• Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu dodged each other’s attacks and argued over who would kill the other, while Lan Caihe demanded Cao Guojiu’s Storage Ring and the woman.
• Lan Caihe gathered Spiritual Qi around his spear and fired a white streak at Cao Guojiu, who sprang aside as the spear pierced through his head.
• Lan Caihe mocked Cao Guojiu’s strange treasures and noticed a bloody, black hole in his throat before charging at him again.
• Cao Guojiu focused his mental power as Lan Caihe attacked, and an invisible force slowed Lan Caihe until he was trapped in the air and unable to move.

Cao Guojiu trapped Lan Caihe inside a space created by his rare treasure and attacked him while boasting that he would bury him there. As Cao Guojiu moved in for a killing blow, Lan Caihe dodged and summoned glowing golden armor.

• Cao Guojiu used his rare treasure to trap Lan Caihe in a space where he could not escape.
• Cao Guojiu attacked Lan Caihe, who blocked one blow with his spear before being struck in the chest and spitting blood.
• Lan Caihe vowed to escape and take revenge, but his spear attacks failed to hit Cao Guojiu.
• Cao Guojiu vanished and reappeared in front of Lan Caihe, striking at his chest again.
• Lan Caihe dodged the blow and used a secret technique that covered his body in bright golden armor.

Lan Caihe fought Cao Guojiu after Cao Guojiu sealed his Divine Sense, using his treasures to recover and strike back. On Penglai Immortal Island, the Western Queen Mother said the situation depended on Ao Changsheng and revealed that Wuji relied on an object to advance.

• Cao Guojiu sealed Lan Caihe's Divine Sense, leaving him unable to use his attacks effectively.
• Lan Caihe offered up his treasures and absorbed five hundred thousand Spirit Stones to restore his strength.
• Lan Caihe hurled a golden great axe at Cao Guojiu, breaking his protective True Essence and badly injuring him.
• Lan Caihe scattered his remaining treasures, which became glowing beads that surrounded him as Cao Guojiu charged again.
• The Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens asked the Western Queen Mother about exploiting the conflict between Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu, but the Western Queen Mother said they had to wait for Ao Changsheng.
• The Western Queen Mother told the Mysterious Maiden that Wuji was a Quasi-Sage who relied on an object rather than Cultivation Methods and Divine Abilities to break through.

The Western Queen Mother and the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens prepared to use the Ten Thousand Longevities Flower, while Ao Changsheng discussed a plan to defeat Han Xiangzi. Han Xiangzi arrived at Penglai Immortal Island to negotiate, clashed with an azure-robed elder, and ended the chapter defending against his Sword Qi attack.

• The Western Queen Mother showed the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens the Ten Thousand Longevities Flower and said they needed several sisters to cooperate.
• Ao Changsheng told a black-clad figure that he planned to defeat Han Xiangzi, erase his memories of this world, and use his forces for their plan.
• The Western Queen Mother learned that Han Xiangzi had arrived at Penglai Immortal Island and went to meet him.
• Han Xiangzi confronted an azure-robed elder, declared that he had come to negotiate, and warned that he could destroy West Kunlun.
• Han Xiangzi transformed into a Jiaolong and used his flames to vaporize the elder's Sword Qi, then accused the immortal island of defecting to the Devil Race.
• The azure-robed elder launched a Sword-Ray at Han Xiangzi, who directed his flying swords to block the attack.

Han Xiangzi overwhelmed the green-robed elder and the gathered cultivators in a fierce battle. The cultivators were left badly injured and unable to escape his attacks.

• Han Xiangzi blocked the green-robed elder’s Sword Qi with powerful fire attacks and fists, leaving the watching cultivators stunned.
• The green-robed elder ordered the other elders to surround Han Xiangzi and help him kill their opponent.
• The green-robed elder attacked Han Xiangzi with an Immortal Artifact bronze saber, but Han Xiangzi countered with a small black hammer.
• Han Xiangzi unleashed a relentless barrage that prevented the cultivators from escaping and battered them until they were thrown back, coughing up blood.

Han Xiangzi left the group of cultivators after warning them, then used poison to kill those who tried to flee. A sudden, overwhelming force descended on the area, weakening the survivors as they struggled to understand what was happening.

• Han Xiangzi warned the cultivators not to bother him again and disappeared into the void.
• The green-robed elder urged the group to search for Han Xiangzi’s Storage Ring, but they found no trace of him and fled after guessing he belonged to a powerful faction.
• After about ten minutes, the fleeing cultivators discovered poison on their clothes, and it rapidly corroded their bodies and souls.
• Han Xiangzi watched as some cultivators abandoned their dying companions and ran in terror.
• A thunderclap shook the void, drained the primordial Qi, and filled the area with thick mist.
• The surviving cultivators felt their strength weaken dramatically and feared an unseen expert had targeted them.

Han Xiangzi used a formation to trap the Realm of Infinity cultivators in a void vortex, where their strength was suppressed and giant hands attacked them. The hands stopped short of flinging them out, but holes opened in their palms and a terrifying force spread across the void.

• The Realm of Infinity cultivators fled in panic as their strength weakened, and two more of them collided and died.
• Han Xiangzi summoned vortexes beneath the cultivators and restrained them as they tried to escape.
• A giant hand seized and crushed a peak Saint Lord Ninth Stage cultivator, while the Realm of Infinity survivors threatened Han Xiangzi and his companions.
• Han Xiangzi told Meng Yao, Li Mingxuan, and the others that the vortexes and giant hands were an illusion.
• The giant hands swayed around the trapped cultivators, then holes opened in their palms and a terrifying force spread across roughly a million zhang.

The experts from the Realm of Infinity discovered that the vortices and the figures emerging from them were real, and they were overwhelmed by the newcomers’ strength. As more holy sons of the Realm of Infinity appeared, the human experts prepared to prioritize finding Han Xiangzi before settling their grudge with them.

• The Realm of Infinity experts realized the vortices were real and feared Han Xiangzi’s power.
• Powerful figures emerged from the void and surrounded the Realm of Infinity experts with terrifying presences.
• The newcomers broke through the experts’ defensive barriers and injured them badly, leaving them bloodied and battered.
• More figures appeared from the void, and the human experts recognized them as holy sons of the Realm of Infinity.
• The human experts voiced their desire to kill the intruders but agreed to find Han Xiangzi first.

Sacred Domain Realm Eighth and Ninth Stage experts attacked the Realm of Infinity cultivators, leaving them badly injured, but Han Xiangzi and the other human experts prepared to fight back. Han Xiangzi confronted the attackers alone and released a terrifying power as he commanded them to die.

• The Sacred Domain Realm Eighth and Ninth Stage experts struck the Realm of Infinity experts, causing cracks to spread across their bodies.
• The wounded Realm of Infinity experts grew furious and called for the attackers to be killed.
• Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu recognized the attackers as likely Sacred Domain Realm Ninth Stage super experts, and Han Xiangzi reassured her that they could fight back.
• Han Xiangzi and the other human experts rose into the air and charged the attackers.
• Han Xiangzi moved ahead of the others, unleashed a terrifying presence, and ordered the Sacred Domain Realm experts to be killed.

Han Xiangzi attacked the Sacred Race experts with support from the Human Race fighters and killed one with a single blow. After another Sacred Race expert struck and injured him, Han Xiangzi mocked him, provoking a furious surge of power from the enemy.

• Han Xiangzi charged at a Sacred Race expert and combined his black energy with the power of the Human Race experts behind him.
• Han Xiangzi’s attack blasted apart the Sacred Race expert’s head, shocking those nearby.
• The Sacred Race experts continued attacking Han Xiangzi’s subordinates while Han Xiangzi and the Human Race fighters fought back.
• A Sacred Race expert charged Han Xiangzi and broke a finger on his left hand with a punch.
• Han Xiangzi mocked the expert despite his injury, and several powerful presences erupted from the enraged Sacred Race fighter.

At the Jade Void Palace, Jiang Ziya devised a plan to address the turmoil involving Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, and Tieguai Li, then set off west with Sun Wukong. As Spiritual Qi disturbances worsened across West Ox Hezhou, Sun Wukong assured Celestial Venerable Yuanshi that he would investigate while the others prepared to search for Tieguai Li.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and Jiang Ziya discussed the chaos caused by Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, and Tieguai Li, and Yuanshi told Jiang Ziya to handle the matter.
• Jiang Ziya met Sun Wukong outside the palace, drew him into his sleeve, and headed west to carry out his plan.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi prepared to enter seclusion, but a thunderbolt and a powerful Spiritual Qi vortex appeared over West Ox Hezhou.
• Tang Monk warned the Jade Emperor that Spiritual Qi rampages were worsening and blamed the disorder stirred up by Tieguai Li, but the Jade Emperor dismissed him.
• Sun Wukong told Celestial Venerable Yuanshi that he would investigate the disturbances, then departed with Heavenly Hound and Yujiang.
• Heavenly Hound asked Sun Wukong where they should search for Tieguai Li.

The Jade Emperor placed the Journey to the West on hold while he investigated the Spiritual Qi upheaval in West Ox Hezhou and suspected Tieguai Li’s involvement. Sun Wukong and his companions remained stationed in West Ox Hezhou, where Sun Wukong considered joining forces with other feudal lords to confront Tieguai Li.

• The Jade Emperor refused to let the Heavenly Hound and Yujiang continue the Journey to the West, told them to cultivate, and entered seclusion.
• The Heavenly Hound and Yujiang decided to go to West Ox Hezhou to investigate the upheaval.
• The Jade Emperor met Guanyin on Spirit Peak Mountain; Guanyin reported that the Western Sect had found no clues, and the Jade Emperor ordered him to watch the sect.
• The Jade Emperor agreed to enter seclusion in West Ox Hezhou while the Heavenly Hound stayed there to wait for events to settle.
• Sun Wukong accused Tieguai Li of causing the upheaval to target West Ox Hezhou and asked Sha Wujing and Monk Sha whether they should join other feudal lords to attack him at Spirit Mountain.

Sun Wukong insisted on going to Spirit Mountain despite Sha Wujing’s warnings, while Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey warned that Tieguai Li was targeting West Ox Hezhou. After a month of calm, Tieguai Li prepared another assault and wondered why his forces had encountered no Sage-level opponents.

• Sun Wukong dismissed Sha Wujing’s concerns and declared he would travel to Spirit Mountain to seek medicines, herbs, and monsters.
• Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey warned that Tieguai Li had escaped to Spirit Mountain and was targeting West Ox Hezhou.
• Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing agreed to defend West Ox Hezhou, and Sha Wujing went to Spirit Mountain to assess the threat.
• A month passed without incident in West Ox Hezhou, while Tieguai Li set his preparations in motion.
• Tieguai Li questioned why his forces had found no Sage-level experts in West Ox Hezhou despite bringing a Half-Sage and five hundred immortal experts.