Chapter Summaries

Tieguai Li led an attack on West Ox Hezhou, believing its destruction would let the demons seize Spirit Mountain and kill Sun Wukong. At Spirit Mountain, Tieguai Li revealed his recovered Half-Sage strength and fought Sun Wukong, then called on three allies to help kill him and claim the treasure.

• Tieguai Li ordered his men to fly to West Ox Hezhou and destroy it, while other demons secretly anticipated taking Spirit Mountain afterward.
• Sun Wukong arrived at Spirit Mountain with West Ox Hezhou and confronted Tieguai Li, who revealed that he had recovered to the Half-Sage realm and stood with three powerful allies.
• Tieguai Li struck Sun Wukong with an overwhelming force, but Sun Wukong retaliated with his iron staff and challenged him to a proper fight.
• Sun Wukong and Tieguai Li exchanged attacks, and Tieguai Li's strength surprised Sun Wukong as their clash damaged Spirit Mountain.
• Tieguai Li called on his three allies to join him in killing Sun Wukong, while another Tieguai Li accused him of wanting to seize the treasure.

Sun Wukong and Tieguai Li fought over the treasure, with Tieguai Li proposing a duel to decide who would claim it. Their battle escalated as both unleashed powerful dragon forms, and Tieguai Li added a tiger attack while the fight remained unresolved.

• Tieguai Li threatened Sun Wukong and challenged him, and the two clashed with fists and golden dragon attacks.
• Sun Wukong declared that Tieguai Li was weaker and demanded that he surrender the treasure.
• Tieguai Li proposed a one-on-one duel, with the winner taking the other's treasure, and Sun Wukong accepted.
• Tieguai Li unleashed his pale blue flames and fiery red dragon while Sun Wukong summoned his golden dragon, and their strongest attacks collided.
• Tieguai Li sent two enormous golden-yellow tigers at Sun Wukong as their battle continued.

Tieguai Li and Sun Wukong exchanged powerful attacks, with Tieguai Li capturing Sun Wukong’s golden tiger and then striking him hard enough to draw blood. Tieguai Li unleashed a further divine art, leaving the spectators stunned as their battle continued.

• Sun Wukong summoned his golden tiger, but Tieguai Li struck it, captured it, and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Sun Wukong attacked Tieguai Li with a golden tiger, but Tieguai Li evaded the strike and countered with the tiger he had captured.
• Sun Wukong sent a golden dragon at Tieguai Li, who shattered it and struck Sun Wukong with a palm, making him spit blood.
• Sun Wukong gathered golden light, Sword Qi, and dragon phantoms around himself as Tieguai Li raised his spear and summoned a golden pearl above his head.
• The spectators marveled at the power of Tieguai Li’s divine art.

Tieguai Li defeated Sun Wukong in the arena, leaving Sun Wukong badly wounded and unable to accept the loss. Tieguai Li then offered his resources in exchange for Sun Wukong honoring his promise to release his master's son and let him take his master away.

• Tieguai Li used his golden dragon and defensive abilities to counter Sun Wukong's attacks and shatter his Golden Dragon Claw.
• Tieguai Li pursued Sun Wukong and pierced his chest and back with his spear, leaving him gravely wounded on the arena.
• The middle-aged man announced Sun Wukong's defeat, and Sun Wukong protested that Tieguai Li must have cheated.
• Tieguai Li denied cheating and offered all his resources, asking Sun Wukong to release his master's son and let him take his master away.

Sun Wukong and Tieguai Li fought fiercely in the arena, each unleashing powerful Divine Abilities. Tieguai Li struck Sun Wukong with a lightning-filled pearl attack, leaving him gravely wounded.

• Sun Wukong knocked Tieguai Li into a crater, but Tieguai Li rose and vowed to kill him.
• Sun Wukong and Tieguai Li resumed their battle, trading attacks as the arena was battered and obscured by dust.
• Sun Wukong summoned a golden pagoda, which Tieguai Li dodged before counterattacking with his spear.
• Sun Wukong attacked with the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, and Tieguai Li formed and crushed a pearl that unleashed thunder and lightning.
• Tieguai Li's golden strike knocked the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade from Sun Wukong's hand and pierced his chest, leaving him badly injured.

Tieguai Li battered Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong rose from the rubble in a savage, demonic state and fought him to a standstill. As their clash destroyed the fighting platform and shook the void, Tieguai Li decided he had to deal with Sun Wukong first.

• Tieguai Li struck Sun Wukong into the ground beneath the collapsed fighting platform and mocked him.
• Li Sichen rang the Chaos Bell, while Tieguai Li charged at Sun Wukong despite sensing danger.
• Sun Wukong climbed out of the rubble wreathed in demonic flames, with black lightning in his eyes.
• Tieguai Li unleashed repeated sword attacks, and Sun Wukong dodged and counterattacked as their battle shattered the platform.
• Tieguai Li and Sun Wukong clashed repeatedly, and Tieguai Li stomped on the void as he resolved to deal with Sun Wukong first.

Sun Wukong used a ruse to test Tieguai Li, but Tieguai Li saw through it and attacked him. Yang Jian intervened to protect Sun Wukong, and Tieguai Li struck them both down.

• Sun Wukong vanished into a collapsing void after a golden claw tore open space, and Tieguai Li emerged as the arena and nearby city wall were damaged.
• Tieguai Li questioned Sun Wukong about the move he had used, and Sun Wukong named it Heaven and Earth Prison.
• Six-Eared Macaque realized Sun Wukong had deliberately used him to test Tieguai Li, and Tieguai Li grew furious at being tricked.
• Tieguai Li charged Sun Wukong and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
• Yang Jian and Wu Xuantong moved to protect Sun Wukong, but Tieguai Li struck Yang Jian down as well.

Yang Jian accepted Ao Changsheng’s challenge to find a piece that could break his game, then climbed to the summit and encountered the Demon Venerable. The Demon Venerable attacked him, and Yang Jian answered with a Heavenly Soldier before the confrontation escalated.

• Ao Changsheng told Yang Jian to find a piece that could break his game, and Yang Jian took a black piece and endured its explosive force as he climbed the mountain.
• After three days, Yang Jian reached the summit and saw hundreds of white-robed cultivators, including the Hall of Yama’s master and the Demon Venerable.
• The Demon Venerable recognized Yang Jian and threatened to kill him, then struck at him with a black claw.
• Yang Jian used a jade tablet called the Heavenly Soldier to unleash Sword Qi, but the Demon Venerable shattered the tablet with a punch.
• Yang Jian claimed the Heavenly Soldier was enough to defeat the Demon Venerable, who then vowed to purge him on behalf of Lord King Yama.

Yang Jian fought the Devil Lord, who shattered his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword and drove him to the brink of defeat. After Yang Jian unleashed his Second Nascent Soul, a strange force pulled him into another world, where ferocious beasts emerged from caves around him.

• The Devil Lord attacked Yang Jian with a devil spear, shattered his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword, and wounded him in their clash.
• Yang Jian gathered the Power of Principle into his sword and confronted the Devil Lord, who taunted him about Lord King Yama.
• Yang Jian unleashed the Second Nascent Soul within his golden core, causing a huge explosion that stunned the Devil Lord.
• A terrifying suction pulled Yang Jian into another world and deposited him atop a mountain riddled with caves.
• Ferocious beasts rushed from the caves as the Three Thousand Thunder Punishment Divine Spear released a soul attack, filling Yang Jian's vision with enormous eyes.

Yang Jian fought the Demon Venerable while badly wounded, and Lotus-Sitting Child and Yang Chan left to seek reinforcements and an antidote. The Demon Venerable revealed that they were trapped in his sealed place and promised to let Yang Jian leave after he settled things there.

• Yang Jian used the Nine Provinces Seal to repel the Demon Venerable, then attacked him again.
• The Demon Venerable struck Yang Jian, leaving him grievously injured as blood rained down from the void.
• Lotus-Sitting Child took Yang Chan away to find the antidote and ask Old Master Xuanyuan for reinforcements.
• Yang Jian faced the Demon Venerable alone and threatened to fight to the death rather than surrender.
• The Demon Venerable told Yang Jian that the sealed place belonged to him and that he would help Yang Jian leave once he had settled things there.

Yang Jian confronted the Devil Venerable at the sealing barrier, taunting him and fighting off his attacks while striking the restriction with the Purple Flame Devil Saber. The Devil Venerable unleashed his ultimate technique, but Yang Jian shattered its skulls and sent a saber beam toward him.

• Yang Jian claimed he would enter the place where the Devil Venerable had been sealed and threatened to destroy it, provoking the Devil Venerable.
• The Devil Venerable attacked Yang Jian with a sword that transformed into a black dragon, but Yang Jian repelled it with a golden lotus and purple lightning.
• Yang Jian struck the sealing barrier with the Purple Flame Devil Saber, and the backlash made the Devil Venerable spit blood.
• Yang Jian revealed the God-Slaying Spear and warned the Devil Venerable that his divine soul was weaker, but the Devil Venerable refused to back down.
• The Devil Venerable unleashed Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, Ten Thousand Devils Return to One, and Yang Jian shattered the black skulls before sending a saber beam at him.

Yang Jian broke the Devil Venerable’s spear attack, discovered a weakness in the formation, and cultivated until he reached the Peak Golden Immortal level. Elsewhere, the Devil Venerable and the girl in white were shocked that Yang Jian had survived his attack.

• The Devil Venerable attacked Yang Jian with Devil Dragon Thrust, but Yang Jian shattered the black python with his God-Slaying Spear.
• Yang Jian tested the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron against the Devil Venerable’s Law Treasure and noticed a fatal flaw in the formation.
• Yang Jian took pills and cultivated while the Devil Venerable absorbed heaven-and-earth primordial Qi and devoured Yang Jian’s True Essence.
• Yang Jian drew in primordial Qi with the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron and reached the Peak Golden Immortal level, one step from the Half-Step Immortal Realm.
• In another valley, the Devil Venerable and the girl in white were shocked that Yang Jian had survived, and the Devil Venerable threatened him if he returned.

Yang Jian faced the Azure Flame Demon Serpent and drew on his Nascent Soul and Nine Netherworlds Divine Art to fight it. After defeating the serpent, he found a fist-sized dragon egg among its remains.

• The girl in white left the valley after hearing the Demon Venerable's words, uncertain whether Yang Jian was alive.
• The Azure Flame Demon Serpent appeared in a violent storm and attacked Yang Jian, who recognized it as the beast that had nearly swallowed him before.
• Yang Jian activated his Nascent Soul and unleashed the Nine Netherworlds Divine Art, summoning a purplish-red dragon soul that collided with the serpent's dragon soul.
• Yang Jian was injured by the clash but struck the Azure Flame Demon Serpent with a black Sword-Ray, killing it.
• Yang Jian crushed the serpent's corpse and discovered a fist-sized dragon egg among its remains.

Yang Jian took the god-level Demon Beast’s demon core, prompting the girl in white to attack him with her whip. Their battle left both fighters injured, and the chapter ended as Yang Jian rose into the air and swung the Scarlet Firmament Sword at her again.

• Yang Jian seized the god-level Demon Beast’s demon core and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• The girl in white attacked Yang Jian with her whip, and he drew the Golden Crow Divine Sword before countering with the Scarlet Firmament Sword.
• Yang Jian’s sword shattered the girl’s whip shadow and wounded her, though he was surprised by her strength.
• The girl in white struck Yang Jian and sent him crashing into a tree, leaving him coughing blood.
• The girl in white lashed her whip toward Yang Jian, who channeled the Power of the Five Elements and slashed down at her.

Yang Jian battled the girl in white while the gods on Penglai Immortal Island discussed their need for stronger allies. Celestial Venerable Yuanshi asked the Heavenly Emperor and Western Queen Mother to help attack Mount Kunlun and investigate True Person Taiyi’s successor.

• Yang Jian cut down the girl in white’s defenses and wounded her with the Scarlet Firmament Sword.
• The girl in white attacked Yang Jian with her white jade whip, and the two exchanged blows.
• On Penglai Immortal Island, the Western Queen Mother questioned the Heavenly Emperor about Yang Jian, while Celestial Venerable Yuanshi urged the gods to focus on their lack of strength.
• The Western Queen Mother reminded the gods that they had powerful allies, and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi said he needed the Heavenly Emperor and Queen Mother Niangniang’s help.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi asked them to attack Mount Kunlun, where True Person Taiyi had left a successor.

Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother discussed True Person Taiyi’s powerful inheritor and the Kunlun Sect. Yuanshi revealed that they had discovered a secret realm beneath Mount Kunlun and, confident in their trump cards, prepared to confront its dangers.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi warned the Heavenly Emperor and the Western Queen Mother that True Person Taiyi’s inheritor was a Half-Step Sage whose Great Void Sect had powerful allies.
• The Western Queen Mother described the Kunlun Sect’s strength and suggested it might be backed by an ancient power, prompting the others to consider joining forces with it.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi claimed the Kunlun Sect was a ragtag mob and revealed that he and the Heavenly Emperor had discovered a secret realm beneath Mount Kunlun.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi explained that the secret realm contained abundant medicines and ores but posed dangers, including a possible encounter with True Person Taiyi’s inheritor.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi expressed confidence that their trump cards would let them deal with the inheritor and the Kunlun Sect.

Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother set out to kill True Person Taiyi's successor before confronting the Kunlun Sect. True Person Taiyi later emerged from seclusion and prepared to travel to West Ox Hezhou with his eldest disciple, suspecting the Western Queen Mother was behind the events.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Western Queen Mother agreed to head for the Heavenly Palace and kill True Person Taiyi's successor first.
• At the Kunlun Sect, a red-robed monk warned True Person Taiyi that Yang Fan was a major threat and that the Western Queen Mother and her allies might not be responsible for the trouble.
• True Person Taiyi put the monk in charge of the matter and went into seclusion to cultivate.
• True Person Taiyi formed a powerful soul lotus in seclusion, and his eldest disciple came to meet him after he emerged.
• True Person Taiyi told his eldest disciple he would travel to West Ox Hezhou and instructed him to flee if the Kunlun Sect faced danger.

Yang Jian watched Heavenly Punishment appear over the Heavenly Court and learned from Dragon Turtle that its enormous eye was an ancient force no one alive could withstand. The Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit urged Yang Jian to prepare for the eye’s master to retaliate, leaving him considering how to protect himself.

• Yang Jian mocked True Person Taiyi and flew toward West Ox Hezhou.
• The Western Queen Mother learned that someone had seized her territory, blamed her ministers, and went to seek a countermeasure from her third junior brother.
• A golden-robed man vowed to find and punish whoever had taken his territory.
• Thunder and pressure shook the world as dark clouds gathered above the Heavenly Court, and a massive eye appeared in the sky.
• Yang Jian’s lightning attack failed to harm the eye, and Dragon Turtle identified it as Heavenly Punishment unleashed in ancient times.
• The Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit warned Yang Jian that the eye’s master might retaliate and told him to prepare for the worst.

Yang Jian agreed to consider the Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit’s plan, but Heavenly Punishment attacked and pursued him across the void. After Heavenly Punishment badly wounded him, Yang Jian used a treasured blade to split a continent and launched a counterattack against the Nascent Souls.

• Yang Jian agreed to think carefully about the Xuanyuan Jian Artifact Spirit’s plan and avoid risking the Primordial World Great World recklessly.
• Heavenly Punishment attacked Yang Jian, who fled as the two raced through the void.
• Heavenly Punishment caught Yang Jian and struck him, shattering his breastbone and nearly every bone in his body.
• Yang Jian drew a treasured blade and cleaved a continent in two, releasing a flood of magma.
• Yang Jian sent a Nascent Soul toward his opponent and attacked the Nascent Souls with the blade, triggering a wave of explosions.

Yang Jian countered Heavenly Punishment’s sword attack by devouring it, then struck at him with the Black-Yellow Divine Weapon. Heavenly Punishment dodged and threatened to kill Yang Jian after recovering, but Yang Jian revealed he knew Heavenly Punishment was still injured and unleashed a devouring presence.

• Heavenly Punishment mocked Yang Jian and claimed his three Nascent Soul allies left Yang Jian no chance of winning.
• Heavenly Punishment slashed at Yang Jian, who used his Cultivation Method to devour the Sword-Ray.
• Yang Jian attacked Heavenly Punishment with the Black-Yellow Divine Weapon, but Heavenly Punishment dodged the strike.
• Heavenly Punishment threatened to kill Yang Jian after healing, and Yang Jian taunted him about his lingering injuries.
• Yang Jian released a terrifying devouring presence around himself.