Chapter Summaries

The Heavenly Court was attacked by the Darkness Devil Lord, whose Sword Qi and Demon Beasts slaughtered its disciples. An elder ordered the survivors to activate the Heavenly Court’s secret arts and formations, which unleashed their power against the Darkness Devil Lord.

• The Darkness Devil Lord’s Sword Qi and falling boulders killed many Heavenly Court disciples.
• The surviving disciples tried to resist and form a formation, but Demon Beasts rushed in and attacked them.
• The Heavenly Court disciples’ weapons and attacks were shredded by the Sword Qi as their casualties mounted.
• A Heavenly Court elder ordered the disciples to activate the secret arts and formations to trap the attacker.
• The treasure formations erupted with powerful forces and struck the Darkness Devil Lord.

The Darkness Devil Lord endured the Heavenly Court’s attacks, wounded the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, and killed several disciples as they swarmed him. He fought off a purple-robed middle-aged man, while the Heavenly Emperors of the Heavenly Court coveted his battle axe and resolved to take it.

• The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Court disciples bombarded the Darkness Devil Lord, injuring him and forcing him back.
• The Darkness Devil Lord refused to surrender and slashed the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, drawing blood.
• Heavenly Court disciples charged the Darkness Devil Lord, who unleashed Sword Qi and killed them in succession.
• The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court ordered a purple-robed middle-aged man to stop the Darkness Devil Lord, and the two clashed.
• The Heavenly Emperors of the Heavenly Court eyed the Darkness Devil Lord’s battle axe greedily and decided they had to take it.

The Darkness Devil Lord overwhelmed the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperors, killing many and driving the survivors to beg for mercy. After he celebrated his victory, two enraged old Heavenly Emperors sent a terrifying presence toward him, and a dignified figure stepped out of the void.

• The Darkness Devil Lord dodged the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperor's attack, wounded him, and knocked him to the ground.
• Han Xiangzi mocked the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperors, while they urged one another to kill the Darkness Devil Lord.
• The Darkness Devil Lord killed several Heavenly Emperors despite their pleas for mercy, frightening the rest into retreat.
• The Darkness Devil Lord celebrated, then sensed two enraged old Heavenly Emperors approaching and regretted acting impulsively.
• A dignified figure stepped out of the void as the Darkness Devil Lord faced the approaching threat.

The Dragon Emperor arrived to punish the Darkness Devil Lord for killing the Heavenly Emperor, but the Lord accused the Heavenly Court of breaking its own rules. Tieguai Li advanced into the Heavenly Emperor Realm and challenged the Dragon Emperor, leaving their first clash unresolved.

• The Dragon Emperor appeared, and the Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Emperors recognized him as their fourth-generation Heavenly Emperor.
• The Darkness Devil Lord accused the Heavenly Emperor of trying to expel him and kill him, prompting the Heavenly Emperors to condemn their former ruler’s actions.
• The Dragon Emperor demanded that the Darkness Devil Lord surrender and summoned nine powerful purple Jiaolong.
• Tieguai Li refused to flee, revealed that he had reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm, and declared that the Dragon Emperor and his allies would pay.
• The Dragon Emperor attacked Tieguai Li, and their fists collided with enough force to tear the void apart.

Tieguai Li used the Chaos Tree to seize control of the Heavenly Court’s forces and challenge the Dragon Emperor. After defeating the Dragon Emperor’s strongest general, he left the Dragon Emperor enraged and ordering his forces to kill Tieguai Li and everyone with him.

• The Dragon Emperor realized Tieguai Li had become stronger than he was during their previous fight, while the Darkness Devil Lord vanished into black mist.
• Tieguai Li summoned the Chaos Tree, which absorbed the Heavenly Court’s soldiers and generals and sealed the area.
• Tieguai Li used the Chaos Tree to suppress the Heavenly Court’s forces and kill one of them.
• The Dragon Emperor and a divine ape attacked Tieguai Li with the Golden Peng Descent Technique and Divine Ape Descent.
• Tieguai Li burned and then crushed the Golden Peng with the Chaos Tree, killing the Heavenly Court’s greatest general.
• The Dragon Emperor ordered his forces to tear Tieguai Li apart and kill everyone with him, promising their heads as a reward from the old ancestor.

Tieguai Li overwhelmed the Dragon Emperor and destroyed his dragon soul, but black-robed fighters arrived to attack him. As the attackers closed in, Tieguai Li activated the nine Divine Sparks within his body.

• Tieguai Li killed the heavenly soldiers and generals and punched through the Dragon Emperor’s chest with the Chaos Tree’s power.
• The Dragon Emperor summoned a dragon soul with the Dragon Emperor Instruction, but Tieguai Li tore it apart with a claw formed from the Chaos Tree.
• Eight powerful black-clad men ambushed Tieguai Li, followed by more than ten black-robed Reincarnation Realm experts who accused him of killing their clan’s young master and clan leader.
• The black-robed men charged at Tieguai Li, and he activated the nine Divine Sparks within his body.

Tieguai Li defeated the black-robed assassins and used pills to raise his cultivation, preparing to face Cao Guojiu and the Dragon Emperor. His power surged as the Power of Stars and the Chaos Tree branch stirred a storm overhead.

• Tieguai Li fought the Half-Step Reincarnation Realm assassins, who tried to claim the Star Pearl, and initially fell at a disadvantage.
• Tieguai Li unleashed the Starfall Finger and killed the black-robed men after overpowering them.
• Tieguai Li burned the assassins’ corpses to ashes with golden flames from the Star Pearl, then confronted Cao Guojiu and the Dragon Emperor.
• Tieguai Li swallowed pills and broke through to the Sage Third Stage as the Dragon Emperor and Cao Guojiu watched in shock.
• Tieguai Li’s Power of Stars and Chaos Tree branch released terrifying energy, gathering dark clouds and lightning over the space.

Tieguai Li unleashed the Star Pearl’s powers and fought the black-robed leader, who claimed to be the Star Hall master. Their battle remained evenly matched, while a bloodied person lay in a pit deep in the valley.

• Tieguai Li shattered a mountain with one punch, then used the Star Pearl to boost his body and soul with the Power of Stars and the Power of Chaos.
• The Dragon Emperor, Cao Guojiu, and the black-robed leader feared Tieguai Li’s growing strength and decided to eliminate him before he became a threat to their nine clans.
• The black-robed leader attacked Tieguai Li with sword techniques, but Tieguai Li broke his attacks and battered him until the leader used a secret technique to block a punch.
• The black-robed leader called himself a true Star Hall master and charged again, leaving Tieguai Li wondering if he was connected to the Star Empress.
• Tieguai Li and the black-robed leader fought on equal terms as a bloodied person lay in a deep pit in the valley.

Tieguai Li fought the Star Palace master’s disciple with the power of the stars but was badly injured. The King of Stars then appeared, and Tieguai Li’s first clash with him left both of them thrown to the ground.

• Tieguai Li rejected the black-robed man’s demand to surrender, and the man pursued him through the void with a Divine Artifact hammer.
• Tieguai Li struck back with eight rivers of stars, but the black-robed man recovered and shattered his star-powered attack, leaving him severely injured.
• The King of Stars appeared, and Tieguai Li accused him of breaking sect rules, entering a forbidden area, and killing Star Guards and his friends.
• The King of Stars attacked Tieguai Li, who unleashed his star meridians and punched back; their clash shattered the surrounding space and sent both crashing to the ground.

Nüwa watched as Han Xiangzi and Tieguai Li fought, while Celestial Venerable Yuanshi predicted Tieguai Li’s growing ambitions and chose to wait. The battle continued across the shattered landscape, with Tieguai Li overpowering True Person Taiyi.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi told Zhunti that Tieguai Li sought greater power and that they should wait rather than interfere, while Nüwa resolved to stay out of the war.
• Han Xiangzi broke through the encirclement and clashed with Tieguai Li after Tieguai Li proposed they work together.
• Han Xiangzi and Tieguai Li fought across the void, shattering space and destroying the surrounding terrain.
• True Person Taiyi used the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations against Tieguai Li, but Tieguai Li struck him down and continued to suppress him.

Sun Wukong fought Tieguai Li while Zhao Gongming showed him the Gourd World, which True Person Taiyi used to block one of Tieguai Li’s attacks before it collapsed. Sun Wukong’s cultivation rose during the battle, but Tieguai Li unleashed a vast tide of death Qi, leaving Sun Wukong shocked by its power.

• Zhao Gongming showed Sun Wukong the Gourd World, a gourd that held thirty-two energy-absorbing gourds and countless wines.
• Tieguai Li attacked Sun Wukong, and True Person Taiyi used wine from the Gourd World to block the strike, though Tieguai Li then destroyed the treasure.
• Sun Wukong’s cultivation broke through to the Peak of the Late-Stage Golden Immortal as he drove Tieguai Li back, while Tieguai Li had reached the Early-Stage Immortal King.
• Tieguai Li grew into a colossal black ape, and he and Sun Wukong fought with their bodies and weapons, both suffering injuries.
• Tieguai Li hardened his skin and launched a barrage of staff strikes, but Sun Wukong countered with the Jingu Bang and forced him back.
• Tieguai Li released a dark cloud of powerful death Qi, and Sun Wukong stared at it in alarm.

Sun Wukong killed Tieguai Li and drove True Person Taiyi and the other Golden Immortals into retreat, then caught up with Taiyi and attacked him. As the two clashed, Taiyi’s allies launched a new ambush against Sun Wukong.

• Tieguai Li attacked Sun Wukong with Death Qi, but Sun Wukong smashed his head with the Jingu Bang.
• True Person Taiyi ordered the Daluo Golden Immortals to kill Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong’s attack and shockwaves killed one expert and forced the others to flee.
• True Person Taiyi and the fleeing Golden Immortals discussed waiting for Sun Wukong to exhaust himself, while Taiyi berated them for failing to defeat him.
• Sun Wukong chased True Person Taiyi and struck at him with the Jingu Bang, which Taiyi blocked with his longsword.
• True Person Taiyi’s allies attacked Sun Wukong from behind with spells and a purple-gold divine whip.

Sun Wukong overwhelmed True Person Taiyi in their fierce battle, knocking away his sword and tearing off one of his arms with a golden divine ape attack. True Person Taiyi struck back with a powerful cyan Sword-Ray as the golden flames engulfed him.

• Sun Wukong blocked some of True Person Taiyi’s Law Techniques and hurled the Jingu Bang at him, but Taiyi cut through its golden flames with a cyan treasured sword.
• Sun Wukong struck True Person Taiyi with a punch and drove him back, then shattered his cyan sword light with the Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi traded blows in the void, creating shock waves that tore apart space within a thousand li.
• Sun Wukong summoned a huge golden divine ape, which tore off one of True Person Taiyi’s arms and reduced his clothes to ashes.
• True Person Taiyi shattered the golden divine ape with his sword, then sent a cyan Sword-Ray down through the flames toward it.

Sun Wukong overwhelmed True Person Taiyi in a fierce battle on Jade Sovereign Mountain, while True Person Taiyi grew wary of his power and recalled his agents and sentries. The fight ended with Sun Wukong smashing apart a stone pillar as True Person Taiyi narrowly dodged, furious and badly injured.

• Sun Wukong struck True Person Taiyi with the Jingu Bang, sending him flying and making him fear Sun Wukong’s strength.
• Sun Wukong charged True Person Taiyi again, while True Person Taiyi noticed Great Emperor Yuqing and the others had withdrawn and recalled his agents and hidden sentries.
• Sun Wukong repeatedly attacked True Person Taiyi, caving in his chest with a punch and battering him with the Jingu Bang.
• True Person Taiyi seized the Jingu Bang to evade a blow to his head, and Sun Wukong’s staff shattered a nearby stone pillar.
• True Person Taiyi emerged from the falling fragments badly injured and roared that Sun Wukong was courting death.

Sun Wukong fought True Person Taiyi in his stone cave, trying to wear him down and stall until help arrived. After discovering True Person Taiyi had poisoned him and was weakening, Sun Wukong struck back, leaving both battered and True Person Taiyi furious.

• Sun Wukong revealed he meant to stall True Person Taiyi rather than fight him to the death, then drove him through the stone chamber with the Jingu Bang.
• True Person Taiyi destroyed a stone pillar to fill the chamber with dust and trap Sun Wukong, who grew to giant size and continued attacking.
• Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi exchanged hundreds of blows, leaving both wounded before Sun Wukong tried to retreat.
• True Person Taiyi moved to stop Sun Wukong but grew fatigued as his Essence Blood drained, and Sun Wukong realized he had been poisoned.
• Sun Wukong formed a golden spear from his Law Power and clashed with True Person Taiyi, sending both into the stone wall.
• Sun Wukong saw that True Person Taiyi was weakening, mocked him, and demanded his last words; True Person Taiyi accused him of a despicable sneak attack.

Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi continued their fierce battle, with Sun Wukong weakened by the poison still in his body. After forcing the poison out, Sun Wukong realized he could not afford to keep fighting as True Person Taiyi pressed his attack.

• Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi clashed with their spear and sword, and both stepped back after their attacks collided.
• Sun Wukong attacked True Person Taiyi’s golden lotus with the Golden Dragon Spear, dimming its runes, while True Person Taiyi taunted him for exhausting his strength.
• Sun Wukong enveloped himself in a golden cloud and pursued True Person Taiyi with a golden fist and dragon tail.
• True Person Taiyi countered with Sword Qi and a flying longsword, while Sun Wukong’s palm strike dispersed the Sword Qi and continued toward him.
• Sun Wukong recognized that he had forced the poison from his body and needed to avoid a prolonged fight, then blocked True Person Taiyi’s sword light with his spear.

Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi fought fiercely, trading blows as Taiyi used his golden protection and armor to withstand Wukong’s attacks. The battle left the surrounding land in ruins, and Taiyi unleashed a Buddha image and a towering golden tree with a radiant orb to strike Sun Wukong.

• Sun Wukong shattered True Person Taiyi’s golden Sword Qi and struck him with a pillar of light, badly injuring him.
• True Person Taiyi activated Vajra Body Protection, surrounding himself with a golden pagoda’s light and taunting Sun Wukong that he could not harm him.
• Sun Wukong attacked with waves of golden lightning, and True Person Taiyi charged through them to clash with the Jingu Bang; their weapons collided and sent them both staggering back.
• True Person Taiyi formed golden chains into armor and continued battling Sun Wukong, while their clashes tore apart the surrounding space and landscape.
• True Person Taiyi summoned an illusory Buddha and a towering ancient tree bearing a blazing golden orb, which descended toward Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi continued their fierce battle, and Sun Wukong unleashed a powerful transformation and struck Taiyi with the Jingu Bang. The chapter then shifted to Nüwa questioning Ao Changsheng about whether he truly intended to stay out of the Primordial World's affairs.

• Sun Wukong struck True Person Taiyi with the Jingu Bang, badly injuring him and destroying his vajra pestle.
• True Person Taiyi threatened Sun Wukong, and the two resumed their battle, shattering the surrounding ground as they fought.
• Sun Wukong and True Person Taiyi each transformed, and Sun Wukong's golden beams shattered Taiyi's protective Gang shield and sent him flying.
• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng whether he truly planned not to intervene in the Primordial World's affairs.

Nüwa stayed behind with her disciples to guard the star region while Yang Jian went to the Heavenly Court and was ordered to rebuild the Primordial World. When he found the Primordial World Tree weakening, Yang Jian decided to transplant it and the other Primordial World Trees to a new continent.

• Nüwa chose to guard the star region against sneak attacks and ordered her fairy maidens to accompany her.
• Yang Jian went to the Heavenly Court, where a guard led him to meet the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Emperor ordered Yang Jian to restore the Primordial World and rebuild it after the Primordial World Tree had been destroyed.
• Yang Jian went to the valley where the Primordial World Tree's roots lay and used the Nine Yang Divine Fire to investigate its energy.
• Yang Jian discovered the tree was withering and decided to transplant it and the other Primordial World Trees to a new continent.

Yang Jian worked with Ancestor Hongjun and others to transplant Primordial World Trees, then repeatedly visited Great Immortal Yuxu to arrange for more trees to be moved to his mountain. After Great Immortal Yuxu asked about the Heavenly Emperor’s son, Yuding True Person ambushed Yang Jian at the foot of his mountain, and they began a fierce battle.

• Yang Jian visited the Jade Void Palace and asked Great Immortal Yuxu to help him transplant a Primordial World Tree, which Yuxu hesitated to give up.
• Over the next five hundred years, Yang Jian returned regularly and enriched the valley by transplanting Primordial World Trees and other life.
• Yang Jian asked to use Great Immortal Yuxu’s formation to move more trees to his mountain so their energy could nourish it, and Yuxu agreed to send help.
• Great Immortal Yuxu asked Yang Jian about the Heavenly Emperor’s son, and Yang Jian realized Yuxu coveted the qilin.
• Yuding True Person followed Yang Jian to the foot of his mountain and attacked him, prompting Yang Jian to draw the Purple and Azure Twin Swords and the Dragon Soul Sword and fight back.