Chapter Summaries

Hongjun and Ao Changsheng entered the Primordial World to seek Primordial purple qi and Innate Spirit Treasures, but Sun Wukong ambushed them and destroyed their bodies and souls. He then confronted two Daluo Golden Immortals from their clan, and the fight began.

• Hongjun and Ao Changsheng discussed obtaining Innate Spirit Treasures and Primordial purple qi, noting that the Three Purities controlled the Primordial World's only two treasures.
• Hongjun and Ao Changsheng entered the Primordial World, where Ao Changsheng sensed a presence linked to Primordial purple qi.
• An invisible force immobilized Hongjun and Ao Changsheng, and a giant sword destroyed their bodies before Sun Wukong confronted them.
• Sun Wukong ignored Ao Changsheng's threats and punched both of their souls out of existence.
• Two Daluo Golden Immortals appeared and challenged Sun Wukong, who mocked them and prepared to fight as his body grew and his Chaos presence intensified.

Sun Wukong overwhelmed the Daluo Golden Immortal and revealed the phantom of a Great Emperor as he faced the Demon Race fighters. He killed the fleeing Daluo Golden Immortals and turned toward the remaining opponent.

• The Daluo Golden Immortal struck Sun Wukong and sent him flying, while Hongjun marveled at Sun Wukong's power.
• Sun Wukong revealed a Great Emperor's phantom and declared that he had come to take revenge.
• Sun Wukong unleashed his full power and shattered the Law Treasures of several Daluo Golden Immortals, sending them flying.
• The Daluo Golden Immortals tried to flee, but Sun Wukong caught up with them and killed them with his golden battle-axe.
• Sun Wukong collected the fallen Daluo Golden Immortals' Storage Rings and turned toward the remaining Daluo Golden Immortal.

Sun Wukong killed a Daluo Golden Immortal and the others who rushed to avenge him. When more enemies arrived, another Daluo Golden Immortal consumed a Chaos Green Lotus Fruit and challenged Sun Wukong, leaving them locked in battle.

• Sun Wukong killed a Daluo Golden Immortal with the Jingu Bang, and the dying immortal said he could finally join his parents.
• The other Daluo Golden Immortals charged at Sun Wukong, who swept them away with golden lightning.
• Reinforcements arrived, and a Daluo Golden Immortal swallowed a Chaos Green Lotus Fruit to gain the Power of Chaos.
• Sun Wukong objected that the fruit had been bestowed on him by his fellow Daoist, but the Daluo Golden Immortal mocked him and vowed revenge.
• The Daluo Golden Immortal attacked with a sword that sent Chaos-powered Jiaolongs at Sun Wukong, while the other immortals joined the assault.

Sun Wukong fought and killed a Daluo Golden Immortal amid the Chaos Jiaolong and gathering tribulation clouds, then faced reinforcements and destroyed another Daluo Golden Immortal’s Life-Bound Spirit Artifact. He stood over the wounded cultivator, accusing him of bringing his fate upon himself.

• Sun Wukong shattered the Chaos Jiaolong with the Jingu Bang and clashed with the Daluo Golden Immortal in a battle that tore apart the void.
• After fighting for dozens of minutes, Sun Wukong killed the Daluo Golden Immortal as dark tribulation clouds gathered overhead.
• Wounded and exhausted, Sun Wukong killed another Chaos Jiaolong and fled, then absorbed a dazzling light into the Somersault Cloud.
• Cultivators recognized the light as a Hunyuan Golden Immortal’s Life-Bound Spirit Artifact and attacked it, causing its Daluo Golden Immortal owner to reel from the damage.
• Sun Wukong appeared behind the wounded Daluo Golden Immortal and smashed his Life-Bound Spirit Artifact with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, blasting him to the ground.

Sun Wukong overwhelmed the cultivators and destroyed a Daluo Golden Immortal's Life-Bound Spirit Artifact despite the immortal's attempt to admit defeat. He pursued the immortal's escaping essence, shattered its defenses, and crushed it with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, leaving wisps of Primordial purple qi drifting away.

• Sun Wukong pinned a burly Daluo Golden Immortal and smashed his Life-Bound Spirit Artifact while defeating the cultivators who charged at him.
• A Daluo Golden Immortal shouted that he was willing to admit defeat, but Sun Wukong challenged him and attacked his Life-Bound Spirit Artifact.
• Sun Wukong smashed the artifact, and the Daluo Golden Immortal sent a streak of light from between his brows to flee.
• Sun Wukong pursued the streak, resisted its attack, and repeatedly struck it with the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong shattered the black hole formed by the streak and crushed it with his staff, releasing wisps of Primordial purple qi.

Sun Wukong defeated the Daluo Golden Immortal cultivators, broke through to the Second Tribulation Loose Immortal realm, and planned to recruit Demon Beasts before entering the ruins. Meanwhile, Eastern Emperor Taiyi confronted Ao Changsheng over the Heavenly Dao and discovered that Ao Changsheng could withstand the Qi of Chaos.

• Sun Wukong destroyed a Daluo Golden Immortal's Life-Bound Spirit Artifact and killed the cultivators who had attacked him.
• Sun Wukong broke through to the Second Tribulation Loose Immortal realm, sensed a powerful presence beyond the valley gateway, and decided to find Demon Beasts to help him enter the ruins.
• Sun Wukong turned on nearby Daluo Golden Immortal cultivators, and they fled when his yellow saber attacked them.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi accused Ao Changsheng and Hongjun of using the gods of the Three Realms of the Primordial World as pieces in their game, while Ao Changsheng argued that the Heavenly Dao was unfair.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi attacked Ao Changsheng with the Qi of Chaos, but Ao Changsheng dispelled it with a sword strike.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized Ao Changsheng could withstand the Qi of Chaos.

Ao Changsheng revealed that he and the Dao Ancestor had trapped Eastern Emperor Taiyi on the Immortal Mountain, then fought him to prove their strength. Their battle escalated through powerful attacks and ended with both men sent flying after a clash whose outcome remained unclear.

• Ao Changsheng told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that the ruined Immortal Mountain site was a trap he had prepared with the Dao Ancestor, and warned that Taiyi could not leave without risking death.
• Ao Changsheng grew to a hundred zhang tall and traded punches with Eastern Emperor Taiyi, whose strength proved inferior in their first exchange.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi unleashed a giant golden hand, knocking Ao Changsheng down and drawing blood, but Ao Changsheng insisted they were both at the Late Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi bound Ao Changsheng in a rune-covered net, but Ao Changsheng erupted in flames and shattered it with fire dragons.
• Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi exchanged a gigantic fist shadow and an enormous palm, and the resulting clash sent both of them tumbling backward.

Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi fought fiercely, with both Daluo Golden Immortals badly injured after an hour of combat. Ao Changsheng tried to use a sinister sword embryo, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi turned the attack against him and escaped with the Chaos Green Lotus Sword, leaving Ao Changsheng furious.

• Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi exchanged threats before beginning their duel.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi summoned the Ancestor of Jiaolong, but Ao Changsheng attacked with overwhelming speed.
• The two fighters traded powerful blows for an hour, damaging the surrounding mountains and leaving both wounded.
• Ao Changsheng formed a massive, sinister sword embryo, which Eastern Emperor Taiyi struck and caused to explode.
• A lightning bolt descended toward Ao Changsheng, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi revealed he had used the Chaos Green Lotus Sword to outmaneuver him.
• Ao Changsheng accused Eastern Emperor Taiyi of using tricks and challenged him to fight again, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi mocked him.

Ao Changsheng revealed his Purple Cloud Cover and drove Eastern Emperor Taiyi into a desperate fight and flight. After the two clashed in midair for more than a hundred rounds, neither had gained the upper hand, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi feared his strength would gradually fade.

• Ao Changsheng unleashed the Purple Cloud Cover, explaining that its poison blocked outside energy and would drain Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Law Power until he died without an antidote.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi summoned a black-and-white cloud to devour Ao Changsheng, but Ao Changsheng split it apart with a golden axe and collapsed the valley in their clash.
• Ao Changsheng chased Eastern Emperor Taiyi toward the East Sea, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized he could not safely escape or give up his cultivation path.
• Ao Changsheng and Eastern Emperor Taiyi exchanged more than a hundred blows in midair without either gaining the upper hand, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi grew anxious that his strength would wane.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Ao Changsheng fought as Taiyi tried to escape the forces wearing him down. Taiyi badly wounded Ao Changsheng, who fled toward the Northern Province, but Taiyi caught up and launched another powerful attack.

• A mysterious black-and-white cloud absorbed Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Sword-Ray and pierced his chest with an azure pillar.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi struck Ao Changsheng after Ao Changsheng’s Power of Principle vanished, sending him crashing into a mountain.
• Ao Changsheng recovered from his injuries and fled toward the Northern Province while Eastern Emperor Taiyi pursued him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi caught up with Ao Changsheng and unleashed a devastating punch that shattered the space around them.

Ao Changsheng fled from Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who pursued him with deadly force. In West Ox Hezhou, the Western Queen Mother agreed to help the chosen one and gave Zhunti a pill that raised him to the Mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.

• Ao Changsheng swallowed a pill and fled, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi pursued him and shattered his phantom with a powerful strike.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi chased Ao Changsheng, determined to kill him before he could escape.
• The Western Queen Mother asked those gathered how they could face the Primordial World Great Tribulation, and they said they had to rely on the one chosen by fate.
• Zhunti asked the Western Queen Mother to intervene and requested an immortal pill; she gave him a Golden Immortal-level pill and promised to help.
• After the Western Queen Mother departed, Zhunti told Cult Master Tongtian that the pill had raised him to the Mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.

Zhunti received Cult Master Tongtian’s advice to recover and seek the one favored by destiny, then headed for the South Sea. There, a wounded young monk and a novice fled after learning their plan involving Martial Granduncle Tongtian had failed, while Cult Master Tongtian faced the Heavenly Tribulation and pleaded with a bodhisattva for mercy.

• Cult Master Tongtian warned Zhunti not to repeat his past actions and advised him to rest, follow the Buddhist path, and seek the one favored by destiny.
• Zhunti left the Spirit Mountain of Western Heaven and headed for the South Sea, hoping to approach the Western Queen Mother and use her pill to advance his cultivation.
• In the South Sea, a wounded young monk and a novice escaped the forest after the Western Queen Mother rescued Martial Granduncle Tongtian.
• The young monk wanted to ask his master for help, but the novice persuaded him to wait for instructions and avoid returning to the scene.
• As a tribulation cloud gathered, Cult Master Tongtian arrived and pleaded with the bodhisattva to spare him, denying the accusations against him.
• The bodhisattva advised Cult Master Tongtian to repay evil with kindness, then dismissed everyone and worried that the young people might stray from the right path.

Cult Master Tongtian emerged from seclusion and punished the little novice for losing a golden bead and neglecting his cultivation. After demanding three hundred golden beads in tribute each month, he let the novice go and rested at his residence on Green Yang Island, where a disciple called him to eat.

• The Bodhisattva rescued the injured young man and warned him against acting rashly before taking him to a cave abode.
• Cult Master Tongtian left seclusion and told the little novice to go down the mountain, then stopped him and accused him of losing a golden bead.
• Cult Master Tongtian slapped and berated the little novice after discovering blood on his hand and learning that the novice's cultivation had regressed.
• Cult Master Tongtian demanded three hundred golden beads from the little novice each month and sent him away.
• Cult Master Tongtian went to his residence on Green Yang Island, rested, and asked who had called him when a disciple said it was time to eat.

Cult Master Tongtian dealt with reports of foreign races on Qingyang Mountain while keeping Little Novice Monk in Green Yang City. Two days later, an unnamed disciple brought him detailed information about Li Lingtian and Murong Xueyao.

• Cult Master Tongtian questioned Little Novice Monk about injuring his precious disciple, warned him not to harm the disciple again, and told him to bring the recovered disciple for a discussion.
• A young man reported traces of foreign races on Qingyang Mountain, and Cult Master Tongtian ordered him to investigate and find a guardian for the mountain.
• Cult Master Tongtian told Little Novice Monk to remain in Green Yang City until the matter was investigated.
• Two days later, an unnamed figure visited Cult Master Tongtian and denied intending to bully a child, saying he had come to ask about rumors.
• The figure gave Cult Master Tongtian a Storage Bag containing information and photographs of Li Lingtian and Murong Xueyao, gathered by the Azure Dragon Guards and other sources.

Cult Master Tongtian ordered an investigation into who had offended a child, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi trapped Han Xiangzi and his allies after they tried to leave. The four returned to wait, with Han Xiangzi concluding that they could neither escape the Primordial World Continent nor stop the Great Tribulation.

• Cult Master Tongtian instructed his subordinate to uncover who had offended the child and kill whoever was responsible.
• The subordinate returned from Qingyang Mountain and asked whether they should pursue its departing head, but Cult Master Tongtian dismissed the idea and told him to practice swordsmanship.
• Han Xiangzi, Tieguai Li, Princess Iron Fan, and Zhao Gongming decided to flee because Eastern Emperor Taiyi was sending them into danger.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi collapsed space around the four, mocked them, and said he would decide whether to banish them to the three thousand great worlds.
• The four returned to their previous place and discussed their helplessness, and Han Xiangzi said Eastern Emperor Taiyi probably would not kill them but they could not escape the Primordial World Continent.

Han Xiangzi and his companions realized the Primordial World Great Tribulation was intensifying instead of ending and suspected Eastern Emperor Taiyi was manipulating it against those with Karmic Luck. They set out toward Eastern Emperor Taiyi to learn his plans and search for the cultivator with the Chaos Spirit Treasure as the tribulation erupted across the void.

• Han Xiangzi, Princess Iron Fan, Tieguai Li, and Zhao Gongming waited for years, but the Jade Emperor could tell them nothing about the Primordial World Continent.
• After the tribulation ended, Eastern Emperor Taiyi released the Heavenly Court outside the Primordial World and banished those with great Karmic Luck to the Primordial World Great World.
• A hundred thousand years later, Han Xiangzi noticed that the Primordial World Great Tribulation was still growing stronger and wondered if Eastern Emperor Taiyi was behind it.
• Princess Iron Fan and Han Xiangzi suspected Eastern Emperor Taiyi meant to use them against people with Karmic Luck, while the group debated how to respond.
• Zhao Gongming agreed to wait until they understood Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s plans, then he and the others flew toward him to seek the cultivator with the Chaos Spirit Treasure.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi accelerated the Primordial World Great Tribulation until it engulfed the surrounding void, terrifying the cultivators caught inside.

As the Primordial World Great Tribulation descended, Eastern Emperor Taiyi revealed that he had captured the dying Zhao Gongming and planned to use the calamity to kill him and reclaim the Heavenly Court. Ao Changsheng intervened, and the crisis ended, leaving him remembered as the divine dragon who saved all living beings.

• The Primordial World Great Tribulation descended upon West Ox Hezhou, forcing nearly every faction to bow beneath its pressure.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi told Han Xiangzi and the others that Zhao Gongming was in his hands and near death, and that his fate was tied to the calamity.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi trapped Han Xiangzi, Zhao Gongming, and the others behind barriers and warned them not to break out into the tribulation.
• After Eastern Emperor Taiyi left, Han Xiangzi and the other Immortal Venerables discussed rescuing Zhao Gongming and reporting the danger to the Heavenly Court.
• Ao Changsheng appeared and invoked the power of the Eight Immortals; the crisis ended, and he was later remembered as the divine dragon who saved all living beings.