Chen Mo

Biodata

Name	Chen Mo / 陈默 2
Alias(es)	Mozi, Little Mo, Brother Mo, Master Chen, Martial Emperor Chen, General Chen, Pillar of the Nation / One-Character Side-by-Side King 23 224 360 491 592
Species/Race	Human 158 160
Gender	Male 160 163
Affiliation	Great Xia Nation; Fifth High School / No. 5 High School; Martial Artist Guild; Great Xia Academy; Linjiang City Military District 52 105 227 323 361
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, Psychic Warrior, student, alchemist, military officer, national strategic asset 105 227 361 410
Status	Alive; active overseas while his clones defend Great Xia 659 670
First Appearance	Chapter 2, “Dantian Shattered, System Panel Awakened” 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth-grade Martial Disciple, Dantian shattered	2	System Panel awakens; Vitality Value 51, Spirit 99, Basic Stance/Fist/Saber at Minor Accomplishment, Basic Movement at Beginner.
Spiritual Power reaches 100	13	Gains physical and mental improvements, sees meridians and Dantians, and confirms his damaged Lower Dantian.
Sixth-grade Martial Disciple; Basic Saber Technique reaches Major Accomplishment	23	Spiritual Power rises above 100; Basic Movement Technique reaches Minor Accomplishment; Spiritual Perception appears as a special skill.
Basic Saber Technique reaches Perfection	26	Completes all Basic Saber Technique moves and becomes strong enough to guide Jiang Tao.
Visualization Method and Basic Flying Needle added	58	Panel shows Spirit 165, Basic Stance Training at Major Accomplishment, Visualization Method Beginner, Basic Flying Needle Beginner, and Basic Saber Technique Perfection.
Basic Stance Training reaches Perfection	73	Spirit rises to 215; Chen Mo confirms he can continue progressing even without a functioning Dantian.
Basic martial techniques perfected; Momentum comprehended	78	Perfects basic techniques in six days and comprehends Momentum, normally exclusive to Great Martial Masters and above.
Spirit Blade Beginner	96	Learns Spirit Blade, raises Spiritual Power to 1,345, and condenses a spiritual blade in his Upper Dantian as a trump card.
Mind Power Cultivation Method mastered	112	Learns Liu Jianyun’s Yellow-grade Mid-rank method and quickly masters it due to overlap with his own Visualization and Spirit Blade training.
General Proficiency Points confirmed; Seven Kill Saber Technique reaches Major Accomplishment	113	Discovers killing Fierce Beasts grants General Proficiency Points and cultivates Seven Kill Saber Technique rapidly.
Basic Stance Training unlocks automatic cultivation	121	Automatic Circulation Cycle produces better results than manual cultivation and begins helping repair his Dantian.
Seven Star Step Perfection; Telekinetic Control Major Accomplishment	123	Can skillfully control five Flying Daggers and focuses on speed and telekinesis.
Telekinetic Control Perfection; technique fusion begins	124	Uses the System Panel to fuse saber, fist, sword, footwork, and body-refining methods into cleaner, stronger entries.
Self-levitation and early flight	125	Uses telekinesis to lift himself, then finds combining Spiritual Power with Seven Star Step is more efficient for movement.
Visualization Method Minor Accomplishment; Body Refining Minor Accomplishment	138	Spiritual Power increases by 1,000; Flood Dragon Body Refining Method doubles base strength to 2,000 kg.
Lower Dantian repaired	160	Absorbs Li Shengtian’s Marrow Cleansing Pill, repairs his Dantian, and prepares to cultivate the Blood Qi martial path.
Blood Qi Martial Artist, rapidly advancing through grades	161	Opens meridians, produces Inner Breath, and breaks through from Second-grade toward Ninth-grade Martial Artist within hours.
Martial Master	162	Compresses Inner Breath into mist-like True Essence and discovers his Dantian is larger than average.
Ninth-grade Psychic Martial Master / Second-grade Martial Master	166	Gains air-walking ability, applies Momentum to Flying Daggers, and reaches Combat Power comparable to a Great Martial Master.
First-grade Psychic Great Martial Master	175	Psychic control improves from 20 to 60 Flying Daggers; perception becomes clearer and more efficient.
First-grade Psychic Great Martial Master / Fifth-rank Martial Master	178	One night of cultivation raises him by two minor realms; base strength reaches roughly 55 tons.
Ninth-grade Psychic Great Martial Master / Second-grade Great Martial Master	196	Momentum reaches Perfection; Chen Mo becomes confident fighting above his rank against Grandmasters and Lord Grade Fierce Beasts.
Psychic Grandmaster / Fourth-grade Great Martial Master	205	Breaks through to Psychic Grandmaster, reaches Artistic Conception Major Accomplishment, and gains Space Power Minor Accomplishment.
Second-grade Psychic Grandmaster / Fifth-grade Great Martial Master	216	Spiritual Power reaches 130,000; Space Power reaches Major Accomplishment after hunting King Grade Fierce Beasts.
First Rank Martial King	242	Reviews his panel after a month of cultivation and notes the Blood Essence path has caught up to his Psychic path.
Second Rank Martial King	252	True Essence and Spirit both exceed 500,000; Spiritual Perception covers 100 km; refines over 1,000 Earth-grade High-rank Flying Daggers and 13,200 total daggers.
Seventh-grade Psychic Power Martial King	275	Inherits the Pangu Visualization Method, pushes Spiritual Power beyond one million, and can sense all of Linjiang City.
First Rank Martial Emperor / Second Rank Psychic Power Martial Emperor	304	Breaks through a major realm; Pangu Visualization Method reaches Minor Accomplishment and Blade Technique advances.
Eighth-grade Martial Emperor; Spacetime Law formed	334	Levels Spatial Law to the Ultimate stage, unlocks Time Law, forms Spacetime Law, and reaches Eighth-grade Martial Emperor.
Telekinetic Martial Saint / Martial Saint	337 351	Merges Spiritual Power with Spatial Law, doubles Spiritual Power to 10 million, gains vast-distance travel, and later reveals his Martial Saint realm to his family.
Third-grade Martial Saint / Third-grade Psychic Power Martial Saint	407	Spirit exceeds 12 million; perception range reaches 3,600 km; panel shows Supreme Law Domain and multiple Minor Accomplishment Laws.
Seventh-grade Martial Saint	437	Refines the corpses of four peak Ninth Rank Martial Venerable Divine Envoys and breaks through three minor realms.
First Rank Martial Venerable	459	Absorbs resources from the destroyed Country of Japan, advances through Eighth and Ninth Rank Martial Saint, then breaks into Martial Venerable.
Eighth-rank Martial Venerable / Ninth-rank Telekinetic Martial Venerable	527	True Essence and Spiritual Power triple; Combat Power increases at least tenfold.
Clone Technique Perfection	574	Maxes Clone Technique, gaining permanent clones with 95% of his Combat Power.
Peak Ninth-grade Martial Venerable; Laws upgraded	622 638	Survives Lightning Tribulation, reaches peak Ninth-grade Martial Venerable, raises Dragon-Phoenix Art to Perfection, and upgrades Space-Time Law to Complete.

Background / History

Chen Mo begins as a Fifth-grade Martial Disciple with poor martial aptitude and a shattered Dantian. His System Panel awakens after the injury, giving him the talent Diligent Heaven Rewards, which turns effort into permanent, trackable progress 2 3.

His early rise comes through Spiritual Power rather than the normal Dantian-based martial path. After Spiritual Power reaches 100, he gains inner vision and confirms the extent of his Lower Dantian damage 13. He uses Spiritual Perception to analyze individual moves, rapidly improving Basic Saber Technique and discovering more efficient cultivation methods 17 23.

Chen Mo’s public breakthrough begins at school and Wuji Martial Arts Gym. He perfects Basic Saber Technique, defeats Wu Fei in the sparring partner assessment, earns Wang Yun’s recognition, and works as a paid sparring partner for Li Mengxue 26 37 38 39. His sudden progress draws envy, hostility, and gossip from classmates, but also interest from teachers and school leadership 50 52 60.

After revealing that his Dantian was crippled, Chen Mo seeks protection by proving his value as an Aperture Opener. Zhao Qiankun and Principal Ma Siming support him, while Chen Mo reasons that exposing his talent is safer than staying weak and hidden with enemies targeting his family 51 52 105.

The Chu Family becomes Chen Mo’s central early enemy. Chen Mo learns that Chu Mingxuan ordered his Dantian destroyed because of jealousy over Li Mengxue, and later sent Martial Masters after him. Chen Mo kills Chu forces, gathers evidence of their crimes, and prioritizes moving his family somewhere safe before seeking revenge 127 139 163 174.

His martial path is restored in Li Shengtian’s Abyss Rift. After receiving the Marrow Cleansing Pill from the fallen Martial Saint’s legacy, Chen Mo repairs his Dantian, bows to Li Shengtian, accepts his request to hunt Fierce Beasts, and breaks through rapidly to Martial Master 158 160 161 162.

Chen Mo’s role expands from school prodigy to national-level combatant during the Beast Tide and Abyss conflicts. He clears large numbers of Fierce Beasts, destroys Abyss Church strongholds, shares intelligence with military leaders, and is promoted to Major General after selling King Grade Fierce Beast corpses and exchanging Military Merit 195 203 224 227.

As his strength rises, Chen Mo becomes a national strategic asset. Elder Guo and the Great Xia Elders recognize his value as a young Martial Saint, grant him treasury access, and rely on his alchemy to create large numbers of high-end powerhouses 361 363 408 410.

Later, Chen Mo forges the Human Emperor Flag, leads anti-treason operations, destroys the Country of Japan after foreign hostility, and continues hunting overseas to accumulate General Proficiency Points and delay larger catastrophes 376 421 459 659.

His family life remains central even after reaching the highest known realms. He marries Li Mengxue, later marries Lin Xiaoyan with the families’ acceptance, and keeps arranging protection, resources, and cultivation support for his parents, sister, wives, friends, and in-laws 473 474 512 624.

Appearance

Chen Mo is an 18-year-old male martial artist whose body becomes increasingly refined through cultivation. Early on, his muscles grow visible and explosive, though he remains less bulky than Jiang Tao; later, he can conceal his aura so completely that he appears ordinary even to high-level experts 26 110 275 361.

• Clear, composed gaze that impresses Li Mengxue during their first sparring session 39.
• Muscular but not bodybuilder-like compared with Jiang Tao’s larger frame 26.
• Often calm-faced even when facing provocation, danger, or hostile experts 37 58 208.
• Can erase dirt and impurities from his body with True Essence or Psychic Power instead of bathing 275.
• Can hide his aura so thoroughly that even a Martial Saint cannot detect his internal condition 275.

Personality

Chen Mo is intensely diligent because his power system rewards effort directly. He treats training as something to be optimized, analyzing moves with Spiritual Perception instead of repeating them mindlessly, and later multitasks cultivation, research, alchemy, and combat preparation 17 72 205 322.

He is protective toward family above all else. He buys medicine for Chen Wan’er, heals his father, improves his parents’ cultivation, relocates his family during threats, and repeatedly arranges safe housing or clone protection before taking risks 32 112 163 165 419 624.

Chen Mo is generous to people he accepts as his own. He gives Jiang Tao a Space Ring and resources, gifts weapons and cultivation support to Li Mengxue, guides teachers and soldiers, and gives Elder Guo massive batches of pills and pill-refining experience 167 228 229 377 409.

He is pragmatic and strategic rather than impulsive. He endures Chu Mingxuan temporarily to avoid endangering his family, avoids revealing all his strength when unnecessary, and repeatedly chooses safety, preparation, and resource accumulation over pride 52 127 227 280 659.

Against enemies, Chen Mo can be ruthless. He kills hostile cultivators without remorse, performs Soul Searching, eliminates informants and revenge-seekers, and destroys larger threats preemptively when he judges them dangerous 273 376 459 579.

Despite his power, he often remains humble with elders and teachers. He asks Elder Guo to call him “Little Mo,” says the nation’s hope lies with its citizens, and refuses to join the Elder Council because he lacks experience and should focus on cultivation 320 361 413.

Abilities & Skills

System Panel and Diligent Heaven Rewards

Chen Mo’s System Panel tracks his realm, techniques, Spiritual Power, True Essence, special abilities, and General Proficiency Points. Its core talent, Diligent Heaven Rewards, means effort produces retained progress: “once proven, forever proven” 2 3.

• Converts training into visible proficiency gains 2 17.
• Allows permanent retention of mastered skills and methods 2 206.
• Fuses related cultivation methods and martial techniques into stronger, cleaner panel entries 124 166 206.
• Gains General Proficiency Points from killing Fierce Beasts, with higher-grade beasts granting more points 113 574 659.
• Can allocate points into Laws, Domain, Clone Technique, and other panel abilities when conditions allow 334 574 637.

Spiritual Power, Psychic Power, and Spiritual Perception

Chen Mo’s earliest abnormal path is Spiritual Power. His Spiritual Perception begins as a one-meter “god’s-eye view,” later growing into citywide, regional, and multi-thousand-kilometer perception 3 275 407.

• Observes enemies’ tiny movements, airflow changes, and flaws for precise pre-cognition 14.
• Lets him inspect meridians, Dantians, Space Rings, formations, and hidden enemies 13 79 95 175.
• Enables telekinesis, Flying Dagger control, self-levitation, and long-range killing 5 123 125 196.
• Supports Soul Searching, Spirit Blade attacks, and direct soul damage 96 201 273.
• Later reaches a ten-kilometer weapon-control radius, shocking Liu Yueru and Ma Siming 203.

Saber / Blade Technique

Chen Mo’s main weapon path is saber/blade combat. He starts with Basic Saber Technique, then fuses higher-grade saber methods until his Blade Technique reaches Heaven-grade High-rank and Supreme/Perfection states at later stages 23 124 407.

• Perfects Basic Saber Technique early and becomes unmatched among Martial Disciples in that area 26 32 50.
• Fuses Seven Kill Saber Technique, Gale Blade Technique, Basic Fist Technique, and Basic Swordplay into a broader blade foundation 113 124.
• Uses Momentum, Artistic Conception, Domain, Destruction Law, Lightning Law, and Space-Time Law to strengthen blade attacks 78 205 407 617.
• Can split lightning with a Tang Saber during tribulation 622.
• Uses Draw Slash even against illusionary attacks that mimic his loved ones 676.

Flying Daggers and Telekinetic Weapons

Flying Daggers are Chen Mo’s signature Psychic Warrior weapon style. His control scales from a handful of daggers to hundreds, then thousands and beyond 123 195 252.

• Controls five daggers at Telekinetic Control Major Accomplishment 123.
• Controls sixty daggers after reaching First-grade Psychic Great Martial Master 175.
• Controls over three hundred projectiles as a seventh-rank Psychic Great Martial Master 195.
• Can control over 10,000 Flying Daggers at Martial King realm 252.
• Uses arrows, Fierce Beast teeth, spikes, and bones as substitute Flying Daggers when needed 195 196.
• Refines his own Flying Daggers because buying enough Earth-grade High-rank daggers would cost trillions 252.

Space, Void, and Space-Time Law

Chen Mo’s spatial abilities become one of his strongest advantages. They begin as Space Power and Teleportation, later becoming Space Law, Time Law, and Space-Time Law 206 230 334.

• Teleports short distances after Psychic Grandmaster, initially limited by obstacles and incomplete Space Power 206.
• Repairs Space Passages and studies Space Rings, Space Passages, and Teleportation Arrays 216 228.
• Uses Void Space to hide, escape, banish enemies, and avoid attacks 273 294.
• Seals space around enemies to immobilize them or prevent escape 273 617.
• Forms Space-Time Law after raising Spatial Law to the Ultimate stage and unlocking Time Law 334.
• Avoids using power beyond Martial God on Blue Star after Heavenly Dao warns and punishes him 622.

Alchemy, Pharmacology, and Refining

Chen Mo becomes an exceptional alchemist after studying the Martial Saint Legacy’s pharmacology and alchemy texts. His strong Spiritual Power lets him rapidly understand medicinal properties and refine high-grade pills 205 363 410.

• Develops herbal baths to improve children’s physiques, especially Chen Wan’er’s 205 229.
• Refines top-grade pills with nine patterns for family members and national use 364 365 409.
• Produces pills that help Martial Artists break bottlenecks and cultivate Martial Saints, Martial Venerables, and even Martial Gods 410.
• Gives Elder Guo formulas and refining experiences, then agrees to guide national alchemists 377 410.
• Refines weapons, Space Rings, jade tokens, and materials for the Human Emperor Flag 228 252 409.

Human Emperor Flag and Soul Techniques

Chen Mo forges the Human Emperor Flag from a banner-like treasure found in the national treasury, later repairing it into a perfected high-rank Divine Artifact 363 367 477.

• Captures and controls souls of enemies, criminals, and traitors 376 382.
• Uses captured souls for Soul Searching and intelligence extraction 376 382.
• Suppresses enemies and foreign personnel during anti-treason operations 376.
• Creates or possesses the Human Emperor Blade as a clone/related Divine Artifact 527.
• States he will only use the flag on wicked individuals, Fierce Beasts, and Abyss Church lunatics 376.

Clone Technique

After maxing Clone Technique, Chen Mo gains permanent clones with 95% of his Combat Power 574.

• Clones can act as messengers, defenders, and independent combatants 624 670.
• Chen One gathers family and friends to warn them of a coming Beast Tide and arranges protection 624.
• Chen Two, Chen Three, and Chen Four clear border-city Beast Tides and respond to Divine Envoy attacks 670.
• Clones retain Chen Mo’s abilities but may lose contact with the original under special circumstances 513 670.

Cultivation Guidance

Chen Mo’s Spiritual Perception lets him diagnose others’ cultivation flaws and give precise corrections.

• Guides Jiang Tao, Lin Xiaoyan, and Li Mengxue through martial skill improvement 26 58 68 212.
• Helps his parents break through and later resolves their unstable foundation problems 178 227 470.
• Guides teachers at Fifth High School using Artistic Conception to simulate cultivation environments 229.
• Answers military officers’ cultivation questions during his Linjiang Military District visit 227.
• Gives Zhang Guozhong’s team guidance while traveling to Dragon Capital 360.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• System Panel — tracks realms, methods, skills, special abilities, and General Proficiency Points 2.
• Space Rings — uses and gifts multiple Space Rings; receives one from Ma Siming, obtains many from enemies, crafts a 10,000-cubic-meter ring for Li Mengxue, and gives rings to family 95 105 164 228.
• Flying Daggers — primary Psychic Warrior weapon type; includes Mystery Grade daggers gifted by the Principal and large batches he later refines himself 150 252.
• Tang Saber / War Blades — uses saber weapons throughout, including looted and refined blades 142 144 622.
• Human Emperor Flag — high-rank Divine Artifact used for soul capture, suppression, and Soul Searching 376 477.
• Human Emperor Blade — listed as a Low-rank Divine Artifact and clone/derivative of the Human Emperor Flag 527.
• Protective jade pendant for Chen Wan’er — bloodline-linked shield that activates under strong emotions or extreme fear 164 165.
• Spatial Array jade tokens — life-saving escape tokens and detection tools distributed to Chen Ying and border squads 419 420.
• Martial Saint Space Ring / Li Shengtian Legacy — contains Li Shengtian’s inheritance, resources, and materials that unlock as Chen Mo’s strength rises 158 206.
• Heaven-grade weapons for family — selects weapons and combat suits from the national treasury for his parents, in-laws, and sister 409.

Relationships

• Chen Mingyuan / Father Chen — father; Chen Mo heals him, guides his cultivation, and gives him weapons and resources 5 112 178 227 409.
• Lin Fang / Mother Chen — mother; worries over Chen Mo’s Dantian and later accepts his role as family decision-maker 13 360 470.
• Chen Wan’er — younger sister; Chen Mo dotes on her, treats her illness, improves her physique, and protects her with a jade pendant 32 92 112 164 365.
• Li Mengxue — girlfriend, later wife; begins as a sparring client, becomes trusted cultivation partner, then romantic partner and family member 39 137 211 254 473 512.
• Lin Xiaoyan — classmate, friend, later wife; initially seeks saber guidance, later becomes one of Chen Mo’s close people and marries him after he confesses to Li Mengxue 58 68 502 511 512.
• Jiang Tao — best friend and sworn brother-like companion; supports Chen Mo early, receives resources and protection from him later 11 23 167 491 508.
• Ma Siming — principal and mentor figure; protects Chen Mo, gives resources, investigates his Dantian injury, and earns Chen Mo’s loyalty 52 105 125 163.
• Zhao Qiankun — homeroom teacher; first major school supporter after learning Chen Mo’s Dantian was crippled 51 60 167 229.
• Elder Guo — national elder and political ally; treats Chen Mo as Great Xia’s key strategic asset and trusts him with treasury access and major missions 361 376 408 410.
• Li Yuntao — Li Mengxue’s father and Chen Mo’s father-in-law; initially cautious, later respects Chen Mo and protects the Chen family 163 212 228 475.
• Liu Yueru — Li Mengxue’s mother and Chen Mo’s mother-in-law; views Chen Mo favorably as a son-in-law and benefits from his guidance 163 286 403.
• Chen Ying — shadow-attribute “brother” figure created/assisted by Chen Mo; protects the family from the shadows and receives Law insights from him 380 399 419.
• Little Emperor — manifestation of the Human Emperor Flag in human form; introduced to Chen Wan’er as a sister-like companion 469 470.
• Chu Mingxuan — major enemy; ordered Chen Mo’s Dantian crippled and later tried to recruit or kill him 127 134 139 163.
• Song Hao — jealous classmate and antagonist; repeatedly resents Chen Mo and tries to involve others against him 58 68 120 253.
• Wang Zixuan and Liao Mingyu — Linjiang enemies; clash with Chen Mo over Li Mengxue and the Gemstone Tower incident, then are killed after creating trouble 267 273.
• Fierce Beasts / Beast Kings / Beast Gods — Chen Mo’s long-term enemies; he hunts them for resources, General Proficiency Points, and humanity’s survival 158 216 621 659.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Chapters	Role
Dantian Shattered and Panel Awakening	2 13 17 23	Starts from a crippled martial path and pivots into Spiritual Power, Spiritual Perception, and proficiency-based growth.
School Rise and Sparring Partner Work	26 37 39 50 58	Proves Basic Saber Technique Perfection, passes Wuji Gym’s assessment, guides Li Mengxue and Lin Xiaoyan, and becomes a public prodigy.
Principal Protection and Chu Family Conflict	51 52 105 127 139	Reveals his crippled Dantian, gains Ma Siming’s backing, and identifies the Chu Family as the force behind his injury.
Li Shengtian Rift and Dantian Restoration	158 160 161 162	Receives a Martial Saint legacy, repairs his Dantian, and breaks into the normal martial path at terrifying speed.
Jiangbei and Linjiang Beast Tide Operations	174 195 203 216 227	Hunts massive numbers of Fierce Beasts, clears Abyss threats, supports military teams, and earns Major General rank.
Martial Examination and Great Xia Academy Era	242 252 275 304 323	Reaches Martial King and Martial Emperor levels, gains Pangu Visualization, and begins operating beyond ordinary student concerns.
Young Martial Saint and National Asset	337 351 361 410	Becomes an 18-year-old Martial Saint, meets the Elders, gains treasury access, and uses alchemy to elevate national strength.
Human Emperor Flag and Anti-Treason Operations	367 376 382 421	Forges the Human Emperor Flag, captures traitors and foreign infiltrators, and takes on national purification missions.
Family, Marriage, and Domestic Protection	469 473 512 624	Deepens family bonds, marries Li Mengxue and Lin Xiaoyan, and deploys clones to protect loved ones during crises.
Overseas Hunting, Mystic Realms, and God-Level Threats	527 574 617 638 659 670	Battles Beast Kings, Divine Envoys, Martial God schemes, and foreign threats while farming resources and General Proficiency Points.

Notable Quotes

“Teacher, I won't give up! No matter the outcome, I'll keep cultivating!” 51

“So what if I have no Dantian! I can still hunt fierce beasts!” 73

“With my family around, I can't let loose and kill freely!” 163

“Old Zhang, I believe you!” 320

“The Martial Way has no end, I can't be arrogant!” 358

Trivia

• Chen Mo recognizes the System Panel because it resembles a single-player martial arts game from his previous life 2.
• Martial skills and cultivation methods are initially described as having four realms: Beginner, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Perfection 3.
• He dislikes others freeloading from him, but admits he would be happy if he were the one freeloading 58.
• His information becomes classified after he receives Honorary Major General rank, blocking Wang Haotian’s investigation into the Chen family 280.
• He often structures cultivation like a work schedule: sending Chen Wan’er to school, cultivating during the day, then picking her up afterward 322.
• Great Xia’s Elders consider him important enough that Elder Guo says meeting Chen Mo is itself part of his job 410.