Chapter Summaries

Reborn five centuries before a chaotic era, Li Bai joined Jiang Ming’s martial arts school to learn from the future Mecha Dawn and hoped to change his fate. He discovered Jiang Ming was the senior brother of the young Blood Sun Immortal Emperor, while Chen Sheng set reincarnators and transmigrators across countless worlds in motion as new variables.

• Li Bai recalled five hundred years of future upheaval and chose to seek Jiang Ming, hoping to inherit his path and avert his doomed fate.
• Jiang Ming accepted Li Bai as his final disciple after sensing his unusual potential, and Li Bai began training at Jiang's Martial Arts School.
• Jiang Ming and Li Bai welcomed Zhou Yang, whom Li Bai recognized as the future Blood Sun Immortal Emperor and learned was Jiang Ming’s junior disciple brother.
• Zhou Yang delivered Jiang Ming the Federation’s approval for a mecha assessment slot, prompting Li Bai to wonder about their unknown martial ancestor and teacher.
• Chen Sheng watched Li Bai, Jiang Ming, and Zhou Yang from the Panwu Core, then bestowed varied Golden Fingers upon reincarnators and transmigrators across worlds.

Ten years later, Li Bai joined Federation Marshal Zhou Yang and elite mecha masters on a previously unrecorded god-slaying mission against the Lord of Water. After Zhou Yang shattered the planet’s defenses and devastated the Water Ape forces with Fusion Collapse Palm, he headed for the planet’s core to face the Star God.

• Li Bai arrived at a secret Federation conference as a four-star mecha master, where Zhou Yang announced a fourth god-slaying operation that Li Bai realized had not occurred in his previous life.
• Zhou Yang led Li Bai and the Federation’s elite mecha masters aboard a warship to the Tail-Wagging Galaxy, naming the Lord of Water and the Water Ape clan as their targets.
• Zhou Yang ordered the assault on the azure planet, and Federation mechas attacked the Water Apes while their transparent powerhouses fought back.
• Zhou Yang used Fusion Collapse Palm to shatter the planet’s defensive system and vaporize many Water Apes, astonishing the assembled mecha masters.
• Zhou Yang ordered the remaining enemies cleared and flew toward the planet’s core, where the Lord of Water was hiding.

Zhou Yang slew the Lord of Water with Star Remnant Annihilation Palm and returned humanity’s first god-slaying victory to the Federation. Jiang Ming considered his growing Electromagnetic Authority and the mysteries surrounding Master Chen and Li Bai, while Chen Sheng cast a blank version of himself into the River of Life as a new variable.

• Zhou Yang resisted the Lord of Water’s chaos, destroyed its body with Star Remnant Annihilation Palm, and left its divine core floating behind.
• The Federation announced that Marshal Zhou Yang had slain the Star God in the Tail-Wagging Galaxy.
• Jiang Ming reflected on his 47% Star God Affinity and the Electromagnetic Authority that let him perceive and control the Federation’s information and electromagnetic systems.
• Jiang Ming found that Zhou Yang and the vanished Master Chen were the only people beyond his perception, and he chose not to investigate Li Bai’s apparent rebirth yet.
• Chen Sheng sent a blank version of himself into the River of Life, disrupting its predetermined course.

Chen Shouyi beat Chen Wu for gambling and trying to take Chen Sheng’s trade-school money, then formally divided the family’s property. After receiving his copy of the division document, Chen Sheng saw a Light Screen that awarded him 5 Fate Points and activated his Character Template.

• Chen Sheng overheard Chen Wu beg Chen Shouyi for the money meant to send Chen Sheng to the city, and considered making Chen Wu die in an accident.
• Chen Shouyi beat Chen Wu with a wooden club and announced that the brothers would divide the family.
• Chen Shouyi promised Chen Sheng twenty percent of the family’s fields, a side room, and money to learn a trade.
• Old Master Chen and two clan elders witnessed the division, and Chen Sheng, Chen Wu, and Chen Shouyi signed the document.
• Chen Sheng received 5 Fate Points and saw his Character Template activate.

After gaining a small amount of fortune from his share of the family property, Chen Sheng decided to seek a profession that could help him grow stronger and restore his weak body. He accepted a position as temple keeper at Zhenbao Temple, where Chen Wugu agreed to teach him while arranging his Daoist registration.

• Chen Sheng examined his fortune panel, learned that fortune could improve skills, and resolved to choose a profession and nurse his health back to strength.
• After paying Chen Wu's gambling debt, Chen Shouyi beat him and warned that another gambling spree would get him expelled from the Chen Clan.
• Chen Shouyi told Chen Sheng about the temple keeper position at Zhenbao Temple, and Chen Sheng chose it over becoming a shop assistant.
• Chen Shouyi took Chen Sheng to meet Chen Wugu, who tested Chen Sheng's reading and writing and approved of his literacy.
• Chen Shouyi gave Chen Wugu thirty taels of silver toward securing Chen Sheng's Daoist registration, and Chen Wugu began teaching Chen Sheng the temple keeper's duties.

After passing the Daoist Affairs Bureau assessment, Chen Sheng received his Daoist Certificate and became an official temple attendant at Zhenbao Temple. His new status unlocked the Taoist profession, and spending Fortune to advance it granted him the Talisman Method, which he immediately used to ignite a talisman.

• Over five months, Chen Sheng learned the duties of a temple attendant and passed an assessment by copying a Tao Te Ching excerpt and reciting three scriptures.
• Chen Wugu brought Chen Sheng his Daoist Certificate and escorted him to the temple master, who appointed him a temple attendant.
• Chen Sheng saw his Fortune rise to 13 and his profession unlock as Taoist Level 1.
• Chen Sheng spent 10 Fortune to advance to Taoist Level 2 and acquired the Talisman Method.
• Chen Sheng drew a talisman that ignited with pale-blue flames.

After using the Talisman Method to restore his strength, Chen Sheng decided to investigate Ning City and pursue power through rebellion rather than seek favor at court. Interpreting Madam Zhou’s fortune stick gained him a point of Fate and revealed that believers’ faith could also fuel his plans.

• Chen Sheng made talisman water, drank it, and rapidly recovered his depleted vitality, though the process exhausted his supernatural power for the day.
• Chen Sheng judged that he could not rise far at Zhenbao Temple and resolved to investigate Ning City’s people and conditions before making plans for rebellion.
• Chen Sheng interpreted Madam Zhou’s divination stick, reassured her about her grandson and tailor shop, and suggested giving clothes to the poor.
• After Madam Zhou prayed and offered incense, Chen Sheng’s Fate increased to 4, and he realized that believers’ faith could provide Fate.

Chen Sheng visited Zhang Family Tavern to gather news about Ning City and heard rumors of rebellion, local officials, and an approaching famine. After learning that disaster victims would soon reach Ning County, he began considering how to use talisman water to win their support and noticed Xiao Wang's compassion for them.

• Chen Sheng went to Zhang Family Tavern, where he listened to locals discuss a western rebellion that had ended in imperial amnesty and the rivalry over Su Wan Niang at Drunken Spring Pavilion.
• A porter praised the county magistrate for capturing Black Wind Rat, but Chen Sheng suspected the bandit had been offered as a scapegoat to burnish the magistrate's record.
• Old Li Tou reported that drought-driven famine refugees were heading toward Ning County, prompting Chen Sheng to consider using talisman water to gather their support.
• The tavern workers complained that the refugees would take their jobs and food, while Chen Sheng observed that Xiao Wang felt pity rather than resentment.

Huang Xu advised Magistrate Lu Zhao on preparing for refugees and explained that Daoist Xuanyang’s Talismans mainly soothed believers through faith. At Zhenbao Temple, Chen Sheng staged a Spirit Communication ceremony for Old Madam Wu, whose Talisman briefly eased her discomfort, while he focused on spectacle and preserving his limited True Qi.

• Lu Zhao ordered Huang Xu to prepare shelters, food, and orderly arrangements before refugees arrived from a neighboring county.
• Lu Zhao asked Huang Xu about Daoist Xuanyang, then told him to request a Talisman of Peace for his patron’s wife in the capital.
• Old Madam Wu drew the temple’s rare best lot and asked Chen Sheng to conduct Spirit Communication and bestow a Talisman.
• Chen Sheng performed a solemn ceremony, used True Qi to make the Talisman glow, and declared that the City God had bestowed it upon Old Madam Wu.
• Old Madam Wu felt briefly refreshed by the Talisman, while Chen Sheng conserved his True Qi and relied on spectacle to build believers’ faith.

After his Spirit Communication performance brought donations and raised his fortune to 100, Chen Sheng advanced to Taoist Level 3 and gained profound insights into Talisman Method. He created and drank a new talisman water that transformed his body, leaving him with immense strength and the ability to heal severe injuries.

• Chen Sheng saw his fortune rise to 98 after the Spirit Communication ritual and expected it to reach 100 once worshippers spread the word.
• Xiao Wang collected donations for charitable works, and Old Madam Wu contributed a hundred-tael ingot of red gold.
• After the worshippers left, Chen Sheng's fortune reached 100, and he raised his profession level from 2 to 3.
• Chen Sheng gained new insights into Talisman Method and made a powerful talisman water using his enhanced True Qi.
• Chen Sheng drank the talisman water, which strengthened and transformed his body, then demonstrated his new strength by lifting a heavy bronze incense burner.
• Chen Sheng realized the talisman water could heal severe injuries, regenerate limbs, and potentially restore flesh to withered bones.

Li Shi and other refugees endured Ning City's cruel gate closure and meager porridge relief as famine left them desperate. As the chapter ended, gentry families arrived with carts of grain to distribute porridge, and the refugees learned they were believers of Chen Sheng.

• Ning City's officials barred refugees from entering and sent them to suburban shelters, where yamen runners served thin, sandy porridge under harsh guard.
• Li Shi carried his sick mother to the porridge line and fed her, then refused to take the half-bowl she offered him.
• After the porridge ran out, local gentry recruited able refugees as servants and maids, but Li Shi stayed with his mother.
• At dusk, carts bearing the Zhang, Wu, and Zhao family flags arrived with grain and announced that they were distributing porridge and hot water.
• The refugees welcomed the gentry as their rescuers, and the chapter revealed that the charitable families believed in Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng distributed relief to disaster victims, then healed an old woman’s ruined leg and declared himself the Supreme Chen Saint Heavenly King descended into the world. He gained devoted followers who pledged to help him achieve his undertaking.

• Chen Sheng and his disciples distributed thick porridge and garlic-based talisman water to disaster victims, gaining their gratitude.
• Chen Sheng used a talisman to revive Old Wang’s grandson, prompting the crowd to worship him as an immortal and filling him with Faith Power.
• Chen Sheng invited Li Shi, his mother, and selected disaster victims to his courtyard, where he examined the old woman’s festering leg.
• Chen Sheng performed a ritual, proclaimed himself the Supreme Chen Saint Heavenly King, and healed the old woman’s leg with five-colored radiance.
• Li Shi, his mother, Xiao Wang, and the gathered men pledged to follow Chen Sheng, who promised them food, peace, and a future as Heavenly Soldiers and heavenly generals.

Chen Sheng expanded the Supreme Dao by drawing more refugees into his faith, reaching Taoist Level 5 and unlocking Guardian Warrior. He appointed five devoted disciples as Dharma Protector Warriors and sent his followers out to spread the teachings farther.

• Chen Sheng reached Taoist Level 4, then sent Xiao Wang, Li Shi, and other disciples to bring sincere refugees to the shelters and gave them Divine Strength Talisman Water.
• More refugees joined the Supreme Dao, filling Chen Sheng with enough fortune to reach Taoist Level 5 and unlock Guardian Warrior, a skill that let him create loyal protectors and possess them remotely.
• Chen Sheng used his ability to Observe Qi to assess his disciples' devotion and chose five, including Li Shi and Xiao Wang, to become Dharma Protector Warriors.
• Chen Sheng transformed the five disciples with talismans and talisman water, appointing them to protect the Dao and obey only his commands.
• Chen Sheng urged the remaining disciples to earn merit and sent them to surrounding counties and remote countryside to spread the Supreme Dao and guide refugees.

Wu County Lieutenant discovered that Daoist Xuan Yang had organized the disaster relief and won the support of local gentry and thousands of refugees. After witnessing Chen Sheng produce a miraculous display while consecrating talisman water, Wu County Lieutenant became awed and uneasy about the Taoist’s power.

• Wu County Lieutenant met Wu Liu at the refugee camp and learned that Old Madam had sent him to distribute grain in aid of the disaster victims.
• Wu Liu explained that Chen Sheng had persuaded local gentry to provide relief, organized the camp with Supreme Dao disciples, and arranged temple construction in exchange for labor.
• Wu County Lieutenant watched Chen Sheng preach the Three Protections and Three Precepts to the refugees, many of whom had joined the Supreme Dao.
• Chen Sheng summoned thunder and wind and transformed water in a bronze cauldron with a talisman, stunning Wu County Lieutenant and inspiring the crowd.
• Chen Sheng’s disciples distributed the talisman water, and sick refugees appeared to recover as they praised him; Wu County Lieutenant felt a chill and growing unease.

Lu Zhao, Wu County Lieutenant, and Zhang County Assistant agreed to assassinate the Daoist they suspected of gathering disaster victims, after Wu County Lieutenant recounted the strange powers he had witnessed. Zhang County Assistant planned to use a martial arts master from his estate, and the three prepared to act swiftly and secretly.

• Wu County Lieutenant warned Lu Zhao that the Daoist might be gathering followers and could become a threat.
• Zhang County Assistant dismissed the danger and proposed killing the Daoist in front of the disaster victims, while Wu County Lieutenant objected that it could provoke rebellion.
• Lu Zhao explained that he had been testing whether local gentry supported the Daoist and concluded that they remained loyal to the state.
• Wu County Lieutenant described the Daoist's apparent sorcery, but Zhang County Assistant insisted it was trickery and persuaded him to support an assassination.
• Wu County Lieutenant and Zhang County Assistant agreed to use estate retainers and a skilled martial arts master to kill the Daoist quickly, while Lu Zhao approved their plan.

Chen Sheng’s followers defeated an assassination attempt at the disaster shelters, and Chen Sheng rallied the believers to seize Ning County City. He broke through the city wall with a Heavenly Lightning Talisman, and the believers poured into the city.

• Xu Kun led disguised retainers and disciples into the shelters, but a Guardian Warrior blocked his attack on Chen Sheng and shattered his sword.
• The Guardian Warriors overwhelmed Xu Kun and his attackers; Chen Sheng ordered Xu Kun spared and the others captured.
• Chen Sheng accused the authorities of plotting against him and led thousands of believers toward Ning County City.
• At the city walls, Chen Sheng summoned wind and lightning, terrifying Wu County Lieutenant, Zhang County Assistant, and Lu Zhao.
• Chen Sheng’s Heavenly Lightning Talisman destroyed a wide section of the wall, and he ordered the believers to enter the city.

After Supreme Dao took the city, Chen Sheng ordered strict discipline, and the gentry were publicly tried and executed. Wang Xuan burned their debts and contracts and announced land for new believers, leaving crowds eager to join while scholars debated the change.

• Chen Sheng ordered Li Shi to enforce a Village Covenant forbidding looting and killing, and Supreme Dao disciples restored order in the city.
• A public trial exposed the local gentry’s crimes, and executioners beheaded them as the crowd cheered.
• Wang Xuan burned the gentry’s IOUs, Servant Contracts, and land deeds, then announced that each person entering the Dao would receive ten mu of land.
• Li the Scholar objected to the land distribution, but Bai the Scholar accepted the new order and registered as Bai Gongming.
• Supreme Dao disciples explained that outer believers would farm, pray, and follow the Three Precepts without paying money or serving in the army, prompting many commoners to register.

Chen Sheng mastered True Force and ordered Xu Kun to train Supreme Dao disciples in the Martial Path. He then organized a four-pronged campaign to capture surrounding county towns, spread the Dao, and expand the Supreme Dao’s rule.

• Chen Sheng used Xu Kun’s breathing method to cultivate True Force in three to five days and decided his disciples should learn the Martial Path.
• Chen Sheng appointed Xu Kun as the army’s martial arts instructor and promised him a chance to join the Supreme Dao if he taught well.
• Wang Xuan reported that the Supreme Dao had 37,344 outer believers and that land distribution remained incomplete across Ning County’s townships.
• Chen Sheng ordered the disaster victims and selected believers to fill out ten thousand ordinary disciples, promoted previous ordinary disciples to core disciples, and formed three thousand Dao soldiers.
• Chen Sheng assigned Wang Xuan, Li Shi, and others to lead four routes of Guardian Warriors and Dao soldiers against nearby county towns, giving them Heavenly Lightning Talismans and orders to hold public trials, spread the Dao, and distribute land.

Bai Gongming earned Wang Xuan’s approval and was selected to become a formal Supreme Dao disciple and oversee township land distribution. Meanwhile, Chen Sheng led the Supreme Dao armies on a campaign, where their Guardian Warriors overwhelmed the defenders of Pingyun City and Lake City.

• Bai Gongming diligently registered Ning City’s residents and preached the Supreme Dao, earning Wang Xuan’s praise.
• Wang Xuan promised to recommend Bai Gongming for formal discipleship and assign him to oversee land distribution in a township.
• Chen Sheng ordered the Four Armies of Daoist soldiers to march from Ning City toward the surrounding counties.
• Li Shi and the Guardian Warriors used their Bodyguard Profound Light to storm Pingyun City’s walls and break the defenders’ line.
• Wang Xuan led the assault on Lake City, where the Guardian Warriors resisted the defenders’ weapons and smashed through the city gate.
• The Supreme Dao army poured into Lake City, forcing the local militia to surrender or flee.

Li Shi used the Heavenly Lightning Talisman to break You City's defenses and open a path into Yanyun Dao, while Chen Sheng planned to expand the Supreme Dao's control and raise more strongmen. Alarmed by the rebellion's rapid advance, Great Li's emperor awakened Gu Youming and the imperial ancestors from their coffins.

• Li Shi summoned heavenly lightning to blast a breach in You City's wall, prompting the defenders to bind their general, raise a white flag, and surrender.
• Chen Sheng reviewed reports that the Supreme Dao had seized two prefectures and seventeen counties, then considered how to extend its control over the countryside.
• Chen Sheng examined the newly unlocked Dutian Divine Fire Talisman, Supreme Body Protection Talisman, and Jinyu Strongmen, and planned to deploy more strongmen across his territory.
• Great Li's emperor read a secret report about the Supreme Dao's victories and went to the underground palace to seek an audience with Ancestor.
• Gu Youming awoke from his golden coffin, and the emperor's father, grandfather, and other imperial ancestors emerged from their Vermilion Coffins.