Arc 1The Jade Emperor’s New Power

After discovering Zhang Yifan’s food could strengthen even powerful immortals, the Jade Emperor made him the center of his plans and began asserting control over Heaven. Yang Jian destroyed the Journey to the West party, while Zhang Yifan’s guests gained strength and Tongtian prepared to bring his disciples to meet Grandpa; the arc ends with the Jade Emperor facing Laozi.

  • The Jade Emperor entered Zhang Yifan’s yard, lost his powers, and was forced to kneel and call Zhang Yifan Father.
  • The Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing discovered that Zhang Yifan’s food and wine contained Great Dao Law fragments, and the Jade Emperor learned about Hongjun’s plan to hinder the world’s advancement.
  • The Jade Emperor brought the Queen Mother and Seven Fairies to meet Zhang Yifan, where his feast strengthened them and his advice led the Jade Emperor to demand obedience from Heaven’s gods.
  • The Jade Emperor dismissed disobedient gods, humiliated Guanyin, and brought Yang Jian and Sect Master Tongtian to meet Zhang Yifan, who fed them and gave them Enlightenment Tea.
  • Tongtian regained his confidence after Zhang Yifan explained how the Three Pure Ones could help Pangu return, while Yang Jian shared Enlightenment Tea with Yuan Hong and the Five Monsters.
  • Yang Jian and Yuan Hong destroyed the pilgrimage party and the Lion Camel Ridge demons, prompting the Jade Emperor to bring loyal gods and captured creatures to Zhang Yifan’s home for a feast.
  • Tongtian gave Yunxiao Enlightenment Tea and told her to gather Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Brother Gongming in two months to meet Grandpa.
  • After more than three hundred gods ignored his summons, the Jade Emperor went to Tushita Palace to execute Laozi, whose Vajra Bracelet defeated Wu Qu Xing Jun and Taibai Jinxing before the Jade Emperor confronted him.
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Ch. 1Mistaking the Jade Emperor for His Son at the Start

The Jade Emperor descended to Fengxian County and ordered a drought after its offerings were overturned, then visited a farmhouse where Zhang Yifan mistook him for his returning son. Zhang Yifan humiliated the powerless Jade Emperor, leaving him forced to massage his back while Taibai Jinxing watched in shock.

  • The Jade Emperor ordered Taibai Jinxing to withhold rain from Fengxian County after its offerings were knocked over.
  • Zhang Yifan remembered his absent wife and son and expected his son to return after twenty years away.
  • The Jade Emperor entered Zhang Yifan’s yard, where Zhang Yifan mistook him for his son and twisted his ear.
  • Zhang Yifan kicked Taibai Jinxing aside when he tried to intervene, then forced the Jade Emperor to kneel and call him Father.
  • The Jade Emperor tried to attack Zhang Yifan but discovered his cultivation and magical power were gone, so he claimed he meant to massage Zhang Yifan’s back.

Ch. 2Ugly Dog? No, the Primordial Ancestor of the Qilin Clan!

Zhang Yifan welcomed the Jade Emperor home and treated him and Taibai Jinxing to a meal, unaware that they suspected he was a supreme expert. His homemade wine triggered a breakthrough for the Jade Emperor and raised Taibai Jinxing to the mid Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, leaving them eager to see what else his food could do.

  • Taibai Jinxing tried to defend the Jade Emperor, but Big Black Dog's barking knocked down his cultivation and revealed to the Jade Emperor that the dog was Old Ancestor Qilin.
  • Zhang Yifan scolded Big Black Dog, then forgave Taibai Jinxing for acting to protect his master.
  • After Zhang Yifan went to cook, the Jade Emperor warned Taibai Jinxing to keep the day's events secret and decided they should pretend to be ordinary guests while observing Zhang Yifan.
  • The Jade Emperor offered Zhang Yifan Jade Nectar, but Zhang Yifan spat it out and served his own wine instead.
  • The Jade Emperor drank Zhang Yifan's wine and felt his stalled cultivation loosen as he sensed Great Dao Law fragments within it.
  • Taibai Jinxing drank the wine, advanced three cultivation realms to mid Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and thanked Zhang Yifan before eyeing the dishes.

Ch. 3Jade Emperor? No, Pigs Fighting Over Food!

Zhang Yifan served the Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing food so powerful that they devoured it, then revealed that the Journey to the West was Hongjun’s scheme to doom the Primordial Era World. The Jade Emperor learned what the world could become if it advanced in rank and eagerly asked how to make that happen.

  • The Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing discovered Zhang Yifan’s food contained True Dragon meat and Fragments of Great Dao Laws, then cleared the table in a frenzy.
  • Zhang Yifan warned them that Fengxian County was headed for disaster because of the Jade Emperor’s planned punishment there.
  • The Jade Emperor realized Zhang Yifan knew about the county lord’s actions and listened as Zhang Yifan blamed the Western Teachings for manipulating events.
  • Zhang Yifan explained that Hongjun intended the Journey to the West to sever heaven and earth and prevent the Primordial Era World from advancing, making the Jade Emperor its chief culprit.
  • The Jade Emperor heard that an advanced world would have a Heavenly Emperor as Lord of the Great Dao and excitedly asked how the world could advance.

Ch. 4How Can the Primordial Era World Advance?

The Jade Emperor learned that advancing the Primordial Era World required either killing Hongjun or assembling 108 perfected Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortals for an ascension ceremony. After Old Ancestor Qilin revealed he had reached that realm by eating Zhang Yifan’s leftovers, the Jade Emperor saw a path to power through his mysterious father.

  • Zhang Yifan told the Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing the two ways to advance the Primordial Era World, then hinted that Hongjun’s deeds would make everyone want him dead.
  • The Jade Emperor told Zhang Yifan that he had started a family and had seven daughters, and promised to bring them to visit.
  • The Jade Emperor asked Old Ancestor Qilin about Zhang Yifan and the world’s advancement, and Old Ancestor Qilin confirmed his master’s words were credible.
  • Old Ancestor Qilin realized he was a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal and said he had reached that realm by eating Zhang Yifan’s leftovers.
  • The Jade Emperor concluded that meals at Zhang Yifan’s home might help him grow powerful and laughed as he wondered how to bring more people there to eat.

Ch. 5Jade Emperor: Queen Mother, I Found You a Father

The Jade Emperor realized that Zhang Yifan’s food could help the Primordial Era World advance and planned to stop the Journey to the West before bringing trusted followers to mooch meals. He told the Queen Mother about their new father and the chance to become Great Dao Saints, and they prepared to visit him with their daughters.

  • The Jade Emperor decided to halt the Journey to the West and bring trusted aides to mooch meals from Zhang Yifan.
  • Taibai Jinxing swore loyalty to the Jade Emperor, who promised him a place among the Great Dao Saints.
  • The Jade Emperor told the Queen Mother that he had found them a father, then explained Old Ancestor Qilin’s transformation and the food’s connection to the world’s advancement.
  • The Queen Mother agreed they must acknowledge Zhang Yifan as their father and eagerly asked when they could meet him.
  • The Jade Emperor said they would first recall their seven daughters and then quietly descend to the mortal world together.

Ch. 6Bird-Walking? Those Were Golden Crows!

The Jade Emperor brought the Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies to visit Zhang Yifan, whose presence stripped away their cultivation. While Zhang Yifan went to cook, the Queen Mother discovered that his pet birds were the nine Golden Crows, leaving the fairies even more in awe of their grandfather.

  • The Jade Emperor warned the Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies not to expose Zhang Yifan's hidden power, but their cultivation vanished as they entered his courtyard.
  • Zhang Yifan welcomed his son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters, then promised to cook them a lavish dinner.
  • Zhang Yifan handed his birdcage to Second Fairy Tianyang and went to the kitchen while the Seven Fairies crowded around the golden bird.
  • The Queen Mother recognized the caged bird as a Three-legged Golden Crow, and it explained that Zhang Yifan kept it and its brothers.
  • The Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies saw eight more Golden Crows in a courtyard tree and excitedly praised Zhang Yifan.

Ch. 7Have These Fairies Gone Months Without Eating?

Zhang Yifan hosted the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and the Seven Fairies for a family feast, and his wine dramatically increased the fairies’ cultivation. The guests devoured his food so quickly that Zhang Yifan scolded the Jade Emperor for supposedly starving his family, then the fairies went to play with birds in the courtyard.

  • Zhang Yifan welcomed the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and the Seven Fairies to a feast and poured them his wine.
  • The Seven Fairies’ cultivation surged by roughly an entire major realm after one bowl, while Queen Mother’s stagnant cultivation began to loosen.
  • Third Fairy and the others devoured the meal, and the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother joined them until no food remained.
  • Zhang Yifan kicked and scolded the Jade Emperor, thinking he had left his wife and daughters hungry, but Queen Mother and the fairies explained that the food was simply irresistible.
  • Zhang Yifan made more dishes, and the Seven Fairies went beneath the courtyard tree to play with the birds.

Ch. 8In Heaven, Even Saints Must Not Act Recklessly

The Jade Emperor asked Zhang Yifan how he could break free from the powerful factions limiting his rule over Heaven, and Zhang Yifan urged him to act with absolute authority. The Jade Emperor left convinced he would force everyone to choose between obedience and execution.

  • Zhang Yifan gave the Jade Emperor a hundred taels of gold to help pay for building more rooms for the family.
  • While they soaked their feet, the Jade Emperor described how the Western Teachings, Jie Teachings, and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi controlled much of the Primordial Era World and Heaven.
  • Zhang Yifan told the Jade Emperor to keep those who obeyed him and kill and replace those who defied him, declaring that even Saints must not act recklessly in Heaven.
  • The Jade Emperor reasoned that his status as the Orthodox of the Three Realms and his ability to draw on Heaven's fortune and the Three Realms' power protected him from the Saints.
  • The Jade Emperor decided to openly demand submission and send those who refused to the Platform of Extermination, then planned to return to Heaven and act.

Ch. 9Foot-Washing Water? No, This Was a Blessing Bestowed Upon Me, the Dragon Ancestor

Zhang Yifan poured his foot-washing water into the courtyard pond, where the Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies discovered that the golden fish was the Dragon Ancestor. The Dragon Ancestor treated Zhang Yifan’s dead skin as a precious gift, while the Jade Emperor learned of the powerful beings in his father’s courtyard and began plotting to command them.

  • The Queen Mother recognized the golden fish in the pond as the Dragon Ancestor, and he confirmed his identity.
  • The Dragon Ancestor told the Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies to make room for Zhang Yifan, who came outside carrying his foot-washing water.
  • Zhang Yifan poured the water into the pond, and the Dragon Ancestor eagerly ate the scraps of dead skin in it.
  • The Dragon Ancestor explained that Zhang Yifan’s dead skin contained profound Great Dao Laws, leaving the Queen Mother and the Seven Fairies shocked and disgusted.
  • The Queen Mother told the Jade Emperor about the Dragon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor laughed as he imagined commanding the powerful beings in his father’s courtyard.

Ch. 10Yang Jian Got Humiliated, Turned into a Three-Eyed Pet Puppy

Yang Jian visited the Heavenly Court to learn what his uncle, the Jade Emperor, intended for the Journey to the West, but the Seven Fairies trapped and defeated him. The chapter ended with the Jade Emperor watching the court react to his daughters’ newfound strength.

  • Yang Jian arrived at the Heavenly Court to sound out the Jade Emperor about the pilgrimage team’s stalled progress and his own role in its tribulations.
  • The Seven Fairies hid inside a formation and challenged Yang Jian to escape, confident that he would become a puppy if he failed.
  • Yang Jian used all his power and techniques against the formation, but the Seven Fairies’ greatly increased strength overwhelmed him after an hour.
  • The formation vanished, revealing Yang Jian transformed into a three-eyed puppy wearing a bell as the Seven Fairies laughed at him.
  • Heavenly Court officials and powerful figures across the world noticed the commotion and wondered how the Seven Fairies had advanced so quickly.
  • The Jade Emperor watched from his palace and smiled, leaving the Heavenly Court gods to consider what his daughters’ strength meant.

Ch. 11Yang Jian, Do You Want the Position of Great Dao Saint

The Jade Emperor ordered Yang Jian to help kill the Journey to the West team and promised him the future position of a Great Dao Saint. Yang Jian learned that the Jade Emperor’s newfound confidence came from a powerful father, whom he would meet in a few days.

  • Tathagata sent Guanyin to the Heavenly Court to investigate the Jade Emperor’s actions against the Journey to the West.
  • The Jade Emperor told Yang Jian he intended to cut down the Journey to the West team, and Yang Jian agreed to bring back their heads.
  • The Jade Emperor promised Yang Jian the future position of a Great Dao Saint, though Yang Jian did not become one immediately.
  • The Jade Emperor revealed that he had acquired a father and said he would take Yang Jian to meet his grandfather in a few days.
  • Taibai Jinxing reported that the Heavenly Court’s gods had assembled, and the Jade Emperor prepared to meet them with Yang Jian.

Ch. 12Those Who Obey Me Shall Prosper; Those Who Defy Me Shall Perish

The Jade Emperor asserted personal control over appointments in the Heavenly Court and executed the Lord of Fire after he defied him. The Jade Emperor appointed the soldier Li Er as the new Lord of Fire, stripped departing gods of their posts, and then received word that South Sea Guanyin had arrived.

  • The Jade Emperor declared that he would personally appoint and promote all Heavenly Court gods and officials, replacing the Investiture of the Gods List with his own decree.
  • The Lord of Fire challenged the Jade Emperor's authority, and Yang Jian beheaded him before the Jade Emperor destroyed his primordial spirit.
  • The Jade Emperor appointed the soldier Li Er to the vacant post of Lord of Fire and rewarded him with a Peach of Immortality.
  • Grand Supreme Elder Laozi, Li Jing, and other gods left Lingxiao Palace, and the Jade Emperor ordered their names recorded and their posts and Immortal status revoked.
  • Taibai Jinxing told the Jade Emperor that South Sea Guanyin had arrived, and the Jade Emperor ordered her admitted.

Ch. 13What Journey to the West? I Don't Know Anything About It

Guanyin confronted the Jade Emperor over the Journey to the West, but he denied that it existed and demanded that she join the Heavenly Court. After Guanyin refused and insulted him, the Jade Emperor had her beaten and expelled, leaving the Heavenly Court openly defiant toward the Western Teachings.

  • Heavenly Soldier Li Er blocked Guanyin from entering Lingxiao Palace until the Jade Emperor summoned her.
  • Guanyin asked why the Jade Emperor had detained the scripture-seeking team at Lion Camel Ridge, but he denied knowing about the Journey to the West and invited her to join the Heavenly Court.
  • Guanyin refused the Jade Emperor's offer and warned that a Western Teachings saint might descend; he declared that even saints must respect him.
  • The Jade Emperor immobilized Guanyin with the power of the Three Realms and ordered Taibai Jinxing to slap her repeatedly.
  • The Jade Emperor rewarded Taibai Jinxing, ordered Guanyin expelled and barred from the Heavenly Court, and rewarded Li Er for calling those who disobeyed his decree rebels.

Ch. 14Tongtian, Hurry Up and Call Him Grandpa

The Jade Emperor brought Yang Jian to meet Zhang Yifan, while Sect Master Tongtian followed them into the mysterious farmhouse courtyard and lost his connection to the Heavenly Dao. After the Jade Emperor introduced Tongtian as his great-grandson, Tongtian struggled to decide whether to call Zhang Yifan Grandpa.

  • The Jade Emperor took nervous Yang Jian to Zhang Yifan's farmhouse, where Sect Master Tongtian unexpectedly appeared and followed them inside.
  • Tongtian lost access to his cultivation and connection to the Heavenly Dao upon entering the courtyard, while he and the Jade Emperor discovered its extraordinary orchard and soil.
  • The Jade Emperor introduced Yang Jian to Zhang Yifan as his grandson, and Zhang Yifan warmly welcomed him.
  • The Jade Emperor introduced Tongtian as his great-grandson Little Tongtong, leaving Tongtian stunned and enraged.
  • The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian urged Tongtian to call Zhang Yifan Grandpa, and the Jade Emperor threatened that Tongtian could not return if he refused.

Ch. 15Tongtian, Little Tongtong, Eat More Pig Brains to Nourish Your Brain

Sect Master Tongtian visited Zhang Yifan’s farmhouse, where the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian teased him into calling Zhang Yifan Grandpa. After being stunned by the courtyard’s powerful inhabitants and enjoying food and Enlightenment Tea that boosted their cultivation, Tongtian and Yang Jian left with Zhang Yifan’s promise of tea to take home.

  • Sect Master Tongtian called Zhang Yifan Grandpa after Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor pressured him, then endured their teasing as Zhang Yifan went to cook.
  • Sect Master Tongtian explored the courtyard, saw Qilin Old Ancestor Big Black Dog and the nine Ten Golden Crows, and wondered if Zhang Yifan was a Great Dao Saint.
  • Zhang Yifan served Sect Master Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian pig brains, wine, and Enlightenment Tea; the tea and food’s Great Dao Law fragments astonished the visitors.
  • Yang Jian, Sect Master Tongtian, and the Jade Emperor devoured the meal, and Tongtian asked Zhang Yifan for Enlightenment Tea to take home.
  • Zhang Yifan promised sacks of tea to Tongtian and Yang Jian, offered the Jade Emperor a small packet, then agreed to give him three sacks for his wife and daughters.

Ch. 16Tongtian, the Primordial Era World's Greatest Good-for-Nothing

The Jade Emperor told Zhang Yifan about the Heavenly Court’s recent upheaval, and Zhang Yifan praised the Jade Emperor before calling Sect Master Tongtian the Primordial Era World’s greatest good-for-nothing. He argued that Tongtian had wasted his advantages and treated the Investiture of the Gods Calamity as a disaster, then left Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian considering whether the calamity had actually benefited his disciples.

  • The Jade Emperor told Zhang Yifan that the Heavenly Emperor had executed the Lord of Fire, reclaimed authority over the Heavenly Court True Gods, and had Taibai Jinxing slap Great Master Guanyin.
  • Yang Jian said the Journey to the West team was stuck at Lion Camel Ridge and that the Jade Emperor planned to wipe them out, prompting Zhang Yifan to approve of the Jade Emperor’s actions.
  • Zhang Yifan called Sect Master Tongtian the Primordial Era World’s greatest good-for-nothing for failing to use his advantages and recovering poorly after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
  • Sect Master Tongtian defended his grief over his disciples’ deaths, but Zhang Yifan argued that being placed on the Investiture of the Gods List might have benefited them.
  • Zhang Yifan asked Sect Master Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian to compare the disciples’ later fortunes with those of the Chan Teachings’ Twelve Golden Immortals.

Ch. 17Unaware of One's Own Good Fortune

Zhang Yifan explained why Jie Teachings’ disciples had benefited from becoming Heavenly Court gods and revealed that Pangu’s Primordial Spirit would need to descend for the Primordial Era World to advance. Tongtian’s resentment eased, restoring his Saint cultivation, while Yang Jian secured Heavenly Court positions for his Mount Mei brothers.

  • Zhang Yifan argued that Jie Teachings’ disciples had gained security and status as Heavenly Court gods, and said they would benefit if the Primordial Era World advanced.
  • Zhang Yifan told Tongtian that Hongjun had cut off Pangu’s physical return, but the Three Pure Ones becoming one could allow Pangu’s Primordial Spirit to descend for the world’s advancement.
  • Tongtian learned that Pangu would not take the Jade Emperor’s position, then left with his doubts about Jie Teachings resolved and regained mid-stage Saint cultivation.
  • The Jade Emperor promised Yang Jian Heavenly Court positions for his Mount Mei brothers in exchange for helping build a larger home for Zhang Yifan.
  • Yang Jian hurried to Mount Mei to share the news and show his brothers the power of Enlightenment Tea.

Ch. 18Come Do Something Big with Me

Yang Jian returned to Mount Mei and told Yuan Hong and the other Five Monsters to prepare for war against the Journey to the West team and the forces at Lion Camel Ridge. He shared his grandfather Zhang Yifan’s Enlightenment Tea with them, triggering breakthroughs and leaving them eager to follow him.

  • Yang Jian returned to Mount Mei and told Yuan Hong and the other Five Monsters that they would soon join him in wiping out the Journey to the West team and possibly the three at Lion Camel Ridge.
  • Yuan Hong worried about the Western Teachings’ Saints, but Yang Jian said he was not afraid because he had his grandfather, Zhang Yifan.
  • Yang Jian brewed Enlightenment Tea for his brothers, and Yuan Hong and the others immediately broke through their cultivation bottlenecks.
  • Yang Jian revealed an entire sack of Enlightenment Tea, which he said Zhang Yifan had given him.
  • Yuan Hong and the others praised Yang Jian and said they would follow him, while Yang Jian told them they were not yet worthy to call Zhang Yifan their grandfather.

Ch. 19Great Sage Sun Returns to the Western Heaven, Journey to the West Team Annihilated

Yang Jian and Yuan Hong arrived at Lion Camel Ridge and attacked the pilgrimage party, killing Monkey Sun, the three demon kings, Tang Sanzang’s group, and the demons. Tathagata learned of the massacre at Spirit Mountain as shock spread across the Primordial Era over the Heavenly Court’s confrontation with the Western Teachings.

  • Yang Jian and Yuan Hong found the pilgrimage party peacefully gathered with the Lion Camel Ridge demons, then Yang Jian attacked the cave.
  • Yang Jian killed Monkey Sun with one strike and overwhelmed the Green Mane Lion, Yellow Tusk Elephant, and the others with his Quasi-Saint power.
  • Yang Jian killed the Golden Winged Great Peng, and Yuan Hong and the others wiped out the demons at Lion Camel Ridge.
  • Yang Jian collected the demons’ bodies to take to his grandfather and left with Yuan Hong and the others.
  • Tathagata learned that Yang Jian had annihilated the pilgrimage party and the Lion Camel Ridge demons, while Guanyin felt relieved that the blame had shifted from her.
  • Mighty beings across the Primordial Era wondered what power stood behind the Jade Emperor as news of the Heavenly Court’s confrontation spread.

Ch. 20Grand Supreme Elder Laozi, I'll Give You a Chance

The Jade Emperor visited Grand Supreme Elder Laozi in Tushita Palace and tried to win his submission with a vast supply of Enlightenment Tea. Laozi refused, and the Jade Emperor left after threatening him and stealing his Green Ox.

  • The Jade Emperor battered two attendants at Tushita Palace’s entrance, then argued with Grand Supreme Elder Laozi over a sign barring visitors.
  • The Jade Emperor offered Laozi Enlightenment Tea and demanded that he submit and swear undying loyalty, but Laozi rejected the offer.
  • The Jade Emperor gave Laozi three days to submit or die, while Laozi dismissed the threat and claimed the Heavenly Court’s power for himself.
  • The Jade Emperor abducted Laozi’s Green Ox, and Laozi realized what had happened and cursed him.

Ch. 21The Jade Emperor: Dad, Your Son Is Here!

After the Journey to the West team was wiped out, the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian brought Heavenly Court workers and several captured creatures to Zhang Yifan’s farmhouse to expand it. Zhang Yifan welcomed them, and the chapter ended with him preparing to cook a feast for everyone.

  • News spread that Yang Jian had destroyed the Journey to the West team, leaving Zhen Yuanzi furious over Monkey Sun’s death.
  • The Jade Emperor gathered loyal Heavenly Gods and met Yang Jian and Yuan Hong near Zhang Yifan’s home.
  • The Jade Emperor called Zhang Yifan Dad, and Zhang Yifan allowed the group to enter and build rooms in the courtyard.
  • The Heavenly Gods lost their cultivation inside the courtyard and were terrified when Big Black Dog barked at them.
  • The Jade Emperor brought Green Ox for roasting, while Yang Jian presented Green Mane Lion, Yellow Tusk Elephant, and Golden Winged Great Peng as food.
  • Zhang Yifan agreed to cook the captured creatures, and the Heavenly Gods eagerly continued working in anticipation of dinner.

Ch. 22The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian Compete in Acting

The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian discovered that the cleaver in Zhang Yifan’s kitchen was a Great Dao Artifact after neither could lift it. They agreed to keep the revelation secret, while the Jade Emperor grew more confident about facing the Primordial World.

  • Zhang Yifan sent the Jade Emperor to boil water and pluck the giant eagle, and Yang Jian volunteered to help him.
  • Yang Jian failed to pull a cleaver from the chopping block, and the Jade Emperor mocked him for pretending to perform street-act feats.
  • The Jade Emperor tried to lift the cleaver himself but could not move it, and Yang Jian teased him in turn.
  • The cleaver’s Artifact Spirit revealed that it was a Great Dao Artifact, shocking the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian.
  • The Jade Emperor told Yang Jian to keep the cleaver’s identity secret, and Yang Jian agreed.

Ch. 23Butchering a Cow Was Like Butchering the Heavenly Dao!

Zhang Yifan butchered Green Ox with movements that revealed terrifying Great Dao Saber Intent, then served a feast whose food and wine helped the celestial gods break through their stagnant cultivation. The gods ended the chapter in awe of Zhang Yifan and eager to enjoy the benefits of his cooking.

  • Zhang Yifan used his bamboo knife to butcher Green Ox, and the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Big Black Dog, and the Ten Golden Crows lowered their eyes to avoid the overwhelming Saber Intent.
  • Green Ox believed he had only received a massage, then suddenly separated into meat, bones, hide, and blood when Zhang Yifan declared the butchering finished.
  • The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian praised Zhang Yifan, then cleaned the beef and brought it to the kitchen while gaining insight into saber laws from watching him.
  • Zhang Yifan prepared a feast and invited Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the other celestial gods to eat, but they squatted by the wall rather than sit at his table.
  • Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the other gods devoured the food and wine, triggering cultivation breakthroughs and deepening their reverence and fear of Zhang Yifan.

Ch. 24Wouldn't He Have Robbed Dao Ancestor Hongjun?!

Sect Master Tongtian returned to Golden Ao Island and reunited with Yunxiao, who had waited there for him for more than a hundred thousand years. He shared a sack of Enlightenment Tea from Grandpa and planned to bring his disciples to meet him in two months.

  • Sect Master Tongtian returned to Golden Ao Island and found Yunxiao living in a thatched hut outside its sealed formation.
  • Yunxiao mistook Tongtian for Zhao Gongming in disguise, then broke down sobbing when he revealed himself.
  • Tongtian comforted Yunxiao and shared a meal with her before brewing her Enlightenment Tea.
  • Yunxiao was stunned when Tongtian revealed he had a whole sack of Enlightenment Tea from Grandpa.
  • Tongtian told Yunxiao to gather Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Brother Gongming on Golden Ao Island in two months so he could take them to meet Grandpa.

Ch. 25Dog Head Guillotine, Beheading Grand Supreme Elder Laozi

The Jade Emperor summoned the heavenly gods, displayed a Dog Head Guillotine, and declared Grand Supreme Elder Laozi guilty of defying his decree. After Laozi ignored the summons and defeated Wu Qu Xing Jun and Taibai Jinxing with the Vajra Bracelet, the Jade Emperor confronted him at Tushita Palace, where a battle was about to begin.

  • The Jade Emperor summoned the heavenly gods, but more than three hundred ignored his decree, including Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.
  • The Jade Emperor presented a Dog Head Guillotine and ordered Grand Supreme Elder Laozi to appear in Lingxiao Palace.
  • After Grand Supreme Elder Laozi failed to appear, the Jade Emperor declared him a rebel and ordered his execution.
  • Wu Qu Xing Jun and Taibai Jinxing volunteered to capture Laozi, and the Jade Emperor led them and a procession to Tushita Palace.
  • Laozi attacked Wu Qu Xing Jun and Taibai Jinxing with the Vajra Bracelet, defeating them, before the Jade Emperor knocked the bracelet away.
  • The Jade Emperor and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi confronted each other at Tushita Palace, ready to fight.
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