Ch. 1401Who Is This Fellow Daoist with a Blank Nickname? Kick Him Out!
Key plot points and events
- The approaching power tide and imminent change in the Heavenly Dao are stirring cultivators into action. Treasure sites and secret realms may open, while newly opened passages could bring beings from other worlds to Earth.
- Tiantian Island Lord complains that increased activity has brought reckless intruders to their island. The group trades joking suggestions for warning signs, including one threatening visitors with a ten-ton truck.
- The Confucian School has moved into the golden lotus world to avoid recent calamities. Eternal Fire offers the group discounted defensive formations, while assuring them the school hopes to return and expand once the coming crisis passes.
- The group learns that cultivators from other systems may attend the Immortal Chef Banquet, where exchanges—and likely sparring—could occur.
- Su Clan’s Seven admits he feels something is missing and cannot remember a junior he cares about. The group realizes he has forgotten Song Shuhang because Shuhang is in a state that makes him easy to overlook.
- Shuhang, whose group nickname and profile appear blank, is nearly kicked out before identifying himself as Tyrant Song. The group then clarifies that the junior Su Clan’s Seven forgot is Sixteen, not Shuhang.
- Shuhang says Sixteen is with him and that they plan to attend the banquet. Su Clan’s Seven, now free to go, asks Three Waves to sell him an extra invitation. Three Waves charges double; Su Clan’s Seven agrees and immediately resumes training him.
Character developments
- Song Shuhang is suffering an unusual “barely noticeable” effect: even longtime group members fail to register his messages or recognize him. He tries to help Su Clan’s Seven remember Sixteen.
- Su Clan’s Seven remains deeply concerned about his forgotten junior, though he cannot remember her identity. Once he learns Sixteen is safe and nearby, he becomes eager to attend the banquet.
- Mad Saber Three Waves is advancing toward a breakthrough and is training under Su Clan’s Seven. He also takes advantage of the situation to sell his spare invitation at a markup.
- Eternal Fire is preparing the Confucian School for a period of retreat and survival, while keeping ties with the wider cultivation world.
Significant themes
- A changing age brings both opportunity and danger: new cultivation resources may appear, but so may intruders and threats from other realms.
- Memory and recognition are fragile: Shuhang’s near-invisibility makes even close acquaintances overlook him, while Su Clan’s Seven has forgotten someone important to him.
- Community amid upheaval: the group responds to looming crises with advice, business offers, teasing, and practical support.
- Humor and everyday concerns persist: even discussions of calamity and heavenly change turn into jokes about signs, fortune-telling apps, and banquet invitations.
Character interactions
- The group’s teasing escalates as members joke about the island’s defenses, with Eastern Six threatening to run over those who endorsed the truck-sign idea.
- Northern River’s Loose Cultivator and others consider buying Confucian defensive formations, prompting Eternal Fire to offer a referral discount.
- Rain Moon jokes about Three Waves and Su Clan’s Seven living together; Su Clan’s Seven explains that he is staying with Three Waves to help him improve his saber technique and prepare for tribulation.
- The group collectively identifies Sixteen as the junior Su Clan’s Seven forgot. Shuhang confirms she is with him, easing the concern.
- Three Waves sells Su Clan’s Seven an invitation for twice its value, then gets pulled straight back into training.