Qin Fen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Qin Fen (秦奋)
Alias(es)	Natural Daoist / Daoist Nature; Solar Star Lord; Dongwang Gong (Eastern Prince); Yin Mountain Great Emperor; Dao Ancestor
Species/Race	Originally a mortal human; later recognized as an incarnate authority of the Great Dao 1390
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lotus Pavilion; Heavenly Court; Yin Mountain and the Underworld; Haitian City and Lanxiang Academy 472 973 1164
Occupation/Role	Chef; martial artist; inventor and craftsman; educator and reformer; Heavenly Court imperial lord 466 700 1054 1164
Status	Active; fused with and occupies the completed “Heavenly Number fifty” position of the Great Dao 1390

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Six Ding and Six Jia Divine Power	159	Activates the divine power through his system balance, gaining enormous strength, speed, reflexes, senses, coordination, and destructive force.
Insightful Eye	411	Awakens while studying meridians and acupoints; lets him perceive qi and blood circulation, nerves, bioelectricity, acupoints, meridians, and bodily fields. Mortal Realm conditions still prevent full cultivation 411.
Solar Star Lord and acting Dongwang Gong	625	Receives the Solar Star Lord and acting Eastern Duke offices, gaining access to celestial residences and attendants despite having no active solar duties 625.
Solar divine-energy storage	688	The Six Ding Six Jia Talisman turns to ash; its power is absorbed by his Solar Star Lord mark and can thereafter be replenished through sunlight rather than Merit 688.
Righteous Qi and national Fortune	695	Scholars’ belief gathers vast Righteous Qi around him; it merges with his solar mark and yang qi, while the Nian Beast releases purple Fortune that turns the sun violet-gold 695.
True Dongwang Gong	700	The Eastern Emperor Bell recognizes him as the genuine Dongwang Gong, forcing the Heavenly Court to kneel and confirming his authority over pure yang power 700.
Hundred-and-Eight Celestial Star Transformations	973	Receives the first Celestial Star Host transformation, God-Driving, after consolidating political control over the Heavenly Court 973.
Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations	1024	Completes the remaining Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations when Xi, Sui, and Nian gather near him; the activation costs 1.8 million Merit 1024.
Dao Ancestor authority	1171	His Heavenly Book withstands the Immortal-Slaying Swords, and his Dao network spreads through the Celestial Realm. Hongjun concludes that Qin Fen can draw endlessly on the world he created 1171.
Sole administrator of the Heavenly Dao System	1295	Replaces Hongjun as the system’s sole administrator, gaining authority sufficient to compel the Heavenly Dao to release him and reward Queen Mother 1295.
Great Dao, “Heavenly Number fifty”	1390	Fuses with the Great Dao’s scheme and becomes the completed fiftieth Heavenly Number—the true Great Dao rather than the prior forty-nine-part entity 1390.

Background / History

Qin Fen entered society early and once worked as a security guard, saving money through steady work and a frugal lifestyle. He later became a chef at Lotus Pavilion, where his exceptional cooking, strange methods, and refusal to chase recognition began attracting notice 363 472.

While working exhausting kitchen shifts, Qin Fen used his connection to the Heavenly Court to obtain Merit, ginseng, Monkey Wine, and supernatural artifacts. He exchanged modern picture books with Li Tingyu for what appeared to be a handmade toy, only to discover it was a Golden Armored Strongman Talisman capable of summoning a mountain-splitting warrior 25.

After obtaining a lakeside villa, he began cultivating Heavenly Court produce in mortal soil and planned an exclusive food-and-tea enterprise rather than selling supernatural ingredients directly. He also learned to conceal his resources, maintain plausible deniability, and turn favors between immortals into profitable exchanges 42.

His initially hidden influence expanded into Heavenly Court politics. By advising Matchmaker Yue, introducing modern concepts, and connecting otherwise unrelated problems, he became an untraceable force whom even the Jade Emperor could not calculate 137. His later rise through righteous energy, reform, and political alliances transformed him from an unofficial adviser into Dongwang Gong, the dominant power in the Heavenly Court 700 973.

Appearance

Qin Fen is a young man in his early twenties who normally appears calm, steady, and approachable—“like the boy next door.” When he activates his martial intent or supernatural perception, however, his aura changes so drastically that experienced martial artists instinctively recoil 412.

• Usually dresses and behaves like an ordinary chef or young professional.
• Possesses a Qilin Arm 137.
• Can adopt an intimidating golden-haired, golden-eyed appearance during combat 688.
• His awakened presence has been compared to a drawn divine weapon, a ferocious tiger, and a savage beast 412.

Personality

Qin Fen is composed under pressure and largely indifferent to conventional status. When Zhang Ye tried to undermine him before Sun Yating’s family, Qin Fen ignored the competition entirely, prompting Song Jianjun and Father Sun to praise him for possessing “the bearing of a great general” 35.

He is resourceful, opportunistic, and highly transactional. Qin Fen regularly solves problems for immortals, officials, and businesses, but he also ensures that each exchange advances his own interests—whether gaining artifacts, influence, manpower, or market advantages 42 995 1116.

Despite his shameless confidence online and before powerful beings, he is notably awkward in direct romantic situations. He repeatedly fails to recognize Queen Mother’s affection and becomes overwhelmed by the competing attention of Queen Mother, Sun Yating, and Sun Yujie 214 1025.

Qin Fen is also compassionate when lives are at stake. His playful opportunism disappears during a serious traffic accident, where he immediately acts to help the injured despite the danger and confusion surrounding him 671.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Court WeChat

Qin Fen’s phone connects the Mortal Realm with the Heavenly Court, enabling cross-realm communication, transfers, purchases, video calls, and access to supernatural knowledge.

• Uses Merit to acquire divine techniques, artifacts, skills, and system functions 25 995.
• Maintains a hidden identity that cannot be calculated or located by Heavenly Court divination 137.
• Uses the platform to organize disciples, guild members, business ventures, and political alliances 958 973.
• Initially conceals the system’s true importance from Queen Mother and other allies 995.

Six Ding and Six Jia Divine Power

A body-enhancement technique that elevates Qin Fen far beyond ordinary human limits.

• Greatly increases strength, speed, sensory perception, reflexes, bone strength, and coordination 159.
• Lets him crush a tree with one punch, outrun elite soldiers, and overwhelm trained martial artists 159 183.
• Originally consumes Merit or stored talisman power; after his Solar Star Lord mark absorbs the talisman, he can replenish the power through sunlight 290 688.
• Grants sufficient perception and speed to catch punches, exploit terrain, evade gunfire, and catch bullets between two fingers 291 688.

Insightful Eye

A perception ability that lets Qin Fen understand physical, martial, and energetic systems at an abnormal level.

• Sees qi and blood circulation, nerves, bioelectricity, electric fields, acupoints, and meridians 411.
• Reads opponents’ muscle movements and attack intentions during combat 414.
• Lets him reproduce, correct, and combine martial arts after minimal observation 413 426.
• Allows him to analyze the circulation routes of Five Animal Frolics and merge it with Sun-style Tai Chi 423.

Martial Arts Mastery

Qin Fen learns martial arts through observation, combat, and instinctive refinement rather than formal instruction.

• Learns Tai Chi after watching Old Sun perform it once 413.
• Copies Old Chen’s techniques during a spar, then defeats him with his own methods 426 427.
• Learns Eight Trigrams Palm, Baji Fist, Xingyi, and nearly masters Aikido after observing competitions 487.
• Reproduces and corrects Eight Trigrams Palm after observing Wei Qiang’s practice once 466.
• Begins developing a personal martial style by integrating Tai Chi and Five Animal Frolics 427.

Dual-Mindedness and Fine Manipulation

Food God’s Dual-Mindedness enables Qin Fen to handle multiple tasks without losing concentration.

• Trains it continuously by solving two Rubik’s Cubes while eating and conversing 225.
• Intends to make it an unconscious instinct that doubles his efficiency in cooking and other work 225.
• Supports his simultaneous two-handed knife work and rapid correction of martial movements 411 1086.

Craftsmanship and Mechanism Arts

Qin Fen combines culinary precision, carving, blacksmithing knowledge, and supernatural Mechanism Arts.

• Carves a lifelike wooden monkey quickly enough to surpass Old Cheng’s purchased carving 466.
• Unlocks Advanced Mechanism Arts, acupuncture, and pharmacology through Merit purchases 995.
• Builds a mechanical wooden horse based on Luban’s post-ascension designs 1014.
• Uses his invention to assist stranded people and promote traditional craftsmanship 1016 1018.

Political Reform and Leadership

Qin Fen’s greatest non-combat strength is turning modern administrative ideas into practical reforms across divine realms.

• Establishes census, migration tracking, sanitation, public security, disaster-response, and grid-management policies in the Earthly Immortal Realm 1164.
• Proposes merit-based examinations with internships and practical performance rather than seniority or factional privilege 1197.
• Wins the loyalty of craftsmen, local officials, Underworld personnel, and previously neutral Heavenly Court factions by solving real problems 973 1116.
• Delegates authority rather than hoarding it, assigning Ziwei and Gouchen to build new communications departments 973.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden Armored Strongman Talisman — Li Tingyu’s handmade talisman; summons a Golden-armored Warrior despite possessing less than one ten-thousandth of the original technique’s power 25.
• Eastern Emperor Bell — Confirms his status as Dongwang Gong and compels immortals to kneel before its authority 700.
• Heavenly Book — A shabby notebook that manifests an impenetrable barrier against the four Immortal-Slaying Swords and absorbs surrounding energy 1171.
• Pangu Axe — A supreme treasure associated with his Heaven-Opening Strike and used against the Witch Tribe 1352 1353.
• Solar Star Lord mark — Stores Six Ding and Six Jia divine power and recharges through sunlight 688.
• Sin Mirror Platform, Haotian Tower, and Sea-Calming Divine Pearl — Primordial treasures he deploys together in combat 1167.
• Water-Moon Mirror — Acquired after the Kunpeng crisis; identified as part of the Sin Mirror Platform and a key component connected to the Six Paths 1105 1120.

Relationships

• Sun Yating / Female Hooligan — Employer, neighbor, ally, and recurring romantic interest; she protects his secrets, worries about his career, and becomes openly defensive when other women grow close to him 25 487 1025.
• Sun Yujie / Bai Xiaojie — Sun Yating’s sister; initially encounters Qin Fen as a doctor, later becomes a close companion, driver, collaborator, and romantic rival to Queen Mother 49 995 1025.
• Queen Mother / Yao Chi — Political ally and increasingly intimate companion; their mutual teasing and misunderstandings develop into a profound bond, culminating in her vow to remain with him through every lifetime 571 958 1197.
• Jade Emperor — Rival and political opponent; repeatedly attempts to contain Qin Fen’s reforms and influence, only to be outmaneuvered or publicly humiliated 625 700 973.
• Lord Lao — Alternates between ally, victim of Qin Fen’s disguises, rival, and reluctant collaborator; ultimately chooses negotiation over fighting Qin Fen directly 575 1306.
• Guanyin — Spiritual ally who credits Qin Fen with stabilizing her Buddha Heart and later supports his rise 575 1352.
• Ksitigarbha — Underworld ally and disciple-like supporter who recognizes Qin Fen as capable of solving the realm’s crises 1116.
• Zhang Daoling — Devoted subordinate who calls himself Qin Fen’s “blade and sword” and promises to bring the Celestial Masters under Qin Fen’s command 1116.
• Old Sun and Old Chen — Elder martial artists who become witnesses to Qin Fen’s unprecedented ability to learn and surpass traditional martial arts 413 427.
• Luban — Source of Mechanism Arts knowledge and a loyal guild member who assists Qin Fen’s technical and commercial projects 627 958.
• Food God — Culinary disciple and intermediary; receives Qin Fen’s recipes and later becomes one of his most enthusiastic supporters 42 958.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Lotus Pavilion chef — Gains attention through refined cooking, supernatural ingredients, and an unwillingness to compete for status or fame 35 59.
• Hidden Heavenly Court broker — Builds influence by advising immortals, trading mortal-world ideas for celestial resources, and remaining impossible to calculate 25 137.
• Martial arts prodigy — Awakens Insightful Eye, learns multiple martial systems through observation, and defeats established masters 411 427 487.
• Dongwang Gong’s rise — Gains Solar Star Lord and Eastern Prince offices, receives the Eastern Emperor Bell, and becomes a central political force in Heaven 625 700.
• Underworld reformer — Assumes the Yin Mountain Great Emperor identity, defeats Huang Feihu’s factional maneuvering, and gathers Underworld loyalty 664 1116.
• Heavenly Court reformer — Introduces administrative grids, population management, practical examinations, communications networks, and modern educational methods 973 1164 1197.
• Dao Ancestor and Great Dao — Survives Saint-level attacks through the Heavenly Book, assumes control of the Heavenly Dao System, and ultimately becomes the completed Great Dao 1171 1295 1390.

Notable Quotes

“Guess.” 137

“Have confidence! Work hard! Strive forward!” 1164

“I'm not thinking about it. I'm already doing it.” 1387

Trivia

• Qin Fen originally pursues money and comfort, but later becomes obsessed with discovering the limits of his body, skills, and potential 225.
• He is capable of insulting or pressuring the Heavenly Dao because it owes him an immense karmic debt connected to Pangu 916.
• His reputation for unpredictability is so extreme that the Heavenly Dao’s attempts to analyze him repeatedly fail 1089.
• Despite possessing divine offices, golden palaces, and supreme treasures, Qin Fen still thinks in terms of breakfast, villa renovation, business permits, and restaurant work 627 1164.