Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Chef Qin Wanted to Make Money, Old Song Lent a Hand”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After leaving a chat, Qin Fen returns to find Song Jianjun and Old Tang playing Chinese chess. Old Song is losing badly, but his attention—and Qin Fen’s—is soon drawn to Qin’s unusually high-quality tea.
• Old Tang asks where the tea came from and offers to buy some. Song Jianjun recognizes that it is different from the tea Qin previously sold him.
• Qin explains that this batch comes from volcanic soil near the sea, though the real source is the Western Sea Aquatic Tribe. Qin obtained it cheaply through Fine Ghost, who traded counterfeit human snacks and candy for the tea.
• Song Jianjun, believing his son’s inflated account of the price, tells Old Tang that the tea costs 500,000 yuan per jin. Qin had intended to charge less, but Song’s statement allows him to accept the much higher price without directly appearing greedy.
• Old Tang reluctantly accepts the price and buys four jin, then learns that Qin also possesses Monkey Wine. When Qin says none remains, he offers a new drink called Clear Spring Dew.
• Song Jianjun tastes the liquor and declares it superior to Monkey Wine. He agrees to exchange his remaining Monkey Wine for two bottles of Clear Spring Dew.
• Old Tang, captivated by the drink’s aroma, asks its price. Qin quotes Song Shaoqing’s exaggerated valuation of one million yuan per bottle, leaving Old Tang shocked while Qin silently benefits from the misunderstanding.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen continues developing his talent for turning otherworldly goods into profitable luxury products. He remains outwardly modest while quietly taking advantage of favorable misunderstandings about pricing.
• Song Jianjun is shown as straightforward, proud, and eager to support his son’s business dealings. His inflated statements unintentionally help Qin earn far more money.
• Old Tang emerges as a wealthy, sophisticated tea and liquor enthusiast. Though initially skeptical of the prices, his appreciation for quality and concern for his health make him willing to pay.
• Song Shaoqing, though absent, influences events through his deliberately exaggerated prices, intended to make his purchases seem more valuable and recover some of his own losses.
• Fine Ghost is indirectly characterized as an enthusiastic trader who values human sweets and counterfeit snacks enough to exchange them for rare supernatural goods.

Significant Themes

• Commerce and opportunism: Qin transforms inexpensive supernatural products into highly valuable luxury commodities.
• Miscommunication and inflated value: The goods’ prices are driven less by their actual cost than by reputation, storytelling, and deliberate exaggeration.
• Health and indulgence: Old Tang and Old Song justify extravagant purchases by treating tea and alcohol as investments in health and quality of life.
• Cultural exchange and absurdity: Human knockoffs, supernatural ingredients, and modern consumer goods circulate between worlds, creating humorous and unexpected trade relationships.
• Friendship, favors, and social tact: The characters avoid asking too directly for gifts, preferring purchases that preserve dignity and balance obligations.

Character Interactions

• Qin politely serves tea while observing the chess game, reinforcing his considerate but perceptive personality.
• Old Tang and Song Jianjun compete verbally over the tea’s value, with Song defending the high price and Old Tang protesting it.
• Song Jianjun’s boastful pricing unintentionally gives Qin a perfect opportunity to charge more than planned.
• Old Tang’s enthusiasm for Monkey Wine shifts immediately to Clear Spring Dew once he tastes it, creating another profitable sale for Qin.
• Qin remains mostly silent during the negotiations, allowing the two older men—and especially Song Shaoqing’s inflated claims—to establish the prices themselves.

Chapter Summary: “Qin Fen’s Weird Way of Making Money, Hello, Ksitigarbha”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shaoqing prices Qin Fen’s Monkey Wine at an astonishing one million per bottle, shocking Old Tang and even Qin Fen, who considers the price excessive because the ingredients are inexpensive.
• Song Jianjun provocatively claims his son can buy all the bottles, prompting Old Tang to purchase three bottles for five million in total. Qin Fen adds a jin of special tea as a gift.
• Song Shaoqing demands compensation for buying so much and receives the last two bottles of Monkey Wine. Old Tang then tries to buy them as well, leading to playful bickering between the two wealthy elders.
• After dinner, the group agrees to go sea fishing together in a few days. Sun Yating keeps the keys, leaving Qin Fen frustrated, while everyone else departs satisfied.
• Qin Fen reflects humorously on his accidental wealth. Unlike typical protagonists who struggle to make money, he repeatedly earns huge sums by selling ordinary goods to powerful or wealthy people.
• Later, Qin Fen relaxes by the pool and browses WeChat. He notices Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva online and initiates a video call, partly because Ksitigarbha previously sponsored him with 3,700 units.
• The call connects Qin Fen to the Earthly Immortal Realm. Ksitigarbha appears disguised as an old mortal traveling through a remote mountain region.
• Qin Fen immediately recognizes him despite the disguise and casually exposes his secret journey toward the Western Sea.
• Ksitigarbha is alarmed because only a handful of people knew about his mission. He suspects someone in the Buddhist School, especially Tiger Tamer, leaked the information.
• Tiger Tamer suddenly sneezes while speaking with Listening Truth and realizes someone is plotting against him, though he cannot divine that Ksitigarbha is responsible.
• Qin Fen jokingly congratulates Tiger Tamer, amused that his casual interaction has unintentionally made Tiger Tamer the first victim of the impending Western Sea conflict.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains outwardly honest and unpretentious, but he is becoming increasingly comfortable profiting from powerful figures. He views his own success with bewilderment and humor rather than greed.
• Song Jianjun displays his confidence, wealth, and domineering military personality by using a challenge to force Old Tang into buying the expensive wine.
• Old Tang is competitive and eager to enjoy life despite his age. He is easily provoked by Song Jianjun and responds by making an extravagant purchase.
• Song Shaoqing proves himself commercially ruthless and mischievous, setting an outrageous price and then demanding additional benefits.
• Ksitigarbha is shown as cautious and secretive. His disguise and covert mission reveal his concern about being detected by the demon powers, but Qin Fen’s WeChat connection easily defeats his precautions.
• Tiger Tamer becomes an unwilling scapegoat after Qin Fen’s remark leads Ksitigarbha to suspect him of leaking information.

Significant Themes

• Money and value: The chapter contrasts Qin Fen’s practical view of ingredients with the wealthy elders’ willingness to pay enormous sums for rare or beneficial goods.
• Connections and social exchange: Qin Fen recognizes that gifts and favors help cultivate relationships, showing how personal networks matter in both the mortal and immortal worlds.
• Comedy through contrast: Qin Fen treats miraculous technology and divine figures casually, while immortals take his simple comments as serious intelligence leaks.
• Disguises versus true identity: Ksitigarbha’s elaborate transformation is useless against WeChat, emphasizing the absurd power of Qin Fen’s supernatural communication system.
• Unintended consequences: Qin Fen only wants to chat, but his casual observations trigger suspicion within the Buddhist School and potentially disrupt Ksitigarbha’s covert operation.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen negotiates with Old Tang and Song Jianjun while remaining mostly an amused observer of their competitive purchasing.
• Old Tang and Song Jianjun engage in childish but entertaining one-upmanship over Monkey Wine.
• Qin Fen treats his video call with Ksitigarbha like an ordinary social conversation, mocking the Bodhisattva’s disguise and travel plans.
• Ksitigarbha internally investigates who could have exposed him, focusing suspicion on Tiger Tamer.
• Tiger Tamer chats peacefully with Listening Truth, unaware that he has become the target of Ksitigarbha’s anger.
• Qin Fen ends the chapter by teasingly acknowledging the trouble he has accidentally caused.

Chapter Summary: “The Chef’s Cheap Shot, Ksitigarbha Hates Black Mountain”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ksitigarbha travels through the forest after battling the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage. He senses an unseen presence and activates his Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, and mind-reading abilities, but cannot locate the intruder.
• Qin Fen, secretly disguised as the Black Mountain Demon, taunts Ksitigarbha telepathically. He references the earlier cleaver attack, prompting Ksitigarbha to realize that Black Mountain was the one who previously ambushed him.
• Ksitigarbha reconstructs the events of the Ghost Festival. He concludes that Black Mountain had been hiding nearby, possibly intending to profit from the conflict involving Snow Lion, Silver Beard, the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage, and himself.
• Ksitigarbha identifies Black Mountain’s special ability, Yin-Yang Traversal, as the reason he cannot detect him. The ability seemingly allows Black Mountain to move through the boundaries or fractures between the yin and yang realms.
• Ksitigarbha prepares a powerful technique, surrounding himself with golden Buddhist light and attempting to search across the heavens and the Netherworld for his opponent.
• Qin Fen interrupts with the Big Cleaver, whose terrifying supernatural effect causes the Buddhist light and even the surrounding clouds to transform into a cleaver-shaped attack.
• Assuming the cleaver is another illusion and expecting Black Mountain to flee, Ksitigarbha lowers his guard. He is struck by a hidden energy attack and sent crashing across the ground.
• Humiliated and enraged, Ksitigarbha curses Black Mountain and declares them irreconcilable enemies. He then attempts to restore his composure by reciting a Buddhist invocation.

Character Developments

• Ksitigarbha: His normally calm, dignified image as a Bodhisattva is repeatedly undermined. He becomes suspicious, angry, and increasingly frustrated after being deceived twice by the same tactic. His Buddha Heart becomes unstable, revealing how deeply Qin Fen’s attacks and provocations affect him.
• Qin Fen/Black Mountain Demon: Qin Fen demonstrates his talent for psychological warfare, deception, and exploiting his opponent’s expectations. He combines telepathic taunts, disguise, dimensional concealment, and the Big Cleaver to outmaneuver a much more powerful adversary.
• Ksitigarbha’s reasoning: Despite his emotional reactions, Ksitigarbha displays impressive intelligence. He accurately deduces Black Mountain’s involvement in the earlier events and explains why his supernatural detection abilities failed.

Significant Themes

• Deception versus power: Ksitigarbha possesses immense strength and divine perception, but Qin Fen defeats him through trickery and misdirection rather than direct combat.
• Humiliation of the powerful: The chapter uses repeated ambushes to show that even a Bodhisattva can be embarrassed when he underestimates an unconventional opponent.
• Limits of supernatural abilities: Ksitigarbha’s divine senses are ineffective against Yin-Yang Traversal, while heavenly laws and conventional Buddhist power are disrupted by the bizarre Big Cleaver.
• Pride and emotional instability: Ksitigarbha’s wounded dignity causes him to lose his composure, suggesting that spiritual authority does not eliminate anger, embarrassment, or personal grudges.
• Unpredictability and absurdity: Qin Fen’s attacks disregard normal expectations, making his methods difficult even for an experienced Bodhisattva to anticipate.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen taunts Ksitigarbha from concealment, deliberately reminding him of the earlier attack and provoking him into identifying Black Mountain as the culprit.
• Ksitigarbha uses his supernatural senses and a large-scale Buddhist technique to find Qin Fen, but Qin Fen counters with the Big Cleaver.
• Ksitigarbha mistakes the second cleaver attack for an illusion and is struck by a concealed physical or energy attack, allowing Qin Fen to defeat him through another cheap shot.
• The encounter ends with Ksitigarbha publicly raging against Black Mountain before trying to regain his Buddhist composure.

Chapter Summary: Chef Qin Wants to Buy a Car, Hacker Bayonet

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen is shocked when Ksitigarbha, who was supposedly incapable of causing physical harm, is sent flying by an illusion-related effect. He suspects that the strange power of his WeChat account may somehow reflect his own misfortune.
• While Qin sleeps, a famous hacker known as Bayonet infiltrates his phone after noticing his recent purchase of a bunny-girl outfit. Bayonet easily hacks the device but cannot access or delete Qin’s WeChat application.
• WeChat repeatedly reappears after deletion, and Bayonet cannot view any of its contents, even when Qin logs in. The inexplicable protection leaves the normally confident hacker frustrated and intrigued.
• The next morning, Qin decides to buy his own car rather than continue borrowing Song Shaoqing’s BMW X6. He discovers that Sanya is hosting an auto show and plans to attend.
• Qin checks WeChat for news from the Heavenly Court, then begins chatting with Bayonet, who openly admits to hacking his phone.
• Their conversation reveals Qin’s complete lack of technical knowledge and Bayonet’s growing confusion: Qin is obviously a computer novice, yet his WeChat remains entirely beyond Bayonet’s abilities.
• Qin eventually realizes that WeChat must be the reason Bayonet has not simply left. He asks Bayonet to hack the account and disconnect him, leaving the hacker nearly speechless.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains carefree, blunt, and confident. Though technologically inept, he is perceptive enough to infer that Bayonet’s unusual persistence is connected to WeChat’s supernatural defenses.
• Qin also shows practical independence by deciding to purchase his own vehicle instead of accumulating more debt or favors from Song Shaoqing.
• Bayonet is introduced as a highly skilled, old-school hacker with a strong reputation and considerable confidence in his abilities. His encounter with WeChat humbles and frustrates him, turning a casual prank into an obsessive mystery.
• Bayonet becomes increasingly interested in Qin, suspecting that the apparent novice may conceal something unusual.

Significant Themes

• The clash between technology and the supernatural: Bayonet’s advanced hacking skills are rendered useless by WeChat’s mysterious, heaven-defying nature.
• Appearances versus reality: Qin appears to be an ordinary, incompetent phone user, while his account contains powers far beyond normal technology.
• Humor through misunderstanding: Qin cannot understand Bayonet’s technical explanations, while Bayonet cannot understand why a beginner’s phone is impossible to hack.
• Independence and responsibility: Qin’s decision to buy a car reflects his reluctance to rely too heavily on others or owe them favors.
• The limits of human expertise: Bayonet’s confidence collapses when faced with something outside the logic of science and computing.

Character Interactions

• Qin and Bayonet’s first exchange is immediately antagonistic but comedic. Bayonet claims to be Qin’s “best bro,” while Qin dismisses him as a stranger and calls him out for talking nonsense.
• Bayonet tries to explain his hacking methods, but Qin repeatedly asks him to “speak human,” highlighting their incompatible levels of technical knowledge.
• Qin sincerely praises Bayonet’s skills, while Bayonet modestly claims he is only “barely passable,” unaware that his supposedly simple target is protected by supernatural forces.
• Qin’s final request—that Bayonet hack his WeChat and kick him out—turns Bayonet’s boast into an impossible challenge and ends the chapter on a humorous cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen deliberately provokes Bayonet to test whether Bayonet has truly hacked his phone and whether Heavenly Court’s Heavenly-character WeChat 2.0 can be compromised.
• He confirms that Bayonet can control and monitor the phone but cannot access or manipulate Qin Fen’s WeChat account. Qin Fen repeatedly asks WeChat-related questions to expose this limitation.
• Bayonet reveals that he had remotely cleaned Qin Fen’s phone, but Qin Fen continues teasing him by asking about recovering a saved photo, locating the phone, and determining his destination.
• Qin Fen uses the Great Mysterious Light Technique to force a video connection even after Bayonet rejects the call. He then observes Bayonet’s cigarette and the Doraemon figurine in his room, terrifying Bayonet into shutting down all his equipment.
• Bayonet realizes Qin Fen is not a novice hacker and erases his traces before driving to the city to confront or investigate him.
• Qin Fen arrives at the auto show but cannot find parking. While waiting, he communicates with Fine Ghost about acquiring a vacant business across the street. The purchase and renovation cost is humorously quoted as two bags of Taibai Rabbit Milk Candy and one bag of Defu.
• Fine Ghost also presents four newly recruited demon-girl greeters. Qin Fen inspects them through a video call and enthusiastically approves their bunny-girl uniforms and obedient, rehearsed greetings.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Demonstrates cleverness, confidence, and a mischievous personality. Rather than being intimidated by Bayonet’s hacking, he turns the situation around and psychologically overwhelms him. He also enjoys acting as a powerful, generous boss while shamelessly admiring the demon girls.
• Bayonet: Initially attempts to test and manipulate Qin Fen, but becomes increasingly confused and frightened when Qin Fen exposes the limits of his abilities and seemingly watches him through the video connection. He abandons the technological confrontation and heads toward the city.
• Fine Ghost: Proves highly efficient and loyal, handling both business expansion and recruitment. His willingness to organize obedient demon-girl employees reinforces his role as Qin Fen’s capable subordinate.
• The four demon girls: Their fear and reverence toward Qin Fen reflect the Demon Tribe’s respect for strength. They behave politely and obediently, though repeated bowing leaves them physically uncomfortable.

3. Significant Themes

• Reversal of power: Bayonet appears to possess the advantage through hacking, but Qin Fen’s supernatural abilities allow him to seize control of the interaction.
• Technology versus supernatural power: Bayonet’s technical expertise is impressive but ultimately ineffective against the Great Mysterious Light Technique.
• Testing and deception: Both men probe each other’s abilities, but Qin Fen’s playful psychological tactics prove more effective.
• Authority and performance: Qin Fen enjoys performing the role of a benevolent, motivational boss, while the demon girls’ formal responses create a comic exaggeration of workplace hierarchy.
• Strength and respect: The demon girls revere Qin Fen because they believe he is a powerful Great Sage-level demon, showing how status and strength shape social relationships in the Demon Tribe.
• Comedy through cultural misunderstanding: Bayonet interprets Qin Fen’s strange behavior as evidence of terrifying skill, while Qin Fen treats the situation casually and focuses on mundane or ridiculous matters.

4. Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Bayonet engage in a battle of verbal and technological testing. Qin Fen repeatedly asks questions that reveal Bayonet’s inability to access WeChat, then uses the forced video call to invade Bayonet’s privacy.
• Bayonet’s fear and frustration contrast with Qin Fen’s amusement, establishing Qin Fen as the dominant figure in their exchange.
• Fine Ghost reports the business opportunity and introduces the four demon girls during a video call.
• Qin Fen gives the girls exaggerated encouragement—promising raises, calling them family, and inviting them to report problems—while mostly enjoying their synchronized bows and costumes.
• The demon girls respond with respectful, increasingly exhausted greetings, creating the chapter’s main comedic interaction.

Chapter Summary: The King Was Such a Bastard! Taibai Asked for Help

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen enjoys the Demon Tribe’s enthusiastic reception of him but remains unable to interact with them directly. He takes pleasure in watching the Water Tribe girls and jokingly considers giving them different themed uniforms.
• To celebrate defeating a business competitor and securing Great Sage Skewers’ position, Qin Fen gives the workers generous-looking rewards: bags of Taibai Rabbit candy, instant noodles, and drinks. Although the items are cheap knockoffs, the Demon Tribe workers regard them as lavish gifts and enthusiastically celebrate.
• Fine Ghost becomes increasingly alarmed at Qin Fen’s seemingly extravagant generosity, while Qin Fen simply enjoys the harmonious atmosphere and the girls’ gratitude.
• Qin Fen suddenly receives a message from Taibai Venus. He deduces that Taibai’s contact is connected to Matchmaker Yue, who is still pretending to remain unconscious after Qin Fen’s earlier intimidation.
• Taibai asks Qin Fen, under the name Daoist Nature, to help cure Matchmaker Yue, explaining that Yue has been muttering Qin Fen’s name while unconscious.
• Qin Fen questions whether Taibai should seek help from the Heavenly Court instead. Taibai considers this and suggests abandoning the search for Qin Fen’s medical help if necessary.
• Hearing that Taibai may leave to find other immortals, Matchmaker Yue finally twitches and risks exposing that his “unconsciousness” is an act. His goal was to force Taibai to contact Qin Fen and escape the dangerous situation.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Displays his mischievous, shameless, and increasingly confident personality. He enjoys manipulating the atmosphere, rewarding the workers mainly because he likes their reactions, and quickly recognizes Matchmaker Yue’s scheme. His deductions show growing cunning despite his lack of experience in formal conversation.
• Fine Ghost: Becomes more respectful and intimidated by Qin Fen’s generosity, while also realizing that Qin Fen is deliberately teasing and controlling the workers’ reactions.
• Water Tribe girls: Grow enthusiastic and loyal after receiving Qin Fen’s rewards. Their excitement reinforces the sense that they view him as an unusually generous and benevolent king.
• Taibai Venus: Acts urgently and cautiously, seeking Qin Fen’s help while trying to deal with the crisis surrounding Matchmaker Yue. He is not fully comfortable with Qin Fen’s strange conversational style.
• Matchmaker Yue: Reveals himself as manipulative and theatrically devious. He deliberately pretends to be unconscious to make Taibai contact Qin Fen, then panics when Taibai considers seeking help elsewhere.

Significant Themes

• Comedic contrast between appearance and reality: Qin Fen’s “lavish” gifts are actually inexpensive knockoffs, while the Demon Tribe treats them as treasures.
• Power and manipulation: Qin Fen enjoys the authority and attention of a king, while Matchmaker Yue manipulates events from the background to save himself.
• Cultural and social misunderstanding: The Demon Tribe interprets Qin Fen’s casual generosity very differently from Qin Fen, who sees the rewards as trivial.
• Performance and deception: Matchmaker Yue’s fake unconsciousness and Qin Fen’s exaggerated generosity both function as performances designed to influence others.
• Growing influence: Qin Fen’s position among the Demon Tribe strengthens as his workers respond warmly to his gifts and leadership.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen entertains himself by watching and teasing the Water Tribe girls, while Fine Ghost silently struggles to understand his behavior.
• The workers eagerly ask whether they will also receive the food and drinks, prompting Qin Fen to assure them that everyone will be rewarded.
• Qin Fen and Taibai Venus exchange an awkward but important conversation about Matchmaker Yue’s condition.
• Taibai discusses Qin Fen’s apparent lack of medical skill with Little White Dragon, accidentally forcing Matchmaker Yue to react and nearly expose his deception.

Chapter Summary

• Matchmaker Yue awakens and agrees to drop the Tiger Shark matter. After pretending to faint to avoid trouble, Matchmaker Yue recovers when Natural Daoist arrives. He tells the Third Prince that Tiger Shark was merely misled and should be forgiven, though his inner thoughts reveal that he is still angry and suffering from the earlier incident.
• Natural Daoist begins negotiations with the Western Sea. Natural’s arrival signals the start of the business deal Matchmaker Yue had arranged. Taibai Venus, the Third Prince, and Matchmaker Yue all recognize that Natural is difficult, shameless, and likely preparing to demand a large reward.
• Natural and the Third Prince exchange irritatingly polite greetings. The Third Prince respectfully welcomes Natural, but Natural undercuts the exchange by sarcastically claiming that few people know him. His bluntness leaves the Third Prince and Taibai speechless, while Matchmaker Yue privately enjoys seeing them suffer through Natural’s abrasive personality.
• Natural evaluates Haitian City. The Third Prince explains that Haitian City was built along the sea to accommodate the Water Tribe’s growing population, exploit seabed mineral resources, and create new living space. Natural acknowledges the city’s ingenuity and its potential to support the Water Tribe’s development.
• Natural criticizes the city’s management and economic structure. He argues that Haitian City lacks a comprehensive management system, proper sanitation, efficient living conditions, and a broad commercial economy. Mineral extraction alone should not be the city’s only industry; vigorous trade and diverse businesses are needed to attract residents, stimulate profits, and encourage long-term growth.
• The Third Prince sincerely seeks further guidance. Although Natural’s criticism initially frustrates him, the Third Prince recognizes the value of the advice. He asks how city administration can be improved in detail, showing humility, intelligence, and a willingness to learn for the sake of the Western Sea.
• Natural stalls because he lacks a complete answer. Internally, Qin Fen admits that his ideas come mostly from limited modern knowledge and that he cannot immediately provide a detailed management plan. Rather than risk exposing his ignorance, he says he will think about the matter and contact the Third Prince later.
• Matchmaker Yue recognizes Natural’s familiar bargaining tactic. He understands that Natural is deliberately leaving the Third Prince curious and unsettled so that he can later demand a higher price for more advice. When the Third Prince promises a generous reward, Matchmaker Yue is pleased: he expects the Western Sea, Taibai, and the others to share the financial burden instead of leaving him to pay alone.

Character Development and Interactions

• Matchmaker Yue remains calculating and resentful, but he skillfully manipulates the discussion to protect himself and spread the cost of dealing with Natural.
• Qin Fen/Natural Daoist continues to be blunt, sarcastic, and socially infuriating. Despite his limited expertise, he demonstrates useful insight into urban planning and economic development.
• The Third Prince/Little White Dragon proves diplomatic, modest, and genuinely capable. Rather than becoming angry at Natural’s criticism, he treats it as valuable instruction and offers compensation for further help.
• Taibai Venus observes the negotiations as a representative of the Heavenly Court. He is impressed by Natural’s insight but increasingly frustrated by his offensive manner.
• The interactions emphasize a clash between sincere governance, represented by the Third Prince, and cunning commercial negotiation, represented by Natural and Matchmaker Yue.

Major Themes

• Urban development and governance: A successful city requires sanitation, administration, livability, population planning, and diverse industries—not merely physical construction or natural resources.
• Economic diversification: Trade and multiple industries are presented as essential to sustainable prosperity.
• Knowledge and improvisation: Qin Fen’s useful but incomplete advice shows how limited knowledge can still have practical value, while also revealing the danger of pretending to know more than one does.
• Manipulation and bargaining: Advice is treated as a commodity, and curiosity is deliberately used to increase its value.
• Humility and leadership: The Third Prince’s willingness to accept criticism and seek guidance marks him as a promising future leader.

Chapter Summary: “Chef Qin Made Money Even Parking—Insane”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen leaves the conversation on WeChat unresolved after promising that there would be a “generous reward.” He has not yet researched what to say and privately admits that using WeChat has broadened his knowledge.
• In the Heavenly Court, the Third Prince and Taibai become confused when Immortal Natural (Qin Fen) fails to respond. Matchmaker Yue covers for him by claiming that Qin Fen is probably busy cultivating Merit.
• Qin Fen arrives at a crowded parking lot and decides to obtain a parking space before someone else takes it. He approaches a driver sitting in a Volkswagen Phaeton, mistakenly believing it is an ordinary Volkswagen Passat.
• Qin Fen offers the owner 100 yuan for the parking space and even comments on the car’s supposedly low fuel consumption, revealing that he does not recognize the vehicle’s true luxury status.
• Offended, the owner gives Qin Fen 500 yuan and tells him to leave. Qin Fen is baffled but accepts the money.
• Another driver offers Qin Fen his parking space for 200 yuan. Since Qin Fen has already received 500 yuan, he accepts, effectively making a 300-yuan profit while securing a spot.
• Bayonet arrives while tracking Qin Fen and witnesses the parking incident. Amused, he assumes Qin Fen has been embarrassed by the Phaeton owner.
• Wanting to outperform Qin Fen, Bayonet negotiates for another parking spot. He pays 300 yuan, then learns that Qin Fen actually earned money from his own transaction.
• Bayonet is left frustrated and impressed, realizing that Qin Fen’s strange luck and unconventional behavior extend even to parking.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Remains socially oblivious but extremely confident and practical. His lack of knowledge about luxury cars unintentionally benefits him, turning what should have been an expense into a profit. He also recognizes Bayonet despite Bayonet’s attempt to disguise himself, suggesting Qin Fen’s abilities are more perceptive than Bayonet realizes.
• Matchmaker Yue: Becomes increasingly wary of Qin Fen’s unpredictable powers and bad-luck consequences. He decides it is safer to protect Qin Fen’s reputation rather than risk provoking him.
• Bayonet: Continues secretly observing and testing Qin Fen. His competitive nature emerges when he tries to spend less—or at least appear more capable—than Qin Fen when securing a parking space. He ends the chapter both annoyed and grudgingly admiring.
• The Phaeton owner: Is insulted by Qin Fen’s mistaken identification of his expensive car as a Passat. He pays Qin Fen to leave, believing he has successfully put the ignorant driver in his place.
• The Third Prince and Taibai: Their confusion highlights how mysterious and unreliable Qin Fen appears even to powerful figures in the Heavenly Court.

3. Significant Themes

• Unintentional luck and absurd success: Qin Fen repeatedly benefits from situations he does not fully understand. His ignorance about the Phaeton leads directly to an unexpected financial gain.
• Appearance versus reality: Qin Fen mistakes a luxury Phaeton for a common Passat, while Bayonet disguises his identity but is still recognized. The chapter repeatedly contrasts what things seem to be with what they actually are.
• Humor through misunderstanding: The comedy comes from Qin Fen’s sincere but incorrect assumptions, the Phaeton owner’s outrage, and Bayonet’s realization that Qin Fen has somehow “won” the exchange.
• Competition and pride: Bayonet turns an ordinary parking transaction into a contest with Qin Fen, showing his desire to prove himself superior.
• Qin Fen’s growing influence: Even when absent from the Heavenly Court, Qin Fen’s actions and reputation affect how others behave toward him, especially because they fear the consequences of offending him.

4. Character Interactions

• Matchmaker Yue shields Qin Fen from questions by telling the Third Prince and Taibai that he is cultivating Merit.
• Qin Fen clashes humorously with the Phaeton owner over the value of the parking space and the identity of the car.
• Qin Fen then cooperates with a second driver to obtain a parking spot for 200 yuan.
• Bayonet observes Qin Fen, imitates his parking-space negotiation tactic, and later compares their results with him.
• The comparison reveals the irony of the chapter: Bayonet pays 300 yuan, while Qin Fen receives 500 yuan and spends only 200, leaving Qin Fen with a 300-yuan profit.

Chapter Summary: “The God of Scamming, Chef Qin”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bayonet becomes bitterly jealous when Qin Fen receives preferential treatment everywhere, even though Qin Fen is not trying to exploit anyone or show off.
• Qin Fen enters an auto show for the first time and is overwhelmed by the glamorous models, revealing his naïve, country-bumpkin-like fascination with the exhibition.
• Although he had initially considered buying a low-key Jaguar SUV, Qin Fen decides to purchase a Porsche Cayenne because he is no longer concerned with appearing modest.
• At the Porsche booth, two models recognize Qin Fen as the famous “Chef Qin,” whose photography has become highly valued in the local photography world.
• One model, nicknamed Big Balloon, approaches Qin Fen and asks to take selfies with him. Another model soon joins them, leaving Bayonet stunned and envious.
• Qin Fen casually decides to buy the Cayenne and asks Big Balloon to arrange the purchase. She happily runs off to secure the deal, hoping to earn a commission.
• When she returns with Qin Fen’s drink, she accidentally spills it on his trousers and shoes. While trying to wipe the liquid away, she creates an awkward and highly suggestive scene.
• The models pull Qin Fen into a lounge to help him change or put on a new pair of shoes. Bayonet listens outside and completely misunderstands their conversation, believing they are engaging in an intimate encounter.
• Motivated by jealousy and the apparent “special treatment” the models are giving Qin Fen, Bayonet rushes to the Mercedes-Benz booth, displays his expensive watch, and impulsively announces that he will buy a car too.
• The chapter ends with Qin Fen innocently complaining that his new shoes hurt and pinch his feet, revealing the true, harmless meaning behind the overheard conversation.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Remains oblivious to the social and sexual implications of his interactions. His wealth, reputation, and unusual luck attract attention wherever he goes, but he treats the models’ behavior as ordinary friendliness. He also becomes more willing to spend freely, choosing the expensive Cayenne without worrying about appearing extravagant.
• Bayonet: Grows increasingly jealous and frustrated by Qin Fen’s effortless popularity. His envy overwhelms his judgment, causing him to misread the lounge conversation and impulsively imitate Qin Fen by buying a Mercedes-Benz.
• Big Balloon and the other model: Recognize Qin Fen’s celebrity status in the photography world and eagerly cultivate his favor. Their behavior is partly playful and partly practical, since Qin Fen’s approval and purchases can benefit them professionally and financially.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and comic irony: The chapter’s main humor comes from Bayonet interpreting an innocent shoe-fitting conversation as an erotic encounter.
• Jealousy and comparison: Bayonet constantly compares his own treatment with Qin Fen’s and becomes increasingly humiliated by Qin Fen’s effortless success.
• Celebrity and social influence: Qin Fen’s reputation as a photographer gives him unexpected status among the models and exhibitors, even though he does not fully understand how famous or influential he has become.
• Money and status: Expensive watches, luxury cars, commissions, and preferential treatment emphasize how wealth and perceived prestige shape social interactions.
• Innocence versus worldly assumptions: Qin Fen’s straightforward behavior contrasts sharply with Bayonet’s suspicious imagination, creating the chapter’s central comedic tension.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen dismisses Bayonet’s jealousy and focuses on exploring the exhibition.
• The models flatter Qin Fen through selfies and physical closeness, while Bayonet watches resentfully.
• Qin Fen and Big Balloon negotiate the Porsche purchase in a casual, friendly manner.
• The accidental drink spill leads to the awkward lounge scene, where the models help Qin Fen with his tight new shoes.
• Bayonet, listening from outside, misinterprets every line and reacts with escalating shock and envy.
• His mistaken assumptions directly motivate him to approach the Mercedes-Benz booth and spend money in an attempt to receive similar attention.

Chapter Summary

Plot points and events

At a car exhibition, Qin Fen tries on a pair of tight new shoes with help from an exhibition worker. His friend Bayonet misunderstands the flirtatious atmosphere and assumes Qin Fen is seducing the female staff. Inspired, Bayonet attempts to imitate him by spilling a drink on a model and trying to get her to take him to a private lounge.
Outside the lounge, Bayonet overhears Qin Fen speaking with two women and misinterprets their conversation as evidence that Qin Fen is arranging an intimate encounter with both of them. Qin Fen’s questions about going “up,” “down,” and “behind” are actually about possible routes for test-driving his newly purchased car.
When Bayonet enters the lounge, he makes an inappropriate advance. The Mercedes-Benz model angrily rejects him, calls him a “beast in human clothing,” and leaves. Bayonet is humiliated and frustrated that Qin Fen seemed to succeed while he failed.

Character developments

• Qin Fen remains oblivious to Bayonet’s assumptions and unintentionally creates misunderstandings through his casual words and actions. He is practical, focused on his shoes and testing his car, and takes obvious pleasure in Bayonet’s embarrassment once he realizes what happened.
• Bayonet is shown to be arrogant, impulsive, and overly confident about using money and charm to attract women. He tries to copy Qin Fen without understanding the situation, revealing his tendency to objectify women and misread social cues. His humiliation exposes the gap between his self-image and his actual behavior.
• The exhibition workers are portrayed as professional and friendly rather than sexually available. Their helpfulness is repeatedly misinterpreted by Bayonet.

Character interactions

Qin Fen receives practical assistance from the women, including help with his shoes and clothing. Bayonet interprets these ordinary gestures as flirtation and believes the women are inviting him to pursue them sexually. His interaction with the Mercedes-Benz model ends in a sharp rejection. Qin Fen then explains the innocent truth behind the entire situation, leaving Bayonet even more embarrassed.

Significant themes

The chapter centers on misunderstanding and comic irony: Bayonet’s assumptions transform mundane conversations into imagined seduction. It also satirizes entitlement, objectification, and class-based arrogance, showing that money and confidence do not grant someone the right to treat others however they wish. Qin Fen’s accidental ability to “screw people over” highlights how appearances and ambiguous language can produce wildly different interpretations.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen connects with the Western Sea Dragon King through WeChat and remotely observes a battle beneath the sea.
• Black Mountain Demon’s forces are attacking the Dragon King’s underwater city. The Water Tribe is outnumbered, though their physical resilience prevents heavy casualties.
• The Dragon King refuses to retreat despite the Turtle Chancellor’s advice, ordering reinforcements from the palace while staying behind to defend the city.
• Black Mountain Demon dominates the battlefield with powerful black mist that knocks Water Tribe soldiers unconscious. His strange inverted-cross pupils suggest an unusual or possibly mysterious origin.
• Qin Fen realizes that Black Mountain’s violent behavior may partly be his fault, since Qin previously provoked him and became involved in the Dragon King’s conflict with Ksitigarbha.
• The Dragon King prays for divine assistance, and Qin Fen seizes the opportunity to intervene—primarily because he hopes to gain support or sponsorship from the wealthy Dragon King.
• Instead of offering a dignified battle cry, Qin Fen uses his identity as a chef to joke that Black Mountain should not kill the “fish and shrimp,” since live seafood is fresher and more valuable than dead seafood.
• His bizarre statement shocks everyone and temporarily disrupts the battlefield.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Shows increasing confidence in meddling in supernatural conflicts. Although disturbed by the brutality of the battle, he quickly returns to his opportunistic and irreverent personality, viewing the Dragon King as a potential wealthy patron. His culinary instincts shape even his attempts to help.
• Western Sea Dragon King: Appears courageous and duty-bound, refusing to abandon his soldiers despite being at a disadvantage. However, he is insecure about repeatedly losing to Black Mountain Demon and worries that another defeat would damage his authority.
• Black Mountain Demon: Is portrayed as exceptionally powerful, eccentric, and ruthless. His recent behavior has become even more aggressive, and his unusual abilities and inverted-cross pupils hint at a deeper mystery.
• Turtle Chancellor: Acts as the cautious adviser, urging the Dragon King to preserve his strength and withdraw. His familiar appearance provides comic relief.
• Water Tribe soldiers and Little Demons: Their resilience and contrasting positions are emphasized: the Water Tribe defends its city while the invading Little Demons repeatedly attack despite suffering injuries.

3. Significant Themes

• Duty versus self-preservation: The Dragon King chooses to remain with his troops rather than retreat, valuing honor and leadership over personal safety.
• Power and helplessness: Although the Dragon King is a respected deity and ruler, he is repeatedly outmatched by Black Mountain Demon’s unusual techniques.
• Comic irreverence: Serious mythological conflict is undercut by Qin Fen’s modern, vulgar, and culinary jokes, creating a strong contrast between epic battle imagery and everyday humor.
• Opportunism and alliances: Qin Fen’s intervention is motivated not only by justice but also by the possibility of gaining financial support from the wealthy Dragon King.
• Cause and consequence: Qin Fen recognizes that his own earlier actions may have intensified Black Mountain Demon’s hostility, making him partly responsible for the current crisis.

4. Character Interactions

• The Turtle Chancellor advises the Dragon King to retreat, but the Dragon King rejects the suggestion and orders him to summon reinforcements.
• Black Mountain Demon taunts the Dragon King from below, challenging him to descend and fight.
• The Dragon King silently prays for help, which Qin Fen overhears through the connection.
• Qin Fen interrupts the confrontation with an absurd “fresh seafood” remark. His words confuse and embarrass the Dragon King, unsettle Black Mountain Demon, and momentarily relieve the exhausted soldiers.
• The chapter ends with Qin Fen transforming a desperate military crisis into a bizarre comedic scene through his chef-like commentary.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen arrives at the Dragon King’s underwater territory, claiming he only came to “pick up some soy sauce,” a phrase whose modern meaning the ancient cultivators misunderstand literally.
• Black Mountain Demon assumes Qin Fen may be a powerful ally and tries to recruit him. He offers to help Qin Fen find “Soy Sauce” in exchange for friendship.
• Qin Fen deliberately plays along, giving absurd answers such as “Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce” and claiming his immortal homeland is the “Lotus Pavilion.”
• Black Mountain Demon eventually realizes Qin Fen has been mocking him and becomes enraged.
• Qin Fen openly sides with the Dragon King, condemning Black Mountain Demon for slaughtering the Water Tribe, harming innocents, imprisoning souls, and disrupting reincarnation.
• Black Mountain Demon reveals his true power. He is identified as Ming Tingxia, a former Buddhist scholar and practitioner of the Dark Mandala Formation, whose methods originate from ancient Indian deities and Great Sage Joyful Heaven.
• As Black Mountain Demon orders his forces to attack, Qin Fen uses a poop emoji through Heavenly Court WeChat. The emoji manifests as an enormous pile of feces, dispelling the demon’s darkness and shocking everyone present.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Displays his characteristic irreverence, confidence, and talent for humiliating enemies through absurd humor. Despite his joking behavior, he is morally opposed to Black Mountain Demon and willingly protects the Dragon King and the Water Tribe.
• Black Mountain Demon: Initially arrogant and calculating, he attempts to manipulate Qin Fen into becoming an ally. After discovering that Qin Fen has been mocking him, his composure collapses into fury. His formidable and unusual Buddhist-related background is revealed.
• Dragon King: Starts frightened and confused by the arrival of another powerful figure, but gradually realizes Qin Fen is not an enemy. He recognizes Black Mountain Demon’s dangerous identity and warns Qin Fen about the Dark Mandala Formation.
• Water Tribe: Remain bewildered by Qin Fen’s strange statements and later become witnesses to the bizarre and overwhelming power of the poop emoji.

Significant Themes

• Humor against intimidation: Qin Fen defeats Black Mountain Demon’s psychological advantage by refusing to treat him with fear or seriousness.
• Modernity versus antiquity: Contemporary internet slang, brand names, and emojis are incomprehensible yet unexpectedly powerful in the ancient cultivation world.
• Hidden strength and mistaken identity: Qin Fen’s casual behavior causes others to overestimate or misunderstand him, while Black Mountain Demon’s respectable Buddhist origins conceal his demonic practices.
• Justice beneath comedy: Although Qin Fen behaves absurdly, he ultimately acts according to a moral code, defending innocents and opposing a demon responsible for killing and spiritual crimes.
• Subversion of authority: Black Mountain Demon’s grand titles, formations, and divine heritage are undercut by Qin Fen’s childish but devastating response.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen repeatedly confuses and frustrates Black Mountain Demon with literal answers and fake details.
• Black Mountain Demon attempts to flatter and recruit Qin Fen, believing him to be an immensely powerful immortal.
• The Dragon King initially fears Qin Fen may be allied with Black Mountain Demon, then recognizes Qin Fen as a potential protector.
• The Dragon King exposes Black Mountain Demon’s history and warns Qin Fen about his power.
• Qin Fen formally denounces Black Mountain Demon before immediately answering his attack with the gigantic poop emoji, turning the confrontation into a humiliating spectacle.

Chapter Summary: “Shit-Bomb Maniac, the Dragon King Gives In”

Plot Points and Major Events

• Qin Fen accidentally selects a bizarre poop emoji during the battle. It manifests as an enormous pile descending from the sky, terrifying everyone because of its size and disgusting appearance.
• The Water Tribe soldiers and Little Demons panic and flee. The Water Tribe escapes quickly by swimming, while the slower Little Demons struggle to get away. The Dragon King transforms into a Golden Dragon and retreats immediately.
• Black Mountain Demon attempts to destroy the emoji with black mist, but the attack disappears upon contact. He realizes that the emoji is immune to ordinary force-based attacks and also abandons the battlefield.
• The poop emoji lands on the seabed and then suddenly explodes. Although the distant Water Tribe and Dragon King avoid the blast, Black Mountain Demon and his Little Demon subordinates are caught in it.
• The Dragon King identifies the explosion as an enormous concentration of Karmic Force, the negative counterpart to Merit. Karmic Force attracts the punishment of the Heavenly Dao and can bring relentless misfortune and disaster.
• The Little Demons begin suffering immediately: their water-repelling spells fail, some cramp up, and they risk drowning. Black Mountain tries to save them.
• Black Mountain and the Dragon King clash while dealing with the chaos. During their exchange, a spear rebounds off the Dragon King, breaks, and strikes Black Mountain in the face, knocking out teeth and leaving him badly wounded.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen moves from embarrassment and disgust to amazement when he realizes the emoji’s true nature. He understands that its terrifying power comes not from physical damage but from the Karmic Force it contains.
• The Dragon King is portrayed as extremely cautious and deeply afraid of Karmic Force. Though initially fleeing to protect himself, he eventually intervenes when the Little Demons are endangered, showing reluctant responsibility toward his allies.
• Black Mountain Demon demonstrates both cunning and power by recognizing that the emoji cannot be defeated through normal attacks. However, his concern for his subordinates forces him back into danger, where he is injured by the chaotic battle.
• The Little Demons are shown as poorly equipped and vulnerable. Their lack of swimming ability and weak defensive techniques make them especially susceptible to the bomb’s effects.
• The Water Tribe reacts pragmatically, abandoning weapons and escaping as soon as the danger becomes clear.

Significant Themes

• Appearance versus true nature: The emoji looks like a ridiculous pile of feces, but it conceals a supernatural force capable of terrifying even powerful immortals and demons.
• The absurdity of power: Qin Fen’s strange emoji ability turns something childish and disgusting into a weapon that ordinary attacks cannot affect.
• Karma and cosmic justice: Karmic Force represents the Heavenly Dao’s punishment. It does not distinguish between good and evil factions; anyone touched by it can suffer its consequences.
• Fear and survival: Even powerful figures such as the Dragon King and Black Mountain retreat when confronted with an incomprehensible threat.
• Responsibility amid chaos: Despite his fear, the Dragon King cannot completely abandon the Little Demons, while Black Mountain risks himself trying to rescue his followers.

Important Character Interactions

• Qin Fen observes and comments on the reactions of the Dragon King, Black Mountain, and the surrounding armies, while the emoji’s effects reveal its hidden power.
• Black Mountain’s black mist fails against the emoji, establishing the bomb’s immunity to conventional attacks.
• The Dragon King and Black Mountain exchange blows when Black Mountain tries to return for his drowning subordinates.
• Black Mountain repels a Water Tribe attack, but the broken spear rebounds and strikes him, leaving him bloodied and humiliated.
• The Dragon King’s explanation of Karmic Force changes Qin Fen’s understanding of the emoji and reveals why everyone instinctively fears it.

Chapter Summary: The God of Misfortune Yielded, Black Mountain Wept

Key Plot Points and Events

• Black Mountain Demon’s full-force attack on the Dragon King backfires catastrophically. The Dragon King’s Heart-Protecting Mirror absorbs the blow, causing the attack’s force to rebound onto Black Mountain.
• Black Mountain is severely injured, vomiting blood and teeth, while the Dragon King survives with only a damaged protective treasure.
• The surrounding Water Tribe captures the Little Demons accompanying Black Mountain, leaving the demon completely outmatched.
• Qin Fen pretends to command powerful karmic abilities and threatens to subdue Black Mountain. The Dragon King, convinced Qin Fen is an extraordinary immortal, urges him to use his “divine powers.”
• Frightened by the threat of Qin Fen’s supposed control over Karmic Force, Black Mountain flees into the Yin-Yang Realm.
• After emerging in the Earthly Immortal Realm, Black Mountain is struck repeatedly by thunder summoned by the Thunder Duke and Lightning Mother. Their attack is accidental, but it worsens his injuries and reinforces the impression that heaven itself is targeting him.
• Black Mountain escapes again toward Black Mountain, while the mortal villagers mistake the thunder and rain for a normal, beneficial storm.
• The battle ends with relatively few Water Tribe casualties, but the interference of Qin Fen and Black Mountain disrupts the fates of the mortals and other beings involved.
• A massive golden beam of Merit descends from heaven. Qin Fen realizes that preventing the conflict may have earned him Merit, even though the reward manifests indirectly.
• Instead of receiving an obvious treasure or power, Qin Fen receives a WeChat red packet containing a Celestial Mobile Data Booster, leaving him exasperated.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Demonstrates that his greatest strength lies in deception, improvisation, and manipulating others’ perceptions rather than direct combat. He recognizes his role in disrupting fate and discovers that he can gain Merit through actions that benefit others.
• Black Mountain Demon: Goes from aggressive confidence to panic and humiliation. His own attack injures him, his followers are captured, and repeated accidents—including heavenly lightning—make him feel cursed by Karmic Force.
• Dragon King: Survives because of his Heart-Protecting Mirror and becomes deeply impressed by Qin Fen. He mistakes Qin Fen’s tricks for genuine mastery of Karmic Force and begins viewing him as a powerful expert worth following.
• Water Tribe: Quickly regains control of the situation after Black Mountain’s forces are neutralized. Their ability to capture the Little Demons highlights their advantage in the underwater environment.
• Thunder Duke and Lightning Mother: Their coordinated attack is technically accidental, but it conveniently punishes Black Mountain and adds to the chapter’s chain of misfortune.

Significant Themes

• Karmic retribution and bad luck: Black Mountain’s violence rebounds upon him, suggesting that Karmic Force can turn an opponent’s own actions against them.
• Fate and unintended consequences: Qin Fen’s intervention creates unpredictable changes in the destinies of mortals, demons, and the Water Tribe. The chapter emphasizes how easily fate becomes obscured when powerful or unusual forces interfere.
• Appearance versus reality: Qin Fen is actually weak in direct combat, but his words and timing convince everyone that he commands terrifying supernatural power.
• Humor through cosmic absurdity: A single pile of excrement triggers a chain of injuries, captures, divine lightning, and karmic consequences. Even the heavenly reward arrives as an inconvenient technological item rather than a grand treasure.
• Merit and moral action: Qin Fen realizes that helping prevent violence and protecting ordinary people can earn him Merit, offering an alternative to gaining rewards through trickery or theft.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen silently relies on Black Mountain’s fear of Karmic Force to make him retreat, while the Dragon King openly praises and flatters Qin Fen.
• The Dragon King’s Heart-Protecting Mirror directly counters Black Mountain’s attack, turning their confrontation into a humiliating reversal for the demon.
• The Water Tribe takes advantage of Black Mountain’s distraction and captures his Little Demons.
• The Thunder Duke and Lightning Mother unintentionally cooperate in punishing Black Mountain, while the villagers below celebrate the resulting rain.
• Qin Fen and the Dragon King both hope to benefit from their alliance: Qin Fen seeks protection and influence, while the Dragon King wants to attach himself to someone he believes is a formidable immortal.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen receives nearly 5,000 Merit after Black Mountain Demon retreats, realizing that preventing casualties among the Water Tribe, Little Demons, and villagers earned him Karmic Merit.
• The Dragon King of the Western Sea thanks the unseen Qin Fen and invites him to the Crystal Palace. Qin Fen refuses because he cannot swim comfortably and does not want to reveal his identity or intentions.
• Hoping to establish a relationship with Qin Fen, the Dragon King offers him a damaged Sea-Calming Divine Pearl, a primordial magic treasure once belonging to Zhao Gongming.
• Qin Fen is stunned by the gift. The pearl can supposedly create its own world and is still immensely valuable despite being damaged.
• Qin Fen downloads the pearl through WeChat’s Offline Space, spending 4,000 Merit. The download progresses extremely slowly and eventually freezes halfway through.
• Qin Fen gives the Dragon King the Daoist name Ziran, telling him to call upon that name if he needs help.
• The Dragon King orders the captured demons imprisoned and returns to his palace, while Qin Fen remains focused on the stalled download and angrily blames the unreliable “carrier.”

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen becomes increasingly aware that righteous actions can produce practical rewards through Merit. Although he pretends to act selflessly, he is highly motivated by the benefits he can gain.
• He demonstrates caution and strategic thinking by avoiding a direct discussion of the Water Tribe’s population problem, wanting the Dragon King to raise the matter naturally.
• Qin Fen also shows growing confidence and opportunism, accepting an extraordinary treasure while maintaining a false image of an aloof, righteous immortal.
• The Dragon King develops deep respect for Qin Fen, believing him to be a powerful expert capable of manipulating Karmic Force. He views Qin Fen as a potential protector and deliberately gives him the pearl to create a lasting bond.
• The Dragon King also proves politically shrewd: he gives away a damaged and dangerous treasure in exchange for Qin Fen’s future support.
• Black Mountain Demon remains absent after fleeing, but his retreat indirectly contributes to Qin Fen’s Merit and the Dragon King’s gratitude.

3. Significant Themes

• Merit and karmic justice: Good deeds are rewarded by the Heavenly Dao, even when the person acting appears motivated by selfish interests.
• Appearances versus reality: Qin Fen presents himself as a noble, selfless immortal while internally calculating how to obtain rewards. The Dragon King likewise mistakes Qin Fen’s performance for genuine righteousness.
• Reciprocity and political alliances: Gifts create obligations. The Dragon King gives Qin Fen the pearl not only as thanks but to secure a powerful ally for the Western Sea Aquatic Tribe.
• Value and hidden potential: A damaged treasure may still possess immense power. The pearl is described as “trash” only in comparison with its original state, yet it remains more valuable than ordinary divine treasures.
• Technology and cultivation: WeChat functions as a bridge between modern technology and the supernatural world, allowing Qin Fen to store and download ancient magic treasures—though its unreliable progress system creates comic frustration.

4. Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and the Dragon King converse through WeChat, with the Dragon King praising Qin Fen’s supposed righteousness and Qin Fen maintaining his fabricated immortal persona.
• The Dragon King attempts to invite Qin Fen to the Crystal Palace, but Qin Fen’s inability and unwillingness to swim prevents a face-to-face meeting.
• Their exchange over the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl establishes a mutually beneficial relationship: Qin Fen gains a priceless treasure, while the Dragon King secures a potential patron.
• Qin Fen names himself Ziran, giving the Dragon King a means of contacting him in the future.
• After Qin Fen departs, the Dragon King commands his followers to imprison the captured demons and return to the palace, while Qin Fen anxiously watches the pearl’s stalled download.

Chapter Summary: The Old Demon Returns Home, the Chef Plays Dirty

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen discovers that the damaged Sea-Calming Divine Pearl will not be immediately delivered. WeChat explains that the primordial treasure requires nurturing and repair, which will only become available after upgrading to the Heavenly 3.0 version.
• He realizes that the upgrade will require a large amount of Merit. Qin Fen speculates that WeChat may be connected to Primordial Purple Qi or “The One That Escaped,” possibly explaining its ability to restore primordial treasures.
• After leaving the exhibition, Qin Fen goes to a nearby restaurant while waiting to meet Big Balloon later that evening.
• Nie Xiaoqian suddenly contacts him for help, revealing that the Black Mountain Demon has returned and summoned her. Qin Fen remembers his promise to protect her and fears the demon intends to force himself on her.
• Qin Fen contacts Fa Hai, who is near Black Mountain but cannot locate or enter it. Using a rock-paper-scissors emoji through WeChat, Qin Fen accidentally produces a massive golden fist that disrupts the surrounding restrictions.
• Fa Hai recognizes the intervention as help from the Buddha and uses the opening to enter Black Mountain.
• While waiting for Fa Hai to rescue Xiaoqian, Qin Fen notices a pole-dancing performance on the restaurant television. He devises a questionable plan: have Xiaoqian perform a seductive dance to distract or delay the Black Mountain Demon until reinforcements arrive.
• Qin Fen tells Xiaoqian he has a solution but becomes unable to explain the plan, since he does not know how to teach her the dance and realizes how inappropriate the suggestion sounds.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Moves from frustration over the unusable divine pearl to excitement after identifying a possible path toward repairing it. He remains resourceful and opportunistic, but his concern for Xiaoqian also shows his sense of responsibility. His desperate “dirty” solution highlights his impulsive, irreverent nature.
• Nie Xiaoqian: Becomes frightened and helpless after being summoned by the returning demon. Her trust in Qin Fen is clear, though she also understands that his help may come with an unusual request.
• Fa Hai: Demonstrates determination by traveling to Black Mountain, but lacks the specialized abilities needed to locate it independently. With Qin Fen’s aid, he finally gains access.
• Black Mountain Demon: Though he does not appear directly, his return creates the chapter’s central threat. His defeat and humiliation elsewhere have not changed his dangerous intentions toward Xiaoqian.
• Matchmaker Yue: Briefly appears as an implied observer who already expects Qin Fen’s ideas to be absurd or disastrous.

Significant Themes

• Improvisation and unconventional problem-solving: Qin Fen repeatedly uses modern technology and bizarre methods to overcome supernatural obstacles.
• The tension between responsibility and recklessness: Qin Fen genuinely wants to save Xiaoqian, but his proposed method is morally questionable and comically inappropriate.
• Power, cultivation, and hidden systems: The Sea-Calming Divine Pearl and WeChat’s version upgrades suggest a larger cosmic mechanism governing treasures, Merit, and supernatural power.
• Humor amid danger: Serious threats involving primordial treasures and demonic abuse are balanced by satire, restaurant distractions, emojis, and Qin Fen’s awkward hesitation.
• Trust and cooperation: Qin Fen, Xiaoqian, and Fa Hai are connected through mutual reliance, with Qin Fen acting as an indirect coordinator.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and WeChat: WeChat frustrates Qin Fen by withholding the divine pearl but also gives him a clue that Merit and version upgrades can repair it.
• Qin Fen and Nie Xiaoqian: Xiaoqian pleads for help, and Qin Fen reassures her despite lacking a clear plan. Their exchange emphasizes his promise to protect her and her dependence on him.
• Qin Fen and Fa Hai: Qin Fen assists Fa Hai remotely by using a WeChat emoji to disrupt Black Mountain’s restrictions. Fa Hai mistakes the intervention for help from the Buddha and enters the mountain.
• Qin Fen and the Black Mountain Demon: They do not meet directly, but Qin Fen prepares to thwart the demon’s intentions toward Xiaoqian.
• Qin Fen and Matchmaker Yue: Her implied judgment reinforces the comedic portrayal of Qin Fen’s unreliable and outrageous ideas.

Chapter Summary: “Xiao Qian Stalls for Time, Chef Qin Tricks Fa Hai”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen contacts Nie Xiaoqian while dining at a Western restaurant and tells her to stall the Black Mountain Demon, creating time for Fa Hai to infiltrate Black Mountain’s territory.
• To make her performance effective, Qin Fen sends her a provocative modern outfit—office clothing, glasses, stockings, high heels, and revealing underwear—as well as dance videos demonstrating pole-dancing movements.
• Although embarrassed and shocked by the underwear, Nie Xiaoqian accepts the plan after Qin Fen convinces her that the outfit is necessary for the dance.
• When the demon’s servant comes to escort her, Nie Xiaoqian’s unusual appearance leaves him stunned. She presents herself as an elegant but seductive secretary and is taken to the Black Mountain Demon.
• Meanwhile, Qin Fen checks on Fa Hai and confirms that the monk has already entered Black Mountain’s domain and is approaching the demon’s residence.
• Inside the demon’s sinister hall, surrounded by skeletons and eerie candlelight, Nie Xiaoqian asks permission to dance before approaching the Black Mountain Demon.
• She requests red lighting and a steel pole. Intrigued, the demon grants her request.
• Nie Xiaoqian begins an unconventional, highly seductive dance, immediately captivating and bewildering the demon. The chapter ends as he becomes engrossed in her performance.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen demonstrates his resourcefulness and willingness to use unconventional methods. He acts as the strategist, improvising a distracting performance and coordinating Nie Xiaoqian’s actions with Fa Hai’s infiltration.
• Nie Xiaoqian begins frightened and lacking confidence, especially because she believes the Black Mountain Demon has seen every kind of seduction before. However, she overcomes her embarrassment, follows Qin Fen’s instructions, and successfully maintains her composure under intense pressure.
• The Black Mountain Demon is initially threatening and confident, but Nie Xiaoqian’s modern appearance and unfamiliar dance catch him completely off guard. His curiosity shifts into fascination and a sense of possessive interest.
• Fa Hai remains mostly off-screen, but his successful entry into Black Mountain establishes him as the hidden action behind Qin Fen and Nie Xiaoqian’s delaying tactic.

3. Significant Themes

• Ingenuity over strength: Qin Fen relies on psychological manipulation and distraction rather than confronting the powerful demon directly.
• Performance as survival: Nie Xiaoqian uses seduction, acting, and dance to protect herself and buy time.
• Modernity disrupting the supernatural: Contemporary clothing, music, and pole dancing confuse the ancient demon and give Nie Xiaoqian an advantage.
• Courage under fear: Despite being terrified, Nie Xiaoqian follows through with the dangerous plan.
• Coordination and trust: The scheme depends on Qin Fen’s planning, Nie Xiaoqian’s execution, and Fa Hai’s simultaneous infiltration.

4. Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Nie Xiaoqian: Qin Fen gives direct instructions and supplies the outfit and dance materials. Nie Xiaoqian initially questions the plan but ultimately trusts him and asks him internally for protection.
• Nie Xiaoqian and the demon’s guard: Her appearance shocks the guard, who becomes distracted by her transformation into a glamorous, modern “secretary.”
• Nie Xiaoqian and the Black Mountain Demon: She carefully maintains a submissive attitude while subtly controlling the encounter by requesting a dance, lighting, and equipment. The demon allows her to proceed because he is intrigued, giving her the time she needs.
• Qin Fen and Fa Hai: Though they do not interact directly in the chapter, Qin Fen monitors Fa Hai’s progress and uses the dance as cover for the monk’s approach.

Chapter Summary: “Big Chef Runs Wild, Fa Hai’s Balls Shatter”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen uses the Mysterious Light Technique to video-call Nie Xiaoqian and watches her perform an extremely skilled, provocative pole dance. Her performance captivates both Qin Fen and the Black Mountain Demon, temporarily distracting the demon from attacking.
• Realizing Black Mountain is about to lose control, Qin Fen abandons the video and switches his attention to Fa Hai, who has secretly infiltrated Black Mountain City to study its layout and prepare to guide Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva there later.
• Qin Fen deliberately uses the barrage-comment function to shout false warnings throughout the city, claiming that a fire has started and that an intruder is present. The Little Demons panic, raise the alarm, and mobilize throughout the city.
• Fa Hai is caught in the resulting chaos. Qin Fen then impersonates a heroic “Red Scarf,” loudly telling Fa Hai to escape through the side gate while claiming he will cover the rear. This makes the demons assume Fa Hai is the spy and causes them to surround him.
• Qin Fen continues taunting Fa Hai by making it sound as though Fa Hai is defiantly refusing to reveal information. Unable to explain that he is not the speaker, Fa Hai is forced to fight.
• Fa Hai unleashes the Mighty Heavenly Dragon, blasting the surrounding Little Demons away and destroying part of the city wall. He attempts to escape through the opening.
• Black Mountain Demon arrives, enraged by the disturbance and eager to vent his accumulated frustration. He confronts Fa Hai, who recognizes him as a powerful Dark Mandala/Bliss Heaven entity and prepares for battle.
• As the confrontation begins, Qin Fen casually tells Nie Xiaoqian that she should escape while she still can.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen becomes increasingly mischievous and shameless, treating the supernatural conflict as entertainment. He demonstrates cleverness, psychological manipulation, and a willingness to sabotage both allies and enemies purely for amusement.
• Nie Xiaoqian is revealed to possess exceptional dancing talent, portrayed as highly experienced and confident in her performance. Her dance temporarily affects even the Black Mountain Demon.
• Fa Hai remains disciplined and duty-focused, carefully scouting the city for Ksitigarbha’s future arrival. However, Qin Fen’s interference leaves him frustrated, humiliated, and trapped in a situation he cannot explain away. Despite this, he responds decisively and powerfully when attacked.
• Black Mountain Demon shifts from relaxed enjoyment to furious aggression. The disruption destroys his brief moment of pleasure and gives his suppressed anger an outlet.
• The Little Demons are shown as easily confused and manipulated, but they respond quickly and collectively once an alarm is raised.

Significant Themes

• Mischief and manipulation: Qin Fen turns misinformation into a weapon, demonstrating that confusion and rumor can be as dangerous as direct combat.
• Humor amid danger: The chapter repeatedly contrasts serious supernatural battles with absurd misunderstandings, fake heroic speeches, and Qin Fen’s casual enjoyment of the chaos.
• Loss of control: Nie Xiaoqian’s dance affects Black Mountain, while Qin Fen’s provocations push Fa Hai and the demon toward an inevitable confrontation.
• Appearance versus reality: Fa Hai is treated as the loudmouthed infiltrator because Qin Fen’s voice falsely frames him, showing how quickly others judge based on appearances and manufactured evidence.
• Duty versus entertainment: Fa Hai is focused on a strategic mission, while Qin Fen treats the same situation as a source of personal amusement.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen watches and praises Nie Xiaoqian’s dance, indirectly influencing Black Mountain Demon’s behavior.
• Qin Fen deliberately frames Fa Hai through false announcements, causing the Little Demons to attack him.
• Fa Hai is unable to defend himself verbally without worsening the misunderstanding, so he relies on force instead.
• Black Mountain Demon confronts Fa Hai after the monk damages the city, setting up a major battle.
• Qin Fen remains detached from the danger, eating steak and enjoying the consequences of his interference while finally urging Nie Xiaoqian to flee.

Chapter Summary: “Believing Your Nonsense, the Dragon King Spent Freely”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nie Xiaoqian is held captive in Black Mountain Demon’s lair while Black Mountain prepares to deal with the invading Fa Hai.
• Qin Fen’s planned deception succeeds: he deliberately exposed Black Mountain’s location and tricked Fa Hai into attacking, creating an opportunity for Xiaoqian to escape.
• Qin Fen breaks the Buddhist restrictions imprisoning Xiaoqian and orders her to flee. She escapes through the demon’s defenses while Fa Hai and Black Mountain clash outside.
• Qin Fen invites Xiaoqian to work at his restaurant, Great Sage Skewers, in Haitian City. She accepts because she has nowhere else to go.
• Qin Fen remains unconcerned about Fa Hai’s fate, reasoning that Fa Hai’s chances are decent because Black Mountain possesses heavy Karmic Force.
• Meanwhile, the Western Sea Dragon King returns to the Crystal Palace and discusses Qin Fen—known to him as Natural Immortal—with the Third Prince.
• The Dragon King misunderstands Qin Fen’s motives, believing that his reckless actions against Black Mountain are evidence of a profound commitment to accumulating Merit.
• Convinced that Qin Fen is a virtuous and powerful immortal, the Dragon King decides to reward him generously.
• Qin Fen receives a notification that the Dragon King has deposited 3,000, raising his balance to 14,587. He is baffled by the Dragon King’s repeated generosity and concludes that wealthy people can spend however they wish.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Demonstrates his cunning, shamelessness, and willingness to manipulate powerful figures for practical goals. He rescues Xiaoqian mainly because he needs a new employee, but he also casually shows confidence in his schemes. He remains oblivious to the heroic image others have created for him.
• Nie Xiaoqian: Proves resourceful and agile by escaping Black Mountain’s defenses. She becomes increasingly astonished by Qin Fen’s bizarre behavior, especially his willingness to admit that he manipulated both sides of the conflict. Despite her doubts, she places her trust in him and accepts a position at his restaurant.
• Black Mountain Demon and Fa Hai: Their conflict is used as a distraction rather than being Qin Fen’s true concern. Both are manipulated by Qin Fen’s plan, with Fa Hai unknowingly serving as the “reinforcement” Qin Fen needed.
• The Dragon King: Becomes firmly convinced that Qin Fen is a morally upright, mysterious immortal devoted to Merit. His admiration leads him to spend lavishly in an attempt to repay Qin Fen.
• The Third Prince: Initially suspects Qin Fen may have ulterior motives but, after hearing his father’s interpretation, feels ashamed of having judged him unfairly. He resolves to repay Qin Fen in the future.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and mistaken identity: Qin Fen’s selfish or chaotic actions are repeatedly interpreted as noble, selfless deeds.
• The power of reputation: Qin Fen’s reputation as “Natural Immortal” causes others to assign deep virtue and wisdom to his ordinary or manipulative behavior.
• Cleverness over strength: Qin Fen avoids direct confrontation and instead relies on deception, timing, and exploiting conflicts between stronger figures.
• Generosity and social advantage: The Dragon King’s wealth allows him to reward Qin Fen freely, illustrating how powerful patrons can transform misunderstandings into material benefits.
• Absurdity of the immortal world: Spiritual beings act according to grand principles, while Qin Fen views events through the practical lens of escape routes, employees, food, and money.

Important Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Nie Xiaoqian: Qin Fen frees Xiaoqian and offers her employment. She is grateful but increasingly disturbed by his unscrupulous methods.
• Qin Fen, Black Mountain, and Fa Hai: Qin Fen manipulates both antagonists into conflict, using Fa Hai’s attack to create Xiaoqian’s escape route.
• The Dragon King and the Third Prince: Their discussion deepens the Dragon King’s mistaken belief in Qin Fen’s virtue and causes the Third Prince to reconsider his earlier suspicions.
• Qin Fen and the Dragon King: Although they do not directly interact in the chapter, the Dragon King’s admiration results in another major financial deposit, while Qin Fen remains unaware of the noble interpretation behind it.

Chapter Summary: “Big Chef’s Joyful Life”

Key Plot Points and Events

• With his financial and transportation problems resolved, Qin Fen sends Nie Xiaoqian a 200-yuan WeChat red packet. The reward manifests as a beam of golden light, erasing the Karma and restrictions placed on her by the Black Mountain Demon.
• Nie Xiaoqian, fleeing Black Mountain, initially mistakes the overwhelming aura for divine punishment. She soon realizes that Qin Fen has freed her and feels immense gratitude and awe toward him.
• Qin Fen orders Nie Xiaoqian to travel to Haitian City and begin working as his secretary, emphasizing that he protects and values his own people.
• Qin Fen promises the Western Sea Dragon King an item that can help control the Aquatic Tribe’s rapidly growing population. He plans to use condoms, modified by Moon Rabbit and Weaver Girl, as a practical family-planning solution for immortals and demons.
• While presenting this plan as a way to solve population problems, Qin Fen’s real goal is to establish a sustainable source of Merit and prepare for a larger future project that could transform Heaven and the immortal realms.
• Later, Qin Fen test-drives his new car, handles paperwork, and shops at a supermarket. He buys clothes for Nie Xiaoqian and an embarrassing number of boxes of condoms for the family-planning project.
• The cashier and nearby shoppers misunderstand his purchase, assuming Qin Fen is extremely promiscuous. His attempt to conceal the condoms in promotional auto-show bags only makes the situation more ridiculous.
• At the end, two women from the auto show—Xiao Hua and another companion—arrive carrying identical bags filled with unrelated promotional items. They coincidentally decide to call Qin Fen at the same time.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes more confident and relaxed now that he has money and a car. He shows loyalty and protectiveness toward Nie Xiaoqian while continuing to think strategically about how ordinary products can generate Merit. Despite his grand ambitions, he remains embarrassed and awkward in everyday social situations.
• Nie Xiaoqian: Experiences a major transformation, becoming free from Black Mountain’s control and cleansed of her remaining Karma. Her gratitude and admiration for Qin Fen deepen, and she accepts her new role as his secretary.
• Dragon King: Remains grateful but dissatisfied because Qin Fen offers a population-control solution rather than directly eliminating Black Mountain. He is intrigued and confused by the mysterious item Qin Fen promises.
• Moon Rabbit and Weaver Girl: Though they do not appear directly, they are assigned the important task of adapting the condoms for supernatural users.
• The cashier and shoppers: Their humorous misinterpretations highlight Qin Fen’s discomfort and the contrast between his secret supernatural plans and how he appears to ordinary people.

Significant Themes

• Merit through practical innovation: Qin Fen seeks to earn supernatural Merit not through force but through useful inventions and social reforms.
• Freedom and redemption: Nie Xiaoqian’s Karma being erased represents release from oppression and the possibility of a new life.
• Strategic manipulation: Qin Fen presents family planning as the main objective while secretly using it as the first step in a much larger plan to influence Heaven.
• Appearance versus reality: Qin Fen appears to be a shameless buyer of condoms, while his real purpose is administrative and cosmic.
• Comedy from cultural misunderstanding: Modern consumer goods, supernatural beings, and ordinary social assumptions collide to create much of the chapter’s humor.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen communicates with Nie Xiaoqian through the red packet and gives her freedom, establishing a respectful but hierarchical boss-secretary relationship.
• He negotiates with the Dragon King, promising help while carefully withholding the full truth about his plans.
• His imagined interactions with the cashier and nearby women reveal his embarrassment as they judge him based on his purchases.
• The two auto-show women unintentionally mirror Qin Fen’s situation by carrying the same promotional bags, setting up a likely comedic misunderstanding when they contact him.