Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• During a gathering at Five Villages Temple, Yang Jian raises the question of opposing the Heavenly Laws to help those affected by the immortal-mortal taboo. The immortals fall silent, unwilling to challenge Heaven. Monkey presses Lü Dongbin for an opinion, but Lü dodges the question.
• Qin Fen learns from the Queen Mother that changing a Heavenly Law requires deliberation by the ministers, approval from the Jade Emperor, and—most importantly—the Heavenly Dao’s consent. Defying Heaven could bring devastating consequences.
• Qin Fen realizes his original plan to bargain with the Jade Emperor using Zhen Yuanzi’s Ginseng Fruit is unlikely to work: the law affects many cases, and inconsistent past rulings make reform politically complicated.
• Seeing his allies unable or unwilling to act, Qin Fen decides to take the risk himself. He appears openly before the immortals and argues that justice should allow people to correct past wrongs and receive another chance.
• His declaration causes an uproar. Li Jing orders celestial soldiers to surround Five Villages Temple, setting up a confrontation.

Character developments

• Qin Fen moves from anxious frustration to bold resolve, choosing to speak publicly rather than depend on others.
• Yang Jian shows fierce loyalty to his family by raising the dangerous issue, despite the risks.
• Monkey remains fearless and supports Yang Jian, though he cannot force the other immortals to speak.
• The Queen Mother understands the political and celestial process but is surprised when Qin Fen steps forward.
• Zhen Yuanzi appears confident in the Natural Daoist’s presence, while Lü Dongbin avoids taking a stand.

Significant themes

• Justice versus law: The chapter questions whether rigid laws should allow for repentance and reform.
• Courage and personal responsibility: Qin Fen ultimately acts on his own rather than waiting for powerful allies.
• Power and risk: Changing the law threatens not only political order but the safety of those who approve it.
• Fairness and consistency: Different precedents make any reform difficult to justify without addressing all affected cases.

Character interactions

• Monkey challenges Lü Dongbin to speak, but Lü deflects.
• The Howling Celestial Hound tries to restrain Yang Jian, warning him of the danger.
• Qin Fen consults the Queen Mother about the procedure, then recognizes that her explanation leaves the decisive power with the Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Fen’s public argument directly challenges the authorities, prompting Li Jing to deploy soldiers.

Chapter Summary

Plot and Events

During a tense gathering at Five Villages Temple, the Tower-Bearing Heavenly King, Li Jing, mobilizes heavenly soldiers after an unknown voice openly questions the Jade Emperor’s actions. The speaker is revealed to be Natural Daoist, a mysterious outsider whose challenge is viewed as reckless and insulting. Li Jing orders him to come out and die, but before violence begins, Matchmaker Yue identifies Natural Daoist as her friend and asks for leniency.

Revelations and Reactions

The situation changes dramatically when the Queen Mother rises and respectfully greets Natural Daoist as a fellow Daoist. She even invites him to Kunlun Mountain, offering to prepare a couch for his visit. Her unusual warmth and deference shock the immortals, especially the Jade Emperor, who understands that she would not show such respect to anyone lacking extraordinary status or power. Li Jing realizes that he has provoked someone far beyond his expectations and becomes unwilling to act.

Zhen Yuanzi’s Respect

The host, Zhen Yuanzi, then stands and bows deeply to Natural Daoist, declaring that his arrival makes him fortunate beyond three lifetimes. This is even more astonishing than the Queen Mother’s response because Zhen Yuanzi, the revered Ancestor of Earth Immortals and a powerful Quasi-Saint, rarely bows to anyone. His behavior suggests that Natural Daoist may possess an identity, cultivation, or status surpassing even Zhen Yuanzi’s.

Character Developments

• Natural Daoist/Qin Fen: Remains hidden in the sky and calmly responds to the Queen Mother, showing confidence despite being dramatically overestimated by everyone present. Internally, he is pleased by the Queen Mother’s support, though the narration reveals the irony that he is actually far weaker than she assumes.
• The Queen Mother: Displays rare warmth and respect, publicly validating Natural Daoist’s importance and protecting him from the Heavenly Court’s hostility.
• Zhen Yuanzi: Reveals exceptional reverence toward Natural Daoist, elevating the mysterious figure’s perceived standing even further.
• Jade Emperor: Becomes increasingly unsettled and embarrassed as his authority is undermined. He cannot detect Natural Daoist’s cultivation and realizes that an unknown powerhouse has appeared under his nose.
• Li Jing: Shifts from aggression and contempt to fear and silence after learning that Natural Daoist is respected by both the Queen Mother and Zhen Yuanzi.
• The Immortals: Are left bewildered and envious, desperate to discover Natural Daoist’s true identity.

Themes

The chapter emphasizes misunderstanding and dramatic irony, as nearly everyone mistakes Qin Fen for an incomprehensibly powerful Quasi-Saint. It also explores status, reputation, and authority: the respect shown by powerful figures becomes more influential than any direct display of strength. The Heavenly Court’s supposed supremacy is challenged as the Queen Mother and Zhen Yuanzi independently recognize Natural Daoist, creating tension between official authority and genuine power.

Ending

After the Jade Emperor asks who he is, Natural Daoist finally identifies himself: “This humble Daoist is Natural!” His declaration leaves the gathering even more eager to uncover the truth behind the mysterious figure.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Fen, using the name “Nature,” arrives at Zhen Yuanzi’s gathering and asks the Jade Emperor to pardon the mortals involved in the Mid-Autumn Festival incident.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the Queen Mother’s support puts the Jade Emperor under pressure, while the other immortals stay silent and avoid taking sides.
• The Jade Emperor refuses to reconsider the immortal–mortal taboo, insisting it is established heavenly law. Monkey and Yang Jian speak up for Qin Fen’s request, but neither can sway him.
• The Queen Mother urges Qin Fen to proceed cautiously, warning that openly challenging the law—and the Heavenly Dao behind it—could bring serious consequences. Matchmaker Yue also doubts the Jade Emperor can safely change the rule.
• The Jade Emperor ends the discussion, saying he will let the matter pass out of respect for Zhen Yuanzi but will not grant the pardon. Qin Fen then secretly sends a Password Red Packet, intending to force the Jade Emperor to regret his refusal.

Character developments

• Qin Fen/Nature shows compassion for those suffering under outdated rules and a stubborn willingness to challenge them, even while recognizing the danger.
• The Jade Emperor prioritizes law, political legitimacy, and order over mercy. His anger and finality reveal that he has no intention of changing the policy.
• The Queen Mother supports Qin Fen but is cautious, trying to protect him from provoking the Heavenly Dao.
• Monkey and Yang Jian openly back Qin Fen; Yang Jian’s frustration with the Jade Emperor is especially personal.
• Matchmaker Yue feels responsible for the situation but loses his nerve when confronted with the scale of the risk.

Significant themes

• Compassion versus rigid tradition: Qin Fen questions whether long-standing laws remain just simply because they are old.
• Power and political constraint: Even the Jade Emperor feels bound by heavenly authority and the need to maintain order.
• Courage versus caution: Qin Fen chooses to act where others fear the consequences.
• Public silence and private dissent: The gathered immortals avoid speaking, while a few characters voice opposition at considerable risk.

Character interactions

• Zhen Yuanzi’s backing and the Queen Mother’s intervention strengthen Qin Fen’s position, forcing the Jade Emperor to respond carefully.
• Monkey and Yang Jian challenge the Jade Emperor’s refusal, while Li Jing is awkwardly drawn into the exchange.
• The Queen Mother privately advises Qin Fen not to escalate; Matchmaker Yue likewise warns him that the Jade Emperor cannot easily yield.
• After the Jade Emperor’s definitive rejection, Qin Fen turns to his red-packet ability as a covert means of retaliation.

Key plot points and events

• Natural Daoist publicly challenges the Jade Emperor with a verse about giving the old order “a brand-new face,” making clear he intends to reform Heaven despite the consequences.
• Though the Jade Emperor dismisses him, Qin Fen follows through on a WeChat feature: he sends a tiny “Heavenly Dao Reward” red packet carrying the phrase, “I was wrong! I am guilty! I’m a complete idiot!”
• Unlike an ordinary password red packet, a Heavenly Dao Reward cannot be refused. The Jade Emperor is compelled to stand and say the words aloud in front of the assembled immortals.
• The Heavenly Dao then manifests and bestows merit on the Jade Emperor. This makes the humiliation worse: denying the reward would imply the Heavenly Dao was mistaken, while accepting its meaning confirms his public admission.
• Unable to face the crowd, the Jade Emperor pretends to faint. Taibai announces that he has “fainted again,” prompting observers to suspect he will later claim a revelation and amend the Heavenly Laws.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Fen/Natural Daoist proves that his bold reformist words are backed by action. Though he knows his relationship with the Jade Emperor may be ruined, he is committed to keeping his word.
• The Jade Emperor shifts from arrogant dismissal to helpless humiliation. He realizes the Heavenly Dao—not Natural Daoist acting directly—has forced the scene, but bitterly thinks the matter could have been handled through negotiation.
• The Queen Mother worries about the rupture between the two men and admires Qin Fen’s resolve, recalling her own painful obedience to the Heavenly Laws.
• Yang Jian and Monkey are impressed by Natural Daoist’s courage; Yang Jian is especially pained by the Jade Emperor’s treatment of Weaver Girl. Monkey is bewildered by the Jade Emperor’s public self-condemnation.
• Matchmaker Yue, Zhen Yuanzi, Li Jing, and the other immortals react with shock, amusement, or contempt. Zhen Yuanzi alone seems confident in Natural Daoist, while Matchmaker Yue sees the Jade Emperor’s fainting as a familiar evasion.

Significant themes

• Reform versus obedience: Qin Fen is willing to challenge established laws, while the Queen Mother’s memories show how power can force even sympathetic rulers to comply.
• Public dignity and hypocrisy: The Jade Emperor’s insistence that his words are unquestionable collapses when he is made to contradict himself publicly.
• The authority of the Heavenly Dao: Its power overrides personal choice, turning a technological gimmick into an unavoidable divine judgment.
• Consequences of words and promises: Qin Fen acts on his stated resolve, while the Jade Emperor is trapped by his own claims that he never regrets anything.

Key plot points and events

• At the Ginseng Fruit Gathering, the Jade Emperor faints after the Heavenly Dao rewards him for a statement he had just made. The reward forces him into an embarrassing contradiction, and he uses unconsciousness to escape the crowd’s reaction.
• Taibai apologizes to Zhen Yuanzi and prepares to take the Jade Emperor back to the Heavenly Court. With the emperor absent, the assembled immortals are unsure who should lead.
• Zhen Yuanzi urges everyone to continue the gathering, implicitly backing the Natural Daoist. Monkey enthusiastically calls for the Ginseng Fruit.
• Erlang God recognizes the Queen Mother’s opportunity to take charge and formally asks for her command. Matchmaker Yue supports the Natural Daoist’s call for change, and the Queen Mother agrees.
• The immortals pledge obedience to the Queen Mother. Zhen Yuanzi advises them to enjoy the feast and let matters take their course—words that also serve as a warning to stay aligned with the Natural Daoist.

Character developments and interactions

• The Jade Emperor tries to avoid an impossible and humiliating situation by fainting, leaving the court without its ruler.
• The Queen Mother moves decisively into authority once Erlang God yields the initiative to her; the other immortals follow her lead.
• Zhen Yuanzi becomes an open supporter of the Natural Daoist, convinced that cooperating with him brings rewards and influence.
• Erlang God shows political savvy by recognizing the Queen Mother’s authority in the moment.
• Matchmaker Yue quickly backs the emerging faction, while Taibai is left struggling to manage the fallout.
• Qin Fen, observing from the sidelines, sees his plan succeed but senses that the resulting shift may bring future trouble.

Significant themes

• Power and political opportunism: The Jade Emperor’s absence creates a vacuum, and court figures rapidly reposition themselves around the Queen Mother and the Natural Daoist.
• The Heavenly Dao as an unpredictable force: Its intervention turns a supposed reward into public humiliation and leaves the immortals unsure what it intends.
• Fear, loyalty, and self-preservation: The immortals’ pledges reflect not only respect but also their desire to avoid opposing a force capable of humiliating the emperor.
• Humor amid upheaval: The chapter plays the court’s crisis as farce, even as it signals a consequential change in authority.

Chapter Summary: Establishing a Heavenly Court Chat Group

Key Plot Points and Events

• After openly intervening in Heavenly Court affairs, Qin Fen realizes that attracting too much attention—especially from the Jade Emperor—could endanger his plans.
• He decides to retreat into the shadows and build influence indirectly by forming an alliance of lower-ranking but highly skilled immortals.
• Qin Fen creates a WeChat group called the “Workers’ Union,” intended to unite skill-based immortals and give them collective strength.
• He invites Luban, Food God, Zhang Mingfeng, the Medicine Master, and Du Kang. The members immediately treat Qin Fen as their patriarch and leader.
• Qin Fen declares that the group will promote the development of the Celestial Realm and bring benefits to all living beings, framing the organization as a source of merit.
• His first assignment is to develop electric fans for the Heavenly Court. Qin Fen explains that they produce ordinary wind in three adjustable speeds, not lightning or divine wind.
• Luban and Zhang Mingfeng are assigned to work on the fans, while Food God is appointed group administrator with authority to invite, silence, and remove members.
• Qin Fen plans to use the group as both a talent network and a laboratory for combining modern technology with immortal techniques, allowing him to expand his influence and profit from the resulting products.
• At the end, Qin Fen asks Food God for an Invisibility Talisman, revealing that he still intends to operate covertly and take advantage of available resources.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes more strategic after recognizing the dangers of fame and direct confrontation. He shifts from acting publicly to building an organized power base through cooperation, technology, and indirect influence.
• Food God: Shows intense loyalty and enthusiasm. He interprets the Workers’ Union as the beginning of Qin Fen’s own sect and eagerly accepts the administrator role, hoping to gain greater status.
• Luban: Remains devoted to Qin Fen and is fascinated by the unfamiliar concept of an electric fan, initially assuming it must be a lightning-based magical treasure.
• Zhang Mingfeng: Is pleased to be entrusted with an important technical task alongside Luban, though he does not initially understand the practical value of the fan.
• Medicine Master: Appears practical and impatient with the group’s noise, but becomes interested once Qin Fen mentions work and potential benefits.
• Du Kang: Joins the group unexpectedly, adding another capable immortal to Qin Fen’s growing network.

Significant Themes

• Power through organization: Qin Fen realizes that individual strength is insufficient and that collective support can deter stronger political opponents.
• Innovation through cultural exchange: Modern Earth technology is reimagined through the perspective of immortals and may eventually be combined with immortal arts.
• Influence from the lower ranks: The chapter emphasizes the potential of overlooked, skill-based immortals who lack status but possess talent and a strong desire to improve.
• Leadership and belief: Qin Fen’s followers treat him with near-religious reverence, allowing him to establish authority despite his uncertainty about formal leadership.
• Covert ambition: Qin Fen seeks power and profit while maintaining a low profile, using the Workers’ Union as a hidden network rather than openly challenging the Heavenly Court.

Character Interactions

• The group members enthusiastically greet Qin Fen and immediately fall silent when he speaks, demonstrating their deep respect for him.
• Food God, Zhang Mingfeng, the Medicine Master, and Du Kang bicker playfully before Qin Fen arrives, giving the new group a lively and informal atmosphere.
• Qin Fen assigns Luban and Zhang Mingfeng to develop electric fans, turning their technical expertise into a practical project.
• Food God eagerly accepts administrative duties and promises to recruit more capable members.
• Qin Fen’s explanation of the electric fan causes confusion among the immortals, who interpret ordinary technology through the framework of magical treasures and divine powers.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen, a mortal with limited combat power and an inability to Upgrade, seeks an Invisibility Talisman. Although the immortals consider it a simple object, Qin specifically demands a low-quality version because stronger magical items consume more data when used.
• The Food God volunteers to create the talisman, only to discover that making an intentionally inferior item is far more difficult for an immortal than producing a perfect one. Qin further complicates the task by asking that its effectiveness be reduced three- to fivefold.
• Before leaving to have dinner with his parents, Qin gives the immortals a “red packet” and tells them to work hard.
• After Qin departs, the immortals debate the meaning behind his strange instructions. They conclude that the talisman task must be a profound test of their understanding of the laws of Heaven.
• A streak of golden light arrives from the horizon, revealing that Qin’s red packet is actually celestial Merit delivered by the Heavenly Dao itself. The immortals are stunned by the implication that the Heavenly Dao personally carries out Qin’s rewards.
• The immortals conclude that Qin must be far more powerful than they previously imagined. They believe this explains why anyone Qin tells to Upgrade succeeds.
• The Food God warns everyone to remain respectful, reminding them that Qin can summon Purple Firmament Divine Thunder against the entire group.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains unaware of how terrifyingly powerful the immortals believe him to be. He behaves like a practical, frugal mortal, worrying about data consumption and casually requesting low-quality magical items.
• The Food God changes from eager volunteer to exasperated victim as he realizes the task is technically difficult. Despite his frustration, he accepts Qin’s command and later becomes a strict enforcer of respect toward the Patriarch.
• The Medicine Master continues to view Qin with awe and amusement, recognizing that Qin’s seemingly absurd demands may conceal extraordinary intentions.
• Zhang Mingfeng and Luban interpret Qin’s behavior as deliberate and profound, reinforcing the mistaken belief that every casual command from him is a deep heavenly test.
• Du Kang becomes increasingly convinced that Qin’s power is directly responsible for the immortals’ successful Upgrades.
• The group as a whole shifts from mild confusion to overwhelming reverence and fear.

Significant Themes

• Dramatic irony and misunderstanding: Qin sees himself as an ordinary mortal trying to conserve resources, while the immortals interpret his actions as displays of supreme power.
• Power through perception: Qin’s reputation grows not because he intentionally demonstrates strength, but because the immortals attribute cosmic significance to everything he does.
• Hierarchy and authority: The immortals treat Qin’s requests as unquestionable commands, even when those requests seem bizarre or trivial.
• Humor from contrasting perspectives: Qin’s mundane concerns—such as budgeting data and going home for dinner—are contrasted with the immortals’ belief that he can command the Heavenly Dao.
• Merit and divine influence: The arrival of celestial Merit suggests that Qin’s actions are tied to the workings of the Heavenly Dao, further blurring the line between his apparent mortality and true cosmic status.

Character Interactions

• Qin orders the Food God to make an intentionally weak Invisibility Talisman, while the Medicine Master and Du Kang react with confusion and disbelief.
• The Food God complains indirectly about the impossible request, but the Medicine Master mocks him for being the one who volunteered.
• Zhang Mingfeng and Luban defend the task as a meaningful test, encouraging the others to take Qin’s words seriously.
• After Qin gives the red packet, the immortals initially debate whether they are worthy to accept it. When the Heavenly Dao delivers the Merit, their confusion turns into awe.
• The Food God ultimately asserts authority over the group, threatening anyone who disrespects Qin with another group-wide lightning strike.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Fen’s red packets trigger repeated grants of Heaven-bestowed Merit, convincing the immortals that he has an extraordinary connection to the Heavenly Dao. They keep the incident secret, while several become even more devoted to him.
• The Jade Emperor, shaken by the Heavenly Dao’s response, gives up resisting the proposed changes to the Immortal-Mortal Taboo and agrees to revise it.
• Matchmaker Yue informs Moon Rabbit and Chang’e that the taboo is about to change. Moon Rabbit thinks of Wu Gang and feels newly hopeful.
• Qin Fen sends Chang’e a poetic message under the name “Natural Daoist,” promising they will meet again when she is no longer trapped by her circumstances. Chang’e is intrigued, especially by the poetry, and resolves to meet him.
• Moon Rabbit and Chang’e each credit Qin Fen 5,000, pushing his balance above 40,000. He upgrades WeChat to Heaven-Class 4.0, unlocking Shake, password-protected red packets, and a scanner function connected to the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and the Three Thousand Lesser Worlds.
• Qin Fen obtains an Invisibility Talisman made by the Food God. Though its description warns that it is poorly made and unreliable, Qin Fen is pleased and taps it.

Character developments and interactions

• The immortals’ awe of Qin Fen deepens, despite the fact that he remains an ordinary, powerless mortal.
• The Jade Emperor’s confidence collapses when faced with the Heavenly Dao; he yields rather than risk further consequences.
• Moon Rabbit shifts from uncertainty toward hope about Wu Gang and the possibility of change.
• Chang’e’s loneliness is emphasized, but Qin Fen’s message and Matchmaker Yue’s news awaken her interest and resolve.
• Qin Fen remains practical and ambitious: he pursues upgrades and new tools, while still acknowledging that he must yield to his parents at home.
• The Food God’s shabby craftsmanship becomes a source of humor through the Invisibility Talisman’s comically poor description.

Significant themes

• Appearances versus reality: The immortals interpret Qin Fen’s casual actions as signs of immense power, while he knows how helpless he would be in a real fight.
• Power and submission: Even the Jade Emperor bows before the Heavenly Dao, while Qin Fen submits to his parents out of filial duty.
• Loneliness and hope: Chang’e’s solitude and Moon Rabbit’s conflicted feelings begin to give way to the prospect of reunion and change.
• Hidden potential and discovery: The Sea-Calming Pearls may unlock or stabilize entire worlds, suggesting that WeChat’s functions conceal far greater possibilities.

Plot points

• After spending 1,000 Merit, Qin Fen still has more than 3,000 and receives an Invisibility Talisman. He leaves Earthly Immortal Realm specialties for his aging parents, reflecting on the need to improve people’s health gradually rather than overwhelm them.
• Qin Fen tests the talisman and becomes invisible, though he cannot see the effect himself. He discovers it also makes anything he applies it to invisible.
• That night, Chameleon breaks into his home to search for a glowing pearl. Little Bean repeatedly interferes, frustrating her with his persistent attempts to mount her shoe.
• Qin Fen follows the intruder invisibly. Chameleon searches the bedroom but finds no pearl. She says Yan Bing described it as glowing and changing temperature.
• Qin Fen connects her description to the glass ball Little Bean gave him, suspecting it may be the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl. When he moves in surprise, Chameleon senses something and strikes at empty air.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Fen shows concern for his parents and the wider population, becoming more cautious about using his power and choosing to work behind the scenes. He also demonstrates curiosity and suspicion when Chameleon enters his home.
• Little Bean remains comically self-important and frustrated by his lack of divine abilities. He acts as an accidental guard, persistently obstructing Chameleon rather than letting her enter freely.
• Chameleon appears skilled and methodical, carefully searching the house and restoring everything she moves. Her composure is tested by Little Bean—and then by the apparent presence of an invisible person.
• The chapter’s main interactions are comic clashes between Chameleon and Little Bean, followed by a tense, one-sided pursuit as the invisible Qin Fen observes and follows her.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and restraint: Qin Fen recognizes that helping people requires gradual, sustainable change.
• Fate and unexpected consequences: His earlier actions, though potentially dangerous, accidentally helped someone.
• Comedy alongside suspense: Little Bean’s absurd behavior contrasts with Chameleon’s professional burglary and the mystery of the pearl.
• Mystery and discovery: Chameleon’s search reveals that Qin Fen may possess a valuable pearl without realizing what it is.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Fen recognizes Chameleon as the sales assistant who had previously disguised herself and contacted him online. He realizes she is searching for the Luminous Pearl and decides to use her as bait to draw out the person behind her.
• Using an Invisibility Talisman, Qin Fen quietly approaches Chameleon and pretends to be a ghost. Startled by his voice, she falls onto him without realizing he is there, then panics when she senses an invisible presence.
• Little Bean enters and shuts the door with uncanny, humanlike movements. Its appearance and behavior convince Chameleon that she is dealing with supernatural beings rather than ordinary people.
• Qin Fen prolongs the deception with creepy, flirtatious remarks. Chameleon’s composure collapses, and she prepares to leave.
• When Qin Fen warns her not to reach for anything, she mistakes his question about concealed weapons and pulls down her zipper, leaving him horrified and embarrassed.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Fen is observant and quick to connect Chameleon to the earlier meeting arrangement. Rather than force information out of her, he relies on a supernatural bluff to frighten her into contacting her handler. His plan becomes awkwardly complicated by his own invisibility and Chameleon’s physical reactions.
• Chameleon shifts from a capable, methodical agent—using a thermal imager to check the room—to a terrified woman convinced she has encountered a ghost. Her fear overwhelms her training and leaves her misreading Qin Fen’s intentions.
• Little Bean plays along with the deception, displaying unnaturally human behavior and glowing eyes that intensify Chameleon’s panic.
• The central interaction is a comic mismatch: Qin Fen tries to manipulate Chameleon through fear, while she interprets every strange event as evidence of a haunting. Neither understands the other’s assumptions, culminating in the mistaken zipper incident.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Qin Fen’s invisibility, Chameleon’s disguise, and Little Bean’s strange behavior make it difficult to tell what is real.
• Fear of the unknown: Chameleon’s professional confidence gives way when she believes she faces something beyond ordinary human threats.
• Comic miscommunication: Qin Fen’s improvised bluff repeatedly produces unexpected results, turning a calculated interrogation into farce.
• Deception and pursuit: Qin Fen hopes Chameleon will lead him to whoever may possess a Luminous Pearl, while she believes she has been sent into a trap.

Plot points and events

• Big Chef Qin Fen confronts Chameleon, who tries to distract him with a revealing stunt and then asks what he wants. Qin Fen claims he wants to accompany her, but steers her into explaining that she is searching for a Luminous Pearl on behalf of her employer.
• Chameleon says her information links the pearl to a wine flask associated with Qin Fen. He pretends to know nothing about it, then directs her to a storage room full of identical flasks and lets her take two.
• Qin Fen invents a story that he is a ghost tied to Dragon Pool Lake. Chameleon leaves convinced the lake may be significant. Once she is gone, Qin Fen explains that the ghost story is meant to divert suspicion, keep his enemies cautious, and lure them toward the lake while he investigates them.
• After two days at home, Qin Fen travels to Capital City for an upcoming A Bite of China special, bringing Little Bean along.
• At the airport, he tries the new “Shake” feature on his phone. He messages a user called Little Oil Lamp, whose mysterious response suggests that someone has been trapped for a thousand years and believes Qin Fen has found him.

Character developments

• Qin Fen shows himself to be strategic and deceptive: rather than confront Chameleon or reveal what he knows, he constructs a convincing ghost mystery to protect himself and manipulate her employers.
• Chameleon is shaken by Qin Fen’s apparent supernatural abilities. Though suspicious of the many wine flasks, she accepts two and leaves intrigued by the possibility that Dragon Pool Lake holds a secret.
• Little Bean remains wary of Qin Fen’s schemes but travels with him this time.
• Little Oil Lamp is introduced as a mysterious figure who reacts to Qin Fen’s message as if it could end a long isolation.

Significant themes

• Misdirection and manipulation: Qin Fen uses Chameleon’s assumptions and curiosity to conceal his own position and control what her side investigates.
• Uncertainty and the supernatural: The ghost story works because Chameleon cannot explain what she has witnessed, while the final message hints at an even stranger mystery.
• Patience and long-term planning: Qin Fen deliberately keeps the trail alive, hoping it will lead him closer to the third Sea-Calming Divine Pearl.

Character interactions

• Qin Fen intimidates and misleads Chameleon, while she probes him for information about the pearl and the lake.
• Qin Fen explains his strategy to Little Bean, who silently recognizes how calculating his master is.
• A casual greeting from Qin Fen unexpectedly reaches Little Oil Lamp, prompting a dramatic reaction from the mysterious stranger.

Plot points

• Qin Fen matches online with “Little Oil Lamp,” actually the Lamp Genie, a long-neglected wish-granting deity from Aladdin’s world.
• The genie explains that he needs to grant three wishes to earn his freedom. But his world has been altered by Immortal-Mortal Separation: myths and supernatural forces have largely disappeared from the Mortal Realm.
• Qin Fen, unaware of the genie’s identity, treats him as an eccentric stranger. He first asks for world peace and an end to death, then to become a god. The genie cannot grant either wish.
• The genie offers conventional rewards—beauty, money, and power—but Qin Fen rejects them. He finally asks for greater popularity, hoping to advance his cooking show, A Bite of China.
• As the genie tries to grant that wish, a black hole opens in the lamp and purple smoke engulfs him. He realizes Qin Fen is no ordinary mortal.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Fen is playful and skeptical, interpreting the genie’s grand claims as online bluster. Beneath the joking, he values Merit and wants to help Chinese culture and the country flourish; his request for popularity is also connected to his work.
• The Lamp Genie begins jubilant at finally receiving a visitor, but grows frustrated as Qin Fen’s wishes exceed his abilities. His usual manipulative routine—tempting people with wealth, beauty, or power—fails. The final supernatural reaction makes him recognize that he has misjudged his interlocutor.
• Their conversation is built on mutual misunderstanding: the genie takes Qin Fen’s jokes and demands literally, while Qin Fen assumes the genie is merely showing off.

Significant themes

• Limits and failed expectations: The genie’s supposed powers are far narrower than his reputation, and his long-awaited freedom remains out of reach.
• The loss of the supernatural: Immortal-Mortal Separation has transformed once-mythic realms into ordinary worlds, leaving beings like the genie forgotten.
• Different ideas of desire: The genie expects people to want money, status, or romance, while Qin Fen dismisses these as unimportant and values cultural influence and national prosperity.
• Hidden power: The closing transformation hints that Qin Fen’s true nature is far more significant than either character initially understands.

Plot points and events

• Qin Fen asks the Lamp Genie, Little Oil Lamp, for “popularity,” meaning ordinary name recognition. The genie interprets the wish through the rules of his own world, where popularity is a valuable force tied to faith and a race’s fortune.
• Their agreement triggers an irreversible transfer: a black hole appears in the genie’s lamp and drains away his accumulated Popularity Points. Little Oil Lamp realizes too late that Qin Fen’s wording has cost him centuries of savings.
• Qin Fen receives a Boost Pack containing 3,000 Popularity Points, bringing his total to 6,000. He cannot identify the source and does not connect the windfall to his conversation with the genie.
• As Qin Fen boards a plane, the connection to Little Oil Lamp disappears when his phone powers down. Meanwhile, Little Bean starts moving inside Qin Fen’s backpack, forcing him to worry about it getting loose on the flight.
• When a flight attendant asks him to stow the bag, Qin Fen decides he will have to use an Invisibility Talisman to deal with the problem.

Character developments

• Qin Fen remains focused on promoting dietary therapy, fitness, and Chinese culture, and is oblivious to the consequences of his casual wish. His calm puzzlement contrasts with the genie’s distress.
• Little Oil Lamp suffers a humiliating reversal. Though experienced in granting wishes and aware that deals can conceal traps, he proves too inexperienced to recognize the danger in Qin Fen’s request and blames himself for agreeing.

Significant themes

• Ambiguous language and unintended consequences: The two characters attach entirely different meanings to “popularity,” producing a disastrous result for one and an unexplained reward for the other.
• Contracts and power: Once the wish is granted, neither party can undo it; the genie is bound by the rules he invoked.
• Chance and misunderstanding: Their worlds are linked unpredictably, and neither understands the other’s nature or perspective.

Character interactions

• Qin Fen and Little Oil Lamp make a deal without sharing a common understanding of its terms. The genie’s eager confidence becomes regret, while Qin Fen treats the exchange as idle talk.
• On the plane, Qin Fen’s whispered threat to Little Bean draws a suspicious look from his seatmate. He introduces himself, but she remains wary, and their awkward exchange ends when the flight attendant asks him to stow his bag.

Plot points

• Qin Fen keeps Little Bean invisible on the plane by spending another 300 Merit. Little Bean behaves quietly at first, but then appears to provoke a middle-aged passenger who has touched a flight attendant inappropriately.
• Qin Fen suspects the man is a habitual groper. His seatmate, Liu Mengxi, confirms that the man is her boss and says he has a habit of touching women, though she describes him with uneasy restraint.
• Qin Fen mentions his photography experience. The boss, eager to switch seats and impress Liu, offers him industry connections and tries to recruit him as a photographer.
• Qin Fen declines, explaining that cooking is his main job and that he already has major commitments. The boss assumes he is boasting to get close to Liu, then challenges him to name the company whose ads used his work—hoping to expose him as a liar.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Fen is wary of spending scarce Merit, but remains protective of Liu and refuses to leave her beside her boss. He is candid about his work and focused on his existing ambitions.
• Little Bean stays invisible and silent, but his knowing grin hints that he witnessed—or caused—the boss’s latest misconduct.
• Liu Mengxi is a model traveling with her boss. She seems resigned to his behavior and visibly relieved that Qin Fen stays beside her.
• The boss shifts from ingratiating recruitment talk to open contempt when Qin Fen refuses his offer. He misreads Qin Fen’s motives and tries to embarrass him.

Themes

• The chapter contrasts Qin Fen’s straightforwardness with the boss’s manipulation and hypocrisy.
• It highlights sexual harassment and the pressure placed on Liu, while showing how she carefully minimizes behavior that makes her uncomfortable.
• Qin Fen’s many ambitions—and the cost of keeping Little Bean concealed—add a thread of comic frustration.

Plot points and events

• On the flight to Capital City, media executive Wang tries to embarrass Qin Fen by challenging his claims about photography and advertising work. Qin avoids the trap, then shuts Wang down by pretending to sleep rather than continuing the argument.
• Wang’s real motive is to get Liu Mengxi to change seats and keep her close; he is her manager and has a controlling interest in her career. Qin’s refusal to cooperate frustrates him and ends the spectacle for the watching passengers.
• During the flight, Qin dreams of a revolving nebula in which stars—representing skills—link with two new forces: gold merit and white fortune.
• After landing in smoggy Capital City, Liu leaves her colleagues and walks with Qin, saying they are annoying. Wang catches up and stays close to her.
• At the airport, Wang greets Chairman Zhou, owner of Sea House. He again takes a veiled jab at Qin, questioning which company had trusted him with advertising work. Zhou recognizes Qin as a friend of President Song Shaoqing and recalls that Qin is expected to appear on A Bite of China.

Character developments

• Qin Fen remains self-assured, irreverent, and strategically stubborn. Rather than defend himself, he refuses to play Wang’s status game. His dream also hints at a developing connection among his abilities, merit, and fortune.
• Wang is revealed as arrogant and possessive, accustomed to using his influence to get his way. Qin’s noncompliance unsettles him, so he tries to retaliate with another public insult.
• Liu Mengxi appears reserved and uncomfortable around her colleagues. She chooses Qin’s company and quietly sympathizes with him.
• Chairman Zhou recognizes Qin’s reputation, sharply contrasting with Wang’s dismissive assumptions about him.

Significant themes

• Status versus substance: Wang relies on money, connections, and professional standing, but Qin’s confidence makes those tools ineffective.
• Refusing social scripts: Qin escapes humiliation not by arguing, but by declining to participate in the expected confrontation.
• Appearance and reputation: Others underestimate Qin based on his job, while his hidden accomplishments and connections suggest a much larger profile.
• Merit and fortune: The dream introduces supernatural forces that may shape Qin’s growing abilities.

Character interactions

• Wang repeatedly provokes Qin and tries to control Liu’s movements; Qin frustrates him through calm refusal.
• Liu’s quiet decision to walk with Qin creates a brief sense of mutual understanding, while Little Bean silently observes them.
• At the airport, Wang’s polished friendliness toward Zhou contrasts with his hostility toward Qin. Zhou’s recognition of Qin undermines Wang’s attempt to belittle him.

Key plot points and events

• Boss Wang mocks Qin Fen as an amateur, calling him a “weirdo” and questioning his ability. Qin recognizes the insult but stays calm, trading barbed remarks rather than openly escalating.
• Liu Mengxi tries to smooth things over, while Chairman Zhou reveals that he already knows Qin and praises both his cooking and photography.
• Chairman Zhou invites Qin to photograph an upcoming exhibition. The invitation surprises Wang and the gathered Sea House staff, especially since Wang’s company is competing for the same job.
• Wang objects that hiring an outsider will disrupt the plan, but Chairman Zhou explains that Qin previously created an advertisement for his company—and that he personally chose the work and was satisfied with it.
• Chairman Zhou reveals that he was the “weirdo” Wang had been mocking. Qin leaves with Little Bean, having turned Wang’s attempt to belittle him into a public embarrassment.

Character developments

• Qin Fen remains self-possessed and witty. He uses courtesy and humor to let Wang expose himself, while quietly benefiting from his established reputation.
• Boss Wang grows increasingly resentful as his assumptions about Qin prove wrong. His repeated objections make him seem petty and out of touch.
• Chairman Zhou moves from amused recognition to firm support of Qin, showing confidence in his judgment and a desire to build a relationship with him.
• Liu Mengxi shows consideration by trying to spare Qin embarrassment, then becomes increasingly surprised as she learns about his photography career and past work.

Significant themes

• Prejudice versus demonstrated ability: Wang dismisses Qin as an amateur, but Qin’s prior success quickly undermines that judgment.
• Courtesy as a form of strength: Qin answers insults with controlled sarcasm instead of confrontation.
• Reputation and connections: Qin’s skills and relationships open doors, while Wang’s attempt to control the opportunity only damages his standing.
• The danger of underestimating people: Qin’s work spans cooking and photography, confounding those who assume he can have only one role.

Character interactions

• Qin and Wang exchange veiled insults, with Qin letting Wang continue until the situation turns against him.
• Liu Mengxi attempts to defuse the tension and later watches Qin’s unexpected professional connections emerge.
• Chairman Zhou praises Qin, offers him the photography work, and rejects Wang’s objections.
• Wang’s challenge prompts Zhou to explain Qin’s previous successful advertisement, culminating in the revelation that Zhou himself was the “weirdo” Wang meant.

Plot points and events

• President Wang realizes that he has insulted his own financial backer, Chairman Zhou, while mocking Qin Fen. Zhou leaves in anger, leaving Wang facing the consequences. Liu Mengxi finds the reversal hilarious.
• Qin Fen leaves the airport with Little Bean, who resumes his dog form. Their playful exchange shows Little Bean’s curiosity about Mortal Realm spectacles and Qin Fen’s embarrassment at his suggestion to attend the event.
• At his hotel, Qin Fen worries about running low on Merit and looks for ways to create new opportunities. He checks the Heavenly Court guild chat and sees that Moon Rabbit and a land god have joined.
• The guild’s members gather for Shennong’s lecture on agriculture, an important event for the land gods. Meanwhile, Qin Fen decides to give a lecture of his own to strengthen his influence and reward the group.
• Qin Fen announces that he will speak about food, then chooses agriculture as his starting point. This frustrates Food God, who considers food his domain, and unsettles the Immortal Herb Garden’s land god, who is caught between Qin Fen’s lecture and Shennong’s.

Character developments and interactions

• President Wang shifts from smug mockery to panic when he realizes the person he insulted controls his agency’s funding. Chairman Zhou responds with quiet anger and leaves without hearing an explanation.
• Qin Fen remains practical and opportunistic: short on Merit, he wants to make the guild useful while maintaining his role as its patriarch. He nevertheless prefers relaxed conversation to the solemn reverence his title inspires.
• Little Bean acts as Qin Fen’s teasing companion, eager to experience Mortal Realm entertainment; Qin Fen answers with embarrassed humor.
• The guild members treat Qin Fen’s arrival and lecture with great respect, interrupting their own activities to listen. Food God is especially sensitive to Qin Fen’s choice of subject, while the land god must choose between two major agricultural lectures.
• Moon Rabbit and the land god join the guild for different reasons: Moon Rabbit out of gratitude to Qin Fen, and the land god for connections and the group’s welcoming atmosphere.

Significant themes

• Status and consequences: Wang’s careless insult becomes a serious threat because he misjudges who holds power.
• Leadership and influence: Qin Fen seeks to build his following by giving the guild value, while its members’ deference shows how his reputation has grown.
• Competing responsibilities and loyalties: The land god’s dilemma highlights the difficulty of choosing between two respected teachers and commitments within one’s own field.
• Humor from mismatched expectations: Qin Fen intends an informal, improvised talk, but the immortals treat it as a momentous lecture.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Fen is asked to preach to a group of immortals but has no cultivation experience and no idea what to say.
• While he hesitates, Shennong gives the land gods a knowledgeable sermon based on his experience tasting herbs and cultivating. The Immortal Herb Garden’s land god finds it useful.
• Under pressure, Qin Fen admits he does not know how to begin, then searches Baidu for a definition of ecological agriculture and presents it as his topic.
• The immortals are baffled by his modern terminology, mistaking words such as “principles” and “laws” for profound Daoist concepts. Only the land god partly understands, thanks to a dictionary Qin Fen had previously given him.
• The land god recognizes that Qin Fen’s practical agricultural ideas differ from Shennong’s cultivation teachings. He suspects Qin Fen may have helped inspire the recent breakthroughs of several celebrated Heavenly Immortals.
• When the land god asks why the sermons differ, Qin Fen answers that many paths lead to the Dao, but each person must follow their own. He urges the land god to hold to his convictions, share his methods, and benefit others.
• Asked what his role as an appointed regional deity is, the land god realizes it is to protect his region.

Character developments

• Qin Fen remains a reluctant, unqualified “teacher,” but his instinct for improvisation turns an awkward lecture into unexpectedly relevant guidance.
• The land god moves from passive listener to active questioner. His growing respect for Qin Fen leads him to reconsider his duties beyond simply growing plants.
• The other immortals are eager to learn but reveal how little they understand Qin Fen’s modern agricultural language; they interpret their confusion as evidence of its profundity.
• Little Bean sees through Qin Fen’s bluff and doubts the immortals will understand him.

Significant themes

• Different paths to understanding: One person’s teaching may not suit everyone; insight must be applied to one’s own circumstances.
• Service and responsibility: Skill alone is not enough—the land god’s larger duty is to safeguard his community.
• Humor through misunderstanding: Qin Fen’s improvised, non-spiritual lecture is treated as mysterious wisdom by immortals who cannot decode it.
• Practical knowledge as a path to the Dao: Agricultural ideas can have value even when they are not framed as cultivation.

Character interactions

• Shennong teaches the land gods from direct experience, while Qin Fen’s very different lecture leaves the immortals bewildered.
• The immortals privately compare notes, with Luban, Zhang Mingfeng, Food God, and Du Kang admitting they understand little.
• The land god’s sincere question gives Qin Fen a chance to recover and offer advice tailored to the land god’s role.
• Qin Fen’s guidance prompts the land god to recognize that protecting his region is central to his office.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen’s lecture unexpectedly inspires the immortals by reframing their duties as a form of cultivating Merit through practical service to the people.
• The immortals recognize that, after living too long in the Heavenly Court, they have become disconnected from mortal society. Their solutions often depend on powerful immortal abilities rather than methods ordinary people can use.
• The Earth God of the Immortal Herb Garden realizes that agricultural technology—especially “ecological agriculture” and technological promotion—could become his unique path to advancement.
• Earth Gods traditionally have low status because they oversee many matters but specialize in none. They coordinate requests such as weather or prayers but rely on other departments to carry them out, earning little Merit themselves.
• Qin Fen’s modern, technology-based perspective reveals a major gap in the Heavenly Court: no one has systematically developed agricultural technology to benefit large numbers of people.
• The surrounding immortals assume Qin Fen has deliberately given the Earth God a private lesson and that the Earth God has discovered a great opportunity.
• In reality, Qin Fen is merely improvising and using familiar modern terminology. He is shocked that his casual discussion has been interpreted as profound doctrine.
• During Shennong’s lecture, the Earth God becomes so excited by his new ideas that he loudly mutters about “protecting the peace of a region” and “ecological agriculture,” interrupting the class.
• The other Earth Gods misunderstand his behavior, believing he has become distracted, delusional, or obsessed with advancing.
• Shennong is confused because the Earth God’s statements have nothing to do with his actual lecture. He reprimands him and resumes the lesson while the Earth God can only endure the embarrassment.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Demonstrates his ability to inspire immortals through modern knowledge, though he remains unaware of how exaggerated and profound his words sound in the Heavenly Court. His tendency to speak casually and let conversations “go off track” once again produces unexpected consequences.
• The Immortal Herb Garden Earth God: Experiences a major awakening. He identifies ecological agriculture and agricultural technology as a possible personal Dao and route to accumulating Merit. However, his excitement causes him to behave erratically and lose face in front of his peers.
• Shennong: Remains a respected agricultural teacher but is bewildered by the Earth God’s strange outburst. He recognizes the Earth God’s weak Dao Heart and treats the incident with weary tolerance.
• Other Immortals: Quickly idolize Qin Fen and envy or celebrate the Earth God’s supposed opportunity. Their reactions show how desperately they seek new ways to accumulate Merit and advance.
• Luban, Zhang Mingfeng, and Food God: Each interprets Qin Fen’s words as a deliberate act of generosity toward the Earth God, with Food God being especially pleased that his invitation brought the Earth God into Qin Fen’s presence.

Significant Themes

• Modern technology versus traditional cultivation: Qin Fen’s mortal, technological perspective exposes possibilities that ancient immortals have overlooked.
• Merit through practical service: True advancement comes from genuinely benefiting ordinary people rather than merely holding authority or coordinating others.
• The danger of losing touch with society: Earth Gods and other immortals have become detached from mortal needs, making them less effective despite their great power.
• Specialization and purpose: The Earth God’s broad but shallow responsibilities have limited his progress; agriculture may finally give him a focused field and personal path.
• Miscommunication and accidental influence: Qin Fen’s ordinary knowledge becomes profound doctrine when filtered through the immortals’ limited understanding of modern concepts.
• Appearance versus reality: The immortals believe Qin Fen is intentionally giving deep instruction, while he is actually improvising and trying not to expose his lack of preparation.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen’s ideas influence the entire group, especially the Earth God, even though Qin Fen does not intend to single him out.
• The Earth God’s sudden muttering disrupts his fellow students, who criticize and mock him for disturbing Shennong’s lecture.
• The Ginseng Fruit grounds Earth God confronts him and views his behavior as madness or absent-mindedness.
• Shennong observes the commotion, fails to understand the Earth God’s terminology, and ultimately tells him to quiet down and continue listening.
• The other Earth Gods’ contempt turns the Earth God’s moment of inspiration into a humiliating public incident.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Land God becomes the main beneficiary of the Patriarch’s guidance, realizing that his true cultivation path should be based on Merit and the Divine Path, rather than blindly imitating Shennong’s path.
• He understands that Shennong’s teachings contain personal insights and knowledge of many Great Daos, making them unsuitable as a direct template for ordinary Land Gods. Their true path must come from their own nature and actions.
• Qin Fen, posing as the Patriarch, explains the concept of ecological agriculture after searching online. Though his explanation is vague, the Land God immediately recognizes its value and realizes that implementing and spreading it could generate enormous Merit.
• The Land God becomes so excited that he loudly praises the “Patriarch” during Shennong’s lecture, causing everyone to misunderstand his behavior as disrespectful and unstable.
• Shennong rebukes him by observing that his heart and Dao are unsettled, while the surrounding Land Gods criticize and pity him.
• Once Qin Fen finishes speaking, the group chat predicts that the Land God is close to advancing.
• Suddenly, the sky darkens, thunderclouds gather, and a powerful storm appears. Shennong identifies it as a Dao Heart Tribulation—an unprecedented event for a Land God.

Character Developments

• The Land God experiences a major spiritual breakthrough. He recognizes that his cultivation must remain centered on his own role as a god of blessings, virtue, and agriculture. His excitement and insight reveal that his Dao Heart is beginning to stabilize, even though his outward behavior appears chaotic.
• Qin Fen continues bluffing as the Patriarch, using practical modern knowledge to guide the immortals. His choice of ecological agriculture is intentionally convenient, but it unexpectedly provides exactly the insight the Land God needs.
• Shennong remains focused on delivering his sermon but becomes irritated by the Land God’s restlessness. Despite his criticism, he preserves the lecture’s atmosphere and continues teaching.
• Luban, Zhang Mingfeng, the Food God, Du Kang, and the others recognize that the Land God is likely to succeed, though only Qin Fen knows how accidental and improvised the guidance was.

Significant Themes

• Finding one’s own path: The chapter emphasizes that cultivation cannot be achieved by merely copying another person’s Dao. “The road lies beneath one’s feet,” meaning individuals must understand their own nature and circumstances.
• Merit through practical contribution: The Land God realizes that improving agriculture and benefiting living beings can strengthen his Divine Path and earn Merit.
• Appearance versus reality: Everyone interprets the Land God’s behavior as foolish or unstable, while he is actually undergoing profound internal comprehension. Likewise, Qin Fen appears wise but is mostly improvising.
• The overlooked can achieve greatness: Land Gods are considered the lowest-ranking divine beings and have never triggered a Dao Heart Tribulation, making the Land God’s impending breakthrough especially significant.
• Unintended consequences: Qin Fen’s casual, poorly researched explanation produces a life-changing revelation and may accomplish what formal sermons could not.

Character Interactions

• The group chat compares the Land God’s situation with the previous recipients of Qin Fen’s guidance and identifies him as the final major beneficiary.
• The Land God silently contrasts Qin Fen’s practical advice with Shennong’s profound but difficult sermon, ultimately finding Qin Fen’s guidance more directly applicable.
• Shennong publicly calls out the Land God for disrupting the lecture, prompting criticism from the other Land Gods.
• The Land God accidentally praises Qin Fen aloud while everyone assumes he is reacting to Shennong’s sermon, creating intense embarrassment and comic misunderstanding.
• The chapter ends with all the Land Gods staring at the tribulation in shock, as the previously disregarded Land God appears ready to become the first Land God in history to face a Heavenly Immortal Tribulation.