Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “War Between Gods and Humans”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen waits for Wu Daozi while preparing a photography shoot on Kunlun Mountain, handling not only the photography but also the lighting and set design.
• The Queen Mother, who is modeling for the shoot, casually eats a cucumber and makes suggestive jokes about wanting Qin Fen’s “sausage.” Qin Fen struggles to manage her bluntness and unconventional behavior.
• Qin’s hidden companions—Nian, Meow-Meow the Myna, and Little Bean—hide when the Female Hooligan arrives, since their presence could arouse suspicion.
• The Female Hooligan unlocks Qin’s door after receiving no answer and overhears the Queen Mother’s comment. She assumes Qin is secretly involved with another woman and teases him about arranging an intimate encounter.
• She then notices that Qin is conducting a video call with the Queen Mother, who appears on the phone screen. Both women see each other and immediately become wary.
• The Female Hooligan mistakes the Queen Mother for a prostitute or suggestive model, while the Queen Mother interprets the Female Hooligan’s questioning as insulting and confrontational.
• Their misunderstanding escalates into a verbal exchange filled with sarcasm and veiled insults. The Queen Mother eventually explains that she is participating in a poster shoot and identifies herself as the “CEO of Kunlun Mountain.”
• Qin is left embarrassed and helpless as the two powerful women size each other up.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes increasingly flustered as his attempt to keep the shoot discreet collapses. His usual confidence is undermined by the Queen Mother’s provocative remarks and the Female Hooligan’s suspicions.
• The Queen Mother: Reveals a playful, shameless, and surprisingly competitive personality beneath her imposing status as leader of the female immortals. She is unfamiliar with modeling but confidently insists she is suited for it.
• The Female Hooligan: Demonstrates her sharp tongue, suspicion, and fearless attitude. Even when confronted by the Queen Mother’s overwhelming divine aura, she refuses to back down and responds with sarcasm.
• Nian, Meow-Meow, and Little Bean: Act comically under Qin’s orders, hiding in increasingly absurd ways to avoid exposing their identities and presence.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and comic tension: Innocent circumstances are repeatedly interpreted as scandalous, creating the chapter’s main humor.
• Clash between divine and human worlds: The Queen Mother’s celestial authority conflicts with the Female Hooligan’s worldly confidence and rebellious personality.
• Female rivalry and comparison: The two women immediately assess one another’s appearance, status, and relationship to Qin, creating an atmosphere of competition.
• Identity and social roles: Titles such as “CEO,” “model,” and “prostitute” are confused and reinterpreted, highlighting the gap between the characters’ assumptions and reality.
• Qin Fen’s lack of control: Despite being the central figure, Qin has little influence over the situation and is forced to watch the confrontation unfold.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and the Queen Mother: Their conversation is filled with suggestive jokes and awkward misunderstandings, showing the Queen Mother’s uninhibited nature and Qin’s discomfort.
• Qin Fen and the Female Hooligan: She treats him with suspicion and teasing familiarity, quickly assuming he is hiding a romantic or sexual encounter.
• Queen Mother and Female Hooligan: Their first meeting becomes an immediate battle of status and wit. They exchange insults, question each other’s legitimacy, and compete for dominance while Qin desperately tries to clarify the situation.

Qin Fen tried to manage his growing business while Female Hooligan and Queen Mother each misread his intentions and their resemblance to each other. He ended the chapter bewildered by the tangled romantic misunderstandings and wondering whether his connection with Queen Mother was fate.

• Qin Fen ended his video call with Queen Mother when Female Hooligan arrived, and she offered to learn cooking while mistaking his business plans for an effort to improve himself for her.
• Female Hooligan left after encouraging Qin Fen and telling him he was already great, leaving him confused about what she meant.
• Queen Mother warned Qin Fen that Minghe threatened the Six Paths and explained that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were responding to the danger.
• Queen Mother suggested Qin Fen could visit Kunlun and teased him about seeking someone who looked like her, while Qin Fen noted that Sun Yating resembled her.
• Qin Fen received a message from Bai Xiaojie inviting him to run and breakfast, then realized she also resembled Female Hooligan and wondered if his bond with Queen Mother was destined.

As the Swiss royal wedding banquet approached, Qin Fen prepared to cook while Qian Kun and Farrell plotted to sabotage his ingredients. Golden Horn entered the kitchen disguised as Xu Lang, unaware that Nian had sensed Qin Fen’s immense fortune and was pursuing him.

• Qian Kun offered to fetch Qin Fen’s ingredients, then met Farrell and agreed to tamper with them, though Qin Fen planned not to use them.
• Golden Horn examined Genesis, decided to keep its secret from Nature, and headed toward the kitchen while Xu Lang waited for Revelation.
• The wedding guests arrived, and Golden Horn entered the kitchen disguised as Xu Lang as Qin Fen noticed his arrival and Nian raced after him.
• Golden Horn posed as Benedict V’s security chief, accepted Qian Kun’s permission to sample the food, and found the West Lake Vinegar Fish so bad that he reached for his truth serum.

Chapter Summary: The Strongest Assist in History, Golden Horn King

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn improves Qian Kun’s food by secretly sprinkling truth serum—mistaken for MSG—over nearly every dish. He believes the serum is cheap and plans to request real MSG from the Food God after returning to Heaven.
• Qian Kun assumes Golden Horn is Captain Xu Lang and eagerly tries to buy his favor with a one-million-dollar card. Golden Horn accepts it without understanding its practical value in the mortal world.
• Qian Kun asks Golden Horn not to recommend Qin Fen’s cooking to Benedict V. Since Qian Kun sabotaged Qin Fen’s ingredients, he wants to ensure Qin Fen fails and he alone receives recognition.
• Golden Horn agrees superficially, intending to leave as soon as possible. He then visits Qin Fen’s private room and discovers that Qin Fen’s cooking smells far better than Qian Kun’s.
• Qin Fen emerges after preparing thirty dishes almost entirely by himself, astonishing Rogers with his speed and skill.
• Nervous about Qin Fen discovering his true identity and theft of Genesis, Golden Horn immediately kneels and begs forgiveness. He claims he only altered a child’s appearance because the child looked like a Rakshasa Ghost, insisting he did not know the child was connected to Qin Fen.
• Both Golden Horn and Qin Fen want him to return to the Heavenly Court. Qin Fen offers to send him back immediately, partly to remove the dangerous troublemaker and partly because Golden Horn might provide a route to Heaven.
• Golden Horn privately celebrates, believing Qin Fen is walking into a trap, while Qian Kun is likewise delighted because he thinks Golden Horn will help ruin Qin Fen.
• As Qin Fen prepares to summon Nian, Nian secretly retrieves a scroll from Golden Horn’s pocket. Nian then reveals his true form, startling Golden Horn and prompting Qin Fen’s shocked exclamation.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn remains greedy, opportunistic, and comically ignorant of mortal customs. He casually wastes valuable truth serum on food, accepts a large bribe without understanding money, and lies about his motives while trying to escape.
• Qian Kun becomes increasingly confident that his scheme is succeeding. He believes his bribe has secured Golden Horn’s support and that Qin Fen’s sabotage will lead him to fame and social advancement.
• Qin Fen is shown to be an exceptionally capable chef, preparing an enormous quantity of food with supernatural speed. He also demonstrates caution and strategic thinking by recognizing Golden Horn as a threat and considering how to exploit his desire to return home.
• Rogers is overwhelmed by Qin Fen’s cooking ability, viewing him as capable of replacing an entire kitchen staff.
• Nian displays cleverness and hidden power by stealing the scroll unnoticed and revealing a form that frightens Golden Horn.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and deception: Golden Horn mistakes truth serum for MSG, while Qian Kun mistakes Golden Horn’s false agreement for genuine loyalty.
• Greed and manipulation: Qian Kun attempts to purchase influence, and Golden Horn agrees to help only because he intends to flee and avoid consequences.
• Clashing worlds: Mortal money and culinary customs are meaningless to Golden Horn, who measures value in heavenly treasures and magical materials.
• Hidden identities and conspiracies: Nearly every character is concealing information, including Golden Horn’s true identity, Qin Fen’s nature, and the scroll hidden in Golden Horn’s pocket.
• Food as power and status: Cooking becomes a means of competition, sabotage, social advancement, and the revelation of extraordinary abilities.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn and Qian Kun establish a false friendship based on bribery and mutual misunderstanding.
• Qian Kun pressures Golden Horn to undermine Qin Fen, unaware that Golden Horn has no intention of honoring the arrangement.
• Golden Horn approaches Qin Fen in fear, kneels, and invents an explanation for his past actions.
• Qin Fen calmly offers to send Golden Horn home, while secretly considering how the arrangement could benefit him.
• Nian’s silent theft and sudden transformation shift the balance of power, ending the chapter on a suspenseful revelation.

Qin Fen returned to the chaos with Genesis, which he mistook for Revelation, and agreed to teach Pangu how to create heaven later instead of acting immediately. The Heavenly Dao remained desperate as the Jade Emperor began a sacrifice to heaven, with Golden Horn present and Dongwang Gong targeted in a plot to stop him from seizing the Six Paths.

• Golden Horn returned to the Heavenly Court without Genesis and assumed Natural Daoist had stolen it, then headed for the Soaring Firmament Palace.
• Qin Fen found himself back in the chaos with Nian and discovered Genesis hanging from its tail, but he mistook the powerful scroll for Revelation.
• Pangu asked Qin Fen whether the scroll could help create heaven, and Qin Fen confidently promised to teach him after consulting a textbook.
• The Heavenly Dao grew frantic when Qin Fen closed the scroll and postponed teaching Pangu until next time.
• The Jade Emperor began a sacrifice to heaven and planned to thwart Dongwang Gong, whom he accused of conspiring with Minghe to seize the Six Paths.

Minghe failed to return to the Asura Path and remained in Haitian City while Kunpeng gathered the Demon Kings, leaving their forces exposed to the Heavenly Court. After the Demon Kings were captured, Taiyi Perfected Person and Yuding Perfected Person headed toward Haitian.

• At Great Sage Skewers, Xing Tian beat Yinglong again as the gathered demons watched.
• Minghe arrived in Haitian City and contacted Kunpeng, who said the Demon Kings had gathered in the Haitian Waters to support Minghe's rise.
• Kunpeng learned that Minghe had not returned to the Asura Path and was still in Haitian City, then cut off their voice transmission in despair.
• A messenger reported to Kunpeng that Li Jing, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Third Prince, Yang Jian, and others had intercepted and captured the Demon Kings.
• Kunpeng learned that Taiyi Perfected Person and Yuding Perfected Person were heading toward Haitian and feared for Minghe and his forces.

Kunpeng fled after Minghe’s failure ruined their plans, while the Jade Emperor celebrated the capture of Minghe’s followers at a sacrifice to Heaven. He then claimed Minghe was not the true mastermind, and Golden Horn accused the Natural Daoist of conspiring with him.

• Kunpeng left in frustration, blaming Minghe for ruining their long-laid plans, while Minghe regretted that he had failed to return in time.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals gathered at the Heaven-Sacrificing Platform as Li Jing brought more than a dozen captured Demon Kings before the Jade Emperor.
• The Jade Emperor announced that his arrangements had foiled Minghe’s plot to seize the Asura Path and said Taiyi and Jade Cauldron had gone to capture Minghe.
• The Yan Emperor questioned why the court was sacrificing to Heaven if Minghe posed no serious threat, and the Jade Emperor revealed that two other masterminds were behind the plot.
• Golden Horn reported that he had found the Natural Daoist lurking in the Asura Path and apparently colluding with Minghe, shocking the gathered immortals and Lord Lao.

Chapter Summary: Sword Pointed at Qin Fen, the Emperor Strikes

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The Jade Emperor launches a public accusation against Qin Fen, the Natural Daoist, claiming he colluded with Minghe to seize control of the Six Paths.
• Golden Horn is brought forward as a witness. He reports that:
  • He entered the Asura Path through Natural Daoist’s pet.
  • Qin Fen had previously obtained a mysterious scroll filled with Asura killing intent.
  • Dongwang Gong had requested Lord Lao’s Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, which was secretly used to imprison Minghe.
  • Qin Fen allegedly helped Minghe while disguised as a cook and associating with Rakshasa Ghosts.
• Golden Horn argues that these events suggest Qin Fen and Minghe were plotting together.
• Mount Li Old Mother and Queen Mother challenge the accusations, insisting that circumstantial evidence does not prove deliberate collusion.
• The Jade Emperor attempts to discredit Queen Mother by pointing out her close relationship with Qin Fen. Queen Mother retaliates by revealing that she once rejected the Jade Emperor’s advances, exposing the personal motive behind his hostility.
• Lord Lao confirms that Qin Fen requested the elixir and that the blood-flame incident was connected to the Asura Path, causing him to wonder whether Qin Fen had manipulated him.
• The Jade Emperor then introduces Mount Tai God Huang Feihu, who accuses Emperor Dong Re of neglecting his duties and conspiring with Qin Fen.
• Huang Feihu claims that Qin Fen released Minghe while Dong Re helped him enter the Asura Path, possibly intending for Dong Re—not Minghe—to fuse with it and gain control of the Six Paths.
• The Jade Emperor and several officials endorse this theory, and the assembled immortals begin to believe the seemingly coherent conspiracy.
• Before the Jade Emperor can continue, a massive blood-red light erupts from Haitian City. Minghe openly declares that he will merge with Xing Tian and seize the Asura Path.
• Minghe’s announcement immediately disproves the Jade Emperor and Huang Feihu’s elaborate accusations, leaving them humiliated and revealing that their “perfect” deductions were completely wrong.

2. Character Developments

• The Jade Emperor demonstrates political cunning and ruthlessness, using Golden Horn and Huang Feihu to construct a case against Qin Fen. However, his personal resentment toward Qin Fen—and especially his unrequited feelings for Queen Mother—undermines his credibility.
• Golden Horn grows more confident after Shaohao supports him. Though initially nervous, he presents a detailed accusation that temporarily sways the court.
• Queen Mother openly defends Qin Fen and reveals the Jade Emperor’s rejected romantic interest, turning the political confrontation into public embarrassment for him.
• Lord Lao begins to doubt Qin Fen after confirming several factual details, showing how persuasive the accusations appear even to powerful figures.
• Huang Feihu becomes an active conspirator with the Jade Emperor, presenting a more elaborate case linking Qin Fen and Dong Re through their businesses and responsibilities.
• The Jade Emperor and Huang Feihu are ultimately exposed as overconfident schemers when Minghe’s declaration reveals the real situation.
• Minghe emerges as the true mastermind behind the Asura Path plot, openly announcing his plan to merge with Xing Tian and claim supreme power.

3. Significant Themes

• Appearance versus truth: The accusations sound logical because they connect many real events, but their interpretation is entirely mistaken.
• Political manipulation and scapegoating: The Jade Emperor uses incomplete evidence and public suspicion to target Qin Fen.
• Personal motives hidden behind official justice: The Jade Emperor’s campaign is partly driven by jealousy and resentment over Queen Mother’s rejection and Qin Fen’s influence.
• The danger of circumstantial evidence: Even powerful immortals begin to believe the conspiracy without direct proof.
• Pride and humiliation: The Jade Emperor and Huang Feihu take pride in their supposedly flawless reasoning, only to be publicly disgraced when Minghe reveals the truth.
• Power and ambition: Minghe’s plan to control the Asura Path and ultimately rule the world reflects the extreme temptation of the Six Paths’ power.

4. Character Interactions

• Jade Emperor and Golden Horn: The Jade Emperor directs Golden Horn’s testimony, using him as the foundation of the accusation.
• Golden Horn and Mount Li Old Mother: She challenges his conclusions, while Shaohao intervenes to protect and encourage him.
• Jade Emperor and Queen Mother: Their exchange exposes the Jade Emperor’s rejected affection and explains his hostility toward Qin Fen.
• Jade Emperor and Lord Lao: The Jade Emperor pressures Lord Lao to confirm details that support the conspiracy, causing Lord Lao to question Qin Fen.
• Jade Emperor and Huang Feihu: They work together to expand the accusation from Qin Fen to Dong Re, presenting a coordinated political attack.
• Minghe and Xing Tian: Minghe calls on Xing Tian to fulfill his role in the final stage of the plan, intending to merge with him and seize the Asura Path.
• Minghe versus the Heavenly court: His declaration interrupts the court’s debate and exposes the Jade Emperor’s entire case as misguided.

Minghe ambushed Xing Tian in Haitian and revealed his plan to devour him, control the Six Paths, and become a Saint. At the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor’s accusations collapsed, leaving him humiliated before he seized on Fuxi’s attempt to help as a new excuse to implicate Minghe.

• Minghe watched Xing Tian fight Yinglong and weighed the difficulty of taking Xing Tian’s Asura Path power.
• The Jade Emperor used Golden Horn’s claims and Huang Feihu’s report to accuse Dong Re and Natural Daoist, then offered a sacrifice to Heaven.
• Minghe ambushed Xing Tian with Avici and Origin Slaughter, suppressed his power, and declared he would devour him to master the Asura Path.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals refused to defend the Jade Emperor, while Lord Lao berated Golden Horn for dragging him into the scandal.
• Minghe told Xing Tian he planned to control the Six Paths, become a Saint, and take revenge on Natural Daoist and Dong Re.
• After Fuxi suggested there might be a misunderstanding, the Jade Emperor seized on his words and claimed Minghe was conspiring with Dong Re and Natural Daoist.

Minghe revealed that he had engineered Xing Tian’s transformation into an asura and manipulated the Primordial Flood, the Yan-Huang War, and the Underworld’s turmoil to pursue control of the Six Paths. As he prepared to devour Xing Tian, an unseen group roared that they would stop him.

• In the Heavenly Court, the Yan Emperor blamed the Jade Emperor for the delay in capturing Xing Tian, while Lord Lao pressed the Jade Emperor to act.
• Minghe confronted the weakened Xing Tian and admitted that he had planted a seed of the Asura Path in Xing Tian after his death.
• Minghe explained that he had provoked Nüwa’s death and the Primordial Flood to spark the Yan-Huang War and turn Xing Tian into an asura he could eventually devour.
• Minghe revealed that he had brought Ksitigarbha into the Underworld and fueled conflict among the Heavenly Court, Daoists, and Buddhists as part of his plan to become a Six Paths Saint.
• Xing Tian accused Minghe of killing him and Nüwa and causing the Yan Emperor’s punishment, and Minghe admitted to the accusations.
• A voice roared from the sky that others could act against Minghe and ordered him to die.

Minghe exposed his conspiracy, escaped the forces assembled to capture him, and returned to the Asura Path with Xing Tian. He then discovered that the Asura Path’s laws had changed and he could no longer merge with the Blood Sea.

• Taiyi, Yuding Perfected Person, and Maitreya confronted Minghe in Haitian City, while the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor prepared to join the fight.
• Minghe seized Xing Tian and used Avici and Origin Slaughter to absorb his cultivation and comprehend the laws of the Asura Path.
• Minghe transformed into a blood-red tornado and escaped to the Asura Path with Xing Tian before his pursuers could stop him.
• Qin Fen returned from chaos, and Minghe realized the Asura Path’s changed laws prevented him from merging with the Blood Sea.

Chapter Summary: “Minghe Goes Mad, Qin Fen Comes Online”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen, referred to as Big Chef, checks his phone and discovers a flood of urgent messages from powerful figures including Queen Mother, Ksitigarbha, Yan Emperor, and Fine Ghost.
• He learns that Minghe’s elaborate scheme has been exposed and has implicated the Heavenly Court, Earthly Immortal Realm, and Underworld.
• In the Asura Path, Minghe is devastated to discover that the laws governing the Six Paths of Reincarnation have changed. Although the Blood Sea and Asura Path remain physically intact, their underlying rules have been altered so drastically that adapting to them may take ten thousand years.
• Minghe realizes that his years of preparation have effectively been ruined. Worse, the Jade Emperor may be preparing to offer sacrifices to Heaven, potentially causing further changes or disasters.
• Believing that the Heavenly Court, Spirit Mountain, Tathagata, and the Three Pure Ones will all target him, Minghe concludes that both escape and staying put could lead to death.
• Qin Fen investigates the situation and learns that several major historical events—including the ancient flood, Jingwei’s attempt to fill the sea, and Xing Tian’s battle—were connected to Minghe’s conspiracy.
• Qin Fen contacts Queen Mother and watches a video of the crisis. Concerned that Minghe’s actions may affect the Six Paths, he decides to locate Minghe.
• Instead of finding the expected injured Xing Tian, Qin Fen finds Minghe kneeling in the void and crying in despair.
• Qin Fen mockingly sings an encouraging song about enduring hardship. Minghe interprets the song as deliberate ridicule.
• Minghe realizes that “Nature”—apparently Qin Fen or the force associated with him—is responsible for the changes and angrily challenges him to a fight.

Character Developments

• Minghe: His confidence collapses completely. Formerly smug and convinced that his plan was close to success, he becomes hysterical, helpless, and grief-stricken after discovering that the laws of the Asura Path have changed. His fear grows when he realizes that powerful factions know of his scheme and may come after him.
• Qin Fen/Big Chef: He shifts from confused observer to active participant. He begins investigating the crisis, recognizes that Minghe’s actions may threaten his own responsibilities, and contacts the people involved. His casual, teasing attitude contrasts sharply with Minghe’s despair.
• The Heavenly Dao: Though not directly confronting Qin Fen, it watches him with growing irritation. It considers Qin Fen reckless and believes he may need to be disciplined, even while acknowledging that it cannot yet kill him.
• Queen Mother, Yan Emperor, and others: Their frantic messages show that they view Qin Fen as someone capable of intervening, especially regarding Xing Tian and the instability surrounding the Six Paths.

Significant Themes

• The collapse of overconfidence: Minghe’s certainty that he had engineered an unstoppable plan is replaced by panic once circumstances change beyond his control.
• Unpredictability of cosmic laws: The chapter emphasizes that even foundational laws can be altered, creating consequences that no amount of preparation can fully anticipate.
• Loss and displacement: Minghe’s comparison of the Asura Path to a demolished home expresses his sense that his “hometown” remains physically present while no longer belonging to him.
• Fate and retribution: Minghe’s actions have finally caught up with him, and the exposure of his conspiracy threatens to bring punishment from multiple powers.
• Comedy through contrast: Minghe experiences a profound existential crisis while Qin Fen responds with confusion, sarcasm, and singing, turning tragedy into absurd humor.
• Interconnected realms: Events in the Mortal Realm, Heavenly Court, Underworld, Earthly Immortal Realm, and Six Paths are shown to be closely linked, meaning one person’s scheme can destabilize the entire cosmic order.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Queen Mother: Qin Fen receives her urgent information and responds by sending a one-way Mysterious Light Technique video.
• Qin Fen and Yan Emperor: Yan Emperor’s messages urge Qin Fen to help Xing Tian, revealing his dependence on Qin Fen during the crisis.
• Qin Fen and Minghe: Qin Fen locates Minghe, watches his breakdown, and sings at him from the side. Minghe mistakes the mock encouragement for intentional provocation and confronts him.
• Minghe and the cosmic powers: Minghe fears retaliation from the Heavenly Court, Spirit Mountain, Tathagata, and the Three Pure Ones after his conspiracy is exposed.
• Qin Fen and the Heavenly Dao: Their indirect conflict deepens. Qin Fen worries about provoking the Heavenly Dao, while the Heavenly Dao grows increasingly frustrated with his reckless behavior.

Minghe discovered that Qin Fen had altered the Asura Path’s laws, leaving his attempt to merge with the Blood Sea in ruins. As the Heavenly Court feared Minghe’s rise and begged the Heavenly Dao to intervene, the Heavenly Dao appeared and angrily addressed Qin Fen.

• Qin Fen’s remarks led Minghe to realize that the Natural Daoist had changed the laws of the Asura Path and thwarted his plan.
• The Jade Emperor and the immortals watched anxiously, while the Yan Emperor blamed the Jade Emperor for Xing Tian’s disappearance.
• Taiyi and Yuding Perfected Person urged the Jade Emperor to seek help from their teacher, and the Jade Emperor asked Mount Li Old Mother and Lord Lao to return to their true forms.
• Lord Lao, Tathagata, and Mount Li Old Mother warned that only the Heavenly Dao could stop Minghe if he controlled the Six Paths.
• The Yan Emperor Shennong and the Heavenly Court’s immortals offered a sacrifice and pleaded with the Heavenly Dao to prevent disaster.
• The Heavenly Dao appeared and cursed Qin Fen for treating its warnings like empty threats.

As the Heavenly Dao raged at Qin Fen, the immortals struggled to understand why he was so furious. The Jade Emperor blamed Natural Daoist and Dong Re for plotting to seize the Six Paths, and the Heavenly Dao appeared to agree, leaving the court convinced they had betrayed Heaven.

• The Queen Mother worried that the Heavenly Dao would punish Qin Fen, while Mount Li Old Mother and Li Jing wondered what he had done to provoke him.
• The immortals recalled the Heavenly Dao’s rare interventions as he continued cursing Qin Fen, though they could not understand the cause.
• The Primordial Lord and Tongtian suspected Qin Fen was exploiting loopholes in the incomplete Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao silently confirmed their theory.
• The Jade Emperor accused Natural Daoist and Dong Re of conspiring to seize the Six Paths and argued that Minghe’s crisis was a smokescreen.
• The Heavenly Dao agreed that Natural Daoist had betrayed his trust, and the Jade Emperor knelt to call for punishment against Natural Daoist and Dong Re.

The Jade Emperor accused Qin Fen of disrupting karma and urged the Heavenly Dao to punish him, while the Queen Mother tried to defend him. The Heavenly Dao agreed that Qin Fen deserved punishment but privately considered how to discipline him, leaving the assembled immortals awaiting its judgment.

• The Jade Emperor blamed Qin Fen for the upheaval and called for punishment, while the immortals hesitated to speak in Qin Fen’s defense.
• Matchmaker Yue, the Yan Emperor, and Ksitigarbha each wrestled with whether to support Qin Fen, and the Queen Mother declared that he was not the sort to plot against Heaven.
• The Heavenly Dao called Qin Fen an unreliable fellow, surprising the gathering and silencing the Queen Mother.
• The Jade Emperor pressed the Heavenly Dao to punish Qin Fen, and the Heavenly Dao agreed that wrongdoing must be punished while privately deciding how to discipline him.
• The Jade Emperor bowed and called for the Heavenly Dao’s judgment, and the immortals knelt with him as the Queen Mother feared Qin Fen was finished.

Chapter Summary: “Headless Horsemen, War Horseman Descends”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and the Yellow Emperor celebrate Qin Fen’s return, secretly coordinating to ensure Heavenly Dao punishes him severely. They publicly insist that Heavenly Dao must remain impartial, effectively preventing anyone from pleading for Qin Fen.
• The Queen Mother realizes that Qin Fen and Dongwang Gong appear doomed. The chapter recalls the deaths of Dijun and Taiyi, suggesting that the Eastern Emperor Bell’s chosen masters may share a tragic fate.
• Qin Fen confronts Minghe within the altered Asura Path. He investigates the mysterious blood-red light that changed the realm’s laws and begins suspecting that the phenomenon is connected to Tusita Palace, Revelation, and possibly his own powers.
• Minghe reveals that he deliberately stalled Qin Fen. He had already allowed Xing Tian to absorb and adapt to the Blood Sea’s essence, hoping to use him as a final weapon against Qin Fen.
• Xing Tian breaks free briefly, but Minghe quickly restrains and impales him again with blood-red energy. Xing Tian, enraged by the injustice of his situation, declares that he would believe in any power capable of helping him.
• Qin Fen invokes the power of Revelation by quoting scripture about faith. A giant golden cross appears above the Blood Sea and enters Xing Tian’s body, triggering a dramatic transformation.
• The Asura Path’s laws change further. Avici and Origin Slaughter melt and become black armor around Xing Tian, while Minghe himself transforms into a horse and is forced to approach Xing Tian.
• Xing Tian mounts Minghe, becoming a terrifying headless warrior on horseback. The Blood Sea calms, the realm turns blood-red, and a tremendous killing aura spreads across the Asura Path.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Remains playful and deceptive, but becomes increasingly analytical as he traces the changes in the Asura Path to Revelation. Rather than directly overpowering Minghe, he uses faith and divine authority to transform the situation.
• Minghe: Shifts from confident captor to horrified victim. His plan to use Xing Tian fails when Revelation alters the Blood Sea’s laws, causes his weapons to change allegiance, and transforms him into Xing Tian’s mount.
• Xing Tian: Moves from helpless prisoner to empowered revenant. His rage, refusal to submit, and willingness to believe in a higher power allow Revelation to awaken his strength and reshape him into a supernatural warlord.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and the Yellow Emperor: Their alliance is reinforced through shared hostility toward Qin Fen. They manipulate the principle of Heavenly Dao’s impartiality to isolate him politically and spiritually.
• The Queen Mother: Recognizes the danger of the others’ scheme and understands that Qin Fen has been deliberately pushed toward apparent death.

Significant Themes

• Justice versus power: Xing Tian’s hatred of Heaven’s failure to distinguish right from wrong drives his transformation. The chapter questions whether cosmic laws are truly impartial or merely tools used by powerful beings.
• Faith as a source of power: Qin Fen’s invocation of scripture directly changes reality, suggesting that belief can reshape divine laws and empower the desperate.
• Fate and reversal: Minghe believes he has engineered the perfect trap, only for fate to reverse the situation completely. His confidence becomes humiliation and enslavement.
• Manipulation and hypocrisy: The Jade Emperor and his allies loudly demand fairness while privately conspiring to destroy Qin Fen, highlighting the gap between moral language and political motives.
• Transformation through suffering: Xing Tian’s resentment and oppression lead to his rebirth as a more powerful, terrifying figure, while Minghe’s own schemes reduce him to a tool.

Character Interactions

• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and the Yellow Emperor cooperate through carefully staged declarations of fairness, subtly ensuring Qin Fen receives no mercy.
• Qin Fen and Minghe engage in a tense confrontation built on mutual suspicion. Minghe accuses Qin Fen of altering the Asura Path, while Qin Fen probes the connection between Revelation and the realm’s changing laws.
• Minghe attempts to dominate Xing Tian, but Xing Tian’s desperate faith and rage allow him to break free and undergo transformation.
• Qin Fen’s words empower Xing Tian, indirectly turning the conflict against Minghe.
• The final reversal places Xing Tian above Minghe: the former prisoner becomes the armored rider, while the former patriarch becomes his unwilling warhorse—creating the chapter’s climactic image of the Headless Horseman and the descent of the War Horseman.

Qin Fen learned that the Six Paths’ revival had transformed Minghe into a horse and made Xing Tian the first Horseman of the Apocalypse. As the Heavenly Dao tried to dismiss Qin Fen for neglecting his duties, it realized his restoration of the Asura Path deserved reward instead, leaving it unable to reconcile its judgment.

• Qin Fen understood that Revelation’s laws were merging with the Asura Path, while Minghe remained trapped as a horse carrying Xing Tian.
• Xing Tian declared himself the blade in Qin Fen’s hand as the Asura Path revived and Minghe’s plans collapsed.
• The Heavenly Dao accused Dong Re and Natural Daoist of neglecting their duties, and the Jade Emperor and other immortals urged it to punish them severely.
• The Heavenly Dao announced Qin Fen’s dismissal, prompting the Imperial Lords and Jade Emperor to anticipate his downfall.
• The Heavenly Dao sensed that Qin Fen had restored the Asura Path and gained immense merit, then struggled to reconcile his dismissal with its duty to reward him.

The Heavenly Dao realized that his karma with Qin Fen let Qin Fen inadvertently thwart him, but he could not explain the situation without exposing his loss. After the Jade Emperor pressed for a judgment, the Heavenly Dao dismissed Huang Feihu from his Underworld office and left Qin Fen untouched.

• The Heavenly Dao traced his connection to Qin Fen to the Moonlight Box and Pangu Axe, realizing their karma had become intertwined.
• Lord Lao and the other powerful beings understood that Qin Fen had repaired the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but they stayed silent to protect the Heavenly Dao's dignity.
• The Jade Emperor, unable to tell whether the Heavenly Dao's insult signaled anger at Qin Fen, decided to push for a judgment.
• The Heavenly Dao responded by dismissing Huang Feihu as Mount Tai God and Sovereign of the Underworld, allowing him to govern Mount Tai alone.
• Huang Feihu spewed blood and collapsed after the judgment targeted him instead of Qin Fen.

Chapter Summary: “Speechless Outcome, Heavenly Dao Brought to Tears”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Heavenly Dao abruptly retaliates against Huang Feihu, stripping him of his Divine Office as the Yin Emperor. This removes his authority over life and death, threatens his rank among the Five Sacred Emperors, and costs him roughly two-thirds of his power. Overwhelmed, Huang Feihu faints.
• The punishment shocks the Heavenly Court because the discussion had been about Qin Fen, not Huang Feihu. Huang Feihu is effectively used as a scapegoat and warning to the other immortals.
• The immortals realize that Heavenly Dao is irrationally protecting Qin Fen. Those who had joined the attack against Qin Fen—especially Ziwei and Gouchen—become frightened that they may be punished next.
• Heavenly Dao struggles to maintain its dignity after previously agreeing with the Jade Emperor’s accusations. Unable to justify its sudden reversal without exposing its embarrassment, it rewards Qin Fen, referred to as Natural Daoist/Dongwang Gong, with a Wish Stone capable of granting one wish within the limits of fate.
• Heavenly Dao immediately disappears after announcing the reward, leaving the court confused. The reward appears arbitrary and unprecedented, further exposing how desperate and humiliated Heavenly Dao has become.
• The Jade Emperor seeks an explanation from the Saints and other powerful figures. Instead, Tathagata, the Queen Mother, Lord Lao, and others repeatedly call him a “damn pitfall,” implying that his actions caused Heavenly Dao’s predicament.
• The Jade Emperor finally realizes that Heavenly Dao’s insult was directed at him. He is left humiliated and stunned as everyone looks at him.

Character Developments

• Huang Feihu: Suffers a devastating political and spiritual fall. His loss of the Yin Emperor office destroys much of his power and leaves him unconscious, despite having seemingly done nothing to deserve punishment.
• Heavenly Dao: Shifts from apparent impartiality to openly protecting Qin Fen. Its frustration, shame, and loss of composure become increasingly obvious. It bends its own usual formalities to reward Qin Fen and curses the Jade Emperor for creating the situation.
• Qin Fen: Remains largely passive in the immediate events, but Heavenly Dao’s actions confirm that he has powerful protection. He gains an extremely valuable Wish Stone without needing to argue his case.
• The Jade Emperor: Initially attempts to use Heavenly Dao to condemn Qin Fen, but his plan backfires. He becomes responsible for Heavenly Dao’s embarrassment, loses control of the situation, and is ultimately branded a “pitfall.”
• Ziwei and Gouchen: Their confidence collapses after witnessing Huang Feihu’s punishment. They recognize that joining the attack on Qin Fen may have placed them in danger.
• Queen Mother, Lord Lao, and Tathagata: Quickly understand that Heavenly Dao has reversed its position and mock the Jade Emperor for causing the disaster. Their restrained amusement contrasts with the Jade Emperor’s confusion.

Significant Themes

• Political scapegoating and arbitrary authority: Huang Feihu is punished not because of a clearly established offense, but because Heavenly Dao needs someone to bear the consequences of the conflict.
• The danger of provoking greater powers: The immortals learn that attacking someone protected by Heavenly Dao can result in unpredictable retaliation.
• Loss of institutional dignity: Heavenly Dao is portrayed as powerful but emotionally cornered, forced to act irrationally while trying to preserve its image of impartiality.
• Backfiring schemes: The Jade Emperor’s attempt to manipulate Heavenly Dao against Qin Fen instead causes punishment, humiliation, and loss of authority.
• Spectatorship and self-preservation: Most immortals choose silence once the situation turns dangerous, showing how quickly loyalty disappears when powerful figures begin suffering.
• Comedy through divine absurdity: The chapter uses exaggerated reactions, repeated insults, and the contrast between Heavenly Dao’s cosmic power and its childish frustration to turn a serious political crisis into farce.

Important Character Interactions

• Gouchen and Ziwei: Gouchen urges Ziwei to stay silent and publicly defend Dongwang Gong, recognizing that Heavenly Dao has changed sides and that open opposition is dangerous.
• Heavenly Dao and the Jade Emperor: Though Heavenly Dao initially follows the Jade Emperor’s lead, it ultimately blames him for dragging it into the crisis and calls him a “damn pitfall.”
• The Jade Emperor and the Saints: He asks Lord Lao, Tathagata, and the Queen Mother to explain Heavenly Dao’s behavior, but each responds with the same mocking insult rather than a direct explanation.
• Queen Mother and her companion: They celebrate Qin Fen’s vindication, but one warns the other to lower her voice so Heavenly Dao will not hear their insincere praise.
• The wider court: Immortals and Appointed Orthodox Deities speculate about Huang Feihu’s punishment and Qin Fen’s innocence, increasing Heavenly Dao’s embarrassment and making the court even more chaotic.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heaven-Sacrificing Platform descends into an awkward spectacle after the Heavenly Dao rewards Qin Fen with a single Wish Stone. The reward implies that Qin Fen has accomplished something so significant that the Heavenly Dao had to reverse its previous stance, exposing the Jade Emperor’s failed attempt to manipulate events.
• The Jade Emperor realizes that he has effectively offended the Heavenly Dao and panics. Abandoned by the departing emperors and goddesses, he pretends that Huang Feihu is seriously ill, carries him away, and uses the excuse to escape the platform.
• The Jade Emperor leaves Taibai Star Lord responsible for cleaning up the aftermath. Taibai is left humiliated and unsure how to explain the farce to the remaining officials.
• Qin Fen learns through the Heavenly Court’s official account that his reward is one Wish Stone. He complains that the reward is too stingy, then discovers that the stone can be used through a Heavenly Court “Wishing Well” for one million Merit.
• Qin Fen experiments with possible wishes, joking about granting success to all mortal college-entrance examinees or summoning the Queen Mother to the mortal world. The Heavenly Dao becomes alarmed at the potential consequences and appears to manipulate events before Qin Fen can make a dangerous wish.
• Unbeknownst to Qin Fen, the Queen Mother suddenly disappears from Kunlun Mountain, apparently in response to the wishing mechanism.
• In Shennongjia, Lan Yibing finally escapes Little Fatty and Little Oil Lamp after enduring their pursuit. While celebrating on a mountaintop, Little Oil Lamp’s flame briefly flickers mysteriously.
• The Queen Mother suddenly materializes on the mountain in modern clothing. Lan Yibing is startled, forgets that he is standing beside a cliff, and falls off while screaming.

Character Developments

• The Jade Emperor: His confidence collapses into fear and humiliation once he understands that the Heavenly Dao regards his actions as a serious failure. He abandons dignity and responsibility, using Huang Feihu as an excuse to flee.
• Taibai Star Lord: He becomes an unwilling victim of the Jade Emperor’s failure, left to manage the political and ceremonial consequences alone.
• Qin Fen: He remains irreverent and unconcerned with celestial authority. Rather than being grateful for the reward, he criticizes the Heavenly Dao and immediately looks for ways to exploit the Wish Stone.
• The Heavenly Dao: It is portrayed as calculating, restrictive, and increasingly exasperated by Qin Fen’s recklessness. It attempts to control the use of wishes to prevent disruptions to fate and karma.
• The Queen Mother: She is suddenly transported away from Kunlun Mountain, suggesting that her role in Qin Fen’s wish—or in the Heavenly Dao’s plan—is about to become important.
• Lan Yibing: After surviving hardship and escaping Little Fatty and Little Oil Lamp, he briefly believes he has triumphed, only to be immediately thrown into another crisis.
• Little Oil Lamp: His lamp manifests an unexplained flame, hinting at a developing supernatural ability or connection to the approaching Queen Mother.

Significant Themes

• Bureaucratic and political failure: The celestial government is shown as an absurd workplace where officials shift blame, abandon one another, and scramble to preserve appearances.
• Power versus fate: Even the Jade Emperor cannot openly oppose the Heavenly Dao, while the Heavenly Dao itself must respect the limits of karma and destiny.
• Exploitation and commercialization: The Wish Stone system turns divine miracles into a Merit-based service, resembling a celestial financial platform or business model.
• Irreverence toward authority: Qin Fen treats the Heavenly Dao, celestial rewards, and divine systems casually, undermining their supposed grandeur.
• Humor through humiliation and reversal: The Jade Emperor’s escape, Taibai’s helplessness, Qin Fen’s complaints, and Lan Yibing’s sudden fall all turn supposedly grand events into comic disasters.
• Fate and unintended consequences: Qin Fen’s casual thoughts appear capable of affecting reality, while the Queen Mother’s sudden arrival shows that even jokes may trigger major events.

Character Interactions

• The emperors silently recognize that the Jade Emperor has angered the Heavenly Dao, then abandon him rather than offer support.
• The Jade Emperor tries to save face in front of his officials by pretending Huang Feihu needs urgent medical treatment, while Taibai and the star lords see through the act.
• Qin Fen mentally challenges the Heavenly Dao by questioning the value of the Wish Stone and imagining increasingly outrageous wishes.
• The Heavenly Dao reacts internally to Qin Fen’s thoughts, revealing its fear that his wishes could disrupt karma and fate.
• Lan Yibing escapes from Little Fatty and Little Oil Lamp, only to encounter the Queen Mother immediately afterward.
• The Queen Mother’s unexpected appearance coincides with the strange flare from Little Oil Lamp, linking the three characters in a new and potentially important situation.