Chapter Summaries

Qin Fen advised Sun Wukong to connect the Human and Demon Tribes with phones and logistics, while playful teasing between Qin Fen and the Sun sisters ended with him fleeing the table. In Paris, hungry and desperate Kunpeng spotted Qin Fen’s Wind Oil Essence and decided it could fund his return to power.

• Qin Fen sent Sun Wukong plans for using mobile communications and logistics parks to link the Human and Demon Tribes.
• Sun Wukong, encouraged by Qin Fen’s reply, ordered the monkeys to train so they could pursue his plans for Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Sun Yujie and Female Hooligan teased Qin Fen until he misunderstood their banter, then fled when he realized what they meant.
• Kunpeng searched Paris for familiar food, angered a shopkeeper by asking for his wife, and escaped a stun gun.
• Kunpeng followed Qin Fen, saw him use Medicine Master’s Wind Oil Essence, and resolved to use it to rebuild his forces.

Qin Fen realized that Merit and Fortune could let him master the Hundred-and-Eight Transformations and follow a path toward sainthood, while the Heavenly Dao feared that the Great Dao was preparing him to take its place. As Qin Fen planned projects to improve life across the realms, Kunpeng received a Heavenly Dao reward for taking the Wind Oil Essence.

• Qin Fen activated the third through sixth transformations after recognizing that Merit and Fortune could sustain his cultivation.
• The Heavenly Dao concluded that the Great Dao had arranged Qin Fen’s rise through the Creation of Heaven, the Creation of Humanity, and the WeChat Great Dao, and feared being replaced.
• Qin Fen planned to use mobile phones and new inventions to improve communication and living conditions across the Mortal Realm.
• Kunpeng took the Wind Oil Essence from Qin Fen’s table and received the Water-Moon Mirror from the Heavenly Dao as a reward for seeking to benefit the Demon Tribe.

Qin Fen proposed a merit-based lottery to Sun Wukong, but their discussion was interrupted before he could explain the plan. Meanwhile, Kunpeng used a wish-granting mirror to recruit Yellowbrow Patriarch and began plotting to sell Wind Oil Essence while framing Qin Fen.

• Qin Fen pitched Sun Wukong a Merit Welfare Lottery where demons and mortals could trade merit for tickets and win treasures that granted immortality.
• Sun Wukong eagerly asked how they would organize the lottery, but Qin Fen had to leave the discussion unfinished when the sisters called him to bring the food.
• Kunpeng discovered that the mirror worked through wishes and used it to contact Yellowbrow Patriarch.
• Kunpeng persuaded Yellowbrow to partner with him in selling Wind Oil Essence to demons and blamed the product on Qin Fen.
• Kunpeng sent the Wind Oil Essence through the mirror to Yellowbrow, and the two agreed to use it to build their influence.

Chapter Summary: Homecoming, the Terrifying Meeting with the Parents

Key Plot Points and Events

• Heavenly Dao realizes that Qin Fen may eventually become the incarnation of the Great Dao, surpassing even the Saint realm and taking control of the Heavenly Dao System. Fearing that this would make him useless, Hongjun/Heavenly Dao plots to suppress Qin Fen.
• Heavenly Dao plans to manipulate Kunpeng, Yellowbrow, the Jade Emperor, and the other Imperial Lords against Qin Fen. He also warns Ziwei and Gouchen that phones must not contain unauthorized functions, threatening to shut them down.
• Qin Fen returns home from Paris for New Year’s, bringing Queen Mother and the Female Hooligan sisters with him.
• Queen Mother is carrying Xi in the form of a cloth doll. When Qin Fen touches him, Sui and Xi suffer because Qin Fen’s power suppresses their Baleful Aura.
• With the Auspicious Three Treasures—Xi, Sui, and Nian—finally gathered near Qin Fen, the system activates. Qin Fen completes the remaining Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations at the cost of 1.8 million Merit, leaving him eager to find more ways to earn Merit.
• Meanwhile, Monkey and the other Great Sages prepare to open lottery outlets and establish phone-purchasing channels, while Yellowbrow quietly enters the Earthly Immortal Realm to cause trouble.
• Qin Fen impulsively invites all three women to dinner with his parents, hoping to avoid awkwardness by bringing them home together.
• At the family home, Qin Fen’s mother is already worrying about his lack of a girlfriend. When he arrives with three beautiful women, she is shocked and confused, while his father is nearly overwhelmed by the unexpected “package deal.”

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes increasingly powerful by completing the Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations, but remains socially awkward and oblivious to the romantic implications of the women’s teasing. His decision to bring all three women home demonstrates both boldness and poor judgment.
• Heavenly Dao/Hongjun: Reveals his insecurity and fear of losing his position. He regards Qin Fen as a direct threat and begins actively maneuvering political forces against him.
• Queen Mother/Yao Chi: Becomes more comfortable with Qin Fen and openly agrees to visit his family, though she misunderstands much of the flirtatious conversation.
• The Female Hooligan/Sun Yating: Teases Qin Fen about their relationship and clearly expects greater acknowledgment from him, especially since he has never invited her to his home.
• Sun Yujie: Continues playing innocently while provoking Qin Fen and her sister, using flirtatious remarks to embarrass him.
• Qin Fen’s parents: His mother is anxious about his romantic prospects, while his father is more patient. Both are stunned when Qin Fen arrives with three potential partners at once.
• Kunpeng and Yellowbrow: Continue plotting against Qin Fen, with Kunpeng following him home and Yellowbrow entering the Earthly Immortal Realm as part of the opposition’s scheme.

Significant Themes

• Power and political control: Heavenly Dao seeks to preserve his authority by manipulating powerful figures and restricting technological developments.
• Fate versus personal choice: Queen Mother repeatedly attributes events to Heavenly Will, while Qin Fen struggles to understand how rapidly his personal and romantic circumstances are changing.
• Family and homecoming: After a year of extraordinary adventures, Qin Fen returns to the emotional stability of his parents, emphasizing the importance of family.
• Romantic comedy and misunderstanding: Much of the chapter’s humor comes from innuendo, mistaken identities, and Qin Fen’s inability to recognize the women’s intentions.
• Escalating conflict: Qin Fen’s growing strength and the gathering of the Auspicious Three Treasures intensify the threat he poses to Heavenly Dao, setting up a larger confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Heavenly Dao privately plots against Qin Fen while Hongjun worries about becoming obsolete.
• Qin Fen touches Xi’s doll form, unintentionally suppressing Xi and Sui while empowering himself through the presence of the Three Treasures.
• The three women tease one another and Qin Fen about having someone “above” them, embarrassing him with suggestive remarks.
• Qin Fen invites Queen Mother, Sun Yating, and Sun Yujie home, creating an awkward but humorous romantic situation.
• Qin Fen’s mother mistakes Queen Mother for Sun Yujie, then is stunned to discover Sun Yating and Sun Yujie as well. Qin Fen’s father reacts with disbelief at his son bringing three women home simultaneously.

Chapter Summary: “How Should We Arrange Tonight?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen returns home with Queen Mother, Female Hooligan, and Sun Yujie, immediately creating confusion for his mother, who tries to determine which woman is his romantic partner.
• Queen Mother introduces herself as “Yao Chi” and describes her extremely long history with Qin Fen, claiming they knew each other during the Creation of Humanity. She also reveals that Qin Fen once plucked the feathers from an eagle she raised, making their relationship sound far more intimate and bizarre than it actually was.
• Queen Mother’s literal answers repeatedly confuse Qin Fen’s parents. She says she lives alone on Kunlun Mountain, owns the mountain, manages women, and cultivates Peaches of Immortality.
• Qin Fen hurriedly disguises her supernatural statements as ordinary explanations: she is presented as a local official, the director of a Women’s Federation, and the owner of an orchard.
• Qin Fen’s mother sympathizes with Queen Mother after believing she is an orphan and becomes increasingly pleased with her as a potential daughter-in-law. She encourages Qin Fen to help Queen Mother more and welcomes her to stay.
• When Queen Mother announces that Qin Fen is the only person she knows in Yiling and that she plans to remain there for some time, Qin Fen’s mother invites all three women to stay.
• The family then faces the practical problem of arranging sleeping quarters in their small house. Queen Mother volunteers to share Qin Fen’s room, but Female Hooligan immediately objects. Qin Fen, his father, and Sun Yujie also reject the idea of Queen Mother sleeping with him.
• The chapter ends with everyone silently confronting the unresolved question of where they will sleep.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes increasingly embarrassed and overwhelmed as Queen Mother’s truthful but misleading statements make their relationship appear romantic. He tries desperately to reinterpret her words for his parents while also privately enjoying the possibility of the situation becoming more intimate.
• Queen Mother/Yao Chi: Shows little understanding of ordinary social conventions. Her direct statements unintentionally sound like romantic declarations, but they also reveal her determination to remain close to Qin Fen. She is willing to stay in his home despite having no need for sleep.
• Qin Fen’s mother: Quickly shifts from confusion to sympathy and approval. Believing Queen Mother to be a capable, orphaned young official, she begins treating her as a desirable companion for her son and readily welcomes all the women into the household.
• Qin Fen’s father: Mostly reacts with shock and amusement. He recognizes the awkward romantic implications and worries about being displaced or forced to sleep on the floor.
• Female Hooligan: Remains suspicious and defensive toward Queen Mother, immediately objecting when she tries to secure a room with Qin Fen.
• Sun Yujie: Is bewildered by Queen Mother’s revelations but clearly sees her as a romantic rival. She silently supports preventing Queen Mother from gaining special access to Qin Fen.

Significant Themes

• Culture clash between the supernatural and the ordinary: Queen Mother speaks from her divine perspective, while Qin Fen’s parents interpret everything through mundane assumptions, producing repeated misunderstandings.
• Romantic rivalry and jealousy: The three women compete indirectly for Qin Fen’s attention, with Queen Mother’s confidence provoking particularly strong reactions from Female Hooligan and Sun Yujie.
• Family matchmaking: Qin Fen’s mother rapidly evaluates Queen Mother as a possible daughter-in-law, showing how family expectations can intensify an already complicated relationship.
• Truth distorted by context: Queen Mother never intentionally lies, but her literal truths—such as owning Kunlun Mountain or growing Peaches of Immortality—sound absurd when translated into ordinary life.
• Domestic comedy: The chapter turns the arrival of powerful, extraordinary figures into a mundane household crisis over introductions, dinner, and sleeping arrangements.

Character Interactions

• Queen Mother’s candid remarks repeatedly embarrass Qin Fen and force him to invent conventional explanations.
• Qin Fen’s mother warmly questions Queen Mother about her background, work, family, and livelihood, unknowingly treating a powerful immortal as an ordinary young woman in need of sympathy.
• Female Hooligan openly challenges Queen Mother’s attempts to become closer to Qin Fen.
• Sun Yujie quietly supports Female Hooligan and views Queen Mother as a dangerous rival.
• Qin Fen’s parents unintentionally encourage the romantic competition by welcoming every woman to stay, leaving the entire household trapped in an awkward and unresolved situation.

Chapter Summary: “Getting More and More Complicated”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen’s small three-room home becomes crowded when several guests arrive, creating awkwardness over sleeping arrangements and general lack of space.
• While preparing dinner for six people, Qin Fen cooks with his father and is joined by Sun Yujie. The cramped kitchen leads to an embarrassing physical collision between Qin Fen and Sun Yujie.
• Sun Yujie teases Qin Fen about his cooking abilities, prompting him to boast that he is skilled in the kitchen. She mocks him by referring to his past work pushing an old man’s cart before fleeing.
• Despite the awkward incident, dinner is successfully prepared, and Qin Fen’s home fills with warm conversation and laughter.
• Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Earthly Immortal Realm becomes increasingly tense. The major Imperial Lords privately discuss the Heavenly Dao’s command to reject all proposals connected to Qin Fen, including the planned Merit payment platform.
• The payment platform, proposed by Luban, Sun Monkey, Lord Lao, and others, would allow living beings to trade using Merit under the Heavenly Court’s supervision. The Heavenly Dao blocks the project, apparently because Qin Fen’s influence and ambitions are expanding too rapidly.
• The Jade Emperor gathers Ziwei and Gouchen and persuades them to oppose Qin Fen. He claims that the phone network is only a cover for a much greater plan involving products such as Wind Oil Essence.
• According to the Jade Emperor, Qin Fen and the Demon Tribe are spreading Wind Oil Essence throughout the Earthly Immortal Realm and developing additional products for sale to mortal nations. Their true objective is allegedly to gather enormous amounts of Merit.
• Ziwei and Gouchen realize that the plan could allow Qin Fen to accumulate enough Merit and Fortune to attain the Dao, potentially overturning the Heavenly Dao’s established limits on the number of Saints.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen form an alliance to obstruct Qin Fen, believing the Heavenly Dao will support them because Qin Fen is supposedly colluding with the Demon Tribe and threatening the existing cosmic order.
• Curious about the product’s claimed effects, the Jade Emperor and Ziwei consider trying Wind Oil Essence. Elsewhere, Kunpeng stays near Qin Fen’s home and contacts Yellowbrow, who praises the product and hints at an additional, mysterious effect.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains confident, outspoken, and capable, handling the cooking while reacting irritably to Sun Yujie’s teasing. His growing influence is revealed to extend far beyond ordinary technological development.
• Sun Yujie is embarrassed by her accidental closeness with Qin Fen but quickly regains her composure through playful mockery. Their relationship continues to be marked by awkwardness, teasing, and mutual discomfort.
• Qin Fen’s father tries to contribute to the household by chopping vegetables, showing a desire to take responsibility despite being inexperienced with cooking.
• Ziwei and Gouchen become increasingly cautious and pressured. Though they admire Qin Fen’s bold ambitions, fear of the Heavenly Dao forces them to oppose him.
• The Jade Emperor emerges as calculating and manipulative. He uses suspicion surrounding Wind Oil Essence and Qin Fen’s commercial plans to unite the Imperial Lords against him.
• Kunpeng and Yellowbrow show interest in Qin Fen’s products, suggesting that Wind Oil Essence may have a broader appeal and unusual properties.

Significant Themes

• Expansion versus control: Qin Fen’s innovations threaten established political and cosmic powers, prompting the Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Court to limit his progress.
• Power through Merit and commerce: The proposed payment platform represents more than convenience; it could give Qin Fen control over a vast Merit-based economic network.
• Fear of challenging the established order: Qin Fen’s possible path toward attaining the Dao threatens the Heavenly Dao’s assumptions about who may become a Saint.
• Political alliance and manipulation: The Jade Emperor exploits uncertainty and fear to form a coalition against Qin Fen.
• Domestic comedy amid cosmic conflict: The warm, awkward family dinner contrasts sharply with the dangerous political maneuvering taking place in the Earthly Immortal Realm.
• Hidden motives and misunderstandings: The Heavenly Dao’s actions, Qin Fen’s intentions, and the true purpose of Wind Oil Essence remain unclear, creating increasing tension.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Sun Yujie share an awkward encounter in the cramped kitchen, followed by sarcastic banter about cooking and Qin Fen’s past.
• Qin Fen works alongside his father to prepare dinner, while his father insists on proving that he can still contribute.
• The Jade Emperor privately confronts Ziwei and Gouchen, presenting Wind Oil Essence as evidence of Qin Fen’s larger ambitions.
• Ziwei and Gouchen debate whether Qin Fen’s plan is merely commercial or part of a strategy to obtain enough Merit to attain the Dao.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen ultimately agree to cooperate against Qin Fen.
• Kunpeng communicates with Yellowbrow, who confirms Wind Oil Essence’s usefulness and alludes to its secret additional effect.

The Jade Emperor and demons across the Earthly Immortal Realm suffered after using counterfeit Wind Oil Essence, which Kunpeng had promoted as a miraculous product. Maitreya investigated reports of a demon harming people and was bewildered when the supposed demon turned out to be Wind Oil Essence.

• The Jade Emperor rushed out of the Soaring Firmament Palace, furious that the Wind Oil Essence was counterfeit, but Ziwei and Gouchen kept him in a meeting to plan arrests.
• The Jade Emperor ordered Ziwei and Gouchen to send someone after the sellers, but they rejected each proposed choice until he told them to arrange it as they saw fit.
• Yellowbrow and countless demons across the Earthly Immortal Realm suffered the product’s effects, while the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord vowed revenge once he recovered.
• Kunpeng prepared to contact Yellowbrow, believing he would eventually reclaim his power and take Qin Fen’s treasures.
• Maitreya searched for his missing attendant and heard an old man report that Wind Oil Essence was tormenting people.
• Maitreya tried to identify the supposed demon and found that Wind Oil Essence appeared to be neither spirit nor monster, god nor ghost.

The Heavenly Court mobilized against Yellowbrow over his counterfeit medicine, but Maitreya arrived to protect his disciple and challenged the officials. As more powerful reinforcements gathered, Yellowbrow realized his master’s intervention had only made his situation worse.

• Maitreya heard a roar from Little Western Heaven and rushed to Yellowbrow’s cave as the Heavenly Court forces assembled to arrest him.
• Yellowbrow prepared to use Maitreya’s Human Seed Bag against the officials, but Maitreya arrived and stood between him and the Heavenly Court.
• Maitreya defended Yellowbrow’s business and demanded to see Dongwang Gong, while the Northern Dipper Star Lord ordered Star Lord Mao Ri to call for reinforcements.
• Heavenly Venerable Taiyi and the Old Man of the South Pole arrived, followed by the Thunder Department, Erlang God, and the Three Imperial Lords.
• Yellowbrow saw the overwhelming force surrounding him and blamed Maitreya for escalating the confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “A Barrage of Stray Bullets Descends”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Maitreya casually asks about Qin Fen, but his question causes Big Dipper and the Heavenly Court to suspect that Qin Fen has allied with the Buddhist School.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen become alarmed and mobilize forces against Yellowbrow, believing that Qin Fen is using the Buddhist School to attack them.
• Yuanshi Tianzun learns of the crisis through the Heavenly Dao and sends reinforcements to support the Jade Emperor.
• Maitreya, displeased by the Heavenly Court’s overwhelming numbers, asks why Dongwang Gong has not appeared. His mention of Qin Fen further convinces the Heavenly Court that a conspiracy is underway.
• Old Man of the South Pole openly antagonizes Maitreya, worsening the already tense situation. The Jade Emperor privately blames him for revealing too much.
• Maitreya summons Buddhist reinforcements to protect Yellowbrow. Dipamkara, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, and the Eighteen Arhats soon arrive.
• The conflict escalates dramatically as the Seven Great Sages, numerous Demon Kings, Lord Lao, Zhen Yuanzi, and other powerful figures gather. Their true target is not Yellowbrow, but their various alliances and suspicions surrounding Qin Fen.
• Maitreya announces that Tathagata is coming. Tathagata soon descends in person, surrounded by golden light, making Yellowbrow even more terrified.
• Tathagata attempts to understand the reason for the Heavenly Court’s actions, but he discovers that the person behind the events is too powerful to calculate.
• Yellowbrow prepares to confess and explain himself, hoping for leniency, but before he can speak, Yuanshi Tianzun arrives and angrily condemns him for selling counterfeit medicine and harming others.
• The appearance of Yuanshi Tianzun shocks everyone, since even the Three Pure Ones rarely leave the Outer Thirty-Three Heavens. The chapter ends with Yellowbrow convinced that he has no hope of escaping punishment.

Character Developments

• Yellowbrow becomes increasingly desperate and paranoid. He realizes that Kunpeng’s scheme to frame Dongwang Gong has spiraled into a confrontation involving nearly every major power. Although he considers cooperating with Tathagata, he is repeatedly prevented from speaking.
• Maitreya acts protectively toward Yellowbrow, repeatedly reassuring him and summoning Buddhist forces. However, his efforts only make Yellowbrow more frightened because each act of “protection” brings even stronger figures into the conflict.
• The Jade Emperor grows increasingly suspicious of Qin Fen and frustrated with his own allies, especially Old Man of the South Pole. He believes Qin Fen is manipulating both the Buddhist School and the Heavenly Court.
• Tathagata arrives to investigate the unusual situation but realizes that the events have likely been orchestrated by someone beyond his ability to calculate.
• Yuanshi Tianzun makes a dramatic entrance and immediately takes control of the situation by accusing Yellowbrow, intensifying the crisis.
• Qin Fen never appears directly, but his influence dominates the chapter. Nearly everyone interprets the gathering forces as evidence of his hidden schemes.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and unintended escalation: A single question and a few careless remarks cause multiple factions to misread one another’s intentions, turning a minor dispute into a massive confrontation.
• Political suspicion and manipulation: The major powers assume that Qin Fen is secretly allied with various factions, demonstrating how influence and rumor can be more dangerous than direct action.
• Power and intimidation: The arrival of increasingly powerful figures transforms the conflict into a spectacle of divine and demonic authority, leaving Yellowbrow helpless beneath the pressure.
• Comic helplessness amid epic conflict: The grand gathering of gods, Buddhas, and demons contrasts with Yellowbrow’s panic over a relatively small offense, creating much of the chapter’s humor.
• The danger of being framed: Yellowbrow’s predicament shows how easily someone can become the scapegoat when larger factions pursue their own agendas.

Character Interactions

• Maitreya tries to reassure Yellowbrow, but his encouragement only deepens Yellowbrow’s fear.
• The Jade Emperor exchanges suspicious looks with Ziwei and Gouchen, interpreting the Buddhist School’s actions as proof of Qin Fen’s alliance with them.
• Old Man of the South Pole openly insults or challenges Maitreya, frustrating the Jade Emperor and heightening tensions.
• Maitreya summons Buddhist elites to confront the Heavenly Court, while Lord Lao and Zhen Yuanzi arrive to support their alliance with Qin Fen.
• Tathagata questions the Heavenly Court about Yellowbrow, creating a brief opportunity for Yellowbrow to defend himself.
• Before Yellowbrow can speak, Yuanshi Tianzun interrupts and condemns him, leaving him even more trapped and terrified.

Chapter Summary: “Swords Pointed at Qin Fen, the Celestial Realm in Uproar”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuanshi Tianzun arrives after hearing about the Wind Oil Essence scandal. As one of the Three Pure Ones, Hongjun’s favored disciple, and the strongest figure associated with the Heavenly Court, his appearance immediately raises the conflict to the level of a possible war between the Heavenly Court and Buddhist School.
• Tathagata and Yuanshi confront each other, each initially suspecting the other of supporting Dongwang Gong and manipulating the situation.
• Yuanshi demands that Yellowbrow explain his involvement in selling the Wind Oil Essence. Yellowbrow insists he was merely conducting business and did not know the medicine was harmful or fraudulent.
• The Demon Kings, including Hundred-Eyed Centipede and the seven spider demons, angrily accuse Yellowbrow of selling the product and causing them harm. Their testimony makes his denial increasingly implausible.
• Maitreya and Tathagata initially assume Yellowbrow is guilty, but Yellowbrow suddenly claims that Dongwang Gong gave him the medicine and ordered him to sell it.
• This revelation surprises both sides. Maitreya and Tathagata begin to believe that Yellowbrow may have been deceived, while the Jade Emperor also claims to suspect Dongwang Gong.
• The Heavenly Court uses the situation to redirect public anger toward Qin Fen, identified as Dongwang Gong. Ziwei and the other Imperial Lords accuse him of preparing numerous products and planning to distribute them throughout the Celestial Realm through mobile phones.
• The Imperial Lords present themselves as defenders of the people, claiming they acted because they could not tolerate Qin Fen’s supposed scheme. The Demon Tribe applauds them, while the Buddhist School is left embarrassed and confused.
• Yuanshi recognizes that the political objective has been achieved: Qin Fen has been framed as a dangerous threat, and the public mood has turned against him.

Character Developments

• Yuanshi Tianzun is portrayed as authoritative, politically sharp, and fully committed to defending the Heavenly Court’s interests. Though initially confused by the situation, he quickly understands and supports the effort to target Qin Fen.
• Tathagata is embarrassed and irritated by the misunderstanding. He realizes that the Buddhist School has been dragged into a scandal and that Yuanshi’s accusations have unfairly implicated him.
• Maitreya becomes suspicious of Yellowbrow and briefly considers that his attendant may have deceived him. He ultimately accepts the possibility that Yellowbrow was manipulated.
• Yellowbrow is revealed as a foolish and unreliable seller who may himself have been exploited. His desperate attempts to deny responsibility worsen the chaos, but his accusation against Dongwang Gong changes the direction of the confrontation.
• The Jade Emperor and the three Imperial Lords demonstrate their willingness to manipulate public opinion. They exploit the Wind Oil Essence incident to attack Qin Fen politically rather than simply investigate the product.
• Qin Fen/Dongwang Gong, though absent, becomes the chapter’s central target. He is portrayed by his enemies as an ambitious inventor intending to spread disruptive products throughout the Celestial Realm.

Significant Themes

• Political manipulation and scapegoating: The Heavenly Court turns a commercial scandal into an accusation against Qin Fen, using fear and public anger to justify opposition to him.
• Misunderstanding between rival powers: The Heavenly Court and Buddhist School nearly fight because both sides misinterpret the other’s intentions.
• Public opinion as a weapon: The Demon Tribe’s anger and applause are carefully redirected, showing how easily crowds can be influenced by dramatic accusations and righteous speeches.
• Responsibility and deception: Yellowbrow claims ignorance, but his involvement makes him appear guilty. The chapter questions whether foolish intermediaries are responsible for wrongdoing when they are themselves used by more powerful figures.
• Institutional hypocrisy: The Imperial Lords present themselves as heroic protectors while secretly pursuing political objectives, exposing the gap between righteous rhetoric and actual motives.
• Escalation from trivial conflict to celestial crisis: A dispute over a single bottle of Wind Oil Essence expands into a confrontation involving Saints, the Heavenly Court, Buddhism, and the future of the entire Celestial Realm.

Character Interactions

• Yuanshi and Tathagata clash verbally, each accusing the other side of hidden schemes and improper alliances.
• Yellowbrow and the Demon Tribe engage in a heated confrontation, with the demons openly condemning him for selling the harmful medicine.
• Maitreya and Yellowbrow shift from presumed trust to suspicion, while Tathagata tries to defend the possibility that Yellowbrow was deceived.
• Yuanshi, the Jade Emperor, and the Imperial Lords coordinate to redirect the incident toward Qin Fen.
• The Heavenly Court and Buddhist School move from near-conflict to mutual confusion once both realize they suspect the same culprit.
• The Imperial Lords and the Demon Tribe form a temporary rhetorical alliance, with the demons applauding their apparent defense of the public.

As Qin Fen was absent, Primordial Lord and the Jade Emperor blamed him for colluding with the Demon Tribe, while Tathagata helped absolve Yellowbrow. Kunpeng accidentally exposed himself through the Water-Moon Mirror, revealing that he had stolen the goods and clearing Qin Fen as the story left Primordial Lord disgraced.

• Zhen Yuanzi, Old Ox, Sun Monkey, and Lord Lao challenged Primordial Lord's accusations against Qin Fen for lacking evidence.
• The Jade Emperor and Primordial Lord persuaded many that Qin Fen had supplied Yellowbrow, turning the Heavenly Court and Demon Tribe against him while Qin Fen remained home making his bed.
• Primordial Lord and Tathagata agreed to blame Qin Fen and excuse Yellowbrow, while Yellowbrow wrongly credited Kunpeng with planning his escape.
• Kunpeng activated the Water-Moon Mirror and told Yellowbrow that he had stolen the goods from Dongwang Gong and wanted to work with him.
• The Heavenly Dao cut off Kunpeng's transmission, but the gathered immortals heard enough to realize Qin Fen was innocent and that Primordial Lord had tried to frame him.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Dao cuts off Kunpeng’s transmission while he is attempting to communicate through the Water-Moon Mirror, preventing others from clearly seeing the situation.
• Qin Fen turns on his phone’s mobile data from his balcony. The resulting ripple restores or activates Kunpeng’s connection, unintentionally exposing Kunpeng’s Mysterious Light Technique to the Earthly Immortal Realm.
• The revelation proves that the person behind the inflammatory statements was Kunpeng, not Dongwang Gong/Qin Fen. The Demon Tribe and various heavenly powers realize that Qin Fen was being framed.
• Yellowbrow, Kunpeng’s unwitting contact, becomes the new target of everyone’s anger. He is blamed for associating with Kunpeng and for appearing to betray the Buddhist School.
• Yuanshi Tianzun attempts to preserve the accusation against Dongwang Gong by claiming that the Mysterious Light Technique could be forged and that Dongwang Gong may still be responsible for the stolen medicine.
• Lord Lao challenges Yuanshi’s reasoning, while the Jade Emperor supports Yuanshi. The Buddhist School remains silent, and the Imperial Lords and Demon Kings wait to see how the confrontation develops.
• Qin Fen discovers that his mobile-phone project has been blocked by Ziwei and Gouchen, despite the payment system already being prepared.
• His Official Account reports that the Three Imperial Lords and Yuanshi Tianzun have confronted Dongwang Gong. The public views Qin Fen as the “public enemy” of every major power and expects another upheaval in the Heavenly Court.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Continues gaining influence and power without fully understanding it. His simple act of activating mobile data disrupts the Heavenly Dao’s arrangements and exposes the truth. He is frustrated by both the halted business project and the public’s belief that he deliberately causes chaos.
• Kunpeng: Revealed as the true source of the controversial statements. His attempt to reconnect the Water-Moon Mirror through repeated wiping emphasizes his impulsive, human-like behavior and leaves him responsible for the resulting confusion.
• Yuanshi Tianzun: Becomes defensive and increasingly unreasonable as evidence undermines his accusation. He refuses to admit error and shifts to claiming that the evidence itself may be fabricated.
• Yellowbrow: Suffers the greatest immediate consequences. Once Kunpeng’s involvement is exposed, he becomes the scapegoat for both the Buddhist and Demon factions and fears punishment from Maitreya and the other powers.
• Maitreya and Tathagata: Maitreya is furious and disappointed in Yellowbrow, while Tathagata suspects that Yellowbrow may be plotting against the Buddhist School.
• The Heavenly Dao: Is increasingly threatened by Qin Fen’s growth. Its former ability to suppress information is weakening as Qin Fen becomes more deeply connected with the Dao.
• The public: Rather than condemning Qin Fen, ordinary cultivators eagerly anticipate his next “off-topic” incident, believing that his schemes usually harm the ruling powers while benefiting everyone else.

3. Significant Themes

• Truth versus political manipulation: Even after Kunpeng is exposed, Yuanshi tries to preserve the official narrative by questioning the authenticity of the evidence.
• Scapegoating and shifting blame: Once Qin Fen is cleared, blame rapidly moves to Yellowbrow, showing how the powerful protect themselves by sacrificing weaker associates.
• Unintended power and influence: Qin Fen’s ordinary actions—such as turning on mobile data—produce effects capable of challenging the Heavenly Dao.
• Public perception and information warfare: Qin Fen’s Official Account shapes how the wider realm interprets events, turning political conflict into public entertainment.
• Authority versus disruption: The Imperial Lords and Saints represent established power, while Qin Fen’s technology, networks, and unpredictable actions continually undermine their control.
• Comedy amid political crisis: The characters treat magical communication like faulty human technology, while a potentially realm-shaking confrontation is discussed through gossip and online commentary.

4. Character Interactions

• Kunpeng and Qin Fen: Kunpeng’s attempt to contact or manipulate Qin Fen’s situation is accidentally disrupted when Qin Fen activates his phone, exposing Kunpeng instead.
• Kunpeng and Yellowbrow: Their association causes Yellowbrow to be implicated in Kunpeng’s inflammatory claims, leaving Yellowbrow to face the consequences alone.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Lord Lao: Lord Lao openly challenges Yuanshi’s attempt to blame Dongwang Gong, while Yuanshi responds by accusing Dongwang Gong of possible forgery.
• Yuanshi and the Jade Emperor: The Jade Emperor supports Yuanshi’s defense, hoping the Saint will bear responsibility for the crisis.
• Maitreya and Yellowbrow: Maitreya feels betrayed and humiliated by his disciple’s conduct, while Yellowbrow internally blames his master for creating the circumstances that trapped him.
• The Buddhist School and the Heavenly Court: Tathagata and the Buddhist faction remain observant and cautious, allowing the Heavenly Court’s internal dispute to unfold rather than immediately taking sides.
• Qin Fen and the public: Qin Fen is portrayed by the public as an infamous troublemaker whose conflicts with the ruling powers have become a source of fascination and entertainment.

Chapter Summary: Primordial Lord’s Agonizing Dilemma: Who Are You?

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen runs out of cigarettes and briefly goes downstairs to buy more. While smoking beside a trash can, he casually offers one to Kunpeng.
• Kunpeng recognizes Qin Fen as Dongwang Gong and panics. When he touches Qin Fen, the Water-Moon Mirror secretly connects to Qin Fen’s independent data network, allowing Kunpeng to transmit himself through it.
• A massive crowd of immortals, Buddhas, demons, and Heavenly Court officials gathers to witness the dispute surrounding Dongwang Gong and Yellowbrow.
• Primordial Lord intends to take Yellowbrow away and discipline him, believing Dongwang Gong is responsible for corrupting his senior brother. However, Tathagata insists that the truth be determined first.
• Kunpeng suddenly appears through the Water-Moon Mirror and exposes the conspiracy. He tells Yellowbrow to blame everything on Dongwang Gong and insults the Heavenly Court officials as idiots who will attack Qin Fen on their behalf.
• The revelation destroys the Heavenly Court’s attempt to frame Qin Fen. Yellowbrow realizes Kunpeng has doomed him, while Kunpeng panics and flees, abandoning him.
• Primordial Lord quickly changes tactics, declaring Yellowbrow guilty of framing Dongwang Gong and provoking conflict between Buddhism and Daoism.
• Tathagata sentences Yellowbrow to Avīci Hell for five hundred years and strips away his Five Qi cultivation.
• With Qin Fen’s innocence established, Primordial Lord attempts to salvage the situation by proposing that all new ideas must pass through multiple layers of Heavenly Court review. This bureaucratic process would effectively prevent Qin Fen’s innovations from being implemented.
• Qin Fen watches the proceedings, becomes furious at the proposal, and uses the Auspicious Three Treasures to transmigrate directly into the Earthly Immortal Realm.
• Appearing before the entire crowd, Qin Fen immediately rejects Primordial Lord’s proposal. Primordial Lord dismisses his objection, but Qin Fen responds by asking, “Who the fuck are you?”

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Remains casual and irreverent, but his accidental interaction with Kunpeng enables the truth to emerge. When he learns of Primordial Lord’s restrictive policy, his anger drives him to appear personally before the gathered immortals.
• Kunpeng: Shows himself to be cowardly, manipulative, and careless. His attempt to use Qin Fen’s connection exposes the entire conspiracy, and he abandons Yellowbrow the moment he fears discovery.
• Yellowbrow: Becomes the scapegoat for the conspiracy. He is horrified when Kunpeng exposes them and is ultimately punished severely by Tathagata.
• Primordial Lord: Demonstrates political skill and adaptability. Although frustrated by Kunpeng’s revelation, he protects his reputation by condemning Yellowbrow and then proposes bureaucracy as a way to restrain Qin Fen indirectly.
• Tathagata: Acts as a stern but fair authority, insisting on uncovering the truth and punishing Yellowbrow despite their shared Buddhist affiliation.
• Jade Emperor: Suffers a major loss of credibility after Kunpeng’s words expose the Heavenly Court’s role in the plot. His attempted scheme collapses, leaving him humiliated and blamed by Ziwei and Gouchen.
• Lord Lao: Understands the danger of Primordial Lord’s proposal but is unable to oppose it after learning that it reflects the Heavenly Dao’s will.
• The Heavenly Dao: Is frustrated that Kunpeng continues to exploit Qin Fen’s independent data network and cannot prevent the conspiracy from unraveling.

Significant Themes

• Truth overcoming manipulation: The conspiracy against Qin Fen collapses because Kunpeng’s own reckless behavior reveals the truth.
• Bureaucracy as suppression: Primordial Lord’s proposal disguises political obstruction as orderly administration, showing how rules and procedures can be weaponized to stifle innovation.
• Political face-saving: Several powerful figures prioritize preserving authority and reputation over admitting mistakes.
• Power and accountability: Yellowbrow and Kunpeng are punished for provoking conflict, while the Heavenly Court’s officials are publicly exposed as incompetent.
• Modern technology versus traditional authority: Qin Fen’s independent network bypasses the Heavenly Dao’s control, symbolizing the difficulty traditional powers have in controlling new systems.
• Humor through institutional absurdity: The chapter satirizes officialdom, factional politics, and excessive administrative procedures through the immortals’ exaggerated reactions.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen casually offers Kunpeng a cigarette, unknowingly giving him access to Qin Fen’s network.
• Kunpeng uses that connection to communicate with Yellowbrow and instructs him to frame Qin Fen, but his message is overheard by the entire gathering.
• Primordial Lord and the Jade Emperor disagree in approach: Primordial Lord wants to manipulate Tathagata diplomatically, while the Jade Emperor impulsively blames Qin Fen.
• Tathagata and Primordial Lord cooperate after the conspiracy is exposed, with Tathagata punishing Yellowbrow and Primordial Lord publicly supporting the decision.
• Lord Lao recognizes Primordial Lord’s bureaucratic plan as a direct attack on Qin Fen’s influence but cannot oppose the Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Fen finally confronts Primordial Lord face-to-face, rejecting his policy and ending the chapter with a provocative challenge to his identity and authority.

Chapter Summary: “Something Big Was About to Happen: Qin Fen vs. Primordial Lord”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen arrives in the Heavenly Court at the worst possible moment: he hears Primordial Lord criticizing his administrative proposal and immediately erupts in anger.
• Unaware of Primordial Lord’s identity, Qin Fen loudly insults him. The Heavenly Court is stunned because Primordial Lord is one of the Three Pure Ones and a powerful Saint.
• The immortals recognize Qin Fen as Dongwang Gong and are excited by the confrontation, recalling his previous defiance of powerful figures and even the Heavenly Dao.
• The Demon Tribe, Old Ox, and Qin Fen’s allies enthusiastically cheer him on, turning the Heavenly Court into a chaotic spectacle.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen despair because Qin Fen’s arrival worsens their already humiliating situation. Tathagata deliberately withdraws, sensing that a major disturbance is about to occur.
• Primordial Lord considers Qin Fen’s strength but realizes that Qin Fen’s greatest advantage is not cultivation—it is his overwhelming Fortune. Qin Fen possesses a huge portion of Human Tribe Fortune, reinforced by his role in humanity’s creation, cultural development, divine identity, and possession of the Auspicious Three Treasures.
• Because attacking Qin Fen could trigger the Heavenly Dao’s retaliation and damage the Human Tribe’s Fortune, Primordial Lord cannot safely act against him.
• Instead of retaliating, Primordial Lord asks Qin Fen, “You don’t know me?” This apparent retreat shocks the crowd and makes him appear to have backed down.
• Qin Fen then sees Primordial Lord but genuinely fails to recognize him. He responds, “Do I have to know you?” His innocent lack of awareness is interpreted by everyone else as deliberate provocation.
• The chapter ends with Primordial Lord inwardly furious and humiliated as Qin Fen unintentionally escalates the confrontation.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Remains blunt, fearless, and irreverent. His modern, egalitarian mindset prevents him from being intimidated by hierarchy, while his enormous Fortune makes his reckless behavior genuinely difficult to punish.
• Primordial Lord: Despite his pride and status, he is forced to suppress his anger. His hesitation reveals that Qin Fen’s Fortune makes him a dangerous opponent even if his personal cultivation is inferior.
• Jade Emperor: Becomes increasingly bitter and helpless, blaming Qin Fen for making his political situation and personal humiliation worse.
• Tathagata: Shows caution and political awareness by refusing to become involved in the coming conflict.
• Old Ox and the Demon Kings: Embrace the chaos and openly support Qin Fen, treating the confrontation as an entertaining display of power.
• Lord Lao and Zhen Yuanzi: React with amusement and relief, recognizing that Qin Fen’s presence has shifted the balance and made Primordial Lord uncomfortable.

Significant Themes

• Fortune versus individual strength: Qin Fen may not match Primordial Lord in cultivation, but his connection to the Human Tribe’s Fortune makes him nearly untouchable.
• Defiance of hierarchy: Qin Fen’s refusal to respect status contrasts with the Heavenly Court’s rigid understanding of power and rank.
• Humiliation and political power: The confrontation is as much about reputation and public perception as it is about combat. Primordial Lord’s inability to respond makes him appear weak.
• Chaos as leverage: Qin Fen’s unpredictable behavior disrupts established power structures and gives his allies confidence.
• Modern egalitarianism versus traditional authority: Qin Fen genuinely sees everyone as equal, while the immortals interpret his casual attitude as astonishing arrogance.

Important Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Primordial Lord: Their exchange drives the chapter. Qin Fen insults Primordial Lord, then unknowingly compounds the insult by admitting he does not recognize him.
• Qin Fen and the Heavenly Court: His arrival transforms the court from a formal political setting into a noisy spectacle, with immortals reacting in disbelief and admiration.
• Primordial Lord and the onlookers: His hesitation is immediately noticed, causing others—including Lord Lao, Old Ox, and the Jade Emperor—to conclude that he has backed down.
• Qin Fen and his supporters: The Demon Tribe, Old Ox, and the Haitian group rally behind him, openly celebrating his audacity.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen: Their shared misfortune deepens as Qin Fen’s behavior threatens to expose and worsen their political embarrassment.

Qin Fen defied Primordial Lord’s attempt to dictate Heavenly Court policy and passionately defended mobile payments, a welfare lottery, and reforms to give all living beings a fair chance to pursue the Dao. He won the support of Tongtian, Lord Lao, and the Demon Tribe, who acclaimed him as their leader.

• Primordial Lord declared that his orders would determine how the Heavenly Court handled its affairs, and Qin Fen challenged him despite warnings from Lord Lao and others.
• Qin Fen recited a defiant poem, refusing to bow to Primordial Lord and turning the crowd’s sympathy against him.
• Qin Fen defended mobile payments and the welfare lottery, then vowed to reform the Heavenly Court and make opportunities to pursue the Dao available to mortals and the Demon Tribe.
• Old Ox praised Qin Fen, Tongtian pledged his support, and Lord Lao joined them.
• The Demon Tribe knelt before Qin Fen and acclaimed him as their patriarch and the ruler they acknowledged.

Qin Fen’s Merit Welfare Lottery won the Demon Tribe’s allegiance and earned him boundless merit, further shifting support in the Heavenly Court toward him. After receiving the Kongtong Seal, Qin Fen demanded that the Heavenly Dao reform the Heavenly Court.

• The lesser demons pledged allegiance to Qin Fen, alarming the Heavenly Dao and unsettling Primordial Lord and the Heavenly Court’s rulers.
• Hongjun’s system announced that Qin Fen had earned the Kongtong Seal, then awarded Queen Mother, Zhen Yuanzi, Lord Lao, and others merit and innate treasures for helping him.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals saw Qin Fen’s allies rewarded and increasingly judged that following Dongwang Gong was the right choice.
• Qin Fen’s Kongtong Seal activated and unlocked a beauty selfie function through Meitu software.
• Qin Fen addressed the Heavenly Dao and demanded a reform of the Heavenly Court.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen abruptly escalates the discussion from the lottery to a demand that the Heavenly Court be completely reorganized.
• His proposal shocks the Heavenly Court, the Demon Tribe, the Buddhist School, and the major immortals, since no one has ever dared negotiate directly with the Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Fen rejects objections from Primordial Lord, the Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen, stating that he was addressing the Heavenly Dao—not asking the Imperial Lords for permission.
• He criticizes the Heavenly Court’s inefficient administrative structure, particularly:
  • The requirement to report matters through multiple layers.
  • The permanent “Divine Office” system, in which individuals hold positions indefinitely.
• Qin Fen proposes a merit-based system in which capable officials rise, incompetent ones are removed, and new talent receives opportunities.
• The Heavenly Dao, embodied as Hongjun, is left stunned and unable to predict how events will develop. Qin Fen’s proposal threatens to overturn the Heavenly Court’s established order.
• Primordial Lord realizes that his earlier suppression of Qin Fen’s phone project indirectly caused Qin Fen to make this much larger demand, making him the unwitting source of the crisis.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen demonstrates extreme confidence, audacity, and political ambition. He is no longer merely benefiting from the lottery; he now seeks to reshape the Celestial Realm’s entire power structure.
• Hongjun/Heavenly Dao becomes increasingly alarmed. Qin Fen has already gained influence over the Heavenly Court, Demon Tribe, and mortal kingdoms, and now threatens to make himself the dominant figure in the Celestial Realm.
• Lord Lao and Zhen Yuanzi begin suspecting that Qin Fen may be connected to—or even be—the legendary Dao Ancestor, since only someone of that stature would dare confront the Heavenly Dao.
• Primordial Lord shifts from anger to panic when he realizes his actions helped trigger Qin Fen’s radical proposal.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen fear losing their authority and positions if the Heavenly Court is reorganized.
• Sun Wukong, Old Ox, Lü Dongbin, Matchmaker Yue, Barefoot Immortal, and Zhao Gongming react with amusement and resignation, recognizing Qin Fen’s reputation for causing events to become increasingly absurd and unpredictable.
• Tathagata is relieved that Qin Fen is not part of the Buddhist School, believing Qin Fen’s behavior would be unbearable even for him.

Significant Themes

• Challenge to established authority: Qin Fen directly questions institutions created by the Heavenly Dao, suggesting that even divine systems can be reformed.
• Merit versus hereditary or permanent power: His proposed system favors competence, accountability, promotion, and replacement over fixed positions and entrenched privilege.
• Unpredictability and chaos: Qin Fen repeatedly transforms ordinary events into crises of unprecedented scale, reinforcing his reputation as the “Imperial Lord of Derailment.”
• Political reform and institutional corruption: The chapter criticizes inefficient bureaucracy and officials who retain power regardless of ability.
• Cause and effect: Primordial Lord’s attempt to suppress Qin Fen’s earlier project ultimately contributes to a far more dangerous challenge to the Heavenly Court.
• The limits of prediction: Even the Heavenly Dao cannot calculate or foresee Qin Fen’s next move, implying that Qin Fen operates outside the normal order of fate and cosmic planning.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen openly dismisses the objections of the Imperial Lords, creating direct conflict with Primordial Lord, the Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and Gouchen.
• Lord Lao and Zhen Yuanzi exchange uneasy speculation that Qin Fen may be the Dao Ancestor, bonding over their disbelief.
• The surrounding immortals joke about Qin Fen’s tendency to derail events, while Sun Wukong remains confused by the sudden transition from lottery discussion to political revolution.
• The Demon Tribe views the Imperial Lords contemptuously, seeing them as ineffective officials, while the Buddhist School watches the conflict from a safe distance.
• Hongjun mentally blames Primordial Lord for creating the circumstances that allowed Qin Fen’s challenge to emerge, while Primordial Lord realizes he has accidentally helped Qin Fen destabilize the Heavenly Court.

Dongwang Gong proposed that the Heavenly Court promote and replace divine officials according to their performance, igniting support among immortals before the Heavenly Dao rejected the idea. After Qin Fen vanished, the Heavenly Dao abruptly reversed course and endorsed the proposal, leaving the Jade Emperor, Ziwei, Gouchen, and Primordial Lord bewildered.

• Dongwang Gong proposed performance-based promotions and dismissals for divine offices, winning enthusiastic support from low-ranking immortals and Jiejiao deities.
• The Heavenly Dao rejected the proposal, while the Jade Emperor, Ziwei, Gouchen, and Primordial Lord believed the decision had suppressed Qin Fen.
• As the Heavenly Dao prepared to provoke Qin Fen into defying him, Qin Fen vanished when his time-travel limit expired.
• The Jade Emperor, Ziwei, Gouchen, and Primordial Lord praised the Heavenly Dao's decision as the immortals mourned the lost chance for reform.
• The Heavenly Dao reappeared and called the proposal excellent, declaring anyone who disagreed an idiot, while Hongjun realized he had not said those words.

After the Heavenly Dao rejected Qin Fen’s proposal, Qin Fen’s mass message made it appear to endorse the opposite, leaving Hongjun humiliated and the Celestial Realm confused. The Heavenly Dao then granted Qin Fen authority to reorganize Heavenly Court departments, while Hongjun worried that Qin Fen’s WeChat might eventually replace him.

• Qin Fen returned to the Celestial Realm and posted that anyone who disagreed with his proposal was a dumbass.
• Qin Fen’s message appeared as an announcement from a counterfeit Heavenly Dao, making Hongjun and the gathered immortals think the Heavenly Dao had insulted its own allies and contradicted itself.
• Hongjun considered retracting the announcement, but the system granted Qin Fen authority to reorganize Heavenly Court departments and establish a lottery system.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals celebrated Qin Fen’s new authority, while the Jade Emperor and the Primordial Lord felt humiliated.
• Hongjun shut down his monitor and worried that Qin Fen’s growing WeChat might one day replace him.

Chapter Summary: “Three Flowers United, Born of the Same Root”

Key plot points and events

• After Qin Fen reports to the Heavenly Dao, WeChat grants him authority to reorganize departments. Qin Fen is pleased because this will make the future Merit lottery a stable source of income.
• It is revealed that the Merit he earns is partly absorbed by WeChat, allowing the system to grow stronger and expand its abilities.
• When Qin Fen returns home, he discovers that Sun Yujie, the Female Hooligan, and Queen Mother each bear part of the same lotus-shaped mark on their foreheads. Their three marks combine visually into one complete flower.
• Queen Mother realizes that the Female Hooligan and Sun Yujie are the reincarnations of two humans she created long ago. Their shared origin explains their newly awakened connection.
• The Merit obtained from Qin Fen’s actions is divided among the three women. Queen Mother receives the largest portion, while her two “sisters” gain their own increases in power.
• The three women’s shared marks activate a mental connection, allowing them to hear one another’s conversations.
• A series of misunderstandings occurs when the Female Hooligan asks Qin Fen for towels and jokingly helps him untie a bag. Sun Yujie and Queen Mother misinterpret their conversation as something sexual.
• Sun Yujie warns Qin Fen to remain on the “proper path,” while Queen Mother innocently asks to join in the next “fun” activity. Qin Fen misunderstands her meaning and agrees, worsening the embarrassment.

Character developments

• Qin Fen becomes increasingly invested in WeChat’s development and the long-term benefits of accumulating Merit. He remains oblivious to the suggestive misunderstandings surrounding him.
• Queen Mother regains strength through the Merit distribution and discovers the truth about the origins of the Female Hooligan and Sun Yujie. She also begins adapting to ordinary domestic life and becomes curious about modern “fun.”
• Sun Yujie gains power and develops a stronger connection with her two counterparts. Her embarrassment and teasing reveal a more playful side, though she still tries to act responsible.
• The Female Hooligan also receives a boost in strength and becomes linked to the others. She appears shy and hesitant when interacting privately with Qin Fen, despite her usual bold personality.

Significant themes

• Shared origins and destiny: The three women are revealed to be connected by a common root, with their present identities shaped by past creation and reincarnation.
• Merit and power: Merit not only rewards individuals but also strengthens WeChat and transforms the people connected to Qin Fen.
• Miscommunication and humor: Innocent remarks are repeatedly interpreted as sexual innuendo, creating comic tension among the characters.
• Divine and ordinary life: Powerful ancient beings are placed in mundane situations involving apartments, bathrooms, towels, and family teasing.

Character interactions

• Qin Fen and the Female Hooligan share an awkward private exchange in the bathroom, which the others overhear through their new mental link.
• Sun Yujie and Queen Mother discuss the conversation, each misunderstanding it in a different way.
• Sun Yujie jokingly reprimands Qin Fen, while Queen Mother sincerely asks to participate in future activities.
• Qin Fen innocently agrees and teases Sun Yujie back, leaving her deeply embarrassed.