Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• The Three Human Race Emperors and Gu Cang accept divine positions in Meng Chuan’s Divine Kingdom. Meng Chuan binds them and two attendants to it with strands of Purple Qi, extending their lifespans and strengthening the kingdom, though he stresses that this does not make them immortal.
• The six new members’ Dao Laws are absorbed into the Divine Kingdom, improving its stability. Meng Chuan privately favors his two attendants when it comes to future benefits.
• He seals away four ominous drops of Black Blood, judging them too dangerous to investigate before he becomes an Immortal. He prepares to destroy them if they stir.
• Using an Immortal Corpse, Meng Chuan extracts and purifies Immortal Dao Essence Blood, then gives a drop to each group member. He warns them not to consume it recklessly, though the drops are safely regulated.
• Meng Chuan welcomes newcomer Han Li and sends him improved versions of cultivation methods Han Li had uploaded. Han Li is astonished by how powerful the revisions are.
• After ending the group chat, Meng Chuan begins examining the remnants of the four Immortals’ Primordial Spirits to learn their motives.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan shows confidence and generosity, while also revealing his playful, self-serving humor: he helps Ruthless because he likes her, teases Gu Cang, and jokes with the group. He remains cautious about the Black Blood and mindful of the risks of Immortal cultivation.
• Gu Cang accepts his position without shame, recognizing Meng Chuan’s strength and accomplishments. The newly bound emperors and attendants gain longevity and a stake in the Divine Kingdom’s growth.
• Ruthless leaves with the others after receiving Meng Chuan’s help; he trusts her to use the Immortal Corpse only for her stated research.
• Han Li is wary at first, but Meng Chuan’s generosity, the group’s welcome, and his reputation gradually earn Han Li’s provisional trust. Han Li still approaches the group cautiously and sees it as a chance to obtain resources from other worlds.
• Meng Qi teases Meng Chuan about “staying single,” while Fei Peng questions why defeating four Immortals warrants celebration.

Significant themes

• Mutual advancement and responsibility: The Divine Kingdom and its bound members strengthen one another, but individual cultivation remains essential.
• Trust balanced with caution: Meng Chuan safeguards the Black Blood, while Han Li cautiously decides to trust him only for now.
• Generosity, humor, and reputation: Meng Chuan’s gifts and accomplishments shape how others see him, even as his teasing keeps interactions light.
• The limits of power: Greater longevity and access to Immortal resources offer advantages, not guaranteed immortality or safety.

Plot points and events

• After searching the four fallen Immortals’ memories, Meng Chuan finds no record of darkness, Black Blood, or outside invasion in their world. Yet he concludes that its inhabitants have already been corrupted, and that the darkness may be altering the world’s cultivation system itself.
• He suspects a new move by the force behind the Corpse Immortal Emperor’s corruption—or one of its agents—and decides not to investigate further until he is much stronger. He is relieved that destroying the Space-Time Passage has made pursuit extremely difficult.
• Meng Chuan wonders why the corrupted Immortals bear such intense hatred for Shi Hao, the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and his title. Their memories offer no explanation, leaving Shi Hao’s deeds Above the Heavens a mystery.
• To help his followers grow stronger, Meng Chuan lends an Immortal Corpse to the six gods of his Divine Kingdom, hoping one of them will reach Great Emperor strength.
• He claims the four Immortals’ weapons. After destroying their Artifact Spirits and Dao marks with Immortal-Slaying sword qi, he preserves the weapons’ embryonic forms for future use.
• The Xuanhuang Sword’s Mother Qi will help Meng Chuan transform his Divine Kingdom into a Void God Realm. He plans to develop a True Immortal cultivation path and make the Divine Kingdom a complete spiritual world, then seeks additional primordial materials to perfect it.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan shows caution and strategic restraint: he recognizes that the darkness is beyond his current ability to confront, and prioritizes growth and preparation. He also remains ambitious, planning to turn his Divine Kingdom into a world whose inhabitants’ cultivation can benefit him.
• Shi Hao remains a powerful but distant presence. His sword strike protects the destroyed passage, while the hatred directed at him by the corrupted Immortals raises questions about his actions beyond the heavens.
• Meng Chuan supports the six gods of the Divine Kingdom by lending them an Immortal Corpse. The four weapon spirits resist their destruction, but Meng Chuan swiftly overpowers them.

Significant themes

• Corruption hidden beneath normality: The Immortals appeared ordinary and had no knowledge of darkness, suggesting corruption can spread invisibly through an entire cultivation system.
• Caution and preparation: Meng Chuan recognizes the limits of his strength and avoids provoking a threat that may be watching.
• Growth through cultivation and resources: He treats the Divine Kingdom, his followers, and the captured artifacts as foundations for future power.
• Unanswered history: The corrupted Immortals’ hatred of Shi Hao hints at a deeper conflict whose origins remain unknown.

Plot and events

• Mordo reports that he has finished preparing a task for the Ancient One, who then asks about events outside Kamar-Taj. They briefly discuss Iron Man before she senses a friend arriving and sends Mordo away.
• The visitor is Meng Chuan, but he has taken on the face and identity of a Marvel native who died in an accident. He explains that he sent only a wisp of divine consciousness because his true self was in seclusion, and suspects the Chat Group caused the unusual crossing.
• Meng Chuan livestreams his reunion with the Ancient One, theatrically announcing it as a historic meeting of the Chat Group’s two mentors. Members are initially confused by his unfamiliar appearance; Meng Qi recognizes him and trades playful insults with him.
• Meng Chuan explains his arrival to the group. He praises the Ancient One’s unusually advanced cultivation and gives her several emperor-level scriptures. She welcomes him with tea.

Character development

• Meng Chuan is curious about Marvel’s six Infinity Stones and their potential to help him develop his Void God Realm. He presents himself as bold and modest, though he privately admits that sending only a wisp was a cautious choice he does not want to reveal.
• The Ancient One has grown through her Chat Group connections, following Meng Chuan’s cultivation methods and forging a path of her own while deliberately remaining at Half-Saint. She is calm, disciplined, and eager to learn from the scriptures.
• Mordo is dutiful and proud of handling the Ancient One’s assignment well, but leaves without prying into her private meeting.
• Meng Qi remains irreverent and resistant to Meng Chuan’s teasing, while other Chat Group members join the banter.

Themes

• Cultivation through patience and preparation: The Ancient One treats an extended stay at Half-Saint as a way to build a stronger foundation.
• Caution versus reputation: Meng Chuan’s careful approach contrasts with the heroic image he projects to the group.
• Mentorship and shared learning: Meng Chuan and the Ancient One exchange praise, knowledge, and resources.
• Humor and camaraderie: Livestream jokes and friendly insults make the Chat Group’s relationships feel informal and close.

Character interactions

• The Ancient One treats Mordo warmly but gives him space when her guest arrives.
• Meng Chuan and the Ancient One greet each other warmly, then discuss his unexpected arrival and her progress.
• Meng Chuan’s livestream draws confused reactions and teasing from the group, especially from Meng Qi.
• Meng Chuan compliments the Ancient One’s cultivation and gives her scriptures; she accepts them appreciatively and offers him tea.

Plot points

• Meng Chuan visits the Ancient One, drinks her tea, and explains that he wants to collect the six Infinity Stones to study their effect on his Divine Kingdom. The Ancient One already holds the Time Stone and tells him where the Space Stone is; the others are scattered through the universe.
• He promises not to cause major trouble on Earth and sets off to find the Space Stone himself.
• In New York, Meng Chuan takes advantage of the identity the Chat Group arranged for him: Carl North, sole heir and head of the powerful North Group. He delays seeking the Space Stone to deal with the company first.
• At a board meeting, the executives dismiss Carl as a spoiled child. Meng Chuan silences them with a show of intimidating power, tells them to wear wigs because their bald heads remind him of someone he dislikes, and declares that he will now run the company.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan is candid with the Ancient One and considerate of her role as Earth’s guardian. In contrast, he is decisive and intimidating with the executives, using his new corporate identity to take control.
• The Ancient One trusts Meng Chuan and offers help without suspecting his intentions. Their warm, familiar relationship is evident in their tea-sharing and mutual respect.
• The executives begin by mocking and patronizing Carl, but Meng Chuan’s supernatural presence quickly leaves them too intimidated to object.
• Chat Group members tease Meng Chuan about his sudden willingness to accept tea; he ignores them. His dig at baldness also prompts a joking aside about Meng Qi.

Significant themes

• Trust and restraint: Meng Chuan intends to pursue his goals without violating the Ancient One’s trust or wrecking Earth.
• Power and authority: The boardroom scene contrasts corporate status with genuine power; the executives’ confidence vanishes once Meng Chuan asserts himself.
• Identity and opportunity: His unexpected life as Carl North gives him wealth and influence, changing how he approaches his mission.
• Humor and irreverence: Banter about tea, baldness, and corporate meetings keeps the chapter’s high-stakes setting playful.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan drives Banner through New York on the way to Tony Stark’s expo. The North Group is now secretly under the Meng family’s control, while the public believes Carl North has taken over.
• Banner is now a senior scientist at the North Group. Meng explains that he once stopped a fight between Hulk and Abomination, then helped Banner and Hulk reconcile and merge, with Banner in control.
• Meng spots Peter Parker waiting for a bus and invites him to the expo. He reveals that he knows Peter is the masked Spider-Man.
• To show Peter that unusual powers are not unique, Meng has Banner transform into a clear-eyed, ordinary-sized Hulk. Peter is astonished but reassured that other extraordinary people exist.
• When Peter asks about Meng’s own power, Meng jokingly—and earnestly—claims it is “having money,” arguing that wealth helped make Tony Stark Iron Man and is the reason Hulk calls him boss.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan presents himself as confident, teasing, and remarkably capable. He treats wealth as a genuine form of power and takes a mischievous interest in guiding Peter.
• Banner and Hulk have reached an understanding and now share one body, with Banner in control. Hulk is intelligent and self-aware, though exasperated by Meng’s habit of summoning him.
• Peter Parker moves from suspicion and unease to openly acknowledging that he is Spider-Man. Seeing Hulk helps him realize he is not alone, though Meng’s answer about money leaves him bewildered.

Significant themes

• Power and wealth: The chapter humorously frames money as a “superpower,” while also showing how wealth and influence can shape people’s opportunities.
• Identity and acceptance: Banner and Hulk’s reconciliation offers a model of accepting and integrating different sides of oneself.
• Secrecy and trust: Peter is wary of Meng knowing his identity, but Meng’s openness about other powered people helps build trust.
• The extraordinary as ordinary: The characters’ unusual abilities are treated casually, contrasting with Peter’s shock and uncertainty.

Character interactions

• Meng and Banner share a playful but unequal boss–employee relationship, with Banner’s praise and private irritation providing comic relief.
• Meng draws Peter into the group by revealing his secret and introducing him to Hulk, while Peter questions Meng’s motives and knowledge.
• Banner/Hulk’s transformation becomes a demonstration of trust and belonging: Meng assures Peter that he is “one of us,” and Hulk accepts him without hostility.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan strolls through the Stark Industries Expo while considering how to obtain the Space Stone. He has asked S.H.I.E.L.D. to lend it to him, but is prepared to act after the expo if they refuse. He is cautious because he suspects the Infinity Stones may trigger major changes.
• He runs into Justin Hammer, who boasts that Hammer Industries will bring Iron Man Armor to the military. Meng Chuan needles him with absurd questions about whether manpower might be better, exposing Hammer’s lack of firsthand experience with the armor.
• Tony Stark approaches Meng Chuan, intrigued by his recent rise to prominence. Meng Chuan asks Black Widow whether S.H.I.E.L.D.’s director has considered his proposal, then defeats Stark in a verbal exchange by claiming he never argues with stupid people.
• At Hammer Industries’ presentation, Hammer proudly unveils his Iron Soldiers. As he asks Meng Chuan whether he still doubts the armor’s future, Meng Chuan tells him to look behind himself. Hammer turns to find the Iron Soldiers aiming their weapons at him.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan remains cautious about the Stones, but is increasingly willing to use force if S.H.I.E.L.D. refuses his request. His dry, deliberately provocative humor lets him unsettle both Hammer and Stark.
• Hammer is confident that his Iron Soldiers will establish his company’s importance, but his triumph turns to danger when the machines appear to target him.
• Stark is initially arrogant about Iron Man Armor, but Meng Chuan’s wit catches him off guard and sparks his curiosity.
• Natasha stays composed while assessing Meng Chuan and representing S.H.I.E.L.D.’s position.

Significant themes

• Power and technology: The expo promotes Iron Man Armor as the future of warfare, while Meng Chuan challenges the assumption that advanced weapons automatically make their users superior.
• Caution and risk: Meng Chuan treats acquiring the Infinity Stones as a potentially world-altering experiment.
• Pride before a fall: Hammer’s confident presentation ends on the brink of disaster.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan spars verbally with Hammer, puncturing his confidence without openly revealing what he knows.
• He trades barbs with Stark, whose failed attempt to assert the superiority of his armor ends with Meng Chuan walking away.
• Natasha discusses Meng Chuan’s proposal and his power, while he redirects questions about Iron Man Armor back to Stark.
• The chapter closes on Hammer’s confrontation with his own armed Iron Soldiers.

Key plot points and events

• Tony Stark arrives at Hammer’s weapons demonstration as the steel soldiers turn against him, revealing that Vanko has taken control of them. Stark prepares to confront Rhodey, who is inside the War Machine suit.
• Meng Chuan livestreams the scene to his group chat and calmly watches Stark show off. He reveals that J.A.R.V.I.S. cannot break the soldiers’ control—and that Meng himself has been speaking with Stark’s AI.
• When Stark urges Meng to evacuate everyone and let Iron Man handle the fight, Meng pins Stark’s suit to the ground. He then turns every steel soldier, Rhodey’s armor, and later Vanko into gold.
• Meng brings Vanko to the scene and tells Natasha to make sure the S.H.I.E.L.D. director considers his proposed deal carefully. Natasha recognizes the pressure behind the request.
• Meng leaves with Banner and Peter, while the crowd—and the would-be heroes—remain stunned. Peter cautiously tells Meng that he seems like a good person.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan remains relaxed and playful, using overwhelming power to control events while teasing Stark and Peter. His gold-transmutation ability makes his boast that his “superpower” is having money a literal joke.
• Tony Stark begins the scene confident and showy, but becomes confused and frustrated when Meng outclasses him, accesses J.A.R.V.I.S., and immobilizes his suit. Despite the embarrassment, Stark’s curiosity about Meng grows.
• Peter Parker is overwhelmed by Meng’s abilities and struggles to reconcile them with ordinary ideas of what a person can do. He is impressed and cautiously admires Meng.
• Natasha stays composed in public, but understands that Meng’s “deal” comes with unmistakable pressure.
• Banner acts as a calm guide for Peter and explains that Meng’s feats are only a small part of his abilities.

Significant themes

• Power and spectacle: Stark’s dramatic entrance and planned solo battle are instantly eclipsed by Meng’s effortless control.
• Humor through understatement: Meng calmly dismisses extraordinary events, while the group chat and Peter’s reactions add comic contrast.
• Intimidation and influence: Meng’s demand that S.H.I.E.L.D. consider his deal is backed by a display of force, blurring the line between persuasion and coercion.
• Technology versus overwhelming ability: Stark’s advanced suit and AI are impressive but ineffective against Meng’s unexplained powers.

Character interactions

• Stark and Meng trade barbs, but Meng repeatedly refuses to argue and casually demonstrates his superiority.
• Meng speaks directly to J.A.R.V.I.S., alarming Stark and provoking the AI’s polite, inadvertently teasing exchange with its owner.
• Meng mentors—or at least startles—Peter, turning Peter’s joke about wealth into a literal demonstration.
• Natasha serves as the intermediary for Meng’s demand to S.H.I.E.L.D., while Banner helps Peter make sense of what he has witnessed.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan distributes gifts to the group: Ultraman figures to Yao Chen, technology to Daigu, cultivation texts to Zhang Sanfeng, clothes to Bibi Dong and Xiao Meng, weapons to Hero Yan and the general, gold to Lu Mingfei, and flying swords to Han Li.
• Yao Chen pretends the figures are beneath him, then accepts them after Meng Chuan obligingly offers them three times. Daigu, now a technology consultant in the Land of Light, is pleased with the scientific material.
• Meng Chuan tells Zhang Sanfeng he plans to take the Space Stone soon, provided doing so does not cause unwanted changes; he expects the other Stones to be easier afterward.
• Nick Fury arrives with a case containing the requested item. Meng Chuan trades it for a custom-made Divine Light Stick, insisting Fury may one day use it to summon an Ultraman if he finds someone embodying justice.
• Fury has little faith in the device, but accepts the exchange because Meng Chuan’s overwhelming power leaves him with no real choice.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan is generous and playful, treating the group as family and using gifts to tease or encourage them. His confidence shows in his casual handling of Fury and in his plans for the Infinity Stones.
• Yao Chen’s proud “Medicine Saint” persona contrasts with his obvious enthusiasm for Ultraman merchandise.
• Daigu’s work with the Land of Light is thriving, and access to new technology promises to advance his expertise.
• Han Li is grateful for Meng Chuan’s gift but quickly reins in an uncharacteristic thought about becoming handsome, reaffirming his cautious, low-profile nature.
• Fury remains a capable intelligence chief, but his confidence falters around Meng Chuan. He suspects the Divine Light Stick is ridiculous, yet takes it seriously enough to honor the deal.

Significant themes

• Friendship and generosity: Meng Chuan’s gifts reinforce the group’s sense of belonging and mutual support.
• Humor and self-deception: Yao Chen’s staged reluctance and Fury’s forced acceptance turn pride and skepticism into comedy.
• Power and helplessness: Fury’s exchange with Meng Chuan highlights the gulf between ordinary institutional authority and Meng Chuan’s near-limitless abilities.
• Faith in justice and light: The Divine Light Stick’s potential depends not merely on power, but on finding someone worthy to wield it.

Key plot points and events

• Fury tries to recruit Meng Chuan into a crisis-response team he hopes to call the Avengers. Meng Chuan refuses to join any organization and teases him by suggesting “the Justice League.”
• Fury leaves with the Divine Light Stick, which he traded the Space Stone for. Meng Chuan tests the Space Stone and is relieved when touching it causes no apparent problem.
• A group video shows Fury’s awkward attempt to enter through a window before resorting to the front door, amusing the Chat Group.
• Hydra agents arrive at Meng Chuan’s villa under the pretense of checking the water meter. When they identify themselves as FBI and try to arrest him, Meng Chuan reveals he knows Hydra has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. The agents attack, but he turns their bullets and rocket back on them, killing them.
• Meng Chuan visits the Ancient One for the locations of the remaining Infinity Stones. With those coordinates, he sets out to collect the other four and obtains the unclaimed Reality Stone and Power Stone.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan remains independent and irreverent, dismissing Fury’s recruitment pitch and treating both him and the Hydra agents with casual humor. His successful Space Stone test gives him confidence to pursue the remaining Stones.
• Fury is ambitious but readily drops the Avengers name when Meng Chuan challenges it. His failed window entry undermines his attempt to make a dramatic impression.
• The Ancient One continues planning to retire, believing Earth is safer from dimensional threats, though she still intends to use the Time Stone for cultivation.
• The Chat Group members joke about the video and Meng Chuan’s treatment of the agents. Meng Chuan also notes that Meng Qi is unusually quiet because he is concentrating on cultivation.

Significant themes

• Power and independence: Meng Chuan refuses to be recruited, showing that immense power does not make him willing to submit to an organization.
• Comedy through contrast: Fury’s grand plans and the Hydra agents’ threats are undercut by awkward entrances, flimsy disguises, and Meng Chuan’s dry remarks.
• Shifting security and authority: Hydra’s infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. suggests that official institutions may be compromised, while Meng Chuan operates beyond their control.
• Preparation for larger threats: Collecting the Infinity Stones sets up the next stage of the story.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan travels to the desolate planet Vormir to claim the Soul Stone, the last Infinity Stone he needs besides the Mind Stone.
• The Red Skull appears as the stone’s guide and warns that it requires the soul of the seeker’s most-loved person as payment.
• Meng Chuan already knows the condition but reaches through the spatial barriers and takes the Soul Stone without sacrificing anyone. The Red Skull is stunned.
• Meng Chuan leaves for his next target, the Mind Stone, which is held by Thanos.
• The Red Skull believes the Soul Stone’s removal has freed him from his curse and dreams of returning to Earth and resuming his ambitions. As he tries to leave Vormir, he bursts into flames and dies. Meng Chuan reveals that he deliberately ensured the Red Skull could not escape.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan is confident and powerful, treating the Soul Stone’s supposed sacrifice requirement as no obstacle. He dismisses the Red Skull’s explanations and ultimately prevents him from returning to Earth.
• The Red Skull remains ambitious despite decades of exile. He tries to unsettle Meng Chuan with the Soul Stone’s condition, then shifts from disbelief to joy when Meng Chuan takes it—only to have his hopes of freedom destroyed.
• Their exchange is marked by Meng Chuan’s control and the Red Skull’s repeated misjudgments. The Red Skull also fondly remembers Captain America, in a bawdy comic aside.

Significant themes

• Power and defiance: Meng Chuan bypasses a rule believed to be absolute.
• Ambition and self-deception: The Red Skull’s hopes of renewed conquest—and his belief that he is free—prove futile.
• Dark comedy: The scene contrasts the grave mythology of the Soul Stone with Meng Chuan’s casual attitude and the Red Skull’s absurd, humiliating fate.

Plot points

• Meng Chuan travels to Thanos’s remote planet and openly demands the Mind Stone.
• He tells Thanos he possesses the other five Infinity Stones, tempting Thanos to attack and take them.
• Thanos charges, but Meng Chuan defeats him with a single kick. Thanos then orders his fleet to fire; Meng Chuan effortlessly erases the weapons and ships.
• Meng Chuan takes the Mind Stone and leaves, telling Thanos to study biology and reconsider his plan to eliminate half of all life.
• Back at Kamar-Taj, Meng Chuan studies all six Stones, gaining insights into their domains and using them to develop a method for creating a spiritual world.

Character development and interactions

• Meng Chuan remains confident and playful, using Thanos’s greed to provoke a fight while demonstrating overwhelming power. His study of the Stones deepens his understanding of reality and the mind.
• Thanos is revealed as both determined and dangerously mistaken: he will sacrifice anything for his plan, but cannot challenge Meng Chuan. Meng Chuan’s final remark leaves him baffled and possibly questioning his knowledge.
• Ebony Maw tries to defend his master but is instantly incapacitated by Meng Chuan, who spares him.
• The Ancient One is mentioned as a potential beneficiary of Meng Chuan’s expertise, since he intends to study the Stones at Kamar-Taj.
• Brief group-chat comments provide humorous reactions from other characters, including Daigu’s frustration with studying and Yao Chen’s anger at being left out of knowledge.

Significant themes

• Power and ambition: Thanos’s immense forces prove useless against Meng Chuan’s vastly superior power.
• Knowledge versus ignorance: Meng Chuan mocks Thanos for failing to understand biology, while his own learning enables new discoveries.
• Cosmic principles and creation: The Stones’ control over soul, power, mind, time, space, and reality inspires Meng Chuan’s spiritual-world creation method.

Plot points

• Meng Chuan returns from the Marvel world, having helped the Ancient One gather five Infinity Stones while returning the borrowed Space Stone to Fury. He leaves the Ancient One a gift and trusts her to decide what to do next.
• A thousand years have passed in the Shrouding the Heavens world. Several Quasi-Emperors are nearing death; Jiang Daoran and Tiger Girl continue trying to become emperors, while Qingyue has died after declining Meng Chuan’s offer to enter his Divine Kingdom. Meng Chuan reflects on the loneliness and cost of pursuing immortality, then resolves to keep growing stronger.
• Meng Qi reappears in the chat group at level 59, having reached the peak of Outer Scenery and become number one on the Earth Ranking. He recounts his adventures and the ways his rapid progress has changed the events of his world.
• The group teases Meng Qi about Jiang Zhiwei. He admits he is not ready to advance to Half-Step Dharma Body, since doing so would trigger a dangerous mission—and likely force him to kill Gu Xiaosang.
• Han Li secretly sells cultivation materials through the group store to earn points and buy Yan Chixia’s secret technique. His trading upgrades his permissions, allowing him to hear the group’s conversations. He decides to keep this advantage secret.
• The group receives a system notice to watch a video introducing a new figure, whose identity is not revealed in the chapter.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan shows growing awareness of how time separates him from others, but remains committed to power as the means to live freely. He is protective of Meng Qi and privately considers how to help him escape the forces controlling his fate.
• Meng Qi is proud of his rapid rise, but his joking bravado gives way to unease over the choices awaiting him. His unresolved feelings about Jiang Zhiwei leave him conflicted, though part of him is relieved she did not accept him.
• Han Li remains cautious and opportunistic. He treats the chat group primarily as a resource, quietly turning its store into a route to greater strength and concealing his new access.
• The group’s members celebrate Meng Qi’s progress, compare levels, and tease him. Meng Chuan’s teasing about Jiang Zhiwei prompts the rest of the group to laugh along.

Significant themes

• Immortality and loss: Meng Chuan’s long life brings power but also the prospect of outliving those around him.
• Freedom versus control: Meng Qi’s reluctance to advance reflects the danger of a path shaped by the Demon Buddha and the Six Paths system.
• Caution and self-reliance: Han Li’s secret trading and distrust of easy gifts express his instinct to prepare for uncertainty.
• Ambition and companionship: The characters seek strength for different reasons, while Meng Chuan wonders whether anyone will remain beside him at the summit.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan watches a video of Jiraiya’s final battle against the Six Paths of Pain. Jiraiya enters Sage Mode and defeats several opponents, but cannot overcome all six. He loses an arm, has his throat crushed, and is pierced by black rods; his body sinks into the sea.
• The group recognizes Jiraiya and begins discussing whether he should be allowed to join. Meng Chuan considers him relatively harmless, though he jokingly wonders whether Jiraiya’s lechery counts against him.
• A second video reveals Madara Uchiha as the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki. He absorbs the God Tree, activates the Eye of the Moon Plan, and casts Infinite Tsukuyomi, trapping nearly the entire world in dreams while the God Tree drains their chakra.
• The group receives votes for two prospective members, labeled by the system as the “Master of Collecting Artistic Material” and the “Dancing King.” Meng Chuan prepares to explain both candidates so the members can vote fairly.

Character developments and interactions

• The group members recognize Jiraiya and Madara, but debate how to judge potential recruits, especially after reconsidering their earlier decision about Han Li.
• Meng Qi tries to assert himself against Meng Chuan, then backs down when reminded of their enormous level gap.
• Yao Chen quizzes Xiao Yan about the two candidates so he can participate in the vote. Xiao Yan recognizes them as anime characters and jokes about Yao Chen’s expanding circle of acquaintances; when promised an Earth-rank Battle Skill, he eagerly switches to flattering his master.
• Yan Chixia questions whether Madara is another morally complicated case like Han Li.

Significant themes

• Moral judgment is relative: The group struggles to define “good” and “bad,” acknowledging that survival and power often demand violence.
• Power and the cost of “peace”: Madara’s vision of peace is exposed as coercive control, with humanity rendered helpless inside manufactured dreams.
• Fairness and incomplete knowledge: Members want enough information about each candidate before voting, and past decisions prompt them to reconsider how they judge others.

Plot and key events

• The Chat Group considers two potential recruits from the same world: Jiraiya and Madara Uchiha.
• Meng Chuan explains that Jiraiya is a heroic ally, but has a notorious lecherous streak. Members are unsure how that flaw should affect their vote.
• Meng Chuan also tells the prospective member Han Li that he may share his thoughts, though he cannot vote.
• Before fully explaining Madara, Meng Chuan bluntly declares that he opposes admitting him. The group is surprised, but several members quickly join his opposition.
• Madara is unanimously rejected and permanently loses his chance to join. Han Li reflects that he was fortunate to receive Meng Chuan’s support in his own earlier vote.
• In private, Meng Chuan explains his reasoning: Madara manipulated people as pawns and tried to impose his idea of peace by controlling everyone. This reminds Meng Chuan of the Demon Buddha’s influence over Meng Qi. Since Meng Qi is already troubled by that threat, Meng Chuan refuses to expose him to another similar figure.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan shows that his supposedly impartial approach has limits: protecting Meng Qi matters more to him than remaining neutral.
• Meng Qi has been silent and gloomy after watching Madara’s video, reflecting his anxiety about the Demon Buddha. Meng Chuan recognizes this and acts to protect him.
• Han Li gains a clearer sense of the Chat Group’s value and realizes Meng Chuan’s backing may have saved him from rejection.
• The group members are unsettled by Jiraiya’s lechery but unite quickly against Madara once Meng Chuan states his opposition.

Significant themes

• Protection and loyalty: Meng Chuan prioritizes his friend Meng Qi’s well-being over procedural neutrality.
• Control disguised as peace: Madara’s pursuit of peace through manipulation and domination is treated as a dangerous repetition of the Demon Buddha’s methods.
• Power and influence: Han Li notices how much weight Meng Chuan’s opinion carries in the group.
• Flaws versus harmful conduct: Jiraiya’s personal vice raises a difficult question, while Madara’s deliberate control of others prompts an immediate rejection.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan invites Han Li to offer an opinion, treating the prospective recruit with unexpected consideration.
• Members question Meng Chuan about both candidates: they debate how to judge Jiraiya and challenge the abruptness of his verdict on Madara.
• Meng Chuan gives no public justification beyond saying he dislikes Madara; the group reads the situation and votes unanimously against him.
• Meng Chuan’s concern for Meng Qi shapes the decision, even though he does not explain that motive to the group.

Key plot points and events

• Madara Uchiha receives an invitation to become a candidate for the Chat Group. He suspects a powerful hidden force is behind it, but the group’s ten members vote to reject him.
• Enraged less by the lost opportunity than by being told he “does not qualify,” Madara vows to find the people responsible and prove his worth.
• The group then considers Jiraiya, another candidate from the Naruto world. Although Bibi Dong doubts he fits the group’s character, the members approve him; Meng Chuan warns that he will intervene if Jiraiya behaves inappropriately.
• Jiraiya is admitted as a full member while resting during a mission. Startled by the unexplained voice and chat panel, he initially wonders whether it is a genjutsu, then learns from the members how the group works.
• Seeing Bibi Dong’s profile picture, Jiraiya is immediately impressed by her beauty and decides the group must be friendly. He sends his first message, expressing optimism about it.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara remains proud, suspicious, and convinced of his own superiority. The rejection turns his curiosity about the group into a personal grievance.
• Jiraiya shifts from wary confusion to eager acceptance. His characteristic impulsiveness and attraction to beautiful women are played for comedy.
• Bibi Dong is reluctant to accept Jiraiya, while Meng Chuan supports his admission but sets a firm boundary about inappropriate behavior.
• The group members welcome Jiraiya and patiently explain how to communicate through the chat panel. Zhang Sanfeng awkwardly struggles to address him before settling on his full name.

Significant themes

• Pride and rejection: Madara cannot tolerate being judged unworthy, even though he claims not to want membership.
• Trust in the unknown: Both men initially suspect something strange or threatening, but Jiraiya becomes comfortable once the group welcomes him.
• Comedy through contrast: Madara treats a mysterious invitation as a challenge to his status, while Jiraiya’s suspicion quickly gives way to admiration for Bibi Dong.
• Cross-world connection: The Chat Group brings together people from different worlds and creates a new arena for unexpected relationships.

Plot points and events

• The group welcomes Jiraiya, whose level (43) is dwarfed by Meng Chuan’s 149. The members introduce themselves with grand titles, leaving Jiraiya acutely aware of the gulf between his ordinary village and their extraordinary worlds.
• Meng Chuan warns Jiraiya not to bring his questionable habits into the group. Meng Qi then creates a Naruto fate instance so Jiraiya can see his possible future. Lu Mingfei complains when Meng Qi earns points for uploading it.
• After viewing the instance, Jiraiya accepts that his own death is honorable—but is devastated by what he learns about Naruto’s childhood. He resolves to return to Konoha and stop the Hokage’s son from being neglected and mistreated.
• Meng Chuan offers Jiraiya the choice to share his fate instance. Jiraiya edits it and opens it to the group, then watches the other members’ instances.
• Other members react strongly to Naruto’s suffering: Fei Peng is overcome with anger, while Yao Chen wonders how Naruto could have endured such treatment without turning evil.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiraiya moves from cautious newcomer to a determined protector. His acceptance of his own fate contrasts with his guilt over failing Minato, Kushina, and Naruto.
• Meng Chuan acts as a powerful, teasing administrator, while explaining the group’s options and protecting Jiraiya’s choice to share his story.
• Meng Qi cheerfully handles the fate instance, inadvertently provoking Lu Mingfei over the small reward.
• Han Li remains cautious of the group, trusting Meng Chuan and Daigu only slightly; Jiraiya’s arrival gives him more to consider.
• Bibi Dong repeatedly warns the group that Jiraiya will be a bad influence. Meanwhile, Lu Mingfei and Meng Qi support Jiraiya’s plan, and Fei Peng and Yao Chen express outrage at Naruto’s treatment.

Significant themes

• Fate and agency: Seeing a possible future gives Jiraiya the chance to act before the events unfold.
• Responsibility and guilt: Jiraiya’s grief comes less from his own death than from the suffering of his student’s child.
• The roots of cruelty: Naruto’s loneliness raises the question of how someone treated so unjustly can avoid becoming evil.
• Trust across worlds: The group’s members judge one another cautiously while sharing deeply personal glimpses of their lives.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points

• The group discusses Naruto’s mistreatment and condemns Konoha for neglecting the Hokage’s son. Jiraiya learns the truth, accepts responsibility, and declares that he will return to the village to seek justice for Naruto.
• Zhang Sanfeng and Bibi Dong challenge Jiraiya’s resolve, prompting him to leave immediately. Meng Chuan considers sending him a red envelope, but Jiraiya is already gone.
• Han Li privately contacts Jiraiya with an unusual offer: to sell him a Sage Art.
• Meng Chuan returns to the wider universe, where the people still celebrate him as the Heavenly Emperor. Reflecting on their devotion, he gains further insight into the power of the mind and faith.
• Meng Chuan visits Ruthless in the Bronze Immortal Palace. He summons the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body by opening a portal beneath him, much to the Sacred Body’s silent irritation.
• The Sacred Body receives the faith and gratitude of countless people who remember his protection of the living. The experience renews his conviction that all beings are worth protecting, and he thanks Meng Chuan.

Character developments

• Jiraiya is forced to confront his failure to understand Naruto’s circumstances. Though he initially risks retreating into his old ties to Konoha, the group’s criticism pushes him to act.
• The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body goes from privately resenting Meng Chuan’s teasing to feeling deeply affirmed by the gratitude of those he protected.
• Meng Chuan continues to explore the nature of faith and the mind, while using humor and unexpected kindness to influence others.

Character interactions

• Group members condemn Jiraiya and Konoha, with Zhang Sanfeng’s sarcasm and Bibi Dong’s blunt judgment helping spur Jiraiya into action. Meng Chuan interprets Zhang’s harshness as deliberate encouragement.
• Han Li approaches Jiraiya privately, hoping to take advantage of his newness to the group.
• Meng Chuan playfully teases the Sacred Body, who keeps a dignified exterior while imagining himself beating Meng Chuan up. The Sacred Body’s resentment gives way to gratitude after Meng Chuan’s intervention.

Significant themes

• Neglect and responsibility: Naruto’s suffering raises questions about the village’s obligations and Jiraiya’s failure to protect him.
• Action versus good intentions: Jiraiya’s declaration matters only if he follows through despite his attachments.
• Recognition and faith: The Sacred Body’s renewed sense of purpose comes from knowing that those he protected remember and value his sacrifice.
• Humor alongside sincerity: Teasing and banter frame serious questions of guilt, duty, and redemption.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan visits Ruthless in the Bronze Immortal Palace and congratulates her on reaching her sixth life. He retrieves the Immortal Corpse she had been holding and tells her he has devised a way to create a perfect Void God Realm. She agrees to exchange insights with him when they build it.
• At Jade Lake, Meng Chuan recognizes a grave and notices Wushi, a powerful child sealed in Divine Source. The Immortal Tear Green Gold Pagoda intervenes, but Meng Chuan assures it he means no harm and offers to teach Wushi after he emerges.
• Meng Chuan visits his longtime friends Ji Lianxing and Jiang Daoran, now old and near death. They agree to enter his Divine Kingdom so they can survive. After teasing them, Meng Chuan becomes comically jealous when he sees them holding hands and abruptly flees.
• Still smarting from the teasing, Meng Chuan goes to a peculiar Lesser World to confront Emperor Zun. He bangs on its boundary and demands entry; Emperor Zun eventually opens a passage and invites him in.

Character developments and interactions

• Ruthless has advanced to her sixth life and is eager to learn about the Void God Realm, though she remains terse and focused. Her relationship with Meng Chuan is familiar and grounded in their regular discussions of the Dao.
• Meng Chuan is confident in his discoveries and generous toward others, offering help to Wushi and a refuge to his aging friends. Beneath his authority as Heavenly Emperor, he is playful, emotionally vulnerable, and easily baited by Ji Lianxing and Jiang Daoran.
• Ji Lianxing and Jiang Daoran accept that their independent cultivation has not brought them close to transcending their limits. Their affection for each other is clear, and their joking camaraderie with Meng Chuan briefly turns the tables on him.
• The Immortal Tear Green Gold Pagoda is wary of Meng Chuan but is tempted by his offer to mentor Wushi.
• Emperor Zun, once supremely powerful, now recognizes the vast gulf between himself and Meng Chuan and cautiously yields to the Heavenly Emperor’s demand.

Significant themes

• Longevity and mortality: Ruthless’s successive lives and the aging friends’ approaching deaths highlight the struggle to extend life.
• Mentorship and shared cultivation: Meng Chuan’s offers to teach Wushi and exchange insights with Ruthless show knowledge being passed between generations.
• Friendship and humor: The friends’ teasing and Meng Chuan’s mock outrage soften the chapter’s grand, cosmic setting.
• Power and vulnerability: Even the mighty Heavenly Emperor can be unsettled by personal relationships—and can make others nervous simply by arriving.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan enters Emperor Zun’s hidden Lesser World. His overwhelming presence strains the world, forcing Emperor Zun’s grand entrance to fade.
• The two greet each other as the Heavenly Emperor and Emperor Zun. The chapter recounts Emperor Zun’s history: his rise from Ancient Heavenly Venerable to ruler of the Ancient Heavenly Court, his failed plan to secure immortality for himself through Whole-Sect Ascension, and his retreat into hiding after the Undying Heavenly Emperor exposed the scheme.
• Meng Chuan says he killed the Undying Heavenly Emperor. Emperor Zun openly thanks him, revealing how long he has hated his former foe.
• Rather than explain why he came, Meng Chuan proposes a discussion of the Dao. Their exchange fills and transforms the Lesser World, and both gain insight into each other’s paths.
• At the end, Meng Chuan asks why Emperor Zun is so intent on refining the universe.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan remains confident, blunt, and playful, but shows genuine respect for Emperor Zun’s talent and ideas. He is also nearing immortality.
• Emperor Zun is proud yet pragmatic: he acknowledges Meng Chuan’s superiority and accepts his thanks for killing the Undying Heavenly Emperor. The Dao discussion leaves him impressed and reflective.

Significant themes

• Power and legacy: Even a legendary ruler must acknowledge a greater successor.
• Ambition and its cost: Emperor Zun’s pursuit of supreme power led to deception, defeat, and a long hidden existence.
• The value of exchange: A meeting between two powerful figures becomes an opportunity for mutual insight.
• Rivalry and gratitude: Emperor Zun’s deep hatred of the Undying Heavenly Emperor shapes his unexpected response to Meng Chuan.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan’s casual, irreverent manner contrasts with Emperor Zun’s solemn grandeur, while both recognize each other’s ability.
• Emperor Zun repeatedly presses Meng Chuan to reveal his purpose; Meng Chuan deflects until after their Dao discussion.
• The livestream group provides comic commentary, teasing Meng Chuan about his shameless confidence.

Plot points and events

• Emperor Zun reveals his plan to refine the entire Human Realm into a Supreme Immortal Artifact. Meng Chuan cannot accept sacrificing the universe for an artifact and refuses Emperor Zun’s offer to share the realm.
• Their goals are irreconcilable, so Emperor Zun attacks first. He combines the Nine Secrets into one technique, but Meng Chuan easily breaks it with the Emperor Fist.
• The two continue fighting. Meng Chuan handles Emperor Zun’s powerful attacks with apparent ease, while the Chat Group provides comic commentary.
• During the battle, the new member Jiraiya mistakes Meng Chuan’s self-praise for sincere testimony about hard work and tips him a copy of Make-Out Paradise. The gift distracts Meng Chuan briefly and infuriates Emperor Zun.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan remains committed to his own path and refuses both the universe-refining scheme and the prospect of sharing power. His confidence reflects how far he has grown: he believes his own strength surpasses anything Emperor Zun’s artifact could provide.
• Emperor Zun is shown as calm but utterly resolute. He will not abandon his plan, even when faced with Meng Chuan’s overwhelming power, and reacts angrily when Meng Chuan appears distracted.
• Jiraiya, unfamiliar with the Chat Group’s humor, sincerely admires Meng Chuan’s supposed hard work and makes an awkwardly suggestive tip.
• The Chat Group members tease Meng Chuan’s claims of self-made success, while Meng Qi’s flirtatious remarks and the others’ reactions add comic interruptions to the serious confrontation.

Significant themes

• Conviction and incompatible paths: Both men are unwavering, but their aims cannot coexist.
• Inner strength versus external power: Meng Chuan argues that personal cultivation matters more than an artifact made by consuming an entire world.
• Growth and perspective: Meng Chuan reflects on his journey from an ordinary Great Emperor to someone who can overpower a once-formidable rival.
• Comic contrast: Chat Group banter and Jiraiya’s misunderstanding puncture the tension without changing the stakes.