Vol. 3Merit and Farewells

Wen Ning completed his merit while helping people confront grief, sacrifice, and old debts, and his companions faced new bonds and dangers. The volume left Wen Ning and his friends giving statements after stopping Lin Feng from abducting a girl.

  • Wen Ning recruited Feng Dema for the Misfortune Department and helped Lin Dagang overcome his grief and wake to his family.
  • Wen Ning learned that the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning required him to go to Mount Li to complete his merit.
  • Wen Ning received the Imperial Seal of China from Qin Shi Huang and helped Mimi save Zhou Wan by sacrificing her own life.
  • Wen Ning destroyed Golden Toad, and Zhang Siyu decided to return to Dragon-Tiger Mountain to cultivate.
  • Wen Ning helped Master Jin reunite with the Heavenly Court and secured Gu Jianjun’s inheritance through Judge Lu.
  • Gong Kai married Hu Jiumei, and Wen Ning agreed to help dying Zhou Guangfu find Liu Dazhu.
  • Wen Ning helped Zhou Guangfu reunite with Liu Nian before his peaceful death and freed Fang Qingqin from her vow to the Five-Power God.
  • Wen Ning, Lu Ming, and Feng Dema stopped Lin Feng from abducting a girl, and they went to the police station to give statements.
Chapters 201–300 Read from Ch. 201

Arc 9Lin Dagang’s Return

Wen Ning recruited Feng Dema for the understaffed Misfortune Department and helped Lin Dagang overcome the grief and despair keeping him unconscious. After Lin Dagang woke and his family gained a chance to repay their debts, Wen Ning learned he would have to go to Mount Li to complete his merit.

  • Lu Ming tested candidates with a question about an appendix, and Wen Ning warned that the Misfortune Department might have to take Lu Ming if no one passed.
  • Feng Dema interviewed for a Heavenly Court job, and Wen Ning arranged for him to join Broom Star’s Misfortune Department.
  • Wen Ning and Lu Ming entered Lin Dagang’s dreams, where Wen Ning learned about Lin Dagang’s family, his grandmother’s death, his debts, and his belief that he was a burden.
  • Wen Ning brought Lin Dagang’s grandmother and Xiao Rou into his dream, and Lin Dagang finally confronted his grief and his love for his family.
  • On the sixth night, Lin Dagang reunited with his dream-self after seeing his wife and daughter, then woke and told Xiao Rou he was back.
  • Wen Ning asked Zhao Gongming to grant Lin Dagang financial luck, and Xiao Rou won 500,000 yuan on a Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket.
  • Wen Ning completed Lin Dagang’s task and advanced to Mid-Heavenly Immortal, while Feng Dema asked him to return the Millennium Lingzhi.
  • Tu Shan Qingqing warned Wen Ning about Mount Li, and the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning summoned him and said he had to go there to complete his merit.
Chapters 201–22525 summaries Read

Arc 10Fortune, Sacrifice, and Farewell

Wen Ning obtained the Imperial Seal of China from Qin Shi Huang, helped Zhou Wan survive through Mimi’s sacrifice, and defeated Golden Toad after it preyed on a village’s greed. The arc ended with Zhang Siyu deciding to return to Dragon-Tiger Mountain to grow strong enough to stand beside Wen Ning.

  • Wen Ning met Qin Shi Huang at Mount Li, received the Imperial Seal of China and the promise of Human Dao Fortune, then told Tu Shan Qingqing that Qin Shi Huang had broken his promise to her.
  • Wen Ning brought Feng Dema back to the Misfortune Department, and the Imperial Seal transformed the Jade Emperor’s Golden Register before becoming an ordinary jade seal.
  • Wen Ning learned that Zhou Wan had only months to live, and Mimi offered her own life in a life exchange that cured Zhou Wan and killed Mimi.
  • Wen Ning told Zhou Wan that Mimi had sacrificed herself, and Judge Lu later said Mimi had earned rebirth as Zhou Wan’s child.
  • Wen Ning celebrated Zhou Ming’s academic success, then joined Yang Jian and Lu Ming to investigate the demonic presence in Xiao Ya’s village.
  • Wen Ning discovered that Golden Toad had taken Erping’s body and was manipulating villagers into sacrificing people for wealth, then destroyed the demon by burning its well.
  • Wen Ning returned to the shop with Lu Ming, where Zhang Siyu announced she would return to Dragon-Tiger Mountain and resolve to cultivate until she could stand beside Wen Ning.
Chapters 226–25025 summaries Read

Arc 11The Final Wish and the Wedding

Wen Ning completed his undercover mission, reunited Jin Big Tooth with the Heavenly Court, and helped Uncle Gu secure his inheritance for Gu Jianjun. After returning to the shop, Wen Ning welcomed Feng Dema, celebrated Gong Kai and Hu Jiumei’s wedding, and agreed to help Zhou Guangfu find the man who once fed him.

  • Wen Ning and Lu Ming infiltrated Golden Turtle’s group, learned Master Jin was searching for his former master Shen Tengteng, and helped him discover that Shen had reincarnated as Zhao Ping'an.
  • Master Jin disbanded the Black Sèhuì and returned to the Heavenly Court with Wen Ning, where Wen Zhong welcomed him back as Jin Big Tooth.
  • Old Mr. Gu asked Wen Ning to protect Gu Jianjun’s inheritance, so Wen Ning stopped Gu Jianguo and Gu Jianming from attacking their brother and brought the matter before Judge Lu.
  • Judge Lu ruled that the estate belonged to Gu Jianjun, punished the unfilial brothers, and sent Uncle Gu on to the Bridge of Helplessness.
  • Feng Dema arrived at Wen Ning’s shop after being reassigned, while Gong Kai announced his plans to marry Hu Jiumei and later exchanged vows with her at their wedding.
  • Wen Ning invited the dying beggar Zhou Guangfu into the shop, and Zhou asked him to find Liu Dazhu so he could repay the money for noodles Liu had once given him.
Chapters 251–27525 summaries Read

Arc 12Fathers, Vows, and Resentment

Wen Ning helped Zhou Guangfu reunite with Liu Nian before his death, then freed Fang Qingqin from a temple vow tied to her birth father and the Five-Power God. As Feng Dema grew closer to Fang Qingqin and Wen Ning advanced in cultivation, the group stopped Lin Feng from abducting a girl and went to the police station to give statements.

  • Wen Ning took Zhou Guangfu to Huaiyuan Town, where Liu Dazhu refused his repayment at first but accepted it for charity, and Zhou later reunited with Liu Nian before dying peacefully.
  • Wen Ning visited Liu Nian’s dream, helping her uncover memories of her birth father, and she brought Zhou Guangfu home and buried him with Wen Ning, Lu Ming, Feng Dema, and Liu Dazhu present.
  • Feng Dema fell for Fang Qingqin, whose unexplained symptoms led Wen Ning to investigate her past and discover her wish at a village temple had bound her to the Five-Power God.
  • Wen Ning and the Howling Celestial Dog destroyed the Five-Power God’s true body, allowing Fang Qingqin to fulfill her vow and Wang Jin to move on toward reincarnation.
  • Feng Dema stayed at the shop with Feng Yi’s approval and grew closer to Fang Qingqin as she found a teaching job, while Wen Ning broke through to Late Heavenly Immortal and visited Wen Zhong in the Heavenly Court.
  • Wen Ning followed resentment from a man mourning Lin Jin, then stopped him with Lu Ming and Feng Dema when he tried to abduct another girl, and the police arrested Lin Feng.
  • Lin Feng blamed online rumors for his daughter’s death and accused Wen Ning of hypocrisy, while the girl and her parents demanded his imprisonment and Wen Ning’s group went to give statements.
Chapters 276–30025 summaries Read
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