[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group":3,"chapter-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Infinite Faith System: Join the Divine Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1373480,1815,"Chapter 100: Uncle Jiu: Wait—You Leave Me Alone for One Night and I Become an Immortal?","infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>Wanjie Chat Group\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth Uncle: Demon Slayer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great compassion isn’t some lofty ideal—it’s just what should be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the so-called immortals and Buddhas don’t care about the world, then I’ll handle it myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Save All Sentient Beings (Fahai):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Small calamities? Small disasters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They won’t even lift a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what being ’aloof’ gets you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit of the Demon Sword (Long Kui):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They look down on common folk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talk of compassion, but where is it when people die to ghosts and demons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Uncle Jiu’s world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other worlds had the same problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the so-called immortals and Buddhas truly cared, would people suffer like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You say there’s not enough manpower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then go and train some!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you choose to ignore mortals—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be shocked when they give their faith to someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly Reminded Lao Gao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the immortals really cared, they wouldn’t let me suffer so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was dragged across time and space—and all I got was pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pirate King of the Caribbean (Jack Sparrow):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe you’re just too weird...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly Reminded Lao Gao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the weird one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m now the Grand Priest of Qin. You’re just a pirate turned cult leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack Sparrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong again! I’m now the King of England, thank you very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the sun never sets, the Eternal God’s grace reaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve spread more faith than you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re both amazing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Dashan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course they are!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two are in a race to see who can turn their whole world into a divine kingdom first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the real rivalry between men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—what rivalry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t I remember this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Murong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re named ’Li Er’... if you take off one ’Li,’ you get their belief system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You bunch of old degenerates...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wondered why the two strangers suddenly became so friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he understood—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were united by mutual trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Realm\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu looked at the chaotic Wanjie Chat Group, the corners of his lips curving into a subtle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even sword immortals and Buddha monks are like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not nearly as lofty as I once thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you really think about it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only mortals cared about appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t need to pretend to be above it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even my sect’s founder never acted high and mighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d lend a hand whenever people needed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these immortals and Buddhas...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu closed his eyes and entered meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beginner divine technique he selected was Heavenly Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Maoshan Taoist, it was only natural to yearn for mastery over lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder, after all, represented righteousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force that even demons feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Uncle Jiu didn’t know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All beginner techniques had equal base power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just differed in function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Next Morning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Sheng rode in on his bicycle like he did every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hopped off at the gates of Yizhuang and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, in the courtyard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man was practicing martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, Qiu Sheng called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Who are you? What are you doing practicing here at our Yizhuang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man turned calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch your tone when speaking to your master, boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Sheng blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait... Master?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed forward, eyes wide in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same robes. Same face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But younger—much younger. Like he had turned back time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... Did you become an immortal overnight?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How are you so young?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu raised a brow, clearly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then snapped:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense! If I became an immortal, would I still need to exercise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about Master Ren—what’s his schedule today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten o’clock appointment, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still time then. Don’t worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Uncle Jiu would have rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them come to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this youthful appearance, just walking down the street would probably give Master Ren a heart attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already imagine the look on people’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope they don’t faint...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, Wen Cai woke up and stumbled outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he laid eyes on Master—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nearly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master! You—you’re... you’re—what happened?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some explanation, the truth set in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their master had broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation had soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, will you become an immortal now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As your disciples, can we ride your coattails?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first thing I’ll do when I become an immortal is kill you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You laze around all day—you’re only qualified to be my broom boy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu scolded, though his tone held no real malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the two disciples, Qiu Sheng at least tried to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Cai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could sleep through a thunderstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Master’s rare anger, Wen Cai lowered his head and obediently picked up a broom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By 9:30 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu and Qiu Sheng left the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since learning of his master’s breakthrough, Qiu Sheng had quit his job selling rouge and makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now dedicated himself fully to his master’s teachings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selling cosmetics had no future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taoism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taoism could make you immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked, neighbors took notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s that young man following Qiu Sheng? A relative?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s Uncle Jiu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! He looks half his age!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Told you, he’s a Taoist expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must’ve rejuvenated himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... our town has a celestial being now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One guard at a local teahouse snorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. Then why wasn’t there a divine glow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was on watch all night—I didn’t see anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea guest nearby sneered after hearing the guard’s comment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What fairy light? Can someone like you see it with the naked eye? Even if there was a divine sign, it wouldn’t be visible to someone like you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! You’re cross-eyed on a good day. Seeing fairy light? Hah! That’s rich!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter erupted from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard’s face flushed with embarrassment, but he didn’t dare argue back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this small town, if trouble ever appeared, it was always Uncle Jiu they relied on to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared offend him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with all the chaos in the world—so many demons and ghosts lurking in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Uncle Jiu was quietly delighted to hear people calling him a \"Taoist master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the surface, he kept a calm, serene expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they arrived at the teahouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa looked over, spotting Qiu Sheng and the unfamiliar young man beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiu Sheng, is Master Jiu still busy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been waiting anxiously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Uncle Jiu wasn’t available, he would be seriously concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind the rumors—he didn’t trust anyone but the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Sheng coughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my master, Uncle Jiu... though he looks a lot younger today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! Uncle Jiu has been rejuvenated?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa couldn’t control his volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads turned immediately. People outside the teahouse started crowding in to get a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the servants, they would’ve burst in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu gave a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing special. Just improved my Taoist cultivation a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said it lightly, but Ren Fa wasn’t fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With someone like this backing him, his troubles at home would be far easier to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Uncle Jiu with new respect—and a hint of awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his daughter, Ren Tingting, was stunned speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this... a living immortal?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ren,\" Uncle Jiu asked, \"what seems to be the issue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa straightened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Immortal, it’s like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father passed recently, and we want to prepare the burial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hoped you could take a look at the feng shui of the site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for your fee—just say the word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he would’ve just called him \"Uncle Jiu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with this aura?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to show proper reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were respectful. His tone, deferential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Uncle Jiu denying he was an actual celestial, he might’ve just called him Heavenly Master on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coincidentally, I’m free now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn’t we choose an auspicious day first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was traditional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You couldn’t just conduct rituals whenever you wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Uncle Jiu stood tall and proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for such trivial things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my Dao, I can do it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rippled through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t even need to check the almanac?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a true master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa immediately ordered his servants to make the necessary arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later, they arrived at the Ren family burial grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu took one glance and immediately frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it, Master Immortal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed over, visibly shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his family’s ancestral tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something went wrong here... who could bear the consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu pointed at the grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burial site follows the ’dragonfly touches water’ formation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which was deliberately manipulated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your ancestor’s spirit is unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your father has likely become a zombie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder our family’s fortunes have been declining lately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa’s legs nearly gave out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of the grave...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu explained patiently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this formation, the coffin head must not touch water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet you sealed it with cement, which traps the yin qi inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a breeding ground for disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feng shui master who did this to you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clearly had ill intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father had bullied and threatened a feng shui master into giving up a particular tomb site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all coming back to bite them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Master Immortal, have mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll pay whatever it takes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Money, money, money,\" Uncle Jiu snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I look like I’m short on money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Fa winced at the rebuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t dare say another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her father humbled, Ren Tingting stepped forward and bowed gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Immortal... is there a way to fix it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Jiu smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Simple. One Thunder Talisman will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had prepared extensively for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recruiting new believers would be far easier if he demonstrated his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a single finger toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar echoed across the clear blue sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder crashed down with divine fury.\u003C\u002Fp>",1688,"2026-06-05T21:52:16.833Z",1,"novelbin.me","4b4a12a380f6a861bc37d7ee8cbb15c834a488ea3b6896d6a16b5c2ce2d8bfb4",null,"infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-99",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finfinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-cover.jpg"]