Definition
A powerful ritual formation erected by the Supervisory Heavenly Office using the Divine Mountain Ghost Eye; intended to counter the Heavenly Calamity.
Golden Palace Grand Formation
A powerful ritual formation erected by the Supervisory Heavenly Office using the Divine Mountain Ghost Eye; intended to counter the Heavenly Calamity.
Story context
Our blind and battered protagonist gets an info-dump that reshuffles his mental board of the entire Great Liang political landscape, discovers his own unwitting role in screwing over the Heavenly Office’s calamity plan, and—because there’s no rest for the wicked—sits down to make a good old-fashioned to-do list of existential nightmares. Liu Zongyuan pops in for a chat, offers some juicy gossip about an upcoming Zuowandao purge, and leaves Li Huowang with a critical lead on eye-replacement techniques. Oh, and Li Sui tries to eat a guest. Just another Tuesday in the Dao-Twisted World.
Why it matters
This chapter is a *breather episode* in the best sense—not action-packed, but loaded with world-lore reveals that make the previous arcs click into place like puzzle pieces. Li Huowang’s reaction to the news is a masterclass in guilt-by-association: he helped screw up the Office’s plan without even knowing what the plan was. The dark comedy of his “sure, take a blind guy on a manhunt” performance is a welcome moment of levity. The real gem here, though, is Li Sui’s character development: she’s not a simple tentacle-puppy anymore. Something inside her is waking up, and it’s got teeth. Keep an eye on that.
Quick facts
Source novel
Dao Gui Yi Xian
First appearance
The List
Chapter references
1
Type hints
Daomubiji, Dao Twisted World, Li Huowang
Guide tags
world lore, political intrigue, guilt trip
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