The Little Honghuang Dumpling's Path to the Ultimate Dao

Modern-day overworked wage slave Lin Xiaotang dies suddenly after staying up all night poring over the Classic of Mountains and Seas for a project. When she opens her eyes, she has become a primordial Chaos spirit root in the prehistoric world: a tender, dewy-green little thing, basically a talking "green dumpling."

She is born with the "Law of Chaos Vitality" and carries the peerless treasure "Exquisite Cup of All Things" that came into being alongside her. Dead trees sprout when she touches them, and flowers and plants start "chattering" when she walks by. Before long, she has turned the plants of the prehistoric world into an information network spanning the entire realm.

Her daily life is a masterclass in being the prehistoric world's "center of attention": she snatches the Western Sect's Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, waters a Nine-Grade Lotus Platform with growth serum and produces a "shoddy ten-grade version," driving Jieyin and Zhunti up the wall, while her cuteness leaves the Three Pure Ones laughing and shaking their heads. She shamelessly dotes on her own: helping the Chan Sect guard its spirit garden and repairing the Tongtian Vine for the Jie Sect. She easily wins Yuanshi's "exclusive feeding rights" and Tongtian's "anti-bullying token," and even Nuwa wants to adopt her as a "god-daughter." When she's in a bad mood, she mouths off to the Heavenly Dao. Getting struck by lightning only earns her a Chaos spirit spring and fluffy little critters. She becomes the beloved darling of all the great powers in the prehistoric world.

From leading a plant army to protect her loved ones during the War of the Liches, to disrupting the Western Sect's conversion schemes during the Investiture of the Gods calamity, to spearheading disaster relief during the immeasurable calamity, Xiaotang relies on her Chaos spirit root to "grind" her way through every challenge. In the end, she combines the Dao of vitality, the Dao of fierce protectiveness, and the Dao of comedy, breaks the Heavenly Dao's shackles, and attains the ultimate sagehood of the Great Dao.

From then on, the prehistoric world has a cute powerhouse who cuddles a Chaos jade rabbit, directs plants to deliver snacks, and occasionally even drags the Heavenly Dao into a chat. A peaceful, hilarious new era begins.