Vol. 1Volume 1

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Chapters 1–50 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Temple in the Ruins

Qing He Miao traveled with Chai Ningshen to meet Guan Shihua, then began using a dungeon world to help disaster victims and establish a Taoist temple. He left workers at the ruins of Old Monk Rock and returned with rice to feed them.

  • Qing He Miao met Guan Shihua, demonstrated his unusual strength by defeating Deng Youcai, and accepted money while refusing to change his lineage.
  • Qing He Miao trained at the main hall, performed opera for Guan Shihua and the spirits, then returned home and reached LV10 after slaughtering an ox.
  • Qing He Miao entered the Hua Jianghu Zhi Bu Liang Ren dungeon, found starving survivors, and gave food to an old woman before returning with more provisions for her and a family.
  • Qing He Miao admitted to Qing Fu that he had eaten their stored food, then bought rice and pickles and entered the dungeon again.
  • Huang Liu introduced himself as a steward of Huang Family Fort and led Qing He Miao to the ruins of Old Monk Rock, which Qing He Miao chose as a site for his temple.
  • Qing He Miao told Huang Liu that his master, Crooked Gourd Taoist, had taught him, then offered rice and meals to disaster victims in exchange for a day of labor.
  • Qing He Miao organized the workers, registered their names and families, and returned to his own world for rice before arriving at the ruins with two bags.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Temple Takes Shape

Qing He Miao built up the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Temple, allied with Huang Wulang to destroy the Mount Luba bandits, and expanded his plans for trade and farming. Back in the main world, he reconnected with the Deng brothers and later welcomed monks displaced by war, receiving a Buddhist manual that the system offered to teach him.

  • Qing He Miao visited Fourth Great-Uncle with food, reassured him about the future, and later confirmed that he had died peacefully before helping his family with the funeral.
  • Qing He Miao developed the temple camp into a place where refugees could work and eat, then captured and killed a Mount Luba bandit scout after Huang Liu identified him.
  • Qing He Miao met Huang Wulang and arranged to attack the bandits, then used Metallica and Red Hot Chili Pepper to kill their leaders while Huang Wulang’s men stormed the stronghold and captured survivors.
  • Qing He Miao judged the captives, killed those accused of serious crimes, and returned to the main world before arranging paid temple guards, farming, and housing for more refugees.
  • Qing He Miao and Huang Wulang established a refined-salt trade and secured Qing He Miao a Great Liang appointment, while Qing He Miao reached LV 13 and drew the shadow-traveling Stand Black Sabbath.
  • Qing He Miao sparred with Deng Youcai, discussed Deng Youfu’s plans to study abroad, and urged the brothers toward different futures before they arranged a Spirit Domain formation for Qing He Miao’s spirit master.
  • Qing He Miao continued expanding the temple until Weihong, Huiming, and other monks arrived after war destroyed Jingye Temple, and he offered them shelter in exchange for work and obedience to his rules.
  • Huiming presented Qing He Miao with the Lankavatara Vajra Treatise, and the system asked Qing He Miao whether he wanted to learn it.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read