Vol. 4The Soul-Seizing Trial

Qin He helped pacify the Lu Region, defeated the Hanba, and punished corrupt Underworld officials before confronting the Four Great Demon Immortal Families. After destroying a False God’s skeletal form, he kept Yama’s Palace, while the Fox Clan arrived seeking Wei Wu.

  • Qin He killed Bai Tiangang, took control of the White Lotus Sect’s camp, and helped secure Jinan City before traveling through the ruined Lu Region with Wang Tie Zhu.
  • After the White Lotus rebellion collapsed and the Lu Region was pacified, Qin He kept his promise to bring favorable winds and timely rains in spring.
  • Qin He defeated the Hanba and stored its Southern Ming Li Fire, ending the drought in the Lu Region.
  • Qin He returned to find his temple destroyed, accepted the Four Great Immortal Clans’ challenge, and healed Wei Wu while bestowing techniques on him.
  • Qin He entered the Underworld, exposed Meng Jiang and the false Yin officials, defeated Ling Tianfan and Jia Chong, and took Yama’s Palace.
  • After Qin He returned in a blank state and an impostor caused a scandal as Wei Wu, Shen Lian ordered an investigation into the Four Great Demon Immortal Families of Beiyuan.
  • Qin He killed Snake Immortal and Yellow Immortal, defeated Commander Niu, and destroyed a False God’s skeletal form with Southern Ming Li Fire.
  • Qin He decided to keep Yama’s Palace as the Fox Clan arrived at Flying Fish Guard headquarters seeking Wei Wu.
Chapters 301–400 Read from ch. 301

Arc 13The Fall of the White Lotus

Qin He helped defend Jinan City, killed Bai Tiangang, and took control of the White Lotus Sect’s camp. With the rebellion collapsing and the imperial army arriving, he later traveled through the devastated Lu Region with Wang Tie Zhu.

  • Qin He tracked Miao Qianhe, who swallowed poison after cursing Wei Wu, then cremated his body and received the Poison Scripture.
  • Bai Tiangang ordered the White Lotus Army to assault Jinan City, but Qin He helped Great Monk master the Spirit Guiding Spell and the defenders drove the attackers back.
  • Qin He met Bai Tiangang, exposed his role as a Divine Envoy serving the False Heavenly Court, and killed him after defeating his Paper Spirit Generals.
  • Qin He burned Bai Tiangang’s corpse, took his appearance and Sacred Lotus Jade Finger, and made Sun Bing his subordinate as he purged the Lotus Army’s criminals.
  • Qin He received the Bean Soldier Technique and other rewards, while Tu Baishou enforced wartime laws and Jinan City awaited imperial relief.
  • After imperial forces advanced, the White Lotus Army disbanded and Jinan was relieved, and more than a month later the Lu Region was pacified.
  • After winter, Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu traveled through ruined villages as Qin He kept his promise to bring favorable winds and timely rains in spring.
Chapters 301–325 Summaries Read

Arc 14Hanba and the Temple Challenge

Qin He helped defeat the Hanba and ended the drought in the Lu Region, then returned to find his temple destroyed and the Four Great Immortal Clans challenging him. He later treated Wei Wu’s injuries and curse, healed his appearance, and bestowed several powerful techniques on him.

  • Qin He investigated the drought-stricken town, where Daoist Yin gathered a group to capture a Ninth-Rank Hanba from the dried lakebed.
  • Qin He and the others fought the Hanba, and Qin He suppressed and battered it before a False God empowered it through Demon Seeding.
  • Qin He used enchanted weapons to weaken the Hanba, then dug out its Corpse Pill and stored its Southern Ming Li Fire, after which rain returned to the Lu Region.
  • Back in the Capital City, Qin He learned that Immortal Green Ox Temple had been destroyed, found evidence of demon qi in the ruins, and burned Shiju with Southern Ming Li Fire.
  • Qin He confronted a Rat Demon at the burning temple, cut off its tail, and accepted its challenge on behalf of the Four Great Immortal Clans, though the Fox Immortal Family would not take part.
  • After Cao Yan beat Wei Wu over the Thunderclap Cannon incident, Qin He carried the injured man to a ruined temple and discovered that Miao Qianhe’s curse had caused a severe growth.
  • Qin He removed Wei Wu’s hemorrhoids, healed his wound, restored his appearance, and bestowed four techniques and cultivation insights on him.
Chapters 326–350 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Soul-Seizing Trial

Qin He spread practical skills around Capital City before entering the Underworld, where he exposed and punished the officials who had tried to seize his soul. After returning to his body, he behaved erratically while Wei Wu faced the fallout from an impostor’s antics and the Flying Fish Guard began investigating the Four Great Demon Immortal Families of Beiyuan.

  • Qin He recognized sweet potatoes as a high-yield crop, ordered Qiu Sanhai to plant more, and taught the workers how to cultivate them.
  • Wei Wu challenged Cao Yan, defeated him with his staff technique, and ordered the Flying Fish Guard to smash the Cao Residence.
  • Qin He passed production skills to workers and craftsmen around Capital City, while rumors spread that his head-patting could scatter souls.
  • Qin He entered the Mass Grave, was separated from his body, and followed the white-robed judge toward the Underworld.
  • Qin He exposed Meng Jiang and the false Yin officials, defeated Ling Tianfan and Jia Chong, and took Yama's Palace after punishing them with Southern Ming Li Fire.
  • Qin He returned to the Corpse Burning Facility in a blank state, and Wang Tie Zhu and Xu Changshou took him to Wang Banxia, whose fortune-telling stall was struck by heavenly lightning.
  • Qin He, disguised as Wei Wu, caused a public scandal at Yihong Courtyard and then went to a bathhouse, provoking the real Wei Wu to pursue the impostor.
  • Shen Lian stopped the palace guards from seizing Wei Wu and ordered the Flying Fish Guard to investigate the infiltrating lackeys of the Four Great Demon Immortal Families of Beiyuan, demanding ironclad evidence.
Chapters 351–375 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Green Ox and the Fox Clan

Qin He killed Snake Immortal and Yellow Immortal, defeated Commander Niu’s attempt to seize Yama’s Palace, and destroyed a False God’s skeletal form. As rumors spread through the capital, the Fox Clan arrived at Flying Fish Guard headquarters looking for Wei Wu.

  • Liu Changan sent Snake Immortal, Yellow Immortal, and Hedgehog Immortal to Rouge Hall while Rat Immortal stayed behind to watch for Great Immortal Green Ox.
  • Wei Wu confronted the three immortals, and after they attacked him, Shen Lian and the Flying Fish Guard fought them, killing Hedgehog Immortal and driving the other two away.
  • Snake Immortal and Yellow Immortal infiltrated a Flying Fish Guard banquet to retrieve Hedgehog Immortal’s head, but Qin He led them away and Great Immortal Green Ox killed them before Qin He returned to strike him.
  • Qin He cremated Huang Chengren, shared a meal with Wang Tie Zhu and Little Sable, and received Prajna All Buddhas after Yellow Immortal’s Shadow Play recounted the deaths of Huang Fei, Liu Wenlong, and Wei Tianyang.
  • Commander Niu attacked Qin He to reclaim Yama’s Palace, but Qin He overcame him and severed the hand of a False God that tried to rescue him.
  • Qin He destroyed the False God’s skeletal form with Southern Ming Li Fire, then took Commander Niu’s snake spear and left the ruined battlefield.
  • Qin He decided to keep Yama’s Palace despite the danger it posed to the Underworld, while rumors about the Wanggongchang Great Explosion spread through the capital.
  • The Fox Clan arrived at Flying Fish Guard headquarters and demanded Shen Lian, but after Wei Wu fought their attendant, the attendant said Wei Wu was the person he had come looking for.
Chapters 376–400 Summaries Read
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