Chapter Summaries

Qin He used Sun Bing to identify and burn more than twenty corrupt Lotus Sect members, rewarding him with pills and then reliving Bai Tiangang’s past. The Shadow Play revealed how Bai Tianyuan escaped border poverty and execution, rose through the Lotus Sect, and became a Divine Envoy.

• Qin He ordered Sun Bing to bring in suspected Lotus Army scum and burned them in a furnace after poisoning them.
• Qin He rewarded Sun Bing with a Marrow Cleansing Pill and an Inner Strength Pill, and Sun Bing left believing he had survived the danger.
• Bai Tianyuan fled Nine Plains with his family, lost them to hardship and bandits, and joined the Lotus Sect after being captured by authorities.
• Madam Golden Lotus took Bai Tianyuan as her lover and raised him to a position of influence, but she later died from Qi Deviation and he was forced out by Luo Way elders.
• Bai Tianyuan followed a dream to Mount Tiantai, returned under a new name and mask, and received the Divine Envoy position and powers from the upper realm’s False Gods.
• The Shadow Play named the Bean Soldier Technique as its reward.

Qin He learned the Bean Soldier Technique and gained several powerful rewards after a night of Shadow Play. In Jinan City, Tu Baishou struggled to manage dwindling food supplies until news arrived that Linqing City had sent troops.

• Qin He learned the Bean Soldier Technique and mastered its methods for spirit-binding objects into soldiers.
• After spending a night using Shadow Play on twenty corpses, Qin He obtained the Advanced Copper Skin Iron Bones Technique, Dragon's Flow Technique, Lion's Roar, and a Mystic Iron Ingot.
• Qin He decided to fuse the Mystic Iron into his cracked Big Black Shovel to strengthen it.
• Tu Baishou enforced wartime laws in Jinan City, punished more than a hundred merchants for hoarding goods, and used their confiscated wealth to reward the defenders.
• With Jinan City's food supplies nearly exhausted and five days left, the city heard that Linqing City had sent troops.

Jinan City celebrated the imperial court’s advance against the White Lotus Army, and Li Tie and Xu Changshou brought Qin He to a victory banquet at the General’s Residence. The chapter left the Great Monk asking Qin He to slap him again, hoping to repeat the enlightenment that had led him to comprehend the “Spirit Crossing Sutra.”

• A messenger reported that the imperial court had assembled three hundred thousand troops and sent a ten-thousand-strong cavalry vanguard toward Jinan City.
• Jinan City celebrated the imperial army’s advance as shops reopened and the General’s Residence held a victory banquet for the city’s defenders.
• Li Tie and Xu Changshou woke Qin He and brought him along so they could attend the banquet with his reputation as Great Immortal Green Ox’s foremost disciple.
• At the banquet, Qin He greeted Wei Wu and Wei Yuanji, while Wei Wu ignored him and the Great Monk eagerly approached him.
• The Great Monk asked Qin He to slap his forehead again, believing Qin He’s earlier slap had helped him comprehend the “Spirit Crossing Sutra.”

The Great Monk repeatedly asked Qin He to hit him, and Qin He knocked him unconscious both with a bench and with his Iron Sand Palm. Meanwhile, the group toasted Great Immortal Green Ox, but Wei Wu refused to join in sincerely.

• The Great Monk asked Qin He to slap him, so Qin He struck him with a bench and knocked him to the floor.
• Qin He toasted Great Immortal Green Ox with the others, while Wei Wu reluctantly drank after Wei Yuanji urged him.
• The group discussed the rewards they had received from the Great Immortal, and Wei Wu grew increasingly resentful as he listened.
• After the daoist revived him, the Great Monk asked Qin He to slap him by hand instead of using a weapon.
• Qin He struck the Great Monk with his Iron Sand Palm, knocking him unconscious again and leaving the daoist sprawled beside him.

After the White Lotus Army collapsed, the imperial army recovered Jinan and pacified the Lu Region. Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu wandered through the devastated countryside, and Qin He explained that he had promised someone the region would have favorable winds and timely rains by spring.

• Rumors about the Great Monk and the Daoist priest spread through Jinan City, and their public feud became a source of gossip.
• The imperial army advanced cautiously while the White Lotus Army's main force remained inactive and its outer defenses fell.
• The White Lotus Army abruptly disbanded, and its soldiers scattered among the populace.
• The imperial army reached Jinan five days later, and the Lu Region was fully pacified more than a month afterward.
• After winter passed, Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu traveled through ruined villages in the Lu Region.
• Qin He told Wang Tie Zhu he was walking the region because he had promised someone it would have favorable winds and timely rains in spring.

Qin He and his companions reached a region devastated by drought, where a mysterious force blocked his attempts to summon rain. As they headed toward a nearby town to investigate, Qin He used a Beast Strengthening Pill to lure the Little Yellow Ox into racing ahead.

• After days of rain, Big Turtle noticed the surrounding land had become parched, cracked, and littered with bones.
• Qin He explained that he had been summoning rain along their journey, but a powerful force in this region stopped his rainmaking and drove away water vapor.
• Qin He decided to investigate the nearby town for clues about the disaster and the strange creatures it might have brought.
• Big Turtle used a carrot on a fishing rod to hurry the donkey along, prompting the Little Yellow Ox to complain about the animal.
• Qin He hung a Beast Strengthening Pill from a fishing rod, and the Little Yellow Ox raced forward after it.

Qin He entered a deserted lakeside town where a strange calamity had dried up the lake and left the streets under a heavy, deathly air. He stopped at a wine stall run by an oddly unafraid man, just as Venerable Yuan Qing arrived by sedan.

• Qin He and his companions reached the town, where Little Yellow Ox raced ahead of Big Turtle and the donkey.
• Qin He saw the dried lakebed, abandoned boats, and frightened residents hiding behind closed doors and windows.
• Qin He followed the scent of wine to the Hundred Taels Wine Stall and paid its mustached owner two Silver Ingots for wine and sunflower seeds.
• Qin He drank and watched the owner, curious that he remained calm and charged an exorbitant price amid the town's fear.
• Venerable Yuan Qing arrived in a sedan carried by two blank-faced bearers and ordered them to stop at the stall.

Qin He discovered that Daoist Yin was gathering members to capture a Drought Zombie and learned that Qian Wuliang and Bai Liuli were among the recruits. The chapter left Qin He excited about the powerful zombie and newly face-to-face with one of the Corpse Sect’s Four Great Leaders.

• Qian Wuliang paid Daoist Yin a membership fee and sat down to wait for instructions.
• Qin He disguised himself and questioned Qian Wuliang, who revealed that the group planned to capture a Drought Zombie.
• Qin He sensed Daoist Yin was an expert and connected the Drought Zombie to the drought and blocked weather arts across the Lu Region.
• Bai Liuli arrived, paid Daoist Yin two hundred taels, and joined the table.
• Qian Wuliang told Qin He that Bai Liuli had caused his internal injury.

Qin He watched rival figures gather at the wine stall, including Bai Liuli, Qian Wuliang, Daoist Yin, Fahai, and Yuwen Jing. As Bai Liuli and Yuwen Jing faced off, the stall owner warned them to finish their work before fighting, just as Corpse Qi swept in from the dried-up lakebed.

• Qin He questioned Qian Wuliang about his injuries, and Qian Wuliang said Bai Liuli had stolen his things.
• Daoist Yin and Fahai arrived at the stall, where Daoist Yin asked his Martial Uncle to return home and both visitors paid for wine and food.
• Yuwen Jing arrived after nightfall and sat directly opposite Bai Liuli, prompting Qin He to ask Qian Wuliang about their history.
• Qian Wuliang explained that Bai Liuli had killed Flying Fish Guard members, but they had been struck from the rolls afterward.
• The stall owner told the gathering to finish their work before fighting, as Corpse Qi blew in from the dried-up lakebed.

Qin He and the others prepared to face a Hanba as dense Corpse Mist swallowed the night. After each revealed a method to pierce the darkness, the Drought Zombie emerged from the mist.

• Qin He and the others found that the unusually dense Corpse Mist suppressed their senses and limited their vision.
• The stall owner used the Obstacle Breaking method to drive back the mist with his Yang Fire.
• The monk, Qian Wuliang, and the Daoist each revealed a light-producing defense, while Qin He raised a burning piece of firewood.
• The stall owner warned the group that the Hanba was dangerous and urged them to focus.
• The Drought Zombie emerged openly from the Corpse Mist, revealing its gaunt, ape-like body and green eyes.

A Ninth-Rank Hanba appeared, revealing itself as a powerful outsider and attacking the stall owner. Just as the stall owner prepared to face its strike, the Hanba abruptly stumbled and crashed into the ground.

• The group recognized the skull-covered creature as a Ninth-Rank Hanba, and Yuwen Jing and the others realized how dangerous it was.
• The stall owner concluded the Hanba was not from the Lower Realm because it had no history in the zombie registry.
• The Hanba declared that it wanted the stall owner's skull and charged at him with its Corpse Claw.
• The stall owner used Yang Fire and retreated, but the Hanba suddenly stumbled and plunged headfirst into the ground.

Qin He repeatedly knocked the ninth-rank drought fiend off balance and struck it down, leaving the stall owner stunned by his strength. The drought fiend remained under attack, and the stall owner mourned his shattered recliner.

• Qin He struck the drought fiend's forehead with a firewood stick and shouted for everyone to hit it.
• Qin He handed another burning stick to Qian Wuliang, causing the drought fiend to change its target to him.
• The drought fiend stumbled repeatedly as one of its legs moved too quickly for it to keep its balance.
• Qin He smashed the drought fiend's head with the stall owner's recliner, breaking it into fragments.
• The stall owner wondered whether Qin He was a Land Immortal and lamented the loss of his recliner.

Qin He battered a ninth-rank Hanba with rare furniture from Yin Bailiang’s stall, then used a Meteorite Iron Pot to strike it while keeping his identity hidden. Yin Bailiang accepted the damage and urged everyone to attack the weakened Hanba.

• Qin He smashed Dragon Scale Bamboo and repeatedly struck the Hanba with valuable furniture, driving its head back into the dirt whenever it tried to rise.
• Yin Bailiang stopped Qin He from using more furniture as a weapon and offered to find him a proper weapon.
• Qin He refused to use his Great Iron Shovel because it would reveal his identity as Great Immortal Green Ox’s foremost disciple.
• Qin He secretly smashed the Meteorite Iron Pot onto the Hanba’s head, molding it into a soot-black hood, and claimed it was cookware rather than furniture.
• Yin Bailiang gave up trying to protect his collection and ordered everyone to attack the Hanba.

Qin He and the others attacked the Hanba, while Qin He secretly used Corpse Suppressing Tattoos to restrain it. The Hanba continued to struggle despite being driven into the earth, and Qin He prepared to strike it again.

• The Daoist, monk, Yuwen Jing, Qian Wuliang, and Bai Liuli attacked the Hanba with magic artifacts and Bai Liuli's Glass Bone Body.
• The group thought the Hanba seemed weaker than expected, but Yin Bailiang noticed Qin He was striking it with hidden magic tattoos.
• Qin He used Corpse Suppressing Tattoos powered by his nearly thousand years of magic power to suppress the Ninth-Rank Hanba.
• The Hanba roared and blasted Corpse Qi toward Qin He, who slapped it back into the dirt and rolled up his sleeves.

Qin He and the others battered a Ninth-Rank Hanba until it lay motionless, but a False God Illusory Shadow appeared from its body and confronted Qin He. Qin He realized the False Gods had caused the drought across the Lu Region, and the False God threatened to punish him.

• Qin He led the crowd in beating the Hanba, and Yin Bailiang joined in with Yang Fire until its spine broke and its body was charred.
• The Daoist asked whether the Hanba was dead, while Qian Wuliang and Bai Liuli traded barbs with him.
• Yuwen Jing warned everyone when a hazy glow rose from the Hanba and a False God Illusory Shadow appeared.
• The False God recognized Qin He and accused him of killing its servant, but Qin He resisted its scrutiny.
• Qin He connected the False Gods to Bai Tiangang's rebellion and realized they had also caused the Lu Region's great drought.
• The False God grew furious at Qin He's defiance and threatened to make him pay.

A mysterious blood-red mark demonized Hanba, making the high-rank zombie far stronger and terrifying the assembled fighters. Qin He tried several ways to subdue it, but Hanba resisted and lunged at him.

• A blood-red mark entered Hanba, causing its aura and strength to surge as the skeletons covering its body came alive.
• Yin Bailiang recognized the transformation as Demon Seeding, which would turn Hanba into a Corpse Demon driven by slaughter.
• Yin Bailiang asked Qin He whether Hanba could still be dealt with, and Qin He said they could try.
• Qin He fired Corpse Suppressing Nails at Hanba, but they crumpled against its body without piercing it.
• Qin He struck Hanba's forehead with Iron Sand Palm, but Hanba barely reacted and snapped at him with its fanged maw.

Qin He proved impervious to the demonized ninth-grade Hanba’s bite, then subdued it with Yuwen Jing’s iron mace. He enchanted the mace with Corpse Suppressing Tattoos and used it to deliver a devastating corpse-suppressing attack.

• The demonized Hanba bit Qin He’s upper thigh, but its fangs failed to pierce his layered defenses.
• Qin He took Yuwen Jing’s iron mace and battered the Hanba until it released its bite and fell, leaving the onlookers convinced he was a Land Immortal.
• Qin He inscribed Corpse Suppressing Tattoos onto the iron mace, empowering it with magical power.
• Qin He appeared behind the Hanba and drove the enchanted mace into it with the technique Weapon Pierces Intestines River.

Qin He weakened the Drought Zombie by piercing its internal meridians with Yuwen Jing’s iron mace and Qian Wuliang’s Coin Sword. The weapons formed the Magpie Bridge Rendezvous, while Qian Wuliang let out a strange howl as the zombie struggled.

• Qin He used Weapon Pierces Intestines River to drive Yuwen Jing’s iron mace through the Drought Zombie’s intestinal opening, weakening it.
• Yuwen Jing lamented that his ancestral divine mace had been used in such a filthy way, and Bai Liuli teased him.
• Qin He took Qian Wuliang’s Coin Sword, inscribed it with Corpse Suppressing Tattoos, and thrust it through the Drought Zombie’s mouth into its stomach.
• The iron mace and Coin Sword connected through the Drought Zombie, completing Magpie Bridge Rendezvous and weakening the creature further.
• Qian Wuliang came to his senses and let out a strange howl.

Qin He fought the Ninth-Rank Hanba as it unleashed Southern Ming Li Fire, the Strange Flame behind the Lu Region’s drought. He dug the Hanba’s Corpse Pill from its chest, extinguished the blaze, and captured the Southern Ming Li Fire in his Fire Stone.

• Qian Wuliang mourned the damage to his Coin Sword as the ritual implements skewered and suppressed the Hanba.
• The Hanba’s chest skulls gathered blue light, then unleashed Southern Ming Li Fire that scorched everything within fifty paces.
• Yin Bailiang identified the flame as Southern Ming Li Fire and warned that it had caused the Lu Region’s prolonged drought.
• Qin He used his magical power to shield himself and chopped into the Hanba’s chest with his sharpened Great Iron Shovel.
• Qin He dug out the Hanba’s Corpse Pill, extinguished the flames, and stored the Southern Ming Li Fire in his Fire Stone.

Qin He took the Corpse Pill from Hanba before its remains crumbled, then left town to avoid revealing his identity. The survivors divided the remaining treasures, while Yuwen Jing traded away his share to keep the story of his mace’s embarrassing use secret.

• After Qin He removed Hanba’s fire seed and Corpse Pill, its body turned to ash, and he vanished with the Corpse Pill.
• Qian Wuliang and Yuwen Jing retrieved their weapons from the ashes and discovered that the Corpse Suppressing Tattoos remained, though both weapons stank of Hanba.
• The Daoist found Zombie Teeth and Bone Sarira among the ashes, and the group collected three Bone Sarira and eighteen Zombie Teeth.
• Yuwen Jing offered everyone his share of the spoils in exchange for an oath not to reveal how his iron mace had entered Hanba’s intestines.
• Qin He met Wang Tie Zhu and Little Yellow Ox outside town and recounted the fight, while Big Turtle reacted with delight to the story of Yuwen Jing’s mace.