Chapter Summaries

Qin He crossed Naihe Bridge through the Underworld and met Meng Po, who served him a bowl of soup. He tasted it and asked whether it contained cilantro.

• Qin He admired the Shore Flowers, but the flower he picked quickly withered in his hand.
• The white-robed judge urged Qin He to cross Naihe Bridge, where he marveled at the vast Yellow Springs and its monstrous beasts.
• Qin He reached the middle of the bridge and found Meng Po boiling her soup.
• Meng Po offered Qin He a bowl of Meng Po's Soup, and Qin He asked for cilantro before joking that he was serious about avoiding the drink.
• Qin He took a sip of the soup and asked Meng Po whether it really had no cilantro.

Qin He seasoned Meng Po’s Soup, forced the old woman to drink it, and used a Truth Spell to reveal she was Meng Jiang, a D-Class Yin Messenger of Guangqian Hall. He continued toward the black hall despite the judge’s warning, and the doors slammed shut behind him as he entered.

• Qin He took cilantro and seasonings from Armpit Space, improved the soup, and drank several bowls.
• Qin He invited the old woman to drink with him, and she cautiously tasted the seasoned Meng Po’s Soup.
• Qin He used a Truth Spell and made the old woman reveal that she was Meng Jiang, a D-Class Yin Messenger of Guangqian Hall’s Meng Po’s Department.
• The white-robed judge warned Qin He to stop humiliating a Yin Messenger and scorning reincarnation, but Qin He continued toward the black hall.
• Meng Jiang’s appearance changed to that of a sallow-faced youth, then it vanished along with the pot and stove.
• Qin He entered the black hall, and its doors slammed shut behind him.

Qin He was brought before a supposed Underworld court, where he challenged the officials’ authority and discovered that they were impostors who had privately established Yama’s Palace. He left the court officials shaken after forcing the white-robed judge to reveal his real identity and ties to Ling Liheng.

• The white-robed judge told Qin He to wait for interrogation, and Qin He demanded a seat before agreeing to hear the charges.
• The judge accused Qin He of great sins and threatened to imprison him, so Qin He abandoned the conversation and accused the court of impersonating Yin Gods.
• Qin He’s aura overwhelmed the white-robed judge, who claimed to be an Underworld judge.
• Qin He used his power to force the judge to confess that he was Jia Chong, a Rank-C Cao Official of Guangqian Hall and Ling Liheng’s brother-in-law.
• The Yin Officials realized that Yama’s Palace recorded everything said inside, and they feared the consequences if King Yama learned of Jia Chong’s confession.

Qin He exposed the trap in Yama's Palace and identified the officials behind it. Ling Tianfan's involuntary confession ended their disguise, leaving them to resort to force against the Mortal Sage.

• Ling Tianfan realized Qin He was a Mortal Sage who had resisted Yama's Palace, Meng Po's Soup, and the officials' attempts to control him.
• Jia Chong revealed that he was a Cao Official posing as a judge, infuriating Ling Tianfan.
• Qin He connected the trap to Ling Liheng and asked Ling Tianfan why he was impersonating King Yama.
• Ling Tianfan involuntarily confessed that he was the deputy patrol officer of Yanluo City.
• With their cover blown, the Yin Officials prepared to use force against Qin He.

Qin He fought Ling Tianfan, Jia Chong, and their followers after Ling Tianfan ordered him destroyed. He left Ling Tianfan’s forces terrified after defeating both officials and smashing Ling Tianfan’s halberd and head.

• Ling Tianfan attacked Qin He with a Three-pointed Halberd, but Qin He dodged and nearly blinded him with a jab to the eyes.
• Jia Chong charged with a Wailing Stick, which Qin He seized and used to injure him brutally.
• The ghost pawns and Yin soldiers halted their attack, shaken by Qin He’s strength.
• Ling Tianfan restored his sight, realized Qin He was far stronger than expected, and tried to flee.
• Qin He summoned the Great Iron Shovel, knocked away Ling Tianfan’s halberd, and smashed Ling Tianfan’s head down into his body.

Qin He defeated Ling Tianfan and Jia Chong, then learned that the Ling Family had arranged the Soul-Seizing Trial amid growing turmoil in the Underworld. He executed both officials with Southern Ming Li Fire, leaving the Underworld’s larger conflict unresolved.

• Qin He repeatedly struck Ling Tianfan with his Great Iron Shovel until he lay helpless, then drove the ghost messengers and ghost soldiers away.
• Jia Chong dropped to his knees and begged Qin He for mercy, offering treasures and connections in exchange for his life.
• Qin He demanded an explanation, and Jia Chong described the Ling Family’s influence, its alliance with Commander Niu, and its role in arranging the Soul-Seizing Trial.
• Jia Chong explained that the Underworld was unstable, with the Ten Great Yin Commanders, demons, the False Heavenly Court, and beings from the Nine Nether Underworld competing for power.
• Qin He ignited Jia Chong with Southern Ming Li Fire, saying wrongdoing had to be punished, then set Ling Tianfan ablaze as well.

Meng Po learned that Qin He had resisted the memory-erasing soup and ordered a rumor spread about Commander Niu’s failed attempt to kill a Mortal Sage. After Jia Chong and Ling Tianfan burned away, Qin He gained a powerful dharma spell and shrank Yama's Palace, leaving with the divine artifact.

• Meng Po heard that a sinner soul had drunk three bowls of soup without losing his memories, and the sallow-faced youth could no longer recall the soul’s name or face.
• Meng Po identified the mysterious soul as a Mortal Sage and ordered her subordinates to spread word that Commander Niu had failed to hunt him and lost Yama's Palace.
• Qin He burned Jia Chong and Ling Tianfan with the Southern Ming Li Fire, and Ling Tianfan’s Shadow Play revealed only its time as a yin soldier.
• Qin He received the Great Luo Dharma Spell and recognized it as a powerful technique that could suppress a wide range of enemies.
• Qin He used an incantation to shrink Yama's Palace to palm size and put it away.

While Qin He's soul remained in the Underworld, his body returned home and acted on instinct, alarming Wang Tie Zhu. After Xu Changshou confirmed that Qin He had lost his soul, they took him to a blind fortune teller for help.

• Qin He's body returned to the Corpse Burning Facility and shut himself inside Corpse Burning Room No. 7 without responding to anyone.
• Wang Tie Zhu discovered Qin He was acting blankly and fed him an entire cartload of steamed buns.
• Qin He stared at the window and cremation furnace, visited a cemetery, then slept until Wang Tie Zhu burned a Mutated Corpse.
• Wang Tie Zhu sought help from Xu Changshou, who confirmed Qin He had lost his soul and was acting on instinct.
• Xu Changshou and Wang Tie Zhu hurriedly took Qin He to a blind fortune teller in Changling Alley.

Wang Banxia reopened his fortune-telling stall after half a year, but when he read Qin He's bones and pulse, he sensed a contradiction so profound that Qin He ran off and heavenly lightning struck again. The chapter left Wang Banxia shaken as thunder rolled across the clear sky over the Capital City.

• Wang Banxia reopened his divination business after sealing his fortunes for half a year and welcomed Xu Changshou, Wang Tie Zhu, and Qin He.
• Wang Banxia examined Qin He's hand and found signs of a dead man alongside a powerful, vigorous pulse.
• Qin He suddenly ran away, and Wang Tie Zhu and Xu Changshou chased after him.
• Wang Banxia sensed Heavenly Might gathering and was struck by a bolt of heavenly lightning at his stall.
• Wang Banxia sighed that telling another person's fortune was difficult, but telling his own was harder, as thunder sounded over the clear Capital City.

Qin He disguised himself as Wei Wu and tried to book all of Yihong Courtyard with fifty cash per girl. When the madam rejected the offer, he used his Shadowless Hand to strip the women and the madam.

• Qin He outran Wang Tie Zhu and arrived at Yihong Courtyard while Xu Changshou fell behind.
• The madam and the girls looked down on Qin He’s shabby appearance and refused to welcome him.
• Qin He used his Shapeshifting Divine Robe, Disguise Technique, and Shrinking Skill to transform into Wei Wu in a Flying Fish Robe.
• The girls eagerly surrounded Qin He, who gave each of them fifty cash and said he was booking the whole place.
• The madam objected to the low offer, so Qin He used his Shadowless Hand to strip the girls and the madam.

Qin He exposed the beauties at Yihong Courtyard, provoking its chief tortoise, Cai Sandao, to attack him. Qin He fled, while Cai Sandao pursued him after Wang Tie Zhu falsely identified him as Wei Wu of the Flying Fish Guard's Corpse Burning Hall; Wang Tie Zhu then secretly followed.

• Qin He stripped the beauties at Yihong Courtyard in front of the busy street, and Wang Tie Zhu watched in astonishment.
• Cai Sandao charged out with his servants after the madam identified Qin He as the culprit.
• Cai Sandao threw his chained kitchen knife at Qin He, but Qin He dodged and ran.
• Cai Sandao stopped Wang Tie Zhu and questioned whether he was with Qin He.
• Wang Tie Zhu claimed the fugitive was Wei Wu of the Flying Fish Guard's Corpse Burning Hall, and Cai Sandao ordered his men to chase him.
• Wang Tie Zhu took a roundabout route and secretly followed the pursuit.

Qin He’s unleashed instincts led him to steal a peddler’s candied hawthorn skewers and leave his armful of clothes behind. As the peddler suffered a beating over the clothes, Qin He continued his chaotic spree and entered a bathhouse.

• Qin He ran up to the peddler, handed him the clothes, and snatched his straw bundle of candied hawthorn skewers before vanishing.
• The peddler cursed Qin He, then the Hunchback Youth kicked him down and pursued Qin He.
• Cai Sandao and Yihong Courtyard’s guards confronted the peddler, mistook him for the clothes’ thief, beat him, and took the clothes.
• Qin He ran while eating the skewers, then stopped outside a bathhouse and walked inside.

Wei Wu struggled with the damage caused by someone impersonating him, while suspecting the culprit might be Great Immortal Green Ox. When he learned the impostor had joined a crude contest at a bathhouse, Wei Wu lost his temper and rushed out to kill him.

• Wei Wu brooded over the impostor’s outrageous behavior, including stripping women from Yihong Courtyard in public.
• Wei Wu waited to hear whether Cai Sandao could catch the impostor and determine if he was Great Immortal Green Ox.
• Chang Wei reported that the impostor had gone to a bathhouse and competed with Porter Guild foremen in comparing their cocks.
• Wei Wu shattered his teacup, grabbed his spiked mace, and charged outside.

Wei Wu learned that his impersonator had won the bird-fighting contest and calmed down, only for news of the impersonator milking a bull to reignite his fury. The chapter ended with Wei Wu vowing to fight him to the death again.

• Wei Yuanji and Chang Wen restrained Wei Wu as he raged over the scandal surrounding his impersonator.
• Chang Wei told Wei Wu that the impersonator had won and amazed everyone, easing Wei Wu's anger.
• Wei Wu decided to spare the impersonator for now, and the men settled down to drink tea.
• A young Flying Fish Guard reported that the impersonator had gone to the cowshed to get milk from a bull.
• Chang Wei rushed back into the service room, and Wei Wu roared that he would fight the impersonator to the death.

After a Thunderclap Cannon struck the Imperial City, the Flying Fish Guard arrived to find Wei Wu accused of the attack. Shen Lian shielded him and ordered an investigation focused on the Four Great Demon Immortal Families of Beiyuan, demanding ironclad evidence.

• Wei Wu followed Shen Lian and the Flying Fish Guard to the Imperial City, fearing the Emperor would punish them for the attack.
• Palace guards accused Wei Wu of attacking the Imperial City and moved to seize him.
• Shen Lian halted the guards and promised to explain the incident to His Majesty and the Dragon Guard elder eunuchs by dawn.
• After the palace guards withdrew, Tu Baishou asked how they should investigate, and Shen Lian directed the Flying Fish Guard to pursue the infiltrating lackeys of the Four Great Demon Immortal Families of Beiyuan.
• Ji Chenliang asked how far to take the investigation, and Shen Lian demanded ironclad evidence.

At the abandoned Southern Drill Ground, the Four Great Immortal Clans waited for Great Immortal Green Ox to appear for their arranged showdown, but he failed to arrive. Liu Changan tried to keep the impatient creatures in the capital, asking them to move temporarily to Rouge Hall while Rat Immortal watched the camp.

• Rat Immortal reported that Great Immortal Green Ox had not arrived for the appointment, and the python, weasel, and hedgehog rebuked him.
• The weasel asked Liu Changan what he proposed, while Gantuji stood beside the Di Clan spy.
• Liu Changan recalled King Di’s invitation to the Four Great Immortal Clans to join forces against Great Immortal Green Ox after the winter’s disasters and the Lotus Sect rebellion had weakened both sides.
• Liu Changan explained that the clans had destroyed Great Immortal Green Ox Temple and arranged a decisive battle at the drill ground, but Green Ox had missed two nights of waiting.
• Liu Changan asked the three immortals to move temporarily to Rouge Hall while Rat Immortal kept watch and reported any news.

The Snake Immortal, Yellow Immortal, and Hedgehog Immortal left the Rat Immortal behind and headed for Rouge Hall, dismissing the Great Immortal Green Ox as a rumor. Wei Wu encountered the three while patrolling the city and ordered them to stop.

• Liu Changan left the Rat Immortal behind to keep watch while the Snake Immortal, Yellow Immortal, and Hedgehog Immortal departed with him.
• The Rat Immortal withdrew as the other immortals treated it with disdain.
• On the way to Rouge Hall, the Yellow Immortal and Hedgehog Immortal mocked the Great Immortal Green Ox, while the Snake Immortal welcomed the chance to remain in the human world.
• Wei Wu patrolled the city on Shen Lian’s orders to target the Four Great Immortal Clans and help make the case against them ironclad.
• Wei Wu saw the three immortals approaching and barked for them to stop.

Wei Wu confronted Snake Immortal, Yellow Immortal, and Hedgehog Immortal, injuring Snake Immortal with his divine abilities while narrowly surviving their attacks. Their confused exchange over whether Wei Wu was Great Immortal Green Ox ended when Yellow Immortal ordered the others to kill him, and Wei Wu sent up a signal for reinforcements.

• Snake Immortal transformed into a Giant Python and attacked Wei Wu, who dodged its bite and tail strike with Sparrow Steps.
• Wei Wu summoned a five-headed Heavenly Dragon that battered Snake Immortal and forced Yellow Immortal and Hedgehog Immortal to help him.
• Wei Wu asked whether Great Immortal Green Ox was among them, and Yellow Immortal’s reply made him suspect that Green Ox impersonated him.
• Wei Wu and the three immortals questioned each other about Green Ox’s identity but only grew more confused.
• Yellow Immortal ordered the immortals to kill Wei Wu, and Wei Wu fired a Flying Fish Signal Arrow to summon reinforcements.

Wei Wu fled the three Immortals, but Yin Bailiang intervened before they could kill him. Tu Baishou, Shen Lian, and the Flying Fish Guard then surrounded the Immortals, leaving them to realize they had walked into a trap.

• Wei Wu fired a Cloud-Piercing Arrow and ran for help as the Snake Immortal ordered the Yellow Immortal and Hedgehog Immortal to attack him.
• Wei Wu dodged the Hedgehog Immortal’s spines with Sparrow Steps, but the Yellow Immortal struck him and sent him flying.
• Yin Bailiang appeared between Wei Wu and the two attackers, blocked the Yellow Immortal’s blow, and left Wei Wu unharmed.
• Tu Baishou and Shen Lian arrived with Divine Constables, including Wei Yuanji and Chang Wen, and surrounded the three Immortals.
• The Hedgehog Immortal accused Shen Lian of plotting against them, while Yuwen Jing and Ji Chenliang condemned the Immortals for attacking the Imperial City and Wei Wu.

Shen Lian launched a sudden attack on the three Immortals, turning their hesitation and uneven defenses against them. He struck Hedgehog Immortal and sent it flying, leaving its condition uncertain as the battle continued.

• Wei Wu survived the Immortals' attack but suffered internal injuries, then boasted that they had needed to gang up on him.
• Snake Immortal demanded the Flying Fish Guard's terms and warned that a battle between transcendent-grade experts could devastate the capital.
• Shen Lian drew his Xiuchun Saber and ordered the Flying Fish Guard to slay the demons before charging the three Immortals alone.
• Snake Immortal used a Divine Relic scale armor, Yellow Immortal raised a bone tablet, and Hedgehog Immortal crossed its spikes to defend themselves.
• Shen Lian feinted past Snake Immortal and Yellow Immortal, then slashed Hedgehog Immortal and sent it flying as blood sprayed through the air.