Chapter Summaries

Qin He watched the fight against a corpse-mutated Gale Wolf from Zhang Liang’s cage, then enraged Zhang Liang by drinking his prized Witch Tea. Zhang Liang charged at Qin He in fury, leaving Niu Chengan exposed to the wolf’s attack.

• Niu Chengan and Zhang Liang fought the Gale Wolf with their subordinates and gradually gained the upper hand.
• Zhang Liang noticed Qin He sitting at his tea table and drinking his treasured Witch Tea.
• The wolf nearly struck Zhang Liang while he was distracted, but Niu Chengan drove it back.
• Qin He poured all of Zhang Liang’s remaining tea leaves into the teapot, and Zhang Liang charged at him in fury.
• Niu Chengan mistook Zhang Liang’s shout for a signal and attacked the wolf, but Zhang Liang ran off, leaving Niu Chengan facing the wolf’s incoming claw.

Qin He drank Zhang Liang’s potent tea during the fight, then used techniques to keep Zhang Liang howling while blessing Niu Chengan to turn the battle against the wolf demon. After Niu Chengan defeated the demon wolf, Qin He dried the tea leaves and returned them to the Jade Bottle.

• Qin He drank cup after cup of Zhang Liang’s tea and dumped the remaining leaves into the teapot.
• When Zhang Liang charged at him, Qin He used Left Leg Gale Technique to make Zhang Liang clutch his crotch and howl.
• Qin He cast Blessing Technique on Niu Chengan, who gained insight into the wolf demon’s fighting style and severed one of its claws.
• Zhang Liang approached Qin He again, and Qin He used Right Leg Gale Technique to make him howl in pain a second time.
• Niu Chengan knocked down the demon wolf, then slapped Zhang Liang for wailing instead of fighting.
• Qin He finished the tea, dried the steeped leaves with a flame, and returned them to the Jade Bottle.

Qin He stitched and purified a dismembered wolf demon, whose meager reward raised doubts about his work. The wolf demon’s Illusory Shadow appeared and accused him of stitching its butt onto its face.

• Zhang Liang recovered his Jade Bottle of tea leaves, scolded Qin He for drinking his tea, and ordered him to burn corpses.
• Ji Daye brought Qin He the wolf demon’s corpse, which Niu Chengan and others had chopped into more than two hundred pieces.
• Qin He reassembled and stitched the wolf demon, then purified its corpse in the furnace.
• Qin He watched the wolf demon’s memories and learned it had been kept for its valuable wolf-hair and killed after transforming.
• Qin He received only Mana +1 and wondered whether he had assembled the corpse incorrectly.
• The wolf demon’s Illusory Shadow appeared in the Cage and asked Qin He why he had stitched its butt onto its face.

Qin He encountered an untouchable remnant of the demon wolf that vanished without being destroyed by his Blue Name Li Fire. He returned to burning corpses and faced the consequences of offending Zhang Liang, but refused to back down.

• Qin He tried to suppress the demon wolf’s lingering remnant with a Spirit Fixing Seal, but the seal had no effect.
• Qin He attacked the remnant with Blue Name Li Fire, but it vanished of its own accord, and he could not find it again.
• Qin He finished clearing the ashes and signaled for the next corpse to be burned.
• Ji Daye told Qin He that Zhang Liang had selected difficult corpses for him and suggested he burn more slowly or beg Zhang Liang for mercy.
• Qin He refused to back down and told Ji Daye to bring on the corpses.

After burning more than a hundred demon corpses, Qin He broke through from the Mortal Body Realm into the True Essence Realm, unleashing a destructive blast and triggering a vast lightning tribulation over the Demon Suppression Division. The four clans’ experts gathered at the Martial Tower, unsure whether the phenomenon came from the Old Imperial Ancestor or one of the demons.

• Ji Daye delivered demon corpses to Qin He for two days, and Qin He burned them as more than a hundred corpses were added to the tally.
• Qin He broke through into the True Essence Realm, and the force of his breakthrough shattered his cage and damaged others nearby.
• Niu Chengan was knocked down by the blast and called for his men to suppress the demons.
• Dark clouds and fierce winds gathered above the Demon Suppression Division, forming a vortex filled with lightning.
• Yan Jingdan, Gu Tianlan, and experts from the Liang and Hong Families gathered at the Martial Tower and debated whether the tribulation came from the Old Imperial Ancestor or the demons.

Qin He accidentally released an aura powerful enough to rival a Wheel Sea Realm attack, then concealed his breakthrough from Niu Chengan. He examined his dantian, discovered an astonishing abundance of true essence, and fully reached the True Essence Realm, ready to cultivate the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art.

• Qin He suppressed the aura from his breakthrough and disguised himself as a Mortal Body Realm cultivator.
• Niu Chengan investigated the disturbance, but Qin He pretended to know nothing and avoided further questioning.
• Niu Chengan and his men requisitioned Cages, killing the demons inside occupied ones.
• Qin He used divine sense to inspect his dantian and saw countless streams of true essence filling its chaotic space.
• Qin He’s true essence gathered into a pool, bringing his cultivation to the peak of the True Essence Realm.
• Qin He prepared to cultivate the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art, an art he could use only after reaching the True Essence Realm.

Qin He activated the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art and fought its ravenous influence while feeding its stalled vortex Pills and demonic beast Inner Cores. After consuming everything edible he had on hand, the vortex stabilized and the technique succeeded.

• Qin He activated the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art and felt an overwhelming urge to devour everything around him.
• Qin He used Calming Pills, the Heart Calming Incantation, and the Blessing Technique to suppress the hunger, but the vortex began consuming his True Essence without stabilizing.
• Qin He swallowed Origin Energy Pills, Essence Replenishing Pills, medicinal herbs, and other supplies, but they failed to fill the vortex.
• Qin He fed the vortex more than one hundred demonic beast Inner Cores, which the art consumed while erasing their lingering wills and malicious thoughts.
• Qin He continued feeding the vortex until it fell silent and released pure Origin Power, completing his cultivation of the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art.

Qin He endured the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art’s explosive side effect by releasing an overpowering fart made from the impurities of more than a hundred Inner Cores. The fumes drove Niu Chengan and the Demon Suppression Division personnel out of the Gate of Hai, while Qin He emerged alive but began vomiting too.

• After refining more than a hundred Inner Cores, Qin He felt tremendous pressure build in his lower abdomen and realized he had to release gas.
• Qin He pulled off his pants and unleashed a long, forceful fart that filled the Gate of Hai with foul smoke and dust.
• Niu Chengan and the Demon Suppression Division personnel mistook the rolling fumes for a demon and fled the Gate of Hai, vomiting and sneezing.
• Niu Chengan and the others saw Hua An emerge from the smoke and wondered how he had survived the stench.
• Qin He claimed he was fine, then grabbed a wall and vomited, setting off another round of vomiting among the group.

Liang Hengshi and the Marquis of Purple Robes investigated the foul stench that had knocked out everyone at the Gate of Hai. Qin He was the only one who had stayed conscious, and Liang Hengshi ordered him beaten after suspecting he was hiding something.

• Liang Hengshi and the Marquis of Purple Robes entered the Gate of Hai and found the demons and Corpse Burners unconscious from the stench.
• Niu Chengan’s men revived the victims, who all said they had noticed nothing before passing out.
• Niu Chengan explained that Hua An, later identified as Qin He, had been outside his cage when the stench struck.
• The Marquis of Purple Robes questioned Qin He, who said he had survived because his nose was blocked.
• Liang Hengshi used his Dao Palace Realm aura to pressure Qin He, then ordered him dragged away and beaten.

Qin He stopped the Demon Suppression Division from dragging him away by claiming a Supernatural Incident had occurred at the Gate of Hai. He then pointed at Liang Hengshi and secretly used his Farting Technique on him.

• The Demon Suppression Division's Elite Soldiers seized Qin He and began dragging him out until Marquis of Purple Robes ordered them to let him speak.
• Qin He slipped free of the Elite Soldiers' grasp and announced that a Supernatural Incident had occurred at the Gate of Hai.
• Qin He swore that he had seen a dead soul and claimed it used the Intestine-Swelling and Anus-Expanding Technique to produce the foul gas.
• Qin He pretended to spot the dead soul and said it was casting a technique on Liang Hengshi.
• Qin He secretly activated his Shadowless Hand on Liang Hengshi and repeatedly increased his Farting Technique.

Qin He used the Witch Sect’s Farting Technique to make Liang Hengshi lose control at the Gate of Hai, then provoked him again after he emerged. When Liang Hengshi seized Qin He in anger, Qin He used the Spirit Luring Technique and claimed a departed soul was attacking him again.

• Qin He secretly cast the Farting Technique on Liang Hengshi, who resisted the curse with his Dao Palace Realm cultivation.
• Qin He cast the technique repeatedly until Liang Hengshi’s belly swelled, then warned everyone to run before the curse overwhelmed him.
• Liang Hengshi released a tremendous blast that scattered the crowd and left him battered and humiliated.
• Liang Hengshi seized Qin He at the gate and threatened to kill him unless he pointed out the supernatural being.
• Qin He used the Spirit Luring Technique and cried that a departed soul had appeared to curse Liang Hengshi again.

Qin He used the Spirit Luring Technique to frighten Liang Hengshi and accidentally drew the demon wolf’s departed soul away from the Gate of Hai. Left alone inside, Qin He turned his attention to the gate’s cages and cells while the gathered forces outside waited anxiously.

• Liang Hengshi panicked after Qin He’s curse and fled, throwing Qin He back through the Gate of Hai.
• Qin He saw the demon wolf’s departed soul chase Liang Hengshi out as the Gate of Hai shut under Marquis of Purple Robes’ order.
• Qin He realized the Spirit Luring Technique had drawn the departed soul away and considered using it to redirect other supernatural threats.
• Qin He surveyed the ruined Gate of Hai and eagerly eyed its cages and cells.
• Outside the Demon Suppression Division, Liang Hao boasted that Liang Hengshi would resolve the anomaly, and Gu Lan mocked him.

Liang Hao mocked Gu Lan for being a Body Refiner and defeated her in a brief fight, driving her to run away in tears. As his followers praised him and compared him to Liang Hengshi, the Profound Ancestor burst out of the Demon Suppression Division in a panic, and Gu Tianlan jeered at him for soiling himself.

• Liang Hao and his followers ridiculed Gu Lan by calling her the Giant Bear Woman, provoking her to attack him.
• Gu Lan shattered Liang Hao's qi shield with a punch, but he stopped her advance and struck her back with a palm imprint.
• Liang Hao dismissed body refinement and gloated over his advantage, while Gu Lan ran off crying under the crowd's mockery.
• Liang Hao's followers praised him and said he had the bearing of the Profound Ancestor.
• A command rang out from the Demon Suppression Division, and Liang Hengshi rushed out in a panic as Gu Tianlan taunted him for having soiled himself.

Gu Tianlan embarrassed Liang Hao by exposing Liang Hengshi’s wretched return, while Qin He searched the Gate of Hai for valuable demons. He found a captive Unicorn Crocodile and offered to free it only in exchange for its body and a painless death.

• Gu Tianlan shouted about Liang Hengshi’s condition, and Liang Hengshi fled as the intense Yin Energy above him frightened him.
• Gu Lan returned and mocked Liang Hao for his Grandpa Profound Ancestor’s humiliating state.
• Qin He searched the ruins of the Gate of Hai and recovered a Demon Registry and a ring of keys.
• Qin He found a chained Unicorn Crocodile and judged its horn, core, and hide to be valuable.
• Qin He offered the Unicorn Crocodile a painless death in exchange for its body, but refused its request to release it for a greater reward.

Qin He gave the imprisoned Unicorn Crocodile a painless death, prepared its body according to the Demon Suppression Division’s rules, and cremated it. With the deserted Gate of Hai holding more than twenty Spring Gushing Realm demons, he moved on to the next cell.

• Qin He killed the Unicorn Crocodile with two golden needles, ensuring it felt no pain.
• Qin He removed the Unicorn Crocodile’s horn, armor, and Inner Core, then repaired its corpse for cremation.
• Qin He burned the Unicorn Crocodile in the furnace and headed contentedly to the next cell.
• Qin He recognized the deserted Gate of Hai as an opportunity to harvest from its more than twenty Spring Gushing Realm demons.

Wang Tie Zhu and Little Calf searched Lin'an City for Qin He, only to be stopped by the extortionist brothers Huang Da and Huang Er. When the brothers tried to seize Little Calf, the ox and Wang Tie Zhu fought back, revealing the youth as a Spring Gushing Realm expert.

• Wang Tie Zhu and Little Calf arrived in Lin'an after searching major cities for Qin He for more than half a year.
• Wang Tie Zhu told Little Calf that he was sure their master was likely in Lin'an, though Little Calf doubted him.
• Huang Da and Huang Er blocked Wang Tie Zhu in the street and demanded a fifty-silver-coin fine for riding an ox into the city.
• Wang Tie Zhu agreed to let the brothers take Little Calf, and Little Calf bit Huang Da's hand and flung him against the ground.
• Huang Er attacked Little Calf, but Wang Tie Zhu struck at him with a staff and unleashed the aura of a Spring Gushing Realm expert.

Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini beat Huang Da and Huang Er, then continued to outpace Qin He in cultivation. At the Liang Residence, Liang Hengshi's attempt to destroy a wolf spirit failed, and the spirit drove Liang Hao to cut his own throat, prompting Liang Hengshi to demand that the Corpse Burner be brought to him.

• Wang Tie Zhu struck Huang Er and followed with a blow between his legs, while Lamborghini tossed Huang Da onto him.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini had advanced into the Spring Gushing Realm, while Qin He had only just reached the True Essence Realm.
• Wang Tie Zhu took the Huangs' money pouches, and he and Lamborghini left the injured pair behind.
• Liang Hengshi confronted a stitched demonic wolf spirit clinging to his shoulders and activated the Blazing Sun Array.
• Liang Hengshi's sword passed through the wolf spirit without harming it, and the spirit's smile prompted Liang Hao to cut his own throat.
• Liang Hengshi ordered his family to bring the Corpse Burner to the Liang Residence.

Liang Hengshi learned that the Corpse Burner he had thrown into the Gate of Hai had failed to escape, and he ordered the courtyard sealed while seeking help with the supernatural haunting. Inside the Gate of Hai, Qin He kept selling his painless passing service to demons, until the old Golden Silk Ape Demon accused him of being a False God from beyond the realm.

• A Liang Family member reported that Marquis of Purple Robes had sealed the Gate of Hai and that the Corpse Burner was likely dead.
• Liang Hengshi remembered throwing the Corpse Burner into the Gate of Hai, ordered the courtyard sealed, and offered a reward for resolving supernatural incidents.
• The Liang Family members carried the injured Liang Hao away, afraid that the haunting would bring them misfortune.
• Qin He sneezed inside the Gate of Hai and suspected Wei Wu was cursing him, then reflected that he had sold his painless passing service to twenty-three of the twenty-four Spring Gushing Realm demons he had interviewed.
• The old Golden Silk Ape Demon repeatedly told Qin He that he was unusually powerful and enjoyed burning corpses, but Qin He ignored it.
• The old Golden Silk Ape Demon finally accused Qin He of being one of the False Gods from beyond the realm.

Qin He questioned an imprisoned old ape about calling him a False God and dismissed its plea for release. When the ape mentioned Flower-Fruit Mountain, Qin He stopped in shock and demanded to know where it had said.

• Qin He asked the old ape why it called him a False God and learned it believed he had stolen the world's merits and coveted divinity without a Fruit Position.
• Qin He pressed the ape about what lay beyond the domain, then threatened it for speaking in riddles and continued on his way.
• After half a day of passing the cage, Qin He stopped to hear the old ape ask to be released so it could see its disciples and descendants.
• Qin He rejected the ape's plea, but turned back in shock when it murmured that spring flowers on Flower-Fruit Mountain must be beautiful.

Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini searched North City for Qin He and decided to ask around at brothels and music houses, using money Lamborghini had stored in his fore-stomach. At Cuiqing Brothel, they recognized Wei Wu in a painting being hung outside.

• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini discussed searching the Demon Suppression Division for Qin He, then chose to ask around because they lacked money.
• Wang Tie Zhu accused Lamborghini of hiding confiscated spoils in his fore-stomach, and Lamborghini spat out seven or eight Purple Gold Coins.
• Wang Tie Zhu proposed visiting brothels and music houses because Qin He liked listening to music.
• The two beasts arrived at Cuiqing Brothel and saw a painting of a strikingly beautiful man and woman being hung outside.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini stared at the painting and cried out, "Wei Wu?!"