Chapter Summaries

Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini discovered that Wei Wu had become a male courtesan at Cuiqing Brothel and planned to rescue him. Meanwhile, Qin He questioned an old monkey about Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Water Curtain Cave, then knocked it unconscious with his Big Black Shovel before returning to work.

• Wang Tie Zhu recognized Wei Wu in a brothel portrait, and Lamborghini confirmed his identity.
• Wang Tie Zhu decided to kidnap Wei Wu to protect the honor of Master’s scapegoat, while Lamborghini waited outside Cuiqing Brothel.
• Qin He questioned the old monkey about Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Water Curtain Cave, and whether it was the Great Sage.
• Qin He examined the monkey and found it extremely weak, then struck it three times with his Big Black Shovel until it fainted.
• Qin He put away the shovel, left the cell, and returned to work.

Qin He burned the Unicorn Crocodile’s corpse, and its Shadow Play revealed how it survived a brutal childhood, rose to the peak of the Gushing Spring Realm, and was captured because of rumors about its bloodline. After thirty years of torture in the Demon Suppression Division, it found deliverance in death, and the Black Robed Man awarded Qin He the Merit Creation Technique.

• Qin He continued burning demons’ corpses at the Demon Suppression Division, and the Unicorn Crocodile’s Shadow Play began.
• The Shadow Play showed the Unicorn Crocodile surviving the deaths of its eight siblings, awakening its intelligence, and cultivating until it reached the peak of the Gushing Spring Realm.
• The Unicorn Crocodile embraced rumors that it carried the Demon Flood Dragon Bloodline, but Demon Hunters captured it for its horn blood.
• The Unicorn Crocodile endured thirty years of imprisonment and painful horn-blood extraction before Qin He granted it a painless death.
• The Black Robed Man judged the Unicorn Crocodile’s fate and awarded Qin He the Merit Creation Technique.

Qin He learned the forbidden Merit Creation Technique, triggering a surge of lightning above the Demon Suppression Division. Meanwhile, Lamborghini discovered that Wang Tie Zhu had abandoned his kidnapping plan to drink and enjoy the courtesans, and beat him for wasting its money.

• Qin He learned the Merit Creation Technique despite having little merit and no known way to replenish it.
• Lightning serpents flashed above the Demon Suppression Division as the black-cloud vortex grew stronger.
• Lamborghini waited anxiously near Cuiqing Brothel while Wang Tie Zhu remained inside.
• Wang Tie Zhu emerged drunk and admitted that he had not kidnapped anyone because a powerful madam guarded the brothel.
• Lamborghini carried Wang Tie Zhu away and beat him for spending its drinking money.

Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini discussed ways to find Wei Wu, while Wei Wu worried that the Cuiqing Brothel would soon force him to entertain a client. Cai Linglong arrived to announce that a powerful Palace Personage had chosen him, leaving Wei Wu facing an imminent encounter he feared.

• Wang Tie Zhu suggested making a scene at the Cuiqing Brothel or paying to book Wei Wu, but admitted he had no money.
• Wei Wu struggled to cultivate because he lacked a suitable technique and resources, and feared Cai Linglong would send him to entertain clients.
• Cai Linglong entered Wei Wu's room with several people and told him a major opportunity depended on how he performed that night.
• Cai Linglong revealed that a Palace Personage had taken a liking to Wei Wu.

Cai Linglong sent Wei Wu to the Imperial Palace, but Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini ambushed the carriage to rescue him. After Cai Linglong defeated their attack, the beasts fled and left Wei Wu in her grasp, promising to return.

• Cai Linglong had her guards seize Wei Wu and escorted him toward the Imperial Palace.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini spotted Wei Wu in the carriage and raced after it to rescue him.
• Wang Tie Zhu used the Immortal Binding Rope to pull Wei Wu from the carriage, but Cai Linglong caught him as the carriage broke apart.
• Cai Linglong struck at Wang Tie Zhu, whose Turtle Shell Defense blocked the attack but left the beasts driven back.
• Wang Tie Zhu asked Wei Wu whether he had seen their master, then Lamborghini and Wang Tie Zhu fled, telling Wei Wu they would come back for him.

After burning most of the demons in the Gate of Hai, Qin He left the Demon Suppression Division and endured a lightning tribulation by devouring it with the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art. The Big Black Shovel absorbed the remaining lightning, and the mysterious event left the division in ruins.

• Wei Wu told Cai Linglong that he was not familiar with the two beasts, and Cai Linglong said she believed him.
• After several days of burning demons in the Gate of Hai, Qin He stopped before his mind and soul collapsed and put the surviving demons to sleep.
• Qin He removed the Great Black Shovel that had braced the stone door and slipped past the guards as he left the Demon Suppression Division.
• A massive lightning tribulation struck Qin He, who calmly devoured it with the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art.
• The Big Black Shovel absorbed the lightning Qin He could not swallow and began to evolve as the tribulation shook Lin'an City.
• By morning, the Heavenly Might had vanished, leaving the Demon Suppression Division's gate in ruins and a vast pit outside.

After Qin He collapsed into sleep, his statue briefly glowed in Lin'an, giving Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini hope that he had manifested in the Abyss World. Short on money and unable to find him, the two beasts considered ways to earn a living and settled on investigating a wealthy household’s Supernatural Incident.

• Qin He maximized the Corpse Burning Chamber’s defenses and fell into a deep sleep as his statues and Wish-Granting Brush briefly glowed.
• Wang Tie Zhu noticed the Qin He Statue glow, and Lamborghini prayed for their master to manifest after their failed attempt to rescue Wei Wu.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini discussed Qin He’s strength and argued over whether one of them should be sold to earn money.
• Lamborghini suggested taking a reward to handle a Supernatural Incident at a wealthy household, and Wang Tie Zhu asked whether it could deal with a haunting.

Wang Tie Zhu was tricked into entering the Liang Family estate to face a dangerous supernatural entity that had trapped a Dao Palace Realm expert. After learning the incident began with a Corpse Burner’s report about a demonic wolf’s Remnant Soul, he fixated on the Corpse Burner’s identity.

• Lamborghini Bull provoked Wang Tie Zhu into agreeing to investigate a supernatural incident at the Liang Family.
• Wang Tie Zhu arrived at the Liang Family and saw a demonic wolf’s Remnant Soul tormenting a Dao Palace Realm expert inside a blood-colored formation.
• A Liang Family steward told Wang Tie Zhu that either he or the supernatural entity had to leave that day, then tried to flee.
• Wang Tie Zhu grabbed the steward and forced him to explain that the Demon Suppression Division’s Gate of Hai had sent a Corpse Burner to report the demonic wolf’s Remnant Soul.
• Wang Tie Zhu stopped the steward’s account and asked whether he had said Corpse Burner.

Wang Tie Zhu learned that the Corpse Burner was only in the True Essence Realm and prepared to risk using his master's Spirit Crossing Scripture to save Liang Hengshi. Meanwhile, Qin He woke after a long sleep and reviewed his gains, finding that he had reached the middle stage of the True Essence Realm.

• Wang Tie Zhu pressured the steward for details about the Corpse Burner, then learned he was in the True Essence Realm.
• Wang Tie Zhu let the steward leave and decided he would have to risk using the Spirit Crossing Scripture on Liang Hengshi.
• Qin He woke in the Corpse Burning Room after sleeping for an unknown length of time.
• Qin He realized that burning corpses had taken him to the middle stage of the True Essence Realm after he devoured a lightning tribulation.
• Qin He reviewed the techniques and items he had gained, including the Nine Yang Technique, Dragon Tooth Wind-Breaking Spear, and Sun Ascension Pill.

Qin He examined several powerful cultivation rewards before activating A Thought's Sumeru and entering its beautiful, spirit-rich realm. There, he discovered that the cemetery he had built beside the Grand Canal had also appeared within the realm.

• Qin He inspected the Nine Yang Technique, Overlord Spear Art, Thousand Jin Drop, and Berserk Art, noting their abilities and drawbacks.
• Qin He judged A Thought's Sumeru to be one of his best rewards and activated it immediately.
• Qin He entered the Sumeru Realm and explored its lush mountains, clear stream, and abundant spiritual energy.
• Qin He found a cemetery containing the graves of people he had buried beside the Grand Canal, now relocated into the Sumeru Realm.

Qin He struggled to determine whether Old Ape was the Great Sage, then discovered prayers from Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini saying they had reached the Capital City and encountered Wei Wu. After learning Wei Wu had entered the Imperial Palace, Qin He sent him several techniques to protect himself.

• Qin He warned Ma Fei to stop provoking Old Ape, then again asked Old Ape whether it was the Great Sage, leaving it confused.
• Qin He checked the cemetery roster in his Mysterious Little Notebook and found prayers from Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini.
• Qin He learned the two had met Wei Wu, whose body was in danger, and rushed to Cuiqing Brothel to find him.
• A guard told Qin He that Wei Wu had entered the Imperial Palace to serve an important person.
• Qin He decided against rushing into the palace and sent Wei Wu the Nine Yang Technique, Berserk Art, and Advanced Copper Skin Iron Bones Technique.

Qin He tested whether he could use the Lightning Strike Technique to summon lightning and devour its energy, but the bolt struck him instead and left him charred. He tried the idea again by aiming the technique at Ma Fei and intercepting the lightning, then went stiff from the shock once more.

• Qin He returned to the Corpse Burning Room and realized the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art might let him exploit his Lightning Strike Technique to gain vast energy.
• Qin He used the technique on himself, caught the heavenly lightning, and fell stiff and charred after the experiment failed.
• Ma Fei returned with food and wine, and Qin He claimed he had been testing his physical strength against lightning.
• Qin He aimed the Lightning Strike Technique at Ma Fei, shoved him aside, and caught the descending bolt himself, only to go stiff again.

Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini reunited with Qin He outside Corpse Burning Room No. 7 after finding him through the Liang Family’s information. Qin He brushed off his scorched appearance and claimed that testing his body against heavenly lightning had left him unscathed.

• Wang Tie Zhu suppressed the demon wolf’s soul at Liang Residence, earned the Liang Family’s favor, and used its information to locate the Corpse Burning Room near the Demon Suppression Division.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini arrived at Demon Suppression Division Front Street and found Ma Fei beside a charred Qin He.
• Lamborghini enthusiastically licked Qin until he shook off the lingering stiffness and sat up.
• Qin He scolded Wang Tie Zhu for taking over half a year to find him, and Wang Tie Zhu explained that the map’s center seemed to be an ocean.
• Wang Tie Zhu asked why lightning had struck Qin, and Qin claimed he had tested his body against heavenly lightning without resisting; Ma Fei told Wang Tie Zhu not to mind the details.

Qin He reunited with Wang Tie Zhu, who learned that Qin He had given Liang Hengshi the Spirit Crossing Sutra and was now in the True Essence Realm. After the Liang Family stewards reported their connection, Qin He refused to leave the Corpse Burning Room and said he would face whatever came.

• The Liang Family stewards saw Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu recognize each other, suspected a connection to Liang Hengshi’s supernatural affliction, and sent a scout to report it.
• Qin He, Wang Tie Zhu, and Lamborghini returned to the Corpse Burning Room, where Qin He asked whether anyone had followed Wang Tie Zhu.
• Wang Tie Zhu explained that he had gone to the Liang Residence to treat Liang Hengshi and had guessed the Corpse Burner was Qin He.
• Qin He revealed that he had given Liang Hengshi the Spirit Crossing Sutra and confirmed he was in the True Essence Realm.
• Wang Tie Zhu and Lamborghini warned that the Liang Family might suspect them, but Qin He said he would stay until he burned the Demon Suppression Division to the ground.

Qin He refused to abandon the Corpse Burning Room despite the danger of the Liang Family and the Demon Suppression Division investigating him. When Liang Tianjing and Liang Tiankui arrived with elite guards to bring him back, Ma Fei confronted them, and a gnawed bone flew toward Liang Tiankui as he attacked.

• Qin He decided to stay in the Corpse Burning Room and continue exploiting the Demon Suppression Division's resources despite the risks.
• Liang Tianjing and Liang Tiankui surrounded the Corpse Burning Room with Liang Family guards and demanded that the people inside come out.
• A bolt of heavenly lightning struck in front of the entrance, knocking down nearby guards before they regrouped.
• Ma Fei opened the door, insulted the Liang Family, and refused to call Qin He out.
• Liang Tiankui drew his saber and charged Ma Fei, but a gust carrying a saliva-covered gnawed bone rushed toward him.

Liang Tianjing and Liang Tiankui came to the Corpse Burning Shop to seize its people, but Wang Tie Zhu’s strength and the shop’s array stopped their attack. Wang Tie Zhu warned the Liang Family that he would visit them regardless of whether they fought.

• Liang Tiankui struck at the shop, but an unseen defender sent him flying and left a lump on his forehead.
• Ma Fei taunted the Liang Family, provoking Liang Tiankui into charging the shop again.
• Liang Tiankui’s saber struck an array protecting the door, and the door then burst open and knocked him back a second time.
• Wang Tie Zhu walked out of the shop and rebuked the Liang Family for how they had invited him back.
• Liang Tianjing stopped Liang Tiankui from attacking again, and Wang Tie Zhu said the Liang Family would receive a visit from them either way.

Qin He learned that Wei Wu had attacked the Crown Prince and was now a wanted fugitive, while hiding what he knew from the City Guard Division. The chapter left Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu reacting to the shocking details of Wei Wu’s escape.

• Qin He postponed visiting the Liang Family so he could observe Liang Hengshi’s transformation.
• Qin He and the others reunited at the cramped Corpse Burning Room, where their clashing personalities caused friction.
• Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu saw City Guard soldiers searching Lin City for Wei Wu and denied recognizing him.
• Qin He’s questioning compelled a commandant to reveal that Wei Wu had attacked the Crown Prince after refusing his advances.
• The commandant warned Qin He and Wang Tie Zhu to keep the secret, and Wang Tie Zhu asked Qin He how Wei Wu had changed sex before.

Qin He went to Cuiqing Brothel after learning that Wei Wu had been forced into its business, and found the establishment surrounded by soldiers investigating the attack on the Crown Prince. He spread a rumor that the City Guard had acted because the Crown Prince was useless, then vanished, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Wang Tie Zhu told Qin He that Wei Wu had dressed and acted like a woman, and Qin He explained that Cai Linglong of Cuiqing Brothel had forced him into the business.
• Qin He told Wang Tie Zhu that he had not rescued Wei Wu because Cai Linglong was stronger and Wei Wu needed to be tempered by hardship.
• Qin He rode Lamborghini to Cuiqing Brothel to see what had happened after Wei Wu attacked the Crown Prince.
• Qin He found soldiers surrounding Cuiqing Brothel and interrogating its workers while onlookers lamented their lost money.
• Qin He claimed that the City Guard had gone after Cuiqing Brothel because the Crown Prince was useless, then vanished before the soldiers could intervene.

Rumors about Li Chenggang’s injury spread wildly through the capital while he descended into a murderous rage, unable to find a cure. Qin He scattered the Unicorn Crocodile’s ashes in the Wei River, then returned to the Corpse Burning Room, where Zhang Liang had come to see him.

• Rumors about Li Chenggang’s injury mutated into increasingly bizarre stories as they spread through the capital.
• Li Chenggang killed the palace Imperial Physicians when they failed to treat him, then ordered eunuchs to seize doctors outside the palace and kill anyone suspected of involvement.
• Qin He took Little Calf to the Wei River and scattered the Unicorn Crocodile’s ashes there, honoring its dying wish.
• Qin He spent the day eating, wandering, bathing, and listening to music before returning to the Corpse Burning Room.
• Qin He recognized Zhang Liang, a confidant of Niu Chengan, waiting to speak with him.

Zhang Liang sought Qin He, using the name Hua An, to deal with a corpse that had risen in the Zhang family ancestral graveyard. Qin He learned that the family’s formidable Seventh Generation Ancestor had defeated every hired expert, and Zhang Liang came to him as their last hope.

• Zhang Liang greeted Qin He as Hua An, and Wang Tie Zhu realized Hua An was one of his master's aliases.
• Zhang Liang explained that the Seventh Generation Ancestor had risen as a corpse and filled the Zhang family graveyard with Corpse Qi.
• The Zhang family tried and failed to suppress the ancestor, who had been a middle-stage Wheel Sea Realm expert in life.
• Several hired cultivators faced the ancestor and were defeated, including a pair of Gushing Spring Realm experts who fled overnight.
• Zhang Liang sought Qin He after hearing of his reputation for dealing with corpses, while the ancestor continued singing and shouting atop Graveyard Mountain.