Chapter Summaries

Wei Wu proposed building a temple and overcame the ministers’ objections by agreeing to start small while insisting on high standards. He appointed You Wenqu to oversee construction, leaving the frightened eunuch eager to prove himself and preserve his life.

• Yan Hui and the ministers warned Wei Wu that a large temple could draw the attention of the Heaven Punishing Bureau and endanger the state.
• Wei Wu agreed to build a small temple but insisted that it meet high standards.
• Wei Wu appointed You Wenqu to oversee the temple’s construction.
• You Wenqu eagerly promised to build the temple solidly and beautifully, relieved that Wei Wu had given him a task instead of killing him.

Wei Wu chose the abandoned Cuiqing Brothel site for a temple and ordered You Wenqu to finish it within a month. You Wenqu expanded the project into Zhang Family territory and sent troops to demolish their homes, leaving the family homeless.

• Wei Wu selected the former Cuiqing Brothel site and gave You Wenqu one month to build a temple.
• You Wenqu learned that the land around the site belonged mostly to the Zhang Family and ordered it demolished under Wei Wu's decree.
• You Wenqu mobilized the City Guard and Imperial Palace experts to clear the Zhang Family's property before nightfall.
• The Zhang Family, already devastated by the corpse-raising crisis and its costs, was driven from its homes by the troops.

Half a month after entering the palace, Wei Wu sent Qin He a huge, half-frozen centipede corpse, impressing his master and provoking Wang Tie Zhu’s jealousy. Wang Tie Zhu worried that Wei Wu’s growing usefulness threatened his own position among Qin He’s beasts, while Qin He remained pleased with the offering and unafraid of the Bloodwing Bat King.

• Niu Chengan delivered Wei Wu’s enormous centipede corpse to Qin He and respectfully took his leave.
• Ma Fei admired the centipede, and Qin He assessed it as being at the peak of the Wheel Sea Realm and half a step into the Dao Palace Realm.
• Wang Tie Zhu criticized Wei Wu for delivering the corpse so publicly, while privately envying his success and the fresh demon meat.
• Wang Tie Zhu kicked Lamborghini, who joined him in warning Qin He that Wei Wu was becoming too carried away in the Myriad Demon Kingdom.
• Wang Tie Zhu worried that Ma Fei and Wei Wu had made his role as Qin He’s foremost disciple and leader of the beasts less secure.
• Qin He stayed pleased with Wei Wu’s gift and said he was willing to face the Bloodwing Bat King.

Qin He prepared a meal from the captured Centipede Commander while the Bloodwing Bat King learned that Jing Kingdom’s forces had killed it. The Bat King questioned who had mobilized both the Demon Suppression Division and the Border Army.

• Qin He told Wang Tie Zhu to prepare the Centipede Commander’s meat with half grilled and half minced, and asked it to call Little Sable back.
• The demon leaders gathered in the palace at Bat King City beneath the watch of the Bloodwing Bat guards.
• The Bloodwing Bat King emerged from the black gate and asked what had disturbed its sleep.
• A Pig Demon reported that Jing Kingdom’s Demon Suppression Division and Border Army had jointly ambushed and killed the Centipede Commander.
• The Pig Demon said Jing Kingdom’s Crown Prince remained in place, and the Bloodwing Bat King questioned how the forces had been mobilized without a palace coup.

The Bloodwing Bat King planned to pressure the Jing Kingdom into handing over the culprit behind the Centipede Commander’s death, while secretly using Xi Tianlong’s mission to investigate the missing Illusion Butterfly Demoness. He left Mountain Pig responsible for contacting the Demon Ancestor and warned him that failure would bring severe consequences.

• The Pig Demon reported that no news had arrived, and demon chieftains called for revenge against the Jing Kingdom.
• The Bloodwing Bat King decided to send Xi Tianlong to question Li Chenggang, hoping to demand the culprit and potentially exploit Xi Tianlong’s failure.
• After dismissing the other demons, the Bloodwing Bat King asked Mountain Pig about contacting the Demon Ancestor.
• Mountain Pig admitted that the Illusion Butterfly Demoness had vanished in Lin'an City and that contact had not been established.
• The Bloodwing Bat King ordered Mountain Pig to use Xi Tianlong’s second mission as a distraction while pursuing the Demon Ancestor, and Mountain Pig accepted.

Xi Tianlong returned to Great Jing as an envoy, intent on finding the human who had cut off its Dragon Horn. In the capital, Wei Wu learned of its arrival and wondered aloud how much a Dragon Horn might be worth.

• Xi Tianlong set out from Bat Demon City with Wolf Seven and Wolf Nine, determined to capture the human who had cut off its Dragon Horn.
• Wei Wu heard from You Wenqu that funds for the Immortal Green Ox Temple had nearly run out, and assured him he had a solution.
• You Wenqu reported that Xi Tianlong had entered Great Jing as an envoy once more.
• Wei Wu recalled the previous envoy’s mission and asked You Wenqu how valuable Dragon Horns were.

Xi Tianlong’s mission reached Lin'an City expecting a grand reception, but found the Four Directions Pavilion abandoned and the Ministry of Rites refusing to receive them. The Marquis of Purple Robes challenged Xi Tianlong to prove the party was a legitimate diplomatic mission, exposing that it had entered Great Jing without the required documents or permits.

• Xi Tianlong arrived at the empty Four Directions Pavilion and grew furious at Great Jing’s lack of preparations.
• Xi Tianlong sent Lesser Demons to demand an explanation, but the Ministry of Rites’ guards beat them and nearly seized them.
• Xi Tianlong led the envoy corps to the Ministry of Rites, where the Marquis of Purple Robes and several Wheel Sea Realm experts confronted them.
• The Marquis of Purple Robes asked Xi Tianlong for the Myriad Demon Kingdom’s letter of credence, Great Jing’s travel permit, and an official invitation.
• Xi Tianlong, Wolf Seven, and Wolf Nine realized they had none of the documents required for a formal diplomatic mission.

Xi Tianlong clashed with Great Jing officials, who accused him of entering without proper credentials and threatened to seize his Dragon Treasure. Despite Wolf Seven urging him to withdraw, Xi Tianlong challenged them to kill him, leaving the confrontation on the verge of violence.

• Xi Tianlong angrily insisted that everyone knew he was an envoy of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, but Marquis of Purple Robes and a martial academy elder said he had entered Great Jing without proper authorization.
• Marquis of Purple Robes refused Xi Tianlong's demand to see the Crown Prince, and Great Jing experts denounced him for trespassing and threatening war.
• Great Jing officials recalled the Crown Prince's order to seize Xi Tianlong's Dragon Treasure after he crossed the border and injured soldiers.
• Wolf Seven warned Xi Tianlong that Great Jing intended to deal with him and urged him to retreat to the Four Directions Pavilion.
• Xi Tianlong shoved Wolf Seven aside, cursed Great Jing, and dared its officials to kill him.

Xi Tianlong’s curses provoked Marquis of Purple Robes and the Great Jing experts into attacking his group. Wolf Seven fled with Xi Tianlong as Wolf Nine fell, while reinforcements closed in around the Four Directions Pavilion.

• Wolf Seven and Wolf Nine warned Xi Tianlong that the Great Jing experts were waiting for an excuse to attack, but Xi Tianlong continued cursing them.
• Marquis of Purple Robes revealed a handsaw, frightening Xi Tianlong and triggering his fury over having had a horn sawn off before.
• Marquis of Purple Robes ordered the experts to attack, and Wolf Seven grabbed Xi Tianlong and fled while Wolf Nine stayed behind to cover them.
• Marquis of Purple Robes and the experts blinded Wolf Nine with lime, trapped him in a net, poisoned and struck him with darts, then shot his knees with arrows.
• Marquis of Purple Robes led the experts past Wolf Nine and pursued Wolf Seven as whistles sounded and the City Guard and Demon Suppression Division surrounded the area.

As fighting erupted across Lin'an City, Qin He learned that Great Jing was attacking the Myriad Demon Kingdom delegation and sent Ma Fei to watch for an important target. He continued searching for the missing monk and Daoist, and Wang Tie Zhu suspected they were hiding in the Demon Suppression Division.

• Wolf Seven realized Great Jing had launched a deadly attack on the Myriad Demon Kingdom delegation, while Xi Tianlong panicked and begged to go home.
• Qin He examined the damaged Purple Gold Furnace and noted its sharp aura and the strange resemblance he sensed between it and the coffin lid from Lingyun Temple.
• Ma Fei told Qin He that Great Jing was surrounding and suppressing the delegation, and Qin He sent him to watch the fighting without letting the big fish escape.
• Qin He asked Wang Tie Zhu whether they had found the monk and Daoist, and Wang Tie Zhu said their searches had turned up nothing.
• Qin He concluded the pair were likely hiding somewhere that obscured the secrets of heaven, and Wang Tie Zhu wondered if they were in the Demon Suppression Division.

Wei Wu had Xi Tianlong executed after it taunted him, then shocked the court by naming Marquis of Purple Robes Crown Prince’s Heir. Marquis of Purple Robes realized Wei Wu was teasing him by proposing to take him in as a son and objected that he was Wei Wu’s uncle.

• Marquis of Purple Robes presented Xi Tianlong’s severed Dragon Horns to Wei Wu in the Imperial Palace.
• Xi Tianlong taunted Wei Wu and claimed he relied on his father, so Wei Wu ordered it to receive the Hundred Lashings.
• Xi Tianlong died after forty-nine blows, leaving Marquis of Purple Robes puzzled about why Wei Wu had summoned it before ordering its execution.
• Wei Wu praised Marquis of Purple Robes for exterminating the demons and declared that he would make him Crown Prince’s Heir.
• Marquis of Purple Robes understood Wei Wu was teasing him and protested that he was Wei Wu’s uncle.

Wei Wu taunted Marquis of Purple Robes after he rejected the demand to call Wei Wu his father. Meanwhile, Wu De and Fahai searched the Demon Suppression Division for the Dao Ancestor, though their long hunt and hunger left them arguing about whether to continue.

• Wei Wu told Marquis of Purple Robes to call him Father when they were alone, and Marquis of Purple Robes stormed out in disgust.
• Wei Wu remained cheerful and vowed to rise high enough that Marquis of Purple Robes could no longer look down on him.
• Wu De and Fahai wheeled a demon corpse through the Demon Suppression Division and stopped at a closed door to rest.
• Wu De complained that two months of searching had left him starving and demanded meat, while Fahai agreed to search one last time.
• The chapter revealed that Wu De’s main goal was to find the Dao Ancestor, with finding Great Immortal Green Ox as an additional aim.

Wu De’s past and his search for traces of Daoist Lingyun led him and Fahai to infiltrate the Demon Suppression Division, where they found nothing for nearly two months. A demoness exposed their identities and offered to help, leaving them face-to-face with a mysterious butterfly demon.

• Wu De’s illness and poverty ended when Daoist Lingyun taught him the Spring Restoration Art, and Wu De later became Lingyun Temple’s chief disciple.
• Wu De traveled in search of Daoist Lingyun’s traces, befriended Yin Bailiang and Fahai, and discovered the Divine Relic Golden Egg before Great Immortal Green Ox took it.
• Wu De and Fahai infiltrated the Demon Suppression Division as menial servants to investigate its connection to Daoist Lingyun, but found nothing for nearly two months.
• Fahai urged Wu De to leave because the Division’s strict vegetarian meals were unbearable, but Wu De could not explain what he was searching for.
• A demon’s voice exposed that Wu De and Fahai were outsiders searching for something and offered to cooperate, so they cautiously approached its cell.
• Wu De recognized the alluring prisoner as a possible butterfly demon.

The Illusion Butterfly Demoness forced Fahai and Wu De to agree to cooperate after catching them searching the Demon Suppression Division. Meanwhile, Qin He received three corpses from Niu Chengan and ordered Wang Tie Zhu to purify and burn them.

• The Illusion Butterfly Demoness recounted how she had been captured in the Demon Suppression Division and suspected Fahai and Wu De had come there for their own purpose.
• Wu De denied that he and Fahai were looking for anything, so the Illusion Butterfly Demoness threatened to alert the guards.
• Fahai and Wu De agreed to discuss cooperation with the Illusion Butterfly Demoness rather than risk being caught.
• Niu Chengan delivered the corpses of Wolf Seven, Wolf Nine, and Xi Tianlong to Qin He at Corpse Burning Room No. 7.
• Wang Tie Zhu complained about the damaged corpses and missing lizard horns, but Qin He ordered him to purify and burn them.

The Shadow Play revealed how Xi Tianlong, Wolf Seven, and Wolf Nine became allies through the Rock Lizard Clan’s political ties and how Xi Tianlong terrorized human nations under the cover of diplomatic visits. After Qin He cut off Xi Tianlong’s horn, Wei Wu killed him when he returned to Lin'an City, and the Black Robed Man awarded a Cosmic Bag.

• The Shadow Play explained that Wolf Seven and Wolf Nine had risked their lives for Xi Tianlong because their clans depended on his standing in the Rock Lizard Clan.
• Xi Tianlong used his status as a Myriad Demon Kingdom envoy to rob, extort, and terrorize human nations during his visits.
• Qin He cut off Xi Tianlong’s Flood Dragon horn, and Xi Tianlong vowed to return to Lin'an City for revenge.
• Xi Tianlong returned to Lin'an City but was besieged as an invader, and Wei Wu killed him.
• The Black Robed Man judged the demon butcher’s deeds and awarded a Cosmic Bag.

Qin He examined the Cosmic Bag and reflected on the mysterious professions and powers beyond Southern Jambudvipa, especially in the Western Deity World. Wolf Seven and Wolf Nine’s Shadow Play revealed how their rise had stalled despite their talents, leaving their clan’s future uncertain.

• Qin He tested the Cosmic Bag and found an irregular inner space large enough for valuable compact items.
• Qin He considered whether Space Mages and other rare professions still existed, and resolved to visit the Western Deity World after gaining more strength and merit.
• Qin He decided he had grown too complacent and thought about returning to the demons and monsters in the Demon Suppression Division.
• Wolf Seven and Wolf Nine’s Shadow Play showed how the brothers had risen from humble origins to become a regional force but had reached their limit under the existing clan system.
• The shadow plays offered Qin He the double rewards of Enlightenment Technique and Cursed Doll.

Qin He learned the Enlightenment Technique and tested it by imbuing a bone fragment with conflicting divine effects, ruining it. Meanwhile, the Bloodwing Bat King learned that Great Jing Kingdom had slaughtered the envoy group and ordered Azure Snake to punish it while keeping the Ancestor Demon's secret safe.

• Qin He learned the Enlightenment Technique and used it to imbue a bone fragment with numerous divine effects until it turned gold.
• Wang Tie Zhu asked whether the enlightenment had worked, and Qin He said he had ruined the bone fragment.
• Qin He teased Ma Fei about its uncontrolled mouth before moving on to the Cursed Doll reward.
• The Mountain Pig Demon reported that Great Jing Kingdom had slaughtered the envoys, and the Bloodwing Bat King focused on ensuring the Ancestor Demon's secret had not been exposed.
• The Bloodwing Bat King ordered Azure Snake to teach Great Jing Kingdom a lesson and told the Mountain Pig Demon to locate the little butterfly.

You Wenqu opened Immortal Green Ox Temple in central Lin'an City, where a crowd gathered but feared being the first to worship under the authorities’ watch. Blind Cheng finally prayed for his sight to return, and Great Immortal Green Ox answered by restoring it with beams of light from his eyes.

• You Wenqu built Immortal Green Ox Temple on the former Zhang Family grounds, and the temple opened in Lin'an City.
• The townsfolk crowded around the temple but refused to worship, fearing the City Guard and yamen would arrest them.
• A young family scion offered ten Mithril Coins to anyone who would worship, and Blind Cheng accepted the money.
• Blind Cheng knelt before the statue and prayed to regain his sight, promising to guard the temple if the immortal answered.
• Great Immortal Green Ox, hidden in the crowd, restored Blind Cheng’s sight, sending two beams of light from his eyes.

Qin He used blessings from the Green Ox idol to cure petitioners, astonishing the crowd and turning the temple’s opening into a rush of prayers. He granted several wishes, skipped Du Ziteng’s serious injury, and left a lustful young scion cursed with lifelong impotence.

• Qin He used Golden Dog Eyes to restore Blind Cheng’s sight, and Blind Cheng ran off in joyful shock.
• Gu Shupi knelt and asked Immortal Green Ox to lift an evil spell, so Qin He cast Withered Wood Meets Spring and restored his face.
• The crowd rushed forward to pray, and a City Guard soldier and many others shouted their wishes.
• Qin He gave cultivation insight, business tips, and love poems to petitioners, but set aside Du Ziteng’s request to repair his broken dantian.
• Qin He recognized a debauched young scion asking to choose from all the beautiful women and cast Curse of Impotence on him.

Qin He’s generous wish-granting at Immortal Green Ox Temple sparked a frenzy in Lin'an City and drew the attention of the Heaven Punishing Bureau. Wei Wu remained unconcerned and asked You Wenqu to build him a private temple inside the palace, but Great Immortal Green Ox still had not rewarded him after several days.

• Qin He granted wishes at Immortal Green Ox Temple, then curtailed the rewards as the crowd’s demands grew and eventually left to feast and listen to music.
• News of the temple’s miracles spread throughout Lin'an City, prompting local forces to investigate and hidden powers to alert the Heaven Punishing Bureau.
• Wei Wu treated the brewing trouble as Qin He’s responsibility and praised You Wenqu before making another request.
• Wei Wu asked You Wenqu to build a private temple for him inside the palace so he could worship Immortal Green Ox as the Crown Prince.
• Several days passed without Great Immortal Green Ox giving Wei Wu any reward.