Vol. 1Su Yuan's Growing Empire

Su Yuan used demonic techniques, business ventures, and school opportunities to grow stronger and expand his circle. After placing first in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm exam, he discovered that its souls could help him complete a quest to gather ten thousand living souls.

  • Su Yuan gained demonic techniques and built a reputation while drawing Chen Nuoyi into his work, then used her financial troubles and missed homework to raise her Saint Fall Degree.
  • Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi turned a Dragon Scale Goose into a Walking Corpse and roasted it, opening the oven together to admire the dish.
  • Su Yuan advanced his cultivation, built a roasted-goose business, and took alchemy and receptionist jobs at Chu Lanxi's legally registered demonic sect.
  • Su Yuan won the martial arts competition and admission to the Special Class, then used pills to leave Huang Sheng and his cousin suffering.
  • Su Yuan recruited Yin Qiyue to help sell roasted goose and expanded his pill business through livestreams and food waste.
  • Su Yuan transformed Bai Ling into a blood beast, bonded with Crimson Origin Sword, and entered the Tai Xu Illusion Realm exam as Jin Hao challenged him.
  • Su Yuan manipulated the Placement Exam to finish first with 85,100 points, then learned the Wisdom Sword Mind Method and shared it with his classmates.
  • Su Yuan trained the Special Class, accepted Wu Ziying as a tutoring test subject, and discovered that souls in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm counted toward his ten-thousand-soul quest.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Fallen Saintess Plan

Su Yuan used the system’s missions, odd jobs, and demonic techniques to grow stronger while drawing Chen Nuoyi into his work and life. After turning a live Dragon Scale Goose into a Walking Corpse under the guise of preparing roast goose, he and Chen Nuoyi opened the oven to admire the finished dish.

  • Su Yuan obtained the Pure Devil Heart by stealing meals, then learned Uncle Wang’s Eighteen Divine Fork Styles and built a reputation as a security guard.
  • At school, Su Yuan received missions involving Chen Nuoyi, the Righteous Path Saintess, and used her missed homework and financial troubles to raise her Saint Fall Degree.
  • Su Yuan earned the trust of Li Ziquan and Zhuge Tie, gained the Finger Spirit technique, and began turning cafeteria leftovers into pills.
  • Su Yuan helped Chen Nuoyi earn money through delivery and security work, then learned from Finger Command that she had trusted the wrong person.
  • Su Yuan took Chen Nuoyi to a buffet, where the system predicted her Saint Fall Degree would reach 100% and tasked him with making her his fanatical follower.
  • Su Yuan trained with Chen Nuoyi and prepared a plan to teach her corpse refinement by presenting it as a way to make money through cooking.
  • Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi subdued a Level 7 Dragon Scale Goose, prepared its body, and used corpse-refining techniques to turn it into a Walking Corpse.
  • Su Yuan roasted the transformed goose and, after earning another Blue Pill from cafeteria leftovers, opened the oven with Chen Nuoyi to admire the dish.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Demon Lord’s Rise

Su Yuan advanced his cultivation while building a roasted-goose business and taking jobs at Chu Lanxi’s legal demonic sect. He won a place in the Special Class, planned to earn the money needed for intensive training with Chen Nuoyi, and left Huang Sheng’s cousin at his mercy.

  • Su Yuan completed Chen Nuoyi’s First Follower quest and gained the Abyss Dharma Vein, which let him control Abyssal Spiritual Power inside her as they began selling Dragon Scale Roasted Goose.
  • Su Yuan reached Qi Cultivation Level 6, defeated Wu Xingqi in a spar, and was selected to represent Class Two in the martial arts competition.
  • Chen Nuoyi’s grandfather tried to bring her back to the Chen Family and arrange a match with Li Zhengxing, but Li Zhengxing opposed the alliance and Su Yuan defeated him at rock-paper-scissors.
  • Su Yuan upgraded Fury Heart Attack and met Yu Xi, who discovered his demonic identity but agreed to keep it secret in exchange for an outing.
  • Su Yuan followed Chu Lanxi to Peach Oolong, learned it was a legally registered demonic sect, and used his technique to make Calming Pills, earning a part-time alchemist job for himself and receptionist work for Chen Nuoyi.
  • At the martial arts competition, Su Yuan drew attention from Taihua Tianji, won a red-envelope contest, and knocked Huang Sheng out with one punch to claim the championship, Special Class admission, and a scholarship.
  • Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi decided to earn money together for his Special Class expenses, but Huang Sheng and his cousin blocked their way and demanded an apology.
  • Su Yuan used Finger Command to make Huang Sheng’s cousin collapse in pain, then forced Huang Sheng to take two pills that caused severe stomach pain and nausea.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Yuan Sect’s Rising Fortune

Su Yuan built a thriving pill and roast-food business while drawing Yin Qiyue and Taihua Yu Xi into his growing circle, saving Bai Ling through a demonic transformation and winning the Crimson Origin Sword. The arc ended as Su Yuan entered the Tai Xu Illusion Realm Placement Exam, where Jin Hao challenged him in the forest.

  • Yin Qiyue confronted Su Yuan over Chen Nuoyi, but Su Yuan drew her into his milk tea shop and recruited her to help sell Dragon Scale Roasted Goose through livestreams.
  • Su Yuan’s livestream sales boomed, and he sold Blue Pills to Yang Wentao and Wang Chao before gathering food waste from several schools to make more pills.
  • Taihua Yu Xi hired Su Yuan to cook at her home, where he saved Bai Ling by transforming her into a blood beast and earned the Devil Master title.
  • Taihua Tianji offered Su Yuan a sword, and Su Yuan bonded with Crimson Origin Sword and took her with him.
  • Su Yuan learned the Special Class Placement Exam would take place in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm and that Crimson Origin Sword could accompany him under restrictions.
  • Jin Hao confronted Su Yuan at school, while Su Yuan learned that transfer students were challenging the Special Class ahead of the exam.
  • Taihua Tianji explained the exam’s forest setting and point exchange shop, and Su Yuan secured permission to livestream his attempt.
  • Su Yuan entered the Tai Xu Illusion Realm, searched for herbs and yin wood, and faced Jin Hao’s challenge as the countdown ended.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Exam, Training, and Souls

Su Yuan manipulated the Placement Exam to secure first place, then turned his new school resources and highway training into opportunities to earn money and strengthen his classmates. After receiving a quest to gather ten thousand souls for a magic-treasure clan, he discovered that souls in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm counted toward his goal.

  • Su Yuan used Jin Hao, Wu Ziying, and his blood beasts to defeat Xiao Kong, then arranged for Chen Nuoyi and Chu Lanxi to eliminate one another before finishing the exam with 85,100 points.
  • After the exam, Su Yuan learned the Wisdom Sword Mind Method, formed sword qi that could hypnotize targets, and began sharing the method with his classmates.
  • Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi launched a livestream service for processing living ingredients, while Taihua Tianji put the Special Class through truck-collision training on a highway.
  • Su Yuan used Finger Artifact to guide the trucks during his own training, then taught his classmates the technique for a fee and improved their physical strength.
  • Su Yuan accepted Wu Ziying as a free tutoring test subject, learned the Myriad Soul Banner Refining Method, and received a quest to gather ten thousand living souls.
  • Su Yuan borrowed Xiao Kong’s Login Pod and discovered that souls captured in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm counted toward the quest when he trapped a virtual soul and a dummy’s soul.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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