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Demon-Slaying Frenzy: Unleashing Divine Powers in the Demon Suppression Bureau
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Ch. 61Main Hall Purge, Secret Path of the Yin Formation

Chapter Summary: “Main Hall Purge, Secret Path of the Yin Formation”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xu Jin arrives at the Profound Yin Hall’s provincial branch under the authority of a Demon Suppression Bureau investigation.
  • The evil cultivators threaten him by invoking the power of the secluded Crimson-Brow Patriarch, but Xu Jin immediately kills one of their leaders with a small flying sword, establishing his overwhelming strength and zero tolerance for resistance.
  • Wen Liang’s trusted subordinate attempts to warn Xu Jin about the dangerous Threefold Linked Yin Formation beneath the branch and the Patriarch’s imminent return. Xu Jin rejects the threat and reminds the cultivators of their crimes, including ambushing Bureau inspectors and abducting civilians to create puppets.
  • When two cultivators secretly prepare Yin-Baleful attacks, Xu Jin kills them instantly. He then interrogates Wen Liang’s subordinate, threatening torture while promising a swift death for complete cooperation.
  • The subordinate reveals:
    • The location of the underground Yin-Array Alchemy Chamber.
    • Crimson-Brow Patriarch’s secluded chamber.
    • Three major defenses: a soul-en-snaring formation, a puppet formation containing six iron corpses, and a Yin-Fire Veil that burns the soul and corrodes the bones of intruders.
    • Additional information about hidden sentries, account books, and foreign contacts.
  • After verifying the confession with his Yin-Soul Eye, Xu Jin grants the subordinate the promised quick death by beheading him.
  • The remaining evil cultivators panic, attempting to flee, fight, or surrender. Xu Jin instead unleashes his Molten-Gold Sword Aura, destroying more than twenty cultivators in a matter of seconds.
  • He enters the rear hall, uses the Yin-Soul Eye to locate the hidden passage, destroys the screen concealing it, and descends toward the underground formation chamber without hesitation.

Character Developments

  • Xu Jin is portrayed as ruthless, controlled, and supremely confident. He follows through on his promises—even when promising death—and combines interrogation, supernatural perception, and overwhelming combat power.
  • His reputation as the “Molten-Gold Yama” is reinforced: the cultivators fear him because he kills decisively and never offers mercy to those who resist.
  • Xu Jin’s investigative ability is highlighted through his careful verification of the subordinate’s statements and his ability to detect the hidden movement toward the formation banner.
  • Wen Liang’s subordinate changes from a defiant defender of the branch into a terrified informant. Once he realizes that Wen Liang has failed and Xu Jin cannot be intimidated, he abandons resistance and reveals the branch’s secrets.
  • The remaining evil cultivators are shown to be disorganized and cowardly once their leadership collapses.

Significant Themes

  • Justice versus criminality: Xu Jin frames the purge as lawful punishment for attacks on officials, kidnapping, and puppet refinement rather than as a personal vendetta.
  • Fear and authority: The cultivators initially rely on Crimson-Brow Patriarch’s reputation, but Xu Jin’s immediate executions demonstrate that practical power matters more than threats or status.
  • Order overcoming chaos: The leaderless factions quickly disintegrate into panic, surrender, and futile resistance, emphasizing the weakness of groups built on intimidation rather than loyalty.
  • Mercy as conditional and transactional: Xu Jin offers a quick death only in exchange for useful truth, showing that compassion has no place in his enforcement of justice.
  • Hidden danger beneath appearances: The ordinary-looking branch conceals a deadly underground complex filled with formations, puppets, Yin fire, and Killing Intent, setting up the next stage of the conflict.

Character Interactions

  • Xu Jin confronts the faction members directly, answering their threats with swift execution.
  • He interrogates Wen Liang’s subordinate through intimidation, exposing the subordinate’s knowledge of the branch’s defenses and criminal operations.
  • The subordinate tries to bargain by invoking Crimson-Brow Patriarch, but Xu Jin counters by condemning the branch’s crimes and demonstrating that the Patriarch’s future retaliation cannot protect them now.
  • The evil cultivators’ final pleas for mercy are ignored as Xu Jin treats the entire group as complicit in the branch’s crimes.
  • The chapter ends with Xu Jin entering the hidden underground path, leaving him to face the Threefold Linked Yin Formation and potentially Crimson-Brow Patriarch.
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Ch. 62Rearward Scheduling, Breaking Walls and Formations

Chapter Summary: “Rearward Scheduling, Breaking Walls and Formations”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xu Jin sends Wang Lei a brief transmission reporting that he has entered and cleared the Profound Yin Hall’s provincial branch, ordering the site sealed and its evidence documented.
  • Wang Lei immediately organizes the cleanup operation, instructing Zhao Hu to guard the Patrol Inspectorate and detained Manager Li while preparations are made to preserve evidence.
  • Centurion Li receives news of Xu Jin’s solo assault. Although concerned that Xu Jin could encounter the peak-Grandmaster Red-Browed Old Monster, Li trusts Xu Jin’s cautious judgment and refuses to send reinforcements that might interfere.
  • Li orders a cleanup team to count the dead, seal evidence, and mark formation nodes, emphasizing that they must not participate in the battle. He also ensures Xu Jin’s achievements and recovered evidence are recorded properly.
  • Underground, Xu Jin reaches a defended side hall protected by a powerful Yin-Fiend formation. Rather than enter through the formation’s front gate, he destroys the wall and breaks in directly.
  • Steward Hu activates the formation, summoning ghostly claws and overwhelming Yin-Fiend energy. Xu Jin counters with the cry of a Golden Crow, whose sound waves destroy the formation’s attacks and damage its structure.
  • Using his Yin-Soul Eye, Xu Jin identifies and destroys the formation’s key jade plaque. The formation collapses and backlashes against Steward Hu, severely crippling his cultivation.
  • Xu Jin interrogates Steward Hu about the branch’s records and escape routes. After threatening him with a flying sword, he learns the location of the account books and a map of the underground passages.
  • Xu Jin finds evidence of transactions with foreign merchants and a route leading near the Red-Browed Old Monster’s seclusion chamber. He executes Steward Hu under the Great Yin Code for establishing a Yin formation and slaughtering civilians.
  • The chapter ends with Xu Jin considering whether to investigate the seclusion chamber immediately or finish securing the branch and wait for a formal confrontation ten days later.

Character Developments

  • Xu Jin: Demonstrates speed, confidence, tactical intelligence, and ruthlessness. He avoids the formation’s intended entrance, destroys it by targeting its core, and uses intimidation to extract critical information. Despite his aggression, he carefully weighs the risks of confronting the Red-Browed Old Monster.
  • Wang Lei: Acts efficiently and responsibly, immediately coordinating logistics rather than recklessly joining the fight. His trust in Xu Jin’s abilities is clear.
  • Centurion Li: Shows strong strategic judgment and confidence in Xu Jin. He balances support with restraint, ensuring the operation’s legal and bureaucratic aftermath is handled correctly.
  • Zhao Hu: Displays loyalty and enthusiasm, volunteering to fight, though he accepts Wang Lei’s order to remain behind.
  • Steward Hu: Begins confident in the defensive power of his formation but becomes shocked, injured, and desperate when Xu Jin bypasses and destroys it.

Significant Themes

  • Tactics over convention: Xu Jin’s destruction of the wall symbolizes practical combat intelligence; he refuses to follow rules designed to favor the enemy.
  • Confidence grounded in calculation: Xu Jin appears reckless to others, but both he and Centurion Li understand that his actions are carefully considered.
  • Order versus evil: The Demon Suppression Bureau combines forceful action with evidence collection, legal procedure, and proper documentation.
  • Power and adaptability: The formation’s strength is rendered useless when Xu Jin identifies its weakness, emphasizing that superior judgment can overcome raw defensive power.
  • Justice and punishment: Steward Hu’s execution reflects the Bureau’s legal authority and the chapter’s condemnation of the Profound Yin Hall’s killings and forbidden practices.

Character Interactions

  • Wang Lei and Zhao Hu coordinate the security and cleanup response, with Wang Lei emphasizing that logistical support is more useful than unnecessary reinforcements.
  • Centurion Li and his clerk discuss the dangers of Xu Jin’s assault, revealing Li’s trust in Xu Jin and his careful control of the operation.
  • Xu Jin and Steward Hu engage in a clash of attitudes: Hu relies on rules, formations, and confidence in his faction, while Xu Jin mocks those assumptions and defeats him through unconventional methods.
  • Xu Jin’s final interrogation of Steward Hu turns the conflict from combat to coercion, allowing him to obtain the records and map needed for the next stage of the campaign.
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