Arc 3Rain, Dragons, and New Missions

Lu Chen ended Dragon-Tiger County’s drought by rallying its people to empower the Well Dragon King, then gained four dragon spirits and departed for Jiangdu. After defeating Ling Shui and the Red-spotted Woman, he took on new Underworld responsibilities and pursued further S-rank missions as a Special-Class student.

  • Lu Chen secured Lord God of Wealth and Star Lord of Water Virtue’s help, then gathered Dragon-Tiger County’s people for a rain-prayer ceremony at Great Dragon Pool.
  • When the Four Seas Dragon Kings tried to frighten the crowd into abandoning the rite, Lu Chen rallied the people to pray, freeing the Well Dragon King and empowering him with their merit.
  • The Well Dragon King became a Guardian Golden Dragon, drove off the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and brought rain to Dragon-Tiger County.
  • The Well Dragon King, Huai Lie, entrusted Lu Chen with four dragon spirits, which entered his body and raised his cultivation to Second Grade.
  • After finishing his county mission and receiving the Qilin Saber and Profound God-Communion Canon, Lu Chen left for Jiangdu with Sun Yourong, but Master Ling Shui and the Red-spotted Woman ambushed them.
  • Lu Chen summoned Underworld officers to defeat Ling Shui, and Sun Yourong killed the Red-spotted Woman, and afterward, Lu Chen arranged food and shelter for deceased ancestors trapped in the Netherworld.
  • Lu Chen returned to Jiangcheng No. 3 High School, received his mission rewards and Special-Class Medal, and accepted two S-rank missions.
  • At the City Lord’s Manor, Yu Feng told Lu Chen that the Demon-Suppression Army had destroyed the Rakshasa Cult’s main altar, then revealed that Special-Class students could receive another benefit involving the Imperial Treasury.
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Ch. 52Thousand Demons Visualization! Lord God of Wealth's Burning Ambition!

Lu Chen prepared to pray for rain by having Chen Tiansheng carve a Lord God of Wealth statue, while Master Ling Shui plotted to steal the Qilin Saber and kill Lu Chen. In the Heavenly Court, Lu Chen’s promise rekindled Lord God of Wealth’s resolve to challenge Zhao Gongming, and a wisp of incense fire arrived that might have come from Lu Chen.

  • Sun Yourong vouched for Lu Chen, and Chen Tiansheng agreed to bring the Qilin Saber and materials so he could make a Lord God of Wealth statue.
  • Master Ling Shui told the Red-spotted Woman that he planned to use the Qilin Saber and Profound God-Communion Canon to revive the Blackwater Cult, then ordered her to deal with Lu Chen.
  • Chen Tiansheng exhausted himself carving and empowering the statue, then handed it to Lu Chen, who went to pray to Lord God of Wealth.
  • Lord God of Wealth remembered Lu Chen’s promise to build him a temple and resolved to compete with Zhao Gongming for control of the Wealth Department.
  • A wisp of incense fire entered Lord God of Wealth Hall, and Lord God of Wealth suspected it had come from Lu Chen.

Ch. 53A Bold Move at Such a Young Age! Daring to Place a Piece on Heaven and Earth's Chessboard!

Lu Chen asked Lord God of Wealth to protect the Well Dragon King and help Dragon-Tiger County obtain rain, and Lord God of Wealth agreed to seek Star Lord of Water Virtue’s support. Lord God of Wealth proposed taking the Well Dragon King on as a Guardian Golden Dragon, then went to meet Star Lord of Water Virtue to discuss the matter.

  • Lu Chen told Lord God of Wealth about Dragon-Tiger County’s drought, the Well Dragon King, and the East Sea Dragon King’s threat.
  • Lu Chen asked Lord God of Wealth to persuade Star Lord of Water Virtue to restrain the East Sea Dragon King, and Lord God of Wealth agreed because Star Lord owed him a favor.
  • Lord God of Wealth offered to take the Well Dragon King on as a Guardian Golden Dragon, protecting him while allowing him to remain in Dragon-Tiger County and bring rain.
  • Lu Chen returned to Wang Zhongmin and Chen Tiansheng and told them there was a chance the plan would succeed; they went downstairs to reassure the people waiting there.
  • Lord God of Wealth arrived at Star Lord of Water Virtue’s palace and began telling him about Dragon-Tiger County.

Ch. 54What! I Should Avoid His Edge?! The Ultimate Trump Card! It Has Arrived!

Lord God of Wealth persuaded Star Lord of Water Virtue to keep Ao Guang from obstructing rain in Dragon-Tiger County, using Heavenly Gold to secure his help. After Ao Guang was warned and furiously accepted the order, Lu Chen learned that the way was clear and prepared to perform a grand ritual as the county’s protests grew.

  • Lord God of Wealth asked Star Lord of Water Virtue to restrain Ao Guang so Lu Chen could pray for rain in Dragon-Tiger County, and Star Lord agreed after receiving ten thousand taels of Heavenly Gold.
  • Star Lord ordered Winnowing Basket Leopard to tell Ao Guang that Dragon-Tiger County would receive rain and that he must not interfere or seek revenge.
  • Ao Guang learned that Lord God of Wealth had intervened on behalf of his mortal adopted brother, raged at being told to avoid Lu Chen’s edge, and roared until the Eastern Sea churned.
  • Lu Chen thanked Lord God of Wealth after learning the matter was settled, then welcomed the growing protests and prepared to stage a spectacular ritual.

Ch. 56Everything Is Settled! Setting Up the Dragon Gate Formation!

Lu Chen told Wang Zhongmin, Chen Tiansheng, and Sun Yourong that he had secured the Well Dragon King’s help and Lord God of Wealth’s support to end Dragon-Tiger County’s drought. After agreeing to restore the deities’ shrines and honor their contributions, Lu Chen laid out his next step: a grand prayer ceremony at Great Dragon Pool.

  • Lu Chen returned to Wang Zhongmin’s office and confirmed that the crisis was settled, then explained how he had negotiated with the Well Dragon King and secured Lord God of Wealth’s help.
  • Wang Zhongmin and Chen Tiansheng agreed to build the Well Dragon King a temple and ensure he received Incense Fire.
  • Lu Chen asked that Dragon-Tiger County’s people offer more incense to Lord God of Wealth and that the county repair the Lord of the Land’s shrines; Wang Zhongmin and Chen Tiansheng agreed.
  • Lu Chen asked Chen Tiansheng whether his family’s divine-statue crafting method could be taught outside the family, and Chen Tiansheng promised him a satisfactory answer after the crisis was resolved.
  • Lu Chen announced that he would hold a grand prayer ceremony the next day at Great Dragon Pool, where the East Sea Dragon King’s thirteenth son had been slain.

Ch. 57Four Seas Dragon Kings Descend! Without Cause, Why Hang One's Head Above the Marketplace...

Lu Chen arranged a mass rain-prayer ceremony at Great Dragon Pool, while the Well Dragon King prepared to entrust four Dragon Pearls to him. Master Ling Shui and the East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang, both turned their attention to Lu Chen, leaving the county under the shadow of dragons circling overhead.

  • Lu Chen set the ceremony for noon, and Sun Yourong used the Sun family's influence to summon Dragon-Tiger County's residents while Chen Tiansheng prepared the ritual supplies.
  • Lu Chen sent Lord of the Land to tell the Well Dragon King to wait at Great Dragon Pool, and the Well Dragon King resolved to give Lu Chen four Dragon Pearls hidden in his cave.
  • Master Ling Shui and the Red-spotted Woman decided to attend the ceremony and investigate Lu Chen, then glimpsed a dragon moving through the night clouds.
  • Ao Guang and his three dragon brothers gathered above Dragon-Tiger County; Ao Guang forbade them from acting against Lu Chen but vowed to remember the humiliation.

Ch. 58The Great Tide Unfolds! Gods Gather! Beyond Every Mountain Lies Another!

Lu Chen and Sun Yourong went to Great Dragon Pool, where Lu Chen prepared to perform the Dragon-Invoking Rite before a huge crowd to bring rain to drought-stricken Dragon-Tiger County. As noon approached, the Four Seas Dragon Kings watched from the clouds while the Lord God of Wealth and Star Lord of Water Virtue observed from Mysterious Dipper Palace.

  • Lu Chen explained that he had spent the night preparing ritual scriptures, memorials, and talismans for the Dragon-Invoking Rite.
  • Sun Yourong worried that the East Sea Dragon King might interfere, but Lu Chen said he was ready to proceed.
  • Lu Chen and Sun Yourong reached Great Dragon Pool, where Chen Tiansheng and Wang Zhongmin reported that tens of thousands had arrived and more were on their way.
  • Lu Chen arranged his ritual items on the platform as the crowd gathered, while Master Ling Shui and the Red-spotted Woman pushed through to watch him.
  • Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings spied on Lu Chen from the clouds, then hid when Ao Guang thought Star Lord of Water Virtue was watching.
  • Star Lord of Water Virtue and the Lord God of Wealth watched the Dragon Kings and Lu Chen through a Profound Light Mirror, deciding to wait and see what he would do.

Ch. 59Certain Kill!

Lu Chen announced that Dragon-Tiger County’s rain-summoning ritual would invite the Well Dragon King, provoking widespread disbelief and mockery. He defended the choice by warning that rejecting the deity could cost the county its last chance to escape the drought.

  • Wang Zhongmin introduced Lu Chen at the crowded prayer-for-rain ceremony and urged the people to cooperate.
  • Lu Chen explained that the ritual’s second stage required everyone to invite the Well Dragon King, and the crowd erupted in disbelief and curses.
  • Ling Shui mocked Lu Chen’s plan and threatened to raise his price to Chen Tiansheng.
  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings were surprised that Lu Chen sought a Well Dragon King and plotted to kill it if it appeared.
  • The Lord God of Wealth reassured the Star Lord of Water Virtue that Lu Chen never fought without confidence, though he privately doubted the Well Dragon King could bring rain.
  • Lu Chen acknowledged the crowd’s doubts and argued that refusing to try might block Dragon-Tiger County’s final chance to survive.

Ch. 60Purifying the Altar, Opening the Furnace! A Ritual Empowered to Epic Proportions!

Lu Chen won the crowd’s support and began the rain-prayer ritual at Great Dragon Pool, whose rites produced astonishing supernatural effects. As the incense ignited by itself and the power around the pool grew stronger, the Four Seas Dragon Kings grew uneasy while Ao Guang remained bound by the divine decree.

  • Wang Zhongmin scolded the crowd for doubting Lu Chen, and Lu Chen promised he would obtain rain if they united behind him.
  • The crowd agreed to trust Lu Chen and the Well Dragon King again, while Ling Shui dismissed them as fools.
  • At noon, Lu Chen opened the altar with the Purification Incantation, and a gale swept through Great Dragon Pool, leaving the place visibly cleansed.
  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings and the gods in Mysterious Dipper Palace discussed Lu Chen’s unusual power and his steps aligned with the Northern Dipper.
  • Lu Chen opened the furnace and recited the Incantation of the Rising Smoke, causing the pure incense to ignite without fire.
  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings sensed the power intensifying, and Ao Guang cursed Star Lord of Water Virtue, who learned of it from Lord God of Wealth.

Ch. 61Borrowing the Yellow Path to Establish a Divine Seat! Shaking the Nine Heavens!

Lu Chen used the Heavenly River Astral Step to lock onto the Well Dragon King and began opening a divine altar, while the Four Seas Dragon Kings plotted to make his rainmaking fail. Burning the scriptures unleashed a pillar of merit that split the clouds, and Lu Chen ordered Wang Zhongmin to climb the altar and invite the Sage.

  • Star Lord of Water Virtue restrained his anger and watched Lu Chen’s ritual in the Profound Light Mirror.
  • Lu Chen’s Heavenly River Astral Step touched the Four Seas Dragon Kings and the water deities, then he locked onto the Well Dragon King.
  • Ao Guang stopped North Sea Dragon King from attacking and led his brothers in plotting to intimidate the Well Dragon King and sabotage Lu Chen’s rainmaking at a critical moment.
  • Lord God of Wealth declined Star Lord of Water Virtue’s offer to intervene, choosing to let events take their course.
  • Lu Chen burned the Three Scriptures and Nine Scrolls, sending golden merit characters into the clouds and opening a pillar of light above Great Dragon Pool.
  • Lu Chen told Wang Zhongmin to climb the altar and invite the Sage.

Ch. 62Invite the Saint!

Lu Chen’s ritual turned Wang Zhongmin and Chen Tiansheng’s offerings into powerful merit, shocking the heavenly gods and the Four Seas Dragon Kings. As the people prepared to offer incense for the Well Dragon King, the Four Dragon Kings attacked to stop the ceremony.

  • Lu Chen guided Wang Zhongmin through a prayer, and his burning incense produced a pillar of light and five-colored divine radiance.
  • The Star Lord of Water Virtue and Lord God of Wealth were shocked that incense could be refined directly into merit, while the people of Great Dragon Pool celebrated the signs of divine power.
  • Chen Tiansheng vowed to build a temple and offer his clan’s incense to the Lord of Spring Source Water Palace, producing another surge of merit.
  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings realized Lu Chen was gathering merit to empower the Well Dragon King and decided they had to stop the ceremony.
  • As Lu Chen prepared for the people’s offering, the Four Seas Dragon Kings unleashed their combined dragon might, shaking the altar and making Lu Chen sense disaster.

Ch. 63Dragon Might Overwhelms All! The Four Seas Dragon Kings Descend!

The Four Seas Dragon Kings used their dragon might to disrupt Lu Chen’s rain-prayer ritual just before it could gather enough Wish Power to restore the Well Dragon King. Lu Chen stopped the panicking crowd and argued that the Dragon Kings were bluffing because they dared not harm people openly.

  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings’ roars and dragon might terrified the crowd, while Master Ling Shui celebrated what he thought was Lu Chen’s imminent downfall.
  • The Well Dragon King and Lord of the Land watched the ritual through the Profound Light Art and realized the Dragon Kings had arrived to interfere.
  • Lu Chen noticed that no true dragons had appeared and concluded that the Four Seas Dragon Kings were only using their might to bluff the crowd.
  • In Mysterious Dipper Palace, Star Lord of Water Virtue refused to intervene directly for fear of incurring Karma, while Lord God of Wealth trusted Lu Chen to handle the crisis.
  • As the crowd fled, Lu Chen ordered Sun Yourong to smash a boulder; the blast stopped the people long enough for him to call the Dragon Kings’ threat a show and remind them that the gods would face heavenly punishment for attacking humans.

Ch. 64Though Divine Might Be a Prison, It Still Cannot Stop Me! Go! Old Dragon King!

Lu Chen endured the Four Seas Dragon Kings’ suppression and swore a blood oath to bring rain to Dragon-Tiger County, inspiring its people to unite in prayer. Their collective wish-power broke through the dragon might, and Lu Chen summoned the Well Dragon King to take his seat as Lord of the Land urged him to go.

  • The Four Seas Dragon Kings crushed Lu Chen and the people of Dragon-Tiger County with their dragon might, while the Well Dragon King struggled against Lord of the Land’s restraints in the cave.
  • Lu Chen denounced the Dragon Kings and swore to bring rain, cutting his hand with the peachwood ritual sword and calling on the townsfolk to lend him their strength.
  • Moved by Lu Chen’s resolve, the people overcame their fear, lit incense, and prayed together for the Well Dragon King to bring rain.
  • The prayers of a hundred thousand people gathered into a brilliant pillar of merit light that pierced the clouds and alarmed Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings.
  • Lu Chen commanded the High Lord of Spring Source Water Palace to return to his seat, the mud ropes binding the Well Dragon King crumbled, and Lord of the Land urged him to go.

Ch. 65Bestowing Sweet Rain Upon All! This S-Rank Quest! I Did It!

Lu Chen completed the rain-prayer ritual, helping the Well Dragon King gain merit, become a Guardian Golden Dragon, and bring rain to drought-stricken Dragon-Tiger County. After the celebration, Lu Chen met the newly transformed Dragon King at Spring Source Water Palace to hear an important matter.

  • The Well Dragon King absorbed the altar’s merit, grew to seventy zhang, and drove the Four Seas Dragon Kings into retreat.
  • Lord God of Wealth bestowed a golden transformation and the title of Guardian Golden Dragon on the Well Dragon King, while the Four Seas Dragon Kings fled after being confronted by the Star Lord.
  • Lu Chen presented the Rain-Prayer Memorial, and the Well Dragon King summoned a downpour that brought the people of Dragon-Tiger County to tears and celebration.
  • Master Ling Shui sent the Red-spotted Woman away after glaring at the high platform.
  • Two hours later, Lu Chen met the Well Dragon King at Spring Source Water Palace, where the Dragon King invited him inside to discuss an important matter.

Ch. 66Subduing the Four Waterways! My God, All-Attribute Buffs!

Lu Chen learned that Huai Lie had protected the four dragon spirits left behind by his slain elder brothers and wanted Lu Chen to become their master. After hearing the spirits’ powerful gifts and Huai Lie’s oath of loyalty, Lu Chen agreed to accept them.

  • Lu Chen visited Huai Lie’s renovated Water Palace, where the Dragon King explained that his cultivation had increased by five hundred years and revealed his surname was Huai.
  • Huai Lie told Lu Chen that the Four Seas Dragon Kings had killed his elder brothers and that he had been entrusted with their unborn children.
  • Huai Lie showed Lu Chen four Dragon Pearls containing dragon spirits and begged him to accept the spirits as his nephews and masters.
  • Huai Lie described the four spirits’ abilities, including water escape and defense, increased damage, enhanced magical power and healing, and purification of toxins and curses.
  • Huai Lie swore a blood curse to prove his sincerity, and Lu Chen agreed to accept the four dragon spirits.

Ch. 67Advanced to Second Grade! Damn, Power Had Gone to My Head!

Lu Chen claimed the four Dragon Pearls, gained their abilities, and advanced to Second Grade after his aptitude improved. He tested his new strength and learned how divine beings were suppressed when attacking mortals, but the chapter left him eager to fight someone stronger.

  • Lu Chen dripped his blood onto the four Dragon Pearls, and their dragon spirits entered his body with Huai Lie’s help.
  • The dragon spirits healed Lu Chen’s wounds, sharpened his mind and mana, strengthened his defense, and refined his innate constitution until he advanced to Second Grade.
  • Lu Chen tested his new defensive ability by asking the Lord of the Land to hit him, and the blow injured him before his wounds began healing.
  • The Lord of the Land and Huai Lie explained that the Heavenly Dao suppressed immortals and spirits who attacked mortals, with karma and merit influencing the consequences.
  • Lu Chen judged that his abilities could withstand a same-grade opponent and perhaps hold his ground against a Third-Grade Spirit Cultivator, then became eager to fight someone stronger.

Ch. 69Explosive Haul! Going Home! Lu Chen Sent Off Along a Ten-Mile Street!

Lu Chen completed his mission in Dragon-Tiger County, received the Qilin Saber and Profound God-Communion Canon, and secured official support for several local deities. As he left amid the citizens’ grateful farewell, a black sedan began secretly following his car.

  • Lu Chen promised Huai Lie that he would protect the four dragon descendants, then returned to the hospital with the Lord of the Land and reunited with Sun Yourong.
  • Chen Tiansheng gave Lu Chen the Qilin Saber and Profound God-Communion Canon, warning him against using the Idol Communion Technique on certain powerful deities.
  • Lu Chen identified the Pure Source Wondrous Dao True Lord as Erlang God, and Wang Zhongmin announced county funding and promotion for the local deities’ Incense Fire.
  • Wang Zhongmin stamped Lu Chen’s mission document, formally completing his work in Dragon-Tiger County, and Lu Chen and Sun Yourong set off for Jiangdu City.
  • The people of Dragon-Tiger County, Huai Lie, and the Lord of the Land sent Lu Chen off with heartfelt farewells as he drove away.
  • A black sedan started following Lu Chen and Sun Yourong’s car after they entered a forest road.

Ch. 70I Knew There'd Be a Fight Today!

Lu Chen and Sun Yourong were ambushed on the road by Master Ling Shui and Red-spotted Woman, both revealed as Third Grade Spirit Cultivators. As Sun Yourong prepared to protect him, Lu Chen eagerly stepped forward, ready for the fight he had expected.

  • Lu Chen and Sun Yourong discussed his unusual worship choices and the gains he had earned in Dragon-Tiger County.
  • Sun Yourong asked whether Lu Chen had feared confronting the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and he said that even fear had not stopped him from acting.
  • Lu Chen swerved into the roadside woods to avoid an enormous spiked mace that split the road.
  • Master Ling Shui and Red-spotted Woman emerged from the forest and revealed their Third Grade strength.
  • Sun Yourong summoned her Xuanhua Battle-Axe and tried to shield Lu Chen, but he pushed past her and welcomed the fight.

Ch. 71A Fierce 2v2 Battle! This Kid Is Freakishly Strange!

Lu Chen and Sun Yourong fought Ling Shui and the red-spotted woman, with Lu Chen revealing that he had just advanced to second-grade Spirit Adept. Lu Chen found a way to purify Ling Shui’s Profound Water creatures, but the battle remained underway as Ling Shui marveled at his abundant spiritual power.

  • Lu Chen revealed his second-grade Spirit Adept strength, and Sun Yourong faced the red-spotted woman while Lu Chen confronted Ling Shui.
  • The red-spotted woman used her wolf-toothed hammer to drive Sun Yourong back, though Sun Yourong struck her with Mountain-Shattering Sweep.
  • Ling Shui sent two poisonous blackwater boars after Lu Chen, who used the Jishui Dragon King ability to purify both of them.
  • Ling Shui summoned more than a dozen Profound Water vicious spirits, and Lu Chen evaded them while purifying them one by one.
  • Ling Shui watched Lu Chen continue fighting without tiring and called him freakishly strange.

Ch. 72Five Tigers of the Underworld Appear! A Strange Scroll!

Lu Chen defeated Master Ling Shui by summoning the Four Great Underworld Bailiffs and discovered an ancient, unreadable scroll after killing him. He then rushed toward another fight, where the Red-spotted Woman found herself surrounded by Lu Chen and the bailiffs.

  • Lu Chen survived Master Ling Shui's powerful punch, revealed the Yama's Command Token, and summoned Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head, and Horse-Face.
  • Lu Chen and the four bailiffs subdued Master Ling Shui, and Lu Chen killed him with Underworld Divine Lightning after seeing the souls of his victims.
  • Lu Chen found an ancient scroll left unharmed by the lightning, but neither he nor the bailiffs could read its symbols, so he put it away.
  • Lu Chen and the bailiffs headed toward the forest battle and arrived as the Red-spotted Woman prepared to attack the injured Sun Yourong.
  • The Red-spotted Woman froze when Lu Chen placed a hand on her shoulder and saw him with the four bailiffs, then dropped her warhammer in terror.

Ch. 73An Astonishing SS-Class Mission!

Lu Chen and Sun Yourong killed the Red-spotted Woman, discussed the powerful Rakshasa Cult, and Sun Yourong learned of Lu Chen’s authority in the Netherworld. After returning to Jiangdu, Lu Chen was stopped by Auntie Wang, who begged him to help her starving husband in the Netherworld.

  • The Red-spotted Woman recognized the Thousand Demons Visualization scroll as her husband’s, attacked Lu Chen, and Sun Yourong killed her with an axe.
  • Sun Yourong told Lu Chen about the Rakshasa Cult and its SS-class extermination mission, worth twenty thousand military merit points.
  • Lu Chen revealed that he could command Underworld Messengers and claimed King Yama was his godson, shocking Sun Yourong.
  • Lu Chen destroyed the Red-spotted Woman’s corpse with Underworld Divine Lightning, and he and Sun Yourong returned to Jiangdu.
  • Auntie Wang knelt before Lu Chen and begged him to ask King Yama to provide clothes and food for Uncle Wang, who was suffering in the Netherworld.

Ch. 74The Whip-Ghost Master Goes Online! The Shocking Secret of Thousand Demons Visualization!

Lu Chen investigated the many families in his complex whose ancestors had become ghosts and moved into the villa gifted by the Sun family. After questioning the Ling Shui couple about Thousand Demons Visualization, he learned it could directly communicate with heavenly deities, leaving him shocked by the revelation.

  • Lu Chen learned that twenty or thirty households in his complex had relatives trapped as ghosts, and he asked Lu Jianming to compile a list of the ancestors involved.
  • Lu Chen went to Cloudtop Manor, set up the divine tablets, and summoned Xie Qingyi, Fan Rusong, Ox-Head, and Horse-Face.
  • Lu Chen used a Life-Extraction Spell to let Xie Qingyi eat living-world snacks, then questioned the Ling Shui couple about Thousand Demons Visualization.
  • Lu Chen ordered Ox-Head and Horse-Face to whip Ling Shui Adept and his wife until Ling Shui Adept agreed to explain what he knew.
  • Ling Shui Adept said Thousand Demons Visualization could communicate directly with heavenly deities, shocking Lu Chen.

Ch. 75An Immortal Incantation Leading Straight to Daluo Golden Immortal!

Lu Chen learned from Ling Shui’s memories that the Thousand Demons Visualization contained incantations for contacting gods of three ranks, though he saw little use in its first segment. After sending the Ling Shui couple to the Underworld and assigning his officers a relief task, he turned his attention to adjusting the exchange rate for spirit currency.

  • Fan Rusong used a Soul-Searching Art on Ling Shui and the Red-Spotted Woman, revealing their crimes and their plan to obtain the Qilin Saber and Profound Mystery Divine Canon to craft an idol for the Great Black Buddha Mother.
  • Lu Chen learned that the Thousand Demons Visualization had three incantation segments for contacting ghosts and gods, heavenly gods, and immortal gods, and that Ling Shui’s master had taught him only the first.
  • Lu Chen decided not to pursue Blackwater Old Devil, who was reincarnated as a pig, and gave spirit currency to Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
  • Lu Chen asked Fan Rusong to deliver clothes, food, and shelter to his neighbors’ deceased ancestors in the Underworld.
  • Xie Qingyi and Ox-Head told Lu Chen that King Yama had bragged about his incense offerings to King Qin Guang, nearly provoking a fight.
  • The four Underworld officers escorted Ling Shui and the Red-Spotted Woman away, and Lu Chen began considering the spirit-currency exchange rate.

Ch. 76One Man Attains the Dao, Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven! Here Comes the New Mission!

Lu Chen set prices for Netherworld Currency but struggled to find people capable of helping him run the business. After his success in Dragon-Tiger County, the Sun family recognized his extraordinary abilities, while the Underworld Office provided food and shelter to ghosts from his residential compound; the chapter ended with Lu Chen unexpectedly meeting Li Ruoyi at school.

  • Lu Chen decided on two denominations and exchange rates for Netherworld Currency, then worried that he lacked the manpower to manage the business while pursuing military merits.
  • Sun Yourong told the Sun family that Lu Chen had asked Lord God of Wealth to suppress the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and Sun Qingcang predicted that Jiangdu City might soon produce another New Nobility.
  • Ox-Head found Wang Shufa and led him to the Underworld Office, where Fan Rusong and Xie Qingyi welcomed ghosts from Southern Mountain Residential Compound with food and shelter.
  • Lu Chen went to Jiangcheng No. 3 High School to hand in his mission and look for another one, then bumped into Li Ruoyi, who asked whether he had ever gone to Dragon-Tiger County.

Ch. 77Taking Another S-Class Mission! An Unbelievable Amount of Military Merit!

Lu Chen returned from completing the Dragon-Tiger County rain-prayer S-Class mission in two days, received Special-Class status and its rewards, then searched for another mission. He found a new S-Class task offering five thousand military merit points to treat the former governor’s wife.

  • Lu Chen apologized to Li Ruoyi and the other students for frightening them, then revealed that he had already returned from his S-Class mission.
  • The dean and teachers verified Lu Chen’s completion, learned that he worshiped the Well Dragon King, and awarded him the mission payment, a fifty-percent advancement bonus, and a Special-Class Medal.
  • The dean told Lu Chen that Special-Class students received double rewards for three years and directed him to visit the City Lord’s Residence to learn about another benefit.
  • Lu Chen reviewed available S-Class missions in a private room and chose Rebirth Academy, but the mission list refreshed before he could accept it.
  • Lu Chen discovered a new S-Class mission to treat Zheng Changguo’s wife, which offered five thousand military merit points, and reacted with disbelief.

Ch. 78Lu Chen's Astonishing Move! Qianjiang City—Number One Courtyard!!

Lu Chen accepted two S-rank missions, including a high-value mission to treat former Governor Zheng Changguo’s wife, then visited City Lord Yu Feng to learn about the special class’s second incentive policy. Yu Feng revealed that the Rakshasa Cult had suffered a major defeat, and the chapter ended with him telling Lu Chen the incentive involved the Imperial Treasury.

  • Lu Chen accepted the Governor Mission and another S-rank mission, planning to complete both within the twenty-day limit.
  • Li Ruoyi learned that Lu Chen had taken two S-rank missions and was astonished.
  • At the City Lord’s Manor, Yu Feng celebrated Lu Chen’s success and announced that the Demon-Suppression Army had destroyed the Rakshasa Cult’s main altar, killing Han Wuxiu and Feng Tianhua.
  • Lu Chen realized Sun Yourong may have kept news of the successful rain prayer in Dragon-Tiger County from spreading.
  • Yu Feng led Lu Chen to learn about the special class’s second incentive policy, and Lu Chen was shocked to hear it involved the Imperial Treasury.
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