Chapter Summaries

Chu He entered the Demon Suppression Bureau’s final trial, where he killed an ungraded demon but found a first-grade demon far beyond his strength. He fled instead of helping the injured girl being chased by it.

• Centurion Zhang Wei explained the Trial Mountain challenge, and hundreds of candidates entered the mountain.
• Chu He revealed that his system had appeared after ten years and that he wanted to join the Bureau to earn Demon Points by killing graded demons.
• An armored general entered the mountain to check on the candidates after someone died, especially Marquis Weiyuan’s daughter.
• Chu He killed an ungraded Bewitching Fox with a copper coin but received no Demon Points.
• Chu He saw a girl fighting a first-grade Vajra Leopard, then fled after the system warned him how dangerous it was.

After earning a squad leader position in the trial, Chu He prepared to collect his new cultivation technique and establish his standing in the Demon Suppression Guard. At the Technique Repository, he drove Sun Feng from the front of the line, making his ambition to rise quickly clear.

• Chu He killed the weakened Vajra Leopard and earned Demon Points, then qualified as a squad leader and received praise and Blood Qi Pills from Zhang Wei.
• Chu He waited to spend his Demon Points until he collected a better technique, while Lu Feng delivered his squad leader supplies and uniform.
• Chu He arrived at the Technique Repository with Lu Feng, where newly recruited guards and squad leaders gathered to collect techniques.
• Chu He ordered Sun Feng to get lost and advanced on him with his saber drawn, forcing Sun Feng to yield the front spot.
• Chu He decided to attract the Bureau's attention through bold deeds and rise quickly through its ranks.

Chu He chose the Nine Netherworld Controls and the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art at the cultivation library, then used Demon Points to break through to the art’s first layer. His body’s spreading cracks closed as his cultivation reached first grade.

• The old library keeper explained which cultivation arts and martial skills the Demon Suppression Guards and Junior Banner Officers could select, and Chu He entered the library first.
• Chu He examined several cultivation arts, discovered that the Seven Stars Art was impractical, and found the Sunflower Yin Softness Art propping up a bookshelf.
• Chu He selected the Nine Netherworld Controls and read the first three grades of the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art.
• After the library closed, Chu He returned to his quarters and revealed that his powerful soul was causing cracks to spread across his mortal body.
• Chu He cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art and spent three Demon Points to upgrade it to the early first layer, closing the cracks in his body.

After strengthening his martial arts and hidden weapon technique, Chu He learned more about the soul sealed inside him and the Demon Suppression Bureau’s history. He went to the Demon Suppression Prison, where Yang Dong explained that new guards had to kill a demon there before officially joining the ranks.

• Chu He upgraded the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art and discovered a sealed soul whose power was strengthening him; the system said it had destroyed the soul’s consciousness ten years earlier.
• Chu He spent two Demon Points upgrading Nine Netherworld Controls, then read about Great Qian and the Demon Suppression Bureau in the Chronicles of Great Qian.
• Chu He considered how many Demon Points he might gain by killing demons in Yun Province’s prison and headed there.
• Yang Dong approached Chu He at the prison, praised his rapid breakthrough, and explained that guards had to kill a demon inside before officially joining the ranks.

Chu He entered the Demon Suppression Prison for his entry trial and chose to challenge a Mid First Grade Crimson Flame Leopard. After killing it and earning five Demon Points, he eyed the prison’s other demon cells.

• Chu He and Yang An entered the Demon Suppression Prison, where Yang An left to seek a suitable target and Chu He explored alone.
• Chu He asked the prison guard for a key to the Crimson Flame Leopard’s cell, and the guard gave him several keys after explaining that Company Commander Zhang Wei had asked him to look after Chu He.
• Chu He unlocked the Crimson Flame Leopard’s cell and used a dark gleam to injure it before killing it with a punch.
• Chu He gained five Demon Points from the kill and turned his gaze toward the other cells.

Chu He used demon points to reach late First Grade and reported to the Demon Suppression Bureau after completing his prison trial. The steward assigned him to Zhang Wei’s unit and told him to choose five subordinates.

• Chu He killed eleven demon spirits in the Demon Suppression Prison, gained 35 demon points, and learned that points depended on the demons’ strength relative to his own.
• Chu He left the prison with his squad leader’s token after completing the trial, and the prison guard later discovered the slaughter without looking into it further.
• Three days later, Chu He used his demon points to break through to late First Grade and brought the Nine Netherworld Controls and Thunderbolt Saber to great perfection.
• Chu He reported for duty at the Demon Suppression Hall, where the steward recognized him and noticed his late First Grade cultivation.
• The steward assigned Chu He to the Third Army, Third Battalion, under Zhang Wei and invited him to choose five Demon Suppression Guards as subordinates.

Chu He took command of Lu Feng and four other Demon Suppression Guards, then chose a mission to investigate the demon incident in Moon Ancient Village despite Zhang Wei's warning that it might be a trap. He prepared to return to his hometown with his squad, which was set to leave the next day.

• Lu Feng, Zhao Guang, Tai Shan, Bai Tianyu, and Fang Zhou bowed to Chu He and accepted his command.
• Hundred Household Commander Sun ordered a Moon Ancient Village mission assigned to Zhang Wei's battalion and concealed the deaths that had raised its rating to level two.
• Chu He reported to Zhang Wei, who offered him missions to patrol Trial Mountain or investigate Moon Ancient Village and warned him the latter could be a scheme.
• Chu He chose the Moon Ancient Village mission, citing his desire to kill demons and visit his home near Green Mountain Commandery.
• Chu He told Lu Feng and the others to pack and prepare to leave the next day.

Chu He and his squad reached Moon Ancient Village after learning that earlier investigators, including a Demon Suppression Guard squad, had vanished there. An old man welcomed them at the village entrance, and Chu He’s system identified a mid-stage first-rank Possessing Evil Spirit inside.

• Yun Long told Chu He that a Long Clan caravan, county constables, Demon Suppression Guards, and sect disciples had disappeared after entering Moon Ancient Village.
• Chu He ordered Yun Long to lead the squad to the village despite the danger and his men’s fear.
• Chu He urged Lu Feng and the others onward by promising to seek merit for them if they completed the mission.
• An old man emerged from the largest courtyard and welcomed Yun Long at the village entrance.
• Chu He’s system identified a mid-stage first-rank Possessing Evil Spirit that could beguile minds and cloud the senses.

Chu He recognized that Moon Ancient Village was a ghost village and that a powerful demon likely appeared at night, so he stayed to confront it. After secretly dumping the poisoned tea, he watched three Divine Sword Sect disciples arrive to investigate a missing senior sister.

• Chu He used the Pupil of Illusion Breaking to see that the old man was a dead man possessed by an evil spirit, and he ordered Yun Long back to the county town while his squad stayed in the village.
• When Chunni served tea, Chu He kicked Lu Feng away before he could drink and signaled the squad to pretend to drink while secretly pouring it out.
• The old man claimed that visitors had vanished overnight and begged Chu He to stop the village’s strange happenings; Chu He suspected a stronger demon came out at night and promised to deal with the demons.
• Chu He led his squad to the east wing, where they secretly discarded the tea after closing the door.
• After night fell, two men and a woman from the Divine Sword Sect arrived to investigate their missing Senior Sister Wang, and Lu Feng identified their sect and its renowned master, Jian Buer.

Chu He and his companions fought a courtyard full of Undying Corpses, then discovered that the old man and girl were White Lotus Cult members. A young woman appeared on the roof as the system identified her as a peak first-grade Possessing Ghost Demon.

• Chu He and his companions saw Zhang Kai and his two companions arrive, then Undying Corpses flooded the courtyard and killed Zhang Kai’s silent junior brother.
• Chu He ordered the Demon Suppression Guards to kill the Undying Corpses, explained that their heads were their weak point, and helped slay the horde.
• After the guards killed sixty-seven Undying Corpses, Chu He called for the old man and Chunni to reveal themselves.
• The old man offered Chu He a position in the White Lotus Cult, and Chu He killed the girl he used as a shield.
• The old man welcomed the Holy Maiden, and Zhang Kai’s green-clad junior sister recognized the woman who appeared on the roof as her senior sister.
• The system identified the woman on the roof as a peak first-grade Possessing Ghost Demon and former maidservant to the White Lotus Cult’s Holy Maiden.

Chu He killed the White Lotus Cult’s Holy Maiden and the Divine Sword Sect disciples who tried to stop him. He left the courtyard with his subordinates, framing the three sect disciples as rebels and asking the authorities to demand an explanation from their sect.

• Chu He attacked the Holy Maiden and killed her with his scabbard after she revealed the Five-Filth Bloodwater Soup had weakened her intended victims.
• Zhang Kai and the woman in green robes tried to stop Chu He, but he killed Zhang Kai and Lu Feng’s group killed the fleeing woman.
• Chu He told Lu Feng and the others to report that the three Divine Sword Sect disciples had defected to the White Lotus Cult and plotted rebellion.

Chu He returned to Green Mountain City with his Demon Suppression Guards and reunited with his younger brother, Chu Nan, while discovering a powerful remnant soul in Chu Nan’s jade pendant. He ordered his secret force of trained orphans to infiltrate the Demon Suppression Bureau in batches.

• Chu He ordered the village burned, sent a Demon Suppression Guard to notify the Heavenly Martial Guard, and took Lu Feng and four others with him to Green Mountain City.
• Chu He brought Lu Feng and the others to his residence, then gave Chu Nan a gift and reassured him that he would always help him.
• Chu He recalled seeing the Heavenly Cripple Technique in Chu Nan’s study and used their shared code phrase to confirm Chu Nan’s soul had not changed.
• Chu He learned from his system that a powerful being’s remnant soul was inside Chu Nan’s jade pendant and realized his younger brother had the makings of a protagonist.
• Chu He heard that his hundreds of loyal, trained orphans were ready to advance, then ordered them to join the Demon Suppression Bureau in batches and conceal their connections.

Chu He learned that the system had bound twelve prodigies to him and strengthened his cultivation, while Chu Nan decided to tell him about Elder Meng and the jade pendant. Elder Meng probed Chu He and glimpsed a terrifying future version of him, leaving him shaken.

• Chu He learned that the system had found twelve prodigies and bound them to him, then spent demon points to raise his Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art to its first-layer peak.
• Chu Nan struggled over whether to tell Chu He about the jade pendant containing Elder Meng, then decided to reveal it and his plan to cultivate.
• A household guard told Chu He that someone from the Heavenly Martial Guard was waiting, and Chu Nan caught up with Chu He before he reached the front hall.
• Chu Nan showed Chu He the jade pendant, and Chu He told him to follow his own heart and promised to destroy Elder Meng if he mistreated him.
• Elder Meng probed Chu He and saw a vision of a powerful future figure amid mountains of demon corpses; Chu He’s glance nearly obliterated him.
• Elder Meng recovered and told Chu Nan that Chu He was no ordinary person.

Chu He investigated a demon that had killed at least fifty people in Green Mountain Commandery and discovered that its strength or numbers did not match Zhou Tao’s account of surviving a pursuit. Suspecting a hidden hand, Chu He rushed toward the city’s northern slum.

• Zhou Tao told Chu He that a demon had killed three people and that the Demon Suppression Camp and Six Doors were occupied suppressing White Lotus Cult remnants.
• Chu He agreed to inspect the demon’s crime scene that night and asked whether the White Lotus Cult had appeared in other commanderies.
• At the eastern city street, Chu He examined a corpse whose blood, lifespan, and bodily vitality had been drained, and learned that at least fifty victims had suffered the same fate.
• Chu He concluded that the demon should be at least second grade and suspected there were multiple demons or someone directing them.
• Chu He asked about the northern slum, realized the danger, and hurried there with Lu Feng, his other companions, Zhou Tao, and the Heavenly Martial Guards.

Chu He tracked the Blood-Devouring Spirit Ghost to an abandoned temple and found the wounded White Lotus Cult remnant it served. He injured the old man with a surprise attack and a powerful punch, but the remnant vowed to kill him.

• Chu He deduced that the Blood-Devouring Spirit Ghost would attack the northern slums, then pursued it after finding it feeding on a victim.
• The spirit ghost fled to an abandoned mountain god temple and gave vital essence to the old man hiding there.
• Chu He identified the old man as the escaped White Lotus Cult remnant and assessed that he had recovered to the second grade.
• Chu He tricked the old man into looking away and wounded him with a saber strike, but the remnant quickly recovered enough to fight back.
• The old man caught Chu He's saber and attacked, but Chu He struck him with the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art and sent him crashing into the temple wall.
• The old man recognized Chu He's cultivation art and declared that they would both die there.

Chu He killed the White Lotus elder by unleashing a soul attack and finishing him with the Demon-Suppressing Saber. He used the Demon Points he earned to advance to second rank just as a company commander and a large group arrived.

• The dying White Lotus elder invoked a secret art and attacked Chu He, but Chu He struck back and pierced his heart with a copper coin.
• The elder's secret art raised his strength, and he advanced on the exhausted Chu He, confident he would win.
• Chu He drew on his soul power and crippled the elder with soul attacks, then drove the Demon-Suppressing Saber into his chest and killed him.
• The system awarded Chu He fifty Demon Points, which he spent to raise the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art to its second layer early stage.
• Chu He broke through to second rank early stage as a company commander and at least a hundred others arrived at the mountain god temple.

Chu He met Tie Jun and the Green Mountain Commandery Demon Suppression Camp after killing a White Lotus Cult protector, and Tie Jun confirmed that Chu He would receive the credit. After Chu He killed a lurking Blood-Devouring Spirit Ghost, he refused Tie Jun’s offer to transfer camps and left with Lu Feng and the others.

• Tie Jun arrived at the Mountain God Temple with over a hundred Demon Suppression Guards and questioned Chu He about his identity and mission.
• Zhou Tao showed Tie Jun headquarters’ approval for Chu He’s help, while Lu Feng and his companions confirmed their mission and stood by Chu He.
• Tie Jun identified the dead man as a White Lotus Cult protector and said he would report Chu He’s achievement for review of his merit award.
• Tie Jun offered Chu He a transfer and a swift promotion to company commander, but Chu He declined.
• Chu He detected and killed a Blood-Devouring Spirit Ghost, whose valuable pouch-like material he removed.
• Chu He led Lu Feng and the others away, while Tie Jun ordered his guards to take the bodies back for examination.

After killing an old man, Chu He returned to the Chu residence and reflected on his rapidly growing power and his brother Chu Nan’s lost arm. His soul had reached Second Rank Late Stage while his cultivation was only Second Rank Early Stage, leaving his body under strain, and he decided he needed to hunt stronger demons to gain demon points.

• At the scene, Tie Jun and the Demon Suppression Guards discovered the old man's body had soul damage, but accepted that Chu He had acted within the rules and ordered the corpse taken away.
• Chu He returned to the Chu residence, advised Chu Nan not to risk harmful cultivation methods, and promised to restore his arm.
• Chu Nan told Elder Meng how Chu He had built the Chu family fortune from nothing, then said he had traded his arm for the life of someone dear to him.
• In his cultivation room, Chu He saw that cracks were spreading across his chest because his body could not keep pace with his growing soul.
• Chu He checked his attributes, found his soul had reached Second Rank Late Stage and his cultivation Second Rank Early Stage, and concluded he needed to kill higher-level demons to earn demon points quickly.

Chu He returned to the Yun Province headquarters after completing the Moon Ancient Village mission, while Sun plotted to use the Divine Sword Sect incident to undermine him. Chu He threatened Li Wan'er when she confronted him, then told Lu Feng and the others that overwhelming strength could defeat any scheme.

• Hundred Household Commander Sun learned that Chu He had cleared Moon Ancient Village and killed two Divine Sword Sect disciples, then ordered his company leader to spread the incident and provoke the sect.
• Chu He arrived at the Demon Suppression Bureau headquarters with Lu Feng and the other four, surprising guards with his breakthrough to second rank.
• Li Wan'er blocked Chu He and accused him of refusing to save her during their trial, but he held his saber to her neck and forced her to move aside.
• Chu He warned Li Wan'er that another confrontation could cost her life, then continued on with his companions.
• Lu Feng and the others worried that Chu He had offended a powerful family, but Chu He said they should become strong enough to make schemes and distractions irrelevant.

Chu He returned from a successful mission and learned that the battalion would select a new chief banner officer before a dangerous joint mission. Confident he would win, he chose the Yin-Yang Nine Imperial Controls and began mastering it with Demon Points.

• Chu He reported his mission results to Zhang Wei, who praised him for completing two missions and killing a White Lotus Cult protector.
• Zhang Wei announced an upcoming joint mission and a chief banner officer selection to replace Yuanbao, with the contest set for the day after tomorrow.
• Zhang Wei privately congratulated Chu He on reaching second grade and offered him a chance to choose a fourth-grade martial skill as a reward.
• Chu He declared that he would become chief banner officer, then went to the Cultivation Arts Pavilion and selected the Yin-Yang Nine Imperial Controls.
• Chu He returned to his quarters, instructed Lu Feng and the other four to train on their own, and used Demon Points to master the new art.