Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu joined Uncle Nine’s Maoshan sect and received the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique, but struggled to understand it. He discovered a cross-world chat group, won 1,000 points on his first check-in, and left Su Xiaoxiao investigating whether his world was the zombie world she knew.

• Lin Yu completed his apprenticeship ceremony under Uncle Nine and was welcomed by senior brothers Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng.
• Uncle Nine showed Lin Yu the library and gave him the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique to study.
• Lin Yu found the cultivation text difficult to understand and opened the chat group that had appeared in his mind.
• Su Xiaoxiao explained the group’s functions, and Lin Yu checked in for 1,000 points.
• Zhang Sanfeng told Lin Yu that Su Xiaoxiao might know his world’s future through movies and storybooks.
• Su Xiaoxiao checked Lin Yu’s profile and wondered whether his zombie world was one she recognized.

Lin Yu joined Su Xiaoxiao’s chat group and learned that his new master, Uncle Nine, belonged to the world of Mr. Vampire. After using points to learn the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique, Lin Yu received Heaven-Defying Comprehension and quickly began attracting spiritual Qi, impressing Uncle Nine.

• Lin Yu told Su Xiaoxiao that his master was Lin Jiu, and she identified him as Uncle Nine from the Mr. Vampire world.
• Su Xiaoxiao uploaded the movie plot and warned Lin Yu about the ghosts and monsters he would face, while asking him to watch for unwanted talismans from Uncle Nine.
• Lin Yu sent Su Xiaoxiao ten points, then left the chat group to study the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique.
• Lin Yu spent 50 points to reach its beginner level and found that the system had taught him only the basics.
• The system granted Lin Yu Heaven-Defying Comprehension, and he quickly immersed himself in the technique as spiritual Qi gathered toward his room.
• Uncle Nine sensed the spiritual Qi and realized Lin Yu might have found his Qi sense unusually quickly, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng remained unaware.

Lin Yu mastered the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique and discovered flaws he lacked the knowledge to fix, then emerged after successfully cultivating Qi in half a day. Uncle Nine celebrated his talent and planned to teach him demon-subduing skills the next day, while Lin Yu worried about Wen Cai’s laziness and lack of progress.

• Lin Yu’s comprehension prompt confirmed that he had found many flaws in the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique but could not yet complete it.
• Lin Yu recalled how he had transmigrated into a child’s body, encountered a weasel spirit, and been rescued and taken in by Uncle Nine.
• Uncle Nine sensed the spiritual power in Lin Yu and was astonished that he had begun cultivating in half a day, then cautioned him against becoming impatient or proud.
• Uncle Nine promised to teach Lin Yu his first demon-subduing skill the next day, while Wen Cai admitted he was too stupid to learn and was scolded by Uncle Nine.
• Lin Yu left Wen Cai to clear the dishes and went to cultivate, privately wondering why Uncle Nine had kept Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng as disciples.

Lin Yu mastered the Seven Star Steps after watching Uncle Nine demonstrate them, then learned that Maoshan’s Qi Refining Technique was an incomplete ancient inheritance. Uncle Nine explained Maoshan’s lost glory and decline, while Lin Yu resolved to rely on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension to find a path forward.

• Uncle Nine taught Lin Yu the Seven Star Steps, and Lin Yu comprehended and mastered the technique while watching the demonstration.
• Uncle Nine woke Wen Cai with his cane and scolded him for being lazy and unable to remember the Seven Star Steps.
• Lin Yu told Uncle Nine that parts of the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique felt wrong, and Uncle Nine confirmed his meridians were normal while recognizing his unusual insight.
• Uncle Nine explained that the technique was once called the Jade Maiden and Joy God Technique and that Maoshan’s inheritance had been cut off from the Heavenly Court.
• Uncle Nine told Lin Yu that Maoshan had suffered a devastating decline after its founders fought a powerful mutated zombie during the Song dynasty.

Lin Yu learned about the Age of Dharma Decline and Maoshan’s plans for his future before Uncle Nine began teaching his disciples to draw talismans. Lin Yu comprehended the Way of Talismans immediately, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng struggled and were assigned daily practice.

• Uncle Nine explained that spiritual Qi was scarce, baleful Qi was abundant, and Maoshan’s patriarchs had arranged possible Underworld positions for Lin Yu through accumulated merit.
• At breakfast, Uncle Nine scolded Wen Cai and ordered him to boil an egg for Lin Yu, then Qiu Sheng arrived at the mortuary around noon.
• Uncle Nine made Lin Yu, Wen Cai, and Qiu Sheng bathe and burn incense before gathering them in the courtyard to teach them to draw talismans that warded off evil.
• Watching Uncle Nine draw a talisman, Lin Yu entered enlightenment and comprehended the Way of Talismans, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng failed to follow the lesson.
• Uncle Nine ordered the three disciples to practice daily and learn to draw a talisman within a week; Lin Yu revealed that he had already learned it, and Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai returned to fooling around.

Lin Yu showed Uncle Nine that he could draw flawless talismans with astonishing ease, then used chat-group points to rapidly advance his cultivation. He reached the Early Daoist Stage and collapsed onto his bed, overwhelmed by the breakthrough’s pleasurable sensation.

• Lin Yu drew a second Evil-Dispelling Talisman for Uncle Nine, who was amazed and offered incense to Maoshan’s ancestral masters.
• The ancestral masters inspected Lin Yu’s talismans and were shocked by his talent, then slapped Uncle Nine for showing off and lying down.
• Uncle Nine found Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng asleep at their desks with scribbles on their faces and approached them with a cane.
• Lin Yu checked in with the chat group, received 150 points, and learned that points could be spent to increase his strength.
• Lin Yu spent points to advance from his current cultivation to the Early Daoist Stage, then collapsed onto his bed from the intense sensation.

After breaking through to the Daoist Realm, Lin Yu agreed to make talismans for Su Xiaoxiao in exchange for group points. He sent her several finished talismans, including a weak blue Five Thunder Talisman.

• Lin Yu reached the Daoist Realm and received a request from Omniscient and Omnipotent to supply talismans.
• Lin Yu asked Uncle Nine for yellow paper, then checked with Su Xiaoxiao about which talismans she needed.
• Lin Yu studied the Maoshan Talisman Compendium but failed to fully comprehend how to draw talismans without a brush.
• Lin Yu drew three Evil-Dispelling Talismans, two protective talismans, and a blue Five Thunder Talisman that lacked spiritual power.
• Lin Yu sent the talismans to Su Xiaoxiao in an exclusive red packet.

Lin Yu traded talismans with Su Xiaoxiao, then spent a week cultivating and studying before joining Uncle Nine and Wen Cai on an outing in Ren Family Town. After Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng took him to the House of Courtesans, the two older disciples worried Uncle Nine would find out.

• Su Xiaoxiao mistook Lin Yu’s blue Five Thunder Talisman for a gift from Uncle Nine, sent him her spare points, and learned he had drawn the talismans himself.
• Su Xiaoxiao told Lin Yu that supernatural horrors threatened her world, and Lin Yu promised to protect her if she faced danger.
• Lin Yu spent a week cultivating and studying Uncle Nine’s books while checking in with the chat group and receiving fewer points.
• Uncle Nine took Lin Yu and Wen Cai into town, where villagers welcomed them and Uncle Nine left Wen Cai money to order clothes for Lin Yu.
• Wen Cai ran into Qiu Sheng, who picked up Lin Yu and took him and Wen Cai to look at the House of Courtesans.
• Wen Cai covered Lin Yu’s eyes and worried that Uncle Nine would punish them for bringing him there.

Lin Yu, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai encountered a female ghost disguised as an injured woman, and Lin Yu recognized her before his senior brothers did. Qiu Sheng tested her with talisman water, exposing her, while Wen Cai remained bewitched by her appearance.

• Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai fled the courtesans’ house, then collided with a parasol-carrying woman in an alley while Lin Yu dodged her.
• Lin Yu sensed the woman’s unnatural coldness and used a technique to see her rotting ghostly face, but Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai helped her into a nearby house.
• Lin Yu warned Qiu Sheng that the woman was a ghost and gave him an evil-warding talisman to soak in water.
• The female ghost drank the talisman water, screamed, and began smoking, confirming Lin Yu’s warning.
• Qiu Sheng called Wen Cai stupid and explained that the woman was a ghost, but Wen Cai still struggled to believe him.

Lin Yu trapped the female ghost and the weasel spirit in his newly created Five Spirits Demon-Slaying Formation after the weasel returned for revenge. He struck them with a Five Thunder Talisman, killing both while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng watched in shock.

• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng panicked as the female ghost sealed the exit, then the weasel spirit emerged and revealed it had enlisted her help with the promise of its demon core.
• Lin Yu stalled the monsters while revealing that he had secretly set up the Five Spirits Demon-Slaying Formation around the house.
• Lin Yu activated the formation and pinned the female ghost and weasel spirit to the ground, leaving them unable to move.
• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng tried to attack the trapped monsters, but Lin Yu warned them not to damage the formation.
• Lin Yu ignored the female ghost's pleas for mercy and used a Five Thunder Talisman to strike and kill both monsters.

Lin Yu returned to the mortuary with Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai after killing the monsters and collecting their demon cores. Uncle Nine learned what had happened, punished the two older disciples, and discovered that Lin Yu had already reached a remarkable level of cultivation for an eight-year-old.

• Lin Yu took two refined demon cores from the ashes, then made Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai promise not to tell Uncle Nine about their misbehavior.
• Uncle Nine questioned the three after lunch, and Lin Yu recounted how Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai had encountered the monsters and how he had defeated them.
• Uncle Nine ordered Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to train under his supervision and made them kneel before the founding master until dark.
• Uncle Nine examined Lin Yu's demon cores, warned him about dangers hidden in monster cores, and returned them after sensing their pure spiritual power.
• Uncle Nine asked Lin Yu what cultivation stage he had reached and marveled that he could defeat powerful monsters at only eight years old.

Lin Yu continued cultivating and met his martial uncle Four Eyes, who arrived at Uncle Nine’s home with a procession of corpses. When Lin Yu went to check the guest room, he encountered a coffin disturbance and a “zombie” leaping out.

• Uncle Nine mistook Lin Yu’s claim of reaching the Daoist Realm for a breakthrough to the Dao Child Realm, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng complained about having to kneel.
• Four Eyes arrived at night with his corpse procession, and Uncle Nine introduced Lin Yu as his new disciple.
• Lin Yu held out his hand for a first-meeting gift, and Uncle Nine stopped Four Eyes from fobbing him off with a random trinket.
• Uncle Nine sent Lin Yu to check the guest room, where Lin Yu found Wen Cai missing and offered incense to Four Eyes’s clients.
• The incense sank and flew out, then a coffin lid flew off and a “zombie” sprang toward Lin Yu.

Lin Yu shocked and beat Qiu Sheng after mistaking his zombie disguise for a real threat, then accidentally freed Four Eyes’ walking corpses when Wen Cai knocked over the lamp. Uncle Nine and Four Eyes arrived to deal with the chaos, while Lin Yu showed off his speed and new technique among the corpses.

• Lin Yu used his 36V Thunder Talisman and kicked Qiu Sheng until he recognized him, then frightened Wen Cai into overturning the table as he fled.
• The overturned table smashed the corpse-controlling lamp, and Four Eyes’ walking corpses broke free and attacked Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu used the Demon-Subduing Seal and Seven Star Steps to immobilize the corpses while Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai returned and spotted one escaping.
• Uncle Nine restrained Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, mistaking them for zombies and injuring Four Eyes’ clients before Four Eyes identified them.
• Uncle Nine and Four Eyes rushed to the morgue and helped Lin Yu deal with the walking corpses, leaving Four Eyes lamenting his ruined clients.

Four Eyes stayed at Uncle Nine’s mortuary after Uncle Nine tempted him with foreign tea, and the group later went to dine with Ren Fa. The chapter ended with Ren Fa taking an interest in Lin Yu after Uncle Nine praised the boy’s talent.

• Four Eyes counted the returned corpses, found Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng among the extra two, and decided to stay after Uncle Nine offered him foreign tea.
• Uncle Nine took Lin Yu, Wen Cai, Qiu Sheng, and Four Eyes out for foreign tea, while Four Eyes teased Uncle Nine about his standing in Ren Family Town.
• Lin Yu joked that Four Eyes’s mountain home resembled a corpse-nurturing ground, and Four Eyes was astonished to learn Lin Yu had studied for only a month.
• At the restaurant, Wen Cai told the waiter that Ren Fa had reserved a table, and the group joined Ren Fa upstairs at a larger table.
• Uncle Nine introduced Four Eyes and his disciples to Ren Fa, praised Lin Yu as his most talented disciple, and prompted Ren Fa to consider the boy.

Uncle Nine brought Lin Yu, Wen Cai, and Qiu Sheng to meet Master Ren, where Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng embarrassed themselves by staring at Ren Tingting. Lin Yu charmed Ren Tingting and impressed the group by reading the foreign-language menu, and the gathering continued with food and drinks ordered.

• Uncle Nine introduced Lin Yu to Master Ren, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng felt slighted by their brief introductions.
• Ren Tingting arrived, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng stared at her and made lewd remarks that disgusted her.
• Ren Tingting struck up a friendly conversation with Lin Yu, pinched his cheek, and offered to treat him to food.
• Lin Yu read the English menu and ordered pastries and coffee for the group, impressing Master Ren and Ren Tingting.
• Ren Tingting changed Lin Yu's coffee order to milk and affectionately pinched his nose after he thanked her.

At a café, Ren Fa hired Uncle Nine to exhume and rebury his father’s coffin, and Lin Yu helped the group figure out how to drink coffee. Ren Tingting then took Lin Yu shopping, with Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng tagging along.

• Ren Fa insisted on exhuming his father’s coffin because the family business had declined, and Uncle Nine agreed to do the work three days later.
• Wen Cai blurted out that they would need money, awkwardly prompting Ren Fa to smooth over the exchange.
• Lin Yu showed Uncle Nine how to pour milk into his coffee, and the others followed his example.
• Ren Tingting asked Lin Yu to accompany her shopping, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng hurried after them.
• Ren Tingting bought things for herself and Lin Yu as the group visited several shops, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng carried the purchases.

Lin Yu received Four Eyes's Maoshan God-Invoking Technique and decided to cultivate it despite its restrictions, planning to wait until Uncle Nine could watch over him. In the chat group, Shi Hao worried about his bleak future, and the members promised to help him protect Stone Village.

• Uncle Nine gave Lin Yu the God-Invoking Technique that Four Eyes had chosen to pass on to him.
• Lin Yu studied the manual, learned that the technique required him to preserve his purity, and resolved to practice it under Uncle Nine's supervision.
• Lin Yu joined the chat group, where Shi Hao said he had stolen a Green Scaled Eagle's egg and worried about the future he had learned about.
• Su Xiaoxiao urged Shi Hao to cultivate, while Lin Yu, Huang Rong, and Zhang Sanfeng reassured him that they would help him face future threats.

Lin Yu began the God-Invoking Technique and searched the paths to the immortals’ realms, but found them broken in the Age of Dharma’s End. A giant hand carried his divine soul to a Marshal’s Palace, where an unseen powerful god claimed him, and Lin Yu returned saying he had found an orthodox god.

• Uncle Nine drew talismans on Lin Yu and used divine incense to begin the God-Invoking Technique.
• Lin Yu followed the paths to the immortals’ realms, but found them broken and saw no suitable gods to invite.
• As Lin Yu headed back, a giant hand seized his divine soul and carried him to a Marshal’s Palace.
• Dogs barked inside the temple until a majestic voice commanded Lin Yu’s divine soul to stay still, and a powerful figure began to emerge.
• Lin Yu returned to Uncle Nine and said he had found an orthodox god, though he could not remember the god’s appearance.
• Lin Yu showed Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng a mark on his forehead and invited them to guess which immortal he had summoned.

Lin Yu successfully invoked Erlang Shen, received a divine mark, and began making offerings to him, while Uncle Nine warned him to treat the connection seriously. The next day, Lin Yu and the others joined the Ren family to relocate Ren Weiyong’s grave, and Uncle Nine approved the start of the excavation.

• Erlang Shen told Lin Yu that he stood out from other people seeking divine guidance, then granted him a divine mark as Lin Yu’s soul returned to his body.
• Uncle Nine instructed Lin Yu to make daily offerings, and Lin Yu inscribed Erlang Shen’s divine title on a spirit tablet.
• Lin Yu encouraged Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng to practice by promising to help them get started, while Uncle Nine cautioned him not to bother Erlang Shen for them.
• The next day, Lin Yu and his companions gathered with the Ren family to relocate Ren Weiyong’s grave, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng admired Ren Tingting.
• Uncle Nine identified the grave’s feng shui as a Dragonfly-Touching-Water site and explained that the coffin needed a ritual burial, then permitted the workers to begin digging.

Lin Yu explained how Ren Fa’s family had ruined the Dragonfly-Touching-Water Feng Shui Site, while Uncle Nine discovered that Ren Weiyong’s corpse had become dangerous after twenty years of burial. Ren Fa refused cremation, so Uncle Nine took the corpse to the mortuary, and Lin Yu warned Ren Tingting that her grandfather’s accumulated resentment had grown powerful.

• Lin Yu explained that cement had stopped water from reaching Ren Weiyong’s coffin and ruined the feng shui site, while Uncle Nine questioned Ren Fa about how his family acquired the land.
• A Wei shoved Lin Yu, so Uncle Nine knocked him down, and Lin Yu secretly used a Bad Luck Talisman on him.
• The workers opened Ren Weiyong’s coffin, releasing black Qi, and Uncle Nine saw that the corpse looked unchanged after twenty years.
• Uncle Nine urged Ren Fa to cremate the corpse, but Ren Fa refused and agreed only to leave it at the mortuary until a new grave site could be found.
• Lin Yu told Ren Tingting that her grandfather had been buried head-down in a ruined site that absorbed Scarlet Yang Qi, causing his resentment to build for twenty years.