Chapter Summaries

Mary sought refuge at Uncle Nine’s morgue after Shi Shaojian tried to molest her, and Lin Yu’s Protection Talisman injured Shi Shaojian’s soul. Shi Jian preserved his dying son with an evil art, while Mary later woke from a nightmare and went to Lin Yu’s room for comfort.

• Mary told Uncle Nine that Shi Shaojian had appeared beside her bed, and Lin Yu’s Protection Talisman drove him away.
• Uncle Nine let Mary stay at the morgue, while Lin Yu’s reaction suggested that his talisman had injured Shi Shaojian’s soul.
• Shi Shaojian returned to his body in agony, named Lin Jiu before losing consciousness, and Shi Jian used an evil art to preserve him and the remnant of his soul.
• Mary dreamed that a black figure attacked her, woke terrified, and went to Lin Yu’s room with her blanket.
• Lin Yu let Mary sleep on his bed and asked whether she had had a nightmare.

Lin Yu and Mary shared a quiet moment before Uncle Nine warned them that someone might target Lin Yu. Ren Fa then sought their help for Ren Tingting, whom Uncle Nine suspected was being haunted by an evil spirit, and the group waited for nightfall to confront it.

• Mary denied having cried, and Lin Yu quietly tucked her into bed before she fell asleep feeling safe.
• The next morning, Uncle Nine warned Lin Yu and Mary to stay cautious because Shi Jian might seek revenge for Shi Shaojian.
• Ren Fa arrived urgently and asked Lin Yu and Uncle Nine to save Ren Tingting, who had stopped eating and sleeping and acted strangely at night.
• Uncle Nine took Lin Yu, Mary, Wen Cai, and Qiu Sheng to the Ren Mansion and found Ren Tingting pale, vacant, and unable to speak.
• Lin Yu comforted Ren Tingting, while Mary felt jealous watching him hold her hand.
• Uncle Nine suspected an evil spirit was haunting Ren Tingting and decided they would wait until night to destroy it.

Lin Yu and Uncle Nine trapped and subdued the female ghost tormenting Ren Tingting, but the ghost’s Yin Qi had left her dangerously weak. Uncle Nine promised to nourish her health monthly, then returned with Lin Yu and the others to the mortuary, where they sensed a far stronger presence of Yin Qi.

• Lin Yu used his spiritual power to drive Yin Qi from Ren Tingting and warm her body while Uncle Nine prepared to lure out the ghost.
• Uncle Nine restrained Ren Tingting as the ghost appeared, and Lin Yu struck it with a talisman.
• Uncle Nine and Wen Cai, Qiu Sheng, and the others sealed the exits, trapping the injured female ghost, whom Uncle Nine captured with a jade pendant and gourd.
• Uncle Nine warned Ren Fa that Ren Tingting had been badly weakened and agreed to nourish her body each month.
• Uncle Nine led Lin Yu and the others back to the mortuary, where they sensed dense Yin Qi far stronger than the female ghost’s.

Lin Yu accompanied Uncle Nine to return the escaped ghosts to four ghost messengers, then used Erlang, the Illustrious Sage and True Lord's protection to force them to show respect and return Uncle Nine's paper money. The messengers left with the ghosts and gave Lin Yu a token to summon them in the future.

• Lin Yu brought the True Lord's spirit tablet and joined Uncle Nine as he carried the ghost jar to meet the waiting messengers.
• Lin Yu rebuked the ghost messengers for addressing Uncle Nine rudely, and one attacked him with a soul-binding chain.
• The True Lord's silver light blocked the chain, and his divine figure appeared, forcing the four messengers to kneel and beg for mercy.
• Lin Yu stopped the True Lord from striking and ordered the messengers to report the ghosts' deaths truthfully and punish the ghosts bearing blood Qi.
• Lin Yu made the messengers return Uncle Nine's paper money, then accepted a token from their leader so he could summon them later.

Lin Yu dealt with Xiao Li after the ghost officers left, then discovered she was Zhong Kui's younger sister and decided to let her remain by his side. Xiao Li celebrated by hugging and kissing him, while Lin Yu secretly planned to rely on her powerful family ties.

• Lin Yu admitted to Uncle Nine that he had used the True Lord's appearance to frighten the ghost officers, then offered incense to thank the True Lord and got slapped for being stingy.
• Lin Yu shook Xiao Li in her gourd and threatened to send her to the underworld, but she begged to stay with him.
• Lin Yu summoned a ghost officer and asked him to take Xiao Li away, but the officer revealed that she was Lord Zhong Kui's younger sister.
• Lin Yu decided to let Xiao Li stay in the mortal world, reasoning that he could rely on her and summon Zhong Kui if danger arose.
• Xiao Li hugged and kissed Lin Yu after the ghost officer departed, and Lin Yu called her a female hooligan.

Lin Yu continued developing his cultivation while keeping Xiao Li under control, but the morning brought news of a mass death in Qian Family Town. He accompanied Uncle Nine and the others to investigate, where they found the ground covered in corpses.

• Lin Yu sent Xiao Li back into her gourd and continued studying the divine abilities and refining his cultivation path.
• Xiao Li urged Lin Yu to rest, then watched him sleep before greeting him the next morning.
• Wen Cai told Lin Yu that many people had been found dead in neighboring Qian Family Town, and Lin Yu set out with him to investigate.
• Xiao Li secretly attached her gourd to Lin Yu and joined the group as Uncle Nine led them toward the town.
• Lin Yu and Uncle Nine pushed through the crowd, and Wen Cai pointed out the corpses covering the ground.

Uncle Nine investigated the deaths in Qian Family Town and visited Shi Jian, while Lin Yu used Nightmare Prayer on Shi Shaojian and made him blurt out a possible confession. The group left Shi Jian’s sanctuary in silence, with Uncle Nine signaling that they should discuss their suspicions away from the listening senior brother.

• Uncle Nine found that all the victims had died in a yin year, on a yin day, at a yin hour, and decided to speak with Shi Jian.
• Uncle Nine brought Lin Yu and Jia Le to Shi Jian’s sanctuary, where Shi Jian denied responsibility and promised to deal with any evil Daoist.
• Shi Shaojian emerged and defended Shi Jian, then blurted out, “So what if my master killed those people?!” before Shi Jian silenced him.
• Lin Yu revealed that he had used Nightmare Prayer on Shi Shaojian, making him unwittingly speak his innermost thoughts.
• Uncle Nine stopped Lin Yu from discussing Shi Jian at the sanctuary, and the three returned toward the mortuary in silence.

Lin Yu told Uncle Nine that Shi Shaojian seemed no longer human, and Uncle Nine decided to investigate. Back at the funeral home, Uncle Nine ordered Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng to test Shi Shaojian with a silver needle.

• Lin Yu explained that he sensed corpse Qi, demonic Qi, and traces of the dead on Shi Shaojian, while privately suspecting Shi Jian and Shi Shaojian were behind the deaths.
• Uncle Nine agreed to have his senior brothers investigate Shi Shaojian, and Jia Le reasoned that Shi Jian was the likely murderer.
• Uncle Nine returned to the funeral home and found Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng had been sleeping instead of keeping watch.
• Uncle Nine scolded Qiu Sheng with a wooden stick, then ordered him and Wen Cai to prick Shi Shaojian's yang acupoint with a silver needle.
• Qiu Sheng took the needle and hurried off with Wen Cai, while Lin Yu wondered whether to follow them and Mary laughed at their antics.

Lin Yu worried about Shi Jian’s possible retaliation and ordered Jia Le to focus on training while he tried to study. In the chat group, a Sign-In System arrived and revealed it had no host, prompting Xiao Yan to offer himself.

• Lin Yu told Jia Le to train his body, draw talismans, and cultivate while he returned to his room to read.
• Mary followed Lin Yu into his room, and he tried to ignore her and concentrate on his book.
• Distracted by Shi Jian’s threat, Lin Yu opened the chat group to unwind.
• The Sign-In System joined the chat group, and Su Xiaoxiao warned members not to mock it.
• The Sign-In System said there were many prospective hosts in the group and that it had no host yet.
• Xiao Yan eagerly asked the Sign-In System to choose him as its host.

The group members learned that systems could grant powerful rewards, while the Sign-In System revealed its unlucky host and began handing out treasures in a group red envelope. Lin Yu grabbed a Five Elements Immortal Bamboo and hoped the system would send more after it admitted it had swapped out its host’s rewards.

• Su Xiaoxiao explained that a system could act like a life cheat, making the group members envy whoever had one.
• On Mount Wudang, Zhang Sanfeng worried about Zhang Wuji but accepted that the steep cliff might be part of his fate.
• The Sign-In System shared a picture of its host, who had drawn the Sunflower Manual, and Su Xiaoxiao explained its requirement to castrate oneself.
• The Sign-In System sent a red envelope, and Lin Yu grabbed a Five Elements Immortal Bamboo while other members received treasures and abilities.
• The Sign-In System said it had swapped out its host’s sign-in rewards because he was mean to it, and Lin Yu hoped it would send more.

Lin Yu struggled to store the Five Elements Immortal Bamboo, spending points on a storage ring before buying a stronger Spirit Naitem. After securing the bamboo and absorbing the spiritual Qi it released, he found Mary asleep beside him as evening fell.

• Lin Yu examined the Five Elements Immortal Bamboo and hesitated to sell it for 500,000 points, fearing the chat group would charge far more to buy it back.
• Lin Yu used Grotto-Heaven on a gourd, but the resulting space was too small to hold the bamboo.
• Lin Yu bought a low-grade storage ring from Xiao Yan, but it broke when he tried to store the bamboo inside.
• Lin Yu bought a high-grade Spirit Naitem for two thousand points and safely stored the Five Elements Immortal Bamboo in it.
• Lin Yu absorbed the spiritual Qi filling his room until evening, then covered the sleeping Mary with a piece of clothing; she woke groggily.

Lin Yu relaxed in a rocking chair and unexpectedly entered a profound state of attaining the Dao, while Uncle Nine tried not to disturb him. Mary was startled by strange movements in her room, and Uncle Nine explained that Lin Yu’s cultivation was causing them.

• Mary woke briefly, then returned to sleep in Lin Yu’s bed as he went outside to sit with Uncle Nine.
• Lin Yu relaxed in a rocking chair, recalled the Kunpeng scripture, and began attaining the Dao.
• Uncle Nine recognized the enormous fish-and-bird phenomenon forming behind Lin Yu and froze to avoid interrupting him.
• Mary’s quilt repeatedly flew across the room, frightening her awake.
• Uncle Nine appeared and told Mary that Xiao Yu was attaining the Dao and she should stay quiet.

Lin Yu reached a critical stage in comprehending the Dao while Uncle Nine guarded him and chose not to study the insights for his own benefit. Xiao Li remained trapped inside the sealed gourd, while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng played at fighting on their way to the morgue.

• Uncle Nine sealed Xiao Li inside a gourd with a talisman and carried it out of the room to guard Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu floated above his chair as he comprehended the Dao and understood the freedom represented by the “Carefree Wanderer.”
• Uncle Nine resisted the temptation to study Lin Yu’s comprehension and stood guard with his back turned.
• Xiao Li regretted frightening the woman and rolled around inside the dark gourd out of boredom.
• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng staged a playful duel with branches as they headed toward the morgue, leaving it unclear whether they had completed Uncle Nine’s task.

Uncle Nine stopped Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng from disturbing Shi Shaojian as he comprehended the Dao, then learned that Shi Shaojian had become a Corpse Demon responsible for the deaths in Qian Family Village. He decided to expose the demon with Hundred Treasures Soup and sent his disciples to gather its ingredients.

• Uncle Nine dragged Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng away from the mortuary so they would not disturb Shi Shaojian, then scolded them for complaining about their chores.
• Qiu Sheng gave Uncle Nine a blackened silver needle coated in green liquid, and Uncle Nine identified Shi Shaojian as a Corpse Demon who had killed the people of Qian Family Village.
• Uncle Nine rejected Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng's suggestions to involve the authorities because they had no proof and ordinary people could not handle the demon.
• Uncle Nine planned to use Hundred Treasures Soup to reveal Shi Shaojian's true form and gave Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng a book listing the ingredients.
• Uncle Nine ordered Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng to go into town and collect the ingredients, and they reluctantly set off.

Lin Yu finished his enlightenment and mastered the Kunpeng Precious Technique, while Uncle Nine confirmed that Shi Jian had killed innocents in Qian Family Village. Uncle Nine resolved to prepare to confront Shi Jian and the corpse demon, though his grief over fighting his eldest senior brother weighed on him.

• Lin Yu ended his enlightenment, discovered he could glide, and learned the Kunpeng Precious Technique.
• Lin Yu tested the technique, moving rapidly across the courtyard before returning to his rocking chair.
• Uncle Nine checked on Lin Yu and confirmed that Lin Yu had come through his enlightenment safely.
• Uncle Nine told Lin Yu that Shi Jian had killed people in Qian Family Village and worried about the karmic consequences.
• Uncle Nine said he would prepare to stop Shi Jian and eliminate the corpse demon once his other disciples returned.

Lin Yu worried about Shi Jian’s strength while Uncle Nine prepared talismans and urged his disciples to flee if he lost. A new chat group member, Son Goku, joined, and Su Xiaoxiao revealed the future events of Dragon Ball Super to him.

• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng searched the streets for Shi Shaojian with jars of Hundred Treasures Soup, while Lin Yu stayed behind to cultivate.
• Lin Yu brought breakfast to Uncle Nine and asked whether he could defeat Shi Jian; Uncle Nine told him to take Jia Le and the others away if the fight went badly.
• Lin Yu refused to abandon Uncle Nine and offered incense to the Three-Eyed Divine Lord as a possible last resort.
• Son Goku joined the chat group and told Su Xiaoxiao he was about 36, counting the years he had spent dead.
• Su Xiaoxiao identified Goku’s place in the timeline and told him the plot of Dragon Ball Super, exciting him about the powerful fighters he would meet.

Lin Yu won a drop of Jiang Chen's Pangu Clan essence blood and learned that it had been improved to remove its blood addiction and energy-absorption flaws. He offered it to Uncle Nine, who remained wary of gaining power without a price.

• Lin Yu snatched Jiang Chen's essence blood from the Sign-In System's red packet and had the chat group scan it.
• The scan revealed that absorbing the improved blood could make Lin Yu a second-generation Pangu Clan zombie without blood addiction.
• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng returned bruised after failing to complete Uncle Nine's task involving Shi Shaojian.
• Lin Yu pulled Uncle Nine aside and showed him the essence blood, explaining that it could grant Pangu Clan power.
• Uncle Nine asked what price came with the power, leaving Lin Yu unsure how to explain the blood's original flaws.

Lin Yu persuaded Uncle Nine to absorb the modified Pangu Clan blood, and Uncle Nine endured a painful transformation before unleashing a terrifying roar. He controlled his new power, chased down Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, and returned with both of them unconscious.

• Lin Yu explained the blood’s abilities and drawbacks, and Uncle Nine stored it while Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng eavesdropped outside the door.
• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng fell into the room, admitted they had been listening, and asked for the blood before Uncle Nine ordered them to face the wall.
• Lin Yu urged Uncle Nine to absorb the blood, and Uncle Nine swallowed it while Lin Yu kept watch.
• Uncle Nine endured the painful transformation and roared, frightening Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng as animals nearby bowed toward him.
• Uncle Nine suppressed his surging power, flashed after the fleeing Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, and returned with them unconscious.

Uncle Nine discovered that his transformed body let him absorb spiritual energy and wield supernatural abilities without losing his Daoist cultivation. After sensing Shi Shaojian’s Corpse Qi, he rushed to confront him, where Shi Jian killed his own son after the truth came out.

• Uncle Nine reassured Lin Yu that he did not crave blood and demonstrated his new speed, lightning, fire, and telekinesis abilities.
• Uncle Nine sensed Corpse Qi within Shi Shaojian and hurried away after warning Lin Yu that Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng might be in danger.
• Lin Yu told Jia Le that trouble might come to their door and urged him to prepare for a fierce battle.
• Shi Jian learned the truth about Shi Shaojian and killed him with a palm strike in front of Uncle Nine.
• Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng made insensitive remarks, and Shi Jian angrily said he did not blame them.

Shi Jian revived Shi Shaojian and sent ghosts to attack Uncle Nine’s mortuary, while Uncle Nine let Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai fight them for practice. After they were exhausted, Uncle Nine prepared to test his newly gained energy as lightning gathered overhead.

• After Uncle Nine left, Shi Jian struck Shi Shaojian’s corpse with Yin lightning and cast a spell to make him stand.
• On the way back, Uncle Nine sensed an imminent spell duel with Shi Jian and hurried everyone to the mortuary.
• Uncle Nine gave Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai talismans and left them to hold off the ghosts while he, Lin Yu, and Jia Le stayed inside.
• Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai fought the ghosts until their talismans ran out, then Qiu Sheng used Daoist arts to keep them at bay.
• Uncle Nine sent Lin Yu to bring Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai inside, then summoned lightning to test his accumulated energy.