Devouring Evil Through Martial Practice, Vanquishing Demons Across the Heavens

"Paper talismans, wooden swords, scriptures-those purely traditional methods of exorcism aren't popular anymore. These days, even an occult practitioner has to bring along a two-hundred-pound incense burner for self-defense. Without martial training, you couldn't even swing it.

As the saying goes, you can go ten years without drawing a talisman, but first you must master Iron Body Qigong!"

"But does martial arts training really qualify you to perform exorcisms?"

"Heh. Ask around anywhere you like. Who would dare claim they're more qualified than me?

Nobody~ understands exorcism~~ better than I do!"

In his early days, Chu Tian Shu had no idea how wild he would eventually become. He dutifully took his medicine and looked after his health, occasionally skewered a few unclean things to death, and worked out how to earn a little more on his next job.

Until he awakened a certain token.

Gunfire and cannon blasts erupt everywhere, unrest grips the land, and even the borderlands feel the echoes. A sinister sorcerer leads a wildcat and spits out insects; a devious old villain erects an altar to steal years of life; a regiment commander with a body tempered like iron harbors grand ambitions; a reclusive boxing master moves house...

A dynasty enjoys a resurgence, but the lingering unrest has yet to settle. Soldiers from broken armies become bounty hunters, taking posted contracts to hunt down criminals. They speak not of honor or justice, only of three meals a day and money for wine. Unfortunately, a soldier's blood runs too hot and smells too sweet. The blades they carry for protection have cut down far more than the living...

Green mountains, clear waters, swift horses, and the martial world. Young heroes still burn with youthful spirit, while powerful overlords drown in decadent pleasures. Gang leaders seek reputations that will overawe both banks of the great river, and evil spirits have begun to take shape within an assassin's sword techniques...

Chu Tian Shu falls in love with traveling strange lands and landing devastating blows with every punch, only to discover that life back home gives him more and more to look forward to, too. There are surprises everywhere!

Demons and monsters prowl beneath clouds that blot out the sun. Unmanned boats ferry only snakes and rats; brides emerge from hollow trees; feathers drift through high-rises; a blue-robed figure lurks on the riverbed; an old cat teaches boxing; corpses go street racing...

For a fine young man born into such a world, there is only one thing to do: train hard. Train hard, and forge courage and strength enough to shake the heavens!

Only then can he... stroll as though through a quiet courtyard, swim across the mighty Yangtze, and gaze to the horizon where the skies of Chu stretch wide!