[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h":3,"chapter-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Devouring Evil, Exterminating Demons Across All Heavens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2267060,4426,"Chapter 115: Living for What You Love","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>Under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Changling lay on the ground, face turned toward the Maitreya Hall, his eyes dimmed, blood gushing from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai sat on the threshold of the Maitreya Hall, lips purple, breathing heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind sat beside him, unhooked his wine gourd, and poured a thin stream of fiery liquor onto his thigh wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind’s face twisted into a knot. “No wonder it’s Yu Hua wine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A liquor potent enough to ignite directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation of it pouring over a wound was truly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui leaned against the doorframe, barely lifting his eyelids to glance around, then said, “He’s back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu was drenched in blood, leaping over the high wall with a severed head in hand, stumbling slightly as he landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of Luo Han’s Stomp was too brutal—even with Palm Thunder mixed in, the way he shook his way through that entire path left his feet aching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I chased him all the way to Cuiyan Slope before dragging him back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu glanced at Guan Changling and smiled. “You moved fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind said, “This man—no one knew why—but his initial strikes didn’t seem fierce, yet his endurance was astonishing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wounded him multiple times, yet he showed no sign of slowing. When he struck back, he nearly slit my throat, split my skull, and severed my thigh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai spoke slowly. “I’ve long wanted a full battle with Guan Changling. Before, it wasn’t convenient. Tonight, I finally saw his style.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Changling might not swiftly defeat opponents weaker than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even against those slightly stronger, he was very likely the last one standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good thing your sword pierced his occiput.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind said, “Your claim that you’re bad with swords? Clearly a lie to deceive him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai coughed. “I don’t train with swords much, but that move—I copied it from the former sword champion of Chang’an.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu walked closer, stepped over the threshold, and placed Duan Zhong’s head on the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He righted several toppled spirit tablets, clasped his palms together, and bowed with closed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai and the others all rose to watch this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu turned back, gazing at the coffins outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Cuiyan Slope, I used Hai's tone and mentioned this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some curious souls may come to investigate later. Who’ll stay behind to handle it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai said calmly, “I think I’m about to die. I need to go back and take my medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending time together, he’d figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hai Donglai were truly near death, he’d likely not utter a single word about dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it falls to this old man to handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui forced a smile. “This task won’t tax me much. Besides, among the curious, surely the monarch will come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he arrives, I’ll have a ready explanation—and then I’ll be spared the effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu pulled out several needles and silently inserted them beside his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. When Yi Muxun arrives, we’ll vanish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his hands together again, and two silver needles shot into Hai Donglai and Zheng Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up and down, the needles glinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He split his focus, piercing different acupoints on each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind made it easy—just flicked one needle to dull the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Chu Tianshu retrieved his Sanqi Divine Sword, and his ears twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three passed through the Maitreya Hall and then went to the Mahavira Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu leapt up and pulled down the Phoenix Wing Gold-Trimmed Mallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have a hobby of collecting weapons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai stared at the still-rebellious demonic weapon. “A fine thing indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu said, “I don’t collect weapons. I just enjoy scattering demonic souls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing won’t die anytime soon. Take it back to Zheng’s mansion and wear it down slowly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu glanced back toward the Maitreya Hall—he could already hear Zheng Hui greeting Yi Muxun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three slipped away quietly from behind, encountering no obstacles along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had not yet faded; most of Wang Cheng lay silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Households shut their doors, deep in slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many would gossip about Hai Donglai’s duel with Duan Zhong, but ordinary folk rarely went to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the swordsmen returned at dawn and spread word would the streets erupt in clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu carried the Phoenix Wing Gold-Trimmed Mallet, strolling down the empty, quiet streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The joy of that fierce battle hadn’t faded—it had settled, deepening into greater comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in haste, depart in haste, wishing we could meet; love in haste, hate in haste, all swept away by wind… a wild laugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu hummed a tune when Hai Donglai spoke beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that today’s affair is settled, the fame should be yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu laughed. “It doesn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes, I do crave fame, care about what I gain in my hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But sometimes, I care more about what I can remove from this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just glanced—he saw that once his fate bar filled, he had only three days left in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to flee. Why still need a reputation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the fame from his original world truly mattered to Chu Tianshu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind took a swig of Yu Hua wine, deeply agreeing with Chu Tianshu’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True. When one less villain walks this earth, at least…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked on, murmuring for a moment, half-smiling, half-sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least, one less villain walks this earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu heard this and couldn’t help laughing. “That’s a remarkably literary line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But today’s battle? It’s like uprooting a tree—and accidentally snapping the roots of a whole cluster of poisonous weeds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu thought. “So if you want to clear something out, targeting such a person is efficient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One slash cuts down not just the living, but countless invisible things too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng the Blind smiled. “Not my slash—it was your sword that cut through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said it, the faint sigh he’d felt earlier vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would remember this night until the very end of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai seemed still lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t want fame, but you love scattering demonic souls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai said, “Then come with me to Chang’an.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu frowned. “Chang’an?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I collect demonic weapons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai whispered, “In my mansion, there’s a room filled with them—fourteen in total.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I often sit there, feeling nothing but cold malice all around, hungering to devour me, to slay me—yet unable to touch me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It makes me happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s eyes lit up. “Fourteen demonic weapons! Actually, I—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to explain that he didn’t merely enjoy erasing demonic souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did it because it benefited his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Hai Donglai had only intended to give one or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu could give reasons—perhaps even offer to trade the weapons for healing—and get them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he finished, Hai Donglai said, “I’ll give them all to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu blinked in surprise. “Just because I like destroying demonic weapons, you give me all of them? Don’t you feel regret?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it need another reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liking is enough. Everything I’ve ever done, I’ve done because I liked it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To repay you now? I naturally follow your preferences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu stared at him, utterly matter-of-fact, then after a long moment, chuckled and clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hai Donglai, you bastard—you live too well. I should learn from you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1246,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1174457aba0a56e31ec508d871f87f6e1d3e8db39845e6b87411ad139888cc4b","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-116","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-114",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]