[{"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-61":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},2267006,4426,"Chapter 61: Dragon Hua Jade","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-61",61,"\u003Cp>[Dragon Hua Jade (Lung): Those who cultivate the Dragon Hua lineage, favored deeply by the gods, may transform their five viscera into malevolent jade talismans even after separation from the body—unchanged for centuries.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Its nature, derived from the human five viscera, allows it to merge with the holder’s physique upon revival, unlike ordinary yin evils that repel and clash with human yang energy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lung belongs to metal, inherently possessing sharpness; when corrupted, it manifests a heavy, dull nature—strengthening the body yet causing gum atrophy, abdominal pain, and mental instability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Jun arrived, Chu Tianshu had just swiftly scanned his token screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His corpse might be useful—keep an eye on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu gave a warning, and the sandy ground beneath his feet, barely a foot square, seemed to dip slightly as he shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was him applying the profound force of Immortal Qi and Tai Chi Quan to his running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step landed with a low, muffled sound, barely noticeable, as if an ordinary person walked along a beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this kind of running generated considerable reactive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no long trail of dust rose behind him, his speed was no slower than when Zhu Heng had sprinted over earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hired men were still outside, not yet gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those in better positions had seen the fight—Zhu Heng was dispatched in under a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chu Tianshu dashed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they knew he wouldn’t collide with them, they instinctively stepped back further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did the Macau Special Capture Unit get such a ruthless type?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasn’t it said the main force of the Special Capture Unit focuses on the inland and northwest? Is this a strategic shift—sending people to the southeast too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few groups murmured briefly, seeing Zhu Heng was dead beyond doubt, they lost interest in what Chu Tianshu was doing and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jingli glanced toward the direction Chu Tianshu had sprinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s where Zhu Heng hid, right? Could he have left something there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jingli silently weighed some thoughts, unknown to those around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he looked again at the corpse hanging from the rebar, and his face twisted in anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it—let’s head back quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu sprinted along the route he’d observed earlier, leaping up, his foot planting directly on the second-floor edge, then springing upward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands gripped the third floor; with a midair flip, his feet landed firmly on the third story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From outside, nothing seemed amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But standing here, one glance revealed: someone was hidden behind the load-bearing wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu did not lower his guard, advancing two steps while maintaining his Insight Technique—then suddenly sensed danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips shifted, silently uttering the character, fingers like a sword, drawing an invisible line in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vertical-Horizontal Secret Incantation is a profound art emphasizing “the flow of all things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human eyes observing external flow can only grasp a vague impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grid of four verticals and five horizontals, in a sense, serves as a reference framework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When phenomena move across this illusory grid, their direction becomes easier to discern and guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mental force gently radiated, stirring the surrounding air currents, forming a slow, rotating protective veil around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This colorless, intangible defense couldn’t even stop a pebble from a child’s slingshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could spin and blow away dust and impurities in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint sense of threat was also swept away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably some kind of toxic gas?” Chu Tianshu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Kong, I never thought you’d have this trick up your sleeve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He circled the load-bearing wall and saw a man crawling along the base, trying to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Kong Wenju heard someone call him by his surname, he swallowed hard and slowly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju paused, then asked cautiously, “Sir, who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu chuckled: “You stole the ancient book left by my grandfather—didn’t you ever think to look at my photo at my house?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancient book? Which one? Wait—you’re—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju exclaimed, “Grandson of the Witch Doctor Lao Chu?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard of this grandson of the Witch Doctor Lao Chu, and had even met him a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was said to have excellent talent, but plagued by chronic illness, lacking good magical artifacts, and moreover, the Witch Doctor lineage never excelled in offensive or defensive spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main income came from leveraging his grandfather’s connections to provide spiritual guidance to old clients, occasionally taking on spirit-exorcism jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the old days, when Lao Chu could grip eight needles between ten fingers, lick their tips, and skewer three or four spirits like sieves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grandson was truly just a grandson—unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, seeing Chu Tianshu with wind swirling around him, clearing dust and driving off poison—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju wanted to find every person who’d spread those rumors and beat them to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re… little Chu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju struggled to sit upright, forcing a smile worse than a sob, fumbling for the bag on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You misunderstand—I didn’t steal Lao Chu’s book. I heard you went missing, so I was just holding onto it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu smiled, flicking his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver needle pierced Kong Wenju’s earlobe, its tip embedded in the cement wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju cried out in pain, clutching his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s fingers now held another silver needle. “Put down the bag, unzip it, then step back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make no suspicious moves—or next, this needle might land somewhere you won’t like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju, terrified and trembling, obeyed, then painfully crawled away to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he crawled more than five meters, Chu Tianshu said: “Farther.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju had no choice but to crawl further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Chu Tianshu withdraw the needle, shifting his hand seals to split off a small current of the swirling wind, enveloping the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most portable toxins—powders or liquids—when blown by wind, disperse or evaporate, their toxicity greatly reduced, becoming more stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the bag contained a gaseous poison, it would be even easier—blown away until harmless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chu Tianshu’s extreme caution, Kong Wenju lost his last hope, his face ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you find me? I know your family’s techniques—my lingering aura at your home shouldn’t be enough for silver-needle tracking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I hadn’t used silver-needle tracking, I’d have heard within a day that the city bureau searched your home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu said, “You only target people you know—did you really think the investigators are all fools?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju froze, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Kong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s expression softened slightly, his voice gentling. “My second uncle said you once had some ties with them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lived quietly for half your life—why suddenly steal? It must be because a jade talisman has possessed you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Wenju looked up in shock: “How do you know all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I really knew everything, you wouldn’t have the chance to confess and get a lighter sentence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s gaze pierced him. “Confess. Tell me everything you know—tell me the origin of that jade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me every experience of being possessed by the malevolent spirit—why did you come straight to Macau?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1192,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","898cfb8308b23ec662265efbfe5c6477bffd91f637543a36544470eecb56617a","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-62","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-60",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]