[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heavenly Official Bestows Evil",{"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},2316647,4530,"Chapter 28: Notes and Showdown","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>The first page of the notebook contained a single sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die for the living, live for the dead, uphold your heart, fulfill your creed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next page introduced the divine statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are sixteen common divine statues among the Quanren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, three are Great Emperor statues, which typically do not appear within the blessed land but manifest fixedly when Quanren enter or leave—these three Great Emperor statues are:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The First-Rank Heaven Official of Blessing, the Purple Microcosm Great Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Second-Rank Earth Official of Pardon, the Pure Void Great Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Shi Ji’s suggestion, the Su sisters’ expressions cracked, but Wu Xian and Wen Chao began considering its feasibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard blew up the septic tank on his first blessed land—he’s now path-dependent on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and her sister looked disheveled, their bodies marked with small palm prints—they’d clearly been harassed by the Child Ghost last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means after tonight, only one room will remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian’s lips curled: “At this point, both of you should be honest. None of us believe you’re weak women—we’re all on guard against you. Stop pretending.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the plan was about to head toward danger, a voice came from downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite their dishevelment, they looked even more alluring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a way—blow up the shit! I know where the septic tank is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for this, Wu Xian owed him nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Huilan pulled up her clothes to cover her exposed skin; since she could no longer deceive anyone, she wouldn’t let these three men gain even an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian fell silent for a moment: “We could seek help from the native survivors inside the blessed land—they must know how to escape the malevolent spirits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, both divine statues and artifacts have ranks: mundane colored, silver precious, golden immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the Outer Deity Many Treasures Tathagata statue’s function is shopping: offer ten ghost coins to Many Treasures Tathagata to unlock the Many Treasures Pavilion, where you may purchase spiritual arts, talismans, and magical weapons with ghost coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the notebook’s contents, Wu Xian finally understood Qi Zhiyong’s behavioral logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond these sixteen, other divine statues exist, but they either appear too rarely or involve special mechanisms of certain blessed lands, so the notebook omits them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian glanced and cursed aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains already on the thing had been partially removed—this likely means it has shed some rule restrictions; it may no longer appear on schedule, or it might open multiple doors in a single night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the notebook, Wu Xian’s mood improved considerably, and his eyelids finally grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Chao showed no reaction—he’d already suspected as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, each blessed land’s rules differ, but if a malevolent spirit is bound by chains, it is subject to rule restrictions—these restrictions are the Quanren’s only lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Su sisters exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock; they spoke in soft, trembling voices: “Then we leave everything to you—we sisters…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notebook also contained many other useful details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked with faint mockery: “Then what would you suggest? We don’t hide—what then? Qi Zhiyong is dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could try mixing some explosives. Though there are only four blocks here, maybe we can gather enough materials—if the charge is large enough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Shi Ji suddenly grew excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve laid my cards on the table—do you still want to keep pretending?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he stepped out, he saw Wen Chao and the Su sisters standing in the hallway, their faces grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wu Xian hadn’t held back at first, but openly showed his value, perhaps the story’s course would’ve been different…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is better than facing the enhanced Door-Breaking Spirit unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last page bore Qi Zhiyong’s handwritten note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cover held a photograph: a family portrait, the husband Qi Zhiyong, the wife’s head cut out, the child’s face smudged by repeated touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Huilan blinked: “But earlier it clearly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tears in her eyes, the torn clothing revealing her delicate form—she looked heartbreakingly vulnerable, stirring an instinctive urge to protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the more valuable live—that is my creed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said this, but had little confidence, for Yue Mei, who’d gone seeking survivors, had long since vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining thirteen statues appear in nearly all blessed lands: Five Heaven Officials, Four Earth Officials, Three Water Officials, and one Outer Deity, Many Treasures Tathagata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suggesting everyone stay with them was their own plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Su sisters looked like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two rooms were marked today: Wen Chao’s 401 and Shi Ji’s 403—this proves the Door-Breaking Great Spirit’s rule has changed; starting tonight, he can break through two doors daily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things had turned dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Third-Rank Water Official of Deliverance, the Cave Yin Great Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Su sisters were instantly wounded by this; their eyes reddened, tears welling, their act of weeping and dramatic despair already prepared—but when they saw Wen Chao and Shi Ji offered no rebuttal to Wu Xian, they realized pretense was pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian shook his head: “Qi Zhiyong said only magical artifacts, impure tools, and Xiongqi  work against malevolent spirits—explosives may not help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian rubbed his bleary eyes and stepped out of his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ji’s heart ached at the sight, but Wu Xian was deeply annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this point, let’s all speak plainly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wu Xian recalled the Door-Breaking Great Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night was too unbearable, so he didn’t wake up early this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Chao made a suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian, now carrying the copper spear, could no longer hold back—he laid out his prior arrangements and his deductions about the blessed land’s rules to everyone, concluding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short, we can’t hide anymore—if we do, tonight will be our last.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Su Huijin spoke: “Since two rooms are marked and we don’t know the order of attack, let’s all take shelter in our room tonight…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This information darkened Wu Xian’s mood considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, the monsters don’t mark rooms in any order—except on the first day, every room marked in the morning was opened at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong tried exploiting the rule that the Great Spirit kills only one person per day, seeking a scapegoat—but he was too badly injured, while Wu Xian and the other were in good condition, so he judged his value lower than theirs and reluctantly chose death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also Qi Zhiyong’s divination notes and his guesses about the blessed land—all still useful. Wu Xian flipped through until he reached the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Xian still felt a pang of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong’s corpse had vanished—clearly eaten by something hidden in the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made Wu Xian curse wasn’t the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finished this chapter earlier, but this morning I wasn’t satisfied, so I deleted a ton of text—basically rewrote it, wasting a lot of time, so the next chapter may be a bit late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1159,"2026-06-20T14:31:06.102Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","713e87af3660be72ee638abb8ef2b6f18fb3965bd0f83f62f811e99c490ed8eb","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-29","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-27",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]