[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"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},2317988,4533,"Chapter 100: Zhang Butcher","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>In the quiet courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi drew water from the well, wrung out the cloth, and walked to the hulking man slumped with his head drooping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed the man’s terrified, dazed expression and the absurd ink on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Funny enough—it actually looks like him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile curled his lips; his clear eyes flickered with mischief. After teasing him, he reached out, tore off the pig snout and ears from Zhang Butcher’s face, handed him the cloth, and spoke in a gentle, steadying tone: “First, wipe yourself clean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher, stripped of the pig demon disguise, clutched the cloth, his rough face trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if to vent, he rubbed his face with furious force, as if trying to scrub off a layer of skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shen Yi turned and entered the house: “Now, start from the beginning. Tell me every word clearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced sideways, his gaze returning to calm: “Don’t be dramatic. Don’t worry about me. Just explain clearly—the rest is my concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher’s previously stiff frame finally collapsed into a crouch; his massive, mountain-like frame trembled like a child’s as he buried his head and wailed: “I didn’t break the precepts! I didn’t break the precepts! I never touched her body—they forced her to slam her head into the door!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his speech was jumbled, his emotions shattered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi still listened in silence, shrugging off his outer robe: “Does the Golden Body Sect have precepts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There weren’t any before, and there still aren’t—only for direct disciples. I’m a direct disciple… but I didn’t break the precepts! The child isn’t mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher looked up, eyes clouded with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi draped the newly forged Yin-Yang fish ink robe over himself, then recalled how Zhang Butcher had once mentioned he was once a prodigy, taken as a direct disciple—until he offended someone, and for years had been suppressed, denied access to the Jade Fluid realm’s martial arts, forced to painstakingly piece together half of the Golden Sun Eight Treasures Divine Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuan Gang and his brother both joined the Golden Body Sect. His elder brother died outside Qingzhou City. They suspected me, since I was nearby—but there was no proof. I always got along well with Yuan Zhi; we had no grudge, no rivalry… only he kept whispering poison into his master’s ear, secretly targeting me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher seemed lost in memory, rising unsteadily from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So they framed you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi adjusted his Yin-Yang fish robe, then pulled out the Wolf Swallowing the Moon greatcloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I killed Yuan Zhi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher’s expression went numb; his broad palms clenched into fists: “I never cared for sutras. I was drunk, bored, heard Yuan Zhi was taking a group of virtuous folk to cultivate their spirits, so I followed to mock him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw… he kept over a dozen people caged like pigs—soulless, filthy, draining men’s yang essence and women’s impure yin blood, bathing in it… he was secretly cultivating a corrupt body-refining art under the Golden Body Sect’s name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I stumbled upon it, he chased me out… I was terrified. I never imagined someone I’d spent daily time with could wear such cold, monstrous expression. Anger boiled inside me, blood rushed to my head—I struck and killed him. I nearly died there too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most of those held captive had already lost their minds from drugs. Only one woman, pregnant, couldn’t be bled—so she was merely imprisoned for Yuan Zhi’s lust, still conscious. I quietly took her out and hid her in a remote village far from Qingzhou City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice faded, two teardrops the size of beans rolled down Zhang Butcher’s furrowed cheeks; his entire being had lost all vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he wanted to find a tutor for the child to learn to read and write, he accidentally exposed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuan Gang had just completed his training and emerged from seclusion. They knew I’d returned, trailed me secretly, saw me inquiring about tuition fees, traced me to the village, and planned to kill me under the charge of breaking precepts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She refused to betray me, refused to tarnish my name—so she just slammed her head into the wall and died…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I arrived, she was already dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The child… is still in their hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, desperate, lingering cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cleaned up? Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi stepped out of the house and walked toward the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Zhang Butcher, exiled to Baiyun County, he likely knew more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A once-declining sect’s sudden rise, a martial sect suddenly erecting Buddha statues and pagodas—outwardly, people thought it was to please the newly appointed Prefect. Now, it seemed there was more beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden-threaded wolf-patterned crown bound his hair; the young man’s profile stood tall, the Yin-Yang fish emblem glaringly prominent, jade belt cinched at his waist, golden-veined black-sheathed blade at his side, the Wolf Swallowing the Moon greatcloak billowing fiercely in the wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi tugged his collar; his handsome face bore an unyielding chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To do for those who truly deserved to die by slamming their heads into walls—what they were meant to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s hand rested casually on his blade’s hilt, his steps steady, his figure slowly dissolving into endless night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Body Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing thousands of cold-faced Town Suppressing Corps Captains, who had blocked every exit, the sect’s disciples instinctively dropped their weapons to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We never consorted with demons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, investigate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the crowd, Hong Lei frowned slightly, studying the motley group of martial artists—this didn’t look like troublemakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside the pagoda, not a single fake monk had shown himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were they afraid of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, investigate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples’ faces were terrified; many weaklings had collapsed, weeping and sniveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their strongest were barely at the First Realm; most were ordinary martial artists of the Mortal Body stage, joining the Golden Body Sect hoping one day to be noticed by monks, shaved, ordained, and taught profound body-refining arts—never having witnessed such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a figure was suddenly kicked flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thud, he slammed into the vermilion-studded gate, a large white cloth soaked in blood, bones shattered, limp on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they recognized his face, every Golden Body disciple choked back their sobs, holding their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan… Yuan Gang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, a figure stepped slowly from among the Captains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind howled; the greatcloak swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden Wolf Swallowing the Moon passed before the eyes of the Captains, drawing every gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tightened their grip on the Town Suppressing Chains, etching the young man’s face into their minds, standing even straighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things spread fast—like the lingering fear among several Golden Eagle Captains after drinking, recounting how he flipped his hand to slay the Crocodile Dragon, and reversed it to crush the Furious Sword Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that his meteoric rise—three promotions after riding through Qingzhou City—and the drunken tales gained undeniable credibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Butcher walked cautiously among these great figures, head bowed, but soon realized these people were as tense as he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If one day I end up like this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xinhan stared intently at the slender back, feeling an inexplicable pang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look at his sister, seeking her encouragement—but found the alluring girl staring ahead, lips slightly parted, breathing quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi walked calmly to the gate, seized Yuan Gang’s robe, and dragged him step by step up the stone steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark red bloodstains stained the green stone steps with each step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about twenty steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed Yuan Gang aside, sat down on the steps, arm casually resting on his knee, robes fluttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi faced the closed pagoda, raised his long, slender index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pale face held no threat; his voice was as calm as his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One incense stick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I don’t see the person I want, Qingzhou will have no Golden Body Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1335,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9f5ac08cc3117e19e4882c523690303a1b0facf9d589d3b36b65c35f7fc02675","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-101","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-99",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]