[{"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-12":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},2317900,4533,"Chapter 12: The Sounds Beneath the Bed","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Song Changfeng lay half-dead in the corner, his peripheral vision catching the young man’s slow approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twitched, his Adam’s apple rolled, emitting a hoarse “hē-chī, hē-chī,” his numb body involuntarily shrinking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he had just seen made him refuse to believe his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years ago, it was Song Changfeng himself who had picked Shen Yi from a gang of ruffians, drawn by the boy’s sharp wit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected Shen Yi to be too clever—he not only thrived in Baiyun County, but even befriended demons and spirits, handling official affairs with flawless efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Song Changfeng had merely avoided him, refusing to provoke him, still harboring deep disdain and disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, a thick wave of fear surged within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fight three at once, slaughtering all three monkey demons with a mere gesture—such formidable martial power could not be forged overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling how Shen Yi usually caroused with friends, lived in nightly revelry, and had to clutch his waist after every few steps, Song Changfeng felt a chill crawl up his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such restraint—what could he possibly be plotting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, the young man stood before him; Song Changfeng instinctively raised a hand to shield his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he was hoisted onto someone’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi felt the middle-aged man’s trembling body and sighed: “Is it really that bad? You didn’t even lose an arm or a leg.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Criminal Office handles the entire county’s security—how can an officer in such a position still tremble like this after the monkey demons are dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the eight hundred soldiers in the Military Office guarding the city, the people of Baiyun County would have been devoured long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changfeng said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi had intended to ask where he lived, but the thought arose, and his feet moved naturally forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the government office, he stepped onto Dongjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deep night; the road was pitch black, invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Shen Yi felt no unfamiliarity—he stood before a small courtyard as if he knew it well, and knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still remember how to come back? Just die outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cold voice, the courtyard gate creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who opened it was a beautiful woman in her thirties, clad in a pink gauze robe, her features alluring, her skin smooth and taut, her waist graceful and alluring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon recognizing Shen Yi’s face, her expression shifted slightly, a flicker of delight appearing in her narrow eyes: “What are you doing here? Is that old thing still at the government office?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s expression turned odd; he slightly shifted aside, letting her see the “old thing” on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s face showed surprise, but no panic; she glared at Song Changfeng’s lifeless expression: “You went to the office for tea and came back like this? Can’t you have a little dignity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, even Shen Yi felt a pang of pity for Song Tou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His work went poorly, his superior had to avoid his own subordinates, and at home he suffered abuse—forty-something, nearing fifty, remarried to a seductive wife, only to have her stolen by another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped into the courtyard, entered the house, and laid Song Changfeng on the bed; the old man turned his head toward the wall and pretended to be unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saved your life, yet you can’t even say thank you... Shen Yi shook his head and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he entered the courtyard, a warm, soft body pressed against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened today?” Song’s sister-in-law wrapped Shen Yi’s arm into her ample bosom, worried: “Are you alright? Come, let me check you over properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough.” Shen Yi’s spirit wavered for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he glanced at the door just shut, and gently pulled his arm free: “Song Tou slew the demons; I must return to the office to handle the aftermath. I won’t trouble you further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful woman watched the young man walk away, stomped her foot: “He can slay demons? With that kind of ability, you heartless thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Song household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi stood alone on the empty street, pulling his clothes tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier warmth and softness lingered, hard to shake off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he longed for the woman—just that he felt hollow, unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he disliked the situation in Song’s home, it wasn’t bad to have someone like Chen Ji, who returned home to a lamp still lit for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad the original body was a scoundrel—lost his parents young, had no friends or kin, and his bed held nothing but prostitutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi took a deep breath of the night air and summoned his interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Enlightened Monkey Demon, not yet entered Initial Realm, total lifespan 326, remaining 44 years, fully absorbed】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Enlightened Monkey Demon, not yet entered Initial Realm, total lifespan 355, remaining 78 years, fully absorbed】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Enlightened Monkey Demon, not yet entered Initial Realm, total lifespan 420, remaining 83 years, fully absorbed】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: 222 years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi planned to invest all this lifespan into the Wind and Thunder Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuyao Zhengyang Blade’s power was indeed impressive—no wonder it was a technique tied to the Initial Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When slaying the last monkey demon in the Confucian robe, Shen Yi had truly felt his blood qi transforming into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blade no longer relied on brute force or refined technique—it had entered another realm entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still a minor path forged by mortals, forcing himself to temporarily reach that state by draining his own vitality—it could never match true Initial Realm cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if two hundred years will be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi knew he wasn’t a genius; to forge a path from nothing required nothing but vast amounts of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no luxury to wait for established methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance of the three monkey demons from Baiyun County was unlike the earlier black-furred dog demon or Huang Lao Liu—other monkey demons would soon notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With half their children dead, that genuine great demon wouldn’t let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baiyun County is remote; surrounding it are four demonic factions: the yellow weasels to the west, the monkeys of Dongshan, the so-called Green-Scaled Old Mother serpent demon, and a pack of foxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi had already angered two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d covered his tracks well, demons don’t care for evidence—just suspicion is enough to wipe out the entire county.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go home first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s head ached—he wasn’t a cruel man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he’d merely been driven by the anger of having only a year left; now, with twenty extra years suddenly granted, and having glimpsed the mystery of martial realms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if he could keep living, he certainly wouldn’t want to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s thoughts drifted as he finally returned to a side room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a minor clerk, the office had assigned him better lodging than Chen Ji, but not by much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d amassed plenty of wealth, the original body had no interest in buying a house—after all, in Baiyun County, aside from a few untouchables, he could sleep anywhere he pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own home was a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi frowned, weary but determined to clean up; unfortunately, no broom existed, so he tossed all clutter and wine jars into the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the greasy straw mat, frowned, and threw it out too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished, Shen Yi lay on the hard wooden bed, his eyelids growing heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, his body should no longer feel fatigue—but perhaps after so much in such a short time, seeing so many unpleasant things, he simply needed rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick wave of sleep washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi closed his eyes completely, savoring a moment of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was one complaint, it was the lack of a soft, fragrant body to hold beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi opened his eyes, puzzled, staring at his own bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1323,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","041f56a1e785b6712f44947ab72b3da5d0b17090126da781da6a99e004809032","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-13","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-11",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]