[{"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-22":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},2317910,4533,"Chapter 22: Demon Realm","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>How long do you plan to stay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her eat with such delight, Shen Yi suddenly felt hungry and reached for the baked bun, only to have his hand lightly slapped by her pale, delicate fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei picked up a clean flatbread and handed it over: “I set up a small shed in the backyard so I won’t disturb you. As for how long… another month?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi took the flatbread, his expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman never spoke a word of truth; her background seemed clean, but years ago the Lin family had sent her away, and when she returned, she’d learned some skill—daring to venture out of the city alone to slay demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally thought she was just a naive rookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after recent interactions, Shen Yi realized her thoughts were meticulous, her demeanor and actions marked by hardship—far from the foolish, reckless type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, she’d angered those utterly mysterious fox demons—and still came back alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former owner had locked her in this room, thinking he’d struck a lucky deal, but in Shen Yi’s eyes, it was outright suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind how a mere constable would handle the Lin family’s fury if this got exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t the fox demons killed her?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped thinking and said calmly: “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Baiwei wasn’t surprised; instead, she smiled lightly: “What? Didn’t you always want me to be your wife? Are you backing out now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she’d been dragged here, his face had been full of lust—no pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d expected that upon hearing her slight concession, even if he tried to appear composed, some trace of reaction would slip through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the young man slowly lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, his clear, dark eyes flickered with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei’s eating slowed to a stop. She wiped crumb from her lips with her index finger, turned back, and as Shen Yi’s mocking gaze settled on her, the delicate vulnerability on her face gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smoothed her hair, sighed with quiet resignation—and instantly, her entire aura shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei sat upright, her narrow eyes sharpening: “I don’t know whether you’re just a lowly constable or someone serving demons—but why would you suddenly draw their attention?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at his bloodstained robe: “Playing calm must be unbearable, isn’t it? Desperate to find a way beyond this realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei directly revealed his status as a mortal nearing perfection, crossed her legs, and calmly adjusted her hem, her gaze turning icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call me Master, and I’ll help you cross the threshold into the first realm. How about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier I was too hasty, made up a crude martial art name—today I’m prepared. Still can’t fool this young pup? How laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quietly gazed at the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, she saw Shen Yi lift his hand, draw his waist sword, and casually place it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You left home to study martial arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s voice grew cold: “Did you study opera?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his five fingers against the scabbard. Lin Baiwei suddenly felt engulfed by thick, oppressive aura, involuntarily swallowing: “Y-you… what are you going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no interest in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi shook his head: “But I’m very interested in your sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already said I have no sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei tried to explain, but Shen Yi pulled out a small cloth bundle from his robe, laid it beside the scabbard, and unfolded it to reveal a trembling, fleshy orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prove your worth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi stood with his hands at his sides, seemingly harmless—but the sword and the orb on the table already declared his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose one. Cut the theatrics. He was out of patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei stared at the orb, her fingertips hidden in her wide sleeves trembling imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of stunned silence, she said: “A beast core? Where did you get this...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, she looked again at his bloodstained robe—the answer was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A four-hundred-year beast core? This is from a weasel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei clenched her fingers, concealing her shock. He’d left in the morning with a fried bun in his mouth, and returned at night with a first-rank demon’s beast core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had the constables of Baiyun County grown this fierce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the young man and said bluntly: “A beast core of this quality can serve as the main ingredient for Qi-Condensing Pills, or assist in crafting higher-grade Fluid-Forming Pills... Under unfavorable conditions, swallowing and absorbing it directly still yields seven or eight percent efficacy, though it leaves behind more impurities and harms cultivation slightly—best to take your time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, regardless of use, it’s beyond the reach of any martial artist below the first realm... I’m telling the truth now.” Lin Baiwei’s tone grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Yi nodded and casually rewrapped the beast core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he’d guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she’d kept lying, calling it poison, he’d have seriously considered drawing his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Baiwei recognizing the beast core’s origin at a glance was beyond his expectations—did she know every demon near Baiyun County?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may stay. But I won’t get involved in your affairs with the fox demons, nor will I ask about your identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi put the items away and continued: “As a condition, I need two genuine first-rank cultivation manuals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peach Blossom Mountain-Cleaving Axe, Demon-Slaying Peerless Sword...” Lin Baiwei had just raised her finger when she felt the young man’s cold gaze—she lowered her hand with a pout: “I don’t have any manuals now. I’ll give them to you after I’m rescued.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi didn’t press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t used to putting all his eggs in one basket. Though the Demon-Suppression Office was good, if he could forge ties with martial sects and gain more insight into cultivation, it would be better still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baiyun County just killed a weasel demon—aren’t you afraid the other demons will rage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei picked up the baked bun again, stuffed it with salty pork until it bulged, then bit into it with a muffled “Mmm,” chewing as she spoke: “Though demons form their own factions, they’re united in their stance toward the imperial court. I’d say you shouldn’t have started with the weasel—now you’ve stirred up the hornet’s nest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Shen Yi’s interest stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That dog demon is barely into the first realm, while the Monkey of Heaven has dwelled in East Mountain for years, preparing to break through to full first-rank. He’s the one most wary of such things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei’s cheeks flushed as she forced down the bun, exhaled deeply: “And the Green-Scaled Old Mother—rumors say she was already a Jade Fluid demon over a hundred years ago. If I were you, I’d report to the court, summon a few Deputy Demon-Suppression Generals, eliminate the snake demon first, and the old monkey and dog will flee on their own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi listened in silence, then noticed she’d stopped: “What about the fox demons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d finished all the food, lightly patted her full chest: “Burp... I’m sleepy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi returned to the bed’s edge and bowed: “Thank you for the warning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei strolled slowly toward the backyard, glancing back at him: “You’ve got some conscience, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the quiet courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s easy expression faded, her face growing complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her words dismissed the weasel demon lightly, it was a true first-rank demon. He was just an ordinary constable, with no master, no cultivation manual—even seeking one from strangers like her. Even if he’d had some stroke of fortune, it was incomplete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he’d slain the dog demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If given a proper cultivation path, his future achievements would be extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To let such talent perish in the murky waters of Baiyun County would be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she was barely saving herself—she had no strength left to meddle in other people’s affairs... So hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1336,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","da6ed335315a3639e6aa6279e26ad5d37b23e1afae0460710db37a23d32c78fc","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-23","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-21",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]