[{"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-8":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},2317896,4533,"Chapter 8: Wind and Thunder Scripture","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Walking through Baiyun County’s streets, Shen Yi carefully inquired after each girl’s home address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dismissed the other constables mainly because he found their reputations too tainted to accompany him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, passersby avoided him as if he were a plague demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi shook his head and knocked on the broken wooden door before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened to reveal a woman with tear-blurred eyes; seeing the young man with a sword at his side, she instinctively tried to shut it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi reached out to block it, shifted his body aside, and a little girl immediately flung herself into the woman’s arms, sobbing hoarsely, breathless: “Mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman stood frozen for a long while, blinking her swollen red eyes as if unable to believe it, then her nose tightened with grief as she clutched the frail body tightly: “My child! Those damned, vile constables!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cut off abruptly; she stole a glance at the tall figure ahead and realized she had spoken wrongly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Shen Yi acted as if he had heard nothing, turned, took two sacks of rice and flour from Chen Ji, plus a slab of pork, and bent to place them beside the woman’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The child has been hungry for a long time and was frightened—go cook her some pork porridge to restore her strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji, shouldering the rice and flour, showed a flicker of surprise in his gloomy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ever-cold-faced Lord Shen now bowed his hands in apology, wearing a gentle smile, then quietly closed the door behind the mother and daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is absurd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene repeated six more times in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after delivering all the girls home did Shen Yi return to the street and forcefully rub his stiffened mouth: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this motion, Chen Jinyu couldn’t help but smile faintly, finding it oddly amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly had no skill in human interaction, let alone in apologizing; despite his calm exterior, his entire body was rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, is this your new superior from the government office?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Ji cast a silent glance at his sister: “No—he is Shen Yi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the name, Chen Jinyu instinctively covered her red lips; though she had never met the man, it was only because her brother had always protected her—she had long heard of his infamous reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay away from him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji whispered the warning, yet his thoughts grew increasingly complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did Shen Yi’s transformation baffle him, but there was also a more pressing matter to resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the girls have been returned, how do we deal with those old apes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the appointed time, what will Shen Yi present to satisfy his superiors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Shen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji approached slowly; Shen Yi snapped back to awareness and glanced at him casually: “The rest is for your sister—take it all home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t come to talk about that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji gritted his teeth in frustration, unable to understand why the man always dodged the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog demon earlier behaved the same way—does he think ignoring these problems makes them vanish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Chen Ji’s stare, Shen Yi stood with hands at his sides, then spoke softly after a pause: “I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four simple words turned Chen Ji’s face pale: “Are you joking with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi regarded him calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Present-day Baiyun County was already teeming with peril—far beyond what a single wicked man’s repentance could fix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-skinned dog demon who attacked him suddenly at the Liu household, the Huang Lao Liu couple living in the village, and the increasingly demanding ape demons—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were trampling the unspoken rules once agreed upon with the Baiyun County office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant either the constables’ retreat had emboldened the demons, or the demons had learned of the impending arrival of the Demon-Suppressing Office and feared the office would turn against them, so they sought to vent their fury before the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi was merely a low-ranking clerk, with no access to communicate with the Demon-Suppressing Office, and thus no power to mediate the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either hand over the entire county’s people to the demons to ravage at will, or shed this uniform early and prioritize his own survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining lifespan: one year】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head, gazing at the cold text on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preserving his own life was meaningless; to survive, he could only hope this place held some profound martial art capable of extending his lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether through the panel’s deduction or by seeking within the Demon-Suppressing Office, both paths required slaying demons and purging evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing Shen Yi could rely on was the long knife in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.” He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?” Chen Ji followed closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To your place for a meal—I’m hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Chen Ji was deeply reluctant to let Shen Yi enter his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after today’s events, though he disliked it intensely, he silently accepted the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siblings lived in a house assigned by the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one bedroom, reserved for Chen Jinyu; behind it lay a small woodshed, tidied into Chen Ji’s sleeping quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, come in and sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. Go cook.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji lowered his head and led Shen Yi into the woodshed, dragging out two small stools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this a bit excessive?” Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, staring at the one-foot-high stools—what difference did they make from sitting on the ground? “Your sister’s room is spacious enough. I’m no thief—why are you guarding against me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make do.” Chen Ji walked to the bed, lifted the straw mat, and pulled out a yellowed sheet of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, hesitated long, recalling Shen Yi’s shoulder-clasping, dog-demon-stabbing scene, then contrasted it with the smile on his face when returning the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care whether you truly have no solution or simply refuse to explain to me—I can’t help you in any way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji opened his eyes and handed the paper over: “Take this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi took it, glanced briefly, and his expression gradually changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Chen Ji could answer, the panel had already provided the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wind and Thunder Scripture, Upper Volume (Uninitiated）】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Demon-Suppressing Office’s Captain once sought me out alone, saying I had considerable talent; besides the three martial forms, he personally wrote these seventy-eight characters of true words for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a medicinal cultivation method—four major thresholds of tendons, bones, skin, and flesh; once perfected, it reaches the peak of mortal flesh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji gave a self-deprecating laugh: “The Captain’s keen eyes missed you alone—perhaps he saw through your nature from the start. Too bad, after three years, I haven’t even broken through the first threshold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m giving it to you now—it probably won’t help much, but I have nothing else to offer... study it slowly. I’ll go help with the cooking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Yi suppressed his joy, merely waving his hand: “Go on, go on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji’s words made sense—no matter how profound the martial art, cramming at the last moment would yield little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for him, it was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demon lifespan: one hundred ninety-nine years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing he held back this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi steadied his breath, followed his usual routine—first, ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years of demon lifespan instantly flooded into the Wind and Thunder Scripture; several lines of text quietly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year One, you thoroughly studied the medicinal cultivation method, nourishing your body’s great tendons with the essence of heaven and earth】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year Three, with no medicine available, you could only extract minuscule essence through diet—progress was painfully slow】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year Seven, you faintly sensed the threshold breaking; your great tendons coiled like dragons, yet lacking essence, you could only advance gradually, accumulating strength before unleashing it】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year Ten, you shattered the tendon threshold—Wind and Thunder Scripture, Upper Volume, entered】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1313,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ec643f7e8c8da8948a5daad2eb0b604b9b03a9af6bd162d1b4dd0d9470e2c3e0","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-9","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-7",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]