Definition
Li Huowang’s dog, a female canine whose body was taken over and merged with by Li Sui during the Heavenly Calamity.
Mantou
Li Huowang’s dog, a female canine whose body was taken over and merged with by Li Sui during the Heavenly Calamity.
Story context
Alright, fellow Daoist traveler, take a deep breath. Chapter 117 is a somber, lonely hike through a landscape of death and unanswered questions. We leave the Anci Nunnery behind and set off with Li Huowang on a two-day journey to find the mysterious Ao-Jing Sect. But the trail leads through a **massacred town** and collapsed temples, and our boy’s gut tells him something is *very* wrong. This is a slow-burn horror chapter, heavy on atmosphere and light on action, where the *absence* of a sect is more terrifying than meeting them face-to-face.
Why it matters
This chapter is a masterclass in **negative space horror**. The terror isn’t in what Li Huowang finds, but in what’s *missing*. The Ao-Jing Sect was built up as a dangerous alternative to Danyangzi, so stepping into their empty, desecrated territory is profoundly unsettling.
Quick facts
Source novel
Dao Gui Yi Xian
First appearance
The Ao-Jing Sect
Chapter references
10
Type hints
li huowang, mantou the dog, ao-jing sect
Guide tags
atmosphere, lonely hike, world-building
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 117
The Ao-Jing Sect
Li Huowang journeys to find the Ao-Jing Sect, only to discover their temples in ruins and their god’s statue decapitated. What destroyed the keepers of the Thousand Greats Record?
Chapter 121
Scars
Li Huowang probes the Ao-Jing Sect's secrets in Chapter 121. A quiet conversation reveals a terrifying system, but the chapter's true horror is unveiled in a single, devastating image.
Chapter 136
At the Mountain's Foot
Li Huowang stops for a meal at the foot of the mountain. The world is breaking down—beggars multiply, a family whispers of monsters, and a quiet dinner hides the shape of the coming apocalypse.
Chapter 220
The Second Spirit
Li Huowang finds rest in Qingqiu, but a terrifying encounter with the Second Spirit and a vicious nightmare blur the lines between comfort and horror.
Chapter 236
The Capture of the Black Tai Sui
Li Huowang tracks the Black Tai Sui through the dark, faces a new predator called the flesh hook, and peels his own chest open to capture the entity alive with the Thousand Greats Record.
Chapter 269
Pi County
Li Huowang arrives in Pi County, a grim town where locals hide indoors and children's cries hold a darker secret. Every window hides a watcher.
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