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Story context

Pack your bags, folks — Li Huowang is finally ready to roll. After resolving the Black Tai Sui issue and scrubbing Han Fu’s Nascent Soul out of his system, our favorite paranoid cultivator has no more business in Qingqiu. But before he heads out, he’s got one last errand: fixing Sun Baolu. Not just a goodbye chat — he actually **corrects the body horror** Danyangzi inflicted on him, moving misplaced organs back where they belong. It’s a rare moment of healing in a world that only knows how to break. But of course, the Dao-Twisted World doesn’t let anyone leave without planting seeds of unease. Beneath the celebration, warning signs are already crawling up the walls.

Why it matters

This chapter is a **breathing episode** — a moment of calm after the storm, but one that carries the smell of something foul underneath the fresh grass. Pay attention to Gao Zhijian’s warning: he can’t say *why* Qingqiu feels wrong, but the novel is training us to trust the animal gut over the smiling face. The Lion-Masks being “the orthodox sect” is a chilling detail — if the monsters are the establishment, then the entire city is built on a foundation of corrupted rituals and silent complicity. Li Huowang is smart to leave. But the question is: did he leave in time, or did some of that wrongness slip into the oxcart with him?

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Dao Gui Yi Xian