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Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Alternative nameĀ : The Founder of Diabolism
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural, Xianxia, WuxiaWorld,Ā BL, YAOi (GAY ROMANCE)
Novel status:Ā Finished, 126 chapters (113+13 extras)
Raws:Ā Official raws bought on jjwxc (and smut chapters)
Translator:Ā K
Editor:Ā Addis
~~~~Brought to you by ExR~~~~
SUMMARY:
As the grandmaster who founded the Demonic Sect, Wei WuXian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the clansāLan WangJi, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei WuXian slowly realizes that Lan WangJi, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei WuXian than he is letting on.
(NOTE to all the readers coming here after watching ‘The Untamed,’ this novel is a DANMEI (a romance novel featuring two MEN) we are not adding anything to these chapters. There will be sex scenes in later chapters, if you feel uncomfortable about two MEN kissing and loving one another, please, go away. Do not claim we are adding anything.)
Prologue
āGreat news! Wei WuXian has died!ā
Less than a day has passed since the siege in LuanZang Hill, and the news spreads through the cultivation world as if it sprouted wings, surpassing even the speed of warfare.
For a while, from the most prominent clans to rogue cultivators, everyone is discussing the siege that was lead by the Four Great Clans and followed by hundreds of smaller ones.
āThe YiLing Patriarch has died? Who could have killed him?ā
āWho other than his shidi, Jiang Cheng, putting an end to his own relative for the greater good. Jiang Cheng led the Four Clans of YunmengJiang, LanlingJin, GusuLan, and QingheNie to destroy his ādenāāLuanZang Hill.ā
āI must say, good riddance!ā
āGood riddance indeed! We finally eliminated this scourge.ā
āIf not for the YunmengJiang clanās adopting and teaching him, he would have been a hobo living on the streets, let alone causing mayhem as bold as the ones these days. The head of the Jiang clan raised him as her own child, yet he defected them and became the enemy of the cultivation world, bringing shame upon the the Jiang clan, even leading to its near-extermination. He is the prime example of biting the hand that feeds him!ā
āJiang Cheng allowed this fellow to live for too long. If I were him, at the time of the defection, I wouldnāt have just stabbed him. In fact, I would have thoroughly examined the disciples of the clan again, so that he doesnāt do those crazy things he did later on. Who cares about the so called āconsiderationsā that he gave to his childhood friend.ā
āThatās merely hearsay. Although Jiang Cheng was one of the main forces, he did not give Wei WuXian the final blow. Because he cultivates the Demon Path, Wei WuXianās powers had backfired and he was ripped to pieces.ā
āHahahaha⦠Thatās karma! The ghost soldiers that he created are like unleashed dogs, biting everyone that they come across. It serves him right to be chewed to death!ā
āBut, if not for Jiang Cheng making a plan that aimed at Wei WuXianās weaknesses, the siege might not have succeeded. Should I remind you folks of the item that Wei WuXian possesses? Did you forget about the day that three thousand skilled cultivators were completely annihilated?ā
āI heard that it was more than three thousand, possibly five thousand.ā
āHeās most certainly out of his mind.ā
āItās a good thing that he destroyed that evil weapon before he died. Otherwise, if it was left in this world to harm humankind, his sins would have been worse.ā
āOh well⦠You know, back then, Wei WuXian was one of the most promising cultivators, coming from a highly distinguished clan and finding success at a young age. How on Earth did he end up where he is now?ā
āThis proves that one can only cultivate by following the right path. Using these dishonest practices would only seem beneficial at first glance. Look, what happened in the end? Not even a whole corpse was left of him.ā
āNot everything was because of his cultivation path. Wei WuXianās personality is quite immoral. Oneās deeds will be paid, one way or another; what goes around always comes around.ā
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After Wei WuXianās death, the period is drawn on the topic. The discussions of the people are mostly the same, with a few unconventional opinions being brought down immediately.
However, the elephant in the room stayed in the back of everyoneās mind.
Nobody could summon Wei WuXianās soul, which meant that his soul had disappeared.
It might have been torn apart by the millions of ghosts that devoured him.
Or, it might have escaped.
If was the first, then all is well. Then again, nobody doubts the fact that the YiLing Patriarch has the power to move mountains and empty seas. If was the last, his soul would eventually return to revive in his body. When the day comes, the cultivation world, or even all of mortal land, would be faced with the most insane damnation and revenge, sinking into nothing but chaos and despair.
The various clans set one hundred and twenty stone beasts on top of LuanZang Hill and initiated frequent soul-summoning rituals, followed by heightened vigilance and searches for strange occurrences from all over the world.
In the first year, nothing happened.
In the second year, nothing happened.
In the third year, nothing happened.
ā¦
In the thirteenth year, nothing happened either.
More and more people were starting to believe that, maybe, the YiLing Patriarch actually perished.
Even if he was capable of turning the world upside down, it was finally his turn to be toppled over.
Nobody would remain at the top for all of eternityālegends are only legends.

Woo hoo! I’m re-reading this novel bc the Chinese names and alternative names are throwing me off.
Oh yeah, I did read the list of characters but still can’t remember. Best to re-read. xD
Lol sameeeee…..halfway through chap 70 I realised that I forgot more than half of the charactersā names
Hahaha. Same! Reread is the only way!
I agree!
I actually got the hang of all the names and such. This is quite the achievement for a girl who gave up several novels because she couldn’t understand who was who. Now when I reread it, I just say “Huzzah! Eat that, extremely similar chinese names and alternative names!”
Read the manga (check), watched the anime (check), currently: reading the novel
Iām in the same boat! Iām rereading it as well. Basically how I remember all (well not ALL) is just with Wei WuXian, just look to see if it has Wei in it… thatās my general rule… Lan Wangji…. well, with him I can only wish you luck XD.
Omg thank youuuu soo..sooo..muchh for picking up this project.
I give thanks to all yaoi deities out there.
Hope that you can finish this translation.
Is the real chinese novel already completed?
Actually, this novel and the author are really really famous in China and in my country, they also decided to publish it too.
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Thank you for your work :DDD Great translation
I thought this was a manga, i mean, i had no idea it was a novel
thank you for the translation, i started watching the anime, loved it and found your site, so excited to continue reading
Thank you so much for the translations and your hard work š Just started to read this, so I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m very excited!
I just saw your profile pic and Iām so confused XD
Thank you I love you. I love this. Everything.
thank you soooo much! i love this series so much! it’s my favorite by far! i want to support the author! Has it been translated in english elsewhere where i can purchase it? any merchandise, anything at all?! >.<
This is the best English translation I can find š and unfortunately there is nothing we can purchase in English speaking countries… the novel has been published in Several Asian countries~ It is THE most popular BL novel in China.
The start reminds me of wicked
Thanks for the translations! I actually left BL anime/novels for some RLBLš It looks like I’ve missed so much. Haha
I would love to buy a paperback of the translated version if it we’re possible. M so in love with this story.š
Thank you for your hard work, pls keep going ā¤
Hi. I recently received a recommendation from another reader to check out this novel, so I’m here to give this a try.
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Back here for my yearly re-read š„°
i love it!!espically the anime but the novel has so much more detail
(As a fan of novel in its the original Chinese text, I have been VERY impressed with K’s work. To show my appreciation, I am going to comment on each chapter. My comment will be solely on the translation, not the story itself. In each comment, I will list:
a. One part (just one) that got me go “That’s brilliantly translated!”
b. One part (just one) I would have done differently
So here it goes …)
a. One part (just one) that got me go “That’s brilliantly translated!”
“the prime example of biting the hand that feeds him” – when translating, it’s always a joy to find an equivalent expression, because then the translation will sound so much more natural.But identifying such opportunities requires good understanding of both languages. I’ve said it, and I’ll say it again: K displays true mastery of both languages in her work.
b. One part (just one) I would have done differently
“rogue cultivators” – the original term, “ę£äæ®” just means people who choose to cultivate by themselves, without joining any sects. So the negative connotation of “rogue” isn’t quite fitting here. I would translate it to “independent cultivators”.
Thank you soo much I really appreciate your hard work! I would love to buy this novel in my language and be able to read it because English isn’t my first language š« I couldn’t get enough from the anime so I started reading the manwha..there are so many scenes and info. missing in the anime..now that I discovered this website I feel so lucky š
It’s a great way to improve your English skills!
Yeah you was right, I almost finished the last chapter and it really helped me a lot
What a way to start the story!
me encanta !!!
THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSLATION š ⤠ā¤
wei wuxian has died.
i just came back from chapter 90.
reading these words now just … i just can’t
so sad
Thank you SO MUCH for bringing us this lovely story! I got hooked on the manhua first, then the donghua, and so I decided to then read what you all have translated for the novel. I rushed through the first time (simply wanted to know where the plot went! haha) and now I’m going to reread it to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
I can’t even express how thankful I am to groups like your own that make it possible for those of us not fluent in Japanese or Chinese to enjoy some amazing works by people from other countries. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really appreciate all the hard work you all put into things!
Thank you very much for the chapter!!! ššš
Thank you for translating this amazing story!