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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.

First of all thank you for taking on this great project and your excellent translation. You are right that if someone is uncomfortable with the storyline they have many other novels to choose from just leave those of us that love this novel no matter the content to enjoy it. Unfortunately those small minded people have tunnel vision and don’t see the whole story and the emotions behind it. That is their loss. Ignorance is bliss. You are doing a great service to your fans so keep up the great work. You are truly appreciated.
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Re reading for the third time because I’m whole-heartdly obsessed with this novel
I wish I can forget the last 15 or so days and read it again for the first timeš
Nothing is like the first experience you get drowning in such a beautiful story… Read it thrice already along with anime, drama and manhua. What to do nowš !!!?
Try watch the donghua too!!
Dunghua is anime… she already mentionned it!
And there’s nothing else to do… other than reread it! Lol
But I don’t care to read it again for the 1st time, coz honestly, there are so many details that you notice only on reread, and how important every single one actually is… for me it’s a delight to dig them out and admire MXTX ‘s genius all over again!
time to reread this fantastic novel!
Reading this for the second time because I love it so much
I watched it now Iām reading here we go
I love the Drama UNTAMED..so i had to look for the book to get an indepth insight. I have been looking for the book for a while ..thank you for translating to English..Im an international fan.
Iām back for a reread! I loved this so much! Thank you for taking the time to translate this š
Time to read it for the second time cause it’s one if the best books I’ve ever read! š
greatest novel i’ve ever read istg
Thank you so much for this translation. After watching “The Untamed”, I could tell there were a lot of elements missing, lol. I’ve read this book twice, it’s so captivating. Thank you, thank you, than you.
oooh boy, here we go again.
Im back to reread ….thank you so much for the effort I love this novel so much
I’m sorry but I would never consider LWJ as WWX archenemy, but his “frienemy” since they had a mutual attraction, and LWJ started to fall for WWX from the first spar on the wall, of course the punishment in the Library helped LWJ to be more and more in love with WWX… I am reading it again I think this is one of the very few books that I actually love reading …. š
That is the summary, tying to avoid spoilers!!! Don’t forget that the entire cultivation world believe they were antagonists! The evil Yiling Patriarch and the righteous HanGuang-Jun !!!
iām reading this for the 3rd time now cx
2end time reading this i love the story
I truly appreciate that you posted this so jt would be easy to access and read. When I heard of mo dao zu shi i had only watched the donghua and thought that getting the novel would be harder. Im really glad i found this āŗā¤
Whoās here for the sexy parts?
Love this so much
After finishing reading I try to forget the whole story and re-read it as I am reading it for the first time..the first experience is always the best…ššš
I must say that I disagree! There is so much hidden info that you cannot catch at 1st coz you don’t know the story yet… This is one rare book that is actually even better on reread!!! So much forshadowing, so much to read in between the lines, especially understanding better LWJ even if we’re not in his pov, but enough hints are actually there for us to understand once we know what there is to see…
I agree with you Roxelane. It is one of the few books (novel) that I can read several times and always discover new details, grasp it more deeply, understand better the meaning of certain words, sentences or chapter in order to see the soul of this novel ( not only WangXian). This author is truly amazing … sometimes I wonder if she included subliminal things in her novel (just kidding)
Wow I’m back again after already finished the whole novel againš I guess I won’t get tired of reading the same thing over and over again. But this time I have the The Untamed drama music on the back ground and my companion WÄngWiĆ n (my lucky bambooš) with me while I’m readingš
Rereading again and again and again hahahahhahah I really can’t get enough of this novel hahaahhahahah
I’m back reading this for the 4th time. I still think MDZS is the “LOVE STORY OF THE MILLENNIUM” and thanks so very much for the translators making it possible to read for me! You are the unsung heroes. I first read this amazing novel after watching the animation, then The Untamed and since then I’ve devoured all MDZS material on all platforms many more than once. I LOVE all this author’s novels and will always come back to this one especially (in between waiting for other updates of translations I’m reading) because I’m totally hooked. Thank you a gazillion times for your hard work. Peace and Love..
Re reading for third time š