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魔道祖师 by 墨香铜臭
Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Alternative name : The Founder of Diabolism
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural, Xianxia, WuxiaWorld, BL, YAOi (GAY ROMANCE)
Novel status: Finished, 126 chapters (113+13 extras)
Raws: Official raws bought on jjwxc (and smut chapters)
Translator: K
Editor: 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 clans—Lan 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
“Great news! Wei WuXian has died!”
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.
“The YiLing Patriarch has died? Who could have killed him?”
“Who 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 “den”—LuanZang Hill.”
“I must say, good riddance!”
“Good riddance indeed! We finally eliminated this scourge.”
“If not for the YunmengJiang clan’s 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!”
“Jiang Cheng allowed this fellow to live for too long. If I were him, at the time of the defection, I wouldn’t have just stabbed him. In fact, I would have thoroughly examined the disciples of the clan again, so that he doesn’t do those crazy things he did later on. Who cares about the so called ‘considerations’ that he gave to his childhood friend.”
“That’s 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 WuXian’s powers had backfired and he was ripped to pieces.”
“Hahahaha… That’s 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!”
“But, if not for Jiang Cheng making a plan that aimed at Wei WuXian’s 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?”
“I heard that it was more than three thousand, possibly five thousand.”
“He’s most certainly out of his mind.”
“It’s 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.”
“Oh 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?”
“This 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.”
“Not everything was because of his cultivation path. Wei WuXian’s personality is quite immoral. One’s deeds will be paid, one way or another; what goes around always comes around.”
…
After Wei WuXian’s 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 everyone’s mind.
Nobody could summon Wei WuXian’s 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.
…
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 eternity—legends are only legends.

I really miss them. This is like the fifth time I reread
I guess i will re read this novel for nth time until the anime version finish. Im still waiting for it.
Thanks for translating, I’m rereading after watching the drama.
Love it
Haven’t decided of watching the drama. but watched the first episode of the anime and planning the keep the novel and amine going together. So that i don’t miss anything. i m so into this already. thanks for translating.
Read this novel n number of times but still whenever I open this it seems as if something is pulling me into this novel to read it again and again with the same thrill that I experienced the first time I read it. Really thankful to the author for this amazing and everlasting piece of Art. this will forever remain immortal in the hearts of its readers. Also really really thankful to the team of translators, without them it would be impossible kind of thing for us international fans to enjoy this Piece of Art….. And finally, loved the main… Read more »
I’m here for the nth time….the nostalgia….
Here again for the ,I lost the count. I am addict and so in love with this masterpiece of novel. New readers, you will not be disapointed. Enjoy it.😁
I don’t know why..but..the translator’s note to readers made me smile like a fool😁
I really hope I’ll have some patience, or i’ll end up reading this from day to night
‘When the day comes, the cultivation world, or even all of mortal land’ cultivation world or mortal land?? what do they mean with this?? 2 worlds? i’m new to historical novel well i’m new to novel (i never read novel yet) but thats not importen lol
i’m here re reading the novel, because i truly miss cql/mdzs so much ):
No matter how many times I read this I still get upset with how disgusting these people are talking about Wei Wuxian’s death.
Love this
Im here again after reading SVSSS and I think after I finish reading this I’ll probably read TGCF then I would re-read this again 🤣🤣🤣
reading this for the third time. I really like this novle
Im back again! To reread it! 😎
Started reading for 2nd time….. Can’t move on from this!!! 🥺🥺
time to reread this masterpiece
loved this so muchhhhh
How many times will i reread this before I move on????????? XD
Reading it again!!!
am i re-reading this for the 10th time? yes, yes i am
Thanks for the english translation. I have been searching for the original on english. Maybe now I can read about the wedding I keep hearing about. Will there ever be an official english publication you think.
So can anyone tell me how long does it take to get over this novel?
Like , damn this is my third time reading this novel continually; without a break with any other novel.
This book is damn good, and the characters, story, and conclusion of the book is outstanding,salute to the writer!!!
I watched The Untamed and wanted to read the source novel. Thank you for the translation.