The Bird Deity's Daily Merit Pagoda

[Strong female lead] [Top-tier alpha with an overflowing girlfriend vibe] [Fantasy mystery] [Monster-hunting team] [Creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Multiple love interests for the heroine, both men and women] [High-octane throughout, with no cookie-cutter tropes]

The ninth son, Si Que, was born by killing his mother.

Hunted by his father and brothers from the moment he was born, he fled across heaven and earth for millions of years. To protect himself, he mastered every discipline, learning from all things and all people. Thus he gained unparalleled knowledge and skill. Though his flight was marked by hardship and upheaval, he formed countless good ties among mortals and followed the righteous path of Heaven and Earth. He was eventually honored as the Bodhisattva Peacock Wisdom King.

Long ago, Yun Luo, the Qingqiu Empress, diverted a hundred thousand thunderbolts meant for the Qingqiu clan onto him. The heavenly lightning shattered his flesh and bones, and he should have died, his soul erased from the world. Yet when he fell in the Great Wilderness Mountains, someone lit a lamp in his heart. If his heart died, his body would die; if his heart lived, his body would endure.

Later, he shattered the Tower of Merit. As he hunted demons and vanquished evil among mortals, he also uncovered many long-buried secrets.

As he worked to repair the Tower of Merit, one baffling mystery after another came to light. Blood rained over Vermilion Bird City in the sixth month. The White Tiger Realm stood empty. The Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise vanished without a trace...

In the name of mercy, the gods cast out those who opposed them, placing all the blame on Si Que for shattering the Tower of Merit.

“Si Que, you shattered the Tower of Merit. The turmoil in the Three Realms is all your doing. We join forces to kill you for the sake of all living beings!”

“Then today, I, Si Que, will activate the Immortal-Slaying Formation and send every god to their death!”

The Wisdom King is here. Nothing is forbidden!

(Each arc is a mystery, and some draw on real-world subject matter. For example, the Golden Toad arc explores telecom fraud, while The Human-Wronged Ghosts is based on the Jiang Ge case.)