The Daoist Venerable Subdues Demons: A Record of Burning My Soul to Protect the Dao

Demons and monsters run rampant across the land, plunging the people into misery. The young Chen Yang is taken in by Master Xuanfeng, head of Shangqing Mountain, and spends ten years studying in the mountains, mastering extraordinary Daoist arts. With a grand ambition to subdue demons and defend the Dao, he resolutely enters the mortal world. In the first town he reaches, bandits are colluding with demons and running amok, so Chen Yang uses his formidable abilities to punish them severely. Later, he is accidentally drawn into the shocking scheme of the Nine Nether Demon Hall, which seeks to rule the world, and battles his way through every obstacle. During his fight against them, Chen Yang meets the immortal healer Su Yao, and the two join forces. Meanwhile, the sects of the cultivation world scheme against one another over resources and territory. As Chen Yang works to thwart the Demon Hall's plot, he is also swept into their feuds. How will he use his fearless courage and powerful Daoist arts to overcome one crisis after another, earn the title of Dao Venerable, and protect peace in the human realm?