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## Chapter 10

* Main

The **10th chapter** of the web novel is titled 《魔女挑衅》 which translates to *"The Demon's Provocation"*. It was first published in Chinese on JJWXC, July 2015.

## English Novel Location

This chapter starts at the paragraph

> Even though the person he’d worked so hard to save was disgusted with him, Shen Qingqiu was incomparably satisfied.
> Liu Qingge should have died by his hand, but Shen Qingqiu had saved the man through a series of freak coincidences.
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And ends on paragraph

> Angry protests rose all around them. Unconcerned, Shen Qingqiu smiled slightly and slowly spread his fan. “How about this—I won’t use a single hand.”
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In the English Novel volume 1, chapter 2: Mission.

## Plot Recap

After saving Liu Qingge, Shen Qingqiu returns to cultivating while reflecting that saving him might give him an advantage over Luo Binghe later on if his current plans fail. Meanwhile, the months he had spent cultivating allowed his cultivation to rise above the original cultivation base that he had, and gave him full control over Shen Qingqiu’s body. After he finishes circulating the last bit of spiritual energy, he leaves the platform he was on filled with renewed vigor, noting how quickly it felt like time had passed. Before leaving the cave, he asked after Liu Qingge and notified him that he was leaving, but received no answer.

He perfectly timed his exit with the start of the next plot event: the demon invasion of Qiong Ding Peak, which he leaves to find covered in smoke. When he arrived on the mountain, a few disciples threw themselves at him to inform him how demons had snuck in due to the absence of Yue Qingyuan, who was away on important business. The demons had injured disciples and severed the Rainbow Bridges between the peaks, and had set up a barrier around Qiong Ding that isolated it from the other peaks. Having known all of this thanks to Proud Immortal Demon Way, Shen Qingqiu calms the disciples and heads towards Cang Qiong’s main hall, assured in his powered up form. Along the way, more disciples calm down and fall into line behind Shen Qingqiu.

Upon arriving, the disciples of Cang Qiong, including those from Qing Jing, had encircled the demons. There were more than a hundred demons, with the invasion being led by a Sha Hualing, a freshly appointed Demon Saintess around 15 or 16 years old. She was one of the most popular female leads of Proud Immortal Demon Way, a craft full blooded demon who was willing to commit grave offenses for her love of Luo Binghe.

Reassured by the arrival of one from the older generation, the disciples trap the demons in the space before the great hall, and those who tried to escape the circle got tossed back to Sha Hualing by Shen Qingqiu. Seeing this display, Sha Hualing shifts her tune from that of arrogance to one of innocence, claiming they were just curious and wished to spar with such talented individuals. Shen Qingqiu plays along, claiming that this is an odd sparring method. Sha Hualing fell back onto her youth and claimed to be unable to control her subordinates, but Shen Qingqiu knew they were after Cang Qiong’s nameplate as both a war trophy and a show of force against humans. Shen Qingqiu asks what her conclusion is, and she claims that they would only lose because there are more sect members than demons. At Shen Qingqiu’s prompting, she proposes that each side chooses three representatives to face off in three matches.

Shen Qingqiu notes that the demon and human realms have a pretense of peace at the moment, and killing Sha Hualing would cause a larger conflict with them, and letting her go would squander their public image. Additionally, he remembers these matches from the original novel, where Shen Qingqiu used underhanded tactics to beat Elder “Single Arm” Dubi, a taciturn demon with dark purple skin.

He comments that, should he beat Elder Single arm, he’d have an unfair advantage, which Sha Hualing suggests cutting off his own arm to rectify. Shen Qingqiu instead claims he can win this fight without using a single hand.

## Changes Between Versions

### The Faelicy translation (August 2020 version)

There are no notable differences between this translation and the Seven Seas translation

### The (CNoveluv) WorshipperA translation (June 2017 version)

#### Larger Changes

* There is an interaction with the System in the WorshipperA translation that was not in the Seven Seas translation:

> "Why didn’t the system have a 【Strategy】 or an 【Intelligence】 value? He could have used those points.
> System: 【……】 The system expressed its unwillingness to communicate with this person."
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* After Sha Hualing suggests the three matches, the Seven Seas translation adds a paragraph that covers why this was the most solid suggestion to follow:

> This suggestion was solid. For many years, the Human and Demon Realms had maintained an uneasy balance and had yet to drop the pretense of peace. Eliminating Sha Hualing and her mob wouldn’t be impossible, but it would likely light a fuse. The demons definitely wouldn’t let her death go unanswered, and it wouldn’t be worth it if they stirred up an even greater conflict. On the other hand, simply letting them go would also generate trouble. They couldn’t allow outsiders to come and go as they pleased from Qiong Ding Peak. By setting conditions and holding some matches, each teaching the other party a lesson or two, both parties could back down and save face. It would be the best way to handle this.
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* The Seven Seas translation adds Sha Hualing’s reaction to Shen Qingqiu suggesting that he has an advantage over Elder Single Arm:

> "“Oh?” Sha Hualing said from behind her hand. “Actually, Ling-er has a solution. How about…you also cut off one of your arms? That way there won’t be an unfair advantage anymore!” Angry protests rose all around them."
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#### Smaller Changes

* In the Seven Seas edition, Liu Qingge is noted to be disgusted by Shen Qingqiu, but in the WorshipperA translation, he just hurries him away.
* In the WorshipperA translation, there is no mention of the demons erecting a barrier around Cang Qiong, it’s only mentioned that the peak is isolated.
* In the WorshipperA translation, it's noted that Cang Qiong Mountain sect guards surrounded the demons, but in the Seven Seas translation, it's noted that every single member of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect on Qiong Ding Peak was surrounding the demons.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Sha Hualing is noted to be 15, but the Seven Seas Edition says she “appeared to be no more than fifteen or sixteen.”
* The disciples trap the demons inside the hall in the WorshipperA translation, and in the space before the hall in the Seven Seas translation.
* The one arm demon is called Elder Du Bi in the WorshipperA translation, but in the Seven Seas translation, he is introduced as Elder “Single Arm” Dubi, and called Elder Single Arm in subsequent appearances.

## Appearances

Shen Qingqiu

M.Liu Qingge

M.Yue Qingyuan

Luo Binghe

Sha Hualing

Ming Fan

Du Bi

## Locations

* Ling Xi Caves
* Qiong Ding Peak
* Cang Qiong Mountain

## Author's Note

"He really didn't mean to take the female lead's spotlight."