Heaven-Subduing Scripture

Early Zhenguan. The Tang countryside does not sleep quietly. Li Daoxuan is a modern mind stuck in a poor young Daoist's body, scraping by with yellow paper and thunder ink. In his head sits the Heaven-Subduing Scripture: every demon he truly kills pays out—spells, months of cultivation, or steel with a bad history. Fake deaths don't count. Running out of talismans does. Xiaosha Village posts a fat reward and three "masters" climb into coffins at dusk. The monk is a fraud. The witch is arrogant. The boy nobody trusts stacked ten body-guard seals and brought Five-Thunder paper. What to expect: - Historical Tang folk-horror with progression loot - Talisman combat that costs paper, blood, and mana - Confirmed kill → Scripture settlement - A cautious MC who plans escapes and still gets cornered — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Heaven-Subduing Scripture — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠