The Food Demon Chronicles

无韵先生天津博集新媒科技有限公司Apr 2026

3.2

Word count: 406K words
Chapters: 97

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Summary

【No romance + Xianxia strange tales + Cultivation + Jianghu】

In this world there is an iron law: beasts eat the hundred herbs, humans eat the hundred beasts, demons eat the hundred humans—and swords can eat the hundred demons.

Liu Jianchen, son of a demon fox, carries demon blood and a spirit elixir within him, yet by chance takes a down-and-out Penglai sword immortal as his master.

When he was young, in a marketplace, he "happened upon" a slovenly Daoist who kept muttering something, blocked his path, and insisted on treating his mother's illness...

Before he knew it, he had taken the Daoist as his master.

Looking at his brand-new master, Liu Jianchen asked, "Where do we go next?"

His good master replied, "Next, of course, we find a way to fill our bellies!"

From then on, master and disciple wander among humans and demons, slowly seeking the great Way of the world...

Editor's review

This is a cultivation story with xianxia and strange-tale coloring, and its core premise is crisp: demons eat humans, swords eat demons, and a boy carrying demon blood happens to take a sword immortal as his master. That premise itself creates tension between identity and allegiance, and gives the master-disciple relationship an edge of risk and intrigue from the start. The story does not take the grim, bitter route; the master first appears as a slovenly Daoist who blocks the road to treat someone's illness, and the first thing after taking on a disciple is to fill their stomachs—this street-level touch grounds the xianxia subject in everyday life. Master and disciple wander among humans and demons seeking the Way, and the pace leans light, suited to readers who enjoy strange tales, jianghu, and master-disciple interplay. Note that the work is labeled no romance; the emotional line is not the focus, so readers expecting a love story may be disappointed. Overall it is better suited to casual reading, following master and disciple on their journey and watching how the premise unfolds step by step.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy xianxia strange tales, human-demon premises, and jianghu travel
Readers who prefer light master-disciple interaction and don't care about romance
Readers looking for a casual cultivation story without demanding a tight pace

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting romance or a CP emotional line
Readers who prefer rigorous cultivation systems and hardcore worldbuilding
Readers sensitive to strange-tale subject matter and demon-eats-human premises

Reading tips

Read the first few chapters to confirm whether the master-disciple dynamic suits your taste before deciding how far to commit
Treat the "swords eat demons" premise as the key to understanding the story's rules, and watch how it unfolds
Suitable for continuous reading in fragmented time; no need to read environmental descriptions word by word

About the publisher

天津博集新媒科技有限公司

Tianjin Boji Xinmei Technology Co., Ltd. is a publisher focused mainly on literature and general reading. Public information about the company is limited, but its catalog of nearly one thousand titles indicates publishing directions that include mystery and detective fiction, foreign literature, classic works, health, and Eastern philosophy. Representative publications include The Complete Dark Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the works of Jo Nesbø, Nobel laureates John Steinbeck and Yasunari Kawabata, the collected works of Shi Tiesheng, and the healing books of neurologist Oliver Sacks. Its author resources combine foreign classics such as Poe, Steinbeck, and Kawabata with contemporary mystery writers like Nesbø, supported by translators including Cao Minglun and Lin Liren, reflecting a publishing profile that balances retranslated classics with genre reading.

版权信息
第1章缘起
第2章除妖
第3章白水
第4章结仇
第5章凶煞
第6章旧识
第7章入瓮
第8章师徒
第9章悬命
第10章种剑
第11章风起
第12章山崩
第13 章地裂
第14章灭佛
第15章蓬莱
第16章认剑
第17章生杀
第18章卜卦
第19章鬼棺
第20章观影
第21章缔盟
第22章扬名
第23章赤昆
第24章内幕
第25章夺位
第26章精石
第27章破棺
第28章筹码
第29章死战
第30章试炼
第31章出塚
第32章乱局
第33章交易
第34章换命
第35章封塔（第一卷终）
第36章第二卷序章
第37章破塔而出
第38章刀剑相向
第39章描金面具
第40章大意被擒
第41章陈威发威
第42章重握祭剑
第43章以二对一
第44章蓬莱剑仙
第45章夺取剑脊
第46章分道扬镳
第47章借宿王家
第48章山神真身
第49章为民除害
第50 章神秘剑脊
第51章颜面扫地
第52章初到京城
第53章阴差阳错
第54 章身陷重围
第55章故人援手
第56章逃出生天
第57章换身转灵
第58章功亏一篑
第59章妖皇熵炎
第60章五年之战
第61章天崩地裂
第62章前往白水
第63章再回白水
第64章飞鸽传书
第65章身死道消
第66章风光大葬
第67章冤家聚头
第68章渔翁得利
第69章调虎离山
第70章龙争虎斗
第71章引火烧身
第72章虎式机甲
第73章镜花水月
第74章重回蓬莱
第75 章蓬莱仙岛
第76章听剑石前
第77章蓬莱祖师
第78 章后院失火
第79章重获青焰
第80章修习剑志
第81章回京途中
第82章阴谋血誓
第83章婉儿遇险
第84章失忆之人
第85章半路截杀
第86章无剑之式
第87章冰释前嫌
第88章深入敌后
第89章皇城激斗
第90章生死之决
第91章命悬一线
第92章虎剑之殇
第93章烈火剑阁
第94章重整旗鼓
第95章暴风已至
第96章黎明曙光（完结）

FAQ

Does this book have a romance line?

The work is labeled no romance; the emotional line is not the narrative focus, and the main space is given to the master-disciple journey, human-demon conflict, and the pursuit of the Way. If you're reading for romance, you may feel this part is missing.

Can I understand it without having read xianxia works?

Yes. The story enters through a youth taking a master, and the premise unfolds gradually with the plot, without relying on prior knowledge from other works. Readers only need to accept the basic rule that "demons eat humans, swords eat demons" to get in.

Is the overall tone heavy or light?

From the synopsis, the master-disciple interaction has a street-level, bantering feel, and the tone leans light. But the subject involves humans and demons eating one another, so some passages may carry the coldness of strange tales; overall it is not pure comedy.

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无韵先生 Author

Mr. Wuyun is an author about whom limited public information is available. The only work confirmed in our records is one title, Shi Yao Ji (Food Demon Chronicles). Judging from this representative work, the author's writing centers on the common category of otherworldly continents, building the narrative against an otherworldly background with a clear fantasy flavor. Based on the available information, it is not possible to determine the author's real name, nationality, dates of birth and death, or English name, nor is there reliable public material describing educational background, writing experience, or critical reception. For this reason, speculation about the author's life should be avoided. A reasonable assessment is that Mr. Wuyun's work is currently represented by Shi Yao Ji, which constructs its story around an otherworldly continent setting; readers wishing to understand the author's style may begin with this title. Given the limited number of works, the full picture of the author's writing style and future creative direction await further materials.