[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world":3,"chapter-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-376":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Accidentally Reincarnated in Cultivation World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},743142,982,"Chapter 376: Nine Headed Calamity Sperent Empress [1]","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-376",376,"\u003Cp>Yu Xuan found himself in the same place for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he did was calculate time mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly three hours had passed since the moment his first run began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was still flowing, just not in a way that favored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to keep track of this...\" Yu Xuan muttered. His medallion remained completely unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I don’t even know how long this loop will last.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he turned and ran in the direction opposite the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same direction he had been dragged toward earlier – but this time, he moved willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing else, he could change direction later and test the limits of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he ran, he sensed it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pursuers were still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time... they weren’t rushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did my self-destruction shock them? Or is there another reason?’ Yu Xuan wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was partly right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t every day someone chose to self-destruct without desperation, without hesitation and almost casually without caring for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone was enough to make even ancient monsters reconsider their approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all he was their key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Yu Xuan realized something unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they retained their memories, he had become the fixed variable of this loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he existed, the cycle continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he didn’t even know if these were all the beings trapped here or merely the first batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued forward, the landscape began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green plains slowly gave way to lusher greenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees emerged, first sparse, then dense, their leaves vivid and alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself felt heavier and older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Yu Xuan felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pursuers were closing in again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan abruptly slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead of him stood a tree unlike any he had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its trunk was ancient and gnarled, yet it bore only a single leaf – large, delicate, and strangely shaped like a reclining bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And resting upon that leaf...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just any serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nine-headed serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each head was elegant and serene, their scales shimmering with an otherworldly beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature lay basking in the light, utterly at peace, as if the world itself existed only to cradle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan felt his breath catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it! What is happening to me?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against his will, his steps carried him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Xuan drew closer, he was once again struck by its beauty, an almost unreal elegance that tugged at his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he truly focused, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent was... small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently the size of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t look like a colossus spiritual beast at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh?\" Yu Xuan muttered, momentarily confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using [Telekinesis], he gently drew the serpent toward himself, careful not to disturb it, and instinctively caught it – one hand at its tail, the other near its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eighteen eyes snapped open at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They locked onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the serpent spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all nine mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What an unruly young man, touching a lady so inappropriately.\" it said smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?!\" Yu Xuan blurted out, genuinely shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, the serpent’s body phased straight through his grasp, reappearing midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gracefully performed a backflip and then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tail slammed squarely into Yu Xuan’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sent flying, crashing into the ground as he clutched his head and wriggled slightly in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine-headed serpent floated above him, staring down with an unreadable gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm.\" x9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine identical hums echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why does this hurt so much?!’ Yu Xuan groaned internally, utterly baffled. He couldn’t suppress the pain at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did he start getting bullied like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his luck really that bad today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent descended and slithered closer, then began circling him... sniffing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan felt something brush against him and immediately snapped his eyes open, now slightly red from pain, only to see the serpent sniffing him like a dog inspecting food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, his brain short-circuited. Was being serpent food his fate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W–Wait! Miss Serpent!\" Yu Xuan said hastily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My flesh really doesn’t taste good, I swear! How about I offer you some red-colored meat instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the mental image of a certain red Asura surfaced clearly in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine-headed serpent did not bother responding to his babbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, she had sensed time reset twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new challenger had entered this sealed land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that this human stood before her, she was certain it was him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this place, she recognized every living creature except the intruder who triggered the resets. Yet that was not what truly caught her attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her heads and sniffed him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tongues flicked lightly, brushing against his karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then sniffed again, more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a strange feedback echoed through her perception, something akin to a five-star rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her many eyes narrowed slightly in interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So he did meet some younglings...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine-headed serpent was no ordinary being. Among her peers, she was infamous – unimaginably strong, dangerously curious, and occasionally responsible for... certain incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of her race were often feared, and misunderstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So learning that this human had not only encountered some of her young kin, but left behind a positive karmic imprint, left her unexpectedly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head slightly and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, I will not kill you a third time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already suffered twice. However, touching a lady while she sleeps is a crime I cannot forgive so easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail tapped Yu Xuan lightly on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even sigh in relief, that same tail coiled around his neck – not tight, but firm, while all nine heads settled above his own, draping over him like an elegant, terrifying crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...What now? Is she... is she going to kill me by choking my neck?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts spiraled wildly as he stood there, he was just too unlucky today!\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-02T11:45:33.246Z",1,"novelbin.me","2549e7f67c69d925120704183f6a61abf43b707122877ae49ac2d46fd9755bc0","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-377","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-375",406,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Faccidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-cover.jpg"]