[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star":3,"chapter-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-216":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After Fifteen Years of Secret Cultivation, I Start as a Top-Grade Ultimate Peak!",{"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},2282324,4464,"Chapter 216: Nauseating","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>The woman in black skirt showed no fear or anger, only sneering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, none of the courtesans fancied you. According to the Baixiang Pavilion’s rules, you now owe six thousand gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the woman in black skirt made a token gesture, reaching out for payment—but clearly, the group before her could not afford such a sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the hemp-clad elder said nothing, merely raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding heavenly qi coalesced into a palm, instantly restraining all six courtesans in the hall and dragging them before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Tianren?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in black skirt’s pupils shrank sharply, her face pale with shock; as a Grandmaster of Martial Dao, her entire body erupted in qi, and she instantly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Baixiang Pavilion was a property of Luoshen Peak, it was merely a lowly brothel; as a madam, her strength came only because Luoshen Peak valued the pavilion’s daily gold influx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the moment she entered the hall, she had already scanned Li Muxian and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sensed the hemp-clad elder’s internal qi was tightly contained, assuming he was at least a Grandmaster—or higher—but she never imagined he was a Tianren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she possibly discern the true depth of a Tianren?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had even a shred of awareness of Luoshen Peak’s existence, he would never risk his hard-won martial cultivation by coming here to cause trouble and die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the woman in black skirt decided to flee immediately—but before she reached the door, a qi palm descended, slamming her down onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying force shattered her thick martial qi, rupturing her internal organs; she spat a gout of blood and instantly lost all mobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between a Grandmaster of Martial Dao and a Tianren was as vast as heaven and earth; moreover, the hemp-clad elder was no ordinary Tianren—he didn’t even need a single move to handle the woman in the black skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large men and servants in the hall, witnessing this, all turned pale with terror and immediately scrambled to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they took more than a few steps, a terrifying wave of qi hurled them back, slamming them to the ground with cries of agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the scar-faced man snapped out of his despair and burst into loud, joyous laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good! I thought Baixiang Pavilion was so mighty—now you’re all down. Go ahead, get up and kill me if you can!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he strode to a nearby large man and kicked him hard, sending him flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still unsatisfied, he punched and kicked two others beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the hemp-clad elder calmly addressed the six courtesans before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies, you may now attend to this old man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the six young women before him showed fear—but when they caught sight of the woman in black skirt’s state, they hesitated no longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, each one moved to serve him: pouring tea and wine, massaging his shoulders, pounding his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, the girl in pink watched this scene, gritting her teeth, her face icy as frost; she shouted at the hemp-clad elder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the hemp-clad elder made no move, only whispered silently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leaving Baixiang Pavilion isn’t hard—it can’t stop us. I’m just considering how to resolve this without compromising our plan to slip into Luoshen Peak after leaving Bailian City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, one courtesan peeled a longan and fed it personally into the hemp-clad elder’s mouth; the girl in pink saw this and flew into a rage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d rather believe a rotten old man than you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the scar-faced man, having vented some of his hatred, suddenly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the hemp-clad elder so comfortably indulged, he hurried over, eager:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, could you spare me one or two courtesans? Let me enjoy some too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the hemp-clad elder waved his hand—clearly, he wouldn’t give up even one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scar-faced man’s face twisted in frustration, but the memory of the elder’s earlier strike was still fresh; he dared not utter even a single word, only muttered inwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old bastard, hoarding six all to yourself—can you even handle it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he clenched his teeth, glanced around, and finally fixed his gaze on the wounded woman in black skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his eyes hardened; he stormed over, seized her hair, and yanked her up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You stinking bitch, old and ugly, and you still looked down on me? Pah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he cursed, he slapped her twice across the face—powder flaked off her cheeks, leaving two bright red palm prints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in black skirt, powerless, glared at him with cold, furious eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… are asking for death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still cursing me? I’ll show you my power right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scar-faced man sneered, tore open her dress, clearly unable to reach the courtesans—he’d take out his rage on this vile woman instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, Li Muxian and the hemp-clad elder both spoke to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disgusting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in pink spat the word, glared at the hemp-clad elder and Li Muxian, then turned and walked out of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hemp-clad elder made no move to stop her, instead turning to Li Muxian and saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the young master desires a courtesan, you must claim one by your own strength—I will not yield one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian glanced at the cluster of courtesans surrounding the hemp-clad elder, then frowned and shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. I’m afraid of catching a disease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, all six courtesans grew pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hemp-clad elder also froze, his aged face shifting through expressions; after a moment, he narrowed his eyes at Li Muxian:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I truly don’t understand—why did you drag me into this, to claim all the courtesans of Baixiang Pavilion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing much—I just wanted to see how poisonous this tumor of Luoshen Peak really is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving at Baixiang Pavilion, he had indeed planned to relax here—but he had been thoroughly disgusted by Luoshen Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hemp-clad elder’s gaze flickered uncertainly, then he whispered quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you an agent of the Great Li court?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian did not deny it, only nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hemp-clad elder sat up straight, his cloudy eyes fixed on Li Muxian:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already sensed you were no ordinary man. I don’t blame you for dragging me into this at Baixiang Pavilion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now I have a crucial question to ask you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1080,"2026-06-20T01:43:39.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dcb721aea8fc8b108557dfc691b64d3f19eaf3b5dc789c1a32b53fb010b4c297","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-217","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-215",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]