[{"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-219":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},2282327,4464,"Chapter 219: Something","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-219",219,"\u003Cp>Yet the middle-aged man had barely taken a step when he suddenly realized his meridians were sealed—he froze in place, utterly immobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear flashed in the middle-aged man’s eyes; apart from Li Muxian ahead, he saw no one else who could have acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Muxian’s voice sounded beside the middle-aged man’s ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you from the Great Li Tianjin Guard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the middle-aged man turned his gaze to Li Muxian. Meanwhile, Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng, seeing him suddenly stand frozen, both wore expressions of shock and demanded urgently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice Commander Miao, what’s wrong with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man did not answer. He felt as if plunged into an ice cellar—someone had sealed his meridians without a sound; the attacker’s martial prowess must far surpass his own. Right now, he could only wait for death, powerless to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he looked at Li Muxian before him and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Vice Commander of the Lanzhou Tianjin Guard. This land belongs to Luoshen Peak. I urge you, Young Master, not to act rashly—no matter how many powerful protectors you have behind you, you cannot escape Luoshen Peak’s retribution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian shook his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As an official of the Great Li court, you conspire with Luoshen Peak during wartime. Since we’ve met, don’t blame me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than the middle-aged man’s open eyes instantly lost focus; his life force vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng behind him turned pale with horror—they clearly saw a bloodied hole, piercing clean through the Vice Commander’s skull, appearing out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, without hesitation, Yu Wenfeng and Zheng Zhi both surged their martial qi and immediately fled toward the hall’s exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment they moved, they realized their own meridians had been sealed—they could not move a muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Muxian’s voice sounded beside Zheng Zhi’s ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You haven’t answered my question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Yu Wenfeng and Zheng Zhi stared in terror at Li Muxian, who lounged casually against the soft chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who… who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zhi’s voice trembled. The strongest martial cultivator among them had just been killed; they hadn’t even seen the attacker, and now their own meridians were sealed—their lives hung entirely in the other’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zhi and the other now regretted their earlier arrogance—they had let both elders leave together, leaving them in this dire situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they also knew their only hope now was to buy time; if the two elders returned, they might yet escape this predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter who you are, you must know Luoshen Peak’s standing in the martial world. If you kill us, our fathers will never let you live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you spare us, I’ll pretend tonight never happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zhi suppressed his fear and spoke to Li Muxian, trying to stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Yu Wenfeng quickly added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father is Yuwen Chengqing, the Ninth Peak Lord of Luoshen Peak. I swear—if you leave us unharmed, we’ll ensure you depart Bai Lian City unscathed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, no battle, no friendship. I see you’re a man of distinction—perhaps we could become close friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian nearly laughed. The man’s words probably didn’t even convince himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Li Muxian knew they were stalling—but he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the scar-faced man, who had stood motionless the entire time, had witnessed every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he dared not move, his face had shifted through a dozen expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Zheng Zhi attacked Li Muxian, he’d thought he’d soon share Li Muxian’s fate—despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came shock at seeing Li Muxian unharmed; then utter disbelief when the powerful middle-aged man was slain in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing Zheng Zhi and the other frozen, groveling before Li Muxian, he suddenly understood—the tide had turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the scar-faced man relaxed. He moved his stiff neck for the first time, then offered Li Muxian a sheepish grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, you had such power—why didn’t you say so sooner? You had me terrified!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his eyes flickered toward Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng, then his smile vanished. He lowered his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t trust Luoshen Peak’s words. We should flee Bai Lian City before those two old bastards return. And for safety, we could take these two as hostages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fellow had remarkable resilience—just moments ago he was panicking, now he was calmly planning escape routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Muxian waved his hand and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go on your own. I have other business—I must stay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Li Muxian had followed the Xishan Blade Sect group simply to save time on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they’d reached Bai Lian City, close to Bai Lian Peak, he no longer needed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng in hand, he had no urge to travel further—he’d rather wait for Bai Lian Peak’s experts to come to him. Far simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the scar-faced man’s expression twisted. He didn’t know what Li Muxian intended to do by staying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew—if he didn’t leave now, when the two powerful Luoshen Peak elders returned, things would grow even more unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he bowed quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, take care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to leave—but as he did, his gaze fell on Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng. He gritted his teeth, turned back, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you spare me one hostage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I have a hostage, I can deter Luoshen Peak’s men. Even if I’m cornered at last, I’ll take one with me—I won’t go down empty-handed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian’s eyelid twitched, but he flatly refused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need both.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the scar-faced man had no choice. He sighed regretfully, then picked up his bag of gold from the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, without further delay, he leapt out the hall’s window and fled on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the third-floor hall held only Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng, and a group of terrified courtesans too frightened to move or speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian turned to Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng and asked again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you certain your fathers will come to this brothel for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng didn’t understand Li Muxian’s intent—but survival was all that mattered now. They hurriedly replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are our fathers’ most beloved sons. Whatever your demands, as long as you spare us, they’ll agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll believe you—for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than two invisible qi threads pierced the skulls of Zheng Zhi and Yu Wenfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1096,"2026-06-20T01:43:39.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","14c7706a364836bf6e196580d7abd68c672ead14888b95f5885feaea853c4c09","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-220","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-218",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]