[{"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-54":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},2282162,4464,"Chapter 54: Test","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>Fresh red blood was collected along the jade needle into a jade box; after roughly three drops had coalesced, Eunuch Shen said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retrieved the jade box, sealed it, then returned to Guard Commander Fu Qiwén’s side and bowed, offering it with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén nodded slightly, took the jade box in one hand, and studied it briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Yu Jin and Sun Changyu snapped their heads up, their spirits jolting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt the surrounding heavenly qi of the entire hall suddenly boil over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on Fu Qiwén, an invisible vortex surged upward, rapidly sucking and devouring the surrounding heavenly qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the qi within their meridians and dantians stirred restlessly, threatening to be pulled away at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both instantly turned pale with alarm and urgently activated their cultivation techniques to stabilize their internal qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the wind and rain above the entire hall ceased abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gathering heavenly qi seemed like an invisible giant hand, parting the torrential downpour from above and stirring the gales to detour around the entire Tianjinwei Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, the jade box in Fu Qiwén’s palm shimmered with emerald light, spinning at a speed too fast for the naked eye to track, as if breaking the sound barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite this, the jade box—whose true form remained obscured, leaving only fleeting afterimages—remained locked in Fu Qiwén’s grip, never shifting an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be… a flesh-powered centrifuge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian stared unblinkingly at the Tianjinwei Guard Commander Fu Qiwén, silently marveling in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he now found himself oddly convinced by this paternity test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Muxian’s gaze shifted, settling on one of his own fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the jade needle had drawn his blood, he noticed a thread of poison entering his body through the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That poison had an extremely peculiar nature—it wouldn’t kill him outright, but would lie hidden and dormant within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no matter how unusual the poison, it posed no threat whatsoever to Li Muxian, who possessed the Indestructible Golden Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. I haven’t even stepped into the palace yet, and the intrigue has already begun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the jade box came from the Great Li Imperial Palace; the one who poisoned the jade needle must also be from within the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who was the poisoner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be the Eunuch Shen standing before him—or someone else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian had no leads, and no real desire to investigate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those meant to reveal themselves would inevitably do so in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no interest in court intrigues; right now, he only wished to be a lazy farmer waiting by a tree stump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the heavenly qi throughout the hall abruptly stilled, and the spinning jade box in Fu Qiwén’s hand came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside scene of wind and rain ceasing vanished; the storm returned with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raindrops struck the hall’s tiled roof, gradually forming a soft patter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén gazed at the jade box in his hand for a moment, his expression calm, then looked up at Li Muxian and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must enter the palace. Young Master Li, please wait here for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian nodded without objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Fu Qiwén prepare to leave, he knew his imperial prince status had been confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Sun Changyu from the side of the hall stepped forward, bowed, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I have something to report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén halted and turned to him, nodding slightly to signal him to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Changyu stole a glance at Li Muxian, then silently transmitted his words via qi to Fu Qiwén.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Fu Qiwén’s eyes narrowed slightly as he fixed a deep look on Li Muxian, then waved his hand and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am already aware of this matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he instructed Yu Jin from the side of the hall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go fetch Han Li. Have him accompany Eunuch Sun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Fu Qiwén made no further pause and vanished into the vast downpour beyond the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Eunuch Shen glanced at Li Muxian, his gaze flickering slightly, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must return to the palace to report this matter to Imperial Consort Wang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished speaking, he immediately followed Fu Qiwén out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Yu Jin in the hall dared not delay; he quickly summoned a thin-faced middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li, as Fu Qiwén’s most trusted subordinate, obeyed his orders without question; after a brief exchange with Sun Changyu, he hurried off with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Li Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palaces stood in orderly arrangement, their roof ridges adorned with glazed ceramic beasts of varied forms; rain streamed down golden glazed tiles, forming continuous lines of pearl-like curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guard Commander Fu Qiwén passed through towering vermilion gates, accompanied by a young eunuch, ascending layers of white jade steps into a vast, imposing palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianqian Palace—the residence of Emperor Yuanwu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The polished floor gleamed like a mirror; crimson pillars carved with exquisite cloud and dragon patterns supported the grand ceiling, radiating an aura of solemn authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén walked through the solemn main hall to the side chamber, where a bamboo curtain blocked the view of a purple sandalwood bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, the Seventh Imperial Prince has been found.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén bowed before the bamboo curtain, withdrew the jade box from his sleeve, and handed it to an elderly, white-haired eunuch at the front of the hall, who presented it to Emperor Yuanwu behind the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Yuanwu behind the curtain remained silent; beneath the bright candlelight, only a faint silhouette of a seated figure could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure glanced at the jade box in the eunuch’s hands and said, toneless:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This paternity method originates from the Western Regions’ Medicine King Valley, refined over generations by their physicians—it should be flawless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the figure gestured for the eunuch to remove the jade box, and through the bamboo curtain, fixed his gaze on Fu Qiwén:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiwén, tell me—what is your impression of my son?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén clasped his hands, bowed his head, and after a moment’s thought replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have reviewed the Seventh Prince’s dossier. He was found by a female constable of the Six Gates Bureau in a small town in Wanzhou. His twenty-year history is unremarkable; before arriving in Shangyang City, he spent all his time as an apprentice in a small martial arts school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the figure behind the curtain nodded slightly, as if already familiar with Li Muxian’s background, and merely said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Continue. I wish to hear your personal assessment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I met the Prince today for the first time. I observed him closely, yet it is strange—the dossier claims he possesses the martial realm of a Xiantian martial artist, yet I detected no trace of martial qi within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qiwén’s voice remained calm, revealing no hint of any other emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Yuanwu behind the curtain said nothing. After a pause, he asked slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you suppose is the reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-06-20T01:43:38.503Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1073d68c3dcffe59d6f3e0d56f36fe7f72e412f414cff48c221e541957f15f3f","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-55","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-53",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]