[{"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-68":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},2282176,4464,"Chapter 68: Inferiority","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Anyway, when traveling outside, your identity is whatever you say it is—saying more titles doesn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian squinted his eyes, and after Shangguan Qingqing snapped back to reality, she stared at him in utter astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard today about Emperor Yuanwu acknowledging the Eighth Imperial Prince, but what truly concerned her was something else:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really the number one under heaven? Yet I recall the Gongren  number one under heaven is the True Martial Sword Armor, who stands atop the Great Wall against the Northern Barbarians, one of the Three Great Martial Gods of the realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Li Muxian rubbed his chin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know—he’s certainly more famous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just don’t care for empty fame, and his place is too far away—I’m too lazy to go. Though perhaps someday I’ll meet him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing’s fierce face instantly turned serious, and she nodded in strong agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the power Li Muxian had just displayed, it was truly astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven River Dao Sect is among the top martial forces in Qingzhou, and she had seen many disciples with supreme sword talent and profound martial cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not one could be mentioned in the same breath as Li Muxian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shangguan Qingqing didn’t know Li Muxian’s exact martial realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn’t the future number one still be the number one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she felt his words were perfectly reasonable—absolutely no flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Shangguan Qingqing suddenly had a thought, her gaze blazing as she asked eagerly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eighth Imperial Prince, you just mentioned you also have the nickname ‘Little Li Flying Dagger’—do you also specialize in the dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian looked at Shangguan Qingqing, who seemed on the verge of becoming a fangirl, and waved his hand lightly, humbly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was a disciple in the martial school, sword, spear, staff, and dao were all basic skills—I’ve studied the dao path quite a bit, and I’d say I’m passable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing’s eyes burned even hotter; as a disciple of the Heaven River Dao Sect, this was music to her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even imagined in her heart: could the dao path finally produce a number one under heaven?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Li Muxian did not continue chatting with her but suddenly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue had already climbed out of the bone pit, her eyes slightly red, as if she had just cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian looked at her; seeing Cang Yin Yue nod with deep dejection, he walked to the edge of the pit and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Fenglan and the old woman had been decapitated; the other five, including Marquis Cang, still had a breath left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, after avenging her mother and brother, Cang Yin Yue had expended all her willpower and did not strike at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not going to kill your father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian turned and asked. Cang Yin Yue’s gaze wavered, but finally she shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was only corrupted by the Corpse God Sect—before that, though he was sycophantic and weak-willed, he would never have done such inhuman things. In fact, when that wicked woman tried to kill me, he did everything he could to save me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, he secretly committed many evil deeds—he deserves death. I suggest handing him and the others over to the Six Shan  Gate for judgment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian frowned slightly but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue looked up at him, her expression turning serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, I learned from that wicked woman that these bones are all young girls murdered in recent years by Imperial Consort Ji to cultivate the Blood Return to Origin Great Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This involves the Imperial Consort and the Yin Yin Yuan Sect—we should avoid getting entangled if possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian frowned slightly but shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they’re all deserving of death, there’s no need to keep them alive for the Six Shan  Gate to deal with—kill them all now, to avoid complications.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than the five men in the pit—including Marquis Cang—and the corpses of the old woman and Zhu Fenglan were crushed by an immense force, their bodies exploding into pools of blood and slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cang Yin Yue trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the blood-mud that had been Marquis Cang, and in her eyes flickered a final trace of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian withdrew his gaze from the pit and looked at Cang Yin Yue, explaining:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I couldn’t let you become the one who kills your father—it’s better if I do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue took a deep breath and nodded gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at Li Muxian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, she had grown somewhat numb to his silent, effortless, and terrifying martial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she truly realized: all her earlier guesses and speculations about Li Muxian had been meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the methods and strength he had shown, he could no longer be viewed through the lens of ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Cang Yin Yue sighed deeply and lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had once believed that, living in the Great Li capital and serving the Hidden Spy Office, she had seen too many extraordinary talents—both in reality and in classified records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she understood: compared to this Seventh Imperial Prince she had brought back from Shunan City, what were those others? Worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Cang, what are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian looked at the suddenly silent Cang Yin Yue and raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not thinking of revenge because I killed Marquis Cang, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue’s eyelid twitched, but fearing Li Muxian might misunderstand, she quickly explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He deserved to die—this is his just end. I won’t blame you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fell silent for a moment, then looked up at Li Muxian with a quiet, melancholy gaze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just thinking—I might train my whole life and never reach the martial cultivation you’ve achieved in just over a decade. It suddenly made me feel utterly powerless and inferior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing—who had been quietly watching—suddenly jumped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She patted Cang Yin Yue’s shoulder, her fierce face wearing a solemn expression as she advised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you compare yourself to the Eighth Imperial Prince? He’s the number one under heaven—he’s on a completely different level from us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, think of it this way: even if we can’t match him, we’re still stronger and better than most people—doesn’t that make you feel better?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue turned to look at Shangguan Qingqing, thought for a moment, and her eyes brightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably what they called “not as good as the best, but better than the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he had no mockery in mind—he slowly turned his head toward the direction of the Great Li Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-06-20T01:43:38.503Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cb00783a4fee146b78065424812b005306ca2f2d7f85552289962270d5e2f855","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-69","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-67",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]