[{"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-86":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},2282194,4464,"Chapter 86: The Extinguishing Candles","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>A soft “whoosh” sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuanling landed on the other’s wooden boat, her sharp eyes catching, by the boat’s candlelight, a jade tablet held by one of the young men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she swiftly extended her snow-white, jade-like arm, her pale, lovely face twisted into a ferocious snarl, transforming instantly into a bandit, lunging to snatch the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three young men, finally reacting, were startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could such a beautiful girl strike with such terrifying ferocity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just stealing the jade tablet—it felt like they were about to be devoured alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their strength was no match for Li Yuanling; in moments, she knocked them all to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seizing the jade tablet, Li Yuanling’s ferocious expression instantly softened like a spring breeze, her face lighting up with secret delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Easy pickings—another one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and waved the jade tablet at Li Muxian, who sat with closed eyes, utterly indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Yuanling snorted, but she didn’t grow careless; she turned back and carefully tucked the tablet away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept over the three young men huddled in the corner of the boat, then her eyes narrowed slightly; suddenly, she blew a sharp breath, extinguishing the candle on their table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a light step, she leapt toward another nearby wooden boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the dark boat, the three young men stared at the direction Li Yuanling had vanished, all thinking the same thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a cruel woman—she stole their jade tablet and then blew out their candle, leaving them not a single chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d barely accumulated ten marks to begin with; now they had no chance to relight their candle, forced to sit in utter darkness until the half-hour ended and they were eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, emboldened by her success, Li Yuanling began to spiral into a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she leapt continuously from boat to boat, and nearly every leap yielded another jade tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Budebushuo , as the princess of Da Li, her martial prowess was indeed formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly, Li Yuanling had sharp eyes—she never provoked those who looked dangerous, only targeting the weak, and she had never failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, after each theft, she never forgot to “cut the roots”—blowing out their candles as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, among those whose jade tablets she’d stolen, her reputation was abysmal; some hated her with a burning fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even, upon spotting other skilled warriors on nearby boats, deliberately pointed toward where Li Yuanling had gone and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chase her! That woman has dozens of jade tablets—catch her and you’ll make the top ten!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Li Yuanling currently held only seven jade tablets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most who heard this didn’t believe it, continuing with their own plans to steal tablets from nearby boats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a very few, gambling on the chance, chased after Li Yuanling’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Li Muxian sat calmly on his boat, bathed in the glow of the candle on his table, letting the boat drift toward the center of the underground lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a middle-aged man in a green robe suddenly leapt from the darkness and landed on Li Muxian’s boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a square face, broad forehead, strong build, a goatee, and a potent martial aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man glanced at Li Muxian and said in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the jade tablets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian lifted his gaze, shrugged, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have any.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the green robe studied Li Muxian carefully; it seemed he was merely guarding the boat, with no jade tablet on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only fulfilling his young master’s orders—if he could avoid a fight, he had no wish to provoke one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, from a nearby boat, a young man’s voice called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Fu, even if he has no jade tablet, don’t come back empty-handed—blow out his candle. Every less competitor helps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the man in the green robe turned and acknowledged the voice, then raised his palm and sent a palm wind toward the candle on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his gaze, preparing to leave the boat and move on to another to steal more jade tablets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, he froze, suddenly turning back toward the table, his brow furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had clearly unleashed his palm wind—enough to extinguish the candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man on the boat had no qi at all, and had made no move when he attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, strangely, the candle on the table had not gone out—it still burned, casting a dim yellow glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the green robe instinctively glanced at Li Muxian, seated calmly across from him, expression unchanged, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed utterly unconcerned by the attempt to extinguish the candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I miss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the green robe frowned, then channeled his qi again, fixing his eyes on the candle, and struck another palm wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce gust roared sharply as it swept over the candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his disbelief, the candle did not flicker—his palm wind had no effect whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s square face showed shock, when suddenly, from a nearby boat, a voice cried out in fury:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who? Who just blew out our candle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his young master’s voice, the man in the green robe turned quickly—only to see his young master’s candle had been extinguished, the boat now pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since they had fully cleared the first trial with forty marks, they had four chances within three breaths to relight their candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master immediately relit the candle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment it flared, it went out again, silently, plunging the boat back into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who? Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master roared, but no one answered from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his companions stood, scanning the surroundings, but found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, they relit the candle again—this time, both released qi to shield the flame completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, the same thing happened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding qi vanished soundlessly, and the candle went out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is impossible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, the young master sat stunned, no longer daring to shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1021,"2026-06-20T01:43:38.503Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6073da0bc0b26415bfed21e610e1acd2356f4c00e284a54d0a307c0c85073837","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-87","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-85",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]