[{"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-99":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},2282207,4464,"Chapter 99: Useful","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>Li Muxian curled his five fingers into a claw, grasping empty air; a clang of metal on metal echoed through heaven and earth, as if countless iron chains materialized from his fingertips, forming invisible shackles that sealed every meridian, bone, muscle, and flesh of Su Zhangqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, faint blue light flickered at Su Zhangqing’s acupoints, his meridian pathways glowing like radiant streams, clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Li Muxian lightly tapped the air—his afterimages multiplied in an instant, as if he had struck hundreds or thousands of fingers, or perhaps only two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One finger resembled severing the Milky Way, reversing the flow of blood and qi; the other resembled binding the sinews of a dragon, gathering and condensing essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding heavenly qi froze in an instant; in Su Zhangqing’s disbelieving gaze, threads of crimson-gold flame and blood mist slowly emerged from his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qilin blood that had once flowed through his body was seized at a visible rate, finally coalescing into a single Tuan  of blood wreathed in crimson-gold flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian opened his palm gently, and the crimson-gold blood fell into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qilin blood before him burned like molten lava, warping and shimmering the air with an extreme heat capable of melting metal and turning stone to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian lifted his eyes and glanced at Su Zhangqing, raising an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to admit, this man was a talent—swallowing this qilin blood was harder than gulping down a red-hot iron brand, yet he endured it, no wonder he ended up looking neither human nor ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Li Muxian shook his head and ignored him, turning his attention to studying the qilin blood in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he would never eat this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This substance differed entirely from any normal biological blood; it was hard to imagine any creature whose body could circulate liquid as hot as molten iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this martial world was already extraordinary—perhaps the mythical fire qilin truly existed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian stroked his chin, and with a thought, a golden vortex formed in his palm, attempting to draw the qilin blood into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, an immensely violent force surged within Li Muxian, soon raging like a flood through his meridians and acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, crimson firelight surfaced across his skin, as if he were engulfed in roaring flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a wild laugh suddenly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhangqing, whom Li Muxian had ignored, suddenly surged forward without warning—his fist clenched, gathering terrifying heavenly qi, and slammed toward Li Muxian’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brat, how dare you swallow the qilin blood right before my eyes? You’re asking for death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhangqing’s face, covered in rotting flesh, twisted with viciousness; now that he no longer needed to suppress the qilin blood, his power had fully returned to the Heavenly Person realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he knew Li Muxian’s martial cultivation was formidable, he was confident that while Li Muxian was occupied with the qilin blood, he was as helpless as a lamb awaiting slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His punch might not kill Li Muxian outright, but crippling him was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the next instant, Su Zhangqing froze in shock—his body, mid-lunge, suddenly lost all strength and halted motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodied hole had appeared in his forehead; his fist had not yet struck, yet his life force was draining rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, his body fell straight to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout it all, Su Zhangqing never imagined that Li Muxian, who should have been as helpless as a lamb, could kill him with a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Muxian glanced coldly at Su Zhangqing’s corpse, then turned his head toward Han Meiyan nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still kept her head lowered, appearing as if she had seen nothing at all, utterly inconspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when she had witnessed Li Muxian swallowing the qilin blood, Han Meiyan showed no intention to act—not even to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you just ate the qilin blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yuanling leaped over from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Su Zhangqing suddenly ambush, she was startled and rushed forward to stop him—but before she reached halfway, she saw Su Zhangqing drop dead straight to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Yuanling realized her formidable elder brother had no need for her help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she was curious: how could Li Muxian swallow the qilin blood and suffer no ill effects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Muxian glanced at her calmly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little sister, you rushed over so urgently—do you blame me for not sharing some with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Yuanling instinctively glanced at Su Zhangqing’s rotting corpse and shook her head like a rattle drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t say that—don’t get me in trouble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian chuckled, then turned his attention to the qilin blood raging within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the qilin blood’s power was violent, it caused him not the slightest harm; the seemingly terrifying flames never scorched even a single hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the qilin blood’s power was rapidly merging into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the firelight on Li Muxian’s skin faded, and his eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Li Muxian had fully absorbed the qilin blood’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized the energy within the qilin blood differed entirely from martial qi—it was a highly unique form of “energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it did not directly elevate his martial cultivation, it subtly improved his physical body—his innate constitution, bones, muscles, and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the change was minuscule, nearly negligible—but to Li Muxian, even this slight improvement was something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad, not bad—this thing actually works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian nodded slowly, then fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s innate constitution was determined at birth; there were virtually no divine pills or miraculous medicines capable of altering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the qilin blood was an exception—it could enhance innate constitution and subtly strengthen bloodlines, even for Li Muxian, who had already reached the pinnacle of martial cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Li Muxian stroked his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small amount of qilin blood was far from enough to bring him any substantial improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could obtain more qilin blood—or better yet, find the legendary fire qilin and absorb it whole—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might truly find a path beyond martial cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Li Muxian’s eyes gleamed faintly; after the Tianqi Secret Vault, he had finally found another possible route toward transcending martial cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the legendary fire qilin seemed mythical, with no one ever having found one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since qilin blood existed, the fire qilin could not possibly be nonexistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-20T01:43:38.503Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","81931e32ee7c8a98a5e8fb1311693834db4cce9e7fddbd9e8fd8f3f4f6ae6fd2","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-100","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-98",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]