[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-immortals-disappeared":3,"chapter-after-the-immortals-disappeared-after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-47":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Immortals Disappeared",{"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},2283931,4468,"Chapter 47: Someone Must Scout the Path","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Everyone was horrified. A nameless commander of the Great Wind Army was actually this ferocious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one knew that over a hundred years ago, the Zhong family’s military discipline emphasized being as swift as the wind and as aggressive as fire, using a thunderous strike to seize the initiative before calmly slaughtering the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nian Songyu’s facial muscles twisted in pain, yet he shouted, \"It can attack human bodies! It’s the water, because of the pool water!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could these vengeful spirits perform physical attacks just by dipping into the pool water? Hearing this, He Lingchuan snatched the Soul-Fixing Banner from the attendant Bai Sha, jumped two steps to the edge of the pool, and thrust the white cloth flag directly into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white flag soaked up the bloody water instantly, but fortunately, the runes on it did not fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he raised the white banner and gave it a vigorous shake toward his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water droplets splashed onto everyone’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one dodged; instead, they looked grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the ghost soldiers spurred their horses and charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Feixiong wiped his face fiercely, grabbed his waist saber, and performed a jumping slash: \"Brothers, charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang,\" metal clashed against metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His broadsword struck the opponent’s spear tip, and both were deflected; neither side gained the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, everyone else was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked; they were finally no longer passively being poked and... stabbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the opponents were cavalry, their side had ten times the numbers—could they not win ten against one? The group’s spirits soared, and they drew their weapons to engage the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they weren't untouchable, it was fine! Everyone was elite; the gap shouldn't be that large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Han did not forget to flatter He Lingchuan: \"Young Master is brilliant, turning the tide in one move!\" But he said nothing about Nian Songyu being the first to discover the pool water’s miraculous nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, thinking about it, it made sense; this pool of blood connected the void and reality, so it should be effective against both the living and spirits. But... didn't the vengeful spirits originally rush out from the pool? Why couldn't they harm human bodies when they first emerged? He Lingchuan stared at the Great Wind Army commander, who was hacking away with abandon, and felt that this was the scene the opponent wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They liked flesh and blood flying, not killing without shedding blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few blinks of an eye, this commander had killed two people and assisted in killing another; for a moment, even Zeng Feixiong dared not get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled bitterly at He Chunhua: \"Father, we don't have enough men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides appeared locked in a stalemate, but He Lingchuan felt that their side would likely struggle to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vengeful spirit wounded three enemies before being dragged off its horse by several soldiers working together, and Nian Songyu, having dipped his blade in the water, rushed up and chopped off its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposite side finally suffered casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Great Wind Army commander noticed as well; with a lift of his hand, a cold light shot over like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the spear throw was aimed at He Chunhua! Earlier, when the illusory barrier shattered, the beast-headed staff spat out a dim orb covered in cracks. Then, Sun Fuping reached out to He Chunhua: \"The State Order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter immediately handed over the Kite Coin that represented the office of the Prefect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light of that Kite Coin was gentle, yet it immediately attracted the commander’s attention, and then the lethal strike arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heroic spirits of Panlongcheng must have hated the presence of a foreign State Order on this land to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Sun Fuping was secretly gathering magic, Nian Songyu was far away, and Zeng Feixiong and the others were busy fighting the enemy, leaving the defense of He Chunhua a vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, He Lingchuan was standing beside his father; seeing the cold light thrown, he didn't think, but subconsciously swung his blade to parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud \"clang,\" the tempered blade snapped in two, and He Lingchuan was sent flying by the force of the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a giant hammer, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew over a distance of ten feet and fell directly into the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the pool water was only a thin layer, not even covering his ankles, yet falling in like this felt like dropping into a deep abyss; with a \"thud,\" he vanished without a trace! But his interception was effective; the commander’s spear was knocked off course, flying past He Chunhua’s armpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A difference of an inch or two was the distance between being pierced through the heart and remaining unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Chunhua was shocked and rushed to the edge of the pool in one step: \"Chuan'er!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he peered, the pool water remained shallow, with only the surface rippling incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nian Songyu arrived, initially worried that he would follow his son and jump in, but the Prefect immediately turned around and swiftly shoved the State Order into Sun Fuping’s hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Chuan'er alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will know soon.\" Sun Fuping looked left and right, pointing at the nearest sand bandit: \"Come here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\" The man walked over as told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Fuping took him to the edge of the pool, took out a candle, and reached out to grab his shoulder, actually plucking the pale blue life-fire right off and pressing it onto the candle wick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candle lit up, the flame a pale blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand bandit was a bit dazed: \"This?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your life-fire; as long as the person lives, the fire burns; if the person dies, the candle goes out.\" Sun Fuping nodded, \"Go.\" With that, he gave a sudden push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force was not like that of a sixty-year-old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the sand bandit could react, he was pushed backward and fell into the pool, following in He Lingchuan’s footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\" Situ Han turned his head just in time to see this scene, dodged a stab from the Great Wind Army, and rushed back: \"What are you doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could risk their lives for the officials, but they didn't want to be \"sent to die\"! \"Shh!\" Sun Fuping waved his hand, a burst of force pushing Situ Han back two steps, while he himself kept his eyes fixed on the candle flame, \"Someone must scout the path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan’s entry into the pool was too sudden; he had no choice but to send someone else to test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, He Chunhua’s subordinates swarmed up, struggling to entangle the Great Wind Army commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue candle flame burned steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is still alive.\" As soon as Sun Fuping confirmed this, He Chunhua let out a long sigh of relief. Since the sand bandit was still alive, it meant there was air beneath the pool water, so He Lingchuan was likely not dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is even better news,\" Sun Fuping smiled, \"No more vengeful spirits are emerging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Chunhua then remembered that since those dozen or so Great Wind Army soldiers, no new vengeful spirits had appeared in the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Fuping gave Nian Songyu a look; the latter understood and leaped into the pool in one motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the only way to seize the Great Square Pot.\" Although their side’s casualties continued to rise, Sun Fuping was in a very good mood. He stuffed He Chunhua’s Kite Coin into the beast’s mouth on the staff, and the monster immediately bit down on the coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return to the formation, quickly return to the formation to defend!\" Sun Fuping raised his staff and struck the ground three times, \"I need you to work together and boost morale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire team immediately shrank back toward the rune formation on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this short time, their troops had already suffered twenty percent casualties, while the opposing Great Wind Army had only lost four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things fought with a ferocity that didn't seem human—well, they weren't human anymore—once they realized their injuries were too severe, they immediately tried to take the enemy down with them, killing one more if they could, or dragging two down if possible. One cavalryman was knocked over by the group, its hands severed and chest shredded; everyone thought it had no strength left to fight back. Who knew that before it died, it would jump up, reveal a mouthful of white, ghastly teeth, and bite through a sand bandit’s throat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1456,"2026-06-20T02:23:30.219Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6542c2d3d6186d39d2a2f956c6bcc8309e3ec85dd6bf92a1a537bbcbfd0b6b0c","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-48","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-46",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-immortals-disappeared-cover.jpg"]