[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-immortals-disappeared":3,"chapter-after-the-immortals-disappeared-after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-923":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},2284807,4468,"Chapter 923: Exchange","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-923",923,"\u003Cp>He Lingchuan searched his mind; it was a small island of about one qing, roughly over sixty thousand square meters. It was separated from Dragon Spine Island by two other islands, but that was only a distance of one or two quarters of an hour by boat. \"Fine, you can be the acting Island Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui was half-doubting: \"Just like that?\" It was too straightforward, not like He Lingchuan at all. \"No other additional conditions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing this cup of wine, was he suddenly an Island Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" He Lingchuan patted his shoulder, \"However, when you can become the Island Master depends on when I can drive away all the baleful energy on the island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you just stand on the island?\" This guy was a human-shaped black hole; the yin baleful energy that everyone avoided like the plague vanished when it encountered him. It was truly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui secretly suspected this had to do with the treasure He Lingchuan had stolen from the Star-Plucking Pavilion in the Heavenly Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The turbid yin baleful energy gushes out from the earth veins every seven days.\" He Lingchuan shook his head and sighed, \"But I am only one person and cannot be everywhere at once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With forty-two islands, it was impossible for him to drive away the baleful energy one by one. If he had to do a round every seven days, would he be tied to the archipelago for the rest of his life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a solution, right?\" Dong Rui didn't want to be taken for a fool, \"Otherwise, you wouldn't have spent a fortune buying an island!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A solution, well, I have one.\" He Lingchuan picked up a piece of lobster meat and chewed it slowly, \"I want to refine a few magic treasures to suppress the island; the effect will be as if I were there in person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can they also absorb the yin baleful energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then when can I get my island?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It depends on when the magic treasures are refined.\" He Lingchuan shook his head, \"Before the evil yin baleful energy is completely driven away, would you dare to go to the island?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui picked up his wine cup and took a sip: \"So the difficulty lies in refining the magic treasures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the trap was set here. Dong Rui sighed: \"What are you short of again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of you, you understand the big picture!\" He Lingchuan smiled, \"I can get other materials by spending some money and effort, but I truly cannot get divine bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want divine bones again?!\" Dong Rui frowned, \"How many?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it; the pie falling from the sky would definitely hit his head hard first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing his words and actions, He Lingchuan’s worries were half-relieved. This guy really still had some! Last time in Lingxu City, he said he had none left, that he had given them all to him, and that he had no stock left—it was indeed a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan held up his little finger and waved it in front of him: \"As big as a fingernail on the pinky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, it wasn't much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew He Lingchuan would follow up with the next sentence: \"I need forty pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the wine in Dong Rui's mouth sprayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan’s training hadn't been in vain; before the wine could splash, he carried the stir-fried crab in front of him and flashed half a zhang away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you be a bit more hygienic? I still want to eat this dish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty pieces of divine...\" Dong Rui said angrily, \"Why don't you go rob someone!\" He knew this meal wouldn't be easy to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this...\" there being nowhere to rob? Being new here, he didn't know where there were divine bones around the Bailie territory, \"Don't I have to find one of my own people to help first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" Dong Rui refused firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, with Alfalfa Island, you can conduct experiments in broad daylight without anyone disturbing you. Without your permission, no one can easily step onto the island.\" He Lingchuan lobbied, \"As a fugitive from Lingxu City, where else can you enjoy such safety, comfort, and peace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui’s Adam’s apple moved. He had indeed been on the run for too long and also wanted to enjoy the comforts of the human world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This quantity is also too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The island is large, so it needs two or three magic treasures.\" He Lingchuan said seriously, \"Forty pieces of divine bone, I haven't asked for even one extra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" Dong Rui said angrily, \"You want to trade my divine bones for a desolate island where birds don't lay eggs? You’re dreaming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he think he couldn't do the math? He Lingchuan had long expected this reaction: \"Then let's add another bargaining chip. I'll give you a Ji beast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Ji beast? It's not like I haven't seen one.\" Dong Rui was a bit tempted. His research on demon puppets was based on Ji beasts; getting a few more samples might inspire more ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alive.\" He Lingchuan pointed at the table, \"Fresh, fresher than this lobster before it went into the pot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui was stunned: \"Where? Don't tell me it's left in some secret realm and you need me to use all my strength to catch it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would I cheat a friend?\" He Lingchuan patted his chest, \"If you agree, the Ji beast is yours immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were Ji beasts dried goods? Could this guy just produce them whenever he wanted? Dong Rui looked at him suspiciously, but thinking that this guy did indeed keep his word and never made empty promises, he fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan didn't urge him, just drinking, eating, and watching the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Dong Rui asked: \"You explain clearly first, where did this Ji beast come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew there were Ji beasts in the Heavenly Palace, but during He Lingchuan’s Heavenly Palace operation, Dong Rui was just a pilot, specifically waiting outside Xushan to provide support, so he hadn't seen the giant Ji beast \"Deep Abyss\" controlled by the Cloud Envoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when He Lingchuan and Zhu Xiuer talked about it, he was full of envy, repeatedly saying, \"You guys are truly lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was brought out by the Heavenly Palace Cloud Envoy He Jing, four in total. Originally, they were all attached to human bodies and only released during battle.\" He Lingchuan picked up a piece of spicy shredded chicken, \"For some reason, this one just refused to come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hidden in a human body? Wonderful, otherwise this thing is hard to manage and difficult to transport over long distances.\" Dong Rui’s eyes lit up, \"Tell me, what kind of Ji beasts are there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan told him the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jing summoned four Ji beasts to assist in the Panlong Secret Realm, but only three came out. Until the battle ended, the last one was still hidden in the unconscious Heavenly Palace attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan putting this person into the mirror world was just an expedient measure, thinking that once the person died, the Ji beast would break out of the body. But after observing for several months, he found that although the Heavenly Palace attendant was brain-dead, the body still maintained vitality; he didn't know if it was related to the Ji beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid accidents during the sea voyage, he even used Yuan-Nurturing Pills and other medicines to maintain the life of that shell, so the Ji beast had been sleeping until now, waiting for its true master—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were already shining: \"You mean, the breed and appearance of the Ji beast are unknown?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is unknown.\" He Lingchuan encouraged him, \"You have no idea what kind of Ji beast you will open up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, then...\" Dong Rui grinned and said reluctantly, \"Alright then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his island, sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good brother!\" He Lingchuan immediately poured him wine, \"Come, bottoms up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, wait until I cut it up and I'll give it to you in a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan was curious: \"Where do you get so many divine bones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine bones and divine blood had always been a taboo of the Heavenly Gods; even the high-ranking officials in Lingxu City didn't dare to touch them much. How did this guy seem to have an endless supply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Rui rinsed his mouth with wine: \"I happened to find an ancient battlefield, or you could call it a divine tomb. The remains of the Heavenly Gods are well-preserved, and many still have activity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1442,"2026-06-20T02:23:34.395Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2c4794523243324ad6cb530f82080544907904536365ebf4ee0959f02b394796","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-924","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-922",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-immortals-disappeared-cover.jpg"]