[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-232":6,"glossary-terms-4462":23},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"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},2281088,4462,"Chapter 232","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>223. Chapter 223: Return to the Qi Orifice Stage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qiu Mei’s face was grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized that if she couldn’t defeat Li Yi, things would turn disastrous: not only could she not reclaim his slot, but she’d also risk being killed by him after crossing over, and now that everyone had seen Li Yi was dangerous, they were all distancing themselves from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, the very thing she feared might actually come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one would pity her now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the struggle for survival was always brutal; her attempt to drive Li Yi away was no different from trying to exterminate him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had simply failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xun, as team leader, no longer wasted time on past grievances. Since Li Yi had revealed his Spiritual Sense realm power, he had no reason to expel him—unless he expelled everyone in the squad, which would make the cross-over mission pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re all first-time cross-overers, newcomers. Before tomorrow’s cross-over begins, there are a few things you must remember,” Zhang Xun said. “First, and most importantly: after crossing over, all actions must follow my orders. I don’t care how you fight among yourselves, how you kill each other—but my words are commands. If you disobey, I have the right to kill any one of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're unhappy, you can refuse this crossover. I'll agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this order, everyone’s expression subtly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were their lives now in Zhang Xun’s hands? What if he just decided to kill someone he disliked? Or if a dispute arose, would Zhang Xun dominate absolutely and forbid any dissent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though everyone had reservations, no one spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zhang Xun was a Soul Transformation realm powerhouse—no one could beat him. For now, they had no choice but to obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. Since you have no objections, I’ll continue with the second point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xun spoke seriously: “Once you successfully cross over, no matter what world you enter, don’t go around killing indiscriminately. Every world has its own cultivators, some powerful. Even if none appear obvious, hidden extraordinary forces may exist. Don’t underestimate a world’s depth—even the martial arts world I entered had thin cosmic energy and no cultivation, yet its people perfected martial arts and combined them with technology, still capable of killing me, a Soul Transformation cultivator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If anyone acts recklessly and draws the hostility of that world’s people, handle it yourself. Do not reveal any information about cross-overers. If you leak secrets, sorry—I’ll kill you and make you silent forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This second rule was far easier to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short: keep a low profile. Don’t think being an Evolved One gives you license to act recklessly. If you recklessly provoke enemies and bring fire upon yourselves, ruining others’ cross-over missions, you’ll have to die to atone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xun continued: “After remembering the first two points, here’s the third: after crossing over, every action must rely on yourself. Don’t try to beg me for help, or drag others into your troubles. We’re explorers, adventurers—not babysitters. We have no obligation to care for you. You must integrate into the new world, survive, and adapt as quickly as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though these rules seem inhumane, know that behind each one lies bloody lessons. To summarize: after crossing over, follow orders, stay low, rely on yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you remember these three points, I won’t elaborate further on other cross-over matters. Review the handbook yourself tonight while resting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meeting adjourned. Meet again in the conference room at 11 a.m. tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Zhang Xun immediately turned and left, showing no intention to linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet with the departure of this Soul Transformation powerhouse, several cultivators felt a slight relief. Being under the control of such a person was still stressful—they weren’t Li Yi, who dared to punch Zhang Xun and suffer no consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though everyone knew Zhang Xun couldn’t kill a fellow cross-overer, knowing it was one thing; daring to challenge him was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, are you really determined to fight me to the death?” Xu Qiu Mei glared at Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s face darkened: “You make it sound like I’m the one harassing you? Aren’t you the one constantly targeting me? Back in Tianchang City, you used your higher realm to attack me, trying to intimidate me. Now we meet again by accident, and you still want to take my slot—and now you say this? How shameless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all cross-overers now. Holding onto this grudge is pointless. Our focus should be on surviving the dangers of the new world, not internal squabbles,” Xu Qiu Mei said. “I’m willing to make peace. Let’s pretend the past never happened. What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peace? Fine. When you’re dead, I’ll sign a peace agreement beside your corpse.” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qiu Mei grew angry: “You’re going too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want peace, show sincerity. Kneel down and kowtow to me a few times. Then I’ll pretend nothing happened. Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. Compared to your life, a few kowtows shouldn’t be hard, right?” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You arrogant bastard,” Xu Qiu Mei exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a born evil woman,” Li Yi shot back without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qiu Mei breathed heavily: “Then let’s destroy each other. None of us will survive. Hope you don’t regret it later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only regret not cultivating sooner. When you first attacked me, I should’ve killed you then. Letting you live this long is my fault. But I have no more patience to argue with you. After tomorrow’s cross-over, our grudge will be settled.” Li Yi finished and turned to leave without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qiu Mei understood: Li Yi would never let her live. The only way to resolve this was for one of them to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she alone had no chance against Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To win, she needed an ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, she scanned the others. If she could get someone to join her, Li Yi would be dead for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who here would partner with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qiu Mei began to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the meeting room, Li Yi was guided by staff to a dormitory. On the desk lay a cross-overer handbook. He flipped through it, noted the key points, then set it down. Now that his cross-over status was secure, he should focus on cultivation, striving to break through quickly. This incident made him realize: without power, you’re crushed and belittled wherever you go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, I’ll break through back to the Qi Orifice stage. I can feel—I’ll accumulate enough blood qi tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi drank a nutrient solution, replenished his body, then circulated his blood qi to fill his final orifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was effortless, second nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly as he’d predicted: around 1 a.m., his blood qi was full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Li Yi channeled his blood qi and shattered the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of blood qi heat erupted from his body, while a muffled drumbeat of his heartbeat echoed through the dormitory—louder than before, proving his physical strength had grown further. After re-cultivating martial arts, his potential had been reignited; this breakthrough was far easier than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All nine orifices resonated together, blood qi surging in unison, then a torrent of blood qi energy burst forth, swirling around Li Yi like a visible protective aura that wrapped him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Qi Orifice stage blood qi auras were weak, but Li Yi’s nine orifices produced such overwhelming blood qi that he now resembled a Qi Condensation master—his aura erupted with each movement, so dense even Spiritual Sense cultivators dared not approach, lest they be shredded by the aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Martial artists from the Four Seas and Eight Provinces fear insufficient blood qi during Qi Orifice breakthroughs, risking failure and grave injury. But I’m different. My Evolved One physique is too strong, my blood qi too abundant. Breaking through Qi Orifice is as easy as eating and drinking—no difficulty at all. Too bad I only have the method to open nine orifices, not the Qi Condensation cultivation technique. After returning from this cross-over, I’ll have to visit the Four Seas and Eight Provinces and strike a deal with Fan Zhizhou, the mayor of Sanyang City, to obtain the Qi Condensation method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi thought to himself, then rose abruptly. Blood qi surged, fist aura reappeared. His newfound strength made him want to roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he held back the urge to vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to stay low, hide his power. The other cross-overers probably couldn’t even dream he’d surged ahead overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I break through to Spiritual Sense, I wonder if my martial arts cultivation could match a Soul Transformation powerhouse. I know little about that realm’s uniqueness. Tomorrow I’ll ask Lin Jie—she knows more than I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s gaze flickered, a sudden urge rising to challenge a Soul Transformation master again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Zhang Xun had only shown a fraction of his power. Li Yi believed Soul Transformation cultivators were far more terrifying—just like Spiritual Sense, who could dodge bullets and sense danger almost like precognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his breakthrough, he continued cultivating, calming his blood qi, and practiced the White Bone Contemplation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after returning to the Qi Orifice stage, his cultivation value hadn’t changed—it remained at 800%, as he’d estimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his potential had already been fully squeezed during his first breakthrough. Re-cultivating martial arts couldn’t alter the cultivation value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To raise it further, he’d need to reach Qi Condensation—or continue taking Soul-Returning Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi wasn’t disappointed. He simply continued silent cultivation, accumulating strength, hoping for greater confidence and survival ability when he crossed over tomorrow—so he wouldn’t be powerless and constantly on the defensive.\u003C\u002Fp>",1607,"2026-06-20T01:27:02.229Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cfe32d2ba851bdde018dd24129e9dd532b533db0ad4e2bb3c022d83a6bf8f303","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-233","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-231",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg",{"terms":24,"userReplacements":180},[25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100,105,110,115,120,125,130,135,140,145,150,155,160,165,170,175],{"id":26,"raw_term":27,"original_term":28,"translations":29},1803422,"Li Yi","李易",[],{"id":31,"raw_term":32,"original_term":33,"translations":34},1803423,"Zhao Xiaoxiao","趙曉曉",[],{"id":36,"raw_term":37,"original_term":38,"translations":39},1803424,"Wu Zhen","吳振",[],{"id":41,"raw_term":42,"original_term":43,"translations":44},1803425,"Zhang Gao","張高",[],{"id":46,"raw_term":47,"original_term":48,"translations":49},1803426,"Xiang Xiangzi","香湘子",[],{"id":51,"raw_term":52,"original_term":53,"translations":54},1803427,"Xuan Yuezi","玄月子",[],{"id":56,"raw_term":57,"original_term":58,"translations":59},1803428,"Bald Daoist","禿道人",[],{"id":61,"raw_term":62,"original_term":63,"translations":64},1803429,"Taiyi","太易",[],{"id":66,"raw_term":67,"original_term":68,"translations":69},1803430,"Yun Feizi","雲妃子",[],{"id":71,"raw_term":72,"original_term":73,"translations":74},1803431,"Du Baizhi","杜白芷",[],{"id":76,"raw_term":77,"original_term":78,"translations":79},1803432,"Wu Zuohua","武左華",[],{"id":81,"raw_term":82,"original_term":83,"translations":84},1803433,"Zhou Yu","周煜",[],{"id":86,"raw_term":87,"original_term":88,"translations":89},1803434,"Cang'erzi","蒼耳子",[],{"id":91,"raw_term":92,"original_term":93,"translations":94},1803435,"Li Chengyu","李成玉",[],{"id":96,"raw_term":97,"original_term":98,"translations":99},1803436,"Tai Xianweng","太仙翁",[],{"id":101,"raw_term":102,"original_term":103,"translations":104},1803437,"Old Daoist Wu","吳老道",[],{"id":106,"raw_term":107,"original_term":108,"translations":109},1803438,"Sun Boxiu","孫伯修",[],{"id":111,"raw_term":112,"original_term":113,"translations":114},1803439,"Tianjiang Zi","天江子",[],{"id":116,"raw_term":117,"original_term":118,"translations":119},1803440,"Sun Fei","孫飛",[],{"id":121,"raw_term":122,"original_term":123,"translations":124},1803441,"You Nu","憂女",[],{"id":126,"raw_term":127,"original_term":128,"translations":129},1803442,"Bai You","白幽",[],{"id":131,"raw_term":132,"original_term":133,"translations":134},1803443,"Liu Ming","劉明",[],{"id":136,"raw_term":137,"original_term":138,"translations":139},1803444,"Yang Wei","楊偉",[],{"id":141,"raw_term":142,"original_term":143,"translations":144},1803445,"Ning Wu","寧舞",[],{"id":146,"raw_term":147,"original_term":148,"translations":149},1803446,"Haili","海力",[],{"id":151,"raw_term":152,"original_term":153,"translations":154},1803447,"Meiling","梅玲",[],{"id":156,"raw_term":157,"original_term":158,"translations":159},1803448,"Shan Yi","善翼",[],{"id":161,"raw_term":162,"original_term":163,"translations":164},1803449,"Golden Feather Demon King","金羽妖王",[],{"id":166,"raw_term":167,"original_term":168,"translations":169},1803450,"Wang Chengjun","王成軍",[],{"id":171,"raw_term":172,"original_term":173,"translations":174},1803451,"Li Weiguo","李衛國",[],{"id":176,"raw_term":177,"original_term":178,"translations":179},1803452,"Miao Huizi","妙慧子",[],{}]