[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-251":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},2281107,4462,"Chapter 251","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-251",251,"\u003Cp>After successfully contacting the other teammates, Li Yi finally let out a slight breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, reliable teammates were indispensable for survival; now that Captain Zhang Xun and Xu Qiu were dead, if anything happened to the others, he would truly be alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past two days, Li Yi had gone nowhere, staying only on the balcony of his rented apartment, drinking nutrient solution when hungry and entering meditation when tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Zheng Yaoyao kept trying to talk to him, eager to learn more about the Four Seas and Eight Zones, seemingly fascinated by the other world, but Li Yi paid her little attention, offering only brief, dismissive replies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, time slipped swiftly into the third day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, Li Yi did not enter meditation; instead, he closed his eyes and focused his senses, attuning to any anomaly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the official Wang Qiao, today someone would deliver a letter to him and the other teammates—he wanted to know how the sender would appear, how the letter would reach his hands, what kind of letter it was, and what impact it might have on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt both curiosity and unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Li Yi believed this was no good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time slowly passed, by nightfall, everything remained as usual, with no incident occurring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not the only one waiting for the letter; Qin Bing at the highway service station and Tao Sheng beneath the bridge on the city’s outskirts were also waiting—they did not believe anyone could locate them and deliver the letter with such precision under these circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, are you still staying on the balcony tonight? Why not come to bed? I sleep quietly—I won’t disturb you.” Suddenly, Zheng Yaoyao spoke boldly, wondering whether Li Yi was some kind of ascetic who could sit on a balcony for three days straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he even human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he ignored her suggestive words entirely, remaining alert to any anomaly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Li Yi, are you married? What kind of girl do you usually like?” Zheng Yaoyao pressed on, unwilling to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi remained motionless with eyes closed, disregarding her questions—he had no intention of satisfying her curiosity with empty chatter; he needed to watch for the letter’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as the clock neared half past twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi sensed something—he snapped his eyes open, his vertical pupils glowing faintly as he instantly turned toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the door’s crack, a yellow letter was slowly sliding inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi was stunned—he had heard no sound at all. How had the letter appeared outside? Leaving aside how the sender knew his exact location, if a person had come to deliver it, there would have been footsteps, breathing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such sounds could not escape the awareness of an evolved being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what exactly was delivering the letter outside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ghost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s expression shifted, but in the next instant he exploded forward—his Qi-Cavity cultivator’s blood qi and martial Gangqi  erupted, launching him like an arrow, moving so fast it was unimaginable; to Zheng Yaoyao beside him, he became nothing more than a fleeting afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a thunderous crash erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy door shattered instantly under the force of his Gangqi .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi now stood outside in the hallway, fists clenched, ready to confront his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?” he muttered, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the letter appeared to his attack, less than two seconds had passed—in that time, if anyone had been at the door, they could not have escaped without leaving traces. Yet now, after bursting out, he saw nothing but the yellow letter lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could the letter-deliverer also be a Ghost Manipulator, like Wang Qiao, capable of vanishing instantly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, what happened?” Zheng Yaoyao jumped in fright, then, seeing nothing amiss, gathered courage and crept closer, peering around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None of your business. I’m leaving.” Li Yi hesitated for a moment, staring at the letter on the ground, then picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing terrifying occurred upon touching it—he exhaled slightly in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the appearance of the yellow letter only deepened his unease—he understood that no matter where he hid in this world, he was being watched by some mysterious, unknown force, with no escape possible except to wait three months for the cross-boundary departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going at this hour? Wait until morning.” Zheng Yaoyao hurriedly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi replied, “I’m doing what I must. Thank you for your care these past days—I’ll repay you once I get money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he gathered his belongings, turned, and leapt from the balcony—within seconds, he vanished into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Li Yi, if you run into trouble, call me! And I don’t want your money—just tell me your story sometime.” Zheng Yaoyao rushed to the balcony, leaning over to shout into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no sound came back—the night was silent; Li Yi had disappeared somewhere beyond reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yaoyao felt deeply disappointed. She had thought Li Yi would stay longer, hoping to hear more of his story. Though he was cold, she sensed he was a good person—after all, who but a good person could be both handsome and skilled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he doesn’t call, I’ll call him later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she remembered something, and her mood lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve received the yellow letter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Zheng Yaoyao’s home, Li Yi immediately pulled out his phone and contacted the other teammates to check on their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got the letter too,” Qin Bing replied instantly: “This thing is seriously creepy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got it as well—not just me, Zhang Jing received one too,” Tao Sheng added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gather. This is wrong,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to me—I can’t move easily with Zhang Jing injured,” Tao Sheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed,” Li Yi and Qin Bing replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, they both received a location pin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Li Yi changed course and raced toward Tao Sheng’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath a river-crossing bridge on the city’s outskirts, the scattered group reunited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they met, each held a yellow letter—identical in design, unremarkable in appearance, yet an unease clung to every heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Qiao was right after all—three days later, a letter arrives,” Qin Bing muttered, nearly cursing: “This thing isn’t good—I wanted to throw it away, but I brought it back to discuss it, see if we can find a way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The letter is unusual,” Zhang Jing said weakly, her face pale: “While you were coming, I examined it—it’s intact, like a single sheet of paper formed naturally, no seams at all. There’s writing inside, but I didn’t open it—I don’t know what it says.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should one of us tear it open?” Tao Sheng asked, glancing at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better not. Let’s hold onto it for a while first. If nothing happens, we can open it later—better safe than sorry,” Li Yi shook his head, advising caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I think whoever sent this letter has ill intent. The man mentioned Dahan City—this letter may originate from there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahan City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group recalled the map they had studied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahan City was far away—at least hundreds of kilometers. Traveling there on foot was impossible; they’d need a vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t want to leave Dazhuang City—the cross-boundary coordinates were here. If they strayed too far, they might miss the gate’s opening, and if they missed one, they’d have to wait another month—too inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what now? Keep hiding somewhere and wait three months for the cross-boundary departure?” Qin Bing looked around: “Two are already dead—if we encounter more supernatural events, we’ll be wiped out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—something’s wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Li Yi froze, his gaze snapping to the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light had dimmed without warning, plunging into utter darkness, while a chilling cold seeped into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others’ expressions changed instantly—they realized something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the darkness deepened, swallowing everything—even their evolved senses could not pierce it; objects around them vanished, the space they could stand in shrinking rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the group prepared to break apart and flee before the darkness fully engulfed them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A winding path appeared in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stretched into the unknown, its end faintly revealing an old building, its surroundings flickering with colorful neon lights—grotesque against the black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A path leading to somewhere unknown?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group exchanged glances—the longer they stayed in this world, the more things beyond their understanding they encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the path appeared, the darkness seemed to devour everything nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they didn’t walk down this path, they would vanish from this world entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems we have no choice—some force is guiding us, urging us to follow this path to that building at the end,” Li Yi said, watching the oppressive darkness close in—time for hesitation was nearly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will we face this weirdness even if we don’t open the letter? Or were we marked the moment the letter was delivered—unable to escape?” Tao Sheng glanced at the unopened letters in their hands and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No time left—if we don’t move, we’re in danger. I feel something watching us from the dark—something terrifying,” Qin Bing’s spiritual sense screamed a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—everyone felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger drew ever closer, forcing them to abandon their spot and step onto this path of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi gritted his teeth and stepped forward, following the winding path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Jing, are you alright?” Tao Sheng supported his teammate, asking after her condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jing shook her head: “I won’t die—but I hope we don’t meet any more powerful ghosts. Otherwise, I won’t survive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was low in spirits, utterly pessimistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qin Bing frowned, lighting a cigarette to ease his anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>",1634,"2026-06-20T01:27:02.229Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","85ad63d27cbbd9d282166b8ac11f115da0ca662a3ce37383e0cb1fafe0a0fd47","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-252","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-250",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg",{"terms":24},[25,29,33,37,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145],{"id":26,"raw_term":27,"original_term":28},1803422,"Li Yi","李易",{"id":30,"raw_term":31,"original_term":32},1803423,"Zhao Xiaoxiao","趙曉曉",{"id":34,"raw_term":35,"original_term":36},1803424,"Wu Zhen","吳振",{"id":38,"raw_term":39,"original_term":40},1803425,"Zhang Gao","張高",{"id":42,"raw_term":43,"original_term":44},1803426,"Xiang Xiangzi","香湘子",{"id":46,"raw_term":47,"original_term":48},1803427,"Xuan Yuezi","玄月子",{"id":50,"raw_term":51,"original_term":52},1803428,"Bald Daoist","禿道人",{"id":54,"raw_term":55,"original_term":56},1803429,"Taiyi","太易",{"id":58,"raw_term":59,"original_term":60},1803430,"Yun Feizi","雲妃子",{"id":62,"raw_term":63,"original_term":64},1803431,"Du Baizhi","杜白芷",{"id":66,"raw_term":67,"original_term":68},1803432,"Wu Zuohua","武左華",{"id":70,"raw_term":71,"original_term":72},1803433,"Zhou Yu","周煜",{"id":74,"raw_term":75,"original_term":76},1803434,"Cang'erzi","蒼耳子",{"id":78,"raw_term":79,"original_term":80},1803435,"Li Chengyu","李成玉",{"id":82,"raw_term":83,"original_term":84},1803436,"Tai Xianweng","太仙翁",{"id":86,"raw_term":87,"original_term":88},1803437,"Old Daoist Wu","吳老道",{"id":90,"raw_term":91,"original_term":92},1803438,"Sun Boxiu","孫伯修",{"id":94,"raw_term":95,"original_term":96},1803439,"Tianjiang Zi","天江子",{"id":98,"raw_term":99,"original_term":100},1803440,"Sun Fei","孫飛",{"id":102,"raw_term":103,"original_term":104},1803441,"You Nu","憂女",{"id":106,"raw_term":107,"original_term":108},1803442,"Bai You","白幽",{"id":110,"raw_term":111,"original_term":112},1803443,"Liu Ming","劉明",{"id":114,"raw_term":115,"original_term":116},1803444,"Yang Wei","楊偉",{"id":118,"raw_term":119,"original_term":120},1803445,"Ning Wu","寧舞",{"id":122,"raw_term":123,"original_term":124},1803446,"Haili","海力",{"id":126,"raw_term":127,"original_term":128},1803447,"Meiling","梅玲",{"id":130,"raw_term":131,"original_term":132},1803448,"Shan Yi","善翼",{"id":134,"raw_term":135,"original_term":136},1803449,"Golden Feather Demon King","金羽妖王",{"id":138,"raw_term":139,"original_term":140},1803450,"Wang Chengjun","王成軍",{"id":142,"raw_term":143,"original_term":144},1803451,"Li Weiguo","李衛國",{"id":146,"raw_term":147,"original_term":148},1803452,"Miao Huizi","妙慧子"]