[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-885":6},{"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},2281741,4462,"Chapter 885: Hua Qing","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-885",885,"\u003Cp>Li Yi, with nothing else to occupy him during this time, decided to thoroughly investigate the secret of this knife coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed the light of his primordial spirit, cautiously extending a thread of primordial spirit energy into the knife coin—and the moment it made contact, the knife coin floating in midair trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a lingering soul hidden deep within the knife coin reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, you wicked Earthling—you’re still alive?” A familiar voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi smiled upon hearing the voice: “You’ve lasted this long? A lingering soul surviving this long must’ve been exhausting. Looks like after the knife coin was repaired, you gained some fortune—merging your two lingering souls extended your existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, this wicked Earthling, never even read books, yet you know so much,” the lingering soul sneered. “And you’ve had such luck—just a short while apart, and now you’ve reached this level of cultivation. Do you think your newfound strength gives you the right to probe the secrets of this knife coin? I advise you to give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing is too dangerous. You can’t control it. I suggest you shatter the void and toss this knife coin inside. Keeping it will only bring you great disaster someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “I don’t want to waste words. Briefly—tell me what’s special about this knife coin. I might consider letting your lingering soul persist. Otherwise, I’ll forcibly erase you, leaving you no chance of resurrection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lingering soul is already a dying husk clinging to life—what resurrection are you talking about? You can’t threaten me.” The lingering soul inside the knife coin said. “And if you think you can, go ahead—try to erase me completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi could see that this lingering soul was deeply hidden, and the knife coin was filled with terrifying energy—beneath its glow, his primordial spirit energy could be severed at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling it out wouldn’t be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who says a lingering soul has no chance of resurrection? With incense offerings, within days you can become a god of incense. Then, through false cultivation, you can reassemble your physical body and reappear in this world in no time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi casually revealed this resurrection method, trying to lure the soul into a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You talk like nonsense. Do you think I’d believe you?” The lingering soul sneered, unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said nothing. He took out his cross-dimensional device, placed three strange objects on it, then opened a cross-dimensional gate connecting to the world of incense deification. As the gate opened, a vast surge of incense power rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thread of primordial spirit energy, infused with this incense power, underwent an incredible transformation—within moments, it coalesced into a divine form, solemn and majestic, resembling a true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the divine form was illusory, as if it might vanish at any moment, this impossible power left the lingering soul trapped within the knife coin stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single thread of primordial spirit could become a divine form?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his own lingering soul received such incense offerings, perhaps he could do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See? The incense power of countless mortals—its uses are boundless. It can defy heaven and alter fate,” Li Yi said, then closed the cross-dimensional gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incense power vanished quickly, but his primordial spirit energy remained—though over time, the incense slowly faded, and soon he’d revert to his original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its flaws, the lingering soul clearly understood: as long as incense offerings never ceased, he could endure forever—and as Li Yi said, he could use false cultivation to refine himself, mend his deficiencies, and fully resurrect before the incense ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never imagined you, this wicked Earthling, had found such a peculiar world. The way of incense is truly astonishing. I’ve been unlucky—if I’d known of this world in life, I’d never have ended up like this,” the lingering soul sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: “If you can revive my lingering soul, I’ll reveal the secret of the knife coin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not asking you for favors—you’re the one begging for resurrection. You must show your worth, convince me to help you. If we part ways, you lose your life; I lose only trivial information. The knife coin will still end up in my hands.” Li Yi had no intention of making promises. To him now, the knife coin was merely a bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t figure it out, he could discard it without loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering soul inside the knife coin fell silent. He understood he had no bargaining power. Faced with the chance of resurrection, he could no longer maintain his former defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who would willingly vanish into the void if they could live?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. I’m truly begging you now. Since you repaired this knife coin, I can reveal some of its secrets. As for my future outcome, I’ll just have to take the gamble,” the lingering soul accepted reality, sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “That’s better. Be honest—if this wicked knife coin hadn’t helped me a few times in the past, I wouldn’t have given you this chance. Who knows if your first act upon revival will be to seek revenge? I haven’t forgotten: when I first entered cultivation, you nearly killed me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I have many enemies. If I were to seek revenge, you wouldn’t even be on the list,” the lingering soul inside the knife coin said. “Since you want to know the knife coin’s secret, I’ll guide your primordial spirit energy deep inside—let you see this object fully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t resist. Your primordial spirit energy is powerful—I don’t want my lingering soul to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint, elusive pull appeared around Li Yi’s thread of primordial spirit energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi didn’t resist, for the pull was indeed weak—he could break free with a slight effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this pull,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi's primordial spirit energy bypassed the layers of divine light on the knife coin and penetrated its depths. Inside, it was indeed extraordinary—a self-contained space, though not unusual, as many magical treasures contained such spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this space was filled with countless shimmering lights, drifting everywhere, brimming with lethal danger—touch any, and his primordial spirit energy would instantly be obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he delved deeper, Li Yi saw the lingering soul at the heart of this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its form was intact, it was ethereal and translucent, riddled with cracks, as if about to shatter and vanish at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Coin, we finally meet. You’ve hidden yourself well,” Li Yi grinned, teeth clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still as uncultured. That’s how you greet me? Listen well—my true name is Hua Qing, known as the Emperor Hua Qing. You may call me Hua Qing,” the lingering soul said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Emperor Hua Qing? I’m the Supreme Heavenly Lord Taiyi,” Li Yi said. “If you were truly that powerful, you wouldn’t have died and had your tomb robbed. And judging by its scale, your tomb was ordinary—no different from a commoner’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That tomb wasn’t built by me,” the lingering soul replied. “It was erected by a peasant when I was near death. He didn’t recognize my treasures—he buried them as ordinary objects. Only because I wore fine robes did grave robbers dig up my corpse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained the events of that time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","918ae1dbb342b3a8294ee026f9f823d8e86592f8e1c0fa287ba216f08063580c","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-886","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-884",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]