[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-914":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},2281770,4462,"Chapter 914","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-914",914,"\u003Cp>“Tai Yi is back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Immortal Dao warship entered Tianchang City, Yun Feizi, who managed the Dao Court, gazed into the distance for a moment, and other cultivation experts also took notice of this news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year’s passage, it felt as if everything remained the same, yet everyone had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many former cultivation experts had become masters of their own sects, each with dozens of disciples; it was believed that within a few more decades, they would fully restore their sects’ former glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Dao warship did not fly toward the Dao Court but landed above a skyscraper in Tianchang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skyscraper was unique—cast in crimson gold, unbreakable, yet brimming with sci-fi aesthetics, even equipped with an AI core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crimson gold skyscraper had replaced the former Peace Financial Tower; now standing in the city, it was especially eye-catching, for it constantly emitted a divine radiance, as if afraid no one would know it was a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Dao Court not been nearby, this building would surely have been stolen long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before Li Yi appeared, a massive wild ox nearby sensed something and lifted its large, sparkling eyes to stare at the warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moo moo!” Niu Niu seemed to have caught Li Yi’s scent and immediately let out a joyful bellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re lucky, Niu Niu—after surviving that calamity, you gained a breakthrough and have embarked on the path of cultivation. As a wild beast of ancient bloodline combined with Immortal Dao techniques, your progress has been immense; you’ll likely achieve human form without issue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi descended upon auspicious clouds, smiling as he looked at Niu Niu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, his other pet, Shan Yi, was gone—whether it perished in the invasion of Earth or fled elsewhere remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Shan Yi had escaped to another place, it should have returned by now after so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus Li Yi suspected Shan Yi had likely been hunted down and killed by a great demon; this debt, he would settle on the Demon God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, upon returning this time, he intended to settle old scores—after all, he couldn’t let his enemies enjoy their ease too long, or they’d think Earth’s people had been beaten and dared not retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome home, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Yi approached the building, the AI’s voice sounded, and then the android Lan Ji emerged, accompanied by several household robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These robots were human simulations, indistinguishable from ordinary people, and their advanced AI systems granted them intelligence equal to that of humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lan Ji, who else resides in the building besides you?” Li Yi asked, then pulled a piece of mountain-lord-level demonic beast meat from his Crimson Gold Five Elements Bracelet and tossed it to Niu Niu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gift for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Niu Niu looked like an ordinary cow, it was a genuine wild beast of ancient bloodline and disliked vegetarian food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the mountain-lord-level demonic beast meat, Niu Niu mooed excitedly and immediately stored it in its storage artifact, planning to savor it slowly later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, the current residents are Zheng Lan, Lin Yue, Long Yu, Zhao Lingfu, and Zhao Xiaoxiao, Fan Zhizhou,” Lan Ji replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s expression shifted: “So many? Even Zhao Lingfu and Fan Zhizhou have returned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered they had left Tianchang City to seek cross-realm opportunities; after the Demon God Realm’s invasion, Earth’s situation had grown chaotic, and many vanished—yet here they were, alive and back in Tianchang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they had endured much over these past years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as they returned, it was enough—at least old acquaintances still lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one lived, that was all that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Notify them—I’ve returned. If they have time, come here to gather.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Master,” Lan Ji replied, then fell silent—clearly sending messages to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi wished to reunite with them and learn how Earth had changed over the past year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the messages were sent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a cultivation light shot toward them; when it faded, a woman with long purple hair and a mature beauty strode forward with a smile—Zheng Lan, who cultivated the Immortal Dao method, her hair dyed an unusual hue due to gene-enhancing serum injections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi,” Zheng Lan saw the figure in the hall, her eyes brightened, and her smile widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a year—you’ve grown even more beautiful,” Li Yi said with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then the Immortal Dao method must be working,” Zheng Lan giggled. “When did you return? Why didn’t you warn me? I could’ve prepared something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she walked beside Li Yi and linked her arm through his, then whispered: “Be honest—did you pick up a whole harem out there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi declared solemnly: “How could I be such a man? I’ve been working hard out there—I just founded a kingdom in the Wildlands, and I hadn’t even enjoyed being its king before rushing back to Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why didn’t you come visit me? Do you think my cultivation is too low, that I’m useless now, so you’ve forgotten me?” Zheng Lan gave him a pouting, wounded glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absolutely not,” Li Yi said. “We’re old friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he finished speaking, Zheng Lan whispered again: “Are you free tonight? I’ll come to you—I’ve hit a bottleneck in my cultivation and need your guidance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Li Yi stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Lan’s expression remained calm, as if she’d merely mentioned something trivial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is your ‘guidance’… serious?” Li Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Lan smiled. “Do you want it serious—or not serious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi isn’t available,” came another woman’s voice. A short-haired woman in divine armor, a sword at her waist, walked in with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Jie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi immediately said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue smiled: “Li Yi, long time no see. I heard from the Dao Court you went to the Wildlands. That world is dangerous, with extremely high combat power—did you face any serious troubles over the past year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What troubles? Just normal cultivation,” Li Yi said. “Lin Jie, your progress over the past year has been substantial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compared to you, I’m far behind. I went to the Xuan Immortal Continent and found its cultivation environment just as terrible—too many cultivators, scarce resources at the bottom. Better than Earth, no wonder those from the Xuan Immortal Continent wanted to invade us,” Lin Yue shook her head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “Every world is terrible, nothing like the fantasy. When I first went to the Wildlands, I nearly got captured and sold as a slave. A few classmates from Golden Academy spent years mining there before being rescued.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So in any world, strength is key. Even the most peaceful, prosperous places have the poor. That’s why I’ve kept striving—to change things, to prevent such horrors from happening again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Jie doesn’t have your insight, but you’re right—without you, last year’s enemies would still be ruling Earth; we’d likely all be dead by now,” Lin Yue said. “Though I’ve trained hard these past years, my potential is limited—what I’ve achieved now is already good enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also cultivated the Immortal Dao method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Earth, most evolvers did so, as the Immortal Dao method was widely spread and offered high potential—its only flaw was slow breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Dao Court had been established and Dao techniques were spreading, many had already chosen the Immortal Dao path and refused to learn Dao techniques as well, since Dao cultivation was also slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi knew better than anyone—he’d been stuck at the Five Qi Stage for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they chatted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>other old acquaintances gradually arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Li, I owe you my life. Last year, had you not slain the demons invading the Four Seas and Eight Zones, the entire world would have been washed in blood—my Fan family would have perished without doubt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving, Fan Zhizhou immediately expressed his gratitude to Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “It was nothing. So many sought refuge in the Four Seas and Eight Zones—my own relatives and friends were there. I slew those demons not just for them, but for myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s infuriating—I’m too weak. The world beyond is so vast; I feel like a frog at the bottom of a well, never truly looking up at this world,” Fan Zhizhou clenched his fist helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your potential isn’t bad. With time, you’ll be able to fight and kill great demons. Growth takes time,” Li Yi comforted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Yue added: “Li Yi, I started cultivating before you—I was the one who led you onto this path. Yet now I’ve fallen far behind. Last year you could kill a Demon King head-on; now your strength must have grown even further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People aren’t the same. Most are destined never to reach your level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “Lin Jie, I’m just lucky—nothing special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand humbly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1468,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ac0b557fa1246ce3a4ae7064aba13d9d26ba4cd0684e67829cb7eadcb622c979","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-915","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-913",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]