[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-959":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},2281815,4462,"Chapter 959","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-959",959,"\u003Cp>The coin-blade now split the space, radiating a crystalline divine light, as if opening a passage through time and space, carrying Li Yi to an unknown new world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advancing onward, Li Yi passed through many worlds, but these were merely fleeting scenery along the way, none worth pausing for; just as Hua Qing had said, all the worlds he saw were utterly terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either they were on the brink of dynastic collapse, or plagued by constant disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every world’s people suffered: ancient peasants endured oppressive taxes, hunger, and famine; modern civilizations endured crises and war; even worlds with cultivation were horrific, with demons and monsters running rampant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Li Yi could no longer bear to watch; he would pause briefly, leaving a portion of his power in that world, hoping to bring its people some hope and opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a drop in the ocean, it was not in vain that he had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Qing’s lingering soul seemed to understand Li Yi’s thoughts, so he did not stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop here for a while, rest. I fear that after the coin-blade is repaired, it won’t have enough power to carry you across realms in one go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the coin-blade halted, tore through space, and carried Li Yi into a world of clear mountains and pure waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, spiritual energy was abundant; the air carried the fragrance of grass and trees, utterly unlike any world he had previously traversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi regarded him with suspicion: “Have you been to this world before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a small world—more precisely, it’s a resting point I established during my travels through other realms. Only I know its coordinates. Here, I left behind some things you may take.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, I’m about to return home. I couldn’t possibly go unprepared,” said Hua Qing’s lingering soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a sly old fox, using a small world as your waystation,” Li Yi said. “You never mentioned this before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you refused to cross realms, telling you would’ve been pointless. If you were willing to cross, you’d inevitably pass through this world—and then you’d naturally find my stash,” said Hua Qing’s lingering soul. “Follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, his lingering soul merged with the coin-blade and flew off in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi followed behind, scanning the heavens and earth around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small world was indeed peculiar: no cultivators, no humans, yet certain lifeforms existed. Li Yi saw a creature resembling a spirit-creature playing among the mountains and forests, its body exuding the scent of divine herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also saw strange beings darting and playing: golden toads, tiny insects sprouting dragon scales and whiskers, and spirit mice radiating three-colored divine light. Though Li Yi didn’t recognize them, he could tell they were rare celestial treasures and precious spiritual beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you collect all these from other worlds?” Li Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. Ginseng child, three-legged golden toad, dragon eel, treasure-seeking mouse—all rare beasts from different realms. During my travels, I couldn’t bear to see them persecuted, so I brought them here, hoping they might live peacefully in this small world,” said Hua Qing’s lingering soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “You make it sound so noble. Don’t you often kill people to steal treasures and walk the path of darkness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Am I such a person? These rare beasts are precious, but they offer me no benefit. I rescued them from demonic hands—that’s a good deed. Should I just watch them being boiled alive?” Hua Qing’s lingering soul replied firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even as they spoke, Li Yi soon saw another mountain range in the distance—cleaved flat by a single sword stroke. Upon that level peak stood a grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall gleamed in gold and jade, entirely carved from flawless jade, nestled beside a sea of clouds, bathed in radiant dawn light—exquisitely beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what caught Li Yi’s attention most was not the hall, but beside the peak, towering a tree of emerald-green vitality, drawing in the essence of heaven and earth, absorbing morning light and dew, soaking in lunar radiance, stretching toward the stars of the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its planting location was especially unique: the ancestral vein of this small world, the eye of spiritual energy—the most blessed entity in this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this tree was not born of nature; it had been deliberately transplanted here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a divine treasure,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Qing’s lingering soul said: “Naturally. This is a seed of the legendary Immortal Peach Tree of Eternal Life. I happened upon it long ago, and paid a great price to keep it alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Peach Tree of myth?” Li Yi’s expression shifted: “What’s its use? Don’t tell me eating it grants immortality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah. Immortality is trivial for cultivators like us,” Hua Qing’s lingering soul shook his head, then flew straight toward the Immortal Peach Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two arrived beside the divine tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi examined it, then fixed his gaze on the very topmost branch, where a single fruit hung—shaped like a yin-yang fish, resembling a hook-jade, translucent as carved white jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a moment,” Hua Qing’s lingering soul immediately flew out and plunged into the fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the fruit began rapidly changing and growing, transforming into a doll of powdered jade and carved ivory, then crying out as it took form as a living being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?” Li Yi found this novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve read little—you wouldn’t understand. Though my lingering soul is sustained by incense power and thus safe from death, it remains water without roots, destined to dry up. Only by using this peach fruit to replenish my lingering soul and re-nourish it can I truly be reborn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby child spoke, then gazed at his tiny arms and legs, sighing: “But I’ll have to remain like this for a long time—only when my soul returns to its place can I fully break free of this form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Li Yi understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul had taken refuge within the peach fruit, using this divine tree to manifest, while continuously absorbing its power to aid his primordial spirit’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if someone finds you like this, won’t they eat you?” Li Yi added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t worry about that anymore—I must take the chance,” Hua Qing said. “I’ve come this far already; at least I have hope of revival. There should be other fruits on this tree. Eat them all—they’ll help your injuries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Yi looked again and indeed found two more fruits, shaped like hook-jades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When placed together, they formed a perfect yin-yang diagram—undoubtedly divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plucked them, hesitated briefly, then cautiously bit into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a pure qi surged into his body, flooding his five viscera and six bowels, his limbs and bones. Every pore seemed to open; as this pure qi washed over him, chaotic energies burst forth from his mysterious core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Yi felt an indescribable lightness; his divine blood, as if awakened, began rapidly gestating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sensation didn’t last long; soon it faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This peach fruit is truly extraordinary,” Li Yi said in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your strength is great, your foundation deep. This second-generation peach fruit offers you little benefit. Had it been a first-generation peach, it would have triggered another transformation, healed your injuries, and even helped you open your top three blossoms,” said Hua Qing’s lingering soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is already excellent,” Li Yi said. “Even devouring a demon god wouldn’t match the effect of this one fruit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then swallowed the entire fruit in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same sensation returned: all his pores opened, seven orifices emitted pure light, his divine blood activated and surged, and the blossom of his primordial spirit bloomed again—this time, its seventh petal unfurled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi didn’t want the medicinal power to dissipate; he swallowed the second peach fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wondrous sensation persisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his divine blood regenerated anew, lightning coiled around him, a divine nature awakened, and his primordial blossom grew again—this time, eight petals bloomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one step remained to reach perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas, Li Yi had been wounded in his battle with the demon god; otherwise, his Flower of Life might have blossomed today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I feel my injuries are already six or seven percent healed,” Li Yi opened his eyes, slowly exhaled—and his breath alone stirred the sound of wind and thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These fruits don’t mature easily. I’ve cultivated this tree for so long, and only three fruits grew. Wait here a moment—I’ll gather my things and leave,” Hua Qing said, then flew toward the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi did not follow to investigate. He was not a meddlesome man; everyone has secrets—it was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting, he stepped upon auspicious clouds to the peak of a sea of clouds. The peach fruit’s medicinal power still lingered, so he attempted cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this cultivation was astonishing: Li Yi felt every one of his acupoints had opened. With a mere thought, he unlocked new acupoints—no resistance at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unbelievable,” he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the peach fruit possess such a wondrous ability? Instantly, his acupoints opened continuously: one hundred eight, one hundred nine, one hundred ten—the rate far surpassed even incense power infusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then drew a deep breath; spiritual energy surged in, pouring through every corner of his body and flooding into his acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within mere breaths, his acupoints were filled with magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such transformation was extraordinary; his entire body seemed to resonate with this world—no, he felt as if he had become the world itself, hence this sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yi sensed this state was temporary: once the medicinal power faded, his acupoints would close again, and his body would no longer harmonize with heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing this opportunity, Li Yi opened one hundred fifty acupoints in one go—his magic power increased by half compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, he could have continued opening more—but the effect was fading, and his acupoints were sealing once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This opportunity had reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>",1649,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8dee2b9db9116cece29034d2f956015954c35a8045b4b2856d916fc016868cae","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-960","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-958",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]