[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-970":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},2281826,4462,"Chapter 970: Escape from the Heavenly Prison","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-970",970,"\u003Cp>Facing the astonishing creative power contained within the purple blood, Li Yi unhesitatingly used it to cleanse his entire body, even sacrificing his own bloodline power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, whether the Golden Dragon or the Thunder God, neither could match the strength of this being; if he could inherit this being’s bloodline, he might as well abandon his status as a god of this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the blood of a being at this level could no longer be called blood—it was pure energy, brimming with astonishing life force, creative power, and boundless spiritual energy, a fusion of multiple forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the purple blood washed over him, Li Yi’s entire body glowed with purple divine light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just moments, his body returned to its peak state, all one hundred and fifty acupoints filled to capacity, and as time passed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First to be purged was the Golden Dragon’s bloodline; the golden blood was swiftly washed clean by the purple divine light, as if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder God’s bloodline, perhaps due to its deep integration into his bones and marrow, did not vanish completely under repeated cleansing; instead, it absorbed the purple divine light and gradually merged with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning coiled around Li Yi’s body, but now it was no longer silver—it was purple, its power far more terrifying, as if capable of piercing through space and time, striking straight into an enemy’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single strike could slay a Heavenly Soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his strength was increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The magic power flower is blooming.” Li Yi felt the second flower above his head—the one representing magic power—begin to unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first petal appeared; soon after, the second petal emerged. His one hundred and fifty acupoints remained unchanged, yet his magic power grew stronger—this meant his magic power had become far purer than before, a transformation Li Yi had never dared imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he felt that a hundred years of hard cultivation were worth less than a single stroke of fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his past struggles, his battles for survival, now seemed like nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a man who worked tirelessly for thirty years to save a small fortune, only to have a lazy slacker suddenly win the lottery—his life was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yi saw nothing wrong with it; his former fellow disciples across the Four Seas and Eight Provinces had also benefited from his fortune, rising overnight to surpass decades of martial training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was simply his turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad my realm is still low. Though I’ve gained many advantages, there’s a limit to what I can bear—I only hope this opportunity lets me break through one more realm at once: the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, the Five Qi Converge at the Source.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew stealing this being’s power was not a permanent solution; his only hope was to raise his realm as much as possible before it was discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he achieved the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, he would possess Heavenly General-level power and gain real self-preservation in this Heavenly Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Li Yi was not idle—he used the Five Elements Bracelet to store all the excess purple blood. Though he didn’t know if its divine nature could be preserved, he had to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One does not enter a treasure vault empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Hua Qing was also frantically cultivating, but his starting point was too low; as a residual soul-body, even with this boon, he could never fully restore his peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he was far better than before—his strength was recovering, though he still lacked even a Heavenly Soldier’s combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men remained silent, absorbing this hard-won opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither noticed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson lotus rooted in the purple blood sea had now transformed into a purple lotus, blooming with twenty-four petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within its lotus pedestal, divine light shimmered, and faint new lotus seeds were beginning to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lotus’s potential was even greater than they had guessed; previously, it had lain dormant due to the low world level and scarce resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it had shattered its constraints and was rapidly evolving toward an unknown direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Li Yi’s Five Elements Bracelet had changed under the nourishment of the purple blood—now crystal-clear, like purple jade, radiating divine light, its quality far surpassing its former state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the power of this terrifying being benefited not only living beings but also objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this situation could not last forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a period of such reckless plundering, something within the purple blood sea sensed the theft—a terrifying killing intent spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this killing intent appeared, it jolted Li Yi and Hua Qing awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both opened their eyes at once, their faces filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without speaking, they turned toward the source of the killing intent—and saw the once-calm purple blood sea violently churning, surging into towering waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple being materialized, its cold gaze fixed on Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple being’s form was indistinct, barely recognizable as humanoid, yet the aura it exuded was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad! We’ve been discovered! Damn it, you evil Earthling, are you insane? Stealing some blood was one thing—but you used a storage magic treasure to hoard this much? Do you really think this being won’t notice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Qing glanced and was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the power they’d stolen should have been negligible to this colossal being—no one should have noticed. Yet now, Li Yi’s Five Elements Bracelet had become a purple jade bracelet, filled with unknown quantities of purple blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came all this way—I couldn’t leave empty-handed,” Li Yi said. His three Dao flowers now bloomed, radiating immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of intense cultivation, he had finally achieved the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, the Five Qi Converge at the Source—his combat power was at least Heavenly General level; he was no longer a mere street rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His third flower—the Life Flower—had just begun to bloom and was not yet complete, but his Magic Power Flower had already opened six petals; if he opened the remaining acupoints, it too could reach full perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk—go now!” Hua Qing urged urgently. “That humanoid form is the being’s own will manifested—it exists solely to purge impurities and repair bodily damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it perceived Li Yi and Hua Qing as viruses—and now, the immune system was about to eliminate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi did not hesitate. He immediately retracted the crimson lotus—no, the purple lotus—then drew his coin-blade and instantly slashed open the membrane of heaven and earth, fleeing at top speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This series of actions was as smooth and practiced as if rehearsed countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, another reason was that Li Yi’s strength had grown immensely—he could now escape with far greater ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had barely left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast sea of purple blood vanished, and the tear he had made sealed itself instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple humanoid being, seemingly lacking great intelligence, sensed no foreign presence and reformed into a pool of blood, merging back into the endless purple sea beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good—we weren’t pursued. That thing’s power must be Heavenly King level. If it had seen you as an enemy and attacked immediately, we’d have been in serious trouble,” Hua Qing exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the protection of the coin-blade’s divine radiance, they entered a strange space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your next move?” Hua Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said nothing. After traveling for a while, he used the coin-blade again to slash open the membrane of heaven and earth, returning to the Heavenly Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? You’re not going home?” Hua Qing was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “I’ll take you back to your hometown first—then I’ll return. That fulfills my promise. Now that my strength has broken through, I can manage it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His newfound power gave him confidence—he dared to venture into the Heavenly Realm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dangerous, the Heavenly Realm was full of opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he returned, he found himself once again in the Gui Xu Sea—but this time, fortune favored him: he had not entered the inner sea, but the outer sea, where he could even see distant land and towering mountain ranges piercing the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No danger—only low-level lifeforms in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turns out you’re not so bad after all—I misjudged you,” Hua Qing said, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk. Point the way,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Qing immediately flicked his finger; a streak of magic power shot out, forming a vast map: “This is a rough map of the Heavenly Realm. My homeland is in the Eastern Extreme Cloud Province of the Third Heaven. First, find a cultivator city, then board a Realm Boat to reach the Third Heaven—otherwise, flying would take you a hundred years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi studied the massive map, astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map was complex—worlds intertwined, spaces overlapping, seemingly endless. The Gui Xu Sea he had just left was only a tiny corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To locate the Third Heaven’s Eastern Extreme Cloud Province, Hua Qing’s destination, he had to zoom in, zoom in again, and barely make it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Heavenly Realm is truly vast,” he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Heavenly Realm’ is just the general term—it includes many worlds fused with it. For example, the Rakshasa you encountered came from the Rakshasa World; there’s also the Dragon World, the Heavenly God World, and other great cultivation realms. I told you before: cultivation in the Heavenly Realm is wildly diverse, so you can’t judge by realm alone—you must judge by combat power,” Hua Qing said. “Every world, every race, has its own cultivation methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But these aren’t crucial details—you’ll learn them gradually with time in the Heavenly Realm. Even I know only a fraction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So in the Heavenly Realm, just watch out for dangerous places and enemies you can’t defeat. Everything else doesn’t matter. Don’t fear offending anyone—this realm is so vast, even if you kill a noble, no one will find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had already tested it—Hua Qing the Emperor’s name meant nothing, couldn’t scare anyone. True strength was all that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>",1679,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","80e0278d69b742353493873622d0a58129d7c7a0bdc1d8be51f64c5a1565a213","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-971","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-969",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]