[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t":3,"chapter-all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","All Heavens: Starting from Consuming Starry Sky to Become a God",{"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},2305218,4506,"Chapter 104: Qianlong Ancient City: Geniuses Converge, Dragon Vein Energy","all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>As time passed, fewer and fewer geniuses who had passed the Three Dragon Gates reached the southern gate of Qianlong Ancient City; those remaining had slim chances and could only keep pondering various strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the last person attempted and failed at the third trial did the Three Dragon Gates test finally end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Dragon Gates sank swiftly into the earth; the cracks on the ground closed rapidly, and the southern gate of Qianlong Ancient City slammed shut, trapping all the geniuses inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the side gates on either side of the main gate opened—these were the entrances for others with cultivation bases above Baoyuan Realm to enter Qianlong Ancient City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main gate belonged to the Dragon Gate; only young geniuses who passed the Three Trials could enter. Others wishing to watch the competition had to use the side gates—even the Sect Masters of sixth-rank sects were no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the gate closed, only seven hundred or so young geniuses had entered Qianlong Ancient City through the main gate and qualified for the Qianlong List competition—fewer than three-tenths of those who attempted the Three Dragon Gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet none of the geniuses who passed the Three Gates were overly elated, for the real competition had not yet begun; only those who made it into the top seventy-two would gain the auspicious energy of Zhenlong Ancient Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year’s Qianlong List competition was the most magnificent in a thousand years, with geniuses emerging endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from a few exceptionally powerful geniuses, most had no absolute certainty they could break into the top seventy-two until the final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, everyone from outside entered Qianlong Ancient City, and Lu Qingshan quickly reunited with Ye Chen and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After choosing the same courtyard in the central zone as the Liuyun Sect members, Lu Qingshan’s group began touring Qianlong Ancient City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Luo Xinglie quickly ordered Xu Jing, Zhu Mei, and Luo Hanshan of the Liuyun Sect to follow them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along both sides of Qianlong Ancient City’s streets stood rows of screen walls, carved with eerie murals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murals depicted warriors with strength enough to uproot mountains and reverse rivers and seas; some warriors flew through the sky, binding monstrous beasts with long chains…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These murals must depict scenes from ancient times on the True Spirit Continent, when powerful cultivators battled the extraterrestrial demonic clans! Too bad we won’t get to see those extraterrestrial demon gods this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Bo looked at the murals and said to Ye Chen: “Brother Ye Chen, when extraterrestrial demon gods descend again, be sure to notify me—I’ll come join the fray and help you slay some of them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem!” Ye Chen nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had successfully resolved the demonic invasion in the original plot, many powerful cultivators on the True Spirit Continent had perished in that great battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his current strength far surpassed that of his peers from that era, he wasn’t certain he could save those who fell defending the True Spirit Continent during the coming demonic catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Pang Bo was willing to join the battle then, it would be perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Luo Hanshan and the others listening to Ye Chen’s conversation were utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extraterrestrial demon gods? Demon god descent? Slaying demon gods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Pang Bo and the others not passed the Three Dragon Gates at astonishing speed, they might have thought the group had gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Luo Hanshan couldn’t help saying: “They say Sovereigns of Life-and-Death can live a thousand years, experiencing more than ordinary people do in ten lifetimes—but even they may not know the origin of these murals, since Qianlong Ancient City has stood in Zhenlong Ancient Land for at least hundreds of thousands of years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Pang Bo and the others couldn’t help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: Ye Chen, your senior brother probably thinks we were just boasting just now?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tianmeng Bingcan: Hundreds of thousands of years? I once slept for tens of thousands of years at random!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xiao Yan: Exactly! This Luo Hanshan is just naive. Never mind the group owner—even Tianmeng Brother’s existence predates this Qianlong Ancient City!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ye Chen: Don’t mind them—my senior brother means no harm, he’s just inexperienced.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: Don’t worry, we won’t hold a grudge. Once we all make the top ten of the Qianlong List, we’ll tease him and see how dumbfounded he gets!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Han Li: Brother Pang, you call that not holding a grudge?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Lu Qingshan’s group arrived at a crossroads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd had gathered around a stone pillar about one zhang tall and three chi wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pillar were eight rows of crystals, ten in each row—a common facility in Qianlong Ancient City for testing attack power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, Qi Refining cultivators corresponded to the first two rows, Condensed True Qi Realm to the third and fourth, and Baoyuan Realm to the fifth and sixth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators were testing their attack power; some Baoyuan Realm cultivators had already achieved fifty-nine crystals—a very respectable result even among Baoyuan Realm peak experts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give it a try!” Seeing this, Luo Hanshan stepped forward immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ultimately scored forty-five crystals—a decent result for a Baoyuan Realm beginner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Cao Cao stepped up and tested, but only scored forty-four crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Luo Hanshan felt a pang of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this man’s attack power was lower than his, yet he had successfully passed the Three Dragon Gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cao Cao finished, Yue Buqun stepped forward to test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was only equivalent to a Baoyuan Realm mid-stage cultivator, he scored fifty-three crystals—a very strong result even among Baoyuan Realm late-stage cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a super-genius approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Gan Yun, the second disciple of the sixth-rank sect Luoxia Sect; since the sect’s eldest disciple had exceeded twenty-four this year, Gan Yun had received heavy cultivation support over the past three years and was unquestionably a genius capable of contending for the top ten of the Qianlong List.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect there’d be an attack pillar here—I’ll give it a try too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than Gan Yun punched the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystals lit up—sixty, full score!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after flickering briefly, the sixtieth crystal turned crimson, indicating Gan Yun’s power had reached the sixty-crystal limit but not the sixty-one-crystal threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this attack-testing pillar, the last crystal in every two rows was special; after the sixtieth crystal lit up, it could glow in three colors: crimson, representing attack power surpassing most Baoyuan Realm peak cultivators and capable of confronting a level-six beast lord; purple, indicating the ability to kill a level-six beast lord; and black, meaning effortless one-hit kills on level-six beast lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even across the entire Nan Zhuo Region, fewer than ten Baoyuan Realm cultivators could reach the black level—all were the strongest under Star Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was still stunned by Gan Yun’s immense attack power, other geniuses stepped forward to test—but no one else reached sixty crystals, let alone turned the sixtieth crystal crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Yun crossed his arms, smiling as he watched—clearly enjoying the admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go—show these people what real power looks like!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to lose patience in Lu Qingshan’s group was Pang Bo; he strode forward to the testing pillar and slammed a punch into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sixty crystals lit up instantly; the sixtieth turned crimson, then purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers were stunned; even Gan Yun’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan stepped forward two paces, then pulled a black iron ruler from his storage space and struck the pillar with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixtieth crystal lit up and turned crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen stepped forward—the sixtieth crystal turned crimson again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Huan stepped forward—the sixtieth crystal turned purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Han Li stepped forward; the sixtieth crystal lit up—but remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Pang Bo’s results, the crowd was utterly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had assumed young geniuses’ strength wouldn’t be too high; merely lighting the sixtieth crystal qualified one for the top ten of the Qianlong List, and Gan Yun, who turned it crimson, was clearly among the elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, multiple people had scored sixty crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them matched Gan Yun’s power; two even surpassed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder everyone says this year’s Qianlong List is the most magnificent in a thousand years—it’s truly unbelievable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recognize them—they were the group who passed the Three Dragon Gates at astonishing speed, not weaker than the top ten from last year’s competition!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding experts murmured in awe, their gazes filled with astonishment toward Lu Qingshan’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gan Yun, standing aside, had long lost his smile; his eyes were grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had held back some power when testing, even his full strength could not produce a purple sixtieth crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant at least two people in Lu Qingshan’s group had attack power exceeding his, and two others matched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting!” Gan Yun secretly stirred with battle intent: “But victory isn’t decided by attack power alone—if we meet in the competition, I’ll defeat each of you one by one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the chat group had exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: @Xiao Yan, you held back?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xiao Yan: Brother Pang, didn’t you hold back too? And why not mention Han Li and the other three—they must’ve held back as well!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: This is Ye Chen’s world, and he’s got two wives here—he’s supposed to reveal his strength gradually. And Han Li? He’s always like this—I’m used to it. Just watch—he’ll hold back even in the final match!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: I held back, but I already showed my hand. Meng Huan followed me. But you—you’ve got so many strange flames. I didn’t expect you to unleash Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus now, but why pull out the Xuanzhong Chi?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xiao Yan: Hehe! I didn’t want to give you a heads-up by revealing my full strength too early!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Pang Bo: You think I’m that kind of guy?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xiao Yan: Yes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Han Li: Yes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianlong Ancient City had many testing pillars; while Pang Bo and the others teased each other in the chat group, other geniuses had also tested their attack power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Mo Yan and Murong Qingcheng of the Feitian Demon Sect, Bing Ling, eldest disciple of the Bingjue Sect, Li Daoxuan, eldest disciple of the Wuqing Sect, and the sudden powerhouse of this year’s competition, Tuobu Ku, all turned the sixtieth crystal purple;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Fire Spirit Crown Prince” Yan Chi and Lin Yun of the Tianyin Sect each struck the pillar casually, turning the sixtieth crystal black;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most terrifying of all was Sikong Sheng, the eldest disciple of Xuankong Mountain and the previous year’s Qianlong List champion, who, when testing, actually lit the sixty-first crystal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Star Level cultivators could achieve this; though only one crystal in the seventh row lit up, it proved Sikong Sheng’s attack power had reached Star Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this news spread, all geniuses except a few with hidden cards—like Yan Chi and Lin Yun—fell into despair, with not a shred of will to challenge Sikong Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan’s group had returned to their courtyard; upon hearing this news, Pang Bo and the others showed no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sikong Sheng is a worthy opponent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Bo laughed directly: “I wonder which of us will meet him first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who cares!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan smiled and said, “Either way, we’ll meet eventually!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room at that moment, besides the chat group members, were Xu Jing and the other two people brought by Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Pang Bo and Xiao Yan’s words, their expressions had become much calmer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Pang Bo and the others had already said many unbelievable things; they were long used to it by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While many geniuses were testing their attack power, inside a massive building in the central zone of Qilong Ancient City, the sect masters of all major factions from Nan Zhuo Region had gathered, led naturally by the seven sect masters of the Seven Rank-Six Sects who had entered the Spirit Sea realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the supervision of these seven Spirit Sea experts, the crowd quickly selected several highly renowned star-level warriors without sect affiliation to serve as judges, with the chief judge remaining Luo Jiacheng, a star-level warrior renowned for his absolute fairness and impartiality, who had served as chief judge in the previous Qilong Rankings competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Qilong Rankings competition was inherently sacred and solemn; even these Spirit Sea experts dared not show favoritism, let alone the star-level judges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the chief judge, the group selected twelve more star-level experts with exceptional strength and impeccable fairness to serve as judges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, amid great anticipation, the Qilong Rankings competition officially began on the third day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the morning of the third day, as dawn barely broke, countless warriors gathered within Qilong Ancient City streamed toward the central zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the central zone lay a vast open plain, large enough to accommodate all competitors, surrounded by densely packed spectator stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had entered Qilong Ancient City were mostly above the Baoyuan realm; seated on the stands, even from a distance, they could easily see every detail of the matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After most spectators had taken their seats, all the geniuses stood at the very front of the spectator stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Bo and the others naturally gathered together, when then Qin Yulian, the eldest disciple of Nan Luo Sect, approached and smiled, asking, “Mind if I stand with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled and said, “We’re all from Tianfeng Nation; here, we should stick together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the ground ahead suddenly split open, and twelve square fighting platforms rose swiftly from below, their surrounding stone pillars emitting ink-blue light, quickly forming luminous barriers that fully enclosed each platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon’s roar echoed from beneath the earth, startling everyone in Qilong Ancient City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingshan’s mind stirred, and a strand of dragon vein energy appeared in his hand, though no one around noticed any movement on his part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This dragon vein energy is quite interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief examination of the dragon vein energy, Lu Qingshan shook his head and sighed, “Too bad it’s useless to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was already a Marquis of Immortality; even if all the dragon vein energy in Qilong Ancient City belonged to him, it would have zero effect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Chief Judge Luo Jiacheng arrived before the geniuses who had passed the Three Gates of the Dragon Gate and, as per tradition, explained the competition rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules were simple: only low-grade magic treasures could be used; elixirs and other destructive items like Silver Light Thunder Bombs were forbidden; violation would result in immediate disqualification or, at minimum, loss of the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven hundred-plus competitors were divided into twelve groups for elimination rounds; after ten rounds, only twelve from each group would advance, then every two groups would merge into one, and again only twelve from each merged group would advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these two elimination rounds, the surviving geniuses would become the official entrants of this year’s Qilong Rankings, and the third stage—the ranking matches—would begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ranking matches, each genius must fight every one of the other seventy-one geniuses in sequence; this is also the process of competing for the dragon vein energy, ultimately determining the final overall ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining these rules, Chief Judge Luo Jiacheng raised his voice again: “You may now check the jade tablets you obtained from the Token Capture stage—they bear your group numbers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the geniuses quickly retrieved their jade tablets from their spirit stone storage rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got Group Three!” Ye Chen spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got Group Seven!” Xiao Yan said likewise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got Group One!” Han Li quickly added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, Han Li, you can’t run this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Bo laughed heartily, “I got Group One too—this time we can really test each other!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Han Li smiled and said, “Brother Pang, the first elimination round only has ten matches—I might not even face you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li’s main goal in joining this Qilong Rankings competition was to observe the combat techniques of these top geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for victory or defeat, he didn’t care much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2709,"2026-06-20T09:18:16.807Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","067721328d4351cd9c11b18d2a080deb491a7c0a40d3b40bd200e4f341b60e69","all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-chapter-105","all-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-chapter-103",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fall-heavens-starting-from-consuming-starry-sky-t-cover.jpg"]