[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ancestor-the-times-have-changed":3,"chapter-ancestor-the-times-have-changed-ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ancestor, the Times Have Changed",{"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},2299428,4498,"Chapter 106: Ancestral Sword","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>The Virtual Illusion, also known by many as the Virtual Immortal Realm, is a vast illusory world built around the Ancestral Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators who enter it experience sensations identical to reality, yet they do not truly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most famous among them is the Combat Ranking List.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike those waterfall-like Divine Radiance rankings, this list evaluates a cultivator’s potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Combat Ranking List, however, measures actual combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chi Jiuyu said, the Combat Ranking List was established to motivate disciples; the top one hundred, from Qi Refining to Return to Void, receive substantial contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rankings for Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core shift periodically, but the top spot in Nascent Soul has long gone unchallenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple: no one can beat her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu, as the top young cultivator of the Immortal Sect, faces no rival among her generation—except for a prodigy in the Orthodox Alliance who ascended to Soul Transformation long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, even Nascent Soul sword cultivators within the Sword Sect have grown apathetic—why fight for second place? In the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu sat cross-legged on the bed, eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her right ear hung a device resembling a Bluetooth earpiece, its casing glowing with a faint blue light, exuding a strong sense of technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the aid of this device, her consciousness had already entered the Virtual Illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Virtual Illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu sat in the spectator seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, on a vast arena, two sword cultivators were locked in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were Golden Core cultivators; one wielded a great sword, each swing radiating fierce might, while a flying sword circled beside him, launching relentless assaults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent was a sword cultivator who practiced Sword Pearls—two tiny white orbs, no larger than marbles, revealing their sharpness only when striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither held back; every move targeted the opponent’s vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators erupted in cheers, deafening in volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu raised her hand, gazing at her palm—her fair, delicate skin revealed faint palm lines; she clenched her fist, and the sensation matched reality perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a faint blue translucent interface floated before her, shifting position as her gaze moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Zhang Yunlu】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Qi Refining Level Nine · Comprehending Principle】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Position: None】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Combat Ranking: None】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below were small icons: Tip, Friend, and Team Communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two gold coin icons appeared a number—200.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were her contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, it felt much like her previous trial experience, only more refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding~ The number after the two gold coin icons changed to 199.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Core sword duel was a performance match—one contribution point granted ten minutes of viewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu stood up; she had so few contribution points, she couldn’t waste them here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the performance area, she headed straight for the Combat Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed to earn some contribution points—and also see how she compared to the Sword Sect’s Qi Refining sword cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, deep within the Inner Sect of the Sword Sect, in the Sword Master Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright, impossibly vast space stretched before them, strands of spiritual light extending from all directions, connecting to branches of white jade-like leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The translucent leaves emitted a faint glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of branches and veins filled the upper air of this vast space, casting a cold, moonlit white radiance that deepened the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking inward along the flawless, perfect branches—seemingly not of this world—lay a magnificent trunk, crystal-clear, swirling with streams of radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine tree resembling the moon laurel of myth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing and Bie Xuening stood beneath it, like dust beside a mountain. “All these years, she’s worked hard,” Xu Xing smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a kind of trial, tempering her impatience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bie Xuening extended her hand, her fingertip lightly touching the crystal trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a pebble dropped into a lake, ripples spread across the surface of the pure white jade trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! The divine tree, as massive as a mountain, suddenly trembled; the entire space shook violently, the radiant light within the trunk swirling faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something terrifying were about to break free from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a silhouette appeared on the trunk’s surface—a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword three feet three inches long, its blade bright as congealed moonlight, its hilt wrapped in ancient engravings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong! A sliver of sword qi leaked out, manifesting endless scenes of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains shattered, sun and moon darkened, the Silver River churned, divine beings screamed! Vast seas of blood drowned the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A furious, violent roar echoed in their ears—its murderous intent could turn any cultivator below Dao Union into a mindless monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bie Xuening watched coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the blade trembled, emitting a plaintive sword hum, and the visions of destruction vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out,” Bie Xuening said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong? The transmitted thought seemed incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing stepped forward, a crimson longsword appearing in his hand—the divine light flowing along its blade dimmed even the tree’s radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yueying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the coming period, Yueying will take over your duties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Xu Xing spoke these words did the sword within the trunk finally believe Bie Xuening’s words were real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately shot out as a streak of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaring into the sky, it circled the colossal divine trunk hundreds of times in an instant—anyone could see her joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Ancestral Sword, Yue Ling, Bie Xuening’s soul-bound sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years ago, for destroying several resource planets without cause, she was banished here to reflect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, long before Xu Xing joined his master’s sect, this sword already had a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aah~ Soon, Yue Ling, circling above, dove down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bie Xuening opened her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yue Ling did not land in her hands—instead, she shrank into a little girl under one meter tall, wearing a white long dress, her hair tied into a topknot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was exquisite, like a porcelain doll, her eyes a beautiful red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand gripped Xu Xing’s sleeve, the other pointed at Bie Xuening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You cruel old woman, exploiting child labor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” Bie Xuening’s gaze turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling shuddered, quickly retracting her hand and hiding behind Xu Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have three seconds to step out from behind my junior brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless you apologize!” Yue Ling shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m your soul-bound sword, not your employee—why do you exploit me like this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pūtōng! The little girl knelt down instantly, humbly admitting fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second update; one more to come\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1083,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cf21ec1ae7dd241759aede358b467afea43825009bf830923579e2a7fbd33ba5","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-107","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-105",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]