[{"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-116":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},2299438,4498,"Chapter 116: The Woman Who Carries the Banner","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>“How about it? You saw the mission, right?” A voice sounded beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned around and found Chi Jiuyu, who had just been lounging with one leg crossed and staring at the ceiling, now standing beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, I knew about it in advance, which is why I bought those two invitation tickets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kind of mission isn’t hard—I’ve completed several like it before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although those alien kings and biological weapon cores are comparable to Nascent Soul, they’ll be suppressed to your same realm, so don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d already said it all—there was no need for her to ask further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, let’s go! First, let’s have a big meal, then you spend some time adapting in the Starry Sky Simulation Training Ground before we set out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Chi Jiuyu pulled Zhang Yunlu away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Void-Refining elders still in the hall fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creation Foundation Establishment, mission assigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that in a short while, another junior ancestral master will appear? Sigh~ A Void-Refining elder with faintly streaked temples, looking middle-aged, let out a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People really can’t be compared—he only hoped his grandson could complete the third stage of the Cai Lian Method, and establish even a natural Dao Foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just then, in the Cai Lian Method cultivation zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one cultivation chamber’s door opened, a stretcher floated out slowly into the air, surrounded by a light membrane that blocked all odors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Void-Refining elder froze, then his face darkened sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This useless brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had already stepped outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Look, you’re on the list—third place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a list woven from the last rays of sunset, it hung down, each name arranged in order—Zhang Yunlu’s name stood clearly among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are the two above you also Creation Foundation Establishment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, both of them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Chi Jiuyu had invited them to join his “Future Sect Master Alliance,” but both had refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her senior sister found out, she mocked her for a long time, saying she was overreaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! Like I couldn’t find anyone—look, I found someone now! “The one ranked first wasn’t born on our Central Continent—he’s from a planet in the Southern Star Region.” Chi Jiuyu continued explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few years ago, his homeworld was attacked by biological weapons; by the time the Sword Sect reinforcements arrived, less than one in ten thousand of its people remained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s when he realized his Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire planet’s population, less than one in ten thousand left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu didn’t know what to say—everything Chi Jiuyu described was hard for someone raised on the Central Continent to comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t even imagine what such a scene looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the starry sky… that dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it’s dangerous! The starry sky is too vast—even my senior brothers and sisters can’t monitor every planet constantly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a saying that fits well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the starry sky, you never know whether tomorrow or an accident comes first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, my senior brother originally planned to take him as a disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it sounds like he didn’t end up taking him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not?” Zhang Yunlu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He moved too fast—he directly became a disciple of the Dao-Union elder who came to provide aid. Once my senior brother found out, he gave up.” Chi Jiuyu’s tone carried a hint of melancholy. “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s go.” Chi Jiuyu summoned a blue-gold longsword, then lightly leapt onto its blade. “Try sword-riding—I know you’ve studied object-controlling techniques. I’ll teach you; you can fly while learning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds incredibly dangerous…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yunlu didn’t refuse—she pulled out the ice-crystal longsword she’d won during the combat test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu glanced at it: “Find time to replace it or get someone to upgrade it—this sword’s quality is too poor. It’s fine for Qi Refining, but it’ll fall behind once you reach Foundation Establishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was just a reward from a combat test at the Xuanjian City school—it wasn’t impressive at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where can I upgrade its rank?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She liked the sword and didn’t plan to replace it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Far away? No—it’s right before your eyes.” Chi Jiuyu grinned and pointed at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll send you a sword-nourishing technique later, then use this secret realm from my aunt.” She waved a small red bead she had somehow produced out of thin air. “Just nourish it a little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go—I’ll explain the details on the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-gold longsword slowly lifted Chi Jiuyu into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu carefully stepped onto her ice-crystal sword, channeled her true energy, and rose unsteadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Practice for now. After this mission, go take the sword-riding license exam,” Chi Jiuyu said beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yunlu barely heard her—watching the ground grow farther below, she grew increasingly cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A device the size of a palm, shaped like a smartphone, arrived before the two—more precisely, it halted directly before Zhang Yunlu. “Ding! Hello, cultivator, please present your sword-riding license!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, crisp mechanical voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword-riding license? Zhang Yunlu froze—her true energy output faltered for an instant, and her body wobbled, about to plummet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the critical moment, the Dao platform in her spiritual sea emitted a mysterious vibration—just as when she’d nearly died during Qi Refining—her entire true energy surged, forcibly stabilizing her form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu now moved closer and pulled out a credential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Chi Jiuyu, a Nascent Soul sword cultivator, former champion of the Sword Sect’s Sword-Riding Race. By regulation, I am qualified to guide cultivators in practicing sword-riding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue light projected from the device, scanning the credential and Chi Jiuyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Credential verified. Have a pleasant day!” The same cold, crisp mechanical voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the device turned and flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That voice is awful. When I become sect master, I’ll replace it,” Chi Jiuyu muttered, then tucked away the credential. “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two gradually flew farther away on their swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, beneath the Sword Sect’s Dan Ding Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman dressed in beige sportswear, blindfolded with white cloth, and carrying a black-and-white Dao banner appeared in the crowd’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four large characters on the banner: “Fate and Fortune Rest With Me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attire was so striking that many turned to stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this? Is this some kind of performance arranged by the Sword Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paid no attention to the gazes around her, instead looking up at the mountain path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, she watched the two descending the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Xiang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the tourists nearby felt a blur before their eyes—they involuntarily turned away from the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing here?” A cold, sharp voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My elder brother has emerged from seclusion—I’ve come to offer congratulations,” the woman, whom Xu Xing called “Xiang Yuanjun,” smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third chapter, request subscriptions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","636786250178a093c1d5ae310504f510804e93b06e4b686c65b26aeed9811136","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-117","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-115",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]