[{"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-19":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},2299341,4498,"Chapter 19: Reasons for the Establishment of the Ancient Cultivator Response Department","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>“Of course, Uncle can do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes yes yes, you can do it, you can do it, fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, Uncle, my mission is complete—I’ll return to report. That old demon has lost his mind; I plan to ask an Elder to trace his location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he won’t listen, he won’t bother. The mission is done anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” The Dao-Union cultivator frowned slightly; he still wanted Xiao Ning to help investigate, but he had no good reason to keep him, “Fine, go if you wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was a Dao-Union law cultivator, he was poor at divination and calculation; even with half the old demon’s arm, he could not determine his whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Uncle!” Xiao Ning True Person bowed, then turned and walked into the villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, there was no Ancient Cultivator Response Department; ancient cultivators emerging from seclusion in each sect’s territory were handled directly by their own sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a Qihuan Sect ancient cultivator emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ancient cultivator failed to ascend to Dao-Union, his vital essence, spirit, and spiritual power all depleted; seeing his realm slipping away, he directly absorbed a city of three million people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three million died. The Dao-Union cultivator in charge of Qihuan Sect, because the emerging ancient cultivator was his friend, concealed the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even went to the city himself and exterminated the surviving wandering souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire city—three million people—lost not only their bodies but also their souls, leaving no possibility of resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, that Dao-Union cultivator used great divine power to make everyone near the city instinctively avoid it, gradually forgetting everything about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was done perfectly; in ancient times, it likely would have gone unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, at that time, the Holy Emperor Yuan had invented something called—camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world with Xuanlight techniques and recording magic treasures, the camera’s effect wasn’t great, so he only made a few casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And due to immature craftsmanship, most components were still made from this world’s spiritual materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High cost, mediocre results; few bought it, though some fanatical worshippers of Holy Emperor Yuan collected a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fate was cruel—the city erased by the Qihuan Sect Dao-Union cultivator had someone who owned one, and that day he was recording happy family moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the camera remained, its internal components swallowed by a beast wandering through the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, the beast accidentally gained spiritual awareness, transformed into a spirit creature, was influenced by the divine power and left the city, only to be killed by several cultivators, and the component was discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those cultivators decoded the images and posted them on the Spirit Net, catching Holy Emperor Yuan’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Emperor Yuan's cultivation level was then extraordinarily high—even the Supreme Elders of the major immortal sects could not match him; he used his ability to trace effects back to their causes to break the Qihuan Sect's Dao-Union cultivator's spell and uncovered the truth behind the three million deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil deeds of the Qihuan Sect ancient cultivator were finally revealed to the world! Instantly, the entire Central Continent of Taixuan Realm erupted in uproar! Many among the Six Immortal Sects had long resented Qihuan Sect’s whitewashing; this incident became the spark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaders of Jianzong, Longxiang Qingtian Sect, and Taishang Dao Sect joined forces and stormed Qihuan Sect’s mountain gate, forcing Qihuan Sect’s Ancestor to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Longxiang Qingtian Sect, as the representative of brutes, and Jianzong, as the more stylish representative of brutes, were utterly fearless—they summoned their own sect’s Ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Qihuan Sect finally surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The involved Dao-Union cultivator and the emerging ancient cultivator were immediately killed by Qihuan Sect’s Ancestor; all others involved were punished or executed according to the severity of their crimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They promised compensation to the victims’ families and agreed to a series of conditions before the matter was settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice; while Qihuan Sect wasn’t hard to deal with, its Ancestor was different—he was a true pinnacle figure of Taixuan Realm! After this incident, the Ancient Cultivator Response Department was established, with branches in every immortal sect and orthodox alliance territory; those stationed there could not be members of the local sect, and they rotated periodically to prevent such incidents from recurring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera became widely known after that incident; more and more people joined its development, eventually refining it into its current form.…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Zhang Yunlu stood alone on the rooftop, holding a three-foot-long sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade shimmered with a thin layer of spiritual light; her sword movements were fluid and graceful, continuous and unbroken, yet her inexperience was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled deeply, stopped her movements; the thin spiritual light on the blade had vanished—her spiritual power was completely drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her forehead hair was damp with sweat; her right hand ached painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She practiced only the first form of the Flowing Cloud Sword Art; since returning, she had trained nonstop until now, yet progress was poor. At this rate, she wouldn’t master it before the Afterlife Realm—even a month might not be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no hidden sword prodigy; she recognized this with absolute clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she felt discouraged, sat down beside her, and drank a sip of Soul-Replenishing Spirit Liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Lu.” Zhang Xiu stepped out the door, holding a jade box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiu walked to her side and handed her the jade box: “I see you’ve reached Qi Refining Ninth Layer. It’s time I gave you this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” She opened the jade box immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was left by Mom and Dad. They said to give it to you when the time was right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom and Dad...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, these words were distant; she was too young to remember much, and when she tried to recall, their faces had blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze fixed on the object inside the jade box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a red jade, shaped like a teardrop, bright and vivid, its color rich as if steeped in the blood of immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she took it and held it, it felt warm and smooth; a gentle warmth flowed from her palm into her dantian, and less than one-tenth of her depleted spiritual power restored visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve trained all afternoon. Go rest early. No need to rush,” Zhang Xiu said. “I’m going out again soon. Lock the door. Don’t answer if strangers knock—I’ve got the key...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chattered on, saying things any child would know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just this short while, Zhang Yunlu felt her depleted spiritual power fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, Brother,” she held the red jade. “But what exactly is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I don’t know. Mom and Dad only said it was a treasure, and to give it to you when you reached Qi Refining Ninth Layer,” Zhang Xiu explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had one too, but even though his realm was no longer low, he still had no clues—only that his parents’ deaths were tied to this red jade, and those who pursued them were after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu’s heart was complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, if I don’t go now, I’ll be late. You rest early too—you have class tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark red, ancient longsword flew up from below and hovered beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiu stepped onto the blade; spiritual pressure erupted, and he shot into the sky, vanishing in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect and support! (End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b9249fc57c48adc696206177e0bc0f9bc99efefd78e9182a748d86d843bd50e3","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-20","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-18",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]