[{"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-32":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},2299354,4498,"Chapter 32: Can Blessings Really Come in Bunches?","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>She looked up and saw Xu Xing watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu scratched her head: “I’m having a friendly chat with my online friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very friendly indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiuyu, do you really want to become the sect leader?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, you’re spying on me!” “Yeah, so will you support me?” Chi Jiuyu immediately climbed right up the pole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several years ago, her master had accidentally learned of her dream and mocked her mercilessly for running two alternate accounts to stage her own performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, she had been so embarrassed she nearly rolled on the ground—and then became immune to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same trick would never work on her twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing did not answer but stood up: “Let’s go. We should return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu glanced at the arena, puzzled: “Isn’t it still going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The outcome won’t change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She obediently followed Xu Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before coming here, her master had told her to find her uncle and return with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their departure drew no attention from anyone, including the Zi Huan True Person who had returned above the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, can’t they see us at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm. There’s a junior up above—I don’t want to cause a big stir yet, so I must avoid being noticed by him,” Xu Xing explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how he went to the principal’s office and took a crystal card containing the “Basic Cultivation Method,” there was no need to mention that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu looked around, but saw nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t care much: “So when do we go back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll take a while longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This answer was no answer at all—Chi Jiuyu mentally grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me about you—how did you come to join your sister’s sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t Uncle figure it out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’d be too boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Chi Jiuyu fell silent for a moment. “Actually, it’s nothing special—I was picked up by my master, and when I grew up, I naturally became her disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her origins weren’t complicated. Her parents were members of the Righteous Alliance, but after the Saint Emperor’s Abyss vanished, factions within the Alliance began fighting endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During one Alliance mission, her parents accidentally entered the seclusion chamber of an ancient demonic cultivator and perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a child, she nearly starved to death, but by chance, the Sword Sovereign found her and took her home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, her master also calculated it for her—the mission had been perfectly normal, with no interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your current name was given to you from the start?” Xu Xing asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, my master named me. She was raising a pond of spiritual fish, and only nine survived—so she gave me this name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu felt a pang of reflection—she had survived this long, truly against all odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why it was “Yu” instead of “Yu,” she guessed her master chose it to make the name seem less haphazard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I reached Golden Core, my master gave me those nine fish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? How are those fish now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With proper cultivation, they should have become spirits by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red-braised, steamed, fried, hot-pot... No wonder they were my master’s fish—every way of cooking them tasted amazing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she bought some fish of the same breed, but none matched the taste of those original nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl always surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, the combat trial ended. Zhang Yunlu unsurprisingly took first place; Xiao Fan, with his pseudo-Foundation Establishment, came second, followed by Fang Lin and Hou Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they lost to Zhang Yunlu, their strength was still considerable—certainly among these students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth through seventh place were all Qi Refining ninth layer, each with a unique specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighth through twelfth had no one left—they all failed to survive the arena battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still because Xiao Fan hadn’t gone too far; otherwise, with his Qi Refining ninth layer pseudo-Foundation Establishment, Zhang Yunlu might not have beaten him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the combat trial ended, the award ceremony began. Li Fengping, as a special guest, presented the prizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This girl is truly impressive—I should report her to the sect upon returning,” he thought, glancing at Zhang Yunlu several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the next moment, Li Fengping felt a deep malice prickling his back, as if he had returned to that alley where he’d been beaten before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling came and went quickly; the principal beside him glanced toward the spectator seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An illusion? Above the clouds, Zi Huan True Person saw everything clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw Zhang Xiu reveal malice toward Li Fengping, he nodded unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is a Soul Transformation cultivator yet disguises himself as a Golden Core—clearly, the Jianzong sword cultivators are arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reach Soul Transformation at his age, his talent is certainly exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas—he’s just a brute who cultivates the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his sister—so young, yet she has perfected a sword technique, and her main cultivation is the school’s “Basic Qi Refining Scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such talent, her path still uncertain—if she proves unrelated to the ancient cultivator who emerged, I’ll bring her into the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m trapped by inner demons, unsure when I’ll break free—I need to find a successor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the awards, the two siblings left the school together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were silent. Zhang Yunlu didn’t know how to explain her perfected sword technique; Zhang Xiu didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he’d talk about the combat trial just now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the elder forbade Xiao Lu from revealing anything—isn’t that just making things hard for her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did well today. Let’s go celebrate with a good meal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Big brother didn’t ask about her sword technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure, I want to go...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young friends, forgive the interruption.” A gentle voice sounded beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple qi swirled, and a figure emerged—dressed as an ancient cultivator, ethereal and floating, black hair cascading over his shoulders, eyes glowing with violet light, radiating immortal grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of anything else, this high-level magic cultivator had an impressive appearance—very different from sword cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiu stepped in front of Zhang Yunlu, eyes wary: “So it’s an elder. What do you wish to ask us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Zi Huan of the Tai Shang Dao Sect. I have some questions for you two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, please ask—I will answer truthfully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Recently, an ancient cultivator has emerged from seclusion. Have either of you seen him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his soul force quietly probed their memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flowing Cloud Sword Technique,\" a family inheritance, practiced since childhood; parents perished in a secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that sword technique was their family’s—no wonder he hadn’t seen it before. These two siblings had no connection to the ancient cultivator from Jianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t look further into their other memories—everyone had their own privacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My official report details everything. After that, my sibling and I encountered no one else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apologies for disturbing you.” Zi Huan True Person pulled out a bound yellow leather book and handed it to Zhang Yunlu. “This ‘Zi Yuan Observing Qi Scripture’ is a gift to you. If you gain anything from it, I may grant you a great fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple qi rose again; Zi Huan True Person retreated into it and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From appearance to departure, he was pure prestige—utterly the image of a transcendent immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu held the ancient-looking bound yellow book, feeling strangely uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—can blessings really pile up like this?\u003C\u002Fp>",1207,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8a642bbc76da920c36f50e498e3e20256a1533b3051e77136357c751c9a95f50","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-33","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-31",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]