[{"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-35":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},2299357,4498,"Chapter 35: The Goal of the Younger Generation","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>In the bedroom, Zhang Yunlu sat cross-legged on the bed, a dish of roasted spirit beans resting on the nightstand beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly flipped through the book “Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa” given to her by Zihuan Zhenjun, occasionally tossing a bean into her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa” was an introductory technique of the Zi Huan lineage of the Taishang Dao Sect; though merely introductory, it was not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon mastery, its wonders were boundless—it could reveal one’s own deficiencies, anticipate an opponent’s moves, and at advanced levels, sense hidden dangers in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the book contained many professional terms not taught in school, she often had to search their meanings online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it three or four times straight, she finally grasped the general idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed the book and set it aside, rubbing her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh~ She exhaled slowly, got off the bed, and stretched her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are all cultivation methods for spellcasters this complicated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still felt sword techniques suited her better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her hand, and a long sword appeared in her grasp—three feet three inches long, ice-blue and crystal-clear, as if carved from crystal, radiating a faint chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the temperature in the bedroom seemed to drop several degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a high-grade magic treasure, one of the prizes she won for ranking first in the combat trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the other prizes were also excellent, she preferred this one most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She infused a trace of spiritual power into it; the blade glowed faintly, and the sword beams it produced carried a hint of ice attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had had this sword during the combat trial, could she have defeated Xiao Fan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu simulated the scenario in her mind, but ultimately felt her chances were slim—pseudo-Foundation Establishment was still Foundation Establishment, and she had no way to counter his object-control technique alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only a pseudo-Foundation Establishment phantom appeared during the trial for her to test against, she thought, as she pulled open a drawer on the nightstand and took out a jade box, removing the red jade necklace to wear around her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since combat trials forbade the use of combat-enhancing magic treasures, and she couldn’t determine whether this necklace counted, she’d simply left it at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the sword and stepped out of the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiu sat on the living room sofa, seemingly lost in thought, and turned his head only upon hearing the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Lu, you… tried it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet. The ‘Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa’ is complicated—I doubt I can achieve any effect anytime soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the more important reason, her sword technique was taught by Xu Xing; if she were to cultivate another method, she ought to inform him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, since it was given by a He Dao elder, caution is indeed warranted.” Zhang Xiu felt reassured. “Then what are you doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to test this sword.” Zhang Yunlu spun a sword flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at the “Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa” until her head ached, she desperately needed to practice some swordplay to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this was her new sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when you buy new clothes, you try them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t go too far, and don’t practice too long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I’ll stay right upstairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still planned to go to the rooftop; with the sun this strong at noon, no one would dare go up there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the sun weakened, she’d find an excuse to go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At three in the afternoon, Chi Jiuyu tossed and turned in bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d found a small program online that could recover deleted chat logs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But recovery took time, so she left it running in the background and kept scrolling through posts on the spirit net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Why does the Hehuan Sect still have the most applicants every year, despite being looked down upon by practitioners of other paths?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Regarding the disappearance of Shenghuang Yuan, I have six hypotheses…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clicked open one—and the post’s content was only…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future Sect Master of the Sword Sect: “Asshole!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrolling further, Chi Jiuyu soon found a post that enraged her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Within a century, the Sword Sect will be utterly surpassed by the Taishang Dao Sect】, posted by—Quietly Cultivating Spell Technique, Xiao Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post analyzed from every angle why the Taishang Dao Sect surpassed the Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu sat up straight, her fingers blurring on the screen as she typed a long reply—then… 【You currently lack permission to comment on this post.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Switch accounts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Switch again! Still no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck! All three of her accounts were blacklisted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu flung herself backward, kicking her long legs wildly at the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You piece of trash, don’t let me run into you at the next Immortal Sect Grand Competition! Just as she prepared to post a retort, a notification popped up: her chat logs had been fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiuyu, come down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing’s voice suddenly echoed beside her ear, making her jump—her phone slipped and smashed into her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, she was a Nascent Soul cultivator; the pain meant nothing to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snatched the phone off her face: “Coming, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Master have noticed she was recovering her chat logs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since he gave you the ‘Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa,’ practicing it won’t hurt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing sat across from Zhang Yunlu; on the table between them lay the bound yellow-cover book given by Zihuan Zhenjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not open it—the technique had existed before his seclusion; perhaps improved, but its core remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will practicing this be inappropriate for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. It’s merely an introductory method; many know it—even many in the Sword Sect practice it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Techniques and spells among major immortal sects were mutually exchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other sects often borrowed methods from the Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years ago, he had even transmitted some of his own created techniques and spells—only to see a large number of cultivators die from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who barely survived used their cultivation to oppress others, and he personally slaughtered them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if he gives you a more advanced foundational method, you can refuse outright—say you’re from the Sword Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Techniques, spells—they didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly defined a cultivator’s path was their foundational method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his guidance, Zhang Yunlu’s entire foundation was built for sword cultivation; switching to spellcasting now would be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master! Why’d you call me down?!” Chi Jiuyu stomped in wearing flip-flops. “Huh? Isn’t this the winner of the morning combat trial?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember your name is Zhang Yunlu, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu walked over casually and sat beside Zhang Yunlu, picking up the “Zi Yuan Guan Qi Fa” on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this the stuff from that bunch of idiots at the Taishang Dao Sect—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caught herself in time—in front of her master and a stranger, she had to mind her image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve fought someone from this lineage before,” Xu Xing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I met one during the last Immortal Sect Grand Competition’s top sixteen match—they were tough, took several of my swords without breaking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu studied her for a moment: “You’re Chi Jiuyu?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I do!” Zhang Yunlu’s voice held a trace of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alliance of Righteous Sects had published a ranking of cultivators under twenty-five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu ranked second on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had single-handedly wiped out an entire planet’s alien lifeforms while still at the Golden Core stage—her feat was even reported on television.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She won first place in her realm in two consecutive Immortal Sect Grand Competitions, hailed as the most gifted cultivator in a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the goal pursued by nearly all young cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that she’d actually met her… why did she feel so strange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect and follow!! 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