[{"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-40":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},2299362,4498,"Chapter 40: Former Days, No Path Ahead","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Suppressing her excited emotions, Chi Jiuyu sat cross-legged, held her breath, and waited quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t feel any change at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why hasn’t it started yet, Uncle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lie down on the bed and it’ll start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s such a hassle—can’t it start directly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting directly… isn’t impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Yunlu lost again in the screen; though she was gradually developing her own style, she still had a long way to go before perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter—time was the one thing she had in abundance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the scene in the screen accelerated abruptly, so fast that even Chi Jiuyu couldn’t make out what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speeding up the footage, Xu Xing turned to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint hum vibrated at her ear, her vision blurred, and in a daze, Chi Jiuyu felt her consciousness sinking, falling—every technique she knew lost its effect in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown length of time, she finally felt she had “landed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision returned, revealing an endless expanse of gray mist—below her feet too—but she distinctly felt solid ground beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she could sense her body, her magic power, her primordial spirit—even her storage ring—clearly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if her true self had truly arrived in this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How vast might this place be? Gazing at the surrounding gray mist, she suddenly wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a doer, Chi Jiuyu didn’t stand idle—she summoned a simple, ancient longsword woven with gold and blue hues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her life-bound spirit sword; though it hadn’t yet developed a sword spirit, its spiritual essence was already extremely rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the spiritual essence of her life-bound spirit sword could be simulated! Chi Jiuyu grew even more curious and immediately activated the technique of Sword and Person United, dashing full speed in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her speed shattered the sound barrier in an instant, continuous sonic booms echoing—so fast that even Qi Refining cultivators could only catch a faint blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, this wasn’t her maximum speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the real world, Chi Jiuyu’s physical body slumped onto the sofa, half her head dangling off the edge, looking as if she were sound asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A screen rose beside her, standing side by side with Zhang Yunlu’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a handful,” Xu Xing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever. Let’s just get started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, two lines of golden text appeared in Chi Jiuyu’s vision as she explored the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Enemy: Nascent Soul Perfect Xu Xing】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Objective: Block three strikes and survive】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She halted instantly, the air surge stirring the surrounding gray mist; her sword circled her once before returning to her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it starting?! Chi Jiuyu drew a deep breath, suppressing her inner excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been confident—certain she wasn’t inferior to anyone—but the opponent she was about to face was her uncle, a master standing at the pinnacle of the Tai Xuan Realm, just like her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud. Footsteps echoed from afar; a phantom figure slowly emerged from the gray mist, wisps of fog converging into it, making it increasingly solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the figure grew more solid, the churning gray mist turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the red didn’t feel sinister or bloody—it radiated a majestic, righteous aura, like a beacon fire dispelling the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red mist gathered in the palm, coalescing into a sword—its entire body crimson, divine light swirling as if a phantom red moon floated within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon… the moon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t it be the sun? But the sect didn’t have any famous swords tied to the sun—though many were linked to the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which sword is Uncle using?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her thoughts turned, the figure fully solidified—its form identical to Xu Xing’s, yet its face remained nothing but swirling gray mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, where’s your face?” Chi Jiuyu blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No nonsense. If you don't draw your sword, he'll strike first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just asking,” she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned to the distant Xu Xing phantom, her fighting spirit soaring, her eyes glowing with faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Void Penetrating Golden Gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name implies, it perceives illusions and breaks delusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Chi Jiuyu’s mastery of this technique, even a Soul Transformation cultivator would reveal some flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this once-unfailingly effective technique now seemed useless—she couldn’t detect even the tiniest flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xu Xing phantom didn’t wait indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First strike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a voice utterly calm, devoid of any fluctuation, the crimson sword slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck! Chi Jiuyu’s scalp prickled, her heart gripped by dread—extreme danger made every fiber of her flesh and spirit tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she activated Sword and Person United and fled as far as possible—tactical retreat first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson light engulfed heaven and earth—unavoidable, unstoppable. Every technique, every ability seemed laughably inadequate before this strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a sun had fallen, Chi Jiuyu, fleeing into the distance, was instantly drowned in boundless light; in the instant before her body vaporized, only one thought remained in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This can’t be Nascent Soul?…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the real world, Xu Xing held his duck blood vermicelli soup, watching Chi Jiuyu swallowed by the light—and he laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why pick Nascent Soul? Of all realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was at the Nascent Soul stage, he reorganized all he had learned and created the prototype of the Grand Void Sword Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, no Nascent Soul cultivator in history had ever surpassed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few dozen seconds later, the gray mist reformed into Chi Jiuyu—she was utterly shaken, questioning reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle! You cheated—this can’t possibly be Nascent Soul!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s too insane—even a weaker Soul Transformation wouldn’t survive that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Try again. This time, let you feel it clearly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it wasn’t real death, she’d now see exactly how Uncle, with Nascent Soul-level power, could unleash such an absurd strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She strode up to the Xu Xing phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, she thrust her sword straight forward—the blade vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flowing Cloud Sword Art! She’d already learned this sword art during her battle with Zhang Yunlu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to the sudden attack, the Xu Xing phantom merely tilted his body slightly to evade it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First strike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, that same calm, indifferent voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu, who had planned a follow-up, suddenly found she couldn’t execute her second move—black and white hues spread outward from between them, freezing everything—except the sword, still blazing crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly sensed the Xu Xing phantom’s magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nascent Soul Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not exceeding hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this really is Nascent Soul! Just as Chi Jiuyu thought she’d die again, the crimson sword halted—its tip resting against her brow, not piercing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the spreading black and white hues slowly retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh~ The Xu Xing phantom dissolved into a wisp of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【How did it feel?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did it feel? Amazing, obviously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu felt deflated—she’d always thought she was awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are there many Nascent Soul cultivators as strong as Uncle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【No. I’m the strongest.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Uncle, you’re really not modest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Just stating facts.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But don’t be discouraged—you just fought me at two hundred years old.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred years old!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—how could Uncle have such poor talent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nascent Soul cultivator at two hundred? In today’s world, he couldn’t even enter the inner sect of Jianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle’s absurd combat power can’t be judged by realm alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What realm was Master at back then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Same as me. Nascent Soul Perfect.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can't be that both Master and Uncle's talents are poor—that would be ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At that time, the cultivation system was still incomplete; Nascent Soul was the highest】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【With no path ahead, we could only keep trying】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect and follow!! (Chapter end)\u003C\u002Fp>",1257,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","324ac0d20457153fbb10695f849c3b46233324ae6512e5d6a45de2ef90800150","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-41","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-39",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]