[{"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-52":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},2299374,4498,"Chapter 52: Gratitude Toward My Master?","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>No response came, and the entire realm remained utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple did not mean to disturb; I shall withdraw at once. I beg your reverence’s forgiveness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Li Qingyang turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that moment, the Void-Return Elder also entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Li Qingyang’s back, he immediately spoke: “Are the swords nurtured within this realm worthy of your Elder Ancestor’s gaze? If you intend to subdue them, do you require this disciple to prepare anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck**!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang’s scalp prickled, his heartbeat seemed to halt in that instant—he wished he could turn and drive his sword straight through this fool’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subdue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subdue your damn grandfather! Before the Void-Return Elder could react, his vision blurred—a hand appeared behind his head, and an irresistible force surged forth, making him wonder if his skull would be slammed into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This lowly disciple has blind eyes and speaks foolishly; I beg your reverence’s mercy, please do not hold it against him,” Li Qingyang said rapidly, one hand pressing down on the Void-Return Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though terrified, he was still a junior of the Sword Sect—he had to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jing, who had entered last, froze upon seeing this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is going on? More confused than she was the Void-Return Elder, bent over and pinned beneath Li Qingyang’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he done something wrong? Who was Elder Ancestor speaking to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm remained silent, still no response—like it hadn’t seen… or perhaps simply didn’t care about this farce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, your reverence. We shall depart at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he dragged the Void-Return Elder away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call me Deputy Chief.” Even now, Li Qingyang corrected him first, “And don’t speak—get out first, then talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jing didn’t understand what had happened, but she followed Li Qingyang out of the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the three left, a ripple spread around the crimson moon hanging high in the sky, though it quickly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang, Jiang Jing, and the Void-Return Elder stepped out from the swirling gray mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled sharply, releasing the hand that had gripped the Void-Return Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled the gourd from his waist and took a deep swig of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, no aroma of wine escaped—he was clearly mindful of Jiang Jing’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! That scared the shit out of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang sat down on a protruding rock nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Void-Return Elder finally began to regain his wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Ancestor… could the sword nurtured within this realm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! You’ve got incredible eyesight—a mere Xuanjian City managed to have you discover a senior of this caliber!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s true, then why did I discover a realm containing such a senior?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone like me have found a realm housing a senior even the Elder Ancestor considered formidable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How the hell should I know?” Li Qingyang said, utterly matter-of-fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took another sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could his Master’s assigned task be connected to the master of this sword? Could the sword’s master be some Elder Uncle or Elder Brother? “Deputy Chief, what should we do next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two prior corrections, Jiang Jing finally confirmed: this Deputy Chief of the Swordbearing Hall truly wanted her to call him Deputy Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, move far away—don’t offend this senior here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his Master said he’d understand when the time came, why force the issue now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I still don’t grasp it in the end… then it’s all my Master’s fault for not explaining clearly! “Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang picked up his gourd and shuffled down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after the three departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, is the gift you prepared for me on this mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, this should be the most suitable for you at this stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures walked one behind the other—Chi Jiuyu ahead, Xu Xing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s halfway up the mountain, why are we climbing up from the base?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intended to land right in the middle, but you dashed off before I even finished speaking,\" Chi Jiuyu recalled—it really did happen exactly like that. As soon as she heard her master had prepared a gift on this mountain, she rushed down without waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled two candies from her pocket, peeled one, and popped it into her mouth: “Master, want one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the two reached the location of the realm’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu, who had already climbed a ways upward, turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Master, you didn’t even warn me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After silently scolding inside, she sprinted back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu scanned around, her eyes glowing faintly gold—she had activated the Grand Void Gold Eye of Illusion-Piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before finding the realm, she spotted first the sharpness that severed the weather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the gift Master mentioned be this? “Alright, let’s enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the world spun—swirling green aura and the piercing sharpness above vanished, replaced by boundless, overwhelming crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt just like facing Master’s unavoidable sword strike during trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu covered her eyes—no pain, but tears streamed uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an ordinary person suddenly staring directly at the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her vision cleared, she looked around—this time without activating the Grand Void Gold Eye of Illusion-Piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that Tongxuan Grass? Beside it stood a sword-shaped peak, wrapped in chains of unknown origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey! There’s a crimson moon in the sky too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, couldn’t you have just teleported me here directly?” Chi Jiuyu suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you could arrive in an instant, why walk up slowly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A walk after meals benefits the body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ” After a moment of silence, she dropped the matter. “Master, you’re not giving me these Tongxuan Grass, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not the Tongxuan Grass—the realm itself,” Xu Xing said, gazing at the sword-shaped peak. “This is a sword-nurturing realm—perfectly suited for you now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your cultivation base has advanced too quickly; your sword has fallen behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chi Jiuyu beamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh~ She couldn’t help it if her cultivation advanced too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Senior Sister must have considered your current state, which is why she specifically sent you to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Your Senior Sister could have helped you directly, but it wouldn’t compare to the long-term benefit of a complete sword-nurturing realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it’s nearly impossible for any sword-nurturing realm to surpass this one in quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly thoughtful. Your Senior Sister clearly cares deeply for you as her disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Master is so kind to me! Chi Jiuyu felt deeply moved, immediately pulling out her phone from her storage ring to send a message to her Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was foolish—this was a realm. Where would there be network?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at her phone screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? There’s network!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing the urge to ask her Master, she opened her messaging app and typed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future Sect Leader of the Sword Sect: “Master~\u002Fcute yellow duck”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To express her gratitude, she used her Master’s favorite yellow duck emoji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Revered Master: “\u002Fhanging”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Revered Master: “\u002Fwhip-yellow-duck”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Revered Master: “It’s too late to beg now. Just wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotion—sometimes arrives fast, and vanishes even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect, please follow-read!! 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