[{"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-582":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},2299904,4498,"Chapter 582: Another World Where the Abyss Once Stopped","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-582",582,"\u003Cp>The blade of Union did not realize what had happened and immediately introduced its origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen well, boy, my name is ‘Ultimate Edge,’ forged from the first sword qi of Yuanzhen Realm, tempered through the destruction of thirty-seven great universes in the Void’s stillness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My rank equals that of a Union Dao Lord, free in transformation, indestructible and unerodible, unique among all realms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My form coexists with the Dao; my body is revered alongside the Law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Inverse Entropy Dao Lord sought to seize me, but I severed one of his fingers; the Thousand-Fold Dao Lord hosted a grand banquet across all realms just to beg for a single sliver of my edge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general meaning was to boast about how incredible and prestigious he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much of it was exaggeration, but one thing he did not lie about…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the few Union blades in this world, many Union Dao Lords had indeed watched and coveted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the only Union sword cultivator in this world was beneath its notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it had wandered endlessly through the cosmos, seeking a sword master worthy enough to claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when the swordlight surged and converged, Ultimate Edge—as the sole sword-type Union blade of Yuanzhen Realm—sensitively sensed that the sword master it had long sought might have appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, following the faint inner resonance, it began roaming among countless universes in search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as it continued prattling, a crimson circular moon had silently appeared behind Xu Xing, radiating light in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the red light shone, countless universes seemed to burst into flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate Edge had been boasting moments before, but at this sight, its voice cut off instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncomprehensible. Unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate Edge froze completely, even daring not to look behind Xu Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had a human form, it would now be drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>W-what the hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t normal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sole sword-type Union blade of this realm, forged by the deathly stillness of the Void after thirty-seven great universes collapsed, it had never feared even Union Dao Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, facing this seemingly harmless crimson moonlight, it truly felt its very ‘existence’ and ‘foundation’ trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, it saw a hazy crimson sword-shadow, glowing with divine radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ancestral source of all swords in the heavens, the embodiment of the Dao of Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling gaze descended from a distance even more remote, more inaccessible—the highest pinnacle—watching it coldly, as if a single thought could erase its very existence at the fundamental level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate Edge was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this terrifying force from an absolute height, beyond comprehension, its very form trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, I already have my life blade. You’d better find someone else,” Xu Xing smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Xu Xing stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson circular moon spun endlessly, illuminating countless universes, leaving Ultimate Edge frozen in place, not daring to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown length of time, the crimson moon finally vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Ultimate Edge sense the chilling gaze gone—its entire blade stood motionless for a long while before finally coming to its senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The layers of swordlight surrounding its blade flared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate Edge instantly transformed into a thin line, shooting through the gaps between universes toward a great universe within Yuanzhen Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unprecedented fear filled its core with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, it wanted to hide in some world, desperate never to be found again by that crimson moon-sword shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Taixuan Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between Xu Xing’s knees lay a crimson longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yueying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueying’s master, Xu Xing could feel that Yueying was genuinely angry this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as a celestial sword, suddenly another blade came forward claiming to want to serve its master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any normal sword spirit would be furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it had personally projected a sliver of sword qi to scare Ultimate Edge half to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yueying sister is so merciful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling remarked beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been her, the moment Ultimate Edge opened its mouth, her palm would have already slapped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A petty Union sword artifact, daring to compete with her Celestial Sword Lord for the Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clearly didn’t know how to write the word ‘death.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, until she clenched her fists, her small face flushed with indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she had fully immersed herself in the role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the Meizu  coming to the Sword Sect? Didn’t Xue Ning complain she was too noisy gaming and lacked the dignity of a Celestial Sword, so she got kicked out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Sword Ancestor’s Hall, Yue Ling wandered around aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu were both absent, she had nowhere good to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she didn’t need to mind her image in front of the Master’s two disciples, but she still had to maintain her dignity as Lady Yue Ling before others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, bored, she came to the Sword Ancestor’s Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because she knew Xu Xing had a special room, filled with excellent equipment—perfect for gaming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was hesitating how to bring it up, the event occurred in Yuanzhen Realm: a Union blade sought to recognize Xu Xing as its master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thus came this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the indignant Yue Ling, Xu Xing chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, go play. The door’s not locked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling, still fuming, didn’t react at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came here to me—wasn’t it just to game?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t said a word—how did the Sword Ancestor know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would this make me seem too opportunistic, too goal-oriented…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn left at the seventh door,” Xu Xing added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool voice spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I’ll take her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson longsword resting on Xu Xing’s knees dissolved into a streak of red light, landing on the ground; within its blazing glow, a tall, graceful figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression remained unchanged, as always, devoid of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing was slightly surprised, but since Yueying had rarely taken the initiative, he had no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling looked up at Yueying and blinked: “Yueying sister…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueying spoke indifferently, then descended from the dais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ling paused, then hurried after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them vanish beyond the doorway, Xu Xing paused, then turned his gaze once more toward the Chaos Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A manifestation walked within the Yuanzhen Realm; now he only needed to steadily advance and organize matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he gazed even farther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worlds flashed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a vast world, like a star, radiating immense power, its principles interwoven, swallowing and exhaling boundless chaos, came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taiping Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very world they had once paused in before falling into Taixuan Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Xu Xing’s gaze lingered only briefly; after exchanging a greeting with a sliver of You’s projected power, he continued gazing beyond Taiping Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1158,"2026-06-20T06:44:14.883Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cfd1b8cd1fb62946f7ed1d9ec3d2c43e5602c2a1ddd23051ebebecc055d83559","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-583","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-581",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]