[{"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-591":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},2299913,4498,"Chapter 591: The Growth of a Civilization","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-591",591,"\u003Cp>At this moment, before Sheng Shang, numerous cultivators with cultivation bases of at least Qi Refining Seventh Layer wore identical moon-white robes embroidered with gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using spiritual power and true essence to drag along figures filled with terror, they slowly advanced toward Qixing First Laboratory; among them, the highest-ranked were no more than Qi Refining Third Layer, and most were ordinary people who had not yet entered the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all followers of Sheng Shang, seeking to seize the highest permission rights of Heng during Zhou Xian’s absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dragged these low-level cultivators along because they discovered that “Heng” appeared restricted—it could not act against Qixing citizens who had not broken any laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the reasons they dared to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even a hundred times the courage they possessed would not have allowed such thoughts to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the spiritual tide revived, the orbital cannons encircling Qixing could obliterate a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the spiritual tide revived, Heng added spiritual energy circuits to Qixing’s existing lethal weapons…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even Zhou Xian, the strongest cultivator on Qixing today, could withstand those terrifying weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet due to their extreme mental tension, they failed to notice the anomaly in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And standing high above, Sheng Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various magic treasures on his person continuously relayed warnings from “Heng,” but he ignored them completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who should have coordinated the entire operation, fixated solely on the two suns hidden beneath the high clouds, an unceasing sense of dread rising within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dī~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a piercing screech, one of the magic treasures hanging at his waist dimmed, its internal spiritual energy circuits extinguished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because his actions violated the law—Heng had issued a warrant for his arrest and revoked all usage permissions for his magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the magic treasures he carried were self-crafted, capable of bypassing Heng’s influence entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the instant he was placed on the wanted list…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clouds above suddenly churned violently, as if alive, pulsing like a beating heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though some colossal entity sought to tear through the clouds and descend upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Shang’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A visible crimson-gold divine halo ripped through the clouds, clearing the ten-thousand-li sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dōng~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled, delayed boom echoed as brilliant golden dawn light stretched endlessly, instantly flooding the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great sun blazed, patrolling the clouds and heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Sheng Shang’s pupils, the silhouette of a figure walking slowly through the boundless golden light met his gaze—their calm, molten-gold eyes locked onto his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hōng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind seemed to explode; his heart plunged instantly to the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Sun Refining Spirit, Primordial Unity…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That perilous Core Formation method—he had actually succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar echoed beneath the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Shang himself instantly transformed into a streak of moon-white light, shooting toward Qixing First Laboratory just ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by seizing Heng’s highest permission rights…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he had traveled far…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wēng~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void, countless illusory characters slowly solidified, forming thick chains of gilded runes, crisscrossing and piercing through heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching heat flowed between the dense gilded rune chains, flames of the Golden Core blazing fiercely, creating an extraordinarily unique domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Core Domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Qi Refining Ninth Layer, cultivating a spiritual seed to achieve Foundation Establishment, then daily nourishing it with true essence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, through the Yin-Yang Gathering Qi and Joyful Art and resonance with the star, the stolen spiritual seed underwent complete transformation, forming this “Great Sun Golden Core Domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A targeted suppression filled every corner of the domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once lightning-fast moon-white streak slowed instantly under the domain’s pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a furious, desperate roar, Sheng Shang’s forehead veins bulged, his clothing fused to his skin under the searing Golden Core flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand, already carbonized, still stretched forward, as if grasping for the First Laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foolish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice filled with undisguised contempt echoed beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xian walked forward calmly, dressed in nothing more than an ordinary white tracksuit, expression serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Shang’s Dream Moon true essence was utterly suppressed by the Great Sun Golden Core Domain; his eyes had been dried out by the scorching flames, his throat carbonized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was barely alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had truly obeyed the law, I truly would have had no way to deal with you,” Zhou Xian sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heng was the representative of that elder on Qixing—even now, having ascended to Golden Core, he dared not even entertain thoughts of seizing Heng’s highest permission rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even need that elder to act personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knew, Heng had already reached Golden Core level before him, not to mention wielding the immensely lethal “Nine Extremes Floating Pagoda Annihilation Sword Array”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Sheng Shang had mediocre roots, most of his cultivation gained through parasitic absorption—yet he dared such audacious ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is precisely what they mean by “ignorance breeds fearlessness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a silent sigh, he ignited a speck of crimson-gold true fire at his fingertip and flicked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true fire landed on Sheng Shang and instantly erupted into roaring flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a second, Sheng Shang’s body and primordial spirit were reduced to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His followers, too, were pierced through by gilded rune chains and burned to ash within the blazing true fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing them alive would have better aligned with Heng’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did they resist to the death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was merely his last resort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.” Zhou Xian chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite hypocritical himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plainly put, he had long wanted to kill these fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these idiots had always been cautious, never giving him an opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that an opportunity had finally arisen, he certainly wouldn’t let it slip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this self-mocking thought, he clasped his hands together and drew them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world seemed to lose its color; as the chains clattered, the “Great Sun Golden Core Domain” covering Qixing First Laboratory and its surrounding area was drawn into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he transformed into a crimson-gold aura and shot toward Qixing First Laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Core Domain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Qixing First Laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heng was deeply curious about the “Great Sun Golden Core Domain” Zhou Xian had just displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her condition was unusual—though she was Golden Core level, she differed fundamentally from the human cultivators of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, she lacked such an ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet over a year ago, to refine her own cultivation system, she had already calculated the feasibility when Zhou Xian proposed the “Great Sun Refining Spirit Core Formation Method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under the most ideal conditions, such a peculiar ability should not have been possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, why is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yin-Yang Gathering Qi and Joyful Art, resonating with the star, drawing true flame as yin, viewing one’s body as yang, reversing the cultivation of yin and yang, transforming the spiritual seed, and condensing the domain…” Zhou Kongming explained, “The concept is indeed quite clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could only succeed in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tai Xuan Realm, even in the more loosely governed starry regions, such a feat would be impossible at the Golden Core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the concept itself could not possibly stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any star in Tai Xuan Realm was far too dangerous for Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators to approach, let alone enter its core to refine true essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this does not diminish Zhou Xian’s excellence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this world, especially in its nascent cultivation stage, Zhou Xian reaching this point is already remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were in Tai Xuan Realm, perhaps he could join the Joyful Sect and become the chief of its now-declining Joyful Cultivation lineage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m from the Sword Sect—I’m the direct disciple of the Sword Sect’s sect master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it even reasonable to have guided the emergence of such a world?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.” Heng nodded, half-understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin-Yang Gathering Qi and Joyful Art…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique is a human spiritual art—she, as an artifact-born spirit, could never cultivate it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1337,"2026-06-20T06:44:14.883Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d3f72d4ebf016645aade100f600fc8df7dc9aea3064ca42248cf9b05a0795726","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-592","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-590",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]