[{"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-609":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},2299931,4498,"Chapter 609: The New Tianyi of the Earth Immortal Realm","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-609",609,"\u003Cp>“Is the reason that elder came to this world related to your great enemy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is related to Him.” Xu Xing replied bluntly, “More precisely, to His kind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like the Beast God Clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are similarities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beast God Clan is the enemy race of the human race in the Earth Immortal Realm; the Cang Clan is the enemy race of the human race in the Tai Xuan Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both once ruled as absolute masters of their worlds for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the differences:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Beast God Clan dominated the Earth Immortal Realm for a hundred thousand years, that dominance occurred only after Beast God An defeated Xi and was assimilated by Tianyi, becoming Tianyi Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, both the Beast God Clan and the human race were dominant races in the Earth Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Cang Clan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their birth, they have been the sole ruling race of the Tai Xuan Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for more details, it is not something you should know yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not for you to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing phrased it in a relatively gentle way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any other questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ” Xi Li paused, then slightly shook her head, “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some answers she sought did not need to be asked—she had already understood them from the previous conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rest…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had decided to ascend, it was better to witness them herself—only then would the answers hold true meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Xing said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished as suddenly and without warning as he had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Li froze, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, beyond asking a few questions, she had wanted to say something else…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder departed far too abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though she had witnessed the entire scene, she had not sensed how he left at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same when she first met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly two thousand years have passed; she had thought their gap might have narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, even as one of the Earth Immortal Realm’s topmost Reversal to Perfection cultivators, the distance between her and the elder remained immeasurable…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a helpless smile, Xi Li turned to gaze into the distance; the rainbow refracted by ice crystals shimmered in her ice-blue, clear eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected to meet the elder under such circumstances…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though many years had passed, legends of the “Sword Ancestor” still circulated throughout the Earth Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many knew that it was a being called the “Sword Ancestor” who appeared in the Earth Immortal Realm and brought hope to its human race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Cutting Law Concealing Heaven Art,” which played a decisive role during the human race’s period of concealment, continued to exert immense influence even during the subsequent war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was one thing about the Sword Ancestor that only she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Xing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Sword Ancestor’s true name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she and her brother were cornered by a Beast God Clan hunting party, it was the elder who rescued them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he had said his name was “Xu Xing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had assumed it was common knowledge, only later realizing everyone knew only his honorific title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When compiling the Annals of the Earth Immortal Realm, she hesitated for a time, but ultimately chose not to reveal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she did not fully understand why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Li gazed across the entire Cold Moon Sword Palace, her thoughts drifting further and further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because she had seen again the one who once gave her hope,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>recalling how she and her brother once starved, fleeing desperately every day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then later, the hardships of her cultivation path, step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenes from the past kept rising before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand years of memories condensed into a quiet sigh in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the vast majority of people in this world, she had already been fortunate…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortal Realm…” Xi Li whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of world was it truly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the pale gray of the distant sky had not yet fully faded, a streak of light, like a meteor ablaze, pierced the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, several more beams of trailing light converged from all directions, joining the first to head toward a canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though night’s shadow still clung to the horizon and dawn’s light remained faint,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on both sides of the canyon’s entrance stood rows of Cold Moon Sword Palace disciples clad in blue-and-white martial attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their path leaned toward the “Yin” attribute, the flow of their magic power caused a thin layer of frost to form on the ground and vegetation around the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, no other decorations were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not because the Cold Moon Sword Palace undervalued the event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have anticipated that the palace mistress would suddenly advance the ascension date?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only just begun discussing it, yet yesterday she suddenly announced she would ascend the next day…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only half a day to prepare, any arrangements would be superficial—and exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they simply abandoned such formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, cultivators follow the Dao of Heaven and Earth; true cultivation lies in stillness and naturalness—avoiding unnecessary displays aligns perfectly with the essence of cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cold Moon Sword Palace disciples lining the canyon’s entrance kept reassuring themselves, watching the streaks of light streaking across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the blazing meteor-like aura arrived first near the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire struck the ground, surging heat waves radiating outward; the thin frost around the canyon entrance instantly melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steam rose in misty clouds, sweeping away the morning chill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer wore a long golden-white gown, its hem flowing far behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stepped from the dissipating flames, the hem drifted slowly downward, like a swaying golden flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Fu Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>",966,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1a744caca898ed3fabfb7e3de005486eb9c03eedc5deb564caf9451c50a2fdba","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-610","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-608",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]