[{"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-621":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},2299943,4498,"Chapter 621: The Influence of the","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-621",621,"\u003Cp>Although a True Immortal, Ba Zun is ultimately a body cultivator…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not wrong to think that way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Zun: “If needed, I can help you improve it—guaranteed to be better than your current version @ Hong Zun”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “No need, thanks \u002F smile”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Zu: “Hong Zun merely wishes to improve the sect’s atmosphere, not to send them to their deaths”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you truly use the ‘Body Cultivator’s Elegant Language,’ it won’t just be a ‘mockery aura’ anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “\u002F thumbs up”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Zun: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now my good intention to upgrade your aura makes me the villain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Zu: “By the way, how long does this aura last?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it persists indefinitely, the holder of the ‘mockery aura’ would have to transfer to Longxiang Qingtian Sect to live and cultivate normally among those thick-skinned body cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “It’s merely a mild punishment—the mockery aura will degrade into an existence aura after one week.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “Then it will fade completely after another month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means the two most severe cases will enjoy one extra week of the ‘mockery aura’ compared to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest who received the ‘reward’ only need to endure one month of the ‘existence aura.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really slacked off too much this time—most completed tasks at the bare minimum, some didn’t even finish them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence the decision to use this aura as a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those little ones who’d rather hide themselves until the end of time, a one-month ‘existence aura’ is more than enough to teach them a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “If similar incidents occur again, the aura duration will be doubled immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they still refuse to change, we can always deploy the ‘Body Cultivator’s Elegant Language’ version of the ‘mockery aura.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for upgrading it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for Ba Zun—in the early days of the Spirit Net, traces left by body cultivators were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, to clean up the network environment, most were blocked and deleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Spirit Net was created by the Taishang Dao Sect; simply reverting the relevant data won’t be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zun: “What if they adapt to your aura?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “That would be ideal—that’s exactly what I hope for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day they become indifferent to the ‘existence aura,’ it proves they no longer deliberately conceal themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they can no longer be called practitioners of the 'Gou Dao'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from their behavior since I deployed the aura, this won’t happen anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the group chat filled with other topics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing watched for a while, lost interest, closed the messaging app, and put away his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Existence aura…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered Xiang Yuanjun mentioning this during the previous ‘Immortal Sect Grand Competition’—didn’t expect it to be used so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ‘cautious’ little ones of the Taishang Dao Sect are in for a rough time now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outer Gate Sword Master Hall, Jianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside, a training chamber capable of channeling vein miasma to temper sword intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chii~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the chamber door opened, thick, steam-like crimson mists surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiwei wore the standard black combat suit issued by the Sword Master Hall, her forehead bound with the hair ribbon she’d carried since arriving at Jianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, dense, lingering malevolent miasma clung to her body; her eyes flickered with blood-red glints, sending chills down the spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the two black-robed Sword Master Hall stewards standing afar merely glanced once, confirmed nothing was amiss, and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such phenomena are common among sword cultivators first attempting to temper their bodies with miasma—nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiwei exhaled deeply, steadied her turbulent true qi stirred by the miasma, and walked to the side of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of text immediately appeared on a screen embedded in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your training duration: 4 hours, 35 minutes, 25 seconds. Total contribution points: 45】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber charges ten contribution points per hour, billed every six minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, many who train here time their exit precisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiwei pulled out her identity jade token and swiped it beneath the screen’s sensor area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty contribution points were instantly deducted from her account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the top recruit of this ‘Immortal Sect Special Recruitment’ and a Creation Foundation Establishment cultivator, she receives a steep discount when using such auxiliary training areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also receives an additional 500 contribution points monthly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is merely one part of the benefits granted to her as top recruit and Creation Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These benefits last three years—if she ascends to Golden Core within that time, they can be further enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she fails to reach Golden Core within three years…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there’s no such possibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve achieved Creation Foundation Establishment—three years still can’t yield a Golden Core? Are you even human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiwei retrieved her jade token, checked her account balance, hung it at her waist, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked, she felt her sword intent sharpened by the miasma’s tempering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Jianzong suits sword cultivators far better—she’d only been here a short while, yet her overall strength had surged several tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sword intent, true qi, and sword techniques had all undergone qualitative leaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could now easily defeat her past self within a hundred strikes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked past the two black-robed stewards and entered the long corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiwei suppressed the miasma-induced agitation in her mind, pulled out her phone, and opened her usual messaging app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Dao Mingxin: “I’m about to undertake a special mission—it may take a while to finish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Lun Jingwei: “Got it, Brother Ruoming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrolling up through the dense history of past chats, Ye Zhiwei’s eyes flickered with complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to before, their recent chat frequency had dropped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ruoming’s messages had grown stiff, even cautious, since a certain period…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this, Zhao Ruoming had never overthought it—he simply felt awkward chatting online with a young girl…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning the truth from Ye Zhiwei, he felt deeply guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether Ye Zhiwei had ever intended to prank him from the start…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he lost to Chi Jiuyu, he’s still among the top prodigies of the Immortal Sects—how could he be so easily fooled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking steadily down the long corridor, Ye Zhiwei finished reviewing the recent chat logs and was about to put her phone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dingdong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was from her most frequented cultivation forum—the Jianzong section had a new trending post—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Help! My sword coated with Taishang Dao Sect’s reinforcement paint has malfunctioned—anyone know how to fix it?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of curiosity, or perhaps because she’d just read her chat with Zhao Ruoming, Ye Zhiwei clicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the post’s content, her expression flickered with oddness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poster was a sword cultivator specializing in sword arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed that months ago, he purchased Taishang Dao Sect’s paint reinforcement service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was fine—the enhanced sword’s performance satisfied him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But yesterday, for no apparent reason, it suddenly went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post included a picture of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a handleless, pale golden sword, translucent as crystal, its surface adorned with sinuous crimson patterns perfectly fused with the blade’s natural texture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even through the image, one could discern the painter’s exceptional skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Liu Yu】\u003C\u002Fp>",1203,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6e1d1f094b39b0e7f54493fc3f3cdbb401348c34d290d2cf701eb5019e184d05","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-622","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-620",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]