[{"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-625":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},2299947,4498,"Chapter 625: My Master Is So Handsome!","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>Why is it exactly 184 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As my senior, I got fewer Ascension Points than Little Yunlu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling of her senior’s dignity being ground into the dirt left her momentarily speechless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhang Yunlu noticed Chi Jiuyu suddenly falling silent, she realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given her senior’s temperament, if her score had been higher, she would’ve immediately “comforted” her, then “casually” revealed how many Ascension Points she’d earned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she’s silent—that can only mean one thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She earned fewer Ascension Points on this mission than I did…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, Master has come out of seclusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu kindly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out of seclusion?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu’s attention was indeed diverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it might also be that her “supreme wisdom” has finally kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master came out so soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master had entered seclusion just a few days before she began her mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counting the time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she spent three years on her mission in the Military Realm’s Grand Universe, according to the original mission briefing, only about three months should’ve passed in the Sword Sect, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention centuries or millennia—minimum, a few years of seclusion is what befits a “True Immortal”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, after three years without seeing Master, she did miss him a little…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was Master’s most loyal senior disciple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Chi Jiuyu took out her phone from her storage ring and instantly charged it with a Charging Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the screen lit up, just like before with Zhang Yunlu, notification after notification kept chiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were ad pushes, account alerts, messages from Lin Xuanxuan, Ye Zhiwei, Zhao Ruohan, and even one from Elder Mei Zu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Mei Zu?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Respected Elder Mei Zu: “The gift I promised you is with your Uncle. Don’t forget to pick it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Respected Elder Mei Zu: “Also, say thank you\u002Fserious”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was when Elder Mei Zu added her as a friend, saw her note for Master, and changed it using her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was just a Nascent Soul-level little fish—how could she resist Elder Mei Zu, a True Immortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice, no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Master is “the most most respected,” so strictly speaking, even Elder Mei Zu’s change still doesn’t top Master’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gift…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still with Uncle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d only mentioned in passing that Elder Ling Zu and Yuan Jun had given her gifts—she hadn’t expected Elder Mei Zu to actually give one too…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future Master of the Sword Sect: “Thank you, Elder Mei Zu\u002Fbow”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To eat someone’s food is to be indebted; to take someone’s gift is to be bound—especially since Elder Mei Zu, aside from changing her note, got along well with her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the instant she sent the message, a reply came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Respected Elder Mei Zu: “No need to thank me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t you just tell me to say thank you?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered a few curses under her breath, exited the chat with Elder Mei Zu, and was about to send a message to Bie Xuening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Most Respected Master: “\u002FShared location”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Most Respected Master: “Your Uncle and I are right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Most Most Respected Master: “Hurry up\u002Fduck holding sword pointing”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d just thought of sending a message, and Master’s came ahead of her—clearly, Master still paid attention to her disciple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future Master of the Sword Sect: “Coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After replying, she put away her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go! Let’s go see Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could reply to the other messages later—none were particularly important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two immediately levitated on their swords, ascending into the sky to head toward the location Bie Xuening had shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu had barely flown forward a short distance when she veered wildly to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey hey!! Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to crash into a nearby patrol device…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Zhang Yunlu reacted swiftly and rushed over to catch her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! That scared the hell out of me!” Chi Jiuyu breathed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she’d really fallen, wouldn’t her entire reputation be ruined?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three years of \"sword blazing\" in the Military Realm, she had grown accustomed to its vast, open skies—now back home, she felt out of place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scratched her head, sheepishly telling Zhang Yunlu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess we’ll need some time to readjust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let me carry you, Senior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a valid license to carry passengers on her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not necessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, her emerald-gold longsword suddenly widened, and she plopped down onto it like a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll just hand control over to the Sword Spirit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she needed to do was supply spiritual power—her primordial sword could carry her straight to the destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So convenient!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu glanced at her door-sized emerald-gold… giant sword, then at her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the two vanished from near the Ascension Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outer Sect of the Sword Sect, Trial Sword Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same town Xu Xing and Bie Xuening had visited after Master’s recent emergence from seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the town’s center stood a lotus lake, with a Trial Stone placed in its heart for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment sword cultivators to test their blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the town bustled with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the cobblestone paths, many low-rank Sword Sect disciples set up stalls, selling snacks or souvenirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two figures descended from the sky, landing outside the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sat atop a door-sized emerald-gold giant sword—a bizarre sight that drew many glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she clearly didn’t care, continuing to chat with the person beside her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember, Little Yunlu, you came here to test your sword on the Trial Stone when you reached Foundation Establishment, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trial Stone no one had ever broken…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gimmick stirred fierce competitiveness, so most sword cultivators came here to test their blades upon reaching Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.” Zhang Yunlu looked at the bustling town. “I only carved five inches in—couldn’t match Senior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft! You’d just reached Foundation Establishment then—totally normal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn’t even carve an inch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu jumped off her wide sword, then retracted her primordial blade into her inner realm to nurture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, you could cut it clean in half without effort!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu smiled: “Any Nascent Soul could cut it in half, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re just saying you’ve changed so much,” Chi Jiuyu replied offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after taking a few more steps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Nascent Soul?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zhang Yunlu could answer, she continued to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true; it would be hard to explain not reaching Nascent Soul in three years...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had not neglected her cultivation these past three years and had grown considerably stronger than before the mission began, her realm remained unchanged at Soul Transformation early stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things continue like this, Xiao Yunlu won’t catch up to me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a sense of urgency arose in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she showed no sign of it on her face, continuing to chat and laugh with Zhang Yunlu as they walked into the small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they passed through the bustling crowd, stopping along the way to buy some snacks she found novel and had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the two saw Xu Xing and Bie Xuening standing by the lakeside on the other side of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi JiuYu shoved the remaining snacks straight into her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t care about the heat, chewed hard a few times, and swallowed with difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciples greet Master and Uncle,\" both said in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words had barely left their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>",1267,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d6433f2b73d98bb818372a65b64ca842b43c294b4b421f813ef3f86b2a4ed204","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-626","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-624",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]