[{"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-633":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},2299955,4498,"Chapter 633: The Worlds That Guard the Core","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-633",633,"\u003Cp>As the light surrounding them faded, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu stopped at the boundary of the Second: Deep Abyss Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both carefully observed the unfamiliar region just beyond the threshold, refraining from any hasty action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, beyond the boundary lay only a hazy expanse, indistinguishable from the two realms already encompassed by the Immortal Net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon closer sensing, one could feel that beyond the boundary of the Second: Deep Abyss Realm lay something both chaotic and alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if countless concepts had been brutally fused together, resembling the primordial state before creation, when yin and yang had not yet separated…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more disordered than that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without the Immortal Net’s protection, finding the Deep Abyss within this vast sea of chaos would be no small challenge,” Ning Wanzhu murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their path offered no aid for traversing the sea of chaos, and their cultivation realms had not yet reached the True Insight of Dongzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If left to themselves, merely arriving here would take at least a hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must have had an arduous journey…” Ming Yu sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Deep Abyss had reached Dongzhen, his path was especially suited for traversing the sea of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was no true immortal, unable to walk through it as effortlessly as the ancestral true immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these years, he had endured boundless solitude in the sea of chaos while groping forward…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Abyss’s homeland…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thoughts stirred within her, yet quickly settled; a flicker of resolve appeared in Ming Yu’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the two crossed the boundary, truly entering the alien realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immense pressure surged from all directions, and their senses seemed to twist and malfunction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up and down reversed; front and back lost order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before their eyes, around them, even their own bodies felt repeatedly compressed and stretched, as if an endless torrent of chaotic energy surged forth, containing every color of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single line apart—worlds apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this state did not last long; after slight adjustments, the two adapted to these strange sensations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not yet Dongzhen, they were still Masters of Tongxuan; even without the Immortal Net’s aid to activate “Perception Ascension,” they could adapt on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would merely take a little longer to adjust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is the alien region…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both women simultaneously thought this as they stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If measured against the regions where they had previously established Immortal Net nodes, they now felt as if they had descended into the bottomless depths of an ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement was a thousandfold more difficult than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their master and the Spirit Ancestor’s words, the “alien region” referred to places beyond the gaze of true immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything here was “unknown” and “disordered”; every action required them to sense and comprehend what they touched, to minimize the alien region’s influence upon themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Ning Ruo’s instructions, Ming Yu calmed her mind and sensed for a long while, then cautiously raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huhu~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin strands of chaotic energy curled around her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small portion, drawn by her surrounding Dao essence, coalesced as she understood this region, forming one after another impossibly weak worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fragile, minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collapsed almost the instant they were born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worlds born from a single thought, extinguished the moment the thought faded…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu felt a flash of insight, then retracted her Dao essence and lowered her hand, gazing ahead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like we’ve got our work cut out for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realm’s scope was vast, and their every motion was no longer as effortless as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred main nodes, each requiring one hundred twenty-eight auxiliary nodes for support…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workload was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, no wonder Master told us not to rush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Ning Wanzhu suddenly formed a sword finger; a faint crimson glow, like a spark of flame, slowly ignited at her fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though exceedingly weak—as if a breeze could snuff it out—it caused the surrounding chaotic energy to churn violently the moment it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if repelled by an irresistible, terrifying force, the chaos surged outward in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her drawing upon a sliver of power from the core of the Taixuan Immortal Net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, let’s map the scope of this realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she finished, Ning Wanzhu pointed forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zong~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear, resonant sword cry rang out sharply through the boundless sea of chaos; a crimson thread tore through the chaos, making the surrounding void tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two watched intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long moments passed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson thread reached its distant end and vanished; all returned to stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No anomalies occurred; both exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No issues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique primarily checked whether any Cang Clan members existed within the designated realm, or if any worlds within it had been influenced by the Ancients or Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It would be wonderful if we could constantly draw upon Immortal power…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu gazed longingly at the chaotic energy still unsealed before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed,” Ning Wanzhu smiled faintly. “But having even a few chances to draw Immortal power is already quite fortunate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Net was built upon the power of the Sword Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Sword Ancestor bore an immense burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must maintain stability in the two previous realms, constantly monitor the frontlines of the starry battlefield, and seek suitable worlds to guide the birth of “Ascenders”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must even, in moments of crisis, pull them back to the Taixuan Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To spare even a fraction of power for them to establish Immortal Net nodes was already extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just saying…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu knew full well what Ning Wanzhu meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancestors all had urgent duties; the only one with even slight freedom was Ancestor Xiang Yuanjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even that was relative—Central Continent still could not do without her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to rely on Ancestor Xiang Yuanjun’s power to protect themselves would be no different from seeking death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu stepped forward, yet her movements were like wading through mud—each step agonizingly slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intended to first clear a region and establish the first main node.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she had taken more than a few steps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Wanzhu’s voice carried urgency and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look over there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Ning Wanzhu’s gaze, beyond the designated realm boundary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hazy chaos, faint blue starlike points flickered one after another, dimming and brightening irregularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a river of stars fallen into chaos, the heavens’ constellations blinking in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…” Ming Yu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worlds!” Ning Wanzhu’s tone was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were worlds that revealed themselves openly, radiating their light without restraint in this vast sea of chaos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these many worlds, one star shone with exceptional brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other “stars” were barely visible, discernible only through the crimson thread’s severing of chaos and the Immortal Net’s enhanced perception…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the central, encircled “light” blazed brilliantly, radiant as a luminous pearl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Great World!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At minimum, a Great World of He Dao level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nightfall, yet the inner grounds of Lingyin Workshop were bathed in daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Tree loomed tall, its branches and leaves of lustrous white jade gently clashing and chiming like bells, refracting interwoven beams of seven-colored light—magnificent and dreamlike.\u003C\u002Fp>",1203,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","586d05d3f832941b834e694186b98a7b5c66f2ddecd181e835493c349a3c2f6d","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-634","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-632",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]