[{"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-64":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},2299386,4498,"Chapter 64: The Reward of the Second Trial","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>According to the term limit of the Yu Jianzong sect master, this current sect master had only been in office for a few years, assuming no unforeseen events occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you’re already plotting for the next term before your seat has even warmed up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you’re preparing for the future, this is far too early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu said no more and turned back to watch the screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it takes is to deepen the impression over time—eventually, my uncle will support me! Emm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main issue is her realm is still far behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minimum requirement for an immortal sect master is Union with the Dao, but she’s only at Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think it’s just two realms between—Soul Transformation and Void Return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as everyone knows, cultivation becomes harder the further you go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh~ The Dao is long and obstructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she reflected inward, many screens had already dimmed and vanished—either like Zhang Yunlu, having defeated their opponent, or having lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most were the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this second trial offered only one chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining screens showed either immortal sect disciples or local Yu Jianzong cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu’s gaze swept across them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw a spellcaster’s shadow surrounded by lightning, his hand flicking to send violet bolts streaking through the air, each step accompanied by a gentle breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yujiu of the Hehuan Sect, her long hair now standing on end, could only dodge and weave beneath the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These lightning-wielding squishies are so damn annoying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu mentally grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the alchemist from Jishigu’s muscles swelled, his body rising a full foot taller, black hair wild, greenish aura flickering on his face, eyes blazing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged head-on against the body cultivator’s shadow without fear—and held his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body cultivator from Longxiang Qiantian Sect knelt, his entire body covered in fine wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood a seductive, alluring figure, countless thin rose-red threads dancing around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a Hehuan Sect cultivator—but not a charm cultivator; she was a Tianren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianren are an extreme type of cultivator, devoted to the union of human and heaven, the transformation of yin and yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simpler terms…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You fucking faggot, are you massaging your grandpa?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body cultivator roared, tore off his tattered top, and charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your parents give birth to you to go fuck your dick off and become a faggot?” He swung a punch. “If I’d known this, I should’ve shot you straight onto the wall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he swung, his mouth never stopped, spewing foul language nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it revolved around his parents as the center, relatives as the radius, targeting eighteen generations of ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seductive figure trembled all over—do you think I can’t talk, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rose-red threads quivered violently, wrapping around in a flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed that on the airship, the body cultivator had truly held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch! What a low-class brute,” Chi Jiuyu sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faggot was nearly driven mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Hehuan Sect cultivators can generally be divided into three categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first category is the path cultivated by the Hehuan Ancestor—the most numerous cultivators in today’s Hehuan Sect: charm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This path has lofty intent, but since most disciples lack the talent to comprehend it, they developed methods of absorbing essence and desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second category are cultivators who practice orthodox dual-cultivation and extraction techniques—huan cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the ancient Hehuan Sect gained such infamy was largely due to huan cultivators who focused on extraction and some low-talent charm cultivators, so many were killed during the sect’s purification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third category is these Tianren—few in number, but extremely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they paid a price…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second trial lasted a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Xiao Fan jolted upright on his bed, his eyes still filled with lingering shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Xiao Fan】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Qi Refining Ninth Layer】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Second Trial Passed】 After passing the second trial, no ranking was displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he nearly lost, especially when his face was slammed into the ground—he truly thought he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to the Xuantian Battle Art…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boost from the Xuantian Battle Art, he broke free from the body cultivator’s grip at the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, relying on the Cang Clan’s powerful recovery and the Xuantian Battle Art’s evasive tactics, he wore the shadow down until it died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sat cross-legged on the bed, calming his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see how much this second trial’s reward compared to the Cang Clan’s supreme art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a soft white light, and a profound technique unfolded within his heart—The Method of Clarifying My True Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating it could rectify one’s primordial source and illuminate the mind to see one’s nature—it was his reward for passing the second trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Fan read it word by word, his spirit gradually sinking into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the room held only the faint sound of breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each inhale and exhale, his hands spontaneously formed a strange hand seal, and his spiritual power began circulating along an unusual path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Fan felt a coolness at his third eye, and countless images surfaced—fuzzy at first, then sharpening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His restless thoughts gradually calmed; the images were all too familiar—things he himself had nearly forgotten…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents’ hopeful gazes as he first learned to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His elder brother’s concerned inquiries as he grew older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the bold vows they’d made together beneath the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll join Yu Jianzong one day—I’ll become its sect master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The childish words still echoed in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he was naive, believing anything he wanted, he could achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Xiao Fan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vision shifted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father’s weary expression, forcing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother’s hunched figure beside the sickbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his elder brother, lying unconscious on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had he never noticed? He felt dazed, a pang of sorrow rising—he asked himself silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately… have I been too cold? A rushing sound like blood surged in his ears; a towering, vast figure appeared, instantly replacing the previous images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his heart—the emotions he’d just felt vanished instantly, leaving only a familiar unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Fan opened his eyes; a flicker of lapis-colored light flashed and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another opportunity…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his hands; the strange circulation of spiritual power faded. He rose from bed, preparing to go out and seek his own destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious trial’s reward wasn’t given to him alone—all who participated in the second trial received it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This common, run-of-the-mill reward could never compare to the Cang Clan’s supreme art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! A clear alert sounded. Xiao Fan paused as he stepped out, pulling out his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message had arrived—his mother, sending a voice note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled with excitement: “Xiao Fan, come quickly—your brother’s woken up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Fan froze at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotions he’d just calmed began rising again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother… woke up? Maybe I should go to the hospital first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he stepped out of his bedroom—but stopped at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfectly reasonable thought entered his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his brother is awake now, he’s out of danger—whether he goes now or later doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But destiny doesn’t wait. What if someone else takes it? He hesitated—then, in seconds, he had his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak—he opened the door and looked up at the starry sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, no matter how he weighed it, he should find that destiny first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect, please follow!! (End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1257,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3f09297aaccbf9798e5c73b2d71f6c14fff08609cd8ac99b24fec3185b04d10d","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-65","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-63",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]