[{"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-642":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},2299964,4498,"Chapter 642: The Third Supreme Authority: The Abyssal Ruin","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-642",642,"\u003Cp>Also a high-level cultivator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Holy Master of Kongji’s curiosity deepened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she upheld the ideal of “goodness,” she herself possessed the seven emotions and six desires, and curiosity was naturally among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely suppressed beneath her unwavering belief in “goodness,” making it less apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, at her current height, few things in the Taiyi Realm could move her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the arrival of Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu clearly belonged to that rare category!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first saw the two cross the Chaos Sea without relying on the modified world, she assumed these outsiders were among the pinnacle beings in their own world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, according to the outsiders’ own words, they—and even stronger ones like them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were far from being considered “pinnacle” in their original world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I, too, belong to this so-called “high-level cultivator” tier in their world, yet fall far short of the pinnacle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then just how powerful must their original world be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me put it this way,” Ning Wanzhu carefully chose her words and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your cultivation base is indeed above ours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there remains a vast gap between you and the next realm, which we name ‘Dongzhen.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Master of Kongji nodded slightly, half-understanding, then asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is cultivation base? What is realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beings of the Taiyi Realm, through their unshakable beliefs, attract the world’s attention, using the authority forged from the world’s projection as a “key” to comprehend Taiyi Realm’s laws and absorb its transcendent potential to strengthen themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, as long as one’s belief is strong enough, one can grow indefinitely until reaching the level of a Return-to-Void peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire process is broadly summarized as the “Saintly Tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the centuries, many in the Taiyi Realm have attempted to subdivide the “Saintly Tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since a transcendent’s combat power depends entirely on the degree of their authority’s development, the system is far too chaotic, and to this day, the Taiyi Realm still lacks a complete and clear “realm division.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, within the “Saintly Tier,” one must fight to determine relative strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s even possible for a transcendent whose total transcendent energy equals that of a Return-to-Void to lose to one whose total energy matches only a Soul Transformation, yet wields a lethal authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If forced to categorize, transcendent beings in this world can roughly be divided into three types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment one steps onto the transcendent path up to the Saintly Tier, equivalent to Return-to-Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Saint-Ascended\" undergo a near-fatal transformation and elevation, equivalent to Union with the Dao or ordinary Tongxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Supreme Ones, the “Holy Masters,” a title held by only two beings in the entire Taiyi Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Ning Wanzhu fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is cultivation base?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are things known to everyone in the Taixuan Realm, and indeed in most worlds—yet now she must explain them again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s rather strange to think about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taiyi Realm, bound by the light of the world, unites many realms and has even brought order to the surrounding domains’ “chaos” and “disorder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet its internal transcendent system remains extremely disordered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several minutes later, Ning Wanzhu still explained to the Holy Master of Kongji what “cultivation base” and “realm” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She showed great interest, listening with intense focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among previous outsiders who came to the Taiyi Realm, she had never met the owner of that withered branch or the half-doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had met a few others, and those beings had described their transcendent systems to her, but since they were far too crude and offered nothing worth learning from, she paid little attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ning Wanzhu’s explanations were simple, they struck straight to the core, especially her understanding of “cultivation base” and “realm,” which gave her considerable insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Taiyi Realm is no longer harmed by ‘chaos,’ I hope to visit your world.” She spoke from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There will be an opportunity,” Ning Wanzhu nodded slightly, then added, “When you truly arrive in our world, an elder might...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-sentence, she suddenly remembered something and quickly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Master of Kongji merely smiled at this and did not press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough idle chatter. I leave this place in your hands now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu, who had been maintaining the Gao Ta with her own power and said little, glanced at her with surprise, recalling once again Ning Wanzhu’s earlier warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A supremely good person...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their time together, she had sensed no “extremes” in the Holy Master of Kongji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the Holy Master of Kongji gave her the impression of someone who had seen the world’s trials and now held a serene, all-seeing calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you truly defeat the Holy Master of Dongming, what will you do?” she suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Master of Kongji paused, her tone still gentle and calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will strive to resolve conflicts between all beings, so that struggle and oppression cease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if someone refuses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why would anyone refuse?” the Holy Master of Kongji asked, puzzled. “Would any being willingly accept oppression?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wishes to be oppressed—but many wish to oppress others...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu was about to say this, but her gaze met the Holy Master of Kongji’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within those pure, translucent pale-gold eyes lay stillness—yet it sent a chill through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another day passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Gao Ta, Ming Yu sat before the crystal wall storing the relics of many outsiders, a withered branch floating before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the branch trembled as if alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin strands of emerald-green energy—representing the origin of life and creation—were drawn from the void, and the once-yellowed leaves slowly regained their tender green hue under this infusion of creative life-force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strange Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the name the Holy Master of Kongji had given it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly two hundred years ago, this Strange Branch suddenly appeared in the Fuyou Heaven, one of the seventy-two “lower heavens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Holy Master of Kongji arrived, its dense root system had spread across Fuyou Heaven, nearly draining all its life-force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to expend considerable effort to subdue it back to its dormant state, but the outsider who had cast it was nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fruitless searches, she had sealed it away to prevent it from harming the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So no connection after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Yu gently extended a finger; ripples spread outward, enveloping the entire branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cutting off its ability to draw life-force and creative origin, she returned it to the crystal wall for continued sealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally thought this “Strange Branch” might be linked to Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was the only object the Holy Master of Kongji had never seen its owner possess—besides the half-doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though two hundred years had passed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuan was a Dongzhen; he might still influence the Taiyi Realm’s timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after thorough investigation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had simply imagined too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “Strange Branch” had nothing to do with Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any findings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle voice arrived as the Holy Master of Kongji and Ning Wanzhu walked in side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a day’s rest, the Holy Master of Kongji had fully restored her condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, pale crystalline prisms rotated slowly in her eyes, a vertical white mark glowed on her brow, the ends of her hair shimmered with pure white radiance, and an eight-layered divine halo hovered behind her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding further solemnity to her already sacred and pure aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the transcendent system of the Taiyi Realm, the brighter one’s inner light, the greater the chance of attracting the world’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","384d0241ad3babdd7c24a8445b72d28cc155c5e513360db7a9c89999d231a3e6","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-643","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-641",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]