[{"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-644":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},2299966,4498,"Chapter 644: “Demon Purification","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-644",644,"\u003Cp>“To spar with a prodigy like Brother Zhu, this junior is more than willing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng spoke politely, but his hands showed no courtesy whatsoever—he casually took the elixir from Yi Ming True Person’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Ruoheng: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always felt that Little Changsheng had changed considerably since the Immortal Sect Competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the effect of the Joyful Sect’s “Emotional Fraud Prevention”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Yi Ming True Person paused, then finally smiled, “Then I’ll leave it to you, young friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, you’re too kind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lin Changsheng turned to Zhu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhu, please follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’s among the top of his generation’s Soul Transformation cultivators, it’s not easy for him either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a swordsman, he must nurture his primordial sword—and now he’s also got ‘Qing,’ brought back from a mission world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s currently obsessed with alchemy, and her early material expenses all rely on him to fund...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just hope she can actually produce something worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a swordsman is truly not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that once my realm stabilizes, I should carve out time to study metallurgy more deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few years, I’ve focused solely on cultivation and neglected metallurgy quite a bit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng put away the elixir, thinking about his future plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paid little attention to Zhu Feng, the one he was about to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this guy is truly weak in his eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’s a Soul Transformation cultivator, any random prodigy from the Immortal Sect Competition could single-handedly beat him senseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng was unaware of Lin Changsheng’s thoughts; he raised an eyebrow, his challenge intensifying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I humbly ask, Brother Lin, for your guidance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng snapped back to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He completely ignored the challenge in Zhu Feng’s eyes and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhu, you’re too modest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, both bowed to Yi Ming True Person and Du Ruoheng, then turned and left together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching their retreating figures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, isn’t it a bit too much to have your disciple face Little Changsheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both are Soul Transformation cultivators, their gap is far from ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him suffer a little, learn his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He founded [Qiu Zhen] many years ago and has taken on seven disciples; the first six are now capable of standing on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this youngest disciple has had smooth sailing since beginning cultivation, breeding a haughty, arrogant nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he brought him here—to temper his temper...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharpness is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sharpness without ability is merely insolent foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, your intentions are deeply thoughtful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I merely worry he’ll keep acting this way and bring trouble upon himself...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked and chatted as they entered the Sect Master’s Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng first took Zhu Feng to submit his mission report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, based on Qing Fa’s information, he exchanged a batch of spirit herbs and sent his primordial sword back to his cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a swordsman who had been self-reliant since beginning cultivation, he had long ago obtained licenses for sword-riding passenger transport, flying-sword parcel delivery, and intermediate sword-smithing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shenghuang Yuan once said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation world, more skills never weigh you down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention his lifelong idol, the Sword Ancestor, who mastered all arts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the entire Immortal Sword Sect under the pretense of “touring its scenic beauty,” he finally arrived at the usual sparring arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling mountain ranges stretched endlessly; countless mystic mirrors glided between peaks, displaying the outcomes of each arena’s battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere he looked, square-shaped arenas rose and fell, hovering above flat ground, mountain slopes, and cloud-capped peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce sword qi crisscrossed, shredding the mist that clung to the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet due to the barrier array, the howling sword qi remained confined within safe boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most arenas were crowded with onlookers, but the four highest ones—radiating terrifying bloodlust, dark red as if forged from dried blood, with banners snapping in the wind—remained untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng gazed at the open-air sparring grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the Immortal Sword Sect had specialized combat spaces designed to prevent outsiders from spying...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To face a Sword Sect prodigy before the public and defeat him honorably—that was his goal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s an arena unoccupied over there, Brother Zhu. Let’s fight there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng quickly spotted an empty arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t those top four arenas also empty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the four utterly distinct arenas above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! You mean those?” Lin Changsheng glanced and explained, “Those are the ‘Zhi Ge’ and ‘Xue Zhan’ arenas borrowed from the Dragon-Elephant Holding Heaven Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they’re upgraded versions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon-Elephant Holding Heaven Sect’s ‘Zhi Ge’ arena currently has three versions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first is the one sold publicly in Xuanjian City—generally, as long as your performance is decent, the arena won’t berate you too harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second is the internal version used by the Dragon-Elephant Holding Heaven Sect itself; supposedly, its mental assault ability far surpasses the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the third...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s this upgraded version before us—no matter your performance, win or lose, it unleashes merciless mental assault upon you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor says the Sword Ancestor borrowed them, but no one knows why...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhu, want to try one of those?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Zhu Feng fell silent for a moment. “A normal one is fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard of the Dragon-Elephant Holding Heaven Sect’s ‘Zhi Ge’ arena before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zhu Feng was confident in himself, his opponent this time was a Sword Sect prodigy—if he lost...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng wasn’t surprised by his retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, anyone with a functioning brain wouldn’t fight on a ‘Zhi Ge’ arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for body cultivators...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those body cultivator brutes have never had much sense anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng floated ahead toward the empty arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng hesitated, glanced once more at the four high arenas, then followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many sword cultivators passed by, most focused on the arena matches, so the two attracted little attention on their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they reached the vicinity of the empty arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng landed on the arena, walked with practiced ease to a device near the edge, and prepared to inject a trace of magic power to activate the arena’s barrier array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng had been watching the arena, but a striking figure appeared in his peripheral vision and instantly captured his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer wore a simple black combat suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her waist was slender as a willow branch, swaying gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silk-like long hair cascaded down her back, lightly tied with a silver ribbon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin outshone snow, her neck long and elegant—but most striking were her eyes, clear as a mountain spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her phoenix eyes tilted slightly upward; a vermilion mole, shaped like a tear, adorned her left corner, like a red plum painted on her pale, delicate skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glowed like the moon in a cold night, too radiant to gaze upon directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Feng’s eyes flickered with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she drew nearer, a strange unease stirred within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she have recognized him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should he greet her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or warmly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhu Feng was lost in thought, she didn’t even glance at him—she passed right by and landed near Lin Changsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changsheng, upon seeing her, raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yue? You're here so early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, a thread of magic power flowed into the arena, activating the barrier array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have time to fight you today—I still need to face Brother Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3ce3c3a699ae14598dea750e2ded3a6f054ab20feb74948b0874b820ae04629b","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-645","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-643",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]