[{"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-648":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ancestor, the Times Have Changed",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"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},2299970,4498,"Chapter 648: The Extreme 'Chaos","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-648",648,"\u003Cp>At the energy level of the Taiyi Realm, it is utterly impossible to break through the supreme order imposed by Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Master: “\u002Fmoved”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most overlooked person in the group, the others always unintentionally ignored his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Dao Brother would take the time to explain seriously to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, although the Dao Brother’s posting frequency in the group wasn’t as low as Ling Zu’s, it was far lower than that of Ba Zun and Hong Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Ancestor: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “Let’s get back to the point—no more of this nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Master: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell are you calling nonsense?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hong Zun directly ignored his message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “Let me summarize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “At the current pace, the Third Realm should take another five to six years to complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “And after the Third Realm, given the current situation, we can at most incorporate Taiyi Realm—or another unknown realm—into the Immortal Network.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realm requires twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty main nodes to stabilize the coverage of the former Taixuan Immortal Network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu built slowly due to their unfamiliarity with the alien realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after adapting to the environment over this period, they can now construct dozens of main nodes per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s foreseeable that the speed of connecting Immortal Network nodes will only increase further; accounting for rest periods, full completion will take roughly five to six years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for currently maintaining at most four realms...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, as long as excessive power isn’t deployed at once, Xu Xing’s Dao traces in Taixuan Realm won’t shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the power of a True Immortal is limitless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But expanding the Immortal Network’s realms isn’t as simple as projecting Xu Xing’s power outward—it requires ensuring all functions of the network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the technical level isn’t up to par.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing’s power is more than sufficient to meet the requirements of the Taixuan Immortal Network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to ensure stable operation of all functions at the current tier, four realms are the absolute limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than that, the network’s functions can no longer guarantee stability, and even the original realms’ networks will be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Ancestor: “Then let’s choose Taiyi Realm as the fourth realm—what do you all think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “I have no objections at all.\u002Flittle yellow duck spinning”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Ancestor: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Jun: “Then Taiyi Realm it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zun: “I have no objections.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Zu: “Whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Zun: “Fine by me.\u002Fside-eye smile”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all understood why Xu Xing made this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all because of Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And according to the calculation results of the “Spatial Realm Coordinate Derivation Equation,” that direction is closer to the Dao Brother’s homeland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t care much about Yuan’s whereabouts—but the Dao Brother’s homeland...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they were still very curious about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Ancestor: “Then it’s decided.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “By the way, we’ve been chatting this long—why hasn’t that one person shown up today?\u002Flittle yellow duck deep in thought”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “\u002Flittle yellow duck summoning array”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “Where are you, @Sword Zun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Zun: “Busy. Don’t bother me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, a brute who only knows how to swing a sword, are busy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Ancestor: “Jiu Yu departs tomorrow; today I went to ask my senior sister about difficulties in my cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “So what? We’re True Immortals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “Xiao Yin Xue reports to me daily, yet I still haven’t missed anything in the group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multitasking with the group chat is as easy as playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Jun: “Don’t assume everyone is like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “I won’t stoop to arguing with someone who knows nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Ancestor: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm Ancestor: “Relax, relax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this message was sent, in a certain city of the Taishang Dao Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lights blazed brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was deep night, the noise and bustle remained undiminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the sidewalk on one side of the road, two figures walked side by side, attracting no attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the graceful woman with a light veil over her eyes paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?” asked Meng Xuan beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these past few years, she had traveled across the Central Continent, her cultivation reaching the peak of Fan Xu, just one step away from He Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still because she wished to witness more of this era’s cultivation methods; otherwise, she might have already achieved He Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a reborn Dong Zhen, her starting point surpassed anyone’s—she could now rightly be called the strongest Fan Xu in Taixuan Realm’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even future Fan Xu cultivators would almost certainly never reach her current height within the Fan Xu realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Jun paused: “Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is Charm Ancestor even talking about? How could I know nothing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another month passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Taiyi Realm, beyond the hundred-and-eight layers of heaven, atop the entire world, lay the Taiyi Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the black tower, in the core region of the Kongji Holy Domain, one of the supreme powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kongji Holy Master remained in her full, power-exuding glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her pale golden eyes, the pure white prismatic crystals slowly rotated, now tinged with faint blue, adding a touch of ethereality to her otherwise pure and holy aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the aid of Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu, she had reversed her disadvantage and now held the upper hand in the struggle for the Third Supreme Authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint blue hue and the added ethereal quality were the manifested fragments of the “Yuan Xu” authority she had seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The beings within the tower have not yet revived; I cannot accompany you to the Taiyi Continent,” said the Kongji Holy Master calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the great battle, most of her faction’s “Ascended Saints” had fallen into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She not only had to maintain the Holy Domain’s operations alone, but also continuously draw power from Kongji Realm to revive the lives lost in the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this period, with the help of Ming Yu and Ning Wanzhu, her burden had greatly lessened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Progress naturally accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the beings revived within the tower no longer required external power to “maintain” or “repair”—they could slowly recover on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dong Ming Holy Master must already harbor resentment toward you two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her hand, and two peculiar prismatic crystals—pure white with faint blue tinges—appeared in her palm, floating gently toward Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Proceed with caution; if true peril arises, activate these two Kongji True Crystals—she will teleport you back to the Kongji Holy Domain.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-20T06:44:15.330Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e309f62073682e4091d9cce9a6dbcbf2d294279a4b44189ace49714a6a8bf3ff",null,"ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-647","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]