[{"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-75":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},2299397,4498,"Chapter 75: Reactions from All Sides","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>After chatting with his senior sister for a while, Xu Xing put away his phone and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then walked to the small garden in the backyard and looked upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his perception, above the sky-obscuring realm, twisted countless eerie purple threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suppose… that old thing has seen it too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly what he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for this reason, he wouldn’t have moved the realm to the edge of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Xing turned to another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall building, where Zhang Yunlu had already completed the third stage of the Gathering Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pace wasn’t slow at all; if you counted properly, Xu Xing hadn’t given her much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one sword art, a training space for constant combat, and a single Gathering Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword art was average at best, the training space wasn’t unique to her, and the Gathering Method meant nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you yourself are weak, no matter how good the Gathering Method is, it’s useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were one of those protagonist’s grandpa figures, he’d really be a terrible mentor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But cultivation has always been this way—the most important thing is always yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see how it turns out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu’s innate Dao foundation is within reach, but going further won’t be this simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xiao Fan… will soon reach the third stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing sat on a reclining chair, and in his hand appeared the small yellow duck sent to him by Chi Jiuyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave it a gentle shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She really knows how to think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chi Jiuyu had no idea her uncle had betrayed her—she was still happily scrolling through posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm appearing over Xuanjian City had naturally become another hot topic of discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everyone was speculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some suspected another demonic elder was causing trouble, while others lamented how cursed Xuanjian City was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the posts, people who had moved from Hengjian City to Xuanjian City were crying out in heartfelt anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others thought it was the ancient cultivation master’s hidden lair about to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MostLovesHeaven: “Hehehe! Fellow cultivators, this is the ancient master’s secret realm opening—enter my banner and follow me to investigate! \u002FImage”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the image was a small silver-white banner, surrounded by pure qi, with dragons and phoenixes soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ZhenLovesQiang: “Isn’t that the Ten Thousand Souls Banner displayed on the Taishang Dao Sect’s official website?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MonkeyOnMountainsOnlyMyAssRed: “MostLovesHeaven? If you’re not joking, your taste is insane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MostLovesHeaven: “How could you ordinary cultivators understand the wonders of the Heavenly Ones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began arguing over this topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of idiots—what’s so interesting about those demons and spirits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu stepped away and kept scrolling, this time after the mayor had issued an official notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone then posted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Question: Aren’t large events supposed to be reported to local authorities beforehand? Has this third-round trial been reported?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MonkeyOnMountainsOnlyMyAssRed: “Poster is an idiot. Confirmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QingyueTalismanWholesalePM: “It’s just a small place with a max Nascent Soul cultivator—why should the big shots care about your opinion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further down, every comment was mockery and ridicule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “At this point, we need to ask one person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “Does your Sword Sect even regulate this kind of behavior? @FutureSwordSectMaster”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit! How is this idiot here too? Chi Jiuyu typed furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FutureSwordSectMaster: “A bunch of idiots—who told you it wasn’t reported beforehand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CanWeTearDownThatStupidSectArena: “You know?” FutureSwordSectMaster: “Of course I know—I’m the one who submitted the application!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “So this trial was actually set up by a senior of the Sword Sect? \u002FConfused”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For high-level cultivators, even over the internet, people become more polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FutureSwordSectMaster: “Why should I explain to you guys? \u002FNosePicking”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this guy lying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some in the crowd doubted it, but no one actually asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, someone using the username “Future Sword Sect Master” and acting this boldly already speaks volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had no substance and dared to flaunt that name, he’d have been beaten into the ground long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, in the center square of Xuanjian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm hung high in the sky, like a small asteroid ready to crash down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the square was incredibly lively—everywhere you looked, crowds surged, jostling shoulder to shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Jiang Yujiu, most of the Hehuan Sect’s charm cultivators who had come to Xuanjian City were here, and all were live-streaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit farther out stood disciples from external immortal sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood in less crowded areas, gazing upward, observing the realm they would enter tomorrow for their trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath a large tree stood two young men whose presence was so faint, others barely noticed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, you’ve come to observe this realm too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speaker was Yang Lin, one of the cultivators who had followed True Person Xiao Ning, at the early Nascent Soul realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he called brother was Han Yun, also a disciple of the Taishang Dao Sect, at the mid-Nascent Soul realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you here to observe the realm too?” Han Yun smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both spoke in hushed tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I barely made it through this trial by luck—I don’t know what conditions await inside tomorrow, so I came early to observe.” Yang Lin sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d studied for days but found no way to withdraw—he’d have dropped out long ago if he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why he didn’t just fail deliberately during the trial…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial only counts as failure if you die—who knows what consequences await if you die inside? Even though everyone online says it’s harmless, as a cautious cultivator, he had zero interest in testing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally planned to drag his feet in the second round to avoid qualifying for the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that damn second round was absurdly intense—he couldn’t even slow down to lower his score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to fight at full strength and kill his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh~.” Han Yun also looked gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His situation was much the same as Yang Lin’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two brothers exchanged a glance and sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a large brown dog came to Han Yun’s feet and lifted its hind leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? “Shoo! Shoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog shuddered in fright, looked up with terrified eyes—as if wondering where these two humans had come from—then tucked its tail and yelped as it ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion drew attention from nearby people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Lin glanced again at the sky—the realm was clearly visible to the naked eye, yet after activating his spiritual senses, he could no longer perceive it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly: “This realm reveals nothing even when observed—brother, I’ll take my leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go slowly, brother,” Han Yun nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yang Lin depart, he didn’t linger long either, soon leaving the central square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted through alleys until reaching a secluded corner, confirming no one was around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! With a soft sound, Han Yun’s entire body turned into a paper doll, slowly floating down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh~ Flames ignited on the paper doll, burning it to ash before it even touched the ground, scattering with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a place this crowded, how could one possibly come in person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect and follow!! (End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1200,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b1650c9d89893f83c9e6e339fc756108dd6b4faf045321343e83fda3685f739b","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-76","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-74",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]