[{"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-77":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},2299399,4498,"Chapter 77: Is It Really That One?","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-77",77,"\u003Cp>“Less than one-fifth… as expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang rose from his reclining chair and looked toward the central square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most who came here were disciples of the Sword Sect or other immortal sects; local cultivators from Xuanjian City were few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was normal. Though most cultivators didn’t go as far as the Taishang Dao Sect in their caution, they still instinctively played it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzz~ The secret realm in the sky suddenly trembled, sending out ripples visible to the naked eye, which swiftly stretched hundreds, even thousands of li in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The airspace near the secret realm had been banned for flight, but farther areas could still fly normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators flying high in the sky saw the tidal wave of ripples surging toward them, startled and trying to dodge—but it was already too late; they were instantly swept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams echoed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the expected cataclysm never came—only a gentle breeze brushed their faces, and the terrifying ripples had already surged far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators who had screamed especially loudly now looked embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, if there’s no danger, why make it look so terrifying! “Zhang Yunlu, local cultivator, Qi Refining ninth layer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle voice seemed to come from afar, neither loud nor soft, yet crystal clear in everyone’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a beam of light shot down from above the secret realm, landing somewhere in Xuanjian City, then vanishing in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the trial participants had been transported into the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Whose voice was that?’ Li Qingyang stared at the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice didn’t sound like any of his uncle or aunt masters—it felt more like…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshh~ Li Qingyang shivered, as if recalling something extremely unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Li Qingyang, others were curious about who the first person to enter the secret realm was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining ninth layer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it really be that a Qi Refining cultivator passed the second trial?! Most didn’t know who this Zhang Yunlu was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But students from Xuanjian City Third Middle School, and those who had watched the combat test that day, were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor outside the classroom, Fang Chi looked up at the sky, his expression complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ming, whose foundation had just been repaired, froze for a long moment upon hearing Zhang Yunlu’s name announced first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That little girl who’d only recently received the Extraction Technique from me—she actually passed the second trial too? The gentle voice didn’t pause despite the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin QiuXian, Sword Sect cultivator, Nascent Soul mid-stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Yuan, Sword Sect cultivator, Nascent Soul mid-stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Ming, local cultivator, Nascent Soul peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, names, affiliations, and cultivation realms were announced in that gentle voice, echoing across Xuanjian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beams of light kept descending, and soon, people in the square vanished under their glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyang was exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea how this teleportation worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This can’t possibly be that person, right?! If you knew he was here, why go out of your way to recall disciples from distant star realms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master, have you taken on other disciples outside?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Fan, local cultivator, Qi Refining ninth layer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ming, Dragon-Elephant Pillar Heaven Sect cultivator, Golden Core peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Qi Refining ninth layer? This was the first besides Zhang Yunlu—had the younger generation of cultivators in Xuanjian City really become this strong? Some Sword Sect disciples still waiting to be summoned looked at each other with complex expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some who knew Xiao Fan sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t Xiao Fan already drink the Barrier-Breaking Spirit Elixir and ascend to pseudo-Foundation Establishment? Why is he listed as Qi Refining ninth layer again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It probably isn’t the Xiao Fan I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his bedroom, Xiao Fan held a sword in hand, staring out the window—the guiding light was already coming toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… this trial is really Master Huo’s doing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had never met Master Huo, but how could they not recognize that voice? Memories of last night’s hazy vision surfaced—those eyes, like lapis lazuli, shimmering with seven-colored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since ancient times, my Dao endures…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I must defeat everyone inside the secret realm to earn true recognition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts turned, the guiding light struck him, flooding the entire bedroom with blinding brightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision slowly filled with white light, forcing him to close his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the light vanished—and with it, Xiao Fan disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after his disappearance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click! The bedroom door creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Xiao Fan’s father and mother. They stared at the empty room, silent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the villa, Chi Jiuyu was curiously studying the man sitting across from her master’s uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From appearance, he was just a mild-mannered, kind old man—nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chi Jiuyu dared not underestimate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard with her own ears him address her master’s uncle as “Dao Brother”—clearly, a peer-level elder! And the voice echoing outside now? His doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu recalled the chat logs she’d secretly repaired earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this man really be the “huo” her master mentioned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes! Very likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced again out the window—the voice still kept sounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, five hundred people—he’s going to keep reading them all out without getting thirsty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master’s uncle, won’t this elder get thirsty reading out all those names?” Chi Jiuyu asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always asked when she had questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo paused slightly at her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is your train of thought so bizarre? Xu Xing glanced at her: “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why announce everyone’s name and cultivation realm one by one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Brother planned this grand event—I naturally owe the trial participants the chance to shine before the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle voice echoed in her ears, yet the voice outside the sky continued uninterrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh! Chi Jiuyu paused, then raised her thumb in full agreement: “Brilliant idea, elder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the point of cultivation if you don’t show off? Chi Jiuyu ran to pour two cups of water—one for Xu Xing, the other placed before Huo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disciple of the Sword Sovereign is truly amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Sword Sovereign and Dao Brother not forbidden it, I’d have granted her a divine boon already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down and immediately asked: “By the way, Master’s uncle, what’s the secret realm like inside now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you want to see?” Xu Xing said directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Of course, little Yunlu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing raised a finger—just as before—a light screen rose and hung in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen revealed the entire secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering, perilous peaks; cliff faces carved like blades; a vast canyon piercing the entire realm; and crimson lightning occasionally splitting the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Jiuyu widened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really the same secret realm I entered before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the screen’s view zoomed in, finally stopping on a winding, treacherous mountain path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu held her sword in one hand, poised and alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite her stood three grotesque, strange creatures, their arms like swords, marked with peculiar purple patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is about to start!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please collect, please follow! 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