[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-the-jade-palace":3,"chapter-ascending-to-the-jade-palace-ascending-to-the-jade-palace-chapter-140":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ascending to the Jade Palace",{"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},2320602,4538,"Chapter 140: Chang","ascending-to-the-jade-palace-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Chang’an is nine thousand li away; even if the end is still nine thousand li off, I will walk step by step toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To advance is to face a mountain of blades and sea of fire; to retreat is to lose all opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This speaks of Ji Yuan, of Yulou, and of every cultivator in Wunan’s immortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It speaks of us too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To grow, one must step beyond comfort, embrace adventure, and break through oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, this too is danger—a kind of unpredictable mountain of blades and sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you retreat, if you lie flat, your lifetime’s ceiling may end right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an refuses to accept this, so he writes more, works harder, pours his heart into his writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to move a little farther, go a little further, rise a little higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an is nine thousand li away; even if the end is still nine thousand li off, I will walk step by step toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the new year, Chang’an will keep striving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I humbly ask all fellow cultivators to continue supporting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an will surely use his greatest ability and wisdom to craft Yulou’s story well, and will not let any of you down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, I wish you all good health, happy families, joyful lives, and abundant wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Health is most important, family matters too, joy in life is the foundation; as for wealth, if it doesn’t come, we don’t force it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an bows once more, deeply grateful for your support, fellow cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you!\u003C\u002Fp>",256,"2026-06-20T15:48:26.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b664943eb5fd7a0033ddc3d637b2ea3eb4430964f168e2987b0b527ed4196369","ascending-to-the-jade-palace-chapter-141","ascending-to-the-jade-palace-chapter-139",243,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-the-jade-palace-cover.jpg"]