[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld":3,"chapter-celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-chapter-355":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Celestial Master： I Have an Otherworld",{"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},1836303,2442,"Chapter 355 - 111: Foreigner (Part 4)","celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-chapter-355",355,"\u003Cp>\"Xiang Xiu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check if there’s anyone nearby. Be careful not to alert the Sword Casting Manor ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiu answered, leaping away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Fang, there’s no need to be so cautious,\" said Chen Jiuniang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sword Casting Manor is renowned for forging weapons, not for martial prowess. In the entire manor, only the manor master is a Great Zhou Celestial Martial Artist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if they come, they’re no match for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry,\" Fang Zheng shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better to be cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows if the Sword Casting Manor has some hidden expert? What if there’s a Flawless Martial Artist secretly residing, or a master happens to visit seeking a sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen too many martial arts novels and online stories where mistakes often happened at crucial moments; he didn’t want to follow in those \"predecessors’ \" footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiuniang shrugged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Place the token in the indentation on the rock wall, and the array here will be activated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm...\" Fang Zheng took out the token and tossed it to Chen Jiuniang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiuniang was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So cautious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Zheng snorted coldly from beside them, stepping forward to take the token and striding towards the rock wall, placing the token into it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock wall trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before them flickered for a moment before returning to normal, a layer of hazy clear light now appeared on the rock wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Centuries have passed, yet the array still functions,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiuniang marveled, stepping forward, eyes wide in admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The means of a Master are truly remarkable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An array?\" Fang Zheng nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do we do next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, it’s up to Young Master Fang to act,\" Chen Jiuniang tilted her head, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Through our exploration, this array can only be opened by someone trained in Elemental Thunder Skill. Forcibly opening it would only damage the things inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even with our strength, we can’t force it open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Fang Zheng understood, not rushing to take action but instead gesturing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Chen, please demonstrate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiuniang shook her head and raised her hand to strike with her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her palm force fell onto the hazy clear light, only causing slight ripples before vanishing, and the clear light seemed to become even brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cannot use brute force; otherwise, the array will retaliate. Two Martial Artists died in front of this array before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zheng nodded, then took a step closer, extending his hands slowly toward the clear light, while silently circulating the Elemental Thunder Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light tremor of the Thunder Sound within him, the clear light before his eyes seemed to respond as layers of ripples spread from his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zheng’s heart stirred, his True Qi surging forth suddenly within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crash...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the rocks before them shattered and collapsed, the clear light dissipating to reveal a passageway leading straight into the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark passage, resembling a giant mouth ready to devour everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiuniang’s face lit up with joy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, only someone trained in Elemental Thunder Skill can break the array. Inside lies the place where Master Jiuyuan left his inheritance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment,\" Fang Zheng shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could there be traps?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, taking out a Spirit Talisman and channeling his True Qi to activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By decree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come forth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast-Expelling Talisman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Invisible Power spread, summoning the surrounding snakes, insects, rats, and ants from their hiding spots, crawling towards the cave ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaoqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snakes, insects, rats, and ants crawled out from the cave unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there no problem now?\" Chen Jiuniang spoke, already a bit impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiang Xiu,\" Fang Zheng pondered briefly before speaking to the returning Xiang Xiu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go in first and take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiu answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the cave and came out shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, there’s no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Fang,\" Chen Jiuniang sighed before asking again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there no problem now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you in such a hurry, Miss Chen?\" Fang Zheng turned his head to look:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The inheritance of the Elemental Thunder Skill is useful only to someone like me. I’m not in a hurry, so why are you? Your excitement makes me suspect ulterior motives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Chen Jiuniang’s face froze, then speechlessly shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As Young Master Fang said, I won’t rush you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Fang Zheng turned around:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was dark, yet it lacked the scent of long-forgotten sunlight, instead it was refreshingly clear, likely the effect of the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking a few lengths, a stone chamber came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ceiling of the stone chamber hung a Luminous Pearl the size of a child’s fist, casting a soft glow that illuminated the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the wall sat a corpse, cross-legged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse extended one hand forward, with the forefinger slightly lowered, forming a special Seal Technique. Despite hundreds of years, its skin remained ruddy like that of a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Martial Sect relic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s true that the body of a Martial Artist is resilient, but after death, when Essence Qi is gone, the flesh quickly decays into bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same holds for a Martial Artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While alive, the skin and flesh are infused with True Qi to resist blades and bullets. After death, they are merely tougher than normal people and will eventually rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a Martial Arts Grandmaster’s body remains indestructible, undefeatable even in death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is something,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that even a Magical Sage cannot surpass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent all the way, Uncle Zheng suddenly launched forward, charging towards the corpse to grab the Jade Scroll in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiu’s eyes widened, rushing forward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though quick to respond, he was ultimately a step too slow, watching helplessly as Uncle Zheng reached the corpse and touched the Jade Scroll with his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intense lightning flash appeared in the field, leaving everyone, including Fang Zheng, with their vision filled with white, and their perceptions seemingly distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something heavy fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once their vision cleared, they saw Uncle Zheng lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Zheng’s body, incredibly resilient and far exceeding peers, was now charred, his breath faint, struggling to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>things beside the corpse couldn’t be touched casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serves you right!\" Xiang Xiu snorted coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t know what’s good for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zheng shook his head lightly, stepping closer to the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he got closer, the Elemental Thunder Skill he cultivated began to operate by itself, seeming to resonate with something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moved by a strange sensation, he slowly reached out, lightly touching the corpse’s outstretched finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Sea of Consciousness quivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the world suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark cave vanished, replaced by a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. A Daoist in hemp clothing with white hair stood beneath a plum tree, gently plucking a branch, looking sideways toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After waiting for hundreds of years, I finally meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yama!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My respects to you, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yama?\" Fang Zheng squinted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Master Jiuyuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed,\" Master Jiuyuan nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Master Jiuyuan, born Li Xuanbin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know me?\" Fang Zheng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Master Jiuyuan gently shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I performed a divination before I died, and by heavenly fortune, the hexagram revealed that someone from an Exotic Realm would have a connection with me hundreds of years later. So I left a thought and waited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, we finally meet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-09T06:29:55.938Z",1,"novelbin.me","71d75e9e3be180ea261c02e7e0ec6dcd6d707a9c9ee5e6b679c9eed375342ca2","celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-chapter-356","celestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-chapter-354",488,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcelestial-master-i-have-an-otherworld-cover.jpg"]