[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals":3,"chapter-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Cluster Artillery: Shattering the Immortals",{"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},2342114,4578,"Chapter 103: The Secret Treasury of the Seven Mystical Gate","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>Fully activated Great Completion-level Minor Stillness Technique, Jiang Ding walked silently along the official road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbing over the city wall is easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A city wall over ten kilometers long cannot be heavily guarded at every point; any martial artist who has reached Great Completion of True Qi possesses this ability, let alone a Primordial Realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To successfully besiege such a person, you need favorable timing and terrain, plus elite warriors of comparable strength to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such mobilization capacity usually appears only in the early days of a dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Dao stole thousands of taels in gold notes from Jin Yu Pavilion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos within the city had calmed, but the chaos outside—caused by the mass escape of martial artists—had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists, as a group whose profession is violence, are inherently restless; any slight shift in circumstances brings chaos, slaughter, and looting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them noticed the quiet green-clad youth slipping through the edge of the crowd, allowing him to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The persona of the down-on-his-luck middle-aged swordsman had been exposed; without a new disguise purchased, he reverted to his true appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the treasure map of the Seven Mystical Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding halted his steps and turned toward the two swordsmen locked in mortal combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there truly a Seven Mystical Gate treasure cache, as Gong Caiyu claimed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of cursed cache could possibly survive a thousand years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two swordsmen, one tall and one short, were fighting with true fury; within mere strikes, each bore multiple wounds, the shorter one most severely injured—yet neither dared divert any internal energy to seal their wounds; all of it surged into their arms and blades, fighting for that single thread of life or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mountain Splitting Slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Piercing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle became clear: the shorter swordsman, despite his heavier wounds, held the upper hand; his slender blade pierced the taller man’s heart first, distorting his strike, allowing the shorter man to sidestep just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spit! You dog, daring to steal my treasure map!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shorter swordsman, Liu Dao, spat a bloody wad, searched the corpse briefly, then grinned and pulled out a stack of silver notes and a brittle, yellowed map, its edges worn and frayed, clearly ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a hurried glance and finding nothing else of value, he clutched his wounds and sprinted deep into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could I see this treasure map?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice suddenly sounded beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao’s scalp prickled; without thinking, he surged all his internal energy and slashed toward the voice’s source—his blade’s aura was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he saw the speaker: a green-clad, sword-holding youth, delicate-faced, calm, his hand already resting on his sword hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream-Eating Sword Demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao gasped in terror; at this critical instant, he forcibly wrenched his blade aside, his entire posture collapsing, stumbling forward several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the young master desires it, this humble one willingly offers the treasure map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered a servile smile, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he extended the brittle, yellowed map from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding, who had been about to strike back, frowned: “Have you ever seen me before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This humble one has never seen you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao bowed respectfully: “We wanderers of the martial world must memorize clearly: who is absolutely untouchable, who can be provoked sometimes but not others, and who can be provoked anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The top ten on the Dragon-Feng List are absolutely untouchable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wanderers fleeing from Dongling Prefecture are selling your portrait for one tael of silver; they also have portraits of other Dragon-Feng List elites.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally suspected a disguise, but now he could not doubt it—too calm, too composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding could not help but develop ill will toward Tianji Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaking private information is not something anyone enjoys; he wondered what leverage this organization held to have survived so well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me about this Seven Mystical Gate treasure map. Seven Mystical Master has been dead over a thousand years—why do you believe the map exists and fight to the death over it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At first, we didn’t believe it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao bowed respectfully: “The story began that the Seven Mystical Gate had endured for a thousand years, while countless former martial holy sites and imperial clans had perished—yet it remained intact, because it had secretly hidden a Seven Mystical Cave somewhere in Yue Province, where Yuejing lies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each time the Seven Mystical Gate was destroyed, a descendant would reactivate the cave, forge a True Qi Perfect cultivator, and rebuild the sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Few believed it, but the rumor spread wider and wider, until some actually believed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This man was Zhou Weitu, a moderately famous swordsman from Yue Province, nicknamed ‘Meteor Lightning Sword.’ Guided by the map, he successfully entered the cave in a remote location in Yue Province; he had been at Great Completion of True Qi, and emerged at True Qi Perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After emerging, he went mad searching for the map, and ever since, he had been selling artifacts nonstop—swords, blades, even the sect’s divine weapon—each one sold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsman’s eyes burned with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That blade was called the Dragon-Swallowing Blade; when infused with internal energy, its aura surged and roared like a dragon—it was acquired by Wei Xian, seventh on the Dragon-Feng List of the Golden Knife Sect, ‘Sea-Splitting Knife,’ in exchange for rare elixirs aiding advancement to the Primordial Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now the secret could no longer be contained; everyone in Yuejing was hunting for Zhou Weitu—but not a single hair of him was found.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet with so many going mad, the full story was eventually pieced together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are countless copies of this map; whoever holds one and reaches the area marked on it will be guided by fate into the cave, and after passing the trial, will receive a reward—elixirs, divine weapons, or cultivation techniques, depending on merit. Several major factions in Yuejing have already succeeded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But once a treasure is granted, regardless of one’s True Qi level, the recipient loses sanity, wanders out of the cave dazed, forgets the path, and can only re-enter by obtaining another map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As more people entered, someone faintly glimpsed at the cave’s highest level a supreme elixir named Golden Stone Foundation Elixir, capable of granting instant mastery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao’s voice rose in fervor, nearly losing reason and swinging his blade to kill the green-clad youth blocking his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Stone Foundation Elixir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself to calm his burning greed, regaining reason: “Those who entered only saw the name; the elixir’s function was deduced by Yuejing’s foremost medical experts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This map was originally meant for auction at Jin Yu Pavilion—scrolls and elixirs could be used as payment, but silver taels were not accepted; due to certain events… it ended up in your hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao stared longingly at the treasure map in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the green-clad youth before him showed no excitement; he took the map, glanced at it briefly, and returned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, barely believing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao’s face twisted in panic; he clutched the map tightly, rolled backward, and fled desperately into the deep forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pursuit followed as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a freshly carved wooden book slammed deep into a massive tree ahead, blocking his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteen Hardening Great Protector—a cultivation technique barely passable, as payment for viewing the treasure map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice precisely reached his ears, then silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited a long time—still no one came after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Dao gripped the treasure map tightly, utterly stunned; after a moment of daze, he fled swiftly from the place.\u003C\u002Fp>",1272,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a12491125e68b23eab2b1ea43d5f2cbab697680a39119e9953b386462afdd6f6","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-104","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-102",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]