[{"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-71":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},2342082,4578,"Chapter 71: Talisman Sword Slays the Heavenly Prodigy","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>You're far stronger than other Qi Refining completers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding nodded, circulating inner force through the twelve regular meridians, then channeling it into the sword tip, striking again—the sword shadow hung suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among Qi Refining completers, Lu Jingtian, Yang Dongsheng, and others are nowhere near this man, whether in inner force or blade technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! The blade and sword clashed again; massive inner force surged into the blade’s edge, shattering the inner force within it, spreading along the arm into the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible—you’re not a Primordial, how can your inner force be so thick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin’s face flushed red as he desperately resisted the invading foreign inner force with Black Flame inner force; it took two units of effort to counter one unit of Chick Eagle inner force, and he paid the price of meridian damage to extinguish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the area around Jiang Ding was covered in arrows; trees as thick as an adult’s waist were pierced through, and in some places, stones several fingers thick were punctured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This novel is originally published here: please visit to read!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen, leading his troops to within forty paces, suddenly halted, staring forward in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh slash finally forced him back one step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave. You are no match for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of bang bang bang rang incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, is it truly so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tiny meridians can hold only extremely minute amounts of inner force; altogether, their total capacity still reaches twice that of an ordinary martial artist practicing a top-tier cultivation method, if not three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to that, the Chick Eagle inner force’s quality surpasses martial inner force—this situation is only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To mobilize a large army, launch a full-scale siege, and then retreat without firing a single arrow—how will the Marquis view me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a peacock spreading its tail, eight pure-black Black Flame blades bloomed one after another before Jiang Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were truly invincible, why would he have fled from Fucheng, and why would he have let me go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Flame inner force’s ability to burn inner force was utterly useless against this strange white inner force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as I join Chen Chen’s Black Cloud Division, with his assistance and distraction, I must be able to… be able to…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen laughed loudly, pointing at Jiang Ding hiding behind the boulder: “If he were truly strong, why would he hide like a rat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! The eighth slash missed, plummeting toward the forest below; trees snapped, their cut ends charred black, and a boulder several zhang wide split cleanly in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw clearly: Hei Jin had already fled over twenty paces; with his speed, he could reach him in a few breaths, and safety would be assured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial blade qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin, terrified, had no time to react when a sound like a popping bubble reached his ear—a long sword effortlessly pierced his thin inner force shield and stabbed toward his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, his camouflage uniform could not withstand this volley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Dongling Prefecture, no one didn’t know the story of the founding ancestor of Qi Xuan Sect: legend said the Qi Xuan Ancestor wielded a hundred-paces flying sword, sweeping away all rivals, undefeated under heaven, revered by the martial world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin glimpsed a sliver of hope—then the figure before him vanished, leaving only a sword shadow in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his most powerful technique, inherited from the Knife Demon’s Secret Record: burning his inner force to the extreme, condensing Black Flame to its limit, slashing eight times in one instant upon a single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin cursed loudly, dropped all pretense, and fled desperately toward Chen Chen’s approaching forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s expression hardened; his body swiftly dropped toward the ground, hiding behind a boulder four or five meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding, curled into a ball, stood up, leapt onto the treetop, and the talisman sword detached from Hei Jin’s chest, trembling as it shed its charred blood, then shot back as a golden light, hovering above his left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…How is this possible… here… so far…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My life is over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Primordial strike! Yet he was only pushed back ten or so steps, with no sign of even minor injury—what kind of monster is this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin sneered. The eighth slash grew even more terrifying; the air itself carried the scent of scorching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, a short, glowing crimson sword appeared from nowhere, piercing through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, bearing the sun on his shoulder, seemed to have stepped from myth, filling soldiers and officers with inexplicable awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Dongling Prefecture, no one didn’t know the story of the Qi Xuan Sect’s founding ancestor: legend said the Qi Xuan Ancestor wielded a hundred-paces flying sword, sweeping away all rivals, undefeated under heaven, revered by the martial world. Hei Jin’s inner force was confirmed to be Primordial, yet Chen Chen recalled a factor: both his own perception and Hei Jin’s battle with this man confirmed the opponent was merely Qi Refining. Could he be using a Primordial Blood Pill? Would the Marquis blame him—and his family—for cowardice, jeopardizing the Marquis’s own Primordial path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! No flashy tricks—under a single sword strike, six Black Flame blades were severed in succession; the blade pressure grew ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining—how many times can he summon a flying sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third sword slash produced a perfect semicircle in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen had always thought it a legend—after all, which sect didn’t have tales of its ancestors achieving immortality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured softly, his body limp as he tumbled from the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Flame Burns the Eight Directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To date, he had refined and nurtured 3,407 meridians, including the twelve regular meridians and their branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh! A pure-black blade qi shot out from Hei Jin’s chest—Black Flame seethed, its aura far more terrifying than Hei Jin’s, carrying a strange sentience, targeting Jiang Ding with deadly precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s eyelid twitched—this self-targeting agility, infused with a trace of Primordial will, represented a qualitative leap beyond Qi Refining martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense pain surged from his chest; Hei Jin looked down to see a crimson sword tip piercing his heart, its scorching blade qi exploding, turning his insides into a pulp of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen’s face darkened and brightened alternately; suddenly he roared, taking the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The midday sun gathered toward him, blindingly bright; from afar, he looked as if he bore a tiny sun upon his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything went smoothly—exploiting the flaw in this technique’s imperfect control, Jiang Ding had just struck down his foe when he suddenly sensed something wrong and violently retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, you will die today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding growled, his entire inner force surging wildly into the sword, carving a perfect arc forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thick inner force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! As blade met sword, countless qi bursts exploded; Jiang Ding was slammed back over ten steps, tumbling into the forest, covered in leaves, utterly disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the deeper one goes, the finer the meridians refined and nurtured become—some so fine even Primordial martial artists cannot perceive them through inner vision, requiring cultivation chambers and spirit arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These arrows must have been fired by Qi Refining martial artists—each capable of matching rifle bullets in power, and even stronger due to their greater mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh-shhh-shhh! Years of brutal military training had made the armored soldiers’ movements instinctive; their taut bowstrings released, and dozens of triangular steel-tipped arrows pierced the air, covering the small area where Jiang Ding stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Extension! This was the technique he had practiced most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire arrows!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen clenched his teeth, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master once commented on this slash: under surprise, it could severely wound a Primordial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Jin coldly shouted, slashing once—Black Flame swept down from the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundred-Paces Flying Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding simply slashed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword pierced the air again; Hei Jin sensed danger, his body erupting in rolling Black Flame—far off, he looked like a flame deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade qi arrived in an instant, agile as if wielded by a master of blade technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen blurted out; the soldiers and officers behind him were shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing! He drew his sword and roared: “Whoever slays the bandits gets a thousand taels of silver, three ranks promoted, and one reading of the Hundred-Paces Flying Sword technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever retreats shall be executed, and their entire family reduced to slaves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the armored officers’ troops lost all fear; hearing the generous rewards, their eyes blazed with fanaticism, and they roared in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1445,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8ea32dd101bc15927a4b66cf770fe8c7bb7c803a28407102a96c132e143225c6","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-72","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-70",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]