[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-401":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"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},1550324,2014,"Chapter 401: Setting Foot on Sea God Island — Li Zhexian Paves the Way for His Friends; The Hidden Curse of the Nine-Heart Begonia","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>When Li Zhexian and his companions set foot upon this scenic island, the entire island fell into an eerie silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo Saixi stood at the very front of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her were the six Sacred Pillar Guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further back, from the harbor stretching all the way to the mountain foothills, every Spirit Master and resident of Sea God Island stood in silent formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One vacant gaze after another fixed itself upon the white-robed youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea God had been defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faith had collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet paradoxically…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this same youth had slain Sea God Island's mortal nemesis—the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such merit and grace left the islanders at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo Saixi slowly bowed and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sea God has issued a divine decree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He congratulates Lord Sword Wine on ascending to godhood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And commands me to lead you and your companions to the land of inheritance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This was, of course, a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea God, still recuperating from his injuries, would never have spoken such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having governed Sea God Island for decades, Bo Saixi had long mastered the art of improvisation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it sounded far better for the Sea God to have lost to a newly ascended god than to a mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian did not expose the ruse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by Bo Saixi, the group passed through layers upon layers of coral palaces, finally stopping before a secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The view suddenly opened up…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep pool lay quietly within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface churned violently like a raging sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the pool stood a sky-reaching stone pillar carved with intricate patterns, dense divine aura radiating from its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Sacred Pillar of Sea God Island,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo Saixi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sea God bestowed it with supreme divine power. It can assess a Spirit Master's aptitude and bestow the corresponding trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trials are divided into five level, from lowest to highest: white, yellow, purple, black, and red.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher the level, the greater the talent—but higher-level trials also come with greater danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who pass the trials will likewise receive generous rewards from the Sea God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the land of inheritance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the air seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could clearly hear their own breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, what do you all think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianheng stepped forward first, clenching his fists, eyes blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you've paved such a fortune for us, Zhexian, we can't disappoint you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, I, Yu Tianheng, will not retreat a single step!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black silk covering Feng Buyu's eyes fluttered in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A brother of Lord Sword Wine naturally can't be mediocre!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and the other girls said nothing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the resolve surging in their clear eyes spoke louder than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Zhu Zhuqing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will become a god.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will catch up to Zhexian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these cherished companions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a smile rose at the corner of Li Zhexian's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yu Tianheng had said, the road ahead had already been paved—but they still had to take the steps themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his friends were all top-tier prodigies of the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even following the original course of events,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Shrek Seven Monsters—without immortal herbs—would not necessarily surpass them in talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal herbs, hm…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's smile deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his sleeve,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>streams of radiant light appeared as immortal herbs suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the area around the pool was enveloped in dense spiritual mist, dreamlike and ethereal, resembling a fairyland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo Saixi and the six Sacred Pillar Guardians stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them had never even heard of such herbs; merely sensing the spiritual resonance they emitted made it clear they were anything but ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven looked at the smiling youth in white, their emotions complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bestow so many treasures of heaven and earth upon others…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such breadth of mind and bearing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even those who harbored misgivings could not help but feel admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you all standing there in a daze?\" Seeing everyone frozen in place, Li Zhexian chuckled softly. \"Choose what suits you—there's a share for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These immortal herbs were a gift from the Silver Dragon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to refuse them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his sword dao and cultivation were already flawless and complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal herbs were of no further use to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he thought of his friends, he accepted them instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian…\" Yu Tianheng and the others felt a warm current surge through their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone as sentimental as Feng Buyu even found his eyes turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the teasing laughter, as they looked at the smiling youth in white,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the same thought surfaced in everyone's mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meeting Zhexian in this life is our greatest fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the poolside—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young men and women sat cross-legged with eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal herbs they had just consumed transformed into surging medicinal power within them, while various Martial Soul phenomena intertwined across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Spirit Cat flickered between illusion and reality, its leaps seeming to slip into space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor grew a jade horn upon its brow; Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon flowed with golden radiance; Feng Buyu seized nine traces of wind from the currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu's ice and fire interwove, blooming together as twin flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crown condensed above the Ice Phoenix's head, while the Fire Shadow Martial Soul fully transformed into the same form as Huo Wu herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Zhexian saw the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hands—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had given Ning Rongrong the Beautiful Silk Tulip, as a way to repay the kindness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wondrous flower covering a thousand-meter radius bloomed above Ye Lingling's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Hearted Begonia transformed into twelve jade-white petals, its healing radiance in no way inferior to the divine light of the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingling.\" Li Zhexian looked at the girl whose cheeks were flushed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has the curse of your Ye family been lifted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingling's smile faded. After closing her eyes and sensing carefully, she bit her lip lightly and shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nine-Heart Begonia has evolved, but the withering intent deep within the bloodline… is still there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's swordlike brows knit together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal herb he had given Ye Lingling was Moonlight Condensation Dew Ganoderma—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even more precious than the Beautiful Silk Tulip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it would resolve the Nine-Heart Begonia family's destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, even such an immortal herb proved ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cursed by heaven… by heaven…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian raised his head to the sky, his gaze deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this involve grudges among the gods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already carried countless karmic threads upon himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What harm would there be in adding one more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Ye Lingling, whose eyes were reddened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled and made a promise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I ascend to the Divine Realm, I will find an answer for your Ye family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the God Realm conference was drawing to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the gods, each with their own thoughts, rose from their seats and prepared to tear open space and return to their divine domains—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the light screen suspended at the center suddenly brightened, clearly revealing a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed youth stood with his head raised to the heavens,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if piercing the screen and meeting the gazes of the gods from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His calm voice rang clearly throughout the hall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\"When I ascend to the Divine Realm, I will find an answer for your Ye family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one by one, their gazes turned toward a woman seated among the second-class gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her beauty was peerless, clad in a divine robe woven of myriad flowers—yet at this moment, her expression was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her emotions stirred,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the countless blossoms surrounding her withered and fell in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the Goddess of Flowers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the one who governed the rise and fall of all flowers in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ages ago…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had commanded all flowers to bloom simultaneously on the winter solstice to celebrate her divine birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Heart Begonia, however, had delayed in order to save a mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the goddess cast a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Nine-Heart Begonia to bloom, it must use its own blood as sacrifice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a curse to endure through endless generations, never to cease.\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","d92ec823196978495a845f38e1aa1ef071b054f95657051e8746cf573cdae667","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-402",null,442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]