[{"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-428":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},1550351,2014,"Chapter 428: Reuniting with Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Other Elders — Though Things Remain, the People Have Changed","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-428",428,"\u003Cp>Li Zhexian sat quietly in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was calm and focused, contemplating the final strand of sword intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The radiance of the stars, the transformations of blazing frost, the freedom of the clear wind…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the myriad attributes of this world— even those as obscure as time and space, as ethereal as mortal sentiment—have already been embraced by my Qinglian Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly opened his eyes, a contemplative look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming his fingers into a sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he lightly traced forward through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripples immediately appeared in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hazy, indistinct \"ruin\" began to spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a plum blossom drifted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it touched the edge of that \"ruin,\" it vanished soundlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Zhexian's perception,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it had not been annihilated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but had completely detached itself from this time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, he flicked his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plum pit on the table flew toward the \"ruin\" and, to his astonishment, likewise disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Primordial Sword Intent truly is unfathomable…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My sword dao has always been one where each sword surpasses the last.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Primordial Sword Intent can already defeat a God King, could there truly be any power in this world that surpasses it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian murmured softly, his brows suddenly knitting together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his flesh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>golden blood once again surged out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a great river rushing forward, a ferocious dragon's roar faintly echoed from within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dragon blood was searing and violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his current level of physical cultivation, he felt waves of tearing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a shift of his mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flawless divine radiance flowed across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forcibly suppressed the boiling dragon blood, little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dragon God's bloodline is far too domineering. The time my Flawless Glazed Body can suppress it is becoming shorter and shorter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bloodline was not without a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Asura God had said before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five God Kings could join forces to seal it within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, by absorbing the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, it could gradually be unsealed—perhaps even turning calamity into opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time waited for no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spacetime storm was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The possibility of resolving this catastrophe rested upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhaixian no longer had the luxury of proceeding step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Dragon God bloodline within Li Zhexian was restless, deep within the Star Dou Forest, in the underground palace, the Silver Dragon King slowly opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multicolored elemental energies surged around her like tides, rising and falling without rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother… has descended to the lower realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sensed the aura of her reverse scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother's presence…\" Her purple crystal eyes suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As another incarnation of the Dragon God—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was incomparably familiar with that bloodline of shared origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that familiarity—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was an utterly opposing stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had inherited the Dragon God's wise and benevolent will, while the Golden Dragon King had inherited the Dragon God's violent and malevolent will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she chose patience and endurance, retreating to the lower realm to accumulate strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Dragon King, on the other hand, chose resistance, stirring monstrous upheaval in the Divine Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the dragon nest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A respectful response sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and invite my brother to come here. Tell him that…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a gift to give him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silver Dragon King slowly closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not one who forgot kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian bore the karmic ties of Spirit Beasts in a human body only because his Spirit Rings originated from Spirit Beasts themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother has a pure and sincere heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the Spirit Beast clan cannot treat this as something to be taken for granted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian slowly let out a breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>temporarily suppressing the surging dragon blood within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to focus again on comprehending the sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he sensed something, his eyes brightening slightly, a smile rising to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the door was pushed open from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo walked slowly into the courtyard. When he raised his eyes, he saw beneath the plum tree a white-robed youth seated there, smiling warmly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze for a moment, then delight surged into his aged eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian! When did you come down to the lower realm?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian replied with a smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is merely a wish-powered avatar formed from an authority. However, it is no different from my true body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Dugu, please, have a seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Li Zhexian had indeed appeared before him and Chen Xin through a wisp of incense smoke, but it had never been as solid and lifelike as this, nor had his aura ever been so complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down opposite Li Zhexian, everything feeling as natural as it had in the old days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This youth—who had slaughtered gods in the Divine Realm until they dared not lift their heads—now personally poured tea for Dugu Bo, presenting the cup respectfully with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo accepted it, took a light sip, and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This courtyard of yours has now been designated a forbidden area. Outsiders are not allowed to enter at will, so I come by from time to time to tidy it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the trouble, Senior Dugu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he understand why the tea set looked brand new, and why even the tea leaves carried such a fresh fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need to thank me,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo said, studying the young man before him with satisfaction. He then sighed softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'd known you were returning today, I would've called Feng Bailong and Chen Xin as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been two years since you left. They must miss you greatly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I've missed all of you seniors as well.\" Li Zhexian spoke with a trace of emotion, lightly tapping the air with his fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of spacetime law spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>space and time seemed to take on tangible form beneath his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streams of clear radiance burst forth, like a dragon weaving through brushstrokes, sketching through the void and solidifying into several vast corridors that spanned heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These corridors seemed both real and illusory, unfathomably deep within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They appeared to pierce layer upon layer of spatial barriers, extending endlessly toward some unknowable distance, their destinations unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo was already left dazzled and shaken by this display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>voices filled with astonishment rang out from the other ends of the corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who goes there?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where does this passage lead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What an inconceivable technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing those familiar voices, the smile at Li Zhexian's lips deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This junior, Zhexian, extends an invitation. I ask all seniors to come to the courtyard for a gathering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Zhexian?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>figures streamed out from the far ends of the corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin and Feng Bailong arrived riding their swords through the air; Yu Yuanzhen came astride a dragon; Gu Rong crossed space carrying Ning Fengzhi; and Qian Daoliu descended in radiant light together with the six Grand Worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen peak experts traversed the spacetime corridors, and in just a few steps, gathered within the small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the white-robed youth approach with a smile, Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, and the others—now bearing slightly more traces of age than two years ago—hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha! It really is Zhexian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said it—who else in this world besides Zhexian could possess such means?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years apart, young friend Zhexian—have you been well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These figures who stood at the pinnacle of the continent now surrounded Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weathered eyes were filled with relief and pride, as though gazing upon their most outstanding junior, nodding repeatedly as they examined him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been well in all respects. Thank you all for your concern, seniors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's emotions were far from calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only two days had passed in the Divine Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those days had been filled with turmoil and calamity upon calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing again these elders who had once protected him on his path, he felt as though the immense weight on his shoulders had lightened considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group sat together, laughing and chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo raised his cup and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, we were so happy just now that I almost forgot to ask…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are Yanyan and the others doing well in the Divine Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and Qian Daoliu also smiled as they looked toward Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drop some POWERSTONES to push the story forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Read Advance Chapters at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fc\u002FReadJin\u003C\u002Fp>",1453,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","0054b4738f27c248246e11ed3599b29e63b2fd47cc5b2b7fddb5e3de0ad0ed73","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-429","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-427",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]