[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-110":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Green Immortal Sovereign",{"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},2270118,4432,"Chapter 110: Don","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-110",110,"\u003Cp>Seeing this situation, Li Rui turned and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, old man, I’m talking to you—stop right there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still running?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui scooped up a large clump of earth, moving with the agility of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boy, and vanished in a flash into the nearby forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He flew into a rage and shouted at those behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useless bastards, what are you staring at? Don’t just stand there—go after him now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man had moved too fast—like flowing clouds and running water, he’d made off with his bundle before they’d even reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinates were kicked by Zhang He and scrambled after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He stomped over to the depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man had run off, but he’d also grabbed a big clump of earth—that didn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he’d seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it now Zhang Da’s property? Who else dared lay a hand on it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He crouched down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Studied it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sanfu, what’s so special about this soil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man named Zhang Sanfu was the head of the Zhang family’s guards and the only eighth-rank among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his real surname wasn’t Zhang—it was Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surname Zhang had been personally granted by the Zhang family’s patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was common among wealthy households: granting a surname was a mark of approval for servants, seen by them as a great favor, signifying they’d become part of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu paused, pinched a bit of soil, tasted it, then gasped in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed excitedly at the soil in the depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s spirit soil!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He, who had been grinning, froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit soil?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was actually spirit soil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He switched emotions in an instant, overcome with wild joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good stuff, good stuff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit soil held far greater value for a sect or family than for any individual—it was a family heirloom meant to be passed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhang family had spent enormous resources to collect spirit soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I bring this spirit soil to Father, I’ll surely earn his praise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hao had seven sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competition within great clans was far crueler than outsiders realized—everyone fought desperately for their father’s approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approval meant access to cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He wasn’t the most outstanding among the seven sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an old saying: the favored son stays home to guard the family. Only the son most loved by the father was kept to inherit the household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Zhang Hao had brought four sons along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were usually disliked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He naturally wanted to seize this chance to present his treasure—to at least outshine his other three brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sanfu, this is a major achievement—hurry, gather all the spirit soil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d come here to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a hemp rope was tied around their waists; they carried nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu tore off his outer robe, carefully scooped up the spirit soil, and wrapped it inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then tied it into a sealed bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met Zhang He’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both saw the excitement in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this spirit soil, their status in the Zhang family would rise sharply, and the rewards wouldn’t be small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a massive windfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He, still uneasy, took the bundle from Zhang Sanfu and held it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Servants were always servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Zhang He might call him Brother Sanfu, but in moments of truth, the master-servant divide became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he found something valuable, he still had to hand it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because he’d been given the surname Zhang didn’t make him truly a Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the bundle, Zhang He finally felt somewhat at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon his expression turned sour:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useless bastards—how long does it take to catch one old man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arriving here, a full cup of tea had passed, yet the men sent to chase the old man still hadn’t returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, it was just one old man—and everyone except Zhang Sanfu and himself had been dispatched. There was no reason for such delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu frowned slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d spent years guarding the estate; he had an instinctive sense for danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, perhaps we should leave. The old man took only a little—let it go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but urge caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He glanced at Zhang Sanfu: “Sanfu, you’re truly magnanimous—spirit soil, just like that, you’d give up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone turned sharp: “Spirit soil is vital to the Zhang family—not a single grain may fall into outsider hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with righteous indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu felt a headache coming on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew further words were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He, a pampered son of a great clan, had never faced hardship—stubborn and self-willed, he’d never listen to a servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped urging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because the old man looked at least sixty—Zhang Sanfu himself was eighth-rank; he posed little threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing it, he decided he’d overthought it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Sanfu, let’s wait a bit longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Sanfu about to leave, Zhang He panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only ninth-rank himself; alone in this deep forest without Zhang Sanfu’s protection, he truly felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu was even more exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither leaving nor letting him go search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this a stalemate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered how to break it, faint footsteps echoed from the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He’s face lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed: “Useless bastards—how long does it take to catch one old man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Sanfu’s expression changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps sounded scattered, but clearly someone was faking a larger group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he’d used the same trick himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s there?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the other could answer, a hidden dart shot from his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The move was sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the usually submissive Zhang Sanfu to dare such boldness—to strike without even seeing the enemy’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t he fear killing the wrong person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a sound—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Armor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfu’s heart tightened—he had ample battle experience; the sound told him the dart had struck metal, likely a protective armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to make his next move—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaves before him stirred without wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force swept across his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, all dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui stared at the two corpses beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced again at the small hole torn in the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This soft armor is indeed useful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactics of the corpse on the left had indeed surprised him, but remained within manageable limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for fearing additional reinforcements,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of death could have been much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui bent down, snatched the bundle clutched tightly in Zhang He’s hands—it contained the spiritual soil he had not yet dug out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the corpse beneath his feet, then looked toward the seven or eight corpses nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good thing this is in the mountains; otherwise, I’d be worn out today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone dies in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or seven or eight people die—it’s perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew there were several sinkholes nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toss one anywhere, no one would find it; within two days, wild beasts would have devoured it clean, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","250607b059d4f1fe26a5b1b0b447e53b57d8f08859363e41a8b904c8bed696dd","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-111","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-109",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]