[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-185":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},2270193,4432,"Chapter 185: Open the Heavenly Gate, the Immortal Form Takes Shape!","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>“With immortal qi as the guide, the form can take shape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder I struggled for so long to comprehend the immortal form, unable to make progress—the Hongmeng could not be opened, because I lacked the key.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His immortal form could almost be called the first of its kind in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no prior example to reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he began cultivating, he had always felt something was missing, yet could never pinpoint what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after accidentally obtaining immortal qi did heaven and earth finally open, and the immortal court take form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal qi merged into the Xuanqing immortal form; the tranquil qi sea churned like mist and clouds, and within the veils of mist, a weathered, ancient gate adorned with dragon and phoenix carvings stood hidden amid the cloud sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce wind swept through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone-carved giant gate revealed its true form, seated at the southern end of the “Immortal Court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Southern Heavenly Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui felt his heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanqing qi and immortal qi intermingled, gradually turning purple-gold, drifting above the Southern Heavenly Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand rays of golden light rolled with crimson rainbows; a thousand auspicious threads exhaled violet mist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light and violet mist wove together, breathtakingly magnificent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal form, complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient legends say the Immortal Court had four gates—east, west, south, north—the Southern Heavenly Gate being the entrance from the mortal realm into the immortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient times, cultivators who ascended crossed the Heavenly River and entered the Immortal Court through the Southern Heavenly Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Southern Heavenly Gate was the celestial gate for mortal cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its significance was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that is past; the Heavenly River has long vanished, let alone the Southern Heavenly Gate and the Immortal Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely an ancient legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the immortal form was no longer its former chaotic state—a cloud sea rested atop the lower half of the earth, and within the clouds, a platform was faintly visible, with the Southern Heavenly Gate seated upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This platform was the foundation of the Immortal Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the instant the Immortal Court took shape, a pure stream violently poured into Li Rui’s crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly felt his spiritual platform clear and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his ears, he seemed to hear the mingling cries of dragon and phoenix, the playful calls of immortal birds, and a faint, ethereal chant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catching the golden crystal secures the root of life; the sun’s essence eastward, the moon’s radiance westward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within it, the elixir of immortality is forged; ingest it, and you shall rival heaven and earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was windless, yet Li Rui’s sleeves swelled and his hair and beard fluttered without cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strand of purple qi slowly drifted from the top of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was “Purple Qi Coming from the East!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sign of the completion of the Li Muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, Li Rui seemed to see a nine-heaven waterfall crashing down, a colossal gate standing beneath a ten-thousand-zhang cliff, and he himself was the fish swimming upstream against the torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strive to cross! Strive to cross!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanqing qi—now properly called purple-gold qi—formed a circular disc that lifted Li Rui, ascending swiftly until it reached the Dragon Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torrential waterfall before Li Rui’s eyes vanished; he felt suddenly enlightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve passed through the Dragon Gate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-chanting, half-singing, filled with ancient sorrow, Li Rui entered a state of profound mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it lasted only an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did I just see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Zhen?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, his soul had seemingly detached from his body, soaring high into the nine heavens, overlooking the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw more than a dozen glowing spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them were within Anning Guard; the rest were scattered across the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two in Anning Guard—one was in Gao Zhen’s residence, the other in Jiang Lin’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s other immortal qi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal qi in Gao Zhen’s residence still remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Zhen, four-armed demon ghost, immortal qi, Ghost Ming  Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui murmured softly, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two individuals possessing immortal qi appearing simultaneously in Qinghe was far too improbable; he leaned toward another possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Gao Zhen was connected to the four-armed demon ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A government official from the Lu Yang Gao clan was linked to a demon of the Ghost Ming  Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Zhen must be colluding with the Ghost Ming  Sect—perhaps even worse, he had already joined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, such a divine substance as immortal qi—even the Ghost Ming  Sect could not possess much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would never give it lightly to an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clever move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Ming  Sect’s infiltration into the imperial court seemed even deeper than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he thought of another person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Zhu Renhe of Qinghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Chengfeng was tied to the Ghost Ming  Sect; Gao Zhen was tied to the Ghost Ming  Sect; and coincidentally, Zhu Renhe had actively befriended both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui suddenly felt a toothache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had walked straight into a den of thieves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered whether other regions of Yu State also harbored so many hidden agents of the Ghost Ming  Sect—if so, Yu State was in grave danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or perhaps Qinghe possesses something that attracts the Ghost Ming  Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then would a small place like Qinghe be worth the Ghost Ming  Sect’s great effort to plant its own people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was certain that hidden agents like Zhu Renhe and Gao Zhen—clean backgrounds, high positions—could not be numerous even within the Ghost Ming  Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the world would already be in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now that he had passed through the Dragon Gate, Li Rui had gained some confidence to handle the coming upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao’s residence, inner courtyard. CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Zhen crushed a teacup in his hand, his face dark:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s quite good at hiding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had visited a Ghost Ming  Sect covert contact point to inquire about the four-armed demon ghost Wu Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, even the people at the contact point did not know where Wu Yun had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had vanished from the mortal world since that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contact points were Ghost Ming  Sect’s hidden rendezvous locations across Yu State, often disguised as funeral shroud shops, carriage stables, and the like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be he obtained immortal qi and is hiding from me out of fear of revenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlikely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Twelve Blood Disciples must carry out the Ancestor’s orders; otherwise, they will be hunted down by the entire Ghost Ming  Sect. He cannot hide long—not enough to make the Ancestor believe he is deliberately evading.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then where could he have gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+shu_ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Gao Zhen thought, the angrier he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This operation only killed a few minor players; the key targets—Ning Zhongtian, Tan Hu, and Li Rui—still roamed the barracks every day, unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did it strengthen Jiang Lin’s and Cao Wei’s vigilance, but now he himself had to find a way to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, legend said there was one more name on the list—Jiang Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Lin was too powerful for the Twelve Blood Disciples to oppose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Ancestor simply erased Jiang Lin’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll have to plan carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already acted twice; if he stirred up more trouble, he would surely draw Jiang Lin’s and Cao Wei’s attention, and if they traced it back to him, it would be a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Ancestor never set a deadline—worst case, he could wait until the storm passed before seeking another opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he was thinking about now was the immortal qi stolen by Qiu Ping and Wu Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to completing the mission, immortal qi was far more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about it made his teeth itch with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to dig Qiu Ping out of the ground and kill him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Yun is gone for now—I can only go to the place where Jiang Lin killed Qiu Ping and hope for luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only hoped Jiang Lin hadn’t discovered that Qiu Ping had hidden immortal qi; otherwise, most of it would be lost, and he might even invite major trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, why is your true qi different from before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He stared at the purple-gold light glowing on Li Rui’s palm, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he remembered correctly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>your true qi used to be blue-green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui smiled slightly: “I’ve made progress in my training—my true qi has changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He didn’t press further and simply nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted Li Rui completely, worshipping him without condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the day to renew the qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every month, Li Rui reclaimed the Xuanqing qi he had placed on Liang He and Liu Tiezhu, then re-injected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to prevent them from being led astray by his Xuanqing qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teaching requires adapting to each student’s nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had passed on the Changchun Art to Liang He and Liu Tiezhu, he didn’t want them to follow the exact path he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changchun, Changchun—only when a hundred flowers bloom does it become interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only one flower opened, that would be dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui could also draw from his disciples’ practice of the Changchun Art to refine and improve the technique—this was the way to lasting mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He renewed the qi for Liang He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui then did the same for Liu Tiezhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were deeply familiar with Li Rui’s true qi, and they immediately sensed this time’s qi was vastly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethereal and divine, a single thread seemed capable of commanding all life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling was faint, yet undeniably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui offered no explanation, only smiled warmly at the two: “By the way, this is your third junior brother—Xiao Zhao. You both know him, so I won’t introduce him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He and Liu Tiezhu stared in surprise at Wang Zhao, standing awkwardly beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did know\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that when Li Rui was still a slave, Wang Zhao had studied under him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Wang Zhao was technically the eldest disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because his martial aptitude was abysmal, he gave up martial training and went to the Horse Stable to learn horse care—so Li Rui never formally took him as a disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the sudden change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though puzzled, they didn’t ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have insulted Li Rui and wounded Wang Zhao’s pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He and Liu Tiezhu grinned—they lived in the same courtyard; accepting Wang Zhao was no more than a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his senior brothers still treated him as before,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhao finally exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though none of the three came from wealth or nobility, his origins were the lowest—and not only that, he was a complete waste at martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a stinking horse groom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui watched the three disciples get along harmoniously and smiled knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhao now seemed only a horse groom, but that wouldn’t last—he might even become a Grand Horse Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of the change in Xuanqing qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he used immortal qi as a catalyst to form the immortal shape, Xuanqing qi had quietly transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Xuanqing qi had long since departed from the original vision of the White Ape Slash Blade founder—it had become something akin to immortal qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be more accurate to call it Immortal-Xuanqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Immortal-Xuanqi inherited the potent properties of immortal qi: nourishing the body and reversing one’s innate aptitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thread of Immortal-Xuanqi infused into him, Wang Zhao wouldn’t just be able to train—he might even become a martial master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Famous throughout the land!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1958,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7df6324349b2d4b6d50c57b175d3af5f8b55081db95602b11e0e23b34abb134d","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-186","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-184",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]