[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-201":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},2270209,4432,"Chapter 201: Destiny Transformed, Leaping in the Abyss","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-201",201,"\u003Cp>'Nine Four: Or leaping in the abyss, no blame.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine dragon may soar through the nine heavens or plunge into the deep abyss; as long as one clearly sees the situation and acts in accordance with it, no mistake will be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Your destiny has changed, which is why I ventured this guess.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan stated the truth outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her fate eye, Li Rui was surrounded by a winged feathered dragon circling and dancing, its divine radiance flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ying Long!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan instantly recognized that the divine dragon was no ordinary dragon, but the ancestor of all dragons—the Ying Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary deity embodying creation, formation, and destruction, an supreme existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen many people’s destinies, even the destinies of many prodigies, some with grand omens, yet compared to Li Rui’s, they were worlds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Long, the ancestor of all dragons—its dragon form alone is immense; Ying Long is terrifyingly vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Last time I saw it, it was not Ying Long.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan thought of a certain kind of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These individuals began with extremely ordinary destinies, yet climbed step by step upward, causing their destinies to transform, ultimately achieving great deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most famous among them was undoubtedly the founding emperor of the Yu Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A commoner who rose in chaos to become a true dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was showing faint signs of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If a Fulong Shi saw this, it would be disastrous.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Hidden Sect, there was a lineage that called themselves Fulong Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lifelong mission was to discover those with the true dragon destiny and aid them in soaring to greatness, thereby acquiring dragon qi to open the Immortal Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Fulong Shi, and there were also Longtu Shi; if certain Longtu Shi saw Li Rui’s destiny, it would be no less than a divine treasure—slay Li Rui, and they could gain heavenly transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, because the founding emperor had been harmed by Longtu Shi, this lineage had been extinguished a thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui listened to Jiang Yan’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or leaping in the abyss.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant he was now at the stage of about to soar but not yet soaring; if he remained cautious, he could rise with the momentum and become a dragon in the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Miss Jiang, can you now discern my deviant form?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan shook her head: 'It seems heavenly fate obscures it—I cannot see clearly, as if there is... a gate.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s heart startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan’s fate eye was truly extraordinary—she had glimpsed a corner of the Southern Heavenly Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had received immortal qi, which could shield him from others’ probing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his deviant form was revealed to be the immortal form,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one possibility was that a supreme sect would take notice, making him a seventy-year-old prodigy; another possibility was that some ancient monster would seize him as an experimental tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal form was fatally attractive to the ancient monsters of the Hidden Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortality was the obsession of countless people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui disliked risk, so he chose to conceal his immortal form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin finally asked the question he cared about most: 'Senior Li, have you truly broken through??'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were discussing destiny, yet in his eyes, Li Rui’s sixth rank was the truly shocking matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui smiled faintly: 'Lucky.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin could no longer sit still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he saw Li Rui, he was unranked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, perhaps he was hiding his true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how many years had passed since their first meeting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most six years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui had advanced nearly one rank every two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A six-rank at seventy-six was not unusual, but rising from ninth rank to sixth rank in six years? That was a life reserved for prodigies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can one still achieve greatness late in life?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin was at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui chuckled: 'I hope you both understand—traveling the martial world, one must always keep some cards up one’s sleeve.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin’s lips twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was called keeping some cards up one’s sleeve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full six-rank pretending to be a seventh-rank—if any unlucky soul provoked Li Rui, they wouldn’t even know how they died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Senior is truly cautious.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, Han Qin finally managed to utter this word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Jiang Yan not possessed her special fate eye, and had Li Rui’s destiny not changed, no one would have discovered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was utterly unfazed by being seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do you know what you see is truly real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui always followed the principle of revealing only seven-tenths before others; Han Qin and Jiang Yan believed he had just broken through to sixth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was already invincible beneath his mid-sixth rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui spoke: 'I hope the two of you can keep this secret.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Senior, rest assured.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin and Jiang Yan both nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Jiang Yan—she had inadvertently uncovered Li Rui’s secret and already felt embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'For now, don’t tell my father.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan silently resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin immediately became enthusiastic again, chatting with Li Rui about martial arts for a full hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they take their leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Rui finished practicing his sword in the courtyard, he saw Ning Zhongtian and the others return to their quarters, energetic and satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They spent a lot of silver last night.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a seasoned veteran, Li Rui saw it at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian spotted Li Rui and grinned: 'Brother Li, you missed out last night—the young ladies of Anning Prefecture have exceptional martial skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui understood perfectly what Ning Zhongtian meant by 'martial skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Next time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian then spoke again: 'Brother Li, since you’ve come to Huaqing Sect, you must go through the formalities—shall we set out now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui nodded: 'Appropriate.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Ning Zhongtian led the Benhu Qi group to find Elder Han Shaoquan, whom they had met the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anning Guard inspections merely involved checking ledgers internally and observing conduct externally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were under Jiang Lin’s command; Ning Zhongtian had known from the moment he left the military camp that this was merely a routine matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Shaoquan smiled warmly at Ning Zhongtian: 'Elder Ning, did you rest well last night?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian grinned: 'Thank you, Elder Han, for your hospitality.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both Han Shaoquan and Jiang Lin were elders of Huaqing Sect, the difference was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, like Ning Zhongtian, was merely sixth rank; the other was Huaqing Sect’s pinnacle of combat strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jiang Lin wished to become Sect Master, the current Sect Master could step down the very next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such was Jiang Lin’s status within Huaqing Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+book_bar\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outsiders first knew Jiang Lin before they knew Anning Prefecture even had a Huaqing Sect—the cause and effect cannot be reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Elder Han, where are the sect’s ledgers?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Already prepared.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, several Huaqing Sect disciples carried over stacks of thick ledgers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cursory glance revealed at least ten thousand scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer volume attested to Huaqing Sect’s deep foundations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian’s face stiffened: 'Elder Han, you needn’t bring out all of them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here merely to go through the motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to uncover any actual wrongdoing by Jiang Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’m still going to work under Jiang Lin, I dare not do anything to embarrass my superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Shaoquan smiled warmly: “No problem. You’ve already taken it—Inspector Ning, feel free to look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen such an honest sect before, but he still had to put on a show, so he forced himself to say: “Then we won’t be polite.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the enclosed room, a warm golden beam of light pierced through the window paper and spilled into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of turning pages rustled continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you didn’t know better, you’d think you’d walked into some scholarly academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Ning, are we really going to read all of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Hai looked miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already read for three hours. Three hours!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyelids ached and swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what made him more desperate was that the account books beside him still piled up like a small mountain—he hadn’t even finished one-tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll never finish. Impossible to finish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Tan Hu was shaking his large head back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t unaccustomed to reading for three hours—the problem was the sheer volume left, which was maddening. They were Anning Guard soldiers, not old scholars from the Hanlin Academy; they simply couldn’t spend their lives buried in books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian snapped shut the account book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the pile beside him—he felt the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cautiously looked at Li Rui: “Brother Li, shall we take a break and continue tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Garrison Commander asking for the opinion of his subordinates was unprecedented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reason other than:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui showed no sign of stopping at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui lifted his head, his gaze calm as he looked at Ning Zhongtian:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Ning, are you really sure you want to stop?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian blinked: “Brother Li, what do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed Li Rui’s words carried hidden meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui: “Hasn’t Chief Ning noticed anything odd about our visit to Huaqing Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ning Zhongtian froze, fell silent—he was clearly thinking about what might be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui sighed lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suspect Jiang’s superior wants us to find this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the dossier in his hand to Ning Zhongtian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the headache-inducing numbers, only one name remained at the end—“Jiang Baichuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian’s first instinct was to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jiang surname was a super-clan in Huaqing Sect—the same Jiang as Jiang Lin. That meant Jiang Baichuan was of the same clan as Jiang Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s voice chimed in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Baichuan is Jiang’s senior cousin. Within a year, he illegally sold over a million gold worth of Huaqing Sect’s private assets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One year. A million gold?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaqing Sect was wealthy and powerful—but even they couldn’t afford this kind of waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, his eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian was sharp—he understood instantly the moment Li Rui spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Lin couldn’t act against his own cousin, so he hired outsiders to clean house!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A superior’s intentions were unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian admitted: if not for Li Rui’s hint, he’d have never noticed this—he’d have just gone through the motions, returned to the Anning Guard, and remained clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he’d be stuck for ten years without promotion, scratching his head wondering why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officialdom’s cultivation wasn’t about power—it was about this. Fail, and only blame yourself for your insufficient cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t Jiang Lin just say it outright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acting against his own cousin would be too obvious—it would anger the Jiang clan. Even a clean official can’t settle family affairs. Even if he was the Sword Immortal of Jiangdong, could he pierce through all his own relatives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had to find someone clever to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was clearly the one chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhongtian still had one question: “Brother Li, with so many dossiers, how did you find Jiang Baichuan so quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui smiled lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang’s daughter told me last night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the definition of a sly old fox?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1900,"2026-06-19T22:01:11.003Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2cca63ae8d0ac6afe7ebf60911d9e6b538316d0b3b27ec05b25ab7a8cb35cd3f","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-202","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-200",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]