[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-41":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},2270049,4432,"Chapter 41: Conclusion","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>A furious blade intent instantly engulfed Xu Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui stretched his body; relying solely on arm strength to swing the thirty-seven-pound great sword would surely dislocate his shoulder—he must use the power of his waist and abdomen, stepping in sync with the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Ape Slash unleashed its full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thrilling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s eyelid twitched; he drew his own blade and blocked the ferocious assault with the flat of his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too used the White Ape Slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, it really is you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he fought, the more frustrated he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent’s White Ape Slash was even better than his own—he was losing the blade duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s rage reached its peak, but one arm had been severed, and he’d also taken a hammer blow from Dao Xiong—his strength was no longer what it had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced a breath deep into his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sickly fervor spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s brow twitched slightly; he clearly felt Xu Hua’s power had more than doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of technique is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A final surge of life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intensified the force in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash, two slashes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirty-seven-pound great sword whirled so swiftly that raindrops falling from the sky were deflected into fleeting shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s heart lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even my dead master didn’t wield such refined blade art, did he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within mere breaths, he spotted the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Ape Slash this anonymous warrior used looked identical to his own—but in truth, it was utterly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once I kill you, I’ll find out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua grinned, revealing a cruel smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked his right sleeve, and a sharp, glinting dagger shot out, aimed straight for Li Rui’s vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger moved too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slipped effortlessly past Li Rui’s sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was startled: “Amazing hidden weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua was truly not to be underestimated; though he’d lost an arm, he’d used that very loss to conceal a hidden blade—unpredictable and impossible to guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger’s speed was terrifying—it must have been trained for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad you met me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui let go of his great sword, and at the same time drew a short dagger from his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept it upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear metallic clash rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s dagger arced through the air, spinning backward as it flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected to meet another practitioner who’d also hidden a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, Li Rui lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized the still-airborne long sword and, using its momentum, brought it down with crushing force straight onto Xu Hua’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s face flushed crimson; he clearly heard the sound of bones in his grip snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collapsed to his knees, his knees sinking into the mud, leaving two depressions half a foot deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two slashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hua’s bones shattered, crushed, leaving only a pile of shredded flesh on the ground, blood mingling with rainwater and flowing into the ditch beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui sheathed his blade; the rain had soaked his clothes completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Xu Hua, now indistinguishable from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this battle, he had slain an eighth-rank Bronze Bone cultivator—his first time killing someone above his own level; even his once-unshakable mind felt a faint ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d achieved perfection, such things would surely become routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down and carefully searched the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a pauper?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d expected to find valuable items on Xu Hua, a disciple of Huaqing Sect—but he found no elixirs, not even a single silver note or a few taels of loose silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably Xu Hua had left Huaqing Sect so long ago that all his supplies were long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the figures moving in the distance—the fight was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain stopped; droplets dripped steadily from the eaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They landed squarely on Liang He’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He sat up abruptly: “Close call—I almost died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d barely stood when a voice behind him laughed and cursed: “Fuck, you’re learning fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood Wu Tu, leaning on his great sword like a cane, his body covered in fresh wounds—he’d been worn out from last night’s battle with the Ghost Ming  Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He scratched his head sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Wu, I couldn’t fight them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, their squad had been ambushed by Ghost Ming  Sect members the moment they stepped out; their teammates had been scattered in the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He was merely a ninth-rank cultivator, with almost no real combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the opening was pure hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he followed Master Wu’s advice—pretend to be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he’d survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu wiped blood from his lip with the back of his hand: “You’re not bad. Old Li’s judgment’s sharp. I like your attitude. Come by the South City Gambling Den sometime—I’ll buy you drinks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he took to someone, he treated them with genuine sincerity, regardless of age or status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He grinned broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving a deadly battle and befriending a senior of high status—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this exactly the plot of those novels?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could I be the protagonist?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Wu, you’ll surely be glad you met me today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu stared at Liang He with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this kid mentally damaged?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grimaced, his wounds pulling painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got royally screwed this time—need at least three months to recover, and I didn’t even get to see that high-level cultivator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost the wife and broke the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should’ve just copied Old Li—stayed in the branch and slept all night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu grumbled inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could Old Li have foreseen tonight’s outcome? Otherwise, why would he willingly give up such an opportunity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little He, did your hall master say anything before you left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He thought carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master Li told me to give him a reason, or he wouldn’t let me come. I said those who accomplish great things must endure trials—he finally agreed to let me go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu wore an expression that said, I knew it would be this way—now that he thought about it, no wonder Li Rui had been hinting all along that he should abandon this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all my fault for not understanding back then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the martial world, there’s a saying: never reveal the heavenly decree, or the calamity meant for another will fall upon you instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what “heavenly decree must not be revealed” means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So seasoned martial artists speak in riddles—whether one can avoid calamity depends entirely on personal insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu recalled how Li Rui had once tried to awaken him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old brother, a true gentleman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s branch hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Xiong stared at a pile of flesh, shattered beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This mess… is Xu Hua?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We found Huaqing Sect’s token—and only one finger bone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Xianian: “Good. The Huaqing Sect traitor Xu Hua has been executed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mastermind behind the Ghost Ming  Sect has been slain by Jiang Lin, and Liu Tong has returned to the sect to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His task was simpler than Liu Tong’s—if he returned too late, the chance for permanent status would be gone for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who cares if it’s really Xu Hua—as long as he can deliver results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1238,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","90fe572bb64510b8f6ffca74a0a6b9d6f410944589be56ce16101effd7ee79d5","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-42","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-40",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]