[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-48":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},2270056,4432,"Chapter 48: Sudden Enlightenment","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Innerly unstained, body like withered wood, mind like cold ash, all attachments suddenly ceased, the five aggregates are empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guard the mind-monkey, bind the thought-horse, spirit bright and inwardly contained, heaven nourishes the self.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right hand gripping the blade, held behind his back, waist curved like a bow, as if a dragon nurtures a pearl, as if a hen broods an egg, he swung the blade slowly, stepped lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each movement unfolded naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, there arose the sound of wind and thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His motions seemed wholly innate; Li Rui gradually entered the state of unity between man and blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui sheathed his blade, slowly exhaled a foul breath, and raised his head—only then did he realize it was already evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without noticing, he had trained for a full hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I just attain sudden enlightenment?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared in disbelief at the long blade in his hand—he had trained for a full hour and felt not the slightest fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said that during martial cultivation, sometimes fortune strikes the heart, allowing one to enter the profound, mysterious state of sudden enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, the speed of thought becomes a millionfold that of normal, and the progress of one’s art advances a thousand li in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even attain enlightenment for days and nights, emerging with their power multiplied many times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a great blessing, rare and unattainable by mere chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui closed his eyes and carefully felt within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that state of sudden enlightenment, he had refined the White Ape’s Cloak Blade into a version uniquely his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though refining a technique is easier than creating one from scratch, it is still an feat far beyond the reach of one just entering the martial path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A great fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that the refined White Ape’s Cloak Blade was stronger, but that it suited Li Rui perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the previously stiff and awkward parts of his practice now opened up clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as time passed, Li Rui could continue refining along this path, ultimately transforming the White Ape’s Cloak Blade completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly equivalent to creating a new technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating a self-created technique often unleashes greater power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly exhilarating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what blade technique is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He stared at Li Rui in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had happened to see Li Rui training, and his gaze was instantly drawn in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Li Rui’s technique was particularly exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow as an old wealthy merchant’s morning exercise—utterly devoid of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t understand it. He simply couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui raised both hands before his chest, palms downward, exhaled slowly, then smiled faintly: “This is the Yin-Yang Nine Turns Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name was, of course, his own invention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To conceal its true origin and distinguish it from the White Ape’s Cloak Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yin-Yang Nine Turns Art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the technique’s name, Liang He frowned slightly—he had never heard of such a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui offered no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refined White Ape’s Cloak Blade was now unrecognizable from its original form; even a member of the Huaqing Sect would fail to detect its roots, so he dared practice it openly in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you wish to learn, I can teach you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He shook his head vigorously, waving his hands:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of prematurely entering old-age leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui did not press.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He’s current temperament was unsuited to the Yin-Yang Nine Turns Art—or rather, this art was meant only for the elderly; few in the world could practice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his Yin-Yang Nine Turns Art was still in its infancy, with much left to refine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly not a moment to rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Tianyi Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin leaned on his wooden sword, drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah He, you’ll surely rank high in this exam—don’t forget me when you’re rich and powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned at Liang He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a brother suddenly improves, psychological change occurs in two stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First comes jealousy, twisting the face into a grotesque mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qinghe, there’s a saying: don’t fear your brother’s hardship, fear his sudden wealth—watching a former bird-walking, sparrow-hunting companion become unreachably lofty is worse than being killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling lasts at most a moment, never more than a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it shifts to firmly clinging to the brother’s leg, calling him “Father” with unnatural ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin had entered the second stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He smiled brightly; since being enlightened by the Master, his cultivation realm hadn’t changed, but his combat power had surged dramatically—he was now among the best below the Ninth Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even faintly perceive the threshold of Ninth Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With greatly enhanced strength, his demeanor had also become far more serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—you must call me Father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, Zhou Shulin blurted out without hesitation: “Father, let your child pay homage!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he wouldn’t actually kneel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it greatly satisfied the man’s vanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could be more satisfying than a brother calling you Father?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two bantered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin’s peripheral vision caught a familiar figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Liu Tong, what are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He turned to see Liu Tong striding over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Liu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong smiled slightly: “Junior Brother Zhou, Junior Brother Liang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin stared at Liu Tong in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong had changed utterly—once looking like a man drained of vitality, now he was a sunlit, robust young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clucked in amazement: “Senior Brother Liu, abstinence really works—no wonder eunuchs often become peerless masters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong laughed at Zhou Shulin’s teasing: “My brother-in-law taught me the Tiger’s Fury Blade—I’ve just barely mastered it. Today I came to find an internal cultivation scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiger’s Fury Blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the name, Zhou Shulin and Liang He were both startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If memory served, that blade technique was the signature art of Vice Captain Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder his transformation was so drastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, after joining the Civil-Martial Hall, Liu Tong had earned deep trust from his vice-captain brother-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By comparison, Liang He and Zhou Shulin’s techniques seemed crude and unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He’s expression remained unchanged: “Congratulations, Senior Brother Liu—you’ll surely rise another rank in this exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong waved his hand dismissively, then grinned mischievously: “Don’t flatter me—I know my own limits. But how about I treat you both to Huaye Tower sometime?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? That’s a deal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still couldn’t forget his last visit to Huaye Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re brothers—nothing special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong was casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His good reputation in the Heaven and Earth Gang stemmed largely from his generosity and willingness to spend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why wait? The sky’s darkening—let’s go now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin was eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never liked brothels—he preferred martial heroines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong shook his head. \"Not today. Yesterday, during a mission, several men from the branch died. I still have to go back and handle the aftermath at the hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He and Zhou Shulin were both startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianyi Hall had little contact with the outside world, so neither of them knew about the major event that had occurred yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong thought for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, there was one guy who used to be at Tianyi Hall—I think his name was Han Peng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Peng is dead?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1233,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5a937d3b03136adc8a141ad63fcedca5571bced36ad615cf2529055a779ca2bf","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-49","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-47",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]