[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-851":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},2270859,4432,"Chapter 851","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-851",851,"\u003Cp>“Friend Xueqing, if you have something to say, just say it outright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prince Xuan’s ascension to the throne was already all but certain; though he had not yet received official word, it was hardly news—at least not worth the trouble of Xueqing True Person crossing several provinces to deliver it personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood perfectly well that Xueqing True Person had another agenda, but he had no interest in guessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things are better said plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person said coolly: “Friend Changqing, do you know Zhu Yuanlong of ancient Dayu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not know Zhu Yuanlong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would certainly not tell Xueqing True Person that Zhu Yuanlong now resided atop Taiheng Mountain in Dayu, even having shed his lingering soul state and reformed his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know Zhu Yuanlong nearly formed a Dao Fruit, but was betrayed by the Shenxu Immortal Dynasty, making him a tool for another’s gain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without that, how could that old devil Ganxin have ever qualified to attain Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person spoke faster, not waiting for Li Rui to reply, continuing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In fact, not just Jinting Grotto Heaven, but over the past ten thousand years, many lesser grotto heavens’ prodigies have become sustenance for the Shenxu Immortal Dynasty—Changqing, you’ve surely already been marked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For millennia, the lineage of Ganxin the Old Devil of the Shenxu Immortal Dynasty has secretly stolen Dao Fruits; even someone from Luofu Grotto Heaven fell victim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely because our grotto heaven cultivators receive greater favor from Heaven, they seek to usurp our place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven’s favor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never known that cultivators from lesser grotto heavens enjoyed such benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every lesser grotto heaven is as powerful as Luofu Grotto Heaven, so even if there were great treasures, they ultimately only served as someone else’s spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Jinting Lesser Grotto Heaven not caught the eye of Baiyu Jing, it might already have become the sustenance of some immortal sect or dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Rui frown in silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person finally revealed her purpose: “If Prince Xuan becomes Emperor, he will only grow more ruthless—you, Dayu, are in grave danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not—join forces with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui raised an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person said “you and I,” not “Luofu Grotto Heaven and Dayu”—the implication was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person spoke plainly: “My Dao lies in Shuanghan Grotto Heaven. I need an ally—I wish to stand guard with you, Changqing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s expression turned to understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person’s words carried three layers of meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: the cultivation breakthrough of Luofu Grotto Heaven’s True Person must be tied to another lesser grotto heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: Luofu Grotto Heaven is not as harmonious as it appears; otherwise, Xueqing True Person would not have sought out a stranger like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: if Xueqing True Person is linked to one grotto heaven, does that also mean someone in Luofu Grotto Heaven has a Dao tied to Jinting Grotto Heaven?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing True Person fixed her gaze on Li Rui, waiting for his reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui remained silent for ten full breaths before speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon hearing Li Rui’s acceptance, Xueqing True Person’s expression visibly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she truly valued Li Rui as an ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then swore a Dao oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Xueqing True Person depart, satisfied, promising to proactively share intelligence from Luofu Grotto Heaven—without any return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had certainly sensed the shift in Xueqing True Person’s state—that sigh of relief was not merely because she gained an ally, but because she lost an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Xueqing True Person not revealed it, he would never have known that a True Person’s breakthrough in Luofu Grotto Heaven required connection to a lesser grotto heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this was also a secret within Luofu Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xueqing True Person had spoken of it.\u003C\u002Fp>",665,"2026-06-19T22:01:12.223Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3e136c75af49f6f0607038a16dd9102b6d30e3ec9dc8d2a3fc041aa39b79412a","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-852","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-850",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]